About four to five months ago, Iode was on his way to Rohanes academy, in his journey, he and his fellow passengers were intercepted by bandits, but at that time, he cowered in fear behind other passengers because none of them wants to fight mid level mages.
This time it going to be different, dipped in confidence than ever before, Iode was about to get out of the carriage when he noticed something in one of the luggages boarded with him.
It was a wizard's staff. Staffs are instruments or weapons used by mages to amplify magic spells, very much like a wand but at an higher degree. The staff in Iode's luggages was made from a very polished wood, inlaid with intricate designs, at it upper part, two orange gems of different shapes were fit into it.
One of the orange gems was large and was in the shape of a crescent, it was on top of the wooden part but not fitted directly, it was like an invisible force was holding it in place. The second gem was smaller than the crescent shaped one and was shaped like a sun that was rising from the clouds in the mornings. It was on top of the crescent shaped gem with five smaller shards hanging upon nothing still like an invisible force holding it, they were placed to portray the rays of the sun.
Iode glance at it and smiled, only one person could give him such a high grade equipment, The Archmage. He took the staff with him and went out of the carriage. He could feel a surge of energy getting zapped out of him to the staff, which gave a faint glow.
"You are the noble riding such finesse carriage and hologram horses, with the way i see it, you probably have tons of goods and you are on your way to an harbor city like Illusium for trade, we are not selfish, we will only take little out of your plentiful ". The bandits leader said.
"Really? I like your imagination, I'm really on my way to Illusium city, but what you got wrong is going there for trade... Illusium is my hometown and I'm going to spend my day there ". Iode said biliously.
"Whoa that's a good news, but you can't pass without paying a passage fee ". The leader grinned.
"I didn't know such thing exist, well, sorry to burst your bubble, i don't have any dime at hand ". Iode said mischievously.
"We could always use your luggages as collateral, you seem to have a lot packed in there ". The leader said.
"How about i give you something more pleasing and tantalizing ". Iode said creasely.
The bandits leader was about to call his underlings to attack Iode and the couch man, but one of them recognized who Iode was quickly went beside the leader and whispered to him.
"Boss, don't you recognize him, he is the successor of Igor, the one the archmage introduced to the whole wizard tribe few days ago". The bandit said.
"Are you sure?". The bandits leader asked.
"Yes, i recognize his brown hair, and sharp looking face, he is the one, I'm sure of it ". The bandit said.
The bandits leader paused then he looked at Iode cautiously, he said:
"You are the successor of Igor, aren't you, why didn't you say so".
"I thought you were blind, it was just a few days the archmage announced me as the successor... So what are you going to do now". Iode said gloating.
The bandits leader and other bandits starts to panick, the successor of one of the pillars of the wizard tribe, a national treasure is standing right in front of them. While his strength is not known, but because of other successors of the past, which are known to breakthrough at an unprecedented pace and much stronger than an average wizard, they began to tremble knowing they have attacked the wrong person.
"He he, you see uhm successor, this is an honest mistake, we wouldn't have intercepted you if we know what an esteemed individual was riding the carriage". The bandits leader said smiling sheepishly.
"Why don't we let this go, and you let it slide, we should make bygones be bygones, am I right successor?". The bandits leader said.
"I thought the blue tower brigade raided the forests and plunged out all bandits, well i guess some escaped...". Iode said.
"... Let bygones be bygones you said? If i wasn't the successor of Igor, you would have robbed me dry. Well i can't let you go ".
Iode's staff starts to glow brightly, he smiled mischievously at them, the bandits starts to tremble even more.
"Lightning blast!". From the heavens, several lightning bolts struck the ground around the bandits making them wail loudly and scatter around.
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Sometimes later, Iode's carriage was moving smoothly with no interceptions whatsoever, soon, he had gotten to the entrance of the harbor city, his hometown... Illusium city.
Iode smiled ecstatically seeing the large signboard welcoming him to the city.
' I'm back home mom, dad'. Iode thought.