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00:00Battlefield in Ruins
00:02The ground trembles
00:03Lava cracks open
00:04After the war, I was the one who kept the Frostwing alive
00:07The Frostwing shifts into a man
00:09And the first thing he did was choose her
00:12Serafina in his arms
00:13They kiss
00:14Serafina ss.my jr
00:16The ground splits
00:18Lava surges
00:19She smiled at me
00:20Thank you senior
00:22For raising him
00:23For me
00:24He turns back into a beast
00:25Lifting her onto his back
00:27He didn't even look at me
00:28He lowers his head
00:30Lifts the heroine in his jaws
00:31And somehow, I thought he'd save me
00:33He lets go
00:35I falls into lava
00:36Ten years, just to raise someone else's mate
00:39Eyes snap open
00:40No
00:41Bright hall
00:42Crowd murmuring
00:43Banners, sigils
00:45The binding royal
00:46This place
00:47The gray marsh binding right
00:49My name is Rowan Ashford
00:50Top of my class, the headmaster's ward
00:53The academy's brightest prodigy
00:54The Frostwing was the center of the hall
00:56Perched on a golden stand
00:58His blue-green feathers glinting like ice
01:00The bird's cold eyes passed over me as if I were nothing
01:02Then Serafina stepped forward
01:04In her arms lay a half-dead black sea serpent
01:06Tears trembled on her lashes
01:08And the Frostwing lowered his head to her
01:10Just like that, I became the villain
01:12Professor Hargrove frowned
01:15Serafina, your arcane vessel is too weak
01:17You can't handle a creature like that
01:19Rowan, I was never trying to compete with you
01:21I just...
01:23Then I'll take this one
01:24Since the Frostwing likes her so much
01:26She can have him
01:27Has Rowan lost her mind?
01:30I ignored them
01:30In my last life
01:34I ignored them
01:35In my last life
01:36I gave that bird everything
01:37In the end, he made me die
01:39So this time, Serafina
01:41He's all yours
01:42Good luck raising that greedy beast
01:44Professor Hargrove couldn't talk me out of it
01:46But he looked sick to his stomach
01:48Handing a legendary pure-blood Frostwing
01:50To a rookie transfer student with zero foundation
01:52It was a criminal waste of potential
01:54But the Frostwing acted like he was drugged
01:57Clinging to Serafina as if he couldn't live without her
01:59Afraid to hurt the bird
02:01The professor sighed and activated the rite
02:03A soul bond is a leash
02:05Once the contract is sealed
02:07The familiar is bound to the caster's will
02:09If it ever dares to harm its owner
02:11The magical backlash is lethal
02:13The ritual array flared to life
02:15Runes pulsing with raw power
02:16The sudden surge of magic terrified the sea serpent
02:19With its last bit of strength
02:21It quilled tightly around my wrist
02:23Desperate
02:23As if afraid I'd change my mind
02:25And throw it back into the trash
02:26In the opposite circle
02:28Serafina basked in her moment of triumph
02:30She looked at me and smirked
02:32You and that snake really are a perfect match, Rowan
02:36I didn't even have to open my mouth
02:38My classmates did it for me
02:40Watch your tongue, boss!
02:41If Rowan hadn't handed him to you on a silver platter
02:44You wouldn't even be allowed to touch a Frostwing's feather!
02:48If I were you, I'd be kneeling in gratitude
02:51Seeing Serafina get picked on
02:53The Frostwing grew frantic, trying to shield her
02:55But he failed
02:56There was a problem
02:57After a bond, a familiar shares its master's mana
03:00And Serafina?
03:02She's a total amateur
03:03What magic could she possibly give him?
03:06Get used to it, buddy
03:07Life with a weak binder is a long, slow crawl
03:10I looked down at the little serpent on my wrist
03:12Finally sure that I wouldn't abandon it
03:14It went limp and passed out in peace
03:18Back at my house
03:19I started studying my new familiar
03:21He was tiny
03:23By the looks of it
03:24He had just reached maturity
03:26But he wasn't like any sea serpent I'd ever seen
03:28His tail was flat with a sleek fin, more like a fish
03:31Most likely
03:32He's a hybrid
03:33Part sea serpent, part siren
03:35My yard had a natural magic spring
03:37The second I put him in
03:39The little guy came back to life
03:41Splashing around and greedily absorbing the mana from the water
03:44You've got some nerve
03:45Aren't you worried I'll poison you just to trade up for something better?
03:49He froze
03:50Staring at me with his tiny, bead-like eyes
03:53Then
03:53He spat water right in my face
03:57I gave his head a playful flick
03:58Fine
03:59Just focus on healing
04:02I raised a Frostwing
04:04One little snake won't be a problem
04:06The next morning
04:07I opened my eyes
04:08And immediately froze
04:09A man was in my bed
04:11Sun-kissed skin
04:12Dark lashes fluttering like butterfly wings
04:15I shrank into the corner
04:16Who are you?
04:18This is Grey Moff Academy
04:20Don't even think about trying anything
04:21He sat up lazily
04:29The sea serpent?
04:32Rude
04:32I have a name
04:33It's Ness
04:37Apparently, he'd been on the run from something trouble
04:39And somehow, he ran straight into my uncle Percy
04:42You know Percy
04:43The man has a gift for picking up treasures off the street
04:46Broken clocks, purse rings
04:47Apparently, dying snakes included
04:49Nix had disguised himself as one
04:51Half-dad
04:51Barely breathing
04:52Just to get help
04:53And Percy?
04:54He brought him home like he'd just hit the jackpot
04:56The problem is
04:58Nix isn't just anything
04:59He can already manifest
05:01Which means his power is off the charts
05:03And if he's this strong
05:05Then whatever's punching him
05:06Yeah
05:07Monsters
05:10Great
05:11Just great
05:11Tell me something
05:13Your enemies aren't going to track you here, right?
05:16Nix stepped closer
05:17His golden eyes locked onto mine
05:19Pinning me against the wall like I had nowhere else to go
05:21He smiled
05:22We're bound now
05:23A contract
05:25Excuse me?
05:26You're the owner
05:27And I'm your guardian
05:29He leaned in, voice lowering
05:30So master
05:33You better start training
05:35Try not to hold me back
05:39Nix actually had some tricks up his sleeve
05:41My magical essence was water-based
05:43Which perfectly complements his nature
05:45He taught me an ancient spell weaving from the sea clans
05:48To draw magic directly from the water
05:50The results were incredible
05:52Even the headmaster noticed my rapid progress
05:54My new daily routine was simple
05:56I'd soak in the magic spring to train
05:58While Nix watched over me from the branches of the cherry tree
06:01Under the sunlight
06:02His bronze skin gleamed
06:04His collar hanging open to reveal sharp collarbones
06:07With his eyes narrowed in a lazy nap
06:09He looked dangerously beautiful
06:11The man was a total heartbreaker
06:13But before I could enjoy the view
06:15Someone had to ruin the mood
06:16Serafina poked her head through the gate
06:18Rowan?
06:19I rose from the spring
06:21Nix flipped down from the tree in one smooth motion
06:23Casually draping my cloak over my shoulders
06:26The moment Serafina saw him
06:28She froze
06:30What are you doing here?
06:31She didn't answer
06:32She was too busy staring at Nix
06:34Who...
06:34Who is he?
06:36I took Nix's hand and gave her a thin smile
06:38You remember him?
06:40The pathetic little black serpent from the right?
06:44Didn't you say he and I were a perfect match?
06:47Annoyance flashed in her eyes
06:48Out with it
06:50What do you want?
06:51She hemmed and hawed
06:53I want you...
06:54To help me raise the frost wing
06:56I felt Nix's grip on my hand tighten
06:58I looked back
06:59Met his displeased gaze
07:01And gave him a reassuring smile
07:02Before turning back to her
07:04If you can't afford him
07:05Figure it out yourself
07:06I don't owe you a thing
07:07What do you mean you don't owe me?
07:08Serafina snapped
07:10Her victim act finally slipping
07:11Six months ago
07:13You took my serpent
07:14And shoved that frost wing onto me
07:16You don't get to just walk away from this
07:18The audacity was breathtaking
07:20It had been six months
07:21And she'd finally realized
07:23The academy's standard rations
07:24Were a drop in the bucket
07:26For a pure blood beast
07:27She'd spent all her own potions on him
07:29And now her own arcane progress had stalled
07:31While everyone else in her year
07:33Had surpassed her
07:33He is your responsibility
07:35If a divine beast can't evolve
07:37It's a loss for the whole academy
07:39I didn't wait for her to finish
07:41With a flick of my wrist
07:43A surge of mana swept her off her feet
07:45And sent her tumbling out the gate
07:48Don't treat everyone like a fool, Serafina
07:51I called out as the gate slammed shut
07:53Kind of martyr
07:53Spend ten years doing the heavy lifting
07:56Just so you can reap the rewards
07:57If you can't afford him
07:58Cut him loose and stop hogging the spotlight
08:03In just a few months
08:04I transcended the senior ranks
08:06And was ordained as an arcanist
08:07Right around then
08:08The headmaster spent two top-tier artifacts
08:10To trade for a rare spirit wolf
08:12From the alchemy guild
08:13He sent Professor Whitmore and me
08:15To escort the beast back to the academy
08:17When we arrived
08:18She suddenly giggled
08:19Little Rowan
08:20Your serpent certainly is a clingy one
08:23I didn't catch her meaning
08:24Until I headed up the mountain
08:25And saw a figure leaning against a tree by the path
08:28Nyx
08:29He didn't move
08:30Then he grabbed me
08:31Fingers locking at the back of my neck
08:33Forcing me to look at him
08:35Golden eyes burning
08:36Rowan Ashford
08:37Have I not treated you well?
08:39His grip tightened
08:40What are you talking about?
08:41That woman came by again today
08:44She said you left me to her
08:45Are you regretting our bond already?
08:47You're replacing me with another mate?
08:49Just because you've ascended
08:50Nyx's pupils narrowed into thin lines
08:53He bent down
08:53Burying his face in the crook of my neck
08:55And gave the skin a slow
08:57Deliberate lick
08:57Then bared his fangs
08:58His voice a low growl against my ear
09:01The scent of a spirit wolf
09:02Your new mate?
09:03Nyx, listen
09:04No need
09:05Once I devour it
09:07A faint smile
09:08You won't have a choice
09:09You'll keep me
09:16You hit me?
09:18Over her?
09:19That's the headmaster's spirit wolf
09:20You idiot
09:21It's an academy asset
09:22Ness stopped throwing a fit
09:23And followed me like a loyal shadow
09:25The dorm area was quiet
09:26A few lower years told me
09:27Serafina had taken the frost wing
09:29To the back mountain
09:30Turns out
09:30They were having a lover's spat
09:34Wipe that look off your face
09:36I've done nothing wrong
09:37Do you know how many potions I've wasted on you?
09:40I have nothing left for my own training
09:42I gave you everything and you're still not satisfied
09:45You want me to risk my life outside the academy for materials?
09:48You're insane
09:49If you want me dead
09:50Just say it
09:51Rowan C. Reflin has already shifted
09:53And look at you
09:55You can't even speak
09:58Stop scratching words in the dirt
10:00I'm done reading your pathetic notes
10:04In my last life
10:05I spent 10 years begging for a single glance from that bird
10:08Now
10:08He was literally scratching love ladders in the mud
10:11Just to get Serafina to look at him
10:13The irony was delicious
10:14Serafina
10:16I've been looking for you
10:17The frost wing immediately scrambled to claw over the words on the ground
10:20When Serafina saw me with Ness
10:21Her face went pale
10:22Then tight with forced calm
10:24What do you want Rowan?
10:25I patted Ness's arm
10:26He let out a low, amused chuckle
10:28Dropped to one knee
10:29And let me sit on his leg
10:30His hand steady and possessive on my waist
10:32Serafina bit her lip
10:34Her eyes glued to Ness
10:35She completely forgot about the bird beside her
10:37I'm here to ask why you've been stalking my familiar
10:40The frost wing's feathers flared in a jealous rage
10:42Serafina panicked
10:43No
10:44You've got it all wrong
10:45I was looking for you
10:47She's lying, master
10:49She told me you snatched me away from her
10:51Claimed I was rightfully hers
10:53Ness rested his chin on my shoulder
10:54Acting like a kicked puppy
10:56I kissed his cheek a little pat as a reward
10:58Then looked at Serafina
10:59Beside her
11:00The frost wing's chest exploded
11:02He was livid
11:03Finally
11:03Serafina realized what was happening
11:05You're trying to drive a wedge between us
11:07You started this game, Serafina
11:09Don't cry when I'm the one who finishes it
11:12If you touch my famil again, I'll see you at the tribunal
11:15On the way back, I was in a great mood
11:17Ness, however, was strangely quiet
11:19As we entered the yard, he grabbed my arm
11:22You know that bird, don't you?
11:23Well
11:24We have a history
11:25A miserable one
11:26Want to hear it?
11:27No
11:28I'm ten thousand times better than that trash bird
11:30You're never bonding with anyone else, period
11:32Don't worry
11:34I'm a one-fenishing kind of mage
11:36You gave me your loyalty
11:38I'll give you my word
11:48Ten years vanished in a flash
11:50I climbed the ranks
11:52Rising from a lowly neophyte to an elite arcanist
11:54Then, the former head of the beast-taming hall suddenly went on a trip
11:58And the position fell into my lap
12:05Professor Whitmore told me
12:06We thought the Frostwing would raise Greymorrow's strength to a new level
12:11But even now, there's no sign of him achieving his human form
12:15The faculty even tried pooling resources to fuel his evolution
12:19It's not enough
12:20I cut in
12:21Greymarsh was small
12:22We didn't have the deep pockets of the top magic academies or the alchemy guild
12:26Raising magical creatures took massive amounts of time and resources
12:29There was never a surplus
12:31But more importantly, the Frostwing couldn't be allowed to manifest
12:34I remembered the bloodbath from my last life
12:37I'd avoided that bird at all costs
12:39But I knew his kind
12:40A divine beast with a dark heart is a walking apocalypse
12:44I'd thought about killing him
12:45But every time I tried to warn Nyx or the headmaster about the future
12:48It was as if an invisible wall blocked my voice
12:50They couldn't hear a thing I said about my past life
12:53I could only watch him
12:54Suppress him
12:57After all, in my last flight
12:59I didn't survive past this year
13:03I was so busy I barely had time for Nyx
13:05So he went off to find his own fun
13:07That evening, before I even reached my front door
13:10The world spun
13:11Nyx had slung me over his shoulder like a sack of grain
13:14What are you doing now?
13:15Come on
13:16I'm taking you to see a show
13:24The show was Serafina and the Frostwing arguing
13:26Well, more like a one-sided screaming match
13:28A loudspeaker yelling at a mute
13:30Don't you dare blame me
13:34I didn't took her that stick, Greyman, did it?
13:37Right, Odd, you fundy of Slate-mart
13:39I didn't force you to come to Grey-mart
13:42You said it was a good place to hone your magic
13:46If it weren't for you, I'd be at the Alchemy Guild by now
13:49Instead, I'm stuck in this pathetic, broke academy
13:57Do you think I knew the monthly rations would be this meager?
14:01Professor Hardhack tried to give you to Rowan
14:04But you had to be arrogant
14:06You feel as though
14:08Now she's the headmaster's golden child
14:10She has everything
14:13If you'd stayed with her, you'd have ascended ages ago
14:16I clenched my fists
14:17So that was it
14:18I always wondered why the Frostwing chose Serafina
14:21They'd known each other all along
14:22In my last life
14:24If I hadn't been the pool who bled for them
14:26It would have been someone else
14:28Grey-marsh was never a home to them
14:30It was a stepping stone
14:31The more I thought, the colder my blood ran
14:33There are only two ways to break the soul bond
14:36The caster willingly settles it
14:37Or the caster dies
14:43So I must die
14:47The Frostwing was lurking outside my gate
14:49Glaring at Nyx as he soaked in the spring
14:51Nyx was being his usual petty self
14:53Shifting into human form just to mock the bird
14:55I didn't give the Frostwing a second glance
14:57You're a familiar, aren't you?
15:00Why aren't you with Serafina while she trains?
15:02Nyx followed my lead
15:04Dripping wet and leaning against me
15:06Yeah
15:07My mistress actually cares about me
15:10So she lets me rest
15:11Why aren't you with yours?
15:13He's decades older than me
15:14Yet he says master like it's candy on his tongue
15:16I walked into the yard and glanced at the spring
15:18At least that girl's manipulative aura hadn't tainted my spring
15:21Nyx pressed closer
15:22His damp skin radiating heat
15:24I just wanted that bird to know there's no vacancy in this house
15:28Or our relationship
15:29And what relationship is that?
15:30His golden pupils shimmered with mischief
15:32We are whatever you desire us to be, master
15:35Something shifted behind us
15:37I went to turn
15:38But Nyx caught my face in his hands
15:40Don't bother
15:41The trash bird flew away
15:42I need to know why he was here
15:44That bird is rotten to the core
15:46He's regretting his choices, obviously
15:48He realizes he's stuck with a loser novice
15:50And wants back in your good graces
15:52I looked at the empty gate
15:54My gut told me it was more than that
15:56In this life, I'd gone out of my way to avoid him
15:58If he wanted a new master
15:59He could have asked the faculty
16:00Unless, he's reborn too
16:02The thought sent a chill down my spine
16:04I teleported to the back mountain instantly
16:06The seal was intact, thank god
16:09But then I saw them
16:10Blue-green feathers scattered near the array
16:12He'd been here
16:13He's too weak to break the seal now
16:15But he knows it exists
16:17Only a handful of people knew about the abyssal monster sealed here
16:20My parents died protecting this place
16:22And in my last life
16:24I'd only ever shared that secret with one person
16:26The Frostwing
16:27Why was he here?
16:29He hasn't even manifested yet
16:30There's no way he could survive letting the monsters out
16:33I'll have to watch him like a hawk
16:35This just got a lot more dangerous
16:39Rumors started flying through the academy
16:41Mostly about Serafina
16:43What annoyed me was that I got dragged into the crossfire
16:45Anyone with eyes could see that Serafina
16:48And her familiar had hit a wall
16:50The Frostwing was a high-profile beast
16:52And at first
16:53Serafina lived for the attention he brought her
16:55Now
16:56He refused to even enter her room and openly defied her commands
16:59She'd already made a fool of herself on the training grounds more than once
17:02The reason I was involved was simple
17:04While the Frostwing rejected Serafina
17:06He started obsessively hovering around me
17:09Every time I appeared
17:10He'd follow me like a lost puppy
17:11If looks could kill
17:13Serafina would have left me dead in a ditch a thousand times over
17:16Little Roba
17:17Doesn't that bird remind you of the kind of guy who dumps you
17:20Then realizes you were totally out of his lage and comes crawling back
17:23He ignored you when you were beneath him
17:26And now he can't get enough
17:27Nyx was currently coiled around my neck in his serpent form
17:30If I hadn't ripped him in time
17:32The Professor's unicorn would have been his lunch
17:34The Professor clutched her unicorn
17:36Saying how terrifying
17:38Though her eyes were twinkling with mischief
17:40Since that girl can't afford to raise him anyway
17:42Why don't I talk to her
17:44We'll find her a more suitable pet
17:47And just transfer the Frostwing to you
17:49Professor Dawn
17:50The unicorn's human form
17:51A cute little girl
17:52Finally had enough
17:53She clamped her hands over Whitmore's mouth
17:55Looking miserable
17:56Please stop talking
17:58I patted Nyx to calm him down
18:00I'll pass
18:01I'd rather stay far away from the tribunal
18:04Besides
18:04Nyx is all I need
18:06Besides
18:06Nyx is all I need
18:08Whitmore looked disappointed
18:09But the bird clinging to you like this
18:11Isn't a long term solution
18:13A familiar estranged from its partner
18:15Is worthless to the academy
18:16He's just a drain on Seraphina
18:18She hasn't progressed past the novice stage in 10 years
18:21The faculty is discussing
18:22Sending her and the bird
18:23Down the mountain for field training
18:25I knew exactly what the headmaster
18:27And the professors were doing
18:28They were protecting me
18:29They had also officially given up on the Frostwing
18:32This was largely thanks to the terrifying
18:33Combat power Nyx displayed
18:35The Leviathan clan is born for war
18:37Together
18:37He and I could even hold our own against high level professors
18:42When Seraphina heard the academy wanted her to leave for field training
18:45She burst into tears on the spot
18:47Grey Marsh might not be rich
18:48But it never mistreats its students
18:50She'd finally found a place that offered protection
18:52There was no way she was going back to a life on the road
18:55She even managed to convince herself this was all my idea
18:57In her head
18:58I was trying to drive her out
18:59Just so I could claim the Frostwing for myself
19:01In front of the professors
19:02She wept like her world was ending
19:04Refusing to budge an inch
19:06If Rowan wants the Frostwing
19:07She only have to ask
19:09She's an upperclassman
19:11Of course I'd say yes
19:12But if she takes my bird
19:14Shouldn't she give me necks in return?
19:17Trading a mutt serpent for a pureblood Frostwing?
19:21No matter how you look at it
19:22She'd be getting the better end of the bargain
19:24The headmaster shut her down instantly
19:27Uh, Ms. Voss?
19:30Let's just focus on you and your bird, shall we?
19:34We won't be entertaining any...
19:37Creative trades today
19:38All of this was relayed to me later
19:40While they were dealing with Seraphina's drama
19:42I was at the Beast Taming Hall investigating a series of strange disappearances
19:46Any magical creature that was unbonded
19:48Or too wild to tame was kept here
19:49But yesterday, two Kelbys and a unicorn had vanished into thin air
19:52The Warden looked ready to break down
19:54I reinforced the wards myself
19:56If anything had tampered with the locks I would have felt it
20:00But last night?
20:02Nothing
20:04Not a single ripple in the manor
20:06It wasn't Abyssant monsters
20:08I don't smell their filth here
20:10I don't smell their filth here
20:11The Beast Taming Hall is carved directly into the mountain
20:14The rock itself is enchanted with heavy anti-magic wards
20:17Teleportation and phasing spells are useless here
20:19Only those carrying the Academy's sigil can pass through
20:21To steal three large creatures without a sound
20:24The thief had to be someone who knew Graymarsh inside and out
20:26I was still running through the list of suspects
20:28When I heard the curator using a high-pitched baby voice
20:31To comfort a trembling pixie
20:32Don't be scared
20:33Big Brother Nyx only looks fierce
20:36He won't eat you, I promise
20:38That one sentence made everything click
20:40Professor
20:42Do magical creatures ever kill their own kind?
20:45What a terrifying thing to say
20:48These creatures are sentient
20:50They would never
20:51Oh, it's okay, pixie
20:52It's okay
20:53Humans kill their own kind
20:55Magical creatures are no different
20:57There's a type of forbib and sorry
20:59Do you want to hear the details?
21:00Wild magical creatures don't have potions to rely on
21:03They want to ascend
21:03The ultimate shortcut is the Magitrain essence
21:07Ten years ago Nyx nearly died at the hands of one of those monsters
21:10The higher the rank of the target
21:11The swifter the dark wizard gains power
21:13Once they get a taste for it
21:14They never stop
21:16That night
21:16We set an ambush at the Beast Hang Hall
21:20But the night passed in silence
21:23Nothing happened
21:24A student came running toward us
21:26Rowan, something's happened
21:28At the dorms
21:30His face pale as a ghost
21:33Nyx shifted into a serpent form
21:38And carried me straight there
21:40His pupils narrowed into sharp slits
21:42I smell blood
21:43We heard the gut-wrenching sobs
21:45It was one of the first years I'd been coaching
21:47He'd come to Grey Morph with a tiny kitten familia
21:49Now he was cradling a blood-soaked clump of fur
21:52Wailing in a voice that broke my heart
21:53You were right
21:54It was a professional hit
21:55Gutted for its core and killed in a single strike
21:57It didn't even have time to scream
21:58The kid only ran out after he felt the soul bond snap
22:00But by then it was too late
22:03My heart tightened with a cold fury
22:06Instinctively, my eyes searched for the Frostwing
22:08He was standing obediently beside Serafina
22:11My vision blurred with rage
22:12Don't look
22:13It was him
22:15How can you be so sure?
22:16I know the stench of a dark wizard
22:18That bird reeks of it
22:21I reported everything to the Headmaster
22:23He listened in grim silence
22:25Then finally looked up
22:27We can't alert him yet
22:28We need to catch him red-handed
22:29Keep a close watch on him
22:30Wait for his next move
22:33But from that day on the bird went silent
22:36Not a single creature went missing for two long years
22:39But Nex could still smell the stench of a dark sorcerer on that bird
22:42Night fell, and I was meditating inside
22:45Suddenly a pair of blood-red eyes flashed past my window
22:48A chill raced down my spine
22:50I rushed outside into the silence
22:52The moon was thin
22:53The spring was calm
22:54But Ware was nice
22:55I ran to the water's edge
22:57A single blue-green feather floated on the surface
23:00It was an invitation
23:01Find me, and maybe I'll give him back
23:03I focused
23:04Sensing the bond
23:05The back mounting
23:07The seal
23:07What the hell was that bird trying to do?
23:10The moment I teleported in
23:11A violent shockwave of mana
23:13Nearly knocked me off my feet
23:14Nox and the Frostwing were locked in a vicious duel
23:17I froze
23:18When had the bird attained his human form?
23:20He stood there in robes of teal
23:22Dodging Nox's strikes with effortless grace
23:24And beside the sealing array sat Serafina
23:27She looked like a discarded marionette
23:29I stepped closer, horror clawing at my throat
23:32She was bleeding from every orasis
23:34Her eyes wide with a lingering, frozen terror
23:37Her abdomen had been gutted
23:38Her magical essence ripped out and stolen
23:40Nox!
23:41Get back here!
23:42Stay away from him!
23:43Nox faltered the second he heard my voice
23:46Taking a direct hit from the bird
23:47He stumbled back to me
23:49Clutching his shoulder
23:51And looking at me with those damn puppy dog eyes
23:53The Frostwing hissed in rage
23:55You did that on purpose!
23:57Nox bared his fangs
23:58On purpose?
24:00You're the one who's rotten to the core
24:01Killing your own binder wasn't enough?
24:03You had to come after mine too?
24:05If I hadn't followed your trail
24:07She'd be dead by now!
24:08So those red eyes at my window had been his
24:11He ignored Nox and turned to me
24:12His gaze burning
24:13Rowan
24:14You were reborn too, weren't you?
24:17I stared back at him
24:18Cold as the abbess
24:19What do you really want?
24:21Let me guess
24:23You came back on the day of the rite
24:25That's why you rejected me
24:27Tell me, Rowan
24:28What gave you the nerve to choose that snake over me?
24:31His face twisted into something monstrous
24:34Fine
24:34If we can't have this life
24:36We'll try the next!
24:37I'll break the seal
24:38Let the monsters out
24:40And we can restart this whole nightmare together!
24:42But next time
24:44I won't give that snake a chance
24:47Save your fake devotion
24:50The Frostwing smiled
24:52Too late
24:53I'm only one step away
24:55His hand moved
24:56Rooms flaring behind his back
24:57The mountain groaned
24:58The abyssal monsters sensed the array loosening
25:01The ground groaned and trembled under their growing agitation
25:04At that moment
25:05A massive bolt of lightning tore through the clouds
25:07Gathering right above the bird's head
25:09Beams of light erupted from the peaks of Grey Marsh
25:11As the academy's defense systems flared to life
25:14The headmaster's voice cut through it
25:18Rowan!
25:19Hold the line!
25:20I'll reseal the breach!
25:23Lightning above
25:24A tide of monsters below
25:25And yet
25:26The Frostwing showed no fear
25:28Rowan, it's over
25:30You can't stop it
25:32Just come with me to the next life
25:34I died here once
25:34Same sky
25:35Same beard
25:35I couldn't breathe
25:36I promise
25:37This time
25:38I'll give you everything
25:40Then a warm, heavy hand landed on my shoulder
25:42Nix let out of turn
25:43Sharp laugh
25:44Taking her?
25:45Try
25:46Nix stepped in behind me
25:49Lifting it
25:50Just slight
25:50Like this
25:53Steadying the wand
25:54Adjusting the angle
25:56Focus
25:56His voice dropped low
25:58Steady
25:58Don't fight it
26:01The tremor in my hand
26:03Slowed
26:04Say it
26:05The wand flickered
26:06His grip tightened
26:07I guess
26:08And then
26:08His voice dropped over mine
26:11Vireira
26:12The wand flared
26:13Light burst from the tip
26:14Blinding
26:14Violent
26:15A barrier surged outward
26:17Tearing through the air
26:21The barrier held
26:22His hand
26:23Still over mine
26:24I didn't pull away
26:25Then the ground cracked again
26:27Something below slammed against the barrier
26:29Harder this time
26:30My grip tightened instinctively
26:32No
26:33His fingers pressed tighter over mine
26:35Guiding the wand forward
26:37We're not done
26:38The fight's just starting
26:39Stay with me
26:41Nix shifted into his massive serpent form
26:43And launched his attack
26:44I immediately wove my seals to cast a heavy shield over him
26:47Every familiar has its own nature
26:49And a mage must adapt to match
26:51A leviathan is built for war
26:53So the caster must master defense
26:55A spirit fox is built for deception
26:57Requiring mastery of illusions
26:59A frost wing is built for speed
27:01It needs a partner who can keep up
27:03In my last life
27:04My skills were wasted
27:06I was a shield maiden
27:07Trying to catch a bird
27:08That didn't want to be caught
27:09But now
27:10Fighting alongside Nix
27:11I finally understood that a binder
27:13And their familiar
27:14Are more than just owner and servant
27:16They are partners
27:17Someone you can trust with your life
27:19A traitorous beast
27:20Who kills its own kin
27:22Would never understand that
27:23Nix pressed forward
27:24With real efficiency
27:25Herding the frost wing
27:26Directly into the strike zone
27:28Divine lightning coiled in the sky
27:29Like a massive silver dragon
27:31Ready to descend
27:32At first
27:33The frost wing relied on his pureblood arrogance
27:35Assuming a mutt like Nix
27:37Could never defeat him
27:38But a hundred strikes later
27:39His face went pale
27:41Nix was hitting every vital point
27:43With lethal precision
27:44While the bird couldn't even put a dent
27:45In Nix's shield
27:46He finally realized the truth
27:48I wasn't going to die
27:49In a monster's jaws today
27:50Like he'd planned
27:51He completely snapped
27:52No!
27:53This is wrong!
27:55You're supposed to die!
27:56We're supposed to die together!
27:58I stopped weaving my seals
27:59Nix flashed back to my side in a heartbeat
28:01Looking down at the bird with a mocking grin
28:04The frost wing froze
28:06Realizing he was standing alone in the center of the array
28:08I raised my hand and pointed to the heavens
28:10I gave him one last smile
28:12See you never
28:13A pillar of lightning
28:14Thick as a wall
28:15Lored down and struck him dead center
28:17He didn't even have time to scream
28:19Before he was erased from existence
28:20Just like that
28:22He was nothing but ash in the wind
28:25With the frost wing gone
28:27The real nightmare began
28:28The monsters in the back mountain were on another level
28:31They couldn't be killed
28:32Only seal
28:33Especially the abyssal dragon
28:35The previous headmaster gave his soul to anchor the seal
28:37And even then
28:38He barely managed to cage her
28:40She's been stewing in her own rage for a century
28:42The second she breaks free
28:44She'll level this academy to the ground
28:46The current headmaster and the professors were working frantically
28:49But the seal was cracking faster than they could repair it
28:52The freezing chill of the abyss was already crawling under my skin
28:55Nyx was leaning against a tree
28:57Teasing me about his reward for the fight
28:59When he suddenly froze
29:00He stared into the heart of the forbidden forest
29:03His eyes sharp and predatory
29:04What is that?
29:06He asked
29:06The abyssal dragon
29:08I replied
29:09My voice trembling
29:10His face turned grave
29:11Wait for me out here
29:12I have to go in
29:14I caught his hand before he could move
29:15I'm going with you
29:16He frowned
29:17Rowan
29:18It's a death trap in there
29:20I know
29:20I said
29:21Looking him dead in the eye
29:22In my last life
29:23I died right here
29:24I watched the frost wing shield Seraphina and fly away
29:27Leaving me to be torn apart by the monsters
29:30I tightened my grip on his hand
29:32I'm not letting history repeat itself
29:34I'm not leaving you
29:38Nyx and I charged headlong into the shattered seal
29:40The forbidden forest was a graveyard of toxic mist
29:43Thousands of eyes tracked our every move from the shadows
29:45Hungry and cold
29:46Nyx was no longer the little snake on my wrist
29:49He had shifted into his true form
29:50A massive, lethal serpent
29:52The abyssal monsters had lost their minds to the darkness
29:55But instinct still screamed at them to keep their distance from him
29:58I clung to his back, whispering
30:00What exactly are we looking for?
30:02His voice rumbled through his massive chest
30:04The dragon
30:07I nearly lost it
30:08I followed him straight into the jaws of death without even asking for the itinerary
30:12Then, he added softly
30:14Rowan
30:14I can smell my mother here
30:17I'd always assumed he was just a hybrid
30:19Part sea serpent, part siren
30:21He never spoke of his past
30:22And I never pushed
30:23Now I knew the truth
30:25He had sea serpent blood, yes
30:27But his mother was a literal ancient dragon
30:29No wonder he fights like a god
30:31And sings like a dying toad
30:33He told me his mother wasn't always a monster
30:35Two centuries ago
30:37A dark mage ripped the magical essence from his father's chest
30:40Consumed by grief and vengeance
30:42She lost herself to the darkness and fell into the abyss
30:45I didn't have the words to comfort him
30:47All I could do was lean forward and press a hand to his scales
30:50But there was no time for heart to hearts
30:52The monsters around us were starting to close in
30:54Their patience wearing thin
30:56Nyx set me down, shifting back into human form
30:59We stood back to back
31:00A circle of two against the dark
31:02Rowan
31:02He said, his voice tight
31:04If things go south
31:05I'm going to throw you out of here
31:07Don't look back
31:08Just run
31:09In that moment, the fear vanished
31:11I looked at the horde and felt a strange calm
31:13If the Frostwing was right
31:15And I can just start my life after I die
31:17Maybe that wouldn't be so bad
31:19I felt him stiffen
31:20I leaned my head against his shoulder
31:22But you told me
31:23I can only ever have one family, Nyx
31:26I took that seriously
31:27If you don't want to watch me get eaten alive
31:29Then you'd better fight like hell to keep me standing
31:34The abyssal monsters had been warped by the void for too long
31:37They were barely recognizable anymore
31:39Just walking piles of teeth and homicidal instinct
31:42They swarmed us in a frenzy
31:45Forcing us onto a desperate defense
31:49Nyx batted away a spray of toxic venom
31:51His voice thick with regret
31:53This is on me
31:55I let my heart get in the way
31:57I just wanted to see her one last time
32:00Suddenly, I went turdy
32:01Nyx whipped around
32:03His face pale with alarm
32:05Thinking I'd been hit
32:06But then he saw it too
32:08The monsters that had been clawing at us just seconds ago
32:11Vanished in an instant
32:13The silence was deafening
32:15Through the shifting fog
32:16Two blood-red beacons ignited
32:18She was a mountain of scales and rage
32:21Every breath she exhaled it tore through the fog like a hurricane
32:25Beneath the scales
32:26A woman's face
32:28A horrific mask
32:30The second she caught our scent she lunged
32:32Her massive jaws opened to swallow the world
32:35I wanted to scream
32:36To run
32:37But my limbs were lead
32:39In two lifetimes
32:40I had never stood before a true god
32:43This wasn't just fear
32:45It was a primal dread etched into my very soul
32:48But the killing blow never came
32:50Nyx stepped in front of me
32:52Shielding me with his body
32:53Mother! Stop! Don't hurt her!
32:58It's me! It's Ness!
33:02N-Ness
33:03The crimson in her eyes flickered
33:05Little 9, end this
33:06Kill me!
33:07The dragon exhaled the magical essence
33:09A shimmering, pulsing orb of pure power
33:12And motioned for Nyx to shatter it
33:14He caught the crystal
33:15Those hands, strong enough to crush mountains
33:18Were now trembling
33:19Unable to break a single, fragile stone
33:21He looked at his mother with pleading in his eyes
33:23I...
33:25I can't
33:26The dragon was fighting for every second of control
33:29Her body jerking as the darkness tried to pull her back under dot
33:33The core slipped from Nyx's shaking hands and floated toward me
33:37Good child
33:40You do it
33:41I caught the crystal, my heart racing
33:43The core's power slammed into me
33:44A bolt of pure lightning
33:46Raw energy began tearing through my veins like wildfire
33:49A warm hand covered mine
33:50I looked up and saw tears streaming down Nyx's face
33:53The first time I had ever seen him cry
33:55He looked at the dragon one last time
33:57His grip on my hand tightening with resolve
34:00Goodbye mother
34:01With a sharp, crystal and crack
34:03The core shattered in my palm
34:05The dragon let out a long, final breath
34:07At last, I can sleep
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