Year 1235:
James's father, a blonde, blue eyed man with broad shoulders and long hair, opens a gold trimmed door with Runic writing all over the edges of the door. James's father shows young James all the amazing stuff in the room. He sees books and books of knowledge collected by many of the Mgraths before him, including his own father's work. His mother was excitedly standing there, by the wide range of armour in its respective stands kept in the room.
Lisa: Look at these armour sets James! Aren't they so beautiful!
James: They are!
James looks at his mother
James: Have you worn them before?
Lisa: I have. Back then, me and your dad were adventurers so, we wore those armour sets when we'd go adventuring
Just then, James's father calls James to a pad made of stone and engraved with runes.
Leon: James, stand on that stone pad and don't move
James: Alright
James stands on the stone pad and his father closes his eyes and his hands start to glow with energy as he speaks a runic language. The pad starts to glow and just then, James's father places his hand on James's chest and he opens his eyes
James's father goes through a myriad of images and scenery. From the vastness of space to the beautiful art of magic, he sees it all and then, he sees a vision. A vision of a ball of energy, kept in a dark room with a ball of green magic chained on a huge wall.
James's father falls to his knees, confused as to what he saw. James's mother went to help her husband up and as he got up on his legs, he started to whisper into the mother's ears. Both of them were shocked by what they had just learned. James's father goes out of the room and his mother comes up to him and says,
Lisa: Your father and I are going to go to meet someone important now James. I'm so sorry that we can't take you with us
The father pulls James aside,
Leon: James, We have to go for a very important thing. We'll be gone for 2 days. There's food in the cabinets in the kitchen, Okay?
James nods. He looks confused as his parents quickly leave the house. It was a dark evening, storm clouds loomed over the fields and nearby villages. The wind howled more and more as time went on. James just stood there, on the doorstep of his house, watching his parents rush towards the village docks
James: (Adult) What was the reason they left me all alone that day? What did they know that allowed them to leave in such a hurry? I don't know I never found out. The only thing I remember next is being informed by someone I had never seen before that my parents died in a hurricane.
James's voice sulks
James: What a life…..
James woke up to fireworks. He looked out his window and saw a huge crowd going towards the fort in the west. James heads down and heads toward the fort. It was a dark evening, storm clouds headed east, and winds blew toward James. He finally reached the fortress after swimming through the crowd. He sees that the fort was beautifully decorated and beautiful for the arrival of King Jones. Then the sounds of horses sprinting on the dirt road can be heard
The crowd was forced to make way as the king's chariot came to the fort. The Guards first came to form a space to make sure the king was safe. Then the king walked out, The people adored him, and they cheered with joy for the King. The King was young, probably in his early 30'd, He had black well-dressed short hair, with remarkable skin and brown eyes. He was adorned with beautiful jewels on his neck, with his silk red robes, the most expensive set of clothes money can buy and finally, his crown, made of gold that sat on top of his black hair.
Behind the King were four ministers who had roped the chariot with the King, all of them wore identical clothes with a silk blue robe. The King went up to the podium that was kept close to the entrance of the fort and the Ministers stood behind him. He then began to speak,
King Jones: Dear Citizens! It is my absolute honour to let you all know that underneath this historic fort, built by my grandfather is a massive leyline of mana! So massive, that it is 10 times bigger than what was thought to be the largest in this empire!
The crowd cheers on King Jones's enthusiastic speech
King Jones: And now! I give the mana back to you! The people! We have built a mana crystal from the finest items from across the world to spread all over the country!
Just then, the King unveils a structure that was hidden in a huge cloth. It was a small tower, about 20 metres high from the podium ground, and above it was a glowing white crystal, The Pure Mana Crystal. James and many others note that they feel more energized. James understood what was going on,
James: (Inner voice) Right, Excess mana heals both magic and non-magic users. Extremely Wasteful though... What a marketing stunt
The king and his ministers take their leave from the podium to go backstage and James tries to go behind them but he is blocked by the Guards.
James: You have to let me go! I have something that the King needs!
The soldiers still block his way. At that moment, one of the ministers backstage noticed him.
Minister: Guards, Let him pass
The soldiers make way for James. As James goes up the small flight of stairs, he takes a closer look at the minister who allowed him to pass. He has black hair and brown eyes, with a groomed beard. He didn't wear anything fancy, unlike the other ministers except for the dress and Robe. If he wasn't the Minster, He would look just like one of the common folks you'd see on the streets.
Once James came close to the Minister, He opened his arms to shake hands.
Minister: Ah! I'm Novelius. I take care of the personal affairs of the King.
James Mgrath smiles and says,
James: Oh, Sir Novelius. I'm James Mgrath, an Adventurer
Novelius: Oh I know about you, you're a well-known adventurer, even in the King's Court.
James: I'm flattered
Novelius: No need to be so humble. Let's go and talk over there, shall we?
Sir Novelius points towards the small party filled with the upperclassmen. James Nods and he puts his hand on James's shoulder and starts to ask him some questions.
Novelius: You were saying that you had something that the King needed?
James: Ah yes, (in a much lower voice) I was informed of a quest issued by the Aurelian Government. One which contained the retrieval of a Red Gem.
Novelius: Oh! What about it? Was the Red Gem discovered?
James: Yes sir.
Sir Novelius stops walking, takes his hand from James's shoulder, and takes a serious stance in front of James.
Novelius: Do you have it with you right now?!
James: Yes, I have it with me right now
Sir Novelius looks tensed
Novelius: We have to get you away from here, immediately
Sir Novelius takes James's hand and starts to walk fast.
James: What happened?
Novelius: That Gem contains a different and dangerous type of magic, making it easy for anyone to find it. And the place you took it from was the only one capable of making it down-right impossible for anyone to find.
James's mind starts to fit the pieces in the puzzle. James realised what he'd done, Sir Novelius looks at James this time
Novelius: And now you've brought the Gem to the King's Party
James: Oh shi-
Just then multiple explosions go off in the crowd, the ground starts to shake and Both Sir Norvelius and James fall.
Norvelius: Lead them away from here! I will go to protect the king
James nods at Sir Norvelius, and jumps up into the sky. He closes his eyes to feel the mana presence in the crowd and notes that 6 Silver Members of the Demon Parade are in the crowd.
James: (Inner voice) They should really mention stuff like traceability, IN THE QUEST!
James begins to pour mana into his left hand and chants.
James: Scintillant!
James makes a small energy ball and throws it into the sky, above the crowd which explodes in a bright blue colour. It grabs the attention of the people in panic and the Demon Parade.
James: Well, that got their attention
James starts to head away from the town, he looks down to see the Demon Parade members catching up to him. Then he notices, there are only five of them chasing on foot.
James: Where's the sixth?
Just then, He looks to see the sixth member in front of him, flying using his Fire Magic. James tries to block himself with his hand covered in Energy but surprisingly, instead of the Energy Repulsing the magic, it almost attracts it, causing James to burn his arm.
James: (Scream) WHAT THE HEL WAS THAT!?
James starts to sweat as he's falling to the ground, trying to bear the pain from the fire while he dodges air and fire projectiles shot from the ground and above respectively.
James readies to chant once more,
James: (Scream)Vayu-Talwaar!
This time, He shoots a powerful blade of wind-energy at the Fire magic user. It caused damage, cutting the fire user's body in half. James turns his focus to the magic users on the ground. They seem to be very fas, running and hovering in the air and using their unique magic affinities to stop him. James adjusts himself in the air to speed towards them and gets ready to shoot a ball of Fire-Energy.
James: Fragor!
The other users start to combine their different types into one ball of magic, aimed at James.
James shoots first and then, the Demon Parade members shoot. James hopes it will at least distract them but the unexpected occurs, the Energy doesn't attack the ball of magic but combines with them and makes it stronger. James has no time to escape the ball as it swiftly approaches, with death being absolute for him
James: What the Fu-