After entering in his room,
Raviel tossed the suitcase on the couch with a soft thud, rubbing the back of his neck he contemplated for two whole minutes,
"God... all that trouble, this better look worthy" he muttered under his breath as he started opening the titanium latches with a faint clicking sound,
Click~Click..
The upper part of a suitcase opened like a slow toy box, the kind that lifts itself up with a hiss~
Inside——
Two apples,
Perfectly red and round, the kind that you see on the trees in an advertisement or a photoshoot.
He stared at them for few seconds.....
"Man what the hell anyone was thinking while packing this, surely not that bastard!"
He pinched the bridge of his nose before pulling both the apples out from the overly-cushioned protective foam,
"Now I understand you snow-white, for why did you eat the apple"
As Raviel took both of them in his hand he noticed how they glimmered like jewel as if they were dipped in wax itself for all that lusture, but he knew better as for what was hidden inside those shiny fruits.
Quickly bringing a knife from the kitchen, he slowly pushed the knife deeper around the corner till it slightly scraped against something....
"Evil queen, may this humble servant of yours find not poison but—"
Hie declaration got interupted when he pulled out a shiny vial which was plunged deep into the mushy part of the apple,
He did the same with the other one, same thing two tiny vials, were now in his hands with grey liquid swirling inside them with a sparkle,
He placed them gently around the counter, and watched as that liquid kept on swirling itself, seeing that it felt like he was watching a starry night sky under the sun,
Three whole minutes passed as he watched the liquid kept on swirling by itself,
After staring at those vials of galaxies he decided to just do it, he uncorked the top and pressed the cold tip of the vial at his mouth, the liquid was now inches away from being chugged but then suddenly..
DING....DONG!!!....
The sound of the bell echoed inside the room, Raviel froze for a few seconds...
"Oohfor fu**k's sake, just when I am about to power-up, shit has to happen"
Getting up Quickly, he corked the vial again and kept both of them hidden near a corner of a drawer as it was something he couldn't afford to show anyone else....
Hesitantly he moved towards the door with a series of curses he had selected to welcome the stranger,
He swung the door open with a brutal force, but upon seeing the person standing at his doorstep the words or curses which were going to spawn out of his mouth died halfway.
Standing on the doorstep was a girl around his height—dressed simply in jeans and an expensive looking leather jacket, with midnight black hair framing her porcelain face and violet eyes —just like his, shimmered faintly under the lights.
She stared at him, silently watching his face and mainly his hair, before stepping inside without any word.
Raviel blinked as he watched her effortlessly sitting on his couch while he inwardly muttered holding the door handle,
"Right, Sure just come in I guess..."
She sat down with hands on her lap while eyes fixated on Raviel's frame, the silence stretched between them till it became uncomfortable,
While Raviel just stood infront of her but kept his distance while thinking,
(Okay, she is definitely his sister, Now please say something woman —you are making me uncomfortable )
As if she could hear his thought, she finally looked up facing him, her tone was polite but distant,
"How are you?"
He awkwardly scratched the back of his neck before answering,
"Fine I guess so...."
For few moments her eyes softened before reverting back as she reached into her jackets pocket,
Pulling out a small matallic ring.
"This is a storage ring" she said holding it infront of his face, "A gift for Nova Academy entrance exam"
Raviel accepted it slowly, watching the ring shine with red hue as the cold metal touched his palm,
Before he could thank her or even ask her if she wanted something hot or cold like a gentleman he was, she opened her mouth again, her voice quieter and tired now..
"Maybe you shoul—"
She stopped midway as she watched his face, then she quietly stood up,
"Nevermind"
Without any other word she gracefully made her way towards the door ...clicking it shut behind her.
Raviel stood there for a moment still dazed from her sudden entrance and exit with a little gift she had brought for him, he stared at the ring. A small grin crept across his face,
Heh.... a storage ring, guess I am all set now!!
But as if remembering something he quickly locked the door and removed those vials from the drawer.
"Family matters aside, first things first I have to atleast increase my current level by now"
Raviel in hurry uncorked both of them at once as he knew this was the most safe method in the entire novel for levelling, and drank them without any second in one gulp.
Gulp~Gulp.....
At first nothing seemed to happen...only the aftertaste of the potion remained on his tongue like a overly sweet cough syrup.
"Well, that was anticlimatic—..."
Just as he muttered those words he started convulsing and blood started to drip from his eyes like someone had teared the nerves, in panic his knees buckled but blood started to flood from his nose and ears without stopping..
"W-Whhat th..e hell"
His status screen flared to life...
[SKILL DEACTIVATED]
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[ RECOVERY INITIATED]
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[RECOVERY FAILED....]
[RE#%$@!~><{}_+=|/:;"'`,.?>< INITIALIZING]
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[□■□■□■□■□■]
[ACCEPTED]
Raviels fingers, started to scrape themself on the marble, leaving their bloody prints as the nails scrapped themselves off—completely and blood started trailing his fingers as he desperately gasped to breathe,
Hu..f..ff..f Hu....f.f...ff.~
The last thing he saw was his reflection —with nothing but only a blank white canvas where his face should have been— before his entire body went limp.