Arafura S1 - Darker Than Black
S1 | Chapter I & Remembering | Four Feet That Stand Above The Coals

Lord Rinsei Gen was the Master in his Castle, for his subordinates, and the land entrusted to him. He could have done what he wanted according to his ego, something that was absolutely impossible to fulfill.

The moon seemed embarrassed to see the state of the academy, her bright face she hid behind the black clouds. The atmosphere looked different from yesterday, only a few street lights were visible shining. Buildings and houses are completely invisible to life, maybe they are afraid when the light is visible from the outside.

A war of division had just taken place so the streets were filled with only the rubble of buildings and some burnt goods. The smoke was still billowing in the cold of the night. Several bodies were seen with blood. There were corpses of women and men, all of whom were stiffened into the carcass of the street.

Mr. Rinsei Gen turned his eyes to a place cut between buildings. People leaned back while hugging their knees, those seedy faces were covered by robes as thick as a blanket. They were gloomy as if they were expecting nothing, some could only look at the burning fire in their midst while daydreaming. It is a gathering that cannot be expected.

"Damn it, they're like they're going to be a burden," Herr Rinsei Gen said in the statement. The men in vain gatherings are but a few who associate misfortune with things beyond instinct. Destiny—that word that always sounded from them.

"That's right! This is fate, we have been tested in order to survive the worst situation" they cheered, inexplicably sounding fed up with the words.

A meaning that is empty from the bottom of his heart—Takdir—it makes him remember a past event.

Before the academy collapsed, before everything had become as bad as noon today, Mr. Rinsei Gen was a weak man who served as a member of an ordinary osis, he said, the task is more or less just to be subordinate like a driving osis that always works in the field.

However, it turned out that all of it was fake, such a position was greatly denied its existence by his own best friend. Remar Ayrish his name, he also said, "field position is more or less just babu labeled as department! They are paid only by money, not trust! Why should you, Gen?!" Once his words were always interspersed with angry annoyance once he knew his friend even registered himself as a member of—, even though he had previously promised each other not to be involved.

Remar did not want all the possibilities to make Gen fall, therefore Remar refused outright. But, even though the situation at the time of the academy was very prosperous, they were both very poor and needed something that could be expected, such as money that brought prosperity and a position that brought freedom, he said, it's really a sweet thing that roils the stupid ego of a Gen.

It's like bad destiny— Gen thought in the past. He tried to stand up to change his unlucky destiny one by one with position and money, but Remar dodged, "What do you know about destiny?" attack with annoyed eyes. He was no ordinary man, despite the fates of fringes as well, Remar was an above average genius disciple.

"Destiny, of course I know!" Gen turned stubborn, "That has made us trouble like this. Are you—"

Remar cut the speech. "So you blame God? Fuck all the bad luck!" Remar beat Gen to a fall, "mistakes and luck are the same, bad is you, as long as you exalt yourself by reason of fate! Besides, you're giving your whole life away to fake offices and money! Who exactly are you?! Why don't you try to hone your advantage?!" Gen is really scolded.

Seen a little tears of sadness that piled staggered in his eyes, Remar never felt unexpected that bad.

The speech continues to ring until the self of a Mr. Rinsei Gen in this time. At that time it was indeed stupid, even though he had now become a Master, still if he came to see his own situation in the past there was no other feeling but hatred. Someone who associates anything with destiny—that is only a humble person to exalt himself before God, and will eventually fall also because of pride.

He then leaned on his couch, being inside a horse-drawn carriage pulled by two horses of different colors, black and white, Lord Rinsei Gen's favorite horse which he received from his best friend. Seeing the horse felt like a longing.

"where is Remar?" thought Mr. Gen.

But there is no time, soon the sun will rise, this time he also needs to prepare everything. He will meet with Ganendra Rubby—the chairman of isis who is now the number one ruler of the Gakuin— Fire Academyto hold a closed-door meeting at his castle—the leadership castle in the center of the former Gakuin Fire region the eastern central region of Gakuin Academy.

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