Draxus entered his room and lit a candle, then opened a few books gifted to him by Professor Adrian, it was a normal routine for him everyday and it was supposed to be the same that night.
He scrolled through the books till late in the night and started feeling drowsy when he heard knocking sounds from the doo
He opened the door to see Lucien standing outside the door with a hood on his face and a smile on his face. "Draxus, professor Adrian is calling all the assistants.
Draxus looked confused and wondered why the professor would call them out when it was already so late in the night but he didn't doubt Lucien. After all they had been comrades for long and Lucien always seemed friendly towards him, he also helped Lucien out a lot there didn't seem to be any reason for Lucien to lie to hi
"Alright hold a bit, let me change." He said then rushed into the house and picked up a hood from the closet along with a candle light then closed the door and followed Lucien back to Professor Adrian's offic
On their way to the Professors quarters, Lucien asked "How long have we known each other now?
Draxus tilted his head with a confused look "A year?
"Yet you seem to trust me so much, it's amusing" Lucien said with a smir
"We are colleagues, why can't I trust you? I don't have anything to offer for you anyways." Draxus said with a light and cheerful voic
Lucien halted in his steps and turned around to look at Draxus "I wish I could be like you but this world doesn't really work that way, born into a noble family even my father could very well be against me. Trust doesn't work in this world of ours. Remember that" he said then turned around and continued walked towards. "Be quick or we'll get scolded, don't dally around. It's pointless thinking of it now anyways, it's too late." He said with the last part coming out as a whisper only him could barely hea
After getting to the Professor's quarters, the two walked into the hallway while Draxus looked around in confusion, the hall was way too dark, and silent. It felt like he was walking in a ghost tow
"Where is professor Adrian?" Draxus asked in confusio
"Where else would he be? He is in his research chamber, hop along we are getting late already." Lucien said without looking back while watching Draxus for any suspicious movements but the latter didn't seem to sto
Lucien opened the door then walked in calmly while Draxus followed silently looking around the room without finding any traces of the Professo
"Where's professor Adrian? I don't think he's here" Draxus asked while looking towards Lucien when the other three assistants researchers walked into the roo
"You've done well Lucien, leave the rest to me" Henry said then walked over and stared straight at Draxus eye
In an instant, Draxus lost all control of himself and suddenly felt his body moving on its ow
"Psychic magic!!" Draxus screamed internall
The world was populated by the Dravens race and many other sub races but the royals and nobles of the Dravens had a high affinity with magic, they could generally all awaken a type of magic after reaching fifteen years of age, some talented enough to awaken two or even three at once or over tim
Psychic magic could be considered as one of the top tier magics because it ignored all sorts of defences and targeted the mind, they were rare, few and far between, each of them considered as national talents because of their versatilit
"Why would a psychic mage be here as an apprentice under a mortal researcher who can't even use magic???" Draxus though
There was almost nothing professor Adrian could offer to teach a psychic mage like Henry, it was like throwing a gem into a pile of mud. Those who were sent to study with professor Adrian were generally those who failed to awaken a magical ability at fifteen and sent to become researcher
Draxus' mind raced but the most important thing at that moment was his relation with everything going on. He had lost all control of his body and was moving towards the table where he saw professor Adrian slumped behind the table with eyes rolled over in a dazed stat
'Professor Adrian!' Draxus screamed internally. What did they do to him? And why are they doing it? Draxus tried to break free but all his efforts were in vain
His body moved over to the shelf and pulled out a bottle of blue liquid broke it against the table and raised it towards professor Adrian's throa
'Stop this, Draxus snap out of it, stop this!!!' tears came rolling down his eyes while his hands slowed dow
"He's trying to resist, I think I'm going a bit to easy" Henry smirke
The next moment Draxus lost all control and pierced the broken bottle towards professor Adrian's throat with blood gushing out furiousl
'No, no, no this can't be happening it must be a dream.' Draxus cried internally but his body didn't stop, raising the bottle again and plunging it down till the professors body was filled with holes and cuts with blood gushing out, the professor looked totally unrecognizabl
"That's enough, he's dead already" Lucien said looking at the professors unrecognizable bod
"Alex, Have you taken the scrolls?" Henry aske
"Yes, he hid them pretty well" Alex replie
"Father will reward you all very well for this, it's considered as a national merit. Give me the scrolls, you all return to your quarters" he said then collected the scrolls and left the room with Draxus' body walking behind him like a puppe
Draxus eyes looked blank and when his head was raised he first peered over to Lucien remembering what he said earlier
'Professor Adrian didn't deserve this, he was nice and never disobeyed the rules. The same happened with my brother, and my father, This empire is messed up.'