Dark clouds are gathering, thunders could be heard and the water is falling to the ground, a storm is coming.
"You said you were going to compete in the Holy Competition, right? I can help you win at the Selections but don't expect me to fight for this race of ours" Kaito said.
Kairi was still silent. Kaito thought that maybe things were still to shocking to accept. Firstly her uncle was killed and was told that it was nothing but a clone, secondly she is being hunted by an unknown reason, and lastly one of the students here called himself dead.
"It's best if you have at least an accompany every time you go out, they won't capture you unless your alone. They don't also want to kill anyone, I think"
Kaito then left Kairi to process what happened, but actually Kairi believes that the "Uncle" that was with her was a clone. Her uncle works for the Tower of Magic, and also an elder. Ever since then, he had never visited her. There was also no reason for the Tower to let her uncle meet her. The Tower of Magic itself is somewhat suspicious sometimes but due to it's influence and strength, nobody questions the Tower. What she is more thinking about is whether Kaito is really dead or not. There were no magic that lets someone control a dead body, even if there is one, who would do such a thing just to control a student? If Kaito was really dead, then how can he move like a normal being? Is it because of his Dark Magic? Then if it is, the Dark Magic is more powerful than she thought it would be. The more Kaito talks to her, the more questions she wanted to ask, it's like she is only drifting further away. As she was thinking, Val came hurriedly. She was soaking with sweat.
"What happened to you?" Kairi asked.
"That should be my line, are you fine?" Val replied.
"I am" Kairi said then pointed her finger to a body.
"Oh my!, i-isn't th-tha"
"Relax, it's a clone"
"Cl-Clone?!"
"Apparently, yes, we should find a way to dispose of it"
"Burning it should be just fine right?"
"Maybe, since rain is coming and due to the Magic Core in this Academy, it should leave no signs, all that is left is to prevent students nor teachers from seeing this"
"People are busy so I think they won't go here"
"Great then let's start"
Kairi then started to chant magic to burn the clone's body while Val waited at the staircase to watch for anybody coming. The body was quickly burned like a normal one would and the rain is starting to fall. Kairi then went back to the staircase.
"I'm surprised you took that fast to accept what happened" Kairi said as she stood beside Val.
"Well, Kaito told me that there was nothing impossible that the Tower can do" Val replied.
"He did?"
"Yeah, he went running to me asking where you were, then when I asked him why, he told me"
"I see"
Kairi then remembered Kaito saying that he would protect her. She now knew he was very serious about that.
"You used the staircase right?" Kairi asked.
"Uh, yeah"
"Have you met Kaito?"
"I didn't see him"
Strange. Kairi thought. Val and Kaito would surely meet if they both used the staircase. Unless Kaito would hid himself. Knowing him, she wouldn't be surprised if he hid more things from her.
"Why?" Val was curious.
"Nothing" Kairi then started to go down the stairs.
"Really?" Val said as she followed.
As the two went farther from the staircase, two human like figures appeared.
"What do you want?" a male voice said.
...
Kairi went back home with Val as her accompany. Her family also knew what happened. Including her meeting with Kaito, they even lectured her to stay away from him. The only place where they can't spy is the Library. Scouts, they are people who are adept at scouting. They are mainly used to spy or to send messages, since they can also use wind magic. However, their downfall is that they are very weak combatants. But this also has it's advantages, since they are weak, the aura they are releasing is also weak, making it hard for others to sense them. They usually wore whatever townspeople wear so that they can blend in the crowds whenever it is needed. A few scouts were assigned by Kairi's family to watch her since the first incident. They saw what happened with her and her uncle's clone, they quickly reported the matter hoping that help can arrive before it was too late. They were even more surprised to see that Kairi wasn't hurt at all. She also told them what happened, except for the fact that Kaito helped her. Because of that, her family became even more strict. Her father is on of the Generals of the King of Varsandra, and he wanted Kairi to get at least in the top 10 of the Selections, that way, he could get more influence in his position. By getting in the top 10 of the Selections, they receive special training to prepare them for the Holy Competition. If Kairi was trained, her magic strength should rise. If Kairi became a successful magus, he can take credit for him making her to who she was, and that would result in his promotion. With money and power, he could live an idle life. This is his reason for protecting Kairi. Although this does not bother her, having someone watch her always will prevent her from seeing Kaito. Right now, there were a lot of questions she wants to ask, but it seems she would need to put that aside for now. If only Kaito would communicate with her mind again, they could talk without getting caught. But how? Last time was because Kaito saw her staring at him, and she wouldn't want to do that again. But then again, what could she do? Annoyed, she just went to sleep.