Soul of a Human

°Hey! Come on buddy wake up... Please? We are in trouble!° Slowly Mor came back to conscience, surprised he was still alive and even more surprised, as he was unhurt.

Then suddenly a cold shower raked down his back, as he noticed the expectant look of Miss Amethyne clearly having asked him something and being furious about it.

°What happened? Why is she so furious?° He asked his partner.

°Well you see... How do I explain, well, because you blacked out when this fire thingy came to close, I just reacted. Without really thinking, mind you, and well dodged.° The human explained.

°YOU WHAT?!° Mor interrupted

°Dodged, listen to me! Then the asshat threw a second one and I dodged again, closing the distance and you know somehow your fist ended up connecting purely by accident with his nose? Not my fault at all! He would not stop! Then the lady teach came over and started getting all pissy with us. But well I didn´t know if it would be posssible or smart for me to try talking, so I tried to get you back to reality instead. Now as you are filled in, please deal with it.° Human continued.

°YOU WHAT?! Are you stupid?! Don´t answer that!° Mor answered the human.

"Mister Agaton I asked you a question! Why are there signs of magic use in this hallway and why is Mister Ruby bleeding from the nose?" Rosana brought Mor´s thought discussion with his other mind to a crashing stop.

"It was an accident?" Mor started but instantly got shut up.

"Don´t lie to me. Mister Ruby already told me you attacked him and he just defended himself!" Rosana huffed.

"I thought better of you. First, you almost killed yourself with stupidity and now you attack another student?!"

"Huh? That´s not how this went! I just wanted to go to class as this asshat came over to bully me, because of whatever fucking reason. Maybe he didn´t get enough attention as a child, or too much, I don´t know! He attacked me with his stupid fire and I just reacted!" Mor complained.

°Yeah tell her!° That outburst caught Rosana on the back foot, there was going on more than she could see at first glance.

"How did you come up with asshat? That is not how to address a fellow student! Besides, if your story was true why would you retaliate with physical violence? That´s barbaric!" She asked strictly.

°Oh, shit. Think fast! You got this!° The human said

"Because attacking another student with magic is against school rules!" Mor blurted out, which gave Rosana pause.

"Well, you are technically correct, but still!" She said.

"You can´t let that peasant get away with that! He refused me, I had to remind him of the correct hierarchy of things!" Ranbor raged, but his watering eye and nasally voice almost plastered a self-righteous smile on Mor´s face, well almost.

"I see, that´s how it is." Rosana's voice took on a whole other level of coldness.

"We will forget this, but if one of you ever antagonizes the other again," she threw a hard look at Ranbor "then I will personally kick you both out of this academy! And if your families even dare to try something to overrule this decision I will ban everyone in that family. Do both of you understand?"

°That´s not fair!° The human exclaimed but instantly got shushed by Mor.

"Yes, Miss Amethyne I understand. Will that include using a third party?" Mor asked and Roasana thought for a second.

"Yes it would, if a third party is involved they will be questioned and if they had any ties to either one of you, you will be expelled." She decided

"What! That´s unfair!" Ranbor shouted catching another cold look from Rosana.

"I did not ask about your opinion. I asked if you understand Mister Ruby." she said

"Yes, I understand." Ranbor agreed through clenched teeth.

"Good, now get to class. And remember I have my eyes on both of you, now you can´t misbehave without my knowledge." Rosana told them, as she walked away.

Mor was the first to leave for the next lesson.

°You know this will not be over, right?° The human proclaimed.

°Yes he will search for the next opportunity, but for now we are safe.° Mor answered.

°So what is the next lesson about anyway?° The human asked.

°History... Most boring class.° Mor answered

With that, they sat through an exhausting lesson on the history of kin

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In the beginning, there were only kin, no distinction between them, they lived in concert with nature and the beasts roaming their world. And while they were peaceful people, there were disputes and the discovery of magic powers did only fuel those. Until finally someone, used his power to propel himself to the top of the world, the resulting war devastated vast stretches of land, killing thousands and starting what we now call the first cataclysm.

As the fighting continued the formerly free-flowing magic concentrated on the battlefields, as the unleashed spells drew it towards it. In an especially fearsome battle it reached a breaking point and the resulting gathering of power, sucked every drop of energy into itself, killing every living being on the battlefield, and creating the first monstrosity.

This sparked a new conflict, as more and more monstrosities were found, most of them being the mutated beasts of nature corrupted by overflowing power. This was a different kind of fight, as the monstrosities were almost impervious to magic, but with the combat prowess and supporting magic, the monstrosities were beaten back again and again. Securing a new peace, until the second cataclysm and breaking of the kin.

In the great cleansing, the First was not seen again, it just vanished, strengthening itself, by hunting other monstrosities and absorbing their volatile magic powers until it was ready. And with a deafening roar, it shook the world. Toppling mountains with its lumbering gate destroying newly built fortress cities in days. As the kin rilled under the assault they used their power and created the ultimate weapon. It sadly got lost to history what kind of weapon it was, but the grand magos who created it called it "reyl carnon" and it could immobilize the First fixing it in place.

But while they were occupied the monstrous beasts returned driving the kin into the corner and dividing the world. Now while the most capable warriors engaged the First the other kin fought with everything they had. The fighting lasted years, costing untold lives and changing the kin forever, the constant use of magic and the will of the kin to survive changed them.

The isolated kin, changed according to their environment splitting into all the different kin we know today. And while the First could not be slayed, even with the grand weapon, it would finally be sealed, and at the cost of every surviving kin of that battle buried deep in the ground to never be freed again.

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°You know, I feel that something in the lesson sounded familiar.° The human told Mor afterward. °But I guess I understand now, how your people became like that. Your ancestors probably fought lots of those beasts on the ground and needed a safe place to retreat. Then discovered that blasting those things from high above is pretty effective.°

°You think so? But don´t we have more important things to discuss? I mean, you told me you dodged those fire spells. How did you do something like this?° Mor replied.

°Don´t know, just did.° The human answered.

°Do you not understand what that means? Maybe our impossible endeavor is not impossible at all!° Mor exclaimed.

°Your right! I completely wrote that off. Even if you only have enough juice for a single strike, the surprise factor would probably be worth it. Maybe if we just try it right now...° As the human talked, Mor´s hand slowly went to his face and formed a thumbs-up.

°This is too hard, it feels like I have to fight you every step of the way and drag you along, guess knocking you out is not an option?° They asked.

°Of course not!° Mor protested.

°Then we either find another way or it's back to the basics.° The human stated.

°And the basics would be?° Mor asked.

°Well, practice, practice, and for some variety practice.° The answer came.

°I thought as much.° Mor´s lack of excitement was palpable.