The boy without magic

Chapter 20: A troubling truth

Wind blew and the sun shined. Julius was standing at the top of the castle admiring the beauty of the kingdom. A part of him was nervous, but the rest was filled with joy. The man grew more nervous the more he thought. Ilu was about to give birth in any hour now, but the man hesitated knowing what the children could possess. A magic so questionable to which he wouldn't know how to hide. He planned on speaking with Ridder very soon, he had something to tell him. A truth. A truth which he wouldn't believe, but realize that it could change everything.

"I need to tell him." He thought. Julius sighed and remembered the day that he held dear to his heart. The day he first met the woman that made him feel... human.

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"Say Anthony, didn't you say one of the most weirdest things a man has ever said? How the hell did you even manage to get a girlfriend? There's no way a girl found anything interesting about you." A younger Julius said. Anthony let out a cheeky laugh. He rubbed his nose and looked at his friend with a cheeky grin.

"She said I was very generous. She also said that I looked pretty cute." Anthony said with a proud pose.

"What was her name again?" Julius asked.

"It was Licita. She's gotta be the most prettiest girl I've ever seen." Anthony answered staring at the grass. He looked at the grass and couldn't help but keep a large smile. "Her eyes are as green as this grass. I should definitely take you to meet her. Gotta need my best friends approval." He said.

Julius snickered and said, "And then I'll take her from you."

Anthony scrunched his brow and looked at Julius straight into his eyes. "No the hell you wont! She's mine you little bitch!" He shouted.

"Calm down, I was only joking. I'm just wondering though, what will your parents think? She's from the boonies. A place where nobles don't even consider." Julius said.

Anthony let out a sigh. He knew that question would be brought up. "I don't care what they have to say. Peasants are still people. They love, laugh, and survive just like the rest of us. I still can't believe the fact that you don't have any parents, and yet you're a noble yourself." Anthony said trying to steer away the conversation.

Julius took a seat on a log and hunched his back. He was still confused about his situation. He had the life of a noble, but no family. Anthony was the only one he really knew, but he still wasn't a blood relative. Julius pulled out his grimoire and saw it flip endlessly, a strange grimoire for a strange person. "I just don't know. I'm confused. I don't care though, all that matters to me is to just keep doing what I'm doing." He said.

"Are you still wanting to become a stronger magic knight? You know, for protecting everyone." Anthony said.

"Of course. I shouldn't care of my past, I should only worry about my future." Julius said.

"Hey you think you wanna try out that new combo spell?" Anthony asked.

Julius shared a look with his friend and nodded. "Hell yeah!" He shouted.

Anthony grinned and got up from the tree stump he was sitting on. He offered his hand to Julius, and he grabbed it to pull himself up. The two shared a look showing excitement, they had been wanting to try this spell for several weeks. "Let's go somewhere where we don't disturb anyone. This place is near the capital and we might damage something." Anthony said.