《Damn another isekai, well to Arcusus I go !!!》 On my way home, but failing. There is a man walking down the street .He was a tall but slender man, black hair, and brown eyes. He had pale skin like that of milk. His size usually kept him out of trouble, however occasionally that defense would fail. His solution was to take martial arts classes. he was just getting off work. The job was not everything he hoped it would be. Fast food never is. He had to drop everything when one day when his mother and father died in a horrible car crash. He had dreamed of opening a dojo and teaching martial arts. However if he didn''t stop school, and take his sister ikari, she would go to a home. It was like any other night in this small town where he lived. It was Friday and everyone was going downtown, the bars were filling and people were drinking. Andrew couldn''t stand it he just wanted to get home but the busses were full of people "pregaming" as it were. "I would rather walk then deal with that. Besides Ikari is probably waiting up for me." Andrew thought to him self waving the bus driver by. He put his hands in his pocket and started to walk home. It was brisk out that night. The wind while not a very strong, it was one that wrapped it self in your bones and whispered to them "your so very cold." He saw an alley up ahead his house being just a few blocks west he thought " oh shortcut!" He starts to walk down the alley, firstly peeking in of course this is downtown. As he progressed the wind suddenly dropped like an anvil off a cliff. It was silent. You could hear the background noise sure, but it was almost muffled as if the very sound waves barley made it through the threshold. To the left there''s scurryingbehind the dumpster. Andrew gulps loudly and peeks behind ready to book it at any moment. He quickly turns the corner of the dumpster and looks what it is. This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it. Standing on a box scratching at the dumpster is a small kitten. "Oh thank god it''s just you." Andrew thought as he wiped off the sweat on his forehead. He goes to turn around, and two Beaty yellow eye balls almost touching his. He jolts and let''s out a shriek as he jumps about ten feet back. He tries to get a better look, he can''t believe his eyes. It kind of looks like a man but his skin is almost like bark off a tree, he has a twig pertruding his nose. He has long hair which looks like tall grass matted down. However what really gets to him are the eyes, those Beaty yellow eyes, they almost burn like he has seen them before. "There''s no time for this!"Andrew thinks as he turns and starts to sprint away. The creature let''s out a low barreling roar, the ground starts to shake beneath Andrews feet causing him to fall. He cuts his hand open on a bottle. The creature starts to approach Andrew who is paralyzed with fear. Andrew stammers as he tries to crawl away, suddenly something is wrapped around his ankles, and squeezing really hard while pulling. Andrew looks back and where an arm should be on the creature a almost never ending sea of vines are flooding out wrapping around andrews legs until they are gone from sight buried below the vines. The creature shrieks once again pulling andrew closer about ten feet away at this point. Andrew is desperately trying to get away screaming for help, but no one is coming it seems. His nails breaking along the concrete as he is being dragged. Panic and fear are in full swing andrews mind racing, he is hyper venulating, his fingers bleeding, and his legs well he can''t feel them from the immense pressure. He is about five feet away from the beast, the creature reaches for him with the other non vine hand. Just before the bark covered finger tip touches Andrew, a purple light is seen from below the vines, seeping through the cracks. Suddenly the light becomes more intense, and more intense, before long the vines start to become indulged in a purple flame, the creature hisses so loud Andrews ears bleed as he cups them. The creature jumps about 20 feet back before launch his vine arms at Andrew again, however where that purple light came from is under andrew now and he starts to sink. The vines come hurling towards andrew but as soon as they enter the radius of the light they combust. The creature screams again frustrated at the situation. Andrew is trying to get up and out of this light but it won''t work. He can''t move at all. "Thankfully it''s not burning me but it feels like it''s taking all my energy to just sit up." Andrew said trying to still move the slightest bit. Before he knows it Andrew is completely gone into the light. He opens his eyes, after the light dissipates all he can see is white all around him as if he was nowhere, in nothing, past existence. After attempting to absorb this in he realized he wasn''t standing he was falling. He starts flailing around screaming, this continues for about ten minutes. His lungs give out and he passes out from a lack of oxygen. He starts to come to not knowing how much time had passed, he felt groggy and his head hurt. His eyes started to open he went to move his hair out of his face, but couldn''t. His arms were bound, his legs too. "What the hell is going on around here." He thought to himself. He struggles trying to get out of these bindings, when he hears voices approaching. He starts to to look around. "Where am I?? It looks like a beat up shed. It stinks in here." Andrew said still trying to get free. The door opens, and the sun beams in blinding Andrew for a brief second. When his eyes adjust he sees two men in black cloaks with red banding around the hood, and an embroidered skull on the chest. "Well this can''t be good." Thought Andrew squinting annoyed. He just wanted to go home. "I see the sacrifice is awake Jeb" said the first cloaked man. Chapter 2: im where??? "Who the hell are you" yelled Andrew bouncing around, the rope burning his writs and ankles as he does so. "Quiet your purpose isn''t to talk!" Said the one named Jeb. Who then swiftly kicked Andrew in the gut for good measure. "Ughh" Andrew coughed not ready for the blow and unable to guard himself. The two pick him up talking one arm each dragging him out of the run down shed they were keeping him. He kicks and squirms which only gets him another kick to the side. "Ey stensley we got ourselves a live one!" Jeb said pulling on Andrews arm suddenly. " yes I''m sure this will please the master." Stensley snarled with glee. As he is being dragged Andrew is looking around looking for a way out, or where he even is. What he can see looks to small homes. However they seemed to really dated. He didn''t notice any power lines, cars, or even roads. There was walkways sure but mostly exposed dirt grass not growing due to foot traffic. The houses were made crudely with bricks and cobblestone. Wood wrapped in twine for the roof. Torches all over the place, and a foul smell in the air. It almost burned to breathe. He looked ahead to where he was being taken, it was bit out of town. A poorly built platform with three posts on it. They dragged him up the stairs not caring that scraped along each one. The two men bound him to the post struggling to do so with him squirming and biting jeb on the hand. "Ahh you impudent shit!!" Jeb said punching Andrew in the jaw. " pfft, is that it? Your forms all off. When I get out here you will be sorry." Andrew said spitting out a little blood on Jebs cloak. " how dare you sully my ceremonial robes!" Jeb said winding his back for another. Stensley jumping in front of him trying to calm him down. " Jeb stop if we don''t have all three sacrifices for the masters creature the village is doomed." Stensley said putting his hands on jebs shoulders with his hands shaking. "Your right I''m sorry I lost my composure. We must hurry inside it''s almost time." The two then run off the platform and enter a house about seventy feet away. Andrew starts to plan his espcape, but he here''s a faint cough. He looks to his right and there''s another man on that post. You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story. He is very muscular with brown spiky hair with a strand or two hanging over his eye. He wears no shirt but a fur pelt around his waist and some sort of deer hide made into pants. Two piercings in the ear he could see with a scar across his neck. "There''s no way that dainty cough came from him" Andrew thought. So he looked left and almost pulled his arm out of socket with the I tail jump he tried to make. It was his sister, she was wearing her pink striped pajamas, she was about seventeen years old. long black silky hair and dark brown eyes. She was unconscious it seemed. "Ikari! Ikari, wake up it''s me Andrew!" His hands were tied behind his back and around the post. The post was about 15 feet tall so he couldn''t pull his hands over. However with all his years doing martial arts he has broken his hands, fingers, and arms more times then he could count. He grabs the one thumb, a loud quick snap is heard, Andrew takes a deep breathe not trying to make anymore noise. He gets his one hand free. He starts to try and pop it back in pressing against the post, he is stopped when he hears a large branch or fallen tree snap. Not to far in front them the platform facing the woods. He starts to panic, he almost has his hands free. Suddenly it sounds like it''s on the right. A loud slam is heard one of the villagers closing there windows wooden panels. The noise seems to excite what ever it is, because now it sounds to sprinting right for the platform. Andrew heat his hands free and sprints over to Ikari, he quickly checks her pulse. It''s weak but there. "Thank god your okay." He sais with relief but realizing there''s no time for this. He unties her as quickly as he can, he throws her over his shoulder and jumps down off the platform crawling underneath hiding below the structure. Attempting steady his breathe he no longer here the tugs and branches snapping. It''s dead quiet. Andrews rapid breathes betraying him with every exhale. It''s a bit cold out his breathe visible. He holds onto Ikari for dear life. The boards on the stairs screaming as heavy foot steps put pressure on them. Andrew shocked let''s out a gasp trying to trap it with his hand. Unfortunately it had already flown over for all to hear. The steps stop and eerie silence fills the field. The foot steps hit the ground. Andrew watching with crippling anticipation, and anxiety, his heart beat rapidly climbing. The sweat building only making him colder. He sees four furry wide legs patrol the perimeter of the structure. He sees a head pike down only seeing a portion of it. It''s sniffing the ground, however the snout is more beak like that of a bird. As it moves Andrew starts to crawl the best he can pulling Ikari with him. Suddenly the creature stops and stays in place for some time. Andrew not daring to breathe, feeling ready pass out. He is completely overwhelmed, not know how to make sense of any of this. The legs start to walk away, Andrew instantly feeling a bit relieved. Let''s his guard down for a second trying to collect himself. Without warning a side of the platform is knocked off as the beast comes charging through it breaking the support beam. It''s charging straight for the other two. Andrew quickly looks around. He sees a rotted piece of wood holding up the floor above. He throws Ikari as far as he could behind, and kicks the wood as hard as he can. Over half of the platform is collapsed. Andrew his leg getting scrapped by a broken board is bleeding but still usable. He crawls quickly over to Ikari scanning her quickly before running. He makes it to the tree line and looks back and sees the man still bound to the post. The two make eye contact, the other man gave Andrew a nod and looked back down. Almost as if he said I understand. Andrew set Ikari against a tree, and sprinted back. The rubble was moving around and windows were opening in the village after all the noise. Andrew hood onto some of the rubble, and climbing up onto the platform. He approaches the man, and starts to untie him. "What are you doing idiot get out of here both of you will be killed!" The man said trying to shake off Andrews help. " cant do it, not my style." Said Andrew untying the last knot. The man stood up and rubbed his wrists no doubt feel better having his hands free. "Well even though we''re still gonna die thank you, at least this way I''ll die on my feet like a man." The two shake hands and look to the moving rubble. It erupts outwards sending debris flying, a mix of a roar and screech is belted by the creature. It is staring daggers at both of them. It looks to be a bear but has the head of a large bird. It''s covered in what looks to be fur but has feathers around its neck, head and shoulders. The ones on the shoulder look like blades. The two men look at each other and nod. Standing there ground ready for the beast. The creature starts to charge, but stops when suddenly there arrows engulfed in blue flame pierce the ground in front of it. Andrew looks where it came from. In the distance a tree line has about ten faint blue lights in them. Chapter 3: the brush and those who live within it. "What now?" Said Andrew unsure what is going on. "Well at least it''s distracted." Norland charges the creature, with his fist clenched. The beast seemingly is afraid of the flame still burning from the arrows in the ground. Norland swings fiercely connecting with the creatures side. A crackling sound is heard on impact. "Raaaagh!" His hands glowing as he does so. Andrew not missing a beat comes running behind him grabbing two of the arrows from the ground. He stabs one I to the creatures eye. It shrieks loudly, while thrashing about shaking its head. "Let''s go man we can''t take this thing!" Andrew said starting to run in the direction he left Ikari. The norland nods his head, now running after Andrew. The creature then takes pursuit after them closing the gap quickly. Andrew grabs Ikari throwing her on his shoulder not breaking stride. The beast coming after them is knocking down tress, mowing through them as if they were nothing. However These trees were nothing to scoff at either similar to oak trees on earth. The tress are about one meter thick in diameter. As they are running for their lives, they can hear twigs snapping on both sides of them. Suddenly from the dark, on the side the arrow is stuck in the beast''s eye a sudden blur rushes towards the creature. Andrew tries to adjust his eyes by squinting, A hooded figure is seen holding something against the creatures side. A plunging sound could be heard followed by a sloshing sound. The beast stops in its tracks falling to its face. The figure stands up and looks in the direction of Andrew and his new acquaintance. The figure approaches Andrew getting very close then removing their hood. If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. It was a woman. She had silver shining hair. Her eyes a milky white. Her Carmel skin almost sparkling in the moon light. "Aiya" the woman sais almost touching noses with Andrew. " I''m sorry?" Said a confused and slightly embarrassed Andrew. Norland thenstarted to speak in a tongue Andrew could not understand. "Aiya, sine hida ine dee wadles, fom scry bast." (Hello, and thank you. We tried to hide in woods from scary beast.) The woman''s long ears perked up with a slight smile. Her eyes widened. She grabbed Andrews hand and spoke again. "Come here to me homan." "Seems she speaks broken common" said norland "Broken common? Also what were you speaking , what language was that?" "Elvish what else?" Norland said blankly. "Elvish?" Andrew thought to him self with certifiable confusion. The woman leads the three through the brush and trees to a unusually large tree. She takes a pendant from around her neck on a string. She grips it firmly. She sais " aiya tee fend ope grn we safi pasha." (Hello tree friend grant us safe passage please.) The pendent begins to glow the ground starts to shake around her cracks from the ground begin to form. The begin to climb the tree up and start to swirl in front of the woman. A path way apears, the woman walks in waving for Andrew to follow. Andrew a little hesitant is the pushed on the back playfully by norland. "Oye I thinks she''s sweet on ya!" Norland laughs walking in the door way. Andrew readjusts Askari on his back and takes a deep Breathe before walking through. The stairs going down are built Ina. Twirling fashion like a tower. As they defend down further. The darkness is soon pushed back slightly as the walls are illuminated by art work. Glowing in the dark covering most of the "canvas" as it were. The woman noticing Andrews interest in the art. She grabs is arm with hers and starts to excitingly jump around pointing to the walls. She is on a high speed ramble pointing all over. He dying of embarrassment not knowing how to deal with the sudden.... Contact. Eventually after some time, they arrive to what seems to a underground village. There seem to be where this woman is from. She leads them through "town". It''s not entirely lit but enough to see. A lot of the same paint or bio illumine-cent murals cover the houses and ground. The two attracting quite a bit of attention causing somewhat of a spectacle. The people were staring not out of fear or malice but curiously. Andrew looking back and awkwardly waving began to notice something. They all had that Carmel skin and white shimmering hair with those milky eyes. Norland enjoying the attention quite a bit is waving with both hands not sensing the potential danger. He is enjoying himself quite a bit. Andrew starts to examine his surroundings. He notices quite a few people in the shadows upon roof tops weapons drawn. Almost as if they are waiting on the two to make the wrong move. Norland completely unaware of this sees a couple kids standing in the crowd staring in awe at the giant man. Norland attempting to break tension picks one up throwing the kid on his shoulder. He starts to stomp around the other kids. They get into it and playfully slay the beast "being him" . He sets the other kid down and lays down "defeated" He jumps back up running to catch up with Andrew. "Your pretty sociable" said Andrew pushing norland playfully. " well I like it when people are at ease. Those goofy little guys reminded me of my sons." "You have kids!!??" Andrew said more shocked then he meant it to. "Yes and a fine wife to boot. She is probably still waiting for me, stubborn woman she is." Norland said with pride a slight twinkle in his eyes. Ikari starts to wake up holding her head. "Bro where are we?" She rubs her eyes trying to adjust. Andrew stops setting Ikari down. "Are you alright Ikari? Also I''m not sure but I don''t think we''re in America any more. "Yeah my head hurts a bit, but I''m alright." The woman seeing her awake comes up and kneels down grabbing her hands. She then presses the back of Ikaris hands to her forehead. She stands up grabbing Andrew around the arm signaling for Ikari to do the same. The approach what seems to be the biggest house of the village. Outside is a large man wearing a skin similar to the beast they just got done dealing with. He is staring directly at Andrew, you can almost see the steam coming out of his nose. Chapter 4 : sit and eat your fill. The stares at Andrew, for what feels to hours. in reality only a minute has gone by. the silence is broken with a rough grunt from this large intimidating form. He turns around and walks into the house the woman nudges Andrew forward. they enter this large home, made out of carved wood that seems to be sanded smooth with vines growing out of and on the walls. they are led down a long hallway into a large room. In the scented is a fire pit with some sort of beast roasting in the fire, with two people rotating it. a smaller in stature human woman, pale skin and blue eyes with brown hair, comes up to the group brushing her hand on the large man¡¯s arm as he passes. ¡°welcome friends, I am Ofelia the chiefs wife we encourage you to join us for a nice meal.¡± Around the fire there are large hides on the ground as places to sit and eat. If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. Ofelia brings Andrew to a spot right next to the chief. she then walks up to the chief who sitting down is as tall as she is standing up. she kisses his forehead, and walks to her spot on the other side of him. he blushes profusely before coughing and staring at Andrew again. the elven girl sits on the hide with Andrew still with her arm around his. ¡°Ummmmm, what are you doing.¡± andrew said trying to look away. ¡°Fire cozy yes??¡± The elf said snuggling up. he noticed a sparkle behind her, he reaches and it was that pendant she was wearing. He signals for her to turn around. she blushes precisely turning into a glowing red fit. She moves her hair. He starts to put the pendant on. norland belts out suddenly ¡° hey Andrew wait¡­.¡± andrew looks to him in confusion as he finishes tying the knot on the pendant. ¡°What¡¯s wrong??¡± the elvish woman turns to face Andrew and Higgs him tightly squealing with excitement!! She then runs to the chief hugging his bac jumping up and down speaking in elvish and running out of the room. norland face palms and mumbles to himself walking over to Andrew. andrew who extremely confused with the situation looks to norland hoping for answers. ¡°congratulations.¡± Said norland looking down and putting his hand on Andrew''s shoulder. ¡°congratulations??¡± Retorts Andrew ¡° yeah on your engagement!¡± ¡°whhaaaaaATttttt!?????!!!¡±