“There is a war that is hidden, burnt from every book, every record and it is all in the name of protecting humanity or whatever the higher-ups said back then. It had happened eighteen years ago, a few months before you were given birth to,” Mr. White continued with his explanation. “It shouldn't really come as a surprise to you, you should be aware of how different your body is compared to other people, how fast you heal, how quick you learn things that you put interest in, your instincts are probably sharper than that of all your peers and even some adults, better than that of the average adults,” he explained to lay emphasis on his point and Alaric couldn't say anything other than to look at the man in shock for knowing these things that he tried to dial down. Mr. White noticed the shock on his face, “ You shouldn't look that surprised, the reason why I know all these is because I have seen them in your father, so it isn't something new.” “Was he picked?” Mr. White shook his h

Silence enveloped the rooftop, the only thing that could be heard was the soft sound of the gentle breeze brushing past their ears. Alaric awkwardly moved his weight from one foot to the other, his eyes darting around, unable to settle on Kira’s face for more than a second or two. He cleared his throat, and without looking at her face, “I won’t be able to sit with myself if I am to eventually discover that I… did something to hurt you.”“Taking time away from being around me and actually sticking with your dad’s plan of moving to the Imperial Academy might not be such a bad idea if you are to really think about it…” “... in the logical sense,” he added with a low tone, finally staring at Kira in the face. Her expression was quite hard to read, and she took a step back, which Alaric interpreted as fear, and he slipped both of his hands into his pocket and schooled his expression also, hiding all vulnerability that threatened to surface. “And also, if you’re scared of me, it isn’t t

Everyone settled down in the room, Alaric chose to lean against the wall. The atmosphere was kind of weird, the headmaster wasn't smiling, and Josh wasn't smiling either, which led Alaric to wonder what the “Federal Council” meant.“Alaric, my name is Gregor, and just like your friend said earlier, I am from the Federal Council,” the mysterious man said. “There's no need for me to introduce myself, I am guessing you already know most of the things there are to know about me,” he replied after taking a careful look at him. Gregor cleared his throat. “You are right in that aspect, first things first, congratulations on your victory in the tournament.” “Thanks, but I am guessing that is not what you are here for.” Gregor shook his head. "Unfortunately not. Normally, my arrival here should have been to extend an invitation to you for the national tournament, but your beast has got some members of the federal council talking.” The reason that Gregor just spat out drew out a reaction f

Alaric made his way back to the party, but he wasn’t really at the party. He was completely shut off in his thoughts, he was not the same person that he had been when he made his way to the tournaments, and he didn’t expect those changes at all. The only thing that had been on his mind was to win the tournament and win the bet, nothing else. But now, he just discovered who his father really was, he had turned the whole Vincent family around with the way the tournament had gone, and those were not even the craziest. He had also attracted the attention of people that seemed too dangerous, this wasn’t an activity that he was pleased with.Maybe his father’s real identity is the craziest among all the changes. He thought back to the conversation he also had with that representative a few minutes ago and he seemed to know every single thing there is to know about Alaric. ‘Does that mean that the man knows about my father’s identity and if he knows about his identity, then he would really

The words that the matriarch said were enough to shut all of them up and plunge the room into silence once again as they were reminded of the dark times that they would rather forget.“Why are all of you quiet? Are you suddenly short of words and don’t know what to say now that you are reminded of your bitter past?” The matriarch asked once again. “She never ceased to amaze me even back then,” she added, shaking her head. “I have a suggestion on what to do,” Boyd said, cutting in and grabbing everyone's attention. “We know that lad’s secret, why don’t we throw him to the wolves, to the public, since we can’t take him down ourselves without attracting unwanted attention?” “Sell him out to the wolves?” the second male, Lawrence, asked. “Yes, it is a really good idea if you ask me,” Boyd replied. Morris let out a short laugh. “A really good plan?” he questioned and shook his head. “I can’t believe that is the best thing you can come up with.” “And I also can't believe that you all