Chapter 7:
The royal outcast
one day while I was walking to the school Gym, as I wanted to workout on my own and let Sariel speak with Sieghart alone, I bump into someone
"w-wa…i'm sorry I wasn't loo-"the who, is another student
and he is quite a looker, a brown hair throwed back and some blue eyes, really…really familiar
"...Sara?..." Did he just…say my name?I'm not that popular do I?
no, wait, I do remember him
"...Michael?..." what just a year does to a person huh?
"indeed I am…I never thought that I would see you again"
"me neither…how are you?..."
"I'm…good, where are you going anyways?"
"to the gym, I haven't trained in a while… magic class is taking the best of me…"
"well then, i'm going with you"
"what?...really?"
"is the holiday, so I don't have anything to do"
"...fair" and so we started walking
"now….you and Sariel, why are you both students here?"
"orders from mother, the Idea was coming next year but it seems she changed her mind…"
"huh…why would that be…." isn't he like…more open than before?...
he had a glow up in just a year, look at his vivid face…
"as if I knew…"
"...yeah….well…and…how about your marksmanship?"
"improving, they say I may be soon at the level of facing a advance rank swordsman"
"advance rank?..." isn't like…that firearms are supposed to be overpowered or something?
"yeah…now when I shoot the bullets have enough speed and force to overcome your average swordsman…"
"...you have to show it to me…" being honest, i'm puzzled as to what the hell is he talking about, easier to see it in person
"Well, I could, if you want, we can sneak into the royal palace. I have a shooting range there, along with my weapons…"
"...ok you got me at royal palace, you want to go there, I'm coming to" he smirked as I say that
"then, follow me madam" extending his hand at me
huh…..nostalgic…that dance…
"Well then, let's go!" and I walk into a shortcut outside of the school, helping Michael vault over certain obstacles
and after some time sneaking close to the palace, there it is, just…huge, and Michael seems to find ways to get inside
"Are you used to this?..."
"yes…they don't mind seeing me here these days…"
"quite useful"
and as that, we spend a few minutes going into a room at one of the sides of the palace, as he opens the door we enter a large room with some practice targets placed on one side and on the other multiple ranged equipment, bows,crossbows, small staffs and a small crate with a single action revolver and a double barrel shotgun peeking through
"my little headspace" Michael says as he goes for the crate, and grabbing the revolver, along with some bullets
"...amazing…" i'm just awestruck by the fact this things exist here
"well…want to see?..." he says while loading the bullets and aiming at one of the targets
"please do…."
and with that, cocking the gun he takes the shot, the sound if the bullet exiting the barrel, not that hard as I remember but still could take you by surprise, I swear I could see the bullet flying against the target
and as I saw said target it has a small hole inside,in a person probably healing magic could restore it with a basic spell, don't know if one single spell could help you with 6 of them though
"je…hey Sara….you want to try it?"
"me?...well I mean…." I was never that fan of guns honestly…
"come on…i'm here to teach you anyways…"
"...well…if you insist…" and with that I grab the gun, holding it…is a bit light, well, it doesn't matter
Michael gently holds my hand, showing me how to hold such weapon properly, and guiding me to aim
"now….you breathe…..see the target through the sights?" he got closer, really close, making me blush a little…a bit of personal space would be fine..
"...i do…." he is still holding my hand and now he is practically hugging me
"Well then ... .give it a shot…." and with that, I pull the trigger, little to no recoil, and I actually manage to leave a hole in the target
i sigh out of relieve
"good job!, how did it feel?"
"a…bit easy, light and simple to use….you..said something about being fast enough right?"
"well yes ... .you felt the bullet taking you mana?"
"what?...no…." he blinked a bit
"not..even a bit?" i deny with my head
"...huh…you have a really high mana pool then…." what?...do these things drain mana?
"it…works with magic?..."
"Of course, how else would it work?" uhhh i don't know, GUNPOWDER?
"...uhhh….well…" no logical answer for my part honestly
"It doesn't matter, now… the bullets are powered with magic, and as such, the more mana you spend the stronger the bullet can become, now, if you have a battle aura..a touki, the power of each shot is naturally stronger"
basically, the stronger you are the more powerful a bullet is, really rpg like, wonders why
"Anyways, what to do other things?"
"humm…. well what kind of other things?"
"you know, it's not every time you can be wandering around the royal palace so…"
"just…seeing what your home has to offer, am I right?"
"Yes you are, now, let's go have some fun!"
…
Michael
Sara is someone i admire, due to the fact that she was one of the only people that decided to speak with me, even as one of the Royal sons i'm constantly regarded as a failure, especially compared to all of my siblings
Edward has the charisma and determination of a king, Elizabeth has the freedom and speech to appeal the masses, even Sariel, is regarded as the stelar princess, a complete recreation of mother, my little brother, Matthew is the most intelligent of us, yes, we may all have our flaws, but nobody sees me as anything more than complete failure
and as such, nobody cares about me, not my family, and not the asuran nobility, fake smiles and empty speeches about how much they "love" me
everyone, except Matthew, who I vowed to protect, he is the reason I trained with guns, everytime I pull the trigger, is for him, he is the only one who sees my rights, not just my wrongs
and that was always the case until Sara came to my life. With her smile, one that showed genuine emotions, she greeted me and started to talk. I was…scared at first, why is she talking to me?, what does she want…
but she insisted, making me saw her eyes, crimson, vivid red, if that doesn't speak life in someone, everyone are dead to me, and I give her a chance, to show me if she wasn't lying, yet she proved me that someone else was there wanting to make me smile, in the short, yet eternal hour the party lasted, I was smiling, being happy with someone I now cared about
but what really sold me was she, dancing, I never was knew how to dance, they never seems it as something I should learn, but there she was, guiding me, as if pushing my very own soul to give it all in the dance floor
and after that day, I never was able to take her out of my mind, I wasn't able to see myself smiling if it wasn't for her, and that way, I now vow to get to her, and make her mine, and for that, I had to be the better version of myself, and I learned all I could, trained the hardest I could and gave my all in being man enough to her
but I believed it would be impossible to see her again after almost a year, until i found her at the Asura Kingdom School
just as….no, more beautiful than ever, and it was my chance, I had to take it before she went away from my sight again, and I did
we went to the royal palace, we spent the whole day together, sharing our experiences from the last year, and I manage to make her laugh, smile, it was the time, right as the sun was setting in, and now, here I am
"M-Michael?...what…a-are…you…doing…"
"don't worry….is…nothing to worry about, you…will feel the best you ever could"
on the bed, holding her hands while i'm getting closer to her bright red face
"t-this…isn't w-what we agreed on…."
I'm so close….I just have to
"back ... .o-off.."
suddenly I feel something pushing me from the chest
"I said…back off!" is her feet, and as she is saying this i'm being thrown into one side of the room
I fall on the floor, it hurts, but I hear her getting up, as I try to do so I see how she is going to kick me
"w-wait Sara don-"
and as that I get a boot on my face, making me crash on a wall, my nose felt weird, I probably broke it, then, seeing her, looking at me with her still heavily blushed face
"do NOT do that again…ever" the last things she said before running out of the room
one of the guards enters fast
"Sir Michael, what happened!?"
"t-the girl ... .let..her leave ... .is ... .nothing…."
"o-ok….are you ok sir?"
"I-I guess…, just….don't hurt her…."
I fucked up, I lost myself on my toughs, and let my ambitions take the best of me, Sara….I was to fast, and now she is scared…I don't even know if she ever will talk to me again
Creators notes: thanks for reading!, is a bit of a pain trying to make sense of english as is not my main language, but hopefully you are still liking how this story is going to, next chapter is me trying to make more with Sieghart