They watched with fearful eyes as Cerberus opened one of the caged and grabbed an unlucky mouse who was unable to run fast enough to dodge the human's hand. The mouse in Cerberus's hand wriggled while squeaking loudly in an attempt to escape but Cerberus' grip was firm. Cerberus closed the door of the cage and headed towards the door where an expectant Cobra stood watching him in eagerness as its tongue flickered sensing the presence of a meal. The sight of Silia frightened the caged mice causing a few to faint from terror but their terror was short-lived as Cerberus led Silia out of the room before locking the door behind him preventing Silia from entering the room. He then placed the mouse in his hand on the floor and watched as it slowly got up, its legs shaking as It glanced at its surroundings briefly before bolting off after catching the sight of the large cobra that was gazing at it. Silia watched as the mouse scampered off before taking off after it, her tongue flickering constantly from the excitement of the hunt. Silia like any Cobra was a natural predator even to her own kind and hence she relished the hunt which was why she didn't immediately attack the mouse but rather gave it a head start before engaging in hot pursuit after the little guy.

Cerberus shook his head at the sight of the chase before heading towards the dining room, which was directly connected to the kitchen, so it was technically still the kitchen depending on how you view the situation. Seating at the dining table was his entire family, his mom, sister, and father. His father was a man slightly shorter than his wife at a height of 162cm with the small bulge of a growing potbelly and a head full of scruffy dirty blonde hair. His mother, Phoebe, always joked that if she met him on the streets, she would have assumed he was a homeless man to which my father slightly frowned whenever the joke was mentioned. It was true though in a sense which was what made him not retaliate too much at the joke. Cerberus's sister, Circe, however, was a 159 cm tall beautiful 12-year-old girl with an hourglass curvy figure and breasts more mature than her actual age which made boys turn heads whenever she walked on the streets.

Circe was dressed in a pair of blue jeans and a pink shirt that had a "Hello" print at the front. The shirt tightly clinched to her body outlining her breasts and slim figure but nobody highlighted this fact as they had become accustomed to her body-tight clothes. Besides she always wore a jacket or jumper when heading out which was why their parents didn't stress about the issue too much. Plus deep down they just assumed it was a teenager thing.

Cerberus sat down at the table and served himself two pieces of toast, an omelet, two sausages, and a cup of coffee. Unlike the rest of his family which liked to drink hot Kenyan tea, he preferred coffee specifically black coffee. The bitter the better.

"So how are you feeling about starting your first day at Abyss academy?" asked Phoebe as she glanced at her two children.

"I'm looking forward to it," said Circe, her eyes sparkling as she bit into her sausage. "Especially the fact that I can meet and make new friends at the academy. "she said with her mouth slightly full before pausing to swallow her food.

"What about you Cerb?"

Everyone at the table turned their heads towards the quiet boy at the table who was silently drinking coffee from a blue mug.

Cerberus slowly swallowed the hot sip of coffee before replying with two words in a cold tone

"I guess"

Everyone was slightly disappointed by the response, but they expected as much from Cerberus.

"Oh come on, I'm sure there is something about going to the Abyss academy that excites you. After all, it is the first school that you will be going to that is only meant for the supernatural" said Circe trying to elicit some kind of reaction from her brother although in the end, it was only a fool's errand as all she met was silence.

Circe sighed and after a few minutes of silence passed she gave up and continued to eat her breakfast.

"Oh right," said Julian Blackborn as he glanced above the newspaper he was reading "I have some presents for you guys so wait for me to give them to you before you leave"

"Really?"

Circe looked at her father with interest unable to conceal her excitement. Cerberus on the other hand merely nodded and continued eating his breakfast. Once he was done, he excused himself from the table and headed upstairs. A few minutes later, he appeared with a suitcase filled with all of his clothes and first-year books that his father had purchased for him as well as other instruments required by the academy for some of the classes that will be available there.

[7.00 am] was the time displayed on his phone which showed that he still had an hour left to arrive at the designated pick-up point described by the Academy.

"Sorry for the wait," said Julian as he arrived at the living room with Circe and Phoebe who was also dragging a large pink suitcase in one hand. Silia was wrapped like a belt around her upper body with her head coming to rest on her right shoulder.

"No problem," said Cerberus as he looked at the flustered faces of his parents. They had probably rushed about trying to ensure that they had given him and Circe everything they needed for the academy because after all, they were going to be staying there for an entire year so they had to make sure that they were fully prepared.

"So what was it that you wanted to give us?"

"Ahh, that's right. Almost forgot about that. Let me get it for you"

Julian waved his arms and chanted "Retrieve"

His hands glowed with a blue aura before two items appeared.

A silver bracelet and…..a backpack