A young looking man with olive skin, Near a height of 6 feet with black eyes shining as he walk down heading towards his home. The sun was almost down to set, The cold breeze around can be felt just by looking at few elderly walking with a cold shiver on their face. Silas doesn't belong to family of nobles or have seen one past by. He lives at the rural sites of a country in a small town known as Silverport.
After all, Silas was about to reach his limits of survival. He can't avoid the desire to meet [...] being anymore.
Enjoying the cold weather on a open field of farms. He continued walking towards his home, Suddenly he spoke out in whisper, A small smile on his face
"Never thought in my life, I would be so excited to see such environment."
Giving one last look at his surroundings, He took a deep breath as he took out a key from his pocket. The key was in shape of E, which is really common in silverport. He Let key go into lock smoothly, as he turned it to one side, a sound of click echoed right through his ears.
"Time to have one last dinner as myself. after all tonight is going to decide whether, I will see tomorrow's sun or not."
He let his hand rest on round handle. He slowly turned it to one side. As he slowly turned it, the gate start to open slowly, Eventually it was big enough for 2 people to pass through.
He took a step inside, Feeling a smell of Beef stew sink in his nose. His eyes wide open as he look at a old aged lady with gray hair and gray eyes shining bright, she was wearing a flower designed tunic, which is as long to her toes. Old lady was almost around same height as Silas.
Apparently he don't have a mother or father to raise him but he have a old lady who took care of him since he was just a young kid. She was the reason why he was still standing on his two legs. Looking right into the eyes of an old lady, she smiled energetically gesturing him to come inside. Without a second thought Silas walked inside, looking around at his surroundings.
A table enough for 2 people to eat easily, 2 chairs , a door right aside one of chairs which leads to bathroom, and right aside it a room which belongs to Silas. A kitchen attached to the entrance of cottage. The cottage itself is made out of dark wood. there was a small table which hold a small box on top of it with a screen right in front of it with 2 wires coming out from top of it , Silas never have seen such thing like that and by the looks of it he seems completely not interested into it.
Old lady look at him with friendly looks and said in a low tone.
"Right on time, Boy. I was waiting for you up until now. Come on lets eat together."
Forcing out a smile ,Silas nodded and took a seat near the table. As old lady placed down a dish right in front of him and as she poured down beef stew into his dish. He couldn't help but feel a sense of respect for old lady deep down in his heart. Without ever asking for repay or anything she took care of him without even raising her voice right in front of him.
He looked down at the beef stew and let spoon sink into beef stew and as he filled his mouth with a spoonful of stew, He couldn't help but feel a delicious taste of beef with the sauce on top it.
Without any thoughts anymore interrupting his mind he continued eating beef stew. Soon he was left with a empty dish. He felt his stomach wide full as it was almost about to burst open. He drank down a glass full of water greedily.
Old lady said in a gentle slow tone of hers.
"Did you like it?"
Silas looked her in the eyes, a pleasant smile on his face as he said in a energetic tone.
"Absolutely, It was really delicious. It hit the spot right away, I can survive on it for rest of my life."
Old lady nodded and slowly not soon later, Her face was pale dead serious. She looked at him, Slowly opening her mouth and spoke out in a serious tone.
"From the look on your face, It feels like you are cursed and on your limits".
Silas didn't move a bit, Old lady looked right through him. After all, in her 20s she use to be a sorcerer as well, and even have became a hunter.
She has told me many of her stories and in all of her stories, she barely played any role. As if she was royalty and everyone along side her are the knights trying to protect her. She wasn't any healer or something, she was just basically too lucky and really really lucky to always survive. If that fate of her had lasted long enough then, no one would had stopped her from becoming an ascended, maybe even a blessed.
While on the mission in one of the dangerous locations in the country known as "The Fort Of Deaths". She stumbled across a skeleton which was carrying a large odachi on his shoulder. They both entered in a fierce battle. It was stalemate, until she made a mistake and skeleton took that chance to leave a deep wound on her toes, leaving her unable to walk or even stand properly. She felt her heart darken, her eyes covered by darkness. She felt as if she had died. She tried to scream, There was no scream coming out of her voice. She looked down at herself to find herself having no body at all. The next second everything was back to normal and skeleton was pierced down in to many pieces, Thanks to the right timing of her cohort, She survived but that wound on her leg was left like a curse and was unable to heal and that was the only reason she left being a sorcerer and came to silverport to live her remaining life peacefully.
Sweat started to appear on Silas face as he looked her in the eyes and said in a shaking tone.
"Tonight's the night."
Old lady looked at him and said with a concern tone.
"You have to succeed no matter what, After all you have promised Rose that you will reach to central city in one piece."
The name of rose echoed through his ears, after all, she use to live with old lady and Silas until she was cursed and later sent to central city to move forward with her dreams.
Silas nodded then slowly stood up from his chair, and walked towards the door leading to his room.
'She was right I did promise Rose that I will meet her in central city, Guess i have to do it now'
Looking at the door handle he turned it one side and walked inside feeling a warmth of his room hit the spot right away.
'I am going to miss this for sure.'
He turned around and closed the door behind him. There was nothing much in his room except for a soft bed and a cupboard right opposite of it and a chest right on side of it. Everything was placed really into each other, Giving Silas hard time to access one thing .
Without any question or anything Silas took a step towards his bed , he took off his shoes made out of weak quality of leather almost about to tear out.
"Huh. I guess I need to get a new pair and for able to do that i have to at least stay alive"
He sat down on bed and slowly let his back fall on bed.
As he was completely comfortable and almost on verge of falling sleep a unfamiliar voice echoed through his mind.
Everything Around him turned out dark.
The thing he heard next sent down a shiver through his spine and fear raising in his body.
[Would you like to enter the trials. Yes or No.]
He took a deep breath cleared his mind , that was filled with fear and slowly said in a slow tone , almost as a whisper.
"Yes"
Curse didn't said anything for a while then a fear washed down Silas complete body as voice reached his ear.
[You are chosen by.... Prepare for your Trial.]