Author's Rant:

Hello all! So I know that the past chapters were all walls of text... Sorry about that but it was my intention to just describe the world and reveal the struggles and backstory. This chapter and the next are the last walls of text, wherein the prologue or the tutorial story ends and the real thing begins. I hope you all can bear with me for this chapter and the next so that we can all really see what happens next.

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I was on the ground as I looked up to this giant golem in front of me. I didn’t have much time to think as I had to get away from his foot that was about to step on me.

“Get him!” shouted the little golem.

“Wait!” I shouted trying to get him to stop, “I’m innocent!”

“YOU WILL PAY!” the giant golem shouted as he took another step towards me.

I lunged forward to dodge and scrambled to get back up.

“STOP RUNNING AWAY!”

“But you won’t listen!” I shouted back as I ran towards the little golem.

“Get him!” he shouted but then he saw me and shouted, “Grandpa!”

I grabbed him and held on tight to him as he struggled to get away.

“LET GO OF HIM!”

“Not until you calm down,” I managed to say as the little golem was struggling.

A flash of white light appeared in front of me and I felt my arms slack. Once the light was gone, the little golem was gone and in front of me was a stone bird that flew away towards the giant.

“YOU DIE NOW FLESHY!” The giant shouted as it raised its foot to stomp me.

“I am the last remaining member of the Lunos clan. I will not die without avenging my family!” I shouted as I forced myself to bear the giant’s weight. It felt like a boulder crashing onto me, but I knew that had to do something and all I could think to do was that. My whole body was slowly being crushed as I felt my muscles strain and my bones start to crack. With my Lunos heritage, my internal organs could regenerate at a fast rate and would take more than the average human in damage but even then, this weight was too much.

The ground under me was depressing at a slow rate as I realized that this giant was playing with me.

“I WILL KILL YOU SLOWLY AND I WILL SAVOR IT!” said the giant as if he could read my thoughts.

“I will not die here!” I shouted as I felt power surging through my body. I was able to prevent myself from dropping down further but the giant just increased the strength he was using, in turn, I also used more. I had no idea where the power came from but as more and more power came out, my vision started reddening.

“WHAT IS THIS?”

I roared and pushed him over and said, “I don’t care who you are, I will not die for something I did not even begin. Your grandson started everything, if you still want to continue this, I will be happy to destroy you.”

The giant looked at me then to his grandson then back to me and then to his grandson and said, “Is this true?”

His voice was a lot softer than before but it was still very loud.

The stone bird just flew in the air and acted as if he was ignoring us.

“IS THIS TRUE?!” shouted the giant.

The bird was startled and returned into its golem form after a strange ‘poof’ sound. He started shivering where he transformed.

“IS THIS TRUE?!”

“Y-Yes!” shouted the little golem with a bit of a stammer.

The giant waved his hands and the little golem floated inside of a glowing purple sphere. He screamed but I could hear no sound.

“I’m sorry for my grandson, I don’t know who he takes after of,” said the giant in a calm voice.

“I offer you my home, Aliad, you may stay here for as long as you like.”

“And him?” I asked pointing at the little golem.

“He shall not bother you,” said the giant, “I am being rude, my name is Entropy, this little one’s name is Arc.”

“I am Gale. Gale Lunos.”

“I have heard,” said Entropy, “I assume you have questions.”

At this point, Entropy was leading me towards the castle.

“What is this place?”

“This place is known as Aliad. The strongest and most advanced city in the world. Even if the outside world advances, it cannot surpass the might of Aliad,” said Entropy as his eyes glittered with a tinge of nostalgia, “it is the capital of magic. Formed and led by a council of magicians each strong in their own respective fields. It flew in the air suspended by minerals created by the magicians themselves. Its army of magicians could summon thousands of minions thereby creating an infinite amount of forces!”

“Golems like myself were created as the protectors. We, the Aliadian Golems,were created with intelligence. Each one made by a different councillor thereby creating Golems that are as strong as their creators. We were made with the sole purpose of protecting Aliad and using our respective abilities for the good of Aliad. Obsidius, Ankorite, Rubidus. The strongest three, created by the councillors of Ethereal, Time, and Space. These three were our leaders, the first protectors.”

After some seconds of silence I said, “But something happened.”

He shook his head and said, “It was meant to happen. As with all things, there must be an end. My creator, the one who named me Entropy, was the councillor of Death. When Aliad had reached its peak, and no more could be attained, my creator killed all the living beings and sealed Aliad underground. It was then my task to kill all of the golems, as it was my duty as the last Aliadian Golem to do.”

The destruction of this city was orchestrated by itself. It was hard to believe such a thing as a city should be aiming for even higher heights rather than ending it all.

“I see that you find it hard to believe, but let me tell you about what I am. I am called Entropy, created by destruction. But what comes after destruction? There could only be creation. I am the final instrument of Aliad, my grandson Arc is my own creation. When Entropy ends, life begins anew. It would be my pleasure to teach you all that I could not to Arc. Afterwards, I will disintegrate. I have lived long enough, waiting for a successor. Someone to enter the cavern, it matters not who it is for my duty is to make sure it is passed on.”

We were at the center of the castle. Large spires rose with dilapidated walls, courtyards with barren grounds, broken walls and cobblestone. Imagining the castle in its peak, at its highest. When the crowds would travel all around, when laughter rings and people lived. It was hard to imagine that they created their own destruction and accepted it so easily.

I looked to Entropy and said, “Why did you do it?”

He looked to me and in the most indifferent voice I could ever hear, “I was created to do it. It was my mission.”