For those beginning to read this story, this is Prologue to Ultimus by PrimalApex. A story that goes in reverse aquatic and a couple of other creatures that should belong in aquatic (Spino and Shasta). As a warning to newer readers. This story I would consider TV14 for violence, tragic and heartbreaking events, and mild language. Some later parts of the story involve some more serious scenes and not considered young reader friendly (though I will warn within the chapter at the very beginning). If you are still interested in reading. I hope you enjoy this series!!

Ultimus Prologue

The sun beat down on the earth’s surface. Bare and desolate, the earth dead from an aftermath a millennia before. Nothing left but empty shells of what existed. The earth is in an Extinction event, and may never return from it.

In the far distance comes a noise of metal hitting earth and dropping something the noise continues for some time. The sound was metal clashing earth and tearing earth from earth only to return it to earth. The noise was coming from a man. His eyes were covered with goggles and his face was covered by bandannas to keep the dust and corrupted Element out of his eyes and mouth. He stabbed a pile of dirt with a shovel and placed the dirt in a hole. After some time the hole slowly disappeared. When he was finished, what was a hole became a mound. The man put down his shovel and grabbed a small wooden cross and a hammer. He put the cross down in front of the mound and pounded into the ground with his hammer.

The man took his goggles off and then took off the bandannas showing a young face with hazel green eyes. His eyes red-rimmed. He rolled up his sleeves and showed his forearms with no implant. He knelt by the cross and said down to the grave “さようなら、旧友よ” as he went to lay down on the ground and began to weep.

After some time, the man got up. Put his bandanas and goggles on, and grabbed his hammer and shovel. And walked away from the grave. He turned and looked back at the grave.

“I will never forget you. I promise.” The man said with the sound of sobbing in his voice.

The man then continued walking away. But the further she got away from the grave. The more pain he felt. Guilt and anger began to creep into his heart. But pain and sorrow were all he felt.

As he walked away though, the more he felt like he was being watched by something. Followed even, he even thought he might’ve heard something whine or whimper, but he ignored it, telling himself it was his imagination. And he went on, towards the mountains. He climbed up the mountains and passed a strange row of what looked like radio towers. His feeling of being watched slowly died away as he went further up the mountains passed these towers. He walked up a path along a cliff face where he walked for some time until he reached a place where the path spit to the right and left. He took the left path which seemed to end at a dead end where a landslide had occurred. He walked up to the landslide and found a crevice that led into the mountain. The man squeezed his way through and entered on the other side, a way to his home…

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What was written on the grave was ‘Rest in Peace, Reuben. For your death was not in vain.’.

As for the man, it is inevitable Extinction for him. For he is The Last One. The Last Man on Earth. And the Monsters of the Shadows wish to bring his end soon.