Discover your power, Zeth! Wake up!
Zeth woke up. He had another strange dream, but as usual, he had already forgotten it. Zeth went to the back of the house to do his training. He was constantly increasing his physical strength, but what good was it without magical powers? "You can't defeat demonic beings with physical strength alone," Zeth thought to himself. He continued his training.
After finishing his training, Zeth decided to go down to the center. Sola was still asleep. The sky was its usual red and gloomy self today. "What a lovely day," Zeth said sarcastically. When he arrived at the center, he saw Kor and approached him to greet.
"Master Kor! Good morning!"
"Ah, Zeth! Good morning to you too. How is your training going?"
"As usual. Fantastic!"
"That's good. Training is essential for improvement. I admire your determination," Kor said.
Kor was the founder and leader of the community, N1. He was the most powerful wizard in N1 and the eldest among the founders. Despite being only 44 years old, he looked old, with his hair already turned white. He also had a brother named Ron, who was the second founder of N1 and 25 years old.
"Anyway, I have to go, Zeth. Today, I'll be leading the exploration team."
"Oh, today is exploration day? Can I come too? Please?"
"You know that's impossible, Zeth. You're not even 15 yet. Besides, if I send you, Stephany will kill me! Haha!"
"But I could be helpful. I'm strong! Will you allow me when I turn 15?"
"I will consider it, young man," Kor said.
Zeth felt somewhat satisfied. As the exploration team left through the main gate, he watched them in awe. "What is it like to have magical powers?" he wondered. "Must be amazing!"
He spent the rest of the day working. Zeth pulled the supply cart from one end of N1 to the other. After earning a satisfactory amount of money, he decided to go to the park and sit there. It was already dark. He saw Sol playing with two other children in the playground. Zeth watched Sol with a smile on his face. Then he headed home.
On his way home, he noticed people leaving their work and gathering at the main gate. Curious, he followed them. It was the exploration team returning. Kor welcomed them at the gate. All the wizards were covered in blood. One of them had lost a leg, and another had half a human body on their back. Eight people had gone out, but only five returned. They were all injured. Zeth wasn't used to this. There had been over 20 expeditions before, and they had never lost anyone.
As Zeth tried to guess what went wrong, he couldn't help but feel anger. He cursed the demonic beings that condemned them to live like this, and if there was a devil god, he cursed that too.
"One day," Zeth said.
"One day, I will reclaim our world."