The Alstancia Continent has a dark history. A story which told from a long time ago from generation to generation. Legend of disaster that befalls the humanity and how its end. Naturally, this story thought by the younger generation as a story to scare them and they ended to ignore and gradually forget it in time. A classic legend of how the darkness will devour all the light. Even where the Holy Shrine keeps warning them about the incoming danger, about the resurrection of the Queen of Darkness, they thought it as a nonsense of the religion.

However, the Head Shrine was not feeling discouraged. As she was a devote of the High God, as a mere human she knows that even her job as the Head Shrine, she cannot expect the High God to always save the world. She worked hard without decreasing her faith. She believes the day of resurrection would come and increase the training of the believer for the day of darkness. Her high devotion finally earns her the power of the light and she finally saw a premonition. About the forgotten story, ‘each 600 years, the Queen of Darkness will be resurrected'. 10 year later, the story comes true and almost half of population of humanity was killed and the darkness slowly devours everything. The animal turned into an aggressive monster with a huge body and strong power to break a tree. Every plant was withering and slowly dying. The soil turned black and losing its ability, the water becomes poisoned and the air was full of dark miasma which dangerous for a normal human.

When the humanity slowly losing hopes, Cassandra, as the current Head Shrine on that time and as the leader of the Resistance, the only force to oppose the darkness, told them her second premonition. ‘When the Darkness slowly spread, even the smallest the Light will not disappear as the Hero should come.'

‘Bright and Warm. The brightest of the Light. He/She will lead the light to overthrow any darkness and they will shelter any people under their guidance. With high Charisma and high endurance, every people who fight under them will have the power to turn the tides. However, when they show their anger, everything would be turned into ashes. The power to banish the Darkness around them. The Child of the Sun.'

‘Pure and Gentle, The light that sooth the pain and calms the heart. The Light that would heal and purify any injury by the darkness. A worldly beauty rivaling the beauty of the Queen of Darkness. Her Pure heart can block any darkness and push them away or protect her beloved. The chosen one of the Holy Shrine and a child who earn the High God expectation. The Child of the Moon.'

They are called the ‘Child of Fate’, who will seal all the Darkness and bring back the Light to the world.

They will take the hard journey to the castle of darkness with the goal to seal the Queen of Darkness. However, their price for this goal is not cheap. Lives. They must sacrifice their own lives to seal the Queen of Darkness. They who has been bonded on their adventure must sacrifice their lives to make sure the humanity was safe.

However, there is one that the humanity has forgotten. They who fight alongside the Child of Fate, Lending them their power to ensure their safety. The power that was called the power of the cursed and was ridiculed and hated by the Humanity because of its relation with the darkness.

And this is the story of him, he who now bear the Power of the Curse, he who hide from the light but still need them to exist and far from the Darkness but can co-exist with them. ‘The Child of the Star.'

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[Day 12 Month 6 Year of Crescent Moon: 11.00]

Cheers, there is loud cheers all around the place. No matter child's or adults, all of them show their happiness and excitement. They gathered inside the round plaza and keep increasing in number. The soldiers stationed nearby trying hard to contain the mass of people with a troubled face but, on their heart, they also show a complete excitement, but their duty makes them shut their feeling to jump in joy.

This atmosphere is clearly showed that something good will happen, but when someone shifts their attention a little they will have a complex expression. Because beyond the sturdy wall that towered all the house, which is now is full of the armed soldier, lay a dying land.

The ground turned pitch black and there even cracks can be seen with a red glow that sent shivers to everyone who dares to take a peek. The vegetation was also dying as it loses the fresh green color and now also turned into black. A scene which looks contrast with the happiness inside the fortified town.

The soldiers around the wall were watching the outside with clear eyes without even blinking their eyes as if trying to make sure everything was seen with their own eyes. Their serious expression would surely scare children away in tears, and the hands which hold the spear handle is tight as if ready to use it anytime.

-Whoosh

A sudden burst of wind suddenly blows near the closed iron gate which alarmed the standing soldier nearby.

"Oi, why did you leave your position!"

A loud and strict voice suddenly can be heard as a lone soldier suddenly jumped in surprise before turned around and saluted.

"Sir! I heard a suspicious sound and only try to check it!"

The soldier face turned stiff because he suddenly being yelled but he replied without a problem. He keeps his salute position before a man in armor stand in front of him.

"Are you sure? Which sound did you hear?" The man stroked his beard and approaching the iron gate.

"Y-yes, I think there is a sound of wind passed by."

"The wind? Right now is the sun currently resting right on top of our head. I doubt that the wretched Wraith dare to come out."

When the man hears the soldier testimony and falls into deep thought as he examines the iron gate, but he didn't find any change but he keeps his eyes for a minute. They already experienced fighting the force of darkness, all of them were the cunning monster that always takes pride of back stabbing so a small amount of change in surrounding can be a clue. But the man shakes his head after he sure that nothing is wrong.

"Keep your work, I need to go meet the Head Shrine now."

"Sir yes sir!"

The man turned back and slowly moving away leaving the soldier which after seeing the back of the man, he sighed in relief before moving back to his previous position.

However, without the soldier noticed his shadow suddenly trembled a little and when he walked near the wall, a piece of his shadow ‘jumped' and merged with the wall shadow.

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Alan was one soldier of the ‘Resistance' which fighting the force of darkness for far of the history, he remembers the day when he started fighting with his comrade. The story which he scoffed and make fun of suddenly becomes true and a despair slowly appeared when one of them appear in front of him. A monster which contaminated by the Darkness, his pet, a family of a dog with huge body suddenly turned hostile and attacked him. In front of him, its killed his family and attacked the villagers. Forcing him to kill the one he thought as a family member, his fear and despair turned into hatred and he joined the army to kill the darkness.

Enough with the sad story, Alan currently in good mood. At first, he was stationed on the wall to be a guard. If it was the normal guard duty he will not mind it even if he has to stand in a day!

But, wasn't today was ‘that' day? Every child of the Alstancia continent, of course, was told the legend of the Resurrection of the Queen of Darkness, but is the legend only tell them about the scary part of the story? Of course not!

Feeling excited Alan currently was assigned to help the soldiers on the plaza and he can finally see them with his own eyes!

"Ah~ The Child of Fate. I wonder how they will be? I remember the Legend that the Child of the Moon is a beautiful girl. Hehehe."

Alan was laughing like a fool, however, Alan didn't leave his awareness as he was trained with strict rules so he suddenly noticed something suspicious.

"Hey, you! Don't move and slowly turn around!"

When he talked with himself suddenly a figure in black robes suddenly walking past him, noticing the strange aura on that person, Alan shouted while gripping his sword handles.

The robed man stopped but, he didn't turn his body as Alan ordered. ‘Something is strange.' Thought this Alan slowly approaches while he unsheathed his sword. However, suddenly the man turned around and make his robe flapping and make Alan dumbfounded. Alan blinked before running forward while showed a confusion on his face.

‘He disappeared!' Alan frowned before checking the previous location of the mysterious man but with his experience, he didn't find anything wrong.

"Maybe am tired."

Alan shrugged and decide to tell his superior later as he now being late to come to the assigned place. He hurriedly moves his feet and ended into a full sprint. However, suddenly a shadow of person can be seen in the alley near the building Alan was standing a moment ago, the man pushed his hood with his hand downward and slowly walked into deep of the alley. The man face was hidden by the hood of his robes but the smile on the man face was clearly showed.