Light Mage

On the day he received his first warning, Raphael was afraid that his family would be upset, he was the one the amulet chose as the next lucky bearer of the Tasvali family, which he started to disregard a little since his arrival in Kesla, only two months of school had passed and all the worst had already happened to him, maybe the amulet was losing its power after being used by so many generations of his family.

That's what he believed before entering the council room: 'Sorry, I forgot to knock…'

Wait... had his luck returned?

Thamy was right there, sitting at his desk, he thought he would meet a fourth-period vet since they were still in class, but apparently, that didn't happen.

Thamy stared at him with a neutral expression: 'No problem, remember to knock next time'

He looked at me… slowly approaching to hand the paper to Thamy, who took it and began to read it.

Raphael felt a little lost, soon Thamy would find out he was "the average human in the college" and would look at him differently, he was used to it, but he was still nervous.

Thamy finished reading, took a quill, and wrote something below the warning, placing his hand over it and running his fingers over the surface of the paper, from the upper left edge to the lower right edge, as soon as he did that, another paper appeared in his hand, was identical to his warning… did he make a copy? Would he send it to his parents?

Thamy got up, went to a drawer and put the copy away, then turned and walked over to Raphael, who looked like a pretty disinterested person at first… 'He's getting closer! What do I do? Will he make fun of me?'

Thamy delivered the signed warning along with the punishment. This was the common punishment for this type of warning. Raphael had already seen other students doing it.

...!!!

He had already seen other students doing it!! Thamy gave him the same punishment any other Kesla student would receive.

Thamy stared at the young man who was looking stunned at the warning, he pursed his lips before saying: 'It's a small punishment as it's your first time getting a warning, try not to get into too much trouble, a lot of these accumulated things won't be good for your report card'.

Raphael looked at him with a puzzled expression, well, that just showed in his eyes, his expression still disinterested.

Raphael heard many different things coming from his classmates, if it were someone else in Thamy's place, the words would be something like: ...a lot of these accumulated things will only bring shame to your family, although you yourself are already the reason of this shame... haha…

Thamy realized that the mind of the young man in front of him had already gone elsewhere, watching now, Raphael forced a neutral expression, but his eyes couldn't hide anything. Thamy found it a little interesting, since the first day he had been watching him, he saw how the boy seemed to want to get closer but was always impeded by others.

Raphael Tasvali, that person would be very strong in the future, Thamy knew of certain unfortunate occasions Raphael went through since he arrived, this young man came from a prominent family but still suffered bullying from his colleagues.

Sighing, Thamy placed a hand on Raphael's shoulder, as soon as he realized the boy had turned his attention to the real world, he said: 'You can go now'

Raphael felt the hand leave his shoulder, obeying Thamy naturally, his body seemed to act on its own, before closing the door on his way out he heard again: 'If anyone looks for trouble with you again just let me know'

Raphael looked at Thamy, who was reading a paper while he was propped up on the table, then answering: hm.

With that he left, walking aimlessly and finally stopping after a few minutes, Thamy was really… a good person.

Suddenly thinking of something he perked up, rushing to fulfill his punishment, and a week later Thamy found the disinterested-looking boy again in the council room, handing him yet another warning. Thamy again did what he did with that day's warning, and Raphael once again took his punishment, carrying it out quickly, and this time, just a few days later Raphael returned to the council with a new warning.

The sixth time this happened Thamy stared at Raphael with a complicated expression, sighing inwardly: 'this guy…'

Thamy decided to take care of this younger colleague, keeping an eye on him, consequently bringing them closer, Raphael had only one "friend" in Kesla, this was Nevra, who also never treated him differently from others, or rather, he didn't even care with the others as well, his only friend was Raphael, and later Felipe became their friend as well.

Nevra and Raphael started to hang out with the second-period veterans, in this case, Thamy's group, it was walking with him that Raphael got to know a little more Ikuto, Drazhan, and Hiro, these four veterans helped him fit into this university, everything seemed well, but as always, everything good is short-lived.

Raphael was leaving the council room again with his new punishment when he unwittingly overheard a conversation between some students around the bend in the hallway.

"You see? I told you this boy was harassing Senior Thamy!"

"What's his problem? To keep causing problems all the time to get Thamy's care!"

Raphael scrunched up his face, irritated by these words, almost getting up to fight these people...

"Disgusting"

He stopped stunned, what was disgusting?

He?

"I know, I know, that's what I'm trying to say is, but, what if this average mortal is trying a different kind of relationship with Senior?"

"Knocks on wood three times!! Don't even dare say that, I think I'll end stoping like him"...!

!!!

What?

Raphael didn't sleep that night, his head was filled with these thoughts, this was ridiculous, Thamy wouldn't fall in love with him, that was obvious, but these people even said that.

If he continued by Thamy's side, would everyone think they were in that kind of relationship and then stop liking Thamy?

He was just trying to make friends with someone he admired, how did it become such a thing?

These thoughts never left his head, and during the day, as soon as he saw the seniors waiting for him and Nevra near the boys' dormitory door, he simply walked by, not speaking a single word to the black-haired and green-eyed boy who smiled at him.

"What happened?" - Ikuto asked seeing Raphael walking away in a hurry. Thamy's smile had frozen: what happened?

Since the day he heard that conversation Raphael avoided Thamy, they quickly distanced themselves, Raphael distanced himself from the group, he didn't want to take what he heard seriously, but the fear of sullying the reputation of the person he most admired was much greater, that's how their relationship became what it currently was.

Even after all this, Thamy kept trying to get close to him, and Raphael continued to treat him badly and ignore him, if something bad should be said by the students of this school, then it was bad things about him, about how he treats his veterans, about how even though he was an ordinary human he was still arrogant, and most importantly, how ungrateful and disrespectful he was to Kesla's most important student.

Raphael was standing in the hallway, he was still facing Thamy, and just as he was about to leave he saw one of the veterans put his arm over Thamy's shoulders, and as soon as that happened he noticed a subtle change in his expression... he's got ache?

If he's still hurt why is he here? He's clearly pretending he's fine, smiling at everyone as if nothing had happened, his mind wandered to these thoughts, that way he didn't notice when Thamy approached him, and only when he felt a hand on his shoulder did he wake up.

He looked at the person in front of him, Raphael felt many things at that moment, but the strongest feeling in his chest at that moment was indignation, anger…

Acting on impulse Raphael pulled his body back, freeing himself from the hand that Thamy had placed on his shoulder, Thamy stared at him perplexed, not just him, many students who were in the hallway at that moment looked scared to Raphael, who upon noticing the audience that watched him, just lowered his head slightly and left.

– This human is really weird, how dare he act like that to you Thamy? – One of the veterans Thamy had been talking to earlier put his arm around his shoulder, once again touching his wound, it wasn't hurting but it was still weird.

He said goodbye to both of them and left in the same direction as Raphael, following the same path for a while he realized it was the direction of the infirmary, so Thamy stopped, and sighing he went back the way he came.

...

Things were getting weird at school, many students started to feel uncomfortable during classes, it was a strange feeling, it lasted a week, and once that feeling disappeared, no one took it seriously anymore, except for those who had participated in what happened with the smoke creature, as they called it.

Celine didn't have any weird dreams anymore, and she didn't go to that huge world in her dreams anymore, and even though it was weird she missed that place.

Raphael was at his desk, he was trying to concentrate, but no matter what, something was bothering him, he wanted to get out and get some air, but he found this strange urge, it wasn't like he wanted to relax and feel the breeze, it was more like a feeling that he "had" to go outside as if it was his duty to leave right now.

He wouldn't do that… his roommates looked at him with a strange expression – Raphael, it's bad to hold on for too long… – Felipe spoke a little hesitantly, as soon as he heard him, Raphael gave him a death glare, Felipe quickly turned his attention to his own book.

Soon, the feeling Raphael felt lessened a little, he looked out the window out of habit, noticing Thamy, Ikuto, Hiro and Drazhan leaving and walking towards the stables, they weren't wearing their uniforms.

Nevra noticed Raphael's curiosity in something he saw through the window and took a look too – Are they leaving?

– Who? – Matheu asked, looking over to Nevra's side and finding him looking out the window with Raphael.

– Your brother, Hiro, Thamy and Ikuto – Raphael replied.

Matheu got up and went to them, also looking out the window – Oh, my brother told me just before I entered the room that he would go out drinking, drinks are prohibited at school, so seniors usually go out to the bars in town.

Raphael stared at the young men leaving the stable in the distance, now on mounts, he couldn't see them clearly as it was almost completely dark, but he could still spot a young man with hair tied in a tail of hair going ahead at a gallop, the others followed behind, starting to run as soon as they passed the gate.

– They wouldn't suddenly go out drinking, right? Is there any reason? – Felipe asked right behind them.

– Ha, I asked and my brother told me that Senior Thamy suddenly said he wanted to drink, he said that Thamy looked tired and hurt about something.

– Was he by any chance... Hurt? – Felipe spoke quickly after asking this question as he saw the other three looking at him with worried expressions.

Completely forgetting everything, Raphael got up and left, as soon as he closed the door the other three inside sighed.

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Raphael decided to get some air, spending a few hours sitting on that little bench on the side of the building, he didn't even remember that feeling anymore, until it attacked him again, he felt strange one more time, looking around, he took a deep breath before following that feeling.

He only walked for a short while before finding someone lying on the ground.

Raphael froze, and in her room, Celine also felt this strange sensation, and without warning she left, Leila and Harumi knew that this was Celine's behavior when she encountered something strange, so they quickly followed her.

Upon reaching the main hall, what they saw was a huge commotion, many people were running out, and through the windows, they could see many students in the area closest to the boys' dormitories. They looked at each other and then, ran outside.

– What is going on?

– They found a body behind the boys' dormitory.

– A body? Is dead?

– I don't know.

They listened to the explanations of some students as they tried to get through the crowd, as soon as they reached the front, they saw three veterans carrying a body near the entrance to the boys' dormitory, placing the boy on the ground and checking him out.

– Isn't that Raphael? He doesn't usually get involved in this, why is he here? That time last year, wasn't he using his amulet to hurt other students? – A student whispered to the classmate beside her, seeing him nod.

– They found him next to this body, that's why they're keeping him here until the director arrives.

Many students heard this and glared at Raphael, while Raphael, the "reason" for the looks, kept his head up, looking at the body a little farther away from him.

– He died? – A student muttered as she stared at the pale body being checked out by seniors.

– No, he's just passed out.

Like the many curious students, Celine was also watching the body, but what really caught her attention was the thin layer of smoke that was on the body, this wasn't black but white, so bright, just like the stars.

Leila looked at Celine to ask if she had felt something, met the puzzled look with which Celine stared at the body, like anyone else she would think her friend was scared because of the situation, but Leila knew that things weren't so simple.

– What are you seeing? – She muttered, so that only both of them could hear, Harumi also glared at Celine.

– A smoke... white – Celine replied a little lost – It's bright...

Leila and Harumi frowned, looking at each other as if seeking some kind of confirmation – This kind of aura, it's the aura of a light mage.

– Light Mage? – How would that be possible? This boy was attacked by a light mage?

– So it has nothing to do with that thing, right? – Harumi muttered.

– There's no way, that thing is already dead…

'It's dead...' Celine thought.

Suddenly, many people started talking, everything was a mess, the girls who had lost the whole situation started looking around, trying to figure out the reason for all the commotion.

The students opened a big space – It's the Principal! The Principal is here! Teachers too...

A tall young man walked in the center, and behind them, very well-dressed men and women. They were the Principal and the teachers.

– Check – One of the teachers behind took a step forward as soon as he heard the Principal's order, approaching the body as all the students walked away. The principal, arms crossed, stared at the fainting youth before looking up to meet Raphael's indifferent gaze, which was aimed specifically at him.

The principal, not the least bit bothered, heard the report from the teacher who checked on the boy.

The teacher spoke in a way that only the Principal could hear, the teacher's words made him frown heavily. Glancing around he stopped his gaze on every Light Mage he encountered. Pausing for a moment as if he had noticed something – Where are the council students?

The teachers also looked around, two students suddenly passed through the crowd:

– Headmaster, we are here – These were Aysel and Elaxi. The director nodded:

– Where's Thamy?

– Thamy and Ikuto left, they went to the town a few hours ago – Elaxi replied calmly.

– What were they doing in town at this hour? – The director asked with a frown.

One of the professors coughed behind him, drawing the Principal's attention, that said – Professor Weilyn, do you have anything to say?

Professor Weilyn smiled – Headmaster, what are the young people going to town for at this time of night?

The headmaster looked at him with a confused look, as if he couldn't understand the reason for the strange smile Weilyn was showing on his face, and being stared at by the headmaster's confused look Weilyn sighed, it sure wasn't fun playing with an elf.

– They probably left to drink, Thamy is a very hardworking man, it would be weird if he wasn't tired after everything that happened.

The headmaster showed a look of understanding, nodding slightly as he turned his gaze to Raphael, who was still looking at him with indifference, 'Tisc, that attitude...'

– Why are you holding This student like he's a prisoner? – The teacher asked also with indifference.

– Principal! Raphael was found with the body – Said one of the young men holding Raphael, pointing to the fainted boy – The same thing happened at the beginning of last year.

– Yes! He's jealous because he's just an ordinary human, that's why he uses that amulet to hurt others!

– Raphael is a very troubled Principal!

– He shouldn't even study here, what prestige would he bring to our school? He's only been in trouble since he joined.

Celine looked at Raphael, finding nothing in his body, no trace of the aura that was in the fainted boy, in fact, with so many people together it would be almost impossible to find someone with a bit of the same aura, after all, it would have already spread and mixed with many people.