The morning sun lit up the sky with its heavenly colors. Pearl white strips of clouds drifting lazily as it is blown by the winds. The light blue sky shines upon the city. The morning rises, signaling everyone to wake up, beginning their lives on a brand new day.
Somewhere in the neighborhood, in a small comfy house. Sunlight reaches out into the window of a bedroom. The light shines shyly as the curtains block partially causing most of it to fall onto a bed. On it, a young man sleeping peacefully and serenely.
All of a sudden, a loud ringing sound occupied the room. The ringing sound came from an alarm clock on the desk beside the bed. The alarm immediately went off, as the young man instantly woke up from his slumber and turned it off. He sits at the edges of his bed yawning and stretching his hands towards the sky while putting on a big smile on his face. His head turns towards the window at the end of his bed. The young man steadily rose from his bed and walked towards the window, he slid the curtains to the side and turned the window wide open. After that then the ray of light creeped deeper into the room, chasing away the shadows and painting the walls in a soft glittering glow. The morning breezes blew into the room and the young man took a deep breath inhaling the freshness of morning.
Right away, he went into the bathroom, brushing his teeth, washing his face and took a morning shower. After that, he walked towards his huge wardrobe – pulled it open and examined every piece of clothing in it. There are many types of clothing ranging from casual to formal wear. Many different colors of suits can be seen hanging inside, a few neck ties, belts and watches. Even with all that fancy clothing, he just went on a simple white T-shirt with a black jacket on top of it and with a black pants. At the bottom of the wardrobe there is one small cabinet. He crouched and slid it open revealing a few tools in it. All those tools seem kinda bizarre for someone to have in his room. One of them is a set of throwing knives. He looks directly onto the sets of beautifully black colored knives.
'Should I?'
He grabbed three of them and put them into his jacket inside pocket.
'Better safe than sorry'
He then stood up and switched his glance at the watches cabinet on his right. There were surprisingly a few branded watches. The young man took the silvered color one. Right underneath where the watch was placed, lay a small black stone with an engraving on it. The young man slowly took it on his other hand. The small stone is around the size of the back of the watch. He then opened the lid of the back of the watch and inserted the stone in it. The engraving on the small stone shines with a light blue color before he closes the lid. He then looks at the watch face and turns the crown slightly. The watch's hands were then adjusted according to the alarm clock on the desk beside his bed.
When everything aligned nicely, he walked toward the desk and picked up a hairdryer. There was also a stone with engraving beside it. This time it was a little bit bigger. The stone is put inside the handle of the hairdryer and it shines. The lid is then closed and he turns on the hairdryer to dry and style his hair.
While styling his hair he uses the mirror to look at his reflection. The reflection inside the mirror shows a man with jet-black hair. His eyes were in a midnight black color. He is clad in fair skin and his face still carrying the big smile from when he was awake.
This time he took out the stone after he had finished using the hairdryer and put it back on the table with the hairdryer. This special stone is called runestone and was created through one of the wonders of sorceries, the sorcery of runes. There are three sorceries in this world and one of the most common ones is Rune Sorcery. It works when the crafter engraves the ancient language of gods while pouring their mana into it. It doesn't have to be a stone, any objects can be used as the medium for runes sorcery. The object then possessed the essence of what had been engraved onto it. Humans use this type of sorcery the most in their everyday lives.
The young man took one last glance at himself in the mirror and slowly walked away from it. He put on a pair of white shoes before heading out from his house. Closing the door and locking it, He then strolls on the pavement along the road while whistling happily. His eyes then fixed on one house. There were lots of beautiful flowers planted in its front yard. Among those beauties, stood an old man who was watering those flowers. The young man politely greets his neighbor.
"Good morning Mr. Haeger."
The old man startled a bit before slowly turning, looking at the young man with a smile.
"Oh my goodness gracious. Good morning to you too, Eryas."
Mr. Haeger noticed the bright and cheerful expressions on Eryas face while inspecting his outfit from top to bottom.
"Well, well, somebody looked rather gleeful this morning. Going on a date I guess?"
Eryas just smiled at Mr. Haeger without replying to the question.
"Ahh, youth. Back in my days, going on a date was considered a huge privilege for lovers with the ongoing war. Opps, sorry Eryas I accidentally entered my old man habits.
Mr. Haeger laughed.
"I shouldn't hold you any longer. Well, enjoy your date Eryas. Oh, and don't forget to buy her flowers."
"Of course. Thank you, Mr. Haeger."
With that Eryas continued walking down the pavement. The date location is located at the Centre part of the city known as Central. It is a place where all the entertainment, commerce, the royals and the governor of the city live.
The magnificent beautiful city is called Veloria. Named after its founder Veloria Frostreign. It is the biggest city in the human kingdom. It is a place where Sorcertech is born. In the last hundred years, people began developing technology and rune sorcery together to create products that can give benefits for humans. Later on it was called Sorcertech and was widely used especially in Veloria.
Right now Eryas is in the second part of the city, the Middle Ring. Veloria is divided into three parts which are Central, the Middle Ring and the Outer Ring. In order to get to the Central he needs to take a tram because simply walking is not possible. He lives in the south east part of the Middle Ring and his house was simply near the border between Middle Ring and Outer Ring. He would end up drenched in sweat if he tried to walk and for that very reason is why right now he is heading towards the tram platform. His eyes wandered around, looking at the magnificent sight of Veloria, the city of Sorcertech.
After a few minutes of walking, Eryas finally saw the tram platform. He hastened his steps as he saw the tram almost arriving from a distance. He managed to get onto the platform before the tram. As the tram moves towards the platform, its lower front panel contains an engraving of rune and a soft blue light can be seen shining on it. The track also had runes engraved between each part and shines whenever the tram passed through. The tram finally stops directly at its platform.
The runes on the tram doors shine with a blue light on it, before it slowly opens– allowing passengers in and out. Luckily, there are not many people today. Eryas walks steadily inside the tram and turns around looking for an empty seat. He took an empty seat beside the window. Every time Eryas boarded any transportation vehicle, he would always go for the seat beside the window. He loves watching the beautiful world of magic around him. Eryas really loves magic and what magic can do for people in their daily lives. But sadly all those magnificent wonders can only be seen and admired from afar because Eryas himself… could not perform any magic.
Eryas is a manaless person. That is one of the reasons why he brings the throwing knives with him. Bringing those knives somewhat brings him some comfort, knowing that he will be able to defend himself should something happen.
The door slowly closed and the tram moved. Eryas watched as the scenery changed in his eyes. His hand slowly grabs the watch on his other hands. He suddenly remembered that he could not perform wonders like normal people. He had to rely on sorcery for the simplest of things. Well, every other person relies on Rune sorcery too for their everyday lives but Eryas is different.
For example the items he uses all need a battery which is the runestones he uses, but for others they simply channel their own mana into those items to make them work. For that Eryas needs to customize those items to fit his state. Unfortunately, those customization jobs are not common. Even the most famous sorcerer in the city couldn't do it. The runestone battery also doesn't come by just like that. To make those small things requires an expert who dares to challenge themselves because simply creating those batteries is as dangerous as creating a bomb. Sadly, those things cannot be procured in any legal shops and instead he needs to go look for them in the black market.
After passing a few buildings, finally the view of the lake that separates the Middle ring and the Central came into view. The lake is so vast that it beautifully reflects the sunshine above. The crystal clear mirror lake is one of the main attractions for people who come to the Central. He could see a few families simply relaxing inside boats and a few couples enjoying themselves paddling a swan boat. He could not contain his excitement to ride on those swan boats later on his date. The Central and Middle Ring simply connected through eight different bridges and the one he is about to pass through right now is the south east bridge.
The tram finally came to a stop at the first platform in Central near the lake. Eryas quickly stood from his seat and walked out of the tram. His gaze wandered around the area as he was captivated by the sight of it. His gaze stuck at the middle of the Central where a white tower stood tall at the heart of the city. Those are where the family who governed this city lives and also where the facilities for royals or someone with higher ranking goes. He has already been here a few times already, but each time he arrives his reaction is still the same. The beauty of Central is so stunning. With that Eryas walks away from the platform towards his destination.
"But before that, I need to take a little detour."