S1: Chapter 1 - From The Beginning (REMAKE)

*Note from Author:

Hello everyone, I'm glad you are here, reading this chapter. The previous chapter one, as being a horribly written start is now re-made. So this now is officially the start of the story. It gives some more info about everything, as well as its just generally better written and far more interesting. I will still leave the old chapter for anyone out there who would like to read it as well, just in comparison to how much my writing has improved. Thank you for all the support you are giving to the novel, it really does give me motivation to write. And I promise to return it to you all with this story in the future. Stay tuned and enjoy.

- Pantovicc

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- HIMANISHU SAN!!! - Leyce yelled from the bottom of his lungs

On the other side, under the ruins of the building, Kaichi was laying unconscious.

- FUCK IT ALL - Leyce was thinking to himself - Kaichi blacked out and my body won't listen to me. I can't move a muscle... What do I do... What can I do?! Himanishu San is fighting for her life... For our all lives. Is there anything we can even do?

The Kingdom was at war. At the moment, Leyce and many other were fighting with their lives, trying to take back the now fallen and occupied capital of the Kingdom of Heyria.

Desperately, the teacher was still fighting.

Ice Element: Ice Needles

Himanishu swung her sword, throwing countless of needles made of ice.

- Some fighter you are. Weakling.

Fire Element: Fiery Sword

Unkown man immediately burned all the needles.

In an instant, wings that looked like those of a bird emerged from his back. Golden wings were on fire, and with insane speed he flew towards Himanishu striking her.

Ice Elem- SHIT I WON'T MAKE IT IN TIME

Before she could cast her spell, her hand was gone. Falling to the ground, part of her hand that was cut off burnt into ashes before even reaching the ground. Rest of her hand, from elbow to the shoulder was burning.

Ice Skates: Ground under her legs turned into ice allowing her to move really fast on it.

With each step, floor in front of her was turning into ice.

- Huh? Running away? And you are supposed to be teacher to those weaklings... Well, not as if they could've turned out any better, given the fact who's supposed to teach them. Be gone.

Again, going right after her, for a direct strike this time, mysterious man found himself behind his target.

A small smirk appeared on Himanishu's face as she was about to get hit.

- You fell for it fool.

Ice pillar spawned from the ground catching his hand in the middle of his swing, catching and freezing both his right hand and chest.

- Wha?!

Now on one leg, Himanishu jumped and while spinning to face the man, slashed his neck directly, cutting right through it.

- You're done.

Falling back on her feet, it didn't take her long before she realized something was off.

Not only was there no blood on her sword, the man was frozen in place and his head was not separated.

Moments later, he completely vanished.

- What? Wher-

Now right above her, the man reappeared completely fine, and in a single slash he beheaded her on spot.

- HIMANISH- still on floor, still unable to move, Leyce was coughing blood.

With a fiery strike, man murdered her on spot, burning her whole body before it even fell to the ground.

Last thing Himanishu could see before her tragic death were fiery red eyes, like burning flames.

- That was a tricky move at the end I'll admit. Now then, you seem to be rather lively for someone who's beaten into a pulp. It's about the time you die... Brother. - Man was talking to Leyce

- Brother?! What is he even talking about... And those eyes... He is an Eye holder?! No wonder he beat them all. If only I got here on time... Now everyone will die. I will die as well. It's all over... It's all... My fault... - Leyce was talking to himself in his last moments, desperately

- That's what you deserve when you couldn't protect him. You are a shame, both as someone he looked as his son and as an Eye holder. And that's exactly why I got my revenge, and I'll be taking that eye.

Before he could even blink, Fiery Sword was all the way through Leyce's back.

- AAUGHHH!!!

- Good night, Leyce...

The sword was now going directly for his head... And just before it hit...

Bell ringed.

- Hey Leyc-

- AUGHHHH!

- Whoa dude he's lost it...

- Calm down will you?

- What?! Where... Where am I?!!!

- Man we are in school... You fell asleep again but we didn't want to wake you up... Math was boring as usual...

- Yeah man, wish I could fall asleep in class like you...

- Same here... But I could never sleep while sitting. It's so awkward.

- Mhm mhm... So Leyce what was the dream about.

Still stunned, Leyce took his time answering the question.

- Huh... A dream? Oh yeah.... What was it about again...

- He's nuts...

- I forgot... Probably nothing important.

- Well, most people forget their dreams right after they wake up so... I've read somewhere that you could write them down the moment you wake up. Your memory is better and you have better chances at having lucid dreams later.

- Whoa dude, I'll try that out.

- Totally, anyways, Leyce let's get going. We have chemistry next.

- Uh oh, yeah... I'll go to toilet first, I don't feel that well...

Leyce made his way down the hall and started splashing himself with water.

- I feel like as if a truck has hit me... I don't remember a single thing about that dream, but surely it was wild...

During chemistry class, Leyce had hard time concentrating.

- what was it about..... No idea...

As classes slowly passed, eventually school day came to an end and they were on the way home. Not a single class didn't go by without Leyce thinking the same... What was it about?

- Yeah, and that new DLC is sick as well.

- Damn I'll buy it. When is it coming out?

- Mid October, it's gonna be insane bro.

- my head is heavy all of a sudden... I don't feel too well..... - Leyce was thinking to himself

- I think I'll first try out th- hey Leyce, you're good?

- Holy, we should take him home... He was like this all day wasn't he?

- Yeah, grab his right hand, I'll grab left.

Just as they went to help him, he lost it.

Couldn't see a thing, only black was before his eyes... And moments later, he collapsed, falling unconscious.

- LEYCE, HEY LEYCE!

- HANG IN THERE MAN!!

- CALL THE AMBULANCE, I'LL HELP HIM!

- LEYCE!!!!!

- uh, I feel like someone is calling for me... It's as if they are talking from another room or something... What's even going on.... - barely awake Leyce was talking to himself, slowly with his voice being so quiet, it was hard even for himself to hear it...

His eyes closed completely and he was gone... His body and soul were separated...

Just like that, after what felt like a few hours, he was getting up.

- Ugh, my head hurts... What is thi- huh....

Leyce was on a dusty road, in the middle of nowhere. Surrounded by trees, he was confused.

- Where... Am I? What happened... I think I lost consciousness, and help was on the way... Am I dead? Maybe in a coma perhaps?

...

- no, this is far too real to be coma... Maybe I did die? It's like an after world? - Leyce was thinking...

After some observing, Leyce started following the way in front of him. It was just dirt, that people went over so much that grass wasn't growing anymore.

Sun has begun to set, with our protagonist still walking around trying to find anyone, anything. Hungry, Thirsty, all alone, nothing bothered him as he was only thinking about a single thing. What happened to him.

While he was talking to myself, a voice could be heard in the near distance.

- Hey kid do you hear me?

- if I remember correctly, we were walking down the street and th-

- Hey you over there!!!

An older men in carriage with two horses approached.

- Oh I'm sorry, I spaced out

- What are you doing all the way out here alone? It's almost night outside.

- I'm looking for anyth-

- You're looking for Heyria? All of you kids are coming to our kingdom just to try to enter the academy and fail.

- Heyria?

- Yeah, Kingdom where the biggest academy for Holy Knights is located. Didn't you come to join the academy?

- Academy for wh-

- Also it's weird that you're all alone. Do you have someone in city?

- No...

- Then how will you stay in city during Entrance exams? Outsiders aren't allowed to stay in city unless they have someone from city to look after them.

- I see... Well what are you doing all the way out here?

- I run a small restaurant in the city. I was out to get supplies.

- So you're going back to city now??

- Yeah.

- I'm sorry, but if you don't mind could you show me way to the city? I really don't know which side am I going.

- For crying out loud. Fine by me, I will take you to the city, but still, if you don't have place to stay during exams you won't be able to attend, did you not hear me say that?

....

- Then... I have an idea! Why don't you take me in?

- Take you in? I can't do that... I'm just an outsider too... I can be in the city just because I run a place there...

- Please? I have nowhere to go...

- Hmm... Maybe I could take you in, under the story that you are working for me.

- That would be perfect!

- But, actually why a story... You will totally work for me.

- No problem, I'll work in your restaurant!

- Hahaha, do you even know how to work at one?

- I used to work in something similar back where I lived. Please, I'll do anything I could be of help to you.

- Hmm... Well fine. But the moment exams ends, you will need to quit okay?

- Thank you so much for having me!

- Get on, we have no time to waste!

.....

- OH that's right, I didn't introduce myself. My name is Leyce. Pleased to meet you.

- Leyce huh. My name is Tadahiro. Also look, we are approaching the city.

And just like that, at the end of the forest a huge city appeared in front of us. Surrounded with tall walls and big entrance in very front. At the gate there were many people.

- it's most likely that all of these people are waiting to enter the city for the first time. It usually takes long, but I know the guards. They are my guests often, so we should be able to pass this quickly.

(I guess that connections are important everywhere, no matter the world...)

- I'll take care of this. Wait in carriage until I'm back. And what's your full name?

- Uh Leyce Pantanal.

- Panta... Nal?

- That's right, Leyce Pantanal.

- What an odd name. Write it down here.

And like that, old men left. After a few minutes he was back with one guard and Leyce was given a smaller card to sign. It was an temporary residence card that was due just until the exams end. Around an month from now.

With that, Leyce got into the Kingdom of Heyria and joined the work at the restaurant with Tadahiro.

To Be Continued...

*disclaimer: the part of Leyce working together with Tadahiro at the restaurant is cut off in this version of novel, as it isn't necessary for the story. It will be included in the future versions.*

While Leyce was working, he also passed his written exams as they aren't difficult. And everyone cheated as usually. So this part is cut off as well from this version of the novel. Real test begins now*