Chapter 1: The Beginning

I have this strange dream. I am standing in a sea of blood. In front of me was an old man pierced and chained by thousand shining swords to a huge bloody boulder. Like a river, blood continues to gush out of his wounds making the boulder the source of the endless blood I see. I pity the old man, I got this strange impulse of mixed feelings I can't fathom rushing throughout my body. Every night, I can't control myself inside this world of nightmare I shed tears and let out an anguishing cry while pulling out swords with all my might. It's been four years, it started when I turned twelve, and at last I am down to the last sword. This last sword is the most peculiar one and the hardest to pull out, all swords and chains I unbounded were shining and made by precious gems except this rusty sword without a hilt. It was stabbed in the heart and the hardest one to pull out.

"Old man, I may not know you and I know this whole situation is strange that I don't even understand. When I wake up it will be my 16th year and after all these four years, may we both attain peace. So give me strength to pull this out." I said.

I placed my hands in the blades of the sword and tried to pull it out with my entire might making my hands bleed but still it won't budge.

"Oh God, Allah, Buddha make this sword move. I won't let go no matter what, so give me strength everyone. Aghhhhhhh!"

With all my might, at last, I have pulled out the sword. But something happened that I did not expect. The old man uttered in his mouth softly "Thank you, this will be my last gift and I hope as you journey the will of the king will prevail. That is your fate."

I have not yet replied to the old man and just noticed I already woke up for what I see is the roof of our log cabin.

We live in countryside faraway to the city in the Kingdom of Altair. Kingdom Altair was led by the pure blooded royalties of the Altair's and King Augustus Damian von Altair, the 33rd king, is the one who currently rule the Kingdom Altair. The members of the Altair family were blessed with magic since the beginning of history. It was just once a family and by their grace, a village was made and the rest is history.

"Big brother come out, father got some fish for us. He caught a lot for your birthday."

"Okay, don't rush, I'm coming."

I am Kaiser Sklavenn and this little girl calling me out is Lucy, the only daughter of the Sklavenn family. They found me inside a basket floating in the river when I was a newborn baby. Of course I got questions to why my biological parents abandoned me, maybe they got a valid reason we don't know, but I am grateful that the family who found me treat me as their own son and become part of their family. Anyways this sweet girl, my dear sister, Lucy Sklavenn, is 11 years old. Our father's name is Brett von Sklavenn, he is 43 years old at the present time and came from Sklavenn family. Sklavenn family is one of the nobles in the kingdom. He is once a captain of the guards in the capital and he is the youngest to become a captain in the history of the kingdom at the age of 18 and served for 9 years until he saw our very pretty mother Alexandria Del Polo. She is the daughter of merchant Ravius Del Polo of the Del Polo Family. Del Polo Family is one of the most influential merchant families in the Kingdom Altair. Mother was 21 at that time when he met father and both of them was caught in a love at first sight. Both families tend to make the marriage as business but our parents do not want a political marriage and both of them made a bold decision to run away from the city. They both left their extravagant life and together with some of their money, they went to the land my father bought away from the city, it is a peaceful land with no one but them that live. With abundant nutrients in the land and a stable irrigation from the river it is really a suitable place for farming. A few days later, while father and mother are having a picnic near the river, they heard a cry of a baby, and yup, they found a floating basket and inside that, was me.