I AM YOUR SON

I returned to the palace, a strange feeling pressing on my chest, the atmosphere in the palace was no longer the same, the looks of the servants made me nauseous, a mixture of pity and sarcasm, their eyes almost piercing me.

No one greeted me as usual, I went straight to my room, while I was walking the servants were either getting out of my way or hiding behind the corner talking about me.

I entered my room, finally some calm, I was very tired from riding for a long time, I lay on the bed, I have no energy to move.

My momentary rest was interrupted by the sound of a knock on the door

-"Sir, may I come in?".

It's Lucy, what brought her in this time, I want to rest a bit.

I adjusted my sitting position,

Let's see what brought her here

-"You can come in".

Lucy entered with an expression of pity on her face towards me, she spoke in a sad and frightened voice:

-"Young Master, are you alright?".

- "Yes, I am fine... How is my mother...?".

-"The lady is asleep, she is exhausted after a fit of anger."

This is expected

-"...What about my father?".

-"The Master has gone to the Tower of Wizards to bring a magician for a paternity test."

paternity test? Do they have such things in this world?

Lucy thought I was sad about what she said, since I was so lost in my thoughts

- "Don't worry, young master. You are the master's son. It is really impossible for the lady to cheat."

"Don't worry, I trust my mother".

Yes, I trust that she is not stupid to betray my father

"I'll get you something to eat, you must be hungry."

"It would be great".

Lucy left the room, and i began to collect my thoughts.

I do not have to worry about the paternity test, because the great resemblance between me and my father confirms this, not everyone has hair that black.

As for my magic, I have nothing to do on it, it's not like I can change it.

According to what the Elder Spiritist said, I am a Space Mage that might be useful, why not try opening a small gate...

After several attempts, I couldn't open any gate, maybe because I lack information, all I learned is fire magic. I will search in the library, maybe I can find a useful book.

Three days passed, my mother was still in her room, the palace became gloomy, I was ignored by the servants, I took advantage of the situation and visited the library a lot to study the magic of space, Sir Evon would visit me to check on me, and sometimes he would invite me to a duel

Especially today the calm that was in the palace has disappeared, all the servants are running in all directions and preparing the palace,

THE LORD HAS RETURNED

The servants lined up to one side, and the butler, Mr. Dillon, in front.

As soon as his foot stepped on the floor of the palace, the servants bowed and with one voice saluted their master:

- "Welcome back, sir."

He was not alone, three men in black robes with a hood covering their faces, of mysterious appearance.

His eyes wandered around the palace, as if searching for someone.

The butler spoke in a strained voice:

- "Do you need anything, sir?".

-"Bring that woman and her child into my office."

Without a word, he turned towards the office and those wizards were walking behind him

Here I am standing at the door, the butler brought me personally , my heart is about to explode from the severity of its pulse.

This reminds me of the first time I saw my father.

I took a deep breath and entered...

My father is sitting on his chair with the magicians behind him, my mother is sitting on the couch, a wide white marble bowl, not deep, above the table in the middle of the room

In a rough voice devoid of any feelings he said

- "Come closer and sit down."

I sat across from my mother, her face was pale and gaunt, her eyes were empty and looking down, she looked like a body without a soul.

My father spoke to one of the magicians, who seemed to be the highest rank among them

-"Is this method working?"

The magician lightly laughed and said in a haughty tone after removing his hood from his face

-"Sir, this technique is one of the most recent and accurate studies of the Tower of the Magicians. If you weren't sure of its credibility, you wouldn't have brought us here."

My father's face grimace.

-"Okay, do your job."

One of the magicians approached me and took my hand and said :

-"Excuse me".

He cut my finger and dripped blood into the bowl .

The rest of the wizards did the same for each of my parents.

Then that wizard started casting a spell, something happened to the drops of blood.

This sounds similar to modern day technology, but does it really work?

After the magician finished the spell, he looked at the bowl, then turned to my father and said:

" Sir, he is your real son."

My father's face darkened, while my mother's eyes returned to life

My father's anger was evident as he started to release dense mana around him, he shouted the loudest

-"Everyone get out".

It ended up kicking us all out. I looked at my mother, our eyes met.

Are she going to tell me something ? .

But she didn't say anything, she just looked at me with disgust until Maria came and grabbed her arm and took her.

Even though I'm their son, they just threw me away because I'm useless, what a wonderful family.

Without noticing that magician was watching me, I looked at him then he put his hands on his cheeks and approached me and said in a soft voice:

"How sad, are you lonely?".

What is wrong with this man, why is he acting like a fool?.

The features of amazement and agitation were clear on my face, he continued:

- "Don't be like that, I have noticed how you are being treated. Contrary to rumors that you are the lovable gifted child, they treat you very dryly."

- "And what do you have to do with it?".

"Don't be so harsh, I wanted to help you."

-"Help? How?".

He placed his hand on his chin, his eyes narrowed and he smiled slyly

- "It seems you're interested. Well, I want to offer you to join the Tower of Mages."

-"What? Why do you want me to join it ?".

-"The fact that you didn't inherit fire magic doesn't hide the fact of how much mana you have, and also that you are a rare item. It would be great if you helped us with our studies. I'm sure everyone will love you."

Then, with a friendly and sad expression, he added:

-"And also, I couldn't bear to see a poor child suffer because of something he couldn't control, my conscience wouldn't allow me to do that."

Does this man think I'm stupid, he wants me to become a guinea pig for the tower, he thinks I'm stupid being young, he won't get what he wants.

-"What's the matter, didn't you like my offer ?"

- "I decline your offer."

His face grimace, the friendly expression disappeared.

-"Why did you turn down my excellent offer, do you want to live like this for the rest of your life?"

-"Yes, I'd rather live like this...".

It became scary how the atmosphere around him changed just from my rejection, he should not know that I discovered his true purpose.

With a childish voice and sad expressions, with some drops of tears, i added:

-"..even though they act like this, they are still my family, I can't give them up so easily."

After I showed him my childish side, he immediately gave in,

-"Okay, as you wish."

He bowed solemnly and then smiled

- " Despite your refusal, you are welcome to the tower at any time you need us."

-"Thank you ".

The magician turned away, muttering

-"He is just a stupid child clinging to his parents, after he realizes that his parents have completely abandoned him, he will come crying to me, and then ... I will continue my wonderful experiments"

He was very happy while thinking about those bloody things.

After a while, I heard news from Lucy that my mother began to eat and began to regain her health. Whenever I wanted to see her, her maids advised me not to.

As for my father, he either leaves for works in the imperial palace, or he stays in his office all the time because of the work that was postponed during my debut.

My studies were suspended, my day was spent between studying magic in the library and fencing.

I was able to create a magic circle with a diameter that only allows my hand to pass within the confines of my room, it is just the beginning that I will practice until I master it.

Despite all the disturbances that have occurred, this is a peaceful period. I hope that the matter will not get worse and that peace will last for a longer time

.........

Was my request for peace too much?