Heres Second Chapter!
Four days have passed since the incident with the bandits. Once the Caravan arrived in Felric City, Damon looked around and was astonished by the city. It was 4-5 times larger than the previous, which is understandable because Felric was the Capital of Wenshal Kingdom. The population here exceeds 50 million, streets are full of markets, high class restaurants, majestic mansions, and merchants can be seen everywhere selling monster cores and many other items.
The caravan stopped at the west side of Felric, Damon and Desil came out from the cart, and suddenly a voice rang out, “Mr. Desil” it was the Leader of the caravan, Zak. He walked in front of them and took out a little pouch, extended it forward, and said “Thank you for saving us from bandits, here’s 500 gold, I know for an expert like you it’s not that much, but it’s all I have. Please accept it, if it wasn’t for you sir we would have probably not made it out alive.” In the Continent of Esterlyn Gold was the main currency, after comes Silver. 1 gold = 1000 silver, while 10 gold can feed a small family of commoners for one month.
“Mr. Zak, thank you but I can’t accept it. Keep the gold for yourself, you will need it more than me and, I have some with me so there’s no problem.” Desil smiled and looked at Zak, Zak was astonished and elated that he had met a man like this, he bowed and said “I will never forget your kindness sir, thank you!” he then looked at Damon with a smile, turned, and went back to his men.
Damon and Desil were about to leave, but suddenly a woman’s voice rang out from the back. They turned around and saw Vanessa with her daughter Leyla, whom hurriedly walked towards them. “Mr. Desil, I wanted to give you my thanks for what you did, if it wasn’t for you….” She make a sad look, thinking about what was about to leave her mouth. “Ms. Vanessa it’s nothing much, men should protect women, how could I call myself a man if I leave a beautiful woman such as you, in danger?” Said Desil with a smile, Vanessa hearing this was elated, she looked at the Old man with a wide smile. “T-thank you mister fo-for s-saving my mom.” Suddenly, Leyla came out from the back of her mother and said while looking at Desil, she then looked at Damon, blushed a little and once again, hid herself. “Haha! Thank you too, young Miss.” When Desil heard her he laughed and looked at the girl and gave a gentle smile. “We need to go now, it was good meeting you Miss Vanessa, and you too young miss.” Said Desil, then he turned to leave, Damon bowed before slightly running to catch up with the old man. Vanessa took her daughter’s hands, and was looking at them, then she too left with a smile on her face.
The streets were crowded, with many people from foreign kingdoms. The old man and young boy were walking through the street. With the boy looking at his surroundings. Soon, they reached 10 meter high big gates that were 20 meters wide. In the center, was written “Felix Institute”. Damon looked at the old man inquisitively “Desil, what are we doing here?” he asked. “I need to see an old friend of mine.” Desil said while looking at gates, they stopped at the entrance. “Please tell Headmaster Bastian that Desil wants to meet him.” Said Desil to the guard. The guard somehow felt that this old man was very strong, so he didn’t dare be arrogant with his words. “Please wait here, I will inform the Headmaster.” Said the guard, and slipped into the building past the gates.
It took around 5 minutes before the guard arrived. “Esteemed guest, the Headmaster is waiting for you in his office. Please follow me.” The guard bowed slightly and started walking towards the building once more. Damon was inspecting the institute with a somewhat excited gaze, there was a huge space there for students to practice, he saw warriors one one side practicing their skills, and another there were mages practicing their spells. They soon neared the main building, Damon looked at it and was astonished. He has never seen a building as majestic as this. It had carvings on the walls of the whole institute, which had a territory of 10 km, long and wide. The main building was 100 meters high and around 1 km in diameter, they soon reached the cabinet of the Headmaster. “Damon, wait for me here.” Said Desil and entered the room.
Damon was looking though the window and saw two mages sparring, suddenly one of them muttered something and a fire ball appeared in his hand. “Fire Ball!!” He shouted, and shot the ball towards the direction of another student, who was standing there calmly, waiting for the fire ball’s arrival. He too muttered some words and when the ball neared him, he shouted. “Earth Wall!!” In front of him, rock came out from the ground and formed a wall, which blocked the fire ball. “So this is magic… Will I ever be able to learn that in the future?” Damon was muttering to himself while looking at two mages. Magic cannot be learned by everyone, those who want to learn it need to have a natural talent for it. From there, they then need to learn how to cast magic. With magic energy in their bodies, mages can cast spells and fight with it. Higher level mages are more powerful because they learn to control their magic more efficiently, and are able to control a larger amount. That is why mages have a very high reputation in the Continent of Esterlyn.
A whole hour had passed since Desil entered the headmaster’s room. Damon sat quietly, waiting. Suddenly the door burst open, and two men came out, one was Desil, and the other was a tall, muscular man, who looked to be around 50 years old. He gave off a very domineering aura. This was Headmaster of Felix Institute. Bastian Dungstan. “Damon, greet the headmaster.” Said Desil smilingly. “Greetings, headmaster.” He bowed slightly and looked at the man. “Hahaha! Desil! I like him. Hello youngster, I hope that you will become our institute’s star!” Said the man witha wide smile on his face. “What?” Damon thought to himself, puzzled. He looked at Desil for an answer. “Damon, I need to talk to you.” He said and brought him into the room of Headmaster Bastian, who left.
“Damon you have great talent, and can achieve great heights, I have been with you for the last 3 years and I know how hardworking you are, but if we stay together, it will affect your growth. You need to achieve some things on your own, and if you stay with me your talent would be wasted. There are many dangers in this world, and you will meet many difficulties, those are the things you must cross with your own strength. Only like this, will you ever become stronger, and reach the peak.” While Desil was saying this his heart ached, he didn’t wanted to leave the boy alone, but it was inevitable. He saw how the boy grew up, and loved him like own son.
“Bastian is an old friend, so I asked him to let you to join the Felix institute, and he agreed. He will look after you, but remember that you must rely on your own strength, and not completely on other’s.” While saying this he took out a pouch and placed it in Damon’s hands. “Here’s some gold, use it wisely.” He stood up, walked towards the window, and gave another glance towards the boy and said “If something ever happens and you ever need my help you ca…”He stopped because he saw the boy was smile, he watched this and wanted to cry. “No need, Uncle Desil. I am grateful for what you did for me these past 3 years, I will never forget everything that you did for me, you are like a father to me. In the future, I will become stronger and find you myself. You don’t have to worry, I understand that you are doing this for me, I will do everything and not let you down.” Said Damon, when Desil heard this, he ran over and hugged Damon, and said “You silly boy.” There was a smile on his face, and a sign of tear in his eyes.
They came out of room together, and headed to gates. When they neared, the headmaster showed himself. He and Desil talked about something, then Desil looked at Damon and said. “Boy, remember your words and don’t let me down, become powerful and stand on the peak.” When Desil ended, he once more hugged the boy tightly and left. Damon was looking at Desil’s back and a smile appeared on his face, the moment Desil disappeared he clenched his hands and with a smile, looked at the sky. Then he turned around and looked at Institute. This wasn’t an end. IT WAS A NEW BEGINNING!
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