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It was a sunny day, in Beldal City and the streets were overcrowded like always. There was a big inn full of people in the main street of the city. On one of the tables an old man and a boy around the age of 8 were eating. The old man had white long hair, black eyes. There was a scar on his left eye that indicated that it was left by a sword. Overall, he gave off a majestic aura. The boy on the other hand looked very handsome, with long black hair, and deep black eyes that had a hint of crimson red at his iris. He similarly also gave off a noble aura.
“Damon, you’re already a 2nd Rank Warrior, congratulations.” praised the old man. For the past three years, the boy named Damon had been training hard everyday, so that he could become stronger. An 8 year old that was a 2nd Rank Warrior was very rare, it could be said that Damon was a real genius. It was possible to become a 1st Rank Warrior and it wasn’t rare, but to go to 2nd rank from 1st , an average adult needed around 2-3 years. But for Damon, who was only 8 years old, started training at five to get past the 1st Rank and enter the 2nd, his future achievements can already be said to be limitless.
In the Continent of Esterlyn, there were 5 Kingdoms: The Kingdom of Thalron, Kingdom of Valion, Kingdom of Leon, Kingdom Of Zaesh and Kingdom of Wenshal. Beldal City is located in the Kingdom of Wenshal, with 3 million people accounting for the city’s population.
In this Continent, there were Mages and Warriors. Warriors are divided into 9 ranks, every rank harder to attain than the last. One need years of practice and hard work to reach the top. After the 9th rank, a Warrior becomes a Grand Warrior.
The same concept applies for the mages, but there are less magicians on the continent compared to warriors. This is because the magic path is only available for those who have natural talent and affinity to magical elements. There are 7 elements in total: Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Darkness and Light. Mages are highly regarded in the Continent of Esterlyn as a relatively high-leveled Mage can crush cities, call forth meteors, and kill thousands of troops with their magic. Similarly, after the 9th rank, a Mage becomes a Grand Magus.
After reaching the Grand Magus or Grand Warrior stage, one can finally possess enough power for flight, in the eyes of the masses they are like deities, and every kingdom would want to be on friendly terms with them, because they can easily change the fate of a war. They are free to do whatever they wanted and no laws bind them.
On this road of Power, every rank prolongs a person's lifetime. Legend has it that a Grand Warrior or Magus are able to live for thousands of years.
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Damon smiled lightly and continued eating. The sun had already set when the boy and the old man rested in their room, on the second floor of the inn.
Damon was looking at the sky, thinking. The old man was reading a book while drinking wine. The gentle wind breezed pass. “Desil... who killed my parents?” Damon asked with a hint of hostility. He kept his sad eyes on the sky, waiting for an answer. "........" Desil looked at him but didn’t say a word, Damon had asked this same question many times before, but had never gotten an answer. “You need to rest, tomorrow we are departing for Falric City.” Desil mumbled as he shifted his eyes towards his book. He didn't continue reading though, the melancholic mood of the boy caused him to go deep into thought too. '3 years ago when we escaped, he cried everyday wanting to see his parents. Looking at him now and comparing him to that time, he really has changed.'
The next morning, they started traveling towards Falric City. While walking, they found a caravan and joined them. Desil offered his hand in exchange for a place in the cart. The leader wasn’t foolish enough to reject as any extra strength would be a great help as bandits frequented these roads.
In the cart, with Damon and Desil, was a woman and a little girl around 6-7 years old. “Hello, are you going to Falric city too?” asked the woman. “Indeed ma’am, me and my grandson here are going to Falric city. Damon, say hello.” Desil smiled. “Hello, nice to meet you.” said Damon and slightly smiled. “Hello my name is Vanessa, and this is my daughter, Leyla. Leyla, don’t be rude and greet Desil and Damon.” said the woman nudging the girl Leyla, who was hiding behind her back, “H-hi...” she pulled out her head a little bit, slowly, and said with a soft, cute voice. Then, again, she hid behind her mother.
Around one hour passed since they left Beldal City, Desil and Vanessa have been chatting sometimes laughing, while Damon was looking out of the cart , thinking about something. From time to time, Leyla would look at him with astonished eyes. Every time their eyes would meet, he would smile, but as soon as they made eye contact, she always went back to hiding behind Vanessa.
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Time flew by, and finally, 5 hours have passed. It would take at least 4 days to cover the five thousand kilometres that separated Falric and Beldal City.When Damon was about to take a nap, screams could be heard outside. “Baandiiits!” one of guards shouted, Damon and Desil looked from their cart, only to see that the bandits had already surrounded the whole caravan.
The leader of the caravan stepped out and pleaded “Please, just let us go, I-i can pay you 500 gold.” His name was Zak, around 40-50 years old, with black hair, black eyes, and an ordinary body. There was nothing special about him, and he was only a 2nd rank warrior. He was just transporting products from one city to another, and didn’t want to die.
“500 gold? Hahahaha!” a laugh came from the crowd of bandits. A tall, muscular with short red hair pushed his way through the bandits and proclaimed, “I am the Leader of The Tigerclaw Bandits. My name is Eryx. I can let you go, but you must leave all of your belongings and women here.” His cultivation was that of a 5th rank Warrior. “This...” The Caravan leader Zak didn’t know what to do, the Bandits demands were too much.
Suddenly, Eryx looked at the cart where Damon and the others were residing and saw Vanessa, his eyes lit up and said “Ohohoh, I didn’t think that I'd meet a beauty like you in a caravan like this.” he stared at Vanessa like a hungry hyena and ordered one of his men “You. Bring her to me.” The Bandit nodded his head and started walking in the direction of the caravan to obey the order. One of the caravan’s guards attempted to stop him but stopped as a voice rang out “Those who oppose me will be eliminated.” as a sword flew towards the guard, going right through his heart. The guard who was only a 2nd rank warrior, could only grab the hilt of the sword and fell to the ground. Everyone was paralyzed and didn’t dare to move.
Just as the bandit neared the cart and was about to grab the woman, a fist flew and sent the bandit flying until he crashed on a boulder 20 meters away. Everyone was stupefied. The Bandit Leader furrowed his brows and looked at the cart. From inside, stepped out an old man who looked to be around 60-70 years old. “Old man, was it you who dared to do this to my men?!” Eryx shouted furiously while looking at the old man, “Indeed it was me.” Desil calmly replied and smiled in a way that worked to further infuriate the Bandit Leader. “Everyone! KILL HIMM!!” Eryx ordered, and 50 bandits roared and started running towards the old man. Almost every bandit were only at the 2nd-3rd rank, with only two of them being at the 4th.
Desil stood there calmly like an immovable boulder. He drew the sword slowly from the sheath on his back, while looking at the bandits. Desil slashed his sword horizontally across the air and whispered “Heaven Slasher.” Sword energy flew from his sword and pierced every single bandit. All of them fell in an instant, their bodies, covered in blood. If everyone witnessing this were petrified earlier, the feelings they had now could never be compared. The leader of the caravan, Zak, remembered how this old man came to him and asked for a place in cart. He now realized that this single decision, was what saved his life, and the life of many others. Vanessa looked from the cart and was astonished, she didn’t believe what she just saw, while at the same time, she was grateful that the old man defended her. Even Damon was astonished. He knew that Desil was strong, in the past they had faced many situations like this, Desil would just beat everyone who made trouble for them with ease and has never unsheathed his sword. Today was the first time that Damon has ever seen the old man’s sword, and the technique that left him astonished.
“T-this can’t be, y-you’re a Grand Warrior? Ple-please have mercy, I-i didn’t mean to offend you, p-please!!” Eryx knelt quickly and was shaking as he looked towards the old man. Tears started to make his sight blur. He had never seen a technique like this, and knew that for Warriors, it was impossible to unleash such power, so the only explanation left was that Desil was a Grand Warrior.
“I don’t show mercy towards people like you.” Desil sneered and slashed his sword. Eryx’s head flew from his body and fell onto the ground. Everyone looked at old man in awe, and at the same time respect could be seen. Desil turned around and said to Zak “Problem solved, we can go on, right?” while smiling. Zak was stupefied, but his previous experiences in life enabled him to answer “Y-y-yes! Everyone! Get ready. We are moving out.” he shouted and once more, they continued onto the road.