Elian was one of the most powerful warriors of his time. His best friend, who had been through so much with him, became his brother in spirit and an ally in battle. But one day their paths diverged. Elian became too dangerous — not only for the world, but for himself. In a battle where they faced each other, his friend, realizing that Elian could destroy everything around him, made a decision: to seal him in a barrier created specifically for him.

This barrier was not just a prison, but a space where time did not exist. Elian was locked in a void where he neither aged nor lived. His mind changed, and his body became something else. He communicated with shadows and entities within the barrier that altered him. He was neither human nor something entirely foreign.

One day, the barrier shattered. The reasons behind this remained a mystery. Perhaps Elian had grown stronger than the barrier, or perhaps someone from the outside deliberately destroyed it. The world he knew had changed. He found himself in a place where no one remembered him. But his enemies — those who had sealed him — were still alive, and they were beginning their hunt.

Elian was no longer sure that his release had been a blessing. He could not forget his friend, who had become his enemy. His goal was to find the one who had sealed him, to understand why it had happened and what lay behind that decision. But with every passing moment, he realized that his power and his transformations were unsettling him. He was no longer human, and his path now might lead to the destruction of everything.

Elian — a prisoner who had become something else — and his return marked the beginning of a new era. Sometimes, It seems that Elian is not from this world.

Elian slowly opened his eyes. The soft morning light filtered through a cracked window, illuminating the old, dusty house. His body no longer ached, but a strange emptiness remained within him. He rose from the rough wooden bed and approached the window. Outside, the forest stretched beneath a blanket of morning mist.


He sat on the windowsill, letting the cool air refresh his face. Memories rushed over him suddenly, like a storm, and he found himself slipping into the past.


When he was a child, still in the Academy, he would often come to an abandoned house not far from the walls. Sitting on the windowsill, he used to dream. Back then, he was different—a boy who believed in justice, in heroes, in grand deeds. He dreamed of becoming like the legendary warriors of the Cosmos, who fought evil and saved the world.


The memory was so vivid he could almost feel the warm glow of the setting sun that day. And then, a voice rang out:


— "There you are!" — shouted Elgart, his best friend, suddenly appearing behind him.


Young Elian flinched, then laughed. They were always together. Even when Elgart was bullied at the Academy, Elian was the first to leap into a fight to protect his friend. Of course, there were consequences—he would be punished, but Elgart never left him alone. He always joined him, even in punishment.


"..." — he remained silent in his thoughts.


The past couldn't be brought back. It was buried beneath the ashes of ruined cities and betrayal.


He was no longer that boy with a dream. Now, he had only darkness... and the path he had chosen.


Chapter 31 - Memories