Location: Kingvale

20XX

Our story starts at Kingvale, one of the main capitals of the Terran race. This is where nature and Terrans coexist peacefully. It was a place where the cement city and the lush forest is combined into one seamless network.

This city a gigantic one, much, much bigger than all of others, though even if this is a big city is has a big flaw, its defenses are even lower than that of smaller cities. It was on purpose by the way, because this city is a trade hub of all races and is inviting even more traders of the other races to that place.

This is where Kurokku, lives. A man who is born at this city, he is a swordsman-in-training. His parents work for the government in this place, though he is rich and can afford anything he wants, he always felt that he is incomplete, feeling that there is something else that he needs to do with his life.

And that time arrived sooner than expected…

After peaceful day the settlers and traders settled in for the night. Though this is much like the other days this one wants to end with a bang. A big horde of monsters suddenly appeared from all sides and breached the walls. It was then all hell break lose.

Kurokku is still fast asleep that night. He was just woken up by the sound of the emergency bell roaring through the entire city. He rushed through the city to try to get to his parents but to his surprise he found his mother lying in the ground, next to her, his father crying.

He quickly rushed to his father and asked what happened. “One second we are looking onto the night sky and talking about how we met then this,” uttered his dad. He was in shock, his mother that he cared so much for had gone that fast…

Just as he was about to cry his heart out, a small group of monsters located the three, and quickly surrounded them. “Kurokku, escape while they are still interested in me” was the words that came out of his father’s mouth just after seeing the monsters.

He quickly refused saying that he lost one family member just now, and he won’t want that to happen again. His father quickly replied, “You really are an idiot…Just leave me be, you have still more years than you and have more to do…Go on live out your life for me.”

With that he took his leave and left his parents, knowing that in just a night he lost the ones that gave him life. Whilst crying he ran as fast as he could to the gate, hoping to drown away sorrows after he escape. The result, he got caught up with the same band of monsters from earlier…

The alpha have bloodstains all over its mouth with some familiar clothing to come with it, he knows what have been done. As the monsters moved closer he just closed his eyes, knowing that he did not finish his father’s last request, it was like his life flashed all over his mind.

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Then a loud sound made him open his eyes, something that originated next to him. To his surprise he saw a lone man with a very unusual weapon next to him. After the man destroyed the whole pack of monsters he walked away from Kurokku without even saying a word.

He wanted to say thanks to the man that saved his life so he followed him on where he is going. It is a little thing to pay the man who literally saved his dying flame.

“Don’t follow me kid, you cannot survive on where I belong, you are better off alone than going along with me… You cannot handle the things we do” replied the man. Kurokku did not care on what the man said and followed him anyways.

Halfway toward towards the walk, the man looked upon him and said “Kid, last warning… If you did not walk away from here you will definitely regret it. It is a dangerous world out there but our world is much, much more dangerous.

Then again, he did not process what the man said and kept following the man. Then he saw it, a big facility just in the north. It looks like something out of fiction, but unaware to him that facility is the center of Project: CORE.

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When they arrive, he was quickly surrounded by men from the facility. “Who are you? Where are you from” they said, hesitant for Kurokku to answer. “He is with me. This kid just won’t budge, so I guess you need to make him one of us.”

Kurokku was dumb-founded, he just don’t know what to say on what he heard. “So kid, you just came here and we need to for you to join us. If you refuse we might need to kill you…”

“Told you kid, our life is really different than you in the city, also call me Master if you want” his ‘master’ said.  Even tho’ he don’t want to be part of this, he just accepted his fate and let the wind carry him to where he may go.

After he signed all of the paperworks they gave him, he was guided to a room that looks like something out from a 5-star hotel. It was very beautiful and is eye-catching, it was even more luxurious than his room from his house.

“This will be your room, just feel comfortable. Don’t worry about rent because it is covered by Project: CORE.”

He then asked on what is Project: CORE is and the man answered “Project: CORE is a project for capturing our lost cities.”

He nodded as he sat on the bed, to his surprise it was even softer than his last, he rested his head and almost slept. But before he could wander his dreamland he heard the man said:

“Oh I forgot, tomorrow is your first training, do not be late okay.”