[PROLOGUE: I WANNA BE A HERO]
It happened during the night joseph was ordered by a demon( his uncle) to do delivery in total nighttime, at first, joseph deemed it unnecessary, irritating even, but little did he knew, this coincidence he identified annoying would lead to hope.
It was near midnight that time when he finally decided to start his little adventure so it's a given that the streets are dark, honestly, not entirely, but for a 7 years old, the street could even birth imaginary monsters and eerie sounds, add the silence to that, any child would definitely feel scared right at the moment, but joseph was special or atleast he believes so himself, but in the eyes of others, one can't deny his strong will--call joseph brave for not running with his tail behind his legs to the demon who gave this stupid errand but didn't give up. But even with all the fronts he put up, a child will always be a child, it may not be visible to many, but joseph secretly gulps and hesitate to take a step, but he himself knows dilly-dallying will lead him to a forever journey in this little street, so he prepares himself for a dash...
With his shaking legs as soft as tofu, he decided to ran as fast as he can in the incoming intersection that leads to his destination but instead of relief, all he got was another form of discomfort from the background acapella, sang by bullies as they scream towards an innocent old man, running in circle as one of the bullies you could assume to be their leader, a boy in a pigtail, provoke the old man with his cane held hostage by them.
Seeing this, young joseph who's big dream is to be a hero, burning with passion and justice, he ran toward the bullies and took the cane from the boy with a pigtail, dashed towards the old man and handed him the cane, not expecting the bullies to reach for his hair in the process, fortunately, joseph, is yet to let go of the cane, so with a right grip on the cane, joseph swung the cane and hit two of the bullies head, causing them to cry and look for their mommies the next second the felt the pain, joseph was a bit panicked due to this but he was quick to act and pulled the sleeve of the old man and ran with him to the back alley opposite to the place, the fight took place.
After reaching the back alley he was aiming to go, he stopped on his track to catch his breath, he looked behind the direction they came from to confirm no one was after them, luckily no one was after them, all he could hear from the distance was parents comforting their childrens.
With a deep sign, he released all the accumulated stress and fear he locked inside his chest from awhile ago. He breathed so hard, he was taken back when the old man suddenly spoke behind his ear.
" Young boy, why did you help this old man if you were so afraid?"-
It took joseph a few second to answer due to the temporary shock he incurred from the fright, but the minute he calmed down, he smiled,
" I wanna be a hero when i grow up"- hearing this, the old man couldn't help but chuckle.
" W-what's so funny old man, my dream is the best dream, only cowards would laugh at me"- the young joseph shouted in disbelief, for so many years, no matter how kind people around may act, once he mention his dream, they all starts laughing as if it was impossible to come true.
To joseph, everyone was the same, may it be stranger or known by him, they all act the same and he hates them for it. Now you who read this might describe joseph as childish and excessive but joseph is not to be blamed cause after hearing all hurtful words from his neighbors, the uncle of joseph fuels the flame, pouring countless burnable words to discard joseph of his dream. Weither night or day, he may be sleeping or awake, hungry or full... Every minute, every second---
'' Kiddo, listen to me, it's ones right to dream big, but dreams too high are not part of the saying"- his uncle always say, look, because of his many reminders, joseph can even recite the whole thing in his head, a poison, it's a literal poison that forces joseph to doubt his dream, turning it into a pipe dream, never to come true...
Remembering this, joseph felt upset, towards other and himself equally, he was pained too much to the point he started crying but what the old man said next shock him.
" Young man...do you really want to be a hero?"- those remarks were nothing new to joseph, a mock. Another mock or it was supposed to be but for some reason his tone rips apart the mock and covers it of urgency.
"...i ask again,.. young man, do you really want to be a hero?"- the man repeated his question, now for sure, even joseph can tell, he was not being mocked rather it was close to genuine curiosity yet at the same it, it carry a set of complicated feeling, as if joseph can't take it too lightly but remembering all the words people throws at him and feeling his resolve all as one, joseph was determined to agree even if he may regret it...
"...i wanna be a hero"-
Prologue completed, next chapter available after a span of 1 months or early if desired by fans.
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A Suit And Cane
Fantasyjoseph had always longed to be a hero when he grows up but due to peace enveloping the whole world for millennium of years and decades, people were complacent and calls him a fool and advices him to give up his dream, then one coincidence to another...
