|Ch.38

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Taehyung Pendragon,the greatest mage to ever walk on the earth,the next master of the magic tower. Since he was little he knew he is great and powerful. He always knew he was smart and he wasn't shy to show off his smartness with a snarky comment here and there. And he was satisfied with the life he had. For a pretty cold salty guy, he enjoyed his bored life.

But then Hazel came to their lives like a storm as if she was determined to change their lives. And she did. Taehyung,at first,hated this change. Things were getting pretty exciting and it always made him want to expect something. He wanted to see the little rascal at home whenever he was away from home. He never really missed home until recently. And what perked his excitement the most is her unique soul. It didn't feel like a soul that belongs to their universe. But at the same time,she was a part of this world.

But when he was about to find out the truth,Kalisto stopped him. He asked him to drop the matter and treat her as his sister. He was hesitant but Kalisto forced him. But that day,his father said something which craved in his brain.

"No matter where she is from,she is your sister. Always keep that in your mind"

Sister,yes she is his sister. His little sister. So then let it be. If he is going to accept her,then fuck it,he'll drop the matter. He didn't know he was capable of loving,so he had no problem. It will only hurt if he loved. So whatever,he accepted her and he didn't even know how idiotic he was there. He thought he was not capable of loving.

Now he sees his sister,about to die from a mana explosion. Does he not love her? He didn't think anything. He didn't even answer to his own question when he straight away pushed himself to the upcoming death. He had only one solution and that was to absorb her overflowing mana into his body. He took the dying sister to embrace as he sat on the ground with her in his arms. Tightly hugging her,he started absorbing all the overflowing energy. The light was blinding and no one could see what is happening. He could hear his brothers' shouts and screaming.

Blood started rolling down from his nose and eyes. He winced in pain feeling a searing pain in his body. Coughing blood, he squinted his eyes letting the blood roll down from his eyes. But suddenly he saw something he never was supposed to see. Something he never expected to see. It took his breath and a dreaded emotion fell upon him.

Her soul. Her soul is leaving her body! And it wasn't what shocked him.

What shocked him to the core was the appearance of the soul! It didn't collapse with the appearance of Hazel! A black haired girl with a different face!

He didn't even have a chance to comprehend anything when another person entered the mana explosion circle. Dylan Wang!

With a calm face, he made her soul go back to her body and started suppressing the mana back to Hazel's body. Taehyung felt the extra amount of mana in his body leaving back to Hazel. Widening his eyes,he screamed,"What the hell are you doing?! She will die! Stop it you idiot!"

Dylan was calm,"Don't worry. She can handle it"

Taehyung was horror stricken. Pushing the mana back to Hazel's body was the last thing he would do. For God's sake, she is having a mana overflow! Instead of taking out mana,he is pushing them back!

"She needs the mana to stay in this body", Dylan calmly explained. "And I know,by now, you understand. She is a soul from a different dimension. The girl who entered your home years ago, it was a soul from another world"

Taehyung sat there with pure horror in his face as Dylan continued to suprress the mana to Hazel's body. Taehyung felt like he was losing his shit. And that fact that this conversation wasn't heard by his brothers but only he could hear inside this mana circle was even more depressing.

The blue light faded away slowly within a short period of time and Hazel's body shrunken back to her normal size. She laid unconscious on Taehyung's lap. He could feel Yoongi and Hoseok running towards them in panic. But he could say nothing at the moment. He was too into the truth he realised just now. Everything around him seemed be a blury in his head as he stared blankly at nothing. He felt someone taking Hazel's body away from him but didn't know who.

What is he supposed to do now? What? He thought to himself. What did his father say? Oh yes,he repeated his father's words. No matter where she is from, she is your sister.  Yes,that's it. Yes keep it in mind. My sister,no matter.....where she is from.......

He looked at Hazel who was in Hoseok's lap. He came back to his sense when Yoongi tapped him asking if he is fine. Taehyung nodded slightly,"I'm fine"

Then he looked at Dylan who was standing there with crossed arms. And now he thinks about it,how the hell did he enter the mountain when he had clearly sealed it off. Who is this guy exactly? What is he? He doesn't seem like the drunkard everyone describes.

But for now,his mind and body needed rest. He should stop thinking about this until he clears his head. Yoongi helped him to stand up while Hoseok stood up with the unconscious Hazel in his arms.  Taehyung looked at Dylan was standing with crossed arms. Dylan shrugged his shoulders as if he doesn't know anything. Taehyung swore to himself that he will torture that bastard until he tells the truth but right now,he couldn't even stay stood properly. It's better to drop the matter for now,he thought.

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All the knights and trainees returned to the camp after all the ruckus happened and rested in their houses. But not everyone,Luca was outside,training alone. He gritted his teeth as he swung his blade in the mid air. The flashback of going on his knees because of the Pendragon aura came to his mind like a pain in the ass making him scream as he slashed the air. He hated it. He hated how he was weak while his sister was literally standing up infront of him. Humiliated,that's what he felt. That's what he always felt when he saw his sister and he hated her so damn much that he refused to even talk to her when he was a little brat back then. And even now,he hates to speak to her.

His eyes slightly watered when the scene repeated in his head. He admits that he is jealous but he needs these negative feelings to stay with him. He refuses to let anyone see him weak.

"Haah? Luca is not that strong even though he is a Pendragon? But he has red eyes though! "

"Those eyes should belong to Lucy not him,right? How can a weakling inherit Pendragon eyes?"

"Luca! Heard you're not a true Pendragon,haha how does it feel to be the black crow of the family?!"

Luca swung his blade even harder hearing those familiar words in his head. He grew up hearing all those nonsense and he refuses to prove them right. He damn fucking refuses to give in to their words just to make them feel strong against one of the Pendragons! He fucking hated Pendragons for making him look like a complete idiot but that doesn't mean he will seek revenge from them. He will grow stronger and stronger,stronger than Pendragons and will make his own name! He will prove to himself that they are wrong.

But when he felt that fucking Pendragon aura, he....felt scared. He hated himself for feeling that way.

Letting go of his sword, he fell on his knees and squeezed shut his eyes feeling a stingy sensation in his eyes.

"Luca"

His body went tense hearing a familiar voice. He didn't need to look back because he knew him. "Get the fuck away from me,bastard"

Jaykar just stared at him with slightly wide eyes. He knew he shouldn't provoke this sensitive Luca but he couldn't leave him when Luca was like this. It was a rare moment. Luca never shows his weak side to anyone but right now,he looks vulnerable. Jaykar remembered the stoic expression of him when he was walking down the mountain after the whole incident. And he could slightly guess the cause.

He sat down on the ground without approaching Luca. "You know,there's nothing wrong with showing your emotions to someone once in a while"

"Haah! What the fuck! Get lost!"

Jaykar took his knees closer to his chest as he stared at the ground. "So you can get frustrated behind everyone's eyes?"

Luca gritted his teeth with savage eyes but he didn't have any motivation to bully him now. He took a long breath and heaved it slowly to calm himself down. "Yes, now get lost"

Jaykar,"You said you hated the sight of me because I'm such a demotivating guy. Yes you are right. I'm not cut out to be a knight and I never wanted to be. But I see no difference between you and me. You know why?"

Luca slightly looked back without turning around.

Jaykar continued,"You're trying to escape from your fears while I'm also trying to do the same. We are afraid to face the reality,so we run. We keep running until we feel satisfied. So,I understand you but I can't give you comfort and I'm sure you don't want such a thing either. But go easy on yourself for a little while. You are already so strong. Taking it easy will not slow you down"

Luca sneered,"What do you even know you damn bastard,stop talking nonsense"

Jaykar smiled,"Right,so don't think so hard about my nonsense",he stood up. "I just want you to know that it's fine to not be fine. We can't control our emotions after all. We are allowed to feel negativity"

We are allowed to feel negativity,Jaykar didn't sound bluffing. It would have been empty words if he was someone who had no experience of pain but his words hit Luca.

"And at the same time, don't be scared to feel positivity too",Jaykar waved and started walking away.

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