Im five years old now,
I live on a farm in the Kingdom of Boruun, though we actually are a pretty good distance outside from the actual Kingdoms walls
I spend most of my time practicing sword strikes on a scarecrow my father put together just for me, lately my parents enjoy reminding me that soon Im going to have to learn how to tend to the farm
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I wipe the sweat from my forehead and sit down in the shade of a tree resting my back against its stump,
My arms burn from swinging a wooden sword I was gifted this year at that scarecrow
I look outwards to the walls of the Kingdom of Boruun, even from here its just absolutely magnificent, I wonder if I'll ever visit.
I let out a heavy sigh and relax as a cool breeze brushes and sways the grass before gently caressing my face and hair
'Mana..'
It was about three years ago when my parents told me something.
That I was born unable to use mana. I asked multiple times throughout the years and the specifics of it are this;
'Mana gathers in a core formed at the heart and flows through special vessels called mana vessels'
My vessels are small and weak. Normally the core and vessels start out really small and then grow together, my vessels are so abnormally small and weak that even the miniscule mana I have would cause something called 'Overheating' if I tried to flow the mana through them.
Its a rare occurrence but all mana is pretty much just off limits for the rest of my life
Anyways I dont mind, Its amazing and wouldve been nice but just being able to swing a sword and run around is a blessing to me, who was once nothing but bedridden.
*Sigh*
'Lets practice a bit more'
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Im ten years old now, I grab my wooden sword resting on the wall before heading out the front door
As I step out Meredith calls to me
"Viek! Remember to feed the pigs!"
"Yes mom!"
Life is simple, I already didnt often see my father Vall, but for the past three months hes been absent, apparently he had to ship a carriage full of farm goods all the way to Boruun and had to help escort it
In his stead my workload has increased by quite a bit but I would put money on me being the strongest ten year old thats ever been in this quaint little town
I dont know how different everyone else is in whatever world Im in or planet Im on but Im pretty inhumanly strong
I guess I shouldnt be too surprised considering theres literal magic
'If only I could use it..'
After feeding the animals I get back to work on practicing swordsmanship, the more my body develops the better I am, and even though the scarecrow doesnt hit back I still practice footwork and blocks with the sword, itd be dumb not to if I ever plan on actually using a real one
I focus on attacks and zone out, time passes quickly and though Im tired my pace stays constant
*SNAP*
I snap out of my stupor
'Huh?'
The scarecrow is split in half
A deep voice comes from a bit of distance behind me
"Woah?"
I turn around quickly holding my sword in fighting position
"Dad?"
There he is, holding a bundle of flowers in one hand and something wrapped in some kind of plant in the other
His face quickly changes from one of slight shock to a big grin
"I heard you swinging your sword with your 'hya's and 'hyup' s wanted to surprise you but I guess you surprised me hahah!"
He held out the hand with the something wrapped in what looked like a banana leaf
"I got this for you! Now lets go give your mom her gift"
He gave the flowers a little shake
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The night flew by
As soon as my mom was done greeting and hugging my dad she got started on making a welcome back feast,
The gift wrapped in plant turned out to be something called Dwarven sweet bread, made from red wheat that apparently grows near Dwarven volcanoes?
I had been read fairytales some nights by my mother but I didnt think for a second there was actual mythological races..
Anyways apparently my father made a big decision when he went into town because later in the night after we ate and laughed all throughout dinner he said he had some big news and they began to argue not long after.
Hope he doesnt have a secret family in Boruun or anything..