Thread: Shadow Games [Seraph and Azuriyuu]

Cain woke up in a bad mood, and seeing his sister smirking over the breakfast table at him didnt improve it. Perhaps he slept on the wrong side of the bed, or perhaps he had a bad dream, wondered his mother, who frowned softly at him as he glared daggers at his sister. What is it, Cain? Ahlrian asked as Cain continued to glare over the rather hearty breakfast of eggs. Oh, I dunno, something just seemed to be amiss in my room when I woke up. Perhaps you could explain it for me? he asked, at which point she snickered. Oh, whatever was amiss when you woke up, my dear little brother? she asked, barely able to stop herself from cackling madly. Well, I dunno, perhaps the fact that my bedsheets were on fire seemed not quite right! he snapped, at which point their mother glared at her. Ahlrian! she hissed, causing his older sister to finally break out into mad cackles. Cain could only lower his head and groan, rubbing his temples. Sociopath, he grumbled before he sighed, finishing his breakfast. Of course, their butler frowned at all this. Lady Ahlrian, would you please not set your brother on fire? was all he asked, causing her to grin softly, still chuckling a bit. Cain supposed he could forgive it. He was getting used to stupid crap like this. It was why he slept in the nude nowadays. We dont really have time for this, Ryuu, Cain said, standing up after he finished his meal. Quietly, he walked over to the sink, using the sponge to wash his plate as his sister followed along, using a small spell to wash the plate before she put it away in the cupboard before he used the rag to wipe his plate dry and put it away. We have to get ready for school, he said, before the butler bowed softly. Yes, master, he said, causing Cain to frown darkly. I told you not to call me Master, he said with a sigh. Homonculi. No matter how much you make them look like humans, instill in them human traits, theyre still just soulless imitations of life, Cain thought bitterly. He desperately had tried to make a friend a few years ago, and Ryuuichi turned out completely and utterly perfect except for the frusturating lack of any sort of soul. So Cain gave him butler directives and dragged him to school out of boredom. At least he didnt call him Master at school. As Cain headed back to his room, his mother grabbed his arm. What is it, mom? he asked. I wanted to tell you a witch from one of the other families moved in with them and is going to your school, now, she said, to which he replied with a frown. Which family? And thats when she gained a sheepish grin. I forgot, she said. His face darkened further. What grade are they? he then asked. I didnt ask, she said. At that point he facepalmed. How the hell were they the main branch of the family, anyways? Cain Onyxs mother was a fool and his sister was a sociopath. Of course, it was all comedic sociopathy leveled towards the only one she could never harm, but still. Were going to school, Ryuu. Maybe the newcomer will be a sane, responsible witch or wizard, Cain Onyx of the Lifebinding clan prayed. I doubt it, Master, Ryuuichi replied. When he arrived at school, Cain smiled a bit. Although something seemed off. He couldnt quite put his finger on it. His first thought was magic was afoot. Of course, he wasnt stupid enough to actually believe that the newcomer would start casting any sorts of enchantments, but Brent might use someones presence as an excuse to cause some hilarity. The problem is that whether the newcomer was playing with enchantments, fate, or just using psychic powers to fuck with peoples minds, it wasnt as if Cain would be able to tell the subtle differences in the effects. Then again, just because the families had their own specialties didnt mean they were incapable of anything else, as his sister, Ahlrian Onyx of the Lifebinding clan showed perfectly by setting him on fire every Monday morning. Every. Fucking. Monday. Ryuu, do you detect any magic? Cain whispered to his homunculi, who shrugged. If its here, its too subtle for me to detect, Partner, he said, at which point Cain slapped his forehead. Stop calling me Partner! People might think wereyknow he said, Ryuu looking confused as Cain made a ratherlewd gesture. Of course there were rumors that Cain Onyx and Ryuuichi Akamori were lovers rumors that Cain didnt help out by turning down every girl that came his way. Cain got by without magic, but his sister had the sublety of a battering ram in her arts. So taking home a girl who wasnt a witch was not an option, and while the four families who had a branch of their family in this city werentenemies, per se, they tended not to get along. He and Brent spent a lot of time trying to mess eachother up, which had turned into a fun little sociopathic game where Brent would try to hurt him without being able to directly hurt him with magic and Cain would punch Brent and theyd both get in trouble in the end. Cain of course had a noble appearance. Bright, ginger-colored hair and emerald colored eyes. Alabaster skin and soft features which gave him a level of beauty, aided by his six feet of height which allowed him to tower over almost everyone at school. Of course, he wasnt merely effeminate he was muscular whenever he showed it off, which was rather rare. He stood out, dressing not like his obvious caucasion, but he dressed in a white Chinese longcoat. His height, his stature, the way his emerald eyes looked dull when he looked at others around him made people think he looked down on them. In otherwords, except for Ryuu, everyone at school absolutely hated him. But that was fine by him he wasnt destined to have friends, and his attempt to create them with Ryuuichi failed anyways. Anyways, lets get to class, he said, shaking his head as he led Ryuu to class, although the feeling that there was magic in the air kept getting stronger