- ENZO! LEAS! WAKE UP! IT'S TIME FOR SCHOOL! yells Yvelt
- Already? says Enzo softly while waking up
Leas gets up and yawns as he stretches his arms. Leas's eyes widen. He brings his arms down and stares at his hands
{Leas}
" What's this feeling?"
- What are you doing? asks Enzo while looking at Leas. We need to brush our teeth and go eat.
Leas gets off his bed
- I know
[A Few Minutes Later, After the two are done brushing their teeth]
After cleaning their faces and brushing their teeth, the two brothers to the dining table where their food and mother are waiting for them. The brothers sit down and start eating
- Hurry up. says Yvelt while looking at the giant clock in their living room. We gotta go or we'll be late
- Did dad already leave to go hunting? asks Leas
- He did. replies Yvelt. By the way, yesterday I heard that someone had a fight with a classmate. Was that true, Enzo?
- Damn it. he whispers. Having your mother be the principal of your school is really annoying
- I heard that young man! says Yvelt with a bit of anger. How many times did I tell you to stop picking fights with everybody
Leas chuckles
- Do you think I didn't hear about your fight, mister? Yvelt asks Leas
- Damn it. mumbles Leas
- Language! Yvelt says with anger
The two brothers stuff their mouths with their food
- We're done! they say at the same time with their mouth full of food
- You think I don't know that you stuffed your mouth so that we would leave and avoid my nagging, huh? asks Yvelt
- Damn it. the two brothers say at the same time with their mouths full of food
- I said language! Yvelt says loudly
After eating and a bunch of scolding and nagging from Yvelt, the three of them leave their house and head for the school. On their way there, they are greeted by every single villager they meet. Proof of how loved their family is within the village of Ragseem
- Can we go to the blacksmith after school? asks Leas
- You really love going there, don't you? asks Yvelt
- Swords are fun! says Enzo with a bright expression. How they make one is less fun but swords are so cool!
- I think that if you want to wield a sword, you need to first understand the birth of the sword. says Leas with his eyes closed. You need to understand not only their birth but also their parent which in the case of a sword, is the blacksmith who made the sword
Yvelt stares at Leas
{Yvelt}
" This child..."
- Whatever. says Enzo with a bored expression. All I need to know is whether the sword is a right fit for me or not
Leas sighs while shaking his head
- What is he even talking about? says a faint voice
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Leas quickly turns his head to the side
- Are you ok? asks Yvelt when she sees Leas turning his head so quickly with a disturbed expression
- Did you hear that? asks Leas
- Hear what? asks Enzo
-... Nothing. replies Leas with a pensive expression
The three finally arrive at the school and after giving both of her sons a kiss on their forehead, Yvelt goes to her office while the brothers head to their classes
- See you at the break. says Enzo to Leas before heading into his class
- Yeah. replies Leas with the same pensive expression that he had while walking to school
Enzo shrugs and enters his classroom. As for Leas, he slowly and calmly enters his classroom and sits at his desk. Leas's teacher, Uliette enters the classroom. Uliette is a short woman in her mid-twenties with pink hair and green eyes. She is a fairly beautiful woman who is really kind and adores children.
{Leas}
" What was that earlier? I am 100 % sure that I heard someone talk yet there was nobody around us. And what about that weird feeling I had this morning? For a second, I felt like my arms were burning, as if they were on fire."
- LEONIDAS! yells the Uliette
- Yes? answer the startled Leas
- Stay focused on the class. says Uliette with a gentle smile
- Sorry. says Leas
- It's fine. she replies gently. Now answer the question that I asked.
- What is the question? asks Leas confused
Uliette exhales with a smile
- What are the 4 biggest kingdoms on the Caluna Continent? asks Uliette
- The 4 biggest kingdoms are the Takeel Kingdom, the Flexibale Kingdom, the Sakura Kingdom, and our kingdom, Solaris. answers Leas
- Good. says Uliette. Now, does anyone know the four royal families?
A young girl with dark orange hair and brown eyes raises her hand
- Go ahead, Lextalia. says Uliette
- The royal family of the Takeel Kingdom is the Takeel family, the royal family of the Flexibale Kingdom is the Flexibale family, the royal family of the Sakura Kingdom is the Sakura family and the royal family of the Solaris Kingdom is the Solaris family
- As you guys can see, all of the four great kingdoms are named after their royal family, which means that as long as you remember the name of either the kingdoms or their royal family, you will not have problems answering a question about either if is on a test. says Uliette
A young boy with bright orange hair and brown eyes raises his hand
- Elliot? says Uliette
- Does that mean that we have a test coming up? asks Elliot
- You do have one in two weeks. answer Uliette with a smile
The students in the class, except for Leas and Lextalia, all start groaning. After a few hours, the bell rings, signaling the morning class's end. The students all rush outside to the court and the first one to arrive there is none other than Enzo with his wooden sword in his hands
- Didn't mom tell you to stop bringing it to school? asks Leas who just joined his brother
- As long as she doesn't know that I brought it here, then I am doing as she said. says Enzo with a big smile
Leas sighs
- You're gonna get yourself in trouble again. says Leas after sighing
- We'll see about that. Enzo replies while giggling. NOW, WHO WANTS TO SPAR WITH ME?!?!
- You're not being very discreet. mumbles Leas
- Nobody wants to spar with you, Enzo. says a black boy with white hair and red eyes. You always go too far while sparing and when you lose, you start a fight
- Are you scared that I might beat you this time, huh, Malick? asks Enzo with a smirk while taping his sword on his shoulder
- You must be crazy. says Malick while extending his hand toward Enzo
Enzo giggles and Leas heads behind a tree. There he finds another wooden sword. He takes it and throws it to Malick. Enzo and Malick both take an offensive stance
- You're gonna regret this, Enzo. says Malick
- It's time for me to even the score between us. says Enzo with a big smile
Enzo makes the first move and dashes towards Malick. When he reaches him, Enzo swings his sword horizontally but Malick dodges the attack by ducking. Malick uses the power he got from ducking and raising quickly to thrust his sword toward Enzo's chin. However, before Malick's thrust reaches him, Enzo uses his other hand, more precisely, the palm of his right hand to redirect Malick's sword thrust and he actually manages to do it. Malick's attack barely misses Enzo's chin. Malick uses Enzo's counter to spin upon himself and hit Enzo on his ribs which makes Enzo keel over on the ground while staying conscious.
- That... hurts. says Enzo while grabbing his ribs
- Told you. says Malick with a condescending tone. You can't beat me
{Leas}
" It was obviously gonna end this way. Malick is the strongest out of all of us kids. He's even able to spar with adults and Dad even trains him. That's how talented he is in swordsmanship"
- How am I stronger than you when you train with your father more than I do? asks Malick to Enzo
- How the hell should I know!? says Enzo with frustration
Malick looks at Leas and points at him with his wooden sword
- Let's spar, Leonidas. says Malick with nothing but seriousness while looking at Leas
- Unlike my idiotic brother, I can tell that you are more skilled and stronger than me. says Leas with nonchalance. Because of that, I don't see a reason I should spar with you
- I know that I am stronger than you. says Malick. But I have a weird feeling when you look at me sparing against others or when you look at me when we train with your father
{Malick}
" There's something weird about him. I don't know what that is but I think that if I spar with him, I may be able to understand."
Leas turns around and starts to walk away
- Where are you going? asks Malick
- We'll spar when you don't have problems to deal with. replies Leas with a smirk while looking at Malick
A hand falls upon Malick's shoulder and Enzo starts to tremble in fear. When Malick turns around, he sees the principal with a facial expression clearly saying how much trouble he and Enzo are in
- Again? says Yvelt with a tone full of anger