Read DARKEN KEY :: A Father's Legacy

After the long dinner night Eden and lucenio went to the weapons room where they found their father standing looking at his weapon collection "Hey father " "Hey boys today were tiring, isn’t it?" "Yes, full of surprises and emotions,” said Eden. "Hmmm you know boys if you do what its needed and impress the elder or one of his team you have a chance to get special forged weapon." "Like your spear?" asked lucenio. Yes, exactly like that. You see, they even choose the best weapon suitable for you. Before this spear, I used to fight with a fighting axe. It was long, heavy, and when I gathered the materials, the elder before the current one made this spear. I was so surprised; I always thought an axe was more fitting for me," their father recounted. Before I used the spear, I was incredibly stubborn. I opted to wield my axe and left the spear in my tent. At the time, I was still a new captain leading a small troop. In one particularly intense battle, I found myself facing a formidable enemy captain from the opposing army. He was strong, agile, and wielded two medium axes with ease. The outcome of our clash was grim; I ended up on my knees, bloodied and battered, my armor cracked and broken. The enemy captain stood over me with a smirk, taunting me. In that moment of desperation, someone threw the spear next to me, and my teammates rallied, cheering me on. I seized the spear, channeling my fear into power. With newfound determination, I confronted the enemy captain once more. I made him regret underestimating me as I swiftly turned the tide of the battle. Before long, I found myself holding his head triumphantly in my right hand, standing on top of a mountain of fallen foes, while the survivors fled for their lives. From that day onward, victory followed victory, and I built my reputation and gained fame until the day I retired but you know what was the hardest part seeing my comerads fall one after the other but all was needed so you live the life you are living in peace and with dignity.

"Wow," expressed Eden.

"I started collecting weapons after each battle.So what you are seeing here are my trophies and also my memories they witnessed the shifting in my personality they witnessed my strongest and weakest moments since day 1. Even the axe of that day but one was broken, but I took the other," said Alexander.

"Now, I hope you both get a customized weapon. But until that day, you can choose whatever weapon you want.Iwant you boys to choose a memory a piece of me to accompagne you in your journey to witness your ups and downs i wont stay with you forever so I want to see you guys ready to face the future whatever it is or whatver it is destined to be. Lucenio, Eden, you can pick any weapon you need from my collection. Lucenio, you can change if you want," encouraged their father.

Lucenio looked over all the weapons again, remembering the difficulty he had opening the door last time. He picked up the same sword and asked, "Can you tell me the story of this sword? Kai told me you bought it next to the katana and the other sword."

"This sword," began their father, "was obtained during the war of existence between our empire and the neighbors. I stumbled upon a small house where a young boy and his family were starving. I offered them food, as we had a camp nearby. One day, I found the woman and her daughter crying. The boy had tried to defend them against bandits but was overpowered. They took the sword and all the food, leaving the mother and daughter hiding in fear." "I hunted down the bandits and retrieved what I could.The mother pleaded , saying she hated the sword and wanted money to flee with her daughter. Reluctantly, I bought the sword from her. Later, I discovered it was made of a special material, with the handle crafted from a bone type and the green line into the blade. After cleaning and caring for it, it gained the silvery-grey color you see now, also think and elderly man told me his name should be Thousand Tears " he explained.

“This is really sad to hear I never imagined a story behind it.” "And the dagger?" inquired Lucenio.

"Before we go to the dagger what happened to the boy?" wondering Eden

"the boy when he was beaten the first time he took the sword and followed the bandits and I was too late they butchered him and was hanging upside down that event made me decide to end the bandits as much as I can they are a parasite that should be killed"

"sorry if I annoyed you with my question father"

"Not at all you need to prepareand get used to see bad things and learn about this world this world is literal hell you only can rest when you close your eyes one last time"

"About the dagger I found it with and assassin he wanted the bounty on my head he was so strong but while we faught he suddenly collapsed. And the shape appealed to me, so I took it. But after a time I found out that this dagger had a name 'Moon Howl,'" he replied.

"I'll stick with them. I don't feel like I can take others, especially after the fight," Lucenio decided.

"It's your choice, but remember, you will get a weapon made specifically for you," his father reminded. Turning to Eden, he asked, "How about you, Eden?"

"I actually don’t know. I still need some time to choose I want something magical that will help me fight and I know I want something that will go with the intensity of my fire," admitted Eden.

"Yes you inherited that from me but in a different way,Shall I tell you about the other two that I bought? It might help you decide " their father offered.

"The Katana wasn't actually bought. I fought in a war, and the owner of this katana was so strong that we fought for two days straight. His katana is named Maiho. I defeated him in that fight, and before he died, he gave me his katana out of respect. Afterward, I went to his hometown and donated all my reward for his family. So, I said I bought it, but only Kai knows the truth." As the conversation continued, their father mentioned, "The other one have a long story. I simply bought it from a merchant when I was in a mountain area. I liked its shape and its beautiful handle." Lucenio was disappointed, but his father's experiences showed that he had been through a lot. Then, their father explained to Lucenio about the significance of the exam held each year on this day, and explained the importance of the blood rose moon month. "It needs 35 days until its form, where we all wait for it to clean our bodies and work on our energy. The best time is thelast week before the beginning of the month and the 2 days after the moon and why the exam is the week before is because the body starts the cycle and you can test the body power more easily. After a small silence reflecting on his own experiences, their father imparted wisdom to his sons, saying, "I've faced death countless times, and I'm still here. So, you two boys need to surpass anything and defeat any obstacle. Lucenio, we don't care about the results of your exam; nothing will change, especially after what I saw. You two will push together no matter what. I'm bad at expressing my feelings, but what I'm trying to say is I love you both; you two are my backbone." The three hugged for a long time, finding a moment of peace and feeling connected without any pressure "before your mother come to kick us out I will tell you a secret we will go to a camping trip for 35 days ok?" the boys jumped of joy hugging again. Afterwards Lucenio fell into a deep sleep as soon as his head hit the pillow, but soon he started rolling and sweating as a nightmare gripped him. "Huh, where am I?" he muttered upon opening his eyes, finding himself in the same dark realm as before. "No, no, leave me alone!" he heard a boy crying and screaming , he ran through the darkness until he stumbled into a deep pit were he found a pile in black crying. A haunting voice echoed from afar, clearer than before. "Wake up, wake up, stop lying, show it!" Suddenly,from the dark pile a shadowy figure attacked him, jolting him awake. He glanced at his brother, who was still asleep, then at the door as if expecting his sister to come running. Looking down at his hand, he saw a mixture of blood and darkness dripping from it. Quickly, he tried to cover it up, then went to clean himself before attempting to sleep again, preparing for the challenges of the coming day

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