Death's Overture

For a hundred years, the empire of Reigh was ruled by the royal family.
For a hundred years it was said that people were happy and living in harmony and peace.
For a hundred years, the world knew utopia but was it the truth?

Trace moved quietly through the crowd, observing the townsfolk with an emotionless face. He went unnoticed, like a shadow, being ever-present but remained out of sight.
He wanted solitude yet all he could see was people, he tried to hurry towards his shop but for a moment the crowd overwhelmed him making him think whether killing them all would be the best course.

In some unknown corner of the world, a hooded figure moves in hopes of finding a certain 'one'. He hopes to find the hero of people, but is the one he searches for really a hero?

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