Feeling someone staring at them for too long , Kevin and Amelia turned their head towards Astrick with an annoyed look on their faces, but as soon as they recognized who it was , their eyes were opened widely as they turned their heads to each other to see if the other one is seeing the same thing they are...
"Hmph, at least they still remember me "Astrick said sarcastically as he turned his head and started moving towards the academy....
"Astrick wait..." before he took two steps he was stopped by the two that appeared instantly right infront of him, they were faster than Astrick as they were both in the demonic rank at beginner stage , which was two to three secondary ranks higher than Astrick.
Astrick tried to just ignore them and moved to the side but they blocked him again not allowing him to move.
"What ?" Astrick said with a frown while giving them a cold gaze which surprised them as they felt Astrick's disgust behind that look...
"Ah....ehm.. we just wanted to ask how have you been all these years? and you know we missed you and ...."
Kevin started talking in hopes to make the situation less awkward but he was rudely interrupted by Astrick as he said sarcastically,
"I've been better since you guys left,and I didn't miss you guys one bit , thank you for asking" Astrick didn't seem like he wanted to continue with this conversation as he walked past the two towards the academy residence.
Today there wasn't going to be any lessons as it is only for students to have an idea about the academy's structure and to settle in their new homes.
Amelia looked as if she wanted to stop Astrick but Kevin did not let her as he shook his head signaling that they shouldn't annoy Astrick or stop him.
Amelia put her head down in defeat as she watched Astrick moving away from them, she couldn't help but have this bad feeling in her heart that she has been holding for the past five years...
Eventually, she went with Kevin to find their rooms as they tried to forget and not talk about what just happened.
While so Astrick was opening the door for his new home in the academy, entering his room he was met by a simple normal apartment, it was a pretty decent place ,of course Astrick knew that the best rooms are given only to those who are at the top 50 in the academy's ranking.
Thinking of random things, Astrick started unpacking his things , then he went to get the rest of his stuff that were sent through a company.
After he got everything out , he was exhausted as he was going to bed , but on his way he saw something shiney in one of the emptied boxes.
Grabbing it , Astrick was surprised to see a ring with a skull on it.
The ring was as dark as something could be , as well as the skull, and the skull had what seems to be two black jeweleries in its eyeholes which were both somehow even darker than the skull and ring itself, the skull also had this golden crown on its head , while the rest of the ring was some golden shapes that only added to the ring's beauty.
Seeing that nice ring that seems to be very expensive, Astrick was so fascinated but confused at the same time, he liked the ring so much as it was made with his favorite two of his favorite colors, black and gold, the ring also had this charm on it that made like it even more...
As for why he was confused, it was because he doesn't remember ever buying such a ring , let alone that ring , he had almost never bought any accessories in his life because he thought they were a waste of money , but looking at the ring in his hand he wanted to change his mind about that subject....
'Anyway, did the packaging company make some mistake or something? that would be the only explanation for it , should i keep it or give it back to them?'
Astrick wondered but quickly made his decision as he thought,
" I'll just keep it for now and if they ask for it I'll give it back"
Astrick was putting the ring on his pinky finger as a familiar blue screen appeared infront of him,
[Ring of the fallen king ]
[Item type]: Artifact
[Item's rank]: ????
[Item's effects]:?????
.....
Astrick was astonished by the name of the ring and the fact that it's an artifact , but he didn't know how good it was as the system didn't really give him that much informations , so he threw it to the back of his head and went to bed with the ring on his finger.
.....
The next morning...
Astrick was standing infront of a class's door , the door had a sign which said 'class A-5', which was the class Astrick was going to be in for the next four years.
Which he'll probably spend alone with no friends , although it may seem sad , Astrick was already used to it as he lived the past five years without any friends, he would be glade if he just doesn't get bullied the same way he got bullied in those five years ...
'Hoof , this is my new life ,it has nothing to do with my past , nobody would know that I have a low talent unless I tell them'
Encouraging himself with these words , Astrick pushed the door as he went inside the class , but he stopped immediately after moving about three steps from the door.
'No,No,No, no ,why? why are they here'
Astrick saw a few students gathering between two to three seats and chatting with the students in those seats with excitement ,but Astrick was not looking towards that crowd , instead he was looking towards exactly three students that he was familiar with....
The three were Kevin , Amelia .... and Jack.
The three people he hates the most and the reason of his suffering for the past five years...
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