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Author's Note: This is my first FanFic made on the site, so if it isn't too much to ask, criticism can be kept in a constructive manner. Any feedback whether negative or positive is greatly appreciated for me to become a better writer. And lastly Chapter 1 takes place before the events of the game, and only Italics mean what the character is thinking (The latter inspired by the user Mystic Cake if you couldn't tell)
Chapter 1: End of an Era
The world of Nexus was a peaceful land, as many different fountains continued to lash water above as if it were hundreds of water fountains, along with merchants such as the Bill the Wizard selling all sorts of goods, including weapons for those who would keep the troublemakers out. It all just felt too good to be true for those who lived there, as their curiosity continued puzzling over one simple question. What sparked the creation of such a perfect land, and those who sustained a living there?
In actuality the origins of the peaceful Nexus was many times more darker than what people would like to interpret, before Nexus even existed, there was just one single lone god running the entirety of the known world, he wore all black armor and had his eyes glowing red, and they would seem as if they were brighter than a large flashlight. This god's name was known to society as Oryx, and during his reign he was mostly respected, and at first he created a humongous castle for himself, his throne, and what he planned to be his other minions, along with the remaining races.
As valiantly as the god tried however, him being able to keep every single race at his fingertips was too much, even for his mighty power, so he decided to keep his bodyguards as well as himself in his castle, and he decided to create an all new world for the races to stay in. He ended up naming this world as The Realm, and much to Oryx and the rest of society's delight, The Realm's creation for the most part ended up paying off. As it's size was so massive, it would make it seem like it would be a country.
But Oryx did agree that, even a country sized stretch of land would be unable to host all life in, so he decided to go one step further, and began to create dungeons for their own mighty kings to be created and rule the dungeons, and he figured that after creating these new dungeons. Everything would work out just as planned for himself, being a god, the last thing on his mind was having disobedience measures with the races.
Oryx walked to his throne after a long and hard time spent creating The Realm, spanning a creation time of nearly two decades to be completed, and two more decades after that for the Dungeons to be completed. Oryx sat down on his throne, as a thud created once he impacted said throne, a thud that potentially everyone and everything could hear throughout the castle. Oryx made a long sigh of relief as he sat there, just glad that the whole complication was over with, and he could slacken his grip on the power he had for now.
Oryx ordered his bodyguards to continue their duties, as they obliged without much of a worry in the world, as they were just as gleeful about their work as a bird would be about it's song as it flew across the skies, but Oryx with his four decade task out of the way had no idea what to even do, and he would end up taking a long deserved rest. Not just any everyday rest that humans would have, a rest that would last a whole year due to his boredom, as well as his tired status. It was so severe that those around him feared the worst for Oryx, what if he remained like this? A god of his caliber could not die, could they?
But those questions would be put to a screeching halt, a halt that compared to a sudden stop in traffic, as Oryx began to open his eyes as wide as possible for him to see his surroundings. His bodyguards were extremely surprised in a genuine manner, as they performed a minor commemoration for his awakening. But they did seem a little suspicious while they were doing so to Oryx, even after he got out of his half awake state, like they were about to tell him something he wish he would not hear.
After the commemoration however, it became more clear that they were about to tell something negative to Oryx. "Whatever it is you have to say, say it." Oryx boomed to his bodyguards, louder than a thunder's loud rumble during a storm, as the bodyguards did not know who to send out. He'd kill me if I told him.. one of the knights of Oryx thought, as he shivered fearing the worst when all of the other knights looked towards him. But as they were about to command him to speak the news, a mysterious figure began walking away from the group and towards the god Oryx.
He had a vampire like appearance, with a cape strapped around him, purple colored skin and like Oryx red eyes that also glowed in the dark, but not as brightly as Oryx's did, all topped off with a set of blonde hair. The knights were ecstatic once their minds caught on to who this figure was, he was the ruler of the dungeon Oryx created dubbed the Manor of the Immortals, and the figure himself was named Lord Ruthven.
"Sir, the news I am here to report is rather severe for a fair warning," Lord Ruthven began, as he cleared his throat loudly, as it echoed through the halls of the castle. "Have you ever inspected the phenomena which has been going on all throughout The Realm lately?" Lord Ruthven questioned, which Oryx shook his head in response. "I am afraid I have not, but why should you care? You have an entire dungeon all to yourself, do you not? You should take matters into your hands and for your dungeon, The Realm can be taken care of on it's own." Oryx tried to explain.
"Unfortunately, this matter is nowhere near as simple as those in the past have been, I may not live among them sir but they are their own beings. Because of this, they deserve to know what has been happening." Lord Ruthven said, as he took a deep breath, Oryx waited for what seemed like an eternity, a very long eternity to hear the news he knew he would be unpleased to hear, but it was for the greater good. Lord Ruthven opened his eyes, as his breathing suddenly stopped, before he finally let it out.
"Mankind, the entire race of humanity is slowly but surely becoming extinct, as to the monsters they are desolate source of food. Not just for their goods, but for their entire human flesh as a whole. And killing those responsible would not help either, as that would be genocide all on it's own, like I said I may not live among them, but I might as well care for their race just as much as mine."
Oryx was quickly startled by this staggering turn of events, as for the first time during his reign he felt disgusted at those he was caring for, as he slammed his hand down at the armrest on his throne, and it caused a clang louder than even his own booming voice, as it sent shivers down all of bodyguards' spines, as they backed away in fear. But Lord Ruthven refused to move an inch, he knew he could take care of business alone if he had to. "What do you expect me to do then, Lord Ruthven!? Shorten those race's sheets!?" Oryx snapped at Lord Ruthven, but he remained calm during this endeavor.
"Calm your anger Oryx," Lord Ruthven replied, as he stayed put. "An easier solution would be just like you did with us, it is just our best plan to create a brand new dungeon for the human race to live in on their own. Considering their now only in the hundreds than the previous tens of thousands, you would not need to make it that gigantic." Oryx loosened up slightly, but he was still bitter about the situation.
"In order to make a realm for the humans, I would need to spend another whole year just trying to create it! Do you think just waking up prepares you for this sort of thing!?" Oryx hissed, but Lord Ruthven sighed as he tried to continue convincing Oryx of his idea. "If you are truly desperate, then I will assist in this goal, which should shorten the timeframe to a mere six months" Lord Ruthven suggested, which Oryx still had his doubts about. Why would the great god need help from somebody like him?
"Lord Ruthven, I do not see how you are capable of being as tranquil as you are with a task like this. But if running yourself into the ground is what you suggest then I have no choice, you have my permission to help out with this task." Oryx responded, as Lord Ruthven nodded in response. "It is best for us to get started at this moment, so we shall get to work." Lord Ruthven declared, before they skedaddled to The Realm, and began process on a new dungeon.
Day after day, week after week, month after month, the process was surprisingly quick to both Oryx and Lord Ruthven as they designed the dungeon. And surprisingly, after a mere four months the new dungeon was completely finished, with a small layout but highly decorated to please the humans. "I think we shall name this dungeon, Nexus." Oryx declared, before he thanked Lord Ruthven for the help he had been, but to Lord Ruthven there was no credit required, as to him this was as easy as taking candy from a baby.
Several years have passed since the creation of Nexus, as the inhabitants of it remained as peaceful as ever, despite not knowing their origins or how endangered they as a species really were. But there was one teenaged male who was rather curious, he just wanted to know what the world was like before he came to be, but he had difficulties trying to figure out a way to figure this out. He was told about the god Oryx, as well as the other rulers, but he did not care about that in particular, he just wanted to know, his curiosity wanted to know. His name was Lumu Shigetaka, but most just called him Lumu. He wore green with brown shoes, brown gloves, and a red scarf which resembled that of a Bandit's
"Hey, Lumu! Over here!" One of the fellow humans called out to Lumu, which he stopped and turned his head around, he recognized the voice he heard, as it was coming from his friend, he was generally kind and wore all green, with a green knit hat on and a bow, arrow and quiver on his back. He was referred to as Lorsan, full name being Lorsan Ikemoto. "What's up?" Lorsan asked, as Lumu just shrugged in response. "Same stuff, different day y'know?" Lumu responded, as Lorsan nudged him towards one of the buildings, the guild they were in as trouble makers, known as the Rangers of the Heinous.
"There's apparently a new recruit in there, and Huvior wants you to test him in his abilities! Whaddya' say you give it a shot?" Lorsan reported, which Lumu nodded and began walking towards the building for the guild, "I've tested one before, I think I can do it again." Lumu replied, as he stepped inside.
There waiting for him, was a much older man with a white beard, a wizard's hat on and wearing a blue robe with brown boots. He was the guild's leader and wizard, and the Huvior that Lorsan was talking about, as he was the Wizard named Huvior Nobukazu. "Ah yes, the rogue Lumu Shigentaka, it is a good thing that thou has shown himself." Huvior stated, as he pointed to the small arena with his staff. "Our new recruit is waiting for you there, may you do your best to prepare him for duties." Huvior explained, as Lumu nodded and walked into the small arena.
Lumu put on his light green cloak, which he called the Cloak of Shadows as he walked into the arena, where he saw the new recruit, which was in all gray clothing with a grey knit hat on, and he already had equipped himself with the Steel Dagger. "The name is Mortas Umeki, the pleasure's mine, but that's none of my business." the recruit Mortas said, which caused Lumu to raise an eyebrow at first. "Right..well, we have to get you suited up, so we should get started." Lumu said, as he also drew a Steel Dagger.
"On the count of three. One, two, three!" Lumu exclaimed, before he and Mortas began to run at each other, both going towards each other as if they were bullet trains, but even if they were not going as fast as they had in their minds, they ended up swinging their daggers at each other. Most people would see this as the opposite of training, but for the Rangers of the Heinous, this was set up to get you ready for what could potentially lie ahead within your job. Lumu and Mortas drew their daggers back, before the former of which Lumu, hopped into the air and swung downward at the new recruit.
Lumu realized that Mortas had swung upwards to counteract the attack that he swung, as Mortas flipped his dagger into the air and whacked him with the blunt end. "Ungh!" Lumu grunted, as he caught the Steel Dagger from the air prior to swinging forward, Mortas tilted himself away from Lumu's range, as Lumu gasped at Mortas' skill against him, he had nearly two years of experience, and this guy was just a newbie wasn't he?
It's like he's copying every move I make! Lumu thought to himself, as he tried to fend off Mortas with swing after swing, but in every turn he was just superior in every way possible, as Lumu found himself wedged in a corner. "Okay, okay! I think you've proven your point that you are more than capable of handling trouble here." Lumu insisted, as Mortas drew back his Steel Dagger and let Lumu get back up from the ground. "That is appreciated, though no offense but I do feel like you should get some training yourself." Mortas remarked, which again confused Lumu as he had no idea how to react to this situation.
Lumu decided to shrug it off as Huvior would interact with Mortas, before Lumu ended up walking into the church room within the Rangers of the Heinous, as he decided to talk with the priest of the building. "Mister Mayoko, Y-you here?" Lumu asked, as he walked through the room, before he saw the priest, in an all white robe and carrying a Remedy Tomb, named Quendan Mayoko. And beside him was his bodyguard in full armor and wielding a Short Sword, he was known as the warrior of the guild named Guyon Shunko.
"Welcome back, Lumu. You may be seated" Quendan stated, as Lumu obliged and took a seat down at one of the rows of chairs within the room, as Lumu continued to gather his thoughts, wandering through his own mind like a lost pup about Mortas. "I don't get our new recruit is all, i-is it possible to get um, god's word on him?" Lumu asked, which Quendan tilted his head towards him, before pulling out his Remedy Tomb and opening it.
A long pause came through the room, even Quendan's breathing was silent at that point, which disturbed Lumu a thousand times more than a horror movie would, before the silence broke with the Remedy Tomb closing, with a thud that of a shock wave due to the eerie muteness of the church room. "I am afraid that, even if our new recruit was corrupted, god's word has it that something else is happening." Quendan said, as Lumu could not make out what he meant.
But what he did mean, was the occurrences in Oryx's Castle, as during their time in the Rangers of the Heinous guild's building, Lord Ruthven ended up entering the castle. Lord Ruthven was let in by the bodyguards, "I will need to talk with Oryx." Lord Ruthven stated, which gained the attention of the bodyguards, as the Stone Guardians, which guarded the portal had no choice but to let him through.
Lord Ruthven ventured through the portal, and arrived inside Oryx's Chamber as he was sitting down on the throne, "I see it is you again, Lord Ruthven." Oryx noted, as Lord Ruthven entered towards the center of the chambers. "The Avatar sent me, the situation is bad over at The Realm again, this time for a different reason," Lord Ruthven reported, as he once again expected Oryx to begin flipping out once he said exactly what was going on, but he decided to get it over with.
"Unfortunately, without the human race in The Realm all the other races have been starving ever since, they have even been seen resorting to cannibalism in order to keep themselves afloat. The human race is on every race, every beast's food chain after all, so without it we have lost a rather important link in that chain." Lord Ruthven explained, which caused Oryx to get startled, before he ended up getting furious again, more angry than a bear and tiger combined.
"You can't be serious! Not at all, you're jumping the gun Lord Ruthven!" Oryx boomed, as he repeatedly bashed his fist against the armrest of his throne, which caused Lord Ruthven to take a step back in shock of Oryx continuing to lose it, Lord Ruthven just tried to continue in keeping his cool. Oryx then lept off of his thrown, before walking towards Lord Ruthven, and shoved him out of his way. "It is time. With four months been wasted, I will give the residents of The Realm what they want." Oryx declared, as he stormed out of his castle, shoving those in his way onto the floor.
Lord Ruthven chased after him in desperation, as he tried to convince Oryx of a different solution, but Oryx bashed him directly into the ground out of rage. "As a leader, there are those times where you make hard choices. But this is one of those times, and you just have to deal with it, Lord Ruthven. And try to get in the way of that decision more and your race will be an important part of the food chain along with humans." Oryx snapped, as he continued walking off.
"A-as you wish, sir.." Lord Ruthven obeyed, as he pulled himself up from the ground before taking his own portal back to the Manor of the Immortals, as he just tried to keep the same from happening to his own race. Lord Ruthven was rather disappointed in the actions that Oryx ended up taking, but that was completely unable to stop him, and he just continued to protect the Manor of the Immortals, sealing it away from most passageways.
As Lumu was about to leave the church room, a large rumble quaked within Nexus, and caused the rogue to fall flat on his face. "Ow! Last I checked 'Worldrumbles' don't happen here!" Lumu shouted, as he tried to get back on his feet, and he found himself aided by the person he found suspicious in the first place, Mortas, or as he is known by the guild as Trickster. "They are called earthquakes, and they only happen.." Mortas began, as Lumu raised his eyebrow. "Go on, and don't be vague about it." Lumu replied, as Mortas was about to say it.
"..when there is a por-" Mortas tried to report, but he found himself interrupted by winds the equivalent force of a hurricane, "Now there's wind going all screwy!?" Lumu shrieked, as he heard screaming coming from all over Nexus, along with the guild's building crumbling due to the force. That was when Lumu saw it, the gigantic portal opened by Oryx, or what would now be known as, the Mad God.
The portal ended up sucking every single living human into the portal, before it closed, as Lumu looked around at the new surroundings, in a beach like area. "Mortas, if you're there, where the hell are we!?" Lumu cried out, as he turned to his left, and saw not only Mortas, but his friend Lorsan along with him. "You're here too Lumu!?" Lorsan exclaimed, as apparently nobody except for Mortas, Huvior and Quendan knew what was happening. And Lumu's inexperience, even with his two years, left him unprepared for what was gonna await him, and the human race.