1 Prologue

"Long time ago there's a big war that happened on earth. That year, there's no place is safe That year, no place was safe. Everything is on the verge of collapse. All countries in the world are at war. Not just a normal war, but a war with magic. It's called 'World End' tragedy."

"Isn't that normal, ...?

"Well, I can't say that's normal. Because almost everyone at that time had magical powers. But there are some people who don't have magic power who try to stop wars."

"Wow, but how can they stop the war?"

"Listen carefully, this is the real story about the 'World End' tragedy. You won't hear this from anyone else."

"Alright, tell me the 'real' story then."

"Okay, ukhm.." She then closes her eyes. "From America to Asia, every place in the world is at war. On the verge of destruction, there is a hero who has no magic power. His name is Argo Liviel."

"I've heard that name before. Doesn't he the one who destroys this world?��

"You can say that too. But that's not because he wants to, but that's because he needs to. Let me tell you the full story first then."

After a few minutes she tells the story, the atmosphere around them became heavy. The boy felt confused after listening to her story. She thinks that the boy might be interested in the story, so then the woman got up and brought tea for them to drink.

"Here, drink this. You must be very thirsty after hearing that story."

"Yeah, you're right. Thanks." The boy then took a glass and drank it. "But why did he destroy the shards?"

"The shard was the essence of magic power back then. The people of the world derive magic power from those shards."

"Woah, I didn't expect that either. Because now we've got magic power since we were born." The boy was still looking at her face with a serious gaze. The great war is over. At least the world is no longer in danger. But I didn't think that the world at that time was so dangerous.

"So what do you think about the real story of the 'World End' tragedy?"

"Well, at first I might not believe it at all. But you know, that might be true. Because people don't say it as specifically like yours."

The woman then smile. "But don't forget that Earth Mages and Fire Mages leader also helps the hero too at that time."

"Yeah. Jun Hikou the Earth Mages Leader, and Kaleo Siegel the Fire Mages Leader." The boy felt something was strange. "Wait a minute, isn't the name of our capital city Kaleo?"

"You're right. Because he is the one who protects 'The Weak' at that time."

"The one who doesn't have magic power right?"

"Correct!"

So in the end, his name is used as the name of our present state capital. Pretty interesting story. The boy then stood up and took his things. "I think it's time."

"You're right. I don't know if we can meet again. You probably already stronger than me when we meet again."

"Haha, I don't know about that. But you're right. I hope that we can meet again. No, we will meet again, one day. And when that day comes..."

"And...?"

The boy then smiled. "Nothing, let me save it for our next meeting."

"Eh!? You cheater! Don't leave me hanging like that."

"Well then, goodbye!"

"Goodbye! Have a nice trip." She waved her hand as she saw him leave her small tent. He is a strong boy, even though he is alone. But actually, he is not alone. One day you will find a good friend. And not only that, you will be stronger than before. Even stronger than me. Because you are special.

The boy was no longer visible in her sight and then she went back into her tent. "And now, I need to continue my journey."

She then packed her stuff. While tidying up her belongings, a plate fell off from her bag. It is a pretty plate made from platinum. On it was written the name and rank, Karen Shaltosfl an S rank mage. This is my last journey, I have to do my best. For him and myself.

***

It's year 323 'After End' calender. The world is now at peace. No more war, no more unnecessary bloodshed. And now that the tragedy is over, every living thing has magical powers. Scientists can't even investigate the real reason why it happened.

And now the only country that can operate well is Australia. The name of the country was changed to Sezezu and the capital city is renamed to Kaleo. But because of hunger and disease, there are now only 2 million people left in the world in the year 309.

Right now, there is a person named Reon who leads the country and make a system. He makes rankings for magic users and he makes all the rules for everyone in the country.

The rules are like, a magic-user is now called 'Mage'. Every Mage is not allowed to attack each other or they will go to jail. The jail has a magic barrier so if someone is locked there, they can't use their magic power. There's a school for a mage to study there from 15 years old until 20 years old. Before that, they must study at a normal school.

There are many types of magic, such as elemental magic such as fire, water, wind, lightning, earth, and many more. There were also non-elemental magic like healing magic and others.

For rank division, they are usually measured from the various aspects of the mage. Like their physical ability, magic control ability, magic capacity, and more. And the rank will be divided into rank E to S. For now there are only nine S rank mages. Five of them are in the capital city of Kaleo.

There is a small city east of Sezesu, the name of the city is Valhand. There, lived five children who like adventure together. They have a dream to become the best mage in the world. For that, they have been collecting money and training every day so that they can enter the Kaleo Magic Academy.