We're introduced to Riko Nishimura, the descendant of Terashi Nishimura the first sage.Riko is the last born of the royal family if the North Empire, he has two caring older siblings, a loving mom and a cold father. He is short for his age and has luminous green eyes and white hair which constantly got him bullied as none of his family mmembers has white hair. He is quite shy and prefers being alone. One day as he was playing hide and seek with his older brother and sister, his cold and unforgiving farther grabbed him and while scolding his son threw him aggressively into a room his siblings were following him and his mother was in the room where he was thrown into. In a cold voice his father ordered him to get up though bruised he got up relenctuntally. He was dragged to the center the room as his siblings watched in despair not being able to help. This was an annual event for their family as they were required to produce one suitable sage for their army and this year was the last born Riko's chance to unlock his sage ability just as his siblings did. His older sister had an ice ability while his eldest brother had a flame ability. Angrily his father said," what are you waiting for you mistake get up and hit the target."
Scared he faces the target and began channeling energy to destroy it but failed at first, his father snapped and hit him, so he tried again, and this time was successful in channeling energy but nothing happened everyone was confused except Riko who was filled with fear on what would happen to him. And fell to his knees scared, but before his father could react a guard ran up and said, "Your Majesty several dead entities have been retrieved near the castle, apparently they were killed by several calculated lightning strikes, sir" the emperor said to the guard," take this mistake out of my eyes and to the laboratory. " The guard nodded and picked Riko and dragged him to the laboratory where he was to be tested for a potential sage ability. If the tests were negative Riko would either be tortured day in day out to suicide or kill his own father or if the tests were positive he would undergo strict twenty-four-hour training in the woods either way both outcomes were a nightmare to his poor five-year-old self who didn't understand anything. All he could do was comply as no one was there to help him.He was alone.
After taking the tests Riko was set free and immediately his mother grabbed him and treated his wounds alongside his siblings and some maids. The laboratory was like a slaughterhouse and was unbearable to an adult let alone a five-year-old, he was injured, bruised and scared he was crying uncontrollably. He wasn't crying cause of the injuries but of the results fearing for his life. He could only wait for the horrors that await him.
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