"I won't back down when a person that would save the world in the future challenges me. I will neither show any mercy nor stop my path. I will keep moving forward." Seraphina listened to the words of a young man who was now releasing an aura of suppression to the surroundings. 'What a fierce young man we have here.' She thought as her gaze went through his face.
The smooth forehead and unblemished, gently sloping down perfectly arched black eyebrows made her remember a certain someone she had missed. 'His face really resembles him.' She thought as she analyzed the expression on his face. 'Though, he is nothing like him at the same time.' Her thoughts took a different direction as she saw those penetrating crimson eyes fired with unwavering conviction and coldness inside. 'This boy doesn't have that innocence he had….' She thought as the face of a young man with blue eyes and white hair came into her mind. 'I guess I really missed him…. '
"I admire your steadfastness, Callius." She responded, taking her gaze from him as she collected her thoughts. "You really don't let anyone enter your head, don't you?" She looked into his eyes as the words spilled from her mouth.
"I refrain from doing that." At this point, though, Callius had already calmed himself down as he once again regained his composure. "But that doesn't mean I don't listen to other people." He corrected his posture while relaxing on the couch he was sitting on.
'Somehow, I don't feel like this is true.' Seraphina thought to herself as her gaze was fixated on the boy. 'His ego is too big; that is one certain thing .' Was the only thing she could say at that moment.
"Is that so?" She answered as she, too, sat on her desk and took a serious pose. "In any case, even though I would like to talk with you about this ideology of yours, we don't have much time, sadly," Seraphina said, crossing her hands as her eyes turned serious.
"I understand, Dean Seraphina," Callius said while attentively listening to the next words about to pour from her mouth.
"You do know that there are some strings pulled behind the scenes, right? With your intelligence, you must have already noticed it." Without beating around the bush, Seraphina entered the subject.
"Yes. The structure of classes is not balanced." Callius spoke. "There was no way it was natural."
"Good. Now, even though my father and I have the highest standings in this academy, we don't hold absolute control inside this place." She paused for a moment, gathering her thoughts while also looking like she was doubting the decision she was about to make. But, in the end, it looked like she made the finalization.
"There is a group that operates behind the scenes, which we don't have any knowledge about so far." Releasing the words she was holding inside her mouth, Seraphina said. "A group that operates very deep, that has connections very deep." As she released her words, she clapped her hands.
/PUFF/
Only to reveal a hologram-type display.
A display of darkness and enigmatic silhouettes.
"Even though we don't know what their goal is and who they are, there were certain signals showing that such a group exists," Seraphina added as she signaled the blackness. "The reason why I am telling you is simple. We suspect that you are their new target." Without beating around the bush, Seraphina said as she locked her eyes with him.
'I see…. So that was why she called me here.' Callius thought as he looked into Seraphina. 'Even though I am pretty sure it was Alicia, it seems there is much more into this thing. Something feels like there is a much deeper thing going on.' He thought as he looked into the black mist shown by the device.
'Though, there is no need for me to back down. Let's see what they have upon their sleeves.' He thought as he remembered certain things from the game. 'I don't know whether this group is related to "them" or not. But, one thing is certain, I have an enemy I need to be careful of.' With those thoughts feeling his head, Callius turned his attention to Seraphina once again.
"I wanted to warn you about them, even though we don't even know who they are. This may sound too open and explicit. But, in the end, a possibility is possibility…." Seraphina added as she looked into Callius' eyes which were watching her without showing any type of reaction.
"Everyone has already witnessed your skills and knows the talent you possess, just like me, and I don't want to lose such talent that would rarely come to this world. That is why I am warning you. I hope you take it seriously." She said as she looked into his eyes.
"Thank you for your consideration, headmaster. I will keep that in mind." He said, as he slightly bowed his head.
'So, you are not going to tell me the thing you know about them, huh? I guess she doesn't trust me that much for now.' Knowing that a person with such standing would never come to the conclusion of such a group existing without discrete proof, Callius thought as he nodded his head in response.
"Good…. You are dismissed now." Seraphina said as she waved her hands. "I will now teleport you to your room." She added as she looked into his eyes. "Be careful."
"Understood. Have a nice day, Dean Seraphina." As Callius finished his words, Seraphina activated the magic she had been holding, making the young man, in response, disappear from the place he was standing.
As Callius left the room, silence ensued inside, as Seraphina was left alone with herself.
"I guess it is too early to tell him about his father's death…. Isn't it?" She mumbled to herself as she looked into the students walking on the lands of the academy. "It seems things will get hectic now…. I should make my own preparations as well…."
With one last mumble, she disappeared from the place she was standing…..
