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PROLOGUE
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PART 1 - THE CURSE OF MONO
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Mono sat with her mother in the isles of the church, as she returned from paying her respects to the passed away lady at the front of the room. People passed by and looked at her in scorn, except for one person - Wander.
She had always liked Wander a lot, but she was never allowed to visit him for fear of being assaulted by the various villagers. At a young age, the village prophet had stated that Mono's future would be "surrounded by a land of only death - the shadow of the colossus overlooking her."
Of course, the villagers hadn't taken this lightly - everyone knew the legend of the forbidden land and the Colossi that once inhabited it. They had always always whispered about her having a "cursed future" and going to cause the "destruction of the village".
She, personally, didn't believe it, and neither did her parents - at least, she hoped not. They looked rather wary a lot of the time, though Mono was never sure whether it was because they believed in the prophecy - or if they believed they'd be stoned for housing a heretic.
She looked over to Wander at the other side of the room, wondering what he was thinking about. A moment later, he looked back and smiled to her, making her giggle lightly. Of course, the person sitting in front of her turned around and looked disgustingly at her.
"Don't take notice of her," Mono's mother said, holding her closer.
A scream emitted from the front of the room and the heads of everyone snapped upwards to see the commotion. The coffin at the front tipped over as a man fell unconcious and a figure of shadow started coming forward from where the corpse was.
The light from the church windowpane seemed to become brighter and it shone down upon the creature, making it disappear as if it wasn't ever there.
"YOU!" screamed the person in front of her, "This is your fault, you and your damn curse!"
"What?" Mono replied, shocked at the accusation, "I haven't done anything! I've-"
Before she could say anything more in her defence, the woman dived over the table and began to strangle her, screaming. Moments later, however, she was keeled over on the floor as Mono's mother kicked her in her side side.
Mono smoothed her hands over her neck to check for any damage, as she gasped for breath. She looked around and saw that a riot had broken out across the room, destroying any atmosphere that would be appropriate for a funeral of a teacher.
"Mono, over here!" came the cry of Wander by the church doors. She looked over to see him waving her over to him.
She dashed through the crowds and over to Wander, where he grabbed her arm and pulled her out to safety out of the church. He slammed the door shut and she looked at him, understanding now more than ever why she loved him.
He turned to look at her and they both laughed.