The boy without magic

Chapter 1

Licita pov:
I thought my life was going well. I had a husband who loved me very much despite my social status, he never cared about what nobility said about our relationship. Anthony never let others put him down and he'd always defend me from others who tried to hurt me just for being a commoner, we even have a beautiful daughter named ilu who is very smart for her age. On my daughters 13th birthday we decided to celebrate in the capital, everything was as high class and amazing as always. The only thing that bothered me was the stares and comments we received from the nobles. "A noble married to a commoner? They even have a child! Who would've thought that the 'prestigious' Anthony Staria would stoop so low just for a disgusting commoner." Said a random nobleman. When I heard that I swear I could hear my blood boil, if it weren't for Anthonys hand holding mine and giving me gently stroking my hand I would have exploded with anger. However, I am not here to argue, I am here to enjoy my daughters birthday. Speaking of birthday, I had yet to surprise Anthony with the news that I'm pregnant for the third time. The second pregnancy lead to a miscarriage, it took time and support from Anthony to get over it. Aside from that on our way a restaurant my daughter really wanted to try out. A nobleman, no, royalty came in our way. My daughter who was in our own world accidentally bumped into her. I never blamed or will blame my daughter for what that mistake caused because she was only a child who was happy about her birthday, when she bumped into the person she quickly bowed and apologized. That wasn't enough to get her dismissed however, the royal whose name was Elizabeth Kira who had a strong magic-curse magic to be precise- was furious and not only because a young girl bumped into her, but because she dropped her ice cream on the royal. "YOU DISGUSTING PEASANT" the royal yelled raising her hand to hit my daughter, but as soon as she brought her hand near my ilu Anthony stepped in and caught the royals hand prevented my little ilu from being hurt. The Kira was furious, any other royal would have only yelled once more as a warning before attacking but the Kira decided to use her curse magic not on him or my daughter, but on me. "I know a lot about your absorption magic Anthony. You know for a noble with such a prestigious last name, you stained it by marrying a peasant. You know if you did just get that whore pregnant, you could have just had her abort that mistake over there"Elizabeth said pointing at ilu. Those words hurt my soul, they hurt more than the pain I was feeling from the Kiras attack. "You can anything about me, but the moment you bring my wife and daughter into this I swear I will give you a fate worse than death!" Anthony spat out with venom in his voice. "You, a low being blood mixer, brave enough to say such things to a royal." The Kira said. "I will show no mer-"Anthony was interrupted by my scream, the pain I was feeling from her attack, the fear of me losing the child growing in my womb, and even the guilt I felt knowing that because of me Anthony is now looked down upon by many who used to respect him. "LICITAAAA!!" Anthony yelled grabbing my daughter running to me, Elizabeth only looked at me with a smile before walking away. "Mommy mommy" ilu cried out with tears spilling out of her eyes. Anthony quickly held me up and used a magical artifact to teleport us back to our home.

Narrator pov:
Licita has been unconscious for a week now. Anthony has been coming into her room too many times to count to check up on her; however, he has to keep distance between them because of Licitas new curse. Ilu has been in a depressive state, she blames herself for the cause of all of what's been happening but Anthony has comforted her throughout the week reassuring her that it wasn't her fault.

Licitas pov
I was slowly waking up to see my husband and daughter half awake. I look out the window from my bed to see that it's night, I assume it's around 11pm. Something that got my attention is the line between me and my loved ones. "Anthony, Ilu" I say in a somewhat weak voice. "HONEY/MOMMY" they both shout, "what's this line between us" i ask. Anthonys face which once expressed joy suddenly changed into one that showed seriousness and sorrow, I look at him confused and my daughter does as well. "Ilu can you please go to bed it's getting late." Said Anthony softly. "Daddy I don't wanna go, I wanna stay with mom" Ilu replied. "Sweetheart, this is no time to argue please do as I say" My husband replied with a firm voice. "NO!! I WANNA STAY WITH MO-" my daughter was interrupted by Anthony "GO TO BED NOW!!" he yelled scaring my daughter and making her run away to her room crying. "ANTHONY! Why did you yell at our daughter that way!" I said with anger towards my husband, but that anger turned into confusion when I saw a tear escape from the corner of his eye. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry Im sorry!" He said before breaking down crying. "Anthony it's not that bad" I said worried about how he was acting. "No Licita, it is bad!" My husband cried. "Wh-what do you mean?" I asked feeling some tears come out my eyes. "You're cursed" he said while still crying. "What do you mean by that?" I asked worried. "No one can come near you, you're stealing mana and vital energy from anyone who comes near you." My husband said while attempting to calm down. When I heard that I felt my heart shatter, I couldn't hug my daughter anymore, I couldn't give the love of my life kisses anymore, but worst if all I could be killing my baby. The last thought completely broke me, the fact that I will lose another child was something I couldn't handle. "No, no YOU'RE LYING" I shouted hoping I was right, but sadly I wasn't. "That damn Elizabeth cursed you. I knew she had strong magic, but this... it shouldn't be possible." He said with anger, "not only that, but..." he paused. "But what? But WHAT?!" I asked looking at him with a blurred vision because of my tears. "The radius of your curse is getting larger each day." Anthony whispered but it was loud enough for me to hear. Again I started crying because I knew I couldn't even live with my family anymore, but I had to make a decision. A sacrifice of my happiness so my family can live a life, even though I won't be in the picture and that could affect my daughter negatively. Anthony is a very capable father, in these 13 years of having Ilu Anthony has been an amazing father to my little Ilu. I had to make the decision. "I'm a problem" I said with a firm yet sad voice. Anthony looked at me with disbelief "No, you're not a problem. I can find a cure! I can help you!" He said. "I can kill you and Ilu!" I cried, "it's best if I just die or live somewhere away from everyone" I added on. "DON'T YOU EVER SAY THAT AGAIN!" Anthony yelled at me "I PROMISE YOU THAT I WILL FIND A CURE FOR YOU!!" He ended his statement. "And what if you don't find a cure?" I asked. Anthony said nothing, he only looked at me and later dropped his head. I saw him sobbing "B-but... our baby" he said "Ilu will be fine, you've been a great father so far. I'm sure tha-" I was cut off by my husband for him to say "I wasn't talking about Ilu" he looked at me with seriousness and sorrow "I'm talking about our baby in your womb" he added on pointing at my belly. To say I was shocked was an understatement. How could he find out, I was thinking about how he could have found out. My thoughts were interrupted with him saying "Before the curse was active I had a doctor do a checkup on you. Since it was before the curse was active we didn't know about it, but the doctor found out that you were pregnant. That you have been pregnant for a couple of weeks now." Anthony said. "But the curse. It'll only end up as another miscarriage." I said, I couldn't cry anymore I had used up all my tears. I continued speaking "and before all of this.. I wanted to surprise you, I wanted to tell you, to you to find out, bu- but. NOT LIKE THIS!" I cried. I felt new tears come out, why me, why does fate hate me. "Licita." My husband Anthony said in a soft voice, it was the same tone he used whenever he wanted to calm me down when I was sad. That tone of voice of one of the many reasons of why I fell in love with him. "I promise you. I promise you that I will find a cure for your curse. No matter how long it takes, but please know one thing. No matter how far apart we are, my love for you will always remain the same." When he said that last sentence, I couldn't help but show a smile even if it was a small smile it was a smile nonetheless. Suddenly I had an idea, it was something that could work. "Anthony." I said "While you find a cure I will live in the forest near a village called Hage. It was the village I grew up in, not many people live there, and no one goes into the forest. While I'm away we can send letters to communicate, you can tell me about your progress above the cure and of course also tell me about Ilu." I proposed. "You won't be staying in that forest for long because I promise you that I will get your cure to you as soon as possible AND I WON'T GIVE UP no matter what!" He yelled with his face showing determination. I smiled as I looked at him, seeing him like this only engrained my love for him even more.