Chapter I : The Orphan Kid

Lark still couldn't believe that his loved village has been just wiped off from the earth, as if it was never been existed.All the things which he had seen infront seemed to be as his worst nightmare ever faced and nothing seemed to be as real to him. His hometown just turned into a battlefield and each house turned out to be graves of lives. His all dreams just dashed away , and he couldn't do anything except to pervade it. He had people who could love him but they all left him in seconds. At this very point of his life, he even missed his enemies and stood by merely for the cry of half dead lives which were sweetest music to his ears then. Except facing the bitter surroundings, he had no other choice but he cannot control the madness of his mind after seeing the bodies of close ones couldn't be controlled by himself. But somehow he managed to bind that energy within his heart and mind. Wherever he looked, he could only see the broken buildings, swords, weapons, fire and bodies scattered around. His heart was fearfully excited, thinking that another bomb will come and take away his life and take him to his close ones. He had an idea that after death ,he would surely go to his close ones but he also knew that it was painful and hard to leave the world easily.It seemed to him as better to die rather than living with nobody around.

Lark has faced the greatest burden of life at a very young age of 10.

A thought came across in Lark's mind , “ Why wars occur in this world , if it does not good to us instead brings devastation of life and property ? Just because to hold and increase power , how someone can start war and why all his army helps him to do it ? I will change the rules of the world—I will stop all wars—I will bring peace even if it costs my life—At least I could gift this world a happy future.”

Suddenly Lark heard groaning of a man. It was coming from the pile of heavy stones in front of him. He tried to remove all the stones off. Then a gloved hand came out. Lark pulled that hand out of the stones with all his might. Soon a head came out. A man got out of the pile. He was heavily injured. He was totally armed with weapons and armor, looked like that he was one of the soldiers of Lark's village—Hoshi saga village. Lark's heart told him that it was important to save him after all he risked his life in saving the village.

After hearing the heart beat of the soldiers, Lark shivered. The heartbeat was gradually becoming slow as the steps of tortoise ! He can die any moment. Suddenly he heard few footsteps arriving nearby. It was that of the enemy. The soldiers were incapable of moving . Lark was totally disoriented. He couldn't find any way to hide and recruit the soldier.

Suddenly a guy with a heavy sword and heavy armory rushed in towards Lark. His face was very cruel with an open smirk. But suddenly the expression of his face changed, as if he found something unexpected which broken his hope.“Ah man...I thought that there are still more people.” Voices of his companions who were arriving by that time slowly came.

“ There are no people left to be killed, Sydney. ”

“ And also who cares about those four five citizens. ”

“ Their existence will not make any difference. ”

Those soldiers went away.

Behind a big rock, Robert and Lark were there sticking to it's edge, holding their breaths and sounds to hide their existence. Finally, they leashed out of their sweat and breath.

The heart ! Lark realized that Robert's heart is slowing down. He got an idea to save the heart ! He had learnt it from his mom. At least after saving this soldier , there would be one being assisting him in this heavy burden.

Past memory

“ Lady Taylor , please come my brother's life is in danger ! He is totally silent ! ” A man came running in Lark's house .

Lark's mom came out of the house and asked ,“ What happened to your brother ? ”

The man huffed ,“ He is totally pale...His heartbeat...stopping at intervals...High fever. Lady Taylor , please save him. ”

Lady Taylor and Lark went to the man's house. His brother's condition was very serious. He was motionless like a stone idol. Taylor went near him and kept her left palm on her right hand and started pressing the chest of the brother. She ordered everyone to soak the brother's forehead with wet cloth.

Lark was silent. He had no idea what was going on. After some minutes, the brother sat up on his own back steadily. It was really a miracle. He nearly faced his death front. Looking at the brother, the whole family jubilated. They offer a great amount of money in return of saving life of their family member, but Taylor refused it. Lark was confused that why his mom refused the money.

While on the streets on the way toward their home , Lark asked, “ Mom, why didn't you receive the money ? ”

Taylor looked at him with warmth,“ Son, you will not understand it now. To see the people happy after I saved their family member satisfied me more rather than by receiving the money. The blessings, they had given me costed more to me than money. You will not understand it now. You will understand it when you help others like this. So remember that you will always help others with all your might. ”

Lark remembered her words. Her last words and memories were the only thing which were left to him to live on, on the honor of his dead soldier mom.

Lark quickly placed his hands on that position on the chest of that wounded soldier, which were once used by his mom to cure heart. He continuously pressed the soldier's chest. His only hope—a little spark of light— He is trying his best to save that light.

Suddenly Lark thought,“ I will not spare the person or group who has ruined my life, my village, my people ! This world will never get peace, because of these type of bastards ! My dream of becoming soldier and to bring peace has been totally destroyed. Now, I will destroy them.”

Then suddenly the soldier opened his eyes and grabbed his hands like a child and said, “ But this not the solution ... Wars will only cause hatred which leading to more wars and after sometime you will also end up like them having no identity, no purpose like you are now. You will again come to zero as you are now. Where is your will ? Where is it ? Will you also end up like them ? I know your parents— Captain James Bro. and Lady Taylor Brook as well as you too—Young Brook ; Lark Brook . ”

Lark's mind shattered,“ Yeah, he is right but...will any of my decisions repay to this world or me ? By the way , how does he know me and my parents ? ” His mind and body got in an alarm.

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