The Duke Heir’s Secret

Clank! Swish! Swoosh!

The repeated sound of swords clashing on each other echoed throughout the stadium. The two teenagers were not yielding to one another. They came to a frontal confrontation with their swords trapped in between them.

“It seems you and I are equals… However, there could only be one victor and that’s— me!”

He rapidly struck down his sword, but unfortunately, his attack was parried swiftly.

“Unfortunately, Your Highness, your opponent is me. I won’t lose that easily.”

He was a lone demon who had yet to have a name. He was abandoned and tortured at a young age, just because he was born a demon. When thinking all hope was lost, he was saved and rescued by a nice lady whom he called "grandmother". His foster grandmother took him in, despite knowing his identity, and they moved into the city where a big warm mansion welcomed them. It was the start of his new life and he was given the name “Grey”.

Upon reaching the maturity age (for a demon), he was soon at the age to be enrolled into the prestigious academy called "Starlight Academy" where students of the said school would learn all sorts of magic and combat training.

According to the new King’s decree, it was mandatory for the next heir-in-line to attend the academy, and that included the Princes and Princesses of the empire.

His grandmother was not an ordinary lady. She was the well-known legendary grandmaster of all mages and held the royal title; the Duchess of Tales, Princess Scarlet Lloyd, and unbeknownst to him, he was the next heir apparent; the Marquis of Tales, Grey Lloyd.

He never dreamt of holding a royal title, nor going to the academy with human teenagers around his age. Neither did he comprehend to meet a stuck-up Third Prince Thaddeus von Riegan.