"Why am I not going to school yet, Mr. Akagi?" Vierne finally asked one morning.
"It's currently postponed for Demigod students as they are looking for a new teacher." Akagi said.
"A teacher? Why? Didn't they already have one?" Vierne asked.
"*Yawn* He died in a fight yesterday." Akagi said lazily.
"What?!!" Vierne said.
"YOU SAY THESE THINGS AS IF IT'S NOTHING!" Lict shouted.
"You never fail to amaze me, Milord." Melissa said.
"Lord Akagi, when I first heard about you, I never thought that you'd be like this." Lict said.
"Hmm? Why?" Akagi asked.
"Right?! When I first met him, I never imagined him to be a writer, he looked like some high schooler looking for a f**kbuddy!" Melissa said.
POW!
"Have you promised Euros never to keep your mouth shut??" Akagi said. [Note: Euros: Greek God of Lust]
"Well, you certainly don't look like a writer but who cares, I still love you Mr. Akagi!!!" Vierne said with a smile.
"...Well, you don't...have to say it again and again, I get it once." Akagi said, covering his mouth.
"Aww...that's the reason why you don't look like an author, you're just too soft!! But, I really like that side of yours." Melissa said.
"You know what, I could eat a bowl of alphabet soup and shit out a smarter statement than that." Akagi backfired.
"...I take it back, you're not soft at all!" Melissa said "Oh! By the way, Lict, when you first heard this weird name 'Akagi Scheczalier', what did you think of?"
"If I had to picture him and show you, he looked something like..."
Lict waved his hands smoothly in a circular motion, and a golden screen appeared in front of them.
Expectation
Reality
"HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!!!!" Melissa laughed as she looked at the picture.
"I DEFINITELY DON'T LOOK LIKE THAT!!!! BASTARD, ARE YOU TRYING TO PICK A FIGHT?? DO YOU WANT IT?" Akagi said as he grabbed Lict's collar.
"Calm down...it's just a picture"
"...*sigh!* I'd slap you but it would be animal abuse." Akagi said as he turned and produced a packet of cigarettes from his pocket.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY, YOU JERK? SAY IT AGAIN!!!" Lict said.
"Are you a woman?" Akagi said as he turned towards Lict.
"WHAT?"
"It sounds like a cliche line coming from a woman when a man cracks a practical joke on her." Akagi said.
"...GO DIE!" Lict said as he turned.
"Lict, how did you make that screen? Is that also some power of yours?" Vierne said.
"Yes, Milady, this magic is called 'mirror'. As the name says, it is the mirror to my mind" Lict said.
"I thought your magic was... to make things?" Vierne said, she was totally confused now.
"Yes, that's my power too..." Lict said.
"So, all star spirits have two powers?" Vierne said.
"No, not really." Lict said.
"...what the hell?"
"LEMME EXPLAIN PEOPLE!" Melissa said.
"*Cough* So...you all must be confused, many of you won't even know Lict's power, right? No fear, Melissa is here. This quality of having multiple magical powers is called Elita, and the stars which have this power are called 'Elite Stars' or simply 'Elite'. So you see, not all stars have more than one magical powers, this cute Melissa is also NOT an Elite Star. However this quality is extremely rare, and is found in only 3% of the total star population.
These stars are extremely powerful, but using these star spirits for fighting, may harm the Demigod. These stars are not meant for fighting purposes, they are...well, who cares, you got the point right?"
"HEY! Don't leave it there, continue...why? What are they made for?"
"Maybe to be a pain in the ass." Akagi said as he was sitting on the sofa; reading a book and smoking a cig.
"SHUT UP!" Lict said.
"Then, Lict, you can use two kinds of magic?" Vierne asked.
"...Four"
"What?"
"I can use four kinds of magic." Lict said.
"Huh? As far as I remember, you could use only three?" Melissa said.
"No, it's four." Lict said.
"...Okay, maybe I don't remember well...." Melissa said.
"Which all magic spells call you use?" Vierne asked.
"Un...Proizvoditel [Making things using the five elements of nature] ...Mirror and Vivana Musica"
"But that makes it only three spells."
"Un....I forgot the fourth spell."
Akagi simply stared at him for sometime, then, finally he said.
"Amazing, you can use 4 different magic spells and still you're so useless, I'm scared to imagine what would have happened to you if you could use only one magic spell?"
"WHY ARE YOU SO RUDE??? ESPECIALLY TOWARDS ME?" Lict said.
"Lict, don't worry!" Melissa said as Akagi kept the book aside and started smoking another cigarette.
"Y'know" Melissa continued "Akagi is quite old fashioned, and he still believes in teasing the person he likes."
"*Cough* *cough* *cough*" Akagi coughed as he accidentally inhaled the smoke produced by his cig.
"See, he can be clumsy too when it comes to love~~~" Melissa said.
"HUH? DON'T GROSS ME OUT!! AND WHAT'S WITH THAT TONE? DISGUSTING!" Akagi said as he threw his cig on the floor.
"Which reminds me, what should I call this ship?" Melissa said.
"AGAIN! YOU BROUGHT THIS UP EVEN LAST NIGHT!!" Akagi exclaimed.
"I've decided!!"
"Are you even listening?"
"Akalict! Wow! Sounds so good to hear, right?"
"NO IT DOESN'T!" Akagi and Lict said together.
"WHAT'S WITH THAT PICTURE??" Lict shouted.
"Then, it's decided! Demilites!! Where are you?" Melissa said.
"Who are Demilites?" Vierne said.
"Oh! That's what I call the readers...just calling them readers seems...too ordinary!"
"HOW COME?" Akagi and Lict said together.
"Aw...you two are speaking together, so cuuuuuuuuuuuuute!!!" Melissa said.
Akagi and Lict (together): "NO I'M NOT!!! HE IS!! STOP COPYING ME!! JEEZ!!!!"
"See, it's irresistible!!" Melissa said "If this continues, I think we should stop sleeping together, Milord"
"Wait! You both sleep together?" Viene said.
"Yeah, you don't? Naturally, it's good for a star spirit to sleep with their masters, I don't mean it in a dirty way, just sleeping, it's considered good for their bond." Akagi said.
"...Lict.…" Vierne said.
"You wanna try?" Lict said.
"Un...no, I think, I'm fine." Vierne said.
Later that night
Akagi: "Melissa...Are you asleep yet?"
Melissa: "...No..what is it, Milord?"
Akagi: "It's about Lict."
Melissa: "Oooo, you want some love advice-"
Akagi: "No...you're sure he could use only 3 types of magic?"
Melissa: "...I remember back then...he could use only 3 types of magic… where did this fourth one come from? Is it that bad that he doesn't even wanna tell it's name..."
Akagi: "…Is it also....because of that curse?"
Melissa: "….Let's...not talk about it."
Akagi: "Melissa?..."
Akagi quickly turned towards Melissa.
"Are you okay?" Akagi said as he touched her.
'Gasp...she's trembling....' Akagi thought "Are you...scared of that curse?"
Melissa: "....Milord, I've never asked you for anything, just this once, please listen to my wish..."
Akagi: "What is it?"
Melissa turned towards Akagi and grabbed his shirt. She clenched her fist and pushed her forehead on his chest
"Please...save Lict...I can feel his energy fading day by day....if this continues, he'll disappear forever, I don't want...him to die! I don't wanna lose a precious friend, I don't know what that 'fourth' magic is, but, but, I don't wanna see him fade away!"
"..........."
"*Sob* Sorry, it must hurt, right, I shouldn't cry"
"It's okay, It's been long since I heard you cry. Vent it all out, I'm listening."
Melissa continued crying like a child in Akagi's warm arms, tears covered her face, and her grip grew tighter.
'She's crying like a child, and that too for someone else...Melissa, you're just too kind, do you know that? Even though you don't know how to read the situations, you're never serious, you're a pervert, but....I love all that about you, I'm glad we met, I'm glad that you rely on me and only show your weak side to me, that...really makes me happy, please never change that.'
Akagi thought as he hugged Melissa tighter.
'I'm a human, my suffering is nothing compared to creatures like you, you must be suffering for so many years, so many centuries, I can't even imagine.'
'Now that I think about it, how ironic is it...It is both a blessing and a curse to feel everything, so very deeply...'
DRIP!
"*Gasp!* MILORD!" Melissa said as she suddenly got up.
"What happened?" Akagi asked as he got up too.
Melissa switched on the lights and quickly wiped her tears. "A blank space....is nearby...what should I do?" she said.
Akagi smirked and said "You know my answer."
"Understood, Milord"
-To be continued