Nameless King

"Hey, that's the blind teacher, right?" The girl asked.

"Yeah... It looks like we won't have to work. He lived up to our expectations." Egid muttered as he headed towards him.

The Blind Sorcerer and his apprentices faced the two Elders. The disciples were breathing heavily, they had been running continuously for a long time, they needed time to recover, but now they were safe. Next to the Blind Sorcerer stood Ron and Kaya, unlike the others, they felt fine.

"Boy, what happened?" Egid approached Blind Sorcerer.

"I'm not sure..." Blind Sorcerer wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand, "It all happened too fast... First Miss Reine got unhealthy, then we were attacked by monsters. Luckily I was able to buy the students time and then save the others."

From the time the students ran out of the Misty Forest and reported what had happened to the Elders, only a few hours had passed. The open class started early in the morning, and by lunchtime, it was over.

"Yes, we were informed of it. Frankly, I thought neither you nor the students would make it out of there alive. How did you get out alive and unharmed from the clutches of many dangerous monsters?" Egid asked thoughtfully.

"It's simple. I used my powers." Blind Sorcerer smiled, "Unfortunately, I'm injured, as are the students."

"Hmm?" Egid raised his eyebrows.

Blind Sorcerer snapped his fingers.

Tremble.

Suddenly he and the silhouettes of the apprentices blurred like mirages.

"Anyway, my illusion magic helped me. I fooled the monsters as well as you." A faint voice came from behind Egid.

Egid and the girl turned around.

"Damn, you're a decent guy... If your illusions could fool us, you certainly didn't have a problem with the monsters."

"You've been through a lot..." The girl muttered.

The Blind Sorcerer's mantle was half drenched in blood. Many students had wounds all over their bodies, some even had trouble walking, but everyone was alive, and that was all that mattered.

"Are you going to stand there, or will you finally help us?" Blind Sorcerer muttered.

"Of course!" The girl exclaimed as she folded her arms in front of her.

She created a pink magic circle above them. It glowed brightly, the light was warm as if from the sun, and the small scratches began to heal quickly.

"Sara, your healing abilities are superb as always." Egid nodded approvingly.

"Thank you."

'She's a healer...' Blind Sorcerer inwardly muttered, 'Damn, that could be a problem.'

...

The students returned to the academy safely. They were additionally sent medics to make sure they were perfectly fine. Reine and Blind Sorcerer were not feeling well, but as teachers, they had to report back.

"Miss Reine, can you explain what happened? Why did you feel sick during an open class? It put the students' lives in danger, we hope it wasn't your fault." Egid said seriously.

He sat at a large long table with two other Elders. They summoned Reine and Blind Sorcerer for questioning.

"I'm sorry, I can't exactly answer your question. At one point, I felt abruptly worse, I couldn't do anything. I'm so sorry." Reine muttered as she lowered her head.

"Miss Reine, I expected more from you." One of the Elders said arrogantly.

Reine remained silent. She knew she had no right to be outraged. She was lucky to have Blind Sorcerer with her. If it weren't for him, a lot of students would have died because of her.

"I don't think you should blame Miss Reine." Blind Sorcerer said.

"What? Boy, do you realize that her incompetence has set you up too? You did well to save the students, but you must be objective. If this happens again, it will be a real disaster."

"Yes, I agree, but Miss Reine is hardly to blame. I believe someone intentionally poisoned her, this academy has many enemies, so I believe we are just victims." Blind Sorcerer said confidently.

"I don't know... It all seems too strange."

"Damn, you were always too suspicious." Egid waved his hand, "This guy's right, this interrogation is over for now. We're glad you're okay, especially good that all the students are alive. Although it was dangerous, the students got a unique experience. It will definitely help them in the future."

Blind Sorcerer and Reine nodded and left the room.

"Thank you for stepping in for me..." Reine said modestly.

"Don't mention it. This Elder hasn't even been there and doesn't understand the situation's complexity, but you should be more careful. You might be the only one the intruders are targeting." Blind Sorcerer clapped her on the shoulder.

"Yes..." Reine nodded weakly.

...

Blind Sorcerer returned to his room. It was already evening, and it was the perfect time to start the first part of the plan.

"Good. I hope they don't notice it too quickly." Blind Sorcerer sighed.

Whooooooosh.

Kaya suddenly opened her eyes, they shone brightly like two stars.

'Let's go.'

Kaya nodded and walked out of her room. She headed toward the main staircase. The Blind Sorcerer mentally controlled her like a puppet. He saw too that she was.

It was already quite late, so Kaya met no one in her path. She walked quietly up the stone stairs and approached the highest point of the academy, the long, dark spire, where the main treasure of the academy was located.

As night fell deep, Kaya reached the entrance to the spire. No one was allowed to enter here, not even the Elders, but the Blind Sorcerer decided to break that rule.

'Damn, this barrier is superb. It's like looking at a work of art...' Blind Sorcerer muttered inwardly.

A steel gate blocked the entrance to the spire with a barrier on it. It was a formation of many magical circles of different colors and sizes, any engineer would compare it to what a clock looks like from the inside.

'Huh, the Chief Elder did his best. It's the best barrier I've seen, no one could break it, no one but me.' Blind Sorcerer smirked.