The competition was comig to a close, and may students were doing their best to kill as much monsters before it officially closed.

Little did they know, all this would be useless soon as the world would be under the control of chaos.

Silence stared wide eyed at Keme, the first time in years in which she was surprised. She couldn't say that she liked this feeling.

He was gasping for breath and sweat was rolling down his face. His eyebrows were slightly scrunched up in pain.

Silence gave him a confused look, this was very similar to an asthma attack in her opinion, yet it was't which left her confused.

For now, she wouldn't worry until she knew that he was dying. Besides, Death was her friend.

"It will pass," Keme said inbetween gasps. He did't notice it before, but he did as soon as it started to build up inside of him. His aura was turning darker as the mana build up inside of him.

If he didn't release it, it could create internal wounds. Silence didn't know any of this and went to help him up. Holding his hand for comforts sake.

She had to admit, these social techniques she awkwardy executed were the results of reading many books.

Silence opened her ears to the nagging on the wind. About to ask them what was going on.

Oh now you listen to us! Hmph!

The older you get the ruder you are!

Nononono, she was always rude, it's only now that she's showing her true colors.

You got a point there, if only we winds could stop time.

Silence threw them a glare and the winds stopped talking for a brief second before running their invisible mouths off.

Hmph!we should we help you?

Right right! You never helped us.

Yet their reluctance slowly disappeared as they simmered under the heat of Silence's glare.

You should know what's happening, with all the books we gave you!

Are you stupid? The transaction of mana was never recorded, how could she know what's happening?!"

I don't know, but she should know.

She's not an encycopedia!

But she could be...

"Please," Silence whispered in a soft voice when she noticed Keme's grip tighten on her hand. The word seemed so foreign on her mouth, and she could still taste what remained of it even after she said it.

Yet it was effective, the wind immediantly quieted down, shocked at how such a desperate word came out of their masters lips.

He just has to release his aura.

But that will cause almost everything around him to die.

It wouldn't be surprising if he destroyed the whole kingdom if he does.

Well, he wouldn't destroy the kingdom.

True, just kill everyone in the capital.

What about the barrier around us?

True, but imagie the trouble when everyone here dies except them.

Ah, we're going off topic again.

For the first time, the winds stopped themselves from reciting endless amounts of words and focused on telling Silence what to do.

You could erect a barrier.

Actually, we could do it as well.

True, very true.....

But it wouldn't be enough.

Master would figure it out, she probably wouldn't mind becoming a fugitive.

Then a strange stillness appeared before the wind picked up.

Silence was once again surprised, this was a first. Then she gave a soft smile, and let her mana intertwine with the winds, creating a nearly impenetratable barrier.

The trees around them very quickly turned to dust that floated around them, also creating a physical barrier. (Author: For the sake of not turing this into a sandstorm, all this is say...1 mile away :)

"It's ok," Silence said as she herself struggled to breath.