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Chapter 6 - Breaking the Chains

3rd of month 7 of sunfall of year 226, the day where the event at the Academy was going to be held, many students were busy completing their works so that they can get enough time to attend whole event that was going to happen at the Academy.

The outside of the Academy was filled with many huts that selling various things and foods and many games that students who aren't participating can play and enjoy the time of the events in that way, Arthur was walking around the Academy grounds and looking around on various things that are around and that how Arthur saw Lilia at far and when he was about to call and approach her, Lilia was seen was taken by someone and directed to a place where there were no one around.

Arthur was planning to do not interfere on what was going to happen to her cause they weren't that close to begin with and expect for the two times encounter they didn't share anything else to explain that they are close to each other that can make Arthur move from where he was to where Lilia was being dragged, And then his skill was activated automatically.

## [Eye That Sees All Have Been Activated] ##

And then Lilia Thoughts started shown on the status window message board.

## Why do they always treat me like this? I've proven myself over and over, but it's never enough. Just because I'm an illegitimate child, they act like I'm invisible. Even now, as a 5th Circle Mage, they don't see me. They don't respect me. They never will. All those years of study, the sleepless nights, the battles I fought alone—it was all for nothing in their eyes. They only drag me along when they need something. Do they even realize how much it hurts? Probably not. Or maybe they just don't care. I'm just a tool to them, a convenient means to an end. If only I could make them see me for who I am, and not for where I came from. Sometimes, I wonder if it's even worth trying anymore. No matter how much I achieve, it's like I'm still that unwanted child in their eyes. Maybe they're right. Maybe I'll never truly belong##

Arthur heard those thoughts and felt sorrow, anger, sadness and there weren't a any will left in those thoughts, Lilia was going through a lot in order to be acknowledged but she never felt it and instead of that as She continue growing She continue suffering more. 

``Rest assured Miss Lilia, we did not come here to hurt you'' a male attendant who was tall and aged he was around 50 by age followed by two mages of Lindsey family said as they stop middle of the two buildings with no one to be seen.

This people were Sent here by Marcella Lindsey, Lilia sister and one among people who hate Lilia the most, She is cruel and a person who hold on her pride, Marcella Lindsey she has silver tongue and cunning personality, she shows a smile to people who they have something she need and turn her back and betray you when she got your weakness this is a person Marcella Lindsey she is and among people who fell victim to her was Lilia a youngest in Lindsey family and illegitimate child of the patriarch of the family and the reason of why she hate Lilia the most is because Lilia got all from beauty to talent in magic while Marcella she is average in beauty and got talent in magic that is on par with Lilia and both of them are 5th circle mage, That is why Marcella hate Lilia she has been compared to Lilia and sometime people said that Lilia she is better than her, and as she continue growing and hear those things her hatred toward Lilia continue growing and at the end because Lilia wasn't acknowledged by her father she fell on the forest that strong monsters with influence, power and Authority was rolling around and she fell as a prey to them and that was how she begin suffering more and more and more.

The attendant who came here was one among the butlers that every children of Lindsey family was assigned one except for Lilia who she didn't have her own butler to help her during her time at the Academy for unknown reasons, and this attendant was accompanied by other two member of the Lindsey family they were two mage who are supporting Marcella and her faction within the family and help in covering and doing most of the dirty job for Marcella and this here were some of them directed by Marcella butler who is leading the faction instead of Marcella.

``Well let's go direct to the business that brings us here'' the butler said and then he continue speaking with the tone that he wasn't supposed to speak to a any of the direct descendant of Lindsey family he was disrespectful toward Lilia.

``I'm here to rely message from Lady Marcella stead'' the butler said while looking at Lilia who was looking down.

`Message my ass you come with two 6th circle mage just to rely a message?' Lilia answered him through her own thoughts like she was know what is going on but didn't want to tell them directly so she just thought it in herself.

"Do not think of joining the event and tarnish our family name by claim yourself as child from Lindsey family just stay put and let really family members do it.' That is what I was asked to rely by Lady Marcella to you'' 

"You did the same thing to me Marcella on the beginning of the first semester and my first academic year but I didn't whine because I know I was weak back then, but after those all efforts I put this past months your telling me I will not have to participate again?'' Lilia was thinking for herself with anger that it was on degree that was start showing on her face.

"Well I see your stubborn your showing your anger toward Lady Marcella words, who are you to go against Lady Marcella?'' The butler said.

"Well my Lady is a person with good insight she know this will happen that why she sent me here with some back up with another message that was meant for me and these guys'' butler said.

"If she will be stubborn don't feel sorry to break some of her bones to make her cripple for a week at least so that she will not participate in the event'' Butler said those words while giving a creep smile [Solo leveling smile reference].

"What shitty family you got there Lilia, Is this how nobles do things?'' the voice come from above one of the building and there was a man standing there in the Academy uniform while looking down on the four people at the scene while picking his nose it was Arthur.

"You what are you doing here?'' The first one to ask was Lilia she shout while looking up at Arthur.

"How did you by pass the barrier of two 6th circle mages?'' Butler shouted at Arthur while thinking at himself at the same time. "How did he cross the barrier that has been casted by two 6th circle mage mana? And he is still a student too? But I don't feel any mana come from him?'' Butler was asking himself tones of questions without answers and then he let a loudly sigh and spoke.

`It seem the mana itself failed to felt my presence that why the barrier didn't stop me well this skill [conceal] is a cheat code' Arthur thought for himself.

"It seems Miss Lilia has found herself peers that fit her, and also it seems the Magnus Academy has dropped. Accepting a student with neither mana nor aura what they were thinking?'' Butler spoke as he laughs while looking at Arthur.

``It seem you give up Lilia, it feels like this is not you at all'' Arthur ignored the butler and talked to Lilia and the butler shouted.

"You Brat you dare ignore me?'' even though he is butler he is still a butler Lindsey family so he was a 7th circle mage the bloodlust that he was imitating was on another level but Arthur didn't fell threaten at all cause he already encountered strong presence than that instead he jump from the building and land on the surface where Lilia and other were standing and all this time Lilia was silence while looking down.

`How can a mere brat like him withstand my bloodlust who he is? which family did he come from?'

"Calm down old man you will burn your brain if you think that hard any way I'm commoner so rest assured and I'm not here to fight I just come to look what you're doing to my friend'' Arthur spoke and those words caused a slight change on Lilia, she flinched and she started murmuring in low voice on her own.

`Can he read my thoughts?' Butler flinched and thought at himself.

``Friend?'' Lilia spoke in low voice that causes people around her to not hear what she was saying? It was like this word was new to Lilia who always uses her time and effort to get acknowledgment from her family and never have a time to make or form a bond of friendship with anyone.

``This is a family matter that commoner can't understand so do not interfere'' Butler said as he was looking Arthur with eyes that was full of hostility.

``Well that is not for you to decide here cause I'm not your people who you can command the way you wish, I will leave if Lilia say it'' Arthur spoke while changing his gaze toward Lilia and then Lilia was still silence.

``Let me tell you something Lilia I know a little about your condition and don't ask me how I know, so why don't you give up on your old goal and begin new goal a goal just for yourself why don't you live for yourself at least once lilia and forget about things like acknowledged'' Lilia flinched as she heard those words come from Arthur and raised her head to look at Arthur who was looking at her and by her look it was like she was asking herself how did this guy know what she going through?

``Well it's up to you to either abandon a path that you have been following until now and start making new path for yourself or just continue suffering and doubting yourself and later on come to regret on what you chose today'' Arthur continue said things that can make Lilia Choose a new path but Lilia was still silence.

``You dirty commoner don't bother yourself who will wish to abandon their family for just a mere path that has thorns and various tough challenges nobles are different from you commoners'' Butler said while laughing and Arthur thought for himself.

`Well what old man says is correct who will abandon their family like that even if they have a tough life? But it's different with Lilia it's different on what is shown on status window right now' Arthur think for himself while looking at the status window that shows following message.

## [Eyes That Sees All] Have been activated]##

##I want to live new life, I want to avenge my mom, I want to destroy that family, I want a new life, I want a new life##

Lilia was in desperate condition she wants to change but she doesn't have the courage to do so right now she needs courage to take a step, and then Arthur spoke.

``I will help you to do all those things, I will help you to take that family down and I will help you complete your revenge even though I don't know what you want to revenge against but I will be together with you until the end'' Arthur spoke while looking at Lilia and Lilia was shocked by this sudden words of Arthur she felt like toward Arthur she is naked and she can't hide anything to him.

``What bullshit are you saying you brat'' Butler shouted, it was a must situation for butler cause he has no idea on what Arthur and Lilia was talking about and then Lilia she started crying while looking at Arthur and spoke.

``I want to live a new life, sob, sob, I want to live for myself and people who are seeing me in positive way, I'm tired and I want to change'' Lilia said those words while crying and she sat down on the surface while continue crying and Arthur thought at himself.

`Take it all out you have endured enough and it's time to let go of all the things you have endured till now so cry it all out' Arthur thought while looking at Lilia and lilia was continue crying like she didn't cry for a long time and right now she is crying all out and then Someone interfered the scene and it was butler.

``Well it seem like miss lilia has decide to go against lady Marcella so I have to execute the orders that she bestow upon me, and you commoner don't resent me for what you going to suffer your foolishness brought it upon you'' Butler spoke while conjuring a spell it was ice shard a 2nd circle spell it seem he saw Arthur as a simple target and a threat Lilia who was currently in break down there wasn't a need to use any strong spell to subject them but little he did know.

``Well I must admit I can't beat the three of you on my current self right now'' Arthur spoke while turning to where Butler and other two mage stand.

``You look dumb but it seem you know your place I will spare you if you get on your knees'' Butler spoke while laughing while put his spell on standby.

``But I didn't say I don't have a way to defeat you'' Arthur spoke and make Butler flinched a little cause the vibe around Arthur changed and the air itself was trembling and butler and other two mage senses were telling them to run but they were denying it how can they be beaten by a young commoner student with no mana.

``Shut up or I will…..'' Before butler finished what he wanted to say he felt sudden chills run down his spine and skin and he saw Arthur looked changed and he was surrounded by reddish shadow and what was visible it was his eyes that were imitating white light and then Arthur Bloodlust surrounded Butler and other mages they weren't able to move or do anything they were just groaning in pain.

``Geuckk, How can a mere brat have such intense bloodlust'' Butler and other mages were groaning in pain just from Arthur Bloodlust.

Arthur then raised his hand up and clench his fist and the spell that butler casted was dissolved instantly this was 2nd circle spell nullify a spell among tons of spell that can cancel another spell.

`This a cancelation spell? How can a brat like him cast it with ease like that even high circles mages can't learn it cause it's complicated spell, and how can he use magic while he don't have mana? wait did he reach a stage where he can conceal his mana? But this is not a mere mana cancelations I can't grasp even the trace of his spell or mana, Just who did we mess with?' Butler was pounding his head without answers. 

Arthur Looked at the crying Lilia who wasn't having any idea on what was going on, she was just crying and then Status window message pop up.

## [Primus] it seem you like attention##

``What do you mean?'' Arthur asked while looking at the status window and then the answer come.

## [Primus] Didn't I tell you last time that there will be strong people on this area? ##

``Eahh I didn't do anything special what do you mean''

## [Primus] someone felt your bloodlust and he is on his way here, you don't have enough time##

``Is that so then let finish this in one go'' Arthur said as he was turning around to where the Butler and other mages where.

And then he deployed his Force field but this time with another thing in top of it.

## [Aegis Force Field Has Been Deployed][Conceal has been added to Aegis Force Field]##

And then surroundings started to change and the surroundings started to look like a battle field to be precise it started to look like a battlefield where Arthur fight on Earth there was thousands of corpse lying in the surface and Arthur was floating in air while a circle [ornate aureole] was starting gaining light behind his head it was a sign that represent him as a God, six pair of wings were formed behind Arthur back and Butler and the mages were start trembling and the butler was first to speak.

``You who are you? And what is this place?'' Butler asked after Arthur released his Bloodlust.

## [Conceal has been applied to Lilia][Aegis has acknowledge Lilia as Ally] ##

After this message pop up Arthur spoke in his true voice.

[Who gave you permission to open your dirty mouth inside my Domain?] Arthur true voice was heard through whole area that was surrounded by his domain and butler and the mages were groaning in pain and they started coughing blood and scream in pain and then Arthur spoke again.

[Sleep] Arthur true voice was heard as he commands Lilia to sleep and within a second Lilia fall asleep and Butler spoke again like he didn't hear the warning.

``You foolish brat using this much power might let it be felt by other people they will be here soon and they will come and rescue us and….'' Before butler finished Arthur spoke.

[You talk too much] [Kneel] Arthur commanded and the three people knelt down and then Arthur approached them and places his hand on the butler head and spoke.

[Well let me tell you a little something before I do what I want to do]

[You will never be rescued from inside here because this place doesn't exist in their eyes and they can't enter until I wish for them to enter so forget about leaving this place]

``What kind of bullshit is that?'' Butler shouted while kneeling down and then Arthur spoke.

[That enough for chit chat now hear my command and execute them]

[Go and tell the one you're calling Marcella that to do not approach Lilia again or else I will come looking for her and after relying the message your mana will explode and that mean your whole body too]

``Your wish is my command'' Butler eyes changed and started glowing red as he say that while other mages were shocked and panicking and started to shout and calling for the butler.

``Butler what is going on?'' One of the mage shouted while calling for butler and then Arthur spoke.

[Now the two of you perish] Arthur commanded and the two mages started perishing from the existence they were dissolving like they weren't exist to begin with.

``Ahhhhhh what is happening to us'' The mages shouted as they witness there body changing into powder and then they perish complete.

[Now Primus where are they the one who are after my bloodlust?]

##[Primus] It seem they are near this place but conceal hide your presence and your domain so you have to move you have already exhaust your divine energy so cancel the Domain and move before they come##

Primus was right Arthur was currently bleeding from his nose and then followed by coughing blood, he wiped the blood in his mouth and nose and then ordered last command.

[Butler when I cancel the Domain go to Marcella direct] [Erase] After issuing that command all trace of magic used here or divine energy was erased it was like there wasn't a fight occurred here and then Arthur coughed again blood and then he wiped it and cancel the Domain while heading where Lilia was lying and Butler started walking his own away I think he was heading to Marcella.

## [Aegis Force Field Have Been Canceled][Lilia Conceal Has Been Canceled]##

After that Arthur carried Lilia and started moving toward the Dorms.

….

`What was that intense Bloodlust even me I don't have that intense and dense bloodlust' a man in long black cloak that cover his face and he was thinking for himself while running on various places like looking for something and then he stopped somewhere it was a place where there wasn't no one around it was in the middle of two buildings and the place where Arthur was just few minutes ago.

`It felt like there is something here but I don't feel anything or trace of a bloodlust come from here' a man thought for himself and then continue asking himself 

``Am I imagine things'' as he said that two knights come running while shouting.

``Patriarch we didn't find anything that side too? What about you?'' One of the knights asks the one ask was knight order captain of knights of Gwendolyn family Tristan Everhart and the man on the cloak was the of course the duke and the Patriarch of Gwendolyn family.

``I didn't get anything here too, I think I am imagine things lets return'' Duke Ulysses Gwendolyn spoke as he turn and they start return to where they come from.

….

``Lady Marcella Butler has returned and he said he has something to report to you'' one of Marcella attendant inform Marcella who was sitting in the chair crossing her legs and look down on people as are tools and things that didn't deserve to look at her, Marcella was average beauty who was complete different from Lilia her hair was black the hair color that represent the Lindsey family and for her beauty there were nothing to note her eyes were black as well.

``Let him come in'' She said in cold voice to attendant who brings information and then the attendant left a room and a man in suit entered through the door and then he went directly in front of Marcella without greeting her and he started talking.

``He said that you shall not approach Lilia again if you approach her he will come for you'' The butler said while looking at Marcella at her eyes, Marcella was pissed off how can a low status like him talk to her like that while looking at her eyes directly and then Marcella shouted at butler.

``You how dare you….''Before she finished what she wants to say butler appearance started to change he started to swallowing and then a explosive sound was heard.

KABOOMMM!!! Splat, Splat.

``Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh'' Marcella screamed as she was covered by blood on her whole body.

The explosion was from butler body and the blood that splat after the explosion all land on Marcella body, as she screamed various knights of Academy and mages that were meant to protect Marcella run on the room and found the scene there the room was covered in blood and Marcella was covered in blood and was left dazed she didn't move an inch after she screamed and the mages and her attendants started to call her.

``Lady Marcella get a grip'' they shouted and shouted but Marcella wasn't looking okay after various attempt of calling her she finally get a grip and return on her normal state she looked at the room and saw blood everywhere and this time she fainted.