Two hundred fifty years ago, a meteor landed on the war-filled land of Nuria. Shards landed everywhere contaminating the fauna over time and awakening creatures. Now in the present time, something dark is rising and it's up to a group of five to ave...
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A refreshing, gentle breeze passed through the grass and trees around, making them seem like they were dancing in the wind. On a narrow patch of turf surrounded by a light green thicket, lay Sebastian; a tan, slender, nineteen-year-old boy with long dark brown hair. At the moment, his clothes comprised a black button-up shirt with blue jeans while his shoes formed of a chestnut color leather. He lays there with his eyes closed, enjoying the fresh air around him. It's been a while since he relaxed, no one really knows about this hiding...
"Hey, look sharp!" A silvery voice emerged from above him.
Before Sebastian had a chance to open his eyes, a handful of what could only be dirt hit his forehead. He quickly got up and spat out soil that had gotten into his mouth while clearing his face. "What the heck!?"
As Sebastian peered, he recognized a short chubby, girl with slanted eyes, tanner skin than his, and a flat nose with her thick, black hair tied up behind her in a ponytail. Her outfit seemed nice for warm weather like today; she wore a loose fitted sleeveless blouse that had blue flower patterns at the collar and at the bottom. The baggy pants matched the same design as the blouse, allowing her to move freely. There was a small, polished bag hanging from her shoulder made of a strong fiber from the banana trees in the area.
"Nia? Why did you do that!? How did you even notice me here?" Sebastian perplexingly questioned, finishing clearing the earth off his face.
"What, this place? It's not that difficult to find and you're not that hard to follow with you stomping everywhere." Nia laughed while trampling the ground, mocking him.
"Psh whatever, you kinda ruined my free time." Sebastian ripped some grass next to him and flung it at her, looking kinda bummed but chuckling while doing so.
"That's no way to talk to me, you're one and only friend." She put on a fake sad face, trying to contain her amusement as she sat next to him.
"Oh please, you're not my only friend." He pushed her playfully and laughed.
"Hey, now THAT hurt my feelings." She snorted, shoving him back.
After the laughter had died, Sebastian detected from the corner of his eye a small white bird whose crest don a magnificent bright yellow. Its "cheeks" had a coral color and a short pink beak that drooped sat on a branch nearby. The feature that truly caught the eye were its wings; the tips of the feathers had a dazzling amber. Whenever it moved, the hue delayed for a second then followed the flow of origination, like a light afterimage pursuing its bulb. Nia noticed Sebastian distracted, looking at the bird, shifting in place and flapping its wings in unison to puff up.
"Those birds are one of my favorites, they're called Anbatiels. I had one as a pet a long time ago, remember?" Nia looked up at it, watching it notice them below it.
"Ahh okay, I see them sometimes flying around, but I always forget to ask." Sebastian smiles as it sees it fly away, the glow from the wings following behind it like a delay.
