Trials of the Forgotten Minds [1]

Leon felt dazed.

Everything felt vague, and his mind blurred in and out of consciousness.

'What is going on?'

The scent of blood rushed into his mind, tickling his nose.

He felt a certain pain in his neck.

It hurt quite bad, but he still knew he was alive. The pain was certification of this. 

It was certification that he was still alive and only unconscious. 

The scenery within his mind changed. 

Leon found himself in a familiar forest. The trees were sparsely arranged, their slender trunks casting elongated shadows on the thin grass that barely covered the ground. 

He was quite familiar with the place. 

Because...

He had grown up in this place. 

The Evenus Barony. 

Swoosh—!

A blade cleaved down from above, aiming for his neck. 

'Die…!'

Just barely, Leon managed to avoid the blade.