ANTHEIA (Preview book)

Original The Sims™ 4 comic book

Antheia

Limina 15

Reproduction, reprinting, and reselling is PROHIBITED.

This story takes place in a world where humans cohabitated
with vampires.
This story takes place in a world where humans cohabitated
with vampires. Antheia focuses on a young woman whose
growth was based on one experience to another to build her
self-development. Many secrets were hidden from her, but her
perseverance to build back humanity will not waver her
journey, at least based on her perspectives.

“Even if you can’t change the world, you can change
individuals.” - Daniel Howell (YouTuber, presenter, and author)
For the people who get to read the beta version and give lots of
feedback to such a messy work, I appreciate it and I thank you
all for giving such encouragement that I never expect, and to
give me such faith while waiting for me to finish Antheia is
extremely heartwarming! Many thanks to everyone who has
supported me throughout the production of this book and
accepting the concept of the book despite it being foreign,
ranging from the people who are with me physically to the
people whom I’ve talked to online. In other words, thank you for
believing in me, and my belief in changing someone for the
better of humanity, including myself.

This book only serves as a preview book!
This book contains only about 27% of its original content but
pre-orders are opened as of 26th March 2022! The link is live
and up on @tacokatchu’s LinkTree on the said Instagram’s
profile!
Email > [email protected]
Instagram > @tacokatchu @limina.ig
Reproduction, reprinting, and reselling is PROHIBITED.
Sincerely,
Limina, creator of Antheia.

HOW TO READ (WESTERN) COMIC BOOK

RULE #1: LEFT TO RIGHT

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RULE #2: TOP TO BOTTOM

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RULE #3: READ DIALOGUES USING THE ABOVE METHODS
Priority: Dialogues in Panel A, then dialogues in Panel B.

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Prologue

HELLO, EVERYONE! MY NAME IS
ATIYA. I’M 19 YEARS OLD AND I’M

CURRENTLY LIVING ALONE FOR
ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW AFTER
SPENDING MOST OF MY LIFE IN THE
ORPHANAGE AND BEING ADOPTED.

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sprinkle

GOOD MORNING! TIME
FOR A LITTLE BIT OF

NOURISHMENT!!!

sprinkle sprinkle

I CAN COOK, AND TEND THE
GARDEN, I ESPECIALLY LOVE
FLOWERS. I JUST STARTED
PLANTING FEW OF THEM AT

MY BACKYARD.

I LIVE IN A SMALL HOUSE: 1 LIVING ROOM, 1 TOILET,
AND 1 KITCHEN!

I WAS GIVEN THIS HOUSE ON MY 18TH
BIRTHDAY, THERE WAS NO SENDER’S NAME

BUT I GUESS IT’S GOD’S PLAN.
IN CONCLUSION, I AM LIVING MY

BEST LIFE AT THE PEAK OF MY
TEENAGE YEARS!

OH NO! HELP!

HELP!

THAT WAS UNTIL I LEFT THE HOUSE ON AN
OVERNIGHT TRIP. MY PRECIOUS HOUSE GOT
CAUGHT IN FLAMES ON THE DAY I ARRIVED.

2 BRAVE FIREFIGHTERS RUMBLE
SUCCESSFULLY EXTINGUISH

THE FIRE. HOWEVER…

LATER THAT DAY.

RUMBLE

splish! SPLASH!
SPLASH! splish!

AT A NEARBY COMPLEX. PSSSSSSSHHHHH

MY HOUSE IS NOT SAFE TO BE
LIVE IN ANYMORE, DUE TO
STRUCTURAL DISABILITY.

SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHHHHHHHH
THIS IS SUCH AN
AWFUL FEELING.

irritated GROANS

irritated I WAS THINKING A LOT
TO THE POINT I’M
GETTING STRESSED.

THE COMPLEX’S SURAU.

I DECIDED TO DO
ONE THING FIRST,

SEEK HELP TO THE
KNOWER OF ALL.

THEN, I STARTED AN
INITIATIVE TO FIND A
NEW HOME ONLINE.

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RUMBLE THANKFULLY, I HAVE CLOTHES PACKED FROM MY
RUMBLE PREVIOUS TRIP, THOUGH UNWASHED YET, BUT I
STILL NEED TO USE MY DAY CLOTHES AGAIN FOR

TOMORROW. THE SURAU ALSO PROVIDED A
PORTABLE BED FOR ANY OVERNIGHTERS.

ANOTHER DAY WILL ARRIVE FOR ME TO ENDURE.

THE NEXT DAY, ATIYA STARTED
SEARCHING FOR A PLACE TO STAY THE

WHOLE DAYLIGHT HOURS.

WITH ONLY $600 IN HER
ACCOUNT, SHE WAS FORCED

TO HUNT FOR JOBS TOO.

DESPITE REJECTIONS AFTER ANOTHER,
ATIYA HASN’T GIVEN UP ON HER
SEARCHES. FROM MORNING UNTIL

EVENING, SHE WAS HUNTING FOR HER
OWN SURVIVAL.

ssshhhhhhhh

IT’S ONLY THE
FIRST DAY…

NOT LONG AFTER THAT.

HELLO, MS. ATIYA. YES, OUR
HOME HAS AN EXTRA ROOM
THAT SUITS YOUR BUDGET
($300). YOU MAY COME AND
HAVE A LOOK TOMORROW!

- KEY.

I GUESS THAT’S A
START.

TO BE CONTINUED

Marigold

❏ Must be exposed at least 6 hours of
sunlight.

❏ Water when about 2.5cm to 5cm of the
soil is dry. Let dry before watering
again. Never let the soil remain soggy!
Otherwise, root rot or moisture related
diseases.

❏ Use water-soluble fertiliser and don’t
over-fertilise!

Flower language: Grief, despair, mourning,
(Victorian Era)

Chapter
1

A LOCAL THRIFT SHOP NEARBY.

I CAN’T BELIEVE I’M GONNA HAVE
SOMEWHERE TO LIVE AFTER A DAY BEING

‘HOMELESS’. HE TRULY LISTENS!
THE LEAST THAT I CAN DO IS BUY AN
OUTFIT THAT I CAN WEAR AS A SPARE
TO LOOK PRESENTABLE BEFORE I CAN

MAKE MORE MONEY.
I ALSO CAN’T AFFORD TO BE
PICKY IN TERMS OF WHERE
I’LL BE LIVING NOW, NOT WITH
ONLY $600 IN MY ACCOUNT.

I’M TOTALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE MY
NEW HOME! AND THE PEOPLE THERE!

WAITING
FOR THE

BUS.

BUT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT HAS
BEEN BOTHERING ME LATELY.

scoffs

SCENARIO #1

“A NEW TUNNEL THIS IS
LOCATED AT JALAN RIDICULOUS!
SERI BUNGA HAS
BEEN SUCCESSFULLY
CONSTRUCTED, LEAD
BY A LOCAL VAMPIRE
CELEBRITY ENGINEER:

MARCO K..”
THEY ARE

DEFINITELY THE
REASON WHY
HUMANS STAND
NO CHANCE IN
THAT AREA.

WHAT NOW? YOU’RE
TELLING ME I’M NO
LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR
THAT PROMOTION?!

SCENARIO #2

WHATEVER,
CONSIDER ME

NOTHING!

“BECAUSE A NON-LOCAL
HAS THE PERFECT

QUALIFICATION”, ARE YOU
HAVING A LAUGH NOW?

MR. AND MRS. ha ha ha
FENG, BETTER BE
CAREFUL OF THE ha ha ha!
ONES COVERING
SCENARIO #3
THEIR HEADS!
IT’S THE chatter
DISCRIMINATION chatter
FOR ME…
chatter

I LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE HUMANS AND VAMPIRES COEXIST WITH EACH
OTHER. LIKE HOW HUMANS TREAT EACH OTHER WITH VARIOUS TYPES OF

DISCRIMINANCE, SAME DOES VAMPIRES TO EACH OTHER. TO MAKE IT
WORSE, BECAUSE OF THE COEXISTENCE SINCE THE OLD DAYS, THERE ARE
SOME HIERARCHICAL TIERS FROM BOTH HUMANS AND VAMPIRES ALIKE.

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, THE
CURRENT GENERATION ARE
INDEED ATTEMPTING FOR PEACE.
WHO KNOWS IT MIGHT CHANGE?

BUT REGARDLESS, IF I
REPROACH THIS MATTER
PUBLICLY AS A 19 YEAR OLD, I
MIGHT NOT BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY
BECAUSE I’M NOT GOING TO BE

SEEN AS AN ADULT.

AND FINALLY, I HAVE
ARRIVED TO TWILIGHTNET

VILLAGE.

I GUESS STAYING
QUIET IS THE BEST

FOR ME.
A PLACE BY THE CITY, A SMALL
TOWN KNOWN AS THE “VAMPIRE’S

NEST” IN THIS COUNTRY.

I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE
THINKING: “DID YOU NOT
KNOW ABOUT THIS, ATIYA?”

AND MY ANSWER IS: I DO. IT’S JUST THAT, WITH MY
CURRENT SITUATION, I CAN’T AFFORD TO BE PICKY.

search nervous
search HELLO?

nervous

HI! THIS IS
ATIYA…

OH, MS. ATIYA! YES, I’LL BE
RIGHT THERE AND OPEN THE

GATE FOR YOU.

SUCH A HUGE
HOUSE…

CREAK

CREAK

MS. ATIYA,
WELCOME!
CURRENTLY
FROZEN IN
NERVOUSNESS

STAY CALM, ATIYA.
REMEMBER YOUR

ZIKIR…
OH YEAH...

LET’S DROP ARIEL KEY, MASTER OF THE
FORMALITIES, HOUSE. [VAMPIRE]
SHALL WE? JUST
CALL ME ARIEL. STAYCALMSTAYCALMS
L-LIKEWISE, TAYCALMSTAYCALMST
ARIEL. I’M
ATIYA. AYCALM

AFTER UNDERSTANDING
AGREEMENTS AND
SIGNING PAPERS.

...

INTENSE GLARE

THAT GLARE IS
SO INTENSE!

UM, ARIEL?

IS THERE
SOMETHING ON

MY FACE?

OH, ACTUALLY NO…

flustered

IT’S JUST…
FASCINATING
HOW A HUMAN IS
WILLING TO
ACCEPT THE
OFFER TO LIVE

HERE.

WELL... BEFORE WE START WITH THE
HOUSE TOUR, MAY I KNOW IF

YOU’RE, PERHAPS, IN
EDUCATION OR NOT?

I’VE GRADUATED
SECONDARY
SCHOOL,
SO I’M JUST
WAITING FOR A
UNIVERSITY
APPLICATION
CURRENTLY.

I JUST NEED A THEN, YOU’RE IN
JOB TO KEEP ME LUCK! I’M
COMMITTED TO ACTUALLY
PAY THE RENT.
SEARCHING FOR A
SHE’S A BABYSITTER AND
GODSEND!!! TUTOR FOR MY

NIECE.

OH MY! THAT’D
BE AN HONOUR!

THAT’S NOT A
PROBLEM! PLUS,
YOU’RE SOLVING
MY PROBLEM TOO!

LET’S HAVE A
TOUR?

AND SO, THE HOUSE TOUR BEGINS.
SO, JUST NOW WE WERE IN THE
DINING ROOM. IT’S CONNECTED
TO THE KITCHEN AND THE
BREAKFAST AREA. USUALLY, MY
BROTHER USES THE KITCHEN TO
COOK HIS DAUGHTER FOOD!
YOUR ROOM WILL BE CONNECTED
STRAIGHT HERE!

THE STOCK STOREROOM.
IF YOU WANNA
STOCK UP FOOD,
YOU MAY DO SO.

THEY DON’T
EAT?

THE LIBRARY.
THE LIVING ROOM,
A RATHER MODERN ONE.

THE LOBBY.

THE LOBBY ALSO SERVES THIS ROOM LOOKS
AS A BANQUET ROOM, VERY HISTORICAL.
ESPECIALLY AROUND IF BY MEANS I CAN
AUTUMN. IT IS A FAMILY LEND SOME HANDS,
TRADITION. YOU CAN SURE! I’M UP FOR
IT!
PARTICIPATE IF YOU WANT,
OF COURSE!
EXCELLENT!

THE UPPER FLOOR: KEYS. GOT IT!
THIS AREA IS MY
FAMILY’S, YOU’RE
WELCOMED TO BE
AROUND IF YOU’RE

GRANTED PERMISSION.
LIVING HERE ARE ME,
MY TWO BROTHERS

AND MY NIECE.

THE UPPER FLOOR: SPARE ROOM. EH…
SINCE YOU ARE MEANING?
AND LASTLY, MY VERY OWN ROOM!
INTERESTED TO BECOME
BOTH BABYSITTER AND
TUTOR, I’M THINKING OF

GIVING YOU AN
ALLOWANCE.

I’M WILLING TO THAT’S TOO
PAY YOU $300 MUCH...
PER MONTH, SO
YOU DON’T NEED CAN I THINK
TO PAY RENT AS ABOUT IT
LONG AS YOU LIVE FIRST?

HERE! NO PROBLEM! DO TELL ME
WHENEVER YOU’RE READY.
I DON’T MIND PAYING
YOU BACK! AFTER ALL,
YOU’LL BE HELPING US

A LOT!
AND I INSIST!
I SENSE GOOD
VIBES FROM YOU
SO FAR AND I
CAN’T SEE WHY
NOT? I DO HOPE
YOU CAN ACCEPT
THE OFFER...

ARIEL LEFT THE ROOM AFTER SOME unwraps
CONVERSATION.
THE RENT WAS $300 PER
MONTH, BUT SHE’S WILLING
FOR ME TO NOT PAY IT AT
ALL AND INSTEAD GIVING
ME THE $300 AS AN
ALLOWANCE IF I WORK FOR
THE FAMILY?

I WONDER IF IT’S
ALRIGHT TO ACCEPT

THIS… IT’S TOO
GOOD TO BE TRUE.
SHE TRUSTS ME VERY
MUCH AND IT’S NOT
EVEN A DAY YET.

WHY…?

WAS THAT REALLY HER?
YES , SHE IS. ALL
GROWN UP!

THANK GOODNESS
WE FINALLY GET
AHOLD OF HER…
HOW DID IT GO?

NO WORRIES!
SHE’LL DEFINITELY
ACCEPT WITH MY

PERSUASION
SKILLS, WE CAN LET
HER LIVE WITH US!

TO BE CONTINUED

Iris

❏ Plant them in a sunny spot in late
summer.

❏ Prepare their beds. Use a low-nitrogen
fertilizer and apply it twice a year.

❏ Give them room to breathe. Do not
mulch.

❏ Remove seedpods that form after the
blooms have faded.

❏ Prune back the foliage in the fall.
❏ Make dividing a habit.

Flower language: Wisdom, hope, trust, and
valor.

Chapter
2

ARIEL LEFT ME IN THE ROOM TO GATHER MY
THOUGHTS. AT THE SAME TIME, I FELT A
LITTLE TIRED AFTER THAT TRAVELLING.
THIS BED IS
COMFY!

I WAS GIVEN A ROOM VERY COMFORTABLE
AND FURNISHED FOR A $300 PER MONTH.
HOWEVER, ARIEL GAVE ME AN OFFER PAY
ME TO WORK FOR THE FAMILY AND I DON’T
NEED TO PAY RENT AS LONG AS I’M LIVING
HERE. WAS THAT WORTH IT? IT DOESN’T
FEEL LIKE SHE’S SCAMMING ME EITHER…

I DECIDED TO TAKE A SHORT NAP AND GOT
INTO A DEEP SLUMBER. MY WORRIES

SLOWLY FADE AWAY. COULD THIS BE A SIGN
FOR ME TO ACCEPT HER OFFER?

FEW HOURS LATER. knock
knock

groggy…

COME IN!

HEY, ATIYA! SORRY
TO DISTURB YOU
DEAR. I JUST WANNA
TELL YOU THAT ALL

OF MY FAMILY
MEMBERS ARE

HOME.

I CAN
INTRODUCE
YOU TO THEM
TOMORROW IF
YOU’RE TIRED.

NOT A PROBLEM! I’LL
CHANGE FIRST BEFORE

MEETING THEM.
OH, PLEASE TAKE
YOUR TIME. WE’LL
ASSEMBLE AT THE
DINING ROOM!

chatter chatter
chatter chatter

huffs

arrives LET’S NOT BE
NERVOUS.

ATIYA, COME
JOIN US!

THESE BEAUTIFUL
PEOPLE ARE JUST LIKE

ME, PURE-BLOODED
VAMPIRE!

THERE’S ONLY 4 OF US IN
THIS HOUSEHOLD BEFORE,

BUT WITH YOU AS AN
ADDITION, WE’RE MORE

THAN DELIGHTED!

THE LITTLE ONE THERE IS MY
BEAUTIFUL NIECE, VICTORIA!
SHE’S CURRENTLY A PRIMARY
SCHOOL STUDENT. ariel

I’M HAPPY TO MEET
YOU, ATIYA!

LIKEWISE!

VICTORIA KEY, MARCO’S
DAUGHTER. [VAMPIRE]

!

SMILES

MARCO KEY, OLDEST SIBLING.
[VAMPIRE]

TO MY LEFT IS OUR OLDEST
BROTHER, MARCO! HE’S
VICTORIA’S FATHER AND A
CIVIL ENGINEER.

ARE YOU, PERHAPS, THE
MARCO K WHO RECENTLY

GOT FEATURED IN THE
NEWSPAPER?

!

YEP, THAT’S DEFINITELY
ME. I’M HONOURED TO

BE RECOGNISED!

I’M HONOURED TO
MEET YOU, TOO!

GRUMBLE GRUMBLE
AND VERNON, THE
VERNON KEY, YOUNGEST
SIBLING. [VAMPIRE] BROTHER AFTER ME. HE’S
A UNIVERSITY STUDENT...

HER, VERNON! ARE
YOU ALRIGHT?

FLUSTERED

I MUST EXCUSE
MYSELF.

exhales

VERNON, WAIT-

dejected… IS HE GOING
TO BE OKAY?
BEST TO NOT
WORRY SO
MUCH!

WE APOLOGISE, BUT OH NO… DID
NOWADAYS HE OFTEN HAS SOMETHING
HAPPEN?
THAT MOOD.

WELL, I TRIED
TALKING TO HIM

ABOUT IT. HE
DOESN’T SEEM
TO BE WILLING
TO OPEN UP YET.

NOT TO MENTION THAT HIS
BOXING PUNCHES SOUNDED

VERY LOUD LATELY.

CAN WE TALK ABOUT SO, ATIYA, ABOUT
SOMETHING MORE FUN? marcoVTUICTTOORRIINAG-

chuckles

YOU’RE
RIGHT!

MOMENTS LATER, VICTORIA
REQUESTED FOR MY

ASSISTANCE RIGHT AFTER I
SAID YES TO BECOMING HER

BABYSITTER/TUTOR.

HUUUGGGG VICTORIA IS SURPRISINGLY A
HUGGER. SHE SAID “HUGS
CAN HELP BONDS BECOME
STRONGER”. I WONDER WHO
TAUGHT HER THAT?

VICTORIA INVITED ME TO HER YOUR ROOM IS
ROOM SO I CAN TUCK HER IN. VERY BEAUTIFUL,

VICTORIA!

FATHER INSISTS THAT I
SHOULD EXPERIENCE SOME
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES WHILE

I’M STILL A CHILD.
AND HE’S RIGHT!

HUUUUUUGGG BEFORE I CAN TUCK HER INTO
SLEEPING POD (APPARENTLY
VAMPIRE CHILDREN SHOULD

EXPERIENCE ANY BEDS
BEFORE THEIR BODY
ADJUSTED FOR ONLY
COFFINS), SHE ASKED FOR
ANOTHER HUG BEFORE HER

GOOD NIGHTS.

I MEET ARIEL OUTSIDE AFTER WAS
TUCKING VICTORIA IN. VICTORIA
BEHAVING

WELL?

SHE IS EXTREMELY
THOUGHTFUL AND MATURE

FOR A CHILD HER AGE!

IS THE SLEEPING
POD SIMILAR TO
COFFINS? FROM
WHAT I HEARD
VAMPIRES SLEEP

IN THEM.

IT IS INDEED! IT IS
UNFORTUNATE, BUT
WE MAY BE ABLE TO
CHANGE VICTORIA’S

GENERATION! IF
BEDS CANNOT, THEN

SLEEPING POD
MIGHT DO. COFFIN

PRODUCTION IS
GETTING HIGHER

NOWADAYS.