Years have past since the Moon Lord, an Eldritch Abomination seemingly bent on bringing humanity to utter extinction, was killed. Nested in the large, lush lands of the Lunar Eclipse, named due to the apparent battle sight of the Moon Lord, lies Yamato, the City of Man.

Yamato, on first sight, isn't that impressive. On the surface, very little buildings actually stand. Surrounded by a dense, hilly landscape by 3 sides, and a lake on the other, Yamato has little breathing space. On the surface, centered in the middle of the hills, lies three large buildings. Two of these buildings are nearly identical, being very large, though only about two stories. One is the General District, where merchants take up residence and are able to sell their goods to people. The other, situated near the lake, is the Guild base for the Sea-rons, who are famous for slaying Duke Fishron and beginning human colonization.

Situated about a mile away from the majority of the city, on the other hand, was a large hill known as "Stardust Hill", where one of the Lunar Pillars were created. Inside the hill, almost like a "hobbit hole", was the Mayor's home, which is where very few have actually been inside. On the top, the Watchtower stands higher than the rest of the city, it's base built from strange, colorful stones while the rest of the tower was built from wood.

Even with it's small appearance, Yamato is still the largest human city of all with the inclusion of their "Elevator". The Elevator is build in the dead center of the city, being a small, wooden building with 1 door and very few windows. Inside, however, is where Humanity's early engineering takes fruit, with a large, wooden platform operated with rope and a small lever.

WIth a single pull from the Attendant, the person selected to operate the Elevator, the elevator can ascend and descent fairly quickly.

As you've probably guessed, Yamato is mainly built underground. And under said ground, the city is divided into many different underground caverns regularly patrolled by guards. Most of the most visited areas include the Great Library, run by the guild "Planterian Acolytes", the Residential District for those who wish to live a simple life, the Fairgrounds, and the Blacksmith.

Far below the more calm areas of Yamato lie more… Threatening places. The key example is the Guild Hall, where guild members live and meet for their tasks. Further below that is the Hell Jumper's rest area, who are in charge of taking care of anything that tries to get up to the surface from Hell, and to keep continuous care of Fort Harbinger, which was built right into Hell.

On the other side of the rest are is a large hallway which was broken down long ago. Currently, only the Hallowed Knights, a small group of people who are known to be the most skilled warriors in Yamato, go through it.

But, enough about Yamato's layout.

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December 14th, XXXX A.M.L.

Star Dust Hill.

"The day was fairly calm, considering the hurricane that appeared out of the blue. It was strong, but Yamato fared worse. Watchtower may need some repair, though I attribute that to the zombie horde that managed to breach the outer walls.

Didn't need to get my hands dirty though, thanks to the Hallowed Knights. Those stones are too valuable to be destroyed.

Still, to this day, I wonder…"

Suddenly, a door knocked, stopping whoever was mumbling to himself. In a rather large room filled with weapon displays and hanged trophies of different… Creatures, a man stood. They wore a very simple set of clothing, though it seeme more Medieval in design, and was mainly crimson colored. They had dark red hair, with one bright blue eye and one blood red one, and a white complexion. The man also wore a black cape, although it only covered his right arm instead of his back.

Setting down a small, leather-bound book, the man quickly moved to the door, not even checking to see who was there. When he opened it, another man walked in, nearly a head taller than the previous one, who was wearing a full suit of black armor with a long, red cape floating in the wind behind him. Their head was covered with another black helmet, "Mayor, I have news." They said roughly, taking a few steps into the room before turning to the man who opened the door.

In response, the Mayor slammed the door shut, checking the large clock that kept ticking on the other side of the room, "11:38 at night. Strange timing. What is it Necron?" He asked, moving away from the door as the other man took his helmet off.

Necron's hair was completely different to his armor, being Electric blue, and bright blue eyes. However, his face wasn't entirely clean, as a large scar passed through his left eye and mouth, "Something really, really bad." Necron said simply, placing his helmet on a table nearby.

The Mayor sighed in response, "God…. Necron, don't bother trying to be cryptic. Did something happen to Amaya? Or are you getting annoyed by the Hallowed Knights?" He asked once more, sitting back down in his previous wooden chair.

A few seconds passed before Necron spoke again, "Corp is dead."

After that, the silence turned into minutes as the Mayor just stared at Necron. Eventually, he spoke once more, "Corp…. Hard to believe. He was one of your friends who survived that… Er… Incident, in the Dungeons." He stated, shaking his head, "You were both very strong and skilled, but Corp was on a whole different level. How could he have died?" The Mayor asked, looking at Necron, who had turned away from him.

"I… Something happened, back in Fort Harbinger." Necron began, looking out the dark windows, "It was a routine run. Me and Corp were with two other recruits from the Hell Jumpers. We were showing them the ropes, metaphorically, on how Fort Harbinger was run, when we heard a roar from the outside, along with some shouts from our men. Me and Corp ran out of Fort Harbinger and…" Necron paused, taking in a breath, "We saw some tentacles GRAB one of the Hell Jumpers out of the lava, and pull him in. It was mortifying." He continued, shivering at the thought, "Then it came up. If I had not been in the Dungeon for all those years, I would've drowned myself in that lava. It was like a large worm, only it had lava-like tentacles sprouting from its rotting, burning skin. And it roars, it sounded like it was… Screaming in pain." Necron continued, placing an armored hand on his forehead.

The Mayor, on the other hand, leaned forward, "What happened to Corp then?" He asked bluntly.

In response, Necron finally looked back at the Mayor, "Corp told me to get the rest of the recruits and get out. Then he turned and drew his sword, charging the creature. I didn't see what happened, I was getting into the Fort, but the sounds of battle abruptly cut off." Necron explained, sighing, "I went out and saw the creature's dead corpse bleeding on the ground. We've already fished it out of the lava and contained it for the Acolyte's dissection, but Corp…" Mid-sentence Necron chocked, "We didn't find him. He was nowhere. All that we could find of him was…" Necron paused, reaching behind his cloak and bringing out a large object wrapped in thick, brown fabric. Then, he unwrapped it.

When the fabric fell off, the dark room immediately shone with bright, warm light. In Necron's hands was a large, bright orange spear, expelling a vast amount of light.

At the sight, the Mayor took in a breath, "Daybreak… My personal gift to Corp…" He whispered as Necron re-wrapped the spear, the light that filled the room abruptly blinking out.

"We found it impaled in the ground a few feet from the creature's corpse." Necron explained, placing Daybreak on the table a few feet away from him, "I sent some of the more experienced Hell Jumpers out searching for him, but we still haven't found him." He added, placing his head in his hands.

A few, silent seconds passed before the Mayor stood, walking towards the windows without looking at Hell Jumper, "Necron. Go back to the guild and leave Daybreak here." The Mayor began, causing Necron to look up at him, "Get the Hell Jumpers ready by sunrise. I will send a message to the Hallowed Knights and get them prepared." He added.

The sudden orders made Necron raise an eyebrow as he picked his helmet back up and placed it on his head, "Prepared for what?" He asked.

In response, the Mayor turned around, staring Necron in the eye without any hint of his normal kindness or humor, "Simple. We're going to figure out what that creature is and how it was able to kill one of the best warriors we've ever seen."

Author's note: Hello, I'm GodofGamingRWBY, author of the Hallowed Year. I wanted to quickly state that, as this is my first thing ever posted on , I expect it to be a bit "lackluster" in terms of quality. Therefor, I expect, and welcome, and sort of suggestions/criticism that could help me improve my writing.

Thank you. Ciao