- A few Months Ago.
Lodestar, One of the Million Island Cities, an island that was formed After the 'First Calamity' occurred, and was once part of one of the seven Continents, A continent is a vast expanse of land, often separated from other landmasses by oceans. They are characterized by their large size, diverse landscapes, and unique ecosystems, but after the 'First Calamity' occurred, there was no such thing as a Continent anymore - because the continents that Mankind once knew have now been divided into millions of islands.
It happened twenty years ago, and since then, something like a 'Country' no longer exists, a leader like a 'President', 'King' or 'Queen' lost their sovereignty, because, at that time, every individual on earth was more concerned with their own safety than the safety of something called a 'Country' where the territory of the Country itself no longer existed.
Things like Social Status, Position, and Rank lost their meaning; at that time, Safety was the most important, and the strongest was the most respected.
The 'First Calamity' was a natural disaster that completely changed the world order, no, calling it a disaster might be a bit of an understatement.
Humans fought each other to secure supplies, even for a single loaf of bread, sometimes ten or more lives had to be lost. But slowly but surely, exactly six months after the 'First Calamity' occurred, as if proving the potential of humans who can adapt to any conditions when in crisis - Humans began to regain their footing, the strong led the weak and began a new order in the new world, at this time the term 'Island City' led by the strong began to appear.
However, The 'First Calamity' that lasted for a year where every single day felt like a year was not the worst, because on the day of the 'First Calamity' exactly one year after it happened, the nightmare of all mankind showed itself on earth. Shaking the world order that the survivors have worked so hard to create.
Marked by a 'Voice' like a trumpet sound that came from nowhere, The Second Calamity took its place, once again testing humanity.
The Second Calamity, what happened there was not something unfamiliar to mankind. 'Crack' even before The 'Second Calamity' happened, mankind knew what 'Crack' was because Crack itself is a common thing for mankind, because 'Crack' once happened in the middle of the fifth century and stopped in the fifteenth century, which was also marked by the end of the great war that happened at the end of the fifteenth century. The point is that 'Crack' is something that is commonly known by all mankind because it is mentioned in the long history of mankind, but since then, mankind has never seen a 'crack' again.
However, the 'Crack' that was only mentioned in history happened again in The 'Second Calamity' which made Humans finally feel the horror of a 'Crack' that spewed hundreds or even thousands of unknown monsters out, like something straight out of a fantasy story.
This is where humanity's ability to adapt to survival is truly tested.
Humans who already had magic had time to put up resistance against the monsters that came out of the Cracks, but only for the initial stage when The Second Calamity occurred. After that, it was just a nightmare.
Mana that has existed since the beginning of Human civilization is the most important asset of Humanity, but because they have lived in a peaceful world for too long, Magic for Humans is just a 'Tool' to make their daily activities easier and is not considered a 'Weapon' even though there are special forces that use magic as a 'Weapon' but as said before, because they have lived in a peaceful world for a long time, the level of Human magic is very low.
Only when The second Calamity entered its second stage did a Change occur; it was like answering the prayers of the Humans the Gods from all Mythologies descended to earth, offering a helping hand.
However, because the arrival of Gods was also marked by a sound similar to a trumpet, it was also called the third Calamity, and it was not without reason. It was called the third Calamity because, at that time, the conditions given by the gods at that time were so severe that it was not mentioned in human history, but from stories that spread by word of mouth, at that time, the Gods treated humans like 'Batteries' of Divine Energy, Humans were treated like slaves rather than followers like what happens today.
However, in this unfavorable situation, humanity once again received a helping hand from the hero of humanity called 'D'Archy' who came and turned this unfavorable situation into a true blessing. Which allows humans to survive until now.
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In a classroom, a teacher whose hair had almost all fallen out, explained history to his students with a proud face as if what he was telling was his own story.
"... However, after saving humanity, Hero D'Archy was never seen again no one knows who he is and where he came from... He came as a stranger and disappeared as a hero... That is a brief story about the new history of mankind... Children, if you have any questions, please ask, I will be happy to answer them, because, after all, I lived through it all, so I know almost everything that happened in those days, please raise your hands if you want to ask"
Said the teacher who then closed his textbook and then looked around the classroom. But what met him was the listless gaze of his students, some of them were even already in a dream world.
A male student who was seen resting his head on his palm sighed slightly. Then said.
"*Sigh* Teach, In almost every meeting you keep discussing this, until we memorize every word you say"
"That's a must Because Hero D'Archy is-"
"The reason we can all be born in this world and enjoy peace like this, that's what you want to say, right, teach? We feel grateful to him for giving us this life... But Please stop that; it's annoying to hear over and over again... We know how much you admire that HERO, but we can relate to that; we weren't even born back then, and we didn't even ask your HERO to do all that, so stop talking about him every time you teach; it's annoying *Sigh* Should I tell my mom about this?"
Hearing what the male student said, the teacher did not get angry but instead looked scared.
"... O-Oh, I'm sorry if what this old Man said is making you annoyed, Young Master Cheng (:v) Please don't tell Madam Cheng (:v) about this, or else our school will be in big trouble if the biggest school's donors suddenly withdrew their support"
Said the Teacher, with a red face and a forced smile like someone who was holding back his anger.
Hearing his teacher's words, the student named Cheng only snorted coldly before turning his gaze to the world outside the window, which showed a view of the sky and a tall wall that stretched long. Then said.
"At least you know how to behave; if you're a dog, then behave like one *Sigh* I'm going to sleep now, don't wake me up, or you'll know the consequences... F*ck! If it wasn't for my mother, I wouldn't be attending a low-level school like this; I should be on Academy Island instead of here... *Sigh* What a f*cking situation"
Cheng said, without caring how his teacher reacted, he immediately dropped his head on the table and used his bag as a pillow, then immediately fell asleep without caring that he was still in the middle of class.
Seeing this, the teacher could not do anything, Cheng was the son of Madam Cheng (:v) who was the school's biggest donor, if Madam Cheng suddenly stopped the flow of funds, then the school would experience a crisis, and he would be the one to blame for it, all the teachers in this school knew that so no one dared to offend Cheng who was just a student.
Even the students in the class already thought this was normal for them, so none of them expressed themselves excessively.
"... A-Alright, kid, let's continue our lesson, you can see in your pad that the hist-"
The teacher said, but stopped when he looked at one of the students in particular; his clothes looked shabby as if he was not being looked after, and his hair was long and messy if it wasn't for the uniform he was wearing, no one would think that he was a student. But overall, if you look closely, the student has good looks that are hidden by his unkempt appearance.
The student that the teacher was specifically paying attention to was currently looking out the window, with a monotonous expression.
This provoked the teacher's anger that had been building up because of Cheng. Seeing Cheng sleeping, the teacher, without a word, immediately took a stick from his desk and threw it at the student.
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