July 5, 2013. It was a pretty sunny day under the Eldelius sky to be precise at the Strauss family residence. A girl is sitting on a chair looking out the window. The girl kept looking outside from there and never went outside to enjoy the atmosphere. Not long after, a woman with short black hair came to her and brought a book to the girl. The girl accepted it. Behind the sturdy castle that was in the city of Eldelius a family from generation to generation lived in this place. They inherit continuously from their ancestors. No one knows their origin. The girl's name was Ilyasviel Strauss. The little girl who grew up in the castle was full of strange rules that forbade her from interacting with people around her making her feel like an anti-social. His personality is not much different from people who suffer from anti-social. For children their age, they should play and enjoy a childhood filled with happiness. However, that never happened to him. As a result, the girl has a special hobby of collecting skulls. The short-haired woman often gave her the gift she wanted. On the other hand, the girl is also a pianist. He often performs at a special event with other pianists, even solo.
His life is filled with various pressures that make him grow. At night, in his residence the strains of melodies often fill the entire room. The harmony that sounds so beautiful. Mozart's song that he plays always touches every soul in the castle, and the short-haired woman is no exception. In the middle of the night, exactly at 12 at night, in the music room the girl was playing the piano and those who listened to the melody were hypnotized for a moment like when she attended a solo show that was held last week. The people who listened to the song were all hypnotized there was no one to escape. After the girl finished playing the song, not long after, she got up from her seat and intended to go to her room. On the way to his room, Ilya had to pass through several hallways filled with abstract paintings there. The lighting that was fairly characteristic of the castle didn't make him feel scared at all. Even when the piano in his room was playing by itself. The whispers that always sounded did not make him affected. A sinister aura is indeed quite attached to the place where he lives. It is said that one of his servants once said that the souls of the dead often appeared there. Not many people worked as servants in this castle belonging to the Strauss family. Only those who have courage and high spirituality. Because otherwise, his soul will be swallowed up and will never return. Such a case had happened when Ilya was a toddler. In a main hall there is a family photo of him and his family. very large. And often the photos look like they're glancing at each other. Now, Ilya was in his room and changed his clothes, getting ready for bed. Ilya then turned off the light and fell asleep. The silence that became his friend at night was no longer strange. The maids also started to go to sleep.
"So calm," muttered Ilya
The next day at the residence. Ilya woke up from her sleep and then got ready to take a shower. After he got ready not long after that, in front of him in the dining room, the waiter had already prepared breakfast. His life goes on like that. Until he began to get a freedom from the various rules that must be done. This time, Ilya went to study home schooled. Although the era is no longer in the Victorian era, this family still has a tradition that cannot be separated. During the day filled with class schedules and at night have to practice playing the piano. Routine is quite solid for a child.
"Miss, now it's time for you to practice," said the butler who was like a nanny.
"Yes. Wait a moment."
"Okay miss."
It doesn't feel like the time has shown night again. don't know how, it feels like the day goes by too fast. In a hidden room in this castle there is an object that has been guarded by them for hundreds of years. Ilya, who already knew about the bhal, had to come to the room every midnight. There, the room is quite dark and only lit by a small lamp. The room felt cold as if it was in the land of death. The Strauss guarded the object in the hopes that it would not fall into the wrong hands. This is where the tragedy began to rise again and become a terror for mankind. Ilya who was holding a book and then chanting a spell so that the seal wouldn't weaken.
"It's finished. Troublesome too,” Ilya muttered as he left the room.
"Miss, dinner is ready," said the waiter who approached her on the stairs.
"OK. I'll be there soon."
After that, Ilya went to the dining room for dinner. As usual, he was the only one enjoying it. Dishes that look luxurious are common in this castle even though they are made from animal internal organs. This time the short-haired woman was in her room lying asleep. Some time ago, that woman faced someone who looked strong that person also possessed magic so that in the battle she lost. However, the wound was not fatal. Under the Eldelius sky there are many people who close their ears and eyes to the existence of these magicians. They don't want to interfere in every business, let alone battle. The butler came to the woman's room with the food.
“Excuse me, madam. I came to bring your food. Please eat it quickly so you can recover quickly," said the butler.
"Yes. Thank you Kennedy. You can go."
"Okay madam."
Kenedy then returned from the room and was about to go to the kitchen. The atmosphere in this castle is quite complicated. The night filled with mystical aura continues to haunt the dream. Ilya who is now trying to go to sleep. When he closed his eyes, he was already in a place that was in his subconscious. There, a lot of red roses that look like the ocean. Ilya just stood alone in a room filled with emptiness. Ilya tried to walk around and then he saw a memory belonging to someone else. In that memory is seen the darkness and suffering that continuously undermines human life. Dense colors are present there.
“That… why?” Ilya muttered
Visions that show human suffering only have a very foreign place because they don't seem to come from this century. Ilya continued to observe him until the memory just disappeared in front of him. People are afraid of things and make them lose their minds by doing immoral acts. Behind the black shadow that was there, a person wearing a robe with emerald green eyes was standing there. His face was not clearly visible, only his eyes made Ilya curious about his figure. Not long after, the memory disappeared and Ilya came back to his senses. When he realized it was still 2 o'clock in the evening.
“What kind of dream is that? Again, nightmares always come to me," Ilya muttered
The night full of starlight illuminates the darkness of Eldelius' night. Behind the very high walls of the castle, there are many voices of the dead who are always heard asking for help to get through the gates of the afterlife. Ilya who was still awake and had not yet returned to sleep, he had to get out of bed and then head to the basement. He passed through the castle hallway which made him quite goosebumps plus the voices were getting closer and closer. When Ilya arrived at the dungeon, he started doing necromancer training. With the media server. When the ritual was carried out, his aura began to thicken and the servant's eyes turned red. In the blink of an eye the spirit he summoned was already inside the servant's body.
"Welcome," said Ilya
"Why did you call me?" said the servant who had been possessed in a low and deep tone.
"There's something I want to ask. Are you willing to answer all my questions?”
"What do you want?"
“You, live in this city, don't you? Do you know Irina Strauss?”
"What?"
"You just have to answer. Do you know him?”
"Not. I dont know him."
"Liar. Speak the truth, madam. You live in those days it's impossible not to know him."
"Hey kid, if you're looking for someone else you shouldn't be summoning spirits."
"That is true. If I could find it in a good way I should never have done it."
It was Ilya who kept questioning someone to the spirit until the sun started to rise. When the spirit was returned to its original place, Ilya with a grinning smile continued to make such contact. During this time the Strauss family did have high spiritual energy so that they were able to carry out spirit summoning actions and even eliminate them. The fate that made him a psychic ran in his every blood. After he was satisfied with the information he got and could even train himself, Ilya then went to his room and fell asleep.
Today is December 24, 2023. In a place that was the site of a mass massacre during a solar eclipse. The location north of Eldelius was desolate and others referred to it as the land of the dead. Where in this place had been bloodshed 50 years ago after a terrible tragedy haunted them all. Ironically, there are still people who think that the incident was a blessing that was sent down on the land of Eldelius. Again, always associated with mystical things by local residents. On the outskirts of the city, there is a large river that has a suicide bridge.