The Vetrag Institute is the North is best, biggest, and oldest school. Where many field of study is presented in highest quality. From martial arts, politic, economy, magic, alchemy, etc. Places of many geniuses are educated. Where they met and discuss many things. Debating and studying with passion. Even some kind of ancient creature often came to visit. Even if a dragon past by in the sky, it was a usual sight. The teacher on this school is the best genius on the whole north or even world.
The Institute located at the border of the city. You can even say that Institute is a city of its own. Because of the size is just too big.
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In the middle of a crowded arena. There is a duel. The duel is the middle of its peak. The sword and staff that collided is looks like it was on fire. Among the watcher there is a seat in the most front near the arena. There sit a man. He wears a green robe and a white jacket that has a strange motive that looks like a wind blowing at the shoulders. The man has a very long black hair he wears a mask without chin so his upper face is hidden. But he has an aura that can make people fell to his knees out of respect and awe. An elegant and glamorous aura. He sits while watching the duel. There are some people behind him that standing.
The masked man took a cup of tea from the table on his side.
“Head Master. Those two is the best students in their years. Even though they’re quite young they had talent.” One person said.
The masked man placed his cup on the table and said coldly “If they had talent they shouldn’t be dueling over a girl right now. They are only kids in the head. After this duel is done send them to infirmary and after that the confined room. And don’t put favoritism in your judgment, professor Holland.”
Professor Holland turned pale.
“But indeed they had talent. You got good eyes.” Sighing.
Professor Holland seems happy from the praise even though of the harsh words. The headmaster stands. He has a lean and slander build but you can feel that his build scream power. He is very tall. His height is more than 190. He walks through the crowded students who watch behind him. He walks straight through the crowd that had already made a path for him.
“You all remember to go back to your own class according your schedule. Don’t be late. And remember don’t let those two kill each other.” The head master continues walking.
***
The head master of Vetrag Institute was chosen with a very strict test. Strength, Intelligence, Agility, Vitality, Accuracy, leadership, and many other qualities are tested. Only the best genius among the best genius can be chosen. The 577th head master of Vetrag Institute the best head master and the youngest in the history of Vetrag Institute since the day it founded. Kairak Rahutanok Chrishi was chosen when he is only 17 years old and already holding his post for 7 years. He had made many achievements that can make people awed. He was the 753th prime minister of the kingdom of Felluah when he is only 20. He is the youngest prime minister in the whole north or world. He is the current head family of the Chrishi Dukedom, Duke Kairak Rahutanok Chrishi. Kairak has an expressionless personality. He might say something harsh but still hit to the point. He is famous for being the coldest noble of the North Continent.
Kairak keeps walking on the corridor. If he met someone, that person would make a path for him or bowing to him. He suddenly stops walking. And change direction of his way. He walks toward a gate. The gate is quiet big and majestic. From the looks of it you can tell it is a gate toward outside. Kairak only stand as if waiting for something. The guard of the gate walks toward him and bowed.
“Head Master is there something wrong?” the guard asked him.
“Something troublesome will come. You can go back to your post. I will stand here waiting.” Kairak said monotonous.
“But sir, you can at last sit at the chair. We will provide it for you.”
“There is no need. There he is.”
From afar there is a horse that came to the gate. The horse is galloping toward them with a very fast speed. Kairak come forward and with a very respectfully manner kneel to his knee in front of the horse that had stopped in front of him.
“Your Majesty, Prince Blow. I welcome you to the Vetrag Institute.” Said Kairak
Hearing Kairak is word the guard and the people around who is present there hurriedly kneeling. Blow already wearing a cloaked hood.
“Big Brother Kairak please stand and throw away that formality as far away as you can. I hate it.” Blow dismounted from his horse.
“My Lord, you are a prince.”
“We are childhood friend. Beside you always helped me at any situation. Even if I do something so mischievous that all people got headache you still helped me. You are my kind expressionless ice cube big brother Kairak.” Blow answered happily.
“…”
“Brother Kairak?”
“Let’s go inside my Lord.”
Blow followed Kairak toward the corner of the building. There is a tower. The tower looks ordinary like any other towers. But you can feel a majestic air from the tower. As they walk toward the tower people makes way for them. Kairak opened the door of the tower. The inside is very big compared to the outside it looks like. The place could be called as a library. The bookshelf lined neatly and high into the ceiling to the point it looks impossible to take the book out of the shelf. Many kind of things are floating inside the room. In that room there is a desk and chairs. Blow took off his hood and sit at a chair in front of the desk while happily took a snack in the glass bottle.
Kairak take off his jacket and hang it on a stand. He walked toward his seat behind the desk and took off his mask. Behind the mask there is a very handsome face. His eye color is turquoise the same color as the dowager duchess of Chrishi. His face is so handsome that you can say that he is super gorgeous. Man and woman would be enchanted by his looks alone. But his expressionless face gives off a feeling of high authority and power. He sat at the seat.
“Now then what do you want, Your Majesty?” Kairak looked at the prince who munching his snack happily.
“Brother Kairak, isn’t this aunty Anne’s most special secret sweets that makes all cooks in the north gone crazy to search the recipe? I thought she didn’t make this anymore?”
“Don’t change the subject. And I got that from aunt 6 years ago.”
“Ah. You hate sweet after all. But aunty is indeed amazing to made sweets that can survive for 10 years and not expired. Well let’s go to the main problem then. I want you to do this for me.” Blow throws an envelope to the table.
Kairak open the envelope and read a letter thoroughly. After reading the letter, he stared at Blow. Kairak’s stare is very expressionless and without a bit of feeling. It was very cold that Blow to surrender under the desk.
“Ugh. Brother Kai, please don’t use your deadly stare at me.”
“My Lord, you had many job at the palace.” Kairak sighing while press his head. As if he is already imagining all kind of trouble and headache that’s going to come to others and him.
“But I had already done my entire job. For the next month I will be free.” Blow answer easily without a care. He smiles cheerfully. But under that smile there is a hidden meaning.
“Blow.” Kairak called Blow is name without any honorific and stern voice. Blow shrank more under the desk.
“Aunty already gave her consent. It only needs your approval. Please.” Blow cowers under the desk even more.
“Sigh… Fine. I will take care of everything. But whose identity are you using.” Kairak looked at the paper behind the letter. He looked at Blow while his brow lifted up.
“Aunty told me that I will go by the name of Rood Chrishi. An adopted distant relative. Thought I think I had heard this name. “ Blow looked confused.
“It’s the name of our craziest ancestor that stills a life or should I say half a life. Rood Vetrag Z Chrishi. The founder of Vetrag Institute. The Immortal of Life and Death. The craziest wizard on this world and universe.”
Blow starting to remember something Kairak once said when he still being his tutor. There was once a Chrishi that so strong that he was thought as an immortal. He was a crazy wizard and researcher. There was no one who knows how old he was. But there was something that people knows. He already exists before the kingdom of Felluah founded 10.000 years ago. It was said that he was one of founder of the kingdom. According to the record he died after around 500 years after the kingdom was founded. But the truth is, he was still a life or should we say half a life. He had done a forbidden research. The magic of life creation. He tried to defy death. One of the rules of god that cannot be denied. But in the end his research failed. It was said he turned into a Monarch Grand Lord Lich. The strongest Lich. He was knows as Lord Vetrag the lord of Dark Magic. Many people from wizard, knight, warrior, human, elf, fairy, orc, dwarf, and many other races or profession try to kill him at least once. But all failed. In the end a Chrishi came forward and seal him. It was 9000 years ago.
“…” Blow could only shut his mouth.
“Well, it’s a forgotten history of this world. So you don’t have to worry if people find your name.”
“Aunty really knows what kind of name to use.” Blow smile wryly.
“Well, you must also change your appearance.” Kairak walk toward a crystal ball in the corner. He brings it to the desk.
“There is a portrait in there.”
“Are you sure you want to use this. Your application is quiet. Funny.” Kairak give the application to Blow.
“What?” Blow takes the application and read it. His face begins to pale and he begins to freak out. “THE HELL IS THIS!”
Kairak hit Blow’s head with a stick. “Language.”
Blow start to touch his hurting head. “Sorry.”
***
Kairak sit down at his chair. There is no emotion in his eyes and face. Not even an inch of a living feeling even show on entire being. If people saw his face right now, they would be scared stiff. He is holding the application of Rood Chrishi. And he sighs.
“Vetrag. Hmm. Should I go and visit him?”
Kairak took out a crystal. The crystal color is black and has a weird feeling about it. He wounded his own hand and let blood drip to the crystal.
“My name is Kairak Rahutanok Chrishi in the name of my blood’s ancestor. I command thee to show me the light and darkness.”
The Crystal change color instantly to white. It started to melt and change shapes into a mirror. The mirror started to stir as if it was a surface of the water.
“What’s wrong, Kairak? It is rare that you call me in the middle of daylight.”
In the mirror reflected a brown haired man, his eyes color is black bluish that give of a cheerful feeling, his face has a graceful feeling too. He is smiling languidly. Even though his face looks young, he is give of a feeling of a wise elder.
“Good afternoon, Elder. It seems that you had been well. I received your souvenir. It was a very good tool.”
“Hahahahaha… You don’t have to be formal with me. Just call me old man or grandpa Rag like always. I don’t mind.” The man laughed happily.
“Is that so? Well then Grandpa Rag you would love this.” Kairak show the application of Rood Chrishi to the man. The grandpa stares at it. And he laughed a bit.
“That Little girl Anne is interesting as always. She still loves to make interesting story. Who is going to use this?”
“The Crown Prince of Felluah, Prince Blow Xerxes Ragnard.” Kairak said Blow is full name.
“Helena is son, little Blow. Isn’t he 20 or something years this year? What is he thinking? Want to play around?” Grandpa Rag looked amused and worried.
“Seems like it. And there is a letter of request for you as well. From aunt Anne.” Kairak took out a letter out of nowhere. “Should I read it, or should I send it?”
“Read it for me.”
Kairak open the letter. He started to read it “’my dear Great Great Great Grandfather. How are you? I hope you are still healthy and happy as ever.’ Since the unimportant part is so long. Let’s skip it. ‘This seems a bit rude. But I will need your help to instable Rood Chrishi is existences. I hope you don’t mind being his fake previous guardian. I don’t care about what kind of relationship you had with this Rood. But please, help me with it.’ So say the letter.” Kairak look at Grandpa Rag.
“This will be a bit difficult. Will people believe it? An unknown Chrishi come from nowhere suddenly shown up. People will get suspicious. And if my identity become known it will be dangerous.”
“Dangerous?” Kairak eye become somehow cold and he smiled mischievously. “Isn’t that our family’s name’s middle name?” Kairak’s voice sound sinister and cruel.
“Tch, tch, tch. You smile like Lui when he is up to something no good. Your control over your expression has become so good. And the scariest part is you don’t even understand the meaning of it. Even I hardly believe that you don’t even know the real meaning of human feeling.” Grandpa Rag showed an amazed expression. His eye is full of disbelieved.
“My Lord Ancestor, You are the one who know the most. I don’t have human feeling. That’s the price that I pay for my own foolishness, blunder, and fault.” Kairak become expressionless. His expression is empty and cold. It gives off a feeling of dead.
“You were so cute when you are little. That time I even nearly thought you were a girl. I even said that ‘this kid will turn into a great beauty’. Do you know how hard your parent, aunt and uncle laughs. Aih, what a happy time it is.” Grandpa Rag had a faraway eye. As if he looks toward the distance. His expression is full of regret and longing.
“It’s not your fault.” Kairak wear his mask. Suddenly the door of his office opened. There is a man wearing a yellow robe. His hair color is the color of chocolate. His eye color is a common blue, his build is not really tall and not short but he has quite a big build. His face is not handsome or ugly but his face has an adult and mature feeling.
“Headmaster, it’s an emergency.” The man said with a loud voice.
“What kind of emergency it is to make you barge into my office without knocking and where is your manners, professor Teo?” Kairak questioned the man with a stern voice.
“Headmaster, the two students who just fought this afternoon has gone from the infirmary. We cannot found them anywhere and their wound is serious.” Professor Teo answered with a worried tone.
“Have you used the detection room?” Kairak stand and walk toward the window.
“We had already done that. But it seems like their present just disappear from the building. The other magician who can use detection magic cannot found them as well.”
“I hope they didn’t do anything reckless.” Kairak take his jacket from the stand. “Uncle let’s talk next time about Rood. I had a job.” Kairak talk toward the mirror that still hovering and following him.
“Well please take care of him.” The mirror melted and turns into a crystal ball and flew away.
“Let’s go.” Kairak exit the room followed by professor Teo.
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