gems and stars

This small village is located in a remote canyon. The villagers' low houses are lined up along the path in the middle of the canyon. The orange-red roofs look very beautiful against the green grass in spring.

The character of the people in the village is as warm as the color of the roof. They greet each other with a smile and help each other when they are in trouble. Such scenes are often seen.However, warmth cannot reach the forest on the top of the canyon.

The forest is neither big nor small, and it is the place where the villagers often go hunting. Only the central part of the forest is the place where they are warned not to go.In fact, there is a clear lake there, which will reflect the blue sky and soft white clouds on sunny days; beside the lake is a low grassland, and on the grassland is a simple log cabin.

According to the legend of the villagers, this was originally the residence of the forest ranger, but it was taken over by an evil dark mage on a rainy night. The blood of the forest ranger flowed from the door of the wooden house to the lake.Although I don't know when and who spread this story, and I don't know if it's true or not, but recently some daring hunters have approached that place, and when they came back, they all said that they saw people wearing black hats and black coats. Mage, that's how the fact about "there's a bad wizard in the forest" is confirmed.

At this time, the bad magician who terrified the villagers was sitting at the desk in front of the window, his feet dangling, looking at the "Daily News" he subscribed to.

This is a thin booklet, issued once a day, the main content is the latest news that happened in the mainland recently, from political issues to food, clothing, housing and transportation, everything is covered, and the publisher will arrange for the pigeons to be sent to the subscription in the hands of customers.For Ivner, who rarely goes out, this booklet is the only way for him to understand the outside world, and it is also an important way of pastime every day.

Beside the desk was a puppet with black hair, one black and one purple eyes, wearing a simple and crude dark black uniform and a red shawl.When Evner was reading the booklet, he would touch the puppet soothingly from time to time, or read a few paragraphs to the puppet that he thought were interesting, grinning silly.

This puppet is very important to the bad wizard, and it has been with him for a while before moving to this forest. Ivna named him "Start", which means shining star.And the stars are Evner's favorite thing in the life she has lived.Every clear night, he would lie on his back on the grass by the lake, look at the stars in the night sky, and spend a long time in a daze.Of course, I did not forget to put State around.

Evner was reading the section introducing new things in the mainland, and he was immediately caught by a new drink.This new brown drink was accidentally invented by a pharmacist in a small town in the southern part of the mainland. He accidentally mixed soda water into the potion called coca-kola, and as a result, a new drink that swept the entire continent was born.

It is said that this drink will emit white bubbles, and after drinking it will make people blow out of the nose, but it does not add any magical effects.This made Evner very curious. He first read the description of the magic of the new drink to Stat, and then sighed: "Stat, I really want to take a sip."

Start stared at him wordlessly.Ivner sighed, and after sitting blankly looking at the scenery outside the window for a while, he seemed to make up his mind, took out a black robe from the closet and put it on, and put on a hat to cover his dazzling light golden hair, Putting on a small backpack and holding Stater in his arms, he was ready to go to the nearby town of Cotton.

"There, you will definitely be able to buy this new drink." He thought confidently.This is one of the distinctive traits of Ivna, who tends to be curious about things and take quick actions for things that interest him.

And the villagers who came to hunt in the forest this morning were all taken aback by the sudden appearance of the black magician.It was originally focused on the sight of the prey not far away, when a black figure suddenly appeared. This black figure was clearly walking fast, but it did not make any sound.

The hunters no longer cared about their prey, and tried their best to escape, fearing that they would be targeted by this reclusive and evil magician.

Evner knew how the people in the small village down the mountain viewed him. Indeed, he killed the original owner of the wooden house, but if it wasn't because the man had bad thoughts about him first, how could he be willing to do so.

That was about three or four years ago, when Evner was a boy of fourteen or fifteen.He escaped from that frightening home, and just mastered the black magic that is regarded as evil by the world. During his endless walk, Evner came to this forest and saw the cabin with warm lights by the lake.Because of the continuous heavy rain, his body was cold and wet. After hesitating for a while, Ivner stepped forward and knocked on the wooden door.

The man who opened the door was a strong-looking uncle who warmly received him, helped dry his coat, and served hot tea.Ivna, who had just experienced a heavy rain, was very weak, and the uncle's kindness was like the warm fire in the wood stove, slowly drying his damp heart.

He held the teacup in both hands and looked at the jumping flames, but suddenly he smelled blood.This made Ivna tremble subconsciously. Ever since he started practicing black magic, he has become extremely sensitive to the smell of blood.Evner had to pull himself together.

At this moment, a black figure enveloped him, and when Ivna turned around pretending to be calm, he saw that the originally kind uncle was holding a sharp knife.In a hurry, Ivna recited the spell he had just learned, and the forest ranger fell to the ground. Blood slowly flowed out, dripping all over the ground, and then disappeared as if it had evaporated.The blood was actually absorbed by the magic giver into power.

Evner stared at the ranger's body for a while, dragged him out of the door expressionlessly, and threw him into the lake under the heavy rain.The flames in the fireplace are still jumping and sizzling, and they don't know anything about what just happened.

Evner went to the back room and found a lot of valuables under the bed. He thought that the forest ranger robbed and even killed many passers-by from afar.No wonder Evna felt the atmosphere was a bit strange when he approached the forest.

Someone in the village at the bottom of the mountain discovered the body of the forest ranger, and saw Ivner, who was squatting by the lake in black, practicing magic. The story of "the black magician killing the forest ranger" is widely known in the village, but no one knows the detailed reason. After all, in the world's perception, the black magician does not need a reason to kill people.

Those so-called brave hunters later approached him with prejudice, and were scared away by their own inner fantasies.As a result, Evner became more and more evil in the eyes of the villagers, and Evner did not want to be friends with them and stayed in his own small world all day long.

Caton Town is tens of kilometers away from this small village, and it will take more than half a day to walk. Because of studying magic, Evna arrived in Caton Town a few hours before sunset without rest or fatigue.

Caton Town is considered a bustling city, with a lot of people coming and going, and Evner, who is dressed in black and can't see his face clearly, is not so conspicuous.He first went to the largest department store in the town, found the new drink he had dreamed of, and bought a bottle to enjoy his mouth.

This is really a magical drink. When it was first opened, the white bubbles burst into the mouth of the bottle, and then retreated back.After the entrance, it seems that there are small things jumping around in the mouth.After a while, there will be no small bubbles anymore, and it will taste sweet and sweet.

Evner subconsciously aimed the bottle at Start in his arms, and realized after a few seconds that a puppet couldn't drink at all, so he lowered his head in frustration.

This is a habit he has developed long ago. He wants to tell Start what is in his heart and interesting things, and he also wants to share interesting things with Start.In the past, whenever Evner was bullied by other children or beaten and scolded by adoptive parents, he would hug Start tightly and tell him what was in his heart; and when he got something good by accident, he would be happy He told Starter eagerly, and sometimes even wanted to stuff something delicious into Starter's non-existent mouth.

After tasting the miraculous drink that he wanted, Evna came out of the department store, thinking about buying another five or six bottles of this drink to take home tomorrow, and checked into a nearby hotel.From the excitement in the morning to the rush in the afternoon, his whole body was a little sore. He lay on the bed in the hotel holding his baby puppet, and soon fell asleep.

How could our protagonist know that his destiny will undergo unexpected and huge changes tomorrow.