It was a normal day, it was New Year's for 2025.
It was 11:00 p.m. a giant rift opened in the dead
center of an in city New Mexico, albuquerque.
People reported seeing inside of the giant rift.
it was pure white with dark dots it was like the reverse, the Stars reverse the black, and space refers to White.
speckles of lights drop into the world, people thought it was the end of the world, some thought that it was the Apocalypse, and every government was in disarray, then it just closed like nothing happened.
After that they're was 100 rumors that were flying through the internet, such as it may have been aliens or fourth dimensional creatures, but nothing happened.
Months later, there would be an alarming rate of accident missing people a pools of human blood with no bodies it look like to be an animal attack and it has become more and more of a common occurrence more and more that has time passed, the governments they try to hide it from public eye, but it was not isolated occurrence it was happening worldwide, it was like something they had never seen before.
In the city of Johannesburg a rhinoceros covered in obsidian like armor and able to control the Earth, was destroying the buildings. animals having these types of capabilities it's only was thought to be in fiction now coming to life, it was quick and Swift humans never stood a chance now they only hide in bunkers praying to not be seen by The magic beasts
3 years later
"How am I going to get out of this?" a man said hiding in a cave, with a bloody gash on his shoulder, he was panting heavily.
He looked to be 28 years old, he had silver hair with magenta eyes, his name was Lucas.
He was in charge of hunting food for his "bunker", he was currently wearing an old and worn out pair of jeans with a white plain black shirt, and a black jacket with parts of the hood of the hoodie having fake light brown fur.
Everything was going okay.
Everything was going okay.
He was able to hunt some small rabbits, with horns in the middle of their heads.
but the blood must have attracted the giant mana Beast covered in metal armor, that will seem to be fused into Beast flesh it seems to be a tiger, with one quick motion the tiger left a giant wound on Lucas's shoulder, he had ran and hide into a cave that was far too small for the Giant tiger, he looked to his wound on his shoulder it was bad and he had left his supplies outside in fear and desperation to get to the cave, Lucius didn't know what he was going to do.
Lucius slammed his hand down on the side of the cave. He was hiding in
""damn it!." Lucius didn't know what he was going to do. it was a magic beast and a powerful one at that, he was contemplating, he has to survive he needs to get food for his people, but he didn't know what was he was going to do. Lucius was getting desperate, he new couldn't survive, but if he was going to go down he was going to go down fighting, Lucius would grab his blade, it was a small worn down, dagger with animal hide as the handle, I was the only real weapon they had in the bunker, when Lucius was about to run out, a loud crash would be heard with a scream of the tiger, it was not a snarl, nor did he hear any bones cracking, or screaming of other creature, it sound like growling from a different beat out he pick head to see, it was somebody a human, they had long hair that reach to the end of there back long White markings on there forearms and there legs they we're beating the Beast, they made it look like it was something easy, they would have ripped off a piece of tigers armor, the tiger screaming in agony, as then the person that was battling the tiger the transform the broken piece of the armor he ripped off into hand like gauntlet, with sharp bladed like ends, on the tip of his fingers, Lucius was stunned, that shouldn't possible, no human should be able to use magic, and yet he was seeing i a human using magic as the human would start to dig into the Beast breaking its armor and drilling into the Beast flesh, until it will be ultimate be killed. They would started tear off of the armor from the tiger, like breaking the joints of a boiled crab to eat the meat, and start to devour its flesh, Lucius taking this opportunity to grab his supplies he ran when that mana beasts attack him, to only to find that most if not all of the supplies was destroyed, because of the battle with the Giant tiger Beast, with that strange boy it was currently feasting on its corpse, "No, no!!" Lucius was mortified. water, medicine, and rations all were mostly gone or destroyed, "Please be here." Lucius was looking where the recent battle was taken and Lucius was trying to look for something it was a piece of paper barely recognizable, a map, it was covered in the Beast is blood as well as torn to stretch that was a map, a map where his bunker was he needed that to find the right directions to his bunker/home, with the introduction of magic, even plant life has become stronger that if you could cut off the whole tree, and it could be going back I only by it's stumped in a couple month. until Lucius which try to step back they would be notice by him, and then the charge at him putting him down onto the cold uneven forward of the cave, Lucius would have now been able to get a better look at them they have yellow eyes, with his hair colored with the color of a carrot skin hair they look like they can't talk, only growling in grants Lucius would look fearful for his own life knowing that he could not do anything to them, the signature find reason with them he would start to speak slowly and calmly at he could Muster up.
"L-look, I'm not going to hurt you, we are on the same side," he stuttered. Lucius would put his dagger to the side, to show the strange boy he was no threat, and it to be hunger or boredom, the strange boy would get up and go back to the Giant tiger carcass to continue eating it, Lucius would look at the strange boy he doesn't know if he should feel grateful or angered grateful because he saved his life, and angered because he basically made him stranded without no way to go home.
"Who are you anyway, how did you even use magic!?" Lucius would look at the strange boy whose hair was soaked in the Beast blood, the strange boy would look at Lucius then went back to eating the carcass, Lucius would he's angered but he had to get home quickly, use of the people living in the bunker where he is home is at his elderly and disabled, Lucius try to come up with an idea then would look at the strange boy, using a broken pieces of the giant magic tiger armor would start to make a campfire and carved out a chunk of meat from the Beast with the dagger he had, he would start to cook it hoping this would start to entice the strange boy, and it worked the strange boy would look at this directions his nose sniffing the fumes of cooking meat and then walk up to him his face digging into the ground like it was some type of chimpanzee "oh, you like the smell don't you?" Lucius chuckled as he would quickly throw the slab of cooked meat to the strange boy, who quickly jumped up in blinding speed starting to gridley devour the morsel. "If you like that then I could make a lot more, all you need to do is return the favor and help me." Lucius said with a calm and even tone, but in his mind he was hoping that the boy would fall for his trick, and that is exactly what happened hook line and sinker, the strange boy would stop eating the slap of cooked meat and look at Lucius, almost as if he was contemplating only for Lucius to start to cook another slab of meat making it even more enticing eventually the strange boy would crack, and nod his head up and down, "so what's your name, or it to even have one?" Lucius said, turning his full intention to the strange boy who quickly looked confused until his head not understanding the question "seems like you don't have one" Lucius said grabbing his chin thinking for a moment. "How about Elwood since we met in the woods" the strange boy now named Elwood would nod vigorously not understanding what a name means, soon time had passed as night was barely cussing as the sunrise went down. "Elwood we should probably find some shelter, but not here with that big carcass we don't have enough time before the scavengers come and start to make a meal out of us." Elwood would nod, as he'd start to follow Lucius up into the mountains to find a relatively quiet part of the forest, as Lucius starts to make camp in a place filled with new entrances with the thick tree trunk. Lucius would cut off giant sized leaves for a blanket, on the other hand Elwood would jump on a tree, and Elwood started to rest on the tree branch. As Lucious and Elwood slowly drift off to sleep.
3 months later
Lucius and Elwood followed the path he sent out before he was attacked by the mana Beast using old metal rods that were previously embedded into the trees to make a path to follow back to his bunker. It was risky, this was an old path Lucius used to take years earlier but now has become increasingly dangerous, with the magic density in the atmosphere getting abnormally stronger, In turn attracting more mana beasts. Lucius was riding in his journal as he was making way through his path with Elwood following closely. "time 3:20 pm date 2028/1/30 day one of stranded, me and this mysterious boy has become unlikely allies, as I would had name him Elwood, but he only good outcome that came about this is my research about the world it seems like from the animals and beasts that Elwood has killed there are three types of beasts mutation, emitter, and special, category 1 mutation : these kind of Mana beasts have outside elements in their own bodies may be wood, metal, or it's something else. These "mutations" can either enhance or hinder the creature, I have deserved many types of mutations type in Mana beasts that Elwood has hunted. Sometimes they're incredibly powerful, or incredibly weak. depending on the species and how they used to hunt prior to when magic appeared in New Year's of 2025, but one thing is for sure they're incredibly versatile as well as not all that strong. Category 2 emitter : these Beast has minor or non-existent outside mutations but these mana Beast are able to control/manipulate the elements with mastery, some I've seen that's Elwood has hunted are either incredibly powerful or inexperienced, these piece has a wide arrange of elements they could control, such as fire, Earth, water, or lightning. These bees are incredibly powerful and have the versatility that mutation types have. Category 3 special : these beasts have both traits of emitter and mutation; they can have both properties but are not powerful in either one, they are extremely rare. I've only seen one and that was a squirrel type mana beast. I need more information. PS. I was able to snatch the squirrel formation special category squirrel before Elwood was able to eat it. I examined the creature's organs and found where their heart should be a glowing crystal like orb. It seems like this is where they get their magic from. I need more experimenting to have results." Lucius closed his journal and put it back into his bag. as he would see Elwood running off to somewhere, Lucius would groan in annoyances, this has been in the current problem getting sidetracked because of Elwood's lack of attention, Lucius would run off from the path, with the metal stakes was located, Lucius would see Elwood hiding in the bushes with a unexpecting mutation type porcupine mana Beast, it looked to be the size around a normal car, they had iron-like claws, as well as long thin metal purple tinted spines covering its back. it's fur was a deep and silvery white the mutation type of porcupine would be occupied in drinking water buy a nearby River, Edward would try to attack that mutated porcupine by pouncing in by the front but before Elwood could do anything or react he would be pricked by the porcupine needles. which would have been shoot out by the porcupine as a defense mechanism, the porcupine would quickly run as Elwood would start to growl and scream an absolute agony, Lucius would run up to Elwood as he would start to look at the wounds. The porcupine quills was poison and the porcupine quills had stabbed into Elwood would have already became incredibly red and pus would be already be leaking out, Lucius would quickly have something that Elwood would bite on to something as he would pull out the the poisonous quills super fast, and pull out that was embedded in Elwood's shoulder, Elwood would scream out in pain, before losing consciousness Lucious, was understandably worried as he would struggle to carry Edward he would barely be able to climb up to a tree, as it would start to slowly try and find a way to help Elwood, before he would die from the poison. His eyes would then darts to some herbs, with the introduction of magic the herbs have grown in healing properties and strength, but it won't entirely be able to treat the poison inside of Elwood, but it will be able to slow it down, as well as give at what immune system a Fighting Chance. Lucius would then run to pick up a handful of herbs as he would slowly start to grind it down into a paste with one of the items in his medical kit, that was able to be recovered slowly he would cover it into the bandage and wrap it around pretty tightly on Elwood's shoulder, Elwood would who was currently grunting and sweating profusely would slowly start to calm down, and fall to sleep time passed and I wouldn't finally get up, the is still poison in Elwood system but much weakened. Lucius would then start to carry around Elwood by a strap, that was supporting his weight, so Lucius could focus on walking slowly but surely they would start to grow a bomb Lucius, occasionally having to run away from mana Beast to protect Elwood, and Elwood having to protect Lucius with stronger mana beats. Time has passed as Lucius would start to write in his journal again, taking everything he sees into his journal. "11:28 a.m 2028/4/23 After Elwood was poison I had to take on most of everything as well it's taken care of him, But I have been able to keep up my experiments, Seemingly the magic has infused into our atmosphere I made this three by wondering why some places are completely dense with stronger mana beasts, while some were barely any mana beasts. I started doing some tests with these "magic cores." in the mana Beast these seems to be the "heart" and power source of any magic Beast, but when extracted the magic Cores they lose most of the magic capacity approximately 10% can still be used to make multiple things things have tested and succeeded : medicines, purifying water, starting fires, as well as being able to slightly enhance the sharpness and durability of any type of thing, when embedded into something. such as my dagger as it has become pretty useful, with the magic core inside of it now. Experiments that have failed and need to continue studying : projecting elements, controlling materials, such as minerals, liquids, or gasses. These magic cores have a rank/intensity to them as I rank them by the how colorful they are, and I have categories them by these. slight tent : weakest magic capacity commonly found in, rodent mana Beast type such as rats, rabbits, small birds etc, color core : these orbs has a ball of color in the middle of the orbs which is the second highest rank from slightly tinted, most commonly found in medium omnivores/predators such as, reindeers, bald eagles, sharks. Fully colored fully colored cores are the most powerful ones out of them all I have personally not seen one but considering that responding by the color saturation of the orbs is equivalent to the power and magic capacity I theorize this to be true creatures that could be common found, N/A, will continue to do research on this topic."
Lucius would look to Elwood, his eyes softening, over the past 3 months he has started to see Elwood as more than just a way to survive, he feels a parental bond with him after night would have fallen Lucius would then set cap letting Elwood rest. "3 months have passed and the poison is still going on, as if it would have hidden a vital organ. It may have killed Elwood on the spot," Lucius said. Lucius then started to unhandaging the wound where the quills of the porcupine hit, it was getting much better.
A lot of color coming back Lucius would start to grind up some common herbs to rewrap Elwood's wound. Until Lucius started to hear somebody's footsteps, as lucious would see somebody coming into the area where Lucius and Elwood was, Lucius instantly pulled out his dagger reading for a fight, it was a middle-aged man running from something.
The middle-aged man had a deep puncture wound on the right side of his shoulder as well as having discoloration around the wound, his clothes were shredded, and he was running on barefoot, the middle-aged man would not give Lucius and Elwood any attention as he continued to run.
Lucius would be confused then he would hear something, coloring of stumps, Lucius would start to think what's going on, he started to overthink rapidly. Lucius would then suddenly feel vibrations from the earth looking out to see it was a giant spider, Lucius would be terrified, if this thing was a Giant and it was an emitter type by the water like orbs following it.
Elwood would try to get up but would fail miserably.
Lucius would try to fight the thing, with a simple strike on the spider's exoskeleton off his dagger broke chunks of iron flying everywhere by just one failed attempt of a stab his main weapon was already destroyed. With one swing of the spider's eight legs Lucius would get promptly kicked off, the spider would slowly make its way to Elwood.
And Edward would try to get up, wanting to fight back but not able to, always falling down on the ground. Lucius would then feel desperate to help his friend, his brother, he would try to do something, anything, but he would just be thrown away as the Spider finally made its way to Elwood, the spider bearing its mandibles ready to sink its teeth into Elwood.
Lucius desperately felt like a disappointment, he couldn't even stop this thing from killing Elwood, he would feel useless, not even able to save the one person that saved him countless times.
even when Lucius would think to himself: (if I could have power like him, if I could protect him like he has, then I would have taking it with a heartbeat.) Lucius then with a sudden burst of power searches within Lucius, a feeling that he's never felt before, like a dormant Beast inside of him has finally waking up, like a part of him sleeping that has finally show itself. Lucius controlling it by pure instinct he was slam his hand to the ground, as you quickly feel the new energy leaving his body and a rapid pace, as then amazingly the Earth would start to be molded by Lucius thoughts, the Earth spiking up impaling the spider multiple times pinning it, as the water orbs but then dissipate and fall to the ground, with a splat, showing its death. Lucius would then look at his hands thinking "did-did I do that?" Lucious didn't have much time to think about it, as when he would instantly rush to Elwood's side, who was unconscious due to the intensity of the situation, seeing if there's any cuts or puncture wounds, but he would be finding nothing. Lucius would sigh in relief, a weight lifting off of him, slowly with his new found ability he would be able to take care of him and Elwood much more effectively, and Elwood finally wake up, and be able to move, with the poison finally expelled. With Elwood fully healed and Lucius's new found ability, they finally would have been able to come to Lucius' bunker.