Chapter 1: [Prologue 1]

"Morning brother," greeted a blonde girl, her skin sickly pale and her voice so dry that it almost overshadowed her sweetness.

"Morning Lira. What are you doing out of bed?" replied a boy with jet black hair and a rather athletic build as he rushed to help the girl. The place they lived in was run down, the wooden walls had begun to rot and the planks barely hung on to the walls. They had a dining table, but only one chair, the boy, Kaion, helped his sister into the seat.

"I'm feeling rather strong today," replied the girl with a smile before cuffing her hands together expectantly. "So, today's the big day, huh?" she asked as she tried to get comfortable in the old chair.

"Yeah, today's the day that decides our future," replied Kaion, a burning fire within his eyes as he stared into nothingness.

"I'm sure you'll do well. Almost certain..." she said before pausing for a few moments. "So... can I come watch?" she continued, using her best puppy face.

"No. You aren't strong enough to be walking around. I'll go ace the test and come pick you up when I get accepted into the academy. Just you wait," replied Kaion, balling his fists as he said this. "Anyway, I'll prepare you something to eat befo-"

"I'm not hungry," interrupted Lira, annoyed that her brother wouldn't allow her to tag along with him.

Kaion was already in the kitchen area preparing the last piece of bread they had and a few left over vegetables they had cooked a few days ago into an old wooden bowl. If it wasn't for their neighbors donating what little they could every now and then, the two of them probably would've died a long time ago.

"And that's exactly why you're all skin and bone. Now eat up, I won't be long," said Kaion, placing the bowl on the table in front of his sister.

"Hmmpf. But brother, do you think you'll really be okay without an attribute? I know you trained your body a lot, but will you really be okay against magic attacks?" asked Lira, fiddling with the food on her plate.

"I told you not to worry about all that. No body is stronger than your brother, believe it. Now stop playing with your food. And don't forget, don't look out the window and don't open the door for anybody. Even if it is one our neighbors. Can't trust anyone these days, especially with someone as pretty as you," smiled Kaion, kissing her sister on the cheek before leaving.

Lira was speechless, her cheeks flushed red from her brother's comment. He was always like this, one moment he seemed like an overbearing flame, and the next he was the sweetest younger brother in the world. Though she loved him either way, she loved him even more than she loved herself. As she watched Kaion walk past the window, she looked down at her frail body, and tears began to roll down her cheeks.

"Good luck brother," she whispered, before forcing herself to take a bite out of her bread.

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It was clear sunny day, the perfect day for an academy entrance exam. Kaion wasn't the only one in the neighborhood going to take the exams, every other kid of age dreamed of getting accepted and taking their families out of the slums. Scores of children erupted from their makeshift wooden shanties, dressed in their finest clothing -which for most was anything that didn't have too many holes- with steely resolve in their eyes.

Kaion wasn't too friendly with anyone, he recignised a few familiar faces from the odd jobs he did around the slums to earn a few Enarcs, but nobody he knew too well.

The slums were separated from the city by a long gravel road, so those going to take the entrance exam had to get up earlier than they usually would to get a head start.

The area around the road was mostly cleared forest, with tall green grass and a few thorny trees here and there. This area was once a monster hot spot, but thanks to the city mages that was nowall in the past.

Kaion began stretching his limbs after he had been walking for a few meters, umping upand down as he cracked his neck, before speeding off, leaving a trail of dust in his wake. The other children saw this and decided to follow suit as well, but Kaion was like a speed demon, and before long he was but a dot inthe far distance.

[I wonder how strong the city children are,] wondered Kaion as he tried regulating his breathing. This wasn't more than a warm up for him, as for the past 6 years in preparation for this day, he would hike to and from the city as excercize. He merely regulated his brathing because he was somewaht nervous, he only ever sparred against other slum kids, and though some of them had magical affinities, they weren't too pronounced and of course hadn't been trained as well as the city kids.

[No, there's no point worrying about that. Regardless of how strong they are, I'm at a disadvanrtage. I'll just have to take them out before they have time to cast any spells.] Kaion wouldn't allow his mind to be plagued by negative thoughts, he was the type of person who worked on what he had. Having been born in rather shoddy circumstance, he knew more than anyone that cring about your situation wouldn't change anything.

After running for nearly 30 minutes straight at breakneck speeds, Kaion finally got to the city. The first sectionn of the city was the market, which was bustling as susual. traders shouted prices and sales, while animals about to be sold off fr food filled the air with a variety of sounds, making it seem as if they were in some sort of farm.

There were multiple roads that led to the city center, where the entrance exam would be held. And on each of those roads were wooden stalls dispalying differnt goods lined along them. Kaion took a peek at each of the stalls as he passed by, having arrived earlier than usual, he had time to servey the stock. Though it was mainly window shopping, ass he didn't even have a cent to his name. Though if he got accepted, he wanted to know what he would spend his pocket money on before hand.

"Hey, what are you looking slumpuppy, get lost," shouted on of the stand owners as he saw Kaion get a little too close. Kaion gave the man a look before moving on at a faster pace.

[I can't wait until these bastards regret ever treating us this way,] thought Kaion angrily. Though he understood why the man acted the way he did. Children from the slum were usually theives, and though he had never stolen something, he couldnt deny that it had crossed his mind several times. However stealing was dangerous, as making enemies while his sister was sick wouldn't end well.

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