CHAPTER 09: Shouldn't You Be?

But she still tried answering tests of higher years because supposedly they still need two more years before they are officially graduates.

Their group was just a special case.

"Enough with your excuses!!"

"I'm not even giving you excuses," she defended.

In reality, she is also irritated with this person, he uses his power to allow bullying within the academy

Once she was able to return, she will surely have them request for a recheck on this academy.

"This-"

*BOOM*

Before he could raise his hand and berate her more or worst hit her, a strong explosion came from the side causing the windows to shatter as well.

Saphira was able to jump away just a few scratches from the glasses that hit her.

The principal ended up flying to other side hitting the wall hard.

Saphira rushed to the side where the explosion came and down below she saw three demonic beasts.

They were a lion, a tiger and an ape.

"Hey, hey you have to be kidding me. Why would this high leveled demonic beasts be here?" she muttered looking at the principal.

She could see that the demonic beasts came from the underground.

She run to the principal and grabbed him by the collar.

"What are they doing here?" she asked.

"Wha- Wha- Wha... What are you talking about?" the principal feigned ignorance.

"It seems that the princpal has some quite unique hobbies down there. I wonder what the emperor will say if he were to find out that you allowed live demonic beasts inside the academy?"

"I... I... I don't... don't know anything," he tried prying her hands from his collar but he was shock to realize that he can't.

She was stronger than him!!

"We'll know once this is over," was all she said before throwing him down.

There are these kinds of people, they'd rather get the demonic beasts alive than dead in order to have them experimented.

Experimenting on them was a good way of finding how to defeat them faster.

But the principal brought these three within the school premise, that is something that never should have done.

Because these beasts are high level ones that they will surely endanger the students.

She looked around the room and found the prized sword of the principal.

He had been keeping it like a trophy, for some reason she didn't bother knowing.

It was a normal sword.

Taking it out of its sheath she tried swinging it.

"Must have been expensive, no wonder he treasured it so much," she muttered.

"What are you doing?!?! Give that back to me!!!" the principal rushed to her only to be kicked away.

"You are seriously too weak, but we need something to fight against those," she glared at him.

The principal's office is at the edge of the academy, the explosion will alert the others but it will take them a bit of time before getting here. She can just fight them while waiting.

Without waiting for any kind of reaction from the principal, she jumped down from the office, which is the second floor.

"ROAR!!!"

She whistled when the lion roared towards her.

"They are obviously very very angry," she muttered jumping up to evade its dash attack.

The tiger raised its claws to try and hit her but she parried it with the sword before she pushed herself away from it.

The Ape run to her ready to grab hold of her but she was faster running under it before giving it a stab in one of its legs.

"The sword is only showy the reason why it is expensive. But it is not sharp enough," she clicked her tongue.

The lion was already closing in on her that she can only raise her hand and cause an explosion on its face.

"I really didn't want to use my ability, never really wanted to show it in school. I haven't even showed it to that old man. But these guys are just too much to handle with such a sorry sword. I have no plans of dying."

She kept muttering as she change from evading to attacking.

From using her sword to using her fire.

"F- Fire!!" the principal who was watching from upstairs were shock to see her use an ability.

She haven't used it yet since she entered the academy.

Not even once.

And it is known that Fire is among the highest ability out there.

The revered abilities are Fire, Water, Wind, Wood, Earth, Poison and Metal.

Fire that could burn everything.

Water that could flood but heal.

Wood that could make use of nature.

Earth that could swallow.

Wind that could kill without being seen.

Poison that in all essence could do anything.

Metal that can create the strongest of weapons.

Who would have thought that the one deemed as the lowest wasn't only strong but could really hold her sword.

The laughing matter of her being unable to raise a sword was just a joke.

Because she was so fluent with it that the top ranking one would fall to shame as compared to her.

And to top it off, she has an ability.

A fire attribute wizard knight.

Those who can weild weapons and have graduated from an academy are called knights.

Those with abilities are called wizard knights.

And those who has beasts with them are called Elite knights.

These Elite knights are already understood to have abilities because one would have a beast if they have an ability with the same affiliation as the beast.

The principal felt like he was dreaming as he watched her fight against the three high leveled demonic beast on her own.

He was seeing a future Wizard Knight.

"Saphira!!"

His attention went to the people who arrived.

One of them was of the same age as Saphira, but he don't look like he was a student of this academy.

And together with him were-

"Y- Y- Your Majesty!!!!"

Just as these people arrived, the rest of the teachers and some students came as well.

"Take over," Saphira called out to Hunter who shouted her name.

She jumped back from the already weakened Tiger while Hunter rushed forward to take over.

All three beasts were already weakened by her alone that Hunter only used his sword to kill the three of them.

The sword that Saphira had used broke the moment she jumped back.

"Such a weak sword, good thing you arrived on time. Or else I will have more difficulties in defeating them," she said to Hunter approaching him.

"You haven't lost your touch," he commented.

"What do you think of me? If not for this weakling of a sword that the principal treasured then I would have done better. Though I suppose I am still lacking. A calligrapher must never blame the brush," she sighed throwing the sword where the only thing left is half of it.

A loud laugh came from the side and Saphira was very familiar with it.

"Now the secret is out."

When she looked at the person, shock was plastered in her face.

"Gramps!!"

The old man she had been sparring with was now in front of her with elegant clothes.

On the other hand, those who heard her were utterly shocked by the way she had called the person.

The principal who came down heard her as well.

"You orphan!! How dare you call the former emperor gramps. Apologize this instant!!"

Saphira looked around and she could see that those who are present was looking at her in shock because of the way she had called him.

Then she looked at him, "Now both our secrets are out, you... your..."

The old man laughed.

The secret he knew she hid was her ability, he wanted to know just what her ability is but because he had heard of her identity, he already has an idea and now he just confirmed it.

While she can tell that he isn't someone as simple as he portray himself to be. Now she understood the reason behind this feeling.

He was actually the former Emperor of Scorpius Empire.

But calling him your majesty is quite difficult since she had been calling him gramps for a long time now.

"Don't be too formal, I allowed you to call me that. I am no longer the emperor, we can let that go," the former emperor said after laughing heartily.

"Let's talk about this in a different place, for now. Guards clean up this place," the emperor speak up.

"You know the former Emperor?" Hunter whispered to Saphira as they walked towards the main hall of the academy.

"I didn't know he was the former emperor, we met at the forest and would spar in there from time to time for about five years now," she whispered back.

"Back at you though, you seemed shock as well when he was called the former emperor," she then said.

"Do you think I know all of the emperors and kings of other empires and kingdoms?" Hunter asked her incredelously.

"Shouldn't you be?" she asked.