Grand rox empire, a building was standing there like an ancient crouching dragon. On the top of the building, a wizened old man was standing like a silent statue. An orb was floating in front of him and the orb was glowing with multicolored light. The eyes of the old man was closed and he was seeing a vision inside his mind.
Two enormous birds were pulling an exquisite looking carriage in his vision. Their wings were glowing with crimson light. A child with big clear eyes playing happily on a small bed arranged in the carriage. Warm sunlight was cascading on the carriage and the smile of the child was as bright as the sun.
Suddenly, the color of sun started to become black and the enormous beasts changed their appearance. They changed into humongous dark creatures. They let out roaring cries and black fire started to come out of their mouths. The wizened old man shuddered by their appearance and his entire body got drenched with sweat. He looked at the child and his entire body turned numb in fear. The child was crying but what actually coming out of child's eyes was blood. The eyes of child had turned pitch black and the child was laughing while crying the blood tear.
Blood came out from the mouth and nostrils of the wizened old man as he snapped open his eyes. It looked like some more wrinkles added on his already wizened face. His face was deathly pale at that moment. He looked at a young woman who was standing behind with her head lowered. He shouted,
"Quickly notify the emperor to be alert. Child of calamity has come to our kingdom." After speaking the words, he fainted on the spot and the young woman saw some cracks appeared on the multicolored orb which was floating in the mid air.
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The round moon was hanging high and softly sprinkling it's soft white light downward. A young woman was sitting on a plainly decorated bed and sneaking rays of moon was reflecting on her jade like face.
She had an oval face with arched eyebrows. Her nose was small and exquisite. Her pretty big eyes were fluttering with the slight flow of wind.
She was Olivia, the most beautiful queen of Thousand sword kingdom. From her window,
a Small river could be seen. Floating sound of water came from the distant small river and it was like soft murmur of the wind.
Everything seemed peaceful but a deep melancholy could be seen in her eyes.
Thousand sword kingdom was an average sized country located south of Northern mountains. Every citizen was living happily due to good governance of their king, Nathan Jackson who ruled over them with his two queens.
Months ago emperor Nathan was attacked in a distance land. On the same day, killers were sent for the loyal supporters of emperor.
Sylvia clan, the most loyal supporters of royal clan of thousand sword kingdom stepped forward and fought bravely.
They managed to shake off the enemies after losing almost half of their men in the desperate struggle.
The brave Sylvia clan warriors escorted the royal family to their remote living place. At that time, the second queen, Olivia was pregnant.
A beautiful woman with a calm demeanour walked towards the moon-lit room where Olivia was sitting silently. The armoured guards of Sylvia clan knelt upon seeing her arrival.
She was Brianna Jackson, the first queen of emperor. Charm of Brianna was undeniable, but she had a warriors' aura which made people to not look into her eyes. She was wearing a black leather dress which was perfectly matching with her warrior like demeanor.
Brianna pushed open the doors and walked inside the moonlit room. Her eyes fell on the Olivia who had a look of melancholy on her face .
"Sister Olivia, are you still thinking about Nathan?", Brianna placed her hand on the shoulder of Olivia.
Olivia nodded her head softly in reply.
"Don't worry about Nathan. He is really a tenacious man. He can protect himself. You don't have to worry about him instead you should remain cheerful for the sake of your child", Brianna spoke from the side of Olivia.
"Sister, can you stay with me for a while?", Olivia asked. Brianna nodded her head and held the hands of Olivia with her hands. Olivia who was trying her best to not cry couldn't hold back anymore as drops of tear came out from her phoenix like eyes.
She started sobbing more loudly and spoke, "Sister, there is something wrong with my child. His breath is getting weaker since past few days".
Brianna patted her head dotingly and said, "Relax, old lady Adaline is proficient in medicine. She has assured that everything is normal after checking your pulse today. Nothing will happen to the little one. Take rest.I will guard the outside."
Shaking her head slightly, Brianna sighed and went outside. She murmured, "I want her to be lively again. Possibly her child can bring her smile back. I will guard our family till the return of Nathan."
After Brianna went away, Olivia once again became lost in her own thoughts. Her hands were on her bulging belly as if she was comforting her child who seemed to have bad health.
Suddenly, Olivia found her child's breath geting fainter at an alarming rate. She got panicked and was just going to shout for the guards when a great change occured.
A dazzling light came from the outside and she found the breath of her child became regular once again.
Brianna felt some anomaly and got inside. "What happened", she looked towards Olivia.
"It most be blessings from the ancestors. They protected my baby", Olivia replied with teary eyes.
Brianna frowned and muttered, "This is strange, I felt something in the room.
But it is fine as long as it did not cause harm to the little one."
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After waiting for some months, finally the day came when Olivia gave birth to a boy. Entire Sylvia clan turned festive in the midnight.
A hunchbacked old woman came hurriedly with the help of a walking stick. She was followed by the powerful warriors of Sylvia clan.
The hunchbacked old woman was named Adaline. She was the most learned amongst the Sylvia. Besides the knowledge of medicine, she was proficient in reading the signs of stars.
After arriving near the child, she held his hand and closed her eyes. A visible expression of excitement appeared on her face after she examined the child for some time. She opened her eyes and proclaimed loudly,
" This child got all twelve signs of a heavenly warrior. And today is the day when northern stars got in the celestial sword arrangement.This child will be a genius."
All Sylvia clan members and Brianna got excited after listening to her. A scar faced warrior said excitedly , "There is still hope for survival of my thousand swords kingdom."
After some time everyone left and Brianna also left reluctantly. Olivia was holding her baby in her arm. She murmured, "He has given a name to you. You are Evan Jackson who will rise above all."
Olivia slept pretty quickly due to the tiredness after giving birth. After some time, the child opened his eyes and scanned the surrounding with his cute little eyes. The eyes of the child were full of intelligence as he curiously looked around.
After sometime he seemed to be feel bored and started crying loudly. It was his announcement to the world ,"I am here. Why in the earth there is no one around to play with me."