Chapter 1
"Hey Grey, do not trip over yourself!" A voice was heard shouting then laughter followed as four young boys could be seen mocking another young boy.
Grey was a young boy of 15 years old who had brown coloured short hair and brown eyes and he stood around 6ft tall.
Grey turned around to look at the boy that mocked him.
"Hey Clark! F*ck you!" Grey said as he lifted his middle finger up and pointed it to Clark.
"You weak worthless thrash how dare you!" Clark shouted as he was moving his hands in a weird way and then he swung it out at Grey.
Grey just sighed and prepared himself to be hit. A sharp sound echoed, and a powerful gust slammed into Grey, lifting him off his feet and hurling him onto the street.
"You should be grateful that you still got to live after being useless to your family. Next time you talk back to me, I won't be so kind as to spare your life." Clark said as he walked away with his friends.
Grey just sighed as he stood up and dusted himself then he wiped the speck of blood off his mouth and walked away heading back home.
This was a daily occurence to Grey as he always got bullied left and right. Rather than be quiet, He always liked to respond back and in the process always got hurt.
This was how the world worked currently. This was the world of mages; people that had special powers and could be used anyhow the user wanted.
Clark was also a mage that specialized in using wind magic. It didn't matter how old you are, as long as you can use magic, you are a mage.
But Grey wasn't lucky enough to be counted as one as he had no affinity right from birth. Anybody without an affinity and couldn't use magic, was considered a cripple and discriminated on.
Walking slowly, He finally got to his home which was located at the bad side of the city which had run-down buildings all around and this was where the poor lived.
The house looked small from the outside with broken windows on it and the door was barely hanging on. Even the paint had been washed off and in total, the house looked to be in poor condition.
Walking in, Grey could perceive the aroma was of something delicious coming from their small kitchen and then his stomach growled loudly at this salivating aroma.
"Grey! Is that you?" A beautiful, angelic voice was heard calling from the kitchen.
"Yes mom." Grey said as he took his seat on a partly broken sofa.
Then a beautiful woman with long brown hair and brown eyes walked out. She had a rather busty figure with her proportions in the right place and she also had an oval face with a beaming smile on her face despite their condition.
In short, the woman who looked to be in her early thirties was break takingly beautiful.
"How was your day honey?" Clara asked as she came over to Grey.
"Horrible as usual." Grey said with a hint of anger and sadness in his voice.
Clara just sighed and hugged Grey. "I'm sorry son that you have to go through all this."
"I feel like it's my fault that you all have to endure this hardship." Grey said.
"No honey, it's not your fault it's just the way the world works now." Clara said.
"No!" Grey shouted as he pulled away from his mother's embrace. "It's my fault, if only I had an affinity, I would have been able to elevate our status and you and dad wouldn't have to live this horrible life."
"Grey…" Clara said as she suddenly choked up.
"I just wish I was never born just maybe you would have been bless with a much more better child that isn't crippled." Grey said as a tear trickled down his face and he stood up.
"And I think I know what to do." Grey said as he ran out of the small living room into his own tiny bedroom then he shut the door.
"Grey! Grey! Grey! Don't you dare do anything stupid okay." Clara said as she ran towards Grey's room.
Meanwhile in Grey's room, Grey took out a knife that he hid somewhere in the room and contemplated stabbing himself to death. Every day, he always contemplated suicide but he just didn't have the resolve to.
That was when he heard voices in his head telling him what to do.
'Do it Grey, do it.' a voice said.
'You are totally useless to your family and yourself, it will be better to just end your life.' Another voice said again.
To Grey, it was like a mini angel and devil were telling him what to do but in this case, it was two mini devils.
Grey lifted the knife up and stared at it, contemplating what if he should do it or not.
'Just do it and get it all done with.'
Grey sighed and was now more than ready to do it as he lifted the knife up and was about to stab himself when a loud shout broke out inside the house.
"Huh? Mom?" Grey said as he threw the knife away and ran towards the living room.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Grey said as he came outside and he could see two men standing in front of his mother while they had a panick expression on their faces.
"What's going on?" Grey asked as he glared at the men while demanding answers.
"It's… it's your… it's…" Clara was struggling to say as she choked up in tears.
"What's going on mom? Please tell me, I'm getting scared please." Grey pleaded.
"Kiddo, I want you to be brave please." One of the men said.
"Will someone just tell me what's going on?" Grey demanded again feeling frightened.
"Grey, it's your dad." Clara said with tears streaming down her face.
"Dad? What happened to dad?" Grey asked.
"Kid, your dad is dead. He died when a beast portal broke out at work and he was decimated alive." The second man said.
Grey suddenly felt like a lightning bolt crashed into him as his world suddenly crashed down right in front of him and he didn't know how to behave as he stood there stunned without saying anything.
"I know it must be hard for you to take in but I would like for you to be brave and console your mother here." The other man said as he signalled to his colleague and they left the house.
Grey still stood there rooted while his mother was on her knees crying her eyes out. Grey didn't know what to do as he slowly walked out of the house.
"Grey!" Clara shouted as she saw the close behind him and then she quickly wiped her tears away and went after Grey.
Meanwhile, Grey was currently on autopilot as he didn't know what he was doing. He was just heading where his body took him while his mind was racing with so many thoughts.
'Dad? Died?' Grey thought as he kept on walking.
'If dad is dead, then what is the point of my existence? It will be better to just end my pathetic life right now.' He thought.
'What better way to end my life than to die the same way dad died huh?' He thought and then he walked briskly towards the woods where beasts were rumored to live.
'What's the point of my life if dad is not here.' Grey thought as he stood in the middle of the woods with hot tears streaming down his face rapidly.
"Arghhhhhhhhh!" Grey screamed loudly Into the sky as he fell down on his knees while banging his hands into the hard soil.
"GRRRRRRR!" A loud growl was heard and a wolf was seen heading Grey's way.
Looking at where the noise was coming from, he smiled.
"At last!" Grey said as he stood up and looked at the beast while waiting for it to attack.
The wolf didn't hesitate to as it charged at the standing Grey who still didn't bulge an inch while closing his eyes waiting for death.
Rather than feeling the sharp fangs on his body, Grey didn't feel anything and then he heard a loud thud which caused him to open up his eyes to see the dead wolf's body on the floor in front of him.
"What the?!?" Grey exclaimed and then looking up, he could see a wave of bright white light heading his way and then it crashed into him therefore robbing him of his vision.