Chapter 3
Night had fallen, and the moon shone brightly in the sky as Suero walked, exhausted and weary. He paused to catch his breath, gripping his knees in an attempt to calm his racing heart. He looked at Mehrebot's watch strapped to his wrist, and his expression showed frustration and despair. In a low voice filled with sorrow, he muttered, "I failed… I couldn’t complete my first exercise!" He took a deep breath and lifted his head, gazing at the moon with contemplative eyes. He whispered, almost questioning himself, "Will I really become the strongest magician? Will… I be able to save humanity?" He remained silent, staring at the moon as if seeking an answer in the stillness of the night.
Meanwhile, at the gates of the magic academy, Moryo stepped out with his team: Baysal, Kamyo, and a man named Veb. They began to walk, heading towards the Misuya region. Worry crossed Baysal's face as she said, "The mission is in Misuya?!" Kamyo replied with surprise, "Wasn’t that area already destroyed?!" Veb added calmly, "I think one of the members of the Rizsius organization is responsible!" At that, Kamyo burst out angrily, "I despise them!"
Suddenly, Suero appeared before them, exhausted and worn out, standing silently. Kamyo looked at him and laughed mockingly, saying, "He’s back!" Baysal looked at him with a defiant smirk and said, "Did you finish your first exercise?" Suero lowered his head, avoiding their eyes, his expression heavy with sadness. He muttered, stumbling over his words, "I… I couldn’t!" Baysal and Kamyo burst out laughing at him, and Kamyo mocked, "Didn’t I tell you he’s weak?!"
A silent tear fell from Suero’s eye, full of suppressed sorrow. For a moment, Moryo looked at Suero with annoyance and thought to himself, "Why did you choose him, Sbyam? There are many better than him!" Then he spoke in a sharp, commanding tone, "Enough…!" Kamyo and Baysal stopped laughing, and their expressions turned serious.
Moryo began walking steadily towards Suero, who kept his eyes on the ground, still saddened. Moryo approached him and, with a cold expression, said, "Lift your head!" Suero’s sadness deepened, and another tear fell to the ground. He spoke in a trembling voice, "But… they’re right!" Moryo replied firmly, "Didn’t I tell you… to lift your head?"
Slowly, Suero raised his head, looking at Moryo with tear-filled eyes. Moryo looked at him with an irritated expression and then said in a cold tone, "You… brother of Spailo! Why are you here?" Suero was shocked by his words, but Moryo continued, "Why did you join the Mana organization? Why did you enroll in the magicians' guild?" Suero hesitated and answered softly, "To protect humans from the monsters…" Moryo’s response was blunt: "You won’t be able to! You’ll continue to watch humans die before your eyes at this level!"
Suero looked at Moryo in surprise and admiration, while Moryo continued coldly, "I don’t know why Master Sbyam chose you… but what matters to me is not seeing someone incapable of doing anything!" His eyes gleamed sharply as he looked at Suero, then he turned and walked away, followed by the team, one by one, leaving Suero behind.
Suero watched them, feeling sadness overtake him, and thought to himself, "How can I become like them?" Suddenly, Sbyam appeared behind him, whispering in a sarcastic tone, "You’ll need to give it your best effort!" Suero looked at Moryo, his resolve strengthening, and he said with renewed enthusiasm, "Alright! I’ll give it my all!"
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In the destroyed Misuya region, the city was ablaze with remnants of destruction, and there, a man named Solio stood in the center of the city, smiling coldly, a purple spark flickering around his body. Before him was a group of angry monsters, but he turned his back on them, letting them overrun the area and spread chaos without a care.
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Inside the magic academy, Sbyam walked ahead, with Suero following. Sbyam looked back with a smile, hands in his pockets, and said, "So, you couldn’t complete the task?" Suero nodded and answered, "Yes." Sbyam chuckled lightly and said, "Then it’s time for your punishment!" Suero asked nervously, "What’s the punishment?" Sbyam kept smiling without answering, which only increased Suero’s tension.
They arrived at a stone courtyard within the academy. Suero paused, gazing around the yard, while Sbyam moved to the center, warming up, then said with a sarcastic grin, "The punishment is…" Suero looked at him with confusion, asking, "It is…?" Sbyam stopped warming up and said with a smirk, "To fight me!" Suero was stunned and whispered, "Fight you?" Then he shouted, "Fight you?!"
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In a dense forest, a simple house stood at the center. Inside the house, a mother named Salma was preparing food in the kitchen, tasting it and smiling. Her daughter, Kaso, entered and asked kindly, "Do you need help, Mom?" Salma replied, "No, I’ve finished preparing dinner!" Suddenly, they heard a knock at the door, and Salma said, "It might be your father, go and open the door for him!"
Kaso ran happily to the door, opened it, and found her father, Rashid, standing there. She hugged him warmly, saying, "Daddy!" Her father smiled and hugged her back. Rashid entered, and Kaso closed the door behind him. Salma emerged from the kitchen carrying the food and set it on the dining table.
They all sat around the table, and Salma began to serve the food onto their plates. Kaso tasted a bite and praised, "The food is amazing!" Rashid tasted it as well and smiled, saying, "Your cooking is always wonderful, Salma!" Salma laughed and replied, "You both know how to flatter me!" Then Kaso commented with a smile, "You really make great cured meat—the dish that my brother Suero loves!" Salma laughed and said, "I miss him!" Rashid laughed as well, but Kaso suddenly asked, "Mom? Why don’t you cook the minced meat that Spailo likes anymore?"
Salma froze, and Rashid’s expression changed. He slammed the table in anger, saying, "Don’t mention that name in front of me!" Salma tried to calm him down, saying, "Calm down, Rashid! Forget about it!" But Rashid grew angrier and said, "How can I forget? He wanted to kill his sister!" Kaso looked at her father, confused, and asked, "He wanted to kill me?" Rashid answered with a pained tone, "You were too young to understand what happened."
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Flashback – ( 10 Years Ago )
In a quiet night, young Kaso (7 years old) was sleeping peacefully beside her twin brother Suero (also 7 years old), both in a deep sleep. Spailo (10 years old) stood in the room, staring at Kaso with a calm expression, reaching his hand toward her, a red, glowing spark slowly forming around it.
Rashid, the father, returned home tired and said as he entered, "What a long day!" But he noticed a red light seeping from the children’s room, feeling alarmed, he approached cautiously. As he reached the door, he found Spailo standing there, shocked to see his father discover him. Rashid exclaimed, "Spailo?!" Spailo quickly turned, the glowing spark still on his hand.
Rashid was taken aback, seeing the spark, and said with a trembling voice, "What were you planning to do?!" Spailo didn’t respond, simply looking at his father with an expressionless face before suddenly leaping out the window and disappearing into the darkness, leaving his father frozen in shock and confusion.
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Present – ( 10 Years Later )
Spailo was leaning against the door of his family’s home, having overheard their entire conversation. The pain of the past resurfaced within him, and he muttered bitterly, "You know nothing!" He hurriedly left, moving away from the house as if trying to escape the memory of that painful night.
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In Misuya, the massive monsters continued to destroy buildings, and fires spread across the area. One of the large monsters struck a building hard, causing it to collapse completely, spreading flames and chaos. Moryo stood calmly, watching the catastrophic scene, as Baysal expressed her annoyance, saying, "Damn! We’re too late!" Kamyo asked nervously, "What should we do now, commander?"
Calmly and with composure, Moryo focused his gaze on the monsters, and a green spark flickered around his body, pulsating with strange energy. Suddenly, he vanished from their sight, reappearing in the sky above the monsters, his green spark intensifying, illuminating the entire area. He charged towards one of the massive monsters, colliding with it forcefully, leaving his team staring at him in admiration and astonishment, awed.