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Chapter 1: Of Things to Come
Saturday, April 17, 12:00 am
A young man, of average height and of wiry build, sat on a park bench. His hair was chin length, and he was wearing a somewhat tight shirt, jeans, and dark blue sneakers. As he watched the children playing and the animals frolicking, a creature arrived, scaring away the people. This monster was shaped like a spider, with multiple eyes and a rather large abdomen. Other than this, it was as tall as a tall human, with considerably more developed muscles. As the young man approached the monster, all went black.
Kenji Tokiha woke up with a start, his nightmare disturbing his sleep. He took a deep breath, and went back to sleep.
Same day, 7:30 am
"I'm telling you, ever since my 18th birthday I've been having these nightmares," Kenji told his friend Rika over the phone.
"Could that be because you're just dealing with living alone there?
"No, I think it has to do with the mysterious box my dad left me in his will. Apparently I'm to open it when... monsters attack or something."
"Monsters? Don't be ridiculous", Rika retorted.
"Yeah, it's weird. They're just nightmares, that's all..." Kenji put down the phone and ate breakfast.
9:30 am, City Park
A hooded man stretched out his arm. A spider monster came out from behind a tree. "You called?" the monster gruffly asked, shaking his head.
The hooded man replied coldly, "No time for questions. Find the Tera Medal." The spider monster, who was of a race called Kalinden, merely grunted in grudging assent. He walked off in the direction of the Koyama district.
10:00 am, Tokiha residence
Kenji entered a code into a keypad, which opened the basement door. Since his father was an archaeologist, their basement was full of finds from all over the world. In the center of the room was a safe, whose code Kenji memorized as a child. In it was his father's greatest find: The Tera Medal. It was a gold-plated belt buckle-sized ornament, with a crystal embedded in the center. Four key-like objects jutted out of the medallion, each with a different color.
Kenji heard a crash from the hallway, and immediately hurried upstairs. To his horror, the spider monster from his dream was facing him. The Spider Kalinden growled at him, "Where is the Tera Medal?" "I won't give it to you!" Kenji cried. The monster then began to chase him, until Kenji was cornered in the entrance to the basement. Hurriedly entering the code, he entered the basement, hiding.
The Spider Kalinden then entered the basement, looking for Kenji. He finally found the young man hiding behind a shelf. "There you are!" The monster pushed aside the shelf, scattering many relics. Kenji stood up and ran, but the Spider gave chase. Kenji was once again, cornered, right next to the safe.
Entering the combination, his hope was to stall for time so he could dodge and flee with the Tera Medal in hand. The safe clicked open, and Kenji retrieved the medallion. "Give me that!" The Kalinden threatened, spinning a ball of sticky webbing. "Oh no, I'm doomed," Kenji thought to himself, and accidentally held the Tera Medal against his waist.
A belt appeared from the Tera Medal. The belt was colored black, and had a slot on the right side. The spider monster then made his move and stuck Kenji to the wall. He then attempted to take the medallion, but with it stuck on the belt, he could not take it. In desperation, Kenji depressed the crystal in the center, with his barely free hand.
A bronze light shone from the belt, enveloping Kenji. The webbing broke, and Kenji looked to see that he was now enveloped in bronze armor, from head to toe.
His helm had two bug-like eyes, glowing red. He had a single horn in the front, in between his eyes. He had two smaller horns on the back of his helm. His breastplate, sculpted like that of a Greek statue, was as bronze as the light that appeared around him. He had bracers and shin guards of the same color, and he was covered in a black rubber-like suit. Most distinctive, however, was the white scarf that hung around his neck.
Surprised at this newfound power, Kenji punched the Spider Kalinden in the face, and to his surprise, the monster flinched. The spider monster fled and arrived in the park, making civilians flee in fear. Kenji gave chase, and cried out "You will not make them fear anymore!" Kenji then began attacking, but the spider monster was now his equal in the open space. With each blow of his, the Kalinden parried. With each attack the spider made, Kenji dodged. Finally, one of his hooks connected, knocking down the Spider Kalinden.
"Time to see what these keys can do," Kenji muttered. He took the bronze key at the top, and inserted it into the slot on his right. Unsealed, a voice rang out from the Medal.
Energy began to crackle around Kenji's right leg, and he jumped, bringing his right leg to bear. "TERA... Kick!" He roared as the spider monster was hit. Upon landing, the Spider Kalinden exploded.
From behind a tree, the hooded man watched. "So, that is the power of the Tera Medal..." with this, he turned around and left.
1:00 pm, Tokiha residence
Kenji went back to the safe to put the Tera Medal back, but decided not to. He put the medal inside his jacket for safekeeping, and closed the safe.