Story

## The Origin

In the VERY beginning, in the first of the canon universes, there was a world where magic was a rarity. Those who have magic were placed far above the rest, but also hidden from the rest of the world for safety purposes. This world was technically separated by three groups of people. People with magic, people without magic, and those who excelled in science. Of the rare magicians, there was Sakura, Addison, and Samson. Sakura was a talented Sorceress from never ending studies and practice. Samson wasn’t magicly gifted, but he understood it’s intricacies. He was more scientifically inclined and was the original creator of the magic science hybrid called Alchemy. Addison was magical gift with magic. Without practice or even trying, he even surpasses Sakura.

In the events leading up to the destruction of the universe, Samson hadn’t revealed his discovery of Alchemy. He surprised Sakura (his then girlfriend) and Addison (his younger brother) with his research and decided to teach them. Since Samson was basically powerless compared to them with his lack of magical ability, he saw his discovery as a chance to prove that he is as good as or even better than them.

Alchemy was what could be called the poor man’s form of magic. It draws magic directly from your soul and is used for physical creation in a more technical way. It is the skill of making the item you hold change physically  or in the way it’s used by tweaking its natural make up with magic. Normally, pulling magic directly from the soul could kill you especially if you aren’t capable of using as is. Alchemy is more controlled in a way that your soul’s magic is slowly used, but not to the point it is fully depleted. The slow consumption of the magic gives your soul enough time to replenish itself.

Sakura couldn’t manage it well, but Addison had already nearly mastered it.  Seeing Addison’s quick success in the ways of Alchemy rubbed Samson the wrong way. Seeing his little brother outperform him only made him want to pursue power more than he already did. He began to do research on a legendary stone that was said to grant anyone who used it to wish and ultimate power.

He told Sakura and Addison of his research in hopes that they would help him, they both could see that he was becoming a little obsessed on the topic, but only Sakura saw that as a problem. Addison decided to help his big brother despite not knowing all the details behind the situation.

Samson needed to find the two people who were professional researchers on the topic. They weren’t that hard to locate at all since they were almost celebrities in the research community. The Grey family included Atticus Grey, Professor of Magic Research, Noelle Grey, Professor of Magic Archeology, and their son, Mako Grey, an orange haired 12 year old average school student. To Samson’s absolute irritation, Mrs. Grey and Mr. Grey told him and Addison that the Philosopher’s Stone was pursued a long time ago and it led to worldwide destruction. They said that Samson should leave it alone, and they can’t help if he does.

Samson was distraught, because their rejection pushed him to a dead end. He couldn’t do anything without their notes. He locked himself in his room and dove deep into his research. He couldn’t accept that there was nothing he could do to get the power he needed. Samson pushed Addison and Sakura away.

Addison, still looking to help his brother, went to look for one person who knew a lot about the philosopher’s stone. The man was old and wasn’t a professional researcher of anything. He was just there and witnessed what happened with the stone. The man told Addison that the stone was formed by killing nearly half of the world's population. Their blood and souls were what made the stone. It could grant wishes, but it released an energy so strong that it killed its holder and anyone near them. There was no chance to make a wish.

Addison went to tell Samson, but he couldn’t find him. He decided to contact Sakura instead. She was out and ran into the Grey’s son, Mako, who said that before he left for school, he saw a man with green hair outside of his home. When Sakura picked up the phone, she told Addison what she heard from Mako. Addison rushed to the Grey’s home completely unaware of what Samson could possibly be doing there. When he arrived, he saw the door open and the house ransacked. Noelle and Atticus were laying, bleeding out on their living room floor. Atticus told Addison to leave immediately and find Samson. He had stole their notes and was going to make a world ending mistake.

Addison ran off on a desperate search. He attempted to contact Samson and Sakura, but none of them answered.

Samson’s mind was flooded with nonsense whispers. He couldn’t tell what they were or what exactly they were saying, but the closer he got to the completion of the stone the louder they got. The magic and the receipe were in his hands. He read what was needed to make his stone, but for some reason he didn’t see any issues. Samson was completely blinded by the power he knew would be his.

He stood outside under the sky and a setting sun. Addison stood behind him, slightly afraid to approach him any closer. Addison yelled at Samson telling him that he was going too far. He said that he wanted to help, but not kill anyone. He said that the stone was dangerous and that Samson should just stop. He said that no power is worth it. Samson snapped.

“Why is it that everything I do is so wrong? Of course you don’t think it’s worth it! You already have all the power! You’ve always had! You have had the world in your hands ever since we were young. Mom and Dad gave you all you could ever want and loved you more than anything. You could do no wrong. I, on the other hand, had to claw and scrap together whatever affection they had left to give me. When you weren’t around, they treated me like dirt! No matter what I did or how hard I tried, I was and could never be as good as you, as smart as you, as talented as you, as loved as you! Not in anyone’s eyes! Not even in yours! Even now you look down on me! I can tell that all you want from me is to return to being the dirt you walked all over! Not anymore god damnit! I refuse! I will be the strong one! I will have all the power! I will be praised for all the work I have put into everything I did. No longer will I accept second place to my brother or girlfriend or anyone else! If the world has to burn for me to succeed then so be it! I’ll make it new and perfect and finally a place that deserves me! No one here DESERVES ME!”

With only a few words, the ground shook under him, the wind blew harshly, and clouds set in. In the palm of his hand he could feel the stone form. He could feel power being sucked from the world around him and himself. Samson floated into the sky being surrounded by magic. He could see animals and people fall to their knees and die one by one. A smile crept on his face and his eyes widened. He started to hear the voices that were always there but were just quiet. They got louder. The voices in his head cheered instead of screamed. The voices praised him instead of begging him to stop.

Sakura stood on the ground in front of him silently. She tried to speak or scream to Samson, but she couldn’t open her mouth. She heard him. She heard everything he said. She couldn’t believe it even though it was happening right in front of her. She managed with a shaky voice to say stop. She said it again and again until eventually she screamed it. Samson heard her voice, and looked at her dead in her eyes. Sakura felt it. The hatred he had for her and everything around her. It brought her to tears. She reached her hand out to him as if he would reach back to her and stop. Samson indeed reached out his hand. He concentrated the power around him perfectly into his palm for a devastating attack aimed right for Sakura. Addison ran to Sakura to protect her as the attack was released. He created a magic barrier and surrounded them both. It barely managed to stay up, but it was enough to keep them alive. Samson scoffed at the site of them are paired to release a second attack. As he prepared, the sky turned red with shivers of blue and purple cascaded around. The stone, that he felt completing and filling with power, started to drain. It felt as if it was going somewhere else. He panicked and began to forcefully absorb the magic that had gathered already before it dissipated. As he did, he could feel his skin burning and his heart racing, but he did not stop. He kept going until the stone itself it disappeared and the magic had left.

Without Samson realizing, Sakura and Addison had managed to trap him in a magic circle barrier. They knew that with Samson’s new power the barrier couldn’t hold him for long. In a few seconds they had to decide on what to do. They didn’t want to kill him, but would do everything in their power to stop him. Despite it all, they still loved him even if he didn’t think so. Addison told Sakura that they had to seal him away. They only knew one spell to do that, but they needed a place strong enough to hold him. Addison told Sakura to help him perform the spell and let him worry about we’re Samson will go.

Samson Laughed maniacally as he slowly broke through the circle. While still reciting the spell, Addison stepped into the magic circle, levitated up and grabbed Samson. Sakura stopped chanting and begged Addison not to do it. She could now see that he was going to seal his brother in himself. Without a moment of hesitation, Addison completed the spell. No matter how hard he tried, Samson couldn’t escape his brother's grasp. The two seem to actually fuse slowly. Addison last words to Samson was that he wished he gave him an actual hug some point in the past and that he was sorry. Samson yelled and struggled. With one last swip of his hand before being completely absorbed. He ripped a whole in reality. Unexpected, but not unwanted by Samson. He wants the world to disappear with him. The hole made reality collapse in on itself.

Addison shook trying to compose himself. His brother’s life, his brother’s power, his brother’s knowledge were all raging under his skin. He tried to close the hole Samson opened, but couldn’t stay focused long enough. He heard and felt everything Samson did and it was holding him back. He came down to the ground and Sakura ran up to him trying to help. She could see him in pain. Not seeing any other way to help, she grabbed his hand in an attempt to take some of the magic herself as a way of lightening the load. Even though it was only a little, she was quickly overwhelmed.  Addison laughed and smiled a little. He said in a joking tone that this was the most work he has ever put into anything. Seeing no way to fix the damage that has been done, he says he’ll have to do exactly what Samson said he wanted to do from the very beginning. He was going to start everything over again. Sakura tried to speak against it, but Addison wasn’t listening. A blue light surrounded them with purple highlights and shimmers of gold. The light beamed into the sky and everything slowly began to turn white. Sakura fell to the ground from getting light headed and started to lose sight of everything. Within the white blur, she saw a small figure with a red light glowing from their chest. Attempting to focus in her last moments of consciousness, she could see a little boy with orange hair and tears in his eyes.

Some time before these drastic events begun, a little after Samson killed Mr and Mrs. Grey, their young son, Mako, returned home from school. His home door was open and no one was there to greet him. While searching around the house, he noticed papers and books and shelves on the floor. He’d eventually begin to see a blood trail on the floor. In his living room behind his couch, sat his father holding his mother. Mako ran up to them and shook them both asking for them to say something, begging them to say anything. His father managed to open his eyes and deliver one last message to his son.

“ I tried to warn him. He will try, and he will fail, but not before leaving a trail of death. What he is searching for, already exists, and there can only be one. Mako, my dearest son. I love you. Your mother does too. Sadly, she cannot say it, but she does so much. I am sorry that such a burden was left with you, but you must protect it. Just as you always have, keep it with you at all times. I am unsure of where the future will lead, but I believe you will be it’s hero when the time comes.”

As Atticus spoke his last words, he placed his hand on Mako’s shoulder then down to the center of his chest. Within only a matter of seconds, he passed away. Mako slowly pulled out a necklace hidden under his shirt. It was the original philosopher's stone. It started to glow.

Mako’s eyes welled with tears. Without being able to take a moment to process what just happened to him, he saw out the window the world had erupted into chaos. Though it was hard for him to understand, he could feel that whatever was happening was because of him, or more specifically, because of the stone he has. Mako ran to look for the only person he thinks can help, with one goal in mind. He wanted to save everyone. He felt that he could. Just as his father said. He went in the directions that made the stone glow brighter. He ran as fast as he could, but the feeling of hopelessness slowed him down. He had no idea where he was going or what he was doing. He was scared. The more he ran, the more things literally began to disappear behind him. By the time Mako made it to the person he was looking for, they were on the green barely conscious, and it was too late. Everything was gone.