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Chapter 1
•~•._.•-•._.•The Cold One•._.•-•._.•~•
Voice Actors:
Saya Hiryū: Kira Buckland (Think of Ayumi Otosaka from Charlotte.)
Drayko Hiryū: Ray Chase (Think of Yū Otosaka from Charlotte.)
Hitomi Hiryū: Monica Rial (Think of Houki Shinonono from IS: Infinite Stratos.)
Kagami Hiryū: Kirk Thornton (Think of Shirou Fujimoto from Blue Exorcist.)
Miu Hiryū: Lauren Landa (Think of Nao Tomori from Charlotte.)
The Hiryū family, was a royal family in Icevale a town in a small country not too far off from the coast of japan. They were known for their strength, intellect, and power as well as producing the strongest ice manipulation blazers throughout history. It has been said that anyone who has ever met a member of the Hiryū in combat has fallen. Any challenge that a Hiryū has stood before has been overcome.
They were a family that some strived to build ties with while others strived to be their downfall in hopes of dishonoring their great name. Those people had it in their minds that the admiration and power they held were the most important things to members of the Hiryū. However, they were mostly right in that assumption. Almost every member believed that power and admiration were the only things that mattered and that everything else came second in their pursuit of these things.
However, when it came to them being blazers, the Hiryū prided themselves on having large amount of power. However, that wasn't the only thing. They also prided themselves on having complete control over that power. Every member had excellent control of their power. However, that was true for all but one. The son of the current head of the Hiryū family, Drayko Hiryū.
Drayko had an A-rank in magic capacity but his control was ranked as an E. However, that wasn't his fault. The truth is Drayko would most likely forever have a challenge controlling his power. It's not that he wasn't skilled, it was because he was a generation. A generation is a blazer who has been born with two elemental manipulations fused together to generate a single element. For Drayko, he had a fused element of Ice and Lightning manipulation or Cryo-Lightning manipulation as he called it.
A manipulation with the ability to create, shape, and manipulate electrically charged violet/pale blue-colored frozen energy that can take on the properties of either while retaining the coldness of ice and having the freedom of imagination that the two elemental manipulations hold. That however was the problem he was a generation and generations for as long as people have known about them have never been able to control their powers.
They were seen as ticking time bombs and monsters because at some point their own power would go out of control. And once it did it would attack their own bodies overwhelming them and killing them while causing as much untold destruction as possible while the generation died. Obviously gaining control over this power would prevent this fate but that was a difficult feat in itself since no generation has ever done it before.
And yet Drayko's parents were different they knew he could do it. His father while having be born and raised in the Hiryū family was never really like the other members. He was the one oddity in the family. He had his pride but he was never too prideful. He was kind to even those who were weaker than him. His mother had never been a member of the family and she was a very kind woman. Both of them believed that Drayko would be able to tame his wild power.
Drayko started training at the age of 4 years old and he had come to enjoy it just as much as he enjoyed spending time with his friends Shizuku and Ikki. Their family had a vacation home in Icevale that they would stay at from time to time so the two never got to see Drayko that much. The thing is however even if his parents believed that he could control his power that was all. The rest of the Hiryū thought he never would and thought he was nothing, but a failure who never had a chance.
~~~Elders Meeting~~~
Currently, Kagami Hiryū stood before a group of 5 men and 5 women. Kagami was the current head of the Hiryū family. He had silver hair with bangs that covered his right eye. Based on the sight of his left eye people knew that his eyes were blue. He stood at 5 feet 11 inches tall and he was wearing a black suit with a blue tie. He was currently standing in front of the Hiryū family's elders and arguing his son Drayko's place as the heir to the family.
"I will not replace my son as heir! Even if Hitomi and I have another child which is up to us by the way! It will not change Drayko's place as the next head!" Kagami yelled. He hated dealing with things like this. He loved his son and believed in him. He just wondered why his family was so quick to throw the boy away. "Kagami that boy will never be able to control his power he's just a ticking time bomb! A monster!" One man shouted and Kagami glared.
"My son is a generation I understand that. His power is said to be uncontrollable. But.. I believe he can do it. And so help me as god as my witness if you ever call my son a monster in my presence again you will surely face my wrath!" Kagami said as he growled the last part causing the man who had spoken to flinch. "Now, Kagami there are no need for threats. We're just concerned that-" One woman started saying but Kagami interrupted.
"I know what you all are saying! Your saying that Drayko is a lost cause and that I should sire another heir to replace him! Your telling me to give up on my own son! When did we magically become like the Kurogane? When did we start abandoning the members of our family we consider to be weak or lost causes." Kagami said. He had made an honest point even if the Hiryū had a bit of a close tie to the Kurogane at what point did they, the Hiryū, start acting just like them.
When did they start acting like just because someone didn't have power or in Drayko's case had a unique power otherwise considered uncontrollable that they can just abandon them. From what Kagami had seen Drayko's friend Ikki was treated that way and he knew that members of the Hiryū were disgusted by it. Since to the Hiryū a weak member was not a failure for being weak instead the true failure was the person who raised and trained that member.
To them it was the fault of the parent and not the child. "Now Kagami that is going way too fa-" One woman started saying however she was also interrupted by Kagami. "No, that is exactly what you're saying and I will say this now and there will no longer be any discussion on this matter. So here it goes, Drayko is my heir and that will not change and he will be able to control his power! Now end of discussion!" Kagami said before he turned and walked away.
He completely ignored the shouting of the elders and walked outside. It was at that moment that his phone rang. He pulled it out of his pocket and looked at the screen as it read Kurono. He then pressed talked to answer it as he walked to his car. "Hi, Kurono. To what do I owe the glorious pleasure of your call this fine day." He said with a grin on his face. "Ha. Ha. I'm fine thank you. I called because it's been a while. So how are things these days?" She asked and Kagami sighed.
"Not so great, I just had to deal with the elders today. They were trying to convince me to replace Drayko as the next head. They just kept saying that Hitomi and I should have another child and have he or she take the title as head of the family." He said. "Really? And what did you say?" Kurono asked. "I basically told them to go screw themselves but not exactly in those words." He said and she laughed.
"I'm glad. You know I believe in Drayko too." She said. "Yeah I do and Hitomi and I are glad." He said as he got to his car. "No, problem. My little nephew needs all the support he can get." She said. "Isn't that the truth.. Hey, Kurono." He said. "Yeah." She replied. "If something were to ever happen to me and Hitomi.. I want you to watch over Drayko.. as well as your other niece or nephew." He said before he heard a slight gasp. "Other niece or nephew?" She asked.
'I really hope this doesn't come back to bite me in the ass. Because I really don't want to die.' He thought as he sighed. "Yes, but don't tell Hitomi I told you because she wants to tell you herself.. and she may very might kill me, but.. she's pregnant. The elders don't know and I would like to keep it that way for as long as I can." He said. "I get that but what brought this on all of a sudden?" She asked.
"The thing is a specific elder called for that meeting. He's never been my biggest fan and there's a possibility he'll use my unwillingness to replace Drayko as his stand to take my place as the current head to make way for his daughter to take over." Kagami said. "And I'm guessing it's the how your not so sure about. And you think he may target you and Hitomi to do it?" She asked. "Exactly, but I'm just being cautious that's all." He said.
"Well, I hope you're wrong and that he doesn't try anything, but if something does I promise to watch over Drayko and my other niece or nephew, too." She said and Kagami smiled. "Thank you, Kurono." He said. "No, problem this is for my little nephew as well as my soon to be born niece or nephew after all." She said. "Understandable now I'd love to talk more but I have to get going." He said. "Okay, tell Drayko and Hitomi I said hi." She said. "Yeah, I'll let them know." He said then they each hung up.
~~~Hiryū Family House~~~
After talking with Kurono, Kagami got into his car and drove home. When he arrived he parked in front of a large castle-like mansion. He climbed out of the car, walked up to the door, and went into the house. As soon as he walked in he heard the sound of footsteps. "Oh, Kagami dear your back." A woman said smiling as she leaned her head out of the doorway that led to the living room. The women had long, waist-length black hair and blue eyes.
She was about 5 feet 9 inches tall and she was wearing a violet dress. "Yes, I am beautiful. Oh, and I talked to Kurono. She said, hi. And how were you and Drayko today?" Kagami asked and she smiled. "That's sweet of my dear sister. And me and Drayko were fine we had a good time together. Also he wants to show you something special." She said and Kagami arched an eyebrow. "Oh, and what would that be?" He asked.
At that Hitomi smiled and gestured for him to come towards her with her index finger to which he obliged. When he got close to the doorway she pointed inside. Kagami looked in to see his son Drayko sitting on the floor with his back facing the doorway. Hitomi then leaned closer so her lips were by Kagami's ear. "Go and ask him so he can show you himself." she whispered and he smiled and nodded.
He then walked in silently so not to alert Drayko and once he was close he got down on his knees behind his son. Drayko had black hair and sky blue eyes like his parents. He was wearing a white t-shirt and black shorts. Drayko was a very happy child his aunt, mother, and some of their friends always said he was like the light in the room always bursting with energy. Kagami smiled at his son and the leaned forward close to Drayko's ear.
"Drayko what are you doing?" Kagami whispered and surprised the young 6 year old causing him to fall forward which caused Kagami to laugh. "Huh?" Drayko asked no one as he got himself up and turned his head to see Kagami and a smile spread across his face at the sight of his father. "Daddy, your home!" Drayko said as he stood himself up and hugged his father. "Yes, I am but you still didn't answer me. What were you doing before I showed up?" Kagami asked.
"Oh right! I wanted to show what I can do now." Drayko said as he picked up what looked like a violet-colored snow ball and held it in his left hand showing it to his father. "Okay its snowball." He said very interested and Drayko pouted. "I haven't started yet daddy." He said and Kagami chuckled. "Alright, then go ahead and show me." He said and Drayko grinned. He then held his other hand over the small ball and it began to hover slightly.
It then solidified into a violet glass-like orb as that started to release an icy mist as well as sparks of pale blue electricity. "Wow! That's amazing kiddo!" Kagami said and Drayko shook his head. "I'm not done showing you go ahead and touch it. It's safe." Drayko said and Kagami did as told. He was surprised at what he felt. He could feel the fairly low charge of electricity Drayko had managed to generate but it felt cool like it was an extension of the ice itself.
"That's amazing Drayko your training is really coming along." Kagami said and Drayko smiled as he let the orb fall back into his hands. "Thanks dad.." He said before he looked down. "But what about the cou-" He started but Kagami interrupted him. "Don't worry about things like what the elders say. Your mother, I, and even your aunt Kurono know you'll be able to control your full power someday. You just have to train your hardest alright." Kagami said and Drayko looked up before nodded.
"Okay." He responded. Then Kagami sat on the floor, crossed his legs, and picked Drayko up and sat the young boy in his lap. "So what else did you do today?" Kagami asked and Drayko stopped what he was doing and put a finger to his chin. "Well, Shizuku and Ikki are in town so a played with them." Drayko said. "Oh, and how was that?" Kagami asked. "It was okay I showed Ikki a few sword stances I learned from mom and he showed me a couple fighting moves he picked up, too." Drayko said.
"Really, and is that all you did? What about Shizuku? Did you spend time with her?" Kagami asked and Drayko's cheeks went red which made Kagami chuckle a little. "Uh, can we not talk about that?" Drayko asked and Kagami arched an eyebrow. "Oh, now I'm even more curious what happened between you and Shizuku, hmm?" He asked with a smirk causing Drayko's cheeks to become even redder. "N-nothing happened! I'm going to bed now! Goodnight Mom! Goodnight Dad!" Drayko said quickly.
The young boy then raced out of his father's arms, past his mother, and up the stairs. Hitomi just giggled at her son's reaction and walked over to Kagami. "You know you shouldn't tease him so much." She said. "I know but it was just a little fun though." He replied as he stood up. "It may be but at some point that's not going to work on him then what?" She asked and he smiled.
"Then I'll find another way to get to him there's always a way and we both know that. Teasing him is my one of my livelihoods even when he's all grown up i'll still be messing with him." Kagami said grinning and Hitomi sighed. "I married such a prankster." She said and he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her cheek. "Yes, yes you did and you know you wouldn't have me any other way." He said. "I suppose you're right and I love that about you." She said.
"I love you too." He said and they kissed. Then she turned to look at the steps her son had just run up. "You really think he'll be able to control his powers? You don't think they'll-" She was saying but Kagami interrupted her. "Of course he'll be able to. The rest of the family may not believe he will but we do and that's what matters. His powers won't kill him." He said and she teared up. "I believe you but I'm afraid of losing my little boy to his own power!" She said and Kagami hugged her tighter.
"I know I'm worried about that too but as long as we believe in him, help him, and are there for him when he needs us he'll be okay." Kagami said. "I hope your right." She said. "I know I am." He said. After a few moments Hitomi calmed down and Kagami smiled. "So feeling better now?" He asked and she nodded. "Yes, very much so." She said and he grinned. "Good, I'm glad." He said. "I'm glad too.." She said before she gave him a smile that sent a shiver up his spine.
"Now you and I have something else to talk about." She said. "W-what would that be?" He asked. "The fact that you told my sister that I was pregnant when I told you that I wanted to be the one to do so." She said and Kagami gulped. 'Damn you Kurono!' He thought as he started sweating. "It came back to bite me in the ass it seems, huh?" He asked and she nodded. "Yes, and she told me to tell you. That this should teach you not to prank her." She said before he got punished severely.
[- 9 Years Later -]
Everything was crumbling around them. They cried as their castle, their home, their safe haven fell around them. A boy was on his knees with blood soaking his shirt and a small girl was in his arms clutching to him, too afraid to let him go. The boy's power surged as a blue aura surrounded him while electrified ice and snow swirled around the two of them. 4 violet spikes protruded from his back while the siblings cried and screamed to the heavens.
Then there was an explosion that covered the entire surrounding area in electrified ice pillars rose from the ground where the castle once stood. This was all caused by the boy. A boy who was sad, angry, and in pain. The area was now a frozen wasteland and there he laid with the girl in his arms no more light in either of their eyes. Their eyes held only anger, loneliness, and sadness.
Drayko shot up from bed sweating and panting freaked from the dream he just had. 'Calm down Drayko it was only a dream. You weren't there again. You're safe and so is she.' He thought as he ran his right hand through his hair. He then looked over to his clock and saw that it was about 7:30 in the morning. 'Well, I better get ready.' He thought as he got out of bed and walked into the bathroom.
He looked into the mirror and stared at his appearance. Drayko now had silver hair and his right eye was a plain white like looking at paper with a black pupil. His left eye was a darker shade of blue than when he was a kid. Lastly, his canines were longer and sharper. He looked away from his reflection angry, all it was, was just one bad reminder of a day he'd rather forget.
He then took a shower and when he walked out of the bathroom he turned on the TV. "Stella Vermillion, The second princess of the Vermillion empire, will be visiting Japan today. She was accepted at Hagun academy, the chivalry in Tokyo, with the highest score of all time, and she's been said to be the strongest and a gifted knight." The reporter said as Drayko walked over to a cabinet, pulled out a granola bar, and started to eat it.
"Some even claim that she would probably be on par with Hiryū royal family heir Prince Drayko Hiryū had he not gone missing 5 years ago along with his younger sister by 6 years, princess Saya Hiryū. Oh, here she comes! Crimson princess, that's princess Stella! Your highness, tell us about your enthusiasm for studying abroad-" The reporter was saying but Drayko had just turned the TV off because he didn't want to hear anymore.
'Geez, can't they stop talking about Saya and me. I'd think by now everyone would've just up and assumed that Prince Drayko Hiryū and Princess Saya Hiryū were as dead as dust. I mean true we didn't do much about our names but who's gonna believe that we're the same people with how much Saya's been disguised and with how I look now.' He thought as a memory of his current appearance flashed through his mind and he sighed.
'No one is going to think that I'm the same prince with me like this they'll just see some random guy with the same name. Besides I can't.. I can't be 'that' me anymore.' He thought before he changed into a pair of black shorts, a black t-shirt, and white and black running shoes and went out for a run. Drayko tried to clear his head but he couldn't get over how annoyed he was because now he was going to be starting school as a first year at Hagun Academy.
His aunt Kurono who was the director had him arrive early during the time the first years were all arriving. Over the years since he and his sister had gone missing he kept up with his training. However, he wasn't the same kid that was bursting with energy anymore. He had become colder pushing people away and never getting to know new people. He's even become more aggressive but its not like he takes his anger out on everyone just those who really piss him off.
However, when that happens it's a challenge all on its own to try to calm him down for anyone except his sister. She seems to be the only one he shows any real affection towards even when he teases her. He hasn't even smiled in years and he's become less inclined to do things. His aunt Kurono told him about the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival before he started at Hagun and he responded with I'm not interested and Entering won't help me in the slightest.
Drayko ran until he came to an area where he could be alone. He sat down on the grass and rested. Then he held up his right hand and created a baseball sized, glass-like, violet orb that had sparks of pale blue electricity flying off of it in his palm. He then generated a small pale blue orb of electricity in the center of the orb causing electricity to travel through the ice to the center orb and back to the surface.
After doing that while he rested for a couple of minutes he got up and walked back to his dorm room. When Drayko made it to his dorm, he used his room key to open the door, and walked inside. He shut the door behind him and as he turned he saw that someone's shoes were at the floor near the door. 'Guess my roommate's finally here then.' He thought before he walked into the bedroom.
He then walked over to his closet and took off the clothes he was wearing until he was only left in his boxers. Feeling overheated he walked out of the room for a moment and grabbed a drink from the fridge. When he walked back into the bedroom he quickly stopped at the sight of a young girl the same age as him. She had white skin, ruby eyes, and long crimson hair tied into twintails.
She had what would be considered a bewitching body, with large breasts and a voluptuous figure. And she was currently standing in her silk underwear. Drayko stood there for a minute staring as the girl turned around and saw him. The two stood there staring at each other as the girl's face turned red. She was about to say something but Drayko stopped her. "Stop." He said and she just blinked.
"Who the hell are you?" He asked coldly. Truth be told Drayko had become a bit of a jerk since he was a kid. Honestly he has had very little interactions with females since he was 10 except for his sister, his aunt, and a few of her friends not to say he's dense or anything. "Also can I just say.. you look very sexy in that by the way." Drayko said. At that he sure wasn't expecting the girl's face to turn even redder, or for her to freak out, and then slap him.
~~~Director's Office~~~
Kurono Shinguuji was looking over the new students files. She already looked over Stella's file and now she was looking over Drayko's. 'Now that I think about it I wonder if he'll ever use that technique. He and Ikki did come up with it together after all. It's been a long time since I've seen him use it, too.' She thought. Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on her door. "Come In!" She said.
Then in walked Drayko wearing his school uniform, black arm warmers that stopped at his first knuckles and had a hole for thumb underneath his sleeves, black and silver headphones around his neck, and a red handprint on the side of his face. Before either could say something a figure jumped onto Drayko's back. Drayko reacted by grabbing the person by their right ankle and pulling them to hold them upside down in front of him.
When he looked he saw a 9 year old little girl with dyed blue hair tied into twintails and violet eyes. She was wearing, a dark blue dress with a white sash around the abdomen and tied into a bow on the back, a white long sleeve jacket that stopped above her midriff, and black stockings. She had on no shoes and was holding the skirt of her dress to hide her underwear with both hands while she pouted with both cheeks puffed up.
"Baka nii-chan you're not supposed to hold a beautiful woman upside down by one of her ankles especially while she's wearing a dress." She said and Drayko arched an eyebrow. "Oh, really? Last time I checked I wasn't holding a beautiful woman upside down by one of her ankles while she's wearing a dress. I'm holding you my knuckleheaded little sister." Drayko said and the girl grumbled.
"Baka nii-chan's so mean. Which is probably why he has a large handprint on his stupid face." She said and Drayko's eyebrow twitched. "Now that's just mean Saya and here I thought my sweet little sister actually cared." He said before he looked away with his eyes closed. "Oh, but I really do care nii-chan! I'm sorry!" She said waving her arms up and down having forgotten about the skirt of her dress.
Drayko being who he was then flipped her up so that he was holding her up in the air with both arms by her hips. "Really, you care about your nii-chan?" He asked and she nodded. "Yep, yep. nii-chan is the greatest nii-chan ever." She said before Drayko put her down. "I'm glad to hear that. And you are the greatest little sister ever." He said and she smiled before hugging Drayko.
Kurono smiled at that before Drayko looked at her. "You set me up auntie." He said in a bored tone. "I have no idea what your talking about." She said. "Oh really? Room assignments ring a bell?" Drayko asked. "Okay on that subject let me just say that when I did room assignments I may have had some help from Nene." She said. "So it's that little demon-chan's fault!" He said causing her to snicker while Saya giggled.
"You better not let her catch you calling her that. You know how she gets when you call her that." She said and Saya nodded. "Yeah, nii-chan. Nene-nee hates it when you call her that." She said and Drayko shrugged. "True, but let's not forget that, that's only because she has a nickname that she likes me to call her and I will never utter it as long as my life's not in danger." He said and they conceded with that. "Plus its her fault for teaching me to be a smart ass." He added.
"That may be true but now.. Tell me how you got yourself smacked?" Kurono asked. "Well, I came back to the room, immediately went to my closet, and took off my workout clothes until I was standing in my boxers. Then I went and got a drink from the fridge and when I walked back into the bedroom there was my roommate.. in her underwear." Drayko said. "So she hit you because you accidently walked in on her?" Saya asked and Drayko nodded.
"Pretty much. It also may not have helped that I may have cursed at her and then said she looked sexy in her underwear as well." Drayko said and Kurono face palmed while Saya covered her mouth. "Damn, it Drayko!" She said. "Hey, its not my fault.." He said which got him looks from both Saya and Kurono. "..Okay the cursing part, yes. But that last part is what Nene told me I'm supposed to say when I was 11 and I had accidently walked in on her." Drayko said and Kurono sighed.
"Seriously I need to deal with that indecent women for corrupting my young nephew's mind. At least she hasn't gotten to Saya." She said to herself before she directed her attention back towards Drayko. "Drayko you know Hagun academy has one of the best track records among all the chivalry schools in Japan." She said and he nodded. "Yes, I know this you've said it before." He replied.
"And you know that at the seven stars Battle Festival, which decides the strongest knight, our school representatives have won almost every year." She said and he nodded again. "I know this too." He replied. "But lately, in the past few years we haven't had good results. I took up the post of director to rebuild the school. But you've just gone and pulled such an act of misconduct, my sweet little nephew?" She said.
"Sorry, Auntie." Drayko said as he shrugged and she sighed. "Seriously, Drayko walking in on her in your own underwear is one thing that was an accident but you just had to add cursing at her and calling her sexy while standing in your underwear on top of that." She said. "Hey, like I said I blame little demon-chan." He said. "You can't blame her for everything." She said. "I can for this!" He retorted.
"You keep using Nene as an excuse. You wouldn't happen to have a crush on her by chance my little nephew?" She said with a smirk on her face. "N-no! No way! The reason I! I mean! I don't! Awe never mind!" He said with a blush on his face looking away from her and Saya giggled. "Heh, heh. Nii-chan's all red. You like Nene-nee don't you." She said and he narrowed his eyes at her. "Quiet you." She said and she giggle before he sighed.
"Whatever, like I said I'm sorry okay." He said as he crossed his arms. "Oh its not me you need to apologize to." She said before she snapped her fingers. "But it's definitely got to be to her." Kurono said pointing behind him. Drayko and Saya turned to see Stella Vermillion standing in the room by the door looking all over the place, trying to avoid making eye contact with him and he sighed.
'This is going to be a pain in the ass.' He thought before he walked over to her. He put his left hand in his pocket and held out his right hand for a handshake. 'What is with this guy! He doesn't even bow or anything when he apologizes!' Stella thought. "Look. I'm sorry. I didn't mean for what happened to happen and I didn't mean to do what I did. It truly wasn't on purpose or anything." He said before he sighed and continued.
"So whatever it is you want me to do for an apology is fine with me. I'll do whatever you want." He said with a blank expression. "What's your name?" She asked. "My name is Drayko Hiryū." He said. Then Stella looked at the boy for a moment slightly surprised. 'Is he! Wait there's no way! There's no way his name is the same as the missing prince I've heard about!' She thought. "No really stop lying and tell me your name." She said and Drayko ended up with a tick mark.
"Don't call me a liar that's my name so deal with it!" He said. "pfft, as if you have the same name as that prince that went missing 5 years ago." She said. "He's actually telling the truth Drayko Hiryū meet Stella vermillion. Stella Vermillion meet Drayko Hiryū." Kurono said. "And I'm Saya Hiryū! I'm nii-chan's little sister!" Saya cheered as she walked over and hugged her brother.
"Wait? So this boy really does have the same name as the missing prince!?" Stella asked and the three nodded. "Okay and what's his sister doing here?" Stella asked and Saya hugged Drayko tighter. "I go wherever nii-chan goes." She said and Drayko sighed. "Saya don't say it like that you'll make people think weird things." Drayko said and the girl looked confused.
"What do you mean? I'm usually always with you. The only reason I haven't been with you the last few days is because auntie said I can't stay in the dorm." She said and Stella blinked processing what Saya had just said before pointing at Drayko. "Your a pervert! You have one of those sister complexes don't you?" She asked and Drayko sighed as Saya looked at Stella like she was crazy.
"Of course not." The two said and Stella blinked. "nii-chan isn't like that. He's into older women like Nene-nee." Saya said and Drayko face palmed. "Forget what she said can we just get this damn thing over with?" Drayko asked and Stella realized that they had gotten off track. "Ahem, well then my mistake. Drayko Hiryū I'll fully forgive.. if you commit hara-kiri." She said with a huge smile on her face which caused Saya to look shocked.
"No way in hell princess!" Drayko and Saya said. "Huh!? You said you'd do whatever I ask!" She said. "Yeah, but there's no way in hell I'm committing hara-kiri over something as stupid as walking in on you! You've got to be fucking insane!" Drayko said. "Stupid!?" She asked. "Yeah, all I did was see your underwear it's not like it was all that special anyway!" he said and she was pissed.
She then activated her fire magic as small embers started rising up around her. At that moment Kurono got up, gestured for Saya to follow, and walked towards the door. "Bye, bye nii-chan." Saya said. "Bye, bye little nephew." Kurono said before closed the door behind her and Saya. Drayko just looked at the door and waved. "Yeah, bye you two. I'll try to make sure stuff doesn't get burned." He said and looked back toward Stella.
"Drayko Hiryū prepare yourself. You disrespectful, creepy, crude, perverted little commoner boy. I will turn you to ashes myself!" She said and Drayko responded by covering his arms and legs in a violet crystal shaped like armor as pale blue sparks started to fly off of him. Then the fire alarm went off as the two walked closer to each other. "You snuck into my room, and defiled me with your eyes. How dare you!" She said. "Oh shut up! I didn't sneak into your room! That was my room!" He said.
"You liar! You looked at me naked with an indecent look in your eyes! Like you were licking it and you're just mocking me, you were staring at me!" She said. "Ha! You wouldn't know an indecent look even if it was staring you in the face!" He said. "Of course I would know what one looked like it was on your face! Now Hiryū! You will die here!" She said and Drayko smirked before he made the armor parts disappear as he leaned in and kissed her right on the nose.
"You know the reason I was staring was because you were so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes off of you. Still are to be honest." He said and Stella stopped immediately as smoke puffed from her ears and the sprinkler system turned on. "W-w-w-what are you saying? You know it's very rude to go kissing and telling an unmarried princess that she's beautiful so easily.. without any consideration for.." She said as she poked her index fingers together and Drayko shrugged.
"Eh, no biggie I just figured if I said that you'd stop with the fireworks." He said and she glared at him. "What's that supposed to mean? Are you saying you did and said all that just to keep me from killing you!?" She asked and he nodded. "Pretty much but let me start over honestly, I am truly sorry miss Stella Vermillion but I was just walking into my room." He said. "Your still lying even now!" She said and that's when Kurono opened the door.
"Oh by the way, I forgot to tell you, but starting today you two are roommates." She said. Then the two looked at each other then back towards Kurono. "So you did set me up Auntie. You didn't even tell her we were roommates till right now." He said. "Wait!? Auntie!?" Stella said and the two nodded. "Yeah, he's my nephew and his sister is my niece." She said. "And she's my aunt." Drayko said and Stella froze and blinked. "What!?" She yelled which caused Saya to giggle.
~~~Dorm Rooms~~~
Kurono, Stella, Saya, and Drayko were making there way to Drayko and Stella's dorm room. All the while, Stella couldn't stop glancing over at Drayko who walked while holding Saya's hand. 'Sharing a room with someone like him is outrageous! He's a complete jerk!' She thought. However, as she looked at him she couldn't help but wonder what had caused his odd appearance. 'His right eye is plain white but it doesn't seem natural. I wonder what happened to it.' She thought.
It was then that Saya looked towards her and smiled mischievously. "Hey, hey, nii-chan that princess girl is staring at you. She must really like you." Saya said which caused Stella to blush and Drayko glanced at the crimson haired princess. "Really, well let me just say that I don't mind feisty girls in the slightest." He said and steam shot from her ears as her whole face turned red.
"Don't say that you pervert! You're truly shameless, saying things like that to an unmarried princess." She said before she crossed her arms under her chest. "Oh, don't be like that princess, you know you like it." He teased and Saya giggled as Stella looked away even redder than before. "Stupid jerk." She muttered before the 4 of them made it to the front of the dorm room's door. Kurono held out her hand as she gestured to the name plates that had both Drayko and Stella's names.
"You see." She said before grabbing the name plates and holding them out for Drayko and Stella to see. "You two are roommates." She said and Drayko raised his hand. "Um, just curious but students on the same level become roommates right? Then why am I with her she's a princess seen as the strongest that would mean she's an A-rank, while I'm an F-rank?" He asked which shocked Saya and Stella.
"Huh!? You failed!?" Stella and Saya asked. "Yeah, I did." He said in a bored tone. "Nii-chan how could you fail! Your like super strong!?" Saya asked and Drayko shrugged. "Eh." He said before Kurono cleared her throat gaining their attention. "Actually dear nephew I knew you would try and fail on purpose so I had you put under surveillance before, during, and after that test." Kurono said smiling innocently and Drayko looked surprised.
"Wait? You did what? You violated my privacy?" Drayko asked as he pointed at her with an accusing finger and a bored expression. "Yep, and with the information gathered you easily made A-rank. Nice try though." She said. Drayko just looked at his aunt Kurono defeated while Saya and Stella looked at him. Saya looked at him saddened while Stella looked at him with an angry expression.
"You tried to fail on purpose! Why would you do that, you coward!?" She asked causing Drayko and Saya to glare at her. "Shut it you don't know anything about nii-chan to say that!" Saya shouted and Stella scoffed. "I know that only a coward would try and fail on purpose. Which your brother is." She said and Drayko's glare grew harsher which actually shook her a bit. "Its none of your business why I do what I do Vermillion. So shut up." He said before Kurono spoke up.
"Drayko's real ability scores are actually very high. He has an A-ranking in all areas except for two. And those who know of his abilities he's known as the cold one and a few other nicknames." Kurono said. "The cold one?" Stella asked and Drayko sighed. "It refers to my elemental manipulation as well as my personality." He said. "I call nii-chan my frozen knight." Saya said and Drayko patted her head before he looked back at Kurono.
"So Drayko that answers your question. I told you to do your best and you've always given it your all but I had a feeling you would try and fail on purpose. You made Saya sad and what would they say if they heard that you did that." Kurono said and Drayko stiffened before he sighed while Saya just hugged her brother tightly. "Your right. Sorry aunt Kurono." He said before he looked down at Saya who was looking up at him.
"Sorry Saya." He said and the little girl smiled. "It's alright nii-chan." She said before she buried her face against him and Kurono hugged the two of them. "Like she said it's alright but remember always try your hardest, understand." She said and he nodded. "Alright." He said. Meanwhile Stella just looked at the family with confusion. 'Who did she mean when she said they?' Stella thought before she noticed the 3 separated and Drayko looked towards her.
"Well, it looks like were roommates." Drayko said and Stella blushed. "B-b-but what if some kind of mistake occurs?" Stella asked which caused Saya, Kurono, and Drayko to all arch an eyebrow. "Oh? What kind of mistake?" Kurono asked. Drayko and Saya both looked at the crimson haired princess before a mischievous look appeared in their eyes and their instinct to tease became too strong to resist.
"Oh please do tell. I'm curious myself about this mistake as well. So what or how many positions does this mistake appear to be happening in? And for how long?" Drayko asked which made Stella's blush redden. However, it didn't stop there as Saya started to speak. "Yes, I wanna know too. Does this mistake lead to me being an auntie. I would sooo wanna be an auntie." Saya said and Stella had steam burst from her ears as her whole body turned red.
Stella then glared at the siblings ready to kill not just the boy but the girl too. However, she forced herself to look away from them and back to Kurono. "W-well, that's-" Stella started before Kurono spoke. "There are other male and female students who are paired up. If you don't like it, you can quit." She said and Drayko raised a hand instantly. "Really?" Drayko asked and Saya lightly smacked his side.
"Except for you young and naïve nephew of mine." She said and Drayko's shoulders slumped as he put his hand down and Stella just looked at him confused. 'Why would he want to quit?' She thought but let it go so she could deal with the current situation. "Fine. But.." She said as she put her hands on her hips and turned to face Drayko. "If we're going to live in the same room, I have three conditions." She said and Drayko sighed.
"I just know this is going to be a pain." He said and Saya nodded. "Yeah." She muttered before Drayko looked back at Stella. "Okay, what are your conditions?" he asked in a bored tone with an expression to match. "Don't talk to me." She said. "Fine, I don't want to anyway." He replied. "Don't open your eyes." She said. "Wait? What?" He asked. "Don't breathe." She said and Drayko just stared at her for a moment.
"Drop to hell and burn in fucking hellfire you self-absorbed little princess. I'll only follow 1 of those rules!" He said clearly aggravated. "Damn you Hiryū! If you can keep to the rules, then you can live in front of the room." She said and Drayko looked at her as if she had a second head. "Stupid princess say what! You're telling me I'm not even allowed inside the room!" He said.
"What, you can't do it?" She asked. At that Saya and Drayko had to an urge to laugh but the two just put their hands over their mouths, stifling their laughter. "What's so funny!?" She asked. "O-Oh, n-nothing. I was just *Chuckle* going to say that I'm *Chuckle* going to fucking breath damn it." He said through his stifled laughter. "No you aren't! You're thinking about smelling me, aren't you, you pervert!?" She asked and Drayko calmed down just to sigh.
"Fine then I'll breathe through my mouth." He said. "No! you're thinking about tasting the air I exhaled, aren't you, you little deviant!?" She asked and Drayko developed a tick mark on his forehead. "For all that is holy, will you stop being so damn stupid!" He said and Saya looked at him. "I don't think that's possible nii-chan." She said and Stella growled. "I'm not being stupid! If you don't like it, then quit the school!" She said and Drayko looked at her with a deadpan stare.
"That made no damn sense." He said in a bored tone and Kurono sighed. "Calm down, both of you." She said. "Chivalry is about deciding your own destiny with your sword. Isn't it?" She asked and Drayko glanced at her. "So your saying we should let our abilities do the talking?" He asked and Kurono nodded. "Yes, you two can have a mock battle, and whoever wins gets to decide the rules in your room." She said.
"That seems fair. What about you Vermillion?" Drayko asked as he looked at her and Stella looked at him with arched eyebrow. "What? You an A-rank knight that tried to fail on purpose against me? Excuse me for being so blunt but there's no way someone who appears to be a coward can beat me who's an experienced Rank A." She said. However, Drayko looked completely unfazed before he shrugged.
"You should never be so overconfident. In combat, you never know the end results until you've actually engaged your opponent." He said before he looked towards Saya as he put his left hand in his pocket and clenched his right hand into a fist. "Besides I'm working my hardest to control what very may well kill me. I've been working too hard for too long and..." He said before Stella gritted her teeth and interrupted him.
"Alright, I'll do it. Fight you in a mock battle I mean." She said. "But if that's the case, it's not only the rules of the room that's on the table anymore." She said which caused both he and Saya to arch an eyebrow. "I'm lost here princess." Drayko said and Saya sighed. "I think she's being stupid again nii-chan." She said and Drayko nodded. "I think your right." He replied and Stella glared at them.
"I'm not being stupid! I mean that the loser will obey the winner for the rest of his life! And no matter how humiliating, he must become a servant who follows orders like a dog!" She said and Drayko raised both hands into the air by his head. "Uh, you might be taking it a little too far now princess." He said and she stomped over to him. "That. Is. The. Deal! And you will lose the attitude! You got that!?" She said.
"Humph. You actually have to win first princess and even if I wanted to my personality ain't changing that easily." He said as he crossed his arms. "We'll see about that." She said with a smirk. "It looks like it's settled then." Kurono said and tossed them the name plates. "I'll leave those to you." She said. "One hour from now, we'll begin a mock battle at the fourth training field!" She said before Stella glared at Drayko which made him sigh while Saya smiled at her brother.
~~~Fourth Training Field~~~
One hour had almost passed by as some of students came to see the duel between Stella Vermillion and Drayko Hiryū. Both students were aces one a princess of a country and the other a complete mystery, and they were now being combated against each other on the official first day of school.
~~~Girl's Locker Room~~~
"Seriously.. Why do I have to do this?" Stella asked herself. "I'm working my hardest to control what very may well kill me. I've been working too hard for too long and.." She said repeated before she sighed. "What was that jerk babbling on about?" She asked herself as she looked at her reflection in the mirror. It was then that she started to remember a moment in her childhood.
-Flashback-
Stella was in her room with a bandage wrapped around her head as her mother was caring for her. "Stella, stop this now. You don't have to become a knight, if you have to go through all of this." Her mother said. "No, mother." Stella said. "A little nation like ours needs a strong magical knight. I promise I'll be able to control this power and.. I'll be better than the Hiryū royal family's future heir. To get there.." She said.
-Flashback End-
"To get there, I don't care how hard I have to work.." Stella said as she looked at herself in the mirror again. "I'll crush you. Drayko Hiryū." she said. 'Even if he isn't the Hiryū family's future heir its still strange hearing that name. But that won't change the fact that I'll beat him.' She thought. Then she walked out of the locker room as she went to go and face her opponent. As she walked out into the open, she heard the other students talking.
"Look. It's the Crimson Princess." One student said. "A princess and a genius." another student said. "It must be nice having an easy life." another student said. "But why is someone like her..?" Someone asked. "Yeah, the mock battle?" someone asked. "With the cold one of all people, only if he was that missing prince then this would be a battle of all battles." Another student said and Stella just sighed in her head as she made her way to the stage.
~~~Meanwhile On The Stage~~~
"You know I'm a little surprised you accepted." Kurono said and Drayko looked towards her. "Well, if I'm going to be able to control my powers as a generation I'll need to be able to handle using more than what I'm capable of now. Plus she probably has really wanted to fight the missing prince." He said and Saya looked at him confused. "But nii-chan she doesn't know your the lost prince. Or that I'm the lost princess. She just thinks we're two people with the same names as them." She said and Drayko nodded.
"Your right but it doesn't change the fact that she's probably always wanted to fight me and now she gets to even if she doesn't know it." He replied and Kurono looked at him. "I guess you have a point there.. Are you going to be using those techniques?" She asked and Drayko shook his head. "I can't. If I do, it would give me and by association Saya away. They'd all know that we're the missing prince and princess, plus.." He said before he paused and looked down.
"It'll bring up memories of those two and I don't think I can handle that right now." He muttered just loud enough for Kurono and Saya to hear him. "You know she cried when you two disappeared." Kurono said and Drayko as well as Saya looked at her surprised. "R-really?" He asked. "Sh-she cried?" Saya asked and Kurono nodded. "Saya, you were like family to her and Drayko.." She said before she paused and looked him in the eyes.
"Well, she really loved you." She said and the siblings looked at her even more surprised. "I never knew that." Saya said as she looked down. "Neither did I." Drayko muttered before he sighed. "Well it's not like I can do anything about it now. With my powers the way they are unless I can control my absolute full power I'll never be able to have a normal life." He said as he looked down while Saya looked saddened at her brothers response.
'Not that I deserve it either. Not after what I did.' He thought. "You know that's not true." She said and Drayko glanced up at her. "Isn't it though? What's the point of doing all of those things like.. Making memories when I have to live everyday worrying that my own power could kill me at any time in the most painful way possible. All the while I'm praying. Hoping. That it doesn't happen while I'm around you, or Saya, or anyone else I care for?" He asked.
"Drayko it's not going to happen. Saya and I believe in you. Nene and Yuuri believe in you. Even your parents believe in you." She said and Drayko's hair shadowed his eyes. "You mean believed. My parents believed in me. They're dead.. they can't still believe in me anymore?" Drayko asked and Kurono sighed while Saya had tears well up in her eyes. She loved her brother but she hated how broken he felt inside.
Ever since that day he'd changed, his heart had become as cold as ice. He did his best to be there for her and he tried to hide a lot of the pain he had but even as young as she is or was she could always see the torrent of emotions in his eyes. "That doesn't change the fact that they're watching over you. So they can and do believe in you." Kurono said and Drayko sighed.
"Yeah, whatever." he said before he walked away with Saya following and leaned against the edge of the field arena. 'Drayko. I wish you could stop blaming yourself. It wasn't your fault for what happened that night. I just wish someone would show you its okay to be happy again.' She thought as Saya hugged her brother tight as if, if she let go he'd vanish. "Nii-chan you know I'll always believe in you. And that I'll always love you, right?" She asked and Drayko patted her head.
"Yeah, I know." He said as he looked down at her. "Then promise.. promise me you'll try to stay forever. I don't want you to go anywhere." She said and tears welled up in his eyes before he got down to her level so that they were face to face. He then pulled her into a hug which she returned immediately as he heard her sniffles. "I.. I'll try my best. I promise." He said and she nodded into his shoulder. "Thank you, nii-chan." She said as a girl with bright yellow hair showed up.
"I made it!" She said as she aimed her camera at Drayko hugging Saya. "I came to turn in an application, and I get to see this. I must be lucky!" She said as Drayko released Saya from the hug. It was then that a student saw Stella appear. "She's here!" The student said. Drayko then looked to see that she was in fact walked onto the stage and he looked towards Saya. "Well, I've got a match to fight." He said and she smiled before she nodded.
"Kick her butt nii-chan." She said and he patted her head. "I'll try." He said before he walked over and stood across from her in the center. "You ready for this Vermillion?" Drayko asked. "You know if you tried to fail on purpose even with the power you supposedly have that would mean your afraid of the competition. Your a coward. I honestly believe it'd be better if you stopped trying to become a magical knight." Stella said.
"You know I've thought about it before and you may be right.." He said surprising her. "But.. I have no intention of doing that even if I joke about doing it and I have no intention of quitting this match." He said. "Are you one of those people who says hard work can beat even the talented?" She asked and Drayko put his hands in his pockets. "I'd like to believe that." He said and Stella closed her eyes remembering another moment in her childhood.
-Flashback-
"D-damn it!" A warrior said. "Even though I worked so hard, I can't beat the one with the talent?" He wondered.
-Flashback End-
"As if I don't work hard..." She said and Drayko arched an eyebrow. "What are you talking about? Work hard for what?" He asked and Stella shook her head. "It's nothing." She said and turned her head toward Kurono. "Let's begin the match, director." She said and Kurono nodded. "We'll now begin the mock battle." Kurono said as everyone took their seats. Meanwhile, Saya watched from the wall at the edge both excited and nervous.
"As you know, a mock battle is a fight where you don't give physical damage, but drain the other person's physical strength. Your device should be deployed in phantom form." She said. The lights then turned green around them and the two got ready. "Curse them, Sirenia!" Drayko said as a large ice crystal shot up from the ground in front of him. He then manifested a pale blue sphere in his right hand and slammed it onto the side crystal and it shattered as he pulled out a one-handed longsword that appeared to be less than 120 cm long.
It had an violet blade with a pale blue edge, a pale blue u-shaped guard that replaced a conventional guard, and a small violet diamond in the center of the guard. "Serve me, Laevatein!" Stella said before tornado of fire emerged from the ground. Stella then then grabbed a sword-like rock and slammed it into the ground. The rock and flame burst apart as a golden broadsword manifested in her hands from inside the rock.
LET'S GO AHEAD
"Well, I think I'll start things off with this. Freezing Hell." Drayko said as he tapped his swords blade against the ground and the arena floor froze over. "So you use ice? No wonder your called the cold one, but just freezing the ground won't help you here." Stella said as she coated her Laevatein in flames as she ran at Drayko. Drayko focused in her and dodged her attack. "Good judgment. My Dragon breath fire is 3,000 degrees Celsius! If you take it straight on, You'll be in big trouble!" Stella said.
The thing she noticed was that her sword's strike didn't even scratch the now icy surface of the arena. "What!?" She asked. "This ice is special its harder and colder than regular ice so your not going to be able to break through it that easily." Drayko said. "We'll see about that!" Stella said as she swung her sword at him in a horizontal attack. Drayko then held up his right arm and formed a violet-colored icy gauntlet to block her strike.
When her sword struck the gauntlet she felt a jolt travel through her arms and she immediately backed away. 'What was that just now.' She thought as she looked towards Drayko. "I said it before so I'll say it again. Your not going to be able to break through this ice that easily." He said. Then he used the gauntlet to deflect her sword back and slashed at her with a vertical slash and she blocked it but she slid back some.
However, Drayko didn't let up as he went in for the attack putting Stella on the defensive. The students watching were in awe at the spectacle. "Did you see that!?" One student said. "He took that attack like a pro!" Another said. "Just who is this cold one?" One girl asked. 'hmm, I swear I've seen some of those moves somewhere.' The girl with bright yellow hair and a camera thought.
Kurono and Saya were watching the fight as someone called out to Kurono. "Oh no. Just what I thought." They heard and both glanced to see Nene between them on the opposite side of wall and Saya smiled. "Hi, Nene-nee." She said and Nene smiled. "Hello, Saya-chan." She said before looking at Kurono. "But I can't believe you, Ku-chan. You need to tell me these things." She said and Kurono sighed.
"Either way, you'll detect it and manage to get here." Kurono said. "That's true." Nene replied before she looked back at the fight. "But you didn't see this coming, did you? I didn't think Drayko would actually do this.." She said. Meanwhile, Kurono just kept her eyes on her nephew. 'Drayko you can control that power more than this. I know it and you shouldn't have to keep hiding who you are.' She thought.
'You can do it nii-chan.' Saya thought as she watched her brother in awe. She hadn't really ever seen him fight before. While she had watched him train that was different than this. So the young girl watched with wonder in her eyes at seeing her brother truly battle it out. After a few minutes Stella was able to deflect Drayko's sword and gain the upper hand putting Drayko on the defense but he kept up with her strikes and fended them off.
'How? How is he able to fend off my attack?' Stella thought as she pressed onward with her attacks. Her next strike was blocked and Drayko slid back putting distance between them. "You're pretty good at running away." Stella said. "Hmm your not just talented. I can feel it. You've worked extremely hard to master your sword technique." Drayko said and Stella smirked. "You have a very sharp eye. But my sword technique isn't so easy to see through!" Stella said.
"That's where you're wrong. Let me tell you a little story. I once had a friend who's family refused to train him. They claimed he was weak because he didn't have the amount of magic power that most of the members of his family were born with. So I trained with him every time I got the chance to see him. He eventually developed the ability to see through another's sword style even my own. So I was forced to learn to do the same so I could alter my own to make it almost unreadable to him." He said.
Then Drayko ran toward Stella and when she slashed he dodged and her attack completely missed him. 'How? Did he really see through my style!' Stella thought. "I've seen your style vermillion and now not a single attack you throw my way will hit me." Drayko said as he ran toward her again put her back on the defensive. As she defended herself she saw that certain areas of his style had changed to reflect her own and it surprised her.
'He didn't just see through it! He can even use it!' She thought as she dodged his vertical strike. "Fine! If you've seen through it! Then I'll just make a fake move." She said as she ran toward Drayko and dodged a horizontal attack. Then she spun around to attack Drayko. "Your swordsmanship is looking sluggish." Drayko said as he blocked her attack. "N-No way!" She said surprised.
"That swordplay style, it's not like you. That fake move of yours was a fatal error." Drayko said as he pushed Stella's sword away and slashed at Stella's shoulder. Everyone was now at the edge of their seats. "Did he win? Is it over?" One student asked. "No, look!" Someone said. Drayko was slightly surprised that Stella was blocking his sword with a red aura that covered her body.
"It doesn't look good. To win like this." Stella said with her hair shadowing her eyes as she stood up and Drayko backed away from her a bit. "You knew that my sword couldn't hurt you. And yet you still chose a sword battle." Drayko said. "Yes. So that I could beat you with my sword skill, and let everyone know that I'm not just a gifted person. But I'll admit. This battle.." Stella said before she looked at him.
"The reason I was able to win, was certainly thanks to my magic ability. So with the greatest due respect, I will defeat you." She said and then Drayko did something that surprised Kurono, Saya, and Nene. Drayko smiled a genuine smile as his hair shadowed his eyes. "I see. Well then I have to say that with all due respect, that you won't and I'll show why right now." Drayko said. 'It looks like my plan to continue to stay hidden just got tossed out the window.' Drayko thought.
"Pierce the blue sky, flame of purgatory. Calusarito Salamander!" She shouted as a stream of fire shot from her blade in the shape of a dragon. Drayko then tapped the point of his sword against the frozen ground causing it to ripple like water. "Dive Mirage!" Drayko said and he sunk into the very surface. "What!?" Stella said. 'If i want to beat her I'll have to use those techniques and show her what I can really do.' Drayko thought as he came from the ground. "What was that?" She asked.
"It's called Dive Mirage! It's a noble art where I can treat any frozen surface like a body of water and enter it. With it I can appear anywhere on that frozen surface. Unfortunately, I can't do it for very long." Drayko said from behind her. Then she turned around and sent the flaming Dragon after him. 'I'll have to use it to get close.' Drayko thought. "Itto Shura!" He said and vanished before the attack could reach him. Then he dodged another strike again. 'He's gotten faster?' Stella thought.
"And his magic power is getting stronger?" She said. "That's where you're wrong. It's not getting stronger I'm just using it with everything I've got without any inhibition." Drayko said. Then he dodged every other attack she sent his way. "With the move a friend bestowed upon me and the skills I've developed over the years.." Drayko said grinning as he raced toward Stella. 'I haven't felt like this.. in years!' He thought as he got within striking distance.
"With all my strongest techniques I will beat your strongest! Hiryū Secret Sword Technique: Star Breaker!" Drayko said as he slashed Stella causing red magic aura to shatter. Then she fell to her knees and passed out. "In order for a failure to defeat a genius the failure must become a demon." Drayko said as he made his device disappear and he collapsed as the crowd looked on shocked. "That guy used a famous Hiryū family sword technique!" Someone shouted. "How would he know that?" Another asked.
"That would mean that the cold one is actually the missing prince!" Someone said and the crowd erupted with excitement. 'Well, little nephew you're no longer missing.' Kurono thought. 'It was good while it lasted.' Saya thought as she smiled. "That's it! The winner is Drayko Hiryū!" Kurono called. Nene then moved from her spot and looked at the arena. "It's going to be so exciting to see the selection match this year. Your no longer in hiding my cursed ice prince." she said before she left.
~~~Infirmary~~~
Stella was in the infirmary looking out the window when she heard the door open and turned to see Kurono and Saya. "Vermillion. How are you feeling?" Kurono asked and Stella sighed as she smiled. "I had forgotten this feeling for a long time... This is how it feels to lose." Stella said as she closed her eyes and put a hand to her chest before she looked back towards Saya and Kurono. "How about him?" She asked. "Nii-chan's alright." Saya said and Kurono nodded.
"Like she said he's fine. To consume everything in a single minute. It's a big move a person can only do once a day. That's what he used. For someone of weaker magic power it'd be extremely exhausting but him who has an A rank in magic capacity he's definitely a lot more wasted than you are. However, it's not life-threatening. If it was I wouldn't let him even use it." Kurono said and Stella looked at the woman with a questioning look.
"Director. What is this all about?" Stella asked. "What do you mean?" Kurono asked innocently. "Don't play dumb. I heard what that last move he used was called. He's the missing prince of the Hiryū family. That means Saya there is the missing princess. So how can it be that two people everyone thought were probably dead by now are here, alive, and they look so.. different?" Stella asked and Kurono sighed.
"Well, for Saya her hair is dyed, and she's wearing colored contacts." Kurono said. It was then that the small girl took out the violet colored contacts to reveal her sky blue eyes and she smiled. "As for Drayko.. He's a special kid. He's always enjoyed being a blazer." Kurono said and Stella just stared at her and blinked. "But.. the way he was acting earlier.." Stella said. "Drayko's a generation. You know what that means right?" Kurono asked and Stella's eyes widened.
"He's a generation. He has two elements merged together. That means his appearance.." Stella said and Kurono nodded. "Yes his new appearance is because he lost control and as for his merged element its the combination of ice and electricity manipulation which has come to be called the cryo-lightning manipulation. He can control electrified frozen energy to use in the form of ice or lightning." She said and Saya looked down some while Stella looked confused.
"But how? If a generation loses control of their power it ends in their death. So how is he still alive or even standing?" Stella asked and Saya spoke up to answer. "We're not sure. No one is. But I'd say it's because nii-chan is super strong. His will is stronger than anyone in the entire world. But.. but nii-chan isn't the same anymore." Saya said as she teared up and Stella looked even more confused. "What do you mean he's not the same?" Stella asked.
"The first time nii-chan lost control.. I was with him. In his arms." Saya said and Stella looked surprised. She hadn't heard of anyone surviving being in close proximity to a generation losing control let alone being right in the generation's arms as their power went berserk. 'One's a generation who survived having their power run wild and the other survived it happening. The two of them..' Stella thought. However, it was then that she heard the sound of Saya's voice break her out of her thoughts.
"After that day, Nii-chan stopped caring. He pushed people away. I've lived the last 5 years watching my nii-chan in pain, too afraid of his own power to even smile. I hated it! I hated seeing my nii-chan like that and being unable to do anything! I'd forgotten how bright nii-chan's smile used to be. But.. Your fight with him today its the first time I've seen him really smile in years.. So thank you!" Saya said tears rolling down her cheeks as she bowed her head and Stella looked surprised.
She hadn't thought that Drayko's situation had, had that big of impact on his family. But now.. she was seeing the full effect. Drayko had been scarred to the point of sealing away most of his feelings and pushing people away. Saya felt useless as she was forced to watch her older brother live the way he was. Stella was so shocked, that she struggled to think of how to reply. She couldn't just say 'it was no problem' or 'there's no need to thank me' because.. this was a big deal for the little girl.
"It's.. (sigh) Your welcome, Saya. I'm glad you could see him smile again." She said and Saya lifted her head with tear stained cheeks and a smile spread across her face. "Yeah, I'm glad too." She said and Kurono smiled as she patted the little girl's head. "I have to thank you as well Vermillion. After Drayko lost control he decided that he and Saya needed to disappear from the world. So that's what happened and they came to live with me here in japan." She said as she walked towards the window.
She then released a small sigh as she looked out the window and stared at the sunset. "The two were homeschooled and Drayko continued to train like always. He wanted, still wants to control his power, but.. he's afraid to push it to its full might in fear that he'll lose control again. What you saw during your fight wasn't even his magic's full power or even its full capabilities." She said, and while Stella seemed to understand she was still confused about something.
"But why you? Why hide in Japan?" Stella asked and Kurono looked at Stella's reflection in the window. "Because I along with Saya and a few others believe in him. If you were to ever meet the members of the Hiryū and ask them what they thought of Drayko. Almost all of them except for a handful would tell you that he's a monster. A waste of time to try and help. They would say he's destined to be a failure. So that's why he chose here to hide." Kurono said before she turned to look Stella in the eyes.
"You can try your hardest to follow Drayko's path. I'm sure it won't be a waste of your time. But he's fighting his own battle alone. To survive.. To keep the people he cares about safe.. He wants to surpass the ones that fell before him. Plus you may be able to get through to him and show him it's alright to be happy again." Kurono said before she walked passed Stella and left the room with Saya following. Stella just looked at her bed as she remembered what Drayko had said to her earlier.
'I'm working my hardest to control what very may well kill me. I've been working too hard for too long and...' Stella remembered as she looked even more upset and gripped her bed sheets. 'I still have so many questions. What about his and Saya's parents? Don't they believe in him? Or what made him lose control in the first place? and also.. Why does he would think he's not aloud to be happy?' Stella thought. "Drayko.." She said.
~~~Drayko and Stella's room~~~
Stella had gotten cleared and left the infirmary. Her mind was still preoccupied with other thoughts that she never noticed when she made it back to the dorm room. She then opened the door to the room and walked inside. When she did she glanced around the room to see that the TV was on and that there was a news report on. 'He must've woken up and turned it on.' Stella thought.
"Today a video was found online of the knight Stella Vermillion having a mock battle with a white haired male student. It was revealed and confirmed that this white haired male is in fact the missing prince Drayko Hiryū of the Hiryū family. The video then showed a small 9 year old girl on the sidelines in the arena." The reported said as Stella glanced back and forth to look for the remote. Her eyes then saw it sitting on the arm of the couch in the room.
"It was verified that this girl was the white haired male's younger sister. Leading to the verification that this girl is none other than princess Saya Hiryū of the Hiryū family. We tried to ask the young prince and princess' aunt Kurono Shinguuji where the two have been all these years but she would not give a state-" The reporter started but Stella had gotten to the remote and turned the TV off.
'Word travels fast. They're big news already.' Stella thought before she looked over at Drayko, who was asleep on the top bunk. She walked over to him and climbed up the ladder to get a better view of him. She saw that his shirt was riding up only a bit and decided to try and reach over to touch him. When her hand touched his back she blushed at the feeling of his skin. "So this is the back of a man..." She said.
'Its.. so soft.' She thought as she caused his shirt to raise up some more. However, that was when she noticed the appearance of scars on his back. 'How did he get these it almost if he had something shoot right through him.' She thought before Drayko then rolled onto his back trapping her hand under his arm. "Th-this isn't good! W-well, Right, If I do this..." Stella said before she found herself on top of Drayko straddling his waist.
"Oops?" She said before she got her hand free. She then covered her mouth afraid she might wake him. She then glanced at his shirt and she saw a bit of it exposed abdomen. 'Huh? The scars on his back are worse than the ones on his abdomen. I thought they went through and through.' Stella thought. Stella moved her hand to touch his body, but pulled back. "N-no! I'm unmarried, and also a princess. Plus he's a prince too. It's disgraceful..." She said.
She then looked at Drayko's sleeping face as she began to think about it more. "But he saw me in my underwear. So it's just even, Right?" She said as she lifted up his shirt to see his toned and scarred body. She glanced at all of the scars that covered his body as if he had been through hell. Stella then glanced at the huge scar that went from his left shoulder to his the right side of his waist and saw how it crossed over his heart and began to reach for it.
"So this is the body of a man..." She said as she touched the part of the scar that went over his heart. It was at that moment that she felt a huge amount of his magical energy surge through her body. "Wow! Such strong energy!" She said as she started to breathe heavily while she held herself. A pleasurable cool feeling coursed through her as her blush reddened. "Wh-what's happening to me?" She said as she struggled to calm herself down.
"I don't know what's happening to you.. but what are you doing to me Vermillion?" Drayko asked suddenly with a tired half-lidded expression. Stella looked at him surprised the previous pleasurable feeling long forgotten. She immediately freaked out and stood up abruptly which resulted in her hitting her head hard against the ceiling which caused Drayko to chuckle lightly. After that Stella got down and sat on her bed while Drayko got the first aid kit.
He then moved over to her and check where she had hit her head. "There, all done." Drayko said as he finished putting a band-aid on Stella's forehead. "Th-thanks." She replied as she gently placed a hand on the wound. "It was nothing. Just glad it wasn't a serious injury." He said as he turned away to close up the first-aid kit. "I'm sorry." Stella said suddenly and Drayko looked back at her confused. "Huh? What for?" He asked.
"I've always despised when people put me in a certain box, yet I did the same to you. I called you a coward for trying to fail on purpose. It never occurred to me that maybe you were doing it for a reason. You just didn't want you or your sister to be seen as royalty anymore. I never tried to see that you're dealing with your own problems. And I never tried to look at who you really were. If I had, I wouldn't have lost it like I did." She said.
Drayko looked at her with a unreadable expression before he sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. "So you know? That i'm the missing prince and my sister is the princess, that is?" He asked and Stella nodded. "Yeah.. I also know that your a generation, too. Honestly I should've gotten to know you better. I completely lost it, Drayko." She said with a small smile on her face. Drayko looked at completely surprised for a moment before, for the 2nd time that day Drayko genuinely smiled.
'I guess she's not a complete idiot after all.' Drayko thought before Stella's voice pulled him out of his mind. "Huh?" He asked and she sighed. "I said that's the second time you've truly smiled." She said and he looked down. "True.. I guess I haven't had much to really smile about." He said. "I heard it has to do with your powers as a generation. But.. I have to say your smile looks nice. Saya seems to have missed it." She said and Drayko looked at her.
"Saya? What did she say?" He asked and Stella smiled. "She thanked me because she got to see her nii-chan smile again. Anything else she said you'd have to ask her." She said and he chuckled. "I see." He said before silence fell between the two. However, it didn't last long as a smirk grew across Drayko face. "So.. Vermillion you'll be... my servant, right?" Drayko asked. "Huh?" Stella asked confused.
"The loser will obey the winner for the rest of their life, right?" Drayko asked and Stella blushed. "Well, th-that was, um... a figure of speech..." Stella stuttered as she looked away. "You'll do anything I say, right?" Drayko asked. "A-a-anything!? No! Not anything!" She said as her blush reddened and she crossed her arms. "I see. So the princess of the royal Vermillion family can't even keep a promise she made." Drayko said with he turned to look away from her with a sly smile.
At that Stella's face turned redder than a tomato as she glared at him. "Who said I wouldn't!" She shouted as she stood up from the bed before she marched over to Drayko. "Okay! Fine! I'll be your servant or dog or whatever you want me to be! Make me do whatever you ask! Make me fulfill your damn sexual desires! Pervert! Fool! I hate you!" She said as her cheeks puffed up while she pouted with a blush on her face and her arms crossed.
Drayko stared at her for a moment before the next thing he did would surprise anyone who knew him. He onto his back and started to laugh hysterically. It had been the first time he had truly laughed in years. "What's so funny!?" Stella asked. "I'm sorry its.. It's just I take back what I thought before about you not being a complete idiot." Drayko said as he calmed down and stood up while Stella glared at him.
"Ahem. Okay, this is an order Vermillion. Be my roommate." Drayko said and Stella looked at him both stunned and confused. "Huh?" She asked. "You see.. I'm not close to people.. at least.. not much anymore. I'm somewhat fine around my family, but.. I don't really have people that I close to like I used to. And it was during our fight that I realized.. that being close to people.. may not be so bad. So.. I want to be closer to you." Drayko said.
"C-close.. H-how dare you say such a thing to an unmarried princess? Really, for a prince you're truly insensitive." Stella said as she crossed her arms and looked away with a small blush and Drayko deadpanned. "Again. I repeat.. I take back what I thought before about you not being a complete idiot.." He said before he sighed. "I take it you still don't want to be roommates with a man?" he asked and Stella only glanced at him.
"In that case, maybe we should go talk to my aunt again.." Drayko said and Stella looked alarmed. "No..! I-I mean.. I don't.." Stella said before trailing off and Drayko arched an eyebrow. "What? So you do?" Drayko asked. Stella looked away from him before she sighed, puffed up her cheeks, and looked at him. "Let me be clear. It's only because this is an order! I have no desire at all to be close to you! Our families are rivals after all." Stella said.
"Oh? And how exactly is that the case?" Drayko asked. "Your from the Hiryū. Your every noble families rival and that includes mine." Stella said and Drayko shrugged. "Fine by me. I hope we can make this work, Vermillion." Drayko said as he held out his hand. Stella glanced at his hand before looking away. "Stella." She said and Drayko tilted his head. "Huh?" Drayko asked. "If you don't call me by my name, I won't try to make this work." she said as she closed her eyes.
A small smile spread across Drayko's face before he chuckled and then looked at her. "Alright then. I hope we can make this work.. Stella." Drayko said and Stella smiled brightly which made Drayko blush slightly. "If you insist on it Drayko. Let's try and make this work." Stella said as she held out her fist to him. Drayko smiled before he made a fist and gently bumped fists with her.
~~~Unknown Hospital In Japan~~~
It was nighttime and Kurono was in what looked to be a hospital room sitting by a bed. The sound of soft beeps and hisses of machinery filled the room while she held the hand of the person in the bed. "I really wish you'd wake up. You damn pain in the behind." She said before she looked out the window and sighed. "Drayko and Saya would love to see you.. There not doing so hot right now, but.. It seems thing might get a little better." She said.
"There's this girl and get this she made Drayko smile and I mean really smile. For the first time in years since that night." She said and stayed silent while secretly praying. Hoping for a response she knew would probably never come. She then bit her bottom lip as she squeezed the person's hand. "The two of them.. They really miss you. Unfortunately.. I never had the heart to tell them that you've been here.." She said before she looked down.
"Even though they'd be happy that you're alive. You're stuck in this damn coma.. and there's not even a guarantee that you'll wake up. Drayko would probably blame himself for it and he'd be even more lost than he already is right now." She said before she stood up. "I'll come by again later." She said before she started to let go of the person's hand but.. The person in question chose that moment to squeeze Kurono's hand and she looked at the person shocked. "Ku.. ro.. no." The person said.
To Be Continued:
~Drayko's Harem~
Nene
Shizuku
Stella
Hey, Everyone:
Sorry, for not updating any of my stories in so long. I've been dealing with school and what not. But so everyone knows i haven't stopped working on any of my stories they're just really slow coming because of like I said school and also editing. As for what I plan to do with this story, I will most likely put in lemons. As for where it's going I've only seen the anime so studying up on what happens after the selection battle arc is going to take me time. However, that does give you all time to post in the review if you think there's someone who you think should be added to Drayko's Harem. Thanks for all your support. Also I put the voice actor list at the top since it's the first chapter but after this it'll be on the bottom of the page at the end of the chapter.
~Omegas790