This is a multimedia webnovel with giant city-crushing monsters, a valiant man who dares to fight them, a hero who loses himself on a righteous path, and a darkness which conceives a profound love. But I suck at descriptions, so I strongly encourage...
"Can I ask what happened to you and your friends?" Hatasuko asked.
"I'm surprised you don't already know. But so far, I don't have a reason to hate you. I hate to admit it, but you've been a huge help. You might have even saved my friends. So I'll tell you. I come from the city Lumipyla. Do you know where that is?" Haizo asked as the water cleansed his wounds.
"Yes, I do. It's hidden in a canyon that shines brightly from the starlight. Fireflies light the streets. It's more beautiful than anywhere I've seen. The most beautiful city in the world," Hatasuko answered.
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"Fireflies and bright starlight... yes. That is my city. Lumipyla has known peace for a long time because it is hidden from the world, but it is also vulnerable for this same reason. We were attacked. Our village was burned to the ground, and it wasn't by an Interfectus," Haizo explained, looking angrily at the water below him.
Vaida swam up to Haizo and Hatasuko so that she could listen. She had to tread water to keep herself afloat in the healing waters, but her splashes were quiet and timid.
Haizo continued, "I don't know how to describe the attackers. They were monsters hidden in the forms of men. These two foreigners stumbled into the canyon, so the villagers tried to help them. We're known for hospitality in Lumipyla; we find many stray travelers who get lost in the desert. But these men were merely disguised as humans. I wasn't there when it first began, but the young men just attacked a crowd. Tore them down with swords, at first. But even their swords were possessed! They were stained with a weird-looking symbol. And when the villagers got cut, their bodies just caught on fire. Black fire. Most villagers tried to run away, but some stayed and fought. I was there when they revealed their true form. Most of us were. It was truly terrifying.
"It looked like all the energy in the world just poured into the swordsmen. Even the light itself just seems to surge inside them. Their bodies were as bright as a fire when they transformed. It felt like even the air itself was being sucked in. The pressure and temperature got ripped from the air. Ice spread across the ground. It was so cold it hurt to breathe! When the transformation ended, they both stepped out of the icy light in the form of giants. They looked just like you. Monsters, not men. We all ran like hell, but the monsters continued killing. They tore down everyone they could catch! That burst of black fire accompanied every single murder. And when we tried to run, one of the giants got us with some energy weapon. I don't know how to describe it, but there was a big explosion that got every single one of us. We ran away from Lumipyla and rushed here; it's the only way to save our dying friends. I can only imagine what they're doing to the canyon as we speak."
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