Jackson was gazing at the Garden as the fresh breeze slappes his face "Jackson? Geez, your brother should stop leaving you anywhere" he looked behind him and smiled when he saw Callista.

"Oh, what's this?" she said with a smile as she walked towards him "You got your eyesight back. You should stop your brother from borrowing it." she said and stood silently beside him.

"As I said, it's the only thing for us to survive. I won't even mind if Jake does steal my eyesight." he said before looking back at the sky.

"You know, I was really happy when you became friends with me even though it's only one-sided. You somehow made this Academy more fun to attend." he suddenly beamed a smile at her which made Callista taken aback "Should you be saying that when you already saw through my facade?" she raised a brow in amusement.

"I've always had that idea, you know, I just never bothered to entertain it since you were so good to me to the point I didn't care anymore. You made me lower down my guard that I sometimes don't use my head wether I would regret if or not. Thank you for everything Callista." he said and smiled up at her.

Callista stared at him before bursting out laughing "I wonder if Grandma also saw this that's why she was so insistent on kicking me out?" she said to herself.

Jackson blinked at her in confusion and surprise. "What?"

Callista shook her head "What are your plans after you fix everything?" she asked and tilted her head "Hmm. I don't know. Maybe we'll just go with the flow but I still have to think of a way how to put our eldest brother down. It's not like anyone would help us." he said and sighed with a bitter smile.

"Do you hate your Father that much to include him?" Callista asked and blinked at him innocently "My Father... he really loved my mother even though she was just a mistress maybe because it was an arranged marriage between the first countess and our Father but he doted on Mother so much" he had a sad smile on his face while reminiscing the moments.

"My father was in despair when our mother died and Jake couldn't accept the fact that Father wasn't by her side on her deathbed. Jake is blind so he couldn't see the look on father's face that day but I did." he bitterly smiled and took a deep breath.

"My eldest brother won't be able to do the things he did without help from the Emperor's Consistory." he share, showing a hint of disappointment

"Are you assuming that your Father is the one helping your brother?" Jackson turned to her as Callista looked at him blankly.

"What?" Callista sighed at his dumb answer "Your Father has been pestering the Consistory since the first incident happened. It's most likely because the both of you are here so your brother is getting backed up by another member." she explained with a shrug before looking at the garden.

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"How do you know that?" he asked in confusion "That's why I said Ivan is useful. I think I've talked to him about that a week ago?" she grinned mischeviously.

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[One week ago...]

Callista stared as it exploded by the time Ivan put a flower petal inside the pot at a safe distance "Callista, is this even correct? And why are you just looking at me? You know how I suck at witchcraft." he complained while glaring at her.

"How about this? I'll finish the potion if you do something for ms" she negotiated with a smile when Ivan's face brightened "What is it? Tell me!" he asked excitedly so she ushered him to come over.

She pulled him down to whisper in his ear "You know where Count Melbourne lives, right? Spy on him for a few days and tell me what his been doing." she said so Ivan looked at her with confusion.

"Why would you want to spy on him?" he asked so she glared at him "I'll tell you if you don't tell it to others unless we're sure" she said and gave him a warning glare.

"Alright. Fine. Whatever. Just tell me already!" he said and bent down again so she whispered to him everything. A smirk made its way to his lips "Really? That's interesting!" he exclaimed.

"Fun, right?" she grinned before giving him a look "Remember, you better shut your mouth or I'll slice that tongue of yours" she threatened.

"Then you won't mind if I go now right?" he said and he didn't even wait for her answer as lightning prickled and he was gone.

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[Present...]

"You can say that he's the first one who knew" Callista shrugged "I know a way for Jake's eyesight to temporary return although you need to climb a mountain in the West where a magician I know lives there. He may be able to help you." she added as Jackson's lips parted in utter shock before he smiled.

"But I thought you didn't want to help?" he asked in confusion chuckled as Callista looked at him "You want it or not?" she raised a brow "Of course, I want it" Jackson helplessly smiled before looking down at his lap to hide the smile attempting to show on her face.

'You say that yet you do something different...' He thought.

Callista was breathing in the air but she stared blankly at the center of the garden when she felt something, it was so light but she could notice the different "Oh, that was faster than I expected" she said so Jackson looked at her in confusion.

"What do you mean? What's faster than you expected?" he asked with furrowed brows so Callista looked at him.

"The magic I put to suppress it from transforming" she said as the ground suddenly shook and something suddenly came out of the ground.

It was pure black, with fangs and horns, and even has sharp claws even though it doesn't have a physical appearance, like a shadowy figure trying it's best to seem humane.

"What is that?" Jackson asked, shocked "That's the outcome if you put too many souls in despair" she said as she stared at it attacking the Academt facilities.

"You mean the students who died?" he asked so she nodded "Jake is still there! We have to go!" Jackson exclaimed in the middle of screams and cries when he realized.

"Okay," she said and went behind him to push his wheelchair. Callista ran down the hill until they reached the destination "There! Jake is over there!" Jackson shouted from the chaos and pointed at the man in front of the Eidolon, the shadowy creatures causing chaos throughout the Academy grounds.

"Take me there! He needs my eyesight!" Jackson panicked "You can't" Callista shook her head "But..!" Jackson tried arguing but only stopped when Callista blankly stared at him.

"Please... Please save him!" he said in defeat as his eyes watered "I'll try but I can't promise" she said and left him at a safe distance before running to approach the others.