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Four days had passed since the incident with the bandits. Once the caravan arrived in Falric City, Damon looked around and was astonished by the city’s infrastructure. It was 4-5 times larger than the previous city, which was understandable because Falric was the Capital of Wenshal Kingdom. The population here exceeds 50 million. Streets full of markets, high class restaurants, majestic mansions, and merchants could be seen everywhere selling monster cores and specialties they offered.
The caravan stopped at the west gate of Falric. Damon and Desil came out from the cart and was about to leave immediately for their objective when suddenly a voice rang out. “Mr. Desil!” It was the leader of the caravan, Zak. He walked in front of them and took out a little pouch and extended it forward. “Thank you for saving us from the bandits, here's 500 gold. I know for an expert like you it’s not that much, but it’s all I have. Please accept it, if it wasn’t for you sir, we would have probably not made it out alive.” In the Continent of Esterlyn, Gold was the main currency, followed by Silver. 1 gold = 1000 silver, while 10 gold can feed a small family of commoners for one month.
“Mr. Zak, thank you but I cannot accept it. Keep the gold for yourself, you will need it more than me and. I already have some with me so there’s no problem.” Desil smiled and looked at Zak. Zak was astonished and elated that he had met a man like this. He bowed and thanked Desil “I will never forget your kindness sir, thank you!” He then looked at Damon with a smile, turned, and went back to his caravan.
Damon and Desil were about to leave, but suddenly a woman's voice called out from the back. They turned around and saw Vanessa with her daughter Leyla, whom hurriedly walked towards them. “Mr. Desil, I wanted to give you my thanks for what you did, if it wasn’t for you....” She made a sad expression, thinking about what was about to leave her mouth. “Ms. Vanessa, it’s nothing much. Men should protect women, shouldn’t they? How can I call myself a man if I leave a beautiful woman such as you, in danger?” Desil assured with a smile. Vanessa, hearing this was elated and returned the Old man’s words with a wide smile. “T-thank you mister fo-for s-saving my mom.” Suddenly, Leyla came out from the back of her mother and mumbled while looking at Desil. She then looked at Damon, blushed a little and once again, hid herself. “Haha! Thank you too, young Miss.” When Desil heard her, he laughed and gave the blushing girl a gentle smile. “We need to go now, it was nice meeting you, Miss Vanessa, and you too young miss.” Desil bid goodbye then turned to leave. Damon bowed slightly before running to catch up with Desil. Vanessa took her daughter's hands and looked towards the back of the man who had saved her life. With a smile, Vanessa turned and headed to leave while hoping that she would meet them again one day.
The streets were crowded, with many people from different kingdoms. Desil and Damon were walking through the street. Damon looked at his surroundings, noticing the different types of people there were. Soon, they reached a 10 meter tall gate that was 20 meters wide. In the centre, huge letters spelled out, “Felix Institute”. Damon looked at the old man inquisitively “Desil, what are we doing here?” he asked. “I need to see an old friend of mine.” Desil replied while scanning the gates. They stopped at the entrance. “Please tell Headmaster Bastian that Desil wants to meet him.” Desil requested to the guard. The guard somehow felt that this old man was very strong, so he didn't dare to be arrogant with his words. “Please wait here, I will inform the Headmaster.” The guard clumsily opened a tiny crack of the gates, and slipped into the building.
After five minutes, the guard arrived. “Esteemed guest, the Headmaster is waiting for you in his office. Please follow me.” The guard bowed slightly and started walking into the building once more. Damon was inspecting the institute with a somewhat excited gaze. There was a huge space for students to practice, Damon saw warriors on one side practicing their swordsmanship and another side showed mages practicing their spells. They soon neared the main building. Damon looked at it and was astonished. He had never seen a building as majestic as this. It had carvings on the walls of the whole institute, which had a territory of 10 km, long and wide. The main building was 100 meters high and around 1 km in diameter. He was too busy appreciating the fine architecture to realize that they were about to reach the cabinet of the Headmaster. “Damon, wait for me here.” Desil ordered and entered the room. Damon hated waiting, but stayed nonetheless because of his fear of the old man.
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Damon was looking through the window and saw two mages sparring. Suddenly one of them muttered something and a flame in the shape of a ball appeared on his hand. “Fire Ball!!” He shouted, and shot the ball towards the direction of another student, who was standing there calmly, waiting for the fire ball’s arrival. He too muttered some words and when the ball neared him, he shouted. “Earth Wall!!” In front of him, rock came out from the ground and formed a wall, which blocked the fire ball. “So this is magic... Will I ever be able to learn that in the future?” Damon was muttering to himself while looking at two mages. Magic cannot be learned by everyone. Those who want to learn the arts of magic need to have a natural talent for it. From there, they then need to learn how to cast magic. With magic energy in their bodies, mages can cast spells and fight with it. Higher level mages are more powerful because they learn to control their magic more efficiently, and are able to control a larger amount. That is why mages have a very high reputation in the Continent of Esterlyn.
An whole hour had passed since Desil entered the headmaster’s room. Damon sat quietly, waiting. Suddenly, the door burst open, and two men came out. One was Desil, and the other was a tall, muscular man, who Damon estimated to be around 50 years old. He gave off a very domineering aura. This was Headmaster of Felix Institute, Bastian Dungstan. “Damon, greet the headmaster.” Desil smiled. “Greetings, Headmaster.” He bowed slightly and looked at the man. “Hahaha! Desil! I like him. Hello youngster, I hope that you will become our institute's star!” The headmaster had a wide smile on his face. “What?” Damon thought to himself, puzzled. He looked at Desil for an answer. “Damon, I need to talk to you.” He said and brought him into the room of Headmaster Bastian, who left.
“Damon you have great talent, and can achieve great heights. I have been with you for the last 3 years and I know how hardworking you are, but if we stay together, it will affect your growth. You need to achieve some things on your own, and if you stay with me, your talent would be wasted. There are many dangers in this world, and you will meet many difficulties. Those are the things you must face with your own strength. Only like this, will you ever become stronger, and reach the peak.” While Desil was saying this his heart ached. He didn’t wanted to leave the boy alone, but it was inevitable. He saw how the boy grew up, and loved him like his own son.
“Bastian is an old friend, so I asked him to let you to join the Felix institute, and he agreed. He will look after you, but remember that you must rely on your own strength, and not completely on other's.” While saying this he took out a pouch and placed it in Damon's hands. “Here’s some gold, use it wisely.” He stood up, walked towards the window. Desil slipped a glance towards the boy and said, “If something ever happens and you ever need my help you ca...”He stopped because he saw that Damon was smiling. Tears threatened to escape as he watched his smile. “No need, Uncle Desil. I am grateful for what you did for me these past 3 years and I will never forget everything that you did for me. You are the closest person I had as a father to me. In the future, I will become stronger and find you myself. You don’t have to worry. I understand that you are doing this for me, I will do everything myself and not let you down.” Damon promised. When Desil heard this, he ran over and hugged Damon, and whispered, "You silly boy.” There was a smile on his face, and a sign of tear in his eyes.
They came out of the room together, and headed to gates. When they arrived, the headmaster showed himself. He pulled Desil aside to discuss about something. Desil looked at Damon and said. “Boy, remember your words and don’t let me down, become powerful and stand on the peak.” When Desil ended, he once more hugged the boy tightly and left. Damon was looking at Desil’s back and a smile appeared on his face. The moment Desil disappeared, he clenched his hands and with a smile, looked at the sky. Damon turned around and looked at the Institute. This wasn't an end. It was a new beginning!