What is fate? Is it something that was destined to happen? Can it be changed? No. If it can be changed, it would't be known as fate, isn't it? They say that fate can be control in our hands. Then, is it possible to take everything in total control in my hands?, I wondered. No, whatever the results is, I'm sure this was fated to happen under my control. This world... will surely go along with my favor. ................ "PLEASE!!! I BEG OF YOU!!! Join the Imperial Knights Academy as a special student or else I will be fired!!!" With such a line thrown to him, the 16-year-old human, Lucifer Nightwalker von Nightmare, an orphan who was stranded on an island with his little sister and magical pet-- was forced to compromise and attend the famous Imperial Knights Academy as a special student. While spending 3 years in the academy, he would meet his fated ones. After he graduates, he would then become an adventurer to explore the world, unlocking the secrets behind. This, will be the starting of his journey. In a world of sci-fi and fantasy. Humans, beast-kins, dragons, vampires, elves, fairies, spirits, dyrads, archangels, demons, dwarves, magical beasts, and much more, co-exist. Which later then, he would become a king-- leading everyone to challenge against the Celestial Gods. However, that was the boy's fate. ...................................... Everything begins with that fateful meeting six years ago. His fateful meeting with the principal of The Imperial Knights Academy. Yet, it wasn't even the beginning of fate. .....................................
7 am.
[Beep beep]
I received a call from Principal.
CLACK.
โโฆWhat is it, so early in the morning.โ
โHAPPY NEW YEAR, brat!!!โ
CLACK.
I ended the phone call and heaved a long sigh.
[Beep beep]
โฆItโs him again.
CLACK.
โThat was heartless of you, brat. Canโt you wish me a happy new year in return?โ
โCome on, Principal. Donโt you feel bored doing this for five years?โ
โCome on, brat. Donโt you feel bored cutting off my sincere wish every year?โ
โNot really. So what do you want?โ
โI want you to fulfil my promise, thatโs all.โ
CLACK.
He ended my call.
Whatโs his dealโฆ? This guy is getting weirder each year.
โBig brother, are you done yet~? Everyone is waiting~!โ
โYeah, yeah, Iโm coming Restiaโฆ!โ
It was a new day, as well as a new year, starting today.
After I changed into my sports clothing, I headed downstairs from my room without feeling any particular difference compared to yesterday, or rather, it was just as usual, where I would have a daily jogging routine with my little sister and magical beasts.
โฆThat said, it seemsโฆ I will be spending my last year with them.
โWhatโs taking you so long?โ Restia asked with a pouted look as she placed her hands at her waist.
โโฆWell, you know, itโs New Yearโ and the usual,โ I answered with a speechless look.
โHe really doesnโt get tired of thatโฆโฆโ
Even my cute little sister was speechless.
โLetโs go, Restia.โ I casually pointed at the front door with a head and eye gesture.
โOk~โ She answered with a cheerful look.
By the way, todayโs the first day of year XX93.
Which means Iโm turning 16 this year.
Time flies, doesnโt it?
โฆI canโt believe Iโm still stuck on this island, even after that time.
โBig brother, are you okayโฆ? Why are you in a daze?โ
โHmmโฆ I wondered why.โ I said with a grin while staring at Restia.
If it werenโt for Restia, my blood-related younger sister and Ruby, my magical pet whom I see as a little sisterโ I probably wouldโve gone mad ages ago.
By the way, I think I should introduce myself.
My name isโฆ ermโฆโฆ wellโฆ
โMโฆ Masterโฆ!!! Thereโs some strange noise coming from far awayโฆ!!!โ
Ruby suddenly came running to me and Restia from the front yard while flipping her hands up and down, with a confused and bewildered look.
โWhatโฆ!? Are you serious, Ruby!?โ
โItโs coming from thereโฆ!โ
When Ruby pointed towards the sky with her fingerโ without any warnings, an air vehicle suddenly crashed through the terrible storm barrier surrounding this island for decades.
I immediately recognized what it was.
Isnโt thisโฆ the type X helicopter from Central Imperial Islandโฆ!? After all these years, it finally made itโฆ!?
โโฆBig brother, is thisโฆโฆ?โ
โEveryone prepare for battle nya!!!โ
THOK.
When Ruby commanded the rest of the magical beasts to put on a battle formation, I immediately knocked Ruby on the head with my knuckleโ stopping her. If not, she would probably smash that thing to pieces.
โโฆWhy, masterโฆ?โ
โฆHow dare you even look at me with such puppy eyes.
โThat thing is Principalโs doing,โ I answered. โItโs called a Type-X helicopter, itโs not an enemy and you arenโt allowed to destroy it.โ
โErm, big brotherโโ
CRACK.
โฆEh, it broke the barrier that was protecting my house.
CRASH.
โฆand the front yard, with my newly sprouted vegetables.
BOOM.
โฆand stopped right exactly at one of the landmines I set up to repel the rogue magical beast invading my territory.
Although the Type-X survived everything, it ended up in tatters.
Usually, people wonโt survive that explosion, but fortunately, the people inside are from Central Imperial Islandโ they were built differently.
I immediately activated my device and turned on the loudspeaker mode.
โHey, whomever it isโ you okay in there!?โ
After a while, a man in a black suit, seeming in his thirtiesโ struggled to climb out from the helicopter.
Wait, isnโt that Herman? Wow, Principal sent him to fetch me?
Although he was quite far away, I immediately recognised him because of his messy hair and scruffy beard.
โ...Urpโ BLERGHHHHHHโฆ!โ
A second later, he puked.
โฆat my front yard.
Patience meโ patience.
โโฆYou alive, Herman?โ I yelled.
โI-I-Iโm doing f-fineโฆโฆโ He replied using his own loudspeaker system. โBLERGHHHHHHHHH!!!โ
โฆHe puked, twice.
โ...S-S-Sorry about thatโฆโฆโ Herman apologized with an almost dead look. โโฆP-Pleaseโฆโฆโ
He made a gesture with his shaky hands to invite me to get on the Type X helicopter.
โHold itโฆ!โ Restia immediately uttered while standing in front of me with her arms folded. โYou arenโt telling my big brother to get inside that scrap metal, are you?โ
โScrap metal? No, you are wrong. This is the type X-586โ the newest model that could travel anywhere, be it raging storms orโโ
BOOM.
Maybe Herman was too focused on trying to explain the greatness of this aircraft. He stepped on another landmine, and it blasted him all the way to us, with some crash landing and his face ending on the ground.
He would definitely survive. After all, that suit heโs wearing isnโt something normal at all.
โโฆStill alive, Herman?โ I murmured to the twitching Herman.
โโฆโฆYes. But I think I had several concussions.โ He replied, with a weak voice sipping out from the gaps between his face and the ground.
โI have a piece of bad news for you, Herman. It seems you need to prepare another ride for me,โ I said.
โโฆIโm afraid not,โ Herman replied while struggling to stand. โIโve received his orders to take you with me.โ
โThenโฆ Iโm afraid you wouldโve to go through them first,โ I replied with a smile.
Restia and Ruby stood in front of me in their battle stances. It seems they werenโt intending to harm Hermanโฆ yet.
โโฆNow, isnโt that cruel?โ Herman murmured. โTo think I was forced to beat the crap out of you and your familyโฆโฆโ
โฆYup, heโs hostile.
โDonโt underestimate them, Herman,โ I replied. โBoth of them arenโt someone whom you could beat alone.โ
โIโve trained for a hellish six years ever since that day,โ Herman answered with a smile. โSomething like this isnโt going to stop me.โ
โโSo do we.โโ
With those words, Ruby and Restia immediately closed their distance between Herman and threw a punch aiming for his solar plexus and neck.
โWhoa there.โ
Herman made a somewhat surprised look and caught both of their fists before they landed. The impact cracked the ground below his feet.
I immediately leapt forwardโฆ
POW!!!
โฆand threw a punch, stopping before contact with his face. The sheer air pressure blasted through him and forced the type X-586 helicopter to slide backwards along with some creaking sounds.
โโฆI never thought you would join the fight,โ Herman murmured with cold sweat and a wry smile. โโฆHow unfair.โ
If Herman was just an ordinary person, his head would probably be crushed.
โIt wasnโt fair to begin with,โ I replied. โโฆDecide, before I punch you for real.โ
I wasnโt trying to brag, but, my punch would ignore all the magical barrier heโs stacking on him. Even though it might not kill him, but Iโm sure it would hurt a lot.
Herman immediately released Restia and Rubyโs fists and raised his hands.
โOkay, okay, I surrender,โ Herman muttered.
After I took a quick glance at his feet that did not back off even an inchโฆ
โโฆLiar.โ
POW!!!
โGaaahckโฆ!!?โ
โฆI punched him in the stomach, and he flew all the way back to his Type X-586 helicopter.
Surprisingly, Herman landed on his feet and refused to fall, even though he was clearly in lots of pain.
โLUCIFER NIGHTWALKER VON NIGHTMAREโ JUST LET ME END THIS FARCE ALREADY!!!โ He screamed with anger and pain while coughing some blood. โDO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TRIED TO COME ALL THE WAY HERE!? ITโS 586 TIMES!!!โ
โฆSo thatโs how you got that model name.
โI just need you to come one more time, Herman,โ I murmured. โBesides, should you really be talking to me with such a tone?โ
โOh, Principal say I could treat you however I want.โ He casually answered while wiping off the blood on his mouth.
โฆDamn that bastard.
โHermanโ that thing is clearly falling apartโฆโฆโ I said.
โWHO CARES!!? JUST GET ON THE DAMN VEHICLE ALREADYโฆ!!!โ He yelled.
Suddenly, a magic circle appeared beneath Hermanโs feet. It was a teleportation magic circle created by Restia.
โWhaโ W-Waitโฆ!!!โ
โBe gone,โ Restia uttered.
After a bright flash, Herman disappeared along with the Type X-586.
Restia suddenly turns to me and hits my chest with her harmless fist.
โWhat is the meaning of thisโฆ!!?โ She screamed. โYou promised me, big brother!!! You promised you would never leave me alone!!!โ
After spouting those words, Restia hugs onto my body and started crying.
[Beep beep]
A while later, my phone rang. It was Principal. It seems Herman reported to him.
โRuby, can you please take Restia away for a momentโฆ?โ I said.
โOkโฆ Restiaโฆโ
โNoโฆ! I donโt want to weave my dearest big bwotherโฆ!!!โ
The reason why Ruby didnโt cry like Restia did, was because she did not understand what was going on. If she knew I was leaving, she would probably do something much worse than Restia.
After a while, Ruby finally peeled Restia off from me and took her back to our house.
CLACK.
I casually accepted the call.
โโฆWhatโs the meaning of thisโฆ?โ Principal uttered in a very fierce tone.
โThat thing broke down. What did you even expect? Also, tell Herman to teleport directly to my island next time.โ
โDo you know how much does that thing cost?โ He uttered.
โIโm the one who approved of that cost, so itโs around 235 million?โ
โโฆItโs 120 billion.โ
โWhat!? This is a freaking scam!โ
โWe tested and sacrificed 586 models just to enter your island safely, which is inside the god-damned Bermuda Triangle! What do you expect!?โ
โYou just want to force a debt on me! I know what you wantโ just say it!โ
โIf you want to pay your debt, you could either pay back 120 billion or enrol into Imperial Knights Academy for three years, as promised.โ
โCan I not choose either of them?โ I uttered. โItโs not like you could force those on me.โ
โIf you donโt, I will freeze your bank account and destroy your house.โ