A year before..

"Huh...uh.." a woman was barely breathing. Her entire body was full of wounds, the most remarkable one being a long cut on her entire back.

"You can't run anymore, missy. Just give up and let me eat you. I'll make sure to kill you fast so you wouldn't feel too much pain" said a creature. His body seemed to be half dragon half horse, with red eyes and red hair, consequence of the red layer covering the planet.

"Give up? You know.. many would want to have a piece of this body, so i don't know what makes you so sure you won't be attacked by other monsters after you kill me" said the woman hiding 20 m away behind a tree. Her name was Jasmine and she made her way to the Pandore Forest 1 week ago.

She needed to find a lucky chance to break into next stage, the 'Earth Realm' and she managed to do it, but not before long, she was assaulted by this monster, a Dragon Horse who was already in middle Earth Realm.

Trying to run away was futile, the Dragon Horse race being recognized for their speed. A low Earth Realm stage Dragon Horse could catch up easily to a high Earth Realm stage human. But she managed to escape using the trees as cover, although she was still wounded by her enemy.

The Dragon Horse race main attack was their sharp horn, positioned on the forehead. They didn't have longe ranged attacks, so they could be clasified as fighters. Another main characteristic was their ability to think and speak even at the lowest stages. Not even close to humans processing ability, but way beyond that of other normal monsters.

"Hm! The highest being in this part of the forest is at the middle Earth Realm stage. Maybe i can't beat him, but i can sure outrun it." said the Dragon Horse as he slowly made his way to the tree.

Before reaching it, a sword started to take shape in front of him.

"So you finally realised you can't escape. Well, a little warmup before dinner shouldn't be too bad" the Dragon Horse started running until he made contact with the sharp white sword.

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The sword was sent flying like a leaf into the wind as for the girl, she didn't manage to evade fast enough.

As the horn slided out of the girl body, blood started slowly falling on the ice cold earth, staining along with it, the white dress the girl was wearing. With every second passed, her dark violet eyes lost another tear.

"Haha good food, good food, Hm?"

"Well well, such a beautiful scene. My eyes can't take it hu..hu, I'm crying by the way" said a boy coming from behind the monster. Everything about him was dark, aside from his skin.

"Are you lost little boy? You don't look older than 18, why don't you come to this little dragon and we will find your parents together" the Dragon Horse was joking. He knew anyone who could reach this side of the forest shouldn't be lower then middle Human Realm stage in power, but he couldn't sense anything coming from the boy. Should he just attack him? No. Either he is too weak so he isn't emanating any force, either he is too strong. He can't exclude any of the options.

"Oh, how did you know? But rather than finding my parents with a ugly you, i would rather find them with a beautiful her" said the boy as he pointed to the girl's body.

"Oh? Then excuse me. I'll need you...to die!! the Dragon Horse exclaimed as he made his way in a instant to the boy's front. The earth trembled under his powerful steps but the face before him, just moved his lips:

"Ashes to Heaven.." the Dragon Horse eyes were filled with despair as his entire body slowly crumbled into ashes..

"Heaven to dust" the remains of this creature disappeared under the wind..

"So.. what should i do with a beautiful face like yours, miss?" the boy eyed the girl indifferent of the pool of blood under her.

"A wife.. I never had a wife.. Yes! That would it be then! Hahahaha, you will be my wife, girl!!" as this thought passed through the boy's mind, he started to laugh madly with a voice that seemed to be from the Underworld King himself. No.. even stronger than that! Who was he?! First of the Unborn Gods, Last of the Chained Kings, Forgotten by Heaven and Earth..

"I am ALLHEAVEN!" the entire forest froze and everyone and everything in it transformed to ashes that drifted to girl's chest, the hole that was there recovering instantly leaving behind a single word, the last memory of this forest:

" Truth " the boy took the girl in his arms, and short after, disappeared.