Two days passed and Kallistos had fully recovered. 

As soon as Kallistos recovered he immediately went to the knight’s tent. He poked his head first and he saw the large bearded man sitting in his desk and the lady knight holding a bundle of paper works

“Uhm… hello?” Kallistos meekly said as he looked at the two knights. The two knights instantly looked at Kallistos and the lady knight set all the paperwork she was holding on the desk.

“Oh, Kallistos, come in.” the bearded knight told Kallistos. Kallistos went in the tent and approached the two knights

“Now, is it alright if I ask you a few questions?” The large knight asked Kallistos 

“Um… mister, may I ask first what the questions are for… I’m sure the knights in our village already briefed you on what had happened” curious Kallistos asked the man

“Well the questions are to feed my own curiosity rather than anything that has to do with the war” The knight looked at Kallistos 

“Oh…Why?” Kallistos asked, confused on why the man was interested in him

“Why? Well to put it simply it's because, you were the only one that got that close to the center of the battlefield when not even trained knights from your village could get close without having to sacrifice a limb or two yet here you are fully intact, and even though those knights are just village knights they are still knights that had trained for years, and when we found you, you were surrounded by an enormous pile of dead bodies that we almost mistaken you for one and not to mention how old you are, I heard from the people in your village that you are only 9”

“So does that answer your question? Is it alright if I ask you questions now?” The Knight added

“Oh, um…yes” 

“Have you ever trained using a sword before?”

“Yes, I have been training with a sword for three years now.” Kallistos stated proudly.

The two knights were astounded at what Kallistos said since only a few children starts to learn swordsmanship at an early age, they were rare amongst nobility not to mention kids that comes from a common background. The bearded knight cleared his throat and started to ask questions once again.

“What type of power do you possess? Mana or aura?”

“Both, although I have not been able to train my mana as much as my aura since the books containing information about mana are scarce here in the outskirts of the empire and they can cost quite a lot” 

The knight’s eyes widened and he got more intrigued by the boy as time passed

“How many circles of mana and aura do you have?”

“I have four aura circle and two mana circle”

“Four aura circle and two mana circle” the man repeated astounded by what he had heard. The man puts his hand on his forehead and thought that at around Kallistos’ age, children have a really hard time obtaining even one circle, and yet this boy, who was of common background surpassed the average middle aged knight that had spent decades to obtain what he has obtained in just three years with limited resources.

The man started to laugh, the man had thought that he found a diamond in the rough. He couldn’t let this kid go, he wanted to teach the boy, he wanted to mold the boy into a fine knight that could outshine the rest. He wanted to take the boy in as one of his apprentices.

The knight sighs, fixes his posture and looks at Kallistos

“Kallistos, what do you say you trained under me?” The knight asks Kallistos with anticipation

“Train under you? You mean to become your Apprentice?” Kallistos eyes widened with delight as he heard the knights proposition

“So what do you say? Oh and you don't have to worry about anything else since we would also be the ones that will provide you lodging, food and anything that you might need. So what do you think of this opportunity? It’s a great offer aye” 

“I’ll take it!” Kallistos says enthusiastically, this was it, this was what Kallistos had wanted, it’s as if the skies had heard Kallistos resolve and answered his wishes. 

“Alright then, Welcome to our Knight squad, Kallistos!” The Knight welcomed Kallistos and the lady knight walked over to Kallistos and welcomed him as well.

“Thank you for this opportunity I will not let you down” Kallistos says as he bows and smiles at the two knights

“I like your resolve hahahaha!"

"Oh and I think I haven't yet introduced myself to you properly, my name is Henry and the lady beside me is Amelia” the knight introduced himself and the lady knight.

“Alright then…We will leave tomorrow, we will head to the Valentin Manor at the break of dawn so don’t be late”

“-Oh and your uniform will be delivered by miss Amelia over here later in the night” The knight added

Kallistos then bowed to the knight and left the tent. Kallistos stood outside the tent feeling the wind, breathing in the fresh air

“Mom, dad, I promise to avenge you no matter what!” Kallistos says, clenching his fist and looking up at the sky. A tear falls off of Kallistos’ cheek and he wipes it off, it has only been a few days since his parents passing and he knew that there will be a long and treacherous journey that is waiting for him in this path, but in order to reach his goal this is what he has to go through.

Whilst looking at the sun that was about to set, Kallistos solidifies his resolve and swears to become a great knight and avenge his parents. The sun sets as Kallistos becomes a knight in training.

To be continued...