Fire is everywhere, people screaming everywhere, some of them died, but some of them don't, they shakes the body, hopefully their children and family will wake up.

But the reality is always cruel.

You (9 yr old) is holding a hand of your childhood friend. (She's female... Btw... I'm not playing gay)

She's crying, but still running with you, because she believes in you.

"It's okay... It's okay... We'll be fine, i'll lead you to your papa... Okay?" - You restrain her, as running to the gunshots nearby there.

Hopefully there is someone can protect you and her.

You just lost you family back there, your dad throws you out of the window, hope you'll find your girlfriend and run away, and your mother, and younger brother has turned into zombie, start eating him.

You can hear his scream, it must be very pain, to be eaten by your own wife and son.

But then, you still run towards her house, and lead her away.

Her mother suicide, as she knows she'll transform into one of them... She do not wish to kill her own daughter, so she takes out a pistol, and suicide.

Yeah, everything was a real shit back there, people dying alot in New York right now.

"Hey you two! Come here!" - A soldier is shooting at the monsters with his friends after seeing you, he call you over here.

"It's okay... We'll be fine.. See?" - You turn back to her.

She seems a bit calmer than before. She stopped crying at least.

"Good... There is civilians here! Bring the car come here! And take them out of this city!" - The soldier shout.

"Sir! Be careful!" - One of his friend shout.

And they run away from there, some of they stayed, but they don't move, they're staring at something.

"What?" - You wondering what's happening.

Suddenly, a giant rock falls down right at the soldiers.

It blocked the path leading to the rest of his comrades. And a giant Honkai beast chases after them.

"That is... Honkai..." - You said, while looking at it going away.

"Y/n! Behind us!" - Your friend shout. (Okay, i'm tired of calling her your friend and stuffs... Imma name her... Kina. (This is a name belongs to my lost friend, i'll always remember him))

You turn back, sees 3 zombies is coming, and the only path to get out of here is blocked by the stone, and the other one is blocking by the zombies.

"Kina! Stand right behind me! I'll protect you..." - You said. 'But how am i suppose to do it? I don't have a weapon... But they're kind of slow... I might can run pass them with Kina... But... It's not too easy... Or at least i could act as an bait... For Kina to escape...' - While you're thinking, something falls behind you, you slowly turns back, sees a zombie is biting Kina.

"Y/n..." - Kina looks at you with a hopeless eyes.

"KINA!!!" - You shout, and intended to rush to her and safe her.

But someone else come, he knocks you out, then get you out of there.

A few hours later.

"Kina!" - You get up from a bed, shouting her name.

You looked around, you're in a wooden room, there is a bed, a chair, a table and a candle.

"You're awake..." - You heard a man's voice.

You turned to the left, see a man is reading a book, while there is a rifle on his back.

"Who are you..." - You asked him.

"..." - He closed the books. "Just... Johnny."

"Where are my friend... Where are we?" - You ask him again.

"We are current outside New York by now, the zombies and Honkai won't track us down, luckily we did found a small town here hasn't affected by the eruption yet. And about your friend... I am truly sorry." - Johnny said.

"What... What did you mean?"

"I saved you. But i couldn't save her. I am so sorry."

"Liar! I don't believe it! She's out there at somewhere!" - You said, then jumps down from the bed, and ran outside, sees you're in a house on a tree.

There are many people down there, they're all resting by now, and there are some of them carrying guns on their hand, guarding around here.

"... What..."

"Hey kid, don't risk your life, i didn't save you just to let you run away into the wild." - Johnny holds you back.

"Kina... Is she dead.?"

"... Yeah... I was there... I can only save you, i was a bit too late."

You started to cry.

"Hah... Hey kid, you're not the only one lost someone, look down there." - Johnny points at some kids. "See them? They have to watch their own parents getting eaten alive. We all lost someone we loved, this world is just that cruel, they don't give us mercy, but yet. These kids are stronger than i thought, they did cried for a bit, but looks... They already found a new family."

"*sniff* sir... I want..."

"You want what?"

"I want to fight against this cruel world...."

"... Fine, i've seen alot of people like you, but it's rare to see a kid like you said it, what's your name?"

"... Y/n, Y/n L/n."

"... Fine, Y/n. Talks later, let me get something for you to eat, stay here." - Johnny walks below by using a stair near by.

Later, you're eating soup in a wooden bowl, so as he is eating a bread.

".. Mr.Johnny..."

"Yeah?"

"... You and these soldiers... Are from some sort of organization, right?" - You asked Johnny.

"... Yeah, we worked in Anti-Entropy. We did followed a track of someone in that city, and the eruption happened, most of my comrades died in that city, we are the only ones lucky." - Johnny said, then he takes a sip of beer.

"How old are you?"

"I am 34, it's my 12th year in Anti-Entropy." - Johnny said.

"12th year? So you must have a lot of experience then."

"Yeah... Tell me, Y/n, why do you want to against this world?"

"... I don't want to let anyone suffer."

"..."

"I've experienced in... Losing someone, i just couldn't... Take it... But i have to accept it, and... No one shall suffer the same pain as me." - You said.

"... You know what... Y/n... You looked like one of my friends."

"Your friend?"

"Yeah... He's a coward... He always beg us for mercy, not to kill zombies, because they're still there. But... He also want to change the world... People may seeing him as a coward... But for me and some... He's truly a hero from deep inside."

"Where is he right now?"

"... 4 years ago, in a mission at China... He sacrificed himself just to protect a little girl. And stopped the zombie army."

"... I'm sorry."

"It's fine... Old stories... People calling him a coward... But he's not, he's just too merciful." - You can see a tear from Johnny's left eye, he take another sip of beer.

"..."

Later, after 2 days. Finally, they get you and the other survivors back to a base in America.

The cause of eruption this time is unknown.

You quickly take part in the military when a month passed. There are some children joins too.

"Well... Aren't you a bit too young?" - A soldier ask you.

"Yes sir, but i still want to do something for humanity." - You respond.

"..."

"Nick, leave this training program to me." - Johnny shows up behind the soldier.

"John, you sure?"

"Yes, i brought this kid back... It's my responsibility to train him into a soldier, like us."

"Okay, if it's your decision. John, i believed in you." - And then the soldier named Nick goes away.

As they said, Johnny will train you and the other kids everything necessary to against zombies and Honkai.

8 years later.

1999, China.

"Die!" - You shout, then cut a Honkai beast's head.

"Not bad, kid, as always." - Johnny said, while he's shooting zombies behind you.

"Yes sir!"

"Be more carefully in this area, they've set up a warm welcome for us in winter, we shall pay back something for them."

"Yes sir!" - You said, then you dash to the zombies and slash them.

It's been 8 years since that day, you've grown alot, everyone didn't make it, the ones who's been training with you, they all died in mission, but you're different, you have a power that no one have.

You are a member of Johnny's team.

A few minutes later.

"We're done here, kid."

"Yes sir!"

"Don't need to call me sir, Johnny is fine."

"But sir..."

"Anyways, we need to report this mission to Einstein, hopefully she could hear us."

"Yeah, and i'll look around."

1 months later, 2000.

At the base.

"Hey kid." - Johnny sit down the couch.

"Yes sir?"

"If i'm right... You're 17 now, right?"

"Yes sir."

"... But you have experience and strength of a veteran, i think its time for you to have a own team."

"Wait why?"

"... This old soldier will retire soon.... After this mission. My last mission." - Johnny said, then he puts some files on the table. "This shit just happened... Siberia... Honkai 2nd war has begun already."

"What?"

"It's not a big deal, our leader asking for all soldiers to come there, helping them hold balance of this war for both side."

".. Then i'll"

"No, it's rather dangerous. And besides... You think it can kill me? Not so easy... Just wait here for good news, kid." - Johnny said, then he takes the files, and left the room along with other members of his squad.

You accept it, and sit here, waiting for good news.

A few days later, they bring back the base his corpse, along with other squad members.

"Why..." - You don't believe in your eyes.

"... They've fought well, to their last breath. They died as a true soldiers." - Welt said, while looking at their corpse. "We couldn't win this war... Without them."

"..."

"Anyways, we'll find for you a new team-"

"No... It's not necessary."

"... I see... The funeral for all the soldiers who hasn't make it through... Starting 6 hours later, make sure to come." - Welt said, putting his hand on your shoulder.

"Roger."

The funeral start, everyone crying for their elite soldiers, Anti-Entropy has never suffer this much damage.

These are dark ages, they moved on the path creating more robots, to protect humanity, but all of these are useless.

Days later, you retired from Anti-Entropy, when you're in there for 8 years.

You've read files about the mission, their last mission. They all died because of a missile landed at that area. And the one who gave permission to do it, was overseer of Schicksal, Otto Apocalypse.

In order to kill the Second Herrscher, they sacrificed hundred of soldiers, including their best Valkyrie, Cecilia Schariac.

And the most important thing, the eruption happened 8 years ago, was started by a experiment of Otto.

You swear, never forgive Otto, for taking away your second family, you joins Schicksal as a soldier for revenge.

"Just wait there... Otto Apocalypse, i will make you pay, what you done.... By blood."

End of Chapter 1

This story is dark, isn't it?