Memory Blade Chapter 1 : The Beginning

"Ahhhhhh!!" I moaned as I stretched my body, stiffened from sitting in a lecture class for a whole afternoon - listening to endless theories about swordsmen and magicians. Oh. Why are we learning about swords and magic you ask? Well, I guess we'll have to start from the beginning...

Back in those days, "Magic" was merely a term to explain the illogical happenings that defied the laws of physics. But it all changed on 21st December 2012. Many predicted that the world would end on that very day, but we were all wrong... Instead of bringing about an end, it brought a new beginning of life as well as laws. Out of the blue, magic was brought into our world. Yes, MAGIC. The power to call upon various elements from within. People all around the world started awakening as magicians, except for a minority. Their magical circuits remained dormant within them and thus, rendering them unable to perform even the simplest of spell enchantments. While the mages were adapting to their new way of living, their lives remained unchanged; for nothing happened to them. They were labelled as outcasts of the society - People named them "UnMagicians" or in layman terms, "UnChosen ones", or "People who were discarded by god".

However as time went by, they slowly realized that despite their inability to cast spells, their physical strengths were growing at a significant rate. For instance, our agility, jumping power and muscle strength. Eventually, the term UnMagician was no longer a form of insult. Rather, it became a title, an honorable thing to be known as, for it only happened to a small portion of the world. Still, they were unable to compete against the mages, for they had the upper hand.

By the time the UnMagicians integrated, our world have already changed vastly. People were no longer working for companies, but instead, "guilds" and "legions". The stronger mages would use their magic to complete "jobs" that were of a certain difficulty. For example, they would use their enormous magic power to demolish buildings, clear paths, or on a smaller scale, run some errands for price. That, is how our world works now. Of course, majority of the jobs remains. What would we do without transport or food stalls?

Two years passed since that day - White Christmas, many would call it. As nations started grooming potential mages into weapons of mass destruction, war inevitably broke out. Resources, population growth, mana generator, staff mastery, there were plenty of reasons for starting one. Eventually, my peaceful country was caught in the turmoil of war...

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Well, thanks for reading the first chapter! :D I really wanted to write a story that I have been thinking about for a while now, and BAM! Finally! If by any chance anyone reads this, just so you know, I AM VERY GRATEFUL :) Yay!

-Melody

Chasing... Chasing after that beautiful melody of yours.

Sunday, September 16, 2012