Chapter 1: The Beginning

General Santos City, KCC mall.

The afternoon sun is giving of skin burning heat even do it was 3 pm.

Vale was standing in line in front of the mall door with other people who want to enter.

To go away from the cruel sun that's eager to cook him alive.

"Hah, so many people today, I think Jollibee is full!" He cannot help but yearn for the food in jollibee fast food.

Vale has just finished his school today and wanted to relax and enjoy the aroma of the foods here even do he cannot afford a meal here everyday, as he was broke, so broke!.

"So what now? Stay here and experience the cold air or just look around until I got bored, and then return to my dorm?" he cannot help but laugh at his pathetic self, looking at the 100 pesos bill in his hand that is less than 2 dollars.

Less than minute pass and he already entered the mall and started looking around the familiar stalls and products then smelling the unique scent of the mall.

After walking around for a while he found himself Infront of a fast food restaurant, he don't know how he got there as he was sure he was just looking around in the clothing store, unknowingly his subconscious mind navigate his body towards this money hungry restaurant! Jollibee!!.

'Oh fuck! Now I cannot endure it!' he muttered internally.

Smelling the inticing aroma of the foods here, his already empty stomach and tired mind after a whole day of class, give in!.

Now looking at the crispy and juicy chicken infront of him after waiting for more than half hour, his stomach rejoice and grumble more as if shacking from excitement while his heart and mind is bleeding with regret.

'Now I don't have money to buy lunch tomorrow, and why I'm here either way?'He was full of regrets but alas their was no second chance in this world.

"Hays, just leave it at future self, I bet he has a plan" he shift his mind to the delicious food Infront of him and readying himself to dig in.

But just then something happened..

The ground beneath him shook like a magnitude 9 earthquake!!!.

Not just this city but the entire world like the world will shatter at any moments notice.

The sun change it's color to blood red! Casting the entire world red glow in color.

Cracks appeared everywhere in the world and buildings collapse one after another.

In the cracks that has just created, countless dark shadows emerge on after another, numbering tens of thousands around the world.

This dark shadows has no absolute form and looks just like a smoke and seems to vanish any second by the wind but they didn't.

It rush towards the nearest creatures on the vicinity.

Humans and animals alike!

The dark shadows entered their bodies and they become mad and attack anyone on sight, bringing chaos in this seemingly peaceful world.

As this thing happen all over the world Vale on the other hand was terrified by the sudden shaking that seems to last for many hours but only 10 seconds passed.

His body shaking in terror because of the might of the mother nature showed.

Human is indeed weak in the face of nature's power.

He didn't even done the 3 steps you should do in an earthquake!

Drop, cover, and hold!

He just stand there as if his soul fly out of his body, which in case in this time is correct, he was scared silly.

Seeing the table that tumble on the ground and the chicken and rice scattered on the ground and then step on by the panicked people that is running out the restaurant or rather the mall.

Looking at the wasted food Vale emotion shifted from fear to anger!

'That's my 2 days worth of allowance'

But seeing the panicked expression of other people running around, realization stuck again as fear grip my heart.

"Damn , what is HAPPENING!" I said out loud, but no one respond, as they where busy thinking about saving themselves .

I also join in the dangerous run, as once you stop or fall then your fate will be trampled on by hundreds of people.

Along the way I saw people stealing something as they run, people get step on, stalls and buildings that collapse, and some kids that got lost, but some kind hearted people help them and carry them out of this mess.

Vale on the other hand, just foolishly following the crowed, and soon they exited the mall but met with even more mess outside as madman attack other people, cars and other vehicles crash with each other as they didn't stop in time.

The place is in mess!!!

Looking at a distance a crack on the ground appeared and some dark shadowy figures appeared from time to time.

"Is... it time for the gods return?"

"I'm just... dreaming right? Hahaha right"

"What hell on earth is HAPPENING?"

"Mom I'm... scared huhu"

"...."

Chaos is spreading in the bustling city people running around, some stealing things in the chaos, and some people open their cell phone to take selfie or live what's happening.

Seeing this, I stop following the crowd and come to a corner, gathering the sudden information about all of this.

"Relax... Inhale, exhale..." Vale to calm himself down, as he lay down on the corner.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE:

HELLO~~~