Balian city, a city located near the great forest of Talrom, one of the major cities of Destrudia kingdom. Houses are majorly made with bricks and stones with a medieval feel to it. At night magical devices light up the streets. A magic stone engraved with different set of symbols encased in a glass with metal frame on it, the device gathers magical energy at it's surroundings that converts it into light, giving the city a magical scenery every night. The city is ruled by duke Wyke Glandial, the undisputed ruler of the city. They ruled the city for more the eight generations giving them a stable position at most of the nobility in Destrudia kingdom.
The morning hustle and bustle of city streets is starting to unfold as sun rise into the sky. One by one windows are opening after the other signaling the start of a new day.
5 years came to pass as if it was like yesterday.
Cain started to live at the capital after that fateful evening that changed his life forever. Now solely focused raising Ailene's only legacy, their son Eisen. Cain decided to work as a gatekeeper near the Gatekeepers tavern. Whenever he goes to work he left Eisen at the tavern, it was like a second home for them.
"Good morning Eisen, come here my boy let's eat. I will leave early today for my duty. Stay with uncle William for the rest of the day. I will pick you up later."
Eisen nodded as he understood his father while chugging down the fried eggs in his plate.
"And don't forget to drink your milk."
After they ate they headed directly at the Gatekeepers tavern, Cain greeted William and the workers as he left Eisen with them.
"What did you eat today Eisen? I think you've grown a little bit."
William lifted up Eisen then tickled him a little.
"It's bread and eggs and... Ummm, yes milk."
William felt light heartedly at the cuteness displayed by the little boy. She remembered Ailene her former worker as Eisen resembled her so much.
They soon entered the shop and started preparing to open the tavern.
Hungry patrons filled the tavern to fill their empty stomachs early in the morning. It was a little rowdy because of the brawny men that argued what kind of work they should do for the day.
Eisen ran around the shop and played with some other kids that the custmers brought. They were fascinated by the little boy's seemingly endless energy to play around.
He was well known around the city gates because of his peculiar blood red hair and eyes.
Such a sweet little boy brought happiness to the weary adventurers whoever saw him.
Another two years has passed like a dream.
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Eisen is now seven years old, he still hanged out at the tavern whenever his father is out working. He now fully understand his father who spent most of his time away, at first he was lonely that they rarely spent the time together. Sometimes Cain will be drafted as a scout or one of the guards that guarded the count. He was almost away for a week sometimes, and in some cases about two to three weeks of not coming home.
"May I take your orders Mr. Rowan?"
Rowan, the leader of a party of five adventurers known as Rum Barrels party. They got this title as they were always drunk everytime they got paid at the job they took.
"Five cups of freshly brewed beer, you know, the usual and three pieces of nice grilled razor beak birds."
"Coming right away."
"And Eisen don't forget the lemon."
Eisen is now helping at tavern. Though tavern master Willian is against it, he couldn't do anything at the conviction of the boy to help. He left it aside as Cain also granted a permission about it.
Sometimes he collects the dishes, cleans the tables and take the orders of the customers.
He was never bored and enjoyed this type of work, he felt happy watching this scene even there are some cases that the customers almost fought inside the shop.
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In this particular day in the evening a group of ten people entered the tavern, wearing heavy armors, with spears, swords and shields along them. Led by a large stature man that stood two metres high that is around his twent-nine to thirty-four years of age. He wore a beautifull ornamented armor along with his gold hilted blade strapped in his waist, with a red cape on its back.
Everyone at the tavern stopped and watched the group enter the shop.
Eisen who didn't notice the group as he delivers an ordered drink to a customer bumped into the leader of the group.
He got outbalanced and spilled the drink that was to be delivered to the legs of the groups leader.
The leader instantly flared with anger.
"You little shit! You dare dirty my precious armor with your stinking beer and your dirty hands!"
He grabbed Eisen at his shirts collar and raised him into the air.
The little boy's body that seemed weightless was thrown at a nearby table making a loud thud at the tavern.
"Blaag!!"
Eisen smashed into the table making the table and chairs turned upside down with the force of impact that it received.
Everyone at the tavern went silent.
Williams eyes grew larger at the scene that unfolded before his eyes.
Those eyes were instantly replaced by a sharp gaze along with the gnashing of his teeth due to extreme anger.
Some of the regular customers picked up Eisen who laid unconscious under the flipped table.
Rowan who just arrived at the tavern doors stopped at the strange atmosphere at the shop, his eyes wandered for a moment then stopped where Eisen was located unconcsious. Now he understood what is happening.
Suddenly a surge of killing intent along with a deadly magical energy covered the shop making the normal customers to flee the scene.
Rowan who understood the situation, quickly closed the door and made his men to standby at the door to prevent anyone to enter or leave after the customers left the tavern.
Tavern workers took Eisen at the innermost of the shop.
"What is the meaning of this?! Huh?! Dirty fucking old man!"
Old man William just walked outside the counter while removing top clothes. Revealing a battle-hardened body that still have lustrous look of a physically fit young man.
Reeking with deathly aura some of the armored went were agitated that told their instincts to run away.
"Do you want to oppose us?! Don't you know who we..."
The leader of the group didn't even have the chance to finish his words as he was already slammed into tavern walls. Left and right of the walls were smashed one after the other. The armored men didn't even realize what is happening when suddenly Rowan punched and kicked them one by one.
Some of the customers who stayed at the tavern started to join the fray and started attacking the armored men.
The old man is still not satisfied beating the leader and kept him slamming into the different parts of the tavern.
He grabbed his arms, legs, neck. Whatever part of the body he grabbed he will just slam and slam and slam him.
Before the man lost his conciousness he saw the old man charge his right hand with mana(magical energy) before punching him in his solar plexus making his beatiful armor shatterd into thousand into pieces making him nude before he slammed into the roof walls and was thrown outside the tavern.
Rowan and the others just finished rounding up the armored men leaving some of them unconscious or moaning with great deal of pain.
The street was disturbed at the noises coming from the tavern before someone flew outside, naked and unconscious.
Guards of the city started to pour where the commotion is happening.
Everyone was shocked in disbelief of what they had saw. Commotions like this almost never happened in this area because of the flock of the guards that mantained the area.
"What is happening here?!"
Asked by the leader of the guards.
It was corps leader Zane, with all of his unit.
"They started this. They hurted Cain's son."
"Cain? You mean Cain under my unit?"
"Yes, his son is still unconcious, and his father went on a scouting mission."
Rowan was the one who answered.
Some of the citizens murmured at the event.
'Tch! They deserve that for hurting that little boy.'
"We need to investigate this matter, for now come with us to clear the situation."
Everyone who participated the one-sided beating left to go into city guard's headquarters.
"What the was that old man?! Damn! I never thought that you have that monstrous strength under that old bones of yours! hahaha"
"I better behave at your shop or else i might taste that horrifying shit."
Rowan joked.
The injured assailants were brought to the healing center and stayed there for one day before heading into the headquarters .
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Fredigar's POV
After the tiring mission that we received at the adventurers guild we decided to take a detour to a nearby city. I planned to eat at the closest tavern without paying using my family's name. I bet these lowly commoners will cower when they heard my name and grovel at my feet for attention.
As we entered a tavern, they gazed at us especially me. That's right lowly scumbags behold my prestigous aura and be captivated by this extremely expensive armor that you will never ever wear even once in your pathetic life!
A child bumped at Fredigar.
This little piece of shit dare to sully this expensive armor! I should teach him a lesson he will never forget.
He then grabbed and thrown the child in front of him.
Suddenly a violent killing aura along a deathly magical energy surged the area
Fredigar gulped in his throat, he wasn't thirsty but he felt his throat dried up from the pressure coming from the old man walking towards him.
"What is the meaning of this?! Huh?! Dirty fucking old man!"
"Do you want to oppose us?! Don't you know who we..."
"Blaag!"
What happened?!
Ughh...
Pained coursed his entire body while coughed some blood.
Everything went hazy after that. Fredigar's body couldn't even keep up from what is happenning making him disoriented and couldn't process what just occured.
This old man. Shit! I shouldn't have come here!
This can't be happening to me. Im the first heir to the house of Eginhardt at the capital!
Mana manipulation? What the hell is happening?! This old man could even use mana?!
Bang! A loud explosion then destroyed the taverns walls sending Fredigars's naked body outside the shop.