"ORIGIN OF THE LIGHTNING WIZARD"
Byron
"Me? Your successor?" I chuckle "Are you serious?"
"I am" He replies.
I stop chuckling "I can't take your place," I stand up. "Find another; there are more great and strong wizards than me."
"Are there?" he asks. "Name them."
Okay, he got me there; I don't know any particular wizard who could take his place because….you know….I eliminated some of them when I was in the Elimination Team. I really like to take his place, but I feel a sense of guilt. Think about it, should I be the Lightning Wizard, an outlaw and a hero, if I had murdered innocent magicians.
"There is no need to be guilty." He says "Actually, I was never worthy to become a hero myself; I was never born to be one."
"What do you mean?"I ask curiously.
"Before the rebellions started, I was actually a thief and an outlaw." He says "They call me by my pen name, Lightning Wizard."
"Really?!" I jerk my eyes wide and I gasp.
He reaches his arm to the cabinet, pulls it and takes something out of it. It's an old brown paper. I look at it, "It's his wanted poster!"
"The police never captured me, not even once. For five years I robbed and stole loots from the weak and strong to poor and rich magicians. I became rich and lived a wealthy life and everyone in town knew my luxurious life. I had everything that I need, until one day, the rebellions started."
His voice begins to fade, "During the devastating war, I was really having a good time, since the war took place not near where I live. I never joined to fight against the necromancers and save countless lives; I only think of myself. Then one time, money is not worth for trade for food, since there was shortage of food and water. The necromancers destroyed the livelihood of the nation and the rest that survived, are given to the soldiers. For days, there was nothing to feed to my hungry stomach, so I decided to steal again."
He continues "I wore my brown-hooded Lightning Wizard uniform and I secretly prepare myself to raid an unknown home. I slam the door out and what I saw was a small kid crying over his dying mother. My heart melted, I have no guts to take anything from them. The mother asks me to take care of the child but I refuse and take off. Suddenly, bombs dropped from the air and destroyed and burned the houses to the ground, turning into rubble, debris and ashes. I remembered the child a while ago so I ran back to save him. Their house is already burning but I still went in and the child is still crying. I took the child by my arms and he cried even louder. I also tried to carry his mother, but she refused. Before I ran back to safety, she clenched her hand on my sleeve and cried out 'Protect my child, keep him safe!" I nodded at her and left the house."
"That's when I joined to defend the nation from the Neone Ordeaseille. There was no choice for me to be arrested, since it would be a great addition to my outnumbered army. Ben Allgood's older brother fought with me and I fought my fierce rival, Darkus Leone."
"After the fall of my nation, the legend of the Lightning Wizard becomes very famous throughout the five kingdoms, not because of his bad deeds, but his heroism, until he passes his legacy to another who is not worthy, but can become one, if he proves himself, day by day, that he is worthy."
I grab his hand tightly, "I'll be your successor and I promise you that I will prove myself worthy of it. I will be your Lightning Wizard."
"What's with the portal?" I ask.
Still smiling, he replies "Figure it out." He forcedly pushes me into it. I lost my balance and I fall int the portal.
I float in the air as I go forward to the endless swirling portal. It makes me dizzy, just like the first time I visited the N.O Academy. I close my eyes, hoping I would not puke during the ride.
Then my body landed on concrete and I slightly open my eyes. I'm back at Garfunkel's.
