The numbers of the steps I took to get there, was how many times my heart and my soul was shattered. I stopped in front of a huge door and just stared at it for a very long time.

    My hands touched the knob then before I knew, the door opened wide and my sight caught a woman lying on the bed so peacefully. Maybe because she''s already in peace or maybe because she''s lifeless.

    I walked silently towards her, everything dawning on me. The pain, every kind of hurt came down on me like the rain. Tears started to fall from my eyes as I now stood right beside my mother who is now gone.

    "Mom, wake up. I need something to eat." My voice broke as I said the last words.

    "Mom, wake up.." I touched her hand before falling on my knees. Tears fell on the carpet as I released my pent up cry. Mother, who killed you?

    My chest was aching as if someone was compressing it until it won''t beat for another second. My whole body was trembling and cold. What was once was supposed to be a normal day for me. Where I would go down to eat with mother with furrowed brows and in silence, when she''d ruffle my hair and asks me to go and take a bath, and when we''d walk together on the garden as she hums her favorite tune.

    In the blink of an eye, I lost it all. I was deprived of it all and not in a million years did I thought that mother would leave me and father. But she never did left, she was taken away from me, from us.

    Thunder erupted from outside as droplets of rain pattered down on the window pane. My knuckles were white as I clenched my hands into a ball of fist from anger and sadness. These ears hear nothing as of the moment as the ringing was drowning me from where I could grasp silence and mourn in silence.

    Her hands no longer held the same warmth that it did whenever she caresses my face. Her body no longer had the joy in them whenever I hugged her. She was no longer here. She disappeared and what angers me more is that even mother herself, did not know that she would depart from this world in an instance.

    And what more infuriating, is how we still do not know who murdered my mother. The Queen of this kingdom who can burn everything into ashes. I felt the tiredness weigh on my shoulder as my eyes began to weigh twice than normal. I wanted to stay awake but something was keeping me closer to sleep and the next thing that I knew when I woke up was-

    He looked at the both of us as his stare held the coldest spear as those orbs pierced mine. His stance strong and armed. Something in me was starting to burn as I feel the excitement of testing him with so many people. Secrets don''t last forever.

    "What is it that is occurring here?" We turned around and saw an old man that with thick beard and silver eyes. He had wrinkles while he was holding a black stick to support him.

    "Headmaster, Lethenar Guvicikaea." I said in my head with a faint confusion.

    We looked at him as his gaze was fixated on the new blood who stood proudly despite knowing what has to come next.

    "Oh I was just leaving Professor Lethenar. I lost my appetite due to some matters." He said while looking at Kaval who was now looking far ahead.

    His eyes then met mine and I could tell that he was very much furious and troubled at the same time. Fear may be running through him right now at the thought of his secret being thrown away to the public.

    "Well now, you can''t leave yet. I still have an announcement to make, Alex. Besides you are still needed here for the opening ceremony."

    "What will that be if I may ask." I rose my left brow at how bold he was speaking to the headmaster. Well what can I expect?

    "Each year, the descendants of each kingdom must open the ceremony by showing their ability to the whole school. Although I see that you are in a hurry and must be tired but I would like to order that you stay for a while. The ceremony won''t take long further." The professor said and walked away.

    At that point, I could vividly see how frightened he was as he came to know what will happen.

    My brows furrowed as I noticed something very wrong. This, this is wrong. This didn''t happen. I''m dreaming but conscious at the same time.

    "Now Felix. Show me that knowledge you speak of." Kaval said with a mocking tone in his voice. My eyes went to Kaval who had a pleasant smirk on his face. Why am I dreaming this?

    "Do not mind him Alex. He''s just jealous." I looked at Diane who was glaring at Kaval and me. I looked away and thought of as to what is happening. This is surely a dream but it felt so real.

    "Looks like you are staggering boy." My brain stopped working as my mouth spoke on its own. I now was trying to wake up but to no avail, my body is frozen.

    I immediately looked at the person with a glare. He was smirking which raised the hairs in my body. I looked at him fixated and analyzed him as a whole. He was wearing this dark attire and his cape was embroidered with the symbol of fire. Ah, my rival. I said in my head. No wonder he wanted me to fail at the start. His eyes were dark as charcoal, he also had sharp features. His face was that of art if I may say so truthfully. He was masculine as I was slender. He has this authority roaring in the air whenever he spoke as his presence was heavily felt throughout without him doing anything.

    My eyes widened as I could hear what Alexander was thinking about. This is creeping me out. Even if this is just a dream, the thing is, I have never had fallen in deep slumber since mother died and this was the first one, and to my distaste, it came to what it seems as a sleep paralysis.

    "I see, but I that is none of your concerns am I right?" He spat back.

    "I guess not." I answered by force.

    The table went back on silence but a minute or two, the voice of the headmaster was yet again heard booming.

    "As it is custom. Every year, our academy starts it''s new batch of students with a ceremony including the royal descendants of the greats who ones stepped foot and trained in this academy and I the academy will continue to feel very honored that we get to present and unite the kingdoms in this glorious event."

    "As you all know that within the past few years, the academy only had the privilege of welcoming new students and starting of the new school year with three heirs. As I have longed for the complete ceremony, it seems that the gods heard my prayers as we are finally joined by the heir of the kingdom which was recorded with the most conquer of victor in the schools entire history span. I am thrilled to witness another glorious moment thus, let the ceremony begin."

    My head at the moment as a chaotic place that can be compared to the vast yet compact void of space and the ballistic matter it opposes to itself and the destruction it has made to end itself. Nathan was looking down and I knew that he was thinking on how can we escape this. The crowd of students in front of us was up with their applause and exited faces without knowing that they''d face the disappointment of the millennium.

    I looked at Alexander as he narrated his thoughts inside his mind.

    "Professor, I have something to propose." I looked over to Kaval who''s wearing an evil smirk that made the hairs in my body rise.

    "Why don''t we have a battle as a kick off for this years ceremony?"

    The old man smiled as he frowned. He knew where this is going.

    The cosmos have aligned for this moment and I do not know if I am to be alive mentally if I am to be drained by embarrassment and possible even pity. I was helpless, I was a person that held nothing but words that would supposedly impose that I am like my father.

    My chest felt something that I shouldn''t thus I shook it away.

    "Then may I suggest Prince Alex to battle with Prince Hade?" the moment the words left the professor''s mouth, my hands released so much hellfire that it threw and held him captive above ground. My eyes were wide as I was burning Alexander to dust by force. I tried to stop and heaved a sigh when he fell on the floor.

    Gasps where heard across the hall as he struggled to stand back up but when he did managed. He knew who was he up to.

    Cheers roared as fear drowned me. I had little burns on my arm and my cape was disheveled. Nate was quick to attend to me as he fixed his gaze unto the person who I assume is the Prince of the Inferno. Hade.

    I gulped silently as I felt very uncomfortable invading his privacy.

    "Move away nitwit." I said in command as I approached him but Nate stayed firm, his persona unwavering but he was slammed into the wall right behind Alexander and he watched in horror as Nate collapsed on the floor as the blue liquid streamed down his forehead. He turned to face me as his anger was consuming him rather than fear.

    I didn''t know what was happening as my head couldn''t process anything. Students from my kingdom were yelling enraged from what happened but I was focused on the man who stood in front of me, wearing an evil smirk.

    What?! I am not even smirking! I have to wake up from this nightmare.

    When he reached me, his hands were fast enough to slap my face. Those who were from his kingdom roared into cheers as I started to feel the pain from his slap which made this dream even more confusing as I can feel pain like it was real. I turned my face back at him and I swear to whoever is up there, his eyes were looking at me with the most daggers.

    I looked over to the headmaster along with the professor''s and important persona in the room and he was looking at me with a questioning look, eyebrow raised and figure stern. I gulped visibly and went back to face the person in front of me. The voice in my head keeps saying that I shouldn''t have done that but a part of me is proud for what I did. Never in my life did I lay a hand nor harm anybody and this moment is a new thing for me. Am I happy? No. Am I excited? Yes but I know that all of this is short lived. And as the universe called it, I was swallowed in a ball of fire and was lifted into mid air. My breath became ragged as I felt my throat close and my skin boil.

    My veins were burning from that much release of power. I was not in control this time and that made me doubt. This dream seems to be telling me something but I also falter to believe in superstitions.

    "This person right here is an impostor of the image he oppose." I said while looking at him still. Murmurs spread like the fire he had in him asking what his words meant.

    I would rather choose death over anything else in this situation for I feel like I will not have an image to show them after whatever it is that''s going to happen.

    At this point, I was very conscious that I was dreaming and wanted to wake up but couldn''t.

    "He has no power-" the moments I opened my mouth, Alexander fell to the floor as I heard a loud bang that shook the hall we are in.

    I groaned as the pain I felt surged from my bottom to the top of my body. I felt really dizzy and with this embarrassment that I am going or now facing, I felt like I want to puke and cry silently in my room. I wanted to be swallowed by the earth beneath me at the moment. My vision was a blur but I know and certain that everyone was staring either at me or to whatever it s that caused the shaking in the hall.

    Again, his thoughts were like mine.

    The moment that my vision became clear, I saw Hade laying the ground with a huge cut in his left arm. His eyes were filled with hatred and disgust. A circle of fire was around him as if it was protecting him. His aide was steady at his side and looked unbothered. I looked over to Nate and he was still unconscious. I quickly moved over to him and pain was consuming my body with every bit of movement I made.

    What!? I would look confused but what is he saying?

    "Nate! Wake up!"

    I was starting to palpitate and my vision was starting to go hazy. I heard voices in my head calling for my name. I ducked down as I covered my head trying to not hear anything. Everything was in chaos.

    "Fuck!" I stood up from where I laid as I heaved really hard. What the fuck was that?