The Life of a Wizard

Prologue

Prologue
In the cold breeze that signaled winter, a lone baby’s cry could be heard in the forest that bordered the town of Henz in the country of Galganiza in the continent of Malbix. The forest was home to the great wizard La Feeh.

 He was respected for his wisdom and his ability to use magic. Even the Kings of the countries that surrounded Galganiza would have to bow their heads if he were to come to their kingdoms. 

However, La Feeh did not like the people who pretended to be sincere while they only wanted his power. He did not like it that people would respect him only because of his power. That is why he lived in the forest by Henz.

 The forest’s name was the Forest of the Dead, for many undead lived in the forest. Undead are beings that died but left lingering regret behind. They are hated because they are as strong as dragons and can only die after piercing at least 2 of their vitals, like their brain and heart. Also, if you don’t burn them, they will revive again. 

Most undead are evil because after dying, the soul goes through many tests, and the ones that pass the test are allowed rebirth, while the failures become undead. The test also includes the righteousness that you must have done in your life. The failures will have done terrible deeds and were not righteous at all. Because of that, they will feel hatred towards the world, and will try to destroy it. 

Because of these reasons, La Feeh wanted to live here. Here, no person will wander to. Here, he will finally get the peacefulness he wants. Here, he will not be bothered by those pesky nobles. The undead? No problem for him. He has even created a magic that has boosted his lifespan for over hundreds of thousands of years. A few million undead is nothing for Le Feeh. 

He has enough magic and techniques to make the entire continent of Malbix bow down to him. With a swipe of his hand, he can destroy kingdoms, he can defeat millions of armed giants without batting an eye. Why should he be defeated by undead? La Feeh being defeated by an undead was like it was raining dragons. 

It has been 104 years since La Feeh has moved to the Forest of the Dead and is the start of winter. Thus, we get back to the storyline. A baby’s cry could be heard on the doorstep of La Feeh’s hut that is in the middle of the forest. The hut is covered by greeneries, almost blending into the scenery. And on the doorstep of that hut is an old man.

 This man is very peculiar. He has grey hair and a beard. The beard is so long that it touches the top of the man’s boots. He is wearing a robe that is completely red. The top of his head is covered with a wizard’s hat that is also red. However, his face looks as youthful as if he has just turned 20. 

If a passerby had seen this scene, they would have found it very peculiar. The man’s skin looked as smooth as a newborn baby’s, and would probably have been mistaken for a youthful man in his twenties. 

However, no one would mistake him for a youthful twenty-year-old after they saw his eyes. The man’s eyes were the color red and had a look that told you that the owner of the eyes had seen many things, both good and bad. The eyes held wisdom that no twenty-year-old possessed. The eyes of the youthful looking man were the eyes of a being that was as wise as a sage. That man was La Feeh. 

Currently La Feeh is looking at the basket that is holding the crying baby. By the look of it, the child was a two-year old and a male. The boy had red colored eyes, the same as La Feeh, and green hair. He was about a foot tall. The expression he was making was the expression of losing something very important to him.

As La Feeh looked at the boy, he noticed that there was a letter near the crying child’s hand. La Feeh picked up the letter and read the following:

      Dear Brother,
         If you are reading this letter, it seems that I have passed away. The child in front of you is my son. Juash and I have both agreed upon going on a quest to save the country of Haldygh. We both know that we may not come back alive, so we decided to leave our son in your hands. I have enchanted this letter and basket so that if both Juash and my life force gets drained up, this basket will get sent to you. Please name our son Cadmar if you get this letter, and when he turns 12 please give him this letter again. Please do not talk about me and Juash to him until he turns 12 and gets this letter. Do not question us, for this is important. Please raise Cadmar with the same feeling as if you are raising your own son. Tell him that he is an orphan who was found in the outskirts of the woods near the forest. Also, try to have him be happy, but also know the vile things of this world. After becoming 10 years old, send him to the Institute of Magic in the country of Juan. I know that you may teach him magic and he may excel a lot at magic because of that and won’t need to go, but please let him. It is important. Also, teach him to protect himself. Give him a bath and good food to eat. Also teach him reading, writing, and arithmetic. This may be the ramblings of an overprotective mother, but please brother, please protect my son.

                                                                                                            From,
                                                                                                           La Henalize 

By the time La Feeh had finished reading the letter, his wise looking eyes had teared up. Even though La Feeh was an expert wizard and an expert warrior, he was still human. He could still feel sadness. So, when he got a letter from his sister, one of his two last relatives, no one of the three last relatives including Cadmar, that said that she and her husband were dead, he would feel sadness. 

After a while, his tears stopped, and by that time the child, Cadmar, had cried himself to sleep. As La Feeh looked at Cadmar he realized that the child in front of him was his last family member. That realization just boosted his desire to raise the child. He had already wanted to raise the child because it was his sister’s last wish, but now he wanted to do it even more. 

Just like his sister wanted him to, he will raise Cadmar just like she wanted him to. La Feeh decided that he was going to teach this little child to be able to defend against everything that life was going to throw at him. 

Thus, the legend of Le Cadmar had started. Read to see how as Cadmar grows, he leaves behind tales of his heroics and leaves behind legends.