The Front of Darkness

The Awakening
Houka now found himself sinking through the darkness that had surrounded him. Houka continued to sink for what felt like forever and eventually discovered that he wasn't sinking through nothingness but he was sinking through water, Houka had somehow been thrown into what appeared to be the depths of the ocean.

''I'm falling through the ocean but I can still breath. ''Houka thought as he sunk. Eventually Houka ceased to fall through the waters of the ocean and by what appeared to be magic, landed on feet at the bottom of the ocean. Appearing under the feet of Houka after a swarm of white doves flew by was a stain glass portrait. Houka's eyes widened in shock at the sight of the picture, it was of him, fast asleep.

"Welcome." Went a mysterious voice, Houka glanced around him, there wasn't anybody else in sight.

"Whose there!" Houka immediately shouted.

"Do not worry, you are in safe hands." The voice spoke again to Houka, the jaws of the young flame-haired boy dropped, he still didn't see how any of this was possible.

"It is clear, you have a destiny at hand but of course you must define your character." The voice stated. Appearing in front of Houka in a flash of light, sitting at the top of stone pillars, where three objects: a shield, a sword, and a rod. "Choose." The voice then commanded Houka, the young boy gulped, he had no clue what was going on but he knew he had to pick something. Instinctively, Houka approached the sword and grasped it, seeing it as the only real weapon out of the three presented thus the only sensible choice.

"The power of the warrior, invincible courage, a sword of terrible destruction, is this the power you seek?" The voice asked Houka.

"Yes." Houka replied, the sword then vanished in the hands of the boy.

"You have selected your power, not in exchange for this you must sacrifice something in return." The voice told Houka. The young boy huffed and then approached the rod, grabbing it firmly.

"The power of the mystic, a staff of wonder and ruin, is this the power you wish to relinquish?" The voice asked Houka who then nodded his head in response. The