Prologue Novel to SDA

[This is an intro novel written by me (SamWrit3\_R). It's an introduction to the world of Streamlife Daily Adventures and it shows the origins of the characters of S.A.M. and Ishira Lenneth before they became what they are today.]

**PROJECT SOUL CORE - PROLOGUE by Sam Writ3-R**

**<<I’m sorry Leah. I wish I could have done more for you...>>**

The young man told her with a concerned expression. He was wearing a black leather jacket with a pair of jeans and an anime shirt with some characters designed on it. Usually he would wear a more sober and cleaner attire but the hospital called him immediately after Leah’s conditions worsened. He was in the middle of a convention with a group of cosplayers before he rushed back to Florence in company of a friend.

**<<No... It’s fine Samuel.>>**

The girl answered while making a faint smile, her gaze moved from his face to the ceiling of the hospital room. Leah’s parents left them alone for their last moment together knowing how much it meant to her. She was still wearing the pink fluffy pajamas she got from him as a Christmas present last year.

**<<It’s not fine, this is too early... Leah... I want to pass more time with you.>>**

Samuel was kneeling in front of the bed while holding her hand. His eyes were focused on the monitor beside Leah, noticing that her vitals were slowly dropping. He was aware she didn’t want any painkillers because she wanted to be fully awake for that moment.

**<<I want to believe there is something over this life, something better... Where we will be together...>>**

Leah now was looking at him with a pained expression. Her right hand slowly moved against his face as she gently caressed his cheek covered with tears. The girl was feeling a lot of physical pain but she was able to endure everything during the last years thanks to him.

**<<Nothing could be better than you. You came here everyday, you gave your time to be with me. I couldn’t give you anything Sam... We couldn’t start a stream together, making videos, nor making a single cosplay... I’m sorry for planning so much but ending up with nothing...>>**

Samuel moved his face closer to Leah’s now kissing her lips softly, his right hand gently caressing the side of her face.

**<<You made me the happiest man in the world. Don’t doubt this... We played games here, in this hospital room. We made dnd sessions with our new friends, we wrote stories and songs together. Just seeing you happy for being with me is more than enough. We shared and developed a lot of things together Leah...>>**

The girl weakly pulled the man trying to make him sit on the bed. Sam immediately followed her movements by sitting beside her, almost knocking off of the bed the action figure of a knight that was laying over the blankets. Sam recognized it, that was a figure she bought during a convention because she reminded her of him.

**<<Sam do me this favor. I want you to hold me now... And listen carefully...>>**

Sara turned her back, the doctor was watching that scene from a corner and she was the only one they allowed to be there as a last request from the dying patient. She witnessed the lovely relationship of the young couple during the last years and was relieved everytime Samuel dropped by to greet Leah bringing her anything to decorate the room or make her day brighter.

Of course many things weren’t allowed by some strict rules but the hospital staff closed an eye to things like a tv, a console, a laptop, books, tabletop games because they were shared with other terminal kids and patients. Sara couldn’t help it but feeling emotional about how much they influenced the patients and other people around them.

Samuel moved to lift gently Leah’s frail body against his own while holding the knight figure against her small hands. He then wrapped his left arm around her shoulders while looking at her with affection, the highschooler passed months working out and training just to be able to princess carry her with confidence.

**<<I love you Leah. Or should I call you with your nickname... Ishira? Can you believe it? We started loving each other through an online game at first?>>**

Leah nodded to his words now brushing her head against his shoulder, her left hand patting slightly over his chest while the other one kept caressing the knight figure over the helmet. She kept smiling while watching all of the posters and items collected inside that room not just by Samuel but also her friends and family.

**<<I love you too Sam... It was actually funny, you thought I was a man for my knight character and I thought you were a girl because of your cute alchemist rogue. Then we met up in real life and we connected so well. Now look at us… Till the end of everything as a couple…>>**

The young man now was holding his face against her head, he chuckled softly to her words remembering their first “in real life” meeting in a bar. Initially they kept their identities online hidden and when they decided to meet up after a year, it became a surprise for both discovering they were actually going to the same high-school but different classes.

**<<Promise me you will keep on living Sam...>>**

The girl was one year older than him and they weren’t even in their twenties. Samuel felt the weight behind her words and slightly nodded, his hand was still trembling while they were holding together the knight figure. Upon hearing her words the man started feeling an unknown emotion taking root in his heart, it enveloped it and made him feel empty for a moment. Was it the excessive attachment to her? In a way he was feeling that he wouldn’t be able to live without her, but she knew it... She just wanted him to be happy with his life after her departure. Numerous feelings were passing through Samuel while Leah was laying against him in a dying state. Despite that she was still clinging on him with her hands using all of the strength she could muster from her weakened body.

**<<Is there anything else you want me to promise you... Leah...? You can ask me anything and I will do my best to maintain it.>>**

The girl closed her eyes then opened them again while turning her face up to look at him directly. Sam nodded again now moving his forehead against Leah’s. Both of them closed their eyes, they always trusted each other and they never broke their promises.

**<<I will keep this promise, I will keep being the knight figure you always loved also for the sake of our families and friends...>>**

The young man smiled while crying at the same time. He held the figure of the knight against her hand and squeezed it with affection between them.

**<<And don’t you dare to forget me Leah... Because no matter what. I will keep loving you forever. We are going to meet again somewhere... Someday...>>**

Large tears kept flowing from her eyes. As the feeling of sorrow continued, she slowly moved her left hand up to hold his face with her slender fingers.

**<<What lies beyond is unknown to many but I feel better that you’re here with me... Holding me... Protecting me... Loving me...>>**

The girl continued to speak while feeling death’s door getting closer on each single breath. Even in that state Leah maintained her composure and smiled towards him, now following up with a soft kiss to his lips and a gentle caress to his neck.

Her last breath came with that last sentence and movements, the left hand releasing the grip from the man’s face while the right one was now resting on the knight figure. Leah’s eyes slowly closed while she kept smiling for her only love.

**<<Leah… No, Leah… Not like this… I really wanted to protect you more than this…>>**

Samuel screamed in pain while crying, he kept holding her and thinking about all of the beautiful moments they passed together during their highschool years. They couldn’t do many things like other couples but still, their relationship was deep and their souls were connected as one. Sara covered her mouth with one hand trying to hold back her tears. She moved closer to them while turning off the monitor that was showing Leah’s vitals.The doctor slowly embraced both of them and remained quiet.

Sam kept his face buried against his girlfriend’s neck while Sara simply caressed his hair from behind with her fingers. Leah’s expression was peaceful though, like she was just sleeping. Samuel’s tears fell from his face now reaching the figure that was resting over Leah’s lap. A group of soldiers then opened the door, they were wearing black enhanced exosuits with their faces covered with gas masks. Sam understood the situation since he knew beforehand about the deal Leah had with the government and Sara.

**<<We need to proceed now sir, I’m sorry but time is precious for this process. We need to transfer her body as soon as possible.>>**

Sam nodded while looking at her lifeless body then he smiled faintly to Sara now standing up and moving to the side. He was holding the action figure with one hand. The soldiers then proceeded to clean up Leah’s body and then connected a collar to her neck and other similar devices to her wrists and ankles.

**<<The chances are low. She probably won’t be the same but we can only hope for the best Samuel.>>**

The doctor took out a pink diary from under Leah’s pillow and put it on his hands calmly. The cover of that notebook had a doodle of a knight and a princess fighting together a dragon with a pair of assault rifles. A random scene but this is how she loved depicting their short novels and stories.

**<<Yeah... Is this?>>** The highschooler looked at it confused, but then he chuckled softly remembering other memories. Sam gave another look at Leah and then took the diary from Sara’s hands.

**<<Leah wanted for you to have this. This is her diary and this is just for you, no one else. It’s her last will with all of her memories during the last years. There are also letters she never had the courage to send you.>>**

Sam held on to it and nodded. Tears were still flowing in his eyes but he couldn’t help it, Leah was everything for him and even though the chances were low she took the decision to leave her body open to that experiment. A second chance to live again...

**<<Thank you doctor... I think I will head out for now. I can’t really assist the experiment... For me thinking that my girlfriend could live in an artificial body is pure science fiction, I need some time alone.>>**

The doctor looked at him going away while holding tightly that diary and the figure. He didn’t even care to bring back all of the stuff from the hospital probably in consideration of the other kids. She then looked up at the entrance of the room noticing that someone else was coming in. The older man was wearing a lab coat and waited for Samuel to leave before making his entrance.

**<<He’s a good kid. I can feel in his core that he’s a pure soul.>>**

The scientist approached Sara in a friendly way. As usual Aamir was the type of man to stand out considering his appearance with long silver hair and gray eyes. The scientist coat was fitting him perfectly though the red necktie was standing out too much with the white shirt and the black trousers. A detail that always bothered Sara personally.

**<<So young and still you chose them for your Soul Core project Aamir. Why do you think they deserve this? People would pay billions to have a second chance in life.>>**

Sara was looking at him with an intense expression. The man stopped while tapping his glasses to the side with the index finger. Then he suddenly assumed a serious expression on his face.

**<<Because of Love. Pure and simple.>>**

Sara inclined her head now moving to the side as she kept observing the soldiers activating the devices on Leah’s body. The doctor was wearing a medical coat with a black skirt and a white shirt, the standard look considering her job as psychologist there at the hospital.

**<<There is nothing people value more than their life. There are not many who would give up their lives for others. But others would when it comes to the people dearest to them. There must be something else beside that Aamir, I know you.>>**

Aamir shook his head now pressing a button from a device attached to his belt.

**<<I’m serious here. If we look at human history, power always ruled over humanity for centuries. But the problem is that people were exposed to negative feelings, especially fear and hatred. Our enemies grow stronger by feeding on them. What lasts longer instead is the feeling of mutual affection and respect, that can also transition in courage to protect something or someone. That’s where I believe that love can succeed.>>**

The doctor took out a cigarette but she didn’t light it up while looking at him.

**<<Still I believe it’s too much to offer two kids the eternity that all world leaders were looking for.There are people who hold onto things they are not good at and others that would take the road full of obstacles instead of an easy open one. I believe in the concept of love, but you are giving them the hardest path possible…>>**

The scientist looked at the bed and decided to sit over it, one of the soldiers almost complained but then remained quiet, after all he was the leader of that operation. All of them were devoted to Aamir since he saved them and their families during the last invasion from the cosmic horrors.

**<<It’s because I observed them for years, I analyzed their brain patterns, their feelings, their behavior. Think about Sam, he’s still so young but he forgot about all the rest to take care of Leah and didn’t even look or thought about other girls, it was just his commitment towards her. He works hard just thinking about others and gives what he has to his friends as well, despite being hated and beaten up by many and his father. Sam overcame his hatred with his sheer will because of his love for her.>>**

Aamir then moved both hands on the bed while looking up at the ceiling at the same spot where Leah was looking before. The scientist felt some nostalgia since he was able to perceive her soul being there with them, a detail he always omitted to anyone but for him spirits were just visible glowing lights floating around.

**<<And what about the girl? She signed a contract without telling the parents that they will get a huge amount of money from this because she knew they were in a difficult spot and she also kept a generous percentage for her boyfriend and his parents. Not a single day she complained about the pain she was going through... Enduring it without painkillers most of the time. Leah was more afraid that something might happened to him instead of her own short life.>>**

Sara sighed while she looked at the same spot on the ceiling, she tapped her foot on the floor a few times while adjusting her coat. Aamir was right about them, a high degree of purity that you wouldn’t find in many. They also had the requirements needed to live as “Immortals” according to their studies.

**<<I just hope your hunch is right. Aamir, if possible I would like for you to grant them happiness... I know why you picked me for this assignment. It’s because you knew about my nature and what I was capable of.>>**

The scientist stood up again while making a fingerbang sign towards her with his right hand.

**<<I’m the genius Aamir Renara. I’m the one who created this system, remember? I will do my best to ensure both of them have a future where they can be together somehow. And yeah Sara... Sorry about that. Nothing personal.>>**

The doctor smiled faintly while putting back the cigarette in her pocket, deciding not to smoke in the end.

**<<Let’s see what lies beyond the future Aamir. Also we should go. Looks like we have to introduce the Soul Core Project to the sponsors.>>**

She looked at the pocket with her phone for a moment then looked back at Leah’s body. Her smartphone made a sound notification, Sara looked into it and checked the text message.

**<<The Soul Core for the artificial human is ready. Same for the nano machines and Cleo’s backup program.>>**

Aamir hurried up out of the room after hearing her words and winked at her while adjusting his glasses. Despite the circumstances Sara and Aamir became good friends during the last years, they were polar opposites but still respected each other in their own medical and scientific fields.

**<<Alright time to save Leah’s personality. In a literal sense. At least before her soul leaves this world, but I have the feeling she’s going to hang around as long as we keep Sam nearby.>>**

Despite that confidence coming from the scientist, Sara couldn’t help being worried. Part of her blood was of demonic nature and she was able to perceive any kind of malicious intents, negative emotions from people. That’s why her job as a psychologist was perfect to her, she was able to reach the patients in an easier way thanks to her easy understanding of human emotions. So far Sam, Leah and Aamir were the only exceptions. The soldiers' colors were also weird, controlled, artificially indoctrinated in a way, probably to suppress negative emotions. Sara shook her head from these thoughts now focusing on Leah and the others. Because if the process worked, both Samuel and Leah will find themselves in the middle of a conflict between humanity and cosmic horrors in the future. In her heart she could only hope that they will find the peace they deserve to stay together in the end.

**<<But humanity will need them in order to survive for what is coming next... Also my time as a human will cease as well. I also have a family to protect with this project.>>**

Sara walked out followed by the soldiers pushing Leah’s bed through the hallway. They were so focused on their tasks that they didn’t hear the doctor whispering those words.

Unexpressive she let them pass over while closing the door of the room with both hands.

**<<Aamir your love for your wife and daughter is what gives you strength to face the horrors beyond... Sometimes I wonder if you’re really human. You’ve seen so much shit and yet here you are, with a pure soul yourself creating the most dangerous weapons that even humanity itself will fear.>>**

The doctor shook her head for a moment then followed the soldiers heading to the hidden bunker floor of the hospital. Sara was still extremely worried since they were making a breakthrough of technology by installing the most advanced military A.I. created by Aamir and his daughter Cecania in the strongest artificial body ever made.

**<<The world doesn’t give anything to people who have nothing..>>**

Sara commented now while making a slight sigh.

**<<That’s the reason we are giving everything we got for a better future for our families and beloved ones. We were all people who had nothing on the beginning.>>**

One of the soldiers replied to Sara as they entered the elevator together. She smiled faintly at that comment while adjusting her hair with one hand.

**<<If it works, it will depend on them. We are just the starter point. But what comes next it’s up to them. I hope you’re correct about all of this Aamir…>>**

The elevator closed now while the doctor focused her gaze towards the lifeless body of the girl. Everything was starting from there, they were gambling everything they saved up for years just for this day. The corruption was spreading farther around the world and the only way to stop that was to create special units able to withstand that in a natural way.

**<<Good luck Leah and Sam…>>**

End of the Prologue