Chapter 1: The Beginning of an End

Prólogo

Desde os seus primórdios, a Humanidade sempre conviveu com monstros. Monstros que promoviam matança generalizada para satisfazer seu ego. Monstros que devoram sonhos, Monstros que afirmam ser deuses. Isso é chamado de Humanidade.

No entanto, os dias de glória e tranquilidade do mais desenvolvido e complexo conjunto de seres vivos estariam ameaçados. Exatamente como fizera repetidas vezes com incontáveis ​​espécies de seres vivos. O dia de seu julgamento finalmente havia chegado? Assim como muitas outras civilizações prósperas sucumbiram antes, ela também sucumbiria ao surgimento de um novo predador? O que fazer quando o predador mais ameaçador é pego por algo ainda pior?

Agora ela só tinha duas opções: Sucumbir ou Lutar. Por ter sido ao longo de sua história repleta de desastres e dificuldades, a humanidade foi mais uma vez colocada à prova. Adaptar-se ao novo mundo não é uma opção, mas uma necessidade para todos aqueles que desejam sobreviver.

Capítulo 1

TAP, TAP, TAP… Com pressa avistou-se uma figura alta vestindo uniforme preto com detalhes de faixas navais nas laterais do colete e da calça, correndo pela rua. Seu colete ainda tinha o símbolo da escola em seu braço esquerdo. Era um "S" decorado com flores de Sakura.

- TSK! Droga! Eu simplesmente deveria ter negado.

Vrrrr… Seu celular começa a vibrar e quando você o tira do bolso direito da calça vê a seguinte mensagem:

[Baaaka Onii-chan, se você não se apressar eu comerei sua parte também!].

- Aquele pirralho!

Naquela noite o tempo estava agradável e um pouco quente, mas quase periodicamente soprava uma leve brisa e amenizava o calor. Com o céu já escuro, as ruas agora estavam sendo iluminadas pelas luzes noturnas. Pessoas de todas as idades percorriam as ruas, sozinhas ou com outras pessoas, voltando do trabalho, fazendo compras ou simplesmente caminhando para curtir aquela bela e tranquila noite de verão. Olhando para cima, você podia ver a escuridão do céu onde as estrelas brilhavam como lindos cristais iluminados por uma luz branca. A lua estava em sua forma mais cheia e bela.

However, as if by magic the moon changed completely, something was wrong as the former silver glow gave way to blood red, its glow it was so intense it looked as if blood would drip from its surface at any moment and fall to the ground and stain it.

At the moment of her transformation all creatures started to admire her, time seemed to be frozen and mesmerized by the attractive red, exactly like a mermaid singing with her beautiful voice before sinking a ship.

For the next few seconds it was as if the entire world had gone into complete silence and no sound was audible.

- Hmmmm. A lunar eclipse?! I didn't see anything on the news this morning. Why didn't they talk about it?!

In the next instant the silence was broken by sounds and grunts that were never heard. Keeping all viewers on their toes.

- Oh! Help… Anyone?! Please! - Several voices, screams, cries could be heard in all directions at the same time and along with them panic took over everyone who ran, hid or simply knelt waiting for what would be waiting for them.

- What's happening... - The young man then observes a totally deformed head without one of the eyes, and with marks of cuts that left the flesh open, being able to see the inside easily, rolled towards him and only stopped when he bumped into on one of its feet, when seeing the direction in which the head had come, one can see a large figure that violently attacked the body that previously belonged to the head.

But what is this…

As he approached the bushes because it was extremely dark, as the street lights had gone out by the time the eclipse began, with only the moon's intimidating red light for illumination, all he could see was a very black shape. large so that it could be any animal that was on top of the corpse destroying it with what could have been claws. For the white glow of them and their fangs stood out in the darkness. The beast growled. Her sounds were grotesque, reminiscent of the howl of a wolf and a dog about to attack mixed together.

Once he's glimpsed the shadow where his head had come from and what had been its merciless assassin, Nakajima doesn't think twice about what he should do next: RUN AWAY. With subtle movements that are almost invisible, he starts to take one step at a time backwards, trying as much as possible to control his breathing so that he doesn't tremble.

"I don't know what the fuck this is, but it sure as hell isn't a good thing. I will not stay here to find out what it is or who it is!! I have to get out of here fast! But I can't run if this thing notices me, I'll be in trouble."

But his effort was in vain as after the first step the creature started to look directly at Satoru, his gaze was intense and mesmerizing. It was then that he saw the dark blue eyes that glowed and stood out in that still unrecognizable black figure. His pupils looked like two black dots that dipped and sank in that deep sea that were his eyes. You can also see the very well served dental arch of the beast that had teeth large with fine tips. His teeth were covered in a lot of blood that covered them almost completely and even the hair around his mouth had a darker appearance, as the blood from that region had dried and formed a layer on it.

"She is coming."

She had noticed that the Beast was now preparing to advance against her.

- SHIT!

Satoru now started to run with all his strength followed by the beast, his breath was panting and his heart was beating so fast that he thought he would end up having a heart attack and die right there while he ran.

" What is that?"

Under a light pole not far away, about 50 meters from where he was running there was something silver reflecting the light, despite already running at a considerable distance and speed, Satoru starts to run even faster once he notices the grunts of the strange beast ever closer to you. With agility he throws himself on the ground, sliding and turning in the direction from which his murderer would come. When you grasp the object firmly, place it on your chest, as soon as you have climbed the aluminum bar, the beast will jump to attack you.

" What the hell is this?!"

Now over his chest he grunted in pain as the warm blue blood trickled down from the monster's chest and onto his clothes leaving the parts where they fell darker and more stained.

" What the fuck ?!"

Eyes wide with astonishment, Nakajima couldn't believe what was on top of him. It was almost impossible to believe this was really real. And even though her mind vehemently tried to deny what she was seeing, the truth was undeniable, and she would have to struggle to assimilate that shock of reality.

What Satoru was seeing:

[It was when and with many big and fine teeth. She opened her mouth and then closed it as she writhed in pain and in the persistent desperate attempt to get a bite out of Nakajima. Finally, coming face to face with the beast, you can observe it much better and notice many details. She had many hairs that were as black as the deepest bloodstained darkness already a little withered. It also had two pointed horns on each side which, like the teeth, contained bloodstains, however these were already withered. They formed a spiral that went from behind her ears to the side of her mouth.]

Hearing the amount and volume increase and seem closer and closer, Satoru turns with force with both hands the aluminum bar attached to the chest of the beast that gives a strong and long roar. Her last sign of resistance, as as soon as she's finished she stops moving and her head falls on top of the young man with eyes open, however the pupils no longer had the black color they used to be. But a dead gray one.

- Uhhh! Heavy!

Now standing beside the creature after the great effort made to get it off, he watches it carefully. It didn't look like anything seen before, it was a large creature with a structure similar to a wolf, but other than that it didn't look anything like one. Starting with the gigantic size that he hadn't noticed until now, looking at her on the ground, surrounded by a growing pool of blue blood. Furthermore, the smell emanating from her corpse was exceptionally putrid and nauseating. The paws had large, razor-sharp claws, and as he looked more closely at the jaw, the boy thought that he could certainly swallow a gas canister with ease.

Looking around Satoru realized the chaos the city had become in a few moments, in his field of vision he could see destroyed buildings, catching fire and the clean, gray asphalt streets were now tinged with the red of the countless broken bodies that formed. puzzle with missing pieces. Certainly a disturbing scene even to the sanest mind. The city was in complete darkness lit only by the Bloody Moon.

- OHHHH! Noooooooo! Help me! Help!

Hearing the screams that approached like lightning ever closer, the last one was very close and seemed to have come from the next street. Nakajima then rips the bar from the monster's chest and runs to the alley he was near hiding behind a Dumpster that was in front of a restaurant.

The wind blew and with it brought a foul, rotten smell that violently invades Nakajima's lungs.

" It's close."

The moment that thought came to his mind, Satoru heard the noise of a Dumpster being knocked over and then a grunt. The sound seemed closer, so close it was as if...

[In an apartment in Shibuya district, 1 hour and 30 minutes before].

- Neee~! Okaa-san! What happened to Nii-chan?!

The owner of the sweet and cheerful voice that invaded the kitchen, was a beautiful and small one, must have been around 1.55m tall. A young woman with long, sky-black hair down to her waist, smooth and flowing that seemed to fly with the slightest breeze. The girl wore a naval blue vest with ribbon details on the corner of her arm and on her back, and in the corner of her left arm just below her shoulder it was possible to see half of her school symbol, a hexagon and an "S" stylized that formed a branch with Sakura flowers. Her plain gray skirt falls to a palm above her knee with a white shoe and black sole to finish off her uniform. Still around her neck gleamed a beautiful gold necklace with a sun.

- Sayuri! Are you still in uniform?! What do I always tell you to do once you arrive?! - Despite shouting, the woman's way of speaking was affectionate and outlined a discreet smile in the corner of her lips.

It shouldn't have been more than 1.68m tall. He had snow-white skin with dazzling black hair that glowed in the orange light of the late afternoon sun and was held back by a violet headband with a bow on top. With a white apron with the words: "The Best Mom" stylized in pink in the center of a heart". His beauty was such that it was difficult to tell his age based on his appearance alone. Around her neck she wore a glittering silver necklace that had a crescent moon set with diamonds.

- That I should take off my uniform before eating.~ I know Okaasan, but it's just that Onii-chan hasn't arrived yet, even though I sent him a message saying we would have his favorite dish, he didn't even text me annoyed! Don't you think it's strange that traveling clock is late even knowing what we would have for dinner?!

- Really! Sa-chan would never be late knowing we would have curry!

- Hey! You two need to calm down. Satoru is old enough to be late, isn't he? He is fine! You are worrying too much!!! Speaking calmly with a humorous tone. The 1.70m tall man with a body with some defined muscles, should be in his 30s, wore a short-sleeved green T-shirt that had a design of a wooden treasure chest full of coins in its center and a brown pants and an open sandal, her short black hair up to her ears made that figure.

After the man speaks, there is a loud noise in the hallway. Which makes all the residents of the happy apartment instantly silent and alert.

[Now in a Shibuya Yokocho]

On alert with her senses tapped behind a trash can of a restaurant on the left side of the alley, gripping the bar tightly with both hands. A shadow appears in the narrow alley that was the kind that only one car could pass at a time, and this made the shadow look even bigger and the loud, loud breathing noise dominated the Yokocho. Even without looking, Satoru had an idea of ​​what was there. But preferring to check out his newest enemy he decides to quickly peek through the right side of the Dumpster.

" Shit! Damn it! Where did this animal come from?! If I had taken longer to react, he would have certainly noticed me! At least I noticed in time! Better late than never ! Now I need to think about how…

However, his reasoning is interrupted, as he noticed that the creature began to move. His steps were heavy and she took only one at a time.

"She is looking for me! Did she smell me?! At least she hasn't seen me yet, as she would have already attacked me if that were the case?! Unless of course she likes to season her meat before her meal."

Stopping a few centimeters away from the Dumpster where Nakajima was, the beast just breathes deeply again and in the seconds that to Satoru seemed like desperate hours, the creature simply starts walking going from a simple walk to then a jog down the alley without looking back until finally disappearing from the sight of the boy who had his heart racing from the anguish of moments before and the sudden relief that will fill him now.

" What ?! Like?! Why?! Hmmm, weird. Did she really not notice me?? But she's no use thinking about it now. I have more pressing issues that I need to deal with right now."

- How can you have so many of these things?! Even though I'm taking the normally less busy routes and shortcuts, it feels like "They" are wherever I go! Trying to avoid them and hide has taken me a long time! I need to hurry!

Before your brain could even premedit your next move, it warns you of the near danger.

With these thoughts in mind Nakajima starts running with an expression that represented someone who wanted and asked that his heart anguish was just an irrational fear not a warning of the worst that could have happened, as just imagining this scenario was too haunting. and he didn't want to and couldn't let these thoughts get the better of him, he needed to go on and get home as soon as possible. Then with his hands clenched tightly around the bar as if it held his hopes, Nakajima heads towards his house.

" I need to go back! Be well!"

Despite pushing aside the wave of thoughts that formed in his mind by creating theories and explanations for what had just occurred, he knew that this would be something he had to deal with later and that he would only find the answer he was looking for when he finally stopped and analyze all the facts. But for now he should focus on his most important goal: getting home.

[In an apartment in Shibuya district, 1 hour before]

The villagers were in complete silence when the second break-in came next, but this time it was louder than the first and seemed to be closer. And so it followed, almost orchestrated, the noise was heard successively louder and closer than the previous one.

- Chihiro! Take Sayuri and hide in our bedroom wardrobe until I tell you to leave! They go! Now!

The man who was now screaming with a pained expression was nothing like the always cheerful and affectionate father that he was, as he now exhibited an aura totally different from the one she knew, the change was such that Sayuri froze instantly without being able to move a muscle.

- Sayuri!

Chihiro held her daughter's face and staring into her eyes that were quivering with fear, the woman gave her a loving and understanding look at the girl, because she understood why her daughter reacted that way. That frightened child was still her dear and precious little girl.

- Give me your hand. Let's go to your room now, got it?!

As soon as the woman grabbed the girl's hand they quickly headed to the bedroom and upon entering the woman abruptly opens the wardrobe door and pushes the girl into it. Then blocking the door with the chair of the girl who was at the desk beside the door.

- Mommy! Not! Why don't you come in too?! There's plenty of room here for both of us! Please open the door! Mommy!

In tears with tears running from her eyes like a great waterfall, as soon as they fell they left several black spots on her skirt and with her nose running Sayuri tries to say something to her mother who was standing in front of the door. However, the anguish and sadness in her heart was such that the words would not come out, all that came out of her lips were high-pitched cries of despair and distress, since as much as she wanted to deny it with all her strength, she understood the situation and knew a lot. it was just as well that the mother would not open the door and would come in to be together.

With a slight smile on her lips the woman leans her head lightly against the wardrobe door, with a tear running down her face she says:

- Sayuri, you need to pay close attention to what I'm going to tell you now. Be silent and don't leave there no matter what you hear. Wait for your brother! Your cell phone is with you right? Text him and wait until he arrives.

- But what about you and Dad?! Why don't you wait for him with me?!

- Just do what I say Sayuri !!! Me and your father are not going anywhere!!! Let's be in the kitchen to find out what those sounds are!!!

Before stepping away from the wardrobe, Chihiro extends his right hand, placing it on the door and saying in a whisper so that only the hidden young woman will hear.

- We love you both. Survive.

After that there was no more sound in the room. In the kitchen seeing her husband from behind watching the door barred by the soft sofa and a small cabinet, holding two sharp and shiny kitchen knives, she and her husband remove a knife from the knife holder on the countertop of the sink and stand beside it. his.

- Chihiro! What are you doing here?! I told you to wait with Sayuri!

- What kind of woman do you think I am to be able to leave my husband alone? It is a woman's duty to stand by her husband no matter what the situation!

- What ...-

Looking into her bright eyes without any hesitation, all Daisuke did was let out a sigh of understanding at the woman's visible desire

- Looks like you win! I quit.

- Of course I won!!! I always win! HAHAHAHA!

Both looked at each other and smiled. Then they turned their attention entirely to the door as the noise was now coming from the apartment next door. And in the blink of an eye it had been totally destroyed almost as if it were made of paper.

- What …

This was the reaction of both when they saw a small remnant of hell that was composed of three true monsters that were like a mixture of dog and wolf, but indescribably larger that had eyes of different colors: Blue, Red and Yellow. In addition to having fur in shades of black and gray.

The beasts saw the two inhabitants who in their eyes were simple ants. Despite being paralyzed for a brief moment, Daisuke advances towards the creature in front of him and the other two, consequently a kick hits him with tremendous force that Daisuke is thrown towards his wife who is hit by it and thrown to one of the four chairs at the table.

- Ouch!

Pained from being hit hard, Chihiro controls and stifles her own moan

turning into a short gasp making it easily concealed by the creature's grunts.

- Daisu...ke!

Segurando em seus braços estava um corpo agora sem vida. Um corpo que antes irradiava calor, alegria e segurança, mas agora estava frio e com o torso rasgado do ombro até o alto dos quadris, era possível ver parte de seus órgãos e que esguichava tanto sangue que cobria Chihiro completamente em muito pouco tempo. Manchando suas roupas e pele que pingava sangue e se acumulava ao redor dos dois corpos no chão.

Com lágrimas escorrendo pelo corpo ensanguentado em seus braços, a mulher levanta uma das mãos para os monstros cinzentos. Com os olhos cheios de ódio que queimavam como fogo, era evidente que a mulher amaldiçoava essas estranhas criaturas com todas as suas forças. Abaixando a cabeça e beijando levemente o marido com lágrimas que escorreram de seus olhos e caíram sobre os dele, fazendo parecer que ela também chorava. A última imagem que lhe veio à mente foi a do marido e dos filhos sorrindo, como a chamavam ...