Zeul City: City Of Mavens 1 Chapter 1- Azrael Gideon

My name is Azrael Gideon, a young unwanted child. I am living alone in a great library found in a forest in between two cities. I used to live with my mother but she died when I was 15. She taught me how to read, and all my life, I've been reading the books in this library. The books found in this library are ancient magics protected by my mom which was the sage of this forest. Aside from a little education, my mom also taught me magic. And the rest of the magics I know is because of reading these books. My mom is a Tome Maven, that is what she said. She said she used to live in a Maven City, a city full of Mavens, Swords Maven, Magic Maven, Art Maven, Guns Maven and the such, but was a.s.signed to protect this library. While protecting this library, she found my father in Zelda City, the neighboring city of the forest. But because of some family issues, my dad was forced to marry another girl, leaving me and my mom alone in the forest. My dad is secretly supporting me and my mom, so we live with no ha.s.sle.

Since my mom died, I decided to protect this forest. I know how to create barriers and enhance them. I actually prefer Enhancing Magic over anything else but I've learned other magics. Every morning, I enhance the barrier so strangers can't get inside the library.

I placed a Sensory Magic at the entrance of the forest and the animals in the forest served as surveillance. I can watch over the entire forest wherever I am.

After enhancing the security for the great library, I decided to go to Zelda City and take a walk. The people in there knows me so I'm not really afraid of being a suspected stranger.

I'm at the market planning to buy some sc.r.a.ps for some inventing that I do for a hobby. I was looking over some sc.r.a.ps when I heard two woman chatting.

"Are you sending your child to Zeul Academy?" The word Zeul caught my attention.

"Yes, he wanted to become a Sword Maven just like his father." Again, the word Maven caught my attention.

"Oh that would be great..." I wasn't able to listen the next words for they have left the position they were once talking.

"I will get this." I hurriedly said pointing out the sc.r.a.ps I chose.

"Up for your inventions again Azrael?" Mr. Voltaire, the vendor asked.

"Yes Mr. Voltaire, I've got bored in the forest so I think of inventing again, for tighter security. " I said.

"That's great, but aren't you going to enroll in that school too?" Mr. Voltaire asked.

"School? " I asked.

"I saw you got interested to that Zeul Academy the two women earlier talked about, so I was thinking if you want to enroll in there. " Mr. Voltaire explained.

"What is that school anyway Mr. Voltaire?" I asked.

"It's a School City, a boarding school for aspiring Mavens. You know Mavens right? Since your mom is one. " he asked. I nodded.

"Is it okay for me to enroll? I mean I don't have any educational background. " I asked.

"Of course! Anyone is welcome as long you can pa.s.s the entrance exam. And in your case, that's a hundred percent probability that you'll pa.s.s since you are the current sage of the Great Library. You're also aiming to be a Tome Maven like your mom right?" he asked.

"Yes Mr. Voltaire, thank you for the information. I shall now return to the forest. " I said.

"Silly, its not cla.s.sified information anyway. Good luck in enrolling. " he said waving at me.

I walked on the way back to the forest, but suddenly I felt some disturbing presence. I saw five strangers walking towards the forest. I hurriedly hide behind a bush near in the forest's entrance.

I concealed my presence and watched as they entered the forest. My orb flashed a red light serving as an alarm. I saw a rabbit beside me, I called its attention and since I am friends with the forest, it jumped towards me. I enhanced the rabbit, and carried it. I walked toward the strangers.

"Halt, You shall not pa.s.s beyond this point." I shouted as I reached in front of them. There are five of them, two bringing a sword, one with a staff, one with a s.h.i.+eld, and one with a bow.

"Oh! A pest." The stranger with a sword grinned.

"What d'you think you're doing boy?" The stranger with a dual sword asked while swinging his swords.

"This is no place to play kid, go to your mom." The stranger one with a s.h.i.+eld nagged.

"Sorry but I ain't going nowhere. Instead, you shall tell me why shall I let you pa.s.s! After hearing you out, I might let you pa.s.s." I asked, rubbing my hand on the rabbit's fur.

"Oh just tell him, he's just a kid. We can't waste our time. " the stranger with a bow said.

"We are going to get the egg in the great library. So now can you move aside?" The stranger with a staff said.

That hit a nerve, my mom said that the egg is the library's treasure. It has been protected by sages for centuries. And my mom died protecting that egg, I can't just ignore that.

"Oh, I said if I'll hear your reason, I might let you pa.s.s. But unfortunately, your reason didn't satisfy me. So now, I'll give you a chance. Get out of the forest at once and never come back or try pa.s.sing here and regret. " I stood firm.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, you make me laugh kid. You're the one regretting this. Get him. " says the staff wielding stranger. I saw him chanted some enhancing magics, hmm a weak one. I smiled because of that.

The archer pulled an invisible string of his bow, modern magic. It flashed a blue light arrow and released the invisible string. The arrows divided into a rain of arrows.

I raised my hands and blocked the arrows with weak wind force. That's enough for that weak attack.

I saw the archer gritted his teeth. The swordsmen took action. One ran on my left and the other on my right. I saw them enhanced some sword skills. Now, a pincer attack.

I raised my left hand, holding the rabbit on the right. I casted another weak wind magic. It made the swordsmen flew back to their formation.

To put that s.h.i.+elder of them some use, I chanted some attack. I pointed my finger on them. The s.h.i.+elder ran fast in front and enhanced his s.h.i.+eld. Winds gather around my finger and then I casted them unto the strangers. It broke the s.h.i.+eld and also broke their formation.

"Is that everything you've got. I can't even have a single sweat on this fight. " They stood up and grit their teeth.

"Let me show how the word strong is defined. " I put the rabbit on the ground.

"A rabbit? Hahaha don't make me laugh boy. You just got lucky earlier." The mage said.

I casted some enhancing magic on the rabbit again, enhancing its speed and adding up some damage.

"Check it for your self. " the rabbit ran towards them. The s.h.i.+elder tried blocking it with an invisible s.h.i.+eld. The rabbit jumped behind the s.h.i.+elder, the s.h.i.+elder can't catch up with the rabbit. The rabbit kicked the s.h.i.+elder from behind. The s.h.i.+elder flew towards me. I pulled the wind down and smashed the s.h.i.+elder on the ground.

The long sword wielder ran and tried slas.h.i.+ng the rabbit but the rabbit managed to dodge it. The rabbit jumped on the swordsman's head and applied a force that brought the swordsman down.

The dual sword wielder tried to fire some swords skill on the rabbit but again, the rabbit managed to dodge it. The swordsman tried a consecutive skill. The rabbit managed to dodge every attack and kicked the swordsman's feet. The swordsman lost his balance, the rabbit used that opportunity and kicked the swordsman towards the mage.

The archer fired its arrow, he's been aiming the rabbit since its battling the swordsman. The rabbit almost got hit but still managed to dodge it. It climbed on the trees' branches. The archer kept on shooting the rabbit but the rabbit is way faster. While busy shooting the rabbit, I fired a wind attack at the archer. It made him fall. The mage fired some fireb.a.l.l.s at me, I dodge it.

The rabbit kicked the mage from behind.

"You'll regret this. Mystical Beast, Cerberus. " the mage summoned a Cerberus. It caught me off guard. The Cerberus hastily ran past behind me, carrying the mage with it. I hurriedly faced behind me but gone was trace of them. I chanted some magic and tied the 4 strangers, and for additional security, I asked the rabbit to be on guard.

I casted a wind magic and flew fast towards the great library. On the entrance, I saw the Cerberus. It isn't strong enough to pa.s.s behind the force field I placed. Maybe that Cerberus is of a Tier 3 magic.

"You can't destroy my force field with that magic of yours." I said as I landed.

"You brat. Cerberus get him. " he commanded.

"Not so fast." I said as I summoned three elemental wisp. The first wisp stopped the Cerberus' moves. The second weakens it. And the last silenced the mage.

"This is what magic looks like." I casted a tornado on the Cerberus, I used Tier 3 magic so it is enough to defeat the Cerberus.

"It's game over for you mage. " I said and casted a sleeping magic. The mage fell. I caught the mage and carry him back to his team.

"Thanks rabbit." I said and removed the enhancement. The rabbit jumped towards the deeper part of the forest.

"Now, this will be heavy." I casted a levitation magic and made the strangers flew. I walked towards Zelda City.

I arrived at the City's castle. The guard recognized me.

"Another group who tried?" He asked. I just nodded.

"Alright, I shall now take you to Knight Master Azeroth. " I followed the guard .

"Thank you sire. " we reached the headquarters of the knights. We waited for the knight master. The knight master arrived. He nodded on the guard and the guard left. Now it's just me and the knight master.

"My son." He said.

End of Chapter One

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Definition of Terms

•Tier- Level of Magic

•Cerberus- a 3-headed dog that in Greek mythology guards the entrance to Hades

•Wisp - thin streak of smoke, mist

•Strangers- uneducated and self-claimed Mavens who uses Magic falsely