It's midnight, Nautika dreams about a scary creature with a screeching voice. The creature chases her, she keeps running out of the Ethergeist castle and runs towards the forest, trying to find magical animals that can help her, but the creature's movement is very fast, she is caught, she also sees Rovens wrapped her body around her, she wakes up, her breath is short. The atmosphere in the dormitory room is rather dark, Phoebe and the other students who share the dormitory room with her are already asleep.
She was very scared, but she was also curious. Finally, she got out of bed and took her terminal engine. She opened it and tried to search about the creature on the search engine. There were many articles, photos, and videos explaining the creature. The creature was called a nyctovoid. It was a creature from the planet void in the cosmic.
There are 29 hours in a day: 14hours in the morning and 15hours at night.
29 o'clock is the hour that is in the middle between the previous day and the next day. It usually feels quiet for a few minutes. The 29:00 TVH to 01:00 AM is also called the Twilight Veil Hour.
It's 29:00 TVH. Tonight marks the change from Lunariaday to Fridaneday. Nautika is still reading articles about nyctovoid. Legends say that you should never look for nyctovoids at 29TVH because they will come. But that's a rumor from hundreds of years ago that circulated among students at Ethergeist, especially students at Wing the Cosmic.
Nyctovoid
Are shadow-like creatures with scary faces, wide mouths, and completely black eyes. Their voices are eerie and shrill.
The creature moves very quickly, has no arms or legs, but can wrap itself around humans, like a reticulated python.
It was Fridaneday, around 8:00 a.m., and they were getting ready to go to their class in Evergreen Forest, also known as Evergreentopia.
Phoebe walked beside Nautika, talking to the students. She noticed that Nautika had been quiet the entire way.
"Are you okay?" Phoebe asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little sleepy," Nautika replied.
"Did you not get enough sleepI have a drink that will make the sleepiness disappear. My friend in the Alchemist wing gave it to me," said one of the students, Allytharra Starrs. She had white hair, dark green eyes, and elven ears, Tharra's mother was an elf. Tharra showed her a small bottle containing a bright blue potion.
"Really? I want some."
Tharra handed the bottle to Nautika. Nautika drank it in one gulp, and her drowsiness immediately vanished, leaving her feeling energized. The potion had indeed taken effect immediately.
The students are in class. The professor name is Aikaterina Mariena, a descendant of the mermaids from the Aqueveira Ocean. She has light blue hair and eyes the blue of the ocean. She's teaching a class on "Magical Animals That Live in the Ocean." She's explaining about one of the creatures that live in the Aqueveira Ocean. It's similar to a jellyfish, but it's large and not evil. It often helps lost sailors.
"This is Luminaeus, a giant jellyfish that inhabits the Aqueveira Ocean. It glows and looks very beautiful. There aren't many Luminaeus, only about 100 of them. They are good creatures and not evil. So don't be afraid if you ever meet one," said Professor Mariena. A large screen behind Professor Mariena showed an image of Luminaeus.
A student named Evertsen raised his hand. Evertsen had maroon hair and golden eyes. "Professor, are there any terrifying creatures in the Aqueveira?" he asked.
Professor Mariena nodded. "Of course, there are terrifying creatures that inhabit every part of the ocean. Their name is the Shadowtalker." Professor Mariena changed the image on the layer to a Shadowtalker image. The students immediately shuddered in horror. Nautical experts immediately thought of nyctovoids because they were quite similar.
"Shadowtalkers can live in the ocean and on land. They live in darkness and dislike light. They are like shadows, very fast, but they have large mouths and sharp teeth that surpass sharks. On their foreheads are round crystals that can glow. They have 300 small eyes. They won't bother you if you don't bother them first. They will stalk you and follow you from sea to land. That's why you should never try to disturb them." Professor Mariena explained about Shadowtalkers.
"Uh, professor." Nautika raised her hand. "Do you know about nyctovoid?" she asked.
Professor Mariena turned to Nautika. "Why are you asking about that creature? It's not an animal, but a creature from the cosmic," she said. "The creature that emerged from the cosmic door that time." She said.
"Ah, no, professor, I just curious," Nautika said. "Shadowtalker reminds me of it."
Professor Mariena chuckled. "Yes, some people also call shadowtalkers the scary animal version of nyctovoids that live at the bottom of the ocean."
The lesson was over, with half an hour left before the next class, and the students were busy with their own activities. Phoebe and Nautika stood by the window, watching their seniors studying in the forest. Tharra walked over and stood beside Phoebe, busy with her whisperlink and taking some photos of the scenery outside.
"Why are you suddenly asking about Nyctovoid?" Tharra asked Nautika.
Nautika suddenly turned to Tharra. "Um, last night I dreamed about a creature that emerged from the Cosmic Door during Wing Selection Day. When I looked it up, it turned out its name was Nyctovoid," Nautika replied.
Tharra nodded slowly. "Oh, yes. It's one of the creatures that caused the Cosmic Wing to close," Tharra said. "To be honest, I've always been curious about the Cosmic wing," she said.
"Me too, but I'm scared," Nautika said. "I—" Nautika's words were cut off by a scream from outside. It was their senior, one of the magical creatures with a long, giraffe-like neck kicking her.
The students laughed, including the students from Nautika's class.
"That's a necklet giffy. They really hate being touched suddenly, especially their necks," Zwein said. "That's a giraffe, but with magical powers. Their necks are very flexible, they can wrap around other creatures until they suffocate."
"Like a snake?" Evert asked.
"Yes, like a snake," Zwein said. "They don't have bones in their necks, only magical powers in their necks."
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Whisperlink (handphone)
Terminal Engine (laptop)
Aether Engine (Tablet)
Sunday= Soleneday
Monday= Moonday
Tuesday= Tyriasday
Wednesday= Noveday
Thursday= lunariaday
Friday= Fridaneday
Saturday= Saturneday