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The dark side of the past (Fragment)

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Summary

For generations, the people of a secluded village have lived under one unbreakable rule: Never climb the mountain. An ancient legend tells of a terrifying being known as The Breath of the Mountain, said to awaken one day and bring about humanity's end. While everyone else chooses fear, Kirishima chooses curiosity. Determined to uncover the truth behind the legend, he and his closest friend, Ryuu, begin a journey toward the forbidden mountain. But the deeper they venture into the unknown, the more they realize that some legends were never meant to be questioned... And some truths... Are far more terrifying than the stories themselves.

Genre
Fantasy
Author
Salih
Status
Ongoing
Chapters
1
Rating
n/a
Age Rating
13+

The dark side of the past

THE DARK SIDE OF THE PAST

OFFICIAL TRAILER


Some legends…

fade with time.

Others…

refuse to be forgotten.

For centuries, humanity has feared a single name.

The Breath of the Mountain.

According to the tales…

when the Final Night arrives…

the ancient being sleeping in the depths of the mountain will awaken.

And in a single night…

it will bring about the end of humanity.

This story…

was passed down from generation to generation.

The same warning was given to every child.

“Never go near that mountain.”

Years passed.

Fears faded.

The legend…

turned into nothing more than a fairy tale.

Until…

that night.

In a small town hidden among the mountains…

Kirishima had heard the same words since childhood.

“Never go to that mountain.”

But he…

was not afraid.

Because the only feeling growing inside him was

curiosity.

One night…

the sky fell into silence.

The wind stopped.

The forest fell quiet.

And from the summit of the mountain…

a sound that was not human was heard.

A breath…

cold.

foreign.

and unknown.

The next morning…

there was no life left in the forest.

The same words left the lips of the elders.

“It has begun…”

Everyone fled.

But Kirishima…

did not look back.

Because what he was searching for

was not fear.

It was the truth.

Together with his closest friend…

he stepped onto the forbidden path that no one had walked for hundreds of years.

But there was something they did not know.

Legends…

were never as they were told.

Humanity…

had been afraid of the wrong thing for years.

Because that being…

was not a destroyer.

It was not a monster.

It…

was the guardian of a door.

And behind that door…

lay an unimaginable darkness

hidden from the eyes of humanity.

The first step Kirishima took…

would not only change his own fate.

That step…

would change the future of the entire world.

THE DARK SIDE OF THE PAST

“Behind every legend… there is a hidden truth.”

Coming soon…

BEGINNING

BLACK SCREEN.

A deep rumble…

Then…

the muffled sound of a breath.

The camera suddenly surges forward.

It races between the mountains.

It slips past sharp cliffs.

The trees blur with the speed.

Everywhere…

is covered in a sea of white mist.

Even my breath…

seems to vanish inside it.

STOP.

Before me…

a colossal mountain rises.

But this…

is no ordinary mountain.

Its very center…

has been torn apart.

As if a giant fist had fallen from the sky…

struck the heart of the mountain…

and then withdrawn.

Surrounded by steep cliffs…

lies a massive crater.

Its depths…

are absolute darkness.

The music cuts off at once.

Only…

the howl of the wind remains.

A cold shiver…

runs down my spine.

The camera slowly drifts down behind the mountain.

Below…

a small town comes into view.

Thin streams of smoke rise from the chimneys.

Yet…

something feels wrong.

The silence is too heavy.

As if…

the silence of death itself has settled over the land.

The streets are empty.

Only the old tavern sign…

sways gently in the wind.

Creak…

Creak…

The camera slowly approaches the dirty window of an old house…

and slips inside.

The room is freezing.

In the center…

stands an old wooden cradle.

Inside…

a newborn baby sleeps.

From the corner of the room…

a woman whispers.

Her voice trembles.

“Our son’s name…

will be Kirishima.”

At that exact moment…

the baby opens his eyes.

Pitch-black eyes…

deep…

and unreadable.

In that second…

a flash of lightning tears across the sky outside.

For a single instant…

the room turns pure white.

Then the wind…

stops completely.

Everything…

falls into silence.

PULL BACK.

The camera shoots out through the window.

Once again…

we race through the mountains and rocky cliffs.

The destination is clear.

The mountain with the hollow heart.

The closer we get…

the deep rumble rises again from below.

My heart…

pounds as if it will burst from my chest.

As we approach the emptiness inside the mountain…

the screen slowly fades to black.

In the middle of the darkness…

something appears.

A gigantic head…

moves forward.

And…

silence.

Then…

from within the darkness…

a massive eye slowly opens.

It looks at me.

In that moment…

the only sound is

breathing.

Deep…

cold…

and not human.

It begins.

1…

2…

3…

BLACK SCREEN.

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