CHAPTER I: BORN IN THE SKY

orion was born in the country of caelum, venalia and steele glory, the latter of which held the prestigious positions of “sky sage”, a powerful rank high on the ladder within the country’s military. despite all of the riches, fame, and perks that came with such a class, steele and venalia differed from their peers. instead of constantly bickering and fighting to be the top sky sage within the country for the fame, the pair sought out another purpose. considering the birth of their future son, the husband and wife duo devised plans to escape the country.

shortly after orion was born, steele and venalia boarded a trading ship en route to the country of fiore: aka their ticket out of the impending civil war that was sure to devastate their home land. It was a better life for their new family, one they could live out in peace instead of terror. however, two weeks of tranquility was all the perfect little trio had been gifted. a massive, boiling lightning storm swept across the middle of the ocean, putting them directly in the thick of it. it happened quickly, before anyone on board could even react.

steele had been outside on the deck with newborn orion, cradling him in the afternoon sun before the storm hit. as thick swaths of rainfall began to bathe the ship, masking everyone’s vision, steele stood with orion in his arms and frantically sprinted towards where he believed the cabin of the vessel was. when he thought he saw the image of a door in sight, his vision flashed over… black. he felt a jolt ring throughout his body and fell to the ground. staring down at his crying son, whose hair had previously been naturally blonde, was now black as midnight. he also noticed that the trading vessel had been severed in two, nothing but fire and smoldering wood lining it’s wound.

the remainder of that night was a blur. all steele could remember was seeing his newly born son falling into the ocean below, exposed from the massive crack in their ship and hurling himself helplessly after his descending infant. the trading ship was never found, and all of the occupants and crew members accounted for shared the same fate, save for one divinely-gifted baby.

CHAPTER II: SECOND CHANCE

empyrean interference drifted orion’s infant form to the shores of fiore, where his constant crying had attracted the attention of a passing rune knight brigade. zulf, otherwise known by orion as master zulfi and captain of the 15th division of the rune knight’s action squad, accepted the baby god slayer into his home, raising orion alongside his wife aura, who unfortunately was infertile, allowing them the chance to raise their own child. they are the ones who gave orion his name, his birth name being wiped from history completely.

growing up with a captain of a rune knight’s division for a father came with its perks; training in both martial arts and weapons combat, protection wherever he went. he was being groomed to climb the ranks of the rune knights himself, and he probably would have progressed towards that goal had he not begun displaying the ancient curse that gave him this new life many years ago.

when orion began instinctively using his black lightning, zulf, a wise man with years of experience in magic and copious resources available to him via the rune knight library, recognized it as lost magic. fearing what the rest of the rune knights would do or potentially getting the magic council involved, zulf chose to keep orion from the organization’s ranks. he opted to keep his family together.

unfortunately that worked against him as when orion turned eighteen and attempted to join the rune knights of his own free will anyways, zulf denied him. he packed his bags and left home shortly after, choosing to travel the country rather than be held back at home. shortly after leaving home, orion ran across the small cat that’d come to be his best friend.

funkfreed sat alone, huddled inside of a box outside of a tavern that had a strict no animals policy on a stormy, rainy day. orion caught him outside and struck a conversation, initially finding it weird that he was talking to a cat. nevertheless, the two quickly struck a cord with one another and orion took to arguing with the bartender over her stupid pet rule. the end result was him getting into a pretty gnarly bar fight where he got his ass kicked, but managed to come out with his head held high and a dirty, hard loaf of bread tucked into his coat. they enjoyed their first meal together, and from that day forward, became best friends.

they’d go on to piss off many of the people across fiore and toss themselves into more trouble then they could handle. from sneaking into the smut-shops and nude magazine stands to being booted out of bars and restaurants across the country for dining and dashing.

CHAPTER III: GOD ASCENDING

their adventures took a turn for the worse when orion’s god slayer magic abruptly activated deep within a channel of ruins, injuring both orion and funkfreed in the process. after failing their mission to retrieve a lost necklace and healing from the wounds caused by orion’s mysterious powers, the two sought out an expert opinion in the black market in the capital of crocus. mr. roach is the only name the man went by, and his identity was kept hidden from the duo behind a dark plague doctor mask.

he explained that these arcane outbursts were a product of a magic long forgotten, dubbed lost magic. he described orion’s magic as a specific type labeled god slayer magic, granting him magical abilities capable of combating even the gods. mr. roach would not however reveal any information on how this magic had come to be, its origin within humans or if there were even any more out there in the world. he ushered orion and funk from his back alley shop quickly afterwards. when the two attempted to return the next night, they found the shop had vanished.

left in the middle of crocus with little information or insight on what to do next, orion and funk turned to the open road. their spirits took them to magnolia town, home of the infamous fairy tail guild and overall one of the most popular cities in fiore behind the capital. It felt promising in terms of the company, job opportunity, and overall peace it could provide amidst the dangerous outbursts birthed from the constant use of his god slaying abilities.