Chapter 1: Alex Lionheart

A long caravan is making their way through the forest towards a 20 meter tall wall , the caravan was heavily guarded by soldiers , they were well armed and looked properly trained , in front of the caravan leading the soldiers is a knight clad in metal armor ,he is a stocky middle-aged man with brown hair and his whole appearance was giving of a seasoned warrior vibe , as they reached the gates of the wall, the knight made his way back to a luxurious carriage in the caravan , he knocked at the door "My Lord we have reached Timber town " he had a rough voice but there was no disrespect in his tone .

The door opened and a teen walked out , he had short blond hair and piercing blue eyes , his face was a peace of beauty yet masculine ,he seemed to be the very definition of regal and elegance, he was dressed in common but comfortable clothes , he looked at the knight with a smile " You don't have to be so formal Ethan relax " then he looked at the giant wall "So we finally reached our destination after 6 months , seems longer doesn't it " Ethan(the knight) was confused " it's been 6 months my lord , no more no less" the teen just smiled at the response "That's why you should read more Ethan and not just practice your sword all day anyway get my horse , I will ride with you from here, I have to look at my new territory now don't I " " Right away my lord " Ethan quickly commanded the soldiers to gets the lord's horse , a soldier bought a white horse to them , the horse was white as the clouds and it looked strong and full of vigor .

As the teen got on the horse , he and Ethan made their way to the gates , together they entered the territory with the caravan .

[Teen/ Alex POV]

I finally made it to my territory , all my efforts for last 10 years are finally coming together , I am Alex Lionheart and yeah the last name is too on the nose but hey I didn't choose it, it is was it is , I am the third son ,sorry bastard son of Duke Lionheart but before that I was just a normal guy living a normal life then bam!! I wake up as a 5 year old in this world .

This world is very different for my world , here there are knights , mages , kings , nobles but most importantly 'ether' which significantly boost life-force of this world , everywhere you look there is dense forest filled with wild animals that can easily maul and eat any unfortunate humans they encounter, so the humans live in settlements with huge walls to protect themselves , but that's not all, due to ether some of these wild animals mutate and turn into 4meter tall monsters that can easily destroy a normal town , but we also have knights that can use ether to train their bodies to become super humans , so the survival of each settlement depends largely on these knights .

This is a world where everything is based on strength , the weak don't even have the right to venture out of their settlement so most commoners stay in the same settlement for generations , travel and adventure is hobby for the rich and powerful , but on the other hand the knights can easily venture out in hopes adventure and travel.

Nobles in this world are like kings in their settlements , till they provide the proper tribute to higher nobles they can do whatever they want , but if you ask me who has the most troubled life in this world , it would be the nobles and the lords , because the noble titles are not given out based on birthright but strength , here the lords might live in luxury but they also have to protect their territories and their people from the mutants , magical beast , other humanoid species etc.

I was luckily born as the bastard son of one the four Dukes of the kingdom , it's much better than most people will ever have in their entire life, so what am I doing in this small town settlement at the very edge of the Dukedom and the kingdom ?

Being a bastard doesn't mean I was treated unfairly or anything like that ,it was a life filled with luxuries and comforts but I knew all of that was not mine the only thing in this world that I can count on is my own strength , here numbers and armies don't mean anything against true power and I have a way to gain it but I cannot do that under my father and my family looking over my shoulder.

This world is very unfair towards the weak , take Viscount Timber for example , his family were lords of Timber Town for generations and he did everything right , he became a Bronze Knight and had three other bronze knights under him but a year ago while scouting the forest , they were attacked by Orcs and died under the attack , his only mistake was that he was weaker than the Orcs , his wife who was also a proud bronze knight had to go away with whatever she can take and her kids and leave the place she spent most of her life .

Now I am the Viscount of Timber Town , but it's not due my own strength , but due to Ethan , a silver knight who has pledged to me because of him I don't have to worry about the orcs or any other problem while ruling my territory , there were many other bronze knights who wanted this territory and the noble title that came with it , it's due to Ethan they didn't make any problems and some even sent me gifts to congratulate me , this is what means to have strength, with Ethan's presence alone all the opposition went away .