TIME SKIP, YEAR X832
The sun was rising, giving light to the horizon. At the bottom of a mountain somewhere in Fiore, two figures were strolling around the mountain.
One of them was a man with spikey brown hair and brown eyes. The other was a woman with long brown hair in a ponytail and warm brown eyes. They were dressed in an attire similar to ones you would wear when exploring the amazon. The woman brushed sweat from her brow.
"Darling. Shouldn't we rest for a little bit? The sun is killing me."
The man looked at his wife with a woriied expression and sighed. "Your right. We should rest. I'm sorry for making you come all the way out here for our honeymoon."
The woman smiled at her husband's worrisome look. She had always loved how he would always looked out for her well-being. It's one of the reasons why she married him.
She walked up to her husband and kissed him on the cheek. "I know you mean well. I just need this one little break. You don't need to keep worrying for me."
The man smiled. "I'm always goingnto worry." It was then that a shine caught his eye, directing his attention toward a cave. "Let's take a break in that cave. We'll be out of the sun at least."
The newly weds toof refuge in the cave. The woman took out a canteen of water and started to drink. Her husband took a blue orb out of his pocket and started pouring magic energy he had into it. The orb then projected a holographic map of the area they were in. It was his navigation lacrima he got as a wedding gift.
While the man was trying to find out where they were, the women squinted as a flash seemed to pass her eyes. she looked around for the culprit and found what looked to be shred of a golen crystal on the ground. She looked around and found a trail leading deeper into the cave. She looked back at her husband who seemed to be engrossed in his map. She decided to see what this cave has to offer.
She wondered deeper into the cave while picking up the shards of golden crystals. They had to be worth something. Right? They looked valuable.
As she wondered deeper, she came across a cavern illuminated with a golden light. The very walls were made of golden crystal. It was very breathtaking. But when she focused her attention to the center of the room, a horrified expression took over her face.
As the man was looking at his map, he suddenly heard his wife shriek in terror. He immediately ran into the depths of the cave coverd in a white aura of magic, ready to fight whatever was coming. But what he saw made him dissipate his aura.
His wife was kneeling in front of a colossal sized golden crystal. Inside of it was a boy no older than 15 with brown spikey hair and warm brown eyes. He was only wearing torn battered, shredded pants. Thr boy looked beaten to a pulp and he was crying. He was reaching out toward them, frozen. Someone had crystalized this poor boy.
"W-Who w-w-would do such a thing?" the woman stutterdly ask. A tear started running down her horrified expression.
TIME SKIP, ONE WEEK LATER
It has been a week since the couple have found the boy in the cave. They couldn't leave the boy like he is, so they decided to break him free and help nurse him back to health.
The man, Mr. Hyoudou (coincidence), is a decent magican who specializes in body enhancement magic. This helps enhance his strength and senses to the max when he most needs it. He used this to break the crystal that the boy was trapped in.
The woman, now Mrs. Hyoudou, is a magician who specializes in healing. Not nearly as powerful as a certain healing enchanter magician, in a certain guild, but good enough. She healed the boys wound as soon as he was out of the crystal. But she couldn't heal the exhaustion or stamina, so they took him to their home to rest.
Their home is in a small village of farmers. Mr. Hyoudou is a farmer as well. He had retired from being a member of a guild so he can spend the rest of his life in peace with his wife. It was his idea that they would climb the mountains and see the views for thei honeymoon. Until that happened.
FLASHBACK
Mr. Hyoudou was breathing heavily as he had just finished breaking the crystal. He had used up most of his magic energy to break it. The damn crystal was as hard as diamonds. It also took a lot more concentration and effort to break the crystal without harming the boy inside.
Mrs. Hyoudou was healing the boys wounds. As she looked at the boy closely, she said, "You know, he looks as if he could be our son."
"What?" Mr. Hyoudou asked heavily.
"He looks as if he's our son. It looks like he has your hair and that he has my eyes. Coincidental, don't you think?"
Mr. Hyoudou blinked once. Then twice. Then tree more times. He smiled at his wife as she can always see the bright side of things even in the darkest times.
While healing the boy, Mrs. Hyoudou grinned at her husband. "Hey, let's adopt him."
Mr. Hyoudou frowned. "Honey. You know we can't do that. Especially not without his consent. Besides, we don't even know who he is or if his actual parents are out there looking for him."
Mrs. Hyoudou looked down with a sad expression. "I know but..."
Mr. Hyoudou kneeled and took his wife by the shoulders. "Tell you what. If the situation is right, and if the boy agrees, we'll adopt him. He'll be our son."
Mrs. Hyoudou looked at the unconcious boy and smiled. She reached down and rubbed his cheek softly. "Our son," she dsid softly.
FLASHBACK END
It had been a week since then. The boy still hadn't woken up. He was in more of a bad shape than they had thought, but it seemed like he was healing faster than what a normal person should heal. He was breathing at the least.
Mr. Hyoudou was out working the farm while Mrs. Hyoudou was cleaning house. She decided to go upstairs in their two story house and change the wet rag on the boys forehead. As she walked into the room with the tray that consists of a bowl of water, she gasped and dropped the tray at what she saw.
The boy was up and had opened the window and was getting ready to jump out. The tray crashed on the floor getting the boys attention. He looked at Mrs. Hyoudou with fierce eyes of a predator. She gasped as she took a step back. The boy then proceeded to jump out of the window.
Mrs. Hyoudou yelled, "Wait!"
The boy didn't listen as he jumped out the window and took off towards the woods.
Please. Please no. DDRAIG!
Issei praying in his head that his father was alright. He had to be. He's the Red Dragon Emperor. Nothing could hurt him.
Right?
Issei was running. Running to...where?
Issei stopped abruptly. and looked around. Nothing looked familiar to him. It was then he felt something wierd. Something in the air. It made him feel...
Powerful.
The magic concentration in the air is 10 times more powerful than from what he remembered. His magic power was stronger. It feels like he can barely keep it under control.
He sniffed the air. A variety of unfimiliar aromas filled his nose. It's like he's in a different world. Just how long has he been out.
He finally caught a wiff of something familiar. His cave. His home.
He ran off in that direction. He needed find his home. He needed find his father. He needed to be faster.
"WELSH DRAGON'S SONIC BOOSTER!"
Issei's legs then were covered with a red magic aura and he took off with amazing speed. Everything around him was a blur as he ran with god-speed toward his cave.
In a familiar area at the bottom of a mountain, Issei skidded to a stop in front of a cave entrance. He smelled his scent inside. And Ddraigs.
Issei walked into the cave and looked around the golden crystal covered room. The giant crystal that he was incased in at the center of the room was broken to pieces. Images of his last memories of Ddraig started to invade Issei's mind.
Issei fell to his knees. Tears started flowing from his eyes. It was his fault. If only he was stronger. If only he wasn't so weak. If he hadn't missed, Ddraig then w-w-wouldn't have...
"RRRHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"Issei bellowed with all his might toward the ceiling, releasing massive amounts of magic energy from his body. The result was an explosion that disintegrated the entire mountain.
