《Book 0: The Story of Amnesia - Where It All Began》


 Utopia and the Shadow of Apocalypse

    In the vast expanse of the cosmos, where countless stars shimmer in infinite shapes and sizes, each celestial body is a masterpiece woven by the hands of the gods. Yet among them, one stands apart¡ªa world seemingly favored by the divine itself. A lone miracle where life was born, flourishing against the endless void.


    This world is called Utopia¡ªa realm of prosperity and wonder, home to countless powerful races. Vast emerald forests stretch across its lands, teeming with life as creatures race through the underbrush. Majestic mountains pierce the heavens, their peaks echoing with the roars of resting dragons. The deep blue oceans glisten under the sun, where mermaids sing and play upon the waves. Beneath the surface, an intricate and vibrant ecosystem thrives, coral reefs glowing with bioluminescent light, sheltering countless aquatic beings.


    To those who first set eyes upon it, Utopia was paradise¡ªa land untouched by suffering. Yet, beneath its breathtaking beauty lay a bloodstained past. This world was not always a utopia. It was once hell.


    Over the years, war consumed the land. Kingdoms clashed endlessly, their rulers driven not by necessity but by pride¡ªarrogant lords who waged meaningless conflicts to assert dominance. Forests burned, black smoke choking the skies. The once-pristine seas ran red with the blood of the fallen. No cries for mercy, no pleas for peace were ever heeded.


    But fate would not allow this cycle to continue.


    It was the descendants of these warlords who finally broke free. Unwilling to inherit a world of ruin, they rose up and overthrew the tyrants of the past. The war that followed was inevitable, and the cost was steep, but when the dust settled¡ªvictory belonged to the future.


    Rather than rebuild their separate nations in isolation, the victors chose a different path. Unity. Together, they rebuilt from the ashes, sharing knowledge and resources to create a civilization greater than anything their ancestors had imagined. Magic, technology, and faith intertwined to form wonders beyond comprehension¡ªfloating islands adorned with sacred temples where angels and bird people danced in the sky, a crystal palace beneath the waves, glowing with the radiance of precious gems, where mermaids and sea creatures lived in harmony, and an ancient tree whose leaves brushed the heavens, at its roots a vast library that held the wisdom of the ages, safeguarded by elves and guardians of the forest.


    Thus, the ruins of war became the foundation of paradise.


    To commemorate their unity, they named their home Utopia¡ª"The Kingdom of Happiness."


    Yet even a kingdom of wonders must have a ruler. While many regions remained under the leadership of their own lords, there was one city that stood above all others¡ªthe pinnacle of civilization, the crown jewel of this golden age.


    Atlantis. The Kingdom of the Future.


    A place where advancements defied imagination¡ªautomated machines assisted the people in daily life, supercomputer networks stretched across the planet, and grand observatories peered into the depths of space, tracking stars light-years beyond Utopia''s skies. Such achievements made Atlantis seem as though it were guided by the gods themselves.


    And at its helm stood its ruler¡ªthe King of Atlantis. A wise and noble sovereign, revered as a sage among kings. It was his father, the previous ruler, who had once led Utopia out of its dark history, forging a new era of unity. Now, the son carried his father''s legacy forward, guiding the world with wisdom and strength. Under his rule, peace flourished, and the people lived without fear¡ªevery day a celebration of prosperity, every street filled with laughter and joy.


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    But peace is fragile. And fate is cruel.


    From the darkest corner of the universe, where light could not reach, space suddenly distorted. Without warning, a monstrous claw pierced through, slowly tearing open a gash in the fabric of reality¡ªa space-time rift, a wound upon the universe. An anomaly beyond understanding had been forced into existence.


    And from deep within the rift¡ª


    One eye. Two eyes. Thousands of eyes.


    Countless strange, lifeless eyes of various shapes and sizes blinked open, peering into the vast expanse of the universe. Then, a terrible roar echoed, vibrating through the void like a howl of unrestrained joy.


    Above the rift, twisted, writhing arms emerged¡ªmonstrous and sharp. They reached outward, grasping the edges of the tear, and with a sickening shriek, the arms pulled, forcing the rift wider and wider. The very fabric of reality cracked and splintered under their touch.


    And when the tear was wide enough, the arms strained once more¡ªnot to expand it further, but to pull something through.


    Its own body.


    A colossal abomination¡ªsomething beyond comprehension, beyond existence. Its form defied logic, a heaving mass of flesh pulsing with veins that twisted and bulged as if aliveas if alive as if coming out of the nightmares of the gods. A monstrous body covered in thousands of ever-shifting eyes, scanning the cosmos with an insatiable hunger. Its countless tentacle-like appendages slithered and coiled, propelling it forward into the light.


    And then, it saw its first prey.


    A star.


    Like a predator descending upon its victim, it lunged. Clawed, grotesque arms wrapped around the celestial body, its fingers digging deep into the burning surface, as if trying to strangle the light itself. The star''s brilliance flickered, as if struggling, but resistance was futile. With incomprehensible force, the entity''s claws sank deeper, rending the star apart, piece by piece.


    Then, from what could only be described as its head, countless cracks began to form¡ªsplintering and widening like the grotesque bloom of some eldritch flower. The cracks stretched, until at last, they revealed a gaping maw¡ªan abyss lined with countless rows of jagged, saw-like teeth. A void darker than the emptiness of space itself.


    And from within that void, writhing tendrils slithered forth, coiling around the star''s shattered remains. One by one, the fragments were dragged into the abyss, devoured without mercy.


    But it was not enough. It was still hungry.


    And so, it turned its gaze toward the surrounding stars¡ªdevouring them one by one in an insatiable frenzy.


    In Utopia, the astronomers were the first to witness the horror.


    They trembled as they gazed upon the impossible¡ªa cosmic nightmare feasting upon the stars. Some refused to believe it, calling it an illusion. But denial was meaningless in the face of the undeniable.


    Then, as if it had sensed something, the entity stopped.


    The arms that had been crushing a star froze mid-motion. Its countless shifting eyes went still.


    And then¡ªall at once¡ªthey turned toward Utopia.


    A piercing gaze that transcended time and space, cutting through reality itself, reaching straight into the minds of the astronomers.


    Terror took hold.


    Some screamed in despair. Others mumbled in strange, incomprehensible tongues. A few convulsed in agony, clutching their heads as if something was clawing through their minds. Madness spread like a plague¡ªsome turned on each other in a frenzy of violence, others clawed at their own eyes, desperate to unsee the horror. Blood painted the observatory walls, and within moments, no screams were left to be heard.


    And yet, the entity remained indifferent.


    It simply turned its colossal form toward Utopia.


    Its body coiled, its countless tendrils retracting, its very presence distorting the space around it as it gathered momentum.


    And then¡ª


    It launched forward.


    Space itself shattered. The void trembled as it moved, ignoring the stars in its path, warping reality with every pulse of its existence.


    No one remained to witness it.


    None except one.


    Amidst the carnage, one astronomer¡ªbarely clinging to their sanity¡ªfought against the overwhelming force in their mind. Bloodied hands trembled as they scrawled out a final message, a desperate warning to the rulers of Utopia.


    Not just a message.


    A prophecy¡ªsoaked in blood and madness.


    This was not merely an entity.


    This was a catastrophe.


    An extinction event.


    And Utopia''s end was drawing near.