The orphan…
Now, returning to a younger day in a closer time. A young man was running down the streets of Sirio city, commerce entrance of the Karishka Empire. The midday sunlight was bathing the city. The young man was running down the streets with a bag of bread in the right hand while 2 other young men were chasing him.
The persecuted man was laughing out loud while he was running top speed.
That young man is Yuri Velacer, of yellow eyes and black wavy hair.
-¡come back, you remainder! - yelled one of the pursuers while pushing away people from the docks.
-¡come on, you can do better than that! – Mockingly said the yellow eyed young while he got out of the docks and got into another street.
Yuri Velicer was an orphan, his mother died while giving birth to him, his father died when he was 12 during a…"robbery". His father was a sorcerer, and so was he, and like a good father, he was training Yuri to be a great sorcerer.
Nevertheless, that street was a dead end.
-¡Oh, damn! - Thought Yuri when he saw a huge wall blocking his path.
A few seconds later one of his pursuers tackled Yuri down, then picked him up and holds him by the arms. Then the second pursuer arrived and punched him in the ribs, leaving him on the ground.
I think that…you are overreacting…-said Yuri from the ground.
-¡You stole MY bread! - said the first pursuer.
-It wasn´t that good- confessed Yuri with exertion. Then the pursuer kicked Yuri in the ribs.
Yuri marked the pursuer´s boot, and it lit on fire. Yuri quickly got up and punched the other pursuer in the face. Yuri ran and turned on the corner…just to crash into a woman
-¡oh, great! ¡just what I needed! - Thought Yuri when he saw the woman with black hair.
The woman was just about Yuri´s size, of blue eyes and porcelain skin.
One of the pursuers got out of the corner and threw a rock to Yuri. Before Yuri could react and the rock could hit him the stone just stopped in the midair. The woman had her hand extended in the air.
¿sorceress? - Thought Yuri as he watched the woman.
¡sorceress! - exclaimed the pursuer.
-Time to go- said the sorceress taking Yuri by the hand and vanishing in the middle of a blue light
The light reappeared on the rooftop of a house from it, Yuri and the sorceress came out.
A black cat came out of nowhere and stood on Yuri´s head.
¿Mefistófeles?-asked Yuri.
-I haven´t had the chance to properly introduce myself- said the woman with a cute smile
Yuri remained silent and contemplated the woman.
-I am Evangeline Parish; I teach magic back in Arkham academy- said the woman with a big smile.
-I am…- said Yuri, but Evangeline interrupted him.
-Yuri Velacer, I know- said Evangeline.
-¿ how do you know who I am? - asked Yuri while watching Evangeline.
-I met your father many years ago- answered Evangeline.
-Fa…father…. - that word echoed in Yuri´s head.
-Evan Velicer was my colleague in Arkham back when we were students- explained Evangeline to Yuri.
- I think that we should continue this small talk back in my house- said Yuri turning the back to Evangeline.
That way Yuri, Evangeline and Mefistófeles walked on the roofs.
-¿ are we there yet? - asked Evangeline.
But Yuri didn´t notice about her, he was remembering those days when his father used to teach him about spells.
-We´re here- said Yuri pointing to a house on another house.
- ¿He live in a house lying on another house? - Thought Evangeline.
- Let´s go down the sta…. - Yuri couldn´t end the sentence as Mefistófeles, Evangeline and himself started to float towards to the house.
Evangeline had a big smile on her face, and then they landed on the roof.
-Your father taught you a lot, but not all…I can show you, I can teach you- said Evangeline with a dark smile.
They got into the house and sat in the living room.
-Tell me about this academy- said Yuri with no bother.
-Arkham academy, it was founded by Malezh Arkham…do you recognize that name?- asked Evangeline with curiosity.
-Should i? - asked Yuri back.
- Malexh Arkham was one of the descendants or the Arkham family. Malezh founded the academy 300 years after the "March". It was a refuge for beings with special skills, a place where they could learn to master those skills. The emperor back then, agreed to the idea of an academy, that way he could watch many of those beings in the same place. With the pass of time other institutes appeared, other places with goals way darker. Nevertheless, the emperor would not agree to such idea if there weren´t any reward for him, that way the institute agreed to perform duties that only special beings with special skills could fulfill- explained Evangeline.
-What do you mean? - asked Yuri with a serious look.
- Hunters, that´s the way they call us now – answered Evangeline with a smile.
-so…mercenaries….- Thought Yuri.
The silence took the scene for few seconds.
-where do you want to get this? – asked Yuri quite directly.
- What if I tell you that you can go to that place and keep with your father´s teachings? - asked Evangeline with a flame of enthusiasm in her eyes.
-I would say that I have no money- answered Yuri.
-Do you really think that we would try to gain money from people with the same problems we have? - asked Evangeline with sarcasm.
-Then it´s free- said Yuri.
-So, what do you say? - asked Evangeline with a big smile.
Evangeline seemed to be sweet, fragile and soft, a strange woman who came to help a practically complete strange person… Yuri knew there was something rotten under the tablecloth.
-When do we leave?-asked Yuri
-Right now- answered Evangeline taking Yuri by the hand and Yuri holding Mefistófeles. Then they vanished after a blue light.