Angel Monarch

Walking into the dining hall, a lot of students were currently having lunch. Sera looked around a bit, then approached the waiter to order food. As she walked through the rows of tables, conversations stopped behind here and people began to whisper. She didn't care though, she just approached the waiter and said, "What do you suggest I should eat?"

The man was sweating a bit, but after calming himself down he said, "Well, you can have pizza. You can't go wrong with that." Sera just shrugged and agreed, then she turned around and walked to an empty table.

While sitting and waiting every student kept glancing at her, she tried her hardest to not pay attention. 'Not creepy at all. Do I really have to go and find a place to eat at, because everyone will just keep stare at me.'

After about 10 minutes of waiting her food was finally ready, she went to take it, but as she sat back down a girl barely into adulthood approached her.

She was pretty, of course as an Evolved it was hard to not look good. Her hair was black with some streaks of white, her eyes were the ones that demanded the most attention. She had heterochromia, one of her eyes was black, the other white. It was very beautiful, but weird at the same time. She had the same outfit as most students, the ones that the university gave them.

"You... You are Angel Monarch right?" She asked with a small and shy voice. Sera just smiled.

"Yes, but call me Seraphine. I don't like to be called by my title." The girl looked very surprised, after all it was quite rare for an Evolved to not like their title.

"O... Okay... But why? Most Evolved would kill for a title such as yours!" Her voice had gotten a bit more firm, Sera on the other hand focused on something else.

"What do you mean, 'A title such as mine?' What is special about Angel Monarch?" The girl was confused, then it hit her.

"You... You don't know, about what titles are?" Sera's face could only be described as really annoyed.

"Of course I don't! Where would I learn it from, on the way from Newber to Castleberg. I don't know how many monsters you have fought but they aren't very talkative or helpful." The girl began trembling, for some reason. Slowly she regained her control and sat down in front of Sera. Then with a big sigh she began explaining.

"I'm sorry for being inconsiderate. Of course you don't know since you didn't have any teachers. There is a deeper meaning to every title, but I'm not the best person for explaining it in a more intricate manner. But one thing I know, title referencing leadership are considered the highest and most important.

Many people think they reference fate itself, and having Monarch in your name means you will achieve great things."

'Well... I didn't quite expected that, but it does explain a lot. That is why many people act weird when they hear my title. They think that I will achieve something great. Bunch of weirdos, like a name could make you a great person.'

Sera looked at the girl, then turned back to the food and began eating. After a few minutes the girl spoke again.

"Ange... Seraphine. Why are you eating here exactly? There is a cafeteria where important students and teachers can eat, they serve better food there as well!"

Sera looked up from the mostly consumed pizza and shook her head with a smile. 'Ah, these people how naive they are! Okay, lets try to scare her off.'

"You think I care about the foods quality. This already tastes like heaven to me, you know after you spend half a year in the wild only eating monster meat, well lets just say it wasn't too tasty. We didn't have any seasonings of course, but at least we could eat it warm most of the time.

Still the worst part was when I Evolved, I had no freshwater anywhere near me, so I went from Newber to Havel only drinking monster blood for hydration. Now that was very disgusting."

The girl was about to pass out. She was so white, if she stood next to the wall she would blend in. Sera just laughed and went back to eating. If she would have payed attention to the others, she would've seen everyone being pale and silent in the whole building. Since everyone here was an Evolved, they all heard her.

...

-Training Hall-

While Sera was eating and having fun. Bea was having a different kind of fun in the form of beating up everyone she was paired up with. She was having the time of her life, until suddenly she heard crying.

Bea was instantly next to Vicky, she was training with Lucy. They took turns to teach her how to fight, but it wasn't easy. 8 year old's shouldn't need to learn fighting, they should be playing, learning how to write and read, she knew way more, than children her age of course, but still this wasn't a good way to bring up a kid.

"What happened?" Asked Bea from Lucy who looked very concerned.

"I don't know, I was explaining how to keep your body while using a sword, then she suddenly broke down into tears." Bea nodded and turned back to Vicky, she was hugging Bea quite hard and she was trembling. Like she was afraid of something. In a very kind voice Bea asked her.

"What is it little angel? Why are you scared?" With trembling body and tears in her eyes, she slowly looked up and said, "The monster! It is here!" Lucy went on high alert and looked around, but there was nothing around them, other than the students who kept looking in their direction with confused expressions. After making sure nothing was around them, she turned back to Vicky.

"Vicky, what monster did you see?" Her body trembled more and her voice was quiet.

"The one from Havel! The one that hunted me in my Soul Form! But... But you can't see it, only I can..."

'Okay... We need to get out of here then! We need to find Sera and leave... Wait, that is a bit of an escalation, first we should contact ask for help, there must be someone else in this huge city who can see soul monsters.'

"Is it still here?" Vicky shook her head. Bea stood up with her daughter in her arms and nodded at Lucy. She knew what to do and went to the instructor to explain the situation. Soon the whole university went under lockdown and the authorities were notified.

Of course Bea didn't just sit still, she went to the dining hall where Sera was judging by her Watch's ping. After connecting their new Watches they unlocked more features including, being able to see each others location. The ping was moving in their direction as well and soon, they saw her running towards them.

"What happened? Suddenly everyone got an alert to stay within buildings and in the vicinity of higher rank Evolved!" Sera went straight to the point.

"Mommy! The monster is back!" She didn't seem too surprised by this information. 'She did spend a lot more time with her.'

"Which one?" Sera's face was getting more concerned, 'She knows something we don't.'

"The ghost one, that is white and is wrapped in cloth." Her face fell and she looked depressed. Then in the next moment she had done something that confused Bea. She pressed the Realm Gate opening button on her Watch. Every Watch had such a button, but Bea never quite understood why. When Sera saw her confusion she explained.

"In my class today we talked a lot about Realm Gates and who they open. Most open randomly for no reason at all, but there is a kind of monster that can open Gates. They are called Gate Spirits. They can only be observed by people with special Soul Visions, also they are glowing white and are wrapped in cloth."

The realization dawned on Bea and she understood immediately why, she pressed the panic button. Soon a timer began on all of their Watches. It said, "Gate Opening Imminent! Stay Away From The University Area!..." Stay connected to the story on m-vl-em-py-r

'Like we can just stay away.' With a big sigh Bea began calling the others from their group. "All of you! Get your asses over here right now! Hey! Can you hear me?!"

"It is useless, the opening process already begun, we won't be able to contact anyone during this process. At least it's only a 2nd Tier Gate, we will be able to survive. For a while at least." Bea just sighed and looked at the notification for more details.

"Gate Opening Imminent! Stay Away From The University Area! 2nd Tier Gate In Vicinity! Reinforcements 10 Minutes Out!"

Bea sighed and just summoned her sword and armor. Sera did the same and kneeled down before Vicky.

"I will keep you safe in my wing, just like at The Hold. Okay?" Vicky was scared out of her mind, but she nodded anyway.

With that done the pair stood and looked ahead, there in the park where they stood a crack appeared. The crack grew to about 10 meters in height and 7 meters in width. It was a crack in reality itself. A doorway to somewhere else, a different dimension or Realm. From the crack the first monster appeared and ran at the pair.