"Why did we have to come here so early? There's no one here." My younger sister Nyssa complained for the fourth time. At first I was annoyed at her whining but as the more time passed, the more I found myself agreeing with her.
Why mother brought us with her on her way to the academy still confuses me. She said that she wanted to get an early view of the academy but what about that has anything to do with us? She could have just gone herself but insisted on bringing all three of us with her. Nico was already at the academy so she could've just given him a heads up and told him she was coming early but decided to drag us along with her.
"I would usually say that we all must follow mother's wishes but I actually find myself agreeing with you on this one little sister." Answered Nox, my younger brother as he sat in his seat with his eyes closed, completely relaxed.
Nox was always reserved to others except for family but he was just as ruthless and calculative as Nico if not more. In my opinion, the only reason why he isn't the crown prince is that he has no desire for the throne.
When I asked him why I remember him saying it was because he didn't want to be restricted by a throne and would rely on his own power. A foolish thing if I heard it from anyone else but with his strength, it was a certainty.
"Is there anyone we should keep an eye for in this batch during our first year?" I asked Nox who was the information gathering expert out of the three of us here.
Nox smiled and replied "This batch is good but they are still trash compared to us. Other than 'the seven' and whichever 'six' take those remaining spots to become part of the 'ten' everyone else is small fry but I am interested in 'him' as this will be the first time I will see 'him' in person. Even mother seemed to have a reaction when I brought him up." He said surprising me greatly.
Nox was arrogant, but it wasn't as blatant as most of the young geniuses. It was slight but you could still feel it if you ever looked at him. The only person he has ever put in his eyes is Nico, he doesn't even put that worthless scum of a genius Zantar in his eyes.
While I was interested in this new person who has caught the intrigue of my little brother, I pondered over what he just said. The seven he mentioned were the Seven Blessed by Heaven, the seven leaders of the young generation. Us royals were excluded from the list for some reason until recently with the opening of the academy the list is bound the be revised and we might see some changes. As for the ten, they are people who are as strong as the seven but can't be on the list for some reason. There are only four places taken so far and they were taken by me and my siblings. There is supposed to be a tournament between whoever feels like they can take the last six spots, those will be the ones we will be keeping an eye on.
As for the seven, I don't know all of them but what I do know is that there are three males and four females. Of them, the only one I know is Zantar while the other 2 are unknown but rumors say that one of them is the top talent of the Shadow Hydra clan. For the females, I know that 2 of them are the Dark Phoenix Princess and the top talent from the Dark Phoenix Clans but the other 2 are unknown.
I was prevented from any further thoughts when I suddenly heard the entrance of the V.I.P booth open. I along with my brother and sister turned to look at the sudden entrant only to see two people. We were nonchalant to the first person, Lorent who we all recognized as the Royal Guard Captain but it was the second person who made all three of us have wide eyes and open jaws.
I've seen handsome men. Shit, I've had a line of suitors that would make the most handsome models on Genisis look like below-average people but what came into my eyes was something else entirely.
What welcomed me was a devilishly handsome dark skin young man in a sleek black suit with sharp ears, jet black hair and slit scarlet eyes that were a prominent feature of the Black Dragons. But what shocked me the most was that even with all these features I had no idea who this guy was. Even with the amount of information that we had on the Black Dragon clan, nothing came to mind about who the person in front of me could possibly be.
While I was stunned beyond words I was snapped out of it by the sigh of my brother Nox "To think that it would be him of all people." He said as he shook his head but he still had a smile on his face and I could feel an aura of competitiveness from him as if he met a worthy opponent, which was even a bigger shock since Nox has never reacted like this to anyone, not even Nico.
"Rizen was already a problem but who would've thought we would also have to deal with him as well? Looks like things will be very exciting in the academy during our first year." Nox said but I could feel the battle intent raging from him but that wasn't what was bothering me it was the name that he said.
Rizen? No! Wait! It can't be! There's no way!
"Who is he?" I asked my brother not daring to continue further with my thoughts and hoping it was just a close friend of Rizen's
"You might have not seen the face but you have definitely heard the name. That is the Kenji's young genius, Hakari Kenji." He said with a smile that I would've never thought to have seen on his face but the answer sent me into such shock that I ignored it completely.
The Asuran Prince?!
No one in the entire federation hadn't heard of the Asuran Prince and the massacre that he and his uncle Treysin went initiated. We would get reports every day of houses from all clans in the federation being completely wiped out, some would be from a group of 15-20 people who we guess to be a secret force of the Kenji Family but what got the heads of and royals of the other clans heated was when Count and Marquis level houses were being wiped out singlehandedly by a boy who was not even fifteen.
He was a hot topic among the Royals but the only people that I knew of who knew his face were my parents and Nox. At the mention of his name, my father would slightly tremble, while my mother on the other hand just smiled with her thoughts unknown to the rest.
"Do you know anything else about him?" I asked Nox. If there was anyone who was best at gathering info other than my mother it was Nox, he seemed to have inherited that talent from her.
Nox shook his head and revealed "His strength is unknown but what I can say is that there is no doubt that he is one of the seven. As you know he broke the record for being the youngest to ever enter Arcana Condensation taking that title from the previous holder Rizen, his elder brother. He is also one of the few people who I can say is a worthy opponent and brings prestige to his clan, unlike that cunt chaser Zantar."
I shook my head as I went over the info that Nox just gave me. Hakari should be fourteen making him the youngest of this batch of students while the oldest is seventeen. There is no need to mention his talent. But if he is one of the seven then the rumors of the third of the males being the Shadow Hydra's top talent hold more value than I thought.
"Either way we must put him at the top of our list. Rizen is already a problem and even Nico is not confident in handling him even with him being the leader of the top faction of the academy. But at least we know something about him, unlike Hakari who is completely unknown."
Nox shook his head and said, "Don't worry I have some ideas." He said as he smiled "Hakari doesn't have a fiance and I saw how you were looking at him, looks like it's time for you to come in clutch." He said giving me a cheeky smile.
"You-"
"I'm joking, I would never sell my sister." He said reassuringly while I sat back down with burning cheeks.
"Don't be so fast to conclude Nihasa. Not all things are as they seem." Nox said with a mysterious smile.