The sound of leaves rustling to the strong wind created by the powerful lightning strike.

The room was dead silent as no one had yet to register what just happened, the 2 overseers turned from the unconscious Rily to K with sheer horror and admiration.

K stood with a gentle smile and uncaring motion making the 2 overseers feel perplexed as to what to make of this

“A first-year student using a level 5 magic? Who would believe that?” The 2 overseers thought to themselves as they stood there quietly staring at K like a deer in the headlight

“I believe Mr. Rily's condition is more important than my face? Or am I just that dazzling?” Spoken with childish innocence, K snapped the 2 overseers from their daydream

Professor Selena rushes to assess Rily’s injuries, while Principal Wuldor walks up to K with an emotionless expression

“You’ve exceeded my expectations through and through, Mr. Davis Edwelt.” A burst of laughter erupted, and Wuldor lightly patted K on the back like an old friend sharing a joke

His white beard and old-man features are in contrast to his strength and ways of speaking, K laughs along, “Haha If I want to be the strongest magician on the continent in the future this much is to be expected”

In front of Celestia Empire, number 1 magician K brazenly boosted himself with a friendly smile and carefree attitude

“The strongest, you say? Are you that confident in your ability to have such a big dream?” Wuldor asked, he raised his eyebrow and stroked his beard

“Why not? If you going to dream then dream big” K answered with a clear voice and proud smile

Wuldor questioned further, his voice no longer friendly, “Wouldn’t that mean you’re trying to take my place?”

Principal Wuldor stared at K closely waiting for his response

“No, of course not how would I dare to try and challenge your position Principal Wuldor” That would’ve been the response Wuldor get if Davis was in control of his body, but it was K who was doing the speaking right now

“Please do not misunderstand, my goal is to be the strongest on the continent not in the Celestia Empire, our path is far too apart but I believe I do need assistance of your caliber in the future, if you like you can start your job interview today” K replied, his word was a clear jab to Wuldor position as the number 1 magician of the Empire and short sight

Davis almost choked himself to death hearing K's response, if he had a physical body right now, he would’ve slapped K in the face

Davis yelled internally, “What the hell are you saying? Are you trying to get us both killed?”

K rolled his eyes, and responded to Davis using his mind, “Isn’t this your goal? You clearly stated within the contract that you wanted to become the strongest magician on the continent”

YEAH, but I never told you to say something like that in front of the Empire's number 1 magician now did I? What if your words offended him?” Before Davis could continue a burst of laughter came

“Good answer, you’re right, I’m too short-sighted…haha* but your goal wouldn’t be so easy

K's forehead is drenched in sweat as he stands there, his gentle expression unnerving even Professor Wuldor

His upright and relaxed posture contrasts with his right arm, which is tightly clutching his left arm in pain

“Are you okay Mr. Davis?” Professor. Wuldor asked after seeing K sweating profusely

K laughs off his concern, “I do feel a bit hot, perhaps in the aftermath of the spell affecting the room atmosphere”

“I will bring Mr. Rily to the infirmary first” Professor Selena spoke before leaving the room with the unconscious Rily

The room went quiet after Professor Selena left, “Ahem* Mr. Davis would you mind coming with me to my office for a quick chat? I have some interesting stuff to show you that I guarantee you’ll like”

Davis was shocked hearing this and eager to see what Professor. Wuldor had for them

“I would love to see what treasure is waiting for me, but I must apologize as I do not have any time to spare today. But, I’ll make sure to visit you during my outing tomorrow” K refused Wuldor’s request and proceeded to leave the room

“I’ll be waiting for you,” Wuldor said with a slight gesture, then disappeared in a whirlwind

Leaving the room and into the main hall K and Davis pass by many other students who have finished their battle

A large group of students in many different areas of the hall came together to exchange their experiences, some tried to approach K on his way back to his room but they were instantly turned away with a friendly smile from K

On his way back, Davis bombarded K with questions, but he hadn't answered even once. Unbeknownst to Davis, K wasn't doing as well as his carefree attitude suggested.

The two left the testing area and entered the open area in front of the school, where many other students were passing by*

Around them, many students were walking about, most of whom had finished their battles and were heading somewhere to cool off

With each step he took, K felt a familiar pain coursing through the body he inhabited, a pain reminiscent of his initial experience when he first entered Davis’s body

“What is this pain? What is wrong with this boy's soul?” K questioned himself, his mind preoccupied as he walked, paying little heed to Davis's inquiries

Lost in his thoughts, he bumped into someone unknowingly, and they both tumbled to the ground. Struggling to regain his strength, K found himself overwhelmed by his growing pains, causing his mind to drift

Davis's concerned voice became distorted as he was lying on the ground

"Are you all right?" A friendly yet concerned yet awkward voice broke through K's reverie

But because of his discomfort, he was unable to fully register the presence of the other student until a hand reached out to him.

K looked up with a pained expression and saw a young man. He had piercing blue eyes and a concerned expression as he leaned down, his tousled black hair falling messily around his face.

K grabbed his arm and got up. his painful expression quickly transformed into a delightful glee, “I apologize, my good sir, for bumping into you. I wasn't in the right state of mind during the accident.”

“No, no I was the one who was in the wrong. I was so happy to advance to the next stage that I didn’t pay attention to where I was going” The man replied, his awkward tone of voice and his fidgeting body gave K a chuckle

K finally regained his sense of reasoning and was able to hear Davis’s voice clearly in his head, he finally understood what was the problem within his body

“That makes the two of us,” K said with a warm smile

Their little bump caused the young man to drop his sword which was fully wrapped in a thin layer of cloth to fall off his back and reveal itself, seeing this the students in the hall stared at him with open animosity and mockery

Sensing their gaze the man lowered his head, his hand shaking and he dared not look up, he slowly leaned down to get his sword but another hand grabbed the blade before he could do so

“What a fine blade it is, tell me my friend are you a swordsman?” K asked in curiosity

“Y-yes I am” The man hesitantly replied, he was fully bracing himself for ridicule and mockery for his swordsmanship path from the person in front of him

But what he heard was rather unexpected, “Haha, a fine blade indeed, you should take good care of it, my friend, and judging by that worn-down handle of the blade and your wrinkled arm you’ll be a great swordsman soon enough” K complimented his effort and handed him his sword with gentle and caring words

The man looked up to see K with a sincere smile, at least that is what K showed him at the time.

“Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Davis, Davis Edwelt from the Avalom Empire. Might I have the pleasure of knowing your name too?” K with a calm voice extended his arm in a welcoming gesture reassuring the man that he was not a threat

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“I’m Rowan Ashford” The man replied with a genuine smile and amazed expression

The other students hearing this have a complex feeling, not toward the swordsman but toward the mage who is all buddy-buddy with the swordman

“Well, it was nice knowing you Rowan, I hope I get to see you again. Please do take care of yourself my friend” K walked past him before giving him a wave of goodbye

Rowan unable to understand K’s actions showed a smile of appreciation and admiration to this kind stranger not knowing that this stranger whom he just met was everything else but kind

Among the crowd of gossiping students, Aaron sat at the nearby public chair examining the situation, and was surprised by K’s actions

The ongoing hatred between magicians and swordsmen is at an all-time high right now, after the incident that happened back then.

“I can’t believe my eyes… a mage who doesn’t look down upon a swordsman smirk* If only you’re like that Kane” Anger rose in Aaron's eyes as he reminisced of the past

Back at the dorm room, Skye excitedly wagged his tail and rushed to the door, when the door opened Skye jumped for joy when seeing K and Davis return

The door closed and Skye's happiness turned to fear as K dropped to the floor clutching his chest, he was sweating profusely as he murmured, “The backlash for using a high tier magic is no joke”

The entire walk back K was suppressing his pain receptors to not react to the pain caused by the spell but he can only do so for a certain amount of time which is the main reason why he left the conversation with Rowan so fast

Woof Woof* Skye barked, his eyes showed an unimaginable worry

“K? K? What is wrong with you? I have asked you hundreds of times but you never answered me” Davis frantically asked, his voice filled with concern

K out of breath and clutching his chest with his right arm replied with a forced smile, “It- It’s fine don’t you worry about me… this is backlashed for using such high-level magic with your body”

He carefully petted Skye on the head reassuring Skye that he was okay and not to worry about him

“Are you sure you’re alright? Your condition is very bad” Davis inquires once again

K laughs off his worry, “You mean your body is not in good condition?”

Davis didn’t reply, at that point Davis wasn’t sure whether he was worried about K or his physical body

K giggles at his silence, “Don’t worry your body is fine, when I use that magic I know that it would be too much for your body too, so I use my soul as a medium to activate it”

“Although it works, my soul will be fine in 2-3 days” K continues calming them down, he then got up and lay on the bed after giving Skye some foods

Staring at the sealing K burst out laughing, as one of the strongest demons he could never imagine himself struggling to use such an easy spell

“It has been so long since the last time I felt any type of pain” K mumbled to himself

Davis after a long time emerged from the shadow in K’s crow form, seeing this K was surprised that Davis was able to materialize himself back in the physical world without K’s help

The 2 switched places, Davis couldn’t feel any pain in his body but he felt an ungodly level of fatigue to the point that he couldn’t even move an inch

His fatigue is so bad that he can’t even talk to K and falls asleep almost instantly after getting back into his body

In the middle of the night

K in his crow form opened his eyes and flew off into the night.

He scoured the street looking for something or someone, and he soon found what he was looking for

A group of thugs hanging in the street alleyway, K perched atop the building his eyes showed a demonic crimson glow

Soon once the man left the group and went to the bathroom, on his way there he saw a shadowy figure of a person back blocking his path

Seeing this K showed an eerie smile before his crow form melted into the shadow

“Oi? You there? Why the hell are you standing there like an idiot in the middle of the night” The man walked up close while yelling absurd curses at the shadowy figure

The weird thing the man didn’t notice was that no matter how close he got to the figure it was shadowy and distorted appearance never cleared up and soon the man got behind the figure

“Look at me when I’m talking to you,” He places his arm on the figure's shoulder and forcibly pulls him around

What he saw was an unspeakable horror, the man's figure turned revealing a gaping hole in its torso with many razor-sharp teeth around it, it had no facial figure on its face beside its ear

Its arms and legs stretch out in an unholy way contorting and shifting the space surrounding it, many shadowy tendrils appeared from its back swinging wildly behind the demonic figure

Its body grew larger as hundreds of red crimson eyes appeared throughout its body and all turned to stare at the man, with its long and contorted arm strangled the man's neck as it learned closer

“You’re clean? Fascinating… ehehehe” K spoke in a demonic voice that echoed across the eerily quiet alleyway

The man was so terrified that his body refused to move, his mouth was shaking but unable to scream, he could feel his life slowly leaving his body with each second

The man was so scared he pissed his pant before fainting, his body was dropped to the ground and K disappear without a trace

The man's friends came to investigate and saw the man laying in a pool of piss unconscious, his expression was as if he just saw a ghost

K then flew around the street once more, but now his craving for human flesh was growing, sometime later as he flew to the slum area he finally found what he was looking for

He once again disappeared into the night, in a quiet room of the slum a young daughter and her mother were being harassed by 2 knights

The 2 knights were looking to sell them after having their way with the two, in the process of doing so a subtle knock was heard from outside

One of the knights went to check it out while the other continued their harassment, the mother and daughter fought desperately but were unable to fight a well-trained knight

The young girl was knocked unconscious and her mother was pinned down on the table, footsteps came from behind.

“Are you done, then hurry up and get your ass here, we can’t be gone from our shift for too long?” The knight who was holding the female down said out loud

The girl’s mother was fighting with everything she could, but when she saw what was approaching them, she stopped her resistance and froze in fear, soon losing consciousness from shock

“Are you starting without me? Don’t you know that it’s not a good idea to commit such a heinous crime? the other knight's head came into view and spoke with a demonic voice

The other knight hearing this felt something was off and turned to see his decapitated comrade's head being waved around like a doll by what can only be described as a demon from hell

He stumbles back onto the now awake female, her arm wrapped around his neck as it slowly turns into a spiky demonic arm

He looked up and saw that half of the lady's face was rotted and filled with maggot as she opened her mouth and spoke with happiness, “Come on darling, don’t you want me anymore? Hahaha”

Haaaaaaa* He screamed with everything he had as he burst through the window and ran off into the night

The knight ran and ran and ran, and as he finally regained his composure, he noticed that no matter how far he ran he would always reach the same area

“Why are you running?” A demonic whisper echoes in the dark

He turned around like a madman trying to find where it was coming from and soon footsteps came from behind and his partner's cries for help were heard

He turns to see a nightmarish scene in front of him, his partner painfully walks toward him, his head is fine and recognizable, but from his neck down his body is mutilated and covered in blood, holding his heart in his hand his partner cries out for help

The knight was stunned and his fight or flight instance kicked in and he chose to run in the other direction, his partner's cries were heard slowly fading away the further he ran

But before long he was given a choice, the road was split into 2, although the knight and his partner had walked this area for more than 10 years he had never seen this part of the area

As his partner's laughter came closer and closer he chose to run to the right and what awaited him was K's demonic figure blocking the path similar to when the thug encountered him

“You… you there I need your help, please help me” The knight rushed toward K thinking he was another passerby but when he got close he could make out that whatever awaited him in front wasn’t human

He finally remembered that he was a knight and drew his sword at K, “I don’t know what you are but please let me go, I’m the knight of the Empire, killing me will only do more harm than good”

A moment of silence, a demonic laughter appeared all around them

K came closer to him and in the blink of an eye K stood in front of him staring at him with hundreds of eyes all over his body

“You were a knight giggles* but not you’re a dead man” A demonic response comes from K as he laughs

The numerous tendrils on his back morph and razor sharped teeth appear on its tips, his many eyes surround his torso slowly turning into a mouth with teeth that can tear flesh apart easily

“W-Why are you doing this to me? Aren’t you a demon?” The knight with teary eyes asked K, his words hinting that since he too had done a bad deal should he and K be on the same side?

K chuckled, “Don’t you know that I enjoyed devouring sinful beings like yourself? As for the meaning behind your question… I’m a demon not a monster like you who would even harm a little girl and plan to sell them after you had your way”

K smiled, and with a playful chuckle he said, “You don’t deserve to live, so I’ll give you a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take a vacation in hell for a low low price of 0 gold coins”

The knight was slaughtered brutally and painfully, and as soon as the nightmare started the space they were in disappeared along with any trace of K meddling

Inside the quiet room, the girl’s mother awoken at the corner of the room, her daughter was lying next to her quite different than what she remembered

Next to her was a bag of gold, enough to support them for a whole year, and a note that wrote

“Take this money and raise your daughter well, I ask for nothing in return other than for you and your daughter to not commit any sin

Sincerely Your friendly neighborhood demon”

The girl’s mother was perplexed thinking that this was a joke, but soon she remembered the scene she saw before she fell unconscious and believed that it was the work of a demon

She hugged her daughter tightly and was thankful to K even if he was a demon.