During the first war between the Devils and the Gods, the world trembled and portals were cracked, allowing so many beings of different types to escape and occupy the human planet called Earth.
Even magic and superpowers were leaked into the human world, allowing humans to possess powers they never dreamed of having.But even at that, the world suffered greatly from the impact of the war, losing lives and homes and so many other things.During this war, the God of war decided to put an end to the suffering of all living beings and as such, she sacrificed her life. After she died, the Supreme Lord of all the devils disappeared with no trace.After the war, Earth was no longer the same.The appearance of magic and superpowers, monsters, magic beasts, and many different beings like vampires, demons, and so on, turned Earth into a fantasy world.The world came together and decided to give Earth another name. 'Eera'Humans began to co-exist with the new beings, not because they wanted but because they were given no choice. But because they co-exist with each other doesn't mean that they couldn't kill each other.The new policy governing Eera was to kill or get killed. And as such, these different beings do not fail to kill each other, especially the weak ones. They hunt those who are weaker and kill them, this is how they survive while co-existing with one another.The appearance of power also gave rise to the rate of evil being committed every day. Humans have been known as greedy and selfish beings and that is something that can't be changed. With the use of these powers, they commit crimes daily with no fear or remorse, they even go as far as killing themselves just to be on top.Yet, nothing was done.The Gods keep watching them yet, they do nothing about them. They were silent on the matter because it'll be against the law of nature if they should get involved with the affairs of mortals.They silently watch as humans sink deeper into evil.----------------------It is a sunny day today with the weather being nice and warm. The street is filled with happy people, all going about their daily lives.The little children are running around the street, the older ones are displaying their powers to their friends while the old men and women are carrying about their work.Everything looked pleasant until all of a sudden, a woman's cry was heard. Everyone on the street stopped whatever they were doing to know the source of the cry and when they looked ahead, they saw a group of people approaching them."Isn't that the Chief and his family?" Someone from the street asked."It is. But why is the woman crying?""Haven't you heard? That lady you see there had an affair with a vampire and gave birth to a vampire child!"At what this person said, the people around gasped in shock."Guess where they are taking the child to?""To kill him?""No! They are taking him to the devil's lake!""What?""The lake is just above that mountain but the chief sealed it with a powerful barrier that no one can break through. The devil's lake is said to have been the last place the supreme Lord of the devils was seen before his disappearance. I get it that he must have been shocked by the child's identity but taking him to that place is so inhuman!" A man said with a displeased look written on his face.The people around him scoffed, it was obvious that he was the only person thinking that way."Inhuman you say? Have you forgotten the rule governing this town? It says that we shouldn't have anything to do with the demons and even vampires, we are enemies to each other, have you forgotten?""There's no point wasting your spit on him. I blame the chief's daughter for her stupidity, now she's going to watch her child being thrown into the devil's lake"Hmm, it serves her right!"The man listened to what the people around him were saying, he could not blame them or speak badly about them. It has been the rule of their town to not have anything to do with the demons and vampires for ages and so what the chief was about to do is nothing but carry out his responsibility as the head.But still...The chief led the crowd of followers up to the mountain where a strong barrier was placed. Getting to the place, he stopped and raised the staff in his hand, waving it in a circular motion and then stabbing it to the ground.A rumbling sound was heard coming from the ground and soon, the barrier surrounding the mountain disappeared.The man then pulled his staff out of the ground and continued the journey, he led the people inside the mountain where a beautiful lake was located."I heard the lake is so beautiful," a young boy mumbled to his friends."So I heard. It's just hard to believe that such a breathtaking lake is the said devil's lake," another boy chipped in."Same here, let's walk faster. We won't want to miss any detail, right?""Sure!"The crowd got to the lake and stood behind the chief. He was staring deep into the lake, he had an extremely sad yet angry look on his face. The older lady by his side looked sad while the younger lady behind them was weeping silently."Give me the baby!" The man ordered and a baby wrapped in cloth was handed over to him. He held the baby, staring deep into his innocent eyes. The baby had beautiful red eyes and white skin, his eyes were innocent and he was stretching out his little arm to touch the man. "You are a mistake, an evil child. Never forget that as you die," the man mumbled and then placed him inside a basket that was next to him.He carried the basket and then placed it inside the lake, giving it a slight push and sending it away without a second thought."This is a warning to anyone who will have anything to do with those cursed monsters," the man said and began to leave the place.The crowd watched as the basket flowed away. Most of them felt pity for the baby because of his innocence but the rest felt that there was no need of doing so. One by one, they all left the mountain. Including the mother of the baby who was being dragged away by her father's men.The moment they left, the mountain was sealed again.Now, it was just the mountain, the lake, and the baby floating on it. Everything seemed normal at first but all of a sudden, the sky darkened causing darkness to fall upon the mountain. Thunder sounds rumbled through the sky as lightning danced around it.The once beautiful lake darkened and it began to move back and forth, the baby's cries filled the atmosphere, and there was no one to help him.As the lake flowed back and forth, a dark mist surrounded the basket and suddenly, the baby was floating in the air."Master, are you sure about this?" A young girl asked the man beside her. The man was none other than the person who was against the baby being cast away into the lake. He looked ahead into the far sky surrounding the mountain and it was utterly dark."Yes. I want to save the child that is if I am not late already," the man replied and then turned his gaze to the staff in his hand."The chief will kill us if he finds out what we are about to do," the girl replied with a scared gaze."Not until he finds out. Let's get going," the man said and the two of them began to head toward the mountain. When they got to the barrier, the man did what the chief did with his staff and then stabbed it into the ground. The same rumbling sound was heard and the barrier surrounding the mountain disappeared. "Stay here and wait for me. I'll be back once I save him," the man told the girl and then went into the mountain."Good luck, master," the girl mumbled and joined her hands in a praying style. She
*8 years later*Today is a sunny day and the weather seemed friendly. The town looked even livelier than before with many people on the street. Shops were open and many things were being traded."Miss, a gold coin is all I have. Please, can you reduce the price of these clothes?" A young girl with red hair and blue eyes asked a shop owner.The shop owner stared at this girl in disbelief. "You want me to reduce the price again? Little girl, aren't you been selfish?" She asked her."Miss, I'm not. Remember I told you that my parents died when I was very young leaving me to take care of my little brother and myself? The only job that keeps me going is the blacksmithing work I learned from my father, I am yet to be perfect in it and because of that, I don't earn much from it. The little I earn isn't enough to take care of us," the girl explained. As she spoke, tears began to gather in her eyes which the shop owner didn't fail to notice.She gazed at the girl for quite some time and afterwa
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"Hey, how about you move into my dorm? I'm sure you don't like staying at home," Taylor suddenly said to Ryan.As if he didn't hear what the boy said, Ryan turned around and gave him a 'what did you just say' look.Taylor understood the meaning behind those eyes and so he chuckled before replying. "Well, I'm certain that you aren't living fine wherever you are. Instead of having to wake up to meet the same ugly faces every moment, how about you pack your stuff and come live with me in the dorm? It's better than staying in a cold house, am I not right?"Yes, he was right but how is he so much aware of the situation in his home? This question was something that troubled Ryan."How are you certain that I'm not living happily at home?" He asked with brows knitted in inquisitiveness."Do you suspect me or something?" Taylor asked back with a sly smile. "Of course, you are now on the top news in the whole school. Who doesn't know about your ordeals with your step-family, huh? It's everywhere
"Wish me luck, bro!" Taylor whispered to me before heading to the center of the field. There he stood, waiting for the test to begin.The five targets appeared before him and he got into a stance.Others may not be curious about him but I was. I was very much curious about what ability this playful yet strange boy had.Flamy particles began to gather around his palms and after some minutes, a large flame arrow was soon formed. He stretched out his hand and a bow appeared on it.The bow didn't look all that impressive but it was eye-catching. The body of the bow was made of some beast skin and it looked extremely powerful, at least, one would know from the aura it was emitting.He placed the large arrow in between his bow and aimed it at his targets. In the next second, the arrow was seen flying at an extremely high speed toward those targets. The arrow hit the first one and as expected of it, it was supposed to hit the other targets but it didn't hit them. But suddenly, the remaining
As if I didn't hear what the pale-looking boy said, I turned around and gave him a 'what did you just say' look.Taylor understood the meaning behind those eyes and so he chuckled before replying. "Well, I'm certain that you aren't living well wherever you are. Instead of having to wake up to meet the same ugly faces every moment, how about you pack your stuff and come live with me in the dorm? It's better than staying in a cold house, am I not right?"Yes, he was right but how is he so much aware of the situation in his home? This question was something that troubled me."How are you certain that I'm not living happily at home?" I asked with brows knitted in inquisitiveness."Do you suspect me or something?" Taylor asked back with a sly smile. "Of course, you are now a little star in the whole school. Who doesn't know about your ordeals with your step-family, huh? It's everywhere and I happen to hear them the moment I came to this school.""Hmm..." I sighed quietly. I was still not
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