(Helena's POV - Past Memories):
I was doing my morning chores as usual. Feeling a presence behind me, a bright smile appeared on my face. I knew what was coming because yesterday was the first time I'd used magic powers in front of my son after his memory loss. Why? Because my son is monstrously talented in aspects of magic.
Zeun von Rosewood, my only son of four, has a brain surpassing his age and is extremely curious by nature, always wanting to know and understand whatever he can't comprehend. Even when he was less than a year old, I still remember how happy he was when his father, Paul, performed a sword dance for us, the mother-son duo.
Next, it was my turn to perform a magic show for the father-son duo. I could vividly remember the cute pair with black hair and bright red irises looking at me with curiosity, expectation, affection, and joy. Since then, little Zeun constantly tried to chant spells and cast magic, copying my hand gestures until he fell asleep.
"Ya ya ya ya..... whoooouuu uuu," were the only cute words escaping from his mouth.
A week later, we discovered our son's amazing talent for magic when he instinctively began absorbing mana from his surroundings and Awakened on his own.
One must remember that even geniuses with the potential to become an 8th-circle mage before they turn 100 years old take at least seven to eight months to absorb mana before awakening.
But here, look at this boy! He awakened on his own when he wasn't even a year old. What kind of absurdity is this?!
[Note: Normal people awaken at age 10. Monsters like MC and some other people awaken differently. More details in Ch 9.]
Both Paul and I were dumbfounded by this, while our naughty child merely giggled. From that day, he always stuck to me, asking with his puppy eyes for me to show him magic.
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Present:
So if I use magic its highly likely that the mana in his body will react and the seal will weaken even faster combined with his innate DARKNESS element. So I deliberately kept him away form any kind of magic. But now his nightmares of past has gotten frequent implying that the memory seal was weaking, its 2 years earlier than I expected but there is nothing else I can do.
I pray to God that Zeun's will is strong enough to hold the burden of his past and control his element. Negative emotions are the fuel to darkness element. When a body is unable to control its own innate element brain gets overloaded with that element and the person becomes crazy & become undead mana zombies.
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"Mom!Mom!...." My sons cute voice brought me out of my thoughts looking at those big round adorable pair of signature red iris and innocent round face my heart fluttered in joy.
"Momy!Are you okey?" Zeun asked worried at his mom's weird behaviour. Helena pulled her son's cheeks and replied "Momy is okay. You go washroom and fresh up".
However Zeun didn't move and looked deep into his mother's eyes and asked "Mommy what was that fire you made in thin air last night?Was it magic like in the stories you tell me?"helpless Helena sighed "okay I got it I shall tell you everything about magic during breakfast. Now go!"
Like an obedient boy I, Zeun went to the back yard of the small house. Taking a bucket of fresh cold water from the well I went inside the rustic wooden outhouse. Placing myself in a comfortable position and started answering the natures call with a relieved expression on my face.As the symphony of plops and gurgles plays, I can't help but imagine myself as the reigning monarch of a quirky, bathroom kingdom, crowned with toilet paper scepters and surrounded by the fragrant aura of toiletry conquests.
The serene pasture became a scene of bovine bewilderment as the grazing cattle, lost in their cud-chewing reverie, were ambushed by an unexpected olfactory assault. Their noses contorted into a collective expression of utter disbelief as a thick stench wafted through the air, catching them off-guard. In the midst of their cud-chewing symphony, the cows couldn't help but unleash a chorus of disgruntled "moo" before surrendering to an involuntary bovine siesta, cursing the unseen culprit responsible for their comically miserable fate.
Oblivious to his deed the one responsible for the unknown fates of innocent cattles jumped out of the outhouse with a big smile plastered on his face. Sobering himself up in the fresh cold well water Zeun von Rosewood, aka our MC, moved inside the house.
Sitting on the breakfast table, "Mom, now start telling me everything about this world and magic."
"I don't think there is anything more you need to know. You already know most of the things."
"What do you mean,Mom?" I tilted my head not understanding what mom wanted to say.
Seeing his son acting all cute and naughty, Helena pinched his son's cheeks. Zeun removed his mother's hands with an adorable pout. Helena chuckled ,"All the stories about kingdoms, demons , Empires, Magicians, Knights, Aura Masters , Dwarfs , Elves, Magical Beast..... everything I told you till today is true to its core. There are many things even I as a former Noble don't know" she said with a calm tone and a serious look on her face.
Excitement and expectations filled my heart but then I complained,"Why did you hide the fact till today from me Mother?"
Startled Helena looked deep into her son's eyes, he never once called her 'mother'. Zeun always called her 'mom', which Helena quite liked it. But this new way of addressing felt a little distant to her.Helena involuntarily clenched her fist under the table then taking a deep breath she replied,"I never hid those from you else why would I tell you those stories?"
"But you never said that those stories were true" Zeun argued.
"You never asked" Helena replied calmly.
"What are You hiding from me mother??And who is my father??If those stories about princes and princesses and families are all true then were is my family mother?Where are my grandparents, uncle and aunt? Do they truely exist?? If yes then why are we living in this desolate and lonely house at the edge of the village? Why don't you even let me go to the village? Except you I have only seen aunt Melida that too when you go out for work. You never even teach me about magic all you tell me to do is runn around the house ,climb trees and carry logs." Zeun bomberded his mother with questions, tears rolling down his cheeks.
Helena's body stiffened, a heart wrenching pain assulted her from within .Memories which she didn't want to remember kept comming she clenched her fist as her eyes moistened. Calming herself down she looked into her son's eyes with sadness and deep love. She stood up moved near her son and hugged him tightly.
Zeun hugged his mother back his agitated heart calm down a bit. He heard his mother's beautiful voice.
"My dear baby, I have sealed a portion of your memory. Why you ask?
There is a reason for each and everything that happens in this world regardless how insignificant it might seem but each and every action has a reason behind it. Be it good or bad ,holy or evil.
So don't ask any more its for your own good. This is also a reason I made distance between you and magic which you madly loved. So train harder so that you can control the influx of memories and your innate element.
Your first memory seal is going to break very soon after that I shall take you to the city."
My heart was in turmoil, I couldn't understand most of the things mom told me but one thing I understood for sure is 'I have to work harder' I made my heart to train even harder. I was excited that I would remember many new knowledge but also worried about
whatever happened in the past was surely not a good thing else why would mom seal my memory?
"Yes mom, I promise to work even harder."
A smile appeared on Helena's face. She released me from her embrace and moved to her chair.
After finishing our food mom passed me a small egg size vantablack coloured crystal. It was so dark that it was absorbing whatever light particles falling on it.
"What's this mom?" I asked curiously.
"Its a darkness crystal.Always keep it with you. It would help you get rid of bad dreams but it would also drastically increase the 1st memory seals corruption. At most it would take a week So train harder."
"Yes mom. I will train the hardest this week ." I replied with enthusiasm.
It has been a week since mom gave me the darkness crystal. Nothing much happened after that, even the nightmares were gone for good. I was doing my usual training . Mom was encouraging me to run even faster.
Some times I think 'isn't she a mage then how can she be so physically fit?' Suddenly my vison darkened and I collapsed.