...Boiling Islands many years ago...

All was quiet in the dark forest. Suddenly, without warning, a dark stallion thudded through the trees. It's rider was cloaked in black, complete with a hooded cape. The hooded figure kicked it's sides as they galloped along. The rider looked up to the sky. Giants silver clouds covered the moon, but a bright blood-red glow shined through. The figure cursed, and urged his horse to go faster.

The rider reached the outside of a dark, foreboding looking cave, and lept off the horse. Suddenly, a small baby in his hand started crying. He shushed his baby, singing old lullaby.

Close your eyes, fill your head

Rest your body on the bed

Dream of roads that lie unlead

Dream of words unsaid

I will keep you safe at night

I'll turn every wrong to right

And I will stay from dark to light

And I will hold you tight

Though you're young and free

You're a part of me

To you will come no harm

While you're in my arms

Close your eyes, fill your head

Rest your body on the bed

I will keep my child in sight

I will hold you tight

The baby asleep when he sing the last verse. The man soon reaches the end of cave, and raps three times on the metal door.

The door opens, letting out magic heat and revealing a tall horned woman, holding giant bag. She tilts her head, nods, and steps aside to let him in.

" I'm ready. " She just said.

The rider said nothing as he drew a small white spell circle.

The woman pulled out a black key, pointing it towards the glowing circle in the middle of the air. With the press of an circle and a sharp gale the magic door materialized into existence. They stared at the swirling door for a while. Then the wooden door creak open, revealing the swirling mass of pure energy.

The man looked down as cradled the little baby in his arms, and felt a cold rush of sad spread through him.

" I wish there was more time, my little one. There's so much I want to say to you. " He whispers, pressing his forehead against baby. " But you need to be safe. THEY can't find you. "

BANG! Horned woman jumped. There was loud banging and roars heard, and then there was silence.

" Run! " He handed her the baby, unsheathed his staff, and turns around to shoot an murder look at iron door.

" Goodbye, my friend. " Woman said before she and baby went through the portal... to the other world.

" Goodbye." He said when portal vanished into thin air.

WHOOSH! The iron doors flew open. Shadows crept into the cave and encircled the man, trapping him in a web of darkness. A figure rose up from the darkness and glared down at him, purple-pink eyes blazing.

" Where's the baby? "

" Somewhere you can't find it. "

He smile at his opponent and then...

Begins the battle of magicians.

Autor Note

Next chapter is on it's way. So what do you think? Did I catch your attention?

Ps. I'm sorry for the eventual grammatical errors and lexical mistakes I could do. English is my second language.

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