The Author's POV

"I'm bored."

Over the course of Lightning Dragon's short life, the same words had been repeated so many times that he had also gotten bored of saying them.

But he couldn't help it.

He had truly gotten bored.

'Prodigy.'

'Next Union head.'

'Humanity's hope.'

Originally known as Liam Nefeli, Lightning Dragon was once hailed as one of mankind's brightest prodigies.

In the past, he had attended the Lock, and that was where he gained his fame.

In spite of this, he had no pleasant memories of the place.

As a transfer student, he had great expectations when he first arrived at the Lock.

Why wouldn't he? It was supposed to be the number one academy in the human domain.

It was a world filled to the brim with huge prodigies who would one day become the backbone of mankind.

His first year at the Lock was probably the best year he had ever had. His constant drive to improve himself, along with his friendship, kept life from becoming monotonous.

As a matter of fact, he had also acquired a rival while at the Lock. An individual who pushed him forward and followed him from behind.

His name was...

What was it again? Givan? Gary? Gilbert?

Ah, it was such a long time ago that he had already forgotten.

But those were truly fun days for Liam.

It was probably the last time he had ever truly been happy.

Unfortunately, those days never really lasted long.

After his talent began to outshine everyone else's, his so-called 'friends' began to look at him differently.

It was no longer out of friendship, but out of greed.

'If he becomes the next of the Union he will support me in the future.'

'I should stay closer to him.'

'He will make a good connection.'

They didn't need to say anything for him to understand what they were thinking. Their faces said it all.

Life became duller from that point on.

Despite this, he continued to train hard, and his strength continued to rise at an alarming rate. It had gotten to the point where almost all the big guilds in the human domain were salivating over him.

He would constantly get secret offers from the top guilds or even the Union itself.

He naturally rejected them.

He wasn't interested in such things. Responsibilities weren't his thing.

They were boring.

That said.

In spite of losing a lot of his friends, Liam kept staying at the Lock because of his rival, or should he say, best friend?

Yeah...

That sounded about right.

Bests friend...

As far as he was concerned, he was the only one who hadn't given up on him.

…It was kind of fun.

But, that too inevitably came to an end as his rival soon stopped comparing himself to him and pushing himself like he once did.

He tried to remedy the situation by holding back a lot, but in the end, his friend and rival found out about his intentions and stopped talking to him altogether.

Whenever they met thereafter, he would greet him with a short nod and disappear into the distance.

It was from that point on that Liam's world became dyed in grey.

His life had become monotonous as nothing excited him anymore.

"How boring…"

on a school excursion trip along with his

be a typical school trip, but reality proved to

turned out, it wasn't

seemed to target all Lock students. Or at least on the surface as the true

ensure the success of their plans, and stop any reinforcements from coming, the demons attacked several

in place guards in case something like this happened, however, they

his rival, ran away the moment

because he wanted to save his classmates nor because he want to be a hero; he was filled with inexplicable excitement

a powerful enemy, he felt an

strong that it could kill

also brought color to his dull gray world as he proceeded to attack

he attacked the demon, his eyes shone and a smile spread across his

someone who he could go

a demon like that if they had been present, but Liam didn't mind. As far as he was

more than to alleviate himself from the boredom that

he was inevitably left disappointed

Crash—!

the trees, the demon raised his head and

what the reports have

I was holding back

back of his head as he stared at

"How boring."

ended up muttering as he stared at the demon in

I should

was at that

you just say that

and his feet came

"What about it?"

He asked.

against the tree, the demon pondered

"Why are you bored?"

"Why am I bored?"

his head, Liam thought for a

and lack of challenge in his life, he calmly

"Because I'm too strong."

"Too strong?"

my age. And the older ones won't fight me because they don't want to hurt me.

as they prevented him from getting into any fights that could endanger his life. Had it

understood their intentions, but their actions only

gotten so bored that he had started questioning whether living was

It was then that.

want is excitement

Turning his head to look at him, Liam shook

won't fall for it. I'm not going to sign a demon

you to

the demon shook his head as he murmured in a barely audible

enough to

what do you

a step forward and raised his hand, prepared to kill the demon at

to stare at

a place where you can fight at your heart's content with your life

hand came to

"…Speak."

face as he quickly started to

relaxed his hand became

winner will become the

"Interesting."

thin smile spread across Liam's face as he thought back on the details of the

for a bit,

do I

me to

furrowed when he heard

would I know that you

was at that

Spurt!

stomach with his sharp nails. black blood spilled on the ground,

toss

"Here you go."

looked at the demon

"What's this?"

"It's my core."

The demon answered.

my life and death. Is

a couple of seconds, Liam nodded his

"Alright."

Spurt—

he cut off his arm and blood spilled

actions shocked the

"You…what are you doing?"

at the arm on the ground, Liam put the demon core away

day forth, Liam Nefeli is dead. He died during a fight against a demon trying to

around, he proceeded to slash the demon's