Amidst the fading touch of twilight, in the Kingdom of Deloria, lay a vast field colored a rosy orange by the setting sun. The wind whispered among the dancing grass, carrying the fragrant aroma of the leaves gently swayed by the cool breeze. And amidst the enchanting natural panorama, stood Alden Vior, a young knight with a sword hanging from his waist, looking up at the changing color of the sky as it darkened.

"Why do you keep coming to this place?" Alden muttered in a hoarse voice, while his eyes continued to be fixated on the sky which kept changing colors. Suddenly a soft but meaningful voice was heard, "Because you know that fate is never inevitable, Alden. The past is part of your identity."

As if the ghost of the past never stopped haunting him, dark memories began to come to him, bringing back the bitter memories buried deep in his mind.

After hearing all his thoughts, Alden lay down on a tree saying "I might die from my past but not now", after saying that Alden closed his eyes and tried to sleep to calm his mind from everything.

In his dream, Alden saw his mother and sister running towards a big fire, "MOTHER, XIOOOOOOOONNNNNNNN," shouted Alden as he woke up from his dream, his eyes filled with tears and his limp body, depicting his sadness and suffering while suppressing his past.

After waking up Alden took the water bottle in his bag and said everything would be fine, but with a weak bed and shaking hands he couldn't open the lid of the drink bottle, Alden kept trying to calm himself while trying to open the bottle, "COME ON COME ON" he said with shaking hands and a heart full of anxiety.

Suddenly from behind Alden a white-haired woman appeared offering him help, "Are you okay? May I help you?" said the woman with a worried and pitying face and stretched out her hand to Alden. Shifting her body away, "Hey, don't be afraid, I just want to help," said the woman while giving a hand signal to calm down.

After saying that, Alden began to calm down and accept the help. After being given the water bottle, the woman opened the bottle cap and gave it to Alden again, "Here, drink calmly, okay," said the woman while giving the water bottle to Alden. After giving it, Alden drank calmly and finished it. the water bottle, seeing Alden who was thirsty, the woman offered to visit his house to refill the water supply.

Alden who heard this smiled faintly and said, "Thank you in advance, you were very kind in helping me, my name is Alden Vior of Bisa descent, what is your name?" Alden said thanks and an introduction to the white haired woman, hearing those words the woman replied she smiled and said "my name is Azra, nice to meet you Alden" answered Azra introducing herself to Alden, hearing that answer Alden started to make small talk with Azra.

TO BE CONTINUE ~~

After chatting a little with Azra, Alden got some important information that might be useful later. The information that Alden manage to get was the history of Yroti Village and the legend about the Dark Triad which Azra had mentioned.

~LITTLE STORY~

 "Previously our village was just a wilderness full of wild creatures like dark wolves and orcbears, but everything changed when the war of 100 lights started, point 0 of our village was a big hole that had a relic floating above it" said Azra starting the story.

  "Big hole? Is it safe if there is a hole in a residential area?" Alden asked Azra.

    Hearing this, Azra laughed and looked at Alden while hitting his shoulder "No sir, that's an old story, now the hole has been filled in with soil and mountain rocks", after replying, Azra exhaled and added.

    "now the former hole has been built by a Proteus church, as for..............the mysterious relic, no one knows where it went, some say that the relic was destroyed after the Dark Triad was defeated, but....some say that the relic was stolen by the Dark Triad Worship " Sect Azra added to Alden

  After saying that, Azra hurriedly stood up and invited Alden to go to his village to see the hole for himself.

    Alden was surprised as he smiled at him and said "Okay, I think that's enough for the story, let's go now."

   Alden stood up and repacked his things and equipment, after he had finished doing this Alden walked towards Azra who was waiting at the edge of the path "Come on, hurry up, the moon will replace the sun, :)," shouted Azra to Alden who was walking slowly.

   "Wait for me, Azra, or I'll tickle you," Alden shouted at Azra while laughing out loud.

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...SHORT STORY THEY HAVE ARRIVED...

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   Alden put on a surprised and amazed face when he saw the village where Azra lived, which looked very beautiful and looked more like a kingdom than a village. Alden & Azra had already passed the main gate, but Alden was still amazed by the surroundings which were full of plants and magnificent buildings.

"Hmm..... what's wrong Mr Alden? Is there something bothering you?" asked Azra, who was confused by Alden's attitude from the start.

Alden was surprised and said, "Eh, nothing, I'm just amazed by the infrastructure of your village, which is so magnificent and worthy of being called a job rather than a village."

Hearing that, Azra laughed faintly and answered "No, no, you are too excessive in your praise, I am very happy if you are comfortable here." After saying this, Azra looked around her and realized that they had been followed by a group of men from behind.

Azra tried to warn Alden, but her efforts were in vain because Alden was too busy looking at the infrastructure of Yroti village, because speaking didn't work. Azra grabbed Alden's hand and gripped it.

Because of his actions, Alden regained focus and realized that they had been followed by a group of people from behind.

*****ILLUSTRATION

An atmosphere of worry enveloped a delivery room in a hospital, sweat streaming down the faces of the people inside.

 "ahhhh......... I... it hurts...!!!" The pained scream of a mother who is giving birth

  The screams created a tense atmosphere, the nurses and doctors prepared medical equipment to perform a caesarean section on the pregnant mother, time slowed down like a drop of water merging with the silence of the delivery room.

  every second that passed the nurses were still continuing the operation carefully, only the sound of medical equipment could be heard in the room creating a silent atmosphere, after a few minutes the sound of a baby crying was heard and broke the silence in the room and like a blessing, the room was filled with hope. waiting for the baby to come out.

    Sweat and tears poured out onto the faces of the people in the room, the baby came out in good health without any defects, after that the doctor cut the umbilical cord and gave the baby to the nurse and took him to the Neonatal care room for further examination. .

   After all the procedures were completed, a nurse moved the mother to the rest room and left her to rest. Several hours passed. The mother woke up and found her child in a Crib which was right next to the mother's bed.

   Seeing the baby asleep makes the mother feel happy, sad and moved.

 "Welcome my child, I hope you grow up to be a good child," whispered the mother while shedding tears.

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...TIME SKIP...

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 Several years have passed, the mother, Isabella V'Cor, grew up with her child in the city of 𝘝𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢.. The mother was proud to name her child Alden V'Cor, which was taken from the legend of 𝘈𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨who was legendary in that city. .

Every morning, the mother wakes up excited to prepare morning delights for her son who is about to go to school, with a face full of smiles and happiness. The mother cooks the child's favorite food.

A long time has passed, Alden has grown into a tough child, covering his days with enthusiasm and hope, he attends Academy Victoria by taking Knight Skills, he continues to develop with his abilities and always strives to reach a higher level.

Alden has a dream of becoming a 𝘊𝘺𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘒𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, a line of elite knights in the city of Victoria, like stars in the night sky. He always hopes to achieve his dream, even though he is just an orphan with a mother who is a cake shop employee, it doesn't break his spirit in the slightest.

Year after year passed, like a tree that always grew, Alden grew up and at the age of 17 he was declared a graduate by the Academy Board with an intermediate score. Even though having an intermediate score did not discourage him from joining the ranks of the Cynor Knights.

Several months after graduating, he was always looking for useful information to be able to join the elite troops, while helping his mother sell Alden cakes around the city and meeting many people who had jobs as royal troops.

With enthusiasm, Alden searched for information by talking to customers for months. Alden practiced and gathered information, his enthusiasm burning brighter every morning with the hope that Alden's mother would continue to strive to be the best.

On one day, Aden met the leader of the Royal Vanguard troops, Leonardo D'arsia, he was introduced by his mother, who knew his determination from childhood, with enthusiasm and excitement they discussed many things, such as the terms and conditions of becoming a Knight.