In the medieval world filled with supernatural powers, heroes, and monsters everywhere, in the dead of night in a small village, in front of the gate of an old orphanage with a large backyard, stands a veiled figure with a slender frame, tears glistening in their eyes.
A feminine voice mixed with tears says, "I'm sorry, my little one. I wished you could stay with mama, but they will kill you." The woman kisses the baby on his forehead.
An old man's voice says, "Come, my young lady, this is for his own good." The woman places the baby in a small basket with a note and some money, then knocks on the door, casting one last glance at her angelic-faced baby with hair waving in nebula colors and long eyelashes. But most striking are his eyes, resembling the nebula, as she takes out an elixir bottle, pours its contents on him, turning his eyes to natural ones and changing his hair color to brown.
The woman says, "This will seal your eye for a few years until your power reaches a level where you can control it." She disappears with the old man.
A few minutes later, the door opens, the man looks around, finding nothing, then looks down to habitually see a sleeping baby.
The man sadly says, "Poor thing, my little one." He finds a note and a small bag full of money, saying, "There was no need to leave all this money with the baby." He then reads the note, which says "Kiran." The man takes the baby to his wife, who helps care for the orphans.
In their bedroom, under candlelight, the wife with tears in her eyes says, "Why would a mother abandon her newborn, especially one so beautiful?"
The man replies, "It's alright, my dear Sophie. What matters is that we will take care of him along with the other children."
Sophie says, "Yes, my dear Ethan," as she stands, "I'll go warm the milk for him."
The next morning, at the breakfast table where two adults and nine children of varying ages are seated, after finishing their meal, Sophie goes to the bedroom with the baby.
Ethan says, "Alright, children, I want to introduce you to your youngest brother and the newest member of the family, Kiran."
The children, in unison, say, "He's so adorable!" and begin to gather around Sophie to see Kiran.
Gina, the 14-year-old eldest child at the orphanage, says, "Kiran, he's so beautiful," gently touching his cheek with her finger. Her eyes soften as she continues, "Very sweet."
Leo, the oldest boy, ten years old, says loudly, "From today, you are the youngest brother to this knight. You should be proud of yourself when you grow up, Kiran."
Ethan says, "I'm glad you all love him."
Gina asks, "Can I take care of him?"
Sophie replies, "Of course, sweetheart, but be careful, he's still a newborn."
After seven years. In the orphanage's yard, you can hear the sounds of children laughing. If you look closely, you'll find a beautiful child with brown hair who looks like a ten-year-old but is actually seven, running around with a wooden sword in his hand. In front of him stands a young man wearing light armor and holding a wooden sword suitable for his size.
The young man says, "You won't be able to defeat me, hero, moahahahaha!"
The small child responds, "I will defeat you, Demon King, and save the world from your evil!"
Another small child, lying on the ground, says, "I'm sorry, my lord, I couldn't stop the hero; he is strong."
The young man replies, "Don't worry, my dear servant Matthew."
The child charges at the young man with unmatched speed, waving his small wooden sword randomly at the young man's face, who blocks the blow.
The young man, shocked, says, "He's become stronger than last year; the amount of chi inside him is multiples of what I possess. What a monster you are, my little brother."
After a few more strikes from both sides, the young man lies on the ground and weakly says, "You have defeated me, hero," then closes his eyes.
The child laughs, "Haha, that was fun, Leo."
Leo gets up and picks up the child, saying, "You've become strong, Kiran," then ruffles his hair.
Kiran, laughing, says, "I know, isn't it great?" Then he looks into Leo's eyes and says, "I have a gift for you. Let me get it."
Kiran says, "Let's go, Sandra, Alex."
The trio runs into the orphanage and comes out after a few minutes.
Sandra, who comes out first, says, "Close your eyes."
Alex and Kiran follow Sandra's signal and come out with a box full of flowers.
Kiran says, "Open your eyes," surprising Leo with the box full of flowers.
The children say in unison, "Congratulations on your promotion, big brother," bringing tears to Leo's eyes.
To be continued in the next chapters...