Chapter 0 Prologue

The musty smell of books filled the air of the library, and the quiet sound of pages being flipped echoed about. The large bookshelves stretched on for what seemed like forever. As one tried to navigate this maze of books, getting lost was a common occurrence.

Soon, the sound of skittering disrupted this serene environment as a bunch of children gathered around an old man sitting in a chair.

The excitement in the air is palpable as the kids, with eager expressions, quickly find spots to sit around the old man. Some are so eager they can't help but ask questions.

"Hey, hey, sir, what are we going to read today?" One kid with a bright smile asked, his voice soon joined by others echoing the same question.

"Yeah, what are we going to read?"

"I wanna know too!"

"Are we gonna read about the turtle guy in an orange gi?"

"Shh, guys, he can't answer us if you all speak at once." One girl in the crowd yells out.

"It's alright dear, thank you though for your assistance." Old man speaks up with a gentle voice and thanks the girl for her help.

"Today we'll be reading–" as he begins to speak he is interrupted by the sound of knocking on a nearby bookshelf.

Knock knock

Leaning on the bookshelf was a man with platinum white hair wearing a black suit. his golden eyes glisten with untold wisdom as he addresses the old man, a smirk adorning his visage. "Hey old man, am I late for storytime?"

 The old man chuckles upon hearing what the man called him before answering "No your just in time go ahead and take a seat"

The man nods before looking around for a seat, eventually taking a seat next to the old man. Who just nods once again.

"Alright today we are reading A book about events that happened thousands of years ago called Liberation of Yonus. This book tells the tale of many of the people who helped save Yonus."

As he paused a hand shot up among the kids "Sir what did they try to save Yonus from."

Clearing his throat the old man answers the question "Ahem they were trying to save the planet from creatures known as remnants. Remnants are known as fractured beings who have lost all sense of self in every sense they go planet to planet devouring life and all that exists."

"The remnants started to appear during the year 2057 a time when the density of mana on the planet was increasing to its current level for the 5th time, we called this new era by the name Advent of the Heavens."

"For us we will be reading about one individual who was a key power player in the battle against the remnants, this chapter of the book is referred to as the Chaos Chronicles."

Another hand shoots up, the old man very patiently waits for the question "Who was he?"

"I don't want to spoil the story, so I will tell you he was a member of one of the four ancient families," the old man said. As he spoke, the man next to him showed an expression of nostalgia before it quickly disappeared.

"Oo, oo, I know. can i explain about the ancient families" jumping up one kid ask with a very eager expression.

"Sure go ahead young one:" the old man agrees, happy to see what the kids already know.

"Um, The four Ancient families are families that have been around for a very long time" the kid looks towards the old man wondering if he should continue.

Seeing a nod from the old man the kid continues "also known as True royalty"

"Great job Sammy, you did very well" the old man smiles happily towards the child.

Allow me to and a bit more to your explanation. Their royalty from ancient empires that were incredibly strong, they were the Shadow, Magic, Vampire, and Witch empires. It was suddenly that all royal families from each empire suddenly disappeared causing their empires to eventually disappear in the sands of time.

on Yonus since some of the earliest kingdoms. Also known as royalty from these kingdoms; the Shadow Kingdom, The Magic Kingdom, The Vampire Kingdom, And The Witch Kingdom. Many species with long lives remember when these kingdoms existed. After years the families seemingly disappeared from the world only reappearing years later.

"Also during the time this book takes place there is one term you all won't be too familiar with so i will go ahead and tell you about it so you don't get confused when it appears" the old man looks at the children giving a fair warning ahead of time in case one kid forgets.

"Look at the people around you, as you see not everyone is human," the old man paused, letting the kids take a moment to look at the other kids around them. Some of the kids had long ears like elves or fairies, some had horns like dragons and demons, some had animal parts, and every kid had some differences. On Yonus millions in not billions of different species and races coexist making it very common to see a creature you've never seen before.

"But sir, what does that have to do with the term you mentioned?" a voice echoed, sharing the same sentiment as the rest of the kids in the room.

"During 1000 years ago, it would weird if you did not see someone of a different race at least once this was brought about by bloodlines"

"The term is bloodlines, it's a term used during the year 2058 and 2430. It referred to the manifestation of power through the blood. It's a confusing concept so let me give you an example. If I was born human I could have a chance of also being a dragon, without having a dragon as a family member in my family tree."

"Here kids look at me" the man with platinum hair spoke up indicating towards his arm he held in front of him. Slowly his arm took on a light gray color as scales replaced the skin. His fingers began to elongate as the nails turned into claws. Whoa and that's so cool rang out as the kids watched his arm transformed.

"See this is the power of bloodline. Anyone who still has this ancient power are far and few between, and to my knowledge my generation was the last generation to have the majority with bloodlines." Old man added after the man's demonstration.

"What's so confusing about bloodlines then and if your generation is the last to have them then how old are you?" One kid's question echoed through the room.

The old man let out a slight cough to the kid's question, a little embarrassed to be asked his age, before responding "I'm not that old, I just reached 690 years old."

"Also the confusing aspect is that you could also have a different profession on your crystal tree from a bloodline like alchemist or a hero. It's very confusing so just take it as is." the old man sighs with a shake of his head ever so confused by who thought this was a good idea.

{A/N} think of it like physique can appear randomly in eastern fantasy books but instead of being rare it's presence in everyone dead and/or living.

"Many believe bloodlines to be a gift, a blessing or even a curse, but they would be wrong. In the end it was nothing more than a prank turned into a miracle." finishing in a deep somber tone the old man breathes a deep sigh.

"What do you mean by a prank turned miracle sir" one kid blurts out forgetting to raise his hand.

"I would tell you but then i'd spoil one of the best parts of the story" old man lets out a joyful laugh after responding.

"Once again remember though he played a crucial part in saving the planet he did not do it alone. There are other parts to the full story. Maybe if we have time in the future I'll be able to tell you the story of some of the other people in the book and maybe some of the legends they left behind."

The kids nod in response, a silent agreement to his words. While the man smiled happily for reasons unknown to everyone except him and the old man.

"Ahem, as I was saying about the background about how it was back then. Yonus back then did not have the ability to travel through space or fly using vehicles like we do, instead they used their own strength to do so. Most of the entertainment you all enjoy was just starting to appear. While technology was advanced they never really used it to make things more convenient, choosing to instead increase survivability of those who couldn't fight.

Even with all of this technology we have today the people of a thousand years ago were definitely stronger than we are currently."

"But that's all the background information you need to know so let's get into the story are you all ready." To answer him all the kids yell yes with a few choosing to nod instead.

"Alright then." the old man whispers with a slight nod. A smile gracing his aged face.

Clearing his throat once again before taking a drink of the water on the table next to him the old man begins "At a large estate within a land known for its constant eclipses"

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{A/N} These chapters were not written in exact order. This chapter was written after chapter 8. So the style will change a lot until after chapter 8, Hopefully..