Author's Note:
Alright, here we go! New story, fresh new everything. Sorry for all those discontinued stories, this one would definitely be finished. This one, compared to the others is more thought out. I've been thinking about this idea for a while now, and heck yeah am I excited. Well, without further ado or however you spell that, let us begin with the story!
Chapter 1: Prologue
Somewhere in Stormwind, years after the last invasion of the Legion...
"Come on! Come on!" The father cheered as he held his wife's hand tightly.
They were in the middle of delivery. It was a very memorable moment for both of them. Their very first baby.
"Come on Jac!" The father continued.
Two high elves were with them, both of which were women. One was holding the baby's head and the other was casting a sort of spell, her hand emanating a golden glow which hovered above the woman's stomach as she lied in a bed. They were in a room, brightly lit with torches with white magical flames that do not give off heat but still emit light.
"Almost there." The high elf ushered.
After minutes of cheering, grunting, ushering and a few yells, the baby finally came out of the woman's womb. Silence fell over the room, except for the newborn's cries.
"What should we name him Trev?" Jac asked as she held her child in her arms, a worn but happy look on her face.
"Luke... Ethan Luke." The man replied, a loving gaze on his face as he looked on to his child.
"Ethan Luke..." Jac repeated, a smile forming on her lips. "Ethan Luke Firegaze."
"Welcome to this world." Trev said.
Everything went normal for both parents, the child was pretty smart, everything was peaceful. With the Burning Legion pushed back, Kil'Jaeden heavily injured, there was only so few dangers that a citizen of Azeroth may face.
Months later...
"Trev..." Jac muttered.
Trev merely groaned in response and shifted on the bed.
"Trevor!" Jac nearly yelled. Trev sat up on the bed and looked around wildly.
"Wha-what!? What's happening!?" Trevor exclaimed.
Jac shushed him. "The baby's crying. Check on him and put him back to sleep please?"
Trev looked at Jac who just turned away from him and waved him off. He sighed and stood up. He rubbed his eyes, trying to blink away some of the sleepiness as he walked groggily towards the baby's room, which had the lights off. He slowly opened the door and reached for the switch and turned the lights on. As the room lit up, everything seemed normal - at first. The same green wallpaper, the crib, the cabinet on the left corner, a floating toy and-
A floating toy.
One of the baby's toys, a green truck, was floating in the air. The baby was sitting up and was crying.
A flash of panic went across Trevor's face. 'Whoah, whoah whoah! What should I do what should I do what should I do!?'
He ran to the crib and starting shushing the baby. The baby cried even harder, which caused more toys and other light things float in the air. He took Luke in his arms and tried to shush him again.
Finally getting frustrated (and a bit panicked at that), he conjured a sleeping spell and cast it on Luke.
Immediate silence followed.
The sound of footsteps came, and Jac appeared in the doorway. "Trev?" Jac called.
Trev turned to look to look at Jac to find her face drained of color.
She pointed at the floating toys which fell to the ground at the same time. "Wh-what? Was that...?"
"Yes hon." Trev replied, looking down at Luke, a worried look clear on his face. "That was the Esteinn's Gift."
"What should we do?" Jac asked, worry clear in her tone. "And did you just cast a sleeping spell on him!? I got kinda worried with the sudden silence of the baby, and now this? What were you thinking Trevor? You know that that's dangerous! Infants don't have as much natural magical resistance as adults do!"
"Calm down Jac. I know that. It was a weak spell, it wouldn't do any permanent damage to him." Trevor explained. He glanced at the now-sleeping baby and then looked at Jac straight in the eye. "We have to seal it away."
Jac simply shook her head. Trevor let out a breath and continued. "Look Jacqueline, it's for the best. You know what happens to those who are found to have this gift. Even as others think that such a thing is a myth, I wouldn't be surprised if they do the same thing they did in the past. Add the fact that if Luke has this gift, he surely would not have a normal childhood. We must have it sealed until he learns to control it."
After moments of uncertainty, Jac finally nodded.
Trevor sighed to himself and hugged Jac.
"Take him, i'll create a portal to Dalaran." Trevor said, preparing the spell. The portal shimmered right in front of Trevor, and together they stepped through.
They arrived right in front of one of the many tall towers which housed mages and citizens of Dalaran. When they stepped through, they were greeted by wizards who were more than surprised by their unannounced arrival.
"I'm sorry for arriving unannounced. We must see Master Seb quickly!" Trev stated. The mages soon recognized them and nodded. Jac gave them a silent thank you before following Trev towards Seb's chambers.
They quickly knocked on the door, which opened soon after, revealing a very sleepy Seb in a nightgown.
"Master Sebastian!" Trev greeted. Jac bowed.
"Huh...? Trevor? Jacqueline?" Sebastian asked. He blinked several times, as if verifying if he wasn't dreaming. He was in his early thirties, but even at such an age, he's a master at the arts of magic, most specifically, at the sealing parts. He was also a teacher at Dalaran, teaching sealing magic, he had long messy hair, dark brown eyes, was very tall and with tanned skin.
"Pardon the intrusion! But we need your help!" Jac pleaded.
"What?" Seb asked. With the look of panic and worry clear on their faces and the tones of their voices, he just nodded. "Come in."
"Thank you."
They all rushed inside the mage's chamber, which was a pretty simple one. A bed in the corner of the room, bookshelves on the walls, a violet carpet on the floor, a table on one side of the room, with four chairs surrounding it, several of barrels sat on the corner, with a lamp on top of them. The room was lit by torches, with the same flames on the hospital.
"Now then, what is it that you need of me?" He asked, raising his eyebrow.
"Our son, Luke-" Trevor started. Motioning to his son, who was cradled in his mothers hand. "He has the gift. The Esteinn's gift. But his... is far more powerful than anyone else before him. And I am scared that he might not be able to control it." He explained.
Sebastian tied his hair to a ponytail. "I see where this is going. You want me to seal it away. Correct?"
"Yes, Master Seb."
"You do know what might happen if I do that." He said, a serious look on his face. "The body will... in a sense, reel because a part of it was taken away. The magic, the gift is already a part of him. But seeing that he's still pretty young, i'm willing to bet that it wouldn't have much of an effect as the gift is still new to the body." Seb told them.
"No drastic effects?" Jac asked.
"Most likely, yes." The man responded. "But due to the fact that the gift would be sealed away, the body wouldn't recognize the gift as it's own and would soon forget it was ever a part of it. Therefore, should the seal get dispelled, or gets broken in some way, the body may react in a certain way. In a way that nobody would like."
"So... he would die." Trev concluded.
"Yes." The mage answered. "But thankfully. I have a solution for that." He said. The couple's faces brightened at the mention of the solution. "I have a special seal for such cases. I would seal the gift away, but I will leave a hole in the seal, allowing some of the Esteinn's gift to seep through. Therefore, the body would recognize the power to be it's own since it continually flows within it. Not only that, it would ensure that the seal wouldn't break prematurely as the power grows stronger. The hole allows the power to leak, removing the risk of the seal being overpowered from within. In time, the seal would weaken, and in nine years, only half of it would remain. That half is permanent, but can be dispelled."
The silence of the couple caused the master to sigh. "Okay. Think of it as a dam of sorts. The seal is a dam, which has one floodgate constantly open. The water is the Eisteinn's gift. To keep a steady stream going, the floodgate was constantly open. In time, the gift grows stronger, more water, and the seal weakens, opening more floodgates until all of the floodgates are open. At this point, the water nearly freely flows except that half of it is blocked by the dam walls. Dispelling the seal means that the dam will be destroyed completely, allowing the water to flow freely. In reality, it would free all the power, granting access to the full potential of the Esteinn's gift."
The two looked deep in thought before nodding at each other. "Do it, Master Sebastian." They said in unison.
"You owe me one Trevvy." Seb said, a smirk forming on his lips.
"Nah." Trevor replied. "We can actually call it quits now from the time I saved your ass from that demon."
He chuckled and started the spell. "If you're gonna change your mind, do it now before I cast the spell." He told them. When both shook their heads, he nodded at Jacqueline. "Trevor, grab that table and put it right in the middle of the room, Jacqueline, put Luke on the table."
The couple followed Seb's instructions. When Luke was on the table, Sebastian stood in front of him and muttered incantations. His eyes glowed a bright blue hue, as he looked at Luke carefully. After a moment of just staring at the child, he raised his right hand, index finger pointed towards Luke's stomach, while still muttering incantations. A thread of blue energy came out of the tip of his finger, slowly inching towards the stomach. When it finally made contact, the thread traveled in a circular pattern, creating a blue circle which was followed by several arcane letters all over it. The thread ran out precisely as it wrote the last letter.
Seb gestured for the couple to approach. "Put blood on your thumb." He told them as he bit his thumb. Two arcane threads came out again, which attached their thumbs together. Seb put his thumb on Luke's stomach, followed by the two. The seal glowed brightly for a moment. When it faded, it revealed the full seal, with a white cloud inside. Sebastian muttered a final incantation, which removed a very small part of the circle. The cloud slowly seeped through the seal and spread throughout Luke's body. "The seal is finished."
"What was the blood on the thumb for Sebastian?" Trevor asked, wiping the blood with his robe.
"It means that the seal can only be dispelled if all three of us agree for it to be dispelled. It can be dispelled in the same manner we did to finish the seal, by putting our thumbs to their previous positions." Sebastian replied, grabbing a chair and sitting down. "Well, if that is all Trevor, it's now my turn to ask you a favor."
Six years later...
"Father!" Luke shouted.
"Yes son?" Trevor asked, wiping the water off of his face with a towel.
"Can I play outside?" He asked, donning puppy eyes. Luke was wearing a simple green shirt, with blue shorts.
Trevor smiled and approached the kid. He ruffled his son's hair, then knelt in front of him. "Go ahead son." He told him.
"Yay!" Luke cheered. He started running towards the door.
"Just be careful alright?" Trevor called.
"I will!" Luke shouted as he ran outside.
"Kids." Trev muttered, chuckling as he draped the towel over one of the chairs.
Luke went outside and approached a group of kids who seemed to be preparing for a game.
"Can I join your game?" Luke asked, in a rather shy manner.
"Umm... No. Who are you anyway?" The kid asked, looking at him. The kid had blonde hair, light skin, thin lips, black eyes and wore a simple white-striped blue shirt with black pants.
Luke was taken aback by the kid's response. "Umm... I'm Luke." Luke said, visibly hurt.
"I was just kidding." The kid said, laughing and putting a hand on Luke's shoulder. When he stopped laughing, he offered a hand to him. "I'm Marcus. Nice to meet you."
Luke shook his hand, uncertain of how he should react.
"Come. I'll introduce you to the others."
The duo walked towards Marcus' group.
"Hey guys. Luke will be joining us." Marcus announced. Everyone in the group looked to be around Nate's age.
They all eagerly introduced themselves. Letto, Nick, Lex, Casey Selene, Tom, Teyah.
Letto was a kid with red hair, and reddish eyes, which gave him quite an intimidating look. Nick has dark brown hair, which was slicked back, he had bright blue eyes and to top it all off, he has a very handsome face. Very mature looking for his age. Lex also had brown hair, but he had it in a ponytail. He has thick eyebrows and thin lips. Tom had a longer hair than Lex, and his was black. It ran down to his butt, and it was a bit curly. He has a defined nose, a mole right next to his eye, with thick eyebrows and long eyelashes. Teyah has her bright, flaming red hair in a high ponytail, with light skin, brown eyes, long eyelashes, thin eyebrows, sharp nose, and also had thin lips. Amy has a long, beautiful blonde hair with emerald eyes, red lips, fair skin, and a pretty face. Luke found himself staring at Casey Selene, captured in her young beauty, before Marcus tapped his shoulder, snapping his attention away from her.
"So, here's the game we're playing." Marcus started. He pointed at a large square with a three lines running horizontally, and a line running vertically through the three. "That is where we'll be playing."
"Huh?" Luke asked, completely lost.
"You probably never played it before." Marcus started pacing around. "It's called Prisoners and Guards. You play in a teams of four. Let's say you are one of the prisoners. You gotta pass through the guards, which will be stationed at the lines. They can only move through their assigned lines and can't step out of them. You gotta pass through them without getting caught. Getting caught means being touched in any part of your body by hand. Should one be able to pass through all three horizontal lines, that guy should go back throught those three lines again, and then you prisoners win. They can play as the prisoners again, and it gives them an escape. You can use an escape to be able to play as prisoners again. Anyways, the guards' objective is to catch one of the prisoners, and only one is needed for them to win. Once all escapes are used, it's the prisoners' turn to play as guards, and the guards to play as prisoners. And so on." Marcus explained. "Questions?"
"Nah. I think I get it. Which team will I be playing?" Luke asked.
"On mine. Prisoners." Marcus stated, grinning.
"Okay. Let's do it!" Luke cheered.
And so the eight played.
Later that noon...
"Luke! Time to eat!" Jac called.
Luke turned to find Jac waving at him from a distance.
He looked at his newest friends and smiled at them. "Thanks! I enjoyed it!" He took one last look at Casey, who was looking down shyly.
And so Luke ran to his mother, who was smiling all the time. "You're so sweaty." Jac commented, wiping his sweat with a towel she brought along. Luke turned back and waved goodbye at his friends.
"Can I play again sometime?" Luke asked, bouncing on his steps as they made their way back to their home.
"Of course, you can play again sometime." Jac replied, wiping sweat on his forehead.
"Really!?" He asked eagerly.
"Really." Jac replied, ruffling Luke's hair.
When they went inside the house, they found Trevor preparing the table. Upon noticing their return, he waved at them and motioned for them to sit.
Once they all did, he gave them all some meat, and rice on their plates. "How did it go Luke?" He asked cheerfully.
"Oh! It was very fun father! I met new people! Marcus is really nice. And Letto, Nick, Lex, Teyah, Tom and Casey. Oh and, Casey is really beautiful too." Luke said. Jac and Trevor looked at each other and laughed. He proceeded to describe the details of the game he just played.
Afternoon...
Luke ended up sleeping after eating. Jac had to tend to something, leaving Trevor to watch over their son.
Deciding to take the opportunity to check his seal, he ran a finger vertically on his son's stomach. Soon enough, the seal showed up, inside the seal is a blurry white cloud which occupies almost every space on the seal. A part of it was gone, allowing some of the cloud to seep through it. It was seeping through steadily in what can be described as like steam through a hole in a gas pipe, except that this flowed much slower and without the loud and annoying noise.
After a few moments, the seal and the cloud disappeared.
'In fourteen years, half of it would be gone. And before that year comes, I would make sure that Luke can fully control his power.'
Author's Note:
And that's it for this chapter. Thank you for reading!
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