Fantasy Becomes Reality
It was more than a decade ago.
When "Black World" suddenly appeared in the sky one day.
It was a gate that opened and brought cataclysm on Earth,
dealing a significant damage and terror to the inhabitants of the blue planet.
The Earthlings, who had been living in peace, quickly fell into the hands of monsters.
The government was useless.
The military were losing.
And the people were dying.
On this day, explosions rung in the child's ears.
While screama of horrors and loud howls of monsterd continuously sounded not too far away.
Everything was in total chaos.
Greeneries are destroyed.
Everything around was left in devastation.
That includes the dreams and hope of the young, replaced by fear and trauma.
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For a moment, I saw the end of the world.
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But the end was only just beginning.
...In the middle of the ruined city. A child sat there, looking at the corpses of both human and monsters that littered the road.
The strong smell of burning flesh and asphalt was unpleasant and nauseating.
Although fire and turmoil was all around, the heart of this young child only went cold, as the warmth she's hugging slowly slipped away.
Tears silently streamed down her dirty cheeks. However, the innocent silver eyes of hers reflected the figures of those creatures that did not belong to this world,
killing and destroying everything on sight.
Her home was invaded by species that looked almost identical to tje fiction she had seen before —
Big, strong, and monstrous characters that resembled nightmares.
However, this time, it was real.
Reality had become fantasy.
And fantasy had become reality.
A world where nightmares are real.
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The things I believed in crumbled like dust.
Uncertainty of the unknown arose.
Fear of death becomes the norm.
Survival was becoming harder each day.
Aether remembered the stories she had read. The anime she had watched...
All those things that were only supposed to exists in the imagination started taking roots in the real world.
From this moment onward, humans began to live in the apocalypse.
But all hope wasn't lost.
After that catastrophic event, some people evolved, mutated, and gained abilities.
This was the hope that give humans a little sense of peace.
The ability to fight beings that will try to invade their planet.
Years later, the human race was able to recover. But the face of tragedy remained in their land and lingered on their minds.
They become the hope of ordinary people.
Heroes in the eyes of children.
And aspirations to a lot of people.
These people that wield special energies and elements of nature gather under the flagship of Strict Order.
Unfortunately, even with talented people and courageous individuals,
the same peace wasn't easily obtainable.
Just like from past histories,
peace always comes with a heavy price.
In this kind of world, it is uncertain if you are the hunter or the prey.
But it was a known fact that the powerful got it all.
Even mercy is in their hands.
It was the reason why other planetary species desired and looked down upon earth.
....
They are emotional creatures.
They despised humans who look strong but are weak.
And have this baggage called emotions that shackles and weakens their potential.
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All this so-called higher beings judge our fate by instilling fear and killing the brave.
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Just because they were stronger.
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Just because they were different.
For them, it was natural to see the weak suffer.
It was natural for the frail to die.
These supernatural beings laugh at the humans who were determined to protect their own.
When they, the humans themselves, have puny strength to begin with.
They could not understand such a serious and selfless mindset.
They are confused as to why these vulnerable mortals love to suffer from such complex feelings.
Not daring to abandon humanity that further baggage them.
But to humans, their emotions are what makes them stronger.
Species thar are naturally strong and gifted are indifferent to such humane emotions.
Power and gaining strength is all that matters to them.
Emotions that makes one weaker were useless in this brutal world.
Although the value of life is way beyond any power.
And life itself is the purpose of one’s existence…
It didn’t matter to those who didn’t care.
Because these superior species only live for the present.
That’s how arrogant and confident they are.
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