My take of the chinese story regarding the Nian. It was said the Nian feared three things, the color red, fire and loud noise. But was that the truth? One-shot about Phantom being the Nian and Freud being the special human in it's life.

The Black Mage has succeeded, the world is now plunged in darkness. The heroes are gone except for one young boy, the transcendent(s) of time sends him back to the beginning to change everything but will he succeed? Time travel AU, Heroes-Centric fic.

The Black Mage is puzzled, he decides to visit a dead scholar for answers.