"What is a mage? The power to cast magic? To have great knowledge? Being the chosen one of prophecy? The power to bring people together and push them away? Or the ability to change one's reality and create anew? These are all the thoughts I once had while reading my own little fantasy stories. What would I do? When would this time take place? Who would I meet? I wished to be away from this. Until that one rainy night changed everything. How naive I was. "
Drip Drop Drip Drop
Rain falls on a dark rainy night.
Klick Klack Klick
My fingers furiously click my mouse and keyboard as my eyes glued to the computer screen.
SLAM
I slam my fists into my desk as they begin to throb.
"AHHH. Stupid game."
"Oh hes going to rage quit again guys." A voice rings in my headphones.
"Be sure to clip it" another voice says.
"Shut your bumbassses up" I said as I toss my headphones off and stretch in my chair.
"Ugh" I rose from my chair
"Mom am going to the store, do you want anything?"
Footsteps creak throughout the home as I make my way down the hallway.
"Mom?"
CREAK
I push the door open.
"Mom why didnt you answer its- oh."
SNIFF
A middle aged women sits on the edge of her bed. Her eyes watery with redness under her eyes. She wipes the tears away with her right hand as she holds a photo in the other."Am sorry. No, I'm fine, are you going to be okay? The weather is kinda rough out there." the lady responds.
"O-ok ill be be back soon."
I leave the room closing the door on my way downstairs.
"Dad do you need anything am heading to the store?"
A older man lays on the couch as his eyes struggle to stay awake. "Huh what? No no am good."
I continue to walk towards the front door family portraits fill the walls. I look to one in particular.
"Am sorry" I muttered.
CREAK OPEN
I open the front door as a gust of cold air brushes up against my face.
Drip Drop Drip Drop
"Huh the weather is pretty bad right now should I go out?" I rub my hands together. "Eh whatever this will be my outing for today." as I start my car.
DRIP SPLASH DRIP
Relentless rushes of water splash on the the windshield of the car.
"I cant see a thing am going to have to pull over for a little while." The car slowly stops as the man sits there in his car.
Pitter-Patter,Pitter-Patter.
The man thinks to himself "am in my late 20s got bullied in school for being weird and overweight, no girlfriend, my friends are boring and do things that I don't like doing, am the end of all the jokes, am working at a retail store while my friends are all set for life. I don't have that much social skills. I am a loser. My life sucks right now!" he yells out.
Suddenly a white flash of light appears before him.
"What the hell?Is that a car?"
AGHH
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"L…K. I…S ….. A …o.y"
I begin to hear distorted voices as if there muffled under water.
"H…y…. Yo.r. R…g.t"
I begin to understand them as it gets more clearer.
"Look. Look it's a boy" a woman's voice can be heard.
"A boy that's great honey just like we wanted" a man's voice joins hers.
"Huh I thought I was in my car? Huh, tiny arms. Are these mines? I am a baby. My wish did work. I only see this in anime and novels. This is sick."
"Wow he got your eyes Marko," the woman says.
"Yes, you're absolutely right Lila," Marko responds.
"These are my parents huh? This woman named Lila is my mother. She is beautiful with dimples on each side of her face, long blonde hair, beauty marks on her right cheek, and a beautiful and loving smile. On the other hand, the man Marko is my father has remarkable ocean-blue eyes with a slime face and spiky black hair like an anime character." I thought.
"Alright, what shall we name him?" Lila asks.
"Something creative, something unique no other person would have? How about Paul?" Marko says.
"Paul really? That's a common name to name your son. I guarantee you there are at least 5 Pauls that I could run into getting coffee when I was in the real world." I thought.
"Maybe Marko Jr?" Marko suggests.
"No we are not doing that too our child" Lila responds in a tired voice.
"How about two names John Paul?" Marko makes another suggestion.
"Hmm. What about something thats significant to us?" Lila says.
"Valley" Marko says quietly.
"Valley? Oh of course. Where we first met" Lila smiles.
"Were naming our son Valley?" Marko questions.
"How about Valerus? It means strong" Lila suggests.
"That's a good one honey Valerus Marina has a nice little ring to it. His nickname can be Val" Marko agrees.
I just silently watched these two talk "Valerus, that's a good one, never heard that one."
The two stop talking and look at me.
"Dear Valerus stopped crying?" Lila asks.
"Is he alright? I thought babies were supposed to be crying alot when there born?" Marko says in a worried voice.
"Wait thats right am a baby. I should do this"
WAH WAH
"Good. For a second dear I thought he was listening to us talk." Marko chuckles.
The door opens from behind.
A tall man with a medium build walks in. He appears to be slightly older than Marko with signs of grey hair. With short black hair with a comb over style, and brown eyes. He wears a black coat with three buttons on each side, white dressed shirt and black bowtie, black gloves, black slacks and black shoes. With one outstanding feature placed on him a rapier placed by his waist.
"A butler?" I thought.
"Milady, was the delivery successful? Are you okay?" the man asks.
"All good." Marko gives a thumbs up.
"Everything went swell Vincent its a boy!" Lila says.
"A boy splendid! Am surprised you havent asked Okina about delivering the baby?" Vincent asks.
"Am not going to bother Okina;I have experience in this. She only beat me by a couple points during the exam" Marko says proudly.
"A mage that can do it all." Lila chuckles.
"What is the name you gave him" Vincent says.
"Valerus. Would you like to hold him?" she asks.
"If I may." Vincent opens his arms as Lila hands me over. "Hello there Sir Valerus. May you be blessed with good health and luck. Wow he doesnt seem to cry at all?"
WAH WAH
I hear cries in the distant.
"Erielle is up again. I'll be right back." Vincent says as he carefully brings me back to Lilas arms.
"Yes of course tend to your daughter. You dont need my permission." Marko says kindly.
Vincent swiftly leaves the room.
"There going to be playmates" Lila says as she cradles me in her arms.
"Perfect, the two can practically grow up with one another and be sparing partners" Marko says.
Lila says a disinterested face.
"Okay maybe later. When they grow older" Marko says.
"Let's take Valerus for a little walk outside."
We then take a step outside the room.
A long hall filled with beautiful vases and paintings. Maids and butlers lined up against the wall.
"Congratulaions Lady Lila"
"Congratualtions Sir Marko the boy will be strong as you one day."
"Thank you all for your kind wishes," Lila says with a smile holding me in her arms.
"Thank you guys for today, you didn't have to be lined up like this. Please return to your rooms and get some sleep please" Marko says with sincerity as he urges them to head to their rooms.
"We insisted we be here."
"I tried my best sir, they wouldn't leave until they saw the baby," Vincent says as he returns.
"I see. I thank you all then"
"Woah we really are royalty." I thought to myself.
The group finally stops and steps onto the mezzanine that has giant windows showing the world that Valerus will be living in.
The sun gazes as it shows a busy, lively street, with many buildings, mages using magic to get around, and people laughing, smiling, and having fun. The streets are made of cobblestones. Surrounded by mountains that serve as its backdrop adds to its beauty and has shaped the city into what it is today. The Magical City of Kubridge.
"This is the life I was hoping for a restart,"
"You think he'll do fine honey," Lila asks.
"Of course he is our son after all," Marko reassures her.
"Am sure the young master will grow into a great mage" Vincent says.
"We wish the same for Erielle as well. I hope they can both get along. Am just wondering what kind of mage he will be?" Marko wonders.
"No matter what, he'll be the greatest mage of them all. Maybe one day lead this nation to a new era." Lila says.