“This isn’t right! You’ll burn in hell!”

“Yeah, Yeah! Go away!”

Ali stood in front of a house. An old lady threw a worn-out bag at him.

The bag hit his face and fell down; out came his stuff. Shady clothes, an almost-broken toothbrush, and what seemed to be a torn piece of a picture.

The old lady shouted, “And never come back!”

Then the door slammed shut. Ali stood there while looking at the door with hate. Then sighed and picked up his stuff, put it in the bag and walked out.

He was standing at the premises of a huge city. Ali did not know how to feel about the fact that he lived in the very outskirts of a really popular city. His thoughts always reached the point;

It may be a blessing for others. But it’s still a curse for me.

He walked alongside the street with his head hung down. This was the fifth time he was kicked out.

If one had to give him a title, it would border around the words of “The Most Unluckiest Being in the Universe”.

He was an orphan; shuffled through five orphanages; didn’t have a family; no place to go; and his crush was the daughter of a billionaire.

His second name was “Walking Talking Disaster”.

At his first orphanage, he spent 10 years; right from his birth.

He was kicked out because he accidently set the owner’s pants on fire. Poor guy had all his hair burnt; he still wears three underwears just in case.

The second one was shut down after he spent 6 months there due to someone mixing wax in the drinks on the festival. It was shut down for health purposes.

The third one faired a little better; he spent 4 years there and was kicked out at the age of 15 because the boss’s son had his balls crushed.

Then he came here and a year and a half later, to the present day; he was out again.

Ali walked towards the city while bathing in the orange light of the drowning sunset.

Again; he had nowhere to go.

The Dragon’s City was the best in the whole of Emerald Nation.

They say if you looked at it from space, it will be exactly the shape of a Chinese dragon; a long snake with wings and claws. It was an age of science that Ali had no thought of. He was just an unlucky kid.

He walked to the subway station and sat on the bench. Placing his bag beside him, he gazed at the setting sun.

Growing up was really hard for him. He had no friends, no family and....no girlfriend; which was weird considering his fabulous looks.

He just wanted things to change; for his life to be worth something to someone, anyone.

Being thrown around here and there all these years since he was 10; he was getting numb.

As Ali stared at the heavens, a bird flew through the sky; it circled a few times above the station, and then landed in front of Ali.

Ali looked at it strangely. It wasn’t a bird; it was a colorful parrot.

It had a green beak with the rest of its body laced with blue, green and yellow.

The parrot blinked its eyes and stared at Ali. It suddenly flapped its wings and perched on his shoulder.

Ali was shocked at it and waved his hand to scare it away but it was like it clutched on to his very soul. It wouldn’t come off.

Ali stood up and jumped around; trying to get it off.

“Get off me, you little musket!”

And then another shocking thing happened,

The parrot opened its beak and a childish voice came out, “Stop shaking man! Can’t a parrot get some respect around here?”

Ali gasped with a pale face, “How can you talk like that?”

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The parrot made a disdainful look, “What do you mean, talk like that? Your Parrot here is the cream of the crop of his generation. It should be your honor that I’m resting my precious feet on your filthy shoulder. If this was the ancient times, you would have been purified in the howling furnace of the suns before you even saw me.”

Ali was stupefied to the bone, “Y-you? What are you?”

The parrot raised its head to the heavens and announced with bursting pride,

“Your Parrot here is known by the name of Trivilous Jonus Roof!”

Ali had a strange feeling about this parrot, “So, Trivilous Jonus Roof; what do you want from me?”

The parrot suddenly lost that prideful look and made a scared face at Ali, “Hide me, please. I’m begging you. I’ll tell you everything I know. Please hide me. PLEASE.... I'LL DO ANYTHING!”

***

About twenty miles away, a large building stood tall among the others.

On the top floor, a man looked out the glass wall; gazing at the city.

The building was situated at the Dragon’s Maw.

And this man was the Mayor, Edward Smith. He had an excited look on his face.

Behind him, a teenage girl stood. She had luscious black hair along with a beautiful and exquisite face.

But her eyes….they were blood red.

She had an indifferent expression as she looked at the floor.

Edward turned around and gazed at the girl with a loving gaze, “Honey, what’s the matter?”

The girl replied with an angry face, “That old hag kicked him out!”

Edward was feeling helpless, “Ellie, you can’t keep this going. Why are you so bent on that boy? Even if I ignore the fact that he has no status, he’s just a useless prick; good for nothing.”

He was really frustrated over his daughter’s behavior. After her mother died, he took care of her in every way he could.

But during her childhood, she went missing for a whole day; worrying him sick.

And she was found, and ever since then; she always watched a particular boy from a distance.

Edward had checked his background and could sum it up in one word; menace. The boy was a menace.

Ellie remained stubborn, “I don’t care.”

Edward was trying to convince her.

Suddenly, the door opened and a woman in a suit walked inside the room. She had short hair and a soft-looking face.

Edward was displeased at his secretary's lack of manners but decided to shift the issue on her.

He made a stern look, "Haul, tell Ellie about the boy."

Haul immediately spoke like a recording, "The boy named Ali Haider. No parental records. No family background. No status. No skills. No financial value. Expelled from every orphanage he ever stepped foot inside. Absolutely useless."

Edward nodded with acceptance at Haul's elaboration.

Ellie made a playful smile. She stepped forward and grabbed Haul's collars gently and said in an adorable voice, “Auntie Haul, how was your surgery?”

Haul was melted by Ellie's adorable behavior and smiled, "It went great, everything is fine now."

Ellie smiled with such innocence that Haul even thought of killing the Mayor to adopt her.

Ellie traced her finger on Haul's cheek and said, "If you speak of him like that again. I will rip your lungs out and feed them to hungry dogs."

Haul's face turned pale at the sudden change of behavior while Edward shook his head.

Then Ellie shoved Haul and burst out of the room.

Edward sighed and gazed at the shocked Haul, "What's the problem, Haul?”

Haul suddenly remembered why she came here and said with an urgent expression, "Sir, TS-31 escaped. We just opened the locker and found a rubber doll inside. The subject is becoming capable of human thought process."

The blood drained out of Edward's face as he gasped. Turing around, he gazed at the huge city and shouted, "Find Him! At all cost!"

Haul nodded and headed for the door, “Yes, sir.”

Edward stopped her,

“Haul…..summon Lin.”

A flash of excitement passed through Haul’s eyes.

***

Ali stared at the piece of torn picture with remorse.

In the picture, the 10 year old Ali stood laughing with a hand fondling his head. That was where the picture was torn from.

Ali did not remember this but he was certain that the hand belonged to someone from his family.

It was such a pity that he couldn't find out about the person.

Trivilous Jonus Roof starring as TJR stared at the reminiscing Ali and blinked. "What are you doing?"

Ali gazed at this strange parrot weirdly, "What do you mean?"

TJR rolled its little eyes, "I mean; we should be running with our asses on fire. Not sitting here, looking at torn pictures. What are you, a Lavata?"

Ali made a confused face, "What's a Lavata?"

TJR spoke fluently, "It's the brightest particle from the intestinal excretion of the River Dragon's 4th Recollaging Ceremony under the Eclipse of the Eight Celestial Lunar Bodies."

Ali spoke up with a weird look, "It's a dragon's poop?"

TJR acted surprised, "Impressive. I never thought that a lowly mortal like you could ever understand the divine ceremonies of the Dragons."

Ali shook his head causing TJR to go in frenzy.

"What the hell are you still doing here? Run!"

Ali again shook his head and got up, "You came to the wrong guy, Mr. Trivilous Jonus Roof. I cannot hide you. I don't even half a roof over my head."

TJR screamed, "You have a Roof on your shoulder! Do you want me to sit on your head?"

Ali picked his bag and walked towards the city with slow steps.

TJR noticed Ali's lazy behavior and a crazy glint passed by his eyes.

He turned around and rubbed his wings together.

Ali walked with his head hung low. He was feeling utterly alone at this moment.

He didn't even know where he was going or why?

I wish things would be different. If only I had a fam-.....

The smell of something burning erupted in the air. Ali looked back and saw.... He saw...

THE FU*KING PARROT HAD SET HIS PANTS ON FIRE!

"Ahhh!!!"

Ali ran here and there, trying to put out the fire. He sprinted for quite a distance when..

"Come on, I say drop and roll son; drop and roll."

Ali immediately dropped on the ground and starting rolling.

Soon, the fire was put out but he was left in a black underwear.

He screamed in agony as he rubbed his buttocks.

"You son of a bitch! How dare you!"

He shouted and immediately took out another jean from his bag.

TJR tapped Ali's head in praise, "Great job! We're miles away from danger. Now, nothing can stop you from greatness! Hey what's with that blade? Are you gonna cut an apple for me? Make sure it is served well in Holted Water."