Transmigration Into The Beginning After The End

Chapter 4 -Surprises-

CHAPTER 4 -SURPRISES-

JAMES HODGES

Mia and I talked about how Lu should be raised now that he was two years old. Though we are not mages or even capable of using mana in any way, we decided to let Lu know about this after his fourteenth birthday when he would decide to either be a mage and go undertraining for it, or live the life he would want to.

Whatever he decides to do, we–his parents–will support him.

However, the only thing I would tell him would be that, no matter what he does, he must make sure he doesn't have regrets that lay down in his chosen path.

As a father, I would like that my son would have the best time living his life here in Dicathen. Whether it be close to us–his folks–or miles away, he would still be my son. A being with my blood, my pride.

Boom

A large explosion occurred, in our house–

Instinctively, I used my body to guard Mia's. Large amounts of the house piece hit my back but that wasn't enough to bring me down. After all, I had a stronger body than a normal persons' so this was nothing to me.

Mia on the other hand had a fragile body that would catch a flu here and there, each one bringing her to a master in medicine just to keep her alive or sometimes a deviant healer–which are rare.

The long white silky hair had its tips filled with ashes and dirt from the explosion. As I had my arms around my wife's body, I felt a stream of water going past my forearms. Worried, I asked, "Mia are you okay?"

Mia's response was in a lowly voice that I had to get close to her face, by that time the explosion had already gone by. "...in there–"

Lifting her up by her body, Mia's feet touched the ground and bolted towards the ruble where the house was. As she did, letting out a scream of pain and agony mentioning only one name. Luke.

My son, my pride, the sole reason for my source of happiness, was in the house during the explosion.

I felt as my stomach fell, my heart ached. "Luke!"

Like my wife Mia, I ran at full force towards the backyard. With the explosion being loud and large, it was enough to make the neighbors appear with concern and worry for us.

Running next to me was one of our neighbors, Reynolds Leywin, a mage who is an augmenter. An ex-adventurer if I was correct, maybe he can detect Luke in all this ruble. I had hoped we would, even if it was futile, I just wanted my son to be okay.

Though, as a man, showing your emotions was a sign of the weak, but with time I learned that only the strongest of men cry when everything is down at their knees. And I was no exception, at this point and time, I was vulnerable.

My son had been in that explosion and I had no knowledge about mana or magic, but, Reynolds did, he had a mana core, he could save Luke.

In agony and horror, I pleaded to my friend, one who I met when he moved here in the town of Ashber. "Please, I beg of you Reynolds. Please find Luke."

The retired adventurer gave me a concerned and surprised look, before giving me a nod and looking in any direction that his senses reacted to mana.

Pointing to wherever mana was accumulating to parts where children would hide.

Even Mia and Reynolds' wife–Alice Leywin–who had brought their child–Arthur Leywin–to the search. Many came after hearing the explosion as well.

Twenty or thirty minutes had passed by and still no sign of Luke. I was worried to the point where I felt like I had to assemble a search party and look all over Ashber town. Mia and I were nervous and filled with anxiety, all while horror filled our hearts to the point where we both had thought Luke had been killed.