The clouds gathered once more concealing the bright shine of the moon. Thunder rumbled violently and rain began to pour. The rain poured with violent force and at intervals, the sky would get lightened up by lightning.Nico found himself in a transparent world. Past. Present. Future.Everything was within range. The memories of his mother and sister. The happy times. Everything was replaying over and over."No this isn't true." Nico shivered and bent down, wrapping himself around with both arms. He let out silent sobs."WAKE!" A voice proclaimed from behind.But before Nico could turn back, there was a flash of white light which knocked him unconscious in this transparent world.His fingers flinched. Nico slowly rose up. His aura was different– deafening and raw. His heart slowly repaired itself and blood circulation began. He was slowly lifted into the sky by his Aura.Nico's blood circulation was now refined and an off-white orb glowed just below his solar plexus. A mana core. His

Torvald had dropped a wind bomb."Shit!" Nico cursed.He was unable to get a hold of himself. He landed hard on his back and began rolling down the mountain until he got stopped by a sturdy tree.Nico winced.He placed his hands on the part of his stomach that had impacted with the tree trunk. Nico could sense that his ribs were broken. "Shit!" He cursed again and slowly sat up using the tree trunk as support. He let out a deep sigh and relaxed his head on the tree. Thoughts of his mother began to crawl into his head. Would she be proud of this step he'd taken? Was vengeance really the best choice?A thin line of tears ran down his cheeks. He quickly cleaned his face. Now wasn't the time to think about this. Going back up to the cabin would only fuel the flames. Staying out here on the other hand wasn't a great idea either.'Mom! What should I do?'Nico stretched forth his hands hoping someone would just come grab him out of this place. That's right, he's all alone now. Nico's vi

Nico ran through the forest over and over. The more he ran, the pictures of his mother kept appearing in his mind. She was his determination. The one thing he held on to– her smile. Her beauty. Her love. Nico ran the fifty seventh lap and stopped. His heart was beating faster than his blood flow, making it hard to breathe properly.Nico gasped and wheezed, grabbing his chest tightly. The pain was unbearable. He'd been running nonstop, shielding the pain with determination but now everything was starting to eat at him."Ahh…" Nico yelled and fell down on his knees, gritting his teeth in pain.This was worse than being stabbed through the heart. He fell on his face, squirming on the ground.The sky cracked. It was about to rain.The pain was already reducing. Nico stood up and as he made to run, the rain began to pour heavily. This would make it even harder.Slippery floor. Nico sped off. He began to run again ignoring the agonizing pain. As he ran, the rain drops stung him. It was li

Three years later.The incident that happened in the village had been long forgotten. The beasts sightings were still rampant and lives of unfortunate people were still at stake. Nico and Neryssa's training had progressed a lot. Thanks to the little teachings that Nico got from Ylva during his visits, he'd learnt a lot about his mana core and how to imbue his mana into his weapon.Neither Torvald nor Ylva knew the best way to teach the children how to remove impurities from their mana core, instead the kids were taught how to imbue mana into weapons for fighting.Today, the sky was clear and the chirping of birds could be heard. Below, the clacking of sticks could be heard. Torvald and Nico were at it.Striking with precision and skill. Torvald had the upper hand but Nico was holding his own."Good, Nico. Good."Their wooden swords collided again.CRACK!!There was a slight chip in Nico's sword. Nico knew better that if he broke his sword, Torvald would give him a beating of his lif

Neryssa knelt facing the mirror in her room. Her hair was neatly braided and packed neatly. She had a white dress on with royal embroidery but it was different from the one she wore the day Nico found her. Torvald had met with Ylva to help him get the best royal attire she could place her hands on and knowing Ylva, finding important outfits like this was a piece of cake.Being the daughter of an army general, she was entitled to many things but after the massacre her team went through ten years ago, her parents disowned her for not listening to them when they had earlier told her to quit being a beast hunter.The only thing she could use was their name.“You look beautiful.” Nico commented, resting on the door post.She quickly stood up to acknowledge him. His outfit was rather casual and Neryssa raised a brow to show her disgust.“What?” Nico's nonchalant attitude spilled.He observed himself for a while and then looked at Neryssa again.“What?” He said with a shrug.Neryssa admired