Three years ago~
"Mom, stop treating me like a baby. I am a big girl now."
"Heh, no matter how big you get. You'll always be my little baby girl, Lenora. Now stop complaining and let your mother do your hair. They need some care."
A young girl sat on a chair, facing a mirror that reflected her beautiful face, which appeared somewhat embarrassed. Her mother stood behind her, combing the young girl's hair against her wishes.
"Hmph. Fine." The Young Girl appeared to accept begrudgingly. "Just don't make the twin tails today. Everyone laughs at me outside when they see me. It's honestly embarrassing. You have no idea!"
"Why would they laugh? My baby girl looks so beautiful with twintails." The middle-aged woman laughed heartily, making the young Lenora squint her eyes.
Boom~
The mother and daughter pair appeared to be in their own zone, chatting, when a loud noise shocked them. It was as if there was a loud explosion outside, which even made the ground tremble.
Both the women were horrified. "You stay right here! I'll check what happened."
Instructing her daughter to stay back, the Woman ran to the door, wondering what this explosion was. She believed it was possibly an explosion in the electricity grid since that was the only place that could explode. The people in their town didn't use anything else that could.
The middle-aged woman opened the door, worrying if anyone got injured in the explosion. Unfortunately, something even worse was waiting for her outside. Her eyes widened at the sight.
An uncontrolled scream came out of her mouth in fear as she tried to force the door shut. Unfortunately, it was too late.
A three feet long spike shot straight to her, impaling her chest.
The woman's body flew back with the spike, crashing into the wall behind.
"Mom!" Lenora roared. Her face turned pale as she dashed to her mother, trying to bring out the spike from her chest.
"Mom, talk to me! Nothing will happen to you!" Lenora was so concerned about her mother that she didn't even think about anything else or where the attack came from.
A dark figure entered the house, growling.
The figure appeared like that of a wolf, yet there was a difference. The black wolf had three tails for some reason, and even worse, it had a horn on his head which was three feet tall, looking completely identical to the spike that had impaled the young girl's mother
The middle-aged woman weakly gazed at the dark creature in the back. "Le...nora... Run."
Even though the woman was on her last few breaths, she still held on, trying to ensure that her daughter got out of there safely.
The entire floor was covered in blood. The young woman grabbed the back of the spike before pulling it out of her chest. "Lenora! Run!"
She pushed Leonora, using whatever last bit of strength she had before dashing to the beast in the distance.
"Nooo!" Lenora roared as tears covered her face at the sight of her mother's body being split in half, being torn by the sharp teeth of the beast.
Despite giving in her all, the woman couldn't fight back. It was impossible to fight back against this beast.
Lenora felt her hand trembling, watching the sight of her mother being eaten by the beast, who appeared to be distracted.
She was horrified at the sight, feeling like she was going to vomit. She was also scared, barely resisting fainting.
Her breathing fastened. Her heart was racing.
She pushed her body up, unwilling to let her mother's life be sacrificed for nothing.
She needed to escape! She ran straight to the window.
The beast heard the movement, gazing in the direction of Lenora. Its teeth were already covered in blood. Despite being hungry, the beast chased after Lenora like it was going to rip her to pieces.
Its horn also shot straight at Lenora like a bullet, similar to how her mother was attacked.
Fortunately, Lenora used her athletic talents and jumped out the window at the right time, barely avoiding the Spike which was targeting her head.
Unfortunately, she still wasn't safe as the beast also jumped out.
Lenora was still running, yet due to jumping out so hurriedly, she lost her balance, falling to the ground.
Hearing the roar of the beast, she turned around to find the beast jumping straight at her like she was its prey.
Bang~
Bang~
Bang~
A banging sound came, followed by another and then another.
One after another, five bullets were fired in quick succession, each hitting the beast. Two of the bullets even hit the head of the beast, killing it right away, yet his limp body continued to be in motion, almost falling on Lenora.
Fortunately, Leonora rolled to the side at the right time, avoiding the body of the beast falling on her.
"Are you alright?" A man rushed to Lenora, holding his gun firmly.
Tearful eyes of Lenora gazed at the man who had killed the beast. She got up and straight rushed into the arms of the man, sobbing. "Dad, mom... She... She... is dead. This beast killed her! I was so scared!"
Before Lenora said anything, he was about to ask about his wife and why Lenora was alone outside, yet she answered before he could ask. The man was taken aback to hear that his wife was dead.
He patted his daughter's back gently. "Everything's going to be fine. I promise. You don't worry about a single thing."
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Two years ago~
"Dad, this news about there being a tower, could that really be true? A tower which provides absolute protection from the beasts?" Lenora asked her father, hiding inside a bunker as the city outside was run over by monsters.
"The news does seem to be accurate, but even I can't be completely sure. I've only heard about it. It might all turn out to be a rumor. But still, it's worth checking out. If there's indeed a place where we can start civilizations without having to worry about being killed, then it's certainly worth trying."
****
One year ago~
"We aren't too far from the destination. It might take a few months more if there are no obstructions," Lenora's father said. However, there was a look of sadness on his face as well. He had lost more than half his team already in this journey which was becoming even more perilous the closer they got to the tower.
"I promise Leonora; I will take you to the Tower. We will reach out new. And then we won't have to worry about anything!"
****
Present day~
Lenora stood at the entrance of the Temple. However, the two statues that used to stand at the entrance were missing. Instead, only their rubble could be seen as if the two statues were destroyed. There were craters all around the field as if a battle had taken place.
There also appeared to be a scratch on the right cheek of Lenora, which bled.
Lenora wiped the blood off her cheeks. "I told you to clear my path."
Lenora pushed the door open and entered the Temple of Gods as well.
