The cyan-eyed child woke up and rubbed his eyes. His mother, Emilia Roser, shook his shoulder, trying to wake him up.
"Son, wake up. Breakfast is ready." His mother said.
"Yes, mother," Felmer replied and got up from his bed.
"Wake up your brothers as well."
"Okay," Felmer said while washing his face with water. "Where is father?"
"He is outside, cutting firewood," Emilia replied.
Felmer walked up to his younger brother, Flexin. "Hey, wake up. Breakfast is ready."
"What? Don't disturb me." Flexin replied.
Felmer took a cup of water and threw it on Flexin's face. "Wake up," Felmer said and pulled the blanket from him. He then walked towards Benny, the youngest brother, grabbed his legs and pulled him from the bed. "Wake up, Benny. Get your food."
"Huh? Food? I am not an animal." Benny replied.
"Breakfast! Humans eat as well." Their mother said and grabbed their youngest sister, Anna.
The three brothers got up, changed their clothes, and washed their faces. After a while, the main door opened, and their father, Marnis Gorbin, walked in.
"Ah, you are all awake." He said as he placed his axe in the rack.
Then the six of them got on the dining table and began to eat their breakfast.
Their house was in a small village, west of Nolfin and two days' distance from the Falvarian border. This was the two hundred and fifty-sixth time the Gorbin family had changed their position. They were constantly on the move. This family was the only one of the Gorbin's main branch family. The side branch, the descendants of Emayla's younger brother, ruled the nation. They had nominated two groups of the Cefrisian army, always surrounding the village and looking for the Falvarian army. Emayla's brother was alive at the age of 115. But he didn't rule the nation. Marnis's cousin, Raftin Gorbin, was the leader.
Now, for this family of six. Felmer was the oldest, then Flexin, then Benny, and the youngest, Anna. As said before, Felmer has the same cyan eyes as Emayla. He not only had beautiful eyes, but a beautiful face as well. He didn't look anywhere near the age of 13. Anyone who saw him for the first time thought that he was 7 or 8 years old. He was an angel from the face but not from the heart and character. He wasn't bad, but not an angel. He had a sense of humour and teased his brothers a lot. But when it came to some serious work, he would go all out.
Flexin had golden eyes and a normal face. He was the closest to Felmer. He had good humour as well. He was three years younger than Benny. He was a bit lazy, but he would complete his work. He teased Benny a lot, but he wouldn't let anyone else, aside from his family, tease and make fun of him.
Benny was the third in line. He was an innocent, cute, and little brother of the two older. But he was dumb. He had light green eyes. And his face was a little above normal. He was a nice kid. He learned things late. He was just average in many activities. He was two years younger than Flexin.
Their youngest sister was Anna. She was two years old. She was a cute and lovely child.
The father, Marnis, was the 456th heir of the Gorbin family. He knew the art of the sword. He was average at it. Below the commanders and captains, but above many regular soldiers. And their mother, Emilia, was the daughter of a stone mason. She was, of course, good at household work. But her extra skill was the art of the bow. She was an amazing archer.
Felmer and Flexin were interested in swords. Felmer had an exceptionally high amount of magic running through his veins. Emayla's brother understood it when he was born. He announced that Felmer may be Emayla's direct descendant. It was just his thought, but his instincts told him that it might be true. So they had sent two more groups for their safety. Benny was inspired by his mother and was learning archery from her.
They completed their breakfast, and Felmer helped his mother clean the dishes. Marnis picked up his bag and began to take out some herbs and mushrooms.
Over the last century, the ecosystem of the world has changed a lot. Many animals and plants evolved. Some new species were formed, but the humans were fast and preserved the declining and old species. So, magical plants and animals came into existence. The magical animals were not edible. Few of the new species were edible, but most of them were poisonous. According to scientists, after more centuries, this may change.
So, Marnis took them out and showed them to his family.
"I found them while cutting the woods. I thought that some might be edible." He said.
"No, I doubt that they are edible. The smell and the magical air around them tell me." Emilia replied. "Kids, don't eat them until we confirm that they are edible. And keep them away from Anna."
She said, but the opposite happened. Benny walked towards them and put one berry in his mouth. Flexin saw him.
"Benny!" He said and grabbed Benny's mouth.
Felmer put his hand in his mouth and took out the berry. And began to watch his hand.
"Ugh…Gross." Felmer said.
"Benny! What are you doing?" Emilia grabbed a glass of water and rinsed his mouth. "I just told you not to eat them."
"You are dumb," Felmer said.
"Yeah, stupid," Flexin added.
The two brothers commented and laughed. Marnis smiled.
"You don't say these things on the face," Marnis said.
"You don't say these things at all. He is your brother." Emilia said. "Have some shame."
Then they cleaned the house and did other chores till noon. After cleaning, Felmer, Flexin, and Marnis grabbed the wooden swords and went outside for training.
Though Felmer had a high amount of magic, he was a beginner and weak. His sword and hands shook whenever he transferred magic to his sword. He couldn't control the amount to apply. But without magic, his sword work was good. Flexin, on the other hand, was good and almost equivalent to Felmer. He had a low amount of magic compared to Felmer, so he didn't have much difficulty controlling it.
"Today, the two of you will work together and fight against me. Be careful, avoid friendly fire." Marnis said and took his stance. He held his sword in a way that it leaned forward.
The two of them nodded and took their stance. Felmer extended his left arm forward, with his palm facing forward as well, and placed his sword on his left arm. This was his stance. Flexin, on the other hand, was more interested in the eastern sword style, so he grabbed his sheath with his left hand and the sword's handle with his right hand while it remained in the sheath.
The two of them looked at each other and then at their father. Felmer took a breath and dashed at his father. Flexin went left and began to run in circles around them. Felmer's attack was blocked. Felmer then gripped his sword more tightly and swung it at him. Marnis stepped back a little, but he parried the attack. Flexin had been charging his sword with magic. He saw his father step back and then rushed at him. At the same time, Felmer attacked as well. Marnis grabbed Felmer's sword, pulled him, and then, with his other hand, parried Flexin's attack. He kicked Flexin's sword from his hand. Then he swung his sword at Felmer, who dropped his sword and jumped back. They had lost.
"Your attacks are weak. Flexin, you manifest it with magic, but you lose most of your magic in your speed. And then your attack becomes weak. Felmer, you are good, but you hesitate a lot. Don't focus on your magic at all. Only your sword and hands." Marnis said and tossed them their swords. "Well, that's enough for today. Good work, try better next time. Let's head back."
Then the three went back, and the rest of the day went by with nothing but talks and house chores.
Well, this was just not near the beginning.