Moon’s Labyrinths - Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Chapter 1 - Prologue

He was looking up at the moon in the night sky .  The moon was always there .  It continued to subtract and add to its body as it continued to change its shape .  There were times when the moon was completely gone, but everyone had an understanding .  The moon would always be there .

The moon was unchanging, yet the person didn’t remain unchanged .  A different version of himself looked at the moon each time .  In his ignorant days, he just viewed the moon as a fixture in the dark sky .  However, the meaning behind the moon changed as he grew older .  When he first found out about the moon, it was merely the object of his curiosity .  When his mother chastised him, he would look up at the moon as he tried to hide his tears .  It was like a friend .  When his parents passed away, it was like a brother that cried with him .  When he founded his company, it was a companion that lifted him up .  When he started dating his future wife, it was like an old man cheering on his love .  When his daughter was born, it was like the old birth deity congratulating the birth of his child .

But currently, the moon was looking down on him .  It was a version of the moon he had never seen before .

“ . . . are you mocking me too?”

It was a cloudless night sky .  There was a single source of light emanating from the dark sky above the city .  The man looked up at the spiteful full moon as he mumbled to himself .

As always, there was no answer from the moon .

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Fire erupted from the city, and dust rose from the sky as buildings fell .  The cries and screams of the people rang out in the sky .  

A terrible feeling of despair was crushing everyone’s heart .

Pandemonium .

To be precise, this was downtown London, and Sungyoon could only use that single word to describe what he saw .

Was this how London looked during the Second World War when it was bombed?

The city was in rubble, and there wasn’t a single flame of hope that could be seen within the city .

Sungyoon tightened his grip on the great sword .  The being, who had destroyed the city, was in front of him .

When he saw it for the first time, the only description he could come up with was ‘huge’ .

The elephant was the largest land mammal, yet this beast made the elephant look like a child .  It was a spine chilling sight .  It had no neck, and a tumorlike head protruded above its shoulders .  Eyes, nose and mouth were present on its head .  Instead of fingers, it possessed long, sharp claws .  It swung its claws in a threatening manner as it anchored itself with eight massive legs .

It was quite obvious that it wasn’t a normal beast .  It was a monster, and its eyes were calmly staring at Sungyoon .

Koo-roo-roo-roohk!

It seemed the monster had registered Sungyoon as an enemy .  Up until that moment, it had been causing indiscriminate destruction .  It was now vigilant towards Sungyoon as it let out a low growl .

Sungyoon was wearing a bracelet shaped device underneath his armor .  He cut two strands of magical energy linked to this device .  Two gems on the bracelet lost their light .

Hoohk!

At the same time, the sword and shield in his hands disappeared .  Sungyoon immediately fed his magical energy into a different gem .

Sssk!

Another weapon appeared in front of him .

It was a halberd letting out a bright silver light .  As if he was showing his resolve, Sungyoon brought down the shaft of the halberd hard on the ground .

He checked on the status of his other gems .  The gems were absorbing Sungyoon’s magical energy, and their power was being transferred into Sungyoon .  His strength was overflowing, and his senses had turned sharp .  He was ready to unleash his violent magic .

His preparation was done .  Sungyoon grabbed the halberd with both hands, and he pointed it towards the monster .

He would no longer let the monster destroy this city .

Many people had sacrificed their lives, but this place was the homeland of his friend .  His friend’s family was here .  

Above all else…

‘I heard my daughter cheering me on!’

Above all else, her voice boosted his will .  His entire body was now ready for battle .  He got into his battle stance .

Boom!

Sungyoon took a big step forward .

The silver armor, which was surrounding his whole body, creaked as his red cape fluttered around him .

Sungyoon maintained his momentum as he ran towards the monster .

The Silver Knight and the heinous monster had appeared in London, and they fiercely clashed against each other .