Chapter 1: That's a strange greeting.

- THE PROCESS WAS A SUCCESS. EXPERIMENT WITH . . . . . . . . . . FULFILLED ITS PART WHICH . . . . . . . . . REQUESTED. DR. . . . . . . . THE RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT HAVE BEEN SENT TO YOU. - A voice of some kind was heard . .

Most of its speech was incomprehensible..... but the only thing to understand is... who are you? You're a human being, a traveler, as the people of today call such people. No one understands what travelers are appointed for, and no one even knows who does it, but they are held in great esteem among the Gods.... uh... we are getting ahead of ourselves, let me show you your life from its beginning, to its end.... give YOU a chance to remember.

*Kill.*

Kill woke up in a strange room. Because he couldn't see very well at the moment, he couldn't accurately describe the place he was in. All he could see were the walls of a small room with some papers hanging on them. To his right he noticed shelves with some objects on them, he couldn't make out what was there. To his left were some sort of pods with computers hanging from them. Kill couldn't make out what was written there, but the only thing he could read from it was, EXPERIMENT "SMSOT". As he tried to stand up, he felt something strange. His hands were shackled to the chair he was sitting in. He was too weak to get out, he tried, but to no avail. Kill sat in this room for about 10-15 more minutes when suddenly, he heard quiet footsteps to his left. Looking to his left once more, he noticed a small door that he didn't see the first time. The door was all bright, and a bright purple light was coming from it. The footsteps got louder and louder, until the door opened. Out of the corridor came a strange

monster that looked like a skeleton. He was wearing a strange lab coat, a purple light was also emanating from him, and he was doing something with his hands. It seemed as if by making movements through the air, he was using some sort of computer. On his skull, Kill noticed cracks. Also, all of his clothes were in black and white coloring. As the strange skeleton approached him, Kill felt some strange impact on his body, and he realized that this impact was coming from that monster. When that monster entered the room, Kill felt something strange, as if his thinking was being distorted.

- You're awake at last, and I thought that you, as well as others, would die - said the strange skeleton.

Kill noticed that the light coming from his eyes was something like a computer, which the skeleton was quietly using.

- You don't talk much, do you? Well that's okay, I understand you, you don't understand what's going on. - said the skeleton, writing something into his pocket computer.

- Who are you? What is this place? Why am I here? - Kill asked, staring intently at the skeleton.

- Oh, you seem to have forgotten everything, amnesia..... hmm. I should write this down. - said the skeleton, writing something down.

- Hey! Can you even hear me!?! - shouted Kill angrily, already preparing to attack the stranger.

- Don't try, you're chained to this chair and you won't get out, you better calm down. - he said, and injected Kill with a sedative.

- What are you doing? What have you injected me with? Answer me already! - shrieked Kill.

- Calm down, I'll tell you everything if you talk to me calmly - replied the stranger.

Kill, trying to calm down, stopped trying to break out of the chair.

- All right - Kill replied - then, first, tell me, who are you?

- My name is Dr. Seddans Ledenberg, one of the scientists of the city of Actenor where you and I are now - he said, smiling - eh, Actenor, this city was formed so long ago that it brings back so many memories for me, heh

- Can I find out more about it? - Kill asked, looking at him interestedly.

- Sure, I'd even enjoy telling it to someone like you - Seddans replied, making an enthusiastic face - but first, I'll let you get up so you're more comfortable.

Seddans walked over to the computer standing next to Kill to release him from his shackles. Entering a combination of numbers, Kill freed himself from the shackles, and made himself comfortable, anticipating to hear an interesting story.

- Well... It all started out very interesting, and even very intriguing! For then, as soon as I appeared, I met the almighty! Imagine. to see them all at once, the moment I appeared! Oh, I'm starting to tell you a little bit about myself..... hahahah. I'd have to touch on the city itself. So, at the time of the city's creation, I was the one who helped His Majesty design the city.... There were so many plans... you would know. Discussing every building that was already under construction thanks to the many citizens of Actenor, as well as my magnificent robots! which his majesty approved! Imagine! Now every building in Actenor is being built thanks to the builders buying materials from the building stores, as well as my creations! It's so wonderful! Actenor is the center of the world, the greatest city you'll ever meet. Actenor has everything you could ever dream of! A world of technology that even the king himself never dreamed of, but now it's here! - The look on the Seddans' face changed abruptly from calm to mad, and his eyes began to glow not the usual purple, but bright red - HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! BECAUSE THE ENTIRE CITY WAS HELD TOGETHER BY MY CREATIONS!!! Ahem... - Seddans face went back to normal, and his eyes went back to that very familiar purple color - something I got off topic...

Kill was a little scared of Seddans crazy side, he didn't expect such a calm monster to go berserk during the story.

- Where was I left off... ah yes! The first thing the city was equipped with was a huge wall, a protective wall, which is currently a dome that I personally designed! This dome will not allow any living or non-living entity to pass through, only if now the king himself allows passage and I open this dome. Yes, as you might have realized, I even made my own underground laboratory in the city that I'm not the only one working in. Many monsters and humans have agreed to help me in my research. Ohoho, we're eager to make discoveries that no god could ever dream of! So, uh. every house in the city has its own security protection, because we don't want any street fights to result in pogroms all over the city. Lots of stores, TV shows, schools, universities and more - it's all Actenor! Well, I guess you could find out further on your own!

- Wow... that sounds exciting! - said Kill - can I... well... leave the lab?

- Oh, yes, of course, colleague! - said Seddans, and teleported Kill to the center of the city.

Kill found himself in front of a very large building. It looked a little like a shield. Looking around, Kill saw the city itself. The city was filled with people and monsters, with cars driving and small airplanes flying everywhere. All around were tall buildings where people lived. In the city, each district was assigned a different color. One of them, the most important one, is purple. This is the central district, which is characterized by some of the strongest monsters in all of Actenor. No one even knows why all the monsters in the central district are some of the strongest. The second district is the red district, it is a very dangerous district, it is characterized by criminality, murder, robbery, violence and so on. This district can not be controlled by the authorities, because it was founded by the people who live in the red district. The third neighborhood is the yellow neighborhood, and it's characterized by commerce. They are crooks, they can raise the price without even marking it on their price tags, or even lie about the price. The main thing is just to find a merchant who is willing to trade with you honestly, without trying to screw you over. And finally.

The fourth neighborhood, one of the rich and creative ones, is the blue one. It is famous for its creativity throughout Actenor. Especially the Lee show, Lee Leederson. It is the most famous star of television channels, which has already earned about 10 million seds (currency). This amount exceeds all possible in this neighborhood, because Lee has become famous in all neighborhoods, he has access to every neighborhood. While Kill was looking around, he heard a woman crying not far away from him. Kill immediately rushed over there, and saw a crying woman standing still and saying something. Her slurred speech made it unclear what she was saying, but Kill decided to approach her.

- Excuse me, miss, what is your emergency? - Kill asked, putting his hand on the stranger's shoulder.

- Oh... it's good that someone came... help me please! - said the stranger, begging Kill to help her.

- Can you tell me in more detail what happened to you? - Kill asked.

- Yes... of course... - The stranger wiped her tears and looked at Kill with hope that everything would be alright - my son disappeared about a week ago... he had just turned 16... and... suddenly something happened to him!? suddenly the people from the red district took him away!?!?

Kill moved closer to the stranger and put his arm around her.

- Calm down miss, I'll help you find your son, can you please describe him, or tell me about him? - Kill asked, fumbling through his pockets.

- Yes, of course, my boy's name is Kyle, he's very into what they do in the red district, I don't know why... I hope he doesn't do what those scumbags do... so... on and on... lately, he's been wearing some kind of weird cape, kind of brown, and you can tell by his sneakers that I bought him two years ago, they're red with white stripes, bright! Oh! Oh! And he also loved to carry around a scarf that his late grandmother made for him..... it was made of fox fur, and it was red in color!

Kill, listening carefully to the stranger, memorized every detail she said.

- Okay, thank you very much for the details, I will definitely find your son - said Kill, smiling slightly.

- Thank you, thank you very much, what would I do without you? - said the stranger - good luck to you! And thank you again!

The stranger quickly ran away, and Kill was left alone in the main square.

- I see you're on the right track, Kill - said an unfamiliar voice from behind him.

Kill turned around and saw a strange monster in a gray sweatshirt with dark gray stripes. He was wearing a black cap, and his eyes glowed with a soft white light, staring intently and calmly at Kill.

- I'm sorry, do I know you? - Kill asked, looking at the stranger in surprise.

- Oh, you don't seem to remember anything... ahem... sorry then, sir, then let me introduce myself! - said the stranger, doing a backflip and standing in a proud and solemn pose - my name is Mike! Mike Iler!

- Nice to meet you, Mike! - said Kill, extending his hand - as you already know, my name is Kill!

- Heh, reciprocated! - said Mike, and shook Kill's hand - it's even weird that you didn't ask me how I know you...

- I was told by Seddans that I have amnesia... - Kill said, feeling a little sad.

- It's okay, buddy, you'll catch up! - said Mike - let's go for a walk, and wait! I've got a present for you! - said Mike, smiling.

From his jacket, Mike took out a small notebook and a pen.

- Here, you can write things down here, if you want to - Mike said, handing him the notebook and pen.

- Oh, I didn't expect it, thanks - said Kill surprised and reaching out his hands to take such a modest gift from Mike.

- I'm glad you accepted it, or I'd have to listen to my brother complain about me giving bullshit to old acquaintances again - said Mike.

- I see... and what is your brother's name? - Kill asked.

- Brother? His name is Lor- Lawrence! - said Mike, sweating a little afterward.

Kill didn't pay much attention to it.

- Got it - Kill said.

- Do you mind walking a little bit? - Mike asked, expecting a positive answer from Kill.

- Why not? I need to look around a bit - said Kill, writing something down in his new book.

- Come on, let's go and see my brother! If I'm not mistaken, he's in the park nearby - said Mike, walking towards the park.

- Wait for me! I don't know where I'm going!

As they walked, Kill kept looking around. Everything was so beautiful. As Seddans had said, a lot of effort had gone into building this town, and not in vain. As they were walking, Kill noticed a large playground for children, where the future defenders of Actenor were playing. Mike stopped, and looked straight ahead.

- We're here! - Mike said - and now. keep up!

Mike ran into the park, and Kill, unexpectedly, ran only a second after Mike. Kill was pretty fast, really fast, he caught up with Mike with ease.

- Not bad, not bad kid - said Mike smiling - now!

Mike didn't say enough as he took a sharp right turn. Kill didn't have time to react, and crashed into a flowerbed. Standing up, he began to shake himself off.

- Hey! Didn't they teach you to appreciate what you did for the people?! Why did you ruin the flowerbed?! - shouted some guy from far away.

- I apologize, I didn't notice! - shouted back at Kill.

- I don't want your apology, you little brat! Come here! - shouted the man, and in a strange way, he pounced on Kill.

Kill pulled out his self-defense knife, which he didn't even know he had, and prepared to attack the man. Abruptly, Mike appeared in front of Kill and hit the man in the skull with all his might.

- Hey! Drunkard! Did you know you can't drink in this place? - Mike asked with a serious face.

- What's it to you? - the man asked.

- I do. - Mike pulled out some kind of thin book like ID card - Mike Isler. Gard Empire. You're in cahoots with the police department.

- W-what? - said the man, abruptly passing out.

- Phew, that was fast, I've already called the squad, I've already put a tracking device on him, so even if he wakes up and tries to escape, he won't be able to. - Mike said, wiping the sweat from his skull.

- Wow, so you work for some kind of empire? - Kill asked.

- Well yeah, heh, one of the main forms of government in Actenor, more specifically, our empire is like a right hand to the king - said Mike, smiling proudly.

Kill heard some footsteps behind him. Turning around, he saw a rather tall skeleton monster.

- I wouldn't characterize the empire that way, we're more like just a small source of legislative power - said this skeleton.

- Come on, bro, don't ruin my speech! - Mike shouted, looking at the skeleton with an angry look.

- All right, all right, chill out, hey, isn't that Kill? That dude that- - Yeah, but he's got amnesia! - said Mike, interrupting the skeleton.

- Oh... okay - said the skeleton, grinning and taking off his hat briefly.

- Greetings, I take it you are Lawrence? - Kill asked, a little worried.

Lawrence didn't answer yet, he was shaking off his hat from the dust. When he was done, he put it back on, and adjusted his glasses.

- Yeah, that's right, I'm Lawrence Iler, Mike's brother - Lawrence said, looking for something in his jacket.

Lawrence looked like some kind of spy. All of his clothes had a dark shade, there was not a single piece of clothing with a brighter color. It was also impossible to predict for sure what his eyes were. Why is that so interesting? And because from his eye sockets, you can notice a faint smoke coming from there. Kill wrote down his appearance, as well as his character and who he is.

- Listen bro, I've been meaning to show Kill our headquarters, can I do that? - Mike asked - because you said that you don't like it when someone comes to the headquarters without your knowledge....

- Why not? After all, you and I both know our old friend... - said Lawrence, a little downcast and regaining his composure - by the way... what does he write down all the time?

- I just gave him this book and pen a while ago - said Mike - I thought he might need it.

- Hmm... Well, in principle, you're right - Lawrence said - let me walk with you, I want to see if our "colleague" likes our headquarters.

Lawrence teleported himself and them to the headquarters of the Empire Garde. Kill arrived in shock when he saw the headquarters inside. The technology of the headquarters surpassed anything he had seen before in the city. Even those airplanes and cars didn't seem as technologically advanced as this headquarters. Everywhere Kill looked, there were guards that were equipped with special Garde gear. There was a camera on every corner, even places that should be invisible to the cameras. In the center stood a huge high-tech control panel. In the center of the control was a table that could display holograms of a rather large size. In the corners of this room were placed pots of plants. The plants were a huge cluster of flowers that shimmered with a beautiful purple color. Every wall of this room were windows, but it was not noticeable from the outside, because the glass was transparent only on the inside, and looked like a plain wall from the outside. Having just appeared, Lawrence went at once to the control room to look over the latest logs.

- Well... make yourself comfortable, buddy - Mike said, taking off his cap and tossing it on the coat rack. - Here we are engaged in controlling the Actenor people.

- Don't get distracted, Mike, go check the last documents that were sent by the yellow neighborhood - said Lawrence.

- Okay - Mike replied, rolling his eyes and teleporting to the control panel.

- Is there anything I can do? - Kill asked.

- Hmmm... Well, in principle, you could distribute some documents... only I left them in my office, take the key-card from my office, just a second... - Lawrence said, taking the key card to his office out of his pocket. After taking it out, he threw it to Kill. - Catch it, but don't lose it.

- All right... but where is your office, Lawrence? - Kill asked, scratching the back of his head.

- Mike, teleport Kill to my office. - said Lawrence - and don't ask any more questions.

- Okay, bro, whatever you say - said Mike, and with a gesture of his fingers he looked at Kill, and Kill was instantly transported to Lawrence's office.

Kill was a little surprised, because the door looked like it hadn't been replaced in decades. It was all rusty, and you could see a coating of rust in some parts of the door. Kill, using the key card, felt a strange effect on his brain, but still through the pain and creaks of the door he entered Lawrence's office. Inside he was greeted by an unremarkable room, the walls of which were simply packed with books, and in the center of the room stood a desk and a chair. On the desk Kill noticed an old kerosene lamp, a jar with ink and pen, and a huge pile of papers scattered all over the desk, and not only the desk, all over the office, all over the floor they were scattered. And speaking of the floor...the floor looked like...like it was some sort of funnel into the void. Looking closely at the floor, Kill could see that there was something in that funnel. But that didn't bother him as much as the fact that Lawrence had told him to find some documents. Kill sat down on the chair, and began to look among all the papers on the table for the ones that pertained to the yellow neighborhood. After looking through

the papers, Kill found an envelope. He decided to take it with him, putting it in his pocket. A little while later, he found the very documents Lawrence had asked him to find. As he left the office, he was met by Mike.

- Did you find what you needed, buddy? - Mike asked, looking at Kill with an interested face.

- Yes, now we need to give these documents to Lawrence - said Kill, and Mike carried him and himself to the main control room.

- Oh, you're here Kill, you brought what I asked you to, right? - Lawrence asked.

- 'Yes, here - said Kill, holding out a stack of documents.

- Great - said Lawrence, taking the papers.

- Brother, why don't you electronically record these documents? - Mike asked, looking at his brother a little irritated.

- Mike, you wouldn't understand, I like to write down all kinds of information using ink, pen and paper - Lawrence replied, continuing his work - Now, don't distract me, and Mike, take our friend to his room, let him rest for a while.

- Okay bro - said Mike, and teleported himself and Kill to Kill's room. - Here you go, buddy, your old room, sorry you don't remember anything... - said that, Mike got a little sad.

- Even if I don't remember anything, Mike, doesn't give me a reason to be sad, I'm here now, and I think that's the main thing - said Kill, putting his hand on Mike's shoulder.

- You're right, buddy, you're still as wise and sensible as ever, hahaha - said Mike, smiling a little.

Afterwards, Mike left Kill's room and Kill was left alone with his thoughts. Looking around his room a bit, he decided that now would be a good time to read the envelope he had brazenly taken from Lawrence's office. After examining the entire envelope, he realized that it must have been addressed to some L-something. Who he was was unclear. Opening the envelope and taking out the letter, Kill immediately began to read it. Half of the text was written in some strange language, but some sentences were written in normal language:

Greetings L-to, I know it wouldn't be polite to use your real name, so I thought I'd shorten it. The High Council is not happy with what is happening on some worlds, so they have decided to appoint you as the corrector of the otherworldly anomalies that have invaded that world. The power of the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in all worlds will soon be destroyed, we ask you as a Watcher follower to deal with this, we are unable to deal with it now because we all supply Bellance energy, but I doubt it will last long. We will appoint our other followers who will be for us, because soon everything that has been accumulated over the years will break free from the shackles of . . . . . . . . and even we will not be able to resist it. And remember, the multiverse is like a house - it lasts as long as it's meant to.

And that's where the letter stops. From the passages that Kill could read, it was clear: ***Something dangerous, unimaginably cruel and catastrophic is coming.....***