CHAPTER 5: A DANGER PREMONITION

THIRD PERSON POV

After meeting his younger brother, Devian opted to return to the dormitory house by himself and did not wait for Damion and Keir. He admitted to himself that he didn't expect to run into his younger brother here. It was as if his entire world and plan had just fallen apart when he saw him.

If devian was dangerous, his brother, or rather, his half-brother, is ten times more dangerous than him. Once the people found out his true identity, they will undoubtedly meet their own demise. Keir Ismael Xenon is a being that shouldn't be involved in this world, or else it'll be a great tragedy. Not only that, but he might also get in the way of Crystalle's plan. Devian just hopes his brother won't get involved with the Black Butterfly organization and that he only came to this world out of curiosity.

Not just because he really admires his strength, but also for their own benefit, he doesn't want to get in trouble with his younger brother.

however.. one thing that makes him wonder is, what is he doing here?

"I've gotta asked him tomorrow." Even though it's only their first day, a lot of things has already happened, so after deciding what to do next, he decided to go upstairs and return to his room to rest. However, just as he was about to enter his room, he stopped walking when he saw his master, Crystalle, standing in front of the rectangular window wearing a red lace nightgown. you could feel a sense of dominance from her as she stared into the faint crescent moon with her hands behind her back. You would still have an unexplainable chill down your spine even though the side of his lips were curled up, as if a queen was surveying her own realm.

"that young boy.. he seems know you." crystalle speak up first, still looking outside of the window, devian sigh because he already expected that she will asked this question so he prepared an answer in advance, an answer that will make a girl shut her mouth.

"one answer from me can cost of your 20 years of lifespan, no bargains, that's my final offer. do you still want to know the answer?" he gave his master a frivolous grin, that makes crystalle look at him with a glare.

"is he that important that it even cost of my lifespan?"

"now that's two question, total of 40 years of your lifespan."

With a dissatisfied expression on his face, Crystalle just clicked his tongue. Devian just laughed till his laughter turned serious.

"just because you tell me that I'm not allowed to lie Infront of you doesn't mean that I have to tell all of my secrets, curiosity can kills you my lady. if you keep sticking your nose about my past, this might be the cause of your death, but.. here's one thing.."

".. he's a half-brother of mine, that's all I can tell." He gives Crystalle a heartfelt smile, and she just gasps. Crystalle had no idea that Devian had a half-brother; in fact, now that she thinks back on it, she had no idea who Devian was at all. All she knew was that he was a demon who was extremely obsessed with her soul and would do anything, including bowing to her, to obtain his goals.

"although.. if you are willing to give up your 20 years of lifespan, I'm willing to tell everything!" he said with a carefree smile with his eyes close, crystalle avoid her gaze to him again and crossed her arms before march inside of her room, 'is he an idiot?! why would I give up my lifespan just for mere piece of his information?! he's a fraud!' crystalle lampooned before slam the door of her room.

on the other hand, devian just bid him a teasing farewell to crystalle, until his smile turns into serious and solemn one, he glance at the crescent moon once more.

"this is not yet the right time.. once everything has been set into motion, that's when I will tell everything to her.. I do hope that everything is going well in the kingdom of infernal flames.. just a little more.." he whispered to himself before going back to his own room and locked it.

While Devian and Keir were fighting, they were unaware that someone else was watching them from the beginning—it was Zepphyr—on the roof of the dormitory house. He had just stood up from his seat and was gripping his rapier tightly. He then hopped down from the floors and glanced up at the sky.

As he clasps his palms together, closes his eyes, and begins to pray earnestly and from the heart, his angelic, innocent expression changes to one of grief and sadness.

'I have found the Eighth prince.. however, it will take a lot of time to bring him back, may the god be with me for this journey until the end..'

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As the sun rose, the bell from the clock tower on the campus of P.N. academy rang, signaling that it was time for the students to awaken. In the meantime, inside the class zero dormitory, crystalle had just woken up while glaring out the window and cursing the bell tower on his mind; she didn't get a enough due to Devian's provocative response to her last night, but in the end, she just chose to stand up on her bed and go to the bathroom and bath her self.

after a few minutes, when he finished bathing and fixing her white tucked in school shirt, she put the red blazer, the black tie with gold checkered as well as her navy checkered skirt, she also put some black tights and wear her two inches stiletto school shoes next to that, she simply braid her ash-gray hair in the side, put the black contact lenses and round spectacles. When she had done getting ready, she grabbed her white shoulder bag and left her room. However, just as she was about to retire to her room, a grayish fog suddenly covered the entire dorm and turned it into a monochromatic color. When she realized what that meant, he hastily ran to hide next to the pillar of the railings where he saw Zepphyr and Keir, talking about something very serious.

The grayish fog only indicates the presence of an immortal, and because of the deal Crystalle made with Devian, she is now free to roam the domain created by the enigmatic immortal and Zepphyr and Keir themselves! No regular individuals are allowed to enter a domain once it has been created; it will simply appear that time has stopped, but they won't notice this unless you are linked to an immortal or you are an immortal yourself.

then she heard them talking seriously from the second floor, "to think I would discover you here. You should be aware of the rules well enough to understand that beings like you are not permitted to interfere in this world. You can explain everything once we return to Rivyre."

those words struck to crystalle, the word rivyre isn't familiar on her but there's one thing she can be sure, their conversation was very important, that's why she decided to listen again.

meanwhile, keir just scoffed to zepphyr, "go back to that place you say..?! my involvement here doesn't matters to you anymore, I'd rather want to die than going back to that place that only cares about their own reputation!"

keir give zepphyr a loathsome glance that makes his expression became sorrowful as if like he was in deep pain, there's a reason why keir was like this, rebellious and stubborn. Keir Ismael Xenon was a student of Zepphyr's, and he saw how he matured into a lovely young man who deeply cared about the realms of rivyre, which is also where their hometown lies. His life is affected by an event that causes him to lose his way and get submerged in his own resentment and misery. yet despite that, zepphyr's responsibility as a maestro is to return him to his rightful place; in addition, this is a task that the higher echelons have assigned him.

"even so you have to go back! have you already forget your duty?! just what happened to you that makes you fall like this?! you are the eighth prince!"

Crystalle gasps in shock at the information she learned—she never imagined Keir would be this important, much less that he was a prince of the Empyrean Kingdom! a holy city from the rivyre realms or frequently referred to as the heavenly realms by the other immortals, the empyrean kingdom is where the upper echelons and high-ranking angels reside. It is a sacred location that cannot be tainted by the devil themselves!

She eventually realized that Keir's status as a being was only second to god, which is why he was not permitted to intervene in this realm. Although she may have demon support her and have an inhumane abilities, in the eyes of angels, Crystalle is still just a 'bug' that they can crush easily if they wanted to which irritates the hell out of her. Just thinking about it makes her shudder in fear.

'it would've be better if I were to pull keir in phantom's knight, with that, he can be used to me, but it's just a little frustrating that I can't do that, he's a son of the 'god' after all, he do have a holy existence inside him, if I were to drag him on our side, I might get curse by the god that they believe and the other angels might think of me as a blasphemer and targets me. ' she lampooned while letting out a heavy sigh, then another question popped out to her mind..

wait.. if keir is an angel and the youngest prince of empyrean kingdom, what about devian.. isn't he a demon..?

now that you mention it.. he said that he was his half-brother..

.. does that means that devian born as half angel and half demon?' thinking those things makes crystalle scoffed and shake her head.

that's impossible.. The concept of half-angels and half-demons is not even mentioned in the Christian Bible. A history like that has never been and there is no such thing as it! There is only the story of Cain betraying his brother, abel, the history of Adam and Eve eating the apple that Lucifer gave them, Noah building the ark to save everyone, Moises splitting the ocean, the life of Jesus Christ, and the story of Lucifer, who was once God's favorite but fell from heaven because of feelings of envy and greed. Even if you try to read the Bible a hundred times, you won't find anything about a half-angel, half-demon!'

She made the decision to withhold information about any relationships between Keir and Devian because the more she thought about them, the worse her head hurt. He stopped again as he was about to proceed when he heard Keir shout.

"THAT'S ENOUGH! weather I'm the eighth prince or not, it doesn't matter to you anymore! what I am doing here is none of your business! If I said that I have no plans on going back to that place, then I have no plans! just fuckin' followed my command! you're good at that right?!"

zepphyr felt speechless when he heard keir's last words, at the same time.. he felt guilt inside, but soon after, his sorrowful face turns into fierce one and stare to keir once again.

he then calm his self, "you are not the person who will decide weather you will stay here or not.. this is an order from the higher ups, and you have to follow their will."

Zepphyr noticed keir gritting his teeth and clenching his fist before he stared at zepphyr once more, this time with a trace of bitterness coming from his chuckle. Suddenly, a loud laugh emanating from keir rang throughout the entire dormitory.

"you and your purported rules! This is the reason I depart from the kingdom. I got sick of the stupid directives from the higher ups and couldn't stand your regulations! Holy city, you say? a place where angels reside? the free city? those are nothing but falsehoods! due to the bogus god and fake beliefs you worship. There are several unjustified self-sacrifices and deaths of innocent immortals!" he shouted meaningfully as if like he's in deep pain as an enormous white-yet-cold presence suddenly emits and covers the whole surroundings.

Zepphyr uses his wrist to block Keir's presence as a chilling wind open the windows, but Crystalle grips the pillars firmly to maintain her equilibrium, choosing to stand up despite the trembling in her knees.

'what an enormous pressure!' thoughts filled crystalle's mind and the reason why he berserks out of the blue until.. zepphyr corner of his lips just twitch because of the huge pressure but at the same time it makes him smirk as well.

"heh.. is that the reason why you're being rebellious..? even until now.. you still feel guilty about what happened in the—!!"

When keir suddenly charged towards zepphyr, it was so swift like a thunderbolt that even crystalle itself was unable to catch it in a single glance. In a flash, keir was already pointing his rapier at zepphyr's neck from behind, his golden eyes so cold as ice, and he had a slight air of authority as if to warn him that if he speaks up, he will die instantly.

"that has nothing to do with you.. you have abandoned us, right? don't tell me you have forgotten everything..? the scars that you left and when you betrayed us without any hesitation so that you won't get kicked off on your own seat.. heh, what a hypocrite.. every single one of you."

but while Crystalle was watching them in secret, he didn't notice the enigmatic figure from his back. she only became aware of it just now when she sensed a murderous aura coming from behind. As she turned to look, a hand suddenly struck his neck so forcefully that she fell down and began to lose consciousness. Just as she was about to fall asleep, she saw a tall figure of a man with black silk hair. it is None other than Devian.

after that, devian glance to keir and zepphyr direction who was ready to have an all-out battle so he leap down from the second floor to stop them, he give both of them a deadpan expression before he spoke.

"if you were planning to have a bloodshed, then do it on the outside, don't involve the others to your fight." He spoke calmly and authoritatively, stopping the two of them once more. Then, turning away from them, he returned to the unconscious Crystalle who was leaning against the railings and carried him in bridal style. In the meantime, the two of them were silent as they realized that they had been watched by Crystalle. As Devian turned to leave with Crystalle in his arms, he sighed and shot Zepphyr a death glare.

"also.. I would like you to refrain talking about someone's past Infront of me next time.. it appears as thought that the prince of authority were showing his cowardice towards an useless angels like the eight prince who haven't even prove anything. each one of you are rotten to the core all in all, you don't have to fight with that." He gave his younger brother a smirk as soon as he spoke those words, which caused him to tighten his fist. Keir's expression initially conveys anger, but as soon as his brother turns away from him, his anger quickly turns to regret and melancholy. For some reason, he raises his hands as if to reach out to his brother, but he quickly retracts them and shifts his gaze to the window next to him. He then begins to recall something, and his expression quickly turns gloomy.

'he's leaving again..' he thought, he made the decision to clear the murky haze that prevented mortals from hearing their conversation, after which the scene returned to normal and Keir walked to his room to act as though nothing had happened, zepphyr, on the other hand, sighed again as he prepared to return to his room when he heard a monotone voice coming from the living room. There, he saw Jotaro leaning against the walls adjusting the bridge of his glasses.

"aristotle once said, 'Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.' whatever the eight prince choices is, that doesn't involve to you anymore, our fate doesn't based on the law of necessity and predetermined systems, we can act to our own accord, and keir.. he also have his own decision to made."

as he said those words, jotaro leave him dumbfounded as if like he didn't see anything, then zepphyr mutters to himself,

"decision to made.."

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CRYSTALLE.

When I woke up, I was in my room and still in my school uniform. I looked around and tried to recall what had happened. The pain in my neck feels like it was struck by a man's hands, but no matter what I do, I am unable to recall anything at all. I get up, check my wrist watch, and when I see that it is past break time, I just sighed.

I just missed two subjects, the others probably in the classroom right now.

I remember being on my way out to my room when I noticed Zepphyr and Keir talking about something, but I couldn't remember what is it, and then the next thing I knew, I was already on the ground, lying unconscious as though someone had intentionally hit my neck and taken away my memories.

I then started to get ready, took my round glasses off the table, put them, and then I went outside while still pondering what had happened.

But why did he act in that way? It's not as though I stumbled onto some obscure knowledge that I shouldn't have to, except.. I shouldn't have heard something essential that Keir and Zepphyr stated. then what was it? I only know that they were both angels and that Keir was Devian's half-brother.

at that point, I stop from walking when I realize that something was amiss, so I hold my chin and started to connects everything..

I went out to my room and found keir and zepphyr talking about something..

and then for some reason, I heard some of their secrets that shouldn't know by the mortals like me..

because of that, a mysterious man happens to see me peeking to their conversation and when he realize that it is something related to him as well, he immediately hit my neck and remove some of my memories..

"could it be.. devian?" I whispered, and while I'm thinking it throughly, the conclusion keeps appearing on my mind was his name, so I breathe heavily as I glance at the sky using my cold look then clench my fist as the corner of my lips started to twitched.

"that dreadful son of a bitch. I don't care what kind of secrets he is keeping, nor do I want to find out or know, but. Did he realize that he had just crossed the line? He struck my neck so forcefully that I'm nearly afraid some of the bones are broken.. I'll make him pay..

now that you mention it.. our next subject were shooting class.. heh heh, I will kill him.."

at that moment, devian who was busy drinking alcohol and enjoying women's embrace along with Chauncey and rheyne feels a sudden chills coming down from his spine, so he glance cautiously around him as his mind went adrift..

"a danger premonition.. I shouldn't met elyze for the time being.."

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