The Veilwalker

Julia was considered the little princess of the Knight family based in Region One of Sector Two, where the Sol solar system was located. As a family with mixed blood of all three human species, Julia was considered a hybrid more on the normal human side of the spectrum and had white silvery long hair and dark eyes.

Her family was one of the most powerful in the empire due to their family birthing numerous powerhouses.

As a young girl, Julia always dreamt of joining her family's hall of fame of hero hunters. She made the decision to become a hunter at a very tender age of six, where she began her training prior to her awakening and to attend the prestigious Hunter Academy. She was someone who always appeared serious and cold. Her personality and background made it difficult for others to make friends with.

While not entirely bothered, she secretly wishes to make a few close friends and not friends with those who only wish to get close to her family.

When she was four years old, during an outing with her entourage to explore the outskirts of Central City on Earth, she gets lost with no idea where to go. That was when a young boy about her age approached her and kept her company until she was found by her entourage.

That experience had made her aware of the importance of a genuine connections and she pledged to make him her friend if they ever meet again.

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Julia was having her daily dose of training when she heard news of a space vessel being caught in a cosmic mana wave. While unfortunate, it did not bother her too much. That was until she heard the ones caught in the wave were middle school students who were on their way to the Hunter Academy for a tour.

The news got even weirder when she was told that one of the students displaced had been able to survive, a feat that was deemed impossible.

"You sure of the authenticity of the report?" She asked her butler.

"Yes, young miss. And you wouldn't believe who survived." The butler teased. From his tone, one could tell he was very familiar with what Julia had interest in.

"Well, don't keep me waiting. Out with it." She demanded, impatiently.

"The survivor was a boy that goes by the name of Alexander Gray." He finished with a smile.

The butler had known the young Miss her whole life and from the day she had returned from a trip to Earth, she had talked profusely about a new friend she made there.

From that point on, Julia had pretty much turned stalker; well not in a bad way but still, she showed a degree of interest in the boy that she wanted to know all there was about him.

When Julia heard the name mentioned, she froze. First there was surprise at the fact that the boy she wished to befriend was so close to death. Then there was fear and finally, relief. As the roller-coaster of emotions washed over her in a short period of time, she sat down to take a breather.

Her butler just stood by and observed the various changes she underwent and stifled a chuckle.

Once she was able to take a breather, she asked, "Where is he now? Is he still on the orbital ring? Are there any side effects? What would happen to him in the long run..."

As Julia fired one question after the other, her butler advised her to calm down as there was no need for one thousand questions.

"He is fine and is still on the orbital ring. From what I heard, he would be kept there a few more days just to be sure he was out of the woods."

"Mm, that's the logical thing to do." She mulled over the issue before suggesting, "James, how about we go there right now?"

Her butler, now identified as James slowly shook his head before saying, "Miss Julia, I don't think that would be a good idea. Not to mention, I doubt he would even recognize you. And let's not forget you'd need your father's permission before going anywhere. And with the incident of the cosmic mana wave still very recent, that would even be more challenging."

James gave her a list of reasons why going up there right now was not the best of ideas. While Julia remembered Alexander Gray, Alex might not have the same luck, as Julia had changed over the years.

Indeed, a few years back, Julia did not have her silvery white hair as she did now, and her face had pretty much evolved from the cute little girl she was before. While Alex failed to get her name back then, Julia had not forgotten to keep tabs on him.

"I see…" She responded dejectedly.

Seeing her young Miss downcast, James decided to give her a lifeline.

"Although I heard your uncle would be returning to see the miracle boy. After all, the event is unprecedented."

"Uncle…? Is it uncle Zol?" She asked uncertainly but still with a smile, after all, she had many uncles. A family as big as hers spread all over the empire, she had many relatives. And because the family were primarily a family of hunters, they had a longer lifespan than normal humans, as the stronger one was, the longer they lived.

"Of course, who else? And I have never seen him ever deny a request from you." He added. 'But it would have to be a reasonable request.'

As he silently thought this with his best smile, he finally finished with a teased he knew she would react to.

"So, in a few days, you'd finally get to meet your boyfriend."

The comment indeed triggered her defense mechanism, and she reacted just as he predicted.

"He's not my boyfriend!" She hollered with a red face, turning her face away. While she hadn't thought about him that way as it was purely a curious interest in Alex as a friend, the comment did give her something to think about.

After regaining her composure, she got up to go back to her room, intending to go read more about the incident.

"James, inform me when uncle gets back. I don't want to miss him." She instructed, moving forward.

"Yes, of course, lady Julia." With a small bow, James accepted her commands.