I am on my slumber, I can't feel any wind, can't hear a thing, and even can't feel anything nor see anything. But for some reason, I can think. Properly.
What I can see is, a pure white light. Just like, my eyes are closed, and a ray of sun are hitting my eyelids
I have my consciousness. But in this pure light, I don't really know what to think. So, I just feel like... the time stops for a moment. The time moves so slowly.
Slowly... And slowly...
All of the sudden, I now feel like I am in the water. It's cold, I can hear some bubbles, some waves whooshing. I can breathe, And I'm definitely relaxed. I can't see a thing, or should I say, I can't move. I can't open my eyes or anything.
"Seishin." Some voice suddenly speaks, but I can't pin point where the sound is coming from.
His voice is a man, somewhere his 20's. Not too deep, not too high.
"Can you talk?"
I tried to let my voice out, but my body refuses to obey me.
"Oh? You're shy?" It speaks once again
Now I'm wondering. Why is he talking to me?
"That's okay, just let me introduce my name." So he does have a name? I wonder what he looks like.
I tried to inhale deeply, and finally; my body obeys me. I inhaled some air, not water. The feeling of being in the water, maybe is just a phantom feeling.
"M y n a m e I s . . . " The white light fades into darkness. It fades, the silence that emits during the moment. The breeze of the air started to damp on my skin.
As I inhaled once again, I managed to move and managed to open my eyes; I finally woke up! My mind is hazy, and I can't see properly. It's pretty blurry. I feel like I am lying on the ground, for way too long. A moment passed by, enough for me to see more properly. Yet, for some reason, all I can see is a boy dwelling on my face.
I don't really know if it is just a hallucinations. I tried inhaling once again, and noticed something different. I feel heavy. I tried to stand up, but it's really heavy.
The face dwelling on my face speaks, "Hey, are you awake?" A face is smiling at me, it's like he's excited. Now, I can hear this face talking to me.
I'm hallucinating, aren't I?
"Hey, hey, hey." Some hands are tapping my cheeks. The colors are starting to form correctly. But for some reason, the face is not disappearing. The heaviness is also not vanishing.
The slap, it's continuous.
My mind can now think properly. I am now.... IN AWAKENING MODE!
Out of instinct, I thrown whoever who's on my top, to the wall. I placed my right hand on his abdomen, then I sits up forcefully while I push him on the side, which results for him to get hit on the wall.
"Ouch~!" He slowly stands up while rubbing his lower back with his left hand. "What was that for?"
So... It's not a hallucination after all. I'm sorry kiddo, just my instinct. But I can't use that for a reason, don't I?
I sit down on the floor, with my knees facing sidewards. I hold my foot with my both hands, "I'm sorry, it's natural if some stranger is on top of you."
Based on his reaction, he seemed to realize it.
"But, I'm no stranger!" He stands up and placed his right hands on his chest like a proud boy talking. "I saved you!" He smiled proudly while looking slightly upward with eyes closed.
His voice is somewhat high pitched, somewhere in his 13. There's a big chance that he's 13. He's small, no visible stress in his soul. Yet, his soul, it's somewhat different from others. I looked at him suspiciously. Having a question of, just, who are you?
He smiled, "Hey, what's with that look?" He sits down and slightly bends his head sidewards.
"You just said you saved me." I asked him. I don't know, but I can't recall any threat he can save me.
"Yeah? I feel like you're doubting me."
"Oh my, is it that obvious?" I said with a obviously shocked face.
I looked around the room, and I noticed some armory beside the cabinet. I want to borrow it. That looks cool, specially maybe if I wear it.
I pointed at the armor. "Are those yours?" I asked.
"[Pfft*]" He laughs hardly.
What is he laughing for? What did I say? Or perhaps, he saw something? I looked at him, trying to analyze why is he laughing for. He is losing air, and slowly turning red. He is trying to catch some air, but his laugh is interfering him.
"Ha... I'm going to [laughs], I'm going to die- AHAHAHAHAHA!"
"Stop with that laugh! I'm feeling embarrassed." I can feel my face getting red. I don't know why, but I feel like I regretted asking questions.
"You just wore that armor; I can't imagine myself wearing that! HAHAHAHAHA!"
"Wait, it's mine?" So, he laughs because he's imagining things... Like wearing the armor? WHERE'S THE FUNNY PART?
I looked at the armor, but I can't recall anything.
"If it is mine, then that makes me a very cool man!" I said excitedly. I stand up and goes to the armor.
For some reason, the kid suddenly stopped laughing. But don't mind him. I equipped the armor one by one, and it all fits to me.
"So, it really is mine after all." I whispered to myself, but loudly. I bet he can hear it from the corner of the room. I faced at the back to ask him something. But as I look at him, his face is filled with worries and suspiciousness, yet still smiling. He looked like he saw a ghost.
"What?" I faced him, "What's with that look?"
With the tension, you can hear him swallow his saliva. "I think." He said hesitantly. I raised my brows slightly, telling him to go on. "You have an amnesia."
That phrase echoed several times inside my mind. But, is that it?
"You got serious.." I hardened my fist, and inhaled deeply, "with only that?!" I shouted strongly.
He covered his ears and smiles with his eyes closed. I calmed down my poise and fixes the position of my wrist equipment.
"I thought it's something more serious. Gosh."
At first, he laughed at small things. And now, getting serious over small matter. What's the problem with this boy?
I glanced at him. His eyes shined like a kid who saw something cool, "Amnesia is not that big deal for you?" His fist on the chin level, like he's about to punch. I suppose it indicates his excitement.
"Should anemia be a big deal?" I asked curiously. So... what would happen if I dwell on that idea? "Moving on is what's more important. Plus, I don't know the feeling of being attached to another person. So, I don't think digging up my past will be relevant."
Now he's looking like a proud mother wiping the tears of joy in his smile, "Look how you've grown."
Before I can even react, a lady suddenly entered the door, looking down with a bow on her back. The boy looks intensely on that girl. You can't help but to notice the worries in his soul. Now, this is where things get exciting.
"Things are getting interesting." I whispered to myself. My, I can't stop my smile!
"Sister..." The boy said while pushing me back slowly and stance for a defensive. "How are you?" He asked the lady.
"Shuha, I'm fine." She looked at him and smiled with assurance, "I'm just tired." She said without the trace of exhaustion in her voice.
So, Shuha's the name of the boy? Fine, Shuha it is.
I looked at the lady's soul, I noticed that something is a bit odd. Her soul, it's struggling, and some weird black strips is containing it. For some reason, Shuha is also looking intensely at the lady and doesn't seem to believe her. But despite, he's smiling.
Well, seeing some weird black strips on the soul really is suspicious. I can't despise Shuha for that.
"Mr." He whispered, "Look carefully at her veins."
"Why, what's with that?" I whispered back. I looked at her hands and noticed something odd. A black energy lurking out, and also black veins. I looked once again at the soul, the connection point to the body is all covered in black.
[ Connection Point. If you'll observe a bodiless soul structure, you can see a part of them that looks like an energy flowing through the air. Usually, it's only one tip, depends on the soul. If it is connected to the body, it can't be noticed easily, as that tip is connected to the body. ]
Within my instinct, that black thing, that tells me it's a possession!
Shuha looked into my eyes, "She's infected, you see that?" He whispered with a smile in his face.
But, infected? Does it mean some epidemic is spreading? But what I can see is some possession. There's a chance that it is a mass possession. Are the devils making their move? It's obvious that someone is behind this. Time to show my cool side! As Shuha said, I may have an amnesia. But that doesn't mean I forgot how to fight! I bet that fighting is my life!
The lady dashed towards Shuha, in an offensive form. She's gonna attack him! But, Shuha tried to shield me, without hesitation. But I wanted to show off my cool side, so I won't let him! I pushed him away to the side.
"Mr?" He said as I shove him to the side. Now, the lady is now aiming at me.
"Perfect." I shouted. On my equipment, I have full body armor, a sword on the waist, and a shield on my back. I grabbed my shield and strike the lady with it.
"Hey! That's my sister!" Shuha reacted, stretching his right hand toward my direction. But, he's not really putting an effort. He's even smiling!
"Sister? I thought there is some kind of infection." I pushed the girl to the wall using some white energy to blast her.
"Don't hurt her!" He closed his fist and stance for fight in my direction. But, he isn't stopping me at all. Based on his soul, there is no doubt, so he does trust me. Then why is he acting like defending his sister?
I rushed on the lady while she isn't standing up yet.
"Then care explaining it to me? From the top!" I restrained the lady , holding her hands on her back, with his tummy on the floor.
Some energy is naturally getting out of my body, and I'm using it freely as a force for some reason. That energy is the one I'm using to restrain the lady. I'll call it Aura.
Shuha rushed and helped on restraining her foot.
The lady screeches "What are you guys doing? I'm not infected!" and shakes with all of her strength. Enough to shake the house.
"Wow, she's crazily strong." I said while being amazed at the same time.
Shuha is still smiling for some reason, he is calm. "Mr. Here's the thing. There has been some zombie like creatures, tinted with black and acting like a community. But, whenever they see people, they infect it with their tint."
"Tint? Do you know how is it transmitted?" I asked
"Yes, they held the victim, forcefully open their mouth. Then grabs something from their mouth, like some living black liquid. They forcefully place it in the victim's mouth."
"Ohh, I bet it tasted really bad."
"Yeah, then after that, they will release the vessel. Within a fast pace, their veins will be black. After that, their skin will follow and their outfit."
"Then they will be the same as them?"
"Yes, that's why I call them zombies." Well, but based on the soul, it is indeed possession. I feel like I know what to do.
All right, it's decided. "Shuha, be my partner."
"Your partner?!" He gasped, his eyes suddenly shine, but somehow sad.
"You're thinking something else, don't you?" I looked and grinned at him, "You like me that much?"
He pointed at me with angry face but smiling. "You're the one who said it!"
"I mean help me!? You don't get simple message as that? Gosh, do I need to be literal at all time? It's no fun you see."
He finally calms down and relaxed on his sit. "Oh, help you. From what?" He looked at me with a face full of questions." He is still smiling by the way.
How does he do that? Oh well, you set as an example from me. From now on, I will look at everything as a challenge. I will gladly accept it with a smile!
"Restrain her more, I will use my left hand."
"Left hand? For what?"
"I dunno, something is just telling me." I let go of my left hands and raised it in the air, my arms and bent, facing the lady's heart. "That I should operate her."
I filled my hands with white energy, which transforms my arms into white, and something not tangible.
"Woah..." His eyes are shining again, of course. I can't even believe myself doing this thing. It's all instinct.
I snatched the lady's soul out of the body. It drags out all of the black energy from her body, attached from the connectors of soul. Her veins calmed down and turned normal. No black.
As I suspected, it is a possession. The body stopped from moving.
"What's with that? It's moving!"
"The black strings are wriggling like a parasite, hunting for its host." I smiled demonically. "But too late darkness, it's your end!" I let go of my right hand and holds on to my sword. Again, instinctively, I filled the sword with white energy.
"Sorry lady, this will hurt a bit."
I slashed the black part out of the soul. Upon unattachment, it turns white and been absorbed by me.
The soul finally calms down.
Slowly, it glows much brighter. "Look at this Shuha, it's turning into a pure soul." It's shining on my hands; I feel like it's my first time seeing it in my whole life!
"A Pure soul? It's my first time seeing it." Shuha's eyes is shining as he's looking at the soul.
"Yeah, I know." Well, I can't help my eyes shining as well. I understand you Shuha.
"Can I, touch it?!" He's being pulled by the charm of the soul. But I can't let him. After all, the lady needs its soul. A body needs a soul to live, so does a soul need its body.
"No can do."
"Aww...~" he said sadly but he's still smiling.
I pushed the soul back to where it belongs. Upon reattachment, it shines beautifully and brightly. I felt like the angels are guarding this house. The streaks of lights are playing like a flower blossom. Though there's no smell, I felt like a fragrance bloom in the place.
"Operation complete, we can now free the patient." We stand up and backs out a little.
"It's the first case." Shuha whispered.
"A first case?" I looked at him curiously. This time, I'm smiling. He saw me smiling, then he smiled more brightly.
"She's the first one who's been treated." I can't help but to smile as well. Shuha looks at his sister, "Actually, it's my first time seeing a victim who regained their ability to converse with us."
I take a sit to the couch on the side. "Can't they converse?" Woah, this couch is pretty relaxing. I closed my eyes and lifted my chin. Can I sleep here?
He sits beside me, "Yes, and usually they are pure black. My sister is the first time to survive without being all black"
"Is that so?" I vowed to smile, so I intend to smile till the end. "So, what do you think the zombies are doing now?"
"I don't know, maybe surrounding this house?" He smiled more excitedly
That's a tough idea for you to keep your smile! I straightened my head and looked at him. "Surround this house? For what reason?"
"I've told you right?" He looked into my eyes. "They're a community. Ha ha ha ha ha" He continued on laughing. He's being creepy right now; he's looking in front of him with a happy expression on his face.
"He he. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" I laughed with him, that's at least what I can do right now. I mean, if I get worried, what will happen? So, the best choice is, to enjoy this peace right now.
But really, I won't sit down idly in here. More that now, I know they might kill us anytime. So, my plan, is to evacuate all of the survivors, and then deal with all of them. I haven't seen the outside yet; I cannot count how many will be my enemy.
But hey! My body is in tip top condition. I feel like I've been asleep for a whole week. I have all the strength I needed to deal with those kinds of creatures.
I stopped laughing while keeping the smile on my face. "Hey Shuha."
He also stopped laughing, "Hmm?"
"Can you lead an escape?"
"Escape?"
"That's right, I will deal with those. I will protect you along the way."
"Sure. That is reassuring. But why?"
"I'll just cleanse this village. If it's not successful, then at least find another shelter." I stand up and positioned my gear. "You're not safe here anymore."
On the back of my shield, there is 3 colored stone. Red, blue, and yellow. I can feel their energy flowing, and they're glowing. I don't know the use yet, or should I say, I forgot. I better leave them until I know how to use them.
If they're a bunch of violent community. Then anytime soon, those black things might bury us alive in this house. We better run now that we've messed up with one of their members. The lady.
"Shuha, get ready. Wait for the que."
He stands up and goes to his sister. "Alright, anytime."
I spread my aura around me with a using blast of energy. That way, I can detect how many souls are around us.
1.. 5... 14... "Shuha, they are around 50".
"Yup, I can tell." He lifted up his sister. Woah... he's pretty strong for a kid! But anyway, now's not the time to be impressed.
"You can tell?
I stepped near the door and glanced through the window. Gotcha! All I need to do is clear that way. Then he can run from it and proceed to other survivors he knows.
I filled my sword with my flowing energy. "Here we go Shuha."
I kicked the door and dashed forward.
"Now!"
I twisted my body 360 degrees and used the release a slash shockwave using the momentum. Every black creature dodged my shockwave slash, creating an opening to the path.
"Okay!" Shuha dashed fastly, giving no opportunity to catch him. Suddenly, the house turned into fire. It's a good call that we escaped right on time. If not, we would be a baked meat in a metal plating!
"Hey Shuha!" I keep up to his pace, "That's pretty cool move!" More than that, she's carrying a lady on her back.
"You think so? Thanks!" He inhaled deeply and shouted as loud as he can. "Everyone! Let's escape this place!" He inhaled again more deeply. "Faster!" And shouted more strongly.
He is running straight to the exit, leaving behind other houses. Leaving all the possible survivors.
I can understand him, it's not his job to save them. He's powerless, plus he's carrying her sister out of the place. He's just a kid! He cannot do it all at once.
"50.. 60... 90.." Now they are about a hundred, chasing us down to the exit.
I wanna be cool, at least once in a lifetime. Even if this cost me death!
"Shuha!" He cannot glance at me anymore, and his breath is heavy, he cannot talk to me anymore. But I know he's listening to me, yet I still smiled even if no one sees me. This will be the lesson I will hold on to.
Smile all the time.
"Take care of your sister."
"[Catching breath] Got it." He runs faster.
[ The Fate of a Hero ]
We're near the exit, the volume of those monsters increased to 150 as we are running. Still, I can't see any survivors. I'm filling my sword with white energy, and converting it into potential energy. I'm gonna use it for some reckless move later!
"I'm sorry black creatures, but your food will reduce into one!" I jumped on the house beside us, and kicked it with my flowing energy to boost my speed to the exit.
Escaping is not my thing, so I'll simply destroy the entrance! This village is covered in walls, and the main gate has enough mass to block the gate in rubbles.
As soon as Shuha stepped on the Archway, I released the shockwave of my sword through slash. As it hits the wall, it shakes greatly, causing it to collapse. All of rubbles are big enough to prevent those creatures from getting out.
I stepped on one of the falling rubbles to jump then used my flowing energy to jump in the midair. I landed on one of the house roofs. I stand up straight, and looked down
"What an epidemic, enough to make people black ants." Well, honestly if you're up here, you can see a replication of ant horde. "So, from now on, let me call you guys black ants."
They're too dirty. Their souls at least.
"Black Ants who need purification." I raised my sword with a big smile on my face. "Let's showdown!"
I have my sword on my right hand, and a shield on my left arm. My main objective is, purify this 150 people. My sub objective is to not get infected. Eurgh.. I can't imagine myself swallowing some black liquid from their mouth.
Yeah, that's my main reason.
I take a sit on the roof and looked forward. Well, I'm not actually prepared for this fight. I mean, I just woke up. I can't even remember anything. At least what I know is, I have the power to save these people.
I looked at the black ants below me. I think it's enough of a reason to play Hero in this village. I don't really have a plan.
"Well, here goes nothing!
I stand up, inhaled deeply. I took the first step on my fall and entered a freefall! "From now on, you guys should call me.."
I continuously filled white energy in my sword, in my shield, and in my left hand. I positioned my sword for a horizontal slash.
"The Hero of Souls!" Get it? Hero of souls? I mean, I save souls. I purify souls. So, I'm a hero of souls!
Upon falling before the first person, I snatched the soul within the speed of sound. At the same time, I slashed the black part of the soul. Using the gravity, I landed the soul on to his body. In an instant, I saved one out of a hundred and fifty.
I slammed my shield on the ground to create a large impact.
Something odd just happened. Instead of them blasting out, the surrounding black ants fainted. "Oh crap." At least, it's 10 of them.
A black smoke comes out of their body, at the same time their body turning into back into its normal state. No black, no deformation. The smoke has been absorbed by my left hand, the glowing white hand. I don't know the meaning of it, so I'll just keep my senses sharp from the other possible attack.
On my left! I glanced my eyes and shifted my body.
I snatched the soul and slashed the black on the connector part in an instant. I brought it back withing the momentum. Woah, I have a bright idea! I think I need to name this move. And I will call this, "Crosstraction!"
I usually does a motion of X inward and X outward. I spread my arms, and as I snatch a soul, I also position my sword to prepare a slash, making a X position of my arms. To slash, I placed the Soul on the end of the X, then run across the slash of the sword. Upon extraction, immediately place the soul within the momentum of Crossing out my arms.
I did it all in a split second. Isn't that cool!
So, proceed on the Hero's action. To count, I can already say, it's 12 out of 150. I still have a long way to go. I continuously use the Crosstraction to another 20 people. And at the same time, those who tried to attack me from the side, top, on the back, or even on the front, I'm starting to observe something.
As I use my shield to block their attack, it creates an impact that instantly removes the blackness of them. I did it to another 10 people while crosstracting.
"[Pant*] 12," Then I block. "Plus 20," I crosstract the one in front of me. "Plus 10." I snatch 5 souls in one rotation and crosstracted at one slash, and of course, brought back 5 souls in another rotation. "Plus 7!"
I continuously rotated and hit everyone around me with shield until I stop spinning. That's about 15 black ants who tried to attack me. For some reason, I'm not running out of energy. In fact, it's adding up!
Everyone I hit from the start, I continuously absorbed black smoke from them. I'm not feeling anything odd at all, but I can't think of it this time. Maybe later!
As I create a space, I jumped from house to house until I reach the roof again. I sit down and catch some breath. "[Huff*] That's about 59 purified souls huh?" The black ants are focusing on catching me, it's not even making an effort to regain their lost soldiers.
I mean, they just leave those people sleeping on the side.
"At least, it will be only 91 left." But I need to think how to deal with them faster. "If shockwaves can extract them. Hmm... Maybe I can give an all-out blast to them!"
I stand up and look down on them. They're thinking on how can they attack me. Unlike zombies, they don't simply chase me.
"If I can contain them in one place, that's only when I can do it." I can feel an overflowing energy flowing through me, but I can feel more deeper energy if I focused enough.
All of the sudden, a bomb exploded on the down part of where I'm sitting. It's unexpected! I'm free falling, I can't fight the fall no longer.
Oh crap... I can't feel my legs. It's injured from the explosion. I can hear the wind strongly on my ears. It's starting to feel cold and gloomy. The white energy from my weapons and hands vanished.
"Nice job ants, you got me good there."
I used energy to save me from landing hardly on the ground. But... Oh my god, I cannot frown this time. I kept my smile and faced the consequences. My physical body gave up, I cannot move my muscles no longer.
The black ants surrounded me in circle.
Like some ritual or something.
Two of the ants approached and hold my arms. And another ant is on the side, waiting for something.
"Is... This the end?" Well, too short for a life. But at least I managed to be cool for the last time. Oh.. my vision is fading, I cannot fight it.
Some chief like figure walks toward me from the crowd that's encircling me. And it's right in the direction right on my front.
My vision gave up, but my consciousness is fighting. What type of bomb did they actually use?
Some voice whispered inside my mind. "I'm sorry for this ordeal, let me help you a bit."
"Wha-?" After that voice, I felt a strong shockwave goes out of my body. The ants who's holding me suddenly loose the grip. This caused me to fell down on the ground. But slowly, I can feel some heat from my toes to my head. A relieving heat.
The pain goes away, and I can finally control my muscles! I opened my eyes and immediately stand up. I noticed that everyone around me looked stunned. They're not moving.
No time for questions, I need to act fast!. Now is the perfect time, now that everyone is surrounding me. Encircling me. I smiled out of excitement and happiness; I think that's what appropriate for this situation!
"Whoever you are, we need to talk later."
"With all my heart."
Woah! It talked.
I raised my shield on the air, facing the ground. I focused all of my white energy to the shield, preparing a nuclear like blast. Things are going in my favor. The air is sucking into my space. Must be due to energy compression.
Slowly, they are being pulled.
"I don't think this will be my last hurrah, but this is my gift for this village."
I strike the shield on to the ground
"A Purification, from the Hero of Souls!"
A giant light of shield symbol is drawn to the ground. Big enough to gather all of the black ants. On that space, it creates a beacon of light, going up to the sky.
I bet lots of people will see that if we're in a kingdom.
Everyone that's been hit by the light immediately purifies. The black smoke comes out from their body. At the same time, their body is going back to normal color. All of the black smoke went for my left hand, and been absorbed by it.
For some reason, my left-hand glows as I hit the shield on the ground. And now, it's sucking all of the black smokes. All of the other bodies is now lying on the ground, looking normal.
As the extraction is finished, the light vanishes. But the shield crest remains on the ground, as big as a park. "I feel like this can be tourist spot. A spot, where the hero saves the village.."
I didn't feel weak at all. As if my energy is not used. But, it is done, right?
I sit down with my butt, and placed my hands on the ground at the back part to support my weight. I looked at the sky.
"Look at that, the cloud even formed a shield shape. Maybe it's the light who shaped it."
But if I think of it, it's tiring isn't it?
But! Since I'm the Hero of Souls, then I'm pretty extraordinarily strong! HAHAHAHAHAHA!
While having my moment, I heard some movement from the right, but I don't feel hostility. I halted my imagination and simply looked at that direction while relaxing my body.
"Mr.!" Slowly, the voice is getting near. I can't recognize it yet, but who else will come? There is only one person.
Shuha is running towards me. Waving his hands fully extended upwards. Don't get me wrong, I'm not tired. It's just that, it's relaxing to lie down the middle of the street.
I looked back at the sky. I wonder, who talked to me during the fight? I don't know if he's a friend. But, he helped me. Right?
There are some things I noticed during the fight. Firstly, the sudden shockwave. At the same time, my body healed way too fast. I mean, that's way too strange if you think of it. Second, the air. I feel like, it's unnatural for energy compression to make it strong that it can suck in the surroundings. Yep, it's way too unnatural. And lastly-
"Hey! Are you okay?!" Shuha shouted at me. I didn't notice, he's on my side, bending his upper body to look to my face.
"Shuha.. It's not necessary to shout."
"Oh yeah, but I want to ask you something." He sits down beside me. Well, I wonder how did he enter this place? As of what I've remembered, the entrance is destroyed. Well, it doesn't matter, does it?
I looked at him on my side with my head. "What is it?" His eyes are shining! I don't know the reason, but why am I getting scared?
"Yeah, I saw a different figure fighting with you." Shuha asked while still smiling. But, he saw it? I only felt it after all. "Who is that figure?"
That's my question Shuha, that's my question.
I inhaled deeply while looking at him while smiling. "That's beyond my memory."
"Woah, so you forgot him also?" He sits down beside me. "But I want to thank you for what you've did." He tilted his head sidewards with his brows squinted while still smiling. "You're way too strong!"
What he doesn't know is, I lose that fight. It's just that turn of events that leads me being the hero, or should I say, survivor? But honestly, I'm curious yet thankful at the same time whoever helped me there.
Much appreciated.
There! It talked in my mind agai-
"You can stay at our house if you want. But I need to take care all of my fellow citizens."
"Hmm? You can manage it?" I closed my eyes and used my hands as a pillow.
"I'll manage it somehow." He smiled with his teeth exposed. Well, Shuha, you're a great guy, I can see it in your soul from the start. Too bad I can't stay.
I sit up slowly and wiped the dusts in my armor. I stand up and prepared my gears. Upon preparing, I noticed a gem on the floor. A glowing mint gem. I picked it up from the ground. By touching it, some energy has been absorbed by me. A mint energy.
"Oh yeah I forgot, that gem is held by our village elder. It's just that, he cannot really use it. He just treasures it."
"Oh yeah?" I throw it to him. He catches it. "Hold on to that." His eyes shine yet somehow worried. But he's still smiling.
I started walking down to the exit slowly. I gestured a salute on him while he's at the back.
"Well, you gonna leave now huh?" He said angrily, yet friendly.
I joined his vibes, I smiled at him, looking at him with my head sidewards. "Yeah! Just follow me if you want to help me!" I looked forward and walked down to the exit.
Shuha stands up and waved goodbye to me. "See you mister! I will follow you."
"Up to you, if you could help me." I don't expect him to follow me anymore. He cannot handle big time actions. He might only drag me down.
I gestured a tough goodbye on him while walking through the exit with him on the direction of my back.
I exited the village. Do I know where to go? Of course not! It's just my instinct to travel. After all, I have no memories. So, I'll simply follow the road, through....
"What is that forest!? This way looks to cool! Vines, old trees, and somehow organized. I can hear some water whooshing, so is there a river?"
Calm down Seishin, you'll find out soon what's in there. Only if you travel inside!
So yeah, I entered the not so suspicious forest. It's kind of giving a creepy vibe, like anytime soon some illusion might show up. Just like behind that big old tree, there's a kid staring at me while hiding at it! But, this won't stop me from investigating this forest!
I approached the tree to find out what's on the back. And it seems like it's only some cobwebs! Look how cool this forest can be. Wherever you go, there can be new things!
I continued venturing this forest, looking for more illusions and wonders. So, my goal today will be.. Memorizing it!
I climb the old and big tree in the middle of the forest to see how big will my adventure be. My first goal, the river! I felt like it's been a long time I last saw a river. How does it taste like?
I go down and walked down the direction to river while skipping walks and dancing gracefully.
"Losing memories isn't so bad right? I bet losing memory will give you brand new adventure." See? In this forest, even if you talk out loud, no one can understand you.
"SO, NO ONE CAN STOP ME FROM BEING ME!"
As I walk, I keep on seeing a kid staring at me. At some point, with my 3rd encounter on that, I started to get suspicious. I stopped from walking and stared at it.
"Hey, if you're a real kid, talk to me."
Suddenly, the kid runs.
"Hey!" It's a kid! Not an illusion, I saw him running. I chased him down just to make sure he's safe. "Come back! It's not safe for a kid to venture alone!"
Some vines are blocking my way, like it's moving on its own?!
This is bad, I'm losing track to him. I draw my sword and used it to cut down the vines that kept on blocking my way. As I cut down the first vine, suddenly the kid stopped.
That's great.
I stopped running, then I catches my breath "[Catching breath*] Hey kid, please trust me, I'm a good guy. [Catch breath]"
"A good guy?" The kid faced my way "After what you've done?" His eyes glow green. The wind blows, then suddenly, the branches and vines wrap around me, slowly lifting me up.
"Woah! Is this your doing?" I kept on smiling. His head is following my direction, looking angry. "Why? What have I done?"
The plants then tossed me on the waterfall.
While in the midair, I didn't panic. In fact, I'm wondering what just happened. Well, it's the wonder of this forest. THAT MAKES IT MORE- "[splash]"
I landed on the waterfalls. I joined the fall of water to the rocks below, I'll just count this a part of this adventure. I get hit several times by the rocks. But using my energy, I lessen the impact, so it won't injure me, or even worse, kill me.
Upon falling, I landed on a rocky plain. Big enough to be a park. It's surrounded by trees, which makes it more beautiful. I stand up and walked to the rock flats. I lie down and looked at the sky.
Look at that, it's a beautiful view.. Big rocks, beautiful sky, and the beauty of waterfalls. I wish I brought some canvas and paint. I want to picture this scenery. I closed my eyes to feel the relaxation.
You can hear some birds chirping, wind shaking the trees, and most of all, the water falls gushing. It's relaxing. I opened my eyes and admired the falls.
"This will be my landmark in this forest, I will make a shelter in here."
Some footsteps from far is heard. Despite of the sound of waterfalls, my instinct tells me that someone is walking, the reason I hear those noise.
I stance for fight and faced the direction of noise. I draw my sword and positioned my shield in front while kneeling with one knee. "I can feel ya, it's no use being a ninja."
An injured man came out of the forest, going towards me. He's armor less, weapon less, and he looks injured.
"Hero.."
He stopped from walking upon seeing me. I lowered my defense and listened to him.
"Are you the hero?"