Prologue

You know, when I was a child, I thought things like monsters were real… as I grew older, I dismissed those beliefs- I mean, if you lived a normal life, those things would become irrelevant. School… well school was somewhat average as well. As a student, back then I was a normal, mediocre student with nothing to really show potential. But the unfortunate thing was that I didn't even get to finish my school years… they were sadly cut short…

It was a warm summer afternoon, as a young black-haired boy made his way inside to his home; the boy was of average stature and didn't stand out too much.

"Okaa-san, I'm home," the boy announced, although his voice sounded quite bored.

"Tsukune, did you have a good day?" his mum called back; from the direction of his mother's voice, he could tell she was in the kitchen.

"Oh yeah, it was like always I guess…" Tsukune replied with a small sigh as he trudged upstairs; he found school boring and almost like a chore. I wish something more interesting happened in my life- there isn't really much to go by, Tsukune thought with a tired sign as he sat down on his bed. He threw his bag down and changed extra quick, coming downstairs in less than five minutes. Walking into the kitchen, he saw his mum; Kasumi Aono was youthful in appearance, her short dark brown hair showing some resemblance to her son's. The strange thing that Tsukune noted was how his mother's facial expressions did not seem to change much.

"Otou-san will be a bit late just to let you know," his mum said while Tsukune rummaged through the fridge for an afternoon snack- an apple was the only thing he could find.

"Sorry about the fridge Tsukune, we need to go grocery shopping tomorrow," his mum stated without even looking back. Impressive… Tsukune noted, his eyebrows slightly raised.

"If you need any help, call me," Tsukune stated as he went out of the kitchen and headed upstairs to his room once more.

"Hmm, that is weird- why is it raining in July?" Tsukune commented as he gazed outside of the window to the light drizzle that smeared his bedroom window. Grey clouds hung over what was earlier sunlight, although the air still felt warm; the humid climate made the T-shirt Tsukune had on stick to his skin. The weather is awfully funny these days, Tsukune noted as he laid down again to face the television in his room; although modest in size, the television achieved its purpose and provided Tsukune with some entertainment from the comfort of his own room. May be because it was a long day, Tsukune felt his mind start to slow down and his body switched off gradually- he could hear the voice from the television start to fade away as he drifted into sleep. Light seeped through the darkness as Tsukune opened his eyes- the sheer brilliance of the light blinded him at first but the photosensitive cells in his eyes finally adjusted to the view. Fields of long, green grass stretched before him, but the sloping nature of the fields made it impossible to see what was over the horizon. It was strange because even though the sky was a brilliant white, he could not see any light source. Glancing around him at ground level, he also noticed an old sakura tree, providing the only form of a shade in the whole foreground about 10m ahead of him. Although the dream-like setting was strange to him, Tsukune felt an odd sense of relaxation here as he walked towards the oak tree; laying down next to it, he felt as if he was going to drift off again… wait, what's this heat? Around him, Tsukune could feel a searing heat as he opened his eyes- his body once cool, now dripped sweat in thick beads. It was hell. An inferno of magnitude raged all around him, incinerating all and not even leaving ashes; the long grass that was once so green now were charred and falling. Sweating and struggling, Tsukune huddled up to the sakura tree, the pink petals fading into nothingness as the fires closed in around him.

Tsukune woke up in cold sweat as he moved a hand through his hair; wow, that dream was something I've never seen before, Tsukune thought, his heart was still racing. Suddenly, it felt a lot windier and colder as he gazed all around him: there was water everywhere and the windows as well as a part of his wall had broken down- a few alien metal pieces were also present. Wait?! What happened while I was asleep?! Tsukune thought in panic as he ran downstairs- faintly, he could hear the buzz of his television as it spoke of an attack from an unknown source but Tsukune did not care to listen to it.

"Okaa-san, where are you? The windows and the wall are damaged!" he shouted nervously as he opened the kitchen door and entered. No… Tsukune's bedroom wasn't the only place to experience damage as he looked at the burning cinder in front of him: the kitchen had turned into the same inferno he saw in his dreams. Okaa-san… Tsukune tried to step into the kitchen but was seared by the expansive flame- realistically, he saw no chance of getting in, but a naïve part of him believed that his mother had not been in the kitchen. Of course, if she wasn't in the kitchen, more questions were raised, but he tried to avoid those thoughts. He went back upstairs to his room and glanced at the metal pieces in the room: the piece looked jagged, metallic and quite thin; Tsukune recognised it as a rotary blade from a helicopter as he took a step back. How a rotary blade got into his room brought up some disturbing scenarios in his mind. Facing the television, he saw that it was still on but 'breaking news' was sighted as he sat down.

"Although we are not sure of who the 'attackers' are, reports have came in that these attackers might not be even be human; the prime minister has said that the JSDF have been deployed and that reports of similar attacks have been reported all over the world," Tsukune's eyes widened significantly as the reporter kept on speaking.

"We advise all citizens to stay in their homes and find the safest place, possibly in the basement, to stay in. The prime minister has urged all people to stay calm in this situation and has stated that evacuation is not a possibility currently as the armed forces are stretched. The situation is not getting any better," for a moment, Tsukune shook his head, believing all of it to be a dream still, but he knew otherwise. His face frowned as the television screen seemed to warp differently into a completely different setting. Now on the screen, there was a dark background where only shadows could be noticed, but the figure in the middle could be clearly seen; it was a female. She had blonde-white hair with a silver hair clip and dark skin; what was most intimidating was the large black jacket she wore which suggested that she was some sort of big shot. Even the look she gave to the camera displayed a sense of danger, as if she looked down on all before her. Her indifferent face changed slightly as she began to speak, her voice full of authority and command:

"Hello to all, we are an organisation called Fairy Tale- our goal is for this beautiful world to be under the control of its rightful leaders. You humans have long lived under a blanket and have denied us our rightful existence…" the female spoke harshly and each word she said added more mystery as to who these people were.

"Welcome to the new world, where you humans live under the rule of the rightful kings, the Youkai- we will liberate this world from your filthy clutches…" the transmission ended as the television turned to static. Walking to the hole in his house, he gazed outside to see only fire and bloodshed before him, the rain was a thing of the past; he could see charred bodies, he could hear the gunfire, as well as shouting. Buildings and houses before him were shattered and the damage was only to escalate as he saw more explosions in the background of the orange evening sky. What is this hell? He thought to himself as he saw Apache helicopters fly quickly over him into the conflict.

Hi everyone, this is my second Rosario vampire fic, and basically I decided to make this because my original story Armed Human, I felt was not as exciting as I hoped and didn't feel that original (after reflecting on the story after about 10 months of inactivity). This is just the prologue of course but im going for a more AU world where humans have become lesser and the Youkai are in full control- Tsukune will remain human throughout and wont gain any supernatural powers, just to make it more interesting (and realistic)- for the story I was inspired by the more apocalyptic style mangas like Owari no seraph, green worldz, apocalypse no toride etc- don't know how frequently I'll update but give me feedback if you can. Still don't know whether I'll involve canon characters or not… hope you enjoy and thanks for reading!