Kapitel 1: CH-01 An ending and a beginning
(if you see any mistake feel free to correct me & thanks for reading)
In the dead of the night, when the average person had gone to rest after a long day of work, a certain mansion in the Porsche neighborhood was filled with the hectic voices of people and steps going to and fro. The atmosphere was heavy as a teenager no older than 17 to 18, lay on a bed surrounded by doctors, his breathing rough and various medical cables attached to his body.
The tension in the room increased by several folds as a well-dressed man who seems to be in his early 40s entered the room and glanced at the sickly youth laying down on the bed; worry, fear, and guilt could be seen in his eyes. As he stood there, a doctor neared him.
"Mr Ethan" the doctor drew the attention of the man towards him from the boy, and he informed the man politely and respectably. "We had been monitoring the condition of the young master since morning, and he seemed stable till now. We have administered his medicine and tried our best, but the patient has shown no improvement in his condition. I am sorry, but you must prepare for the worst," the doctor ended the last part in a grim tone.
The man known as Ethan Armstrong, one of the richest men in the world, could do nothing but look at his youngest son Gabriel lying on the bed, going closer to death, and feel pain in his heart and regret.
(Gabriel POV)
As I drew closer to death, I could feel my heart thumping, trying its best to live for another moment, and breathing became harder and harder. I managed to get a glance at my stepfather, whose worried, filled face was causing a dull pain in my heart. I was surprisingly at peace at the thought of my death maybe it was due to me living longer than I was supposed to or due to me subconsciously already accepting that today I will die though I was a bit regretful I won't be able to see my step-mother and siblings in my final moments but I knew nothing could be done about it as I became unnaturally calm again and felt myself falling deeper and deeper into nor warm not cold but comfortable embrace till I finally sinked in.
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Gabriel Armstrong adopted son of Ethan Armstrong a young and kind boy who met a premature ending at the tender age of 18.
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Aureate Kingdom, ophel County
*GASP*
In a library located at a desolate manor, a boy with dull green hair and eyes suddenly wakes up with a surprise gasp and looks around confused .
'where am i?'
the boy thinks to himself anxiously , As he stands up searching for some clue to resolve his query.
*15 minutes later*
"exhale"
'so i truly died huh' the boy muses as he looks at his feature in a mirror. 'I had already accepted my dead but I never in my wildest of dreams thought I'd get a second chance'
"Willow Aureate the illegitimate child of count ophelia, a pitiful boy whom no one truly cares for. died prematurely as his leg slipped on the ladder when he was reaching for a book." said Gabriel in one breath, still feeling a bit strange from hearing a foreign voice coming from his mouth.
the memories of Willow seem to keep on flowing through his mind as a river. as he continued walking across the library slowly but surely gaining all of willows memories, gazing at mirrors that seem to be present at every turn. ' It seems that the main religion of this country is some goddess of mirror ,moon and truth ' he wasn't exactly sure as not even Willow was much aware of religious matter as no books of the doctrine was present at 'this' manor.
He organised all the thoughts and knowledge he gained from willows memories.
The name of this world was Terra, and the nation he was currently in was called the Aureate Kingdom. He was in Ophel County, governed by the Ophelia family, a Count family known for their lineage of excellent healers, which produces at least one court healer every generation. He was an illegitimate child of count Ronald and an assistant healer and disciple of his Ivy. His mother died while giving birth to him, and he was raised in the main manor till the age of six alongside his siblings from official marriage and was sent to this manor when he turned 6. This manor only had a handful of servants, who were rarely present as they lived in the nearby town, leaving Willow all alone.
As Gabriel reached a chair to sit on a tired sigh left his mouth."Sooo what do I do now?" Gabriel didn't have any particular regret he'd like to accomplish and while Willow was treated poorly he was still happy with his life, lonely but still happy.
As he was brooding over what to do a sudden thought came in his mind which was too tempting to not try, he sucked in a deep breath and mouthed "STATUS" and then .... nothing happened except of him being disappointed but he still continued "SYSTEM, LITTLE GOLD FINGER ,MY LITTLE CHEATY...." he kept calling in different name but nothing showed up he let out another tired sigh.
Before he could recover from his disappointment the door to library suddenly opened and an old man dressed in a butler outfit made his was in towards Willow.
"Good evening young master, it's been a long time since I've seen you I hope you're doing well?" greeted and inquired the old man in a polite tone.
"it's sure has been some time Alfred and yes I am doing quite well , but might I asked why this sudden visit" I asked the man named Alfred who is the head butler of Ophelia family and has been teaching Willow the etiquette and manners of a noble, though it's been more than a year since Willow saw him as after completing his basic teaching he stopped coming at all, a nagging anxiousness arose in Willow's heart as Gabriel thought to himself.
'Why did this butler suddenly visited today?, just when I came did he realize that someone else has possessed willows body but how?' as doubt and fear kept rising in Willow's heart
the head butler eased all of his doubts.
"I have been tasked by the Countess to bring you back to the main mansion as next month you will be having your awakening ceremony so we need to have you prepared for it" with a polite tone and a humble bow the butler said.
Awakening ceremony: a ceremony done by noble households for their children who are unawakened even at the age of 15, as chances of awakening take a steep decline after this age, there have been no records of a person awakening with mana after the age of 18.
Gabriel was confused as according to his memory Willow was still only half a year into 13 so a ceremony for him was not actually needed, as if sensing the confusion of his young master, Alfred stated
" 3rd young master james will be reaching the age of 15 next month and as he has yet to awaken the Countess approved for a ceremony to be done for him but young master james requested for you to have a ceremony along side him"
'hmmm 'james' huh according to Willow's memory he is a proper example of trash of counts who does nothing but engahe in gambling, acting like a ruffian and other such activities.' But it still confused Gabriel why did he asked for his ceremony to be done alongside him' Gabriel wondered.
" I understand, Alfred but may you have any idea why james want me have the ceremony done alongside him"
"I'm afraid but I have no idea why young master james requested for it, I apologise but we have prepared the car to take you to the main mansion and urge you to make haste " Alfred informed.
" I understand of you excuse me I--" " we have already made all preparation for young master at the main mansion and you wouldn't happen to have any special valuable you'd like to bring to the main mansion with you I assume" cutted Alfred .
'Rude' that was Gabriel first thought but he remembered Willow's position in the family was not really high and he also doesn't has any special possession which solely belongs to him except a crystal necklace of his late mother Ivy which he was always wearing so I'm a polite tone he said "you are correct i don't have anything I wish to bring to the main mansion so we can leave now " said Willow and Alfred nodded and urge Willow to follow him.
As they arrive outside Gabriel saw a vintage car belong to late 20th century. Alfred opened the door for Willow and then proceeded to the front to sit alongside the driver and thus they proceeded towards the main mansion.
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