Hello everyone. This is my first time writing on here even though I've read a lot on here. I figured I'd give it a go. This is my first story so lemme know what you think. Now that that is taken care of here is the prologue.

Dr. Samuel Jones is portrayed by Lin Manuel Miranda

Dr. Callum Sanders is portrayed by Dougie Poynter

Cpt. Zacharie Timmons is portrayed by Louis Tomlinson

Lyca is portrayed by Devon Windsor

Sev is portrayed by River Viiperi

Anadari is portrayed by James McAvoy

Queen Zavia is portrayed by Miranda Kerr

From the depths of the Underworld to the skies above, across the countryside and under the cities. Creatures of terrifying strength and abilities dwell or so some say. Heroes search for them while others flee. All except for one culture they worshipped these creatures, as their protectors from the dark. Now the dark is back only this time it's not just this civilization's curse, it's the worlds. These mythical beings must decide to fight or to watch but something can be said for those who do fight…they will win!

The sun shone through the clouds as the massive mountain lay in front of them. The first man had an eager expression gracing tan skin wrinkling his goatee into a massive smile. His dark eyes scanned the mountain for signs of their research. He hummed as he turned to look at the man next to him. The wind blew the second man's shoulder length wave blonde hair that he wore in a half ponytail. The blonde man's slightly tanned cheeks were reddened from the wind as his blue eyes looked sideways at the other man, a small smile gracing the blonde's face.

"Eager, Sam?" asked the blonde to his black-haired companion. The other man, Sam, turned to him with a huge smile and nodded exuberantly. The blonde chuckled a bit as he shook his head at companion's childlike stance.

"What about you, Cal?" asked Sam, "are you excited? This is a major archeological find! I mean scholars have wondered about Arcadia for so long." The blonde, Cal, nodded but still had serious and somewhat grim expression on his face. Sam studied him for a moment before looking ahead. Cal looked over as he hummed and strode forward a bit.

"Then why don't you look happier?" asked Sam striding to catch up with the man. Cal looked over his shoulder a chill coursed through him. Sam gave him a curious look before he decided to drop it. He had known Cal for quite a while and knew that when he sensed that something was off, he was normally right. The two went ahead a bit in hopes that they would meet their third companion. As they neared the entrance to the city, another chill wracked Cal. Sam just looked at him as the man sighed.

"Bloody hell!" Cal exclaimed as he looked around. Sam had to smirk a bit before his expression turned to concern. He could easily forget that the blonde was British until moments like that happened.

"What was that?" asked a gruff voice. Sam smiled as he saw a shorter olive skinned man walking up the path from the entrance. His sandy blonde hair spiked up a bit on one side as he had stubble gracing around his mouth. The newcomer studied Cal with a worried look in his slate blue eyes. Sam looked behind him to see the barrel of a hunting rifle that was strapped on his back. Cal just looked at the man a moment as he looked around again.

"Somethings off, Zach," mumbled Cal as he strode past the man. The newcomer, Zach, studied Cal for a moment before he turned to Sam who shrugged.

"I trust his judgement," Sam backed Cal as the blonde gave a smile. Zach sighed and nodded as he followed the two inside the catacomb of tunnels. Cal looked back as he felt a breeze blow through the tunnels.

"So did you find anything dangerous?" asked Sam in an attempt to tick off Zach. Zach looked over but it was Cal who answered.

"He most likely did," Cal answered, "he was gone awhile." Zach nodded as his accented voice cracked a bit.

"Yeah," he replied, "I found the main chamber leading into what will most likely be the city of Arcadia…if it's real." Cal looked back wide eyed as Sam bounced up and down giddily. Zach sighed as he took the lead and led them straight to the spot he had just been to. Cal looked all around as the shiver came back but he managed to suppress it enough to not notify anyone if his unease. Sam came forward and studied the inscription on the arch of the tunnel head. He smiled even bigger, if that was possible, before turning to the other two.

"It says something along the lines of…" Sam was cut off by a massive gale that nearly blew him over. Zach caught him as Cal just looked down the tunnel.

"What was that?" exclaimed Sam. Zach moved his hand back to the hunting rifle as he moved down the tunnel a bit while Cal just studied everything. The shivers and chills had turned into a sinking feeling in his gut. Something wasn't right! He was about to go down after when something off to his right caught his eye. The blonde turned to check it out as Zach came back out of the tunnel.

"We need to leave," he stated, "Cal's right. Something is seriously wrong down that way. The deeper you go the more malicious the feeling you get." Sam gawked at Zach. As long as he had known the man, Zach had never referenced anything paranormal or supernatural. Zach just studied Sam for a moment before he smirked then turned his gaze to Cal who had wondered toward the far-right wall. Zach and Sam came up behind Cal as they saw what the blonde was studying. It seemed to be symbol of some sort but nothing Zach had ever seen before. Sam gasped making Zach look at him and Cal jump in surprise. Zach snickered a bit, earning a glare from Cal.

"That's the sign of the Ancient Ones," Sam explained, "the Arcadians worshipped them. They protected the Arcadians from the Darkness." Cal raised an eyebrow as a nauseous feeling overcame him. He immediately felt sick as he leaned against the wall a bit. But neither Zach nor Sam noticed as Sam continued,

"The Darkness was ruled by Queen Zavia along with her Generals; Lyca, Sev, Anadari and Dulla. They were said to have tormented the known human world along with the Supernatural World as well. According to the Arcadians, they were the reason why Naturals and Humans coexist." Zach nodded as he looked over at Cal who was looking really green. The armed man let out a gasp as Cal dropped like a brick and barely caught the man. Sam just watched as the temperature dropped and something hissed behind him. The black-haired man spun around but saw nothing but darkness. At the mention of the word, Sam shuddered and looked over his shoulder as Zach leaned Cal against the wall right next the symbol. A shiver coursed through Sam as the darkness seemed to darken.

"Sam," Zach murmured, "how much of what you told us do you suppose is true?" Sam looked back a little as he backed up even with Zach, both positioned in front of Cal. The blonde suddenly becoming sick was worrisome to Sam.

"I honestly don't know," replied Sam, "there has never been any proof." Zach looked over as he thought for a moment.

"Do you suppose it's because no one survived to tell about it?" asked Zach quietly. Sam looked over wide eyed, answering Zach's question. The shorter man sighed, happy of his background at the moment, as he turned to check on Cal. The blonde was sweaty and clammy but his breathing seemed to be alright.

"I just hope Cal's okay," Zach admitted as Sam nodded and looked back out as the darkness swirled around the tunnel crossroad.

~Mythical~

The last thing Cal remembered was listening to Sam about the Arcadian Gods, essentially. Then next thing he knew he became sick and the dark took over. Cal came to with a groan and looked around. He was in a cavern that was lightly furnished but not in a good way. Cal got up slowly as he saw a cage off in the corner, a table by one wall with five chairs around it and a tunnel that most likely led to the bedrooms. The cage concerned Cal as he went to investigate it. He stalked forward, looking over his shoulders every so often as he came up to it. A shudder racked his body when he saw bones and dried blood on the bottom of the cage. With that he spun around to leave only to come face to face with a beautiful woman or at least he assumed she was human. She had pale blonde hair that cascaded down her back that made her fair skin a bit paler. But she still looked gorgeous especially with her pale blue eyes. The woman looked at Cal as the nausea came back. Shock coursed through Cal when he saw her smile and fangs pointed out at her canines. A laugh trickled from behind him causing Cal to spin around. Coming up behind him was a young man that was pale like the woman and immensely handsome. He smirked causing his pale brown eyes to twinkle. The man smiled, revealing fangs as well.

"Well, well, well," laughed the man, "look what stumbled in Lyca? It seems this human found the symbol." The female, Lyca, laughed as she studied Cal hungrily.

"It seems so, Sev," Lyca responded, "we can't have you investigating the symbol after all." Another laugh resounded as a fair skinned man with shaggy brown hair and hard brown eyes walked out. His smirk stayed on his face as an immaculate woman walked out behind him. Both Sev and Lyca gasped as they dropped down to one knee. The woman laughed as she waived her hand, allowing both Lyca and Sev to rise from the floor. Cal felt immense terror creep through him as the woman looked at him with piercing red eyes. The man laughed as did Lyca and Sev.

"You see human," the man began, "we pulled you here so that you won't unleash the Ancient Ones as your friend stated. And you will be the one to make sure they don't release them." Cal shuddered as the woman smirked and raised her hand. The cage door opened with a loud creak as Cal was blasted back into, hitting his back against the back wall. The woman smirked as the cage closed and Cal tried to get out of it. The second he touched the bars, he felt a tug at his mind then excruciating pain. The woman laughed as Lyca said,

"Queen Zavia, why not use Dulla and make him watch? He is trapped in his own mind right now…if you were to make him watch I'm sure it would give you satisfaction to make him beg for their lives." The other woman, Queen Zavia, looked at Lyca as the other man shook his head.

"Something tells me that this man is too strong for that," the man said, "and we don't have all the time in the world." Sev sighed as he smiled over at Cal who was looking at them through bleary eyes.

"Anadari's right," Sev spoke mischievously, "the only way we're gonna do is through him. Anyways, the Queen doesn't have to take all his control. Leave enough of his mind intact that he is conscious of what he's doing but not strong enough to do anything to stop it." The Queen smiled as did Lyca while Sev gave a maniacal laugh before everyone turned their attention to Cal. Who took a deep breath and stood up, looking the Queen square in the eyes. That surprised them a bit but the Queen just laughed as she strode forward, her brown hair blowing back a bit before she stopped in front of the bars.

"It will be a pleasure to break you human!" she purred as Cal growled a bit until she snapped her fingers and chains wrapped around Cal starting at his ankles, snaking around his hiking clothes. It continued until his arms were chained to his side and the end wrapped around his mouth. The Queen laughed as Cal narrowed his eyes.

"Now you will merely be an observer as I kill your companions!" exclaimed Queen Zavia as Cal squirmed a bit but the chains just tightened. Cal turned away from the Queen but his eyes widened as he watched the horror unfold.

~Mythical~

The darkness swirled around as a shiver started at the nape of Zach's neck and travelled down his spine. The man looked back to look at Cal as something became off with the unconscious blond. Not a moment after that, the symbol on the wall began to glow faintly. Sam was about to go and check it out when Zach grabbed his upper arm to stop him.

"Somethings not right," Zach spoke evenly, "I mean worse than it already is. Cal's green tint is gone and his pallor as returned yet he hasn't woken up. Something about that isn't sitting right with me! What else does the lore and text you've found say about the Darkness?" Sam thought for a minute as he studied Cal then gave Zach a sideways look.

"There are some things about Queen Zavia," Sam replied, "but a lot of it is really old and worn. There is more about her Generals. Lyca is a Lycanthrope but not like how movies and folklore describe them. She may look human but she is more of a wolf. The text say she is absolutely brutal. Then there is Sev, who is Strigoi. Which is a vampire but not like Stoker or Twilight vampires. Anadari is the third one and he is an Incubus, in other words a sex demon. One kiss from him can be fatal. The fourth and final one is Dulla who is a Dullahan…" Sam trailed off as he looked at the darkened tunnel and cursed. Zach raised an eyebrow as he squared Sam's shoulders.

"What?!" Zach exclaimed, "finish about Dulla!"

"A Dullahan," Sam exclaimed, "is essentially a Reaper. They come to collect souls on a horse with a whip fashioned out of bone. They go headless, hence the tail of the headless horsemen. And they are near unbeatable…" Sam cursed as he went to the side next to the darkened tunnel and peek around as he finished,

"Some accounts say that Dullahan's use darkness as a shroud for those that are trying to escape them." Zach's eyes widened as he looked at the tunnel then at Cal as he sighed.

"Alright," Zach stated, "here's what we do. I'll deal with whatever's down that tunnel and I'll take Cal with me. You head back to see if you can get help." Sam looked at him confused as Zach gave him a curt shake of his head effectively silencing him but Zach's eyes on the other hand told him exactly what to do.

"Okay," Sam sighed as he threw his hands up, "we'll do it that way. I don't like that your taking Cal with you when he should see a doctor but we'll play it your way for now." Sam growled the last part as he stomped out the way he came. As he did, he hoped Zach knew what he was doing. Zach sighed and picked Cal up, draping him over his shoulders.

"Cut back on the sweets big guy," Zach groaned as he took off down the darkened tunnel, "thank god for training." The duo made their way down the tunnel, into the darkness.

~Mythical~

The Queen watched unamused at how smart the scruffier human was. He would be a challenge and she for one didn't think that the human she had taken over would be able to take him. She couldn't send any of her Generals due to what the other human said about them. And for her to go would relinquish control back to the human. She needed a plan…a way to throw everything off. Her gaze flitted around to the creatures in the room as they landed on Lyca. She stared at the female wolf for a moment as a plan came to mind.

"Lyca," Queen Zavia sang, "go make sure the other gets to town alright." The human she had taken over didn't seem to like that one bit as Lyca smiled and disappeared. Queen Zavia looked down at Cal as she petted down his temple.

"Now, now," she purred, "he isn't the one you will observe. You will be taking on the one carrying you." Queen Zavia grew curious when the human in front of her cringed or grimaced she didn't know.

"Is there something you're not telling me, human?" she sang out as she grabbed hold of Cal's half ponytail. The man gave a small cry but his eyes remained hardened, keeping her from seeing anything about the man carrying them. The Queen growled as she threw the man's head forward. Sev and Anadari were a bit impressed by the human's courage. No one had stood up to their Queen like that. Things may get interesting.

~Mythical~

Sam ran a bit away from Zach and waited for a sign that his friends were gone. Once he heard Zach say something about Cal needing to cut back on the sweets, which made Sam use all his self-control to not start laughing, and run off down the corridor. Sam came back and examined the symbol. Everything weird started happening after they had discovered it. Realization hit him then. Cal was the one to notice it but when he came to investigate it, he got sick not from the symbol but something else. At the same time of Cal's discovery, the darkness in the room began to grow suffocating as well as Zach realizing that they weren't alone. Sam looked at the corridor then at the symbol as he ran his hand over it.

"Arcadia is real," he murmured, "but the people may not have been as smart as we think they were. The Darkness must reside in Arcadia and you must her guardians to make sure the darkness never leaves." As he studied the symbol more it began to glow faintly at the same time, a cackle filled the room. Sam spun as he came face to face with Lyca. The woman laughed, revealing her fangs, as she stalked forward.

"You are quite smart, human," Lyca growled out happily, "your right on all accounts. But that will change once we get into the room and destroy the guardians. Nothing will stop the rise of Queen Zavia then." Sam growled as he was back up against the wall. He studied Lyca and noticed her lean muscle, something told him running would be out of the question. From there he looked for something to fight with. Lyca noticed the looks and laughed.

"Because you've done so well with guessing everything," Lyca laughed, "I will fill you in on something. You have the easy job in facing me. Your friend, the one carrying your other friend, will have it harder. Trust me! Especially when he will…" Lyca stopped herself with a smile as continued,

"You know what, never mind. You won't be alive after this anyways so why does it matter." Sam shuddered as Lyca laughed then lunged at him.

~Mythical~

A shudder coursed through Cal as he watched Zach carry him, it was honestly quite weird. He looked over at the Queen who wore a smirk on her face than over the two Generals who seemed excited. The Queen laughed, getting his attention.

"Now human," the Queen spoke, "time to have some fun." Cal's eyes widened as his chains restricted around him, squeezing him. At the very same moment, he came to life and attacked Zach. The Queen gave a joyful laugh as she watched the man that was once carrying her go on the defensive. What she didn't expect was for him to hit so hard. The Queen staggered back a bit at the hit then looked down at her captive writhing on the floor. His right cheek had the beginnings of a bruise as did her cheek.

"So that's what you were hiding from human," she said as she knelt down next to him. Cal looked at the Queen as she poked the bruise on his cheek making him hiss through the chains. The Queen laughed as she strode forward again and went at the man. Cal groaned as he felt the hit to his gut then back. He was definitely going to have to talk to Zach after this along with go to a masseuse. The Queen growled as the man evaded her moves with expert fighting skills. She looked down at the captive man than out at the other one as a smile graced her face. Cal barely had time to register as the Queen picked him up, her hand gripping his mouth as her eyes glowed. Cal squirmed a bit until he heard her speak through his mouth.

"Hello human!" "Cal" sneered causing Zach to look in brief surprise before his eyes narrowed. Cal squirmed a little bit and smiled into the Queen's hand when he heard.

"Hello sorcière! Now get the hell out of my companion's mind or body or wherever the hell you are." The Queen's eyes widened as kicked out Cal's legs out from under him causing the Queen to loosen her grip on Cal's mouth. Cal took the moment to wiggle out or try to but the Queen was faster.

"Listen here human!" "Cal" snarled, "your friend is my prisoner here and the more you fight me the more you hurt him. Is that what you want?" Cal shuddered as a look passed through Zach's eyes before they hardened again. Cal knew Zach was capable of making the hard choices but didn't want him to. His mind cried out to help his friends, he didn't care about himself just to help them. Cal looked up when he heard Zach speak.

"Wouldn't be the first time…and now it seems it won't be the last." A shiver coursed through Cal at the detached tone to Zach's voice. The Queen's eyes widened as Zach whipped out the hunting rifle and leveled it with "Cal". Cal closed his eyes as he felt a serenity come over him. He hang limply in the grasp of a psycho queen's grip with his best friend ready to shoot him to save him. A sigh escaped his mouth as he opened his eyes and saw a lone tear escape out of Zach's right eyes as a gunshot resounded throughout the cavern.

Here is the prologue, lemme know what you think. Somethings in this are actual folklore and myth while other things I just added. Arcadia is said to be like Atlantis and El Dorado, so that is an actual myth. And most of the creatures are actual myths as well. In the next chapter, you see how many people survived and the introduction of the Ancient Ones as well as the humans that will represent them. Now onto the OC contest which be below the translation.

French Translation: sorcière means witch (rough translation, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)

The contest is now over and you will meet the winners tomorrow when I post the completed Chapter 1. Thanks everyone for submitting some.