This is my first fanfic, and English isn't my native language. So expect some errors in grammar or in the story. If you found any, I’ll be glad if you let me know, so I can fix them and improve.

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In the province of Zurka, one of the border provinces of the Moonlight Empire. There is a mountain. The mountain itself is not so especial, yet it’s know across the entire Empire. As The Mountain of Sorrow.

No one knows why the mountain it’s called it like that. What make this particular place so famous, it’s not its name. It’s the fact that not many people have returned after entering the forest that surrounds it. The mountain and the forest, have become a place off limits.

Many attribute this phenomena to the fact, that it’s so close to the border of the Empire. The province it’s bordering with the Rak nation, the home of the raks. Creatures with human like appearance. That have been at war with the Empire since its very foundation.

Most people that live near, try to avoid going to the mountain. But right now, at the foot of the mountain. You can see four people entering a cave. A cave which entrance was so hidden, only few people had discovered it. And fewer was the number that lived to tell the tale.

Between the four men there were three big mercenaries, which were pushing around a young man into the cave.

- Hurry up, and take us there. Or I’ll kill you! -

Roman, the leader of the three mercenaries. Was saying this while throwing the young man to the floor. With just a flick of his hand. He was using magic, a basic spell to strengthen his physical strength.

- Ok! I said I’ll take you there, so relax man. -

The young one’s name is Alex. And right now, he was remembering the events that brought him to this moment.

Three years had passed since leaving his home. He had done that after deciding to become an adventurer. All that, so he could discover something that would made him famous. He concealed his last name, and joined various guilds as Alex Wright to earn some money.

But because of his lack of magical prowess, he was expelled from all of them.

And to enter a small guild, you just needed to have a regular magical prowess. Alex was just bad at magic. One of the main facts that got him to leave his home. Changing jobs and learning how to survive in the world, while trying to become famous, had been his life for the past three years. His travels across the empire had brought him here, to the Zurka province.

But after recalling an old legend his grandfather had told him, and investigating it for six months, he had discovered this cave. A monumental discovery for him. Because of the runes he had found at the very end of the cave.

He was so happy that he went to the nearest village, and started drinking to celebrate. At the age of twenty-one, like all youngsters that have had a few drinks. He started bragging.

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When he woke up the next day. He found himself with Roman and his lackeys. They wanted him to take them to the cave, as payment for the drinks they bought him last night. Alex remembered nothing like that whatsoever. But after the beating he got, he made a deal with them.

- At first I doubted of your story Alex, but now that we're here that means the part about the runes are true. -

- I wasn’t lying. So I take you there and you let me go like we agreed… right? – Alex said.

- Of course man, just like we agreed. -

Roman of course was lying, and Alex knew it. He had been thinking a way out of this situation since they left the village. But came out with nothing. As Roman was better at magic that him, he was at his mercy.

After twenty minutes or more, they found a huge room with and enormous piece of crystal in the center. In the crystal there were some carved runes. It was an ancient language, that Alex’s grandfather had taught him. But since he felt an ominous feeling emanating from the crystal, he didn’t read them.

- So here we are. Now it’s time for me to leave you gentlemen’s alone. -

- Not so fast, you think I’m stupid? Read the runes for us. I know you can do it, you told us last night. So don’t try to test my patience any more. – Answered Roman.

- Damn it! – _Alex was cursing softly, wondering if he didn’t tell him more secrets. Something wasn’t right in this place_ - I don’t think that’s a good idea man… I have a bad feeling about this cave, that’s why I didn’t read the runes when I came here in the first place. -

- I’m running out of patience, so read them or die! - _Roman took his sword, and placed it on Alex’s neck_ - Now read them! This is your last chance. -

- You’re crazy. Who knows what could happen if I read them? They are written on an almost extinct language! -

- Guess we will find out pretty soon – Said Roman.

Cursing in his mind for this weird development, right after having found this place. Alex sighed and hoped this were some powerful spell runes. And everybody except the one who reads it, stayed petrified. Or died a horrible dead.

- It goes like this…

“The time has come to repent”

“With the power that this language holds”

“Only those that locked you. Can set you free”. -

Alex was getting more scared, but kept reading as Roman’s sword was pushing harder against his skin.

- “Vit Etum Catten. Vit Sutra Vat”. -

Which meant: “I, who owns the chains. I, set you free”.

Right after finishing the sentence. The ground started shaking, and a powerful light left them blind for a moment before passing out.

When Alex woke up, there was a man in front of him.