In my previous FanLore (a looong time ago), I explored one of the biggest mysteries in the future timeline of Holozing: where did all the creatures go? I imagined a world where humanity continued to evolve after their disappearance,
building powerful civilizations fueled by the residual energy the creatures had left behind. But the more I thought about it, the more another question began to bother me.
What if the creatures never went extinct?
What if they simply... left?
At first, this sounds impossible. Why would every species disappear at nearly the same time without leaving behind bodies, fossils, or signs of a catastrophe? If an asteroid had struck the planet or a massive natural disaster had occurred, there would be evidence.
Yet the future timeline only tells us that the creatures vanished, leaving humanity to wonder what happened.
That makes me think their disappearance wasn't an accident. It was a decision.
Throughout my FanLore, I've described the creatures as beings deeply connected to the elemental energy of the world. They aren't just powerful animals. They are part of the planet's natural balance. If that is true, they may also possess an instinct far beyond human understanding.
Imagine that the creatures sensed something long before humans did.
Perhaps they realized the elemental cores beneath the floating islands were becoming unstable. Maybe they discovered that humanity's growing desire to harness elemental energy would eventually damage the very force that gave them life.
Instead of fighting an unwinnable war, they made the only choice capable of preserving their species.
They escaped.
But where?
I don't believe they traveled to another planet. That seems too simple.
Instead, I imagine that the elemental cores themselves opened pathways to a hidden dimension, one existing alongside the Holozing world but impossible for ordinary humans to perceive. A place made entirely of pure elemental energy, where the creatures could survive while waiting for the balance of the original world to be restored.
From humanity's perspective, it would look exactly like extinction.
Entire generations would grow up believing the creatures had disappeared forever.
Governments would build cities over ancient habitats. Scientists would study the strange energy left behind. Industries would extract more and more elemental power without realizing they were slowly weakening the invisible barrier separating both worlds.
Then the anomalies would begin.
Machines powered by elemental energy would suddenly fail for no apparent reason.
Explorers would report hearing distant creature calls in places where no life should exist.
Ancient ruins would briefly activate before returning to silence.
At first, people would dismiss these events as equipment failures or myths, but over time the evidence would become impossible to ignore.
The creatures weren't gone.
They were trying to return.
Not because they wanted revenge, but because the barrier protecting both worlds was beginning to collapse. Their sanctuary would no longer be safe, forcing them back into a world that had learned to survive without them.
That could become one of the greatest turning points in Holozing's story. Humanity would suddenly face a difficult choice. Continue exploiting elemental energy to maintain its advanced civilization, or accept that the creatures were never obstacles to progress.
They were the guardians that had quietly kept the world's balance for thousands of years.
