I don't remember much about my father. The only memory I have which truly stands out is the time he gave me his headband. I was barely five years old at the time. "Sora," he said to me, "someday, you will be a far better mage than I ever was. Keep this headband with you. Let it remind you of me.

"Not long after that, he was murdered. He was killed by a criminal organization called Kamui. My brother Vince, he really took care of me, he kept telling me: People die all the time Sora, that’s just the circle of life. My family went to our father’s funeral and there was a confident look on her face when we got there and all of my dad friends were attending the service.

When she got and did his eulogy she would avenge him. She didn’t shed a single tear the whole time. After a couple of days, my brother Vince was walking me home one day from getting some ice cream and these mages had eyes with pinwheels on their jackets.

My brother Vince told me: Sora run home and get Ryder and Sapphire!” Soon as I came back with them, Vince was dead on the sidewalk his body was covered in blood. His grimoire was floating in the air then it vanished out of thin air. My brother Ryder and my sister Sapphire broke down and started crying. After an hour my siblings called the authorities and they also called our sister Ruby and called our mom. My sister came before my mom she collapsed on the ground she was knocked out cold.

Then when my mother came, she’s stared at Vince’s body than she picked up his lifeless body and screamed: Vince I failed to protect you! If I should’ve just eliminated Kamui when they were weak two years ago, you’d been alive, I lost the love my fucking life and know I lose my second son!” Then she started crying on Vince’s body and holding him tightly. After twelve minutes the police and the ambulance came and had to remove my mother from Vince and she’d had a heart attack when she’d heard Vince’s voice and we heard no from Vince’s body.

But the paramedics said: Those were the words that he was forming before he was about to die. The paramedics quickly came to my mother and drove her to the hospital. Ryder said: Let’s go home. And all of us followed him home. We were all in disbelief what’s just happened. Nobody had spoken a word for two days the house was filled with silence you could feel the despair in the air. My mom came back and snapped us out of this depressing mood and told us: I failed as a parent, I failed your brother Vince. I vow that I will destroy every criminal organization for your father and your brother, you have my fucking word!

My mother Maina worked with the World Mage Association and she had to leave because of the World Mage Association and she had to travel the world and left me and my siblings after our father was killed, my mother wanted to take down every criminal organization in this world in order to avenge my dead father and my brother Vince.

My oldest brother Ryder was invited to the best mage school in the world, Rowan Academy, Ryder left my sisters in charge of me. I remember Ryder telling me:" Take care of Sora and get stronger guys." Ryder was a cool big brother, he will always say something cool to me and he also taught me how to fight in mage combat. My oldest sister Sapphire and my older sister Ruby. They taught me about how to manage my mana in a fight and using my surroundings to my advantage in a fight.

They really took care of me. But they had to leave me by myself because they were invited to the same school as Ryder, Ryder left three months then my sisters left me. I was all alone when my mom had some connections and had a family to take care of me but my mom didn't let a normal family look after me. It was one of seven royal mage families. And it was the strongest royal mage family in the world. The Accordia family.

The Accordia family are a small family. They only had one child. Her name is Sophia Accordia. She was the most beautiful girl I ever saw. Her blonde hair and blue eyes are something to behold. I just turned six years old when I met her. Sophia didn't have any friends because she was home-schooled. When we first met she only thought of me as a servant.

When we first talked to each other she treated me like I was something. She called me unnatural and my skin color was wired. My eyes were different. She made fun of me how I looked. She disliked my light ebony skin. She kept on doing this for a whole week. She gave me hell! I felt so sad about the color of my skin. I wanted to change. I tried to find it online but I couldn't. I used to cry all of the time because of her. I wanted to call my mom but she will never answer the phone. I didn't want to tell on her because I think she'd've hated me even more. This time for a reason.

But after the first week. Her bullying stopped. And she talked to me like I was not even a human being. Granted she still has some mean words to say but she was repeating the same insults.

Sophia: Hey, loser

Sora: Yes, mistress!?

Sophia: I have to ask this question. Why do you people like being free loaders!?

Sora: Mistress, I'm not.

Sophia: Is that so mayate!?

Sora: I told you, mistress. I have done my part.

Sophia: Did you just raise your voice at me, loser!?

Sora: No, mam. I didn't raise my voice at you, my lord.

Sophia: What did I say about looking at my face!?

Sora: Never do it because my eyes are not worthy to look at such a beautiful face.

Sophia: Thank you, imbecile! You may be dismissed!

Sora: Yes, mistress.

After that encounter, I overheard some of butlers and maids.

Butler John: That brat is really something. She acting so high and mighty.

Butler Jake: You mean bitch!

Head Maid Susan: You're so funny! The bitch thinks that we're close but in reality she really not!

Vice Head Maid Mary: Be careful someone might hear you! But sadly that little girl is going to be a snob.

Sora: Why are guys making fun of her!?

Butler Jake: Sora, it's you gave me a mini heart attack! You should know! Sora, she insults you almost every day and you sit there and you take it!

Sora: I know she can be mean most of the time! But I see a girl hurting! She needs a real friend!

Head Maid Susan: Sora, Sophia insults you, almost every single day! Sora, you should have the most hatred for her!

Sora: I don't hate her! Not even one bit!

Butler John: If you can hold on this false sense of kindness! We will stop talking about her like that. If you can last one more week, we will stop this speaking the truth. Do we have a deal?

Sora: Yes, sir!

After that day, I wanted to leave this place so bad. I even thought of running away. But where would I go!? Every time I see her I show her kindness and respect! But I get disrespected every time! If I tell her parents it will be hell for me! Here's the strange part I didn't really hate her. Because every time I see her by herself she cries because she doesn't have friends.

I decided on that day. I'll make her happy even if she treats like crap. Because I don't ever want to see her sad face ever again! I will put my pride aside and see that she has a smile on her face.

Sora: Lady Sophia! May I know what do you do for fun?

Sophia: No! You rodent! And who gave the right to talk to me! Know your place you monkey!

Sora: I see you crying because you don't have any friends! You keep on pushing me away! Here's the thing I'm your only friend!

Sophia: I never cried, you primate! And you are not my friend you bloody ape!? I have plenty of friends!

Sora: If you think your butlers and maids are your friends and you sadly mistaken! I hear them call you a brat when no one is around! It's your nasty attitude that makes people want to dislike you. Why do you think you can treat people so mean for no reason!?

Sophia: They're beneath me! They should be lucky! Serving me should be their life-goal!

Sora: You're wrong! The only reason they are here because they are getting paid lots of money!

Sophia: They should be grateful for pocket change!

Sora: If you keep acting like this you won't be able to change everybody mind about your nasty attitude!

Sophia: I'm about to start my mage training very soon. If you can beat me I will change my nasty attitude and I will be a lot nicer to you.

Then after two weeks, she started her mage training. Sophia is a natural when it comes to using basic spell and being a true mage at the age of six. Sophia still thought as me as a mere novice at mage-craft. Sophia invited me to duel her. She thought I was an easy target. She told me not to hold back and she would do the same thing. Sophia teacher was there watching the match to make sure things didn't go out of hand.

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Sophia went at me since her teacher said to start. The type of magic she was using was water magic. Since we didn't our grimoires yet. We were casting spells from our hands. Sophia had me on defense most of the duel. Sophia started taunting me for being weak. Then I use my family magic that will be crimson fire magic. My family is famous for crimson fire magic. We have the most powerful fire magic in the world. But Sophia didn't know that because she wasn't listening to her parents or wasn't trying to be friends with me. I used all my mana I had when I was six-years-old. My fire magic and Sophia's water magic collided with each other. Sophia couldn't handle the output of my fire magic. My fire magic vaporized all of her water magic. Sophia teacher was forced to intervene and neutralize my fire magic.

Sophia's teacher called the match a victory for me. Sophia was so angry that she ran off into the palace. Sophia's teacher asked me: What is your name?" I told him my name was Sora Hestia, son of Maina Hestia and Rex Titan. So Sophia's teacher gives me his name to me his name is Andre Benson. A few hours pass by and I see Sophia pouting by my bedroom door. She said: I owe an apology Sora, I thought you were just a mere novice. But you have skills of a true mage, Sora I really want to start fresh with you because I need a friend, I have nobody to call a friend because I'm being home-schooled." I, of course, say yes to Sophia because she really needs a friend.

After two weeks had passed since we started fresh. Sophia and I became really close friends. I talked about my separated family and she talks about her dreams. Sophia dream is to be the goddess of all magic because she wants everybody to know her name without being part of a royal mage family. I told Sophia "I will help you with your goal no matter the cost, I will protect you from anything that tries to throw you off your goal, I will be the bodyguard that you can trust and I will be your right hand that you can lean on no matter what."

Sophia hugged me and thank me for believing in her ultimate goal in life. From that day on Sophia consider me her equal. And we trained and study the art of mage-craft non-stop. Master Andre showed us advanced techniques for mages when were six.

As each day pass we grew stronger and stronger. There's been days that I wanted stop because I was too sore. But I remember her goal. Her goal is my goal, if she fails to attain this goal then I failed her. I must keep on pushing myself so she can be motivated by my hard work.

Then two years passed. I and Sophia had gotten our grimoires from a ritual that master Andre did for us. Normally mages get their grimoires when they turn twelve. But I and Sophia got our grimoires at the age of eight. Master Andre told us: Sora and Sophia the reason you get your grimoires early is that you're mana levels are high enough to receive them, normally eight-year-olds wouldn't get there grimoires because their mana wouldn't be enough to cast any spells in their grimoire.

Master Andre did the ritual and Sophia got her grimoire first. Sophia grimoire was glowing in mid-air then it went to her after the glowing stop. Her grimoire color was a baby blue color that matched her eye color. Then my grimoire showed up it was glowing colors of lavender and black. When I came in contacted with my grimoire, I heard a tiger's roar. Then after that, I heard a woman voice. I couldn't make out the woman was saying. I was looking at master and Sophia but they didn't hear anything that I heard. I just kept to myself. Sophia asked me: What's your grimoire name, my grimoire name is Goddess Artemis."

I looked for a name for my grimoire until I spotted on the front cover on the bottom. My grimoire name was Demonic Tiger. I started looking through my grimoire I see 4 pages with spells on them. The first spell I called was on the first page the spell name was the two crimson tigers. Two life-sized fire tigers appeared in front of my very eyes. I tried to cast another spell but the spell I called drained all of my mana so I couldn't cast any spells for the rest of the day. I asked master Andre why that spell drained all my mana. Master Andre said: Sora look at the page carefully you should see a percentage of how much mana does it take to cast it."

I put the page closer to my face and I saw on the bottom right of the page it said this spell takes up one hundred percent of the user mana. And I also see my mana availability on the top right it says zero percent mana left. Master Andre told me to get some rest and call it a day. My whole body felt numb until I went to sleep.

In my dream, I have seen a white tiger with its mouth open calling my name. I remember looking at my surroundings there was nothing I was floating in the air while mist covers everything except the white tiger. The white tiger was just looking at me. And I yelled why are you here!?

The white tiger said my name again. I was surprised that it can speak. I asked the white tiger for its name. white tiger said' My name is Rin, may you please stop calling me white tiger, now let's get to business, Sora I'm am a magic spirit of a rare magic type called darkness, Sora I'm am a very powerful being, I can grant you power that you can't fathom, Sora I went through your mind and I saw your memories know your goal is to help that Sophia to be the goddess of all magic, so Sora you need to be very strong if you want to protect her and I can tell you really like her so accept my power."

"Wait a minute, slow down, you went through my mind and you know my goal is, also you want to give me great power there's got be a catch!?"

"Sora how perceptive of you, Sora you are right there's is a catch but the only thing is that you let me leak my mana through your body only if you are truly angry or you see Sophia in danger or in great pain."

"That's all you want Rin?"

"There's something else I forgot to mention if you call out my power too many times, I will take control of your body, is that okay Sora?"

"So I can't call on your power too much without a penalty, I agree to your terms if I can get stronger for Sophia then so be it."

"Sora you can talk to me any time?"

"Alright, I guess I see you later."

Five years later. "It's almost time for the Rowan Academy entrance exams Sophia, are you ready for these seven days?"

"Yes, Sora I'm ready, I'm one step closer to being the goddess of all mages."

Only one week until January. I'm so excited, I get to see my brother Ryder and my sisters, Sapphire and Ruby. It's been almost nine years. But I'm coming to see you guys, hopefully, I'm strong enough to earn their respect.

Hey Sora, it's me Rin, I was wondering Sora will you be able to contain my power Sora?

Rin I will be able to contain it all I have to do is not angry and Sophia doesn't get hurt.

Good but I think you will slip up.

Shut up Rin, just go to sleep.

Fine.

"Hey Sophia, do you know what the trials are we going to do?"

Sora the trials we're going to are the writing trial for the second day but I heard the test is hard for regular mages but this us you talking about so we got another day of rest and planning. For the first day, It will be a test of our mana levels than we have and the third exam on the same day will be the grimoire exam that's when we give them our grimoires and they scan through a machine it will say the quality of the grimoire. That will be it for that day. But that's all I know Sora for now.

Thank you, Sophia those exam tests sounds very easy for us. Oh yeah, Sophia did you ask your mom for those sleeping arrangements during the exams and also during the school year?

Yes, I did Sora, don't worry Sora everything has been taken care of, we will have unlimited food and free housing and no tuition and also money. And we can't be expelled from school.

Alright, Sophia, I guess there's nothing to worry about?