William sat on his chair doing paper work. Only an hour remained for the orientation. The masked man sure worked every day, never stopping for a second. That can be said, since he was the next in the line of being the wizard king after the current one.
As he silently looked through his work, he heard a voice, William...
William stopped working to look around. He could've sworn he heard someone. Was he imagining?
William!
William looks at the direction where the mirror was. He stood up, walking towards the mirror. He eyed his reflection. He took his mask off, revealing his short shaggy white hair. He looked handsome, without his mask. Soon his reflection began to envelop. In front of him stood a man about his age, wearing white robes. This man had snow white hairs that matched his perfect fair skin. He had red tattoos around his face. His gold eyes glared at the captain's magenta eyes.
"Patri..." William slowly acknowledged the man in the mirror.
"What do you think you are doing?" The man in the mirror, Patri, spat at the captain of the Golden Dawn.
William shrugged, "Paper work."
"Cut the crap, idiot!"
"You are making no sense!"
"William..." Patri sighed, pointing at him. William's eyes shifted up to his forehead, "You need to figure out how your face become like that!" He spat. The Captain just blinked, placing a hand on his forehead, "There was suppose to be a scar at your upper face. Where is it?"
William's lips parted in confusion and worry. It's true that he had a scar, where was it? "I really don't know. Ever since the entrance exams, it just... " William gave a small smile, "The scar I hated so much... It's gone now."
Patri closed his eyes, "William, you're my friend. I want the things better for you too. But we need to figure out how it got removed." He looks at William in a thoughtful state, "You don't think by any chance it's that blind girl?"
William then looks at Patri, "even if this is Isabella's doing, are you saying that I should kill her?"
"No, of course not! We need to know who she is, where she came from, everything! But we need to be careful, she's very clever." Patri sighed, placing a hand in his chin, "But, the way she can see, it's still hard to understand. Did she not felt my presence in you?"
"I can't even understand the way she looks at people." William admitted, "Let alone knowing that you are in me..."
Patri frowned deep, "The girl's sharp enough to figure things out though. She will be an obstacle in the upcoming future. We have to be very cautious. Just act like you always do. One mistake might lead her to know that something is definitely wrong."
William sighed, nodding in agreement.
Patri then disappeared, leaving William alone at his office. The captain of the golden dawn turned and went to his chair, sitting, letting out a heavy sigh as he buried his face within his hands. Even if it was the blind girl who saved him from his mother's side of the family's curse, he is more than happy.
He will do anything to protect her.
Patri sighed as He shook his head in annoyance as he watched the scene from inside William's mind. He couldn't help but wonder about Isabella as well. Ever since they both saw Isabella in the exams, he couldn't do anything to forget about her. Her magic was just like his, perhaps much stronger than his.
But more importantly, she looks just like him.
"Why does she looks so much like you?" Patri asked to himself, "She's a human. She can never be of yours. I refuse to believe this."
Ten minutes were left for the orientation, as Isabella walked in the corridors, feeling other's Mana. She had placed back her fake human ears back in her pointy ears. She was actually an elf, at least half. Nobody knew this.
Human= white/ grey
Elf: dark green
She soon reached the dinner hall where the other members were. Few of them turned to notice Isabella on the doorway.
"It's that blind girl."
"Filthy commoner!"
"Why even make a weakling like her join a squad where people who are superior to her are here?"
"She's strong alright."
"It doesn't matter, a commoner is a commoner."
Isabella then walked towards the middle side of the dinner hall taking a seat. Surprisingly, she noticed that she was sitting next to Yuno.
"Hello Yuno." The blind girl smiled.
"Hi." Yuno greeted, "How did you figure out that it was me?"
"Your Mana and pattern." The girl simply replied, "I recognized it, back in the exams."
"I see..." Yuno spoke, not understanding a thing that Isabella just spoke off.
"Excuse me."
The duo turned to see a young girl around there age with carrot orange hair and bright green eyes, who fiddled with her fingers.
"May I sit here?" the orange hair girl asked.
Isabella smiled, gesturing her, "Of course, ma'am."
"Oh please..." she sheepishly smiled having her hands up, "I'm no woman or eh... never mind." She took the seat, "My name is Mimosa. Nice to meet you."
"My name is Isabella. "Isabella gave a light bow, "A pleasure to meet you Lady Mimosa."
Mimosa blushed while Yuno made a poker face, "Eh!? Please don't call me lady. Just call me Mimosa. We are friends after all"
"Friends... we just met..."
"Eh?" Mimosa thought a little with a small blush, "Then let's be friends!" She brought her hand out to shake her hand. Isabella smiled and shook her hand back.
Mimosa turns her attention to Yuno, "Nice to meet you! You were chosen from the exams, right?"
Yuno nodded, "My name is Yuno."
"Pleasure." She cheerfully smiled.
Soon William came to the dining room; some members greeted him while others tip their heads as an approval of his arrival. He then gazed at Isabella, who was talking to Mimosa. She lightly tapped Mimosa, gesturing her Captain's presence. Mimosa instantly jolted and bowed. Isabella gave a small nod. William smiled at the both.
William explained the members the norms of the squad as they were served with four full course meals. The nobles were quiet used to this. Yuno was a bit unsure about the display of the food and how extravagant it looked. He turned to see Isabella who silently ate as she listens to the Captain. She ate like a proper noble, much too some nobles surprise.
"You seem natural at this." Yuno stated a nervously.
"It's fine..." Isabella a simply replied.
After the orientation, William was now eating. His other subordinates ate silently, while some were talking. The captain sighed as he took a sip from his glass of drink. Isabella stood from her seat, excusing herself as she made her way outside. William sighed as he sat his drink down the table, holding onto his head in frustration.
One of his member noticed, "Captain, are you alright?"
Instead of answering, William felt his head spinning, his vision becomes blurry.
Patri's eyes widened, "William, you idiot!"
Isabella sensed something of as she turned around. She quickly rushed to the dining hall.
In the hall, the Captain, fall in the ground, unconscious.
"CAPTAIN!"
Authors note:
I've been wreaking my brain since i watched Dreadout 2 but i want to ask you guys...
Who thinks the Fortune Teller looks so much like the lady in red(First Sister) from the first Dreadout game, that they actually might be related?
I have a feeling that she (Fortune Teller) might just come in the upcoming Dreadout games... that is if the developers make one...
Any who, thank you again for continuing to read my story.