In the desolate landscape of a barren realm, a family—Evelyn, heavily pregnant, and her husband, Elias—desperately flee from Diamond Kingdom Battle Mages. Seeking refuge, they plunge into a Strong Magic Region, where the air crackles with tension amid a relentless blizzard.
Echoes of the mages' demands resound in the distance.
Battle Mage 1: "Come back!"
Battle Mage 2: "Return the ultimate weapon!"
Battle Mage 3: "Surrender now, and we will spare your lives!"
Evelyn and Elias press on, their breath visible in the frigid air. Finally, they stumble upon a cave, seeking respite from their relentless pursuers. As they catch their breath, the gravity of their situation sinks in.
Evelyn: "We can't let them have this baby."
Elias: "I know."
With determination, Elias formulates a plan.
Elias: "The only way to save this child is for you to sneak past the mages. While I hold them back, you must run and never look back."
Evelyn recoils, unwilling to leave her husband behind.
Evelyn: "That's crazy! I won't leave you to die alone, and our child deserves both their parents."
Respecting her resolve, Elias nods. Before they can devise a new plan, Evelyn's water breaks, signaling the onset of labor. With no other options, they prepare to deliver the baby in the confines of the cave. Moments of intense pain pass before their newborn son enters the world, his arrival a bittersweet triumph amidst the chaos.
As they marvel at their newborn's innocence, the sound of approaching footsteps pierces the cave's quietude. With grim determination, they ready their grimoires to defend their child against the approaching mages.
Battle Mage 1: "Hand over the child if you wish to live!"
Elias steps up, refusing to surrender their baby boy.
Elias: "We'll never surrender our son to the likes of you!"
With heavy hearts and steely resolve, Evelyn and Elias face their adversaries in a final, desperate battle. Their magic clashes with the mages' immense power, a testament to their strength and love.
In a poignant moment of sacrifice, the parents fall, their life force spent in defense of their child.
Battle Mage 2: "Damn, they were strong for just a bunch of civilians."
Battle Mage 3: "Indeed, they could have made tremendous battle mages."
Battle Mage 1: "Enough talk, retrieve the grail immediately!"
As the mages approach the silent baby, Evelyn grabs on to the mages foot, using her last strength to keep them away from her baby.
Evelyn: "Why? . . . Why us? . . . Why my child? Why does our family have to suffer?"
Battle Mage 1: "It's nothing personal, is that your kid was the only one to survive the poison we made to kill babies still developing, in hopes of finding a worthy weapon to use against the other kingdoms."
Battle Mage 3: "Your son survived a poison with a 100% chance to kill babies still in the womb, he has the potential to become the most powerful mage in the world, and we're not going to let your silly emotions get in our way. Too bad, you won't be able to see the rise of the Diamond kingdom."
As he says this his uses his magic to completely destroy Evelyn's head, as they make their way into the cave to retrieve their prize, a mysterious mage intervenes.
Mysterious Mage: "How dare you harm this family and attempt to take their child. I will use my last bit of strength to end your lives and protect this baby from the likes of you."
The mage casts a spell, freezing the mages in a case of ice, the ice then begins to crack shattering, not only itself but the mages inside as well.
Mysterious Mage: "Spirit Frost Magic: Beckoning Blizzard."
As the mages meet their demise, the mysterious mage enters the cave, drawn by the presence of the newborn boy. With purpose, he lifts the infant from his makeshift cradle, taking notice of the babies calm black hair and fair dark skin
Mysterious Mage: "Welcome to this world, little one."
Minutes later, the mysterious mage arrives at Mizuna Village, a secluded village within the forsaken Realm. Placing the child on the doorstep of an orphanage, he bestows upon him the name "Y/n" before disappearing into the night.
An empathetic woman discovers the infant, taking him in with tender care. She gazes at the sleeping child with affection, unaware of the tumultuous events that have brought him to her doorstep.
Woman: "You're safe here, little Y/n."
Meanwhile, as the mysterious mage fades away, laying up against a tree in the forest, he bids farewell to his spirit companion. With the light in his eyes extinguished, his grimoire disappears with him, he died a fulfilling death knowing he saved one last life. His last words resonating in the forest.
Mysterious mage: "That kid. . . That kid is the hope for us all."
In the Diamond Kingdom, reports of failure reach their leader, who remains unfazed, anticipating the day when the child, now named Y/n, will seek them out.
Diamond Messenger: "The mages sent to retrieve the child have perished, and we have failed the mission, sir."
Diamond Kingdom Leader: "No matter. The child will come to us in time."
We then see a sleeping Y/n, unbeknownst to him the future that awaits him.
