Kapitel 1: Prologue
October 240
The sun's rays piercing the leaves of the tree branches lightly brushed my face, but the cool breeze made the perfect connection. I had such feelings when waking up from sleep, although the consciousness was still in a place unknown to anyone.
- What happened? I asked myself to my feet and looking around. - Where am I and who am I?
I had no memories and didn't know anything, and my confusion didn't help. I took a deep breath, and after finding out that I am in a forest with no memories, it is not very optimistic, but standing and thinking is not going to help me, so I decided that I would go ahead and maybe meet someone who would be able to help me somehow. After about an hour of walking in the forest, I was a bit tired, and I didn't meet any man or come across a village. Tired, I sat down under the nearest tree to rest a bit.
- I wouldn't disdain a meal and water - I sighed deeply after the thought appeared.
As I looked up, happiness smiled at me. In the crown of the tree I saw red fruits that looked familiar. I used all the remaining strength to climb the tree, because the apples on the ground did not look virulent. I found three branches that would sit reasonably comfortably and not fall off. When I reached up, I grabbed the apple, but it wouldn't break away. After a moment of struggle, it finally let go, and when I took a bite of the red fruit, I bit it with difficulty. It was terribly sour, but I wasn't picky at the moment because it was better than feeling hungry and thirsty. When I finished biting the fruit, I looked up at the blue sky, the sight of which was soothing to me, and before I noticed it plunged me into sleep.
**
A girl of quite unusual beauty in that area was walking through the forest in Auerium. The girl had long, straight, silver hair that reached her waist. Bangs and locks of hair covered her ears and blue eyes. With a smile on her face, she wandered through the woods to her favorite tree, an hour's walk from her father's farm. The girl always went there on clear days around noon, because this tree had the best fruit in the area, and she loved to sleep in the shade of the tree's crown, with the sun slightly touching her face. When she climbed the tree and sat comfortably in the same place she always reached for the fruit. When she found a suitable specimen, it turned out to be sweet, which meant it was ripe. Fed, she lay down comfortably and fell asleep in the shade like a baby.
**
When I opened my eyes, it was still light, although the sun was no longer visible in the sky, and after a while I realized that I was on a tree, no one knows where, it would be night soon and there was no trace of life anywhere. The only reasonable solution was to wait in this tree until morning and then move on, because you don't know what might happen at night, and here I have delicious sour fruit, but sitting is a bit boring so the decision was simple. I decided to go down the same path as I entered, but I forgot how I climbed here, so I decided to circle the tree, because maybe on the other side I entered somehow. When I was almost halfway around the tree, an unexpected picture appeared in my eyes. A girl is burning while sitting on a thick tree branch. I stared at her unconscious for five minutes, for I couldn't take my eyes off her beauty, but this is not the time to look at her. After a while, a thought in my head said as she might lead me to some sort of refuge.
- Umm, sorry - Then I lightly nudged her shoulder.
The girl slowly opened her eyes the color of blue sky and then she began to look around unconsciously. After looking at me and her eyes fixed on me, she screamed and leaned back. Thanks to my quick reaction, I grabbed her hand while preventing her from falling down, which could end up unpleasantly. The girl pulled herself up and sat down comfortably, but I could see that she was staring at me suspiciously.
- You didn't use any illusion magic on me or attack me, which is quite intriguing. What brings you here, Daros? - The silver-haired girl looking at me asked.
I didn't know what that strange word "Daros" meant. Maybe she knows something about me, but that thought quickly disappeared as the girl didn't seem too positive towards me. However, my goal was to find someone to help me find out where I was and possibly establish who I am.
- I ... I don't know why or where I'm from. I don't even know who I am - I replied with a slight hesitation and a slight, forced smile.
The girl listened to my short story and then she looked as if she was thinking about something.
- Despite the fact that you are a Daros, I cannot leave you like that in the middle of the forest. I will take you to the nearest city, and you will start to cope on your own there - the girl replied turning her head in the opposite direction.
- Thank you, this is already a great help for me - I breathed a sigh of relief that I could go one step closer to discovering something about myself - By the way, what does this word "Daros" mean - I asked curiously
- You don't even remember the basics? - She looked at me as if irritated
She explained to me that every human belongs to one of the six races. Each breed is mainly characterized by eye and hair color. Mine were black as is typical of the Daros race. When I looked at the girl, I noticed that her eyes were blue and her hair was gray, though not, they were probably more gray, it was hard for me to tell by such an unusual color. When I asked the girl why her eyes and hair were of a different color, she replied that it was due to the fact that dad is an Aronim and mom is a Hador and, like mom, belongs to the Hador race. After this short lesson, we finally decided to get off the tree and go to the city.
- Shit, is it so late?! The girl shouted after descending from the tree as if worried. - We have to move, and we have to go now! - then she started running towards the forest that was nearby
- Hey, wait! - I followed her - Why this rush?
- Because at any moment nothing will be seen, and in these areas the appearance of a pack of wolves has recently been reported that do not live normally in these areas.
At that moment, I understood the girl's fears. She's petite and I, with no memories, can't do much against the wolves. The only option was to run after the girl, although with time she started to run more carefully. When I was about to ask if she was tired of running, I saw an animal on four legs on the road. I quickly grabbed the girl's hand and said that she would stop because there was something in front of us. She asked where exactly this animal was, and I was surprised that she didn't see it, and I say that it is centrally in front of us. The girl straightened her hand in front of her and spoke the words: "One explosive light element generate". At that moment, a glowing ball appeared on her index finger. "Release" and then the ball ran straight ahead, and after hitting the wolf it exploded.
- Sure! You see as a Daros in the dark. If you want to live to see tomorrow, we must cooperate. You lead us straight so I don't hit a tree. If you see a wolf next to us, tell us where and I will send an exploding spell in its direction.
I had no choice but to work with the girl, and it wasn't a bad plan. Without hesitating for a long time, I agreed to cooperate and we moved on before the next wolves appeared here. Running through the forest, from time to time a wolf ran next to us or behind us, but we quickly got rid of them, because the girl quickly uttered the words of spells. After about ten minutes of running I felt quite tired, but unfortunately suddenly two wolves appeared on the road, and two more behind us. Surrounded on four sides made us a losing position, and when I looked at the girl I saw that she was also very tired, and more so than me.
- Daros. My father's sword is in my belt bag. If you have enough courage, try to do something with it - she said loudly and was breathing hard.
She did have something like a waist bag, but it was small. "How is the sword supposed to be there ?!" I thought, but let her be. After putting my hand into the bag, I felt as if there was an incredibly large space there, so looking for a sword took a while. It seemed light at first, but when I took it out of the bag it became twice as heavy and I could barely lift it. I bent my legs slightly, took a breath, and walked towards the wolf in front of me. When I swung the wolf backwards, and by the force of the swing combined with the weight of the sword, I almost passed the ground. After a while I heard a high-pitched squeak, and when I turned around, I saw that the girl was holding her belly, on which blood appeared. Without thinking too much, I lunged at the wolf, which probably hurt her, but my attack ended exactly like the first, but the sword felt lighter this time, but I was exhausted anyway. "So that's how it ends? I can't even hit them and they hurt the girl I was trying to protect," that came last and I closed my eyes.
**
After Daros pounced on one of the wolves, the one on the right pounced on me, but due to fatigue she could not fully avoid the attack. Fortunately, I ended up breaking my claw through my clothes and running lightly across my stomach. I have never experienced such pain before and felt my life begin to slip away from me. I was on the last of my strength when I chanted a healing spell which was enough to keep the wound from affecting my life. As I produced the ball of light with a simple spell to see what was happening, daros attacked the wolves again, but did nothing. I wanted to help him with explosion magic, but I used too much magic energy so I could only use basic spells. Daros stood motionless for a moment with his eyes closed, which gave the impression that he had given up or thought about something, and this is not the place for that. A moment ago he had taken the heavy sword in one hand and assumed a pose that I knew well. When the sword glowed with a faint light, it only confirmed my supposition. It was the "Straight Cut" Sword Technique. The techniques that the swordsman could use depended mainly on his skills, and "Straight Cut" was the basic one, so I would not be surprised if even Daros used it, because even I, who specializes in magic, knew how to use this simple technique, and he surprised me more the fact that the boy knows how to activate it. Could it be that at the moment when he was standing, memories came back to him? Or maybe he just remembered this one technique? While these questions were on my mind, daros took a step forward and the glowing sword swung quickly in a straight line from left to right, delivering a direct strike at the wolves who immediately fell to the ground. When I looked around, I saw that the wolf, which he wanted to attack earlier, was throwing towards him, but before I could warn him something happened that surprised me once again. The boy as if he knew that the wolf was coming with the attack, made a turn towards him, his hand with the sword was high up and then he hit him directly with a technique that left a streak in the air from the top left to the bottom right, and the second blow he dealt from the right top to bottom left. I also knew this technique, but I couldn't use it anymore, because it was two-hit and it was called "Cutting X". I couldn't help but wonder how Daros dealt with the three wolves with ease, and a moment earlier he could barely hold the sword in his hands. After a while, he looked as if at the last wolf and assumed a pose in which he bent his knees slightly, he bent his hand with the sword back, but he aimed his sword at the wolf. He was preparing to use the "Level" one-hit technique. The sword glowed a little again, then Daros quickly stretched his hand with the sword towards the wolf and broke away from the ground as if the sword was dragging him behind it. He stopped a bit further, delivering a blow to the wolf and leaving a trail of technique behind him. The legs would not cooperate with me, but I had to bring myself to do so because I wanted to approach the gift. I didn't have to bother much because he started walking towards me and only now I realized that the boy had his eyes closed throughout the fight, and when he opened them in front of me I saw them turn into a purple color that was kind of reassuring. Daros put his left hand in my direction, asking if we could move on. After agreeing and walking a long way, I felt less and less tired. In the distance I heard wolves howl, and when I created a small ball of light with the remnants of my magic energy, I saw maybe eight wolves in front of us, and in front of them stood the largest of them, which meant that it must have been the pack commander. Daros leaned me against the nearest tree, smiled and took a few steps towards the wolves. The light I had produced was extinguished and I could barely see through the moonlight shining through the trees. He raised his hand pointing the sword towards the sky, and after a short while the sword was struck by black lightning, but it did not do any damage, and it looked more as if the sword had absorbed it. The sword glowed, assuming the purple of Daros' eyes, and sparks of lightning passed through the entire sword. He waved his sword in the air as if he had used "Straight Slash" but after it waved a black lightning bolt from the ground that went towards the wolves. I have never seen such a technique, although I do not rule out that it could have been an original technique that I have heard about, but only experienced fencers were able to perform them. After finishing the technique, the Daros straightened and then fell forward, and despite the desire, I could not get up and closed my eyes with exhaustion.
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