The Great Returning.
Today was 10th January, the day that nobody had expected to become the biggest day for earth. The level 2 warriors and mages were the one who could feel the change, because their senses were much sharper than other. As for the level one mages and warriors they could not sense it.
The masters have various expression in their faces. Fear, anticipation, exited, anxiety, nervous, delighted, frowned, etc. Many forces had been waiting for this event while other forces had a gloomy face because they know that the earth future will become more and more chaotic.
The old war would be repeated. The old era where people killed mercilessly by the strong who abuse their power would be restored. Many people would die, many things would be destroyed.
Rey was oblivious about The Great Returning. He wakes up and doing his routine. His sister called and he went for breakfast. Today, just the same day as before.
In the dinning room, his parents had waited for him.
"Father, mother. I might not come home today."
Taken aback, his mother asked. "What happens son?"
"Nothing. It is just that, I want to do school project in my friend's house, and I might stay over."
"Oh, have you prepared your clothes?"
"Its fine, mom. I could borrow my friend's clothes."
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Albert Senior Highschool, Republic of Dawn.
A lady with long silver hair walking out from his house with a frowned face. In the morning her father called her and told her about something big. The increase of Spiritual Energy on earth. She is Emilia, the number 1 beauty in Albert Senior Highschool. She was also a mage, a fire mage precisely. A level 1 fire mage who would become a level 2 fire mage, soon.
As a level one fire mage, she has able to form a fire ball, the simplest way of using fire magic. A level 1 fire magic was the weakest form of fireball, but this level 1 fire ball inflict severe injury for ordinary people who got a direct contact with it. Level 2 fire ball could burn ordinary people to death!
Today, Emilia has mastered level 2 fire ball. If someone angered this beauty, she could burn that person to death. In short, she is a highly dangerous person. Rey would be killed by her single fire ball in a battle.
Even if Emilia has mastered a level 2 spell of fire magic, she was not a level 2 mage yet. She needs to master a stronger spell to help her advancing her mage core for example, fire arrow.
Emilia has mastered a level 1 fire arrow. He could kill a person with this level one fire magic. Level 2 fire arrow was way more complicated than level 2 fire ball. For a fire ball she was required to form a single ball. She only needs to focus on one ball, but it was different for a level 2 fire arrow. She needs to form 2 magic arrow and focus on these two arrows on one time. The distribution of power on fire arrows should be the same. An arrow could not be stronger than another arrow or else the arrow would be exploded. Focus for one arrow already exhaust her energy, as for focusing on two arrows on one time, she was not ready yet.
His father told her not to come to the school anymore because he feels that practicing magic was more important than study, since the spiritual energy has become denser. Emelia object this decision. Seeing her doughter objection with her firm eyes, Barton could only let her go to school.
Emilia was walking to the school gate with her usual indifferent cold face before noticing something. A man with a weak spiritual energy. She was taken aback. 'This guy.., Who is he?'
This boy is Rey. He had started warrior path. He practiced sword with the Old Chief before. Unexpectedly, Emilia could sense Rey's spiritual power.
"Emi…"
A woman with long black hair running to Emilia. She is Emilia's best friend Iona, Iona Brooks. Iona also a mage, a dark mage. She has bright eyes and full of smiles and a lot of people loves her. Her father owned a particular building in City of D, the Z building. His father was the one who had kidnaped Rey before. He is the known underworld king of D city, Mr. V.
Mr. V has great forces behind his back. He is in par with Bernard family when it comes to power. Bernard family controls the light in City of D while Mr. V controls the dark. I term of both families' influence, Bernard family has bigger influence than Mr. V. The Bernard Family has influence across the Republic of Dawn while Mr. V stationed only in the D City.
Mr. V was not a bad person. He might kill, but only for those who deserve to be killed. He controls the underworld to maintain order in City of D. He kidnapped Rey before, but he never thought to hurt Rey's family. In fact, he wants to protect this youngster because he feels that Rey may become a 'big fish' in the future.
Iona was a necromancer, a level 1 necromancer. She could summon three level one skeleton soldiers at once. In a direct battle, Emilia would be defeated by Iona easily. Emilia may kill one of the skeletons easily, but what about the other two. A skeleton may weak in front of fire magic, but they have no fear for it. So, after Emilia kill a skeleton, the other skeletons would definitely kill her right away.
For a level 1 necromancer, summoning three skeleton soldiers at once was their limit. To summon more monster and more powerful monster, Iona needs to increase her power. In short, this seemingly bright beauty girl with full of smiles was way more dangerous than Emilia.
Iona was frowned looking at Emilia. She noticed that Emilia was looking to a certain direction without noticing her presence. She turned her attention to the same direction as Emilia. 'A MAN! Thanks God, Emilia has found her crush.' She was delighted and happy for Emilia.
Iona patted Emilia's shoulder. "I am happy for you, Emilia."
Emilia frowned with a confusing look. "What?" She said coldly.
"How could you so cold to me Emilia. I was happy for you because you have your man already." Iona feels wronged.
"What man?"
"That man." Iona was pointing at Rey.
"HE IS NOT."
"Oh, common. You don't have to lie to me."
"Whatever.." Emilia left Iona. She walks straight to the class leaving the dumbfounded Iona. 'Could I be mistaken or something…'
Rey was in the third year. Iona and Emili also in the third year. The two girls were in the same class while Rey was in the different class. Rey knew who the two girls are since the two were famous beauty in Albert Senior Highschool, but for the two girls they were oblivious about Rey. It was understandable since Rey was a very ordinary guy who accomplish nothing in school.
Today, Rey was noticed by Emilia because of a thin spiritual energy on Rey's body. Sensing one's spiritual energy was not a simple matter. Even Emilia's father, Barton Bernard, a level 2 fire mage could not do that. Emilia could do that because she had in innate ability to sense other's spiritual energy. Her family call this ability the silver eye.
Through Emilia's silver eye, Emilia saw Rey's spiritual energy. Even if his spiritual energy in his body was thin, Emilia was a little bit shocked by that. Because nobody except for the two girls in Alberts senior Highschool has any spiritual energy on them. She never noticed any students who have any spiritual energy since the existence of spiritual energy was a secret known only by certain people.
'I could not feel any elements from his spiritual energy. It seems that he is a warrior. A warrior apprentice.' Emilia was immersed in her thought.
Suddenly, someone whisper to her ear. "You still think about that guy."
"Yes, I think he is very strange." Emilia subconsciously answer seemingly unaware of what she had said.
Iona was overjoyed by Emilia reaction. 'I must take advantage from this situation.' She continued. "Do you love him?"
Emilia was frowned looking at her best friend.
'Crap, she is sober now.' Iona panicked a little.
Emilia continue walking to the class without answering Iona's question. 'What a nonsense. How could I fall to that guy? What a funny joke.' Emilia was clearly annoyed by Iona's remarks and planning to ignore her for today. 'That was her punishment.'
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"Rey what is your plan for the weekend?" Dave asked his best friend, Rey.
"I have my own plan for this weekend."
"What is it."
"Ermm, it is a secret."
"Sigh, it seems I was abandoned already."
"Stop, your nonsense Dave. The teacher has come."
The teacher entered the class and started it.