Curse Of The Crown

- Dracal kingdom, Duchy of Feris.

- Years 743.

"Father, I'm old enough to learn magic"

Taylor Feris 12 years old asked his father a smile on the face.

"My son, how old are you already? ... 10 ... 11 years old?"

Asked Derek Feris pretending not to remember.

"I am 12 years old!"

"Hooo 12 years already and what happens at 12 my boy?"

"My second magic test!"

The magic test is a test that all the children of noble do, the first test takes place at the age of ten years then the second at 12 and the third and last at 14, it allows to gauge the accumulation of magic particle in the child's body, the higher the result the better the child will be in magic, if the result exceeds 90 during the test the child will have the ability to use magic.

"yes, your second test"

Derek is a tall and strong man with blood red hair and a big beard which gives him a dominant appearance with a simple glance any person can understand from his manner and his way of being that he is a strict and demanding noble. Derek got up from his chair then walked to the door.

"Are you coming?"

Said Derek in a friendly voice.

"Yes, Dad"

Naively replied little Taylor.

Both walk in the corridors of the large mansion of the Feris family, a four-story mansion contains more than 120 rooms including a servant area, two kitchen and three living rooms. The estate is so large that it takes a day on horseback to go around. A forest and a lake can be seen from the fourth floor.

The father and the son went to the mage's house. During the march, more than a dozen servants bow to greet the two men.

In front of the 2.30 meter high door adorned with a red magic circle. The two stopped walking then Derek knocked twice then waited patiently for the door to open, 5 minutes later the door opened to reveal a room full of magic stuff a still in the center of the room and potions on each shelf. some shelves without potion or magic apparatus have parchment or old magic books a person is in the chair behind the office a woman with a perfect face with a smooth skin and a sanded waist, long crimson red hair like a cascade of red pearls and on her body a long white and gold dress.

"Come in"

She is the archmage Delila a 23 year old woman of noble origin, she has worked for the Feris family for 1 year, she is the youngest mage to join the service of the Duke of Feris. She did not enter the servant of the duke by devious means, she entered thanks to these magic skills of 8th circle, she is considered as a genius on all the continent and even more. If she is in the service of the duke and not of the king it is by personal choice.

Despite the waiting time and the lack of politeness in his way, the duke said nothing because the title of archmage not only gives power but also respect.

Delila got up from her chair, then took a few steps, she bowed slightly before the duke and her son, then asked.

"What is the reason for your visit, my lord?"

Of course she asks out of pure politeness because she already knows the reason of this visit.

"My son, Taylor is 12 years old."

"What 12 years already"

Responded Delila feigning surprise.

"In this case you will have to do your second test Taylor, what was the result of your first test? You are so smart i am sure you had 70 or 80 or even more than 90 and you have already awakened"

"I … had 0 on my first test."

Taylor felt extremely embarrassed to say such a miserable figure in view of Delila's expectations.

"0?"

Delila tilted her head to the side as if she did not understand the meaning of the sentence.

"0 !!!!!!!!"

Taylor ended up screaming out of embarrassment.

"I .... it's pretty rare for a nobleman, but don't get upset only 5% of the mages awakens on the first test and there are plenty with less than 10 points as a result of their first test"

It is not uncommon for people of the people to have less than 10 but for a nobleman it is another matter, to have less than ten for a nobleman is a shame for the nobleman and all his family, then imagined to have 0, it is worse than death for certain noble.

"Follow me I will test your compatibility then we will test your magic absorption"

Taylor and Delila sits down at a table at the center of this table there is an evaluation stone and an old grimoire.

"Give me your hand"

Delila took Taylor's hand and then pricked the apple of his hand with a needle.

"Ha …. it hurts!"

shouted Taylor with tears in her eyes.

"Come on. You're a man, right?"

Delila asked in a loud voice.

"Yes"

"Then do men cry?"

"No they don't cry."

"What are men suppose to do then?"

Delila asked in a loud voice.

"Men must protect beautiful girls!"

Replied Taylor in a loud voice.

"Phuuu hahahahahahaha"

Delila laughed while Taylor was embarrassed and Derek sighed, thought his son had heard some weird things.

"Yes haha, yes the boys must protect beautiful girl but Taylor which beautiful girl will you protect, Your little sister?"

Delila asked in a teasing voice as she placed Taylor's hand on the grimoire.

"I will protect all the girls, especially my sister and you Delila."

"You Flatterer, if you were 10 years older I would have fall for you."

Replied Delila, jokingly flattered by the words of the 12 year old boy.

"Well, could you stop giving my son some strange idea and give the result of his test."

Shouted Derek.

of course Derek wonders where his son learned this kind of thing, obviously it came from Delila and her frivolous behavior.

"Boooooo, cranky old man."

Answered Delila with as much maturity as a 5 year old child. Then she took Taylor's hand and placed it on the evaluation stone. The stone lighted up a bit then went out a few seconds later.

Delila hides her expression with her hands and then looks pityingly at Taylor, before saying harshly.

"Taylor Feris, 12 years old, Elemental compatibility none, magic absorption 0."