Earth

William was having the time of his life at home, reading all his favourite materials.

Things had been looking good for the family ever since Alex won the competition and brought back that huge sum of money.

Alex had not even become an official hunter yet, but the good fortune he brought to the family made him very proud as a father; he did not fail in his duties.

William did not have to worry about how to pay for the fare of his other son, Aaron anymore and he didn''t have to work extra shifts either.

He could afford whatever his son wanted, be it new clothes, learning materials or even getting him a video game console.

Food was no longer an issue either as from time to time, Alex would stop by and bring with him large quantities of meat, and they were high-quality ones too.

They were very nutritious and because they were filled with small bits of mana, it did wonders for their skin.

Sarah was in the kitchen preparing lunch with some of that meant while he read articles on his screen.

Everything was right with the world... Until he got a notification from his device that brought him out of his immersion.

Initially, he thought it was a message sent to him by one of his work colleagues, but the moment he saw it, his heart fell to his stomach.

"What?!"

He exclaimed and abruptly got to his feet, already fearing the worst. On his device was a red notice that only appeared if a member of your family stopped transmitting their signal.

And in most cases, it occurs when the said person dies.

William felt his heartbeat increase as the fear of what he might see when he opened the notification stopped him from moving.

But he pushed away his fears and opened the notification, only to see Alex''s signal cut off.

His eyes widened in horror as all the colour drained from his face.

"Honey, is everything alright?"

Sarah appeared in the hall with a napkin in hand, wiping whatever remains were left on her hands. However, the expression on her husband''s face scared her.

His face was pale like he had seen a ghost. He didn''t even respond to her call and remained standing.

With fearful steps, Sarah approached her husband and saw the notification hanging in the air.

Then and there, Sarah fainted.

[Ma''am, a call from public affairs. Alexander''s father is on the line and refuses to speak to anyone besides you.

[Considering the current situation, we judged that you might want to take it. May I forward it through?]

''Great, just what I needed.''

Seraph sighed.

On top of writing a report, she now had to cater for Alex''s family and try to assure them. It hadn''t even been 10 minutes yet, but the headaches had begun for her.

"Pass it to me."

She said and abruptly the loud voice of a man who was clearly in pain resounded through her office.

[Principle! What happened to my son?! And don''t give me any bullshit apology!]

"Please, Mr. Grey. Come down. I will tell you everything but doing it over the line isn''t the way to go about it."

[What are trying to say?]

"I''m saying we''re already making arrangements for you to arrive at the academy and get the whole picture of what happened. Will that be alright with you?"

Seraph said, putting a hand on her forehead.

[...]

For a moment, no response came as it appeared William was considering his options.

''He has to consider bringing everyone along or coming alone.''

She could tell what the man was thinking and waited patiently for his response to come.

[I''ll be there as soon as possible.]

"Of course, I''ll be waiting for you."

The call finally ended and Seraph reclined into her chair.

''Alex, oh Alex, where are you?''

It was the question on everyone''s mind and will soon be on everyone''s once they learned about what happened.

''Don''t you dare die on us...''