《Spectre》 Sky Trindra; an Empire who''s might can be echoed in the very history of the Astariel Continent. For centuries, the might of this Empire sore higher and higher with each decedent rising to overcome the previous one. No one dared to provoke or even go against the Trindra Empire; until the day when the tragedy fell upon the Royal Family. The Emperor, Arthur O'' Trindra; was murdered. His throat sliced opened and a hole, about the size of a fist in his chest! The Emperor was missing his heart while his blood was tainting the floor and the wall. The guards quickly spread in search of the Assassin but never found a lead to one. The only thing they found was the disappearance of the 2nd prince; Prince Caspar A'' Trindra. A search was started to search for the missing Prince but the result came as nothing but hoax and failures. The 8 year old Prince disappeared and was never heard of. A few weeks later, the 1st prince; Prince Zoan A'' Trindra, was crowned the 99th Emperor and since then, peace returned to land. But underneath the peace, the wet tears still rained. Being the Emperor, a 13 year old put on a mask of emotionless, wise and just emperor while a mother lost her will to live. Friends felt a vacant hole in their lives while relatives tried to comfort only to fail. To people, it seemed a sensitive spot was opened in impenetrable Royal Blood. But, while people sympathies the emotionless emperor they never noticed a snowflake wither in shadows. This snowflake wanted to fly high like a bird, with her partner; a pair lovebird. Time flies, and now it''s been 10 years since. The tragedy of that day had left the light and now lies in the ever turning pages of textbooks; and while it is being read, a sad face gazes at the sky through a window. Her charming beauty could be parallel to a white rose within a bed of red roses. Her sad blue eyes gazed the sky as she listens the tragedy of when she lost her loved one.Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. Under the same sky, a young lad gazes his hand held high towards the sky as he lays over the bunch of dried grass in a wagon. "Old man, how much more until we reach the Academy?" "Jeez, give me a break already. You''re asking the same question every 5 minutes." "Come on old man, can''t your horse go even a bit faster?" "They are horse not raptors or dragons! And above all, we''re already there. Just wait for a while and stay quite!" "Yeah, yeah. I will." The lad had clear blue eyes with pale white skin and white hair. Just one look and anyone would say he was a child of a noble. As the wagon reached the city, the boy jumped out and ran at the city gates. After getting his bags checked he entered the city. ''So this is Trindra''s Academy City. Sounds fun.'' His filled with excitement as he saw what the city had to offer. The streets were filled with shops, restaurants and cafes. It was buzzing with students and other people alike. As rushed forward, people started to take a glance at him. A familiar face seems to have arisen yet quite faded from their minds. The lad rushed towards the castle like walls of the Academy when he runs into someone. As he tries to get up he is mesmerized by the beauty of the person he ran into. A girl whose beauty can be only an Angel in disguise. "I''m sorry. I wasn''t paying attention" "It¡¯s okay, I wasn''t paying either" As both of them stare at each other the boy started to feel awkward. "U mm... Miss" "Emilia. Emilia Streingford" "Miss Emilia, are you from the Academy?" "Yeah" "That saves my problem, could you please show me to the Headmasters Office" "Sure" As they walk, the silence fell again. The boy was already out of ideas and the he was getting more and more uneasy. He didn''t knew why, or what he was feeling; but it felt warm and he didn''t knew how to react to that. Their silence was soon interrupted as Emilia spoke - "You never introduced yourself" "Oh, sorry; my bad. Well, let me introduce myself. My name is Caspar" Feelings and Memories ¡°My name is Caspar. It¡¯s a pleasure to meet you.¡± The name struck Emilia. For a moment, it seemed a strange vibration went through her body as lost emotions started to resurface. Memories which were meant to be forgotten came flying back to her. Even though she had suppressed those strong feelings before, it seemed they were still lingering around her. She tried to speak but barely managed to say ¨C ¡°Yeah, same here.¡± Both of them were still walking together but Emilia¡¯s mind was fleeing away. It was getting hard for her to hold back this flood of emotion. Distant memories of past started to roll through and for a while it seemed she was back there, in her happiest times, with the person she loved and cherished. A kid with white hair and blue eyes whose white skin was pale like milk, stood in front of her lending her a hand. As she tried to grasp his hand but the memories started to fade. She looked at his face but she couldn¡¯t remember how he looked! ¡®How can this be possible? Why can¡¯t I remember his face?¡¯ As she tried hard to remember, when a voice interrupted her. Snatched from her dreams, she finds a face starring at her with a concern look. ¡°Are you all right?¡± Emilia stood there frozen. While she couldn¡¯t remember the face of the boy in her memories; she felt something different inside her. The face in front of her had something familiar in it, something which was forgotten yet lingered around her. The worrisome face of a man who she just met felt more and more familiar, as she saw it. She bit her lips as if to muster some courage and asked - ¡°Hey, Caspar¡­¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°Have we met before?¡±
Memories. While everyone has some Caspar didn¡¯t. A girl, whose beauty was none like he ever seen, stare at him for an answer which he didn¡¯t knew how to response to. Memories were something which he lacked and yearned for. The first memory in his mind was seeing a sky; wide open and blue with little clouds at a distance while lying under a tree on a warm afternoon. He didn¡¯t know who he was or where he was. The only thing he knew was his name and that he has to go to the Academy City with a letter, which was in his bag. ¡°Who knows? You might have seen me in some crowd.¡± While he managed to give a faint smile, he couldn¡¯t overcome his sense of emptiness. People talk about their past with filled emotions. Sadness, happiness, anger and many various things. He heard people wish they would forget few things but they didn¡¯t knew how it feels to forget those memories. For him, every single piece of memory was as precious as his life. Without them, he felt he might even forget who or what he is. He understood that his answer was not compelling to her and so he decided to tell her his situation.This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. ¡°I don¡¯t have any memories prior to a week. So you might be right; I might have met you somewhere. It¡¯s just that I don¡¯t remember ever meeting you.¡±
On one side was Emilia, who had fading and dusty memories while on the side was Caspar who didn¡¯t had any memories prior to a week. Emilia felt a slime thread of similarities between them. ¡®Maybe she might have met him¡¯, was what she thought. She didn¡¯t know how to respond to that so she gave him a faint smile. Something within her was saying that the things she was searching till now might be found if she stays with him. ¡°So you both met.¡± Emilia turned towards the voice which just interrupted her conversation. An old man in his late 60¡¯s was approaching them. While his hairs were grey, one could see patches of black hair all over his head. His skin was wrinkled and had spot on it, while his bushy beard reached his chest covering his throat. He wore a golden rimmed glasses and a purple n¡¯ black magicians robe, something that only a high ranked magician wore. As he came near them, a smell of wood spread in the air. Just smelling it made the mind calm and a person stable. Emilia quickly stepped forward and gave her greetings. ¡°Greetings, Headmaster William.¡± Within the Academy City, there are many strict rules which even the emperor cannot change. It is a common knowledge to every student to greet their teachers whenever they see them. No one is abide to this rule. It is taught that ¡®a person¡¯s behavior and virtues are what makes him great, not his skills or might. A person may be a might ruler but if he neglects his citizens and others, no one will consider him a good person.¡¯ While Emilia offered her greetings she saw Caspar make a simple bow. His posture was something she knew about. It was a way that the nobles used to greeting someone without say a word. A posture, which only a few selected families used. ¡°Emilia¡­¡± Emilia quickly turned towards the Headmaster who was now looking at her. ¡°Yes sir.¡± ¡°From today onwards, please look out for him.¡± Emilia became confused but quickly figured out that the Headmaster might know about Caspar¡¯s situation. ¡°Well, even though you both might have introduced yourself, let me introduce both of you again. Caspar; this is Emilia O¡¯ Streingford from the ¡®House of Streingford¡¯, be sure to listen to her and Emilia; this is Caspar. He will be joining the Academy in a few days so make him accustom to how the city and academy works.¡± ¡°Yes Headmaster.¡± ¡°Now Caspar, follow me. We have things to discuss.¡± As the Headmaster turned Caspar gave a smile to Emilia. ¡°Well, I¡¯ll be in your care then. See yah¡­¡± ¡°Yeah¡± As Caspar ran behind the Headmaster, he turned back and waved at Emilia with a big smile as if he just made his first friend. He slowly then turned towards the Headmaster still waving his hand. Emilia had a smile on her face and a warm feeling spiraling within her. As Emilia waved back, she felt something again. A feeling of making a friend! Even though students are considered equal regardless of their status in outer world, Emilia never made many friends. Teacher might not differentiate, but the students did. Academy City took only talents. And while the majority of students were commoners, they tried to stay away from nobles. Only a few approached the nobles as nobles, for commoners; are better not crossed path with. The only friends Emilia had were her roommate and other classmates back at dorms. It felt nice to wave back to someone but Emilia soon started to feel something odd about it. It felt that she had done this before. Those white hair and the way he waved his hand were similar to someone she knew. She couldn¡¯t recall when this happened before but she was sure that it wasn¡¯t a d¨¦j¨¤ vu. Her heart started to race fast as she started to think about him (Caspar). Even though he was almost out of sight, Emilia kept staring in his direction still waving her hand. As she came out of her thoughts, she blushed red with what she was doing. She turned back and started to walk towards her dorms while her mind started to cloud again with thoughts. ¡®Why does my heart race whenever I think about him? Caspar, just who are you?¡¯ A Maiden鈥檚 Tears Emilia walks towards a white house filled with shiny mirrors. The building rested a couple hundred yards from the central academy. In Academy City,the students had their residents within the dorms at the either side of the central academy building. The female apartments were on the left hand while the male apartmentsstood on the right. The squares had their own practices and students were to stay away from squares which weren¡¯t their own. There was also a game between the dorms which caused it harder for students to enter other genders dorms. The female dorm had a garden in the facade with a broad pathway dividing the field into two. The pathway had a beautiful fountain in the middle. After circling the fountain, one can see the main door. But the dorm wasn¡¯t as simple as it met the eyes. The garden had traps, which were set up by the night duty guards while the other ladies went to sleep! The traps didn¡¯t pose harm to life but was enough to capture and immobilize someone till dawn when the intruder would meet their punishment. This was partof the game between the dorms which kept decency alive. The founder decided on this game to make the dorm life enjoyable and something to look forward to. Thissystem made fewer disputes between students and a chance to resolve any ongoing argument. As Emilia walked through the garden, she saw girls give her their respects which she replied with close eyes and nod her head. This was one thing she hated. Even though the rules stated that status within the academy means nothing, people would treat her and few other individuals with such respect due to their status. Trindra has had a unique status tree while comparing to other nations. The Emperor sat at the top and then came his household with few other high elders (who consisted of the previous emperor and other family members who were part of court before the new members). The third status line comprised 5 noble houses which helped the original emperor of Trindra become the emperor. Each of these householdhad a three noble rank system, which the other families fall into. The governor, rich merchants and then the commoners, form the last three status levels. Emilia belonged to the house of Streingford, which was one of the 5 families who assisted the original emperor. The 5 families carry strict customs and while their behaviors weredifferent to others, they are loyal towards the emperor. The Streingford Family, is the most loyal as they are somewhat the branch family of the Trindra¡¯s Royal Family. The First Emperor and the First Head of the Streingford Family were half-brothers. It is also one of the reasons to why out of all families, the Streingford Family is the closest to the royal family. Emilia is the third daughter of head Orwell Streingford, and has been closely related to the royal family. Before her birth, it was decided that she would marry the Second Prince Caspar. While Caspar was not told about the decision made their respective families, Emilia was told right from the start. She was introduced to Caspar as her fianc¨¦, and spent most of her time with him until he disappeared. Emilia entered the dorm and quick went to her room on the second floor. As she entered her room, she saw her roommate Alicia while she was changing her clothes. Alicia belonged to a lower noble family but didn¡¯t care much for status. She was one the few who never looked onto others status and approached anyone as if they were her close friend. ¡°Don¡¯t walk in like that princess. Have a little mercy on this pretty soul which you are trying to deflower.¡± ¡°Stop your nonsense already. It¡¯s truly sounds vulgar.¡±If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. Alicia had brown hair and a tender white skin like Emilia. She stared with her as she smirked at her. Unlike Emilia, she had a more childlike physique and personality. She was around the same height as Emilia but was thinner than her. Emilia went near her bed and placed her bag on her study table. She stared ather window for a while and then spoke- ¡°Alicia¡­¡± ¡°Yeah," Emilia turned towards Alicia who was now sitting on her bed wearing a pink top yet still in her underwear. ¡°I want your help with something important," Alicia starred at Emilia for a while. The lonely and silent Emilia, who at most of the time never has any feelings on her face, was looking straight at her with a serious look. ¡°I guess I said this to you earlier that whenever you need anything, any kind of help; just say it to me. After all, aren¡¯t we friends?¡± Emilia smiled. Being around Alicia was one of the few moments that made her forget her status and past. She always envied her for being so cheerful. ¡°I need you to go into my sea of consciousness and show me my memories," Alicia looked concerned. Enteringinto someone¡¯s consciousness when he/she is inviting a psychic like her was not a big deal. But it seemed to her that Emilia was missing some memories. It was concerning as something hides such memories deep inside ones sea and remaining inside someone else sea with that person maydamage that person¡¯s mind! ¡°You know what you are doing right, Emilia? If things go wrong, I may damage your mind; worst case possible, you might die!¡± ¡°I know! But, I want to remember him.¡± Emilia lowered her head. It was the first time since joining the academy that she spoke so loudly. She didn¡¯t want to rise but accidentally did so. ¡°I won¡¯t do the psychic dive into you. I¡¯m still an amateur at that.¡± She looked at Emilia as she wept her tears. Alicia had known Emilia since they met at the entrance ceremony. She knew exactly how much sadness her heart was carrying while she kept a quiet front. The tragedy 10 years back might not mean much to people outside the 3 status level, but it meant a lot to those within it. Emilia was in love with Second Prince but after he disappeared she couldn¡¯t help but feel depressed. ¡°I won¡¯t do it, but my elder sister can.¡± Emilia looked at Alicia who gave her a smile. Emilia couldn¡¯t help but hug around her and thank her. Alicia on other hand was happy for her, but on the other hand was worried as to why Emilia couldn¡¯t remember him. She contacted her sister who happened to be on the floor above hers; and called her down. After a while, the front door got a knock and blew open. A young lady in her early 20¡¯s entered the room. She had a brown hair and black eyes like Alicia, and a light shade skin which was a bit darker than that of Alicia. She wore a loose white pants and a yellow top. ¡°Big sister!¡± A pillow came flying towards the lady but she caught it midair. She then swung the pillow at Alicia who fell on her bed as the pillow hit her. ¡°Way to greet your sister brat!¡± Alicia stayed down as if she was dead. ¡°So you are Emilia.¡± Emilia stood up and greeted her. The lady than approached. ¡°Shall we drop the formalities? My name is Cecily Augustwell. Alicia told me about your situation but I guess it will be better if you explain it yourself.¡± The both of them settled down. As Emilia explained her problem, Cecily seemed to guess what actually the problem was. Even though she (Cecily) was still in her last year of studies, she was already a professional psychic. Psychics are magicians who excel in mind attacks, telepathic connections and after the awakening, telekinesis. ¡°I guess we will have to perform a psychic dive, but; if it is what I think than it will take some time.¡± ¡°Please¡­¡± Cecily saw the sad face of Emilia. She had heard of Emilia before from her sister but seeing her like this firsthand still felt depressing. ¡°A lady shouldn¡¯t make such a face Emilia.¡± She put her hand above her head and rubbed it. For Cecily, Emilia seemed like a second sister to her. After preparing for the dive, Cecily prepared a crystal in case of emergency. She handed the crystal to Alicia and then touched her forehead with that of Emilia¡¯s while holding her hand. Blood, Sweat and Tears [Part 1] Cecily bent over and leaned her forehead with Emilia¡¯s, while holding her hands. As she flowed her consciousness into hers, she felt a strong barrier. ¡®As I thought a barrier! No wonder she can¡¯t remember someone so precious.¡¯ Strangely, the barrier broke before Cecily even tried to do anything! It was as if someone placed it to fade few memories until the ripe moment. ¡®What the hell? Is this a trap? Why place such a weak barrier on someone when¡­¡¯ Nothing was making sense. Someone places a barrier on one¡¯s memories to avoid that person from remembering certain things. These barriers are often strong and can result to both; the diver and the host to die! Having such a weak barrier which dissolved when a psychic just approached it made no sense! Cecily was worried about Emilia. If I psychic were to cause any trouble during a dive, it can lead to that person being mentally unstable and in the worst case dead! She mustered her courage and decided to do something out of her character. Cecily always liked to play cool and safe; but the situation was different. If there was 2nd barrier within, did would cause Emilia¡¯s body to strain itself to a point that her mind might break! The more Cecily stay near the 2nd barrier, the more her body will accumulate strain. The only way was to do a flash dive, a way to move through memories and then escape consciousness in a split second! But this method had its own downfall. If in chance there was a barrier, then the moment Cecily hit it; her consciousness would take damage! It was all a gamble. ¡®Can¡¯t endure nor cause harm, was it? Well, I must take an extra fee for this.¡¯ Cecily prepared herself, drew the power from crystal and went in straight ahead. She entered Emilia¡¯s ¡®Sea of Consciousness¡¯ and was left shocked with its brightness. A person¡¯s sea reflects what the person actually is; and seeing a bright blue sea can only mean that that person is a beautiful person from within. A loving and caring one. But, there was not much time to admire it. She (Cecily) quickly passed the strands of Emilia¡¯s memories. Whenever a person makes a memory, it grew into a strand inside the sea. Those strand looks like tall luminous grass inside a sea. While she had limited time (time doesn¡¯t flow the same in the ¡®sea of consciousness¡¯.), it was still better to not waste any. While she (Cecily) passed through those strands, she closed her eyes to see this person Emilia loved so much. She could feel all the emptiness, sadness and anger brewing inside Emilia as she lived with only a speck of hope that, that person will return. As she went deeper; the anger grew more. Young nobles asking for her hand, saying her to forget him and above all, no one being with her like he did.This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. ¡®Who is this person? To make a beauty like Emi (Cecily¡¯s nickname for Emilia) to fall so hard for him; he must really be something.¡¯ As Cecily entered Emilia¡¯s childhood, the grief grew wider. At a time, she (Emilia) was like an empty shell who only cried all day long. Cecily knew she was reaching the truth and tried to straighten herself. She knew which strand that memory was in; as starting from there all the strands blew brighter than any she had seen inside Emilia¡¯s sea. She decided to enter one. As she entered that strand, she saw herself standing in an unusual garden. While, the garden was beautiful; it was only filled with roses, mostly white rose! Cecily then heard something at the back, and as she turned back, a girl in a blue dress came running from other side of the garden. She had white hair and blue eyes with a pale white skin. It was as if she was a realistic doll. Cecily quickly knew who she was; it was Emilia. Emilia came near her and looked around. It seemed she was searching something/someone. While, Emilia was looking towards the way she came a kid came out of nowhere and pushed her down! ¡°It isn¡¯t fair! You used magic didn¡¯t you?¡± The kid gave a smug look and then sat on her. ¡°There isn¡¯t a rule prohibiting the use of magic, or are you going to cry for losing again,¡± ¡°Get off me! Or else I¡¯ll scream for help,¡± ¡°Oh¡­ and, what are you going to say to them?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll say that you tried to do dirty thing to me,¡± ¡°And what dirty things did I do to you,¡± ¡°I¡¯ll tell that you tried to kiss¡­¡± Before she could say anything, the boy bent over and kissed her. While it did looked weird, considering that the kid seemed around 8-9 years old, Cecily couldn¡¯t help but blush at such a daring act. While she didn¡¯t saw the kids face, she could tell by a look from back that those two were a perfect couple. Emilia pushed the kid away. As she tried to get up, Cecily noticed that her (Emilia) skin was bright red. She looked so cute while being embarrassed that Cecily wanted to coddle her. ¡°What the heck were you doing?¡± ¡°Why; what''s wrong?¡± ¡°Everything is wrong¡­ how could you do that?¡± ¡°Come on, don¡¯t get so worked on it. Uncle Fret told me that this was a way to claim your woman.¡± Pop! Emilia turned complete red. Cecily on other hand couldn¡¯t stop laughing as she saw such a cute couple flirt! ¡°Idiot!¡± Saying so Emilia rushed towards the other end of garden. ¡°My, my. She really did turned red like a rose. Uncle Fret sure has some interesting books. Maybe, I¡¯ll try that thing in bed next time. It said something of making cute voices.¡± Cecily couldn¡¯t laugh anymore. It went from being cute to something off charts really quickly. ¡®What the hell did this guy read?¡¯ As she was about to leave, she decided to take a good look at the kid''s face. As she went in front of him, she saw a familiar face. But something was off about it. She quickly rushes out of Emilia¡¯s sea and returns to her body. When a dive takes place, both; the host and diver remain motionless for a while due to the aftereffects. As Cecily woke up, she saw Emilia with her eyes filled with tears. It was night and her sister was dozing in the chair while Emilia and Cecily lay right next to each other. ¡°Emilia?¡± Emilia turned towards Cecily and wiped her tears. ¡°I¡¯m all right. It¡¯s just that, I finally understand my feelings when I met him today.¡± ¡°Who are you talking about?¡± Emilia gave a big smile to Cecily and said, ¡°The person I love; Caspar Trindra¡± Blood, Sweat and Tears [Part 2] | White Hair, Blue Eyes and a Big Smile While the empire sympathized towards the emperor, a girl stood like a lifeless statue in a corner. She wanted to cry but her tears seemed to have dried off before even reaching the surface. Standing at a corner, she saw faces which she hated the most; faces of greed and sorrow. Low nobles, who wanted to increase their family standing, started introducing their kids to her with smiling faces. Heads of those families approached the newly seated emperor with a smile which a predator would give when approaching its prey. Wherever her eyes went, there were smiles. Words didn¡¯t match the look on their faces. ¡®Scums! How can they even dare to come here? Forget about the emperor, I just lost my husband and they are already approaching me with marriage proposal? I¡¯ll kill them, kill them all! I¡¯ll make sure they beg for their deaths!¡¯ was what she thought while keeping an emotionless face. For Emilia, Caspar was her everything. Being the 5th daughter from the Streingford Family, Emilia didn¡¯t receive much attention from her parents. As they represented the household, they were constant busy with political affairs or those of the province they governed. While her elder sisters kept her company, she (Emilia) couldn¡¯t help but feel emptiness within her. Emilia started tending her garden to fill that emptiness. It was during that time she met him, a boy who didn¡¯t behaved like other nobles but like a playful pleasant. He was covered in mud even though he was on a tree! His clothes were torn at places and so did his skin. He slowly approached the lowest branch of the tree, and bent down. As he moved his hand further, the branch can down a bit-by-bit. Emilia neared the boy who grabbed one of the roses on the side. Emilia got furious as she saw one of her rose get plucked. ¡°Hey, who are you? Don¡¯t you know what this place?¡± The boy turned towards her and jumped of the tree. He then approached her and stood in front of her. ¡°Sorry, sorry. This rose just caught my eye.¡± ¡°So what? This my garden; how the hell did you even get inside? Judging from your appearance, you don¡¯t even seem to be working here. Answer me, who are you?!¡± The boy starred at her for a while and then gave a smile. He glanced at the rose in his hand and then looked back at Emilia. Emilia was a bit irritated. Not only did this kid disturb her, he also stole a flower from her precious garden. While Emilia kept an angry look, a soft hand from front placed the rose in her hair. ¡°While I prefer white upon red, this one suits you. Guess you got no complains over there.¡± That was the first time Emilia met that kid and the first time her heart tingled. It felt weird. Though he was covered in mud and plucked a flower from her garden, she didn¡¯t felt any anger for him. It was as if that smile which he gave was a magic spell that would calm anyone down. ¡°Prince! Prince! Where are you?¡± Emilia turned towards the voice to find a maid calling out for someone. Suddenly, Emilia felt like being cornered. While she didn¡¯t know who she (maid) was searching for, she didn¡¯t want her to see this kid in front of her. If she (maid) were to see him (kid) like this, he would definitely be thrown out! Emilia wanted to talk to this kid more. If a single smile made her heart tingle, then this kid can make her free from all the emptiness that clouded her all the time.The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. ¡°Oye Shirley! Here, here.¡± Emilia turned towards the kid who was waving his hands at the maid. She was full of shock. ¡®Why the hell are you calling her?! Wait a sec¡­ Do you know her?¡¯ As the maid neared them, Emilia felt something close to her ears- ¡°I like you. Let¡¯s meet inside¡± Emilia quickly turned to see the kid smile and then run towards the maid who was now complaining at the kid¡¯s appearance. Emilia stood there with a confused look. ¡®What did he mean?¡¯ As she started to walk something strange started to happen. Her body started to feel heavy as if she was carrying something. Her throat started to dry off. She got on her knees as she couldn¡¯t bear the weight anymore. She tried to call for someone but her voice won¡¯t come out! ¡®What¡¯s happening? What the hell is going on?!¡¯ As Emilia lifted her head she felt some trying to choke her! She tried to struggle but it seemed impossible; her body won¡¯t move! Her head got lifted up as she tried to breath with every inch of energy she had. But the hell wasn¡¯t just the choking but something much above. As her head lifted she saw hell; the sky being torn apart by a black crater! ¡°Welcome to Hell, Emilia Streingford¡±
Emilia woke up covered in sweat. She couldn¡¯t move! As she tried to look for the reason, she got consumed¡­ Bang! A punch was landed on Alicia who was lying on Emilia. ¡°What the hell are you doing Emilia?! I just was going to kiss my prince¡± ¡°Prince? My foot! You nearly choked me to death, you idiot!¡± ¡°What?¡± Alicia glanced around and found it was all her fault. She then gave a smile at Emilia and ran to her bed. Emilia got out of her bed and went out of her room. After passing a few rooms, there was an open space whose one end lead to the stairs and the other outside to balcony. Emilia went outside and looked up at the sky. The cold night breeze blew past her as she stared at the stars in the sky.
¡°Pretty aren¡¯t they? Makes you feel you aren¡¯t alone.¡± ¡°Who knows. From where I see they seemed to be a pretty sad sight.¡± ¡°Sad? Why would they be sad? Just look at them, aren¡¯t they twinkling in happiness¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. To me they seem sad and twinkling as if they are crying.¡± ¡°What¡¯s that? I never heard anyone saying stars are sad.¡± ¡°Well, if you look at it this way; you may get it. They are so close to each other but they still can¡¯t be with each other, as if an invisible wall is keeping them away.¡± Cecily turned towards Caspar who was lying on ground staring at the sky. Her eyes were filled with sadness and something else. ¡°Why are you here?¡± Caspar turned towards her and sat up. He stared at her for a while and then looked up at the sky. ¡°I got lost.¡± Cecily grind her teeth. Her hands started to shake as rage started to fill her. She moved towards him and before Caspar could realize there was a girl with her hands around him. ¡°Miss?¡± Cecily hugged him hard as if he would writher away if she let go of him. Caspar on other hand didn¡¯t know how to respond. He couldn¡¯t push her away as it seemed a wrong thing to do but he couldn¡¯t let her hug him like that while he didn¡¯t know the reason why she was being like this. He mustered some courage to push her back when he suddenly lost that courage. He let his arms go around her but put no wait in them. ¡°Miss. I don¡¯t know what happened or why you¡¯re being like this, but you shouldn¡¯t be crying in front of a guy like this.¡± Cecily pulled Caspar closer. For a while there was just silence and then she let go of him. As she pulled her back, she saw his white hair wave as the cold night breeze blew. As he opened his closed eyes she saw his blue eyes shine as he gave her a smile. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Pardon Miss.¡± ¡°Why did you come back? Was making me fall once not enough that now you are making me fall again?¡± ¡°Miss, I¡¯m sorry but¡­¡± ¡°-you don¡¯t remember anything, right?¡± Cecily sat next to Caspar and hold his hand in hers. ¡°I don¡¯t know you completely but¡­¡± Cecily gazed up at the night sky then closed hereyesas if she made her mind up. ¡°Caspar; I don¡¯t know you completely but; I know a part of you.¡± ¡°A part of me?¡± ¡°Yes, a part of you. Let¡¯s relocate ourselves first.¡± ¡°Where are we going?¡± Cecily stood up and gave a smile. She knew what she was going to do next was not only breaking rules but also dangerous. ¡°To a land where theboys dream of; The Girls Dorm¡± The Girls Dorms [Part 1] ¡°Wh¡­ Where are we going again?¡± ¡°To the girl¡¯s dorms.¡± ¡°Why the girl¡¯s dorms? We can talk over here, there¡¯s no one here right now.¡± ¡°Well, there is someone who you should be facing before that. Now come, and don¡¯t make noise.¡± Caspar got up and started to follow Cecily. He didn¡¯t know who she was but it didn¡¯t hurt to follow her when he was all lost. After walking for a while, they scaled a wall when Cecily stopped and kneeled down beside a bush. She waved at Caspar to do the same. ¡°Okay, here¡¯s the plan. We will sneak into the dorms while avoiding attention. I will go through the pathway while you go around the building and try to get into the balcony. Wait there for me, okay?¡± ¡°Okay; but, why do we have to sneak in? Shouldn¡¯t you call that person out?¡± ¡°Hmm¡­ Good question.¡± ¡°Then-¡± ¡°We will go with the plan¡± ¡°Were you listening to me? I said-¡± Cecily placed her finger on Caspar¡¯s lips as she gave a smile at him. ¡°Don¡¯t you find this interesting? If you get in for her she would be happy, you know.¡± ¡°Who are you talking about?¡± Cecily flicked her finger on his forehead as she grinned at him. ¡°Who knows? Try to figure it out.¡± Caspar was confused. ¡®What a weird girl. Making me enter the girls¡¯ dorms, I hope I¡¯m not getting myself in trouble here.¡¯ Caspar turned towards the path Cecily directed him earlier and started to walk slowly towards it while hiding behind bushes. ¡°Don¡¯t get caught Kalean.¡± Caspar turned over to where Cecily was, but she was gone. While it came to him by surprise, he heard her call him Kaelan. ¡®Did I tell her my name earlier? Must be; well, let¡¯s get this work done.¡¯ Caspar followed the direction while hiding in the bushes until he saw a balcony. The walls of the dorms were not far from the bushes Caspar was hiding in, but his instincts were saying that there were traps laid out over the ground. After waiting for a while, he decided to try something. He got beneath a nearby tree and started to climb it. As he was climbing he suddenly stopped. Right above his head was giant bag like thing which was stuck above him due to a small branch! Caspar looked back and notices a web-like structure right beneath the tree in front of tree! ¡®This... This is a dorm, right? Not a military base or a prison, right?¡¯ He carefully avoided the trap and tried to climb up but soon realizes his position. If a person were to avoid the trap and climb up, a similar trap was setup right above it. ¡®Am I entering a palace? Why is it so heavily guarded? I¡¯m not doing anything wrong, right?¡¯ Frustrated, Caspar glanced back and saw the edge of the balcony. It seemed impossible, but there was a slim chance of success.Enjoying this book? Seek out the original to ensure the author gets credit. ¡®I don¡¯t care anymore. It¡¯s all or nothing.¡¯ Saying so, he jumped. As he was in mid-air he realized, it was impossible to reach the edge but then suddenly, a spark appeared in front of him as he reached the edge! He didn¡¯t know what just happened but it didn¡¯t matter right now; right now he was in greater trouble. He was clinging on the edge of the balcony with only one hand! ¡®I have to hurry or else I¡¯m done.¡¯ Caspar pulled his other hand up and managed to grab a rail. He gasped for a sec, and then tried to pull himself up. Surprisingly, his body seemed light to him. It was as if, he had an athletic build. As he climbed in, he saw someone staring at him. ¡°Why are you here?¡± ¡°Ahh¡­¡± Caspar was out of words. Standing in front of him was none other than Emilia! ¡°I came to meet¡­¡± ¡°-hurry! Come with me and don¡¯t make a noise!¡± Caspar was a bit confused but decided to follow her. Emilia was the first person he met here at Academy City. She was a pretty girl and Caspar can¡¯t deny the fact that his heart skipped a beat when he saw her for the first time. Even now, she seemed as pretty as ever. As he followed her, Caspar felt something. It was like he had done this before. ¡®A D¨¦j¨¤ vu?¡¯ ¡°Here.¡± Emilia opened a door next to her. Caspar hurried inside. The room was in dark, but the moonlight coming from the window made it seeable. The room seemed to have white walls and a big window at the other side if the entrance. There were two beds at each end of the room attached with two tables. The bed on the right seemed to be empty while it seemed someone was sleeping on the other one. ¡°So, why did you come here?¡± Caspar was in a fix. As much as he wanted to tell Emilia the truth, he didn¡¯t want her to know the he came here for a girl other than her. He was in a tight spot. As he was about to open his mouth, there was a knock on the door behind. ¡°Princess, are you awake?¡± A shiver ran through Caspar¡¯s back. ¡®He was about to get caught¡¯, was what his body was saying to him. Emilia quickly grabbed Caspar¡¯s hand and pushed him on the bed. ¡°Pull the blankets!¡± Caspar did as he was told. Emilia then got in the bed and pushed Caspar at the corner. ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Please pardon my intrusion.¡± Saying so, the door blew open. A girl wearing a uniform entered the room. She had black hair which was tied at the back as ponytail. She seemed to be a knight as she carried a sword with her at this hour. ¡°What¡¯s the matter, Rinko?¡± ¡°There seemed to be some rats sizzling around today, please be careful.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t they fellow students? At least consider them apart from animals.¡± ¡°Those boy¡¯s aren¡¯t worth such honor, moreover it doesn''t seem the boys are the reason today.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°Usually, they would get caught in a trap and wait till it¡¯s morning. But today, the traps were all rendered useless much less destroyed!¡± ¡°You don¡¯t mean-¡± ¡°It¡¯s just a possibility but we have send a summon for the teachers, just in case. Please stay vigilante and careful¡± ¡°You too.¡± The girl made a short a bow and then left. The room fell silent. Emilia gasped and then pulled the blanket off. Underneath the blanket was a cute red face trying to avoid any physical touch to Emilia. Emilia gave a smile and then laid her hand above Caspar¡¯s head. After brushing his hair for a while, she asked- ¡°Was it you?¡± ¡°Nope. I made sure that I don¡¯t leave a trail behind.¡± Caspar got up and sat next to Emilia. Both of them starred at each other as the time passed. ¡°You two sure are at it, aren¡¯t you?¡± Their little fantasy bubble pouted out as they heard a voice at the door. ¡°Yo! Glad you made it.¡± It was Cecily. She waved her hand and then approached them. She pulled a chair from the table and sat on it. ¡°You really are something. Entering the dorm and making into the queens chamber, you really a sneaky prince Kaelan.¡± ¡°Kaelan?¡± Emilia got confused. She didn¡¯t know anyone by the name of Kaelan. ¡°You never told me about the security being so high. Is there a treasure or something here?¡± ¡°Well, there might be one.¡± While the both of them talked, Emilia¡¯s confusion widened. First off, it was weird for Cecily to know about Caspar unless she saw him in her memories. Secondly, she seemed to be the one who snuck Caspar in the dorm. Third and the last, she addressed Caspar as Kaelan! ¡°Cecily¡± ¡°Ya?¡± ¡°Who is Caspar to you?¡± Cecily backed off a bit. She knew what she was doing but Emilia catching the wind of things before it started to flow made it hard for her to speak. The topic was of such sensitivity after all. If she were to put forward her part in a wrong way, she would be making an enemy out of Emilia. ¡°Let me be through here Emi, Kaelan and I share a past.¡± ¡°We do?¡± Emilia turned to Caspar who seemed as confused as her. She then turned towards Cecily who had a serious look on her face. ¡°What past? Tell me everything, everything down to the last detail!¡± Emilia seemed to be a bit angry as well as sad. It was understandable. Emilia loved Caspar more than anything, and suddenly he disappeared. After 10 years, she finally meets him but he doesn''t have any memories. Now she finds out that while she went through all the suffering, Caspar was with her friend under a different name! ¡°I plan to do so. But Emilia, please don¡¯t get upset when I tell you what actually happened.¡± The Girls Dorms [Part 2] | A Song Under The Shower of Blood As Cecily was about to speak the window blast open! A man in a white robe entered through it! ¡°Nice to meet you ladies!¡± The door to Emilia¡¯s room blew open as the girl from earlier accompanied with other girls entered. The blast from earlier had already made a crater in the wall around the window. The man gave a grin and started to laugh in a sinister way. ¡°My, my¡­ what a cute bunch of girls. Just a glance at you lot has made me hard.¡± ¡°You bastard; leave this place right now or else -¡± ¡°- or else what? Do you think that a puny sword like that and a few magic spell would be enough to beat me? Don¡¯t make me laugh. I''m the Right Hand of God, Shinzaki of the Ebb; and you think you can defeat me?!¡± He made a smirk as he gazed from person to person. His eyes were filled with lust whose mere contact made women uncomfortable. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll free you all from your sins. Soon you would be bouncing on my laps free from all your sins...¡± ¡°-Disgusting! I would prefer to die instead of that.¡± ¡°Oye, oye¡­ don¡¯t make a scary face like that, I¡¯m sure you will beg...¡± ¡°-Shut Up!¡± Everybody went silent. They moved their eyes fromShinzaki to Emilia¡¯s bed from where the voice came. The girls were shocked as to the presence of a boy, they failed to notice. They wanted to ask what he was doing here but decided to save it for later as the situation demanded so. ¡°Using such a vulgar words to a girl; never mind the Right Hand of God, you are just a lowly beast driven by lust!¡± Shinzaki gave a smile while his brows crossed with anger. He was a person who lived in a delusion of being at the top of the world and when such words were thrown at him, his ego clutched his heart, filling him with rage. ¡°You got a foul tongue as ever, haven¡¯t you; you shitty scum of a prince.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t know what you are talking but get out from here! This isn¡¯t a place for scums like you.¡± ¡°Zip it Caspar! This time I have a permission to kill you. You won¡¯t get away this time. I will make sure you beg for your death but I wont grant that, I will give a living hell!¡± Shinzaki disappeared from Caspar¡¯s view and before he (Caspar) could realize,Casparwas thrown at the rubble from the earlier explosion. As he fell on the rumble, a stonepierced his back. While he tried to get up, the girls from earlier tried to attackShinzaki but he dodged their attacks as if it were nothing. He then again vanished and before Caspar could know something, he was kicked out of the room! The room was on 1st floor so he was safe from the worst possibility of dying to death. As he neared the ground, Caspar pulled his arms over his head to avoid breaking it (his head). He closed his eyes but that didn¡¯t help anything. He soon touched the ground and rolled over a few times. His chest and hands hurt. Thewoundon the right side of his chest, where he was kicked seemed to pain a lot more than the injury his hands were in. ¡®I definitely have a broken rib or two.¡¯ As he turned over to get up, someone landed on his stomach. The pain Caspar felt was unbearable, it felt as if he vomited his guts out! As Caspar coughed, another kick came from behind which sent him flying a few yards. ¡°What¡¯s the matter, you shithole. Already out of fuel already?¡± Caspar turned over to see Shinzaki standing next to him. He (Shinzaki) spitted on Caspar while he (Caspar) tried to get up. As Caspar was about to get up, Shinzaki stepped on him and rubbed his shoe on his face. ¡°Bastard; get off me you scum!¡± ¡°Shut up, you son of a bitch!¡± He (Shinzaki) took off his leg from Caspar¡¯s head and kicked him on his face. Caspar rolled a few times over before stopping. His body was in a pain which was unbearable. It sting whenever he tried to move. His face was itching with pain while something seemed to be running out of his nose. He tried to move his hands but it was fruitless. He mustered every bit of energy in his body as he tried to get up. He slowly tried to turn around and was about to get up when another kick landed on the place where his ribs seemed to have broken. He went flying a few meters before hitting the land again. The pain from earlier was back. Before he could move, another kick landed on his stomach. The kicks continued as Shinzaki kept kicking him with exploding curses. All the energy with Caspar seemed to have washed away. He felthis body get numb as he got kicked again and again.You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version. ¡°Shit¡­ This guy still gets on nerve. Hey, bring that girl.¡± As Caspar turned around, he saw Emilia being dragged by a few people in white robes. He wanted to stop them but his body just couldn¡¯t move. ¡°Look here Caspar. Today feel it as a blessing as I¡¯ll show you a bliss before your salvation. This girl seemed to be close to you, right?¡± Shinzaki neared Emilia. He then stood behind her and licked her cheeks. Emilia seemed injured and was tied up. As Shinzaki licked her, all she could do was try to get away from himwhile keeping her strong will. Earlier while Caspar was kicked out she tried to save him but was blocked by the people in white robes. She exhausted herself in her battle with them before getting caught. As she tried to get away from Shinzaki, who was already touching her private parts; she tried not to look at Caspar, who was barely alive. There were screams everywhere while the sounds of battle echoed in the back. It wasn''t just her, there were already savages running around doing whatever they want. Emilia was in tears. She didn''t wanted to be violated by someone other than Caspar. While it hurt to accept it, her body was already reacting to the stimulus Shinzaki was giving her. It was unbearable, both for her and Caspar. Caspar couldn¡¯t bear to see Emilia in such a state. It was not just Emilia; Caspar was seeing other girls get violated at the back while there were few who were fighting at a distance.
¡®Why? Why did this happen? Why?¡¯ ¡®Because you are not stopping them Caspar.¡¯ Everything seemed to slow down in front of Caspar. His body seemed as heavy as earlier but the pain doubled!Shinzaki still had his hand under Emilia¡¯s clothes but he seemed to have stopped moving. He tried to move but he too seemed to have stopped moving! ¡®Are you going to keep sleeping even now?¡¯ ¡®Who are you?¡¯ ¡®Now is not the time for it. Say, do you want your power?¡¯ ¡®My power? If I can save everyone then I want it!¡¯ The voice started to laugh and then everything went black! Caspar didn¡¯t felt any pain anymore. His body felt light than before. It was pitch black. Suddenly the area around him light up! It was as if someone was aiming a focus light at him like they do on an actor in a theater. Caspar stood up and saw the floor covered in red water. The water rose till his ankles and it gave a somewhat foul smell. ¡°Is this blood?¡± ¡°That isn¡¯t important. You came here for your powers right?¡± ¡°Yeah, but at least tell me where I am?¡± ¡°You are currently in your ¡®Sea of Consciousness¡¯. Find the power you want and leave quickly, you shouldn¡¯t remain here as of you are right now.¡± Caspar walked in the pool of blood for a while. As he walked further, a few corpses appeared floating in the blood. Caspar tried to avoid them and walk forward. But as he walked forward, the corpses grew in numbers. As he passed by one, he saw his own corpse floating in the blood! ¡°Hey¡­ Please tell me something.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Are all this dead bodies; me?¡± ¡°They are all individuals or should I say faces that you wore at a time. For some reason they wanted to stay here; now move on. Time isn''t a liberty right now!¡± Caspar looked down on one of the corpses. His lifeless face reminded when Shinzaki was kicking him. He looked over and started walking faster. Blood splashed as he walked faster and faster. Before end, he reached a strange place. In the middle of the area was a big black cross with a corpse nailed on it. The face wasn¡¯t visible as it was facing down but Caspar guessed it was another part of him. In front of him were two stands ¨C a black stand with blue flames and a white stand with red flames. Caspar walked past the stands towards the corpse when he heard the voice again- ¡°Don¡¯t wake him up!¡± Caspar backed off and then turned towards the stands. Hw wanted to ask about him but decided to focus on his priority. He approached the stands which were placed like altars to the nailed body behind. Something felt off about them. Both of them seemed like a hand reaching out for the fire burning right above them. He approached the black stand and holds it. ¡°Are you sure, that you want that?¡± ¡°I don''t know why but, I feel that this might help me.¡± ¡°Very well.¡± The stand melted and spread on Caspar¡¯s body while the flame went inside him! As this happened Caspar rose from the ground and laid in midair. Suddenly, droplets started hitting his skin. He touched it to find that it was blood! As the droplets came down one after another, a series of memories started to rush into Caspar¡¯s mind. But it didn¡¯t take him long before he knew, they weren¡¯t his. As the last droplet fell, the last memory was off him standing in front of him- ¡°Then it¡¯s a deal¡± were his last words (in those memories).
Back in reality, the time resumed. As Shinzaki licked her, Emilia grossed out. She closed her eyes while trying to resist him. ¡®Is this where I¡¯ll be violated? No! I don¡¯t want this! Caspar, please help me!¡¯ ¡°Get away from my women, you piece of shit!¡± Emilia opened her eyes as she heard the voice she wanted to hear. In front of her, Caspar was getting up! As she was about to say something the wind got strong all of a sudden! Black clouds started covering the night sky and the creepiest thing started. At a distance, voices started to be heard. The voices were like that of small children singing nursery rhymes. The singing continued from all sides. The ground which was covered in raging battle earlier went silent. Shinzaki got away from Emilia and seemed to be shivering in fear. His eyes were filled with terror; no, despair! A black fog started to surround the ground while the singing got closer and closer! ¡°Shinzaki; you son of a bitch! What did you call yourself earlier, Right Hand of God? Let me tell you something, that hand doesn''t exist for scums like you, you piece of shit¡± Shinzaki reached his pocket and took out a gauntlet. The terror in his eyes was starting to settle. It true was creeping him out. The person who laid dead in front of him was getting up as if nothing ever happened to him! ¡°Bastard! Just because you pull a string or two you think you could defeat me? I¡¯m-¡± ¡°-defeat? We are not sparring here, scum. I''m going to torment you to your very soul.¡± The wind started to get wild as black and red sparks appeared around Caspar. As he (Caspar) opened his eyes, Shinzaki fell into despair. ¡°Welcome to Hell¡±