As soon as we were in my room I put them both on my bed and checked their conditions once again, they were definitely just unconscious and should come around soon.

Knowing this calmed me down and I began to think about what I had just done, I’d just killed two people.. but didn’t they deserve it? I didn’t feel the remorse that I should of… Is this because they tried to hurt the twins? Or was it an aftereffect of fusing mana with my brain?

Hahh… I breathed deeply and told myself to calm down and used the magic Teacher gave me to put back on the weight magic.

Something definitely happened back there, It felt like when I met Teacher for the first time but a lot stronger, my body went into some kind of battle mode, I was deadly calm but my mind was clouded with anger..

Suddenly a realisation hit me, crap! I’d left the corpses back there! I was too focused on the twins, they had proof it was me, it was like leaving my name on the bodies, Teacher would surely know it was me, who else could crush someone's skull?

I decided to check my luck and see if the bodies were still there, I made sure the twins were comfortable and ran out of my room, rushing to the spot where I had just fought.

I got there and there they were… two bodies, one with a mangled head and the other with a missing head which was a couple inches away from the corpse, it looked like no one had been here, but surely they would of know that they were missing within a couple days, I strengthened my resolve and accepted what I had just done, I didn’t feel guilty nor did I feel bad in any way, I did feel bad for betraying Teacher though, I had to tell him what I had done I couldn’t betray his trust anymore that I had done already.

I hid the bodies in a place which would give me time to go and see Teacher and then left for his office, it didn’t take long until I was at the familiar door and I knocked and went inside, Teacher was sitting at his desk reading a book, as soon as I entered he looked surprised and turned his head towards me,

“Zeppy my boy, why are you here?”

I struggled with the idea of telling him but after a while I told myself this was the right thing to do and I must, with a voice full of confidence I spoke,

“Teacher, this student of yours has betrayed your trust, I found a classmate called Kuff Mol and his older brother trying to kidnap Sena and Sina, the only reason I made it in time was because I happened to overhear a scream and there stood Kuff mol and his older brother with the twins unconscious on the floor, many emotions hit me at this point but the one that suppressed the others was rage, pure rage, I can’t describe it but I instantly knew they had to die, I killed them both, I am ready for any punishment you may enforce on me but know this, I do not regret what I have done.”

The room suddenly went cold and a pressure started radiating from Teacher, he looked at me with sad eyes and sighed,

“Zepp, you must know that I cannot condone that behaviour in my school, If I remember correctly the Mol family are Nobles in the Demon kingdom, If they find out who killed their offspring you will be hunted by them and their branch families, I do not berate you for your actions as your love for your family shows how clear your heart is, however killing was not the answer and you know this.”

Suddenly the pressure spiked again and Teacher stood up from his chair and used his hand to point at me and with a voice that seemed to come from his entire being he boomed:

“ZEPP ALKERY, YOU HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER WITHIN MY SCHOOL, YOU ARE BANISHED AND EXPELLED FROM HERE ON, YOU MAY NEVER RETURN!”

His voice echoed within the room and his body seemed to glow radiantly, he then sat down and with a quiet voice,

“Zepp, come here, I cannot protect you anymore, you must go find your own power but know this, I will always be your Teacher and you always my disciple, here take this, you can contact me through this if you find yourself lost or in need of advice, be good out there my boy.”

He handed me a small silver stone and with sad eyes he then stroked my head like a grandfather would, I had by midnight to leave the school.

I turned to walk out of the office and as I neared the door I turned back and spoke:

“Teacher, you have done numerous favours for me already, I understand your position and I’ll take my leave, but you will always be my Teacher, my friend, I’ll see you again, Master.”

I turned and bowed gracefully to my Teacher, this was me taking my leave, it was going to be my last encounter with Teacher for who knows how long, I then left the room to prepare myself for the departure.

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As I entered my room there were Sina & Sena who looked like they had just woken up, I walked up to then and hugged them close, Sina told me what happened and said two demons ambushed them and then they can’t remember much after that, I assumed this was when they were unconscious.

I put my hands on their shoulders and with a serious look I spoke,

“I’ve been banished from the school for killing the two that attacked you, this may come as a shock that I killed them but they attacked you two, no one does that and gets away with it”

They both looked shocked and they hugged me tighter with tears in their eyes, Sena lifted her head up and with a quiet voice,

“Ze, you got yourself banished on our behalf? what are you going to do now?”

Sina nodded to Sena’s point.

“Well.. I’m going to figure something out, but you can’t come with me, you’ll be staying here with Mother luu, it’s good to know that you guys are safe here, get stronger and become better mages, okay?” I said as I ruffled their hair with my hands and spoke to them with a smile.

“”No! We want to come with you!”” They shouted with resolute faces, ahh this will be hard to persuade them…

“You can’t, you will stay here… I’ll contact you regularly, I promise” I said with a stern voice, I won’t let them come, it will be too dangerous.

They seemed to accept that I didn’t want them to come as it was better for them to stay here in this school along with Mother luu, they needed to learn magic and progress as mages.

“”Fine, but we’ll become strong mages to support you, okay?””

We seemed to have come to an agreement and I smiled hugging them both closer,

“Okay!” I shouted.

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After i’d packed everything i’d needed into a travel bag which could hold most of my stuff, I left some stuff with Mother Luu and the girls, we went to their room and I explained to Mother Luu what happened, she had the same reaction as the girls, tears and didn’t want me to leave, I told her she couldn’t come with me and that she had to look after the girls whilst I was gone, I’d contact them when I could and eventually with lots of tears and hugs I left their room to go meet Yamu and Omil, I’d told them to meet me outside the dorms.

As I neared the boys dorms I saw Yamu and Omil sitting on a stone wall, they looked confused when they saw me carrying a big travel bag on my back, Yamu was the first to speak to me as I neared:

“Zeppy, why does it look like you're leaving somewhere?

“Yeah, Zepp, you look like you have a lot of stuff on your back” Omil chimed in.

With an ‘oh you’ve caught me’ expression I told them the details and that I’d been banished.

“WHAT REALLY?! IT’S THERE OWN FUCKING FAULT THOUGH!” Yamu shouted, she looked enraged and didn’t understand the reasoning behind it.

“Oh no Zepp! This is awful!” Omil looked completely worried.

I had to calm them down, they looked frantic and Yamu looked like she wanted to kill Teacher.

“Guys calm down, I turned myself in, I did what had to be done but I went too far, Master couldn’t protect me and has to follow regulations of his school, after all I killed two students, I’m lucky he didn’t go further”

They seemed to calm down listening to this but they still looked slightly frantic,

“Zeppy, we’ll come with you If you want us to, we can’t leave you on your own”

Omil agreed with Yamu’s proposal but I shot them down the same as I had with the twins and Mother Luu, they couldn’t sacrifice their education because of my mistake, I said I’d contact them every so often.

“Always remember guys, we’ll be friends forever though, right?”

I put my fist out and Yamu and Omil fist bumped me in unison, their expressions showed determinations.

“right!”

Now it was time for me to leave, I bid my last farewells and hugged them both and left towards the main gates which were made of obsidian, I told the guard I wanted to leave and showed them a seal from Teacher, he nodded and told the other guards to open the gates, the huge black gates opened and I walked out onto the path leading outside, as I turned back I took one last look at my old school and the memories I had and turned back to face the path outside, I heard the gates slam together behind me as I continued on this lonely trail into my unknown future.

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Thank you for reading.