Return of a King

Chapter 1: Back to the past

-Magus-

“Everyone! Flank the demons!” shouted the General to the countless people that stood up against the demons. The field was full of blood, many died yet everyone was still fighting to protect their family.

“Grace! Watch out!” I shouted to warn Grace about the incoming demon, she dodged the demon and stabbed it on its back with her rapier.

“Thanks for the warning.” Grace said to me.

“Just be careful, alright?” I replied, she nodded and proceeded to kill our enemies.

Twenty five hours have passed since this war have started, people are weary and weak but they still keep fighting and the healers are losing a ton of magic power. We need to end this fast or everyone will die for sure.

Everyone was yet to back down from the fight, the general has been killed by the general of the opposing side but we kept fighting.

“I shall decimate all of you!” said the general of our enemy and then he released magic far greater than our own, many died from that attack. Some people started to fear the demons and ran away from the battlefield rather dying on it.

“Everyone! We must remain strong!” shouted the prince of the human kingdom, the prince was also fighting, he is a brave man who didn’t care about his status and served the kingdom like a royalty would.

 A lot of people were encouraged by his words for his gallantry and perseverance were completely shown while battling the enemies rushing toward him, I admire him for his courageous act because if not for him many would have withdrawn already and he is also a very strong person.

A demon rushes towards but I blocked him although he was strong so I had complications doing so, I raised my sword and stabbed him at the center of his chest and pulled it out.

“Grace! Where are you??!” I screamed at the top of my lungs so that Grace might respond to me, I pushed myself through the countless people battling for their dear lives.

As I wander around more, hoping to find Grace, I felt a twinge on my chest and as I looked down I saw a demon’s hand appear from my chest, I turned to see the demon that stabbed me but I couldn’t get a good look for my sight was becoming blurry and couldn’t see anymore.

The demon pulled out it’s hand and I fell to the ground.

I couldn’t even see Grace for the last time, if only I was stronger. If the Gods can hear me, I beg of you, please give me another chance. I want to protect everyone.   

“Be careful on what you wish for, dumbass” said a domineering voice that suddenly occupied my very being. As I stared unto the empty darkness I saw a faint yet clear grin across the space and suddenly I was pulled and felt dizzy, I blacked out after that.

--Homra Village in the afternoon--

 “Ahhhh!!!!” I suddenly woke up and screamed since I was being pulled by an unknown being, yet the darkness was no more. I looked around and saw that I was in a house in a certain village.

 I tried to stand up yet I fell for I could not reach the floor, I stood up and suddenly heard footsteps rushing towards me yet for some reason I was not scared one bit. If anything, the footsteps that I heard were quite awfully familiar.

"Son, what happened? Why did you scream just a while ago? " said the person that emerged from the closed doors of the familiar bedroom that I was in. I was surprised to see the person that rushed towards the room that I am in,  it was my dad who died at the war trying to protect me, I burst into tears seeing my old man still alive.

"Eh? Why are you in tears, my son? " my Dad asked me.

"Oh, it's nothing Dad, probably just caught something in my eye" I replied to his question with a simple lie, I mean, I can't just say I'm happy to see him again because he died, right?

"Magus, you're 15 years old now, be a man and stop crying now, would you? " Dad said with a proud smile. I wiped the tears off of my face and asked him;

"What do you mean?"

"Huh? Don't tell me you forgot about your birthday? It's today ya' know" Dad answered my question with a puzzled look on his face, I understand though.

"Oh, that? Yeah, I definitely did not forget about my own birthday, haha" I smoothly lied, I hope that worked.

"Well, ya' better be ready for yer day" my Dad said as he walked out of my bedroom. So this is Homra Village, huh?

It's very peaceful here, but maybe not for long. Homra village is in the outskirts of the Kingdom so it was one of the first places that was attacked by the demons, it was also here where my Dad died. I was taking a vacation back then and the demons suddenly attacked us out of no where...

I better get ready and go downstairs. I quickly took a bath and then proceeded to clothe myself and went down to the table where food is served.

"I thought you were going to sleep till night, you sleepy head" said a random person, just kidding, that was Randolph an old friend of mine in the village. I heard he became a merchant back then and a successful one at that.

"Why would I sleep at my birthday? There's no way I would do that" I said and took a chair to seat myself while punching him in the arm softly and as I sat a very familiar scent wafted out from the kitchen. My mom then got out of the kitchen with a ceramic rectangular plate of my favorite food.

We ate and talked a lot about things and then came the topic of what I wanna do afterwards.

I need to become strong but I can't handle a sword very well and I don't have that much Magic power, and if I think about it logically I'm not even fit to fight at all  but I still need to protect my family, my friends and, most importantly, Grace. I need to find a way to fight without using a sword and there's only one way I can figure that out.

"I want to become an adventurer" I said with such determination and confidence that you can usually see in people that most certainly die early...but I won't give up.

"Son, are you sure about that? You always used to say that you wanted to become a soldier in the kingdom" Dad said with a worried look on his face, don't worry Dad this is for the sake of all humanity.

"Of course, I'm sure Dad and besides I want to travel too" I lied.

"Well, if that's what you want then we'll support you. When are you going to leave?" Mom asked me with a smile on her face but I can't deny that I saw tears in her eyes.

"Tomorrow, I'll be packing tonight" I replied with a straight face, I must leave soon so that I can become strong enough to fight back.

--Tomorrow--

I'll finally be leaving this place today, it was short but it was very heart warming that I could spend some time with them but if I want to spend more time with them then I have to get stronger in order to protect them.

Then let's start my journey now.