Blazing red.

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A fulmination of fire came nearly burning Ophni's white hair as he jolted backward, dropping the blade.

Ayrton was in full rage–there was a fire in his right hand, and his dark ebony Irises were murkier.

Ophni's blazing red Irises were flaring a red smoke, and most of the dishes were on the ground because Ayrton hopped over the table toward Ophni, who was behind Lydan.

Lydan was sitting still in his chair, holding his breath as he was aghast.

"Wow, are you trying to burn my lovely white skin with your stupid fire?" pithily Ophni said.

"Why are you not at the academy?" nearly yelling Ayrton said as he was bringing his hand that was flaming with fire near Ophni's face, who was cornered by Ayrton.

"Hold the fire mighty prince, I just forgot my bag," the grinning Ophni said as he took a step back.

Lydan started breathing calmly as he picked up the blade that Ophni dropped beside his chair.

"You liar." Ayrton stopped as he saw Ophni flinching while looking in the direction of Lydan.

Before Ayrton could see in the direction of Lydan, Suddenly, Lydan without looking back, hurled the blade at Ophni, which impaled into the wall while slightly slicing Ophni's ear, leaving Ayrton and Ophni appalled.

Lydan stood up from his chair and came toward Ophni, whose collar was in Ayrton's hand, as imminent Lydan came. both Ophni's flaring red smoke and Ayrton's blazing hand dispersed. both of them didn't move an inch.

Lydan stopped as he was at some hair's breadth spaces from Ophni–he pulled out the blade from the wall and glared into Ophni's eyes, trudging back with the knife he placed the blade on the table and left.

"The lady is a he? I never knew" whistling, Ophni said.

"You better shut up," Ayrton said.

Ayrton left the room after loosening Ophni's collar with a jolt, following him outside Sebastian made a bow to Ophni, who was smirking while blood was trickling from his ear.

"Teasing Ayrton is always delightful but I guess the other one is more fun," grinning Ophni said "I have to change this wrinkled uniform again"

"My powers always tell me but why this time?" Ophni's notion muttered as he went outside the dining hall.

"Ethen!...Ethen!!" Ophni wailed outside the dining hall.

...

"Lydan wait for me" Ayrton wailed as he ran behind Lydan.

Lydan kept walking toward the Academy ahead without paying attention to Ayrton, who was running behind him.

"Why can't this fire head leave me alone?" Lydan's notion muttered, "His powers are amazing though"

Ayrton came in front of Lydan, blocking his way in front of the academy's stairs "Listen to me first" breathing heavily, Ayrton said, "Are you okay? I didn't know he'd be in or otherwise, I'd have told him about you first, he is a nut head that's why he did that"

"More like an airhead" Lydan's notion muttered as he kept gaping at Ayrton, who was continuously speaking.

"Who's he?" Lydan signed.

"Who? oh, he is our second cousin," Ayrton said.

"I see" Lydan's notion muttered as he climbed the stairs.

"So are you going to show me around here or not?" looking back, Lydan signed at Ayrton whose gape was locked on him.

"Of course," beaming, Ayrton said as he followed Lydan into the entrance.

...

"This is all in the academe, every classroom is the same except Feron's or perhaps Oph... as you have seen, the teachers live here and not in dorms," Ayrton said, smiling.

With a frenzied expression, Lydan was walking with Ayrton in a hallway that was leading to one of the corners of the academy.

"I did not see any student so far in here" Lydan signed.

"That is because everyone is on the rooftop" Ayrton responded.

"Where are we going now?" Lydan signed.

"Rooftop for orientation," Ayrton said as he stopped walking in a small corner with a small window and two mirrors, one on each side of the window.

Following Ayrton, Lydan broke in front of a mirror on the right side beside Ayrton "Why are we in front of a mirror?" Lydan signed to Ayrton, who was admiring Lydan standing beside him in the mirror.

"It's to go on the roof," Ayrton said.

"How?" confused, Lydan signed.

"It's magic, let me show you this rather than an explanation," Ayrton said as he tried to hold Lydan's hand.

"I will follow you, let's go" Lydan signed before Ayrton could hold his hand.

With a hurtful expression, Ayrton stepped into the mirror. hesitatingly Lydan followed him.

An enormous rooftop that was strangely globular with a marble floor decorated with round various patterns, the rooftop was vast enough to hold an army on it.

Stepping on the rooftop, Lydan emerged from a mirror deposited on a door of one of the academy's towers that were in the middle of the rooftop like a tree arising from the ground.

Lydan squinched, seeing a huge quantum of people wearing the same uniform as him–he'd in no way seen these numerous people in his life before.

Chattering with each other, all of them were gaping in Lydan's direction, which made him uncomfortable.

"The professor is at the front let's go," Ayrton said, covering Lydan from the front, Lydan looked up at Ayrton from behind and followed him to the front.

"Is not he that mute prince?"

"There was a rumor that he was locked up in the castle because he'd immense beauty"

"He does look good-looking but not to the extent where his beauty should be protected"

"Why is he with our prince Ayrton?"

"Let's see what power he has"

The sound of students grunting at each other in the crowd was loud enough to reach Lydan's ears. Lydan came to the frontal line with Ayrton as that line was for the royalties.

"It's harder than I thought it will" Lydan's notion muttered.

"I can't see others here" Ayrton muttered.

A muscular man with black hair and a cut on one eye was standing beside Gage, wearing a blue cloak in front "This is him?" Edward said to Gage, gaping in the direction of Lydan.

"Yes," Gage replied, looking in the same direction as Edward.

"Attention everyone!" Edward hollered as he stepped a bit further from his former position.

Fog appeared under Gage and Edward's soles as Gage enchanted a spell–everyone settled their attention on Edward after hearkening him.

"You all know why we're here? we are here to trade our power's spells and tricks with each other, I'm your teacher who'll help you in strengthening your powers and this is also your teacher Gage who'll be responsible for your spells class," Edward said in a boisterous voice.

"We're awaiting a peril from the outside of our land." Edward was pacing as Gage stopped him.

Everyone was dumbfounded to hear it except Ayrton–he sounded unfazed.

"What are you doing Edward? we do not have the authorization to expose this yet" Gage whispered to Edward after pushing him to his side.

"My habit of the slip of the tongue will be the reason for my death one day" Edward muttered.

"Forget what I said everyone I was trying to quote something cool from a book but forget it, your genius professor Gage can not seem to flashback it either" Stepping forward, Edward said, which made everyone laugh.

Ayrton goggled at Gage, he nodded staring at him as he came forward and put his hand on Edward's shoulder.

"I will take it from then," Gage said to Edward in a low voice as he stepped forward.

"As you all know our land of Dragmire was blessed with powers and spells because of the blessing of five friends who defeated their sixth treacherous friends," Gage said in an audible voice.

"So the story was true" Lydan's notion muttered.

"Unlike spells and power, curses are interdicted to perform on this land, we will not be giving you lectures on the handbooks related to powers and spells but we'll be sure to take the test of your studies on those books" Gage advance.

"What? an exam without them tutoring us"

"It's illegal"

Everyone on the rooftop was bruting while having a "what the hell" expression.

"Enough!! You all may be noble and royalties but rules are rules" Edward shouted "And why do I see only prince Ayrton and prince Lydan? Where are the other royalties?"

Everyone commenced to look at their girding–Lydan was standing beside Ayrton as he felt a hand on his waistline, just as he felt in his dream.

To be continued...