Magi: Inurned City of Magic. Chapter One: Seal in the Sand
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Popaicheii, 300 years before the events of Magi
Popaicheii, a great civilization in the sand. Prosperous and wealthy beyond the wildest dreams of mankind. Considered one of the most powerful and influential people in Popaicheii, Erol Halabi is a living legend among the populous. Renowned for his skill with the katar, the surprisingly young fifteen-year-old son of a military general and a merchant's daughter is sought after by many young women for his impeccable skill and gorgeous visage. His skin is the colour of ivory, pale and shiny and atop his head sits a forest of green hair as vibrant as summer leaves, his eyes a sparkling light blue like the ocean.
Dressed in his regular attire—a long umber scarf wrapped once and hanging down to his butt, a vest consisting of black cloth arranged in horizontal slats, pieces of his perfectly chiseled chest visible and a pair of cream baggy trousers moved up to slightly expose the lower halves of his shins—, Erol walks through the streets of Popaicheii eating an apple with a drum of apples on his back. Turning down into a quieter streets he sees orphans—starving and homeless—leaning against the walls. Setting the drum down, he removes a few apples and offers them to the children.
"Thanks mister!" The children cheer as he leaves.
"No problem, remember to stay well and I'll be back tomorrow!" The green-haired boy yells happily as he walks off.
Satisfied that he'd helped someone, Erol walks off to the barracks where his father is, a small mob of fangirls forming behind him.
"Erol~" A few catcalls come from the crowd.
"Oh hello ladies~" He says as he approaches the front of the barracks.
"EROL!~" They exclaim and he begins to panic as they rush towards him.
The green-haired teen dives into the barracks and sprints into the storage room. He then begins to hear loud screams and panicked noises from the rest of the city and he quickly exits the room only for his father to push him back in.
"Son! Stay in there! It's dangerous! Take your katars just in case something happens!" The dark green-haired general exclaims as he slams the door closed and heads out into the city.
The cause of the screaming and panicking was a rush of sand tearing through the city with ease, burying homes and killing civilians. It's ripping through the city like a hot knife through butter. As it surges through the main street, some smaller tendrils burst off into side streets, burying people and homes, even the orphans couldn't escape. General Halabi and his legion are attempting to get people to safety. His guard drops however, when he sees his wife attempting to escape from her shop, only to be swept away by the tsunami of sand.
"NO!" He screams as he steals a last fleeting glance at his beloved wife.
Erol's father stands in shock, paralyzed in grief at the loss of his wife. He couldn't hear the cries from his soldiers, telling him to run when the sand wave engulfs him, suffocating the general. His legion and anyone they tried to save soon follow in the general's footsteps, dying by the hands of the killer sand tsunami.
Back in the storage room
Erol's eyes widen in shock as symbols begin to coat the walls, running in a horizontal line around the room and a vertical line over the door and onto the roof. The symbols glow and fill the room with blinding light and Erol forces his eyes shut due to the light. The green-haired teen soon begins to feel drowsy and slips into a deep sleep.
During Erol's Sleep
As Erol sleeps peacefully—snoring slightly as he does—, a figure with two large reptilian eyes, scaly skin and mighty wings sits beside the boy, its charcoal black eyes focused on the boy's katars.
"This child, his spirit possesses great prowess and skill, I shall be his Djinn" The dragon-like figure says to no-one in particular.
The symbol on all Metal Vessels appears on Erol's katars, Bahamut now contained within them. Bahamut then disappears within them, Erol still slumbering.
Erol's eyes crack open as the door rises upwards and the sound of loud voices can be heard from outside the room...
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