Orpheus and the Adamantine Quest

I remember my first day of school.

It was a hot summer's day, the kind of day where you play with your friends until the sun tells you to go inside. I had made it home and was getting ready for dinner when my father came in with a friend. He told me that we were going to go see his friend's farm, and that I should get ready so I didn't disturb them while they talked. The friend he mentioned was the man who would become my foster father.

We went out to his farm, in the middle of nowhere. There, he asked me about how I was doing in school, if I had friends. He asked me if I wanted to play with him and his daughter at the farm, and told me that he would be my new foster father. That night, after we ate dinner, we all sat around a small campfire talking about things that adults talk about when no one else is listening in. He told me that he would be my new daddy from now on; this meant that he expected me to call him "daddy", behave like a good boy, and listen to everything he said. I did as I was told; I listened and followed his every word like it was advice from the prophet himself.

I had never been so happy my whole life. My real father was always busy at work or traveling to other countries for business. My mother died when I was three years old; there was no way she could have survived childbirth without her soul being strong enough to take on such a heavy burden. They say it's because she loved me so much that her soul left her body as soon as she heard my cry of life echo through our small house; people just don't understand how much someone can love another soul on this Earth. It really doesn't matter what kind of person you are; if you find a person who loves you more than anyone has ever loved another here on this world, then you will know what I am talking about. People say it's not right for someone to die for another soul, but when your love is strong enough, death is nothing but an illusion of an end; it's just an end to one path and the beginning of a new one together with those you love most in the whole universe one step closer to God and all the glory of Heaven itself!

My bloodline is very special: both my parents were blessed by God Himself with a powerful gift. This gift granted them everlasting youth and beauty paired with immense strength! Some people might call it magic or sorcery - but it's not; it is a gift given unto only those who truly deserve its power! My father traveled all over the world fighting evil wherever he could find it; for him, evil meant anything that would stand between him and his purpose here on Earth: defeating those who want to bring suffering into the world! He traveled from continent to continent alone save for the company of his closest allies; he fought against some of the strongest beings known to man while constantly growing stronger himself! It wasn't long before rumors of his power reached places beyond even the dreams of most men! When word got back to him that an old enemy had resurfaced and created an army bigger than any seen since ancient times, he knew what had to be done! However...

It wasn't long after that I lost my father to an attack by this same foe and his army of demons! Only days later, however...

When word reached us at home that my mother had passed away during childbirth due to complications caused by her loss of mental strength and physical well-being over these past couple years...

That same night... A mysterious stranger walked into our home without even knocking! He looked at me with eyes full of sadness mixed with determination... An expression I would soon learn belonged exactly on this man's face whenever looking at others who needed help from a place deep within their hearts along with help from those who could provide assistance in their darkest hours! Without saying a single word (except for a few instructions), the stranger took me outside and carried me far away through forests where no one ever goes anymore! We finally arrived at a clearing in the forest surrounded by two very large trees whose branches touched each other above us... There... was this floating purple light surrounded by millions upon millions of shining stars surrounding what looked like some sort of structure hovering above us... You see... My mother used her special powers to make sure that we could hide from our enemy while giving birth; apparently she foresaw many years ago what would happen shortly after her own death from childbirth! The stranger placed me down next to him in front of these two trees with branches touching each other above us as two glowing figures were walking towards where we were standing... One figure wore white clothing decorated with golden patterns; its hair was blonde which reached down its backside almost reaching its knees while holding up two empty hands which seemed filled by some invisible power behind its back like they were holding something mighty in them which could only be described in terms of 'majesty', 'glory' and 'beauty'. While walking towards us, its smile seemed bright enough to shine through nightfall as though morning had already come upon our world before time itself could ever allow such a thing to occur naturally; this figure seemed to radiate life along with joyous happiness radiating outwards reaching everyone around us as though there was no longer any hatred left anywhere within our world! In fact, many people have described this figure as an angelic being sent straight from Heaven itself for many centuries now without ever being proven wrong by any means possible!!! The other figure wore black robes decorated with gold around its edges as well as golden patterns similar to those found on its companion's clothing; however, instead of having blonde hair reaching down its backside almost reaching its knees while having empty hands behind its back filled by some invisible power like those belonging to its companion seemed filled by something dark which could only be described in terms of 'evil', 'hatred' and 'sorrow' radiated outwards reaching everyone around us as though there was no longer any joy left anywhere within our world! In fact, many people have described this figure as demonic creature sent straight from Hell itself for many centuries now without ever being proven wrong by any means possible!!! These two figures stood facing each other next to each other neither moving nor saying anything before finally speaking in unison: "You will have your revenge", they said before disappearing forever leaving behind only silence which hung heavy in the air before finally fading away into nothingness once again leaving us standing right there in front of these two trees whose branches touching each other above us forming an archway creating what looked like an entrance into some sort [place] unknown even unto many angels themselves!!! The stranger looked at me once more with eyes full of sadness mixed with determination looking at me directly into my eyes telling me: "You must grow up strong so you can fulfill your destiny". Then... He handed me over directly into the arms waiting under these two trees whose branches touching each other above us forming an archway creating what looked like an entrance into some sort [place] unknown even unto many angels themselves!!!