THE PRICE PAID IN BLOOD. KANG JULIAN,
WE ENTREAT THEE. RISE. RISE. RISE!
being in the lone presence of the high priest is an extraordinary honor and right now, you are in the thick of it. the ever so watchful eyes of ho sangchul rarely glance over to you, he does not even need a proper look to read you like an open book. busy hands with sharp fingernails skim through your file, placing an ominous scribble here and there before he finally raises his voice.
“thank you for meeting me, brother. do tell me something about yourself.”
it’s an honor, high priest. my name is julian kang and i’m a first year at the academy. due to the… problems i had while growing up, i’m still trying to get a hold of myself when it comes to the academy. i’m slowly discovering my powers and i will be honest with you, sometimes i screw things up, even if i don’t want that. but i’m working hard and i believe i can get to the other’s students level soon enough. for now, that is my main and the most important goal. but of course, i want to know more about what’s happening in our world. given the fact that the only ritual i have participated in was my dark baptism, i am looking forward to see the others and learn about them. i’m sure i’m going to like those as well, just like i like the academy, even if sometimes it feels somehow weird being here. i assume it’s because i grew up thinking i am normal human being.
“i see. now, your file contains the bare necessities about your family. i would like to hear more.”
i never met my real parents. they died while i was still a baby, due to unknown causes. or at least, they are unknown to me, because i was never told what happened. their early departure was also the reason of me being raised by mortals. however, despite all of that, my family was nothing but kind to me. they raised me like i was their own and taught me all the things i thought i’d need as a mortal. i’m very close with my mother, but despite of all that, there’s always a miss piece within me and i wish there was a way to save my real parents. but, since that isn’t possible anymore, i will work really hard and make sure both of my families can be proud of me, especially my real one.
“how very interesting. here it says you specialize in poppet puppetry, ritual magic and enchantment. what evoked your interest?”
right now, my focus goes on rituals more, because i want and need to learn everything there is about my powers and about being a warlock. i’m still at the beginning for my journey, though and sometimes i do make mistakes, but i count on the teachers and the other students to help me with my studies. right now, i can’t say i advanced that much, because some things are harder than others and i still find difficult to pronounce certain words in latin. however, i’m sure that until this first year at the academy ends, i will master everything i need to know and i will no longer have problems. you asked about my interest in the choice i made. well, high priest, i will be very honest with you. there were other majors i would have wanted to try, but given the fact that i am still pretty much a newbie in all this, i chose my current major in order to help myself understand magic better and how to work with it. in no way does this mean i am not pleased with my major. my only hope is to have the chance to study things outside of it, too.
“i am sure you will excel at it with the help of the academy. one last question, perhaps more in my own humble interest. say, the devil himself would honor you with a task only you could fulfill. how far would you go to satisfy his excellency?”
i am… not very sure about this. i could lie and tell you i would do anything he would want, but until i get to see what does he have prepared for me, i can’t say for sure. i hope this doesn’t change your opinion about me, high priest and i apologize if i’m rude or ungrateful. it’s just the way i was raised.
“that is all i needed to hear. thank you.”