Chapter 2 So I Got Out of the Darkness

A long time ago, in an era when all the races were yet uncivilized, twelve great men appeared, bringing order to the world. Their appearance prompted the twelve selected races to create their own civilization.

No one knew where they came from, and no one knew why they were bestowed with the seeds of civilization. Some people called them the disciples of gods, or the enlightening predecessors that were worshiped by all living beings.

In the ancient times, under their coordination, the twelve races with different appearances and strengths built an ideal land which was called "Avalon" by the later generations. Until the twelve disciples all died, this ideal land was peaceful, and the era it stood was also known as an inconceivable "miraculous era".

However, as time went by, after losing the guidance of the twelve disciples, the world fell into chaos. The contradictions among the twelve races gradually grew, and the war caused by them spread throughout the world. More and more people left the once ideal place. Avalon was then buried by the dust of time, and the "dark era" began.

In this era, countless lives died in the war every day, but there were also more newly-born lives. At first, the balance between the races tilted, and then, because the races excessively collected resources for the war, the balance between the living beings and nature was broken, pushing the world to the edge of destruction.

It was also at this time that the appearance of the "twelve natural disasters" drew an end to the "dark era". It was the era where warmongers were destructed, peacemakers were redeemed, people who damaged nature immoderately were punished, and people contributing to repairing the balance were blessed. Someone regarded them as the guardians of the world, and someone called them the killers of lives, but no matter what kind of evaluation is supported, at least about one thing they had reached an agreement.

The power of these twelve monsters was not inferior to than that of natural disasters... Perhaps they were to ensure the extension of this world?

At least, the deeds of the "twelve natural disasters" in the early stage was indeed to maintain the balance of the world. This view had been verified by the adventurers for a long time in history.

However, with a certain time as a node, the behavior of the "twelve natural disasters" began to become chaotic. It seemed that they were still maintaining the balance of the world, but sometimes they would bring a lot of trouble to everyone. People's attitude towards the twelve natural disasters became more and more polarized. Similarly, with this time node as a division, the world entered the "chaotic era".

Ever since entering the chaotic era, a large number of scholars had taken part in the research on the changes and the rules of "twelve natural disasters" behavior, but they finally got very little. There were also people who had tried to communicate with the twelve natural disasters like the ancestors... Of course, it didn't work out.

Just as this question was about to turn into a mystery that could not be solved by scholars of all races, an astonishing news was released to the whole world by an ancient scholar who did not dare to reveal his name.

Among the great masters who had brought the flame of civilization to the world, there was also the thirteenth disciple!

It was he who created the "twelve natural disasters" and continued the mission of the disciples to maintain the world balance! It was also he who ordered the "twelve natural disasters" to bring new order to all races! And the reason why the "twelve natural disasters" would fall into chaos was that at the beginning of the "chaotic era", this disciple had fallen into deep sleep! As a result, the "twelve natural disasters" were out of control!

As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused a sensation in all the relevant academic circles. A large number of relevant news, relics, rumors and other news, constantly surging out, which were spread to every town through the bards' mouth. More questions arose, causing everyone in this era to pay attention to the clues about this disciple.

Why did the thirteenth disciple fall asleep? When the other disciples all died because of their lifespan, why could he be the only one who could live till now? Did he really have the immortal power? Could his blood really bring the dead back to life? And would he wake up again? What would happen to the world if he woke up?

Everyone was looking forward to the answers of experts and scholars.

"Ahchoo! It seems that you really caught a cold last night. Lina, spread out your mane a little more so that you can help me warm my leg."

"Master, I am a female lion! No mane! That's the light curtain effect formed by the overflow of my magic power! I can't keep you warm!"

"Is it? What a pity! How far are we from the demon race's territory?"

Touching Lina, the female lion called "Calamity Silver" under his body, Hacker looked into the wilderness in front of her. There was no life within his sight. It was hard to imagine that the demon race's address would be in such a desolate environment.

In his memory, the place he had arranged for the demons shouldn't be so isolated! Did the ogres do something to ruin the land in the past five hundred years?

Was it the reason why Taurus was now involved with the demon race? ...

Uh-No! He didn't come out of the tomb for work! The work of keeping the balance between different races had already been handed over to the twelve little guys, including Taurus.

All he needed to do now was find a girl who could live with him.

"Master, may I ask you a question?"

"Uh? What's up?"

"At that time, you suddenly said that you wanted to find a girlfriend, and then you built a grave for yourself without saying anything. It took you five hundred years to lie there. Why did you do that?"

"Well…It's because Aries told me a story after knowing what I was thinking…And I quickly believed him."

Hearing the master's answer, the lion's mouth couldn't help twitching. She seemed to have sensed something behind that.

"What story?"

"It was a story about a princess. She fell asleep for a long time because of the curse, and then was awakened by a prince who came to save her. It was said that the prince was able to wake up the princess because he used the kiss of true love."

"Then why don't you continue to sleep in the tomb, waiting for your true love to kiss to wake you up?"

"Because a scholar broke into my slumber recently. Through the conversation with him, I understood a cruel reality."

"What kind of reality?"

"No girl would go to the grave to look for true love…Sure enough, I have to go out and find the most suitable relationship from the encounters!"

"That's why you came out of the grave and went on blind dates? (I feel that if everyone knows the truth, the unknown scholar will die miserably)."

Lina muttered in her heart and didn't let her master hear her whispers. Now she began to worry about her brothers and sisters, because in the past five hundred years, the "twelve natural disasters" had willfully done a lot of things that affected the world order.

She didn't know how long she could stall her master. "If I can't hide it from him, it's not my fault! Brothers and sisters, you broke the world balance by yourselves."

"Lina, you said that Taurus is still in the territory of demon race, but why we still don't arrive there? Why did he live in such a remote place? I began to worry if the child had a good meal in the past five hundred years."

"Yes! We'll be there soon. Master, please be patient. I'll speed up the pace."

Lina sighed helplessly. "I've tried my best, my brother Taurus. I didn't expect our master to ask me to find out your whereabouts as soon as he came here? If you can survive this, you can't refuse to let me bum meals off you for this in the future!"