Episode 3

MY

mother contracted the draining a few years after I was born luckily the 1st

treatment had just dropped and I had high magic capacity unlike my dad so I

kept her alive every day giving her some of my magic so her life essence

wouldn't be drained. Dad was just accepted into a school of cooking he wanted

to become a magic chef ever since he was little kid but he wasn't allowed too.

The academy had just started allowing men into the specially designated school

at this time. AROUND this time the anti-men faction was born they were

revolutionaries who didn't want equality and we found out later they were a

branch of the Cora faction. No one knew who the leader was back then and that

they had a plan in the works over the next 2 years they helped pass a law for

men to be in the army. This false hope and a way to trick the men into letting

their guard down thinking that they were getting more opportunities when they

were actually being led to the slaughter. It gave a sense of hope to the men

that they were being accepted and that those who had dreams of being in the

military it could actually happen. Unfortunately a month later war broke out

(which we found out later was orchestrated by the Cora faction leaders ) there

was a loophole to the men joining the army as equals they had to be 1st called

to serve in the next war. So 1 male was required from every household to enlist

in this up incoming war it took my dad away from me and my mom and his dream

away from him this was the experience of many lower town households even some

noble. After the war was over which lasted 2 years the country was in a state

of fear exhaustion anger and depression it was their 1st war in a hundred years

they weren't prepared for the economic physical and mental strain on their

people and country. They won the war but the cost was too great or as expected

in Cora's case she wanted the country to exhaust and scared to fight her and

her new rules. The men were used as shields, cannon fodder while the women who

were trained to fight & won the battles. This was schemed by the anti-men

faction to show the men of their country equality was impossible and to show

them they were expendable. This dampened down their momentum and crushed their

hopes and dreams. This was also a warning to not wish for anything or this will

happen again it was a threat. My father died in that war my mother wept and

consumed too much energy in her grief the doctor had to put her in a medically

induced coma to use as little as possible because she was on death's door

unfortunately there were a lot of similar cases in the lower towns. MY mom's

mind was put in a magic dreamscape so she could deal with her grief as were the

others to prevent exhausting their magic supply and not to die. I visited her

every day for a month I even discovered a way to get into her dream so we could

help each other through our grief. This got discovered and that's how I was

recommended to the royal magic academy where I majored in science and magic for

6 years. I graduated 1st in my class with commendation and a class increase to

Baroness.

Before all that happened a month after my mom was put into a magical coma. News

dropped and leaked about a plot for a mass genocide of the male population

using the war as an excuse and it was all to put them in their place. AURIAS

queens are referred to as Queen of Regals in history books until they earned

their own titles the current queen Aria Lilia Aurias she discovered the faction

of women responsible and sentences them to death class drop financial seized

and some were imprisoned our queen of regal was hailed as the queen of justice

and victory Aria where she got her own moniker.

There

were some flaws in Cora plan she didn't count on a group of men excelling in

the war and making a name for themselves the queen reward them with an

investigation guild and the authority to root out all gender bias and make this

a country of equality. This brought back the movement momentum picked back up

the men had hope for a better future again and they felt that their queen

cared.  The Queen concubine King Consort was very weak in health so he

couldn't be a symbol no one knew what with some speculated the draining. The

group of men consisted of 2 nobles and 3 commoners apparently they all been

training their bodies all their lives for a chance to join the military if they

ever got one. The queen bestowed upon them 2 rank increases Major general Flint

undine the bold earth bender, Josh Percius god of water, and Major Henry Burk

the flame swordsman, and Adel Aura the swift air walker. They all have sons who

followed in their footsteps they also went to royal academies to one of them

was a scientist in my year Allen Aura many high-born nobles and royal princes

join their guild. My friend robin joined along with the 5th prince. Their sons

now run the guild while the fathers focus on military matters. The guild only

for men until equality is more infamous in our country, today they have also

expanded and are under the direct purview of the queen for protection against

anti-men they've been sanctioned the queen she believes in them and their

cause. Their son trains squads and goes out themselves for mission

investigation of gender bias and other crimes.

The

faction led my queen sister Cora. She had just unleashed her plot this happened

over 10 years ago onto the male population that led to their deaths including

my dad. At this time when the news was released that my father was murdered, I

felt a need for vengeance but it was immediately satiated by queen aria

punishment. I felt fire in my soul I wanted to burn the world to the ground but

there was no one to blame so I just refocused my anger on getting into the

academy to cure my mother she’s all I had left and what was left to me.

QUEEN Aria Aurias when the investigation was complete the queen announced her

own redirect to her people" if you know something say something no matter

who it is wrong if cant does something about yourself your queen always on your

side justice" the day of her exposure of this factions crimes because the

news was officially sent out via articles in the newspaper describing how the

queen and her companions discovered investigated this matter on their own time

in secret until they had solid evidence and punished the guilty. This all

started because the queen realized the number of men kept dropping. Since even

before the war since men's equality act started. The queen of justice inspired

She inspired me to become a magician of justice and gave me confidence in

myself I believed that was smart enough and had enough magic to cure my mother

so I took the test for the Royal magic academy the consisted of written and

practical I didn't do too hot on the written but because I had to Drop out of

school cause mom was sick and I had earn money for us to live and eat by

donating magic which made me too tired to study so my reading wasn't up to par

but I got extenuating circumstances because my dream enters discovery magic

which earned me a recommendation letter. The practical was easy they just ask

me to touch crystal and it showed I had a high magic aptitude for most elements

and a large reserves I was designated rare genius and give special privileges

of salary and rank increase to noble immediately... The next day my letter

acceptance came in apparently and I have the great adaptive capability along

with a large mana pool that holds your magic reserves all attributes (magic

reserve). This is where my journey began to become a magician of justice and

science

Since

I was 10 years old I had a dream of becoming a royal magic scientist it sprung

up as a possibility my world grew along with the belief I had in myself and the

future this all happened the day the queen of justice was born and she

announced her verdict and discovery to the citizens.

When dealing with the leader of the revolutionaries Queen Aria had found a way

to deal with her older sister Cora because she was a royal with her own line,

title, and right to the thrown it was trickier to punish her when her

punishment was finally settled, she escaped to the next kingdom over Borus. She

had an escape plan in order but she left behind her 2 daughters and her husband

on purpose probably. Their reputation wealth and their good name were affected

but because they were both accepted into the academy they remained unscathed in

rank and wealth because they were too young to be complicit. The queen fairly

dealt with her family member and took them under her wing until they were sent

off to the academies their father was punished for knowing something was wrong

but never saying anything with a rank drop and seizure of half his assets he

was imprisoned for 4 years.

So

all the princesses from the queen offspring and her sister attended the magic

academies for study for the crown races for the thrown of Aurias there's the 1st

princess Ruby Aurias Ursula knight combat magic and heiress major, Ursula

Aurias the 2nd princess the genius businesswoman graduated early, Zelana Aurias

3rd PRINCESS law magic literature heiress major AND the 4th princess Cruella

Aurias science, magic, heiress major. Zelena is estranged from her mother and

sister they ignored each other in their house. Cora never tried to get to know

her daughter so Zelana was the apple of her father's eye they were in the sink

and inseparable. When Zelena tried to enter her mother's world they clashed on

fundamental issues she even tried to ruin her mother's plan and report the

genocide to her aunt but Cora imprisoned her this meant she was completely

rejected and also where she developed a fear of tight dark places. She was

imprisoned until the plan was over then afterward she was release and

threatened by her mother and sister that if she told anyone that they were

responsible she would be implicated and just as guilty as them she got scared

off which she’s ashamed of now but I told her she was a kid and she did her

best she can forgive herself apparently she’s carrying around this guilt for

years now even though the queen exonerated her well I forgave her as a citizen

and a victim she burst out crying. The father found out and was furious he

finally stood up to his wife and ask for separation and testified against her

the father Henry was always a quiet and reserved man who always did what his

wife told him at 1st it was because he loved her and she was always right but over

the years she soured and turn spiteful and mean about losing the thrown to her

sister in their race to the crown there marriage wasn't based on love but trust

which was stronger to them but he didn't have any in her anymore. She changed

so much he didn't recognize her and she became more violent toward everyone he

got scared now they avoid each other like the plague unless necessary this also

when he lost his 2nd daughter to Cora while he was grieving the loss of his

marriage and wife and he didn't notice how Cruella changed and stayed under her

mother wing, unlike Zelana who stayed by his side and comforted him. he was

wracked with guilt about leaving his daughter to Cora she was always easily

influenced as a child her Zelena were best friends but everything was lost

during this time there was nothing he could do any longer Cruella was glued to

Cora side and so she never listens to a word he said we learned later on that

Cora had revealed the truth to her to keep her on her side and to isolate her

from her sister and father. He suspected that she'd been poisoned against him.

They split their assets in 2/3 at that time going to Cora and 1/3 rd to henry. They

lived separately on the same estate. Although Bothe girls still had their

inheritance split down the middle. Thiers's father Henry tried to bring Cruella

along but Cora hooks were in to tight and there was never a close connection

between henry Cruella she was mama girl. She was too much like her mother. At

this point henry almost forcefully took her until Cora admitted that Cruella

wasn't his so he had no right this did waver Cruella some that he didn't know

but still wanted her even though she wasn't his she still budge. Although he

didn't care Cruella didn't want to come. But she did build a secret relationship

with her father at that point without Cora's knowledge. Cora secretly trained

Cruella in her plots and schemes she was in on her previous plans the mass male

army genocide. She actually let her plans slip to her dad who told Zelana who

already knew but wasn't trusted with specifics. Zelena after her plans to stop

genocide failed when the investigation was opened up she ran to her aunt and

told her what she knew which made certain pieces start falling into place in

their investigation. Aria kept the royal name out of papers and decided to deal

with the matter internally only upper echelon new Cora was the leader and no

one knew daughter were ever involved. Unfortunately this dint work month later

unedited story and circumstances released luckily against the law to use minor

so Zelena name was kept out of the papers.  Zelena asked for immunity for

her sister because of her dad but Cruella felt betrayed and stupid for spilling

sensitive information she got slapped and abandoned by Cora as well and she didn't

trust her dad. So she started her own ambition and revenge plot for the thrown

against her sister, aunt, and dad once she got the thrown. Zelena bin keeping

tabs on her sister but stopped after graduation. Because she thought they'd

never see each other again unless by coincidence or summons or royal race they

ran different circles and had opposite interests and friends. I remember when

Zelana spilled the entire messy story to me after our kidnapping when I

asked her what Cruella's deal is. We got up in the middle of the night and

drank ourselves to sleep because we were too traumatized to sleep on our own.

Cruella plots and revenge plan was in full swing after graduation she was the

one responsible for an increase in beast attack at the border of the kingdoms

with the help of her mother from Borus running things from that side sending

all their beats to our kingdom a win-win for Borus. This one of the reasons the

number of cases of the draining fluctuated so much. Cruella even had a boy

servant who she was best friend with growing up they were inseparable he kept

her centered throughout her family drama he was an orphan but as she changed

along with her mother her feeling for him warped and because she saw how her

dad pushed her mom away when she changed she put him under a slave contract and

removed his voice so he would never leave or betray her like her father.

Cruella developed a potion to lure the beast and sent the composition to her

mother. Zelena told me all of this in the academy after we got close 4 about

1year we told each other our life stories. Over the years Cora kept in contact

with Cruella who made her own plans and alliances as her mother supported her

from Borus. Zelena started again secretly keeping her eye on her sister her

father in contact with her but she doesn't trust him anymore so there not close

and I think their entire family under a microscope considering their mother's

pass crime by the government. Zelena told me she's always been alone but now

she has me and the rest of the gang as her new and better than ever family to

annoy her to her heart's content we spent the rest night laughing.

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