I Am a Father

Warm sun, Blue sky, grassy fields, fresh air, everything looks beautiful, in a patch of grass, a man can be seen lying on the ground with his eyes closed, beside him was an old big rusty sword, the man had a short brown hair with a brown beard.

"August!" A voice from afar was heard.

he slowly opened his eyelids, showing his deep blue eyes, he turned his head and looked around, he sat up and looked around and found nothing, "It's been a while since I had heard that name" he murmured, the man name is August Nov, a retired adventurer with a little bit of fame, he was already turning 59, even though he looked young he was very old now.

He was a young man from the slums, who had a talent in fighting, he joined the adventurers association and with his 50 years of effort, he became a little bit famous, an SSS-Rank adventurer, why does he keep saying he was only a bit famous when he was an SSS-Rank adventurer?

That is because he was known by another name, 'The Battle Emperor' his real name was already forgotten and not many knew his face, only a few, he decided to retire as he grew tired of it, and it was also too late to start a family, just thinking of those things makes him depressed, he never had a love life, he was too battle crazed, he was such an idiot.

August sighed and patted his armor and picked up his weapon, he decided to return back to his home, just then.

"Boom!"

A spear sudden;y came into him, August was able to raise his weapon fast and block the attack, he then looked where its origins, he saw a man with a long black silky hair and black eyes holding a spear walking to him, "Battle Emperor!" the man roared.

"Feb.." August said in a low voice, "So you still remember me? of course yes, after you gave me this deep wound!" Feb then ripped his clothes and showed a scar on his body, it was close to his heart, Feb and August once met in the battlefield, Feb was the leader of the evil organization Pyramid Eye, and their purpose was the destruction of this world.

They were on a job that time slaughtering a village everything was going well for them unfortunately, they met August who was an active adventurer that time and they fought, August obliterated the Pyramid Eye, August thought that he killed everyone, but it seems like Feb has escaped successfully, it had been 10 years since that happened.

"I had been waiting for these moment, for 10 years! I waited just so I can kill you with my own hands!" Feb roared.

"I am already an old man, you still want to fight me?" August said with a smile.

"Who cares about how old you are! I will still kill you!" Feb roared again and charged at August, he made the spear in his hand's dance as he charges at August, when he was about 3 meters away, he jumped high up in the air and pointed his spear at August.

August stared at him and suddenly disappeared from his position, he reappeared in front of Feb, even though he was still old, having an SSS-Rank means he was very very powerful, no one in this world could take him on so he stood on top, now that he retired someone else took the place for him.

August swung the rusted sword in a very fast speed, Feb was shocked he immediately raised his spear to block the attack.

"Clank!"

Feb was sent flying and crashed on the ground, August slowly landed on the ground and was about to take a step when he suddenly felt his heart stopped, August fell and dropped on the ground, Feb who was sent flying earlier slowly stood up, he puked blood before stabilizing himself and used the spear to support him standing, even though he blocked the attack, the power of the most power adventurer was no joke.

Feb slowly walked to August, *Cough* *Cough* Feb coughed blood as he walks, he felt all intestines in his body twisting and wanted to come out, a few seconds later, Feb was now in front of August who was lying in the ground not talking nor moving, Feb used a poison to stop August, it was not a normal poison, when August attacked Feb, he used that chance to throw a very small needle that had poison on it, making the old man paralyzed, "I won, old man" Feb raised the spear in his hands and stabbed August.

August slowly closed his eyes and accepted his death with a smile, it was an honor to die in a fight he whispered, Feb then turned around and was about to leave, he decided to look at August one last time but when h turned around he was not there anymore, only the spear he left was there, not even the blood of August was seen, rage took Feb and he started looking around furiously.

....

A month has passed since that happened

In a forest, a young man holding a sword, he had brown hair and deep blue eyes, he looks like he was on his middle twenties if someone pass but they could see the young man fighting a bear, he was fast and precise, his sword was like a vicious snake hitting the vital spots of the bear, the bear was getting weaker as it was losing too much blood and its vital spots being injured, the young man smiled and jumped then stabbed the bear's forehead.

This young man was August who suddenly disappeared, he remembered a month ago when he thought he was killed by Feb, he suddenly woke up on a place that looks like a church, it was pretty big but it was abandoned, August suddenly felt thirsty, he went outside and found a lake, he then made his way to the river and he was about to take a sip when he saw his reflection, he didn't see those old wrinkles he had, even his body changed, he looks like he was back being in his youth.

he thought he was hallucinating because of thirst, so he drank some water, after that he washed his face, he looked at the water again to see his reflection if he was really hallucinating, but no, he still looks young, he started touching his face, even pulling his cheeks, it hurts! it's real!