Ello my fellow readers, it's me, the author. I know that I have been pretty.. slow, but the stuff I've been doing for the past few weeks is now finished, so I can focus on writing more chapters consistently, 'preciate the people who read this since I'm literally new, but I'll do my best. Hope you enjoy lads.
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Being alive for me. Was not a blessing, but a curse.
Ever since the first day. I was blessed with a happy family, two siblings, and a rich household. And I thought everything was perfect..
"Hey bro! Hurry up!" Said by the oldest of my family who was 13 years old. Shina. She was going to be the next head of the family once mother and father would retire from the business. As she grabs both my wrists dragging me over.
"Really.. You know I'm quite busy myself right? I don't have time to play games with you two since father wants me to keep practicing." I said trying to reason myself out of this, but I felt another pair of hands from behind me, pushing me, it was my other sister. Sheena.
"Come on brother!" She kept pushing me while Shina on the other hand was pulling me, these two always tend to be with me everyday. I didn't mind, but I guess you could say it was fun having them around.
Once they dragged me outside of the mansion, they let go of me as I sighed, looking at them with an eyebrow raised, folding my arms. "So what is it?" Both of them got close to me making me lean back, yet they had a weird looking smirk on their faces..
"Since you were mostly busy studying on your magic and on your studies.." Shina said, cutting her sentence off in purpose as Sheena would finish it in the end. "..we did so too!"
Suddenly, they moved away, Shina would summon magic fireballs from her hand, while Sheena on the other, summoned magic waterballs. I was both impressed and amazed, since I've never seen them use magic before, nor did mother or father tell me before.
"Woah, that's amazing.." I said, admiring the beauty of their magic. "Watch this!" Shina would throw the fireball up in the air, before looking at Sheena, as if they were trying to do something. She suddenly threw the waterball at the fireball. The two magic energy balls suddenly colliding with each other, then the two spoke.
"Magic Combination!"
The fireball and waterball suddenly combined into two rather than colliding against each other, forming a half fireball and half waterball magic. As it slowly descends to both Shina and Sheena's hands, both of them concentrating their magic around it.
"Pretty cool right?!" Sheena said with a nod, as they made sure to keep control of the fused water and fire energy ball in their hands. "Yeah.. It is." I said agreeing to her question, slightly showing a smile before seeing the fused magic ball getting a bit unstable.
"Uh.. Sis.." Shina said as she tried to keep the energy around it stable and controlled, yet, the magic around it was beginning to go out of control instead. The two of them kept trying, but I can sense it about to explode.
"Watch out!" Out of instinct, I pushed both of them on the ground before getting hold of the fused magic water and fireball, trying to keep it stable yet the energy around it was too much, as if it could suddenly explode without a thought. Making my hand infused with light magic before throwing it high up in the sky. Due to the energy I gave it from my magic, it exploded.. But the explosion was beautiful, the combination of fire and water, along with my light magic, made it sparkle on the sky, almost showing a rainbow.
"Is this what magic is?.." I said to myself, looking up whilst speechless and in awe of what I'm seeing, both my sisters came from behind me, patting me on the head while they had a cheerful smile. "Guess our little brother is still more talented than us!" Shina said, rubbing my hair. "Of course he is! After all, he is the prodigy of this family!" Sheena responded, giving me compliments that made me feel a bit.. happy.
"Thank you, but I didn't want you two to get caught up in the explosion, I care about you guys after all." I said softly, the three of us continued to watch the glittering bits of water shine through the sky, so far, this was the only memory I had that I enjoyed and remembered..
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Years after. My sisters were sent out to a far academy in a kingdom. Whilst I was left at home, currently being trained by my father to fight for a battle I wasn't supposed to be in. He obliged either way, knowing something, that I didn't know myself.
"You're not a human. Tool. You are but only a magic vessel, a puppet. You're our perfect creation for battle.. and as our son." Father said. While I didn't take it lightly. I looked down, shocked, confused, and betrayed. Before looking at father again.
"Why.. Did you just tell me now?" I asked, which made him sigh, responding back to my answer. "Look my son, I understand this is hard to take in. But me and your mother had to, you are the perfect being to protect and to fight for us. You can help us kill all our enemies. Threaten our business rivals. Show who controls everything here!" Father said, proudly and excitedly. But in my eyes.. He was just using me for his own gain, I was nothing but a useful tool for him to use when he wants something.
"Is that the only reason why I existed.." I asked, looking down as I couldn't even look at him in the face anymore. But his answer made something inside me snap. "Oh no.. Not at all my son. The only reason why you exist is because we were tired of your sisters. They were really useless in terms of knowledge and magic. So that is why we made you, to replace them."
To hear my own father. Bad mouth my sisters.. Even though I wasn't related to them, I felt anger.. I felt rage.. I felt.. Fury.
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"After that, everything went black. I don't remember anything other than ruthlessly killing everyone in the mansion. I even saw the hidden underground basement of the mansion from where I was created. That is why many bounty hunters, and assassins are out looking for me. Because of my relatives from distant kingdoms and towns, they received reports of what happened, and now, they're out to kill me for what I have done." Tool said with a sigh, now returning back to the present time right now. With Mary, Cyrus and Yun.
The four of them, sitting down under the shadow of a tree to get cover from the sunlight, whilst the person who attacked Tool was tied up nearby them.
"That.. Really hurts to hear. I'm sorry you had to go through that. But at least your sisters are fine!" Cyrus said, trying to reassure Tool as he gave him a pat on the shoulder with a gentle smile.
"Thankfully. But I'm sure they had heard the news from my distant relatives already. I think they won't be able to look at me the same as they used to." Tool looked down on the ground, knowing that he couldn't face them anymore.
"Hey, you never know unless they tell what they feel, so don't think negatively!" Yun reassured, smiling gently with a nod, which made Tool feel a slight glimpse of hope inside of him. Sighing as he nodded. "You're right. I shouldn't be feeling down and bad about what I had done. I just hope they'd understand.."
"Oh they will alright, or else I'll make sure that they did!" Mary said while having an angry expression, yet her tone was genuine and caring. Tool can see and hear that she wanted to help him. Making him slightly chuckle in the process.
"Thank you. Guys. Really, I wish I could've told all of you this sooner but, I was afraid of what you'd think of me." Tool would nod, before feeling a light smack on his head.
"Judging people is easy depending on how you do it. By using your eyes, or by hearing them out. So we understand what you've been through, to be betrayed, backstabbed, and to be used by your parents for how long. I'm guessing you've killed people before your parents, haven't you?" Cyrus who gave the light smack on Tool's head, asked while raising an eyebrow.
"...I have. Before monsters, humans were the first beings I've killed." Tool nodded while responding with a disappointed tone. Of course, he was only forced to do what he was told by his parents.
"Then just move on from the past, don't let it get to you mentally, only focus what's on right now! You won't be able to move forward. And if any more assassins or hunters come for you. Just know, that we're here to help." Cyrus snickered while having a confident smile, Yun and Mary nodded smiling as well at Tool.
"Seriously.. I can handle them myself you know?" Tool couldn't help but feel a slight tear forming in his left eye, as he sighed, while Cyrus laughed. "Well you got your ass beat up so I'm not sure if you did." The three of them laughed as Tool stood up and chuckled. "I was only caught off guard alright? Give me a break man.."
"Then me and Yun will try our best to catch up with you two!" Mary said while weapou g her arm around Yun's neck. Yun just chuckled nervously. "I don't wanna train endlessly.."
The four of them laughed at each other, before hearing Grim wake up nearby. "What the hell.. Ah shit, I'm caught." He said while sighing, as the four of them walked towards him and stood in front of him.
"Look who's finally awake." Cyrus said as he cracks his knuckles, while Tool just stared down at him. Mary had her hand on the handle of her sword whilst Yun, despite being blind, his passive Detect, can see a person's magic energy, and if they're lying.
"Oh yippie, I got beaten up by a few kids. What are you gonna do to me? Get me locked up in jail? Since as you know, I can escape easily." Grim kept his cocky smirk from before, as Mary got pissed off immediately. "Oh ho.. Really now? Well since you said that, guess we won't be throwing you in prison!" She said while chuckling.
As Tool grabbed Grim by the collar, raising him up high. "What the fuck?! Let go you psycho!" Grim said trying to escape from Tool's grasp, yet he just struggled.
"This might hurt. Well, it will." Tool balled his fist before punching him directly at stomach with full force. Grim would puke out lots of blood, coughing as he tried to breathe. "You.. Fuck.. You're all dead. All of you! I'm not the only one hunting you, but many others!" He said trying to intimidate and threaten the four of them, but they weren't having it.
"Then I'll just kill them like how I'll kill you." Tool then gave a stronger punch on their stomach, making Grim cough out even more blood, his body twitching, being unable to handle the pain. "W.. Wait.. I don't want to die yet.." He coughed out even more blood, his vision now being blurry. As Tool sighed.
"I'll end this misery of yours." Tool surrounded his fist with dark magic, increasing both his magic and physical ability. Cyrus then tapped Yun and Mary's shoulder. "Let's go for now, we can go do our mission tomorrow." Mary and Yun looked at Tool, sending the amount of anger and rage he has being stored up. The two just nodded, as they left to go back to town. Cyrus followed them from behind.
While the ground shook, trees would tremble from the shockwave of Tool's punch from afar. Mary and Yun were having a conversation, whilst Cyrus followed from behind, Tool appeared besides him as the two walked. "Done?" Cyrus asked while looking at him.
"Never felt better." Tool responded while nodding. The two shared a laugh and a smile, before catching up to Yun and Mary.
"You are the one.."
Someone whispered out of nowhere, but only Cyrus reacted, making him look around the area to see who it was or where it was. Only to see trees and the four of them. This made him feel uncomfortable, sensing something.. dangerous.
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To be continued.