《The Awakened One, Book 1: Remnant》Prologue
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A void of black, infinite as the eye can see, revealed itself in front of the powerful being, and unknown to this being, this was its home. A bottomless box of invaluable jewels, an infinite universe of endless potential, a creative world limited by nothing but the master’s imagination, all at the fingertips of a master. This vast black canvas of infinite possibilities was available to a one individual, one of limitless creation, endless potential, and infinite power, one above even the existence of the void itself. However, this grandiose space of seemingly endless potential remained void, sitting patiently, waiting forbearingly, mercifully biding its time for its Master to come home.
Earth. The bright blue orb of life that held the mass of the knowledgeable humans inside of its warm bosom continued its revolution, showing it’s gorgeous face unto the Sun yet again. With the face of the Sun came its direct gaze of loving warmth that was sure to bring joy to the Earth’s inhabitants yet again, bringing sunlight to those formerly in the darkness, and bringing them one step closer towards the future. Among these incredibly knowledgeable inhabitants, only one was truly taking leap towards their destiny, but that leap began with the shock of awakening. The glowing sun rose over the horizon, greeting the Earth’s special inhabitant the same way it always did and would no longer, shinning it’s blinding light into the closed eyes of this comatose man. The Sun’s rays shot expeditiously through the blinds of this sleeping man’s apartment, contaminating the room with its bright presence, and revealing the state of ware that he lived in. However, the rise-and-shine properties of the Sun’s gaze were ineffective on this particular individual, and as such he was allowed a few more minutes of ignorant bliss before he was forcefully awoken from his slumber.
Beeeeeeeep
A single annoying beep and buzz from the device on his bedside table was all it took to rouse him from his slumber, and the man immediately moved to turn off the disruptive device with a single swift movement. In one foul swoop, he managed to grab, tap, and toss his phone from tabletop to across the room, shutting it up and punishing it for waking him from his dream. The man groaned heavily as he woke up, widening his jaw in long drawn-out yawn before he achingly sat himself up from his comfortable bed. As he sat up, his blanket slid off his shoulders, exposing his bare chest to the cool morning air, and forcing him to shiver slightly as he attempted to wipe the sleep from his eyes with little success. “What an empty dream” he thought, trying to shake his fatigue from his mind with thoughts. In his sleepy stupor, he looked around his room in a half-asleep daze, checking his surroundings to see if anything had changed during his ten-hour dreaming session, and much to his chagrin, nothing had changed.
As he gendered at his colorful room, he immediately noticed the numerous postures, wall scrolls, and banners that covered not only his walls but also his ceiling as well. The Sun’s rays showed through his partially closed blinds at just the right angle to perfectly illuminate his entire bedroom, allowing him to gaze happily at the seemingly hundreds of nerdish memorabilia that littered his place of residence. Naruto, Dragon Ball, Bleach, One Piece, No Game No Life, Mirai Nikki, Kill la Kill, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Monogatari, High School DxD, Hunter X Hunter, Boku no Hero Academia, Noragami, Danmachi, Attack on Titan, Kill la Kill, etcetera, etcetera. These were the colorful, numerous posters that covered the surface area of his room, and this wasn’t all his room was decorated with either. Although the room was small, in front of his bed frame was a full-size bookshelf, that was as tall as his door frame, was filled to the brim with manga, light-novels, and various other more intellectually stimulating books as well, and on each of those rows of books were various high-quality figures that beautifully decorated the bookshelves. As the man looked to his right, he saw his spotless glass desk that had two identical lit 27inch monitors sitting atop it, and in front of the left monitor sat a glowing, rainbow-colored keyboard, accompanied by an equally glowing mouse, that sat atop a full-length Monster Musume mouse pad depicting a spider-woman from the Anime.
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Connected to the two apparent gaming monitors were a few pieces of technology that sat on the hardwood floor beneath the glass desk. On the furthest left was a rainbow flashing PC with its colors flashing and its fans spinning as it had clearly been left on the previous night, next to the large computer was a slick PlayStation 5, and on the far right, separated from the other two, was a small Nintendo Switch with the console still in it’s dock. Sitting in between the two sets of consoles was a comfortable, cushioned, (F/C) and black gaming chair that was spun haphazardly and was now facing towards the tired man and his bed. The other things that were inside the small room included his wide-open closet, filled with an assortment of hoodies, T-shirts, and joggers, and also his dresser for his undergarments and the junk drawer where he put random things that had no place. Although the room was incredibly stuffy because of the multitude of large objects that were crammed into it, everything was fairly neat, polished, and organized with the only exception being the clothes that spilled from the closet.
With one final yawn and a long stretch to limber his limbs and fully wake himself up, the special human thought, “where the fuck did, I throw my phone?" The question that he asked was entirely rhetorical and he in fact already knew the answer, so with all the energy he could muster, the man rolled his way out of bed, leaving his blanket behind, and stood in the cool morning air. As he stood, he near immediately sat back down in his central seating location, his comfy gaming chair, and spun his way towards his desk, squinting at the overly bright screen as his eyes adjusted to the light. “I was playing Guilty Gear,” he said aloud to himself, “I really need to stop leaving my PC on.” With that said, he turned off the glowing box which immediately shut off all the other glowing electronics on his desk, leaving the only light in the room being the Sun that glew through his windows. After his first objective of the day was complete, ‘turn off PC’, he slowly rose from his chair, ignoring the creaking wooden floor, and began autonomously walking out of his room’s doorway and entering into the greater apartment. Taking a quick look around, he immediately noticed everything else the tiny apartment had to offer, a short TV stand with a 36inch standing on top of it, and a small black three-person couch that had never been used before. Connecting directly to the unimpressive entertainment area was the open kitchen, completely barren of everything accept a black air fryer and all the various things that came with the tiny one bedroom, one bath, apartment that he lived in.
After the quick look, his body instinctually moved to the open door in the center of the hallway, leading him directly to his usual morning destination, the bathroom. The instant he lazily swung his body into the white tiled room, he began his morning routine, turning on the hot water faucet in the sink and doing the same in the shower after parting the curtain slightly. With the water from the sink beginning to warm, he cupped the water into his hands and scooped it as he splashed it against his face, clearing the rest of last night’s rest from his eyes, and allowing him to see his face clearly in the small, rectangular mirror. “Wow (Y/N), you look… like a person” he said in dreary joking tone, taking a moment to flex his facial muscles before he continued his routine. Opening the mirror cabinet, he pulled out his toothbrush and toothpaste, running the soft bristled brush underneath the warm water, applying the crest to its bristles, running under the water once more for good measure before putting the bristles to his teeth in light circular motions. After he fully completed brushing each of his thirty plus teeth, he spat the minty foam from his mouth, and watched as the white substance was washed down the drain with the warm sink water. After swishing mouth wash between his teeth for a moment, he spat out the blue liquid and subsequently took off his boxers to hop into the now perfectly tempered shower.
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Once he was in the hot water, he pulled out the shampoo, squirted it into his hand, and lathered it into his scalp before doing the same with his conditioner on the tips of his hair. Then reaching for the body wash he grasped it tightly and lathered the hibiscus water scented wash into his skin, taking a moment before taking a small step forward into the heated water. The water rushed through his hair and trailed throughout his body, draining the dirt and grime from his skin, and leaving his body cleaned and refreshed. He finished his shower by turning the water off at the exact time before the water lost its warm temperature, stepping out of the steaming box, and drying himself with a towel before walking back to his decorate room.
Once he reached his closet, (Y/N) bent down to the numerous T-shirts that littered the floor and thought, “where is my phone? I know I threw it somewhere over here.” While that thought was on his mind, he sifted through the shirts before eventually lifting a graphic T with four girls on its front, one in red, another in white, a third in black, and the last one in yellow. Underneath the graphic T-shirt he found his cellular device that he had thrown earlier, picking up the phone as he dropped the shirt back on to the floor. After standing back up, he moved over to his dresser to grab and put on some underwear and then turned back to his closet to decide what he’d be wearing for the day, saying aloud, “what unique and completely original outfit will I wear today?” Asking the question to no one in particular, his eyes glazed over as he scanned the closet full of hoodies not exactly looking for anything in particular. (Y/N) eventually decided to reach into the closet at random, pulling a thin, silky Naruto graphic hoodie, putting it on, and doing the same with a pair of black jogging pants.
After finishing dressing himself, he picked up his laptop bag from the edge of his bed, put his phone in his pocket along with his wallet and house keys, and walked to the exit of his small apartment. Before walking out of his apartment, he took a moment to put in his earbuds and turn on his music before finally unlocking his door. As he unlocked his front door, he turned to say a silent goodbye to his place of solitude, and opened the door, exposing himself to the bright gleam of the powerful Sun. “Goddamn it’s hot outside” he thought as he took his first steps out of the one-bedroom apartment. Although he lived in an apartment, the building that housed all the tiny rooms was oddly inn like in structure. The apartment building was completed with 4 floors, with each floor having 40 apartments lined up next to one another, being wall to wall filled with other college students. This apartment building was a cheap, on campus, alternative to the usual dorms that the college normally required students to live in, allowing (Y/N) to have his own space and not need to live with other people which he was quite fond of. It also had the additional plus of being extremely close to his classes which made it a lot easier to travel to and from school. His apartment was number 115, as such whenever he walked out of his apartment door, he was already on street level, which meant that when exiting and entering his room he didn’t need to exert any extra effort climbing stairs to reach his destination.
After opening his apartment door and walking outside, he exited right into the buildings lot, walking out from underneath the shade that covered his apartment door, and entering into the Sun’s direct gaze. (Y/N) took a moment to adjust to the brightness of the world around him before he began walking towards the large, glass building that was located just down the road. As he walked to the sidewalk, he looked down the road at the massive glass building, one of the many locations that housed the facilities to provide the students enrolled to the university with a good education. Leading up to the building were a few cafés, convenience stores, a bookstore, and numerous outdoor seating spots all located along the paved road that allowed both students and civilians to travel along it. However, vehicles on the campus were almost non-existent since a little under a mile away was a massive 10 floor parking garage that allowed everyone who had a vehicle to park there and simply walk around to see what the beautiful campus had to offer. The tallest part of the building itself was massive being 12 stories tall, appearing to be more like a luxury apartment building then a school, but this was the location that most students attended to learn their craft. The tallest part of the building was the center most of the entire structure, although the entire building itself was like a large rectangle, having an expansive open, central courtyard that could be seen from the glass windows inside the building. Although the building had its massive eruct tower at its southern epicenter, the rest of the building’s lengths were only 5 floors high, and the sections that were next to the 12-floor tower were this size as well.
Whilst (Y/N) walked up to the large building, he took to people watching, seeing the numerous partners and groups joyfully talking, smiling, and laughing with one another as they did whatever they were doing. They appeared to be incredibly happy, basking in the light of the Sun, freely traveling wherever they wished to be, and speaking with one another in large groups of accepting individuals. He found himself watching these people with a slight glare, rolling his eyes whenever he heard a joke or laugh, cringing internally at the sight. It was an awkward feeling, getting irritated and angsty whenever he saw others being joyful, but at the same time the thought in itself gave him a oddly satisfactory feeling, almost like he was happy that others were happy, but he didn’t want to see it play out in front of him.
Ignoring the feeling that the surrounding groups brought him, (Y/N) focused inwardly on his music as he quickly approached the glass building that held his classes, but before he was able to enter the structure, he was stopped by a blonde woman walking in front of him. She had walked in front of him from the corner of his eye, coming from a clothed table that was filled to the brim with flowers of all colors and pictures of someone that he failed to make out before the woman took his attention. (Y/N) watched as the woman’s mouth moved as if she was saying something, but because of his earbuds he was unable to hear her at all. Instead of just ignoring her, he chose to pull out his right bud, immediately hearing the tail end of what the woman was saying.
“-for a moment?” The woman said excitingly, holding a clipboard and pen towards her chest.
“I’m sorry, I had my headphones in. What did you say?”
“Oh sorry, I didn’t realize! My name is Jessica, and I was asking if I could speak with you for a moment?” Seeing the look of confusion appear on the man’s face she continued with, “I would like a moment of your time to see if you might like to donate? I promise it’s for a very good cause!”
The bright smile on the woman’s face was warm and inviting, but (Y/N) simply responded with “maybe next time, I really gotta get to class.” As he responded, he swiftly put his earbud back into his ear and walked into the building, leaving Jessica and her group of friends to find someone else to donate to their cause. Once the man entered the massive building, he was immediately met with a blockade with four security guards that stood guard, checking student ID's before they were granted entry into the building. Seeing as this was a daily obstacle, (Y/N) had already pulled his Wallet out of his pocket and grabbed his student ID to present to the first open guard that motioned him forward. (Y/N) handed her his ID and she quickly swiped it against her card reader and asked, “what’s your name?”
“(Y/N) (L/N).”
“How old are you?”
“18.”
After looking at his picture and his face back and forth a few more times she said, “go on ahead” as she handed his ID back to him. The identified student then passed through the security and began walking to his classroom, traveling straight to the stairs since the elevators were always crowded. The way the building was organized was simply, it was sectioned off into a North, East, South, and West halls, each section being dedicated to a different type of facility. In the north were mainly large lector halls that held the massive lectors for masses of students, east hall held the library and computer rooms essentially functioning as the research hall, the western hall was dedicated to lab rooms that had larger scale classes working on more physical tests and studies, and the southern hall was where the vast majority of the classrooms were, and it was also where the towering pillar of the building was located. This pillar was where (Y/N) found himself heading to, climbing the long staircase until he reached the Seventh floor, and walked leisurely down the hallway until he reached room 717.
He swiftly swiped his student ID against the doors hotel-like lock-pad, which functioned as a way to keep attendance, and walked into the large classroom, scoping out his usual seat in the far back corner of the room. His seat in the far back of the lecture hall was right next to the window, giving him a phenomenal view of the open courtyard. The yard itself had stone paved walkways, hundreds of vibrant flowers, a few ponds with koi fish, and, at its center, was a large fountain with coins in its pool. There were tons of benches, tables, and other seating things that would allow any of the students to enjoy the space and work on schoolwork while they were at it. (Y/N) meandered, as usual, to his chosen seat, sat down, gently placing his bag on the floor, and began leaning back comfortably in his seat. Without much thought, he then turned his head towards the window to take in the serene, calming view of the courtyard. This was one of the few things that (Y/N) looked forward to during the week when he was required to go to class. Being so high up in the building on a clear day like today and without a single cloud in sight, the world below was so peaceful. It’s almost like being up on the seven floors of this gargantuan building let him get away from it all, like all of his mental turmoil and personal issues were left behind on the ground floor of the building, sitting in the Eden like courtyard below.
However, his peaceful view of the world below was suddenly distorted by the booming sound of books slamming loudly against a desk. "Good morning class!" The professor yelled as entered the classroom. "I hope you all had a fine weekend. Did anybody do anything especially exciting?" The happy professor took a moment to scan the classroom for any volunteers to answer his introductory question, but after he saw no hands raise, he switched from scanning to stalking. “Since we don’t have any volunteers, how about… let’s see….” he began as his eyes scoured the class for a victim. He then spotted a quiet kid in the back of the classroom that he had yet to hear from this year, he quickly checked his attendee list before saying, “young man in the back, Mr. (L/N)! Would you like to tell about how you spent your weekend?” The class all turned their attention to the quiet man in the back of the room who was leaning in his chair and was clearly enamored by the outdoors as he stared out of the window.
With (Y/N) still having his earbuds in, he continued staring into the seemingly infinite sky and the serene courtyard bellow, completely unaware that he was ever spoken to in the first place, however from the classes perspective it looked as though he was purposefully ignoring the professor. “Oh well,” the old man began, “it seems that some people really enjoy keeping their weekend activities a secret. I guess that means that this is a good enough time as any to begin todays lesson” he said with reinvigorated excitement. “Please if you all would, could you open your E-Books to chapter 4 where we will begin talking discussing……” The professors lector began and with that came (Y/N) receding deeper into the depths of his mind while he stared out the window.
"The sky is so blue today" (Y/N) thought aimlessly trying to fill his mind with anything, but the lecture. “Pure blue sky, a beaming Sun, and not a single cloud in sight. The perfect storm for a nice day outside but instead we’re stuck in this stuffy ass building doing absolutely nothing” he thought slightly depressingly. “I wish we’d at least have class outside, then I could easily sneak away and go back home, or shit maybe the class wouldn’t have required attendance, then I’d could just stay home without leaving at all.” Although the courtyard was beautiful, today, for some reason, the sky seemed infinitely more interesting than usual. It was on clear days like these that made the spherical shape of the globe all the more noticeable, and that shape created another thought in (Y/N)’s mind. “I wonder what it’s like outside of the Earth, the endless expanse of space and the infinitely growing universe. The Earth is the epicenter of human life, the supposed only form of intelligent life in the universe, but the universe is infinitely vast meaning that it is literally impossible for there not to be another form of intelligent life somewhere in the universe. So, if you think about from that angle, then the Earth or any planet is less like a home and more like a cage that prevents any other form of intelligent life from meeting one another.” For some reason the thought made him crack a small smile, imagining the Earth and all other planets as a preventative cage that prevents any and all life separated from one another.
He chuckled slightly at another thought that formed in his mind, “when I really think about it that kinda sounds like a plot to a solid book or movie. Living planets that keep the life captured inside of them like Yanderes in Anime. Damn, wouldn’t that make Earth-Chan a Yandere?” He continued on the thought for a while, mulling it over, slowly coming up with a followable plotline and a potential conclusion for the story idea that he just came up with. When he finally reached a possible climactic ending, he thought, “the only real way the story could end would be blowing all the planets up wouldn’t it? Somehow blow up the cage that is the sky, breaking through the metaphorical ‘sky is the limit’ meme, then begin the expanse of space to find the other beings, confirming that we are not alone in this universe.” At the sudden thought, he began smiling again, this time his smile seemed far less happy, “maybe if I break my sky, I won’t be alone either.” (Y/N) immediately shook the depressive thought from his mind, but the effects of it still remained, and as he looked up to the clear blue dome above him, he grimaced slightly. “I guess, maybe it’s worth a try. Fuck it, I’ll imagine blowing up the sky on some mental training shit, if it doesn’t make me feel better than nothing gained and nothing loss.”
(Y/N) then receded to the deepest depths of his mind and body, thinking and focusing so inwardly that he unknowingly looked directly into the innermost parts of his existence, his soul. In this mental scape that he had entered, he viewed the infinitely vast blue space that encompassed his inner-most soul. The environment was incredibly bright and vibrant, absolutely glowing brighter than any star, encompassing a space greater than any universe, but seemingly emptier that the vacuum of space. However, even in the seemingly empty space there was still a single thing given shape. The only thing in this unknown space was a floating spherical object of a dull, dark grey coloring. The ‘object’ was a perfect sphere and looked like a ever shifting, molding lead ball, but at the same time it appeared incredibly solid like Steel.
Although it was exactly what he was trying so hard to envision, (Y/N) figured that this was a good enough object to project his issues onto, imagining himself growing far beyond the span of this earth sized object, looking down on the object of his projected hatred. In his mind, he had formed himself into a massive behemoth of a humanoid figure, a faceless entity made entirely out of a (F/C), that looked similarly to Galactus as he overlooked the now puny lead ball that sat in the center of this seemingly infinite sky. He stifled his growing form for a moment, mentally strengthening himself for what was to come, and as finished his metal preparations, he lifted and then shot his fist rocketing towards the object with all the strength he could manage. With unbelievable speed, he managed to crash his (F/C) fist up against the shifting metal structure, immediately being met with intense resistance from the orb. The blackish-grey planetoid fought against his planet busting fist with all it had, forcefully pushing (Y/N)’s attack back with all it had, preventing him from achieving what he was always meant to.
However, his strength was far too great, and as he pushed further and further against the floating orb, soon it had to concede to his power. It was almost as if the planetoid itself conceded that (Y/N)'s will was far stronger that its desire to hold him back, and with that concession made, the metal planet shattered like a frail window coming into contact with an unstoppable force. It was true, (Y/N)'s strength and will was unstoppable, and even after the surface of the orb cracked, fractured, and broke underneath his powerful force his fist didn’t stop. It blasted straight through the ball itself, causing a massive explosion like no other. Instead of a usual explosion that he would have imagined, the molten, shifting ball of grey exploded into an all-encompassing (F/C) light that instantly flew from the orb’s previous location. In that exact instant, the entire blue void suddenly turned from blue to (F/C), and in the place of the destroyed planetoid was an everchanging, ever shifting, infinite essence of (Y/N)’s creation.
The man himself then opened his eyes to reveal that he was still staring out the window at the blue sky, but instead of feeling that same stagnating pang that stayed in his chest, he felt content, happy even, about his current situation. An incomparable warmth spread throughout his body from the depths of his core, and for some reason the air tasted a bit sweeter than usual. (Y/N) then looked up to the clear as day sky and put out a silent ‘thank you’ for giving him the idea that led to a bit of relief from his everyday turmoil. "Mental training? Maybe this is why therapy and meditation is good for people, it feels like a massive weight has been lifted off of my chest." Looking up to the sky with a renewed outlook on life, he noticed that something about the sky looked a little bit different. "What the hell?" (Y/N) whispered to himself, getting the attention of the guy sitting next to him. As he stared into the brightly lit, almost clear blue dome above him, a sudden thought immediately crossed his mind, "Is it just me or does it look like the sky has a crack going right down the center?" As (Y/N) continues to stare into the now cracked sky, he soon realizes that this is not a figment of his or anyone else’s imagination.
The man and the guy sitting next to him watched as a single crack, then turned into various fractures spanning the entirety of the globe. A once bright and sunny day was now something in between day and night as the sky filled the Earth with eclipse like lighting. But somehow, the fact that there was no moon to be seen and the bright ball of Sunlight in the sky was now split into thousands of glass like fractures that blocked it’s light from reaching the Earth, made the entire view terrifying to the viewers. In a moment of panic, (Y/N)’s thoughts seeped to his lips as he very audibly shouted, "Ayo, what the fuck!" His sudden outburst brought the classes attention to the window as a bunch of students stood up and ran to the window to look at what the quiet kid saw.
The instant they saw the same thing that (Y/N) had, the classroom erupted in outbursts of various kinds, ‘What the Hell?’, ‘What is that?’, ‘Is it some kind of Eclipse?’, ‘IT'S THE END TIMES!’, and other things of that nature. A bunch of them also took out their phones to record the entire event, and the Professor tried to take control of the situation to no avail. All the students in the room began discussing the freaky, unnatural event that they were seeing and recording, and the vibe of the classroom was buzzing excitingly like someone had just seen a popular celebrity out front. However, this exciting environment of the room didn’t last for long as the outdoors turned a blood red color, almost as if someone put a red filter over the Sunlight itself. However, the, now red, Earth was not caused by the Sun at all, in fact the lack of the Sun’s shine that created the eerily night red environment outside. The various fractures, cracks, and fissures along the sky were opening up slightly like portals, allowing this red light to seep in. The fear inducing sky distortions continued their transformations and the fractures portals grew open like mouths with pitch black outlines that only helped to darken the already nightly red Earth.
All across the sky a thick, black tar looking substance became forming in the crevasses of the portals mouths and glopping off the cracks like the buildup of water off a leaf. At first it was just a few drops in random places across the sky, then the heavens opened up and allowed the tar to start raining down from above in a black downpour. The substance thump against the windows, roofs, and ground of the campus like hail, sticking to whatever it landed on and slowly dripping down like sap on a tree trunk. Directly in front of the building (Y/N) was in, down in the courtyard, a large droplet of this tar like rain fell, crashing against the ground and creating a large puddle. This rain continued to fall until the puddle turned into a pool of thick black rain that covered the entirety of the previously serene square, and as it sat for a moment, it slowly began bubbling and shifting as if something alive was inside and trying to get out.
The world fell still as everyone's head slowly shifted to stare at the otherworldly pool of black mass, terrified, but enthralled by the sight of the otherworldly event. The puddle continued to bubble and shift for a moment until the bubbles grew larger and more numerous, and the movements underneath the surface became more than apparent. Slowly and eerily, someone or something began rising from the pits of the black depths, allowing the pool to rise with it as it slowly exited its spawning pool. As it grew, the black tar that covered the yard was no longer in the shape of a pool, matter a fact, it was no longer in the shape of anything recognizable from the Earth. As the splotch continue to rise from the ground, it took slowly took shape, and as it did everyone in the room fell deadly still.
The first thing that became of this ooze was by far the most terrifying thing anyone on this planet had ever seen, its head. The thing that began rising from was barely reminiscent of a head, but instead of the usual qualities of a head, it appeared to be a bare skull with three massive horns protruding out of the sides. The horns were long, thin, and curved down at the ends, and the further they grew from the pit, the more blood and black ooze dripped from them. At the base of the skull were dagger shaped, rotting teeth that were connected by strong muscular, but rotten, tissue that seemed to hold the entire thing into place. Pieces of reddish, discolored bone grew off of the top of the skull like tree branches, some were even covered by that same muscular tissue endlessly pumped a black blood from its innards like blood vessels. As the horned skull became visible, long, fleshy, rotting arms suddenly shot from the pit and grabbed harshly onto the sides of the 12-floor building.
The instant its arms gripped the sturdy glass structure, the crashing of shattering glass and the booms of crushing concrete echoed throughout the building. At the same time, the entire structure trembled underneath the pressure, the room shook violently like a severe earthquake, toppling books, laptops, and desks. But even though the entire student body was extremely terrified, nobody in any of the classrooms could move a muscle. Everyone was completely petrified, they couldn’t move, breathe, or even think as the beast slowly rose from the hell pit. The arms that made the building quake were made completely from discolored bone, but the same rotting muscular flesh ran across it like veins, dripping with ooze and blood that spattered across the windows of the building. The demonic entity then gripped tighter to the building, slowly pulling itself up out of the pit where it spawned, shaking the structure even rougher than before, but still no one moved. As it pulled itself from the pit, its skeletal torso took form. It had a very cylinder-shaped ribcage that looked like someone had carved it up perfectly like a pumpkin, and there were no insides to its stomach either, only bone and more of the veiny flesh that accompanied most of its body. Following quickly after the atrocity that was its body was the beings central source of movement, its two legs. The bipedal demon’s legs began to rise out of the pit, showing rotten flesh and bone with more branch like material running across, and jutting out from, it’s entire lower body. Needle like bones littered its legs as if it had been stabbed multiple times by another massive monster, these crucifixion stakes were stabbed through its shins, knees, and thighs . To say the creature was large would be an understatement. While resting on one knee and bending over, its ‘head’ was still on level with the 7th floor of (Y/N)'s classroom building.
After the titan full erected itself from the depths, it stayed on its single knee, possibly taking a moment of rest before it began the slaughter it planned to commit. Either way it didn’t take long for the demon to begin slowly turning its head from side to side, scouring the premises for any form of life. It seemed as if it could 'see' even with its lack of eyes. As (Y/N) watched the being shift its skull from side to side, he suddenly came to his senses and his mind began racing at an unbelievable pace. "Shit Shit Shit Shit Shit Shit Shit" was all that could go through (Y/N)'s mind as the titan with no face seemingly pinpointed his classroom. "Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck! I have to run; I won't be able to survive if this big ass monster attacks me. I gottagetthefuckouttahere!" Before attempting to force his stiff legs to move, (Y/N) took a moment to check the status on his classmates, slowly turning his head to face the rest of the students in the room. Unsurprisingly, they were absolutely petrified and because of it, not a single one of them could even blink, let alone escape. "Shit! I think it’s over for them" and with that depressing thought, he slowly turned his head back to the window, facing away from the classmates that were sure to die. Without a second thought, he mustered all the strength in his body to simply take a step backwards, forcing his will into his legs so the motor function in the muscles would return. After the first step, he was slowly able to take another and then another, until he was eventually backing away from the window at a steady pace, eyes never leaving the demon in front of him.
(Y/N) was not even a moment too late as the massive monster began sweeping his long, rotten, lanky arms across the yard, crashing its hands into the windows of the lower floors of the building. The sounds of shattering glass and the demolishing of structure echoed throughout the entire complex, and (Y/N) horrifyingly watched as blood, limbs, and various organs sprayed throughout the building, staining everything they touched. The demon continued the with the momentum of his swing, whipping up wind and blood as its human like claws clashed with the building once more, bringing its grip into room 717’s windows and walls, smashing everything that was in the way of its sweep. Glass, chairs, desks, and body's all alike flew through the air like ragdolls, squelching as they slammed against the powerful swipe of the Demons claw. The metallic smell of blood instantly filled the air, suffocating (Y/N)’s nostrils with the visceral scent and leaving him, and a lucky few others, as the only survivors of the first onslaught, but even as the monstrosity wound up its next swing, the last remaining survivors did not move even an inch.
All across the world this same horrific scene repeated itself time and time again, and all across the world nobody moved to stop it. The instant this black ooze connected with the ground, unknown beings of various shapes, colors, scents, and sizes begin rampaging through the streets, smashing buildings, eviscerating all human life they came across, and consuming the remnants of the kills for sustenance and power. Giants with clubs the size of house, behemoths with tusks like mammoths, humanoid soldiers riding and flying on animal like beasts that one could only imagine began instantly slaughtering everything in their sights. All at once a world that seemed so quiet and peaceful turned into a living hell filled with the perpetual screams of millions as the demons that fell from the sky and rose from the ground began a biblical genocide of all human life on a scale so horrifying that it could only be called, Armageddon.
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The humans call me Nemon Fargus. They call me wizard, and [Elementalist] and [Enchanter]. They call me teacher. They call me adventurer. But I don't care. Not anymore. For more than a hundred and fifty years I've served the Kingdom of Sena. Through four Kings and a Queen. Two wars and a rebellion. I've founded and taught at a magic school. I've fought against beast waves and dungeon breaks. But now? Now, the one close friend I had left has passed. So, I'm done with their politics and their economics. The short and busy lives of humans are more burden than benefit on the weary soul of this half-elf. Now, I'm looking for a refuge, a place that can well and truly be my own. Away from the growing cities and the bustling markets, away from the pointless wars, away from the eager students and the arrogant adventurers. It's too much. I'm seeking the peaceful life of a wizard in his tower, studying magic to advance my spellcraft. We'll see if that happens. *synopsis covers book 1 / ac 1 Author's housekeeping: This story is a rough draft. Feel free to point out errors, grammatical, spelling, plot, etc. This is a slow burn novel, but will only ever be told from one POV. (Exception: rare interlude chapters will be told from a different pov, but won't impact storyline). How well this story is received by readers here will determine if I continue writing. Cover commissions Discord Other stories by this author: An Old Man's Journey I hope you enjoy!
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