Jon Smith 

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw it. More importantly, I can’t believe I didn’t notice it earlier. Of course, no one could blame me. The boy was merely three, sure his Mana particles would be gravitating towards the centre of his heart. But it was still the early stages so there shouldn’t be any detectable progress yet. And yet... Edward had a practically fully fledge Mana heart already.... and to top it off, it was larger than the average.  

Just what kind of prodigy had I fathered? Though... the more I thought about it... it was understandable considering his lineage. We had believed due to how weak both his mother and I were that he would take after us but... clearly not. 

I was conflicted. I was happy and proud of my son. He was a genius, a prodigy. He had always been advanced for his ages I had been saying that since he was just a few months old. I knew he’d be destined for greatness... and yet this also brought forwards unforeseen problems. We were meant to be laying low here in the Britannic Empire. We wanted to avoid all sorts of trouble and any risk of our identities being discovered... or of any word of our whereabouts getting back to them. 

God what to do, what to do Jon think. If we went to the hospital where I worked, I’m sure that we could discreetly have him awakened and monitored in a safe location. After all, we couldn’t have him awakening in the house or on the street. But the problem would be that he’d be registered into the system, and that would bring upon unwanted attention. News reporters who want to dig into our family and its history, scientists who want to research and conduct experiments, the Royal Guard who will want to take him and train him into a soldier and a potential candidate for the throne... and worst of all... the spy’s. 

There had to be away we could do this without causing a huge uproar... no, that was impossible. More like there had to be a way to do this whilst delaying the uproar. There was a chance that we could do this and hide the evidence, bury it deep into the systems mainframe and cover it up so only when he’s older and they need data on him for whatever he decided to do with his life, will it finally come out. Giving us enough time to prepare for the eventual uproar. 

Yes, this is the way... the only way. It’s illegal... and if we’re caught it could spell trouble for us... but it was the only way. I’d do whatever it took to make sure that my family remained safe and secure. 

Claire Merigold 

It had been a year and a few months since that incident at Sky bridge hall, and that day replayed night after night in my mind. 

That mysterious boy with the intelligent blue eyes and wheat blonde hair. I simply couldn’t forget him. Those watchful eyes, that strange, kingly presence that he gave off despite his young age... and, most shockingly of all. The advanced development of his Mana heart. 

After the incident I had tried to find the family and the boy... yet no matter how hard I tried. I couldn’t find them or any information on them. It was strange, it was as if they had vanished into thin air. As if they hadn’t been there. It was a shame really. That boy was so fascinating, that I would have loved to watch and help him grow, and see him one day achieve the thing that I couldn’t 

Of course, I was only twenty-three years old, so I still had plenty of time to try for the throne... and yet, I knew it would be futile. There were five division captains of the Royal Guard, each one of them in charge of one of seven zones that the Britannic Empire was split into. And out of all seven, I was the third strongest, which was why I was given the third division and zone. 

It was something to be proud of, I knew it... and yet, it merely proved to show just how weak I truly was. I was nothing next to the captain of the second division and first. And they were nothing compared to king Von Astraea. 

Sure, I still had more room to grow and improve... and yet the stronger I got, the stronger they seemed to get as well. 

As I stared out of the window of my penthouse suite at the night sky, which was located in the middle of zone three, giving me a bird's eye view down on the rest of the zone, which was my jurisdiction and priority to protect, I sighed. After seeing that boy, nothing seemed to impress me as of late. It was as if I had glimpsed a Griffin, yet before I could reach it, the being had flown away... never to be seen again. 

As I stood there, drowning in my own thoughts of boredom, I heard the sound of an explosion from nearby that seemed to rattle the windows of my penthouse suite. Looking down, I noticed that a nearby building, a hospital it seemed, Hope sky, was currently on fire and smoke was billowing up and out of it in droves. 

I had half a mind to ignore it and let the vice-captain and the remainder of the squad deal with it. But something odd seemed to draw me to it. A small voice in my head told me to go to it. That something important was awaiting me. And if I didn’t go... I would seriously regret it. 

Summoning my golden rapier, with a curved, beautifully designed spiralling guard and blue grip, which matched the golden armour that I usually adorned, I quickly slipped on a pair of off-white trainers and rushed to the staircase that would lead me to the roof top. With my golden silk night wear still on, I radioed into division three HQ that “I would personally deal with the incident at Hope sky hospital” and for them to “focus on other matters”, before leaping off of the top of the on hundred stories apartment building that I called home.  

Normally, I would have flown there on the back of Ember, but considering that she was currently out hunting deep out in the Beast Lands, I had to resort to other methods of travel.  

My body flooded and became engulfed with rippling and crackling golden lightning, my long, silky smooth white hair billowing behind me, as I pushed off of the side of the building and rocketed like a bolt towards Hope sky hospital. Excitement and anticipation bubbling up inside me.