Oteus rushed into the room, as the feeling of terror soon rushed over him. He stared at the lifeless body of his wife and the expression of shock on his son's face.
"Wha..... what did you do....?" He asked.
"I-I don't know... She walked in here and we looked at each other then she-" Xarius stopped, his eyes tearing up. Oteus said nothing, him feeling sad and angry at the same time. "D-dad...?" he said quietly.
"Xarlena..." He whispered to himself as tears ran down his cheeks. Mana began to pour out of his body, he got up and grabbed Xarius by the face. "You killed her you little piece of-"
"IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!" Xarius screamed. Oteus rammed his knee into Xarius' stomach then knocked him through the wall. He tried to get up but felt the pain in his legs as they were now bruised. It was a rainy day outside, rain was pouring, clouds were forming... on days like this kids like him should be enjoying time inside, instead, Xarius was being beaten to death by his own father. Oteus walked towards him and starting slamming his face into the ground, kicking him in the gut and punching him straight in the face, making him bleed. He then grabbed Xarius by the foot and dragged him over towards the capital of the village of Dolquay.
"D.....dad...." Xarius whispered as blood poured from his mouth while being dragged. They reached the capital of the village and his Oteus threw him inside.
"What is the issue?" The head of the village asked.
"He's a murderer!" Oteus yelled as he pointed at the worn-out Xarius. "He killed my wife!" he screamed again.
"But isn't he your son?" the head of the village asked.
"I lost faith in him a long time ago... He can't even use his magic!" Oteus yelled. Xarius cried quietly, trying to make sure no one noticed.
"Hm... Throw him in the cage to be judged tomorrow in front of everyone" the head of the village demanded. The guards standing next to his chair, picked Xarius and threw them into the cage, and locked it.
"Dad, please! It was an accident!" Xarius cried as he held the bars to the cage.
"I had a loving wife, but you took that away from me..." Oteus replied.
"But I'm your son, I can be powerful!" he yelled.
"It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are... Something you don't have... You're not my son, you're nothing but a disgrace" Oteus said as he walked out of the place.
"Tell me what happened kid..." The head asked. Xarius looked up at him surprised that he wanted to hear what happened, he wiped his tears away and sat up in the cage.
"My mother always told me I was a unique kid because I was born without the ability to manifest my mana as magic however, I was born with a unique ability in my eyes that no one knows about... so in order to find out more about the ability by using experiments and my mom walked in and-" Xarius stopped.
"Wild story kid, but I don't think you deserve it" He explained.
"Wha?" Xarius asked confused.
"It was an accident... however I can't just let you go, so I have an idea..." He claimed.
"What is it...?" Xarius asked again.
"Instead of executing you for the judgement, I will send you to join the warrior units and assist in the frontlines against the monsters" The head explained.
"At that point you might as well just get execute me at judgement, I'm nothing but a failure anyway" Xarius claimed.
"I have faith that putting you in the warrior unit will change you forever and with hope you can strive in any hardship, all you need to do... is take the first step" The head explained as he got up from his chair and walked into another room. "Get some sleep boy... there's gonna be lots of hate tomorrow" he claimed. Xarius curled up inside the cage and stared at the wall, thinking about what would become of his future. Was the head of the village right...?