Yuto immedietly recognised the young man and bowed his head in respect."Greeting to You Lord Leon, the golden leader of the tiger knights" He greeted. "Please raise your head dear knight"He said. Yuto looked up at him and saw the sadness in his eyes."You called me Lord Leon?"He asked."Yes i did Lord Yuto."Leon replied trying to smile.Yuto was surprised as he mentioned "Lord" before his name.Though he was the adopted son of the former Golden Knight Shin mizusawa,he was never treated with respect except for the guards and maids at shin's castle as his family background was unclear.And today when Shin passed away, the people at the funeral looked at him with disgust and fear and started calling him "cursed boy."They looked at his face and whispered to each other about his appearence.but yuto had spent the entire day crying and did not even once looked at himself in the mirror.
"I am so sorry about his excellencey.He was a kind hearted true hero.I can only imagine what you are going through right now."Leon said as he patted Yuto's head."Its ok Lord Leon, my dream is... um i mean was to become the golden knight like him but i guess its impossible without him and me being kicked out of the lion knights"He said with teary eyes.He burst out crying and runs towards Shin's castle."please excuse me" he said while running.Leon watched as the young boy not older than 10 years disappeared into the dark with a frown on his face.A tear escaped from his eyes but at the next momment his eyes were filled with anger as he looked at the lion knights estate in front of him."You don't know what you've done by kicking him out Jake.you refused to support him from following his dream and used him for your own selfish motives.you are a shame to us knights."Leon said to himself as he shook his head and walked away.
The next morning,Yuto was walking on the streets of knight Island with his dog Shibi and 2 bodyguards watching his back.As far as he could remember,he was an orphan thought to be born in the continent of valeria. The continent of valeria consisted of 21 city states out of which 20 of them were ruled by royal clans and one of them was ruled by a duke. This island he lived was called the Knight Island which had a training centere for knights and training grounds for all knight forces.There were 11 knight forces as of now.They were the lion knights,Tiger knights,Fish knights,Snake knights,Wolf knights,Dragon knights,Phoenix knights,Whale knights,Fox knights,Pigeon knights and Scorpion knights.These knight forces were led by team leaders known as golden leaders and captains who lead small groups of selected knights in each of the same forces.When Shin was alive,Yuto was a knight in training and was reserved to become a Lion knight when he turned 15.As a result of that he was made to touch the sacred Lion head and given the power essential to become a lion knight.The Knight forces were named after the sacred animals which were once controlled and turned to stone by the first Golden Knight in history.Each knight force was given the stone statue of the sacred animal they were named after and had a tradition of having new members make a contract with it and gain its power that proves the members' affilation to the particular knight force.The knight forces had their own elite groups and ordinary knights who worked from the shadows.
Humans born into this era were blessed with the power to control their spiritual energy and create "Zest" the moves and techniques created by energy manifestation which can be used for healing,attacking and defending.The main energy attributes are Fire,Water,Earth,Wind and lightning.Those who were born into powerful clans were also blessed with "linage speciality" Abilities that were created and inherited by the generations of the same bloodline which is usually being used by members of royal clans.Since Yuto's linage was unclear it was impossible for him to possess linage speciality. As yuto was working,he was surprised by the comments and stares he recieved from the people on the streets."look at those blood red eyes,they look like a devils eyes."He heard someone say." still ,He looks pretty charming with the ash blonde hair and red eyes.had he not been cursed I would do anything to be his girlfriend."A pretty little girl said.He heard them and turned to his guards to ask them weather what they said was true or not."Tell me,How do i look right now?my eyes and hair are blue colored not red and ash blonde.He questioned them." I am afraid but whatever they said is true young lord.After his excellencey's demise your hair and eye color changed mysteriously and Lord Ryuto who returned to the castle last knight also shared the same look."
"What?big brother is at home right now,than i better go ask him."Saying so Yuto used his Lightning energy which allowes him to move faster than anyone else and took off like a jet.His guards chased after him looking concerned."Father,that kid really is something.The way he took of was pretty impressive for a kid at that age,also i sensed a huge amount of spiritual energy from him.are we really taking him in?"A teenager with a lean build whispered to Leon who observed it from a distance."He is no ordinary knight,we will take him in as an elite.He reminds me of my old friend who died 10 years ago.The same ash blonde hair and crimson eyes.but its so unfateful that he has to go through something like this at such a young age."What about the other 2 kids?They are of high status and i believe that they possess linage speciality unlike him.Will they get along very well?"The teenager said."You don't know a thing about him yet.I am sure he will become the strongest knight in history under our guidance.Jake was a fool to throw him out of the lion knights.We will watch over him and make sure that he learns to control the "curse."Leon smiled and said.