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Chapter 18 - First Lunch

The Student Council Members joined us for our first lunch break.

They pulled out each set with me and Eriko sitting next to each other Ezekiel across from us with Faith sitting next to him. Luna is sitting next to Faith, Axel is sitting next to Eriko, and Ceaser is sitting next to Axel with Issac across from him, on the other hand, Albeck sits on the other end sitting next to Issac. 

Ceaser is fully invested in his book that he reads in one hand, while he eats with the other hand. We all continue to eat our lunch normally. The awkwardness on this table is sticking out like a sore thumb. Finding out the fact an evil organization is trying to kidnap you for reasons unknown. 

"So how is everyone's first day?" Luna tries to break the ice. 

SCREECH

The noise the chair made at the end of the table.

"Hey, you leaving already man?" Ezekiel speaks up. "Am done eating" he speaks in a normal monotone voice as he walks away.

"Albeck Reigns. Strong. Quiet." a voice lets out. As I pointed my line of sight at the end of the table it was Ceaser.

I observe his posture, his attitude, and his outfit. 

My first impressions...

He's weird. I mean walk kind of person reads a book while he's eating. What is he reading? I thought to myself. I try to squint my eyes to get a better look. 

Axel stands and breaks the silence "Am sorry for my outburst in the headmaster's office that was very uncharacteristic of me to do so. My apologies." 

Luna speaks up "No it is our fault as well for not being serious about it."

"We were just trying to lighten up the mood in that room" Faith adds on. 

Myself Eriko and Ezekiel smile. 

"It's fine Axel," I say. "It's alright Prez" Ezekiel nonchalantly says. "I can understand why you felt like that."

"Woah did I miss something" a voice speaks up with an arrogant voice. I turned to my left at the end of the table it belonged to Issac DiAngelo the Treasurer. "The president is angry that a rare sight," he says as he rests his head on his fist. 

"It regarded the Twelve Star Mages" Ceaser speaks. 

"Oh, that means my dear sister is in trouble," Issac says while resting his head on his palm.

"Why is she in trouble?" I ask.

"She's a Twelve Star of course," he remarks.

Ezekiel, Myself, and Eriko turn in shock.

"Your sister is a Twelve Star?!" Eriko asks. "Another one, I can fight, which one is she?" Ezekiel says.

"The 7th Star, The Justice, Libra, Johanna DiAngello" Although she doesn't live in here in Aiz she lives in the east Zellar Home of "The Court of Mages" that she is currently on. A perfect fit if you were to tell me.

"Court of Mages?" I speak aloud. 

"You dont know? Well, it is a trial that every mage who gets arrested my sister has a key role in that committee."

"Shouldn't you be more worried about here?" Eriko asks.

"Well, she's strong, especially with the group she associated with" Issac states. "Way stronger than me" as his tone of voice changes. 

We watch as Issac's expression from this arrogant dude to a sadder expression. 

"You are not weak. You are strong. Thus the reason why YOU are on the council."Ceaser speaks up.

Luna speaks "Caeser is correct your here for a reason Issac"

"C'mon Issac have more faith in yourself" Faith speaks.

"Without your magic today Issac we couldn't have pulled off that demonstration earlier in the day," Axel says.

"So he was the one who created the illusions," I said to myself.

The four council members cheer up their treasurer.

"Thanks," Issac says as he smirks. 

"Hey I see what you did th-"

"Be quiet You running the moment" Faith says.

"Hmph" Ezekiel continues to eat his food. 

"Wait don't you guys think it's too much of a coincidence to have 4 let alone 3 Twelve Star Mages be this close to each other?" I ask.

"Well, I am not too sure that can be said about the other regions" Axel speaks up as he adjusts his glasses "It turns out the other three regions all have at least 2 Twelve Star Mages"

The three of us listen intently.

"Starting from Aiz we have Leo, Virgo, Aquarius. In the east Zellar, there is Issac's sister Libra and Gemini the last report had them located there, in the North in cold mountains of Falos the are three academy students like yourselves Aries, Sagittarius and Capricorn, lastly in the west region Boundera the scorched land there is Tauros, Cancer, and Scorpio.

"What happened in Boundera? Why is it called the scorched land?" I ask.

Sand then begins to form on a table. "What is this?" I ask myself as I follow the trail of sand to its user Ceaser Bellamere. Using the sand Ceaser was able to sculpt and depict what he was explaining. 

"Boundera was once a beautiful place where everyone lived in harmony a very lustrous and vibrant place. Until the war broke out many many years ago. The Battle of the Overlords. Basically, the Overlord of Death attempted to whip all mages off the face of this planet by reviving the Demon Lord. Many places were affected. Boundera was one of the places. Although there is an academy looked there it's not the best."

"Thank you for your knowledge Ceaser" Axel and Luna thank him.

"It's always good to have you explain things it sometimes gets all wonky for me and I get headaches," Issac exclaims.

"He ain't called our Historian for nothing," Faith says.

"Hopefully we can visit this Boundera place 

"Wait hold on. Seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven. There is still one missing" Eriko says as she counts with her hands.

"Hold up maybe you miscounted!" Ezekiel says.

"Please be quiet," Eriko says.

"Yes, the Twelve Star Pisces," Axel says.

With all this knowledge flowing in I cannot help but feel a strong gaze from somewhere. Ever since we entered the dining room I've been feeling it. Where? Where? Where? As my eyes begin to wander.

There I said.

On the other side of the room, I see a familiar face gazing at us as we speak.

It was the fellow exempt mage Rose Providence who was supposed to fight Eriko but it got interrupted. Is that why she was glaring I wondered. 

She was surrounded by a couple of other girls with different colored hairstyles. Perhaps her friend group I thought to myself. I watched as she got off her seat and continued to walk in our direction. "Oh no," I said to myself. As she left the table a few of her friends followed her.

STEP STEPS STEP

"May we help you ladies with something?" Issac asks.

"Scoff We're not too here to speak with you DiAngello" the girl with dark purple hair speaks.

Everyone at the table turns their attention to Rose. 

"Ah, I know what you want you wish for a duel with me" Eriko stands and walks here. 

"Yes, I do" Rose speaks as she's followed by her friends.

"That's not very fair 3 on 1" Faith stands. "Gang mentality is not the way to go." Luna stands. 

The six girls make a scene in the dining hall as all the focus seems to be on them.

"Girls, how about we take this outside?" Axel speaks. "Perhaps in the courtyard?"

"We shall go"

"We all have 10 minutes left of lunch. Please make it quick. Or else am going to right you up" Axel says.

We head on outside as the matchups get set. The girls get separated into two areas. The 1v1 with Rose and Eriko. It's a 2v2 with Faith and Luna taking on the white-haired and purple-haired girl.

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Moments before.

"Oh, there goes Class 1A Albeck Reigns. Did he really beat that Twelve Star Mage?"

A group of girls observe Albeck as he leaves the dinning hall. 

One girl spots something wrong. 

"Rose Rose you're not eating?" a girl says with pink hair.

"What are you looking at a pretty guy where is he where is he? another asks with short yellow hair. 

"Hmm doesn't seem like it" the one with purple hair speaks up.

"Oh isn't that Eriko and the Student Council? What business do they have together? Is she going to join?" the white-haired girl speaks up.

"The fact she skipped out of our duel and now she shes going to join the student council"

STARE

"Oh, that boy isn't that" the white-haired girl speaks.

"Valerus Marina he got a pretty good showing today even though he's an Irregular," Rose said to himself. "He's pretty close with Twelve Stars Eriko and Ezekiel they arrived and basically left together to our class," Rose says.

"That's it" Rose stands up. "Am not going to wait to prove myself any longer"

"Prove? Prove what?" the pink-haired girl asks.

"Weren't you listening to what I was saying earlier Azalea" Rose scolded her. 

"Hey chill out Rose that's how she is" the yellow one comforts Azalea.

"Ugh just stay here with her Sunneta"

Azalea pouts at Rose as she gets her head patted by Sunneta.

"Come with me Lily, Bella."

"Ha I guess we gotta flower here," Lily says.

"I just wanted to have a relaxed first day oh well. She's always like this she gotta prove to herself that she's one of the best " Bella speaks as they both follow Rose to the table. 

"That's the one thing I like about her she pushes us. She's hard on us. But that's who she is. She's determined to prove herself that she can hang with a Twelve Star Mage." Lily says.