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.'
'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.