Chapter 1: Prologue - Pressure Of The Future…
- Unknown Location -
A dark cavernous place filled with mysterious metallic machinery was what could be seen as a figure laid within a violet liquid located in the middle of the abysmal cavern.
The figure seemed to be of the human species except that he had pointed ears almost like an elf from stories people of the past would tell to their children as to make them go to sleep.
The elf like being was male in appearance and was fairly built with a mix of speed, strength and flexibility showing on his frame.
He had snow white hair with a streak of black in the shape of a lightning bolt. His face portrayed that he was of noble descent with handsome and rugged yet calming features.
[Wake Up… Astairis]
[Wake Up…! You Must Arise…!]
It seemed as though he had heard the call for him as he started to stir slightly, the call itself sounding calm yet urgent.
[The Time Has Come For Mankind To Rekindle Its Lost Hope… And To Face The Past In Order To Defeat The Calamity Of The Void.]
[You Must Raise Your Swords Once More… And Guide The World Towards A Better Future, One That Will Be Greater Than The Fate That Was Foretold By The Overseers]
[Now… ARISE ASTAIRIS AND UNSHEATH YOUR SWORDS!]
As if the voices words were foretelling the future a sudden gust of wind enveloped the cavern and a burst of energy was brought forth from the man, known as Astairis, as light illuminated the once darkened depths of the abyss.
Slowly but surely the light that illuminated the cavern subsided and in its wake stood Astairis with his wet frame drenching the floor with the violet liquid.
'Where Am I?' He thought as he rubbed the side of his head to ease the slight pain of having a mysterious voice in his head shout at him as soon as he started to awaken.
He looked around while doing so and tried to recall any recollection of where he was, but was met with failure as he couldn't remember anything besides his own name and and a few names of places he wasn't even sure he had been to or not.
'Why can't I remember anything?' He pondered calmly as if the situation didn't bother him, currently that is…
Shaking his head he looked around once again and took note of all the strange metallic bits of equipment that were either on a pedestal or were floating as if gravity itself had gone on a vacation and allowed them to defy physics.
'Astairis? Who is that? Is that my name?' Astairis thought as he rubbed his temple to massage the ongoing migraine.
'What is all this? Why can't I remember anything? Why am I here?' were some of the unspoken questions he had in mind.
[Your name is Astairis. Astairis of the Esmerald Kingdom, One of the 12 Disciples of Lord Asterus and Guardian of Peace] came the response from the same voice he had heard prior to his awakening.
'Esmerald Kingdom? 12 Disciples? Asterus? Guardian?' so many more questions plagued the now confirmed Astairis' mind.
'Who are you? Where are you? What are you?'
[I will answer your questions in order. The Esmerald Kingdom is one of 13 Kingdoms located off the southern coast of the Hornus Region, it is well known for its culinary dishes and international trade network, making it one of the most financially stable Kingdoms and well established ones too.]
[Now for the 12 Disciples, they are an exceptionally talented organisation consisting of 12 beings that led all the different Kingdoms of Anima during the War of Reckoning 400 years ago, Lord Asterus was the main reason for the war as he had been captured by the previous leader of the Inverse, you were one of the 12 Disciples and now the only Disciple remaining as the rest of the 11 had given their lives to ensure that you would live on to continue the battle as although the war had been won, The World experienced a severe change in its balance as darkness consumed everything and 400 years went by in that abyss.]
[The Guardian of Peace was the Title and rank you had obtained after successfully bringing forth peace in all 12 Kingdoms, despite the rising hatred and mistrust the Kingdoms had accumulated over the years, you had reunited the 12 Disciples to battle the Inverse after they had disbanded due to the discontent between the nations and some of the disciples ideals and principles clashing negatively.]
[My Name is Freya Esmerald, The 3rd Crowned Queen Of the Esmerald Kingdom and one of the current 12 Disciples, Due to an incident involving corrupted eldritch magic, My soul had been ripped out of my body and was free to roam the nation until I stumbled upon an area enriched with Slayer magic, one of the Trinity Magic's, after investigating I found a cavern located a few miles below the ground that had even more of it and found this room where you have been residing for the past 400 years.]
'Thats a lot of information, but wait if your soul was ripped out of your body, then shouldn't you be dead physically?'
[Yes and No, you see although my soul was forcefully extracted from my physical body, my body is still intact and is currently being taken care of at the Royal Palace, at least until Lady Elsie, the most knowledgeable mage in our kingdom, returns from her decade quest and reattaches my soul to my body.]
'Wouldn't it be dangerous for you if you strayed too far from your body?'
[Again it depends on if my soul were to get destroyed by another more powerful spirit like an Elemental or Spirit of Chaos, only then would my physical body pass on, due to there still being a small tiny connection between us.]
As he absorbed the information he was told, Astairis began to look around for anything of use to him, after turning around and facing the pool he had been laying in just a few moments ago, he found a strange yet familiar rectangular object.
Walking towards it as the violet liquid dropped off of him, he picked it up and and stared at the black board like surface on the front.
Suddenly, a bell like noise rang out inside of his head and he quickly turned around and searched warily, only to have his attention snatched away by the strange device as it lit up and spoke.
*Ding*
{Welcome Master}
'What the?'
{I am your Personal Magik Surveyor, I was designed by Master's Teacher to aid you on your journey, my main function is to survey your Magik Sheet and notify you of its changes and current standing, I have other functions as well but they have been locked and will only unlock after certain conditions have been met or if enough time has passed since our awakening, If you would like I can show you your Magik Sheet immediately...}
'Uh...Sure?'
{Right Away Master...}