"Finally I get to see some color"

Hell was always colorless, well that would be inaccurate as it did contain color. a colour which lacked life leaving a gloomy and eerie feeling with each step. Lucifer stared into the distance, there was life present as far as the eye could see. the scent of moisture filled the air with a gentle breeze passing by.

"How long its been since I last encountered something as beautiful as this"

There was a speck of moisture is Lucifer's eyes as he admired the feeling of life, to an Angel such a view might not be pleasant however Lucifer had spent countless years in a realm secluded from life. Starve a human long enough even burnt food would taste good. after a few hours of admiration Lucifer regained his composure, he raised both his hands into view. Suddenly a flame of light appeared in his right whilst a dark flame appeared in his left hand. Looks like I can still use my abilities

Lucifer raised his right hand and snapped his finger a wave of darkness appeared around him expanding as it engulfed the color of life.

"Seems like there is a village a few miles from here"

Lucifer began his journey towards the village as the sun behind him began to slowly set.

Ray Violet POV*

the moonlight engulfed the room revealing a boy with crimson hair, he stood there without motion staring out the window lifelessly. the room was small and empty, covered by dust and a small bed which was placed near the window. with one glance one could tell this was the room of a commoner. the boy slowly raised his hand reaching towards the moon as if to grasp it.

Tomorrow is the day, I have long waited for it to arrive and here it is close enough for me to grasp it. ever since I was a kid my parents have been taking care of me, due to their reputation as hunters I was treated kindly by the village. however the night of the blood moon! it caused the beasts to go berserk as they attacked our village. there aren't many hunters in our village so my mom and dad decided to fend off those evil beasts, although they were successful...

A stream of tear flowed down Ray's cheek as he clenched his fist.

To die to such beasts, it must of have been painful death. soon after they passed away my life turned into hell, I had to work my way through sleepless nights in order to keep my stomach full. I tried applying for the knights trial, however, I wasn't compatible, I lacked the talent needed in order to become a full-fledged knight. however this time it will be different, the church is going to arrive tomorrow in order to find talented magicians. I am certain I will be able to pull this off, I have too...

Ray laid on the bed as the moonlight hovered over his skin, he slowly lost his consciousness and faded into the darkness.

"That took a while, maybe I should have teleported"

Lucifer raised his head to read the sign at the entrance of the village, it had taken him the whole night to travel to the village and the sun had already risen.

"Stathford Village"

Lucifer made his way into the village heading towards the center.

Ray Pov*

It's almost time

Ray stood outside the village center gazing at the priests who had lined up shoulder to shoulder, there was a crowd of young men standing outside similarly gazing at the priests and knights.

"Hello there"

A boy in simple black clothes with jet black hair and eyes caught Ray's attention, his eyes seemed to contain a sense of pride and power something which commoners lacked. is he a noble, he also looked quite handsome for a commoner. in fact, his is on a completely different level to those nobles who took pride in their looks?

"uh hi?"

Ray managed to break out of his trance as he responded.

"what's going on? with the crowd"

"We are preparing to leave for the Magic ceremony"

"Magic ceremony?"

The boy wore a confused expression as he glanced at the priests.

How is he not aware of the magic ceremony?

"Yeah, all the young generation is required to participate, which includes you...."

"Oh, right I must have forgotten, right what's your name then?"

Forgotten, the magic ceremony isn't something that you can just forget!

Ray was quite annoyed due to the boy's ignorance towards the magic ceremony.

"I'm Ray, Ray Violet, and you are?"

Ray reached out to shake lucifer's hand.

"Lucifer Morningstar"

Ray suddenly retracting his hand as he hesitated to shake Lucifer's hand, causing Lucifer to grin as he glanced at Ray's expression.

"Lucifer?, as in the fallen angel from the Myths"

What's wrong with this Physco, what kind of a parent would name their son after a mythical creature? Does he not know the existence of Lucifer. it is said that he was once the bringer of light which even the gods of Alira had to bow down to, however due to unknown circumstances he disappeared from history never to be heard of again.

"Interesting to this world isn't up to date"

"Sorry?"

Lucifer began to gather information about the history of this world, it turned out that according to them he had disappeared rather than sent down to hell.

"No, just talking to myself, anyways so when are we heading out?"

"We are about to leave, it will take around a week to reach the Kingdom of Astia"

after a while of conversing with Lucifer Ray made his way to one of the carriages. Lucifer happened to be assigned to the same one.

"Looks like we are fated to travel together, Ray"

Ray smiled as he glanced at Lucifer a bead of sweat ran down his back as he imagined the headache he would experience during the journey.