The streets today was very busy due to the magi examination being held at the academy today. Many shops and stalls opened early in order to catch extra sales from the pa.s.sing students.A boy with short brown hair walked rushed along the streets amidst the other young teenagers from all over the empire.
He had promised his group of friends to go together for the opening ceremony. Although he was not late the young man preferred to be there first.
As he slowly invaded to the front of the crowd he suddenly noticed something strange.
A girl in front of him had just been yanked into a dark alleyway. Due to the victim"s mouth being covered and dragged into the alleyway so suddenly and quietly, no one noticed her except for the keen situational awareness he had trained since he was a child.
The boy slowed down as he neared the alleyway. Casually as if looking around like he has been lost he wandered into the alleyway.
The alleyway was littered with overflowing bins, shards of gla.s.s etc, before a short wall ahead, cutting the alleyway short. He observed the area and noticed the girl that was dragged here was not here anymore.
The boy using his astute hearing noticed faint m.u.f.fled cries coming from across the walls. Using his magi, he empowered himself as he ran forward and jumped across the wall and landed valiantly across it.
He landed just in time to a figure layered in dark clothes, covering the figures whole body except his/her bright green eyes, slashing an ornate dagger across the girl, just for that person to miss due to the black-haired girl moving back and possibly due to being surprised by timely teenagers arrival.
"Move back!" The boy shouted as he launched a stun spell at the dark clothed figure.
As the spell hit the figure, the girl who had a wound across her forearm moved towards the boy for protection.
Seeing her forearm bleeding from the small slash he asked her as she cried "Are you able to cast a restoration spell?"
As she nodded the boy sighed in relief before turning around to the person holding the dagger in anger.
"Who are you? What were you trying to do to her?" He asked as he prepared and threw a restriction spell before the stun spell wore off.
But the boy in response got only silence from the dark figure.
Suddenly the boy became aware of the danger behind him and moved forward only for the ice knife coming for his neck to miss its target and caress his cheek slightly while leaving a small opening for blood to creep out.
"What are you doing?" He asked as he became very alert now while looking at the girl who he just saved preparing another ice knife spell.
The boy received no reply from her, other than a seeing a creepy look in her eyes, as she prepared to throw another knife at him.
"Stop. That"s all I need." A sweet melodious voice came from behind him while the knife was lowered.
The boy turned around to see what was happening, only to be stunned to see that the knife the girl threw earlier was held in the hand of the dark figure. The figure swiped the small trace of his blood from the ice knife and held it in his/her pale smooth fingers.
Suddenly the boy felt a sense of adoration towards the dark figure. He could feel his heart beating so hard that he felt it would jump out of him.
As the figure walked into the light he saw her beautiful long blond hair adorning her green l.u.s.trous eyes. Her beauty and figure were incomparable even when compared to one of his best friend who is known for her beauty across the empire, Natasha.
As she walked close to him he could smell the faint aroma of sweet rose filling his airways gently. He wanted this feeling to last all eternity. But suddenly a voice in his head woke him up.
[Stable Mind has levelled up]
[Host has resisted the mind control effect]
"s.h.i.t! I was mind-controlled. She has got to be a rank 4 magi or higher to use such powerful mind control without me noticing."
Although the boy woke up from the beautiful figures charm he acted like he was still entranced by her. He knew whoever the other party is he had no chance to win if he fought her head on, due to her being possibly a higher-ranked mage.
He was only able to resist her mind control, due to him training the stable mind skill since he was born in this world.
"I will strike when she least expects it." The boy calmly stood by the side and saw the girl who he came in to save standing by his side.
"Follow me." The women who tried to control him ordered him.
Both of them followed her silently into a house by the side. She opened the door and motioned for them to walk inside.
He walked inside in trepidation and fear. As soon as he walked in he was shocked and bit freaked out at the sight before him.
There were numerous students which he recognised by their different uniforms signifying that they were from different academies. They were all stood still perfectly without moving like a pre-programmed robot army.
He recognised some if not most of them as some of the talented students from other academies.
The black-haired girl went and joined their ranks silently. He followed suite to not arouse any suspicion.
The beautiful women closed the door and came in front of us.
"If there are any group activities I want the arranged member to team up with me, while the rest of you join whichever group seems the best to get a higher rank. I want at least 1 of you to get into the top 10 places. So, try hard by any means necessary without getting disqualified to place into the top 10 if not top 100."
"c.r.a.p! Is she planning something for the exam? s.h.i.t, everyone must be there by now. I have to somehow let everyone know." The boy slightly panicked as he realised the exam he and his friends were partic.i.p.ating might become very dangerous.
Probably due to the slight agitation and nervousness caused by his realisation the beautiful women noticed him and looked at him. Seeing that his pretence was discovered he quickly moved forward, after making a quick judgement.
The women probably were in shock, seeing as someone managed to escape her allure, as she stayed unmoving from her spot while the boy came up behind her.
"A cut on your neck will make sure to kill if not prove fatal to you, even if you are a rank 5 magi." The boy whispered as he held a sharp blade to the side of her throat.
"Don"t even bother trying to cast other forms of spell to case you neck or towards me. I am pretty sure a knife this close can cut through your skin before you even cast a stone armour." He warned her in case she retaliated.
After a few seconds of silence, the fair women ordered. "Stand down!"
The boy suddenly saw all the battle-ready unresponsive student lower their spell aimed towards him in union.
"Who are you? What have you done to them? What are you planning to do in the graduation exam?" He asked the women.
"Don"t you think you are asking way too much for what little you are offering." The women retorted back.
"I am not offering anything neither is this a trade. Now if you want to continue living answer my questions." Although the boy was very tense the words coming out of his mouth were very calm.
"I don"t want to. The most you can do is slit my throat. Do you believe you will be able to escape from here after you do that? Even if you manage to kill me and escape my minions here, my subordinates have already infiltrated into the exam hall, they will take care of you." She replied back as a smile slowly formed on her lips.
The boy hesitated for a moment before replying "I am sorry. If we had met in a different situation I could have convinced you otherwise. I wish there was another way at this." He apologised as he slit both sides of her throat before running out, following him were a barrage of spells which he barely dodged while some made their targets.
The women laid on the floor twitching for a few seconds as blood seeped out of her wounds without any break, before she became still.
Her hair slowly seeped into the blood and became entangled with it as strangely the wounds on her neck visibly started closing up.
The women puller herself back up, while holding onto the side of her neck where the boy had earlier touched her.
"Come back!" She ordered the minions chasing after the boy, knowing full well the jeopardy he might cause if he were to get to the exam hall.
A small smile became drawn into her unreal beauty as she reminisced the warm hands she felt on her body after a long time. The warm hands of a good person. A good person like her mother.
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