Orphan

Ring!
Ring! Ring! A deafening boom shook the building as the bells rang. Olerex,
the first to awaken of those sleeping, dreaded the next few moments. He knew
that, as per usual, the next moments would be filled with chaos.





I suppose I should explain. First
off, I am Steven. I am a thoughtform, a rare and human-like collaboration of
thoughts created by a very powerful being. There aren’t many thoughtforms and I’ve
met most of them during my travels. Depending on the thoughts from which we
were formed, we are granted various abilities. I, for example, was particularly
proficient in matters regarding life and death.


Now for
back-story: Olerex was a half-demon in the world of . In this world, so many years ago,
war raged constantly. On the surface, it was simply magic versus non-magic, but
everyone involved knew of the wars on either side. On the side of magic, it was
war against 3 races: Demons, Angels, and Infinitians (Those who were neither
Demons nor Angels, but could use magic just as proficiently). With humans, they
fought between those who believed in a higher being, those who believed in
nothing but themselves, and those who simply were machines, proceeding through
life under the commands of others. In
the two parties raging war, war raged. Blood was more abundant than water, and
red covered almost every sight to be seen.
Back then, the spark of war was unknown, but it didn’t really matter to
the involved. At the time, society was at its breaking point; war was
inevitable.


Olerex
was born in the beginning. His village would not see the war until after the birth
of his siblings, but it was his fault that it came to the village at all.


But
even though war was not in the village, the village held great prejudice
against anyone that was not an Infinitian. Due to this, Olerex’s mother was put
at a severe disadvantage due to being a full demon. One day, a man, claiming to
be help, came to her and struck a deal. In exchange for safety from her fellow
villagers, she would provide him with various “services.” This continued until Olerex’s
mother had gained an abnormal amount of weight. This sent the man fleeing for
reasons unknown to Olerex’s mother. Eventually, great pain came to her, and she
was forced to seek out the town doctor. Much to her surprise, she was pregnant.



Now I know what you’re thinking: “How can she
not have known she was pregnant?” Well, Olerex’s mother had no one in her life
after the age 10. Her parents died of a fatal disease, and she was forced to
roam the lands until she came upon this village. She had never even heard of
pregnancy, and simply did not where babies came from, unfortunately for her.


In the
magical world, it is seen as a sign of a worthless child if the child cries
right after birth. Magical children are expected to register the annoyance of
the sound, and, in many cases, are expected to speak instead.


I
suppose I should also explain something else before we move on.