The Age of Horrors

(Three years ago, twelve years after the demon attack)

In a forest near a village in the south of the 'Nadhir Al-Wahhaj' Empire. There was a twelve year old boy running and he looked like he was being chased by something

"Pant, pant, pant, pant, damn it how long will this bastard chase me?" The boy hid behind a tree and looked agitated as if he was being chased by a monster

"Damn, why did I enter her territory, if I knew this would happen I would have suppressed my curiosity, it's a good thing I didn't go too deep and only one chased me, but what do I do now..."

'Boooooom'

His thoughts were interrupted by a blow from a monster that penetrated the tree, causing him to fly towards a cliff in front of him and he started to curl up until he stopped due to hitting a large rock *Kaakh* The boy vomited a little blood and when he opened his eyes he saw a huge monkey flying in the sky heading towards him as a result of his jump

'Aaahhh, what a short and boring life, even though all I wanted to do was see new and exciting things to get rid of my boredom' After saying that he Consciousness

'Fs ... "I'm the one who saved you from that monkey," the old man replied as the boy stared at him deeply.

The boy replied with a look of surprise on his face, "Ah, since you mention it, I started to remember, ah, I was about to be killed by the big blue monkey and then I lost consciousness, wait a minute, how did you escape while you were carrying me?"

The old man replied, "Hohoho, escape? Why would I do this?"

The boy said, "Huh, what are you talking about, what? Are you trying to tell me that you killed him or what?"

"Yes," the old man said coldly.

When the boy heard his response, he was surprised and his eyes started to light up with excitement, "Old man, could you be a magician?"

While the boy was waiting for the answer excitedly, the old man answered him, "Yes, what? Do you have an interest in magic, boy?"

The boy jumped up from his seat, forgetting his pain, standing in front of the old man, and wrapped one of his hands over the other, which was in the shape of a fist, and bowed slightly, then said, "Since you are a magician, can you be the teacher of this ignorant person here, teacher?" The boy had a look of determination and insistence with a little tension, waiting for the old man's answer.

"Boy, before we get into the subject of whether you will become my student or not, let's talk a little bit."

The boy's face showed an expression of surprise, but he immediately said, "Okay, teacher."

The old man answered him, "You, I have not become your teacher yet, why do you call me that?"

The boy answered him with a look of great respect on his face, "Well, a great person like you should not be called anything other than that."

The old man started laughing, "Hohoho," then continued, "You are an interesting boy, what is your name?"

The boy said happily, "Basil"

The old man asked him, "Well, young 'Basil', why were you being chased by that monkey? Did you enter his area by mistake?"

'Basil' started scratching his head, "Ah, that" then answered, "Actually, I just wanted to discover that 'restricted area', I've had an interest in it for a long time, but they say that 'restricted areas' are dangerous and ordinary people shouldn't enter them"

The old man scratched his chin then asked him again, "And why do you want to become a magician, young 'Basil'?"

Basil didn't answer immediately and seemed to be thinking about something and angrily said, "To kill the damned demons and protect those close to me in times of need"

There was an unnatural look of anger in the young boy's eyes, which made the old man a little surprised, but Basil continued, "Although I think my biggest reason comes from my curiosity about magic only, if you are a magician, you can enter the 'restricted areas' and discover them as you wish, "Hahaha"

The old man started thinking about something for a few seconds then replied "Okay I will teach you, but with conditions" Basil nodded in agreement then the teacher continued his words "Do not teach anyone else what I teach you even if he is your closest relative without my approval, do not tell anyone about me, do everything I order you to do without discussing it with me again, if you agree to this then I will teach you"

Basil replied directly without thinking for a second "I am under your care, esteemed teacher"

"Okay, go home and rest well, considering your injury it will take you at least a week to recover, after that, come to this cabin you will find me waiting for you"

Basil replied "Okay, teacher, I am going now"

The old man stopped Basil and said to him while giving him a paper with a path drawn on it "Wait a moment, follow this map on your way back to find this cabin" but while the old man tried to give him the map Basil replied saying "I know this area as a rest "My hand if you exclude the prohibited areas and so don't worry I will know the way back to this hut"

The old man looked at him and then said "Couldn't you have done anything without discussing it a second time"

Basil put his hand on his head and started scratching it saying "Ah, that's right, sorry teacher, I will take it"

The teacher said to him "I gave you this map not because you don't know the way, but so that you can find this hut when you return because I will change its location, and I have already drawn the location that I will move it to"

Basil was surprised and then said "Sorry teacher, your student was ignorant" after saying this he took the map and went on his way home

The old man watched him until his shadow disappeared and said "I intended to leave him to prepare naturally without my interference, but there is no harm in speeding things up, with this build it will be impossible for him to start using magic, so I will try to speed up getting it ready, but..." The old man remembered the angry look of the young man

"It seems that his training will be a little difficult on the one hand Mind, mind is everything in magic, that anger may be an obstacle to its growth in the future, it is "a difficult task that you left on my shoulders, 'Your Majesty the Original King', but this follower of yours will complete his duty to the fullest, and I also liked his personality after all"

The days passed quickly and Basil was eating breakfast with his mother when a girl entered with a smile drawn on her face and closed eyes "Good morning, my aunt 'Latifa', good morning Basil"

'Latifa' replied "Oh, welcome, Anmar" but when Basil saw that girl he made an annoyed sound 'Gay' then he stood up straight from his chair and said "Mom I'm going now" and ran out quickly towards the forest

'Ah ah, he ran away again, what a shy person' said Anmar frustrated

'Sorry, my little Anmar, when he comes back I will talk to him about this' said the mother with a look of regret on her face

When Anmar saw her she replied "Ah, don't worry, my aunt, it's just the usual thing"

(In the forest)

Basil was holding the map and He followed the path drawn on it until he reached the hut "Finally I arrived, why did he change his place to this depth in the forest?"

While Basil was wondering, someone suddenly answered him from behind him "So that no one would notice us while I was training you"

Basil turned to find the old man and then said to him "Good morning, teacher"

"Good morning, young Basil, follow me" the old man ordered him and Basil replied saying "Okay, teacher"

The two of them dived deep into the forest while talking

"What do you know about magic, young Basil?" the old man asked him and Basil replied saying "Magic is a person's latent energy that he can use after training on how to control it, and there are levels that start with the first level and end with the seventh, and each level is divided into three sections

The initial section, the intermediate section and the final section

It is said that the magician has physical strength that is much greater than the average person and every time the person rises in level, his life extends for another ten years, and for this reason magicians are known for their longevity as there are those who have reached one hundred and seventy years "

"Hmm" the old man put his hand on his chin and said "Not bad"

Basil was surprised and asked his teacher "Why teacher, I have read all the books in the village library that talk about magic"

The old man answered him "That's right, what you said wasn't wrong, and for your age and research resources it's good for you, but what you learned from the library is only worth one percent of magic, as for the latent energy you talked about it is the person's life energy itself which he can use only after long training in making his mind connected to all the 'origin points' in his body and controlling them, that is, understanding and solving the unique 'puzzle of his body language', when doing this he will be able to open the origin points and thus he will be able to use his life energy which is magic, but although its name is life energy it doesn't mean that it consumes his own life"

Basil was listening with full concentration and interest and his amazement increased with every word his teacher said "My opinion was correct, you are really amazing teacher"

The teacher answered "Amazing?" "Hohoho, this is just the beginning of beginnings, when you reach the truly 'amazing' then you will see what I mean, and since you will be learning under me I will make sure to pass on my full knowledge to you."

Basil's face showed an expression of excitement and joy but he noticed that they were starting to enter a forbidden area "Okay Master, but where are we going, we have gone too deep into the forest"

"Ah, a beautiful place to train, hohohoho" the old man said with a devilish look on his face, and when Basil saw his teacher's face a shiver ran down his body as he said "I have a bad feeling about this"

"Well, as I told you before, you will be able to unlock your original points by unraveling the puzzle of your body, and for this you will have to control all your feelings and emotions and clear your mind of thoughts to reach the state of 'mental and spiritual clarity', when you complete this you will be able to see those points and unlock them one by one, although this process is not easy as some people have spent months and others years and "There are those who never reach a conclusion"

The old man taught Basil about magic on their way until they reached a valley so deep that you can't see its bottom, and roaring sounds were coming from it, and when Basil saw this place, he asked his teacher with a hopeless smile drawn on his face "Teacher, don't tell me that this is my training place"

The old man smiled devilishly again and laughed "Hohoho, that's right, I will make you wish for death to train under my hand"