It is said that the kingdom of Hitherea is a magical place, ruled by the King of Ages. It is linked to this world in by portals scattered across the land. In Hitherea, many magical beings such as dragons and minotaurs exist. Not much is known about the legend of the King of Ages or the land of Hitherea itself, for the story was burned long ago by explorers. It is known, however, that the King of Ages is randomly selected from all the peoples of Earth and will rule alongside a guardian, who is supposedly some sort of immortal spirit.

Toris closed the book and looked up at his roommate and best friend, Alfred. "It seems interesting," Toris said. "I wish it hadn't been burned."

Alfred picked up the book, titled Book of Many Legends, examined it for a few seconds, and slammed it down on the table. Toris let out a quick "hey" and made sure the book hadn't been damaged by Alfred's rough treatment of it. He shot a quick irritated glance at Alfred, but he would never notice, considering his inability to ever sense the mood.

"I don't really know man, I guess it sounds cool, but sometimes you can get too caught up in legends and things that don't exist," Alfred said. "Anyway, I got this amazing new video game and we need to try it out, bro."

A sigh escaped Toris's mouth. Alfred could be a bit much sometimes, from his excessive obsession with video games to his tendency of watching horror movies to scare himself and forcing Toris to watch them with him. He had just bought and beat a new video game just yesterday and now was asking Toris to help him try a new one. However, Alfred needed a friend and he didn't have enough money for his own house, so, Toris, being the good friend that he was, let Alfred stay in his house until he could move out. "Fine, I'll play the game with you," he said

"Alright bro! That's totally cool!"

That night, Toris had a strange dream. He had no idea what was going on, but it seemed oddly familiar to him.

In his dream, Toris sat on a glittering throne, and a crown of gold was placed on top of his head. Suddenly, his hand was grabbed by someone else's and his crown clattered to the ground. He couldn't see much, and he didn't know who it was, but it felt right and normal somehow. Through an enormous city they ran, veering through alleys and dashing down streets. Eventually, they reached a warehouse Toris was pulled in by the stranger. The stranger turned around and Toris could see that it was a man with straight blond hair and green eyes that looked half open. He smiled in a way that would have looked childish and fun loving if he hadn't been serious at the moment.

"You need to leave your house," the man said.

It was so strange. Toris knew that he had never met the man before or seen the city, but in his heart, it all seemed right.

"They're coming and you, like, need to leave," continued the man in his semi-serious tone.

"Who's coming? Who's they? What's going on?" asked Toris.

"On your work trip, find me and stuff. Seek me out." There was a banging on the door of the warehouse. The man put his finger onto Toris's head. "You need to wake up now."

Oddly enough, the next day, Toris found out that he had to leave for a work trip in a few days. "Alfred, I need to travel for work again," he said. "Don't make a mess out of the house like you did last time."

Alfred was laying on the couch, his feet crossed in a completely relaxed manner. "Yeah, okay bro."

"Speaking of jobs, when are you going to get your own so you can move out? Not that I don't like having you here, but you should get started on your own life. Also, why aren't you at McDonald's doing your job right now?"

Alfred sighed and took out his phone. "Jeez, you're not my mom, and I got fired if you're wondering."

"What?"

"I couldn't resist, Toris, the hamburgers were just so attractive."

"Um, okay. Anyway, I'm going to go pack my bags."

"Oh man, you always do that really early, don't you?"

When Toris arrived at his destination for work, he was greeted by his boss, Ivan, and told that he would meet the person that he needed to work with the next day, but that today, he should find a hotel and stay there for the night, but when he went to sleep, Toris had another strange dream.

It was the same man from before, but this time, the dream started in some sort of woods. Toris didn't have time for observation. The man seemed urgent and rushed this time, just as much as last time.

He grabbed Toris by the shoulders. "Good, you went on the job thing. Now all you need to do is, like, find me."

"And how do I do that?" asked Toris.

"I don't know, it just sort of, you know, happens, like fate," replied the man.

Suddenly, the man's face turned to surprise and shock as a black figure swept a sword across of him. Toris yelped and jumped back as the man dissipated into dust, and was swept away by the wind. He couldn't see anything of the shadowy figure, except for a cruel smile, and its sword was pointed at Toris's chest.

Toris jumped up in bed, with sweat dripping down his face, remembering that it was only a dream, even though it had seemed so vivid. Just something about the way that dark figure smiled at him and pointed that silver blade made a shiver run down Toris's spine. It was almost familiar somehow. The figure seemed so familiar somehow and he swore he knew that smile. Toris buried his face in his pillow and tried to relax, but even while he kept telling himself that it was only a dream, he still found it hard to go back to sleep that night.

A/N - This is a fantasy au which will eventually end up with Leitpol btw. I love fantasy. It's like my genre but this is my first fic in this genre. Since Lithuania's my favorite character, I thought I would wright with him as the main character. I hope you all enjoy and have a happy new year!