Prologue: Ellis Moon

“I’ll be back ok?” Ellis patted the head of his little sister in hopes of calming her down.

“For how long? Will you be back tomorrow?” the little girl asked in return.

Her name is Anise, she was seven and a little hard to handle little girl. The Moon family has only these two children. The family was once a glorious clan in the past but because of the mistake of their head in the past, they were sent into exile into this little town of Lutton. Because of this, Ellis has this strong desire to gain strength and show the world that their Moon Clan is not yet done even if they were already reduced as a small family now. The clan has already faded and only left some scrolls for the descendants to remember their glorious past.

“Not tomorrow but it will be quick. You won’t even notice that I was gone and I will be back already.” Ellis tried to smile to hide his sadness.

He was leaving Lutton for the first time and even though their sentence of being exiled has been lifted already, their family has nowhere to go now. He only desires to protect this little town from danger. If only the situation is not getting worse, he also hates to leave this place even if the Grim is constantly harassing their walls.

“Really?” Anise said while looking as adorable as she can be. She is also a smart girl but she prefers to act as a kid in most times.

“Yes of course. I will bring back lots of souvenirs when I come back.”

“Yay!” Anise ran away towards her room after hearing Ellis’ reply.

“Is it me or she tricked me for presents?” Ellis looked at the couple lovingly smiling at him.

“You got owned once again sweetie.” The gentle looking and beautiful woman named Erika said in a teasing tone.

“We always get tricked by the Moon women son… Pity us… ugggu!” Peter, the father of the two kids of the moon family and the husband of Erika fell on his knees after a quick elbow from his wife.

“I heard it wrong right?” Erika said with a gently smile towards Ellis.

“Probably…” Elis does not have the courage to say anything towards this gentle looking woman in his front.

Ellis tried to burn the image of this happy family in his mind. He will be gone for four years and go to a place where he knows no one and knows nothing about but the name and coordinates on the map. If only he can stay, sadly, he can’t and need more knowledge if he wants to protect this little place he can call home.

“Go one your way sweetie, you still has a really long way to go.” Erika said as he hugged Ellis and looked at him in the eyes. “Love you and come back safely ok?”

“Yes Ma’am!” he said teasingly which earned him a pinch towards his nose.

“Show those city boys who’s the boss son!” Peter said as he pat the shoulders of Ellis.

“Too bad I can’t do that huh?” Ellis can only smile bitterly.

The town of Lutton is famous as the lands of the Exile. He being from the town already warrants unnecessary attention. If he really showed off too much of his prowess then the kingdoms may take notice of his family again and might lead to more complications.

“Too bad indeed.” His father also understands what Ellis means. “Anyway, take care along the journey and send letters frequently.”

“I will.”

“Don’t forget your promise to Anise ok?” Peter reminded him as he handed him a box.

Ellis opened it and it contains a small pendant of the image of the sun. It has a deep violet color which nearly borders dark but it was really eye catching. Ellis looked towards Peter in query.

“What’s this?”

“That is our Moon Clan heirloom. In the past, that pedant can only be worn by the head of the clan but now you are the only male successor of the family. You have to take care of the whole family soon. This old man can finally rest and spend my time lovey-dovey with his wife.” Peter said haughtily which earned him another elbow from the red faced Erika at his side.

Erika hugged him once again and planted a kiss on his forehead. “Take care of yourself ok?”

Ellis nodded and bowed before going out of the door. When he closed the door, he can feel the sadness already hitting him bad. For the last fifteen years of his life, he only spent it inside the town of Lutton. Together with the other exiled persons or family, they all shared close ties. This time, he was the first person to be allowed to leave the town of Lutton without consequence. If the other residents of Lutton town leave, then they will be hunted by the whole kingdom of Vale.

Ellis walked towards the sturdy gates of the Lutton town in a slow manner. He was taking in everything so he can never forget this place. Even if the place also crawls with so much lawless person, this is his home and homeland. This small town is too important for him. When he reached the gates, soldiers of the Vale kingdom which were stationed looked at him warily. They are replaced every year and so residents don’t have many ties with these soldiers.

Ellis handed a paper towards the guard. The guard looked at him in confusion at first but received the letter nonetheless. The guard read it for some time and went away with the letter. After a few minutes, a muscular man carrying two swords at his back appeared together with the earlier guard. He was the captain in this small town. He was the only one who does not go away and the resident of the Lutton knows him very well.

“I thought you of the Moon family will stay here until your lineage dies out.” The man said in a disgruntled tone. “I really wonder what the king is thinking when he pardoned your family!”

Even as the man said in a disgruntled tone, the soldiers are already moving and opened the gate shortly. Ellis extended his hand to ask the letter back since it was a letter of introduction he needed if he wants to enter the beacon academy. The captain was disgruntled but he returned the letter and went away right after the matter. The captain might be rude or maybe he is truly rude but he was a fair man nonetheless.

“Congratulations on escaping this hellhole lad.” One of the soldiers said as Ellis went pass the gates.

After Ellis crossed the gates, it immediately closed. When he looked back towards the town, the walls were decorated with spikes and cannons all around. Along the walls, many soldiers of Vale are walking around warily. Ellis also burned this image in his mind. He does not feel any hate towards Vale but he was still disgruntled with how Vale treated Lutton town.

After a brief period of time, he was finally satisfied and started to face the direction beacon academy is located. He took a map from his bag to be sure of it then took another cube from his bag. He threw it on the ground and the cube started to vibrate and soon started to expand and take another shape. After a few moments, it turned into a sturdy looking bicycle. It was too gaudy with too many metals and even the wheels are made of metal with so little touch of rubber.

“Well, let’s go to Vale.”