The Lament of the God

Ch 1: The War

I don't know life before the war, it's all I know.
War broke out between the different races of our world; the Humans, the Daemonia, or 'demons', but it's not as simple, the Angelirai, or 'Angels', and finally, the Reapiri, or 'reapers'.
But, the greatest struggle was that of the humans, for we have no natural weapons, unlike the others, which are perfectly adapted to fighting the others.
The Daemonia, have infinitely sharp claws that, if they wanted them to, could slice through the fabric of space and time, the results can be catastrophic.
The Angelirai, have their 'wings' made of what I could only describe as 'cell fire', it looks like fire spreading from their backs, the come in every different shape and colour, they use these wings as shields and weapons, according to legend.
And finally, we have the Reapiri, they simply have scythes, they are created from the very essence of their souls, the scythes will never break, but if one does break, the planet will be forfeit.
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I live in a sanctuary, a town called Guardiana, the races can only enter the city on official business, and they are followed by armed guards who will not hesitate to kill them if they step out of line.
Outside our town lies a desolate wasteland, where flowers refuse to grow, the land is arid and dirty, where the sun shines with a blood red glow.
Nature was a myth out there, but this is our lives now, it's something that we have to live with in this world.
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To me, it was a normal day, I woke up and got ready, just like the day before, and left for school.
I spent the day slaving over a desk.
I never really thought about the war much honestly, I had no reason to think about it, so it didn't cross my mind... until today.
Like usual, after school ends, I padded home.
I walk through the kitchen door to find my mother and father both sat at the table, having a cup of tea each.
I set down my bag and go to join them, I didn't know what they were talking about, so I tell them i'm going out and they allow me to go.
I decide to go to the mall, as I do need to buy some things, or maybe I don't need them, and just want them, so I catch the bus there.
Once there, I go to my favourite store and buy myself a gift because of all my recent hard work... I lie to myself a lot.
Then I go to the stationary shop, I buy some pens and notebooks, mainly because a lot of people at my school steal pens and such when they can't find their own. And finally, I go to the game store to fuel my nerdy needs, purchasing an inexpensive fantasy game to fuel my imagination for a few weeks.
After my shopping spree, I text my mom to tell her that I will be home soon, and that I'm safe. I walk towards the bus stop to wait for my ride home, but out of the corner of my eye, I notice a boy with unnaturally black hair, sulk into an alley, although dyed hair is pretty common in this area of Guardiana, he still caught my attention, so, being the nosey person I am, I unleash my inner stalker and follow him.
I follow the raven haired figure for about 5 minutes, until I realise where I am following him to. I look up to the sky, which is slowly becoming a azure to red gradient, I realise I am moving towards the edge of the city, but I continued to follow until I reached the gate to the city, which was guarded by men with rifles, to keep the other races out, and to keep humans in.
I see the boy slip through a break in the wall a short distance from the gate, although the hole looks too small for someone of his height, he manages to get through without much trouble, so I follow him through the hole.