NOVEL WEB Chapter 1: Hazy Conciousness
A teenage boy gained consciousness slowly, everyone around him looked frantic and alert, a mature woman, who looked of high stature was sitting beside the boy, her eyes showed worry while her lips were pressed, just waiting for her son to survive anyhow.
Meanwhile, the boy finally gained consciousness, and in his brain, he thought "It was dark, as dark as it can be, with a great amount of weakness present in my heart, everything seemed blurry and hazy, it was taking my all, yet my eyes were not opening, after a great amount of effort and difficulty, I am finally able to open them".
"Who is that, is that mother, she looks worried and teary-eyed, I should speak to her", unfortunately, he couldn't even move let alone speak to her.
"What the hell, why am I not able to speak, forget about opening my mouth, I am not even able to move, just what the hell happened to me!", thought the teenage boy.
Suddenly he noticed that his mother started having tears of joy when she noticed that her son was able to regain consciousness, and asked all her attendants and maid to call for the shaman, responsible for treating her son, and also his father.
The boy's mother came beside him and said, "Son, don't worry, we had the best shaman to treat you, and while it might not look like it, your father was worried too for you, after all, he is the one who asked the best shaman to heal you".
The boy was stupefied, after hearing what his mother just said, while he wasn't able to talk to his mother, he was certainly able to understand everything, but the reason for his surprise was that his father was taking care of him, after all his father wasn't a simple man, he was one of the seven legendary heroes.
He was not some normal human, just like other heroes, he had various wives and concubines, while it was hard for the legendary seven heroes to give birth, due to reasons unknown, after great effort they were able to give birth to multiple children from different wives and concubines, and that too took them the whole span of 300 years, where many of their loved ones have already died, be it wife or some of their less talented children.
That is the reason why affection is something unknown to the present seven heroes, this is a common knowledge known to everyone in Dreavows.
Handling himself, understanding that he would not be getting his answers while panicking and that he would eventually know everything, although he couldn't change this irritating feeling that he got when he knew that his father was worried for him.
"Son, how are you feeling, are you feeling well, is there anything you need, let me know, and say something, why are you not saying anything, is everything ok", said his mother with concern in her eyes.
Looking at his mother, whose eyes are dark and sunken, the boy smiles to reassure his mother, that everything is good, regretting his difficulty in speaking makes him wonder, how long it will take him to be able to talk properly.
While he tried not to show it, he could feel it, the weakness embedded in his bones, in his organs, and in every part of his body, god knows, he has never felt so weak physically and mentally in all his life.
Just what is happening to him, and why is he here in this godforsaken place, he remembered he was hunting a blood-horned jackal, with his friends, when they were suddenly ambushed by a group of the same blood-horned jackal, from all sides, even then he and his friend's were not worried, as all of them were from affluent families, and had personal guards hidden near them at all times.
Just what happened, that led to this, after all, he wasn't able to recall anything after getting ambushed by those beasts.
Suddenly the wooden door opened, and a tall, strikingly handsome man with an impressive appearance came inside, beside him was a woman with neat spectacles, and a stern face, she was in a dark green drape, which had golden Insignia of a heart and blood fused with fiery flames, which was the insignia of House Starfall, she was the best healing shaman they had.
The boy's mother stood up suddenly, and everyone else bowed ninety degrees, as soon as they noticed the presence of the strikingly handsome man, she slowly approached with her head bowed slightly, showcasing her low self-esteem in front of the man.
The reason for her low self-esteem in front of her husband was nothing but an undeniable truth, which was that she was not worthy of him, it was a curse present in the hearts of all of his wives and concubines.
Yet for her son, she had to speak up for her son, even if she knew, she had no worth in front of the man in front of her.
By using all her willpower, she mustered up the courage to say, "My lord husband, Jonan has gained consciousness with your grace, unfortunately, he has yet to heal and is still recovering, if you so deem fit, I am sure using the great elixir of Arthras, he can heal completely", the reason for her asking for such a great elixir, which was nearly priceless, was that as a mother she wanted her son to get better as soon as possible and that there will be no sequelae left, which will, in turn, affect him for the rest of his life.
The handsome man raised his hand arrogantly, disregarding his wife's worry in a rather nonchalant manner, and just moved forward toward his son, not even bearing a glance at his wife.
The boy's mother etched with worry on her face sealed her lips, after looking at her husband's apathetic expression, knowing she has said too much and that she shouldn't have spoken too soon, she just moved to the side, and wondering what he would do, and what his decision will be for her son, will it help her son.
The boy's father who is also one of the seven legendary heroes, reached and looked at the sick boy with indifference, looking at the handsome man, who is also his father, the boy was confused, and aware of his father's indifference, was wondering, what made his father who never looked once at him or other siblings of his, except for those pure-blooded monsters.
In all the time, that he knows him, this is the first time he is in his father's presence, and that too, his father himself came to him, he doesn't know, what to make of this.
The shaman lady beside his father smiled, got near him, and held his hand, after checking everything, she nodded towards the man, to which the handsome man indifferently nodded, and left with her.
After the handsome man left with the lady shaman, without even informing about the boy's condition to the others, not even his wife, everyone in the room Exhaled in relief, some even slumped to the floor.
The boy's mother, her face showing signs of distress laid down near her son on the bed, and told him not to worry, and that everything would get better.
Instead, the boy had a thoughtful expression on his face, remembering the way his father, and the healer shaman just now looked at him as if he was not human, but an object, he couldn't understand what was wrong, but in his heart he knew there was something wrong.
While in the corridors of House Starfall, The legendary hero also the boy's father was walking with the shaman by his side, when they reached his study room, he clicked his fingers, which created a translucent barrier around them.
"So, what's the result, is the experiment successful, has he completely fused with that cursed heart", said the Handsome man with an enchanting smile.
Listening to the man, the shaman bowed, and replied, "My lord, I have checked and everything shows that your son is in perfect condition, and has completely fused with the blessed Dragon heart provided by you".
"Hmm, it's strange though why isn't it able to fuse with the others, except for awakening his natural elemental talent in crystal, which no one present in this world has, except for that cursed creature of course, and flame, which is a signature elemental ability of my bloodline, there's nothing which I would say is special about him, and worst of all, out of all my children he is the only one who has no weapon talent, to be fair, every human has a weapon talent in this world, after all without it, how would you increase your strength and grow towards higher realms", said the handsome man exasperated.
Listening to the man, the shaman said, "Maybe this is the reason why he is able to fuse with that heart, after all, it really wasn't showing any signs of fusing with you, nor any of your most talented offsprings, With the passage of time, we will gain further insights about sir Jonan and his new heart, and what he will be bringing to this world".
"True, if he is able to bring out that heart's true power, then no one will be his opponent, not even us heroes, but this is just a theory for now, it would be better if this doesn't get out", the strikingly handsome man with a serious expression remarked.