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Chapter 1: Prologue

As the rainstorm raging in.

A man walking in the corridor holding a gun, he stares like a dead man walking the footsteps echoing around the area.
and another man crawling on the corridor bleeding and running for his life, he uses all of his strength to save his life but failed, as the wounded man reached the bedroom he crawled and leaned against the wall. He breathe heavily and look at the ceiling while holding his left hand pressuring the wounded area, however, he heard a noise coming from the corridor and quietly closed the door, when he saw the feet of his killer. He raised his head and look at the gun with silencer pointing at his head, then-


BANG!!!!!!


Blood spilled over the area where the man embraces his death, on the other side an unknown man wore a black cap, black hood, black mask, he almost copied the ancient times 'Black Reaper' sudden noise came to the room, as the man heard it he check his pockets then pick up his phone and the voice came out of the phone. he said, "It is done?" As the man moved his head and analyzed the corpse to make sure he was dead, and again he set his focus on the mirror which means he stare at the closet that there were 'witness' or survivors left behind. the man replied "Yes it is done" a relief voice came out to the phone then 'it' added " make sure that no one survivors include his wife and children, I don't want his legacy to the resurfaced. You know what to do 'Black Reaper'. as the man stared at the mirror he turned around and open the closet then revealed the children of the 'victim' he stared the cry children all of a sudden he cock up and aim at the head-


BANG! BANG!


As the smoke came out of the gun's barrel he turns around and left the room, but the children in the closet are dead as the man walking downstairs he glared at the corpse beside him with guilt and regret he weighs on his shoulders. he saw the photo of the family on the woman's belly, he picked it up and stared at the photo then placed in the plastic bag and left...


*A few years later*.


As the people were busy with their own individual lives many commuters and cars are swarming the streets, however, the news was spreading across the city. on the other side of the city, a portal opened in the forest where the people gathering. As the people were about to enter the portal there's a banner on the left side of the portal but there's a man standing beside the banner, he wore casual clothes, blue spiky hair, white skin, blue on the right side and red on the left side-eyes, and his bag with sword and shield. after the preparation, a sudden voice said " OKAY GUYS LET'S MOVE OUT" then around 20 people started to enter the portal.


One by one the people entering the portal to begin their 'duty'. however, it reveals the big cave standing between them the wind blows widely then 20 people began to enter the cave, minutes later as they walking to the caves a man stared at the woman in front of him, a woman suddenly turned around and face to the man. she wore a pink t-shirt with a warm jacket, brown long hair, white skin, brown eyes, firm legs, slender arms, and heart face shape. a man blushed at the sight suddenly a woman called him "Ey John how's it going there?" she asked by the time a man named John smiled and replied " Yeah, I'm alright you?" after that, a woman started slowly and walk beside John, therefore, John was blushing the moment they walked together, after few minutes of silence John decide to bring a topic " Hey, Bea why did you decide to join the Paladin's Guild?" as the woman named Bea lowered her head and replied " Well the reason I joined the Guild is that I want to help my parents in financial problems" then the atmosphere began to change, a man entered the scene and place his left hand on John's right shoulder but John surprised and said " Sir Thomas" then a man named Thomas smiled, he asked, "So kid, how's the day?" John replied " going well, busying taking care of my little sister who started to enter the highschool" Thomas surprised and asked " Wait your sister was alive I thou-" John cut off "remember I tell you that," he said in a hurtful mocking tone. Thomas laughed and said " yeah and I heard that it's your Parents' 30th Death Anniversary" after he heard that he lower his head, he replied " Yes, I and my little sister will go to the cemetery and visiting our parents there". as the two were talking, Bea watched John talking to Thomas she smiled and look at her sword.


After 1 hour.


They've reached the giant looked like a medieval gate, the group stared at the big gate they waited as their leader and his subordinates thinking of how to get in, as the members were waiting they've decided to rest beside the gate and start talking simultaneously to each other. on the other side of the group, John was leaning the wall and staring at the void Bea walked in "those this sit was taken" she asked childishly tone then laugh but John smiled and said " yes it was reserved for the lady" and she said" who's the lady you've waiting for?" he replied " You, as Bea smiled and sit beside John and started their conversation.


Hours passed.


As the group of people started to enter the gate where the miners were created then atmosphere change, still, no one knew what will happen to them. they were walking in a trap, a slaughterhouse awaits them, they slaughtered like animals, it was a total massacre. but there is one who will resist it...


There is one person who will rise from the ashes and bring havoc among his enemies, the 'prophecy' stated that there is one who will inherit and wield the 'power' that could bring a human race into extinction but this 'power' will seal the 'unknown' for beneath his feet. yet there are two choices to answer:


To Bring Peace?


Or


War?



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