'He who is hideous by heart will be hideous by aspect until he finds his lost love and love finds him. The blood lust will drive him. He will be a beast unable to find rest until he is set free by his love.'

No one knows what would happen next. The very next moment, our future, holds the unknown questions of our life. The mysteries of our life.

No one knew she was there, watching their every move. That she manipulated them like a master puppeteer. She exists right before their eyes but still could not be seen. They do not see her, too caught up in their own realities to notice hers, but it was made for when both their world would clash.

Of course, no one knows about that. How would they? They were not supposed to know till the appropriate the time. She barely remembers what life was like being one of them. She was glad to have forgotten about it too. She had to, in order to make a proper design. To treat everyone equally.

She loved it when her world clashed with another, but hated it too. No one knew what she was. A being beyond most human mind. Just that she was there to destine people, to make all fulfill their deeds with their hardships. But had to keep herself unknown.

Human fear what is unknown to them. So they kept themselves sane by expelling the one who knows. Alas, she remembers the last victim like it was yesterday, attempting to understand what the others didn’t. Not knowing what he was getting himself into. But it had to be done. Her identity was to be kept unknown. So she could help the one she was supposed to. After all, she was a Goddess. Goddess of nature.

Now standing in front of the future of whole Quarantine. Watching her, the small baby who would grow up to save all.

She knew her ancestors, their bloodthirstiness, and their broken moral compasses. She would wait till the time was right. She would wait till the appropriate the time.

She would show her the way. Her way to follow and be who she is meant to be. After all, she was the Legend. The one to keep the beast in check, the one to mentain peace in the universe.

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This is a fantasy novel, there will be two part of this book 'The Legends of Quantine' is Book 1 of the series. Let me know in the comment section below if you like this book. There is another fantasy novel I have been working upon. It is mythology, I have yet to decide if I would make it a Greek mythology or egyption mythology. **

Greek one most likely consist of the god of love Cupid and the egyption one is about pharos. So I have not thought of it yet. I may take some time. Till them let me know what you think about this book

**I guess I will upload 2 chapters together for this novel. So I am looking forward to your reviews. **

-Alex-

The chains rattle against each other as the prisoner moves almost dragging his feet. Several months trapped in different dungeons across Quantine have not been kind to King Alex Ivanov. His black shoulder length hair is loose, greasy and covered in dry blood from himself and his victims. His muscled and prominent figure is weighted down by the amount of chains on his shoulders, hands and feet. The spiked collar around his neck bites and stings his flesh with every step he takes toward the cave that will trap his soul for eternity.

'That's what those ignorant people think, they don't even know what the cave is capable of.' After all this was the cave she died, the cave Alex's ancestors so desperately tried to hide. For generations only the member of the two royal family knew it's true purpose.

′The prize of being the most persecuted man', he thinks to himself with a small smirk on his lips as one of his Guards pokes him to make him move faster. Alex growls deep in his throat, and the Guards lined up on either side of him tense up bracing themselves for a fight. But Alex doesn't want to fight. Why would he? He's looking forward to his new jail. He is finally getting to where he wants to be. The cave is the whole reason he allowed himself to be captured six months ago.

The smell of the wet grass and trees was prominent due to the heavy rain. ′Do they really think two Guards can hold me?′ Alex chuckles inwardly. Of course he could easily kill all of his Guards as soon as they step out of the walls of the Arad's domain in Avlar and away from reinforcements. Then again, Alex has slaughtered entire army single handedly. But once again, resisting would defeat the purpose of his captivity. All those nagging attempts at killing him would have been for nothing. ′Breathe', he coaches himself. 'She is waiting.'

"This cave is our last hope of capturing him. Do not let him escape." Lord Arad growls menacingly at the Guards.

The Guardians nod immediately tensing up at the unmentioned threat in Lord Arad's words. Honestly Alex is amazed at the fear Arad inflicts upon his vassals. They should not fear a mere commander when they are in the presence of the king, a monster like Alex.

"Dimitri!" Lord Arad barks calling on his most trusted man with shoulder length brown hair and chocolate brown eyes. "I trust you can lead the prisoner without any mishap."

Liam steps away from his commander after one last bow. "I will, Sir."

A small smirk on Alex's lips is now deepen 'what reaction would they have if they knew Dimitri was only a spy set up to watch their ever move?'

"I have my faith in you. We will all pray that this will be the last time we see this monster." Lord Arad spits and glares at the prisoner before stepping back to join his troops.

Dimitri nods and gives a last glance backward before leading the prisoner into the cave.

Dimitri knows Alex has everything under his control, but they must reach the center of the cave before nightfall. Soon the blue moon will be coming out, and the last thing Dimitri wants is to disappoint his king and best friend. Of course being beside Alex his whole life he knew him like the back of his hand. Alex was not the real monster, but the people cannot take on the fact that the 'Lgends' were born again. Dimitri briefly looks back at Alex as a frown forms in Dimitri's face. He's puzzled that why does he need to reverse time and go to Earth, after all it had been twenty eight years since the royal family of Megatopia disappeared without any trace. Looking up at the walls of the cave, Dimitri stops walking and starts to unchain Alex.

The walls of the cave were full of paintings, being the commando of the national army of Quantine and the personal guard of the king he was trained hard for years making his senses sharp. Dimitri and Alex always had a strong bond since their childhood, and this bond was the only thing that didn't separate them at a time like this.

The war took place for five years. Many lost their lives under the wrath of the traitors, Dimitri according to Alex's plan was successful to gain the enemies trust leading the traitors to do the hard work for him. They found the cave for him.

The cave was the only way to find the lost Legend who could restore peace and kill the real monsters. The cave was a secret portal that could take them to Earth four years back so that they could stop the war.

A blue moon occurs every century, opening the portal at the center of the cave. That was their only chance. They had to stop the history from repeating itself, they have to stop the mishap that happened five hundred years ago during the time the previous Legend was born.

"It is time. We only have one chance." Alex smirks he knows what awaits him. "Well?" He extends his hands out to Dimitri to uncuff them.

"Yes, Your Majesty," Dimitri whispers keeping his eyes on him. "Let's go, there is a lot on stake."

He took out a pendent in the shape of a teardrop with a swirl of blue and black in the center from the pocket of his now torn shirt. After running his fingers over it's smooth surface he handed it over to Dimitri.

"Remember the plan," Alex reminds Dimitri. Once they nod in understanding, both of them went deeper into the cave.

At the center of the cave the moon light streamed through a small crack formed at the top of the cave. Soon the place where the moon light fall would open into a portal leading Alex and Dimitri to their final destination.

Soon the white moon light started to turn blue. The ground began to shake and the part where the moonlight feel started to crumble.

Alex and Dimitri looked at each other and with a nod both of them stepped into the portal, taking them to their final destination. They had to find the Romanoves, the missing bloodline who ruled over Quantine since the begning of the time along side the Ivanovs.

And so the search of the most powerful successor of the Romanove bloodline began.

-Elena-

When I was young, my parents always uses to tell me that the best profession on the planet was being an archaeologist. The fact that they were one before their disappearance probably explains their admiration for the job. They were so dedicated to it, that every time they came back home, they always brought with them a piece of their discovery. It can be easily imagined how our house looked like with all the ancient articles and stuff.

But probably, that’s the reason why I became an archaeologist with a degree in Literature. I became fascinated with it too.

They used to say that their work may entail long hours of digging and getting dirty and sweaty in the mud and the sun, but the end results and discoveries take all the tiredness away. 'We get to discover a new world, a new life or a new object that’s worth our time and effort. Something that the earth had preserved for a long time, unknown to humanity. Something that tells us about the long-lost tracts and tradition of the world.'

Another reason why they loved their profession was their theory that of a one-in-a-million chance. A change that we get in two places at the same time.

Even though I was small back then, I didn’t believe their words. That’s was something impossible in my opinion back then. 'Teleportation and out-of-body experience are just a figment of human imagination. They aren’t real or are they?'

For me, it all started when I brought an ancient pendant back in my place. A place I share with my childhood best friend Rose.

Rose has been in my life since we were born. Our parents were good friends to begin with. Maybe that’s the reason why they took me in and treated me like their own after my parent’s disappearance. Rose majored in business and works in her father’s company. Whereas my taking my profession as an archaeologist makes me feel closer to my family in a wider way.

A small pendant in the shape of a teardrop. It looked very classic, very old but it didn’t scream precious. For starters, it looked like it’s made up of glass with a swirl of royal blue and black at its center. It was just simple, not bigger than my thumb.

Maybe that’s the reason why the Customs Department allowed me to bring it at home.

The pendant looks unimportant. A junk, mostly like another collection to my jewelry box. Nothing much showy. But I decided to keep it. Why? Because I felt some connection to it. A feeling that can’t be described.

The first week I had the pendant with me was what I could call, haunting. A feeling of being watched by something or someone while asleep always washed over me. That’s definitely what I felt. But I didn’t really think about it.

I had experienced unexpected happening around me since I was small. Weird flashes of memories which were mostly unclear. I had been accustomed to them and grew up with them. I didn’t want to ruin my daily life with it.

The thing that bothered me the most was the only dream that was not unclear. The dream of a person. He must be in his mid-twenties with shoulder length black hair and deep blue eyes. Eyes so deep in color that they look almost violet. With chiseled features and high cheekbones. He may have been the most handsome person I have ever seen.

It was the only dream that was clear and I have dreamed of it since my childhood. But the problem being whenever I try to go near him or touch him he disappears and I’m plunged into darkness.

Rose knew about my dreams and always supported me in every one of them. She has always been there for me. But the thing that annoyed me most is the continuous teasing I get from her about being connected to the guy from the dream. I didn’t like it. I mean it’s not like I don’t want it to happen. All it is about not giving me hope. What if the person never existed? What if it’s all a dream?

After getting the pendant it was a daily occurrence. I dreamt of the same person every night and when I woke up I would always be drenched in sweat.

So that’s the reason why I thought it would be best to keep the pendant as far as possible from me. There was a magnetic pull from it and I couldn’t take it anymore. As if it’s calling to show me something.

Something I didn’t want to see. Something I knew was not good. Like it’s trying to show me the things related to my dreams, to my future and past. I always have a feeling of sickness seeing it. A feeling best described as death.

Sitting with my food for the night in a restaurant right across my apartment. Being that I don’t want to stay at home and cook. This has been my routine ever since I had to live on my own. I love this restaurant; its interior gives a homey feeling and the food is great, plus the environment gave me time to ponder more on my upcoming research in Brazil.

My team will depart in two weeks. It would be a week-long expedition. There will also be a local archaeology group waiting for us. They would provide us with all we need. It was a big project for us. We got the information about a very large area, remained barren for centuries now. The files emailed also informed the presence of a large kingdom situated there centuries ago. A kingdom said to be the heart of magic. The urban legends informs the presence of many supernatural creatures at that age.

Most important, it was about what my father told me before. People of that kingdom had the magical source to use teleportation.

It was like it all was gone in a blink of an eye. The existence of the whole kingdom was gone. No trace left of it. But I had this feeling of something there. A weird connection to the necklace- with my dreams.

I switched my laptop on and started researching for anything I could find regarding the weird place. I used keywords to filter down my search. I am just as clueless as a newborn baby about this particular area. Ultimately, in the end, it left me feeling unsatisfied with more questions piling up in my head.

Which led me to escape to this lovely restaurant for a breath.

“Anything else you want Ms. Fields?” asked the waitress asked, cutting my attention from my laptop screen.

Even while dining, I still brought the thing with me. I’m that persistent enough not to give up on my search even with a pounding headache.

“No, everything is good. Thank you.” I answered while giving her a smile which she returned back and turned around with the tray on her hand and left.

My eyes snapped to my food and then my laptop in front of it.

I should probably start eating before my attention and my appetite leaves me. So I started to concentrate on my order, keeping my laptop aside.

After a few minutes though, my cell phone rang on top of the table. I picked it up, checked the caller and smiled.

“Yes, Rose?” I answered pressing the touchscreen button.

Rose answered, informing me of my due paperwork from my last research. Papers that wrote about the artifacts, I and my team found during our previous excavation. The one that led me to the pendant.

“Yeah, I’ll be reviewing the report when I get home.” Rose mostly keeps the account of the paperwork I receive. It’s her habit to do so. She insists to be my manager and I’m happy to comply with that. She is an efficient one and keeps everything in check.

“Yes, yes. I’ll mail it back to them with my signature.” I reassured her once she half-ranted on the line.

After putting the phone down, I decided to collect my things including the laptop and notepad I had spread across the dining table in order to take notes. I put some extra change on the table and turned towards the exit door.

I nod at the waitress giving her a smile while passing her and started walking towards the building.

When I reach my building, I immediately pressed the elevator button. It pinged when it arrived on the ground floor. I stepped inside and pressed my floor button.

Knowing Rose, she must be having a mini panic session. She has always had the idea of everything being perfect for her. I don’t know why.

Arriving at the apartment I greeted Rose who instead handed me a pile of paper giving me a 'do it look.'

'Time to work' I thought myself before going into my room and started reviewing the reports.

After an hour or so, with nine cups of coffee and several signatures, the work was finally done. All left to do was send them back to the media and reporters could do their work. I can finally relax till the next expedition which was in two weeks.

My attention was drawn to my dresser on top of which sat the pendant. I had taken it out this morning to try my luck and see if I could find something more about but it all was vain. There was nothing, no records of its origin or with whom it had been with. Nothing at all!

Suddenly a feeling washed over me. A feeling of being watched, but somehow it was not creepy and gave me a feeling of calmness and safety.

I walked over to the dresser. Picking up the pendant I traced its edge. There was something important about it. I had a feeling I would be finding out soon about this mystery.

Putting it inside the drawer I went inside my bathroom and changed into my pajamas which consist of my father’s large grey T-shirt and blue cotton shorts.

As soon as my head hit the soft pillows I was pulled into a dreamless slumber. I didn’t realize how tired I was until now. With that I let sleep consume me.