Another day, another Journey

Five thousand years have passed since the battle of Atlantis came to an end and the great city became lost. But not everything had disappeared with it. Monsters had scattered all over the different corners of the world to start over and begin new lives. The people have gone as well and few survivors have found new homes as well. But when it comes to a battle that decides the fate of the world, history repeats itself and those involved are fated to return someday.

After the battle of Atlantis came to an end, Dartz thought that the Leviathan was gone forever. He failed in his effort to bring about domination and so did his rivals in their attempt to stop them. But the Orichalcos Stone he carried with him told him that he could not leave the mortal world just yet. He wasn't sure what it was about. Nonetheless, he continued to wander the world.

Eventually, he came to Egypt and decided to find a place to rest for the while. Dartz wouldn't normally settle down in one place for too long and as soon as he would be finished checking the place out, he would leave. But perhaps there wouldn't be any harm in staying for some time. He had nowhere he needed to be and he had plenty of time to kill.

In all of his years of traveling, Dartz never stopped to notice the changes in civilization and how well humanity was progressing. At the same time, some things were still the same. The people served and revered their great deities and humans and monsters still lived alongside each other. The thought of it still made him sick. He never had much tolerance for human-monster relationships and couldn't stand the thought of them having the same children. But as the years went by, that started to occur less. Now monsters were just companions and allies and there weren't many half-demons. But it wasn't too satisfying because Dartz still hated monsters.

At the same time, Dartz heard the same legend he heard before in the other empires he visited. It was the legend of the battle between the Great Goddess Millennia and the Dark Lord Cobalt. As time passed, people started to forget about the two deities and figured that they wouldn't be coming back any time soon. But the people of Egypt still believed in the two deities and hoped that they would return to the world and walk among their children. Eventually, they did return. Dartz remembered that before their fight ended, Millennia and Cobalt were turned into stars and prophesized to return and finish the fight with the help of their chosen warriors. From what Dartz also knew, the Millennials, the children of Millennia, would populate the city while the Cobaltites, the children of Cobalt, would be forced to live in the outskirts as exiles.

Sure enough, Egypt was no different. He came to what used to be the village of Kul Elna and knew that every one of its inhabitants was a follower of Cobalt. To Dartz, it was sad that these people were cast out of society. But then again, they got what they deserved for their crimes. At the same time, he knew that if societies continued to expand, so would the evil within the people. And as long as people had evil in their hearts, they would become monsters. Based on the destruction he saw, Dartz knew that this village was attacked some time ago and everyone was gone. But he had a feeling the Dark Lord's true heir was somewhere out there.

Dartz knew that the Orichalcos reflected the evil within a person's heart and had the power to turn it against them. And since the Dark Lord is evil and so are his people, it would be very beneficial to the Orichalcos. At the same time, perhaps the people of the city could be useful to him as well. Even if they are followers of Millennia, they still have some evil inside of them. All humans have evil in their heart and the Millennials are no different.

He left the outskirts and came to the city. It was a lot like home, all right, with all the humans and monsters together in harmony. Egypt also seemed like the world to Dartz as he saw the different races of people walking in the streets. Demons and Magical Creatures had even migrated from their natural habitats to build colonies in other parts of the world. People from different nations had traveled to exchange goods and information to learn from one another and unite.

Dartz was more than impressed. This practical global network seemed like his idea of a perfect world and even living in paradise. But at the same time, if Millennia and Cobalt are here in Egypt, then that means that their children have been born. Now it's only a matter of time before they meet each other. Still, Dartz wondered if he was going to like staying in Egypt.

Just then, his thoughts were interrupted by a child's voice. He turned and saw two girls coming his way. "We're almost at the palace," said the girl with white hair. "Come on, I'll race you!"

A girl with black hair was running after her. "Hey, you got a head start!" she said as she was trying to catch up with the other girl. "Kisara, slow down!"

"I'm not even running my fastest!" she debated. Dartz had never seen human girls with unusual qualities. The only person he knew who was like that was - then his eyes widened. The girl with white hair also had blue eyes. She looked almost like his younger sister Melinda. He hurries to catch up to the two girls.

The girl with black hair was Freya and Kisara was her older cousin. They were on their way to the palace to meet and play with their friends who lived there. When the girls came to the courtyard, four boys and two girls were present. The group of friends called themselves the Children of Millennia. They loved adventure and explored the city to help those who were in need. The oldest of the team was a brunette with blue eyes named Seto. Next to him was another brunette with gray eyes named Mahad. Kisara was next followed by the blonde lad Joseph and her cousin Freya. Next in line was Prince Atem and his girlfriend Mystery, making Mana the youngest.

Dartz looked and saw that there was another girl with long white hair and dark blue eyes. Her accent was different from her friends' and almost sounded like his. "Can it be?" He asked himself. His Orichalcos Stone began pulsating at him, trying to alert him.

The girl he had his focus on, Mystery, silently gasped and looked around. Dartz hid behind one of the trees. "Is something wrong, Mystery?" Freya asked.

"For a moment, I thought I sensed…" she stops herself and shakes her head. "Never mind. Whatever it was, it's gone now."

"I didn't sense anything," said Mahad. "Maybe it was one of the royal magicians practicing magic. Let's not worry about it."

Seto agreed. "Now that we're all here, what should we do today?"

"Hide and seek," Mana cried out. "Let's play hide and seek!" All of her friends agree and decide to play along. To decide who gets to be 'it', Atem tosses a twig in the air. Once it hits the ground, everyone blows against it. Finally, the stick falls and the leaf on it points to the prince. He turns around, closes his eyes, and begins counting and all of his friends hurry to find their hiding places.

"I knew it," Dartz whispers to himself, watching the children run off. "I don't know how or why, but that girl is my sister's reincarnation."