Lycus Lewis grinned broadly as if he were gathering to play with his friends. His attitude and behavior were very loose and free, as a childish youth. The impression of a grand and charismatic sorcerer was completely invisible from his current appearance. He looked so relaxed, free, and cheerful. He twirled his flute nimbly between his fingers. Now and then, he tossed his burgundy hair, which glistened as smooth as silk.
"Now, which question should we start?" asked Lycus Lewis, grinning widely. He took a seedless grape and chewed it happily.
"From my question," exclaimed Cassia, Radcliff, Astrid, and Draco simultaneously, raising their hands.
Lycus Lewis laughed out loud as he watched the four young fellow's reaction to him. His expression seemed so satisfied to witness the curiosity and impatience of each guest.
“Radcliff, Cassia. Do you know that I really miss moments like this with you? When you were little, you were charming students. I miss tho
Draco was upset. He couldn’t calm himself down anymore. This conversation with Lycus Lewis was so irritating for him. He still didn’t trust Lycus Lewis and thought this person lied to them. All he talked seemed like rubbish in Draco’s ear.“Stop rambling on, please. I hate hearing you talk beat around the bush. You've been talking about the great war earlier. Do you intend to slaughter me as the last dragon? Or maybe you want to become the strongest human and slaughter all non-humans in Magica?” snapped Draco impatiently as he pounded the table.“Draco! Watch your mouth!" snapped Zergenth in a warning. The dragon's body curled up and floated between Draco and Lycus Lewis.“It's okay, Zergenth. Draco didn't understand the situation. That’s why he came up with that assumption. It’s just a little misunderstanding. We can fix it. I’m fine. Thank you, my friend," replied Lycus Lewis, raising his hand with a
About two hundred years ago ...The northern mountains were known for being rugged and have perpetual snowstorms. The temperature was so extreme that if a human pushed themselves there without proper preparation, their body could freeze and become ice sculptures along the way. No human would dare go far enough into the mountainous area that laid further north because the blizzard was getting crazy in the northern area. Many treasure hunters dared to break through the icy mountains to the north. Only one person made it back alive. And even then, because he decided to give up halfway and returned to residential areas, he survived. The only person who made it home lost his ears and toes that had been frozen and numb from deep frostbite. Since then, no one dared to explore the snowy mountains in the north if they still wanted to live.The eternal snow continued to fall, and the rocks were slippery by the icicles. The temperature was so cold that almost no human could live
Lycus Lewis opened his eyes slowly. He found himself in his own room in the dark. It was still dark, a sign that the day had not changed. He felt his body and found himself topless. His whole body felt limp, but the painful pain in his body had disappeared. Lycus opened his blanket and looked down at his bare chest. The tendrils of the black energy that had been poisoning him were gone. The moment before he passed out, his chest ached and burned, as if he was going to explode at any moment. At that moment, the pain in his chest had disappeared. Lycus looked at his arm and saw that the tendrils of black energy in his hand had disappeared.Driven by curiosity, Lycus tried to get up from his bed. He staggered to turn on the light and walked over to the mirror in his room. The image reflected in the mirror showed Lycus' body that was clear of tendrils of black energy. His skin was not black and purple like before but was clean beige. Lycus checked his body and felt he didn't feel
A few days later. At Lycus Lewis office.Since earlier, Lycus sat nervously in his study. He didn't really have the appetite to finish breakfast. That day there was an important guest whom he had been waiting for the past few days. He had already told the Magic Tower gatekeeper to escort his guest to his room. Lycus tapped his hand nervously while waiting and felt bored.Knock Knock Knock...Someone knocked on the door softly from the front. A sorcerer knight entered the room to inform him of his guest."Your guest has arrived, High Sorcerer," said the sorcerer knight."Let him come in. I've been waiting for him since earlier," said Lycus Lewis with beaming eyes.“Yes, High Sorcerer,” said the sorcerer knight politely.The sorcerer knight retreated and made way for Albus to step inside. After the guest entered, the sorcerer knight walked out of the room and closed the door tightly.Albus's long silver platinum hair
A few months later ...Anala was fetching water from one of the wells located not far from the house. She deftly drew a bucket from the well and poured the water into the two wooden buckets she was carrying. Anala then slipped a bamboo stick and linked the two wooden buckets to the bamboo hook.That day Anala tied her red, shoulder-length wavy hair in a ponytail. Her round pink eyes were lonely. She missed Radcliff, who had left his home to become a sorcerer in the magic tower. Anala's pretty face with a motherly face looked tired. Sweat rolled down her face. She wore just a simple sleeveless shirt and knee-length circle-line skirt, and sandals. Her shirt wet because of sweat.The weather that day was quite hot. The sun was already high in the sky and emitted a light that stung the skin—almost noon. Anala fanned with her hands to get rid of the heat. She took some water with her palms and washed her face.When she was about to lift the two buckets,
"Whaaat???" exclaimed Draco and Radcliff in unison when they heard Lycus Lewis's story. Their mouth opened, gasped, and froze. They stared with wide eyes and raised eyebrows."I can't believe it!" said Radcliff, amazing."That can't be true!" said Draco in disbelief."But, that's the truth," said Lycus with a wide grin.Lycus Lewis raised one eyebrow with a slight close-lipped smile.“Actually, the mastermind of this rescue mission was Albus. I just followed the plan and cooperated as Albus’s representative. In other words, Albus was negotiating with the elves and giant tortoise Genbu to prepare a place for survivors. When the moment came, the fire clan managed to save themselves in time because Albus was already in contact with Vulcan and Anala," explained Lycus Lewis.Draco paused at Lycus Lewis's explanation. Even since he hadn't woken up from his coma, Albus was already doing things slowly. How did Albus feel when he became t
Draco saw Radcliff hastily following Gale's footsteps. His face looked happy, full of hope. Worry laid between hope and despair on Radcliff's face. Draco looked at Radcliff with a little jealousy. Was that how you feel about having a family? Draco didn't have a father and mother or family who were waiting for him. Sometimes he also wanted to feel it. He wanted someone waiting for him. Thinking about family made Draco's heart suddenly ache.The only Draco family was Albus, and now Astrid too. Draco looked away, trying to get rid of the jealousy in his heart. He should not be jealous or sad because he did not have a family. He should be happy that Radcliff was seeing his family very soon. And actually, he had two persons that cared about him, three if he counted Edmund also.Draco tried to distract himself. He gazed at the bamboo forest surrounding the path along the way. There was something that caught his eye in this bamboo forest. He felt many unseen eyes staring at h
Astrid stared at Radcliff's rendezvous with his parents in front of the Salamander Shrine altar with teary eyes. Jealousy filled her chest tightly. She felt sorry for herself. If she also had parents who loved her like that, maybe her heart wouldn't feel empty. Astrid shook her head. She couldn't be jealous. She should be happy for Radcliff. After all, at that moment she had Draco, who wanted her with all his heart. It was more than enough. Astrid wrung her hands, trying to get over her anxiety.Radcliff spoke hoarsely. He looked at his parents with teary eyes. Regret was clear on his face.“I didn't know you were still alive. If only I had known, I would have been looking for you all a long time ago,” said Radcliff, regretting how much time had been wasted. In the presence of his parents, Radcliff became a child again. The figure of a Red Dragon Slayer, leader of the Red Magic Tower, was nowhere to be seen."It's okay, son. It's not your fault. We c