Prologue

*Cough* *Cough*

Pain

Pain was the only thing I could feel.

It tasted iron in my mouth and felt heavy in my body.

I slowly lose consciousness as I looked onto nothingness.

There were certain things stabbing in my body which I if knew correctly were steel bars that had fallen from the roof of our gym building.

"Ugh..."

'Am I going to die already?' was the only thing in my mind when suddenly someone I knew appeared from my view. It was unexpected but it made me smile a little for a reason even I do not know. Maybe somewhere in my mind I felt comfort sleeping with someone I know near me or in how it would turn out I would be having a very long sleep already.

"Condition level: Brink of death

Injuries sustained: Fatal

Estimated time till death: 6 minutes 43 seconds

Master what should I do?"

I was shocked hearing the monotonous voice coming out from someone I knew but I don't have enough energy left to speak out for the pain I feel increases only as the time passes. I don't know what to do already and my mind is only screaming to end this pain I feel.

"Are you an idiot? Go save him!"

I heard another voice, it was from someone I knew but this time my vision had already turned white but I know never in my life would I forget that voice.

Suddenly another explosion happened and caused the ground to shake. It caused the metal bars stabbed in my body to shake which caused me more hellish pain.

"AAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!"

I could only howl in pain after it happened. I do not know what do already I just want this to stop when suddenly I heard a question in a monotonous voice.

"I ask of you, do you want to live?"

A second of silence passed but I can't mutter even a single word already because of the pain I feel.

"No, let me rephrase that according to recent events"

Another second of silence

"Do you want to die?"

Chapter 1

Part 1

Being a magician involves a vast array of steps and a huge amount of knowledge to absorb and to master. No known human being was recorded in the history and have been said to master all kinds of magic. The main reason why this didn't happened was because as humans evolved to adapt so is magic.

Magic can already be found in records of history since the ancient times. It is because having magic can only be done if you are a born to be one meaning that you're body is compatible in controlling the souls around you and create different arrays of spells. These spells can be broken down into three kinds of main classifications. It is said that a genius was born to control all three, a hard worker has what it takes to do at least two and a normal born mage was capable of doing at least one of the three.

Speaking of those three types of magic

Type A - Focuses on alteration which as the name speaks of itself alters non living objects structures but for a higher or miracle level type of magic in history or fairy tales there were records of alteration in human beings. Of course alteration could be done in many ways but the type A uses magic of Suflet also known as soul to alter an objects structure.

Type B - Also known as the creation was the rarest among the three types of magic. This was where the affinity comes into place. Affinity was ones compatibility with a specific magic. The Suflet released by the person creates a temporary object which is neither rejected nor agreed onto by the worlds rule, 'Nothing can be created nor destroyed', but this object created can't be denied by the world and can only be denied by the caster. One could see this having the same concept as alteration but Type-B magic focuses on ones compatibility with ones affinity.

All human beings have affinity to a single object but the method of turning ones Soul/Suflet into a useful lump of matter was hard.

Type C - The last of the three types which is the most common also known as 'Control'. As the name implies it mainly focuses on controlling objects like witches and wizards does in fairy tales. The main point of this magic is getting ahold of the Suflet that resides in the surroundings and controlling it to ones desire. It does not create nor alter but only control or move. It mainly focuses on elements around us but it can also be used on different things depending on the magicians level.

The three types of magic can be subdivided and subdivided again for there are infinite possibilities in the world of magic which is why as said in the history starting from the discovery of magic comes with different benefits and consequences.

Magic has been present from the start and it could be classified as what we call as 'Power'. In born magicians call it as the 'Concept of Soul'. Having power means having responsibilities. Due to having few people born to be magicians in the ancient time it has been recorded that they abused this power in order to gain control of something big like countries.

Historical figures such as Hitler, King Arthur, Odin and such can be classified as people who gain control using this power. It is up to the people on how to classify them if they see it as good or not and it can be assumed that not all people are happy about this turn of events.

Due to in born magicians/Changers abusing their power and having their ego grow due to being special certain groups of people having no compatibility with magic start their own revolt due to being tired of having their lives controlled by others.

These people are called 'Engineers' they discover the power of technology and created a way of making a normal human being stand head to head against a Changer.

The start of technology was also the start of the split between normal human beings and in born magicians. There were other people who are neutral but they were only a few of the majority of those who can't accept the other side. This cause a split in countries and certain large scale wars was recorded in history till it led to the people living in two different kinds of countries.

Of course having the discovery of technology and knowing that there was a way to be on top the goal of normal human being of being equal footing with the Changers change to being the better ones. This caused another war on seeing who the one superior was.

Discrimination on the opposing side arises and caused the split of countries having such countries specialize only in technology and one that focuses on magic. There were no known records of countries being neutral and having both develop technology and magic. The discrimination that could be seen was so cruel that it was better to die which is why the establishment of the stronghold of the two groups was strong.

This country where the Magi University resides called 'Sealo' was one of the world powers where the magic have developed to a greater state already. There were also other world powers and these were split into two groups with certain countries only having people called Engineers and countries having people called as magicians.

Part 2

*Pit* *Pat* *Pit* *Pat*

*Wsssssssh*

The sound of whistling like small firecracker could be heard in a dark chemistry room. All lights were closed and at the centre of the front row there lays a red light glittering and swaying side to side, a flame. It floats a top a shadow and second by second it grows little by little.

"Channeling Suflet"

The hand below the flame glows a little then burst into a mini firestorm that still swirls atop a single hand.

"Distinguishing the Shape"

Flames that wildly swirl suddenly came to a halt and form into a shape of sphere. It floats a little higher and glows a little brighter which cause the room to be well lit. Faces of teenagers could be seen focusing on the lady at the front.

She had a mature look, sharp eyes matching her raven dark black long hair tied into a single ponytail. One can obviously guess that this place was a class and an experiment was currently being done which caused those serious looks given by the teenagers. A heavy aura could be felt inside the room and all students were focused on observing the steps in creating a flame.

The students of the Magi University were well known for their high achievements in societies. Graduates from this school achieve high positions in their work which is why all students here are known to be hard working. Many geniuses could be found in the school which also boosted its reputation.

With their professor the head chief of the CC department also known as the Chemistry Changer department an important subject for all aspiring magicians/Changer all students here wear a serious look and slowly memorize the step by step procedure being done.

The instructor named Maria El Noilhe smiled as she observe the swirling fire in her hands

"Division of souls"

The fire ball that lit up the whole room then divided into smaller fireballs and flew in front of each of the student. It lost its light for a second but then glowed brighter after that giving lesser light.

Maria El Noilhe, also famous in the title of Chief Maria of the Flames stands proudly after showing a very precise control in her magic speaks with a hint of boast and authority in her voice.

"Now as you observe no magic is done best if you're still learning it without using chants, memorize the four chants I said and-"

*BOOOOOM!*

The dark room that is only being lit up by Maria's fireballs received light from the sealed door at the lower right at the back of the room as it suddenly burst in flames

"Ouch! Fire fire fire!!"

A male voice could be heard from the smoke entering the door at the back. It can be heard that he was in pain obviously with the cause of fire.

"Eh? What did I do wrong I thought I chanted all of Maria's spells correctly"

Another female voice was heard but opposite to the male voice this female voice only had a hint of confusion.

"What did you do Shiro!?-"

Worry could be heard from the male's voice as he called to his female friend name Shiro but was cut off when a louder voice resounded.

It was the voice of the Chief instructor

"SHIRO! KURO! STAY WHERE YOU ARE!"

Already knowing the famous name of the most troublesome duo in the school Maria called up to them all the while summoning her familiars.

With a simple snap of fingers two small familiars appeared. With a shape of a human standing on two legs all the while having its face covered with a mask it bent its knees and a glow could be seen gathering in the soles of its feet. After a second of silence the gathered Suflet exploded which gave the two humanoid familiars a boost in speed.

*Pssssssmmmmmm*

*BOOOOM*

"KURO YOU'RE SO SLOW!!"

Frantic voices could be heard outside while confusion, angry remarks could be heard inside. A vein could be seen protruding at the head of the instructor showing how mad she was. But this was just another normal day inside the Magi University.

Part 3

*Pat* *Pat* *Pat*

Two figures could be seen running in the hallway of the school leading to the fire exit. One was a tall teenage boy having jet black hair, orange irises, light brown skin and a small build. Next to him was a small teenage girl having long pure white hair, blue irises, white skin and also a small build. Both were wearing the white uniforms of the Magi Academy.

Their small build help built up their speed better due to less weight but it could be seen that the girl was faster in running while the teen male was being left behind.

After making a sharp turn to the left the two had reached the exit but both were still being chased by the humanoid familiars.

*Pant* *Pant* *Pant*

After a second of exhaustion both climb the steel fence of their school only to be blasted by the familiars destroying the fence. This made the two tumble but both surprisingly recovered quickly as two shiny silver blade appeared out of nowhere and stab the legs of the two familiars making them immobile.

After a second of smirking towards the two Shiro pulled Kuro's hand making him stumble

"Owahh...wait! Wait!"

"You're so slow Kuro, Maria-nee's going to catch us!"

"Whose fault do you think it was in the first place? I told you we can't sneak on her time during class you know?"

"And who was it that came with me and didn't object a single word?"

"But I was told to keep you out of trouble right?"

"I'm not causing any trouble it just happened that the spell failed"

"That's what trouble means you know!"

"Hmph..!"

Having been ignored the two lost sight of what was in front of them because of their never ending banter. This caused them a lot since they were suddenly put to halt as they bump into something.

""EH!""

Much to the shock of the two what was in front of them were three more familiars they knew too well. It was the familiar of Maria, their teacher at the Magi Academy and also their guardian.

Three more blades appear out of nowhere as Shiro raised her hand.

Shiro and Kuro El Noilhe were what the academy called the Yin-Yang Duo. Both were the most troublesome student which was literally the opposite of one another. While Shiro was a talented, mischievous teen girl Kuro was a drop-out with no talent at all when it comes to magic other than boosting his natural strength and a docile type of person.

Shiro knows all three types of magic but she is only adept to Type-B which is creation. Her affinity with Earth and Steel lets her creates swords, guns, shields, any weapon she could imagine as long as its substance was earth or steel. She could also control the element of earth but other than that she sucks at it which was the main reason of her failure during the incantation of a fire spell. Though that didn't stopped her from learning it. She's one many would called a crazy weird genius also because of mastery in chantless magic.

Opposite to the white yang the black haired teen Kuro was a talentless teen who knows the concept of soul and though born with magic blood he could only do the Type-A magic which is alteration. It is also limited to simple alteration for his alteration could only be what we call as boost because he could only do it to himself. He could boost his natural strength which in the society could be called as useless since it is plausible to strengthen oneself naturally by continuous exercising. He does not have an ounce of talent when it comes to other types of magic and he doesn't have any known affinity. Though also a master of chantless magic since the magic he knows is limited in the first place which made him being able to enter the magi academy.

The two were the only troublesome students that could be found in the university though the reason why they were still accepted was because of their guardian Maria El Noilhe which was a chief in the school. The two were orphans adopted by her.

As a glow appeared on the soles of Kuro's feet, swords appeared on both palms of Shiro with three more three different kind of steel weapons floating above her.

After a second of silence the clash between the five began.

With another boost in Suflet the familiars run towards the two with their hands extended and their palms opened. What can be found in the center of their palm was a steel circle dyed black which was one of the famous magic of Maria. Though this was the weaker version, a touch of this would cause an alteration in one's body making it heavier. Many see it as Maria controlling the gravity around a field of environment but the two knows well since she was their foster parent and they know that a touch of those things would be a fatal drop in their speed which was their trump card.

Kuro was able to avoid the extended hand that was aimed to him and what can be found in his hands were steel tonfas created by Shiro having its edge shaped into a blade. With a little turn to the right he was able to avoid the arm of the familiar going through the side of his face with only an inch of space between them.

Sounds of steel clashing with rocks could be heard in the track field as the five figures continued to clash.

With a single swipe towards the familiar and a little boost in momentum Kuro was able to finish off one familiar. It dropped onto the ground for a second before it turned to dust.

Smiling triumphantly for his victory he turned to Shiro only to see her blowing the smoke coming from the tip of her gun with the other two familiars lying on the ground slowly turning into dust with bladed weapons stabbed in their body and holes in their head.

*Smirk*

Disintegrating the sword and gun in her hand she smiled as she stomped on the familiars.

"These things are a piece of cake I wonder how Maria became famous with these things?"

Looking onto Kuro, Shiro shook off the dust that built up on her clothes during her fight with the familiars.

"I don't know-"

"It is because I can make an army of them"

The two froze up hearing another voice.

Both instinctively jump back only to feel their bodies becoming heavier second by second.

"Uhh...Why are you here?! You're supposed to be at the classroom right?"

"Right Kuro?"

"Hey! Why are you ignoring me you witch!....Oops...uhhh"

*sigh*

"I think I have to alter that sharp tongue of yours young lady. Is that how you treat your guardian?"

"Uhh...I'm sorry!! just please let us go!"

"And you're still shouting back huh?"

"She's unreasonable let's go Kuro"

Grabbing his partner's hand she made a boost in speed by unearthing a portion hitting her feet making an escalation in momentum.

As the two made a lift through the air and escape something suddenly changed.

With a single swipe of Maria's hand in the air in front of them a sudden change in gravity was felt and they were dropped to ground with their consciousness blank.

Part 4

*Sigh*

"I told you we could just ask her to teach us at home"

"Hmph!...and all she teaches us at home is basics, basics and basics!"

"Basics are important right? It is the foundation of all complex spells"

"I know it's important but doing it repeatedly is just a waste of time, did you improve in anyway?"

"Uhh-"

Standing in front of the door inside the faculty where the two troublemakers holding a book above their head. This was their punishment from the disaster that they made a while ago. This was a light punishment compared to the normal one done especially when it was Maria who would be ordering it. The usual was supposed to be something as heavy as cleaning all the glasses of all buildings or mopping all five floors. The reason was because the real punishment was they won't have any lunch time.

*Bonk!* *Bonk!*

"And here I said to reflect and repent! By the way, do you know how important the basics is especially when using magic in real life environment compared to when you are at school?"

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The two froze up knowing who it was, they were silent both because of fear and shame.

*Sigh* "And I was your personal instructor at home? What more could you ask for?"

"But you're just making us do the basics do you want us to learn?"

Leaning her head and making an eye to eye contact Maria glared.

"Are you questioning my teachings?"

"Uhh...n-not that! But we've been doing the basics for months already after you agreed on teaching us! I think we're ready enough to do a complex spell"

"Oh really? Then why don't we test that. Create a weapon you're always so proud of"

"Hmph if it's that simple I could make tons of it, how many do you want?"

"Give me your best and strongest weapon and we'll see if you master the basics"

With a simple snap of her fingers Shiro materialized a long dual blade which fell on the ground with a loud noise.

"Now pick that up"

Kuro could only observe and didn't know where this was heading while Shiro could only obey her guardian-teacher.

"Then what?"

"Look closely into you're sword"

"What? What's the purpose of that?-"

As she was about to object again she saw something which made her eyes wide. Her hands glowed for a moment but it eventually diminished and then she hid her sword at her back.

"You're too obvious you know? See? I said to create you're best weapon right? And you chose sword as the weapon. Now notice the flaws in your bladed weapon? You might be an expert in chantless magic but you're not an expert in the basics"

Seeing as no one would reply to her she continued.

"There are many flaws in the weapon you created. I'm sure I've missed some of them but many could be seen in the naked eye. Now this sword is created by the use of a complex spell but you're only able to do it easily because of your affinity with steel and earth but that doesn't mean you've perfected it. Now give me that sword"

Hanging her head down she finally gave up.

"See this crack here at the hilt and at the neck of the blade? If this is your best weapon then go back and do some studies more. Do you know why it cracked?"

"No..."

"It is because you poured too much Suflet when you created that sword. You may not have noticed it but when you create a weapon in a short moment without focused I'm sure those weapons are either to thin, too many cracks, too brittle or more so because of your lack of control in the Suflet supplied"

"Then what should I do?"

"That is where the basics come in. What I've been making you do is to collect the right amount of Suflet to make an orb of light right?"

"You mean this one?"

Feeling left out Kuro produce a small orb of light in his palm and showed it to the two.

Following after him was Shiro who then produced an orb of light with the same size as instructed to them daily.

"Yes, now I said that the size was important right? After weeks of trials you two were able to perfect the size of that orb. A complex magic starts with that basic gathering of Suflet. Without the proper amount of Soul provided for the spell it would go all haywire and be ruined which could either make it fail or cause other consequences"

Extending her hand out to the two she continued

"Gathering Suflet"

An orb of light appeared in her hand

"Channeling Suflet"

A single second had passed when the orb of light flicked fire for a second before it turned into an orb of flame.

As what the two who were secretly observing what happened a while ago they have guessed how it would have turned out.

The orb of flame that was simply staying still then burst and swirl into a mini storm of fire.

"Distinguishing the shape"

The storm of fire that was wildly swirling then calmed down.

"Now this is where this spell ends but it depends on the caster on what to do with this"

The two stayed silent having looks of amazement in their eyes. It is rare for Maria to do this kind of things in front of the two. All the complaints that Shiro had for her was gone the moment her teachings began.

"This is what happens when you add more Soul to the spell"

Though the fire was still calm it became larger as seconds by seconds passes by. After it was twice as large as it was before it stopped growing and stayed still.

"And this is what happened when you diminish the Suflet you provide"

It became small as a short amount of time passed. It eventually reached half of its original size.

"Now what you gather to create the spell is the soul coming from the environment called Ru, this is the foundation of the spell. What you add to strengthen the spell is called Dou which is the soul of the caster. The Dou in each person in born to a magician shouldn't be nonexistent. Even with those who call themselves a untalented-"

Kuro felt chills as he saw Maria eyeing him.

*Sigh* "I told you that it's not all about talent but hardwork, do you hear me? Hardwork. It is because every person born to be a magician, meaning having a lineage in their ancestors which I'm sure you two have, have the ability to sense the Soul of Nature or know the 'Concept of Soul'. Knowing how to sense it is what differs you from a normal person. So don't go moping and calling yourself a failure even if you have little to no Dou inside. No person born to be a magician don't have enough bone to be one unless they themselves give up on it first"

Seeing him smile she continued knowing the two would just stay still without any proper instructions.

"Now since you two badly want to learn a complex spell try doing what I taught to the 'Honor Class' only 4 out of 40 of them did it because of them forgetting all the basics"

Shiro made a difficult face first before pouting then before getting annoyed then finally let out what she was thinking.

"But Maria-nee...uh...I did it earlier right? And you saw what happened?"

"Clearly you did a poor job in casting that spell why not try it again?"

"Hmm mmm"

Raising her hand she started chanting the spell. Kuro would've done the same if not for Maria raising her hand as if telling him to stop first.

"Gathering Suflet"

An orb of light appeared in Shiro's hand

"Channeling Suflet"

A flick of fire appeared before Shiro's orb of light before it turned into an orb of flame.

Shiro smiled for a second before it turned into a frown after she noticed something was wrong.

It was becoming hot near Shiro, the temperature was rising passing normal levels and the orb she did grows larger and larger by second.

As it was about to explode Maria intervened

"Respinge!"

With a glow of her hand Shiro's orb disappeared.

Sagging her shoulders she sighed.

"What did I do wrong? I thought I placed the right amount of soul this time. I focused on the size as you said"

"You are not wrong with what you did but you poured too much flame soul when you turned the normal soul into an element. Remember you just need a little amount of flame soul when turning the nature's soul into the element you desire, just think of it as a starter"

"Like this?"

Much to the surprise of the two what appeared in Kuro's hand was an orb of flame albeit a little smaller than what Maria and Shiro did but still it was calm in nature unlike the one Shiro did which was wildly dancing. It seems he was murmuring the chants while Maria was discussing her tips on how to do it.

"See it's easy when you understand. What I did make you realize when doing the basics again and again that when casting it is not right to pour too much but it could also cause failure of pouring too less soul into it"

Pouting, she looked annoyed at the two before extending her hand and chanting the spells one by one speedily.

Shiro smiled as an orb of flame appeared at her extending hand.

She smiled triumphantly as she looked at Shiro who's orb was a little smaller than hers.

"See both of you could do it if you try and LISTEN"

""Yes mam!""

Part 5

"Mouuu...I'm hungry...she hold us up till the last minute. Let's cut classes Kuroooo..."

"Do you want to be punished again? If we do that our homeroom teacher will report it to her"

"But I'm hungry...H-U-N-G-R-Y!"

"Quit acting like a kid Shiro let's just hurry *Growl*"

"Ah...hahahaha see? You're hungry too. Come on let's just buy even a bread we won't be late if we do that"

...

Arriving at the classroom the two entered with bread in their hands.

Shiro was munching, happily taking her time while Kuro was eating as fast as he can at the same time looking at the clock at the front of the classroom.

The happy aura had an abrupt change when the two entered.

It was mainly because they were known as the troublemaker duo, though it was mostly Shiro but when she was there Kuro was there also.

All went silent as the two entered. Everyone whispering among themselves while the two apple of the eye were already used to it just continued ignoring it.

"OI SHIRO KURO! HERE! WHERE'D YOU GO?"

Though there were two exceptions among those who were avoiding them.

"You're so noisy Sheena, we just dropped by somewhere"

While Shiro annoyingly answered their friend Sheena Kuro just nodded to the two and continued munching on his bread.

"I heard that you caused trouble for Ms. Maria again. If you keep doing that you may get a suspension especially because every time you cause trouble you also damage the properties near you"

The second philosophical voice belonged to their female friend wearing glasses named Crea.

Sheena was a teen girl having bright red hair and a very cheeky demeanour, very the same as Shiro, but she was taller than her.

Crea was a quiet girl with light blue long hair and a very quiet and calculating personality, almost the same as Kuro.

For some reason because of a certain incident out of school the four have been closed friends since then. Even though the two were the most troublesome duo and the other two female students were leaders of the student council they still kicked off well.

"So what did you do this time?"

"You two always create tons of paperwork for me" *Sigh*

Sheena and Crea looked tiredly at the two.

The two could only smile awkwardly as a sweatdrop appeared on their forehead.

Scratching her neck Shiro forced a smile.

"We were just visiting Maria-ne-Uh Ms. Maria and learned some new spells. When I tried it and it fail and everything goes on as you have heard"

"So that was why you went missing during homeroom"

"Technically speaking they didn't went missing since it is already an everyday occurrence"

"We were just supposed to go to the rest room, well she is while I go get some things in my locker when we passed by Ms. Maria and saw her teaching magic and then she insisted on staying on and eavesdrop"

After a second of silence Kuro went rigid and then shocked then worried.

"Wha! I forgot to deliver something to Ms. Maria. I got to go I'll be sure to be back as fast as I can. Could you please tell Sir Fode that I have an errand?"

"Well you still have a few minutes till the bell rings be sure to be back quickly"

"Be sure to take the shortest route. We'll just tell Sir that it was Shiro's fault that's why you could only deliver the package right now"

Bowing down to the three Kuro rushed out. And noise started pouring out of the classroom.

"Fua!? Why am I only the one to be blame here? I'm sure he wanted to hear Ms. Maria's lesson also right?"

The two just shook their head and sighed.

"I'm sure Kuro insisted on going on and you forced him"

"From the point of view of an observer though Kuro is partially at fault and your point of him wanting to hear her lesson is true, the large part of the cause still falls onto you for forcing him. You know Kuro rarely rejects you right?"

"Eh!!"

...

*Pit* *Pat* *Pit* *Pat*

Kuro rushed going towards the locker found at the first floor located at the entrance of the university.

Making a jumps and sharp turns he arrived at his destination without trouble.

It was because it's passed lunch time there were no students loitering in the hallway for all of them were in their respective classes.

*Click*

Opening his locker with a swipe of a card a machine sound had been heard.

His locker was neat at tight when it was opened and only few things could be found placed in it. Books, notebooks, shoes, and a shirt and a pair of shorts could be found.

"Hmmm..."

After browsing for a moment he found the brown folder he was looking for. Like his other folder it looked the same with the difference of a black ribbon tying it.

*RINGGGGGG!!!!!!!!*

'I got to hurry up'

With that in mind he closed his locker very fast and started running on the first floor where the chemistry department was located and the place Maria was likely to be in.

After running straight for a few seconds he made a sharp turn only to fall

*BUMP!*

"Ah...are you ok?"

"Ouch!"

A large built man was found halting the run of Kuro as he was sitting on the ground.

Cleaning his clothes by swiping again and again he bowed to the man.

It was the guard of the school named Ricardo. A tough large built man that one would have a guess that he came from an army but he isn't though he was still part of the magic council that specialize in criminal cases.

He's a polite calm man contrary to his scary look and frowning face.

"I'm ok, I'm so sorry for bumping into you"

Bowing towards him he saw the papers scattered on the floor.

"Wha! The letter!"

"Let me help"

The folder that Kuro was holding was spilled into the ground. Pictures and papers were seen lying everywhere.

Kuro had to rush or he'll miss a whole period.

"Murder cases..."

Kuro heard Ricardo mutter in a low voice.

"Who is the recipient of this letter?"

"Uh...Ms. Maria"

"I see"

Nodding to himself he handed Kuro the other papers he gathered and Kuro fastened the folder again.

"Do you know about what's inside the letter?"

"No but if it's about murder case does it involve the one on the news lately?"

"Yes it seems that the case had already been near our vicinity you and your friends should be careful. Always go straight home so you would be out of danger. That's the only information I could give you"

"I see thanks for the info"

"No problem. And by the way don't read the letter it's not suited for people with weak mind"

Kuro got a little frightened at the warning but it only flared his curiosity a little though he's not planning on opening the letter no matter what happened. It's all up to Maria if she wanted to share the information in the letter.

"I'll be taking note of that thank you again and sorry"

Nodding to the teenage boy Ricardo walked away going to his post.

...

Arriving at the door of the chemistry faculty he was about to knock on the door when he accidentally heard two people shouting.

One was Maria and another was an unknown voice.

"You're just wasting your time on training that useless kid and that trouble maker. One have the talent but her attitude is unbearable while the other one is useless!"

Taking a deep breath she continued her rant.

"They are the reason why you entered this school right? So they could enter it too for you knew no university would accept them! No background! No money! You're just wasting yourself here! Why?! Why do you insist on staying here?! If you go back to the army you'll be able to utilize your talent more. Teaching kids is not for you training an army is what suits you"

"You have no right to judge on what I do Liza! I do what I want and I do what I know is right. I'm already done fighting and waging wars with other countries. Don't you want even an ounce of peace? We could coexist if we want too it's only our pride that is stopping us. I don't want to waste my life fighting for that kind of reason I'll just be more comfortable being laid back here in this school raising those two on which I saw a hint of hope"

"Coexist?! Since the past time it had been impossible to coexist we just can't! You have led us to victory for so many times why did you suddenly leave us on top?"

Her confronting attitude turned into a mellowed one as her angered voice turned into a sad one looking onto Maria with eyes asking for help.

*Sigh* sensing something she glared at her old comrade.

"Leave Liza, we're done talking"

"What!-"

At the sudden command her all her frustrations returned but she knew best that with her change of tone she could only obey.

"I said leave!"

"Hmph! I'm not giving up till your back to the army!"

Turning her heels away she leave the faculty.

As she exits the door she saw a teen boy with his head bowed which was why didn't recognize it but it was the same teen male who she was calling as useless.

Ignoring the kid she walked away with anger showing in her face.

After a second of silence

*Knock* *Knock*

"Enter Kuro"

It was only Kuro and Maria who were at the faculty at the moment for all the other professors were at their respective classes.

"What is it?"

Kuro made an effort to contain his emotions as he handed Maria the letter.

It was because of the shame he felt for being a useless person.

He had been the center of disgust of a large number of people ever since he was a kid for enhancing his physical capabilities was the only thing he could do best which was very common for every human born to be a Changer. Though being able to cast other magic like the others it had been very hard for him and always end up failing.

The stiff attitude of his didn't go unnoticed and Maria could only smile and embraced the teen much to his surprise.

"You're not useless remember? You've already helped many people like Shiro and I. Having no talent in magic does not define you being useless, it's what other people said but in the end it is still your choice on who to believe in. I said that I'm going to train you right?"

Maria smiled as she felt the teen nod. She knows Kuro well for she was the one who raised him. He has a weak mind despite that calm attitude of his or maybe he obtain that calm attitude of his after growing tired of all the insult he received.

"You also casted the fire spell I taught you. Though the one Shiro made was larger ha ha..."

"...That's not helping you know...ha ha"

"I know I know, I just wanted to tease you a bit"