Leonhardt sat behind his desk in his family's estate. After the passing of his father, Lord Raglan, the young man was made the new head of the property and its holdings along with the responsibilities of it. He stamped his last sheet of paper and placed it into the done pile with a sigh of relief coming from his lips.
"Finally, the pile never seemed to end." Leonhardt laid backward in his chair as his eye caught attention of one more sheet in the to do pile. "I missed one?" He asked himself and leaned back forward to retrieve the piece which is a letter rather than a paper. Leo flipped the letter around and the seriousness of the letter just grew by the seal on it alone.
"The seal of Lord Lenion." Speaking the name of the highest god, Leonhardt carefully opened the letter and began to read its contents. "Oh dear… Ladius!" Leonhardt howled as a few seconds later, a male who looked a good bit like the lord of the house entered.
"Yes Leonhardt?"
"Please grab the others; there is something I need to discuss with you four immediately. Leave the door open please.
"Of course brother."
Ladius bowed his head and left the room to retrieve the other three. He started his search of the three missing family members by starting from their rooms. The blonde male saw the room of the first of three.
"Thoma, are you in there?"
"No." Ladius just gave a sigh from hearing his brother's response.
"Leonhardt wishes for everyone to arrive at his study. I am retrieving the other two so please finish whatever you are doing."
"Will do."
Thoma called out from the inside of the room. Ladius just shook his head and began heading down the hallway again to the next room on the list. Coming to the edge of the hallway which branched to the side, he found the room to his next brother was wide open.
Ladius walked in and found the male on the bed. On the bed, a dark skin male with crimson red hair lying in front of Ladius. "Duran."
"Ya?" The red hair male asked.
"Leonhardt needs everyone to come to his study."
"Tell him I'm sick." Duran turned his back on the male and threw the sheets over his body.
"It has to do with Lord Lenion, Duran, I suggest you hear your brother out." Duran's yellow eyes shot when he heard the name of the god, much less Leonhardt being in the same sentence.
"Fine…" Duran grumbled, Ladius taking the response as a yes.
Ladius left the male to his own devices and made his way to the highest floor of the building where their newest family member stays. As he reached the stairs, Ladius heard a yawn come from the floor above him which he assumed the male just awoke. Ladius stepped foot on the final floor and saw two pairs of wings and a human body walk out of the room.
"Good morning Rex, how did you sleep?" Ladius spoke as the newly awoke male shifted to the left to see Ladius.
"Oh… I did not notice you there… Ladius I believe you said your name is?" Rex said, just getting used to his new family.
"Correct Rex. Leonhardt, the current lord of our family wishes for everyone to meet at his study. I will guide you there since this is only your first night here." Ladius said as the half human, half harupia nodded and did a quick round of stretches to wake up.
"Do you know why he summoned us?"
"Not very well. I assume he will tell us." Ladius responded and saw the male finished his stretches. "Shall we be on our way?"
"Of course, lead on… brother." Rex added, catching the attention of the older male.
"You do not have to call any of us your brother Rex, you just arrived here so do not force it upon yourself." Ladius chimed in and the two started climbing down the flights of stairs.
"I know, I hope it does." Rex under his breath and the two walked in silence.
As they approached the desired door, Ladius found it was still open and knocked on it. "Leonhardt, I have brought Rex." Ladius said and noticed Thoma and Duran actually arrived before the two.
"Well done, please take a seat so I may begin." Leonhardt said and rose from his out chair behind the desk. Rex and Ladius took a seat in on the couch to the right as did the other two brothers. "Rex, how did your first night of sleep go?"
"It improved tremendously when you allowed me to sleep in the highest room."
"That is good, are you sure that you do not what to sleep on the same level as the rest of us? It makes me feel I am singling you out of the family by doing so." Leo asked as Rex shook his head.
"Do not, if anything, you are helping me adjust faster by letting me have a room that high up."
"Alright… just say something and I will change anything you need to help suit your harupia needs.
"Thank you."
"Now, aside from Ladius who is my younger brother and has had the same training in politics, have any of you had a day of teaching in politics?" Leonhardt asked.
None of the three brothers said a word or motioned at the question. "It is fine. I ask this because I have received a letter from none other than High God Lenion himself. I don't need to explain to any of you three why this is so important that I call you four here so early in the morning."
"What does it say?" Duran asked, wanting to go back to sleep.
"…Very well Duran." Leonhardt grabbed the letter and began to speak. "Dear Lord Raglan, due to the recent adoption of not one but three males into your family." Leo glanced at Thoma, Duran and the newest member Rex but returned back to the letter. "An education is a requirement of the future lord of houses; your three newest members must attended Lucrellia High as to have the knowledge to forward your house." Leonhardt looked over to Ladius. "I think he forgot that you are my successor if something were to happen to me that prevents me from leading this house."
"Perhaps, does the letter have anything else worth explaining?" Ladius asked as Leonhardt began to pale.
"Yes… which is why you and I are going with them."
"What could be so terrible that you and lad are coming with us to a high school?" Thoma asked and brushed his ebony hair back and grabbed a soda.
"Rex, you may not understand what this means so bear with me for a moment." Rex simply nodded at the man. "Lord Lenion says that the main population of the school…" Leonhardt gulped at what he was about to say. "The main population are gurgs."
Thoma sprayed his soda from his mouth from hearing what his lord said as Duran's eye shot open. Ladius asked for the letter to see and confirmed what his blood brother said. Rex looked at the two men next to him wondering why they were panicking.
"Rex my boy, do you know what a gurg is?" Thoma wiped the soda from his lips and all eyes turned to him.
"No…?"
"From what I have read, gurgs are larvae that have fallen prey to the power of darkness. But if Lord Lenion did not say that a school can be full of them, then there must be much more gurgs then I have counted." Leonhardt said and placed the letter on his desk. "So then we have only one option. Ladius and I will enroll along with you three to make sure nothing drastic happens since the gurgs have a great hatred to us. You three will be representing our house so I expect you to behave." Leo briefly looked at Thoma before returning his eyes to the trio.
"Seriously, why do you not have any faith in me?"
"Need I remind everyone of the summer the four of us were at the ocean?" Leonhardt asked. Ladius covered his face with shame, Duran shook his head and Rex wondered what happened.
It's the middle of July and Leonhardt decided that a day out of the air conditioned house is necessary. And with it being summer, there is only one thing to do. The four members of House Raglan are going to the ocean to go swimming. Ladius had asked if Valeria could come to which he got the 'go ahead'. Leonhardt asked if his long time friend and house head Elaine could join them as well but she reluctantly said she couldn't.
The four males were sitting on the two separate benches in the changing room with the issue at hand with… Thoma's choice of clothing.
"Thoma, just please use one of the local trunks." Leonhardt almost begged. The lord had on him a pair of white trunks.
"I agree with Leonhardt, the trucks you are wearing… expose too much skin, even for a male." Ladius sat next to his blood brother in a pair of red trunks.
"Just change out of them already bro." Duran just flat-out said. He had on him a blue set and sat next to the problem.
"Come on guys, it works well with my complexion!" Thoma whined. On him is the sign of confidence, a black speedo. Leonhardt questioned if that kind of thing is even legal on the beach. "Onward to the baked heaven of sand!" Thoma ecstatically said and ran out the changing room. The three brothers looked at each other in defeat before slowly walking towards the chaos.
Leonhardt was the first to make it to the outside and the first thing he saw was Thoma sitting under an umbrella with a rose in his mouth… again. Duran was next and he had on him two towels and umbrella to enjoy the scenery. The two went in opposite directions to do whatever activates is on their respective minds, Duran sticking close to the male changing room in case things get ugly.
That just left Ladius.
The male took his time walking to the exit and into the sunlight. He stepped out and felt the sum beam down on him as he put his right hand up to block it. He saw Duran sitting under one of the free umbrellas and motioned for a towel to lie down on, to which he obliged. Ladius thanked him and made his way close to the shoreline.
He waved out his towel next to one of the hundreds of sentry umbrellas and placed it on the ground. He sat down on it and started watching the wave crash into one another along with the surfers cruising the waves. He felt like things couldn't get any better for him.
"L-L-L-Ladius…" the male turned his head to the voice. Ladius nearly had a nosebleed at the sight before him.
"Valeria…"
Ladius sat there speechless. His best friend wore a red two piece which isn't the problem, the problem lies that it is far more revealing then she would like it to be. The redhead quickly placed herself next to the man and wrapped her arms around his right..
"H-How do I l-look?" Her face as bright as her two piece and hair while asking the question.
Only one thought entered the mind of Ladius. "Thank the gods Thoma is off somewhere else." He realized he would neec to give an answer unless he wanted trouble. "Umm… you look…"
"Yes…?" Valeria nervously asked.
"Beautiful." Despite a million other words he could have chosen, he took the easy way out and used that.
The woman blushed at hearing his response. The two heard footsteps approaching them in the sand as they turned and saw a macho man standing next to them with dozens of females drooling over him. The two saw that compared to the… assistance of Valeria's upper outfit, she appeared to have the largest size on the beach. Ladius and Valeria returned their attentions to the coastline which only angered the male.
"Hey sweet cheeks, how 'bout ditching this boy and spending some time with a real man?" The stud asked as the two again diverted their gaze to the male.
"I am quite sure Ladius is more of a man now then you will ever be. Now please leave, we are having quality time together." Valeria said and pressed her head on Ladius' arms.
"I'll teach you, you fucking-" The male reached for Valeria's neck but Ladius grabbed the idiot throat and slammed him down to the group in the fraction of two seconds.
"I do not approve of your kind of language in front of my best friend." Ladius let go and walked back over to the umbrella and mat.
"You bastard!"
The male roared and came at Ladius from behind with a fist. Ladius simply sidestepped to the left and saw Valeria raise her fist up to his jaw and send him flying. The two saw the body sail in the air as they casually sat back down on the towel with their body's shoulders pressing one another.
"Ladius… thank you for defending me." Valeria softly spoke, receiving a smile from the male.
"Of course, you would do the same for me." Ladius responded to his best friend.
The air around them began to become heavy as they turned their heads to face one another. The world around them for a moment did not exist for the two. Their hands without knowing it moved towards one another and locked together. The two love birds started to move closer, and closer, until…
Cold water rushed to their feet from the ocean as reality reminded the two they were out in public. They quickly spaced apart, each with an equally red blush on their face.
For Ladius, it was a moment he did not think about and felt ashamed he made Valeria to something as such.
For Valeria, she was kicking herself so hard the numbness isn't stopping her from how close she was to finally getting the man of her dreams.
Meanwhile with Thoma, the boy was trying to look through one of the many holes into the woman's changing room. The activate ended with a group of woman surrounding the male who said he was just passing. The united response is a butt kicking that left the male in a body bag as well as Leonhardt having to explain ever single detail of what happened.
"What, I just had to look!" Thoma held his hands out, trying to convince someone. "Rex, you are with me right?"
"I ugh…"
"Keep the poor boy out of your trouble. I will sum it up for you Rex. While we were out on a personal day, Thoma thought it would be wise to peek in the female changing room. Leonhardt had to deal with complaints for weeks as a result." Ladius explained as Rex just shook his head at Thoma who lost his last chance for a friend in the situation.
"Thank you Ladius. Now, I would for you to leave for I need to speak with Rex for a moment. Day one will begin in three days and we are allowed to wear whatever we wish and have weapons. I advise you have something on you."
Leonhardt said as Ladius began to lead the two males out of the room and close the door behind him. A great grief came over the lord of the house who placed his hands on the desk to hold himself up. Rex remained sitting in the seat waiting for him to say something.
"Rex, I know that we just brought you into the family but this is something that you have to do." Leo regained himself and turned to face him. "I must admit to something. When I first met you, I saw great potential for you to be my true successor since Ladius, bless his soul, isn't up to par with the requirements of being a house head."
"I understand that you do not wish to place me into such a dangerous situation when we just met and have become a family. However, I will do what I have to do so that we all may make it out of this the same family."
Leonhardt smiled at the boy from his response to his statement. "I am glad to hear this. Now, you need a weapon to protect yourself from any attackers. Do you have one in mind?"
"What do you four use?"
"Let me show you." Leonhardt walked behind his desk and pressed a button under it. The floorboards behind him shifted and a small cabinet started to rise from the floor. Rex looked at the raising cabinet as Leo noticed for him to come. "I use a sword which is the symbol of our house. Ladius uses a greatsword given by his old teacher. Thoma utilizes magic so he holds a staff and Duran finishes off with a scythe."
A cabinet stopped moving as Leonhardt opened his and pulled out his family's heirloom, the Sword of oaths. "This is the Sword of Oaths, also known as the Oathsworn. Whoever inherits the blade, inherits the title of House Raglan. This is the crown jewel of our house."
"What if someone steals the blade?"
"If someone would have the audacity to try and steal the blade, they would be met nothing but equal justice." Leonhardt smiled and turned to Rex with holding the blade in his hands. "Hold the blade and see for yourself."
"I can't, I do not deserve such an honor." Rex said but Leonhardt shook his head.
"I can think of no other person aside from Ladius who deserves the right to have this sword and lead this house to a great future. It will be a slow process but I see you being my heir."
"I… I don't know what to say Leonhardt. This is so sudden to the life I have lived."
"It is a life you will never return too, I promise."
Leonhardt just finished a meeting with the other houses of the land. Apparently, they wanted to convert the non human races into slave labor but Leo, along with the other moderate house, prevented it from happening. The night sky shined with millions of stars as the lord walked down the paved street towards his home.
Deciding to make a stop at the local city park, Leonhardt deverted to the center fountain where a figure of Lenion stood in the center. A glimmer caught Leonhardt's eyes as he looked to the right to find a person sleeping on a bent with a blue jacket.
At first glance, Leonhardt thought that Ladius had dyed his hair and got a new jacket but that quickly disappeared when he noticed the snow white wings on the males back. Leonhardt had one of two choices; either he could ignore the suffering male.
Or he could help him.
"Hello?" Leonhardt walked towards the male who slowly opened his emerald eyes.
"Yes…?" A weak voice responded to the person who extended his hand to the boy.
"My name is Leonhardt Raglan…"
"But Leonhardt, are you sure a person who lived in poverty like myself deserves the title of one of the most popular house in the land?"
"I would not if I believed you are not worthy. Now, you may return to whatever you were doing before Ladius found you. Come see me if you have anything you wish to ask."
"Very well, thank you for everything Leonhardt." Rex bowed his head and made his way to the door.
"Rex, all you need is to learn to trust your own strength and move on from the past of poverty. Once you accomplish that, you will be the greatest male in our family." Leonhardt thought as the mix male closed the door behind him. He turned back to the cabinet as he pulled the remaining weapons out.
Leonhardt sat him his seat in the office where all his power laid. The time is seven o'clock, one hour before the first class for everyone begins and Leo continued to go though paperwork. According to the forms of registration, people did not have to wear uniforms which gave the lord a sigh of relief not having to fight Duran about the matter.
A knocking came from his door. "Come in." Leo said as the door opened and in came the same person from three nights ago. "Good morning Rex, what can I do for you?"
"Good morning brother, I have a question."
"Go ahead and ask."
"You said that the gurgs have no love loss for your family, why is that?"
Leonhardt placed his quill on the surface and looked the boy in the eyes "Rex... even I do not understand why the gurgs hate us. It is more of a one-sided hatred that date back hundreds of years. Rex, I am most worried about you with the main population being our enemies."
"Then what will you have me do?"
"Be yourself, that is all anyone can do." Leo gave a warm smile as Rex nodded. "Anyway, have you decided on what weapon you want to have during school?"
Rex sadden at hearing this question. "I am sorry, I have not decided on it."
"It is fine, just be careful of those around you." Leonhardt heard footsteps in the hallway as his head rose. "Hello?"
"Don't worry Leo, it's just me." Thoma said and appeared in front of door.
"Hello Thoma, how did you sleep?"
"I would be so much better is I had a nice, kind woman sleeping with me." Thoma continued as Leo and Rex just ignored his statement.
"Thoma, can you grab Ladius and Duran please? It is time for us to go." Leonhardt asked, glancing at the clock again.
"Yes sir!" Thoma did a salute at the male out of fun and ran off to do his bidding.
"Thoma truly is the heart and soul of this family." Leonhardt smiled and return his sight back to Rex.
"He appears to be that way Leo." Rex said, starting to quickly adjust to the chaos and enjoyment known as the Raglan family. "Say… if you are the head of the family, does that mean you are technically my father if I needed an adult?"
"Well… you are nineteen so I doubt you will need me for anything unless it has to do with problems out of your hand. In the event of such, I would be considered your father, be it blood or not."
"I assumed as much." Rex walked over to the couch to relax his body and stretch his wings.
"Oh yes, I have our schedules on me right now if you wish to see yours." Leonhardt said, getting a nod from the boy. He sailed the piece of paper across the air and it landed in front of the boy.
"Thank you brother." Rex flipped the parchment to the front and began to look over the contents. "My first three classes are physical I see, are you trying to say something Leo?"
Leonhardt just smiled at his observation. "Nothing of that nature, you and me share the same three classes with Ladius joining us for period one and three." Rex returned to the sheet and found the more complicated classes were after lunch but noticed the final eight period being blank. "Leo, how come eight period is blank?'
"I was wondering the same thing Rex. I suppose you only have seven while the rest of us have eight."
"Strange."
Rex said as footsteps began to come into the ears of the two males. "Why did you wake me up so early?" Duran's voice yawned as Rex and Leo glanced at each other and returned to their respective activates.
"Because our great leader has asked me to fetch you two." Thoma making reference to Leonhardt.
"You could have said I was sick."
"I can hear you two I hope you know Thoma and Duran." Leo raised his voice so the chatty brothers could realize.
"Thanks a lot Thoma…"
"Anytime little bro."
"Alright everyone, you ready?" Leonhardt said strapping his sword to his side as the other three did the same for their respective weapons.
"Yes brother."
"Ready to present."
"I do plan on sleeping through most of my classes I hope you realize."
"I am ready as well."
"Alright then, let us head on our, it will only take a few minutes so we are leaving early to get an observation of the building and its surroundings."
Leonhardt said as the family formed up in a two by two with Ladius in the back as rear guard. The five started down the stairs as nervousness began to build in the body of the newest member. Aside from Leonhardt who needed a history on him, no one knew that the boy had no form of education apart from reading dictionaries for the better part of his life.
That being said, Rex also felt this was his chance to prove himself among his fellow family members and show he isn't a lost sheep. Rex walked to the right of their lord with Duran behind him with the scythe in the shape of a metal box. Thoma used his staff like a combination of a walking stick and the noble version of a pimp cane. Ladius had his longsword attached to his back with the handle on the right.
A short sign of grief shot the boy but Leo nudged the boy with a smile to boot and the feeling vanished. The brothers reached the door and they exited in the same formation they started. "Ladius, I need you to stay watch for any signs of trouble. Anything that seems out of position, you say something." Leonhardt began to give the orders to the family.
"Yes sir."
"Thoma, you are on magical observation. Same thing applies with you in the territory since you are the best mage in the group."
"Aye aye cap'." Thoma said and placed his right hand on his forehead to cover his eyes from the sun and looked all around him. "Nothing in the area sir."
Leonhardt just shook his head. Duran jabbed his older brother who tumbled to the side. "Yes there little bro."
"If you embarrasses me, you will get it worse than just a simple jab."
"Okay, okay, I'll behave." Thoma said as everyone turned to him and gave a neutral face. "Come on guys, am I really that untrustworthy?"
"Untrustworthy, no." Ladius started and cleared. "But having your word, we can only see if you true."
"I'll show you all, you trust me right Rex?"
"Thooomaaa." Leo said, reminding the male not to infect the innocent mind of their newest brother.
"Just give me one hour with him Leo, I'll make him into a man that woman will crawl over."
"Thoma, I would rather not have to deal with females on the first day of school. Thank you for the offer though." Rex smiled as Thoma's heart shot.
"You see, he is perfect material, the ladies would kill for a person like him!" Thoma cried out as a sweat drop formed on the back of Rex's head.
"Leonhardt, I am really glad to be a part of this… unique family." Rex said as Leo forgot the antics of the male.
"At least someone is enjoying themselves." Leo looked off into the distance and saw a brick building in sight. "And there is where we shall be spending half the day for the next ten months."
"WHAT, TEN MONTHS!" Thoma and Duran shouted in unison at the absurd amount of months they would be spending at this building.
"Yes, ten months, eight hours a day for four a week." Leonhardt concluded as his sight caught motion of black. "Thoma, switch places with Rex and be ready for anything. However, act natural."
"What's wrong?" Ladius asked not able to see ahead of him since he is watching the rear.
"We have a large concentration of gurgs at the front. Since Rex doesn't have a weapon, I need Thoma to be up front since he can take and dish out more than Duran can receive." Leo answered as Rex and Thoma switched. "Thoma, don't do anything stupid."
"Don't worry dad, I won't hurt anyone." Thoma joked was they were able to see the amount of guys clad in identical armor of darkness.
"Easy does it…" Leo said as the five made their way to the doorway without causing any trouble.
Thoma walked forward and opened the door before Leo could reach it. "After you my dear."
"Funny…" Leo commented.
"Not you, our beautiful rose and lily here." The Raglan family's eyes shifted to the right to find a dark elf and high elf female walking towards the door.
"What are you looking at?" The dark elf female shot out as the other walked with a cheerful smile on her face to the open door.
"Thank you for opening the door sir." A high elf girl said with a sort of heavenly aura around her.
"Anything for dazzling ladies such as yourselves. My name is Thoma, may I have the honor of having yours?"
"Faina, what have I told you about talking with strangers."
"But Lavinia, he seems so nice."
"Ah… Faina the lovely lily and Lavinia the rose with thorns, such magnificent names for ladies like you two." Thoma said and somehow pulled a lily and rose from his back pocket and placed them in his teeth.
"Where did he get that?" Rex whispered to Ladius who just shook his head.
"Rex, it is much better just to accept this as Thoma's way of dealing with ladies. Logic has no place in his way of dealing with situations like these."
"Maybe a kind of portal to a garden?"
"You are giving the male too much credit in the magical arts." Ladius said as the two elves walked through the open door, one more thankful then the other.
"Alright gentlemen, let us be on our way!"
Thoma exclaimed with renewed drive as he almost ran into the building itself. Leonhardt motioned for Duran to follow and make sure the male did not do anything stupid. This just left the lord, his blood brother and the half breed.
"Ladius!?" A female voice called out that Leonhardt and Ladius are all too familiar with.
"I think it is time for us to leave Rex." Leo grabbed Rex's hand and pulled him into the building to leave Ladius to his own.
"Valeria, what are you doing here?" Ladius turned to see his long time best friend walking towards him in her… suggestive uniform she normally wears.
The redhead walked up to him and hugged him tightly. "Why haven't you come visit me in Graccea in the past few months?"
"I am sorry but situations have surfaced that have prevented me from visiting you. But you still need to answer my question, why are you here when you have the same training in politics as my brother?"
"I received a letter from Lenion to attend the school for a full year."
"You too?" Ladius responded getting a nod. "So I assume you will be staying in Lucrellia during your schooling?" Again a nod came from the female.
"Yes, but I do not have a place to stay at the moment."
An innocent idea popped into the brain of the densest man in the world. "Would you like to stay with me while you attend the school?"
Valeria took these two ways. First, she was grateful that her best friend offered her a place to stay. However, the second being that they would be sleep in the same house, most likely together. Valeria blush a red equal to Ladius's armour from the thought.
"AHHHHH!"
"That voice… REX!"
Ladius roared, dashing straight through the glass door and into the school itself. Valeria watched for a moment before it hit her that something is going on that revolves around Ladius. She quickly made her way through the shattered glass and into the building.
Leonhardt and Rex entered the building with the former pulled the male along. Rex looked about and saw a redhead hugging Ladius who looked both confused and happy.
"Before you ask, that is Valeria, Ladius's best friend and most likely wife in the near future."
Leo released the male as the two got a look of their surroundings. Four roman pillars covered each side of the lounge where breakfast was being served. To the front of the two sat Duran sleeping on the table in front of them.
"Ladius has a girlfriend?" Rex asked, not hearing the male once speak of the woman.
"Not exactly… Valeria wants him but they are separated by an entire continent for it to be serious. That, and she is very easily enraged if she thinks Ladius is either cheating or having a love relationship with another woman."
"Has he ever cheated?"
"Not once." Leo's eyes caught sight of the ebony hair of the older member of his family walking towards a gurg leaning in front of the very same high elf female who is trapped. "Oh no… I'll be right back." Leo said and started walking over to the scene.
Thoma in all his infinite wisdom with females saw only one scene before him. A gurg was trying to desecrate a pure and innocent flower before him and being a true man, he could not tolerate it. He casually walked up to the gurg and tapped his finger on his demonic shoulder.
"You really shouldn't confine a lady to the wall like that. People might take it the wrong way." Thoma said as the gurg slowly turned to face the male.
"Leave, or your head is mine Raglan."
"Touchy words from a being that has cornered a harmless student. You really should represent your kind better."
The gurg threw a punch at Thoma who casually stepped back and let the hand slam into the wall next to them. Faina ran behind Thoma, thanking him for saving her. He responded by telling her to return to her sister because things were about to get hairy. The gurg brought his fist back for a backhand but Thoma easily dodged the attack as well.
Rex meanwhile was watching the scene from a distance while walking towards the library. Upon the turn, Rex was caught from behind by a gurg that dwarfed the others. It grabbed the boy from behind and gripped his wings.
"My… what a set of wings you have here, shame if something were to happen to them." The demonic voice raised and began to tug at the wings.
"AHHHHH!"
Rex screamed in pain as the force of darkness tried to rip his proud and soul off his back. Almost as soon as it started, the pain stopped and Rex feel to the floor in sheer pain. He looked and saw Leonhardt standing behind him with his fist in front. Rex struggled to get up with his sense of balance hindered by the numbness and pain of his wings.
Thoma looked away from the gurg before him to see what had happened to Rex. The gurg saw the opportunity and drew his blade and went to stab his head. Thoma recognized the noise and used his staff the redirect the blade before taking a backleap to Rex's side.
"What happened Leo?" Thoma asked and readjusted his stance.
"Gurg tried to rip his wings off." Leonhardt answered.
A fire erupted in the eyes of the oldest brother. "Who…" Thoma asked as a chill was sent through the spines of the two males next to him. Rex pointed towards a large gurg being lifted up by others of his kind. "They're mine!" Thoma shouted in rage and dove headlong into the hoard of evil.
Meanwhile, Ladius and Valeria entered the building to see Thoma running headlong into an insane amount of gurgs. "What is Thoma doing?" Valeria asked as Ladius dashed behind Rex by the sight of a gurg coming from behind.
"Nruh!" Ladius used his right armored arm to guard the red blade.
This through the gurg off balance as Ladius did a leg swipe to make the monster fall to the ground and slammed his boot in its helmet, causing a crack. Ladius quickly returned to Rex's side as Valeria made her way as well to the foreign boy.
"Rex, are you hurt?" Ladius asked, lifting the boy up to his feet with one arm around his neck.
"Ya…" Rex said as he shook the cobwebs from his head and regained balance. "I'm sorry I can't defend myself."
"Who are you?" Valeria asked but Leonhardt cut him off.
"Later Valeria, right now we need to help Thoma and find out where Duran is."
"Duran is sleeping away over at that table." Valeria pointed to the front table where a plot of red hair slept away in the mist of the chaos.
Thoma meanwhile smashed every single person who even closely resembled a gurg. Despite being strictly a mage user, the burning will to protect his little brothers erupted into a fury; a fury that can only be quenched by the blood of gurgs. About five gurgs laid on the ground unconscious as he tripped one and casted glacier from the ground to completely freeze the enemy in place.
Leonhardt saw multiple gurgs surrounding the one man army and made haste to his side. "Howling Blade!" Leo exclaimed and a golden area formed around his blade as he dematerialized into a wave of energy, cutting through a dozen gurgs and reappear next to Thoma.
"Nice entrance." Thoma said as the two were back to back.
Suddenly, the ceiling turned dark as the gurgs in the entire lounge slowly backed away from the two humans. Leonhardt wondered why they were backing off when they had the superior numbers of one hundred to two.
"Thoma, this you're doing?"
"Not this time boss."
The air began to thicken as the two braced themselves for whatever may happen. Instead of a monster appearing before the two, a voice called out from the intercom.
"All members of House Raglan, report to the principal's office at once." A very devilish voice roared as the ceiling returned to normal and the gurgs returned back to what they were doing.
"We have not been in the building for two minutes and the principle already wants us. So much for a normal first day." Thoma said as Leo nodded. Leonhardt returned to the side of Rex as Thoma went to wake up Duran. "Ay sleepy head."
"What…" Duran mumbled but didn't open his eyes
"The great lord known as the principle wants us."
"What did you do this time?"
"Well… we kinda took on every gurg in this lounge and won. Now whoever the princ' is wants us, all of us."
"Great job bro…"
"Yup." Thoma said as he lifted Duran up to his feet and the male stretched.
The two saw Leo and Ladius inspecting Rex's wings and it seemed to be okay. The two met up with the three and the five brothers walked in silence towards the office of the most powerful man in the school. Leo led the way as they took a right and saw the obviousness that is the principal's office.
Leo entered first but Thoma spoke first. "All credit for the butt kicking of gurgs goes to this man right here." Thoma declared in proudness as the atmosphere quickly changed. Before the five sat five chairs in front of a wooden desk that had a huge chair on the other side.
"Take a seat."A dark voice commanded as the five did as they were told. "I agreed with Lord Lenion to allow you three to attend this school but even with your lord and his heir present, you cause chaos and harm to students."
"They got what was coming to them, they tied to rip Rex's wings and-"
"Silence!" The person turned and showed to be none other than the father of the gurgs, Summerill. Tension quickly rose as Summerill is the head of the most hated enemies of House Raglan.
Leonhardt stepped in to help settle the mood. "I am sorry for the actions of my family and will pay for any damages caused during the fighting. However, it is apparent that you know that they threw the first punch towards Thoma and then quickly escalated the scene with the attempt to rip Rex's wings."
"Enough lies, I see agreeing with Lenion was a horrible idea as usual so I am hereby officially-"
"Hold."
A female voice spoke out as Summerill was about to speak. All eyes directed towards the sound and different reactions came from it. Leonhardt and Ladius kept their faces in check, Duran looked like he just wanted to go back to sleep. Thoma whistled at the lady before him.
However, Rex was the one most affected by the appearance, the beauty. He felt that all the pain he went through moments ago had been worth it to see the woman before him dressed in a business outfit.
"Vice Principle Dyshana, what is the meaning of speaking out?"
"It is as Lord Raglan says; your gurgs attacked his family so they responded with equal force until Rex was assaulted." Dyshana spoke as a sigh of relief hit the males.
"Remember your place woman."
"And remember who my father is." She countered, forcing the demon to rethink. "As of the case with expulsion, they are to remain students until they are the ones to act."
Summerill did not respond to the decree which meant it is official. "However, Rex here." Dyshana motioned at the male whose heart missed a beat. "Is to appear in the magical classroom during eighth period. I believe this is acceptable Principle Summerill, Lord Raglan?"
"Very well…" Summerill grunted
"Of course ma'am." Leonhardt agreed, trying to keep the air calm.
"Then it is settled, you five may leave now." Dyshana turned and made her way towards her office.
Leonhardt and the rest of his family quickly made their way out as well and closed the door behind them. Thoma was the first to speak. "I saw you in there Rex, eyeballing that woman."
"Well…"
"Leave the poor boy alone, he has already been through a lot." Leonhardt said and began to take off his strapping for his blade. "Rex, you need a weapon to defend yourself. Until I can get you one, you may use mine."
"B-But you said-"
"Forget what I said, you need to be prepared so I am giving you this." Leo said as the five minute bell rang as the hallways began to clutter with students. "Alright everyone, time to go to class. Ladius, Rex, it's time for P.E."
"Have fun working a sweat; we'll bell taking a nap in the library since this is our free period." Thoma said as he and Duran started walking towards the library next to the lounge.
"Well then, shall we?"
Omake 1.1 – Assistance from Brother Thoma.
The air around them began to become heavy as they turned their heads to face one another. The world around them for a moment did not exist for the two. Their hands without knowing it moved towards one another and locked together. The two love birds started to move closer, and closer, until…
"Just do it already!" Thoma shouted. He grabbed the heads of Ladius and Valeria and pressed them together, their lips making contact.
Valeria finally got the wish she had always dreamed about, to kiss Ladius when he felt the same. She wrapped her arms around his neck as Ladius did to her waist. For the two, the only thing ruining the moment is the person wearing a black speedo before them.
Omake 1.2 – Heads Up!
The air around them began to become heavy as they turned their heads to face one another. The world around them for a moment did not exist for the two. Their hands without knowing it moved towards one another and locked together. The two love birds started to move closer, and closer, until…
Suddenly, a volleyball nailed Ladius in the head, forcing it to fall forward straight into the chest of Valeria. Both adults looked at each other, Valeria down and Ladius up with his face full of Valeria's womanhood.
"Sorry dude, mind tossing that-" A person playing volleyball asked but was cut off.
"LADIUS!" Valeria screamed and summoned a spear from nothingness.
"L-Let's just calm down for a moment Valeria!" Ladius panicked as the spear nearly chopped his head off.
"YOU MEN ARE ALL THE SAME!" Valeria screamed and the two were running around the beach, one for their life, the other for redemption.
Omake 1.3 – Uninvited Guest.
The air around them began to become heavy as they turned their heads to face one another. The world around them for a moment did not exist for the two. Their hands without knowing it moved towards one another and locked together. The two love birds started to move closer, and closer, until…
"OWWW!" Valeria cried in pain as the two returned to the land of reality.
"Whats wrong!?" Ladius panicked but saw a crab that placed his pincers on Valeria's right toe.
Valeria panicked and began swinging the foot around, trying to get the crab off but to no avail. The final attempt resulted in Ladius getting nailed by the crab but it went sailing off into the ocean. She turned to see a big red mark on the face of Ladius.
"I-I'm sorry Ladius!" Valeria said and looked over the damage, their bodies pressing on top of one another with the woman on top.
Author's Notes – And so begins the 50th anniversary story. Hard to believe 1 year ago this series only had around 25 stories and now we have doubled. Now begins the most stupid story to ever be written in this achieve.
