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it's so beautiful and peaceful

the birds are chirping, the golden leaves falling on the stone pavement as the cold mourning wind of winter approaches, there are children playing with rocks trying to skip them on the pond, a merchant shouting for customers, the bustling roads of the kingdom, carriages and people, and then an explosion.

everything seemed to turn into a huge blur, as if time stopped and I didn't know what was going on,

I was suppose to be on holiday today, spending time alone in solitude.

I couldn't see anything, I was practically blind by the dark smoke, I was in a state of fear and shock to the point that I couldn't move, not even an inch, my ears are ringing, but I could make out the screams of the people as they ran pass me, stepping on me on the process, making me Yelp in pain.

"my baby,my baby!! where is he!"

"somebody help!!!"

"my leg! my leg! I can't move!!"

"dad! dad!! wake!!wake up!!!"

"help me!!!"

"I can't see!"

it's chaotic,

it's Loud,

my ears are hurting, and so is my body, but I incouraged myself to hide in a secluded alleyway hugging my own body tight.

I sat a a corner, covered my ears until it stopped Ringing and got myself more clear Headed than before,

I didn't have Time to fully sort out my thoughts, I raised my hand up into the sky, as if I were reaching for something out of the clouds and a Green light glowed suddenly from inside my hands, it glowed more and more forming into solid figure, a spear embroided with silver diamonds and Jade, alas! God's blessing to me,

as a knight of the kingdom, it is my duty to protect those who reside it, on holiday or not, I must do my duties as servant to the God Oswald and the kingdom of Amir and bring peace to the world!

and with that in mind, Baron with his weapon in hand ran towards the explosion with immense speed, to the point of being super human, wearing nothing but clothing, no armor, no defense,, and yet he ran with bravery and confidence written on his face, like how a true knight should.

Chapter 1: the start of the end

Baron rushed forward, with his spear at hand, there was a bird, a giant black bird with the size of full sized wagon it looked dead, it was dead, but for some reason it came back to life, but leaving it's soul behind,

does that even count as being alive?

the bird was smelly and it was rotting, some of it's ribs could be seen though the decaying skin, it's eyes were a jaundiced white, lifeless,but moving.

there's only one person I know in this world that could do something so messed up as to resurrect a dead thing to reak havoc.

Baron covered his nose, what a stench!

before Baron could take Action, a group of birds could be seen above the sky, no they were not Birds, they were human,they were knights!

they flew above the blue sky with their golden and white feathery wings, and shiney gold armory

there were about ten of them, they all plunged forward with swords and shields in hand of different colors and sizes, falling from the sky and aiming at the giant bird, as if fallen angels being thrown from heaven falling to the face of the earth

Baron looked up in awe, what more can the generous Oswald give? Baron prepared himself for their impact, he got out of their way and watched as the winged knights plunged to the ground causing the earth so shake.

the area was full of dirt smoke

" Men! formations!"

before he knew it, the battle began.

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Oswald the God of Magic, the creator of everything they know,

for millions of years he is praised, worshipped and loved by the people in this earth, he was mysterious, he never once showed his face, not even to his most loyal subjects, wearing nothing but a black cloak, being covered from head to toe by black mist,

people described him as High and mighty, always boasting about his success, the battles he won, the evil he vanquished the great things he created, Magic.

with his sheer knowledge alone did he create the most sophisticated creation in human history, and for that he was deemed as God, after all, Humans can't lead themselves, they're bound to fall apart, destroy themselves from flesh to bone, they need a leader, they need a God, they need A guardian.

for all the years that Oswald reign this earth living amongst the clouds, a utopian society he created, Amir, a piece of land floating to the vast skies of The Earth where Oswald's blessing is at its strongest focal point.

he created a world where Magic is The Key to everything and the satisfaction of life, where one can no longer exist without magic, where everything is decided by magic, where everything is seen as magic, where the reliance in magic became a part of life.

he created something good and yet so bad,

because when there's is light, there is always a shadow.

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"Baron"

a knight called to me, I know him, he was my senior at school, he carried his giant sword in his hand embroidered by Amber and ruby, same goes for his features, Red , he's fiery.

I was squatting on the ground, looking at the double dead bird from afar, I'm not criticizing them or anything but it took them a lot longer beating just one giant bird, could it be? that He is getting stronger?

i stood up from the ground patting my clothes covered in dust, I smiled to him, it's been awhile since I saw this senior, maybe during his graduation? we weren't that close but alteast we were on a first name basis.

"Baron, long time no see old pal"

him saying it in a care free manner as he retracted his weapon away, dissolving in the air, leaving a dust of amber colored sparkle in his hand,

I smiled at him "Senior Deon, it's been a while"

he looked at me from head to toe,

"seems like little Baron Minhaden is not so little anymore, how did you get so.....buffed?"

he looked at my lean and strong figure in awe and maybe with a hint of jealousy,

I smiled quite sheepishly, not knowing what to say, but before I could answer he looked at the undead bird on the ground and furrowed his brow then back to me

" these monsters He create are getting more and more disturbing by the day, attacks are getting quite frequent too, not to mention it took all ten of us almost half an hour to finally send this double dead bird to double hell, do you know how embarrassing that is?"

He said as be rubbed his fiery red hair clearly stressed,

I furry my brow also, with a stern voice

"It's either HE is getting stronger or maybe....,"

I paused, he turned to me

"Or maybe what?"

I looked at my palms,

"maybe we are getting weaker"

Deon looked at me confused, his brow furrowed even further causing him to wrinkle like an old distressed grandpa,

"That's impossible! Amir is most abundant in magic, clearly HE is the one that's getting stronger so we really have to train more to finally put an end to this freak show"

I looked at him

"It's just a guess but you know me..... I'm not good with guessing games, remember me during the navigation exam?"

I said jokingly trying to lift up the depressing conversation that we're having.

He started to smile showing his big front teeth,

"Oh yeah, guess I can't take your word for anything hypothesising" he said as he laughed in a care free manner.

"It's been awhile Senior, You didn't change a bit, not even your height" I said with a giggle

It's true, he is a head shorter than me,

Deon looked at me as if offended and punched me in the arm, "it's called looking young, Minhaden, I'll be looking like 15 till 40, isn't that a good thing?"

I laughed at him

"Anything you say senior"

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"Sloane, this is where we part"

In the darkness of night, in the woods of tall pine, two figures stood in the fog, wearing black cloaks like ebony, but from the shape of their body, there was a boy and a girl,

The girl was holding a lit fire torch, she looked at the boy in furrowed brows, her bright green eyes, shedding layers of frost, she bit her lip and bowed down onto the ground with one knee lifting her body , her head hung low as if the boy were a king, she said in a breathier but stern voice

" I must refuse this farewell, I still want to be your student, master, I know that I'm not much of a strong magician, but I'm still willing to try again! Even if it kills me, Master please, I looked up to you for all this time , I want to be strong just like you!"

The man looked away at her, and with a husky tone " Sloane, the plan was to keep that bird frozen in time till I got all the ingredients I could to save that wounded thing and yet you disobeyed me"

The man furrowed his brows as he crossed his arms together " not only did you not freeze it, you tried saving it yourself, and what an abomination you created!"

The girl looked like she was in the verge of tears she bowed her head down even more until it hit the ground "Master please! I know it was my fault, I overestimated my abilities, I was only trying to impress you! I'm sorry please, I still want to continue my studies with you master! Forgive me!"

The boy looked at the girl on the ground he sighed " truly I can never get mad at you Sloane, it's just your stubbornness is getting more and more of a hindrance each day, I already have a lot to deal with, I got the whole kingdom headhunting me, I am Amir's most wanted"

The boy looked at the girl with a complicated expression, his eyes seem somber, with dark bags under his eyes from the sleepless nights he went through,

"please don't make things harder for me than it already is"

"I promise master, I won't"

"You better"

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