"Belmont, you fool!"

"You are a poor excuse for a mage!"

"You should have all died with the rest of them."

Those words all echo in his head like the annoying tappings of a broken water spout. Belmont Lacroze was born in Alliria to a Mother he never knew and a Father who had sold him to his master for only a mere bushel of wheat when he was four months old. His master, Kelin, taught the boy the ways of magic and sorcery when he was five years old at the Lumbert Academy of the Magical Arts. There, Belmont's life would be full of torment from his peers and disappointment from various teachers. But to Kelin, the boy was special though the opportunity had not presented itself to be seen as such by everyone else. Over the next few years, until his nineteenth year, Belmont had exceeded in his education as a Mage and soon was made an honoree of magical excellence. There, Kelin knew that Belmont's potential had sprouted and the now teenager had entered an age of his life where he felt meaning. That was until an invading army from the North had discovered Lumbert and had demanded that all mages are to be stripped of their powers by the high mages or die. Of course, the high wizards of Lumbert refused and soon a bloody conflict had ensued, with the northern army from the unknown lands killing virtually every mage over the course of a six month, long and bloody battle that had the students and mages dealing with famine, struggle, and weakness. On the last day of the conflict, also known as the night of one thousand suns to the world, the last attempt was made to try to push back the northern army by Kelin and his boy, Belmont. Together, along with several unnamed students, they had conjured large, fiery earth elementals to aid their attacks on the Northern Army. But alas, the Northern Army's numbers were too much and their firepower had bested even the most skillful of mages. That night had ended in a massacre of nearly everyone at Lumbert, including Belmont's long-time teacher, Kelin. Now the only ones that remained were Belmont and several students. In a rage, the students had blamed Belmont for what happened that night and had tried to kill the once prestigious and excelling boy. After successfully fleeing, Belmont swore to never cross any living being ever again and cursed himself to the Forbidden City, where he shall take in his last days and rid himself of the awful days and nights that ultimately caused the collapse of everything he loves so dearly.