Chapter 1: The start of a new beginning ( Story of Dan )

"Huh…it's a new day of my pathetic life."

My name Is Dan Lauren I'm just a simple 16 year old nerd who lives in a small town and I have no friends, no social life and no dignity. Even though people casually say at school you surely can make as many friends as possible, but that wasn't the case in my issue. Luckily I was born smarter than most of my classmates.

At some time I was getting bullied because they felt insecure and jealous of my higher intelligence. That was when things got tough, and lately I would often skip school and visit the library. Everyday for me felts like a nightmare.

"Dan aren't you going to school today?"

My mother asked me while I was still in bed, I sigh while not feeling any enthusiasm or excitement I just felt like sleeping the whole day.

"Uh… no I think I'll just go to the library today…if that's okay with you mom."

"Oh…of course sweetie you can go."

I got out of bed while my body was aching on every joint and corner of my body, it just felt like I've risen from the dead. I took a shower wondering what would my life had been if I was truly happy…I guess I'll never know. I went downstairs to grab something to eat only to find that my mother had already made breakfast, so I decided to join them.

"How's the food Dan do you like It?"

"It's alright…I guess."

"Oh…alright."

As she said that my mother smiled at me, but I could clearly see that was a fake smile. My mother had never smiled as happy as before since my father died. That was the time that things became difficult for my family.

My father was a great, caring and loving man. He worked as an Accountant at a financial company, he was in-charge of managing income and expenses of the company to make sure that the company doesn't go bankrupt. He also used to manage the quality and quantity of imports transported by foreign countries, and to evaluate if the stock and equipment was suited and safe to use.

Although my father was a very busy man he would always Find the time for his family. I recall the time he use bought us good toys, clothes and food, we were very happy at that time, but that time didn't last very long.

Things started to go south the day that my father got demoted, we started to have financial problems because my father was accused of thefts and then later on he was soon fired.

Without a job my father had to keep supporting us, he decided to make sacrifices, to make bank loans, debts and to borrow money from loan sharks. We lived in pain for three years while I was growing up… and then one day everything fell apart. One night while my father was out, a gang of criminals attacked my father in a run down apartment alleyway, my father was shot and died.

That was when I lost my smile. I could not imagine what my mother went through to be strong and keep supporting us.

"I'm off to the library.""Ok…promise me to always be safe…because I can't lose you too…"

"I promise mom…"

I really care for my mother but I think sometimes she can be over protective, but I understand her reason, I can't leave her like this I have to get a job so I can make my mother happy.

As I opened the front door the sun was brighter than I expected it to be. I walked down the pavement sidewalk near the road while observing random people live their lives

"Daddy! You got me the new game console thank you."

"I'm glad you liked It."

A father giving his son a gift that he always wanted.

"Tell the manager I'll be there this afternoon, right now I'm in traffic."

A business man who is about to get fired from his job

"E.. excuse.. me mister… may I have.. some .. food.."

"Get lost you nuisance!"

A homeless girl asking for some food to a bakery store manager.

A lot of people were living good and bad lives, I was just one of them.

While I was observing people's lives and comparing them to mine, I suddenly crossed paths with the one person that I didn't wish to see again.

"Dan is that you?"

"...."

"It's been a long time."

The person that was in-front of me was my childhood friend Melissa… well used to be. We were good friends around the age of 10 years old. Both our father's were co-workers at the financial company that's how we met. At first we didn't see eye to eye but as time passed by we became good friends. We used to spend almost everyday together…until my father died, I stopped seeing her and we haven't talked ever since.

"So, how have you been?"

"I'm fine"

"…Dan you know that you can talk to me if you have any problems, because I'm your friend."

"....."

I didn't have anything to say to her, I've never wanted her to see me the way that I was…sad and lonely. I was not the same Dan that she remembered.

"Well then it was nice getting to see you again maybe we'll run into each other another time."

She walked away with a disappointed look oh her face.

"Sorry…Melissa I wish that perhaps in another world we would have been something more together, but life is unfair."

It took a long walk but I've managed to arrive at the library. While entering it felt like the atmosphere had a mysteriously shifted.

One of the librarians saw me and offered me books to read

"Dan here are books I thought you'd like."

"Thank you."

While I was talking to the librarian, I felt as something was wrong or something bad was about to happen, I hoped it was just my imagination. I decided to sit at the library reading area and started reading.

While I was reading I was suddenly interrupted by noisy people outside, so I decided to go check what was happening, stepping outside the library it was so noisy and I could see a huge crowd of people near the street. I was so confused like what was going on? Is this some sort of special day?

While questions kept flooding my head I could see that stepping into that crowd can immediately get you lost.

I decided to go home because this so called celebration was not for me. As I was walking it suddenly became quiet… like too quiet, it's as the sound just turned off.

"Huh? Why is it so quie-."

*GASP!*

When I turned around a burning truck was right beside me, about to crash right into me. People say that everything slows down when your about to die, it was like that at the moment… I guess it was true…

*CRASH!*

*BOOM!*

My whole life flashed in an instant but it felt like an eternity. It felt like my soul was being ripped from my body.

I couldn't see anything it was so dark and cold. I said to myself that it was over and thought, that if I'm dead how would my mother and my little brother feel? I've left them to suffer all alone.

"I'm sorry mom… I couldn't keep my promise…"

Then suddenly a mysterious light bright like the sun appeared, then I heard a deep voice coming from it.

"... Dan… Lauren…"

"What.. who are you?"

From the light appeared an old man wearing white, golden leather covering his face and body, he looked like a god.

"… You have been summoned…"

"Summoned… what's going on?"

"…Young Lauren… I don't have much time… protect my world… protect Elemenia… you are the next… Elementor…"

The light was fading as the old man disappeared into the dark Abyss.

"WAIT!"

I was scared I didn't understand a single word the old man said summoned?

Protect his world?

Protect Elemenia?

Elementor?

What does it all mean?