Prologue - Origin

The deepest part of Geffenia's Dungeon…

"Is anybody there?"

"Someone please help me!"

A small and young blonde haired swordsman wandered around lost and lonely in Geffenia's dungeon. The dungeon was both a combination of haunted and eerie. Anyone would wonder why such a young boy at his age would wander around in a godforsaken such as this one.

"Where is everyone?"

"Isn't anyone here?"

The young swordsman has been hoping for someone to come out and save him from this dungeon. Unfortunately he isn't so lucky since he went to deepest part of the dungeon that no one would dare going alone. He had been walking for an hour now. His legs were tired but he pressed on hoping to find someone or a way out.

"Why did I come here in the first place? Why did I bother taking Kashel's dare."

He sat down to rest for a moment. He now realized his mistake by taking on someone's dare and ventured here. His eyes were red most probably he had been crying himself. But then suddenly, he saw something weird happening in front of him.

"What's this? Some sort of device mechanism?"

It was a huge machine like the one in the Geffen's Magic School where Mages made their solutions. The machine in here however was slightly different. It had no use for making solutions like the one in school. It's machineries operated with an eerie atmosphere. It never stopped glowing a red eerie glow like the ones rubies make. Not only that it talked with the young boy.

"… Who are… you?"

"My name is Darren," the swordsman replied

"Are… you… lost?"

"Yes, I am," he replied the machine as if he was talking to a human. "No one is down here. Just me."

"I am… lost too," the machine replied "I have been… here for… a long time. Will… you be my… friend?"

"Erm," Darren shrugged for a moment then decided since he got nobody else down here with him. "Alright, I'll be your friend."

"Thank… you. Now please… place your hand on… this jewel, my friend."

"All right, if you insist." said the boy as he did what he was told.

Throughout the whole dungeon, no one could hear him scream.