The morning sun lit up the sky with its heavenly colours. Pearl white strips of clouds drifting lazily as it is blown by the winds.
The light blue sky shines upon the city. The morning rises, signaling everyone to wake up and begin their lives on a brand new day.
Somewhere in the neighborhood, in a small, comfy house. Sunlight reaches out into the window of a bedroom.
The light shines shyly as the curtains partially block it, causing most of it to fall onto the bed. On it, a young man is sleeping peacefully and serenely.
All of a sudden, a loud ringing sound occupied the room. The ringing sound came from an alarm clock on the desk beside the bed. The alarm immediately went off, as the young man instantly woke up from his slumber and turned it off.
He sits at the edge of his bed, yawning and stretching his hands towards the sky while putting on a big smile on his face.
His head turns towards the window at the end of his bed. The young man steadily rose from his bed and walked towards the window. He slid the curtains to the side and turned the window wide open.
After that, the ray of light crept deeper into the room, chasing away the shadows and painting the walls in a soft, glittering glow. The morning breezes blew into the room, and the young man took a deep breath, inhaling the freshness of morning.
Right away, he went into the bathroom, brushed his teeth, washed his face, and took a morning shower. After that, he walked towards his huge wardrobe, pulled it open, and examined every piece of clothing in it.
There are many types of clothing, ranging from casual to formal wear.A variety of suits in different colors can be seen hanging inside, along with a few neckties, belts, and watches.
Even with all that fancy clothing, he wore a simple white T-shirt with a black jacket over it and black pants.
At the bottom of the wardrobe is a small cabinet. He crouched and slid it open, revealing a few tools in it. All those tools seem bizarre for someone to have in their room.
One of them is a set of throwing knives. He looks directly at the sets of beautifully black coloured knives.
'Should I?'
He grabbed three of them and put them into the inside pocket of his jacket.
'Better safe than sorry'
He then stood up and switched his glance to the watch cabinet on his right. There were surprisingly a few branded watches.
The young man took the silvered colour one. Right underneath where the watch was placed lay a small black stone with an engraving on it. The young man slowly took it in his other hand.
The small stone is around the size of the back of the watch. He then opened the back of the watch and inserted the stone into it. The engraving on the small stone shines with a light blue color before he closes the lid.
He then looks at the watch face and turns the crown slightly. The watch's hands were then adjusted according to the alarm clock on the desk beside his bed.
When everything aligned nicely, he walked toward the desk and picked up a hairdryer. There was also a stone with an engraving beside it. This time it was bigger.
The stone is put inside the handle of the hairdryer, and it shines. The lid is then closed, and he turns on the hairdryer to dry and style his hair.
While styling his hair, he uses the mirror to look at his reflection. The reflection inside the mirror shows a man with jet-black hair. His eyes were a deep, midnight black. He is clad in fair skin, and his face still carries the big smile from when he was awake.
This time, he took out the runestone after finishing with the hairdryer and placed it back on the table with the hairdryer. The runestone, a special object created through the sorcery of runes, is a significant part of Eryas's life.
It was crafted using Rune Sorcery, one of the most common sorceries in this world.
The runestone works by the crafter engraving the ancient language of the gods while pouring their mana into it. This imbues the object with the essence of what had been etched onto it. Humans, including Eryas, use this type of sorcery in their everyday lives.
The young man took one last glance at himself in the mirror and slowly walked away from it. He put on a pair of white shoes before heading out of his house. Closing the door and locking it, He then strolls on the pavement along the road while whistling happily.
His eyes then fixed on one house. There were lots of beautiful flowers planted in its front yard. Among those beauties stood an old man who was watering those flowers.
The young man politely greets his neighbour.
"Good morning, Mr. Haeger."
The old man startled a bit before slowly turning, looking at the young man with a smile.
"Oh my goodness gracious. Good morning to you, too, Eryas."
Mr. Haeger noticed the bright and cheerful expression on Eryas' face while inspecting his outfit from top to bottom.
"Well, well, somebody looked rather gleeful this morning. Going on a date, I guess?"
Eryas just smiled at Mr. Haeger without replying to the question.
"Ahh, youth. Back in my days, going on a date was considered a huge privilege for lovers during the ongoing war. Opps, sorry Eryas, I accidentally entered my old man habits.
Mr Haeger laughed.
"I shouldn't hold you any longer. Well, enjoy your date, Eryas. Oh, and don't forget to buy her flowers."
"Of course. Thank you, Mr Haeger."
With that, Eryas continued walking down the pavement. The date location is situated in the centre of the city, known as Central. It is a place where all the entertainment, commerce, the royals, and the city's governor reside.
The magnificent, beautiful city is called Veloria. Named after its founder, Veloria Frostreign. It is the biggest city in the human kingdom. It is a place where Sorcertech is born.
Over the last hundred years, people have begun developing technology and rune sorcery together to create products that benefit humans.
Later, it was called Sorcertech and was widely used, particularly in Veloria.
Currently, Eryas is in the second part of the city, known as the Middle Ring. Veloria is divided into three parts: Central, the Middle Ring, and the Outer Ring. To get to the Central, he needs to take a tram because walking is not possible.
He lives in the southeast part of the Middle Ring, and his house is near the border between the Middle Ring and the Outer Ring.
He would end up drenched in sweat if he tried to walk, and for that very reason, he is heading towards the tram platform right now. His eyes wandered around, looking at the magnificent sight of Veloria, the city of Sorcertech.
After a few minutes of walking, Eryas finally saw the tram platform. He hastened his steps as he saw the tram almost arriving from a distance.
He managed to get onto the platform before the tram.
As the tram approaches the platform, its lower front panel features an engraving of a rune, and a soft blue light shines on it. The track also had runes engraved between each part and shone whenever the tram passed through.
The tram finally stops directly at its platform.
The runes on the tram doors shine with a blue light as they slowly open, allowing passengers to come and go. Luckily, there are not many people today.
Eryas walks steadily inside the tram and turns around looking for an empty seat. He took an empty seat beside the window.
Every time Eryas boarded a transportation vehicle, he would always choose the seat beside the window. He loves watching the beautiful world of magic around him.
Eryas really loves magic and what magic can do for people in their daily lives.
But sadly, all those magnificent wonders can only be seen and admired from afar because Eryas himself… could not perform any magic.
Eryas is a manaless person. That is one of the reasons why he brings the throwing knives with him. Bringing those knives brings him some comfort, knowing that he will be able to defend himself should something happen.
The door slowly closed, and the tram began to move. Eryas watched as the scenery changed in his eyes. His hand slowly grabs the watch on his other hand.
He suddenly remembered that he could not perform wonders like normal people.
He had to rely on sorcery for the simplest of things. Well, every other person depends on Rune sorcery too for their everyday lives, but Eryas is different.
For example, the items he uses all need a battery, which is the runestones he uses, but for others, they simply channel their own mana into those items to make them work. For that, Eryas needs to customize those items to fit his state.
Unfortunately, those customization jobs are not typical. Even the most famous sorcerer in the city couldn't do it.
The runestone battery also doesn't come by just like that. Making those small things requires an expert who dares to challenge themselves because simply creating those batteries is as dangerous as building a bomb.
Sadly, those things cannot be procured in any legal shops; instead, he needs to look for them on the black market.
After passing a few buildings, the view of the lake that separates the Middle Ring and the Central Ring finally came into view. The lake is so vast that it reflects the sunshine above beautifully. The crystal clear mirror lake is one of the main attractions for people who come to the Central.
He could see a few families simply relaxing inside boats and a few couples enjoying themselves paddling a swan boat. He could not contain his excitement to ride on those swan boats later on his date.
The Central and Middle Ring are simply connected through eight different bridges, and the one he is about to pass through right now is the Southeast Bridge.
The tram finally came to a stop at the first platform in Central near the lake. Eryas quickly stood from his seat and walked out of the tram. His gaze wandered around the area, captivated by the sight of it.
His gaze fixed on the center of the Central, where a white tower stood tall at the heart of the city.
Those are the areas where the family that governs this city resides, and also where the facilities for royals or those of higher rank are located. He has already been here a few times, but each time he arrives, his reaction is still the same.
The beauty of Central is so stunning. With that, Eryas walks away from the platform towards his destination.
"But before that, I need to take a little detour."