Partners

In the depths of a dense and dangerous forest, two figures are sparring with so much grace, that it looks choreographed. One figure has silver hair and is holding two daggers made of ice while the other figure has black hair and is holding a double-edged sword also made of ice. The black-haired figure is swinging the sword while the silver-haired figure keeps dodging the attacks by a hair's breadth. The black-haired figure gets frustrated and slams the sword into the ground causing it to shake and causing the other figure to lose balance.

He laughs and says, "Your fighting style is so fun, you wouldn't mind if I stole it for a while, right?" She looks at him before picking up the sword and attempting to attack with it but as soon as she swings it, the sword dissipates, and she falls from the sudden disappearance. However, she doesn't falter and instead falls through her shadow appears behind him, and puts him in a chokehold. "Checkmate," she says with a smug look on her face. He raises his hands in defeat, and she lets him go before saying, "I hate you and your stupid talent, we have had over 30 spars in these 4 months yet you somehow best me in almost all of them.

"Blame my dad for that." She looked at him for a bit before saying, "Are you ever going to tell me about your family?" He ignored her question got up from the ground and gestured for her to follow him. She obliges and follows him to a nearby clearing where the sunlight shines more than usual and she sits down beside him. The sunlight compliments her hazel brown eyes and his icy blue eyes. He releases a sigh that seems to be carrying massive amounts of stress despite his aloof personality before continuing to say, "Have you ever wondered what my surname is?" She slowly nods at his question. 

"I'm from a family to the South that rules over a country named Vynilis, my name is Adam Vyne and my father is the one of 7 Paragons, Anthony Vyne." She looks at him with widened eyes and a gaping mouth as she fails to process that information. That expression however was expected as it is well known throughout the world who the 7 paragons are.

They are people who have enough power to split seas with a sword swing, devastate mountains with a punch, and uproot the thickest of trees with a simple breath. They are the figures who stand at the peak of the world, and it is precise because of that power that Anthony was able to send his son to a forest that is on the other side of the globe with a mere gesture, something that would take 10 high-level mages to do over a week. 

The country that Anthony rules over is one of 10, seven being ruled by paragons while the others are ruled by some weaker kings. One problem though is that most people don't know who the paragons are and where they reside, yet they have been under their reign for centuries. 

Adam's talent is the best of his siblings, and he was prophesied to be the person who leads humanity to victory in the long-spanning war between humans and monsters. The only reason the humans have been able to survive against the monsters is due to the paragon's assistance. 

It took a long time for Carmilla to come to her senses but when she did, she looked at him with a look of pure confusion before she realized something and once again fell into shock. "I'm partners with the so-called hero?!"