1 How? (1/2)
Chapter 1: How?
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On a small corner of the enormous galaxy, a world existed.
It was a vast land, filled with endless mountains, great bodies of water, wondrous vistas and the likes. It truly is a magnificent piece of world even though it was filled with rich history and great dangers.
It is called, The Grand Ancestral Plane.
On the central part of the Grand Ancestral Plane, a lone kingdom stood strong for millenniums.
It is called, The Final Haven Kingdom.
Located amidst the vast expanse of forest filled streams, hills, poisonous swamps, lairs of demonic beasts and etc. The empire stood tall and remained.
This place might be the last haven for humans, thus it's name.
The Kingdom, though surrounded by enormous walls that protected it's citizens, are still under the constant threat of destruction from beast hordes.
Even so, humans can't abandon this place. It's citizens can't abandon this place. Since this is the last remaining place for humans to live in.
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The Kingdom is divided to three main parts.
The Outer Ring where most of the regular citizens lived. This place is undoubtedly the most populated location in the Kingdom. Most of the families lived here in a very humble manner. Some relied on farming, other through clothing, smithing, cooking, trading, or even entertaining. They might lack wealth but they are filled with dreams that eventually, there will be a day when they too could live as comfortably as the nobles.
The Inner Ring, where most of the Nobles gathered. This is where the important figures of the kingdom resided or those who have a very impressive background. These nobles had a fair share of wealth and able to live as comfortably as they could, but they also knew that being born as a Noble has it's responsibilities
Last but not the least. The Royal Palace. Where the Royal Family resided. It is a tradition of their ancestors and their idea to build this place. It serves as a the beacon of hope, pride and protection for it's citizens, telling them that their King is there to shoulder the heavens for their safety.
The reason for their belief, is because their beloved King is a very strong Knight.
Knights are those people who had superhuman strength. They have strengths that could rival that of a god. They were the ones who protected the safety of the kingdom. It could even be said that being a Knight is the most honorable profession in the entire kingdom. And this is why almost everyone wanted to become a Knight.
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On the southern part of the Outer Ring of the kingdom. There is a humble abode below a hill.
This is a rather discreet location for someone to live, but it is peaceful in here. The abode was made out of bricks, traces of smoke could be seen on it's chimney. The house is divided into separate doors, one for the living room, one for the kitchen, one leads towards the yard at the back, one leads to the masters bedroom and one lead towards the children's room, a total of five doors.
Inside the children's room, a youngster wore an agonized expression. He was at least thirteen or fourteen years old. He had a tanned skin, and a very lean body, it could even be said that he's skinny. His straight brows were furrowed and his jaw were clenched, his tiny hands were gripping the sheets, showing that he was suffering from something.
”Nnn…”
A soft but pained sound escaped his thin lips. His head felt like it was being pounded with many bricks. The throbbing sensation was coursing through his body, it was too painful that he wanted to lose consciousness but the pain was not letting him do so. It was incredibly agonizing for a small child to experience a pain like this.
If anyone was here, they would be totally confused as to what is going on with the boy. From the looks of it, he might be experiencing some nightmares, but how could a normal nightmare hurt like this? Another weird thing is that, a faint light was covering the boy's head.
It was very hard to recognize but if one paid attention closely, the light formed a shape.