Hellamorgue

Chapter 2: Sandertown

The sun have already embraced the town's land. Another day to rise and start a life, though a special one this time. Everyone in the town sure is busy for the upcoming festival that will be held in the afternoon. Different creatures can be seen strolling around. Some resemble animals, some are way more similar to humans and some are very unique in their own way. Ear twitching, tail wagging, fangs showing, paws and claws interacting as the people greet each other. The diversity surely made the town special. Despite the differences, everyone seems to get along so well. People are comfortably walking along the sidewalk, without the worries of being hunted like how a predator catches its prey. Kids playing outside, a group of friends hanging out, workers doing their job, and some individuals just chilling outside. These are the daily occurrences inside the town, with low crime rate, a place worth to live with. Named after their leader, it's called the Sandertown.

It has been a very long time since the Sandertown was created. Thousands of years ago, Sanders accidentally landed on Earth. There, the man found newly seen creatures that were different from his own kind. These creatures were called humans. There were no magic and such. Sanders concluded the Earth is an open world that isn't ruled by a deity unlike the other planets. This explains the humans' brash behavior in order to survive. Upon finding out other entities migrated to Earth to escape their planets. Humans abused these creatures to their own gain. Truly an unfortunate events for these creatures who only wanted a safe space. Sanders can't bear it for long, stood up to these people. He talked to humans, defending the poor and weaker beings. He enlightened them about the teachings of his world. Some humans listened, some didn't. A horde of humans still insisted about using the creatures for their own matter, however, Sanders did not allow this to happen again. Sanders flew up in the sky. He used his powerful magic to cast a barrier. The land rumbled, the humans recoiled back and weren't able to do anything but watched the disappointed man do his spell. He waved his hands and colorful wisps surrounded his body. The wisps elevated as fast as a wind and formed a magical barrier resembling a globe that sooner went transparent, protecting the poor creatures from the heathens. Enraged humans defies the force field, smashing and punching but left no scratches on it. Not that long, humans left and never came back. Now, no one can hurt these poor creatures again. No one will be able to enter the barrier unless Sanders allowed them to. Sanders started to roam the Earth everyday, searching for beings that were mistreated by the other kinds, may it be humans or not. At first, these creatures were scared to accept some humans Sanders brought inside but after building their trust and relationship, they accepted each other.

In order to sustain their daily needs, Sanders granted certain people he can rely on with magic powers. They will be the one assigned to exit the barrier to find food and supplies outside. Throughout the years, they built their own town inside the globe, and slowly expanding their land and virtues. The Earth become more of a civilized world as well and an easier place to live with. All of his people could not thank him enough for building a safe place to live, to laugh and to end with. Sanders values his town more than it looks like. He will never stop helping people in need, no matter how small or big it is. He will always extend a helping hand that people can trust on. They marked the town's foundation day as an annual occasion to celebrate their virtues and solidarity.

The festival will be held at the town's plaza later. Meanwhile, inside the municipal tower. The clock's ticking inside the leader's empty room, it's the only thing that can be heard of, waiting for the town's head to arrive. Whilst the man is leisurely spending his time in the bathroom. Sanders sitting on a tub full of soap and bubbles. He plays with the rubber ducky with his soapy hand. The toy's squeaking echoed inside the bathroom's walls. Sanders childishly made silly sounds with his voice. "Whish swoosh! Ah, nothing is better than a bubble bath in the morning." He chuckled. The man continued playing the toy, swaying and swirling it around in the air. Comfortably sitting on the bathtub. His fingers were pruning up the longer he stays in the water. Sanders enjoys his bath as if he had a lot of time, not long he goes back to his senses. He took a deep sigh.

"I should finish as fast as possible. I need to prepare for my introduction later at the plaza." he mumbled.

Sanders set aside the rubber ducky and started to clean himself. After the nice and cold shower, he dried himself and headed to his room. He rummaged his closet to find his best clothes. He pulled out his favorite jacket, a combination of red and grey colors on the body. The sleeves and the inner garment has a reddish brown hue. Three little star patches aligned on both shoulder areas of the jacket. He picked his usual turtleneck resembling a night sky with its shade, along with a yellow emblem of his former planet, Solacetia, in the middle part as a design. As for the bottom part, a plain black trousers paired with reddish ankle length boots. He dressed up and checked himself in the mirror. Sanders grinned like an i***t, thinking that his outfit is just perfect for this day. He is quite fashionable and likes sun and moon related aesthetics. He did multiple poses in front of the mirror to check himself as well as flexing his extra fashion style. Jumping, slouching and even danced with joy. Sanders walked around imitating those models in a runway. He got an idea and reached out to his desk. To complete his looks, he grabbed his triangular shaped sunglasses. Its frame is silver while the lenses were golden that complimented his colorful eyes. Blue ribbons tied up on its temples giving it more of a fashionable look. Sanders cheered up and childishly clapped his hands out of excitement. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, relaxing himself. Now the leader is ready take off for the opening of the festival. Although there is still plenty of time left before it starts. With this, he decided to practice his speech while waiting for the given time. The man happily recited his heart out while watching himself in the mirror. Sanders felt a little conscious about his face and held back his laugh, but there's no time for silly things. He coughed, trying to modulate his voice and started to get serious. This time, he knows what he's doing. The leader spoke out beautiful words dedicated to his people. He was so proud of himself.

"I can't wait to tell this to everyone. I know, I have to say something meaningful for them to continue living their life at its best." said the man.

Sanders happily sat on his bed, and spent his remaining time listening to music.