Chapter 1: Rise of a New Civilization

'Ha...'

'It's cold...'

Beneath the deep blue ocean, I felt the sunlight slipping away, as the cold, dark water dragged me deeper into the abyss.

The water embraced me with its icy touch, but somehow, it felt warm. Breathing became difficult, but who cared? I was tired. I wanted to sink to the depths of the ocean, where no one could find me.

My vision blurred as I closed my eyes. My body grew heavier, and the coldness seeped in as my consciousness began to fade.

'Ah... Finally...'

'I can finally end this misery...'

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My eyes fluttered open, as I woke up from a long dream. Although I had already awakened, I still felt a strange sensation of being submerged in water.

As I partially opened my eyes, a blinding light greeted me, causing me in closing my eyes.

'Is it morning already?' I thought to myself, half awake.

My eyes were heavy, and my body felt reluctant to move. I drifted back to sleep, sinking deeper into the embrace of my bed.

The first rays of sunlight filtered through the thin curtains of my room, spilling softly across the floor before creeping up the edge of my bed.

It soon reached my face, and its warmth gently woke me from my slumber.

Slowly opening my eyes once more, I stared at the direction of the sun as it filtered through the window, feeling dazed.

I finally mustered the strength to pull myself up, stood, and walked over to the sliding glass door.

I gently pushed the half-opened curtain aside, letting the sunlight stream into the room.

Standing there, I gazed out at the city unfolding before me. The streets below were alive with a restless sea of movement and sound.

Cars wove through traffic like threads in a grand tapestry, while people hurried along the sidewalks, their voices merging into a continuous murmur.

"This place really had significantly change, It's hard to believe that this city is the same as it was twenty years ago when the disaster struck." I muttered to myself.

I might have been just three years old at the time, but I still vividly remember what happened.

Twenty years ago, a mysterious crack appeared on the surface, seemingly insignificant yet strangely unsettling.

Many experts studied the crack, but no one succeeded in discovering its origin or purpose. For days, it remained just a crack on the surface, causing no harm and posing no threat.

But on the seventh day, the crack began to widen, and people started to grow wary and fearful. As the crack expanded, the peace they had enjoyed for so long began to crumble.

Monsters poured out relentlessly from the crack, invading the earth and destroying everything in their path.

Panic-stricken, people fled in terror, trying to escape the onslaught.

Buildings and structures crumbled and exploded amidst the chaos, destroyed mercilessly. An earthquake shook the ground violently, while water surged and rose rapidly. At the same time, volcanoes erupted with fury, spewing ash and molten lava.

All these disasters striking simultaneously, engulfing, and ravaging everything in their path, tearing the world apart.

The earth was doomed, leaving nothing but destruction and chaos everywhere.

It was really a nightmare...

A great number of people perished. Their families, friends, and their loved ones died. Many lost hope, consumed by despair, and resigned themselves to awaiting their inevitable death.

Just when it seemed all hope was lost, a group of hunters emerged, possessing abilities far beyond human capability and able to combat the monsters.

Humanity began to fight back. The hunters, now facing the creatures they named “Graveloth,” fought and harvested their cores to create powerful, advanced techno-weapons to use against them.

Decades had passed since the world was turned upside down by the Graveloths.

Now, a new era had dawned, and hope was on the horizon. The once-devastated cities had been rebuilt with advanced, towering structures, and sustainable technology, almost as if the disaster had never happened.

The memories of the chaos were still fresh, and the world wasn’t completely safe.

Graveloths were still out there, lurking and causing trouble.

But the hunters were always on the lookout, ready to protect and fight back.

Life was gradually returning to normal, with people adjusting to their advanced, tech-filled lives, but they remained wary of the lingering threat.

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[GRAVELOTH] Monsters that invaded Earth 20 years ago.

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