The night sky shines brightly... but the silence to stargaze wasn't provided, as groans of pain echoes in the small park.
"I am going to sleep... see you all tomorrow by the last day of training"
Kim Yong is tired, his body is constantly fighting against the side effects of learning more about the darkness. Although he really can control it with good proficiency, he is still new to the territory of the shadow and curse affinity.
'The two months, excused from any school activities, will be used to learn more about the shadow affinity... the curse affinity will be learned as a side activity when I have time.'
Erzulie promised to bring him all kinds of books to shadow, curse, and death affinity that could help him... unbeknownst to her that he is fighting against the shadow mana released by the soul of the shadow lord.
Kim Yong moves through the shadow in his room, falling into his bed face first. It didn't even take a second for him to fall asleep.
His consciousness moved through his subconsciousness through a vast sea, sky blue in colour, slowly closing the gap between him and a huge library with various colours. The colours seem infinite in this big library, all giving off a different atmosphere too.
His mind was awake in the whole process, the feeling of drifting through such a pure sea, familiar yet unknown to him, the density of the sea is comfortable for him plus the mysterious feeling that he has a million faces fused as one face... colorless, a black darker than the abyss.
The sea is slowly left behind by the huge library, covering most of this vast sea... or exist within it, taking over. It is unknown to Kim Yong what exactly happens right now. He knew this library, although he never saw it so clearly and only parts of it.
A huge part of the library is black, books old and torn by the time in the same colour, a dark hue exudes out of the entire section. Knowledge of an unknown being, ready to be discovered by Kim Yong... yet he fears the truth, to be a part of someone's plan.
^sigh^
A sigh escapes his lips, his eyes fixed on the out-worn bookshelves with even more old and out-worn books. His eyes quickly scan the entire bookshelf facing him, seeing a book exuding more of the dark hue than any book.
"What are you trying to show me?"
It never made sense to him, someone as strong as the shadow lord lost control over Kim Yong, now only trying to take over his body and put his soul in a dormant state. Kim Yong knew what he is trying, which is why he learns more about the split affinities of Darkness, not knowing how else exactly to stop it.
The book exuding more dark hue moved through the bookshelf, stopping in the lower centre of the bookshelf, waiting for Kim Yong to grab it. The various rows of the bookshelf didn't change, it phased through the rows filled with books, furthermore, combined itself with the book in the lower centre.
He put his hand on the book, not even pulling it out of the bookshelf, touching the cold surface gently and the sensation of death, curses along with shadow travels in his body.
"Don't let me wait and open it"
Kim Yong commanded the soul to open the memories for him to relive them, to understand the past... and gain answers.
The dark hue it exuded rose so much, it covered Kim Yong entirely. The huge library vanished, and the dark one remained without any ways to stop it... Kim Yong floated above it in a small cocoon.
Kim Yong vision turned black for a second, the silence of the surrounding space made him feel like an outsider, an extra of a popular novel... a reader.
On a huge grass field, The red trees enhancing the beauty, green fruits similar shape to watermelons but a lot smaller swing from side to side on the tree. The tables and benches were... astonishingly normal, fresh benches made of wood in a brown hue, the tables a bit taller and longer than normal park tables in a cool black hue.
In the horizon is a castle with few buildings around it, the insignia on the banner is a simple dragon soaring to the sky, the buildings around gave one the impression of twenty claws.
The normal castle, in contrast to the buildings, made it even more mysterious than it already is with such a huge field outside their vision. Black eyes are watching a girl with purple hair and eyes of amethysts being dragged away, horns on her head and the tail slightly swiping the ground made it clear she is a Draconian or a young dragon.
She searches, in the group of people, someone special to her, making eye contact with the Boy who watches everything with his black eyes.
"Let's create a hero party when I am back from the church"
Her voice was pleasant to the ear, moreover is quite deep for a girl. The boy, with his black hair covering most of his eyes, not hindering his vision a bit, opens them wide.
The girl didn't wait for his answer and simply followed the two men with a cross that has a wyrm wrapped around it. The cross is out of gold and the wyrm is out of dragon bones, showing their high status in the church.
'His past started like a normal fantasy story, the next step would be to create a hero party'
Kim Yong thought, his hope for such a scene is as fantasy novel fanatic... quite high. He expected a giant, elf, dwarf and if possible a few individuals with cool professions, for example alchemist and poison expert to be in this team.
Kim Yong is currently seeing everything out of the emo boy's view, but sometimes it randomly jumps to the people around him.
The girl slowly leaves his vision, the emo boy starts to tremble out of excitement, moreover his lips are curling up. A faint echo of his thoughts can Kim Yong hear, simply repeating yes.
"I should prepare and tell them her plan too"
He muttered under his quickening breath, his hands trembling out of excitement. His vision turning a bit blurry as tears hit the ground.
"I also was chosen by a God... I can someday tell her my feelings"
'Now I don't want to continue watching such a fantasy story'
Kim Yong contemplated, the story is simple for an outsider like him... but wasn't it obvious that the god would betray him. You don't need to be a genius to understand the situation, the plan of this god was to use him to regain his strength, and to achieve this... he needs someone desperate for strength plus someone who is easy to manipulate.
The emo boy, in his perspective he is watching and feeling the entire time, meets all the requirements for it.
The emo boy stares at the blue sky above him, a few clouds passing by, meanwhile clenching his fist and swear to protect everyone with all his might.
The scene jumps to the next day, the girl is back with a huge smile on her face. Mana is swirling around her like she is the centre of everything.
"Let's save our world from the dungeons as well as from the New born god of destruction!"
She exclaimed, her tail swagging so fast the dust of the ground started to spread. She stretched her hand out, waiting for him to put his hand on top of her hand.
"You can Count on my muscles, since we are trying to become the strongest beings known to the universe, HA ha ha"
A giant hand, burying the girl's hand below his own. A giant boy watches her with a gaze of affection and anticipation. The giant boy is towering above them all, he is as tall as a multi complex building.
^click^ ^clack^ ^click^ ^clack^
Gears are loudly turning at different speed next to them, a robotic small hand is laid on top the giant's hand. Her squeaky and loud voice echoed over the entire grass field.
"Don't think you will reach the top without me, the best blacksmith your group can ever get!"
A small girl, a dwarf, hiding in her armour without showing anything of her except the complete white eyes of her.
Two hands are slammed on top of the small robotic hand, one has small animals and spirits clinging to it, one has small potions on a belt around her wrist.
"I will be the best tamer and elementalist the world has ever seen!"
"And I will become the best alchemist anyone has ever seen, curing even the worst diseases!"
These two had blonde hair and blue eyes, almost looking identical, a boy and girl with average height.
Everyone had put their hand on top except the emo boy, he stood there in a daze, questioning if this is real. His hand slowly travels to the tower of hands, his vision gets more colourful.
"I will blow my limits to smithereens and become stronger than the gods!" 'To protect you all and live happily after with...her'
It doesn't make sense, he gained the power of a god, yet he will surpass the so-called gods who gave him power. The only noble thing Kim Yong respects is his resolve to keep them all safe.
The scene immediately turns black, a scene from the future is coming into existence. The ground is covered by a shadow, the individuals who made with him the hero party are all dead, laying in his shadow.
A boy with orange hair, yellow eyes and light surrounding his armour is looking shocked at the emo boy.
"WHY?"
The broadsword clashed with the two long scythes of the emo boy. The emotions of him hit Kim Yong like a tsunami, yet it made Kim Yong not even twitch.
"My god wants you all dead..." 'Run away' "You are a threat to him..." 'RUN YOU IDIOT!' "So die" 'NO!'
[He applauds your commitment]
The shadow spread far and wide, consuming the boy as well as the entire world instantly. Nothing existed in the shadow except the emo boy and Kim Yong.
The emo boy turns his head and stares in Kim Yong his eyes, his hatred and rage visible... slowly opening his mouth, as blood shoots out of it.
"Who are YOU?" ^Screech^
The sound ripped him out of his sleep, the screeching sounds like millions of citizens at the same time talking in the worst way possible.
"Only two months left"