《God's Blind Eye》 Chapter 1 The False Hope Page 1 FIRST STEP ''Finally, the day had arrived'' Hoilsten had woken up in the ''bedroom''. It can be hardly called a room as it is just a cave with a flat floor and plants growing here and there. The room was dark with two dim orb lights on both sides, filled with children sleeping all about age under 10. Hoilsten went to see the adult side of the room. It was empty. ''It is empty, I guess brother is the one going to wish me first.'' Hoilsten went out of the room to see ''brother''. It was Hoilstens 12th birthday. While going on the pathway, he confronted an adult. Hoilsten could tell she is an adult not only because... well she is an adult but also because she wore a dress with a flower picture on it, as it sort of identity. Whereas, Hoilsten wore a dress with only a round of petals on it signifying he is a child. The woman ran towards Hoilsten, who was raising his both hands, smiling. The woman lifted him and said "Happy Birthday Hoilsten!" Energetically, "You are going to be a young adult today!" "Yes, Mother!" Hoilsten said as energetically as his mother. Hoilsten''s mother dropped him on the floor gently, "Why have you come here, Hoilsten? Do you need anything?" Mother asked. Hoilsten was a little tensed but then he noticed that he is near the fitness room, "I...I was searching for mother and father!" Hoilsten replied. "Where is the father?" Hoilsten quickly changed the subject. "Good morning Hoilsten" Hoilsten heard it from behind, he looked back, "Father!" Hoilsten ran towards him just like his mother did and hugged his father. His father came to his eye level and said "Happy Birthday Hoilsten" with a smile. "Also." His father tapped on Hoilsten''s cheek." You know you can only enter workout today only for the test" "I just want-"Hoilsten was intrupped. "You will become a Young adult." his father placed his hands on Hoilsten''s shoulder. "I know you will. Just don''t overdo it." Hoilsten felt a little bad for lying.'' Don''t worry Hoilsten, everybody will know after the test.'' Hoilsten said to himself, ''At least brother plan won''t be spoiled-'' "Okay, Hoilsten." his mother interrupted Hoilsten''s thoughts, "Go and take bath. You have to be ready for the ceremony!" his Mother excitingly said. The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. "mmm," Hoilsten smiling replied with a nod. Hoilsten went across the bedroom where there was a pool of water which is oozing out of the water source from one side. There was no one except Hoilsten. Hoilsten took a bucket (made of clay) of water and poured it on his head and said "Bathing done." Hoilsten looked down as his hair dripped water, ''Finally, I will become a young adult'' told himself with a cheesy grin on his face. ''I can do this.'''' He went to the dining ''room'', where he could see three adults and two young adults doing the preparation, knowing his ''brother'' was not there he sneaked out of the room and move towards their meeting place. Hoilsten gets to see his friend Katina ''i should not talk to her, then I won''t be able to meet him.'' he thought to himself and started moving, ''But...'' Hoilsten slowed down,'' It is my 12th birthday. Maybe she could...''.Katina noticed him. "Hey, Happy birthday Hoilsten!" Katina said and waved her hand. "Thank you!" Hoilsten replied. Both of them smiled. Katina came towards ''oh no!'' Hoilsten was getting nervous as he doesn''t know what to do. "Just remembered I have to do some final preparation." "...", before Katina could say anything Hoilsten went off. "Oh... it''s okay all the best" Katina told Hoilsten. "yeah, bye. sorry..." Hoilsten felt sad about this but moved towards the training room. . . . Thotrin, as usual, sits on its own in the leisure room, whereas other children play with each other. "Thotrin!" Katina called at him at the entrance of the room "Hi," replied Thotrin seeing her coming toward him. "Hey, do you think Hoilsten is different, lately?" "No. I-" Thotrin was interuppted by Katina "Never mind," Katina said as she predicted the response. " Hoilsten now, at the time of the test, he is not resting!" "Oh." "That is all your reaction? you know what, we gonna stop him as it is against the rules." Katina declared. "I think I will-" "No time to think! Let''s go!" Katina while running made sure he was following her. Meanwhile, Hoilsten is in an isolated room with Jakenial. "What happened?" Jake asked, noticing Hoilsten''s see-through face. "Nothing, I just met Katina and... can''t we say about this to her. she is smart!" "We can''t. More people we say more the trouble. There must be a reason for adults hiding the..." Jake stopped as he noticed something in the doorway. "Hoilsten they are searching for you what are you doing here?" Katina and Thotrin entered the room. "Coming!" Hoilsten ran towards Katina. ''Did she hear anything?'' Jake asked himself. "Do you want to miss his ceremony? Come on Jake." Katina called Jake. While walking Hoilsten was still confused about whether she know or not. Katina was still in her thoughts ''I think they were talking about the exam, but why do the adults have to hide it from a young adult like Jake.. weird.'' '' Probably that is what Katina can make out of the conversation. So we are safe.'' Jake thought as the four entered the room where the entire population was present. "Happy Birthday Hoilsten" everyone shouted. Hoilsten accepted with a bright energetic happy smile. As he was surrounded by kids. "I am sorry, Jake. I know he would have compelled you for some tips." Hoilsten''s father told sarcastically. "No problem, sir," Jake said while nodding sideways and going along the play. "He told on his own," Hoilsten shouted while pointing at Jake from the middle of the group. Others laughed, as Jake thought at the adults laughing '' The adults...all of them are liars...Making us suffer here... just why do have to hide the fact that we can live above...'' this is the question that he hopes that he finds soon &&&&&& The False Hope PAGE 2 BLOWN COVER Inside the room, a group of adults with a flower on their dresses were on one side. On the opposite side, children and young adults. In the center, Hoilsten wears his new top having a flower without its stem. One of the adults came toward Hoilsten with a smile and announced, "Herewith, completing age 11, Hoilsten will be a part of young adults. Here onwards will work for our growth of the family." Some were unconcerned about being here. Some were happy for Hoilsten. But anyway, everybody started clapping. "Okay, everybody, get ready to eat, and Jake and Mandla, you''re coming with me," said the adult and started to bring food on pots, along with Jake. Hoilsten did not sit in his usual place and was at the adult''s table. His plate contains more than usual because it''s his first day as a young adult. However, he might try he couldn''t hide nervousness from his face. At the adult table, there were five adults, including Hoilsten''s parents and Hoilsten himself. One of the adults asked, " Are you happy, Hoilsten?" "Yes, Uncle Felix," Hoilsten replied without a second delay. "Really? but people will be nagging you from now onwards about the daily work you should do, and you won''t have much time to play as before. Not to mention double the physical and mental exercise you have to do daily." Felix stopped there as he heard Hoilsten about to reply, but then he didn''t. Hoilsten was panicked as it came to his mind, ''The test has begun!''. It was the main reason why children hate to turn 12. "It is not a test. Calm down. We are just asking." one of the adults said as if she could read Hoilsten''s mind. Then Hoilsten cleared his mind, about to answer. Every adult, including Hoilsten''s parents, keenly listened for his answer. Even though they knew it would be a childish reason, adults believe it is an important question. "I want to dig...because mother said this entire cave was dug out by people!." Hoilsten continued with excitement, "So I also want to dig big rooms and rooms for everyone!." ended with a confident face. After hearing this, the adults were satisfied with the answer. Now, Hoilsten could relax a bit."Hoilsten, of course you can darling, now eat before the food gets cold." Finally, Hoilsten''s parents opened her mouth. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Did you feed the cattle?" Felix asked Mandla, one of the young adults, as she was entering the room. If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. "Yes, Yelene helped me." "Okay, where is Jake?" "His rest time is not over, so he should be in the leisure room," Mandla answered, seeing the candle clock. "Oh, okay." Felix entered the leisure room, searching for Jake. Jake entered just before Felix did. Felix saw Jake and called him out of the room. "Jake, where were you yerstarday when the clocks off?" Felix hissed seriously, which is unusual for him. "I was in the disposal area helping aunt Jenny," Jake blurt out with nervousness under his breath. "Okay, acting smart, huh? I will ask Jenny. If it isn''t, you will be-." "Jake! Mandla called for work." Katina interuppted the conversation. Grabbing this opportunity, Jake escaped from the situation. Jake went off to see Mandla. While going, his mind is full of thought ''How my father knows about that? I should have been careful. But it''s okay. He doesn''t know that Hoilsten knows about it.'' Then he sees Yelene on the way. " Oh, you came. Jake, aunt Margret called us to help with cooking." "Okay, let''s go then." Jake was just about to go and saw the candle clock. He was stuck there for a moment. "What happened?" Yelene asked. "Nothing. Where is Mandla?" "Oh she left at her work time ends. It is scary how punctual she is without even a clock around. It is as if she has a clock in her head ." Yelene said with his finger pointing to his head. Meanwhile, Jake was deep in his thoughts. "You listening?" Yelene asked as he was concerned about his dull face. Jake came out of his thoughts. "Hmmm yeah, about that clock in the head" just now, recollecting what Yelene said, "I think we all have a clock in our head. It is one of my theories, can I tell you? " Jake said with a smile. "You won''t stop even if I say no, will you?" Yelene said with a smile. . . . Hoiltsen was waiting for when will he be called. "Hoilsten!" Felix tapped on Hoilsten''s shoulder. "Uncle Felix, are you going to test me?" Hoilsten asked with little concern. "No, silly! I am here to guide you to your journey," Felix said with laughter "now shall we go." ''Being with him always makes you feel better, but now he is a little sad lately. I think he is just concerned about me.'' Hoilsten thought to himself as he walked through the hall with Felix. They came toward a doorway of the fitness room, then Felix stopped, "Hoilsten, go and defeat her!" Felix pushed Hoilsten into the room. Inside the room, a woman stands with a dark stick. Around the room were various weights made of stones and a square piece of leather on the wall. ''There will be levels for each part like strength, stamina, memory. I have to complete as much as I can. My job depends on the test results and my choice. If I do things Jake said, I will get the digger.'' "Shall we start the test?" the woman asked with a straight face. "Yes, Aunt Rosey!" Hoilsten replied. Outside the room, Felix walked fast, searching for other adults. ''I should have guessed this would have happend, I should keep a meeting as soon as possible. Now that even those books are involved in it.'' Some hours had passed. In the fitness room, Rosey was more or less in the same position as before but had black stains on her hand instead of that stick. "Hoilsten, the test is completed, and I have evaluated your score. Now tell me, what job do you need?" Hoilsten was in front of her, tired and drenched in sweat, standing weakly. "Digger, there are no second thoughts on that." "Then congratulations, Hoilsten, you are now a digger-" "YEAAAA!!" Hoilsten screamed with little tears in his eyes. He ran toward Rosey and hugged her. Then he ran out of the room to say it to everybody. Rosey could hear Hoilsten screaming, "I AM A DIGGER BOY!" outside the room. Rosey couldn''t help but laugh at it. After saying it to as many people as he could, he falls asleep. Then he was woken up by Jake. "Wake up, fellow digger, let''s have lunch.". Hoilsten woke up, comprehending what had happened. Standing up, Hoilsten asked Jake, "How do you know?" "With all your screaming, the whole world knows it...Hey, after lunch, we need to meet." said the latter part with seriousness. False Hope PAGE 3 A Big Change After lunch, the entire ''house'' was quiet because all the children had slept, except for one. Inside a room, but now all the adults are sitting. Margret, Hoilsten''s mother, asked, "Tell Felix. What happened?" "You know¡­ for a long time, I have been teaching Jake some extra stuff other than what we had decided." "What, Why ?" Rosey asked with a little shock. "You see Jake knows a lot and thinks a lot. He also don''t like doing jobs. Sorry but I cant let go a waste of potential." "What kind of stuff?" Jenny asked before anyone could ask. "Nothing advanced but some basics of anatomy, chemistry, physics, and...geology..." "Geology? you openly said to him that we live underground!" Margret said it angrily. "I am sorry, but he is too smart to waste his potential. He even found out the earth is not a sphere but a geoid on his own!" Felix said with surprise. "You don''t know what you have done-" "Enough! He hadn''t completed yet" Andrew, Hoilsten''s father, broke the conversation. Felix sighed, "Then, the more I teach him, the more he asks for doubts about stuff I don''t remember.So¡­you know the I have to go to¡­" "So, you showed him the library!?" Janny asked. "No!...but I am pretty sure he is aware of that place as I go and come there for reference, and now..." "Now, what?" Rosey asked. "books weren''t in the order." Felix came to the main point. "Do you know which two books werent in order?" Andrew asked. Felix answered, "All of them." Inside the fitness room, which is away from the adult''s room, Hoilsten is with Jake " I know, it is time to dig!" Hoilsten said with smug and excitement on his face with a shovel in his hand. Jake sighed and said, "No. Also, don''t shout." "Why?" "My father knows that we know about the books." "How did that happen?" "I did not do anything, at least not me." Jake looked at the doorway, "You come out already. I can''t believe we let someone follow us." "What?" Hoilsten was shocked. "It wasn''t easy, you know." some voice came out in the doorway. "At least you care to let me escape from father, Katina," Jake said annoyingly. Hoilsten felt guilty at that time when she sees Katina. Katina and Thotrin came inside the room. "I am sorry. Hoilsten was changed lately and... I just tried to follow you..and made a mess without even knowing." Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author''s preferred platform and support their work! "How long have you guys been following us?" asked while he is thinking of a coverup story. "It is not like we follow Hoilsten every day, just once in a while, for the past few months." Thotrin looked at Katina but did not say anything. "What did you saw?" Jake asked. "I-" ''not again-'' "No."Hoilsten interrupts the interrogation, "Jake please we can tell truth! It is not like this is bad. Now, we can work together, right?" Hoilsten looked at Jake seriously. Jake did not talk for a while "Yes, at least they have the right to know." Jake agrees. "Good, So please tell us what is happening." Katina said. "First, Tell me what you know." Jake asked. "I really dont know anything really, I follwed him once in a while he was always meeting you in a empty room. It is wierd that it was you he does that. So I followed you and.." "The place." Katina continued, "Recently I have seen you going at late night to near the adult room and you just disappear...So there was room inside the adult room, the library But you were cautious. So I couldn''t see much. So, yesterday, I went to that side when you finished, and there I found a big keyhole on the wall behind a shelf. I did not find a key, so I looked inside. There was something inside. I put my hand inside, and I heard something like blocks falling inside, I was afraid and arranged those blocks in a standing manner." ''Good thing she did not read anything'' Jake was a bit relaxed. "Hmm, it is not a keyhole. You have to take things by putting your hand in it and keep the ''books'' inside it in the order given in Braille at the corner of the books," Jake answered with fingers on his chin. "Oh!" Hoilsten trying to comprehend what is the conversation is. "Yeah, I was dumb." Katina admitted, "But what is inside those?" Jake took a deep breath "First you have to know what happend orelse you wont believe." "I will tell first" Hoilsten volunteered "You know I got sick five months ago." Hoilsten looked at Katina. "During that time I was dizzy when all adults were talking. I could only hear some words. It all felt like a dream, but I know it is not. It was just some words like '''''' We should go above. ''''''It is our only chance.'''''' ''''''No, they will kill you...'''''' '''''' ...contact him,'''''' That is all I could hear." "After that," Jake continued, "some times have passed. Hoilsten was getting better, and so was his temperature. I was beside him, he woke up, and he spilled out all the things he said now. to me at that time. I tried to convince him that it was a dream, but Hoilsten firmly believed it was true. So it made me wonder about that. My father had been teaching me personally, so I proposed the theory above to my father, but he ignored it. I did not leave him. I kept on asking. Then he showed me books about how the above is incompatible with humans, but all felt like rubbish. So I started asking about the errors in them. Suddenly he went into an outburst and never taught me again. But I had another way." "but why did they go all that write an entire fake history? I mean. They could have said it is dangerous outside, and we won''t go above." Katina told. "Really?" Jake asked, "The first time you knew of the new room, the library, you went into it. Isn''t it obvious that we are all sick of being in the same place? It is scary to know I might die here without knowing about the outside world because some danger outside." --------- Inside the adult''s room, "I had enough of it. Nothing is wrong with children knowing about the outside," Jenny said, "So what if there are demons outside? Huh, It is better than dying here without knowing outside." "Jenny, you do remember what happened!" Andrew asked. "Yes, George died, but it did not make sense to cage a bunch of children just because we are traumatized." "It is not like we will be here forever," Rosey said. "We can''t live here forever!" Jenny agreed, " we have been lucky to find a sealed cave, and for the past 20 YEARS of digging, we found nothing but some plants and water resources." There was a moment of silence. Then Felix said, "So, are we going to tell the children?" "No, first we have to verify our contact or at least see if he is alive," Andrew said. All the adults agreed to it. Felix leaned his back on the wall and relaxed ''Finally...Didn''t expect my son to be this reckless, but I did it, George. Your final wish." -------- "Yeah," Katina could resonate with it. "that is why I want to know the truth, the danger" Jake answered. " The books dosent contain anything about the danger in detail. So, we planned to steal the books and demand the truth. But, because of certain someone letting it out loose. We can''t." Jake looked at Katina. "So I will think of something later. For now, disperse." Katina, Hoilsten, and Thotrin were going in the same direction. "Katina, why do you call me here?" Thotrin finally opened his mouth. "Because you are always alone without him." Katina replied worriedly "It is not like that!" Thotrin tried to denied. "Guys," Hoilsten interrupted Thotrin, "I am sorry for ditching you guys. But it is be all over. You guys came to know about it and after some time adults also will, we will be honest family once again. We will always be together!" Hoilsten got some relived. Katina blushed. Hoilsten wrapped his arm around Thotrin and Katina " It is a promise." They all went into the hall. It was chaos, with children crying and running. Then Mandla came to them and said, "Hoilsten, adults are missing!" &&&& Chapter 2 The Escape "What? Did you check ALL the rooms?" Katina asked. "Yes, including the adult''s room. But first," Mandla looked at Hoilsten and said, "Hoilsten, we need to calm all the children." "I am on it!" Hoilsten replied. As the two went by, Katina went to see Jake, and Thotrin followed her. In the kitchen, Yelene was cooking food for the children. Then he saw Katina and Thotrin coming, "Hey guys, can you help me with the cooking?" "Yeah, we can. But first, where is Jake?" Katina asked. "Oh, he went to cattle room to see there any kids-" "Okay, thanks" Katina ran off to see Jake. "Uh...she was just gone... at least you help me," Yelene said, looking at Thotrin. While Katina goes toward the cattle room, she sees Jake carrying a child. "Katina, go help others. I will talk to you later." "But-" " we will talk in the leisure room." Jake went off in the opposite direction. Katina looked around to see if anybody was nearby. Then, she went to the library and checked inside the keyhole. ''Nothing has changed!'' After a while, all the children have calmed down. They were all eating soups that Yelene and Thotrin made in the leisure room. Mandla went up front and announced, "Listen, everybody, adults have gone for digging, and they will be coming tomorrow. So everyone should be good. Okay!" "Yes, Mandla!" "That should keep them for a while," Mandla said after the children had dispersed. "They all believe because you said it. No one believes when I say it." Yelene said, "That is because she is a ''Responsible big sister'' figure for children." Jake interrupted their conversation, "This is not the problem. We have to find the adults. And for that, I have to tell something to you guys that I have been hiding for a while," "Hey, it is Hoilsten!" a five-year-old kid asked, " Can you join us in the tag?" "Sorry! I have to go." it almost became a saying for Hoilsten as he is saying it all the time. "Come on atleast teach us how to make a doll before you go" Another kid pleaded. Katina, seeing this far away, felt sad for him. She knows that he doesn''t like what he is doing. A couple of minutes after Hoilsten went, Katina and Thotrin went away from the other children. It was far easier for them. Hoilsten, Katina, and Thotrin were walking toward the fitness room. From the look on Hoilsten''s face, Katina could tell what he was thinking. ''This is for them. Don''t feel bad about it.'' They reached the fitness room and saw two more people with Jake, but before they could ask why, one of the people, Mandla spoke up, "We all know. Jake said it" "I thought this was the right thing to do now." Jake shrugged his shoulders. " Okay, as everyone knows what''s happening, let us have a transparent conversation. Where are the adults?" "We searched all of the house," Hoilsten said. "I also checked the library, but the thing is..." Katina stuck. "were the books in the same place?" Jake asked. "yes" "does that mean they do not want to hide the truth any more?" Mandla asked. Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on. "but where are they?" Hoilsten was a little tensed. "uhh, maybe we can find something in the book," Yelene said "Yeah yes, brother you are right!" Hoilsten said. "Yeah, it is what I guess" Jake nodded "Maybe it is not a secret maybe it is a passed down knowledge of the generation. Then they should have left the house as they leave the responsibility to us to persue a dangerous journey to above the always want for their life" Jake told seems to be has been always thinking about how adults feel The room was in silence. "What that is not true!" Katina said simply denied his crazy theory. a bang sound was heard in the narrow hall door. "Hey! Come out it is dinner time, feed us!" one kid asked "NO! Mom said we have to be good to feed us," another kid said with a finger on her lips "Right!" the kid said as he nodded "PLEASE!" As the kids interrupted their conversation they went to prepare food. While doing so Katina has one question that bothers her. ''Even I would go above if I can but adults abandoning us... is it that good?'' Cooking was almost done then Hoilsten facing toward other young adults "Can I go play with the others?" "Yeah sure" Yelene replied. "Leave them when they are sleepy" Mandla added. "Okay, Bye!" Hoilsten said. Katina immediately started going toward him "Wait!" They both went to see and went out of the kitchen. "How he can be normal Even now. Knowing there is a possibility that adults..." Mandla asked. "Because he believe on adults, kinda navie if you ask me but he still believes that adults will tell us about the truth when the day comes. He only agreed to my plan so he can dig early" "What! you made dig when he was a child" Mandla asked furiously. Jake immediately stood up and took a pot and said "Time for lunch". Jake escaped from the situation. At sleep time Hoilsten, Katina, Thotrin, Mandla, and Yelene go to the library. "Man, can''t believe there is a secret room in our house all along," Yelene said. "Here we are at the library" Jake was already there. he took out all the ''secret'' books from the keyhole, then he saw Hoilsten and the others coming. "Ok everybody we have only one night to do something we better start doing something productive. Hoilsten, you and me are going to do somewhere else and I want others to read all the books in the library." "What? Where you going?" Mandla asked. "I have come across a pathway mentioned in a book which might be where the adults went to."Jake answered "And for that," Jake looked at Hoilsten with a smile, "I need the help of the fellow digger" Hoilsten face is bright "Let''s go!" the two went to dig and the others started reading except for one who doesn''t know how to read like Thotrin who still pretends to be reading something. after a while of reading, there was just information that they already know, and then, "Why is a Rebellion coming here!" Yelene asked with confusion seeing the words in Thotrin''s book. "You don''t know what it is?" Yelene asked grabbing a book from Thotrin. "Uhhh," Thortin said. "Rebellion means a person who go against the people who put rules." Mandla replied. "Oh," Katina said. "Thotrin do you know how to read?" Mandla asked. "No" Thotrin was afraid. "Then go help Jake and Hoilsten," Mandla said. Thotrin went outside. "No No wait it is much more than we expected" Yelene closed his book."I don''t want to create confusion by reading it wrong so Mandla I want you to read." he handed over the book to Mandla. Thotrin reached where the sound is heard and saw Hoilsten holding a bug smiling with bright eyes. "congratulations! It is indeed a new kind of bug." Jake announced. "YEAH!" Hoilsten was excited. "I going to find some new stuff." Hoilsten started digging. "Be carful eventhough this mud is soft then we digged to find the library, we should not be reckless" Jake said as he is digging. "Boi! Yes!" Hoilsten replied and continued digging. " Uh, wha..." Jake noticed Thotrin. " What happend Thotrin anything to inform?" "Mandla sent me... to help," Thotrin said. "Oh, can you take out the mud with this plate?" Jake gave Thotrin the plate. After an hour. Mandla was reading through. Yelene was biting his nail, this made Katina curious about what it is. Finally, Mandla opened her mouth," It is a lot more than we expected" "Please tell it!" Katina pleaded. "Okay. The dangerous thing about the above is that there is an animal of some sort that is called a monster. This so-called monster''s origin is not mentioned but the thing is they eat humans... Then one day they went formed an alliance or some sort of condition I don''t know. the condition is that the humans will be sent some people as a sacrifice so that the monsters can breed them and farm them forever..." "I can''t believe people would do that," Katina asked "There is more we are part of the harvest. We have some to help. We don''t know if this is true or not but I need to tell this to Jake so he stops this, one wrong move there might be war again." Yelene said. "No I will go and tell him. it is almost time to awake for children. It is more easy this way." Katina said. Meanwhile in the dug cave, Jake and Thotrin did their work without talking, the cave is relatively silent than before Thotrin came in. Even Hoilsten was quiet ''I did not got anything new.'' Hoilsten said with no emotion as he is a little annoyed. Katina entered the cave and said "Wait" Katina shouted. Hoilsten and Jake turned. "What happened?" Jake asked. As she said that Hoilsten was coming towards her but he was stuck. ''I barely digged anything.'' "You have to stop this. The danger above is an animal of some sort...I don''t know just come out. " "I already know..." "What?" Katina was shocked." Why haven''t you said anything-" "About the outer world, I read about it in books. Even though I know everything. I... just could not go back and now with adults gone I have to go. I don''t care if I am in danger who cares I just want to go out because I can." Jake was a little furious and unusual of himself "Katina you know about Mandla right she wont allow us to come here." Katina did not say anything as she could get how it feels. ''Even I want to see outside but this is foolish'' "You guys don''t need to do anything, it is as if I did everything. Okay." Jake continued to dig. " I am not a fool to go to die, I will just see from the surface. Also, search for adults. You guys go-" "Hoilsten, atleast you tell him." Katina asked. Hoilsten was staring at a rock. ''I thought I was good at this.'' "Hoilsten answer me" Katina was afraid. Even Jake turned. But then suddenly the entire dug tunnel has gotten collapsed. The sound had woken up the kids. Chapter 3 Jake and The Neverland When Jake was, he could see nothing but the brightest light in his eyes and could feel his lowered body in pain. But then, "Ah! I couldn''t.. my eyes" but slowly calm down as his vision returned. He was struck there with the beautiful scenery, yet he know it is not a dream. ''what is this place? Everything is so...big the top is so high I could not see the limit...'' Laughed energetically ''My best decision ever to come out He noticed a small creature walking by his side "What is that? Why does it look like that oh boy my life is getting intresting every minute" Jake laughed hysterically and tried to get up then he noticed. Then he turned around to see there is waterfalls onside the next huge pile of rocks then only he remembered, his face changed as he came back to reality. ''Where are the others?'' He started to pick up rocks and search for others."Hey anybody can hear me!" asked as he continued to search, ''It is fine the rocks are softier here, water comes above soft it and it also gives us underground water, How do the water comes though?'' these were his thoughts as he dug through the pile "Someone please respond!" Jake shouted as he continued with his thought, then he heard a voice. "Jake!" "Don''t worry I am coming" Jake dug through the source. "Thotrin!" shouted as he found him curled up like a ball with blood oozing out in his back, he has a stab wound in the hand, and some of his toes are crushed. Thotrin came out. He immediately started closing his eyes with his hands and tilted his face upwards. "It is fine. your eye will get used to it." Jake assured and rested as he was tried. The first Thotrin looked at was the sky. Then he immediately looked Jake asked. "Where are the others?" in a feared voice "I don''t know we have to search for him." Jake went through the pile again along with Thotrin. Somehow both were calmer than they should be. They could see the pile of rocks moving. Instinctively both of them dug through the pile. Katina and Hoilsten were there in the same form as Thotrin and were digging through the pile. The first thing Hoilsten asked was "Water". Immediately Jake went to the waterfall and carried water with his hands. This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it "Where are we?" Hoilsten asked as his vision is yet to come. Jake smiled and said "Above". Hoilsten now could see that he never thought he could see in the wildest dreams "The room is so BIG!". Hoilsten rubbed his eyes so the water won''t block his view. He turned his head observing all around as if he is a newborn baby. After Katina had enough water she looked around "Yeah." Katina was at a loss for words. Hoilsten sees Katina and asked, "You sure are the others safe?" Katina replied "Yes". "What? how you know?" Jake asked. "Thing is we were the only one in the path and also I saw the light from the tree roots, while we were inside" "Oh...Wait how long were you guys inside" Jake asked. "We didnt know" Hoilsten answered. "Probably few mins" Katina replied as she moved. "Hmm.." ''Why is her face blushing? Nevermind!'' Jake thought to himself. "So What I think is we all now know that we can sustain on above, lets rest over the roof under the lake for a bit and we will dig again" "Wait you are not going to forest." Hoilsten eagerly asked. "No silly, How can I when my family (most of them) wants to me here." "Hey!" Hoilsten shouted with his one hand up. "Finally came to sense," Katina said. "Well sort of" Jake replied "Also you! (Looking At Thotrin) Talk ones in a while will ya." "Uhh...." Thotrin looked kinda nervous, Hoilsten wrapped his arm around Thotrin. "Yeah talk." "I do" Thotrin replied. "Okay, Lets move towards the shade" Katina announced to save Thotrin from the conversation. "Yeah lets move.. also is the Hand is good Thotrin?" Jake asked. "My hand is fine" Hoilsten replied as waved with it. ''Yeah he is injured a lot, he didnt tell me before but he still is energetic'' Katina thought. ------- "Do you guys hear anything?-" Katina asked even though she thought it was the sound of water pouring. "We should-" Before Jake could say anything they saw a big monster coming to their side. The four of them started running....screaming. "RUnrUNRuN.." This was all Jake could say before his right side was eaten by the demon. His leg was already in pain so he could only run so far. This gave the three children a chance to run fast as they can. When a sudden sound came Hoilsten wanted to look back. He looked back to see what happened he could see only his brother half body being eaten by a fuzzy demon with blood all over. "AAAAAA!!!" screamed as he ran faster than the other two. His sense became blurry, he doesn''t know what is he doing or why is he doing it. He just wants to go away, go away from the chasing sound, the vibration, the..the big room... He never want to look back, he did not even remember about the other two he just want to go away The others were in a similar situation as they could only see Hoilsten in front of them as he is way faster, they do what he does they simply just followed him because they too want to go away. After a few kilometers or miles of traveling, they were all tried, first one to fall was Hoilsten as he already lost some of his toes. He immediately crawled into what looked like a treehouse somewhat giving him comfort to choose upon. The other two followed him. As soon as they went inside the shade they felt the same comfort that a huge wave of fatigue hit them and made them unconscious. They escaped from the ''prey'' wild demon. A demon finally found those humans after searching for them inside the tree "Ah! found you". &&&& Probability table of...you(12 year olds) escaping demons You escaping a wild demon-----------Very less. You escaping a wild demon-----------Less with some military training You escaping a wild demon-----------Hmmm still less with some military training and a sacrifice to distract it And the Neverland An old man woke up from his bed, as usual, there was only silence that awaits him as usual. He stood up and started doing his chores as usual, waiting for his death to meet God as usual. He will do hie all by himself as he doesn''t depend on others, nothing changes in life except this time someone or some people were in front of his house. ''Who is it?'' he walked faster than usual. ''Government officials...'' his disappointment was see-through. "Come in" Segrat went inside with his door open without the others could say something. All the officers went inside the house immediately after that they bow down. "Stand up!" he declared, one would enjoy this but he was annoyed. They immediately stood straight "Tell me why you people came for?" Segrat asked. They all seated and the government officials started saying but Segrant was barely listening as he was looking at the gun he was thinking "How long it will take to kill these bastards." but it was a little too loud enough for others to hear. "Segrant please...we need your help there are already 500 members in our rebellion with your expierence we defentily can dethrone the queen." The officer stopped. "I am not joining i have already done enough for the royals..." "But you could still do more ex Sergent." the officer told it with confidence. Segrant anger peaked. He suddenly felt suffocated by those people. "I have gotten nothing...Why don''t you understand let me die in peace!" he immediately went outside the house. "What did i expect" he muttered to himself. Segrant was walking towards the village, his house was located outside the village but it was bigger than any house. He walks around the village once in a while it is the only way to know he was alive, the people will always greet him even though he never responds to them, "Why are you wishing him grandpa!" one girl asked her grandfather who just only learned to talk, "He does not know any manners." asked with an angry face. "Oh no don''t say that he saved me and friends many times during the war, he is the war hero," he said with some respect. "Oh," she was amazed by the fact. "Thank you for saving my grandpa and his friends, hero grandpa" the kid shouted so he could hear it. Sergent heard that and felt somewhat happy it was different. He turned around but he could only see them walking towards their house. After all, they knew he would never respond. He finally went to his house it was silent as usual. he was exhausted mentally, there was only one thought in his mind that night "I should get a pet" The next morning, He went off to the forest. As he is near the village he has to go deeper into the forest to even to see a wild beast. Unauthorized duplication: this tale has been taken without consent. Report sightings. While he was searching he heard a sound ''Hmm might be a landslide it should attract some beast'' he immediately went there, as the beast was going in that path. ''If I feed it enough with some dog meat it should be fine'' he was about to shoot when he found something near the waterfalls... ''Humans!!'' before he could run the beast was way ahead of him. He shot the beast in the head but it was too late the human was already a fleshy mesh. ''They are humans... didn''t they go to the other side?'' in the confusion he couldn''t stand properly...but he started running. He immediately saw the kids ''What should I do with them...maybe give them to the authorities...No...not again'' he was getting closer the three kids went faster as soon as they feel the sound. "I have to catch them first" . . . Sergent tied the three at his house. "What do I do with them." ''All the years..All the blood... gave me nothing..... no one! medals, hounours its nothing!'' ''ah why me of all!'' He suddenly felt an idea "Prehaps." "This is a gift. I knew it...Yes....all the serving I did...finally god...Thank you" Finally after all these years, he found someone to relay. ----------------------------------------- Hoilsten felt like he is in a sleep paralysis, he could not move his legs and arms heck not even he could open his eyes. He was afraid, his voice doesn''t even come out of his mouth. ''Where am I, Ahhh! Mother, Father Help! Jake!'' he wiggled a little which made the chair he was sitting fall. ''I am tied!'' Hoilsten realized. Thump Hoilsten felt a vibration in his head for some reason he could regain all his memory. "No is Jake gone, no!....the monster...it is coming for me... NO! Mother Father..... won''t do anything wrong again please..come here!..." Hoilsten crying was muffled by the cloth he was tied up. He cried for a while then he stopped as felt something coming near, he hold his breath. Then he felt it was going away from him. He finally was relaxed as it was not heard for a while. Finally, he started regaining some strength he shook his head on the floor so he could remove the blindfold. He could see that he was in a room. it is partially dark with the sun setting just now. He saw Thortin sitting in a chair just like him but he seems to have already cried for a long time. Hoilsten wiggled his way toward the chair and kicked it, making a sound Thotrin turned in that direction he seems to have known it is hoilsten so he searched for anything he could hold onto he grabbed Hoilstens hand which is tied around the chair then he tried to untie them but while doing that he fell backward making him fall on Hoilsten. He managed to untie Hoilsten. ----------------------------------------- Sergent smelled his dish. "Ahh... it is so good. It''s best one I made so far. After all these are god''s recipe even the royals wouldn''t have eaten this" He went to see how the soup was going, "My wife''s favourite," said with a glories smile "Too bad I was too ''busy'' for her to stick with me for this long." He took the meat from the table and chopped it "Go fuck!-that useless- piece of prick-you bitch!-", he started adding the chopped meat to the soup. He saw the pot, "Some more meat can be used." He went to his storage room where he made those two humans tied in the chair that he bought for his kid. "I just should have killed all at once I am not thinking straight!" told himself as he was hearing sounds when he was cooking. He opens the door he sees could that one person is escaped and almost untied the other. "Fuck!" he cursed himself for the quest given by God. ''Ah! Isn''t what I have been through in my life wasn''t enough!''. he believed that he won''t need any precautions because ''God'' had sent him this present. But, it seems even that God also wants to push him some more. The two humans are now screaming as soon as they see the Demon''s face in the moonlight. The Seregnt was getting near them, but then one instinctively leaped on a chair, jumped, and grabbed onto the window. He did not care for other human''s life. ''How'' Sergent was confused. He went towards him and was going to kill him with one strike, but then using the opportunity another human went out of the room. ''Inside one can be caught later.'' Sergent thought to himself. The human on the window doesn''t fit into the window but in that moment he was too exhausted to feel pain as he is scraping his skin to get into it. He was bleeding heavily. Then there was some sound. It was the "Sergent Wife''s favorite" soup which was made from the brain of unmarked farm meat Katina that had fallen because of Thotrin as he was seeing the remaining naked Katina. ''Ah God, Why?'' Sergent went towards the soup. ''I even managed to disappoint him'' Sergent didn''t know what to do. He just went towards Thotrin. Thotrin was there lifeless. Then Hoilsten saw that Demon was coming towards Thotrin. He snapped as he didn''t know what to do, he saw the shiny knife in the ground and stabbed it in the head. Sergent screamed in pain as he saw Hoilsten crying and carrying all meat from the ground and stuffing it into the open head of Katina. ''Even the kid had someone one'' Sergent having his last moments ''Perhaps'' ''They were the Gift a-'' Neverland "Who is now, at this time?" an old man was woken up from his sleep, when he came out of the room, he saw her Granddaughter sitting on the floor doing something with her back turned. "When di-" "AHHHHHHHHHH!" that child ran screaming in her baby voice and running as she saw Grandpa coming out of the shadows. "AHHHHHHHHHH!" Grandpa almost felt his soul leaving. After he calmed down, he went to see in her room she was sleeping with others. "Hmmm, Sneaky brat," He said to himself. The little child was excited and happy about her success. ''Now I have to give it to Hero Grandpa.'' she thought to herself as she already hid it under her bed. --------------------------- Thotrin was shaking Hoilsten as he was unconscious. "Hoilsten!" he said in a husky as there might be any other people. They are in different parts of the house, exactly under the table. The table they would have eaten at. "Please...wake up!" Thotrin was panting. Hoilsten''s wound is wrapped with some leaves he saw in ''that'' room and with some clothes Even though he was not bleeding. Slowly Thortin started closing his eyes. "No!" Thotrin went out of the table and searched for something in that room as he could not find it, anywhere he then went to ''that'' door. He went and there were two dead bodies untouched as he quickly went through the things there and he took a vessel and filled it with water and picked some food that is the same as he had at home and quickly went and closed the door. He went under the table and gave Hoilsten some water into his mouth. But before he could see Hoilsten''s reaction. He went unconscious. Who wouldn''t be? ------------------------------------------------------------ Hoilsten opened his eyes to see the bottom of the table, he was with Thotrin and this room was closed with clothes. ''Everytime I woke something bad happened.'' Hoilsten tried to wake up he feels pain in his wound. ''How did this happen?'' Hoilsten could see light coming from the clothes. "It''s morning..." Said as he stared at it and thinking about what is happening couldn''t do anything but cry. "Why is all this happening to me". Every memory of those times was getting foggy as if it were a dream but he knows those weren''t. In the middle of his suffering, he saw Thotrin moving still sleeping. Wiping his tears Hoilsten "I should be brave!" he slapped his face. ''I lost them because I was crying. I will not cry!" Hoilsten announced. Thotrin woke up. Hoilsten could see Thotrin was relieved but his face was thinner. "We have to eat." Hoilsten said. If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. "I already have," Thortin said with his weak voice. he revealed those clothes inside there was some food and a bowl of water. Hoilsten and Thotrin took it and started eating as this was their first meal after a whole day. after they ate all the food HOilsten apologized for his actions. Thotrin looked like he was confused. "I was selfish, I just tried to run away as soon as I saw his face." HOilsten gripping his hands tight regretting his actions. "I am the worst." Thotrin said."I was awake when we were taken to this room." Hoilsten was speechless. "I...I stood still as the monster took away Katina." Thortin said those all while looking down, not showing his face. "I''m sorry" Thotrin was crying. "For now we have to move forward" Hoilsten barely holding his tears told to THortrin and himself. "First we need more information." Hoilsten asked with no emotion."Do you know from where we have been picked from?" Thotrin nodded his head sideways."I was only aware when he was tying you" "hmm ok," Hoilsten."We need food but before that, we have to make sure no one is nearby." Hoilsten was looking at those windows as he try to see if anything was nearby but turns out there were only sticks around surrounded by tre as far as he could see. "I can''t risk going out," Hoilsten said as he looked at Thotrin who seem to search for food. Then he also went him. While they could find some edible and some they don''t recognize they took out as they do not want to be in that ''Kitchen''. While they were coming they hear a knock on the door, which was blocked by the table. Both of them looked terrified. ''No don''t do the same.'' Hoilsten said as he started to think of escape routes. But then it stopped. "We have to use the window" Hoilsten pointed at which is farthest from the door, but then a face appeared from that window. Both backed off. Thotrin slipped off his feet. While Hoilsten was helping him. Another push was heard. Now they both try to block the door not letting the little monster in. The little monster looked at it from the window and laughed and now tried to push it harder. ''Now only can hold off and only other escape.''Hoilsten did not dare to let his thought out. ''Thotrin''s leg was already injured, He won''t...but I also don''t want him to die.'' putting more stress made Hoilsten bleed open as he fell so was Thotrin right after him. Then she arrives at the little monster. Hoilsten and Thortin went behind furniture for protection, then suddenly the little monster went above them terrified as they run behind Thortin started to cry. When the little monster heard it stopped its laughter and reduced its pace. ''It is same as youngs see the cattle.'' Hoilsten finally gets it. HOilsten stood up and raised his palm "Stop!". the little girl did as he said. He then pointed at a corner "GO!" trying to keep a serious face. Surprisingly the little girl did it. Thotrin look like he was surprised but he did not ask anything. "We have to quickly take the foods and run." Hoilsten took the fruits in a bag. "But If it leaves..." Thotrin hesitated. "No! we are gonna do nothing to her!" Hoilsten told as if he knew what Thortin going to ask."It is also like us...just like Jessie, Walt... Like how they play with cattles...we are just happen to be cattles." Hoilsten told this to Thortin as The little girl was watching them from the corner. Both went around all rooms except ''that'' like it was a place for dead bodies. While doing that Thotrin fell, seeing that the little girl laughs and started coming near him despite Hoilsten trying to command. Irritated by Hoilsten''s commands it pushed him and laughs as it watches him fall. As soon as it saw the blood the little monster started chasing Hoilsten. Thotrin went behind and hit the little monster with the gun he found then. The little monster started to scream and started to bite Hoilsten on his leg. Thotrin tried to hit it but it keeps regenerating itself. Hoilsten was all it was heard as Thotrin hit the head of the monster as it become dead. "Hoilsten!Hoilsten!" Thotrin was crying as usual. "Thanks for saving me." Hoilsten said."You should go..." "No! I won''t" Thotrin pleaded. "I am weak... I should have already said this to you when she was coming. I am sor-" "No, I will die without you!" Thotrin screamed. Hoilsten did not repond. "No. NO. No!!!!" Thotrin started shaking Hoilsten but there was no response. "I....I WAS THE ONE WHO SHOULD HAVE DIED!!!" It started to break. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ---------------------------------------------- Thotrin, as he said, did not survive as he was captured by the revolutionaries, and with little torture, they found there were underground humans. It did not take long to find and eventually eat all of them. As for adults, they were teleported to the human world as they are humans raised for farms. As soon as the Ratri clan knows, they kept that some humans are still there. They made sure that news did not go out as there were some people from the survivors that go to the very extent to save the negligible amount of humans . . . . Inside the box, that the little monster brought there was a doll one similar Hoilsten''s and his friends used to make for kids.