𝚃𝚑𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙺𝚊𝚐𝚞𝚛𝚊 𝙹𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚗; 𝚕𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚒𝚖 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚊 𝚅𝚎𝚛𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚘𝚗. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚢 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚐𝚐𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚒𝚏 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎. 𝙰𝚕𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚊𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚏 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚝, 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙽𝚘𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚖 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚢........

" No!No!No!No! Sweetie that's not for you to be playing with " Leonidas' wife Meridian had panicked and quickly swatched away a knife that Kagura was flailing around like a toy, which triggered the boy to start sniffling as he realized he had done something wrong " Jaden upset Mama...." he said quietly which his adoptive mother had picked up the six-year-old with one arm and put the knife on the counter " No, Mama's not upset. She was just concerned about her baby's safety, playing with sharp items can lead you to get hurt" Meridian kissed Kagura's forehead and sighed softly " B-But Papa plays with sharp weapons all the time..."The boy replied with a small pout which his mother only giggled as she began walking out the kitchen with her son in her arms " That's only because Papa is older and more experienced, he has to know how to use those sharp items, so he can protect us and the kingdom" She smiled, watching as her son's facial expression only lightened as he understood what she saying to some extent " I wanna be like Papa when grow up!" He said happily " I'm sure you'll make a fine man just like Papa" Meridian replied as she entered the children's play room within the Vermillion household, where she placed Kagura down watching him run over to a basket that held all the toys and hand-me-down toys that he shared with his older siblings. Meridian had walked over to a small sofa and sat down, keeping watch over her son as she watched him play with a some monster plushies that did spike every time they were poked on the head, saying many phrases. Meridian only giggled watching Kagura try and act like her husband: trying to do his spell castings (which nothing happen), trying to sound like him, even acting as if he were battling against monsters ( ironically the plushies) this scene only made Meridian happier. About an hour passed before Leonidas had looked into the room " I'm back " he announced as he entered the room, along with the other two Vermillion children, Mereoleona and Fuegoleon " Onee-Chan! Onii-Chan!" Kagura was absolutely delighted as he ran over to his older siblings and hugged them both. The twelve-year-old Mereoleona had sighed softly as she looked down at her younger adopted brother " We weren't even gone for that long " she said " Stop being so clingy" she added as the ten-year-old Fuegoleon only patted Kagura's head " He can't help but miss is sometimes, he's only six Mereoleona " he replied as Jaden nuzzled against his older brother's hand " Yeah,well he needs grow out of it, I'm not always gonna stick around and babysit him" Mereoleona replied

" welcome home dear " Meridian smiled as Leonidas sat beside her " How was your visit with Sir Bakura?" She asked and Leonidas only chuckled " He's still as interesting as ever I'll say that " He replied to his wife " Although he wanted me to bring Jaden by next time we went out " Leonidas added which Meridian's facial expression had became wary " Are you sure taking Jaden out is a good idea, you know that other nobles don't exactly like him being around " she spoke quietly so the kids didn't hear " I know how you feel about their opinion but we can't just keep him locked up here forever he needs to be able to mature and grow like the other two" Leonidas replied to his wife as he watched as Mereoleona had showed off a bit of her fire magic to Kagura, being careful not to set something a blaze " Onee-Chan it's pretty!" Kagura clapped his hands together as Mereoleona only grinned " That's nothing" She gloated as Fuegoleon only sighed softly.

" He looks up to them " Leonidas said as Meridian held his hand and nodded " and I hope one day, they'll all be able to adventure together, not just as Magic Knights or simple mages, but as a true family" Leonidas smiled softly at his kids " I hope so too" Meridian nodded

𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚐 𝙺𝚊𝚐𝚞𝚛𝚊 𝙹𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎: 𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚘𝚌𝚒𝚎𝚝𝚢, 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚞𝚙𝚘𝚗 𝚋𝚢 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚍 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚘 𝚘𝚞𝚝; 𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚋𝚊𝚕 𝚊𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚚𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗'𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚙𝚑𝚢𝚜𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚊𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚎. 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚑 𝚋𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚑𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚌, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎....

" oh my, look at you " Acier applauded Kagura as she watched the ten-year-old produce a small flame in the palms of his hands. The birthday boy was sitting on his mother's lap as she giggled seeing how amazed he was with his newly founded ability. The house of Vermillion were rather prideful of Kagura's growth and their Silva guest could only feel the pride of the Lion kingdom. " I wonder if he'll be strong like Mereoleona" Nozel had commented " He'll definitely be strong as me, I'll make sure of it!" Mereoleona had said aloud with a laugh as Kagura only smiled happily before looking towards Fuegoleon and Mereoleona " I'm gonna be just like you!" He smiled happily and Fuegoleon only smiled back while Mereoleona had put her fist against Kagura's forehead, causing him to blink a bit while everyone just starred at the two " No, don't be like us" Mereoleona had gave a soft smile " I want you to be better than us" She told him which her younger brother had nodded quickly " Hai! "

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝙺𝚊𝚐𝚞𝚛𝚊 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚋𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚗 𝚝o 𝚍𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚌 𝚙𝚘𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚊𝚕, 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚍𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚂𝚒𝚕𝚟𝚊 𝚜𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚠 𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚏, 𝚘𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚍𝚘 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚐𝚎, 𝚊𝚕𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚊𝚜 𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚠 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚎𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚜𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛, 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚑𝚒𝚖 𝚋𝚎𝚐𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚍𝚎𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚎𝚎, 𝚊𝚕𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚒𝚖 𝙽𝚘𝚣𝚎𝚕'𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚜 𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚕𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚝, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚠𝚘 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗'𝚝 𝚊𝚜 𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚎𝚝 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚜....

Kagura, who had just turned fourteen had just finished up his daily training session with his mother, his older siblings were already Magic Knights both in Crimson Lion which wasn't really surprising as they went on missions consecutively with their father which Kagura wasn't able to see them too much. As far as siblings goes he had taken the four-year-old Noelle under his wing after seeing how bad she was treated. He was currently taking a stroll through town her as well.

"Onii-Chan..." Kagura blinked a couple times as he heard the little girl speak to him as she held his hand while they walked " Hm?" He hummed in response " D-Do you hate me?" She asked quietly " No, Onii-Chan can't hate you Noelle" he smiled warmly to her which made her smile in return " Really?!" She asked excitedly " Really" he nodded as he walked with her, he then picked her up and held her with one arm " Noelle, I want you to make Onii-Chan a promise" he spoke softly " Hai." Noelle nodded " In a couple of days, Onii-Chan is going to turn fifteen, which means he's get a grimoire , and no matter what happens; if Onii-Chan makes it into the magic Knights or not....promise that you will grow up strong and elegant like your mother " he said and Noelle starred at him as she seemed confused of why he was telling her this but nonetheless she nodded " I promise Onii-Chan!" She smiled to Kagura " Good girl" he stroked her head with his free hand

𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚞𝚜, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚌𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝙺𝚊𝚐𝚞𝚛𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚘𝚒𝚛𝚎, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚒𝚟𝚎-𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚏-𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚞𝚙𝚘𝚗 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚝, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚍𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙺𝚊𝚐𝚞𝚛𝚊 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚋𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚚𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚌 𝙺𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚎𝚡𝚊𝚖𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜, 𝙺𝚊𝚐𝚞𝚛𝚊 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎, 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎.....

I learned that day, even with my lack of strength; my calm and caring nature, my dream to be just like my siblings.

None of it mattered, I would never be able to become a Magic Knight, ever since I could remember, that lesson was drilled into my head.

No matter how much I dreamed and dreamed, my fantasies would never be a reality.

So I left the noble realm, if I'm not use to them, I thought I'd be of use to those who are more humble out in the forsaken lands who only dream of Magic Knights to protect them.

" Onii-Chan!" The call of a crowd of villages children could be heard as a grown Kagura walked towards the village holding two dead wild boars over his shoulders. He chuckled as he was surrounded by the children " Young ones, have you been behaving?" He asked as they all nodded and smiled

That was my life, twenty-three and taking care of small village doing all I could to help. I lived there for at least five years, it was finally fully happy, we all were family, the father of church, the sister, all the adults and children: they accepted me for me and not because of some myth that the five leaf clover would destroy anything. For them I was just a mage who had string capabilities, I handled all the heavy loads and task while the sister cooked the meals and the father had made peace with surrounding villages, the adults usually tended the cattle and fields leaving me with babysitting of the children which I didn't mind. I wished that life lasted, but as fate would have it, my new founded family was soon was destroyed along with my new home....

" Onii..............Chan........"

That was the only thing he heard, the dying breath of one the children he swore to protect. The village left in shambles, destroyed beyond repair, Kagura was with wounds that needed skilled medical attention, while the rest of villages were either mutilated, missing, or burnt to bones. And so there he lie, a broken man, with broken dreams, and a diminished will to live, but as he was giving up, he heard a voice, and when he looked up he saw an ominous figure just smiling at him

" Have you learned yet......oh your cursed fate?" This figure asked as Kagura couldn't response " You were abandoned twice in your life already.......do you want to make it three times?......you were weak....and pathetic........but....what you lack is power.......the desire to wipe anyone who challenges you off the face of lands........I can give you that power......for I am you...and you are me" It starred down at Kagura " In this world......"