Altercation

Frederic stands there sadly. Oji on one side, Kiyoko on the other. A tear rolls down his cheek as Frederic is trying hard not to cry. Kiyoko is seemingly emotionless as the judge stands there.

"We mourn the loss of several Royal knights and King Aristol Doyal lll... They were all fine warriors and fought bravely until the very end... Among those here who were friends with him... And those who were family with him." Kiyoko hugs Frederic who wipes his eyes again.

"The reality is that you will grieve forever... You will Not get over the loss of a loved one... You'll learn to live with it... You will heal, and you will rebuild yourself around the loss... You will be whole again but never the same... You will never be the same... Nor should you want too... I'm done with this job..." The judge stands up and walks away from the stand. Kiyoko walking Frederic over to Aristol's grave. Oji not able to bring himself to see the grave. Oji walking a bit forward. Frederic grits his teeth.

"Where were you... Oji...?... When our father was Dying in front of our eyes...?" Oji is slightly taken aback. A few rain drops hit the ground.

"What was I to do... I abandoned you..." Frederic turns to Oji with pure anger on his face.

"You abandoned us!?... WHO FLIPPING CARES!? OUR DAD WAS DYING... THE LEAST YOU COULD HAVE DONE WAS SAY SOMETHING!" Kiyoko's eyes widen as Frederic angrily walks to Oji.

"WHAT WAS I TO DO!? DAD'S LAST WORDS MARKED YOU AS THE NEXT RULER OF THE LOW CLASS... WHEN IM THE RIGHTFUL HEIR!" Frederic grits his teeth as the rain pours.

"He only said that because he didn't know you were there... For all you know... HE THOUGHT YOU DIED... WHO ELSE WAS HE SUPPOSED TO HAND THE HEIR TO!?" Oji's eyes widen as he takes a step back.

"AND IF YOU WERE ACTUALLY PAYING ATTENTION YOU WOULD ALREADY KNOW THAT I CANT BECOME THE KING... FOR F-... Ugh!... There sending me and Kiyoko to the Royal academy... And they plan on replacing our family with a new one since you disappeared..." Frederic turns around and walks past Kiyoko before stopping. The rain drenching and soaking.

"So go become the next king of the Low Class for all I care... Me and Kiyoko don't have a choice in the matter anyway..." Frederic keeps walking through the pouring rain.

"Come on Kiyoko... Let's get out of this rain..." Kiyoko looks sadly at Oji then quickly catching up with Frederic. Oji left behind in shock standing in the pouring rain.

"Where... Did I go wrong..."

Kiyoko stands behind Frederic as they enter the carriage. The early morning sun shining in the window. There was silence as the door is closed.

"Hey Kiyoko... Do you think... I'm a bad person for yelling at Oji like that...?" Kiyoko is slightly taken aback and doesn't know how to respond. Frederic grabs one of the pillows and screams into it spooking Kiyoko. He puts the pillow down and looking at Kiyoko with dry eyes.

"I feel like I just committed a crime... Ya know... I yelled at my brother... And now we're leaving for the Royal Academy... And I still haven't apologized for it yet..." Kiyoko exhales as he starts digging into his bag.

"Here... Galliun gave this to me but I feel like you deserve it more" Frederic looks up. Kiyoko holds out Aristol's Bible.

"... really...?" Kiyoko smiles and nods. Frederic gulps and takes it from Kiyoko. He quickly hugs it tightly on his chest slightly smiling.

"...Thanks"

Kiyoko and Frederic walk up a few flights of stairs inside the dorm building. It was at least 6 floors high, each Dorm having enough room for two. Kiyoko and Frederic share Dorm 375. Their dorm on the third floor. Kiyoko walking in front of Frederic. Kiyoko running up the steps as Frederic walks.

"Here it is!... 375!" Kiyoko unlocks the door and walks in. Two rooms on the left separated by a bathroom in the middle. A nice living space looking out to a balcony. Frederic looks around as he puts a small bag down.

"So... This is where we'll be for the next five years... Huh..." Kiyoko smiles brightly as he runs to the balcony. Frederic opens the door to the closest room. A small closet sits in the corner beside a small window looking out.

"Hey Kiyoko... I'm taking this room" Kiyoko smiles.

"Okay!" Kiyoko turns back around. The balcony looking out at a large central courtyard where students gather. The whole academy surrounded by a thick layer of bushes and trees. The other Dorm building opposite the Central courtyard.

"FREDERIC!" Frederic looks up as the assassin glares at him. He smiles maniacally as Frederic watches his dad get crushed again. His eyes widen in fear as his eyes jolt awake. His breath heavy. Tears flowing as he sweats. His hair a mess.

"Dad..." Frederic tries to catch his waving breath. He reaches over and grabs Aristol's Bible. He holds it close to his chest as he starts crying into his arms.

"...It should've... Been me..."