Episode 2

Chapter 1

Five hundred years later,

On an open clearing deep in the Kaidan forest, a helicopter

baring large logo in the shape of the letter ‘A’ was getting ready to land.

The forest clearing was a behive of activities.

Technicians were setting up all sorts of equipment, armed men in uniform were patrolling

the area, other were setting up tents and other utilities.

As soon as the helicopter landed, a tall slim gentleman

in a white suit emerged. As he began to walk away from the helicopter, he

spotted someone trying to make her way through the busy crowd of people to

where he was. As soon as she spotted him, she began to run to where he stood.

“Dr.  Addams! Dr.

Addams! I believe we’ve found something!” A tall slender woman came running

over to where they stood. Her beautiful brown hair that was neatly tied into a

ponytail dancing behind her as she ran. She was beaming with excitement.

“What is it, Evelin? You made me fly all the way out

here. I hope it’s worth it.”

“You’ve better come see for yourself, sir. I think your

father was right.” She led him to one of the open tents not far from where they

stood.

“How long until the base is fully operational?”

“Fourteen hours. The power generator and communications

hub has already been set up and the area is under round the clock security.” She

replied as they both entered the large tent.

There were various machines and computers set up around

the interior of the tent. Several individuals were busy and engrossed as they

worked on their own individual task.

“Sir, the deciphering algorithm has managed to decipher

the runes from the dig site.” She pointed out as they both halted in front of a

large screen that displayed photographed images of ancient runic symbols.

“And?”

“They all seem to refer to the seed of darkness planted

in the light…probably a metaphor for something…” she left her words trail off

upon seeing Dr Addams expression.

His eyes wide, gritting his teeth as he ran his fingers

through his hair. He staggered backwards still clutching to his hair, he raised

his head facing the sky and fell to his knees. A grin began to form on his

face. Tears dripped from his face but they were not sad in fact, quite the

contrary. This was probably the happiest moment in his life.

Dr Addams, of house Alchimia, was born as the second born

son of a defamed noble family of the kingdom of Kaidan. It is believed that

centuries ago his ancestors, who practiced alchemy at the time, took part in a

ritual that was supposed to save the Kaidan empire but due to his ancestor’s

betrayal, it failed. For many generations, his family held a bad reputation as

a traitorous noble house despite their efforts to paint over past history with

accomplishments meant to better the kingdom and its people. As such, Dr Addams

comes from a long line of inventors, scientists and explorers.

It was not until the later part of the past century when

the Kaidan kingdom began to acknowledge the strides that the Alchimia family

had made. An epidemic had spread rampantly across the capital of the kingdom.

All the medical professionals working for the kingdom were baffled by the

strange decease that plagued the people. They tirelessly worked to control the

spread and find a cure but they lacked sufficient knowledge to combat this new

foe. Luckily one of the king’s advisers recalled that the Alchimia House specializes

in the research of antidots for rare poisons and cures for rare illnesses. In fact,

it was said that they almost went bankrupt exploring distant lands to acquire

rare herbs for their private botanical garden.

Without hesitation, the king summoned the head of the

Alchimia family to the royal palace where he personally requested for their

help in finding a cure for the epidemic. As per his majesty’s request, the

Alchimia family complied and a few weeks later they found the cure and even

managed to mass produce it for the masses.

After that incident, the King awarded the Alchimia family

for their valiant efforts during a dire situation and even proclaimed that the

royal family would fund all their further research. Soon, public opinion about

the Alchimia house began to change.

However, the Alchimia family also had a secret. One that

guaranteed their survival. It even kept the king from prying into or openly

going against their family. A secret involving a particular journal. He

remembered how his father had searched and his father before him and his father’s

father before him going back several generations. People thought they were

crazy. That they were obsessed with a myth. But now that was all going to

change because for the first time in centuries it was all within his reach.

The power to shake the world itself.

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