《Entries and Logs.》 Log 1- The Laments of a Young man. -Entry 1- This was a nightmare, said a young man in a hospital bed. Everything was fine yet at a single piece of paper would turn his life into a living hell. Let''s call this young man for now as Jef, before the events that leads to this point Jef was an optimistic young man, he sees everything in a colorful manner that everyday was a joyous thing. He find it a bliss to live such life, yet like every young man, Jef likes and wants to experience some spice in his life, for there are times that life is too boring for him and he felt that he was stuck in some loop of plainness. So Jef did a lot of playing around and would do a lot of things that people would find as weird. Jef obviously have notice the stares of suspicion on him. After all Jef was a pretty good observer so he simply just ignore them and mind his own business. At first Jef would go around town jumping around and wandering, trying to see if there is anything happening around town. But as Jef started his wanderlust he have seen things that are quite interesting. In one time, there was an old man who would walk with a dog and would always go to the nearby hill and would sat for an hour letting his dog sleep inthe grass. Then the old man would bring some kind of home made alcohol he brewed himself.After a few trips Jef have been chatting with the old man, the old man was an interesting fellow, he would speak of the old days quite fondly and would speak with nostalgia, so when Jef asked the old man on why does he always go to this particular hill everyday, he spoke in a slightly sad tone. The old man is now alone, this particular hill was something that his family used to visit. When his wife and children was alive, they would always go to this hill and would bring their food to eat here, it was something the old man would speak in delight. He relieve the days of how would his sons would play tag with his dog''s parent and would laugh in joy. Yet now those days were something that will never happen, it has been years since the old man''s wife has died from illness, and his sons who have fallen in duty to the country. The old man spoke in dread, his only family now was the grandson of his wife''s dog. They have been left alone in the world, the old man said in a depressing manner that having outlived both his wife and sons was something that he cried over. The old man was sad that he have never see his sons brings their kids or grow old with his till death they do part. The old man shed a tear and comforted Jef at the same time, the old man must have think that Jef must be feeling guilty for asking something like that. The Old man then gave Jef some simple words ''''Time is a cruel thing lad, so when you have time do what needs to be done and enjoy it, because when time is over, you would face laments and regrets if you never did anything''''. Those words have been left in Jef''s heart. He have taken and burn it to his mind. Yes, it was truly burn in his mind, because at this time Jef is now currently on a hospital in the city. He is now left wondering in this room, lamenting and despairing about the pain. Jef was now suffering from an illness. He would always feel his bones shivering in pain and his skins feels like being pierce by needles. It was hell for Jef. A nightmare that he wants to wake up from. Every minute, every hour of the day he find himself unable to sleep, the pain doesn''t let him sleep unless the flush of pain relievers in his IV would be injected into his body. And as days pass in the hospital, Jef was now staring blankly at the ceiling, he can hear his mother calling for him but he doesn''t feel like replying, Jef have gone numb on this state, it was a weird phenomenon that he never felt before. Everything was bland and tasteless and the things Jef sees is painted in gray. It was disgusting, he felt like stuck on some slow word of nothing but bland things. Even with the food serve for Jef was tasteless because of the medicines he intake. Even the show that Jef normally enjoys on the television was tasteless. He felt bored and in pain. Jef was in distressed, he wants to give up, but he can''t for some reason. It has been months since his admittance in the hospital, the throbbing pain was slightly gone but even so the doctor said grim words that Jef broke down upon hearing. Jef needs to learn to walk again, simply because of the long time he spend laying in the hospital bed that due to the lack of activity, his legs became brittle and weak. Jef was stricken with grief, obviously he would have known that this would happen but not this much. ''''Learn to walk again'''' something like that is a remark Jef would have thought on hearing. Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on the original website. Are you kidding me? Jef cursed in his mind. As he tries to sleep, but nonetheless it was rather pointless, he can''t sleep. Jef decided to open his eyes but stop when he heard the conversation between his mother and the doctor. It was a shocking conversation, his mother is basically telling the doctor that Jef needs no rehabilitation because its expensive and that they would hold off on the psychology test too. Jef understood that his medicines are no laughing matter and they are really expensive if judging from the receipt that he saw lying near the bed table. But even so Jef was hurt, he sadly thought his mother might have really love him that much if she find it unnecessary, maybe all the money was not worth spending on such child. Jef grieved, he felt more pain in his heart than the amount of pain that his illness gave him. Half a year has passed, Jef is still in the accursed room....HOW WONDERFUL RIGHT?Hah, Jef mocked himself sadly on the room, during the days of accursed pain. Jef has unconsciously been talking to himself and doing soliloquy was a normal routine for him now. In his mother''s view he was acting crazy, but from the doctor''s view he felt that the young man is trying to cope up by creating his own personality to sooth himself. A monotone voice rings in the room, this belongs to a deranged young man, its has been a year since this hell has welcome him. So many things he want do, but it was enviable, his willpower has sunken too low. Jef has turn apathetic to things, in his days he would act like a optimistic young man, but deep inside he has laments that he realize that he should keep for himself. As of now he has a created ''''fej'''' a delusion that he made, its simple a shadow that he uses to make a conversation to himself. ''''Hey Fej,, do you thing were gonna be free from this shitty room?'''' [How should i know? I ain''t got any answer for that, after all i''m a fucking phantom] ''''True, maybe i have finally gone crazy making these stupid monologues on my head, i wonder how much shit do i have to endure before i get out.'''' [Probably a lot, i mean it should be over soon right? You surely heard the conversation yesterday from your doctor and mother right?] ''''Yeah, but it sounded like my mother is just glad she doesn''t have to pay hospital bills anymore'''' [Come on dude , your being too pessimistic] ''''i don''t know, besides you should be like me since like your me after all'''' [Hey!, i might be a delusion but even delusions created by yourself have their own personality] ''''What the hell brain'''' [Stop your killing me, please stop with the doubting of the brain] ''''Fine, anyway im bored as always'''' [I can see that.] ''''So what am i suppose to do now? Still fucking stare at the ceiling and count the holes on it? again?'''' [Well in any case , it seems your ears are picking up some footprints, at any case this is my cue to go for now] ''''Uh your right, goodbye for now'''' As the delusions stop for a while, a figure knocked on the room. It was obviously the doctor coming in with a document. And because the doctor is quite a boring person, it basically just '''' Hello, now your free to go home''''. And so the time finally comes. It''s time to leave this room, as Jef sigh... First off he needs to rid of his weight and make himself lighter so that it would be easier trying to walk again. As the car goes and pick up Jef....he muttered quietly. ''''Now what?'''' The Days of trying to walk again felt far away. End of Log 1. Hello! This is Fej, i shall be the narrator of this entry....please don''t feel weird that a ''''delusion'''' will be the one doing this entry. And this entry happen at the time 4 days after after Jef went back home after the horrible stay in the hospital. As the young man woke up, he felt the sting of his brittle body as it aches with a needle piercing pain. It was a horrible way to wake up, but the young man was a little used to it now. He all need to do was take his medicines and a pain reliever to make it tolerable. It''s pretty great that such expensive medicines actually work. So the young man painfully grit his teeth in pain as he stands. Trembling as he slowly walk, he find it taxing on his mental health to do this kind of activity everyday. But what is stopping the young man from giving up? It was the sneers and laughs of the rude relatives that visited him mockingly. He at least want to show them how shit they are for thinking such way, but enough with the crappy relatives. The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement. The Young man is very jaded, for anyone who spend a year laying on bed and agonizing it was not really surprising for such thing to happen. As the jaded young man arrive at the living room and into the balcony, he felt the radiant of the sun shine down on him, the young man is someone who isn''t too fond of the sun but even so the heat it gives is relaxing and soothing that he almost yelled and praised the sun. As the young man look at the balcony, he squinted his eyes to see at the scenery, even though it may not be something grand it is a nostalgic sight that he is fond off, for since the young man was a little kid, he was always having fun sitting at this spot enjoying the wind. Log 2- The End of Summer and School. -Entry 1- It has been exactly a year and 4 months since the start of Jef''s self rehabilitation, With the amount of determination that filled Jef even though it was a harsh trial, he managed and succeed. Despite his walk is still unsteady and slow it was enough for the young man to be able to roam around the beach of his hometown. It is currently summer and Jef has been doing nothing but playing video games and lazing around and doing his daily walks. As the summer heat filled the room Jef thought that with amounts of time left he should think whether he should go and attend school or spend lazing around for a year. But either way such decision should be left over for now. Jef has been walking around the beach for 45 minutes and have been daze for a while, the beach was not something grand at all, it was rather poor in a sense ,because of the ruins of old cottages and the dense amount of palm tress in the area. It is rather dangerous to walk through the palm trees because of the chance that some old coconut would drop on your head and seriously make your day worse or put you on a grave. But luckily Jef hasn''t encountered such misfortune. The most notable part about the beach is that near the are there is an old ruined port that has stand for 94 years. According the memorabilia near the old port, it was suppose to be an old military port that was suppose to be build so the rural town can establish a supply dock. Anyway it is abandoned and is rather turn into a great spot for people to hang out and stare at the sea. The loud seagulls was quite something to watch, it was a spectacle watching them cry and fly together,in fact there''s a lot of tourist that strangely comes here for the seagulls and somehow you can find some of them buying souvenirs from the locals, from bracelets that are carved from seashells and seagulls beaks is rather popular to the visitors. Aside from that there are some vendors that sells roasted sea foods and beverages made from coconut''s that are mixed with fruits to accommodate a lot of flavors to taste. Either way Jef was walking around the edges and have bought himself some of the coconut flavored juice and use it to relive his dry thirsty throat. As the young man continuously walk around he took a glance at his wristwatch and have decided its time to walk back home. This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon. The walk back home was rather a long one and it usually takes 30 minutes for Jef to reach due to his slow pace. Passing around the palm trees and watching the sky for some malicious flying coconuts and carefully watching his step as he climbs the narrow path of the hill, then he glances around for awhile and saw the old man and his dog doing their usual thing and the young man wave and said hi to the duo and begun taking the old bridge to pass through the river and enter the neighborhood . and strolled back home. Then Jef straightly went back to his room and let himself fall to the softness of the bed and stared at the ceiling before closing his eyes and taking a nap. Moments later he pulled himself up and open his laptop on his desk and begun browsing the internet and taking a look at the school that he decided to go after thinking about it in his nap. Looking at the school, it was somehow stylish in a sense, the buildings outer appearance was covered with bricks that are form to make intricate designs and the inside looks are rather surprisingly modern. There are facilities such as the library which is filled with books and a rather big lounge. Other than that there are cafeterias and the rooftop which is quite a relaxing place to just to look around. As Jef scrolled through the pictures on the school''s website he then comes across a picture of an old clock tower that is rather eerie looking, checking the information of the building, there were tons of info at the history and the local rumors that surrounds the tower. Having enough of the site, Jef closes the browser window and decided to play some video games. Then for about 6 hours of playing ,Jef decided to get some dinner and decided to sleep early for the day since his legs are rather shivering now. And as the days pass, the young man has done his daily doings and has been rather pessimistic on the upcoming days till school. Jef is rather nervous whether he could interact that well with his classmate, and rather questions if he can get along with them. But thinking about it was rather brooding and Jef decided to quietly sit at the balcony and gaze at the night sky and was left wandering for how the days will pass soon. Entry - School and Trickery -The School- The School of Tricks, is the one that pop up on Jef''s mind the moment he entered the school. Why you may ask? Simply because of the first sight he got upon entering the lounge was a card and coin trick by a student, simply put when the student was making a show, he firstly showed the ones paying attention to him a king of hearts, then after showing it around he decided to ask them to look closely as he will make the coin pass through the center of the card. After a brief staring, he then suddenly made a flick of his wrist and the coin ''''magically'''' passed through the center without making a hole at the card. Everyone was gaping in surprise for the trick, Jef was astonished not by the trick but on how fast the trick was done by a simple flick, such accurate hand coordination was impressive, obviously the crowd wasn''t able to follow such movement and therefore dismisses it as ''''magic'''' laughingly. But the tricks was not only that, as Jef move through the corridor and made his way to the teacher''s office he was greeted by the sight of a teacher folding a piece of cloth in 4 single moves by throwing the cloth in the air, then grabbing the center of the cloth while it stay still in the air and after grabbing the cloth he then perfectly fold the cloth like magic. The young man known as Jef obviously know that such a trick can be done by him if he knew the trick to the movement. But nonetheless that is something that can wait for a while as he approach the young adult that he will soon call as ''''Homeroom teacher'''', because Jef is someone who is bad at remembering names and he can probably just call the teacher as ''''Teacher'''' for he have only few motivation to remember the guys name, it may sound like an edgy thing to do ,but Jef''s jaded personality goes against anything these days which he even sadly thought to himself. As the brief show of countless papers and shower of words, Jef has finally been release by his homeroom teacher. The talk lasted for a good 15 minutes and to summarize it all ,Jef was given a pocket book of school rules and then he was then instructed by a lot of things regarding the school and what he will do during his days of studying in this school, the teacher then talked about the illness Jef suffered for a 2 years and half and how the young man should not place any worries on his condition in this school. Jef was relieved a bit, it seems that he won''t be treated like a disabled person in this school that much. It was a long talk indeed Jef thought, but since the farce was over he quickly stride his way into the classroom as he slowly walk through the school corridors, today was the first day of the semester and there was no reason to be worried about being late in class for now, since mostly this time it would all be just introductions and greetings from new students. And as Jef arrived at the door of his soon to be classroom, he took a deep breath and walk forward to the classroom and open the door with his left hand and made a gesture on his hand that he would like to go inside. As someone who preferred silence and personal space, Jef quickly made a silent move and casually walk through his designated chair and sit still with a nonchalant attitude and made a face of relief. The classmates of the young man was not interested at the slightest at the slightly stout young man which is nicknamed Jef. After all there were many new faces among the room and some of them like Jef astoundingly blended in the background like a bunch of cardboard cut characters on a play. Jef, was not bothered by the lack of attention given to him after all, with his lack of presence and figure it is surprisingly easy to be ignored and Jef isn''t really such a social person,mainly because of the lack of people to talk to during the 2 year and half of isolation that he grown accustomed to being alone, but even if he is accustomed to it Jef would sometimes grumble and engage into a conversation to a few adults he knows. Jef strangely gets along more with older people rather than the guys around his age for some reason, i mean even before his illness ,besides his closest friends he would rather hang out with mysterious old man with the dog. When Jef was lost in thought, there was person who have come barging in, obviously with the outfit his wearing and the lecture book his carrying, it was easy to identify the man as a ''''teacher''''. The teacher walk calmly into the front of the classroom and spoke with a dignified voice and started introducing himself and didn''t waste any time to call the students one by one to introduce themselves since he have already know them since like Jef, intrude upon him in the teacher''s office and name themselves. As the teacher smiled, he then turn to his students and started explaining his lecture plan. Jef was paying attention since there was nothing to do and and he rather not start doodling or dooze off at the first day of the school, he previously thought it would be all introductions but seems he was wrong and the teacher was rather a smart one for deliberating his lecture plans ahead rather than slowly telling them which means that the students can study ahead if they want to. Then 3 hours have gone by and it was time for lunch break. Lunch break, something that Jef really needed right now for reasons that he can''t take his medicines when he have an empty stomach, mainly because of the chance that the pain reliever might suppress even his hunger and numb his stomach. Jef would rather play it safe rather than take the chances and since its just simply just taking medicines anyway. As he was doing his thing, there is commotion in the cafeteria, and as Jef walk through the rabble, he then instantly recognize the same guy he met at the lounge doing his tricks again. And it seems like his gonna make something appear in the flick of his hand again ,Jef had nothing to anyway so he stood there and watch the performance. The guy was really a good trickster, with a flick of his hand he manage to make a white bird appear at the palm of his hand and then followed it with a rose and gave it to a young lady smoothly and anyone instantly know that the girl felt her heart beat by judging the reddish cheeks that appeared on her face. Some guys were whistling on how smooth of an operator the guy is. After that, a student noticed that a prefect is making his way to the cafeteria and the students quickly strode off and behave themselves. Jef too decided to take a seat somewhere on the cafeteria and quickly decided to named the guy who made a show as ''''Tricks''''. Sitting quietly on the cafeteria, he then notice a guy walking with a tray and sat in front of him. The guy is the man he nicknamed as ''''Tricks'''', Jef has no plans on talking to anyone if they don''t talk to him on the first place so he focus on the patty in front of him. As Jef was eating in silence the newly named guy which shall be only known as Tricks spoke to the young man in front of him. ''''Hey Dude, you seem liking that patty'''' ''''Is that so?'''' replied Jef ''''Yeah, you seem like your enjoying to the fullest....is it really that tasty?'''' ''''Yep, the sauce on the patty is quite delicious and not to mention the fried potato that comes with it'''' replied Jef as he slowly faces the Trickster in front of him'''' ''''Hmm maybe i should order that next when i have the time.'''' said the Trickster ''''Is that so?'''' said Jef blankly. He have no idea why the trickster is engaging a discussion in front of him, simply it was the thought that such guy should be out there with the table filled with sociable people. And so Jef rudely asked the trickster. ''''So what do you want from me though?'''' At the question that thrown at him, the trickster grin a little and said. ''''Nothing much really, just want to eat my meal without anyone bugging me for a trick, after all there is a time for magic and food'''' ''''Is that the case?'''' as Jef looked at the trickster with a weirder ed out expression. ''''Hey come on now, don''t look at me like that, what i sad is the truth, magic is magic and food is food!'''' as the Trickster said cheerily. Jef look at him and made a big sigh and decide might as well join the bandwagon of random sentences that is thrown at him. After a bit of time, the guy introduce his named, and as usual Jef didn''t want to remember his name and just persistently said that he will call the trickster as ''''Tricks'''' from now on. When the trickster heard Jef''s persistence at the matter he laughed heartily and said it''s fine and he would allow it. Nonetheless to say, the Trickster has been pique by the nonchalant eccentricity of Jef and have been calling him ''''comrade'''' for a while now. Jef was confused for the ''''comrade'''' nicknamed by then just go with it since he started calling him a nickname first anyway. As the bell rang and afternoon classes started, the trickster parted with JeF and made his way back to his classroom. Jef was nonetheless think of this scene as a weird encounter but quickly threw away the thought at seconds notice and decided to head back at his pace towards his classroom -And Trickery- The school bell rang, it signified the end of the classes for the day. A young man with a strong presence walk through the corridors, he was someone who possesses many tricks on his sleeve. This man has received a nickname during lunch break by a certain young man who has beady eyes and is slightly stout. The Nickname he received was ''Tricks'''', it was a nickname that came out of nowhere and something the young man with tricks quite liked and adore. He like people that piques his interest, the young man he met today was someone who have low to zero presence, he is someone who even with his slightly stout figure that manages to move quietly and blend in the background. Tricks is quite proud of his observation skills, and with a bit of a trick he manage to gather information from the guy who name himself as Jef from his own homeroom teacher''s records. Within the records the guy he met today was someone who just got freed from his 2 year and half isolation due to illness and it is written on the personal info that the young man was suffering quite a terrible disease. Tricks deduced that the temperament of the young man was something built from the experience within those years, it was not surprising that the young man would grow jaded by the time spent he spent on the hospital . Tricks didn''t dig any deeper and decided to return the documents to the homeroom teacher''s desk. Tricks was always a guy who would do unusual things on a whim. He would befriend people that interest''s him or people with a sense of mystery for fun. He have the time anyway and he can proudly say that he has the brains to do anything he puts his mind on. So Tricks walked on with a grin as he imagine what tricks would he play to his new acquaintance. As Tricks stride off to the rooftop to attend some business , he spotted a lone figure on the hall walking slowly and quietly, Like a ghost the figure move through the crowd without anyone batting an eye to him. It was easy to recognize that the young man was Jef. Tricks observed the young man until he disappeared within his sight, then Tricks continued walking off to the direction that leads to the rooftop. On the rooftop he saw three figures and known that these were the ones who called him to the rooftop. Tricks observed the three and deduce their intentions,. Either they were here to extort him some money or beat him up for being a show off which is sadly a habit of Tricks. Looking at the three, he can guess that the one behind them was someone who knows how to fight. The Posture, build and the way he carries himself and the rough look of his knuckles screams of someone who does boxing. The two seems people who relies on the guy behind him. As they walk their way to tricks the man with the expensive bracelet talk to Tricks in a rude manner. ''''Hey Bro, can i ask you to not to do that to my girl again or approach her?'''' the man said bluntly to Tricks Tricks was confused then as he laugh in his thoughts and push a button on his pocket ''''(So this what its all about huh)'''' ''''Oh i see , did i get in the way between you two? If so, then pardon my negligence '''' ''''No, she is not mine yet, but i would like you to never talk to her if possible'''' said the main as he touch his bracelet like some sort of mannerism. Tricks then understood that the man in front of him was quite an easily jealous type person, he would rather avoid the situation but he was kinda puzzled why such behavior'''' ''''Not talk to her? But that is quite impossible, after all she and I belongs to the same class and suddenly seizing my interactions with her is quite rude you know?'''' Did you know this story is from Royal Road? Read the official version for free and support the author. ''''Dude, i advise you to fuck off'''' said the second man with no features to distinguish other than his mouth. ''''Mr Magician wannabe, im asking nicely that you lay off and stay far way from my girl, and if you don''t comply and promise to comply then i will have my friend here teach you a lesson'''' as the bracelet man threaten tricks. Tricks laugh at the threat inside his head and with a radiant smile spoke. ''''Im afraid i can''t comply with your reasoning, it is simply nonsensical and also the fact that your not even his lover is quite retarded.'''' speak Tricks with a calm voice. When the three heard Trick''s words, they falter a bit from the shock and was filled with anger as they swallow his tricks. ''''You fuck!'''' as the man with no distinguishable features , suddenly throws a punch at Tricks. Tricks quickly then tilted his head in a right angle and back step away from the man. Then as he saw the the guy with a bracelet rush at him, Tricks decided to perform a low kick on the man''s back knees and slowly, the man trip over and landed on the floor using his face. Then as Tricks felt a feeling behind his back and saw the boxer guy taking on a stance like its natural and rush at him while launching a Right Jab headed intoTrick''s face. As Tricks desperately tried to dodge the attack, he got grazed by the punch and felt a hot sensation on his face, which is something that made Tricks more serious about the matter. The opponent was a boxer, and by looking at the actions of the guy, Tricks guessed that his enemy is no beginner and someone that has probably have his fair share of fights already. Feeling a bit of nervousness, Tricks decided that not fighting back would lead to a bad outcome and a very swollen face. As Tricks decided to made a move, he then was taken a back by a sudden punch on his back. Tricks looks back and see that the man with no distinguishable features made a strike at him. Tricks then lamented his negligence and made an action. Firstly he approach the man with a clench fist and then flick his wrist and hit his sides with a quick blow and then proceed to knee the man and grab his throat and push him down to floor. He then look back and dodge the incoming attack from the boxer guy, and took a stance and steeling his self for the fight.. He look at the his opponent with a cold demeanor and as stared at the man as if he was gauging and dismembering the man for weakness. As Tricks plan his attacks, the man rolled and made a straight punch, then followed it with a uppercut. Tricks manages to dodge the attack but was not able to avoid the uppercut and grazed his chin. Feeling pissed by the events, Tricks have finally reach his patience and made an action.. Firstly , Tricks made a punch through the opponents guts, then quickly used his left hand to slap the enemies left ear, then grabbed his head and made a strike to his gut and then used a trick from a book he read awhile ago and made two consecutive punches to the man''s glabella and did a heavy kick to his stomach. The actions of the young made the boxer feel a lack of breath and he felt the drain of strength on his body and the intense pain that comes from his head. The Boxer has one his share of battles in the ring and took a deep breath and relaxed his mind and focused on the trickster in front of him. Such movements was something the boxer guy didn''t expect, usually he was made to come by the bracelet guy to strong arm his preys. But looks like today it won''t be simple. The Boxer then took a stance and readied himself for the incoming fight. Tricks was surprise how tough the guy in front of him and sigh deeply, and said in his mind that being able to keep moving after that beating is expected from a non amateur boxer. Usually if this was outside school, tricks would do some punches and retreat. But considering that this was a rooftop he would have no choice but to knockout his opponent. Why does he have no choice? Simply the fact that the guy in front of him has been angered.,Not to mention that if he doesn''t knock him out quick, his other two companions might quietly stand and do Tricks in. With that decided, Tricks isn''t gonna take this long, and he need to pull a trick up his sleeve. Because if somehow he manage to break a bone from his opponent or do some fatal injuries then it would be worrying and the chance of being expelled might happen. So as Tricks move he pulled an object stealthily on his left pocket, the object was a handmade firecracker that tricks do for his shows, simply it was something that would produce a smoke that would distract the watchers of his tricks. Tricks then made a jump and pulled his leg up front and then while he was in air, he pulled a match head and struck it on his ring finger and lighted up the firecracker he made and counted to 4 seconds before flicking in on front of the boxer guy. As the boxer was surprise of the sudden noise and appearance of some smoke he tried to avoid it, but was already covered by the smoke and powder it emitted and started coughing. Then as he started rubbing his eyes an intense pain was crawling up his stomach, the pain had come from a three consecutive strikes that Tricks made, then as the boxer knelled on the floor and manage to slightly open his eye and saw a hand coming for him. ''''SLAPPPPPPPPPPPPPP'''' Tricks have slapped the boxer''s neck from the side, the slapped made the boxer felt lack of breath and started seeing stars as his consciousness started being blurry, then as Tricks pulled back his right hand and then knock hardly on the man''s glabella using the knuckles of his fist. The Boxer was done in by the last attack, and he was finally knocked down and fell to the floor and spasm a bit before finally he stop moving. As Tricks checked the boxer guy and making sure he didn''t accidentally made him sleep forever and checked his pulse. He wrote a few notes on a paper and left it at the man with the bracelet''s hand. Tricks finally walk away from the rooftop, the event just right now was something quite interesting. The grazes and slight bruise on his back was nothing compared to the beating he did to the three man group just now. A thing that happen on the first day of the semester was not something ordinary, Tricks was a tricky man so the note he left on the man was simply ''''I have taken a picture of your beaten up group, if you don''t want any shame then pretend this never happen. Also don''t try to complain in the prefect''s office since i have recorded our conversation and hearing it would be something bad for you isn''t it?''''. Tricks was always a slightly paranoid man, he would always have his phone on ''''record'''' that in any case something like this happens he would be able to take hold on any advantage that it might give. Tricks has been always in love with these sort of tricks. He was eager to learn as many tricks he can because of his strange love for trickery. He as a boy was entranced with shows which heroes would unleash their magic on their foes and made finishing moves from just making a movement in their hands. As he grew up, tricks was shown the hard truth. Magic doesn''t exist. It was something shocking for the young tricks. He have believed that one day he would also have powers like that. But in the end it seems that day will never happen. Tricks grimaced, but then decided that if magic doesn''t exist then he should learn all the tricks in the world so that he could do something far similar to magic. The thought he made up was ''''In a magician''s magic, there will always be a trick''''. It doesn''t matter now if Magic doesn''t exist as long as he have tricks that is close to magic. As Tricks thought to himself. After washing a bit, he decided it was late and headed back home. He walked out of the school''s gate and head to the road where his home is located. As Tricks stride, he saw a familiar figure on the nearby hill. It was the figure of the beady eyes young man called Jef. The slightly stout young man was sitting in daze at the hill. His nonchalant figure was basking in the sun. Tricks stared at the young man''s back. The guy was emitting auras of mystery every time Tricks would see him. Such jaded man was someone who was used to suffering and isolation. Tricks thought for awhile and decided to leave quietly with the bag of in his hand and grinned for the days that will surely entertain him. -.........................- On a hill that was basked by the light of the descending sun. There was a lone figure who was sitting on the hill. He is a man with a stout figure and beady eyes. He was none other than the young man nicknamed Jef. Jef was in the mood to watch the sunset. After the end of the day, he decided to sit on this hill to digest and reflect on the day. Other than the efficiency of the homeroom teacher and the guy he named ''''Tricks'''', it was pretty normal. It''s normal. The class was the expected typical linear lecture. Well though ,even with all the complains of the class being ''''normal'''', Jef has no issue with it. Jef had fear that his complains would once again make living hell out of his life. Jef was afraid, simply because once he ''''wished'''' and that wish turn into something hellish, it was a scenario of ''''Be careful what you wish for''''. type. He doesn''t want anything like that to happen. He stopped wishing for things. He simply wants the normality of life. Yes, Jef might be sometimes be called eccentric because of his jaded nature but what can he do about his personality? It is simply what was he made into after walking through hell. People can''t change that easily, if they do then Jef would immediately turn his personality into something brighter and less jaded. But for now Jef was okay with this life. He just wants to be at peace and go through life normally.As Jef decided to stop and look for wristwatch, his expression turned a bit after watching the time, simply because it was time to go back home and rest. He isn''t after all a healthy young man, he was still suffering from his illness and just because he was able to go through the day doesn''t mean that his back to being healthy. The walks he does is just for exercise and to make his brittle bones much sturdier. He had always made it as a goal to sneer at the mocking relatives who taught he would never stand and walk again. Jef stride along to the narrow path which leads to his neighborhood , before passing on the bridge, he notice a figure of two walking into him, Jef obviously recognize the two as the old man and his god. Jef made a quick greeting and politely walk off. The young man has no business with old man, it wasn''t that his getting cold towards the old man, it was simply because he understands that the old man too only wants peace for his days and would rather indulge himself with nostalgia and alcohol. It was something also convenient to the closed off young man named Jef. He also prefers silence and personal space more than anything, it might sound too dramatic and edgy but he doesn''t want anything to with love or having kids in the future. It was simply because he knew that the illness he got was hereditary and he has no plans on giving any pain through his sons or daughters if he gets one. It is a lonely path to take, But is is better than passing the hateful blood he possesses. He might get any crushes in the future but he would probably and will sadly just look at the gal and move on. Jef knew that he is being harsh to himself but he have already decided and set his heart in stone for the route he will take. He might die lonely but after he dies why would he care about that? Death after all is just becoming empty and having your world vanish. If people would have heard his reasoning, Jef would probably be laughed at and be scolded for his pessimistic views in life. So Jef brushed off his thoughts and look at his house and walked inside and into his room. He then turn on his laptop like its natural and sat on his arm chair and browse the internet. Looking at the local news there were unusual things like sudden disappearances and strange sightings of unrecognizable figures . People have been discussing the strange events as something unnatural and have been a buzz and recent talk. Speculations like espers and aliens was something that has been common to see on these type of speculations. Jef had nothing better to do so he participated for a while and manage to have gain some fun things to think about on the topic. After having enough of the farce, Jef decided to turn in for the night after taking his medicines and fell into a deep slumber. -Entry End- Entry-The Old man and Dog On a hill there sits an Old man and his dog. The Old man and the Dog would sit on this hill when the suns go up and also when it goes down. But even with the habit of sitting on the hill during those times drinking some sort of alcohol, no one seems to bother or disturb the duo. Mostly because the strange air that the old man emits, after all no one wants to mess with an old veteran on his break mostly because they rather not have an old man and on top of that a former war veteran to lecture them on how to behave when around people older than them. Not to mention that the old man is accompanied by a huge white dog that emits a mysterious charm and fear when you glance at it. Moving along, the old man and the dog is what most people in the town classify as a mysterious duo. So with that status only a few of the townspeople have the courage to make a conversation towards them and actually gets along with the two. And right now in the hill, the duo was staring at the sunset like it was all that matters in the world. ''''Hmmmmm, it seems like its another beautiful sight my friend'''' the old man speaks with a calm tone as he look at the view in front of him. ''''Hmph, it seems true that humans as they get older really gets more appreciative at things they usually just brush off when there young.'''' as when a calm dignified voice replies back to the Old man. ''''Hahahahahha, you could say that again my friend, it seems like growing senile has done things to me'''' said as a calm cheerful laugh escapes the old man as he turns his eyes on his companion which is none other than Dog, ''''Yes, it seems that time has really done you in my friend'''' as Dog close his eyes and remembers ''''Who would have know that it would have been decades since the day of our meeting.'''' The meeting that Dog would never forget in his eternal life, the meeting that has grown into an extraordinary friendship between an eternal being and a old man. ''''Hahahhah, yes the first time we met , was near the forest of an old battlefield, i still remember it clearly when i was exhausted and was out of breath that i encountered you in your human form, wearing the uniform of an enemy soldier. When i saw you, i was so alarmed that i rained bullets at you and plastered you in the chest. Then a few minutes later after i thought you were dead, you suddenly move and charged at me with such hateful expression.'''' ''''Hmph, can you blame me?'''' as Dog frowns at the statement. ''''You suddenly appeared in front of me then shoot me directly in the chest with 14 rounds of led, what did you expect?'''' then the Old man made a grin which only annoyed the Eternal Dog. ''''Hey, like they said, its better be safe than sorry, you were wearing enemy uniforms that my first instinct was to defend myself you know? And honestly you were kinda emitting the aura of someone who wants to tear people apart so i have to do it.'''' ''''Hmph, have to do it? Just admit that you just want to shoot an enemy after watching your whole squad gets taken out, but not only that you buried 14 rounds of led, after you got up you added more leds into my chest and decided it was enough that you just have to throw a grenade at me while i lay down on the ground.'''' as Dog said with a slightly bitter expression. ''''Come on now, after you stand up even with all the bullets i fired at you, i have to make sure you wouldn''t get back up. I mean if shooting at you won''t do, then making you blow up to pieces might work.'''' ''But then even with that you still regenerated your entire self and transformed into a dog and suddenly asked me to form a contract.'''' said by the Old man with a nonchalant face. ''''Hmph, as an eternal being, i might be immortal but even with my eternal life, being blown to pieces made it more difficult to regenerate myself and i have to spend a lot of my soul''s energy to a different form since my human form was so damage, that i have to stay in this form till i regain all of my power.'''' as Dog explained. ''''And as a eternal being, we have always honored people who have manage to put us on a spot with respect, that however incapacitate us will be given a contract and the rights to see the Specter World.'''' ''''The Specter world, huh'''' as the old man muttered in a strange tone. ''''The world of the Unseen, where specters and phantoms live. A world of unimaginable beauty that only a few can set their eyes on. The privilege that was given to you by successfully managing to subdue me. The methods, the key and how to enter was passed along to you in the hopes that you would reap your rewards for having the might to defeat an eternal being.'''' said Dog in a humble tone. The old man was quiet, he was inform by Dog that only few have seen the world of Specters. But yet somehow in a twist of fate, he have mange to gain the methods and key into the unseen world. The first time he entered the world of the unseen was something that would never part on his mind for eternity. Giant over grown trees, beautiful and clean rivers and land teeming with life. Races that no one would think of existing, and towns and villages that gives the atmosphere of comfort and peace. A world that was like a paradise to a man who was born on the age of wars. Such paradise was something that the old man would not miss to explore. He traveled the roads of the Unseen world with the companion he have defeated and wander the land for years. There he live a life of an adventurer who slays monsters that disrupts peace and someone who have been trusted as a being worthy of respect. But even with such world, there also times of trouble, Phantoms, creatures that have the strength to surpass limits and imagination. When the old man was adventuring , he and his party fought and manage to defeat such creature after an intense battle that is one with sacrifices. The Old man''s lover was slain on the battle, she was ripped apart in shreds when the Phantom grabbed hold of her. With such sight, the old man was burning with anger and charged with fury towards the creatures that he would deem as blight forever. He then live the rest of his life fighting phantoms and dedicated himself into exterminating them. Years pass and he have become the warden that exterminates phantoms who have roamed to the seen world. Such as why he have been sitting on the hill with a resolve as hard as steel. But even so, despite the hard as steel resolve , Years of being a warden has mellowed out the old man, the thoughts of vengeance slowly fades away as time heals his hateful heart. Now in the present he have become a being that is cheerful but still retains the aura of mystery. Because of that sadly people tend to avoid him which kinda saddens the old man a bit. But even so, there are still a few people that have the curiosity to speak to him. One day he was sitting in his usual spot when a young boy approached him and asked why he is sitting on the hill on the same spot everyday. The old man answered the boy with a lie. Because why would he ever said that he was sitting here in order to exterminate phantoms? So the old man lied and created his own sob story. He told the young boy how this hill was an important place for him, for this very spot is the spot that when his family would go in a picnic and enjoy themselves. Hearing the sob story, the young boy was startled. In his face shows a trace of guilt for asking such horrible past. The old man sigh in his mind. He need to lie because he need the boy to not be here on this very hill. But even so with that sob story, the boy keep going back on the hill. The old man was wary. But with the amount of time , he started enjoying the boy''s company. He have become cheerful and would tell stories of his adventurer life in an edited version of course. Dog was silent the whole time, he would get annoyed when the young boy started playing with him. But Dog got accustomed to it sooner than expected. The old man thought that such company was not bad at all. But...... It was the day of the hidden sun, a phenomenon where the sun is kept hidden by the moon. It is day where phantoms would appear and slip to the seen world and spread chaos. The Warden. The old man was very wary of this day. He even ask the young boy to not come for the day or he will scold him. The young boy was very startled by the unusual attitude of the old man. The day was grim, the old man had steeled himself for the upcoming storm. Dog have agreed to help the old man in exchange, he would devour all the internal energy the phantoms have and use it to regain his lost energy. They were ready for this event. When the first phantom appeared, Dog moved like lightning and immediately bite, then devoured the energy core of the Phantom. Ripping away its ethereal skin and fur was something Dog can do easily. ''''Hahahahah way to go old pal!'''' as the Old Man grin at Dog''s action. ''''Hmph!. more are incoming, prepare yourself old fool!'''' Dog said with a serious tone as a reply to the Old man''s useless remark. The second phantom appeared. It was a necromancer type phantom, a phantom capable of magic attacks. The moment the phantom appeared, the old man brandished his invisible sword and took an imposing stance. He gripped his invisible sword tightly and circulated the energy within his soul and gathered cosmic energy to his invisible sword and forming a vortex that shines with dark red light. Then he pulled his hand back then suddenly thrust his invisible sword into the necromancer''s head! Then a flash quickly ripped and devoured the energy core within the Necromancer body!. Then another gate appeared, this time there were two ghoul''s in the shape of a werewolf appeared! It move with speed and headed towards the old man''s back! But such method of attack was something that the old man easily perceived with his mind''s eye! He twist his aged body then channeled more energy to his invisible sword and extended it up to 6ft! Then with a wide slash he beheaded the ghoul''s head and retracted back his invisible sword back to its normal size as Dog quickly ripped apart their energy cores with his jaws! With more gates appearing, the two become more frenzied and wary. They were fighting legions of phantoms as the gates keep appearing within a second''s time. The Monsters were also keep getting stronger with each gate appearing. But with the Old Man''s status a warden and Dog''s bloodline of being Eternal, they were quickly slaughtered by the two''s overwhelming power! Five minutes and the event will end. The duo was standing firm without the sign of exhaustion. With their might thirty minutes of combat is nothing! Then with every event there would be a last phantom that they would need to go all out. Every legion , there would always be a leader that would lead the intrusion, after all phantoms are creatures that is akin to a tribe. The Phantom would follow a strong being , so they can safe guard their lives. Within the gate, a figure slowly appeared, it was covered in deep black clothing, with a face that possesses eyes as empty as the void. This creature is known as a type of reaper that spreads plague and disease, the phantom named Rutto, a phantom that belongs to the family of Famine. Seeing such phantom appear, the Old man sweated in nervousness. In all phantoms the ones that belongs to the lineage of the four horseman of apocalypse are the most troublesome of the bunch. War, Famine, Pestilence and the strongest of them all, Death. The appearance of the four horseman kings would definitely cause an apocalypse when the day of judgements occurs. So with this opponent, The old man must fight with all his might. He also needed Dog to cast a barrier that would minimize the damage the upcoming battle would cause. As the warden of the north, he must defeat or make his enemy retreat within the remaining time. The old man, unleashes his soul energy and thick veil of red lights covered the old man as it wrapped around him till it completely covered every part of his body. This technique was given to the wardens of the North ,South,West and East. This power was given by the head warden in order to bring balance to the two worlds. As the Warden of the North, the Old man possesses the power of the northern lights, a red veil that surrounds the old man. The old Warden at this moment was recounting his days when he gain this power out of hate for the phantoms. The Burning Red light that engulfs Phantoms and denies them as illusion. With the surge of power being fiercer within seconds, the Phantom named Rutto conjured up his staff and directly launch surges of viscous energy towards the old man! The ground shattered as it travels unto the old man with deadly speed! But the old man was calm and his mind was still as water, he calmly put power into his feet and jump high in the air! Then with a surge of energy on his feet he headed towards the phantom named Rutto while collecting the cosmic energy into his invisible sword which has started shaping into a deadly red sword as it materializes and constructs into existence! Then the Warden of the North raises his hands and swung down with incredible might! The Surging energy continuously descended straight to the reaper! Rutto took action and raise his shadowy arms and struck with his staff! A loud boom resounded in the top of the hill, two figures collided like a ball and then was pushed back at the moment of impact! The Old man of the north was then flung back into the ground while the reaper Rutto flung into the sky with great impact! ''''Tsk, as expected of a reaper, not only that he was only blown away a little he haven''t even been scratched with even one single attack!'''' The old man grimaced, the situation was more dire than he imagine, with this kind of opponent he already filled his entire body with surging power yet that exchange never harmed the enemy a bit! The old man at this moment slowly stand up and with a dissatisfied face, then he clench his sword tightly and stabbed it at the ground and kneeled down in front of it and started muttering! ''''Oh Northern light that symbolizes wrath, hear my call! May the burning red light ignite my soul on fire and grant me the power to protect the glory of the north!'''' ''''May my body and soul be use as a bonfire to ignite the power that sleeps within in order to chased away the intruder that invades the north!'''' then a circle full of symbols appeared and burn the red sword as if its being forge under the burning red light! ''''Oh Northern lights! As the holder of the glorious title of the Warden of the North! I shall fight till the end even if my souls crumbles into asunder!'''' The Old man yelled with his might as if pleading to an unseen figure in the sky as he pulled the red light sword from the bonfire that forges it! Then red flames of light burns crazily into the old mans body and surges inside into his soul and ignites it with burning fury! If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. The reaper Rutto was unfazed by the events that has transpired. He look at the old man as the figure charges into him like a crazed devil! Rutto knows that the most dangerous thing a human can conjure up is their flaming soul! So Rutto didn''t dare to take the incoming attack head on and move instantly to dodge it! He was unscratched by the collision that happen, but he didn''t dare to take on the burning power that explodes in front of him this time! He dodged and quickly bring his staff on front and conjured 4 layers of resistance into his shadowy body, then he quickly use his left shadowy hand to emit a energy and throws it straight into the crazed human! The air vibrated and the land shattered by the deadly amount of force that was release by the two beings! The collision this time was not the same as the first collision! Both the old man and Rutto stood still and deflected the attacks they thrown at each other! At this moment, the two was partly equal! They were staying still on the middle of the air gauging distances and planning strategies to defeat the enemy! The Eternal, named Dog watched the scene unfold and blankly stared as he maximizes the input of energy into the barrier to resist the crazy surges that the two figures emitted. If he falter even for a bit then the entire hill, no the enter town would be obliterated with the amount of force that these two figures emit are considered to be catastrophic! The Old Man of the North has continued his exchange of blows towards Rutto, every strike would vibrate the air and shatter the land! But Rutto still stands and keeps returning back the attacks the Old Man make. ''''(Tch, i can''t break into his defense!)'''' said the Old man in his thought. His condition right now has surpass limitation''s and the amount of energy he has is surging violently inside his body ,that one loss of concentration would turn his mind blank and go on berserk!. Meanwhile at the air, there stands Rutto. Like a king he looks down on the old warden that faces him. He admits that the old man can fight evenly to him right now. But........................its not enough. Then the Reaper hold his staff up high and muttered a chant.{Nimiss? Rutto kutsun sinulle kynnet sairauden , muodostavat valtaviin ketjuja ja sitovat vihollisen ja hitaasti kaada myrkkyj?, jotka on vereni !} as Rutto muttered the last words of his chant, giant chains quickly rushed into the Old man and rooted him into the ground! The old man was rooted in the ground when hands sprouted from the chains and poured liquid directly into his mouth! The old man was helpless! He was in a tight spot! The moment the liquid touch his tongue, the old man knew that this liquid is a condensation of disease and poison! The old man quickly surge the burning red light in him and burn off the liquid to resist the vile liquid that is being forced upon him! In the distance, Dog watched as his companion lay helplessly against the enemy! He have known that a warden of the north cannot simply contend with such powerful phantom from the lineage of famine! But even if he does help, the town would be obliterated into pieces! Dog was in a state of chaos! He needs to think quick or the old companion of his would meet death in a few minutes! Dog was contemplating on his actions, but above in the sky Rutto floats magnificently and stands like a mighty overlord! With such simple chant he manage to root the enemy into a state of helplessness! Rutto watches and sneers at this enemy! He held a very tiny respect towards the enemy that continuously resist the vile liquid that enters his body, Human;s are truly interesting, thought Rutto. The soul in front of him continuously burns in resistance towards his power and never screamed or despair. The Old man continued to burn chaotically, not once he falter or not once he thought of despair! The burning flame inside him burn brighter than the burning liquid around him! Surrender? Hah! such thought will never cross the old man''s mind until he draws his last breath! He the old man, burn more and more till he became like a flame! He then passed through the chains and with a flaming ethereal body . he charged again upon the enemy while brandishing his Red light sword! Rutto was delighted! Such magnificent flames made him satisfied! The way the man burns and becoming into flame as he charge was a beauty he can admire! So in order to give back such sight, he swing his staff and construct it into a sword that is surrounded by vile dark smoke and clashed it against the red light sword! Sounds of collisions and shock waves fills the hill, the amount of force was unimaginable! But at the steep of the hill lies a small figure! This was a young boy who ignored the warning given by an Old man! He wanted to make fun of the old man and tease him but when he look at the scene in front of him, he was stunned and baffled! A scene he thought that would happen only on television was happening right in front of him! He stood there, as he watched the epic battle that unfolds! He stared and look at amazement at the Old man who was like a superhero And the monster that keeps hitting the old man like a villain! The young boy cheered and cheered for the old man! He withstood all the blast and all the scary power that destroys everything by sheer willpower! He look and look as if his eyes were bulging out! At this moment two tattered figures were floating still on the sky! The Flaming figure was burning and flickering as if the flame would go out in the second! While the shadowy figure has his robes tattered and burn! The battle was ending, any mistake would mean death! The two stared at each other.......they silently hold their weapons and readies. Surges of power emits inside them and prepares as if it would their last strike! Sounds of air vibrating resounds! lands started to tremble in the force that are being poured! As they raise their weapons....a sound of footsteps was heard, a small figure walks with a pale face! The three figures turned into the figure........Beads of sweat and sound of crying resounds towards the ears of the figures...The Young boy, unable to withstand the pressure have finally unable to resist and have been hit! The old man looked at the figure and turned sour, the figure belongs to none other than the cheerful young boy he enjoys company with. The old man watched as the young boy kneels and slowly, slowly falls into the ground.....The old man''s heart shook, his mind went blank........a burning flame of unimaginable quantity surges out towards the enemy! Rutto was shocked! Such immense power coming at him with terrifying force made him raise his sword and use the vile power in front of him and disperse thee energy in him! Boom! THe sound of collision rumbles the surrounding! The old man of the north has lost his focus and have gone berserk! He rushes and hacks at the enemies full of scorn that all the enemy can do was defend himself! In the area, Dog was aggravated...such accident occurred with his negligence! A young boy manage to slipped upon his watch and was incapacitated! His pride as a Eternal was damage! such mistake was unforgivable! And because of a mistake his companion have gone berserk! If this continues the old fool would burn out and the young boy would perish! Left with no choice, Dog surged his energy and controlled the cores he devoured from the enemies and conjured a shadow of himself! This shadow was in a form that resembles his human self! He needs to carry away the young boy out of this hell! With a command the shadow rushed at the young boy and picked him up! He the dragged the boy away out of the battlefield and taken him into a safe location, he then channeled an ounce of his energy into the boy''s brittle body so he might escape death! The only thing that Dog can do is pray that the luck and willpower of the young boy would fight the disease that was inflicted upon him because of such accident! Back in the hill, there were clashes and destruction, fire is a useful tool, it can cook for you, it can light up the darkness and it can be use to burn your enemies, but making it lost control is akin to a disaster! Rutto was standing completely injured as he continuously slash about against the ethereal fire that burns in front of him, , magic and likes completely passes through the eternal flames and as the passing of the hidden drains his strength, Rutto cannot conjure more of his energy. So he decided to amassed all the energy and finish the burning warden into one shot! As he started chanting....slowly, a sudden tyrannical voice vibrates the air! ''''ENOUGH! YOU TWO HAVE DONE ENOUGH! IF YOU DON''T STOP THEN I XOLOTL WILL PERSONALLY TAKE CARE OF BOTH OF YOU!'''' with such mighty voice, Dog has revealed his true name! He has been whispered that the balance has been fiddled! And as a eternal being, it is his noblesse oblige to protect the lowly ones! The two stop at the binding voice! With a being revealing his true name and status will make anyone stop and prostrate! Dog, or Xolotl was angered by his incompetence! He would never ever go all out on lowly beings! Even the fight with the Old man was something of a miracle! If he would like. he would have obliterated the old man back days before he even gets the chance to rain bullets at him! But he let him because of the interest he got from the old man. So he decide to intervene, and will make the two figure ceased! Rutto stared, as a reaper he would be the top of the food chain! But upon this mighty figure, he can''t even dare to life a finger! Thinking was the shamed reaper Rutto can only do right now! Facing such figure is equal to wishing for death! So...........he decided to retreat. He slowly unbound his weapons and turn his back into the gate. The mighty figure stared at him, but at the moment a burning sensation passes through his arm! The Burning Warden was still going on a berserk state! The moment he turn back the warden took the chance the impale him with a burning thrust! Rutto was about to counterattack when suddenly a flash of light appeared between him and the burning warden and flicked his wrist and struck the old warden into being unconscious! With such precise attack he was able to bypass the old mans defense and incapacitate him in a second! ''''Leave now Reaper......i shall hold this fool and you retreat back.........or else.'''' as Xolotl glared at the shamed reaper. Rutto understood that glare and begun his retreat, he was so close yet in such twist of fate an eternal just have to intervene and ruin everything! Rutto swear on his heart that he will back and reach the seen world next time! **************** In the bench, a young boy slowly opens his eyes and shivers weakly... It seems that he has fallen asleep in the bench or it seems so. He tried to remember what happen before but yet his mind is in chaos and muddled. The aching pain on his head was harsh and his being is on pain. Deciding, the young boy name Jef got up and started walking weakly back into his home. In the shadows, a shadowed form born of an imitation watches the young boy leave. Then with a swishing sound the shadowy figure disappeared into the air like nothing. This shadow was born by creating new life from the devour energy cores and accumulating and combining them into one existence. Soon after, it return back to its own owner and look up at the human form of Xolotl, the one named Dog, turn into a majestic figure bearing a mighty appearance. The Eternal,named Xolotl look at the The Warden of the North as his fire quickly extinguished, the appearance of the old man has been turn back into its normal aged form. The use of such power and its effects was clearly present on the Warden''s body. A weak soul that may extinguished by a simple blow of air. The Old man has burned up his soul in order to fight back the enemy of such status. But in the end, he went all berserk and have to be stopped. ''''Such a troublesome old food...'''' Xolotl said on a irritated tone .. he have to use his a bit of his energy to supplement the burned out soul in front of him. Using his index and middle finger, he channeled an energy into his fingers and tap the old man''s soul and poured enough for him to wake up. The Old Man slowly opens his eyes.....then he look quietly at the being in front of him, knowing that it was Dog, he took a sitting position and slowly open his mouth and said ''''Its looks like i have gone berserk huh...'''' said the old man in a apologetic tone. ''''Hmph, it''s good that you have guessed your actions! Old friend, you have gone berserk and burned out your soul! With my energy , i have spread my energy strings into your body to give life to you! Your state now is akin to a puppet with a string! Without me controlling the string you will turn lifeless and never to wake up again! said Xolotl in a angered tone. ''''I know my friend, i can feel that my body has left its light, my heart has stopped and my soul has been burned out, at this rate i would only last for 3 years and 2 weeks and i will perished.....'''' "''Now that this has happen, what will you do now?'''''' said Xolotl ''''I will now go on a sleep walking state for 3 years, then when the time comes i shall choose two person that have strong denial and disbelief on magic,energy , supernatural and the sorts.. with their words of truth and beliefs, they would be given a key to explore the unseen world and either become a warden like me or stay there and live the life of bless and happiness..'''' The old man''s face has formed a grin, he knew well that his life will be gone soon and that he have to make young men take the offer ad see the unseen world. He then rose up to his feet and told Xolotl that they need to go home now. Such future is something that the Old man and Xolotl will handle soon. The figure then started walking and vanished out of thin air and the Silence crept on the hill and with a flash of light the devastated hill return back to its original state and the light of the sun quickly fades away from it.... End of Log 2. So right now I''m lost. Why you ask? Simply because of a drug that causes hallucination must have been feed to me. Because right now im on a strange place. ''''Fairy? Elves? and is that Dwarf?'''' Okay ,i think i officially lost my mind. There is no way this is happening! Nope just nope! I swear i was just talking to the old man in the hill when suddenly i got dizzy... The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. ''''Oh! Could it be that i fell unconscious and now asleep? '''' So this must be a dream! Oh yeah! Hahhaha i mean no way something like this would happen! But since this a dream anyway let''s explore that town there.! I wonder what will happen next to this dream? Short Log 1 - Insanity Short Log 1 - Insanity Tricks stupor, or was it just being daze? What Trick''s o What Dastan has been feeling? Dastan is a very tricky person, though it may sound like his own sort of sophism ,Tricks believes that somehow the world revolves around him. He believe that during the morning where everything is familiar is some sort of trickery that the world tries to conjure on him. Like being stuck on an endless loop that has no end, Dastan has been wondering on why does he wake up everyday in the same way he does. But now Dastan has been on a stupor. For a while he have no idea why the one he meet yesterday has no disappeared into the abyss The interesting fellow who was a bit fun to talk to was now gone and vanished. It was a very mysterious event that happen in the town that has no bearings or fun things to do. So Dastan wake up and saw that there were two articles of clothing in front of him So what did he choose? The jacket, because the weather was a bit of foggy and cold. Seriously what would you expect from this insanity called for a dialogue? So yeah, right now Dastan is drinking a liquid called coffee, its coffee nothing special the only thing that this coffee is really not that tasty And also bacon, why bacon you ask? Duh, who doesn''t like bacon? Bacon is fucking tasty, wait maybe you really do like bacon? OH...oh well lets just go with that. Now what to do to Ser Dastan? Oh you wanna ask who am I? Oh don''t all me now ,I am obviously Insanity ... Wait you don''t believe me? A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation. Good god do you ever read the title and tried to ponder if it''s trying to tell you something? No? okay then. Anyway, Dastan is now currently dragging his ass back and forth on a road that people in the town usually calls the twister street thought it has official name, no one really gives a fuck about the official name hahahha insert laughter here. For fuck sakes though, seriously right now there are like two people wandering around in front of Dastan, inside Dastan is just inwardly hating the two fuckers....So why is he hating them? Well, first they were obstructing the view of the hill, second they are like mocking Dastan by doing the same thing over and over again that kills his soul inside out. It doesn''t make sense isn''t it? Also if your reading this then your really have nothing better to do than read someone''s thoughts? Gee, what a great hobby, though the same thing can be said to the one writing this whole thing. Where the hell did all these nonsense come from? What''s even the point in staying here said by Dastan Eh., dont really know, this is just logging and shit. ................ Realizing the futility of all of this, Dastan imagine a 9mm pistol on his hand, pointed it in his head and then BANG blood flowed through head and he died The end.........not?