The Beggining

***Arise, heroes...

Arise...

This world needs you...

As the catastrophe was once again befallen in this world...

Arise... Our chosen ones...

Arise***...

Breathing in and out calmly while one of them stirred up groggily until he woke up, he sat down straight while he looked toward his surroundings in confusion.

Where was he? His blue eyes blinked while he used his hands to prop himself up until he stood straight. The sun was warming up on his skin, and he estimated that it was early in the morning.

He dusted off the patches of grass and dirt on his blue jeans with his hands while he was distracted by looking around.

It seemed that he was in the meadow with the sea of roses in various colours hits against his eyesight, but it was beautiful.

He wondered if he was alone here?

"Hello?!! Michael?! Julian?!! Everyone here?!" The American cried out his friends, and he decided to jog around to see if he will encounter them.

Alexander was confused and curious at the same time. Where the heck was he?! He was just eating his beloved french fries delightfully inside the WcDonald until he heard that voice inside his head. The next thing he knew, he was here.

Did an Alien abduct him somehow? It will be totally cool if an Alien did abduct him. Maybe he would ask for an autograph.

While Alexander was musing in his thoughts, he didn't realize that there was a person on the ground, which he tripped and groaned in pain after he fell on the ground.

"Bloody hell!!!" Someone cried out in a British accent, and his emerald eyes glared at the American while pushing him off.

"Get off, Alex! You're heavy!!" The Brit huffed in annoyance while he struggled. Alexander quickly stood up and glanced at Michael with a beaming smile.

"Mickey!! I'm glad to see you, dude. Also, that's plain rude!! You do know that I work out." He pouted at him childishly, reaching his hand towards him to help him out.

"Don't call me, Mickey. It's Michael to you, thank you very much." He hmp'ed, but he took Alexander's hand as he stood up. He let go of his hand until he decided to fix his clothes up.

"Also, with those fatty foods that you keep eating up, I will not get surprised when you turned fat in the future."

Michael's green orbs glanced over him worriedly, wanting to know if the American was hurt. Seeing that he was fine, he felt relief deep inside.

"You really are a jerk, Mickey." He sulked at him while the Englishman smirked at him teasingly.

"I'm telling the truth, Alex. But anyway, do you know where we are? I swear that I was in the library, perusing some books to study with until I heard someone inside my head. A couple of minutes later, I was laying on the ground until I felt someone on top of me." He glared at him. Alexander only grinned at him, lifting up his hands in I surrender motion.

"Chill, dude. I'm sorry, okay? Also, I honestly didn't know where we are." He answered him while letting down of his hand. Michael huffed and nodded in understanding.

"Maybe we aren't alone here? How about--" The Brit got interrupted after hearing someone familiar calling out their names. When both looked where the source of the sound came from, they saw the Frenchman panting on his knees while a piece of grass was perched up on top of his blond head.

The Frenchman kept huffing while his cheeks were flushed red by running around.

"I am so glad to see you, Alex et Michael." He flashed them with a cheerful smile. Michael's arms crossed over his chest while rolling his eyes.

"Is it the end of the world already that you are glad to see me?" He retorted playfully. Suddenly, an arm wrapped around his shoulder while he glared at the amused Frenchman beside him.

"Now, now, Michie. You know that you love me et also Alex." He chided.

"Ahahahah! Group hug!!" Alexander said cheerfully, and then he body-slammed them while both Michael and Julian yelped in surprised and protest until all of them fell down on the ground, except for the American because those two cushioned his fall while he laughed obnoxiously.

Their voices came into a halt when they heard the rustles of the leaves and the branch snapping nearby.

When the three of them looked curiously like a deer caught up in headlights, they saw only Nikolai and Albrecht.

"I don't want to know." His thick German accent came out of his lips with an exasperated expression while the Belarusian beside the German only smiled at them sweetly, which Michael felt creep out after seeing that smile while Alexander and Julian didn't mind.

Michael glared at the American.

"Would you get up already?" The Brit said in irritation. Alexander heard him, and he quickly stood up.

"Oh!! Sorry." He apologized, and then the five of them decided to sit on the ground in a circular position.

"How did you find us, Albrecht?" The Frenchman decided to speak up first, and he was curious.

"Well... Nikolai and I heard loud voices after we found each other nearby, so we decided to investigate until we found the three of you." Albrecht explained.

"By the way, do you know where we are? Both Nikolai and I didn't know where we are. What we do know that the two of us were doing our own business until we arrived here." The German informed them.

"Unfortunately, Alex and I didn't know where we are. Our explanation is the same as you by doing our own business. How about you, Julian?" The four of them looked at the Frenchman in curiosity simultaneously while he sweat-dropped.

He did not want them to know what he was doing earlier. Well, you see... he just wanted to sleep. Of course, before he stripped himself off ***** in the room alone, he heard a mysterious voice, and he thought that it was his exhausted mind talking to him. In a few minutes later, he was buck ***** on the ground and found himself alone. Fortunately, his clothes were strangely folded beside him, and he knew that he wasn't the one who did that, but there was a small note written neatly in cursive style on top of his clothes:

Put on your clothes, please.

I'm blinded by the horrible sight.

The letter was rude, though, but he appreciated that the mysterious person got his clothes after being summoned. If not, he will be parading *****, which he didn't mind because it felt comfortable, except the audiences will be horrified, or maybe some people might appreciate it? His body was fine, and he was proud of it, even though most people told him he has a feminine body and a pretty face, and the handwriting was familiar to him, but he won't mention about that without evidence. Maybe he will talk to 'him' and ask about that soon, but not now.

Julian shook his head.

"Non. I don't have a clue where we are." He answered them.

"How about we recall--"

"You don't need to do that." Someone unfamiliar interrupted Albrecht, and the five of them quickly glanced at the direction where he came from. The five of them stood up quickly at the same time, looking at the strange man.

The strange man was wearing his black cloak with a matching tuxedo, and he was holding his cane while the tip of the cane was on the ground. He wore white gloves, and his hair was obstructed with a hood. Not even his strand of hair could be seen, and he was wearing a silver with a Tudor rose insignia that was supposedly where the left side of his eye was while the vines stretched around as a design. The other side of his mask was only pure silver.

His voice was rich and deep, and he was standing in full of confidence and elegance.

"Who are you?" Nikolai asked in annoyance, and he was itching to hit on him with his fist, but his instinct told him that he was a dangerous individual, and he just wished that he had a weapon.

"It is none of your concern for who am I, but I will answer you where you are." He replied calmly.

The five of them shivered, feeling that the mysterious man was looking or judging them, and Alexander felt the most uncomfortable because he could feel his eyes drilling upon him.

What did he do to him? He just met him for the first time!!

"May I ask where we are, then?" The Frenchman asked him cautiously with narrowed eyes, and his tone was polite.

The enigmatic man glanced at Julian.

"Ah yes. I supposed." Then, the surprising sight occurred in front of their eyes. The mysterious man sat down in mid-air like it was nothing.

"Dude...That's so cool!!" Alexander said in awe while his blue eyes sparkled in mirth. The Brit elbowed him on the side of his stomach with a glared while the American stick out his tongue to him childishly.

Meanwhile, with Nikolai, he was impatient, but he decided to watch silently while the German decided to listen quietly.

"Thank you." The enigmatic man said fondly towards Alexander, and then he crossed his legs gracefully.

"Now, for your answer that you seek. You are within my own dimension, which I created with magic." He showed up his magic by waving his hand lazily while his hand glowed up green softly until a gust of wind blew up shortly.

Alexander wowed in wonder while Michael looked at the strange man in curiosity and delight. After all, Michael loves magic or related to the supernatural. Julian got annoyed, muttering about him being a show-off in French while he fixed up his messy hair. Albrecht stood straight stiffly, wondering if he was dreaming while Nikolai didn't look surprised at all, but he was sneakily glancing toward Julian as he lost interest what's happening. Of course, he still continued listening to them, though.

Albrecht stopped daydreaming, and he decided to ask his question. Most of them knew the reason why he exposed his power. It was because he wanted them to see the evidence so that everyone will believe. If the enigmatic man did not reveal his magic, some of them will be skeptical.

"Are you the one who summoned us? If so... what do you want with us?" The German inquired.

"Ah... This world needs you... as my world is in peril." He answered tiredly, dramatically, and cryptically, looking above the horizon. He watched the white cloud floating lazily.

"To answer your question. Yes. I did summon you." He glanced at them one by one. The five of them paid attention to the mysterious man, and Julian decided to do a follow-up question.

"What do you mean your world needs us? What are you talking about?" The Frenchman frowned.

"It is a long story. Please sit down, and I will tell you." He responded politely.

The three of them, except for Alexander, hesitated, but Alexander enthusiastically sat down until the rest followed.

Seeing them sitting on the ground, the masked man was pleased.

"Five years ago, a disaster struck in our land. Aggressive monsters or any wildlife that turned into monsters appeared out of nowhere, causing chaos everywhere." He began while the five of them listened attentively.

"The royals, which is the four kingdoms of Spade, Heart, Diamond, and Club got worried because they found out that one of the legends were coming alive again. In the legend, the reason why aggressive monsters wreak havoc is because of the black miasma. Those black miasma will control organisms such as animals, plants or anything with wildlife, and yes, even with humans, which is a rare and a powerful case." He continued.

"Then, the royals and the elders, especially the Kings, made a decision to do a temporary sealing. The Kings and some elders sacrificed themselves by using their powers while some of the elders died as a consequence, and the four Kings went to slumber, but not eternally, though." He replied quickly, explaining to them that they weren't dead.

"After the sealing, everything was back to normal. Alas, it was not because this is only a temporary solution." He sighed softly.

"So, does it mean that you need us because we have to kick the monster's *** or is there a demon king out there that we have to defeat with?" Alexander said excitedly. Oh my gosh, they will become heroes, especially him!!! It was dream come true!!

"Alex!!" Cried the Frenchman, German, and the Englishman in dismayed and exasperation. The American glanced at them, blinking in confusion while the Belarusian only watched them as he felt entertained.

The enigmatic man chuckled in amusement after hearing his answer, and the five of them quickly glanced at them. Behind his mask, he was looking at them fondly.

"Unfortunately for you, there is no demon king, but we truly need you because you have the powers which the ordinary citizens in this world cannot attain." He stood up, and then he places his hand on his chest while bowing his back slightly.

"I will give you a temporary power, which will aide on your journey. By the power that she bestows upon you, the goddess of magic will bless thee." He hollered, and the five college students began to float and glow in mid-air.

"Woah!! Awesome!!" The American said in bewilderment while Nikolai felt a bit displeased because he was hovering above the ground, but he loved the pleasant and warm feeling inside his chest as the magic covered him.

Meanwhile, with Michael, he can't wait to test his magic while the Frenchman felt pleased that he was glowing. After all, he kind of like his skin glittering like that while the German felt defeated. He missed his dogs, and he knew this was not a dream anymore. The good news was that he quickly left the denial stage instead of being hysteric and all.

The five of them slowly put on the ground gently when it was over.

"Your journey is a long one, not only you have to save the world, but you also need to fill up the empty seats on the throne as one of your responsibility." He said cheerfully, dropping the bomb.

The group of college students widened their eyes in surprised after hearing the unexpected news.

"Wait. What?" This time, it was Michael who said that.

To continue ~

Firmament: I hope you enjoy your reading. Like what I promised, here's the next episode. If you guys have any questions, just comment below. See you soon guys. I'll update episode 3 next week.

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