Chapter 1

The First Step To Legend

I was slowly descending into the abyss, and as I descend deeper into the darkness, I land in a soft haystack. I stand up to get rid of the haystack in my clothing, and look around to see a unique underground cavern. I look up to see light, and where I just had fall from.

So, is this the place told by legend, or is this just another failure like the other. No use worrying about it now, I have to find the exit for this place, and try somewhere else.

I walk deeper in the strange cavern, and noticed a well craft shape door in front of me. As much as I try to find another path, this door was the only thing available for me.

This is strange, I never seen this type of door before, nor does it look like it was made by a human.

I smile, and look into the door with a non-human figure in front of me.

"I found the place where the monster reside." I said, and open the door to see a dark room with another door in the end. I enter the room, so I can open the door to move forward, but..

"Hello, friend."

Maxine

"Ouch.." I muttered as I open my eye to see a bunch of flower below me, and made my fall a soft one. I slowly got up to see if I got hurt, and I sigh with relief to know that I was okay.

"It would make me happy if my friend came with me, and now I'm all alone." I said with sadness.

I shook my head, and try to think positive about the situation.

"At least, I found the place!" I happily said.

"Now, where to go from here?" I look around the cavern, and find a hallway leading to a big room.

"Perfect." I said, and walk to the room with determination.

As, I reach the room, I hear a door opening to my right, and I didn't realized there was a door, until I arrive in the room. I see a young man, come out from the door. He was about 5' 8" in height, and short black wavy hair. He has black eyes, and he seem to be wearing a white hoodie jacket with black line. Underneath the jacket is a black collar shirt, and I can faintly see a red tie. He also wear white trouser, and black shoes. He look at me for a second, and then went toward the direction of the door.

Huh?...did I do something wrong..this person is in another whole level to talk to, unlike the regular people I meet at school. I don't think I can't make him my friend…but..I!..

"H-hey." That all I could said, but surprisingly he turn around to me, but with a cold glaze.

Vergil

I open the door, so I can exit from this strange room, but I encounter a girl with a surprise face in the next room. The height was about 5' 2" and she seem rather small, but I shouldn't bother with pointless questions. The girl's Hairstyle was a messy ponytail with natural red curly bangs framing her face, and hazel eyes. She's wearing a gray zipper jacket with faux-fur lining in the hoodie, and underneath the jacket is a simple light yellow shirt with two dark stripes. She was also wearing a pair of jeans, and a pair of white, and gray sneakers.

Another human? That's impossible, but I don't need to waste my time dealing with her. It's best to continue forward, and located the nearest monster to prove that I'm truly here.

I ignored the girl, and try to open the door to my right.

"H-hey." I hear the girl speaking, and I turn around to face her.

"What is it?" I ask her.

" ..I was wondering if you were a human?" She said nervously.

"That's a stupid question to ask." I responded, but somehow it made her feel sad.

"Oh, you probably right…"

"Are we done here."

"No, I wanted to warn you about the monster, and the myth told by human in one of the book."

"I see, you know about it too."

"Does that mean you know about it?" She gasp.

"Yeah, I know about it, and that the reason I must move forward." I said.

"I-I have another question.."

"Go ahead, speak."

"Is it better if we travel this dangerous place together, it will raise our chance of survival, and probably become friend." She smile, and I was confused with the last part of her logic.

"Do whatever you want." I said, and turn to face the door, strangely I hear giggles behind me as we enter the door.

The room was different from the others, this time it look like an abandoned ruins, but the most disturbing thing is that the upper half of the ruins was gone. Whatever this place was, only the half of the building foundations remain intact.

I wonder if a battle took place here in the past, or maybe..

"Hey." The girl spoke once again.

"What is it?"

"We didn't introduced our self to each other, and I don't like to call you just hey."

At first, I didn't understand why do we need to learn our name, but maybe it's just a commoner thing.

"My name is Vergil." I answer.

"Oh, the name is Maxine, but you can call me Max, and it's nice to meet you." Max smile.

This girl seem rather nice, and this place isn't a safe place for her, but I'm rather curious.

"Tell me, why did you come here in the first place?" I ask.

"well, I wanted to come here so badly for a reason."

"Do you have any weapon with you?"

"Weapon!? No! I didn't came here to cause harm toward the monster, but rather talk to them peacefully." Max said angrily.

"Foolish Maxine, Those thing you want to talk peacefully are violence creature, and they can't be reason with."

"How do you know, yeah human battle the monsters, but I want to believe they can be reason with!"

"Then, are you prepared to sacrifice someone else to accomplish your selfish need." When I said this, she became nervous, and depressed.

"Well…I.." Max muttered.

"You babble on about your ideal to me, and yet you lack faith in your own ideal." She became quiet, then suddenly..

"Aaaaaahhhh!" We both hear someone screaming deeper in the ruins, and Maxine quickly rush toward the screaming.

"Wait you fool, you don't know.." I try to stop her, but she was already gone. I sigh, and try to follow her lead. I see Maxine standing still watching something, and I walk toward her to see what's happening.

"Hey, you need to plan to something, befo-" I found what Maxine was look at, and it was a boy hugging two rather looking snake.

"Look how cute you two are!" He happily said.

"Hiss Hiss.. (Venus told us to test the human, but..)"

"Hiss Hiss. (The human were like she said they are.)"

I can understand what they're saying through my head? Are they using telepathy to talk to us…no matter, I must test them to see if they are truly monster.

I grab one of my handguns to point toward one of the snake monster, but Maxine notice my action.

"Vergil! Where did you get that weapon, and you shouldn't fight with this poor snake." Maxine pout, and the snake overheard her, and with me pointing a gun at them. The snake quickly slither away, and out of my range.

"Why did you get in my way." I said.

"Because! We don't want to hurt animal do we." Maxine answer.

"They weren't animal, they were monster." I explain to her.

"Even so, anyway you have dangerous weapon with you. What are you planning to do with them."

"To check if they are monster, and after I'll decided whether I should fight them or not."

"Are you pretending to be a god now, if so, then please stop" I turn to see the boy speaking. His height was 5' 8" and short hair with a somewhat messy hairstyle. His hair color was black with neon streak on the left, and his eye color is Hazel-green. He's wearing a dark green open cargo jacket with packet, and underneath the jacket is a white shirt with three dark blue stripe Black pants, a pair of black boots, fingerless glove, and olive-green army cap.

"You're a bothersome."

"Erm..I didn't try to make you look like a bad guy, but it's better if we talk it through, you know." He scratch his head.

"Yeah! I totally agree with you." Maxine smile, and raise her right arm. I ignored their bickering ideal, and I started to walk toward the run away snake.

"W-Where are you going..." Maxine muttered.

"To find them, of course." As I walk away, suddenly the whole ruins slowly became dark, to the point of not available to see what in front of you.

"Vergil…"

"Let's camp here for today." I said.

"Thank you!" Maxine smile.

"Umm..are you two together?" The boy said.

"Well, we meet a couple minutes ago, but you can joins us, if you want. Can we…Vergil?" Maxine said.

"Do whatever you want." I answer, and she smile to my response.

"That's great, it is better to stick together after all. My name is Jude by the way." Jude smile.

"My names is Maxine, you can me Max, and this is Vergil." Maxine point at me, and he nodded.

"Well, since is already nigh time, let's rest for today." Jude suggested.

"Yeah let's, and we can decide what to do tomorrow." Maxine said.

"…"

Each one of us went to lay down next to a wall, and give each other some space. To my left was Maxine sleeping, and toward me is Jude. I decided to stay awake a bit longer, and maybe a monster could appear.

~{Vergil-Maxine Rank 1 Friendship}~

As I watch my surrounding, I hear movement coming to my left side, and it was coming closer to me.

A monster? I should prepare myself for the surprise attack.

"Vergil." Maxine whisper.

"You still awake." I answer.

"Shhh! Not so loud, you're going to wake Jude up."

"With his loud snoring, I don't think you have to worry about it." I felt Maxine next to me.

"That's very rude, Vergil." Maxine pout.

"So, what do you want?"

"Oh, well, I got something on my mind, and I want to ask you something personal."

"I don't mind, I got nothing to hide."

"I see, when we first meet in the room, I felt like you were different from the other people, and it was hard for me to talk to you." Maxine explained.

"…"

"Sorry for explaining this, but I'm curious on your lifestyle, and how you were raise..but maybe I'm asking too much!"

"Like I told you before, I don't mind, and if you want to know, then I shall enlightening you."

"Really!?" Maxine sounded surprise.

"When I was born, my parents wanted a ideal perfect candidate for the head of the family. So, they put me in one of the room to study, and learn from the smartest professor paid by my parents.

"Oh, so you come from a rich family, that isn't surprising to me, since I know how I felt from seeing you, and how you act. Anyway, when did you got out from that room" Maxine said.

"Until my 19th birthday." I answer, and she was very shocked.

"Just hearing your past, it make me sad, and also lonely."

"I don't need people pity."

"But, you never learn really important things like friendship, hardship, and love." Maxine said with sadness.

"That stuff is worthless to me, and I learn all what this world had to suffer me. Now, let's rest for today, and we can find the monster tomorrow."

"..okay.." Maxine muttered, and she went toward her side of the wall. I hear whispering coming from her side, but it was probably nothing.

Maxine

I went back to my side, lay down next to a wall, and grab my legs.

"Stupid Vergil." I muttered.

Read Important

I'll also draw out the fallen human, and the monster lord, so we can all see how they look like. Vergil is already done, and to me, Visual is far more better than description.

Relationships

Vergil

Maxine – Lv. 1 (Rank up)

Jude – Lv. 0

Maxine

Vergil – Lv. 1 (Rank up)

Jude – Lv. 0

Jude

Vergil – Lv. 0

Maxine – Lv. 0