The Innocent Child

On the lands of BlueWade kingdom, someone walked having a small child in his hand. He carried the child to an orphanage,

" Is someone here?" He asked knocking on the door.

" Yes," A man came running.

" This child I found it left alone somewhere." The man said as he showed the child.

" It's an orphan, are you here to leave him here."

" Yes."

" He isn't your child, is he?" The caretaker of the orphanage sounded strict.

" No, he is not my child. I brought him here because I couldn't see a child who still hasn't learned to walk."

" Alright, You can go I will admit this child in this orphanage. Thank you for bringing him here. Would you also like to make some donations?" The Caretaker asked.

The man flinched,

" ****! here keep this." The man took out some silver coins and have them to the caretaker. " Hey, take this as well, I think this belonged to the child. I think, it's something from his parents. I will feel bad if I sell it for money and drink booze with it." The man handed a white gem necklace.

" It does look precious but I don't think anyone will buy this stone."

" Hey, promise me you will let the child have this. Do not sell it for money." The man warned the caretaker.

" I have a conscience that is why I am here as a volunteer. I will keep this and when the child grows up a little, I will give this to him."

The child was wrapped in valuable clothes and was sleeping peacefully. He had shiny black hair and the round cheeks of an innocent one-year-old child.

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" Clean that place well, you brat." The caretaker shouted. " This is punishment for trying to go in the forest."

A three-year-old child was cleaning the dust on the orphanage floor. The boy didn't have a name, orphans in the kingdom are not allowed to have names.

The boy was used still not used to cleaning, this took a lot of effort and didn't gain him anything. While going in the forest help him get some berries to eat for himself.

In the orphanage, he was only given two pieces of bread and two steamed potatoes. The orphanage was near the forest and at the end of the village, A month ago one day, he walked into that area by mistake and found some eatable berries.

Those berries became his favourite food so he would do anything for them. The boy had pockets filled with berries, the caretaker didn't take them from him. He ate one, and then another while cleaning the floor.

The other kids who saw this also came near him asking for berries. He without hesitation gave them away and kept five for himself.

The children divided the berries among themselves, only one kid was left that did not get any. When he saw this he went to that child.

" You want this too," He asked the child, the boy who didn't get any berries was older than him but weak because he would often get food snatched from him.

The boy nodded so he gave him the five berries he had, not having anything for himself. The caretaker watched everything from a corner,

' That boy, He is too smart and at the same time a fool, he only ate one or two.'

The other kids ate more than him even if he was the one who risked going into the forest. The kids were afraid to even step foot out of the orphanage because of the horror stories the caretaker had told everyone. However, that didn't work on this particular child.

The forest was indeed a dangerous place because of the animals. The boy just got lucky to not meet any of them.

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A few more days passed, the boy was missing the taste of those berries. He was forbidden to go outside and eat the food inside the orphanage that was given on the daily basis.

Kids were lined up for the bread which he wasn't too fond of so he stood almost at the end of the line, letting the more desperate people take the food first.

Soon his turn came, the caretaker gave him two pieces of bread and one steamed potato on a wooden plate.

" Hey take this, this was something you had when you were left here. I sold the chain attached to it but kept the stone. Take it before I sell the stone as well." The caretaker said and placed the stone on the plate as well.

The boy went to a corner to eat his food, he finished his bread and potato and then looked at the stone. The caretaker didn't explain what the white stone was supposed to be for. Assuming it was something to eat because it was put on his plate he swallowed the stone.

The caretaker saw this and came running,

" Boy, you were not supposed to eat that." He said as he hung the boy upside down and shook him to take out the stone. However no matter how much he tried the stone never came out.

" Are you alright boy, do you feel any issue in the stomach." The boy replied by shaking his head. The caretaker brought water in case the stone was stuck in the throat.

He never faced any stomach ache or anything because of that so the caretaker didn't bother him again about this. He was just regretting the fact that he didn't sell the stone with the chain.

That knight the child slept peacefully, but the knight was different for him. He heard several voices in his head when he went to sleep.

~ Prove Your Worth, Become the sword, A slayer

~ Prove Your Worth, Become the shield, A protector

~ Prove Your Worth, Become the light, A hope

~ Prove Your Worth, Become the darkness, A despair

He heard these things several times waking him up many times during the knight. He breathed heavily and wanted to drink some water but the orphanage was closed. He tried to open the door but the door was locked, he pushed with all his might but failed.

Tired of trying, he sat on the ground near a wall, once again the voice spoke the same lines. He didn't understand what was happening to him at all.

Not being able to entire knight was not healthy for him thus he fell sick the other day and had a high fever. This wasn't a good thing as many in the orphanage were kicked out because there were diseases that could easily spread.

If one child gets infected, it affects the entire orphanage and due to lack of funds, it was risky keeping an ill child in the orphanage.

The caretaker soon noticed the boy not looking well.

' The boy is sick, it couldn't be a contamination disease. But what if it is, after all, he went to the forest, he will spread it to other children. Everyone might be in danger. Shit! What do I do? He is just an innocent child but would I have to do that to him.

No! I am just thinking too much let's watch for a few more days. I will give him some medicines, he should be alright.'

The caretaker quietly gave the medicine to the boy and told him to sleep. However, The boy would hear the same sentences again and again which irritated him but he tries to bear the sound this time.

The medicine was not that effective and again he could not have slept in the afternoon. But in the end, because of exhaustion he finally slept despite the sounds.

In two days his fever subsided, the caretaker felt relieved. He was going to tell the child to leave if he didn't recover within a week. To make sure he recovers properly he gave him some extra food.

He liked the treatment but was unsure, he took the bread. He was happy and was going to eat in a quiet place.

He ate his usual meal and wrapped the bread in a cloth thinking of eating at a later time of the day. However soon he heard someone cry, he followed the voice and soon reached the place where the voice came from.

" What happened?" He asked, it was the same child who didn't get any berries last time and he had to give him his share.

" My food they took it, again." The child cried.

" Ah, Eat this." He gave the food to the boy who was crying.

The boy looked at him and the tears in his eyes had stopped. The crying boy had a very good image of this particular black hair boy, he hesitated to approach him but had always wanted to be his friend. However, he was afraid that he might cause some problems for the boy because the other kids will start to bully the black hair boy as well if he becomes his friend.

He looked at the black hair boy, the black hair boy seemed a wonderful person, shiny black hair, calm and bright green eyes, and an innocent face. He had heard of stories about many kind people from the caretaker when he read the storybooks once a day every week. The black hair boy seemed like the hero from the story to him.

" Thank You, Big Brother." The crying boy said, he called him big brother despite the black hair boy being younger.

The Black hair boy didn't reply because he didn't understand the meaning of big brother.

~ You proved your worth, You became the light for someone for the first time. You shall be awarded.

The voice spoke in his mind but he didn't understand a single thing. He just sat down beside the boy who was eating his bread.

~ Regeneration ability gained. ' Ability that allows the user to heal himself, potentially able to heal any wound and regenerate the cut limbs. The time of recovery depends on the damage and mana.'

~ Strength is increased by five times.

~ Speed is increased by five times.

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