Marking is like digging your own grave.. A cruel thing that the young talents of our village face..
"Augusts my child.. It hurts me to know that you will grow up one day but I won't be there to see it.. Please remember that I will always love you.. "
Those were the last words I heard from my mother before she left me forever.. And since then I've promised myself that I will change this cruel fate of people like us...
This world functions on the system of ranks and levels..
In this world exists wizards and witches and people who are talented enough are trained to kill them and that's actually what our village is for, it houses the most talented individuals and train them..
And marking is just a part of being an archimage slayer ( archimage means magicians). Marking is basically like a curse which forbids it's bearer to disclose any information about the organization.. And once the bearer is near deaths gate, it spreads poison in every vain flowing in their body which then bursts out their vessels causing them to die.. Marking was also the reason for my mother's death...
Though it's difficult to meet the head of our village, but still I managed to get an appointment with him....
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"Ah, you're here August ! What brings you here my child?"Said the head with a shaky voice. He was an old man probably in his 70's even so, he was the most respected man in our village and he still is! Of course.
"Ah! Greetings master. Today I present myself here to ask for your help.. "
"Hmm...Let me guess.. You're here because you want to know about a person who can help you change the marking system, isn't that right?"
"A-ah!" Well that was surprising, I mean - I know that our master has a special gift of foreshadowing but I didn't knew it was so accurate.." Well.. Yes. "
"Very well.. But, my child I think you know that the system of marking is very important for this organization right?"
"Yes but! -"
"But it is a very cruel fate for talented people right?"
"Ah- yes.. "
"Hmm.. Very well then. You know, I very much agree with you and if it were anyone else I probably wouldn't have told them anything about this but since it's you whom I trust very much, I hope that you will be able to make good use of this information that I'm about to give you.. "
"You can trust me master! I won't disappoint you.. "
"Hmm you see, my child - this world doesn't function on it's own.. And the only person who can help you doesn't belong to this world.. They are from the 'real world'..
"The real world?"
"Yes my child and he is from the real world - a world far more advanced than ours.. And only he can help you.. "
So.. It's a he, I see.. "Okay master, but what is his name? I need to know his name in order to find him.. "
"That's right my child, he as we know him bears the name - 'Sora..' "
"Sora... I see.. Thank you master.. "