Eternity Key

Eternity Key- Chapter 1- Prolouge

"   ... Thousands of years ago, in a world called Dealacrima; there exist a key to open the gate of eternal world where humans and other creatures live their lives without worrying about their world’s disappearance. This key is called ‘ETERNITY’, the people of Dealacrima protected this key from different types of monsters. However, ‘ETERNITY’ was stolen by a powerful monster and caused it to be impure, thus the key split into four pieces and was scattered around the whole world of Dealacrima. Without the balance that the key provides in this world, monsters started to lose their sanity and attacked humans to feed on them.

   ... Thousands of years have passed and the reality about the key called ‘ETERNITY’ became a legend among almost all of the inhabitants of Dealacrima. There are only few of them who believe that if the four pieces of the key reunites, they would be able to leave the world that is starting to dissolve into nothingness."

Chapter 1:

   ... Terran City, First Month: Sola, 16th, year 983DY(Dealacrima Year)...

Terran City, a wonderful city where you can find the most advanced surplus shops. Although it is the infamous advanced technological city, it is also the most uncivilized place in the whole of Dealacrima. “Big Sister Na, when will Chaos come back?” Nickameledien Labyrinth faced her not blood-related big sister with a very bored look in her. She has been missing her team mate for almost two years or more. Nareal Amellia stroked her little sister’s hair and gently said “soon... I think.” Nickameledien took a twice glance around the room they’re in and just discovered that someone is missing, her childhood friend and another teammate, Hal Daemonium. “Where’s Hal?” “Hmm... He said he wants to walk for a while.” Nareal replied “aha, I’ll go look for him.” Nickameledien excitedly said as she rushed towards the door. Nareal tried to stop her but her little sister is just way too fast for her to catch up. Terran City is a vulgar city; a hooligan’s place of living, Nareal is really aware of that fact and is worried about her little sister and little brother although they are not blood-related. Nareal’s memory of their first arrival is very fresh from her mind. It was five years ago...

Nareal is always sitting in her favorite seat outside her summer house. She’ll continue the rest of her tiring day reading a romance book in that favorite seat and gradually looks into the distant as if she waits for someone. Suddenly, dark clouds started to cover the clear sky and heavy rain poured. She hurriedly returned back to her summer house and dried herself up. She lived in this summer house for more than six years and four months now, and this is the very first unusual visit she ever had. A man covered with blood came with two sleeping kids, Hal and Nickameledien. The man’s breathing is heavy, his large fangs partially cracked and his blood endlessly flows through his countless open wounds. Nareal rushed to save the heavily wounded man but he just pushed the unconscious kids towards Nareal’s arms and whispered “take care of them.” After four short words, the man suddenly turned to dust. Nareal’s beautiful brown eyes widened in terror as she hugs the two kids, this is the very first time she saw a Lamia’s life vanish in front of her.

   ... Terran City, Imville Restaurant...

Nickameledien made her way inside the crowded restaurant as she follows a smell she’s been sniffing a while ago. She had a very intense sense of smell, hearing and sight since she was a child. “It smells like Hal.” Nickameledien’s nose suddenly tingled as she smelled a very strong foul odor. She swiftly covered her nose and wiped her teary cerulean blue eyes. “What’s that smell? Blood...?” Nickameledien tried to sniff it again but she can’t bear with it even for a second, she felt her stomach twisted as if she’s going to throw up. She glanced at every inch of the restaurant trying to find out where the stinking odor came from, for a moment, she took a glimpse of a man with large fangs and is covered by blood that just exited the restaurant. She was about to follow this man when a hand reached out for her arms. The one who’s she’s been searching for, Hal Daemonium. “Ah! Hal, I’ve been searching for you.” Nickameledien hugged her childhood friend as if she intends to choke him to death “let go.” Hal said as he pushed Nickameledien away from him. Nickemeledien’s body suddenly shivered, she felt a very cold and frightening wind touched her body. “Hey, Nicka? You Alright?” Hal asked then he smelled blood reeked from the outside “time to rock, I guess? Nicka, straighten up, we have a fight.” Hal said with excitement as he pulls Nickameledien towards the restaurant’s exit. Nickameledien stopped Hal with full force and pushed him away from her and shrieked with shivering voice. Hal swiftly covered both his ears and started to walk towards his frightened friend. For a second, Hal realized that Nickemeledien, his precious one and only lady friend, is shedding tears of terror. It felt very painful for him to see Nickameledien like this, she’s always happy even in fights that Hal isn’t that much familiar of this atmosphere. “Nicka, what’s happening to you?” Hal asked but Nickemeledien hasn’t heard a thing or two, even with those sharp hearing she has. A gravitational energy started to spread around the whole restaurant. Costumers started to run out of the restaurant for they felt that they’re body is going to tear up inside this unseen energy being emitted by Nickameledien. “Hal, Nicka.” Nareal burst in the restaurant in the midst of the running costumers while holding a very long golden saber that has a cross sign embedded in it. “Big sister Na, Nicka’s being weird.” Hal said as he tries to get to Nareal even with the heavy gravitation. Gradually, Nickameledien’s fair skin started to become blue scales, her long silver hair that goes down her knees turned golden. Her cerulean blue cornea became even darker together with her iris and pupil, her clear white sclera turned to black. Fangs grew out of her flat small and perfect teeth. The tips of her fingernail started to grow longer and sharper and claw-like mint green patterns started to appear around her cheeks, neck, shoulders, and hips. Her whole human appearance started to disappear one-by-one and her clothes changes unimaginably on its own. Hal and Nareal watches Nickameledien’s transformation with terror and amazement. They knew everything about each other; of course, they also knew that Nickemeledien is a monster even though she’s one of them, Beast Hunters. The fact that Hal is also a powerful monster isn’t hidden, too. The infamous Beast Hunters of Dealacrima are unexpectedly monsters themselves.

(Next: The meeting)