[Arc 2] Chapter 0: Nightmare of the End

Greydra

For those who are bad with gore, it's recommended to skip to chapter 1.

Seriously.

Inside a dark forest, empty for any living residents, there was a large clearing. At the outer edges of the clearing, there were the shadows of people, but the shadows owners couldn't be seen. 

In the middle of the clearing, two 'things' were staring each other down. 

One of them was a sinister monster. With the size of a giant, wearing a full-plate armor, fashioned after coffins.  From the gaps between the armor, black tar-like substance dripped out, as if the dead were trying to rise from their coffin.

The giant's head was that of an ash-colored skull. It could be mistaken as a human skull when you don't pay attention to the wolf-like maw and teeth. One eye was covered with a black leather belt, which was bound to the skulls left-side around a single, devil-like horn.

The other being was of the size of a regular human. From the body build and the visible clothes it was wearing, one could see that the other being was a woman. She was dressed in dark clothes, with most of it covered by a huge, black mantle, along with a hood that hid her face. 

The few parts of her skin that were visible, was deadly white. It wasn't the pale white like a corpse, but a striking white that wouldn't feel wrong to call an evil white. Striking and clear, as if to allure the one looking at the woman, while also being a warning that said 'This is something not of this world. Stay clear'. 

Similar, while also the inverse of each other. This also applied to their weapons as well

The monster was wielding a large, white, and grey greatsword.

The woman was using what looked like a dark-colored katana.

Both swords, yet made with different goals in mind.

The two were staring each other down. Both were ready to strike the moment the other side did something funny. But that standoff ended quickly.

The woman was suddenly stabbed in her back. Where came the attack from? What was the identity of the attack? The only thing certain is that she suddenly fell in agony.

A massive wound had appeared on her back as if her flesh was bitten by a vicious fang. Droplets of blood dyed her white body red, painting the ground scarlet. The cut was exposing her organs and spinal cord.

Trembling forward, she released a scream of agony, before falling to the ground, like a puppet with her strings cut. With her last breath, the woman whispered something. A cry for help? Begging for mercy? Curses against the world?

No one can know. The only one who could hear her weak voice was the monster, who was closing towards her. With its massive hands, the monster lifted her, and...

*Crunch*

The monster's mouth tore through the woman's neck, making the blood flush out even more. Her head was chewed into pieces, spilling out of the monster's hollowed mouth. 

As if bored with it, the monster threw away the headless body. Slammed into the ground, the color drained from it, as the body settled into the ever-growing pool of blood...