Right, here is the second chapter of the ''Ordinary Adventure'' . Expect many Grammar mistake here and there, and the horrible structure that are obvious to everyone except me
......and the weird dialogue
.....and the cringe worthy description
.......and the overall bad quality
....Why are you reading this again?
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It is a bright and sunny day here in the Trivia World, especially here in the Forest of Eins.
A Forest that is famous for its various in inhabitant that both dangerous and deadly to humans
The Sun is shining in the sky, Birds are chirping, and even the occasional sound of animal mating can be heard throughout the forest if one just stop for a moment and listen carefully
Among all of that a figure can be seen walking through the forest, his eyes darting cautiously among the woods, searching for any sign of monster that might attack him without warning
“Great….just when I was in need of rain you give me a sunny day filled with sunshine and smile, thanks for nothing you useless Goddess” Jade grumble under his breath, his hand gripping the cane he brought as a mean of defense from any unwanted encounter
Oh? You’re asking why Jade wish today was raining? It simple really.
If it rains, the chance of him meeting a monster or wild beast is probably smaller since they don’t exactly fond of getting wet, just like human
But alas, it was not meant to be.
So with a sigh and a heavy heart, Jade opt to make himself as big as possible, standing straight while wearing his best ‘Scary Face’ in hope of preventing other denizen of the forest from attacking him
Of course, in term of appearance, a little boy using a piece of wood as a walking cane is probably as intimidating and as dangerous as it sounds
Which, if you haven’t notice already is not very impressive
‘Ah, no use sighing over it. What important right now is thinking of what I’m going to do next’ Jade thought in his mind
Well, while having a goal in life is good and all that, life isn''t just so easy that he will be able to flawlessly get whatever he want with determination alone.
His life in his village already become the prove of that
‘That said………how am I supposed to live from now on?’ Jade idly thought the biggest problem he has right now
‘I certainly can’t just stay in another village lest they found out about my class and force me to become a [Farmer]’
‘Living in a forest is also a big no, considering that even a week old goblin have a good chance of killing me’
Jade let out a sigh again, ‘Aaahhh…..should I became a [Bandit] then?’ As soon as he think that though, Jade immediately shake his head and letting out a snort
‘And get killed by [Adventurer] acting as a bodyguard? No thanks’
Jade let out a sigh again. Man a kid like him shouldn’t have sigh so much but considering his situation though, you have to forgive him if he’s not all smile and sunshine like a kid his age.
Just as he’s about to contemplate more of what’s he’s about to do, a loud footstep suddenly reach Jade’s ear
Jade froze.
Now that he thinks about it, the forest has been strangely quiet for the last minutes or so. A strange thing considering that not long earlier animal of all kind is happily making noises here and there. A thing that he should normally notice if he’s not so damn busy with his own thought
As the footstep come closer, the currently frozen Jade could only watch in silence as the source of the footstep finally reveal his appearance
And what Jade sees really making him regret his carelessness of for not noticing the silence
Standing at over 2 meter tall with bulging muscle all over his green body. His muscle isn’t just for show apparently, given that he can carry an axe as big as Jade with one hand. His two long and menacing horns in his head are probably more than sharp enough to pierce through a human body, especially if the human is questioned is just a ten-year-old boy.
It is, without a single doubt in Jade’s mind, a monster called [Ogre].
As Jade is still standing still in shock, The Ogre finally notice that something is currently watching him
The Ogre, seeing Jade small figure who barely reach his knee, let out a smile
Seeing The Ogre’s terrifying smile, Jade did his best to return his smile and hope for the best
A moment of understanding happen between them
The Ogre with terrifying smile
Jade with terrified smile
………..Which is instantly shattered as The Ogre let out a huge roar at Jade, “________!!!!!!!!?”
In response, Jade too let out a scream of his own, “GAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!???”
And without waiting for The Ogre’s next move, Jade turn tail and run for his life
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Before we talk about what happen to Jade after his first exciting and heart-throbbing meeting with an Ogre, let’s dive a bit more about the forest he’s currently in, The Forest of Eins.
The Forest of Eins you can say, is a forest located near Jade’s village. It is in fact, the place one must go through if they want to come or get out from Jade’s village due. The Forest of Eins itself is considered to be not so dangerous, at least, to your average [Adventurer].
While it is true that there are plenty of wild beast and monster alike living in the forest, there are usually not a problem for [Adventurer] whom usually hired as a bodyguard by people who want to go to Jade’s village.
The most dangerous thing in this forest is probably an Ogre, a hulking monster with strength surpassing even that of
Demon] race that the[ Demon King] lead. Maybe because of its strength though, the usual Ogre isn’t exactly the brightest bunch even among monster.
Thankfully though The Ogre usually dwells deep into the forest, so Traveler can rest easy as the chance of meeting them is smaller than winning a lottery.
If you did meet them though, either you have very, very, bad luck, or maybe there are some gods above who probably hate your guts
Jade you can say, is a combination of both
“AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!”
While screaming at the top of his lungs, Jade run as fast as his little legs can carry him. Considering his rather short leg and the still not fully healed wound on it, you can guess how fast he is going,
Need I say it?
While the commotion and sounds would normally draw a lot of attention from the denizens of the forest but luckily for Jade though, seeing that the Apex Predator of the forest is currently chasing him no other monster or beast would be foolish enough to approach him lest they find themselves on the end of the Ogre’s axe
Jade, who is currently busy running for his life is undoubtedly unaware of this fact and even if he is aware of this fact, it is doubtful that he will be glad over this
‘Where to where to where to WHERE TO?!’ That is the only thought occupying Jade’s mind right now, searching for an escape from the Ogre pursue before his body finally give up and collapsed out of sheer exhaustion
‘Tree? Useless. River? I’ll drown. THEN WHAT?!’ As Jade racking his brain for a way to escape, his eyes caught a sign of salvation that might just save him from this predicament
“A CLIFF!”
That’s right! If Jade remembers correctly, The Forest of Eins is divided by Cliff into two locations, the west, and the east side. Surely if Jade can jump over the cliff, The Ogre won’t be able to reach him!
With that joyous shout, Jade instantly change his direction of run, barely missing The Ogre hand that might capture him if he even one second too slow
With a hope of escape in sight, Jade renew his running with a greater energy, going as far as creating a meter distance between him and The Ogre
Seeing his little prey sudden burst of energy, The Ogre did nothing but raises his eyebrow
Jade mind’s though is completely focusing on the Cliff he’s about to reach, and how he can escape if he’s able to jump over the cliff. From what he’s heard, the [Hunter] and [Adventurer] alike often said that the gap between the two places isn’t too big, so surely he can cross over that easily!
Of course, as you have probably notice, Reality isn''t as sweet as you dream it to be
When Jade’s eyes can finally see the cliff and the distance he have to jump, Jade’s heart immediately sank
Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on.For what standing between Jade and his salvation, is a 6-meter long gap of long way down that promise death should he failed to cross it
In that moment Jade realize a fatal mistake that he did.
‘Isn’t too big’ is something that is said by a [Hunter] and [Adventurer], someone who is blessed with a fit adult body that is certainly above what a normal human posses. It is definitely not a distance that can be easily cross by a [Villager] much less a Kid [Villager] with wounds on his legs
But even after realizing his mistake, Jade did not stop his run or even showing a sign of slowing down. Seeing this obstacle in his way Jade could only clench his fist
Should he turn back and find another way?
Impossible, The Ogre behind Jade wouldn’t allow him to escape for a second time
Should he just beg The Ogre to sparing him then? This should provide a bigger chance of survival than jumping the cliff
Jade would rather die than choosing that option
So with the last bit of energy in his body, Jade let out a burst of speed again—
If he fails, he would surely die
If he fails, it would surely mean the end of his dream
‘-But so what?’
Jade repeated his mantra in his head
So what if he’s dies here and fails at achieving his dream? It would only mean that his determination is just that weak
and he only got himself to blame. It would only mean that he’s stupid enough to waste this golden opportunity that he will finally achieve,
“I WILL NOT-“ Reaching the edge of the cliff, Jade suddenly shout this, surprising The Ogre
“-DIE HERRREEEEEE!!!!” With that shout of defiance to his fate, Jade finally jump-
The Jump Jade just did is the embodiment of everything he’s have,
It’s his remaining strength, his dreams and his determination to live for another day
If Jade was a [Chosen One] or even a [Hero], than surely this is all that he need to make this jump succeed . The Great Goddess Lyr would surely lend her generous hand for those that she blessed with a divine miracle, enabling them to pass this obstacle even by no mean they shouldn’t be able to.
But Jade is neither a [Hero] nor a [Chosen One]
A miracle, would not come to a mere [Villager] like him
Not even halfway through the gap, Jade know that his body is falling, a sure sign that the jump that he made with everything that he got will fail him
Realizing the inevitable, Jade could only closes his eyes
‘Dam-‘
Before Jade could finish whatever he’s thinking though a sharp pain suddenly come from his back
“-GAGH?!”
Jade could not even comprehend what’s happening to him right now. One moment he his body started falling, and the next thing he knew is that he suddenly feels sharp pain in his back and he’s suddenly in the another side of the cliff, stranded in awkward position with his head facing The Ogre that was previously catching him.
Judging from the pain and the fact that he heard a strange sound from his back, Jade could have swore that he broke his back
The last thing that Jade see before he pass out, is the sight of The Ogre letting out a laugh while giving him a thumbs with a ‘Good job!’ gesture
……..wait what?
Before he can think of anything else though, his body finally have enough and decided to shot down-
-And then Jade knows no more
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“GUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA”
As he sees the boy who was knocked out cold in the another side of the cliff, The Ogre the supposedly ‘Not-so’ intelligent monster let out a boisterous laugh that echoes throughout the forest
When his laugh finally died down, he look at the unsightly form of the boy he previously ‘played’ tag with, “What an interesting one that child is. It’s been awhile since I meet like that one”
The words that come out from The Ogre’s mouth are said with a deep voice and is perfectly understandable. Certainly not something you expect from a regular Ogre.
In fact, this particular Ogre is known throughout the forest as ‘Lark, Lord of The Ogres’
“Hmmm…..I only wanted to play a bit with him at first, but now it would certainly be a waste if I let him go now” The Ogre known as Lark mused this as he scratch his chin,
While Lark is currently busy with his thought, let us take a moment to see what he meant with ‘Playing a bit’ with Jade.
From the very first time Jade run away from Lark, there already several sign that something weird is going on.
That is, the fact that Jade, a boy no older than eleven, could outrun a fully mature Ogre.
No matter how strong the ‘Power of Desperation’ is, it is simply an impossible thing to do
Unless, The Ogre in question doesn’t want to catch you in the first place.
This is precisely the case of what happening here. While it was truly a coincidences how Lark manage to meet Jade, the rest of it is a playful tag that Lark carefully creates
‘Just slightly slower than him’, ‘Missing by hair’s breadth’, It was all coincidences made by Lark
Of course, if Lark wants to seriously catch Jade it would take but a second for him
Or at least, that what suppose to happen.
Jade , in his own small ways, manage to surprise Lark by doing thing that he didn’t expect or surpassing his expectation. The biggest one is undoubtedly Jade’s daring act of jumping from a cliff even knowing that he would fail,
Oh Lark know that The Kid already realize that he won’t be able to make the jump seeing from his expression and the last-in-an-instant froze he got
Yet he did the jump anyway,
It was truly stupid thing to do….and at the same time, a truly courageous act
Lark did not hate that kind of stupidity
So Lark decided to help the Kid to survive……….by throwing a rock at the kid’s back, thereby giving him the force it needed to. Well, maybe he throws it a bit too hard but at least the Kid survives right?
And so this is how Jade survives from his suicide jump, not because of divine miracles, not because of some Goddess in the sky, but from a rock thrown by the Lord of Ogres,
“Hmmmm……that could work I guess” It seems that The Lord of Ogres has finllay finish his thought. Nodding at his own word, Lark eyes scanned the trees around him, searching for a tree big enough to act as a substitute bridge.
“Ah! This one seems big enough”
It seems that Lark finally found a tree big enough to act a bridge between to place, and with a flick of his finger, Lark’s finger made a contact with the Big Tree in front of him-
-which starting to fall, the part of the tree where Lack’s flick hit is now nothing but a hole
Whistling to himself, Lark pick up the fallen tree with one hand, easily carrying a tree three times as big as him without a trouble whatsoever.
Nearing the edge of the cliff, Lark leisurely put the tree to connect the two places, easily solving the problem of ‘Not being able to cross to the other side of the cliff’.
Of course, this is all for the kid’s sake. Lark doesn’t even need to run to cover such a meager distance.
But hell, Lark is not your average Ogre so maybe it doesn’t count?
“There! It’s done!”
With a satisfied nod, Lark once again laid his eyes on the unconscious Jade, a terrifying grin full of sharp and pointy teeth is currently gracing his face
“Don’t disappoint me kid”
Turning his back, Lark begin to walk away from the cliff, leaving an ominous word hanging in the air
“-And welcome to the Forest of Eins”
With that, a loud laugh once again filled The Forest of Eins, greeting the new addition to the forest and the interesting times that they will get
Thus ends Jade’s first day of adventure, with his conscious gone and new wounds appearing all over his body
But hey, at least he’s still alive.
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Well''s that''s it then. Thank you to everyone who manage to read this far and especially to those who leave a comment ot two, either telling me how bad it is or how just by reading this story their overall intelligence manage to drop drastically
See you next time i guess