THE_WORDSMITH

In this world, some say, the truth and the legends are the same. One such legend belonged to the protagonist, Valerian.

Valerian was an orphan, a boy blessed with a beautiful face, and everyone around him, could not help but want to play with him, till one day a prophet passing through their town pronounced him to be cursed. 

Since that day, the destiny of the boy seemed to have changed completely, he was shunned by everyone around him, and the gazes that were earlier filled with love and affection, now brimmed with disgust and hatred. 

The constant shunning and humiliation made the cheerful child grow up to be bitter and inexpectant. On his seventh birthday, things changed once again. 

This time, it was not the people around him who went through a change, but himself. As he grew up, Valerian became a legend in his own sense. 

The people sang of a boy, who could not speak, they shed tears for a boy, who could not grieve. He came from nowhere yet he was known everywhere. 

Would you like to know this legend? A story where a curse can become a blessing? A story of sacrifice, betrayal, determination, and secrets.

Valerian, The Legendary

Valerian restored the mana after sitting down for a few minutes. Then he found some green flexible vines and tied them around the dead body of the War Bear. 


After he made a make-shift harness, the boy started to drag the corpse through the forest towards the burrow. The last spell exhausted the mana inside the body of the beast and the cold killed it. 


The body of the beast was so heavy that it left a deep grove on the ground. It was not an easy task to drag the corpse, but Valerian did not give up. 


It was past midnight when he reached the burrow and fell to the ground. Valerian did not even have the strength to breathe. Gradually he fell asleep from the exhaustion. 


Do not think that because he was blessed, the child was invincible. Rome was not built in a day. Valerian received his vine treatment at night and recovered his strength. 


Change.