Everyone waited for their return, and after a week of waiting, one night everyone heard a massive bang. People ran out of their homes and were hit with a powerful amount of pure Mana, so pure they could even see it change between multiple colors, and pass right though them, leaving them unharmed. due to the confusion and the Mana. Almost nobody noticed 4 small colored meteors hit the planet, almost nobody. The kings of each kingdom were brought out of their confusion when they noticed a colored meteor land silently into the earth near their kingdoms. They immediately screamed out for their men to find and retrieve their meteor.
After the initial confusion the rest of the mortals began to look to the sky, but unlike the kings,their focus was on the giant planet, mezza, turned crescent, with visible black veins spreading from where it had been attacked. They all watched as mezza began to attract it's deep blackened debris around it, forming a sinister black ring.
The mortals were worried, but there was nothing they could do, so they waited. and like this, a year passed. The kings and queens and few others knew what the celestials were facing. They also knew that if they had failed they all would've been long dead. So they just prayed to their celestials, hoping for everything to be alright."
*closes book*
"And that was over 5000 years ago, *sigh*, now I've told you lad, i can't let you keep reading this, what if you go and tell your friends about it. " says an old dwarf man with gray hair and a long scruffy beard, making a young boy jump from being caught.
"but grandpa I love that story, plus nobody would even believe me anyways, they all think the celestials weren't real, *whispers*and it's not like I have any friends to tell.. "says the young boy with a average stature, long ears, black raven wings from his back, and white hair with black eyes.
the old dwarf stared at the boy for a moment, then stood up from his chair and walked over to his bed and sat down next to him.
"Corven, you know that's not true. our family from generations have awaited for their return, and unlike most, we know about the void. don't listen to what everyone says, and try and make yourself some friends" says the old dwarf with a sad expression.
"how can I make friends when everyone makes fun of me and we are constantly moving.., "says Corven
" You'll make friend with time I promise you lad." says the old dwarf.
"now get some sleep, you've got a big day tomorrow at school." says the old dwarf as he walks out the room.
"Okay... " says Corven.
the old dwarf turns back towards him with a kind smile and says "You don't have to worry lad, I know you'll do great. "
"..Thanks grandpa. " says Corven
"You're welcome lad, now get to sleep" says the old dwarf as he leaves the room, carrying the book he stole from the study.
"What are we gonna do about him. " the old dwarf announces with a laugh as he walks into their living room.
As he enters, he sees 3 people, his wife, Jessica, his son toland, and his daughter in law alfraya
"Just leave him be, you know how he is Jared", says Jessica, an old human woman with gray hair and blue eyes, as she motions for him to come sit next to her.
"Yeah Mom is right, he's always loved that book, if it was actually his I doubt he'd ever put it down. " says toland,a laughing below average height man, with a scruffy beard and graying black hair with blue eyes.
"I know, I know. I just don't want anything to happen.. like last time.. we just need to be careful is all." says Jared as he looks over to alfraya, a girl with long elf ears, graying blonde hair, black eyes, black raven wings, and bird legs.
She looked as if she grimaced when Jared brought up the past.
"I know it's tough to talk about, but the kingdoms are already hot on our trail. we all know what happened the first time they caught up to us.." everyone looks down in sadness as they remember the death of their closest friends, alfraya's parents
"I think.. we should get moving again tomorrow after Corven gets back from school. I know it's sudden to bring this up, but it's all we can really do if we want to survive. "*says Jared.
"... " everyone looks on in silence.
"Alright.. go on and get everything packed, but don't wake him. After he leaves for school, pack his things too, and when he's about to get out we'll leave and pick him up halfway so we can get going. " everyone nodded their head quietly, they hated having to move everywhere in secret, but they had to or else one of the kingdoms would find out about them and kill them all.. or worse...
Everyone then began packing for the journey. it's pretty much a routine so everyone gets done quickly, and gets to bed.
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As the morning rises, everyone's up and waiting in the living room for Corven to finish getting ready for school.
As he walks in, everyone gets up and hugs him, each wish him good luck and that he''ll do great. Then he flew off, heading towards his school for the yearly awakening.
The journey to the village with Corvens school is a 30 minute fly due to his family living out in the woods away from the village. by the time he gets to the school everyone is heading inside for classes. He then lands and heads to the gates of the school. as he lands 3 demi human kids stop him.
"What did I say would happen to you if you came to school today, freak" says the leader of the group, a boy with patches of orange and black fur, a striped tail, claws, and slitted yellow eyes. A tiger beastman.
"That you woooould... let me pass through and enjoy the awakening...." says Corven.
"Funny, but look, we promised to keep your secret if you kept your filthy hybrid ass, away from school today. You cause problems everywhere you go, and I don't want an unlucky freak like you to make me connect with a bad element. " says the tiger beastman
"Yeah get outta here before we make you. " says a boy with a brown tail, a hairy face, and hands for feet, a monkey beastman.
"Guys whatever you wanna do to him better do it now, the teachers could come out any minute. " says a boy with brown wings on his back, bird legs with long talons, and big eyes, an owl beastman.
"yeah you're right. Both of you, grab his arms and hold him down." says the tiger beastman.
The owl and monkey beastmen rushed Corven and grabbed his arms, They pulled him to the ground and held him down. "
"HEY! LET ME GO! " says Corven as he struggles to get up.
"shut up, freak! "says the tiger demi human as he slaps Corven's face.
The tiger beastman, extended his claws out, and brought it towards corven's arm. he pressed slowly into his wrist until it punctured through, causing blood to start to slowly poor down his arm. Corven started screaming from the pain as the tiger boy started to slowly drag his claws along his arms, up to his shoulder, tearing the flesh of his arm and his jacket sleeve. Corven was being them to stop with tears running down his face as he was forced to watch his arm be cut to shreds. When the tiger boys claws reached his shoulder, he pulled out his claws. he wiped the blood on them on corven's pants, then took of his hood of his jacket. he brought his claws near corven's eye. Corven seeing this managed to hold in his screaming from fear, the tiger boy smiled at this, and proceeded to stab into his forehead, dragging it slowly over his eyebrow, and near the eye. As he was about to cut his eye open they were soon interrupted by a shout.
"What are you kids doing!, you should be in class. "says a grown man with a horned nose, and a small tail. a rhino beastman.
He rushes for the kids to get inside the schiol for classes, as he was distracted, corven covered his ears with his hood even despite the amount of pain he is in.
When the teacher looked back at corven and saw the wounds, he was filled with Dissapointment for both him and those other boys. For the beast man, the strong rule, so to get anywhere, you must have strength, but he looked at corven with Dissapointment since he couldn't even put up a fight, but also Dissapointment for the needless cruelty if the boys just cause their parents are of some higher ups in the village. while corven was breathing iratically, and his shredded arm was dripping an alarming amount of blood.
after staring for a moment, he took corven to the school nurse to get healed and patched up. So after some magic then rest for awhile, corven was ready to go. he even only had one class left before the awakening due to getting to rest for a few hours.
As corven was in the final class of the day, he had been there for more than an hour, so the teacher was about to dismiss them to the awakening rooms, but before he did he gave them a warning.
"Now I know all of you are excited, and you should be, but don't be dumb as well, there's no doubt you could become a great magician or warrior, but you don't have to be, if one day any of you are bored or want something less excited, the whole world still needs craftsman, farmers, merchants, you name, so just try and not Dissapointment and stress yourselves. and if you don't get the element you're hoping for, don't be sad, learn to embrace the element, or even elements you may have to their fullest extent" says the kind man with green scale patches, slitted yellow eyes, and a split tongue. a snake beastman.
Many of the student were no doubt excited, Including Corven, he just hoped to awaken an element to be able to defend himself better.
so after a few more minutes of being lectured by their teacher, they finally made their way to the awakening Hall, where they would each take turns entering rooms to awaken their element.
Corven was waiting for almost an hour before he was able to enter a room, before him, the three bullies got to go, and they all walked out and looked at him smugly stating that the monkey boy got nature, the owl boy got air, and the tiger boy got fire and nature. Many were shocked that the tiger boy was a dual elemental, but also impressed.
as he past corven he said, "I guess your trashy luck hasn't affected me after all",
after ignoring the bullies, corven walked into his room.
As he walked in, he saw a chair, a table with a crystal filled with Mana, and above them know the wall a chart representing what element you have depending on what color it changes too.
With excitement, Corven sat down in the chair, and after reading the signs, he was about to put his hands on the side of the crystal, when he stopped.
" This is where it begins I guess. "says Corven with a smile.