The beginning

"THE AUDACITY!! did you really think you can come into my home and threaten me? Do you really think i give a shit about the laws?"

*SSSHHHLLLIIINNNGGG*

Silence fell, the moon light dimmed, and the ever-present flames dight out as on this silent night a bellow of violent fury rang throughout the city. On this night the only thing that can be said for sure is that this black smoky silhouette swung a sword of dark light that cleaved seemed to cleave the world in two.

The silhouette turned around with glowing red eyes spoke with a raspy voice "I'm sorry, but it's all on you now." He turned around looked at the dead body of the unknown assailant and out of nowhere they both vanished.

Everything went black as Zack came back to his senses, now able to talk think and move Zack sat and wondered. "Either I've read to many wuxia novels or... Hmm? why is it so dark? my room has never been this dark. As Zack looked around he realized this wasn't normal darkness but an inky black liquid like smoke that moved like a slow river.

"Finally, it's almost time for our return. Wake up Zack. I'm tired of sleeping" echoed an ethereal voice That shook Zacks soul at it's very core. Zack woke with a start, heart beating fast, covered in cold sweat. He confusedly sat on his bed wondering and thinking about the outrageous dream he just experienced. "Was that real? it felt like it. However there's no way that's possible. Controlling fire, swords made out of darkness, levitating. I've obviously read too much fantasy. and that voice at the end, what or who was that?"

Zack was stuck in his thoughts until he heard a knock at his room door. "Zack it's time to wake up for school." His mom yelled from the other side of the door. "I'm up, I'm up." he yelled while hurrying to get out of bed to get ready for his last day of school. Zack Pridefall, an 18 year old high school senior. Today was his 18 birthday and luckily his last day of high school. He got up and checked the clock to look at the time and see that it was 6a.m. After going to take his shower he stopped to look in the mirror.

He had long black hair that was twisted in dreads. Black hair, black eyes, and black skin. Standing at a modest 6feet tall he gazed in the mirror still thinking about the dream he had. While brushing his pearly whites he started to wonder about his father. He never met his father so he didn't even know what type of person he was. He asked his mom once when he was younger but she just started crying and said that she wasn't ready to talk about it yet.

He finished getting ready and started heading down stairs for his breakfast. Seeing his mother in the kitchen drinking coffee he said good morning as his mother looked up to look at him. "There's breakfast on the stove, hurry and eat so you don't be late." said his mother. Zack made his plate and sat down to eat as he thought and hesitated before he looked up and decided to ask "mom, can you tell me about dad now?" His mom Loren looked up a bit startled then hung a wry smile on her face. "I promise you will know everything when you come home from school."

With slight disappointment Zack went back to eating. when he was done he washed his plate and grabbed his stuff to leave for school. "I love you son. i know you have questions but... the answers might be more than you can handle. Make sure you prepare yourself while you're at school." With a bit of confusion on his face he gave his mom a hug and a kiss and yelled love you too mom see you later as he ran out the door. Had he took his time leaving out he would have saw the faint sadness on his mother's face. "I'm sorry but, since you're his son the sadness you will feel today will be the least of your worries."

On his way to school Zack met up with his two best friends at the park on the way to school on the usual route. "Hey miles, Hey Amber!" he waved to his friends. Miles was a young black male with a short stature and a fade. he wore glasses and usually wore something with many pockets. Miles is what could called a tech head. He was always fiddling with something. either trying to fix it, see how it worked, or improve it to his needs. Amber on the other hand was a young white girl with long brown hair, deep green eyes, and an icy look on her face. She had a good heart but a cold personality. the only people who get to see her smile were her parents or close friends. She's a very studious person who loved nothing more than reading and learning new things.

"Sup Zack" they chimed in unison. They looked at each other and had a good laugh first thing in the morning. With smiles on their faces they started their walk. "Happy birthday bro." uttered miles. "Yea happy birthday big head" giggled Amber as she lightly punched his shoulder. "AAAHHH, someone help she's trying to kill me on my birthday, call the cops" joked Zack. "Thank you princess snow" Zack uttered while amber gave him a death glare. Princess snow is the name that kids around the school gave her on account of her cold personality. They all had nicknames. There was princess snow, Young lion as Zack was nicknamed on account of his Rasta hair style, last name, and fierce personality when it came to his loved one. Miles on the other hand was just nicknamed specks.

"What are you working on today miles?" Zack asked as he hastily tried to change the subject before Amber hit him for real. "Not telling. you're just going to laugh." Miles replied. "See now I'm interested in whatever it is." Zack curiously said while looking over Miles' shoulder. "Whatever, I'm working on something that came to me in a dream last night. It's my new goal in life. I'm trying to fuse magic and technology. The only problem is magic doesn't exist so all I can do is try some things that make petty tricks look like magic come out of random tech." Miles shyly said in a low voice.