As he continued to wander around, Z heard roars and thugs. He decided to move away from where the sound was coming from as he was sure that there were beasts there.
After a while of walking, two different ear deafening roars reached his ears. 'What the hell was that?' he thought. He grew curious as no more roars or thugs followed those. After careful consideration, he decided to change his course and go to where the sound came from. He deemed that the sound came from two beasts fighting and the dying of the sound may be due to their death.
As he got closer, he saw two gigantic carcasses both were about 5 to 6 meters long. It was enormous yet still appears small in contrast to the towering trees that make up the forest.
Since he entered the forest, half a day had already passed. Light is only visible to less than half of the forest making it dark.
"Perfect! I am hungry." His goal is to find dead beasts that he can cook.
In terms of butchery, most of the work had already been done for him since both carcasses were torn to shreds courtesy of them killing each other - at least that's what he thought.
Soon he opened the body of one of the beasts, revealing its internal organs. There he saw a green orb with a size a little larger than his head.
"What is this?" As he picked it up. He noticed that it was emitting a yellow glow and energy seeps from it trying to enter his body. He tried to absorb the energy, giving him a cool and gentle feel. Feeling the comfort, he decided to continue the absorption. Amidst his immersion, pain started to fill stomach. Upon checking, he learned that the energy that was coming through the orb is being condensed to a little red ball in the area near his stomach. He felt light and strong, and relieved of all the stress he gained through running. He felt rejuvenated.
With that, he continued absorbing the energy from the orb till it lost its glow. Afterwards, the small orb in his belly solidified, emitting a faint light red glow.
He then tried to punch the tree near him to test the strength he currently possesses. "Ouch! What the hell?" as he feel the rebound from punching the tree in full force. His hand almost broke. "Damn, what is this small orb fo--what?" as he notice the energy coming from the small orb seep through his injured hand, seemingly healing it. "Oh, I am an idiot" after realizing that he needed to mobilize the energy, he tried again with his other hand. He moved the energy from his orb to his arm and then struck the tree. A small dent could be seen at the trunk of the tree, and no rebound was felt Z, this time.
"Wow!" he exclaimed in excitement.
Amazed by the result, he opened up the other carcass to look for another orb. As he expected, there was an orb inside it. It was also emitting a faint yellow color. He absorbed the energy from it, causing the orb in his body to have a stronger glow of light red.
"Hahaha! I am gonna be an adventurer!" With his newly found power, hope began to emanate from him. It awakens his desire to travel and embark on the journey of an adventurer. "First, I need to eat, haha"
Using two large pebbles he found nearby, he lit a fire using fallen black branches. He then roasted the meat he collected from the fallen corpses. "Damn, the meat is too tough" with no choice, Z continued eating the bland meat.
"Wuack!" Z came back to his senses as he hear a cry that came from the sky. In a huff, a shadow covered his area, making it even darker. He realized that since there are no leaves from the dried trees, nothing covered him from the view of an avian. "Damn, I really am an idiot" 'Run!'
As he still fears the di-bodied beasts his only path is to move deeper into the forest.
"Thankfully that bird is attracted by the carcasses" as he stopped from running.
He noticed that the area ahead was filled with black trees. But contrary to where he is now, those are lucious and thick. Although, the leaves are also black. He contemplated on whether he should go or not, since the area gives the feeling of pain, grief, and darkness.
Having nowhere else to go, he decided to venture inside the gloomy part of the forest. "Damn, it's so dark." After moving deeper, he noticed that except for the trees, there is no life in the vicinity.
"A child?" a hoarse voice resounded in the ears of Z.
"Who's there!?" he asked, inevitably revealing the fear he just felt.
"HAHA! Kid, you are a brave soul. Even going this deep in the forest."
"Who are you!?"
"Who am I..." pondered the voice.
"I guess you can say that I am sorrow, and this is my forest"
"Wh...at? You ow..n this fore..st? I a...m sorry mi...ster. I am just loo...king for a beast to ack...nowledge me. I me...an no harm." As Z stutters.
"Is that so? Hmm... you already have a red core, why are you looking for acknowledgement of a beast?
'Red core??? He pondered'
"Ah! Is that the orb in... near the stomach?"
"Indeed, indeed. How come you did not know? Hmm, where are you from?"
"The village outside this forest, great sir. The Valley of Repentance." He answered while trying to get his composure back.
"Hmm, you are from the pit, huh?" said the voice in a low tone
"What pit?"
"Oh, nevermind that, why do you seek to be acknowledged then?"
"I want freedom. I want to be an adventurer. I want to see the seas, the mountains higher than the cliffs." He said with gusto. Seemingly forgetting the fear from the start.
"Truly, truly. I guess your entrapment is related to me, so let me help you."
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