“Somewhere, in a dimension far off into space, lies a planet, a pathetic one that they call ‘Earth.' On Earth, there are square-shaped buildings with soft-looking beings called humans. They walk, talk, prosper, and live their daily, annoying, and mostly dull lives. However, way below the very lands they walk upon, comes a place that no human ever knows: The Monster World.

“Here in The Monster World, there stood an Academy, called Streterra, where non-humans would go to study and train. There was a purpose in studying and learning all kinds of magic. Students there thrived on being a master level in their class for whichever subjects they’ve chosen. And when said people succeed in them, they can use their full-fledged powers for good, evil, or even a bit of both.

“Earth also plays an integral part in this. As you pick your side, good, evil, or neutral, you could even fight alongside like teams; again, if you wanted to, it’s entirely optional. Also, you can compete with others to gain the right to control a planet of your choosing and even defend it against others who plan to take it for themselves with teamwork or fighting by themselves by using magic, combat, strategy, skills, etc.

“Legends say that whoever can conquer all of the planets of all worlds and defend them off from others the longest would reign supreme. “However, no one in any team has done such an impossible task for the longest time. A new champion might bestow someday, but it is unlikely that would happen soon.

“And that, to put it simply, is going to be me!” shouted a young dark magician named Benjamin, who read the book that laid upon a big brown podium in the center of the vast library room.

He slowly turned around and assumed a pose of importance, with the chin raised, and hands on his hips, as he announced his mission to his loyal animal sidekicks and, no one else that was in the Mirage Library.

He allowed those final words to echo throughout the grand library. The resonating boom of his voice against the tall stacks of books and endless rows of dark shadows and dust sent chills through the animal’s fur.

“Woo-hoo! Bravo master, you have such a way with words” Harry, the talking hamster, exclaimed, trying to clap with his tiny little paws.

“Yeah, I agree!” The smaller guinea pig named Chi-Chi, added, hopping up and down on the table.

“Hey, where did you learn about all that info and make that amazing speech of yours?” Harry asked, beaming with curiosity.

“Why from this book, of course.” Benjamin explained while holding up the book, “They mostly tell about the history of our academy and its traditions surrounding them.”

“But master, don’t you already know that stuff? Why are you even rereading it?” Chi-Chi asked, raising her furry eyebrow.

“Isn’t it obvious? I'm reading this to check and see if there’s a quicker way to get to Earth!” Benjamin responded with impatience in his voice. “There was supposed to be an individual book in this library that holds magic portals that can lead to worlds beyond my imagination or so I’ve heard...”

“Oh, well, now that makes sense.” Chi-Chi wasn’t sure what it did, but she knew her master would get upset upon repeating himself. Best to go along with the plan for now.

“Wait, you mean the planet Earth? How will you exactly get to your goal, master?” Harry pondered, leaning on top of the countertop.

“How should I know? If I knew, I would have done it already!” Benjamin raised his hands in disbelief.

“Oh yeah, that’s right.” Chi-Chi snickered.

“Isn’t this against the rules though to read these without permission, however?” Harry whispered, unsure if they’d get caught and in trouble or not.

“Nah, I doubt they’ll find out.” Benjamin waved his arm as if to dismiss any notion of wrongdoing.

“Well, ok, if you say so.” The hamster glanced at Chi-Chi, wondering if she would say anything when-

AWOOOOOO!! A loud howl, acting as the school bell, bellowed through the room, startling the trio off their feet. When the sound stopped, the three got back on their feet and sighed collectively.

“That sure was scary, huh?” Chi-Chi looked over at Harry in exasperation.

“I know. It gets me every time.” Harry got embarrassed that the sound caught him off guard.

“Uh oh, I better hurry to my night class!” Benjamin said in a rush as he collected his books and ran for the nearest exit.

“Of course, go do your best, sir!” Harry and Chi-Chi exclaimed.