Waa..waa...!
The cries of a newborn baby filled a dimly lit shabby room in the eastern village of Flaire. The village had been facing a serious drought and the endless war had taken a toll on them. Every man of age had to participate in the war and the drought for the past two years had worsened the plight of the villagers but that didn't stop them from continuing to struggle. They believed one day their God will gift them with salvation for fighting against the chaotic times.
The young woman in the very same dimly lit room of a small house in the village, drenched in cold sweat held the baby in her arms and smiled weakly towards her nervous husband standing frozen from hearing the baby's cry. Her warm green eyes were filled with tears stroking her newborn with shaky hands.
"Congratulations! it's a baby boy, Robert." the wet nurse said loudly with a delighted voice.
The man about six feet tall with nervousness in his brown eyes walked slowly towards his wife with a face full of complex emotions of affection, relief, and happiness. He gently sat next to her and embraced her as if she had just won a grave battle. He was filled with pride and delight.
"Here's our son Robert, finally after years of prayers, my hands are full." tears of happiness streamed down the woman's face as she looked at her husband as if she had just found the greatest happiness in the world.
His hands calloused from holding a sword all his life moved with extreme caution towards his child as if a little roughness could shatter the only treasure he's ever found. The only hope of his life. The little boy smiled radiantly at his parents barely able to open his eyes.
As soon as he opened his eyes, the luminous blue pupils sparkled in the dark night with the same radiant smile, a loud roar of thunder echoed in the village and the first drop of rain in two years started to fall on the dry soil of Flaire and nearby regions plagued with drought.
The cheers of happiness of people could be heard everywhere as they were relieved at the sight of rain that will finally end their years-long misery and hunger. The couple felt a wave of emotions and salvation in their heart as they saw their only child smile through the sound of rambling clouds and happy dancing men on a rainy night when their misery finally lessened.
The people yelled the prayers and praises of God who had finally granted them mercy. It was an extraordinary sight.
It felt like the long-lost light in of the world had finally found a way back to this world, their world.
"We'll name him Lucian, Marie. The light of our world, Lucian Fynn."
Thousands of miles away in the holy capital of Esterneil :
"Your holiness." a cleric dressed in a white robe entered the main prayer room of the Great Temple of Lumina.
The temple was at the heart of the capital city, Partha. The wartorn empire had somehow still maintained the perfect condition of its capital city but they couldn't hide the aftermath of two thousand years-long war and it was clearly portrayed by the shabby alleys full of poverty and misery in the deepest parts of the city. It was a miracle how the empire was still standing and fighting its never-ending battles.
The whole empire was suffering. It had been so for the past two thousand years. All because their light had been lost and the Witch of Darkness was set on wiping out the entire humanity.
"Is something wrong with the stars?" the cleric asked looking curiously towards the Holy pope staring at the stars with great concentration.
Dressed in the finest white and golden robe, a gentle yet mysterious aura surrounded the extraordinary man. Radiant blue eyes that seemed to be full of endless kindness yet his expressions were impossible to read.
He had been there since the founding of the holy empire. An unshakable pillar of light. No one knew how long exactly had the holy pope been alive but he'd seen the rises and falls of countless heroes, monsters, and empires.
"Your holiness?" the cleric asked again confused if something was up but he was cut off sharply by the pope.
"Please call for Saintess Lily and the Cardinal." said the Pope in a calm voice yet his politeness imparted great authority.
Any human under the protection of the temple had great respect and faith in the holy pope. He was known as the protector of humanity far and wide thus the people believed as long as the pope remains, God will always protect their homeland and he was also the reason why the empire had yet to fall.
"Yes. I shall pass on the message immediately. Please excuse me." the cleric hastily left the room wondering if another calamity was to fall on the empire as both the most important members of the temple had been summoned. It was sure something of grave importance had happened or was to happen in the near future.
The holy pope continued staring at the stars. It wasn't uncommon for him to do so but every time he stared at the stars relentlessly it has always been the starting mark of a calamity but his expressions were not that of worry or disarray if anything, it was anticipation.
"The era of new light is finally here." a faint smile appeared as a cool breeze blew through the windows.
His blue eyes glinted with a mysterious look in them. He was waiting for the start of a new era. One that had never been seen in the history of mankind.