Chapter 1. The academy’s weakest student
Kailen Darkhaven stood before the grave of his parents, with a melancholic expression on his face.
Tears fell endlessly from his emaciated face,as the howls of the wind attempted to sway him away ,his dark hair that looked dry and lacked nourishment swaying endlessly .
This had been his usual practice for two years now. He would visit his parent's grave on this same day, ever since the incident that led to their deaths has occured. Of course, this same day also turned out to be his birthday, the day his parents died.
Unlike most teenagers, what was supposed to be a day of celebration , had turned out to be a day where he constantly remembered the loss of his parents ...
Without uttering a single word, he sighed deeply, then turned around and left ..
Kailen walked through the streets of New Alexandria, ignoring the activities of people.
Since he had no money to hire a cab to take him to the academy, he could only do with trekking on foot.
His worn out shoes did more to humiliate him, as various demeaning glances were thrown at him.
What made matters worse was his attire. He was so lanky that the uniform that would make any young man his age complain about how tight fitting the clothes were, was actually too large for him.
" Used to this". Kailen sighed, then continued his journey .
His stomach made grumbling sounds, a testament of how much hunger he had endured in the past few days...