-PROLOGUE-

The sun was slowly descending from sight. The Pronteran citizens started to return to their home while merchants slowly packing up their goods and call off for the day.

The night was still young, too early for any Pronteran citizens to retire to their bed. Men were seen drinking beers, chatting and gambling happily in the local inn. It seems that the day would go off as usual, just perfectly normal.

However, something not normal was happening somewhere in the peaceful neighbourhood. Very abnormal.

In one of the many nicely-structured houses, a woman's cry could be heard. More than just normal cries, it sounded like it's a cry of pain. Sounds like she's in agony.

Inside the house, a woman is lying down on a bed, accompanied by a man, who seemed to be her husband. The woman had a waist-length hair, was fair-skinned, and she was beautiful, even though she was heavily sweating and screaming. And she had a large bump on her stomach.

Hold on. A large stomach? Oh, she's pregnant. Now that explains why she was crying like a mad person. She's in labour...

Moments later, most of their neighbours rushed over to see what happened. Luckily for the mother-to-be, most of the women in the neighbourhood are experienced mothers, thus she was able to receive proper steps in labour. Everything went fine until they noticed someone missing.

Someone WAS missing. Hold on, where's the doctor? He ain't here? No priest either? NUUUUUU! There's not enough time to invite one, she need to give birth now! NOW!

The neighbours started to get on work. The males went to take neccessary items such as towels, basin, etc for receiving birth, while the females stayed beside her and gave her the commands "ENDURE THE PAIN! PUSH!". Not to forget her husband, who's kneeling beside her, giving her strong moral supports.

After many hours, a baby's cry was heard, followed by screams of, "YES!", "A BABY!", "OMG!", "IT'S OUT!", etc. The mother had succesfully gave birth to a cute little chubby baby!

The umbilical cord was then cut. The baby was then cleaned from fluid and blood, finally wrapped in a clean, white towel. The mother then carried it, smiling in satisfactory. The pain was unbearable, but it was worth.

An elderly man with white hairs and long beard made his way through, and smiled. "Congrats on your new addition to your family member. May I have a look at him?" he asked.

The mother then handed the baby over. The elderly man carried him, observed for a moment, and raised his eyebrow. "This might be him..." The elderly man then returned the baby to the impatient father.

"I've used my astrological knowledge as well as numerical prediction methods to predict your son's future. Would you like to hear it?" the elderly man asked.

The couple nodded, signalling positive response.

"He is born under the rare moon eclipse and in the rare phenomenone where all nine planets lined up in a straight row, which is due today. Calculated together with some numerical values, he had a bright future. He would, one day, be the saviour of the world. He is granted with the abilities to learn fast, and is a born leader. However..." The elderly man suddenly stopped explaining.

The couple's overjoyed face turned a bit worried when they heard the elder's voice to a stop. "Please continue, elder."

"Very well. However, he was very vulnerable to demonic possession and would require strong determination to keep them away. It may, cost his life..."

The couple started to exchange worried faces. "Is there a way to save him, elder?"

The elder took out his necklace and placed it over the child's neck. "The talisman would guide him to the lighter path, but it can't help much...Fine, enough of the bad news! Let's give this child a name, shall we?"

The couple nodded in agreement. "What name do you suggest, elder?"

"I suggest..." The elderly man then closed his eyes and flicked his fingers while muttering something in between his breath. "Zephyrus."

The couple nodded again, agreeing with the name.

"So be it..."

His name is...

Zephyrus Leonheart.

-PROLOGUE ENDS-

Time advanced really fast. With just a blink from the eye, 10 years had passed. Just as predicted since he was born, he did very well in his studies. He managed to score full marks in almost all subjects, earning him the top position in his school. He also possess a kind and friendly nature, making him the favourite student of most teachers. He seemed that he would continue living a simple life, but it was about to change.

The blonde-haired little boy played happily together with his new pet, a Lunatic. It was a birthday present this year from his parents as he reached the double-digit age for the first time this year. Zephyrus named his pet Krystal, as he was very obsessed with the beauty of those natural minerals and gemstones. (Krystal, not crystal.)

Zephyrus was joyfully playing with his little pet like the usual days. Without him realizing it, a pair of eyes were watching him from behind the bushes. Slowly creeping out, a rogue approached him quietly. As quickly as possible, the rogue grabbed Zephyrus and covered his mouth with a piece of cloth, limiting his scream to a squeak. The startled Lunatic ran away, hiding behind a wooden barrel.

He drew a dagger and threatened him. "Kid, if you wanna continue living you better shut the hell up!"

Zephyrus did as told, still panicking. Moments later, he started to feel sleepy. His body started to lose energy and his eyelids were heavy. Unable to control those feeling anymore, Zephyrus fell asleep. The rogue grinned. "Job done. The anaesthetics sure do come in handy." The rogue carried Zephyrus and ran away. A while later, Krystal came out from its hiding spot. Realizing that its master is in danger, the little rabbit decided to follow Zephyrus to wherever he's heading to.

Night time has fallen. The cloud seemed dark and thunders were heard, marking that a downpour would start soon. Inside an abandoned warehouse, three rogues were seen munching their dinner. Not too far away, a little boy was found gagged and tied up on a chair.

Zephyrus was actually kidnapped! He struggled to break free, but each effort he made only made the chair shake, thus granting him scoldings. "Stop shaking there and shut up! We are eating here kid!" A rogue then went over to Zephyrus along with a piece of meat on his hand. "Hey kid! You want to eat this piece of delicious meat?"

Zephyrus stared at the meat for a few seconds, and nodded. He had starved for almost a day long and he obviously needs some food.

"Oh, so you want this? Can..." The rogue opened Zephyrus' gag and lowered the meat slowly to his mouth. And then, instead of putting it in Zephyrus' mouth, he quickly move it away and placed it inside his own mouth instead. "...not. Muahahaha!" The rogue then placed back the gag and went away, laughing, leaving Zephyrus behind to cry silently.