《Infinite Worlds》 Chapter 0 - Prologue Yawn.. "Sleepy.. but soon it will be complete, so hang in there ME!" I work in my house to finish the last setting of a game project that I was working on. I worked at a company that makes games, its not so well known, but at least I have a job. Finding a job these days is very difficult, you know? I worked as a programmer and its not easy. check if there are any bugs, errors, I / O, many complex codes it took quite a long time to do so and you also have to be very thorough. Because the company where I worked was not a big company, not so many experienced programmers inside. Most are still beginners, we who more experienced in it must train them, so they can be more useful in the future. If they still can not improve the company will "kick-out" them. In the age of full competition, who would receive an inexperienced person, right? I feel sorry for those who fail, I hope they can get another good job. *sigh* Usually I work at the office, but because it was Sunday and the office is closed, so I continue my work at home. I''m not really a hard worker, but if there is any work, which is a little more will complete, I cant stop myself to get it over with. Hm? Isn''t that the same? "Aaaand.. Its done!" I stretched my body. Worked long enough is not good for the body, all my body was stiff from sitting for a long time. I got up and went into the kitchen to make coffee for myself. See the sky outside, cloudy and gray, I think it will rain soon. "Grey Sky Morning, eh?" Reminds me of an old song. Well, it''s a pretty good song I think. Little by little the rain began to fall, bringing the atmosphere in my house become so cold and lonely. Ugh.. before I get carried away by this atmosphere, I''d better do something. Maybe I will playing game, has been very long time since I don¡¯t playing games because I was always busy with my work. I turned on the PC and see the list of games that are inside. My attention was drawn to a game with the title "Infinite Worlds". Did I ever buy this game before and play it? I don¡¯t remember.. Well, it doesn¡¯t matter I might just be able to play today only. so I''m going to do "One-Day-Go" Fufufufu~ I was starting to get excited. Hm. maybe better to use a [Cheat] to shorten the time to complete this game. ... What? you mind if I use a [Cheat]? I don¡¯t have much free time, you know? I want to enjoy my time as efficiently as possible. Kinda miss it. Free time and playing game, i mean.. Err? to whom I''m talking to? * sigh * I''d better start the program. .. Starting [Code-Breaker] .. .. Searching for all [Cheat] available .. The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. .. All [Cheat] is available .. .. You can now select all [Cheat] .. Whoa. I don¡¯t think there will be a lot of [Cheat] in this game. Because too many [Cheat] available, I then selected all [Cheat] available. Yes, later I can deactivate again within the game if its not to my like. The weather outside is getting worse, heavy rainfall and the thunder is getting louder. Maybe I should stop now? The last time I was working during bad weather, my PC got fried because lightning struck my home and I had to buy a new PC later. Luckily that time i already backup all my important data in advance, so I don¡¯t lose it. Nay.. "I''m not going to stop! TIME TO PLAY!" At the same time I say "TIME TO PLAY!" big lightning struck my home. All around me slowly change. All existing color gradually becomes white. What should I do? Should I jump out of the window? I can''t make a decision, my thoughts became all messed up. When all the color becomes white (including my body) I lost my consciousness. ..... .... ... .. . ¡°Ugh.. My head¡¯s killing me..¡± When I wake up, I was greeted by extreme headache pain. But the pain was slowly began to decrease and eventually disappear. "Where am I?" I look around, it looks like I was in the middle of the forest. I leaned against a large tree with many colorful leaves. from the size of the tree that I see, this tree probably hundreds of years old, maybe even more. Weird. Is trees like this ever existed on earth? I looked up. The same blue sky, with single sun. Phew~! at least this place like earth.. or I hope so. I then woke up and checked my body. I still use the same yellow shirts with the words "I LOVE ME" in the middle and a short blue pants that I used before I lost consciousness. No body injuries. And bare feet.. Ah, great.. Hm. I seem to be younger now? I couldn¡¯t check it because I¡¯m don¡¯t have a mirror. What? I''m not a girl, you know? Suddenly I heard a loudly roar from my back. Slowly I look at my back.. and began to regret my decision.. "Ha~ Are you kidding me..?" ================================================================================= Author : This is the first story I make. Sorry if there is still many errors because my main language is not English.. not the second as well.. and also not the third. Inspired from various games, web novel, light novels, and anime I started making this story. As the story unfolds, the genre will also be changed. I would appreciate it if all of you (reader) provide me a feedback to the story, even criticism! it will help me to make the story much better. The update will come at random, daily or weekly, depending on the available free time. Chapter 0.5 - Alternate Ending Good Ending - The Legendary Game Maker The weather outside is getting worse, heavy rainfall and the thunder is getting louder. Maybe I should stop now? The last time I was working during bad weather, my PC got fried because lightning struck my home and I had to buy a new PC later. Luckily that time i already backup all my important data in advance, so I don¡¯t lose it. I''d better stop, I do not want to take a risk like that again. Growl.. Ah. I forget to have breakfast, better make some sandwiches to fill my stomach. after the meal I lay myself on the sofa in the living room. Yawn.. I was very sleepy, and also tired, I''d better rest now. Tomorrow I also have to submit the results of projects that I make, I hope to get a good result. The next day... He handed over the final result of the project that he worked on with his team. After going through various tests over several weeks, president of the company showed satisfaction over the result of the game project. He and his team get praise from the president of the company and said the results of their work will bring benefits in their companies. A few months later... The new game is launched, and became a big hit in the market. Result from the sale of these games reaches billions of dollars and make the company where he worked became famous. As well as his name. Even after becoming famous he still continue to make best games every year. The game that he made even become basic concept of a game VRMMO that appeared a 10 years later. In the end he is best known as a The Legendary Game Maker. ================================================================================= Bad Ending - The Lightning Strike The weather outside is getting worse, heavy rainfall and the thunder is getting louder. Maybe I should stop now? The last time I was working during bad weather, my PC got fried because lightning struck my home and I had to buy a new PC later. Luckily that time i already backup all my important data in advance, so I don¡¯t lose it. Nay .. "I''m not going to stop! TIME TO PLAY!" at the same time I say "TIME TO PLAY!" big lightning struck my home. all around me slowly change. all existing color gradually becomes white. What should I do? Should I jump out of the window? If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. "I guess I don¡¯t have any other choice .." I ran and jumped out of the window. * crash * I heard the sound of breaking glass. I forgot that I was now on the second floor. but strangely enough, I remember a song and began to sing. "I believe I can fly .. I believe I can touch the sky .." And make a pose like a bird flapping its wings. After "fly" several meters, suddenly reality hit me. "If I''m not wrong humans can¡¯t fly, right?" And I stopped in the middle of the air. "Oh, curse me.." The next day... A local newspaper posted a news about the house on fire due to a lightning strike and the owner of the house was found dead outside his home. According to witnesses who saw the incident directly, the owner of the house jumped out of the window when his house burned. Cause of the fire is known as a short circuit due to lightning and cause a variety of electronic equipment inside the house on fire. Lightning that occurred at that time known as the largest and most deadly lightning in the history. Oddly enough, there was only one casualty. =================================================================== Unknown Ending - The White World The weather outside is getting worse, heavy rainfall and the thunder is getting louder. Maybe I should stop now? The last time I was working during bad weather, my PC got fried because lightning struck my home and I had to buy a new PC later. Luckily that time i already backup all my important data in advance, so I don¡¯t lose it. Nay .. "I''m not going to stop! TIME TO PLAY!" at the same time I say "TIME TO PLAY!" big lightning struck my home. all around me slowly change. all existing color gradually becomes white. What should I do? Should I jump out of the window? Or I should destroy my PC? I don¡¯t know why I thought of that last option. "I guess I don¡¯t have any other choice .." I grab my PC, held it up, and slammed it to the floor. * crash * And my PC shattered on the floor. At the same time I felt everything suddenly stop. After waiting a few minutes, I began to worry. Why everything is not back to normal? Around me there is only empty space all in white, I don¡¯t even know how vast this place. "Uh.. I¡¯ve taken the wrong choice? Really?" Chapter 1 - First Encounter Hello, your MC back again! You know, during my childhood i always liked all kinds of animals. From the smallest animal to the most large animals. Don''t know why every time I met with certain animal (bear) I always wanted to try to fight it. It may be due to the influence of advertising on television featuring someone tried to snatch salmon from a bear on the riverbank. It is a very funny ad, really.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Did you ever ask yourself, what would you do when you face a crisis situation between life and death? Well.. for me as a normal human being.. I would run desperately to save my life! Like hell I''ll fight against that thing! They are as high as nearly 7 floor level! I ran away from the battlefield, around me a lot of birds flying and running animals, deer, leopards, squirrels, wolves, horses.. Eh, is that penguins? Behind me two giant creatures are fighting, one is a fox with nine tails and the other is.. a bear? But there is something strange with the bear, he was covered with a black fog and has eyes that glow red. I saw that nine-tailed fox began pressed. From the nine tails appears fire with a various colors, ¡°[Fox Tail Inferno]!¡± then launch the fire towards the bear but have no effect whatsoever for the bear, as the fire swallowed by the black fog that envelops him. The bear then ran towards the fox, swung a punch to the body of the fox and sent it flying several meters into the air. Whoa.. Is that a [Bear Punch] ?! I saw him with sparkling eyes .. No no no.. this is not the time to admire it. The fox landed hard, destroying several trees where falling. I saw a lot of wounds that exist in body, I did not realize it before. Just for how long the fox was fought with the bear? The fox trying to get up again, out of his mouth I see red blood trickled out and hear the sound of heavy breathing. The fox looks like get trouble in breathing. [Bear Punch] before, the fox may have been hurt quite badly. Ugh.. what should I do? I''m just an ordinary man, or am I..? Is this a dream or not? I pinch myself. "Ouch!" "..." "Ok, this is not a dream .." Come on! Myself, think! Before I was in my room, trying to play a game that I have found. Then something happens and when I woke up I was in a foreign place. Hm.. based on the scenario from novels, games and anime which I know, I might have been sent into another world. Maybe.. "Check [Status]!" when I see what happen after, I can only grin.. "I think the things I did before I came to this world is quite useful, eh..?" now, what should I do? Do I have to use items from my storage or.. Roar! The roar from the bear hit me, he would attack the fox again! I saw the fox could not move anymore. Darn! I had to act fast! I started to take a position to jump. In which direction? Towards the bear of course. I then jumped with all my might towards the bear. Bam! From where I was jumps are formed crater as deep as 1 meter. I hurtling toward the bear''s head. I clenched my hands tightly. let it''s work.. let it''s work..! I then swung a punch to the head of the bear and shouted, activating the skill. "[Fatal Strike]!" I sent a crushing blows on his face and sending him flying while rotating, a few moments later he landed very hard and I can see the crater formed by the shape of his body. Did I kill the bear? Of course not! I restrain myself not to do it and I''m not a killer, you know? Therefore I use the skill [Fatal Strike] With this skill, the stronger my strength, the higher the chance to deliver high damage on the enemy only to just leave 1 HP left and add faint effect. After I landed, I headed where the bear fell. Strange, I see the bear gets status faint but black fog that enveloped him still not disappeared. Could it be..? I called [Status] screen again and check the skills I had. "Hm .. I hope this works .." I put my hand on the forehead of the bear and activate the skills. "[Final Purification]!" The the bear''s body then begins to glow with white color, slowly black fog which enveloped him began to fade and eventually no trace anymore. His body began to shrink to its normal size.. Or i could say. Hey.Hey! He¡¯s still have half the size from before! Seriously.. who he really is? I look at him again, her eyes dizzy and I could see the stars rotating above his head.. Well, at least he was not shrouded in that black mist again and still alive. "Hm? Did I forget something?" "Oh yeah! The fox!" I looked around to find the the fox, after discovering its location, in a hurry I head there. From what I see, the the fox was injured pretty badly. If I don¡¯t immediately help the fox, likely to die quite high. Foxy hang in there! "[Curaga]!" Circle of light appears below the fox, the light rained in the body of the fox, all the wounds on Foxy body disappeared and her breathing began to return to normal as well. The fox then slowly opened her eyes and looked around. I do not really pay attention earlier, the fox has a blue iris, as blue as the ocean and gray fur sparkling when illuminated by the sun. Hm? Is that normal color for a fox? I wonder The fox then see where the bear was and then turned his attention to me. "Are you the one who defeated him and heal me?" she asked. I was surprised, I knew she was a woman, because when she attacked the bear before she shouted skill that are used, so I knew from her voice. This content has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.But the voice I heard now very gentle, so I almost enchanted by it .. I then slightly shake my head. no no no.. I really almost enchanted by it, it¡¯s very dangerous .. I can only sigh a little, and then answer it.. "Yes, I did it.. or I should not have done that?" The fox then look at me as if she was amazed at what I do. "no no.. I''m very grateful for what you do, you even did not kill him, it would be very problematic if it happens. Thank you" she said as she lowered her head. "it''s okay, isn¡¯t a problem, I''m glad I could help.. so please lift your head " I said with a wry smile and scratched my head. whew.. fortunately I hold myself, if not actually going to be a problem, eh? "Strong but also humble, I like that .." She said that and then walked toward the place the bear had fallen. And I followed her. After got there, she then check its condition. Again, this time she seemed amazed and shocked at the same time when she saw the bear condition. "impossible.. how can.." she said softly. "uhm.. Is there a problem?" I asked, worried. I saw the condition of the bear, he¡¯s a black bear, like American black bear? He has many scars on his body, and if I look carefully he also has a scar on his left eye. "Ah, no.. just curse that he had before.. has gone! Even myself as a High Miko can¡¯t remove the curse!" she said so. I can see she a little trembling, and made a face as if she relieved. "maybe.. with his help.." she said as she softly murmured. Eh? Curse? Miko? I seem to be more focused on the word "Miko". Why did you say? Because I had never see the real Miko! I''m very interested to see it. Uhm.. but, is she really is a Miko? She is an animal, you know? or i think so..? Ugh.. it seems I lost in my deep thoughts again. I must erase these bad habits, seriously.. "Strange? Why did he not wake up?" she says. "He should have been awake now, I also had healed him earlier when remove the curse" I said to her. Suddenly we heard the sound of snoring. "Zzzz .." "..." "..." We looked at each other and then look at him with a blank stare. I then began to laugh to see it. I can see the fox''s face reddened, I do not know that because of embarrassment or anger. "I can¡¯t believe, after all what happened how could he fall asleep! Wake up you old man! [Water Ball]!" She then fired a big ball of water to the face of the sleeping the bear. surprised the bear woke up suddenly. "What? I''m drowning, there is a flood !?" shouted the bear. Woke up, he looked around and then saw the fox. ".. Did I lost control because of the curse again?" the bear asked. "Yes, I was not able to seal the curse and you almost killed me. But, thanks to him, I was saved and he also remove your curse" she said, looking at me. Knowing that the bear then walked towards me, but something has changed. He size shrunk to the size of an adult man, and He becomes like a human.. or i can say so. He is huge! "The Bear" form is very big, but his ¡°Human" form isn¡¯t lose too! He don¡¯t wear clothes, only black pants and black boots. A large and muscular body, he still possessed a lot of scars on his body and his left eyes. Did I also saw the bear ears on his head? Somehow, he reminded me of G*i sensei from manga about ninja I''ve ever read before. I wonder why is that? "Thank you for helping her and also remove the curse in my body, I don¡¯t know how for repay you. Almost 10 years I have this curse, but no one that can cure me. Really thank you!" he said as he bowed his head in front of me. ".. No.. it is okay.. I''m just trying to help, only that.. so please lift your head.." with a bit of panic I said to him. "Ahahaha..! I like your attitude kid! Ah, where is my manners to someone who has saved me! My name is Kumaza, Black Bear commander from the national army. I also worked as an instructor at the academy that she had." He shake my hand and then looked at the fox. "Forgive me for having forgotten to introduce myself before, my name is Ayla a High Miko and also the headmaster at the Light Academy" She then also began to turn into a form of "human". She has a face that gives the impression of a gentle person, a hip-length hair with the same hair color with her fur, fox ears appear above her head and nine-tail on her bottom back and most importantly, she wears Miko outfit! My heart almost came out from my chest seeing how beautiful she is. "Uhm.. are you okay? Why are you so silent when looking at me? Did I look weird?" she asked me, I can see her cheeks colored slightly reddish. Darn! It¡¯s very dangerous! I almost couldn¡¯t control myself! "Ah, No.. Er, I mean yes, I''m okay .." "I was just fascinated by your beauty.." I said in a low voice. I then saw her ears quivering and her face turning red .. Err.. Did she can hear what I said before? So, how do I introduce myself? I was in another world that I don¡¯t know about, maybe I''d better use a new identity. "Ahem! My name is Akira.. and I''m just a human who just passing by, I guess..?" Akira is the name that I always use when playing games, I guess there is no harm in using that name.Right? Hearing my words, they both can only surprise. "Human?!" 2x Curious about their reactions I asked. "Is there something wrong?" "Are you truly a human? But human are already extinct millions of years ago.." Ayla answered my question. "EH? EEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHH..????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ======================================================================== Author : I''m sorry for really. really . really late update. RL really kicking me hard in here. Nyahahaha! Anyaway! Alternate ending will follow soon. Thank you for reading! Chapter 1.5 - Alternate Ending Warning! This chapter contain spoilers for the next chapter! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Good Ending - My Wife is a Nine Tailed Fox "Forgive me for having forgotten to introduce myself before, my name is Ayla a High Miko and also the headmaster at the Light Academy" She then also began to turn into a form of "human". She has a face that gives the impression of a gentle person, a hip-length hair with the same hair color with her fur, fox ears appear above her head and nine-tail on her bottom back and most importantly, she wears Miko outfit! She actually stole my attention, my heart really caught by her. I walked toward her,i then bend down on one knee, take her hand in my heart and ask her. ¡°"My name is Akira and.. Will you marry me?" Heard that she just can only be silent, after a few seconds she realized. with sound * poof * her face became bright red. See it, Kumaza could only laugh. "J-j-just .. what are you talking about?!" Ayla said with panic and somehow bashful. "Ahahaha. You are so interesting! But do you really want to marry that old woman who has lived for thousands of years?" Hear it, Ayla gave him a sharp look and emitting deadly aura to Kumaza. "Whops! I think I just blurted it out" Kumaza said with a cold sweat while avoiding the gaze of Ayla. "Huhuhu .. you''re wrong, Kumaza! True love never see how old someone!" I said confidently. Hear it, Kumaza can only give a look as if he was surprised, and then gave me a thumbs up. Meanwhile Ayla can only facepalm herself and sighing. "Are you sure with your words Akira? T-t-to spend your life with me?" she asked shyly. "I''ve never been so sure in my life!" I said seriously, staring deep into her eyes. Once again, her face became bright red. "A-a-all right, Iwill accept it.. but.. with certain conditions.." she said. She then said what of these conditions. First, I have to cure people who got the curse like Kumaza. Secondly, I have to investigate what causes the curse and handle it since it¡¯s feared may affect everyone. Third, she will mention what the third if I''ve handled both of these issues and should meet her later. I accept the conditions and then start my journey. My journey does not always go smoothly, but thanks due the help from Kumaza within three years I managed to finish the first conditions. From the victims I managed to gather information about the curse. The origin of the curse from "Ancient Mountain Range". Strangely, all the victims are the researchers who studied the ancient civilizations. After knowing its place, I set out to get there. Kumaza had offered to help, but I refused. I was worried he would get the curse again, so I''m going to handle it alone. The journey to that place also not easy, I spent a few months until finally get to my destination. The Ancient Mountain Range. Or I could say so.. is not a normal place. The place was not natural, it¡¯s an artificial mountain, like a secret military base. I wonder, whether ancient civilization really already as advanced as this? I then found a cave, where I found the same black mist inside. I tried to dispel the mist, but to no avail. After I examined it carefully, It was not a ordinary mist. it is a "nano-machine" with extraordinary amount! and with the name of "Genesis". Trouble to handle it, I then sealed the entire area of the mountain with [Ancient-Divine Seal Art] so they will be confined forever. I reported what I found on Kumaza, after that I went to Ayla and with that second conditions is done. A few days later Ayla summoned me to meet her. Finally, she said what the third condition. Namely to defeat her in battle. and I accept it. The result? I win I defeat Kumaza who defeated her before with only one punch, so it¡¯s not easy to defeat me. But I admit she getting stronger, perhaps for several years i¡¯m gone she trained herself to become stronger. when I complimented her, she could only blush. and with that, I finished last conditions. We get married a few months later. Ayla quit as Miko, as a Miko apparently not allowed to get married. I asked if she would be okay with that, and she said she is okay because it was her decision. she happy to be married to a good and strong guy like me. Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit.and for me.. how I could not be happier than this? I married with beautiful nine-tailed fox, This is like a dream come true for a man like me! After that though Ayla stopped being Miko, she still carrying out her duties as headmaster at the academy. Meanwhile I was doing research for "Genesis" if the same thing happened again, and I found the ¡°Antidote¡± few years later. Although there¡¯s many things that happen in our lives, we are always able to handle it together. All in all, we both life happily ever after. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bad Ending - Hot Spring Disaster I chose to escape. I can¡¯t be fight against that giant creature! you can call me a coward, but I don¡¯t care because my life is more important! I don¡¯t know how long I ran until I arrived at a foot of the mountain. Its already night but i can see just fine because the help from the light of the moon. I then take a quick break. Suddenly I heard the sound of the bushes shaking in front of me. Four shadow suddenly jumped out of the bushes and I saw with surprise because of what was in front of me is.. Penguins? But the penguins kinda.. Different.. The first penguin wearing glasses and a lab coat. The second penguin using military helmets. The third penguin using a bear bag, and.. very cute! Finally the last penguin penguins just normal, but has an aura like a leader. Are not those penguins that I¡¯ve seen before? I wondered where they were going, so I followed them. We then arrived at a place like a hot spring? I saw their eyes like burning excited. They then hid behind bushes. Just what are they are doing? I followed them again. I was surprised when I saw they had binoculars in their hands. They then use binoculars to look towards the hot spring. Not long after their faces became pale and then take orz positions. They then left the place in a listless spirit. I really don¡¯t understand what''s going on.. because I was near a hot spring, I then take this opportunity to bathe inside. It''s been a long time I never take a hot bath, I would not miss this opportunity. I relaxing myself while soaking in it. I don¡¯t know how long I was daydreaming, when suddenly I heard somebody else goes in. because a lot of steam, I could not see who is it. is it possible the penguins came back again? I then approached towards the voice. and that was the wrong decision .. in front of me is a big gorilla. it saw me .. and it face turned red.. "Ah, sorry.. I thought you were someone I know.." I said in panic. I then turned around and tried to move away. but suddenly a large hand holding the shoulder. * gri, gri, gri * like the sound of a rusty robot moving, I look back slowly. That gorilla holding me.. thighly.. And makes heavy breathing. Are the gorilla is on ¡°The Heat¡± now? *Gulp* ..... .... ... .. . On that night a cry woke the entire forest dwellers. And from the foot of the mountain a lot of pink hearts floating into the sky. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UFO Ending Now, what should I do to help the Fox? Do I have to use items from my storage or.. Roar! The roar from the bear hit me, he would attack the fox again! I saw the fox could not move anymore. Darn! I had to act fast! I then open my storage. "Whatever is it not important, I need something to tossed toward the bear to distract him!" I then get something in the palm of my hand. A blue stone.. and with strange symbols.. Impossible..! How can this item be in here..! Before I can put it back to my storage. The stone shining brightly and make a long straight line to the sky. Suddenly the sky turned black. Very bright light enveloped me,the fox and the bear. We got sucked up into the sky. And then the atmosphere around the forest becomes silent, as if nothing had happened before. Chapter 2 - The Forest of Beginning Panic attack, is a sudden surge of overwhelming anxiety and fear. Your heart pounds and you can¡¯t breathe. You may even feel like you¡¯re dying or going crazy. In many cases, panic attacks strike out of the blue, without any warning. Guess i have got myself a panic attack after knowing i am the last human in this planet. Believe me, u don¡¯t want to get that feeling. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ayla Silverlight POV "Ah,he run away" says Kumaza "Should we follow him? Its very dangerous if he¡¯s alone in this forest" Kumaza Bearthz, The Black Bear Commander, its kinda rare for him to care about someone. Maybe he taken interest in him? "It''s okay, he''s the one who defeat you in the [Black-Curse] condition, he¡¯s not an ordinary person " I said. "Are you sure? Many powerful monsters in this forest. Besides, I''m not sure he knows the way out of [The Forest of Beginning]." ¡°...Goddess Zemlya will guide him.¡± I said while looking at [Rainbow Tree] in the distance and I felt the touch of a gentle breeze past me. [The Forest of Beginning], legend said that before all living beings exist, this forest is already there. [Zemlya, The Goddess of Nature] who¡¯s created this forest. One day, a lot of creatures out of this forest all of a sudden. From animals, dwarf, elf, beast-man, dragon, demon, monster, and even.. Human. No one knows why it happened, perhaps only [Zemlya, The Goddess of Nature] knows why. They then live with harmony and civilization progressed. There is not much data can be found to find out about life in the past. But one thing for sure, they consider [The Forest of Beginning] is a sacred place, and don¡¯t dare to change the forest (like cutting the tree, hunting, or burn the forest). We came to this forest to find clues, the medicine for [Black-Curse]. But before we found it, the curse suddenly activated and make Kumaza lose control. Fortunately, he came to help and removes the curse from his body. Maybe, Goddess summoning him to help us? I remember the ancient legend [The Hero and The Demon King] who bring [The Demon Wars]. But there is no war right now, so why? There are still many unsolved mystery until today. Maybe he will be the clue to solve the mystery? My, I think too much. I hope we can meet again. Akira. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Akira Vanguard POV Darn.. Just.. What.. Happen..? When i heard that human already extinct long time ago, my mind kind of getting snapped suddenly. I feel overwhelming anxiety.. Fear.. And i run away from them.. I cant think calmly.. I¡¯m afraid they¡¯ll make me a test subject.. Like a Lab rat. Are they good guy.. Or bad guy..? I don¡¯t know.. I don¡¯t want to think about it.. So, i¡¯m the last human.. Hm..? Wait a second.. Wasn¡¯t that sound so cool..? Like The Last Samurai, The Last Dragon, The Last Hero.. Hu hu.. Yupz, its cool indeed.. Btw, where am i? Just how long i¡¯m running? And I''m not tired? Interesting! I look around. I just saw a tree.. And lots of trees around me. Obviously! I¡¯m in a forest u fool! Geh! Guess i just make a comeback at myself. Well, at least i¡¯m more calm right now. Its really strange that i can change my mood easily. Now, i wonder how i can get out from this forest. This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Suddenly, I felt the wind spins around me. I felt the touch of a gentle breeze on my cheek. The wind, want me to follow it? Then I follow where the wind takes me away. Not long after, I caught a glimpse of sunlight and views of the green in front of me. I was on the edge of the forest and green grassland spread out before my eyes. Finally, I can get out! Thanks wind! Hm? Isn¡¯t that? I saw 4 penguins out of the forest. 3 with dejected face and 1 with confused face walking together. Did''nt i see them before? When I see it clearly, they have a different look. One using a necktie, one wearing a lab coat, one used hat and military clothes, and the last one carrying a small red backpack. Are they really a penguins? Suddenly there was a black shadow ran toward them. A wild goblins appear! What is this kind of setting? P * kem * n? Ah, should i help them? Maybe i should watch for now, if they¡¯re in dire situation i¡¯ll come to help. The goblin is green-skinned, wearing a long dirty brown cloth around his waist, and armed with large wooden sticks. Well, normal goblin like in the RPG game. When they are see the goblins appear, they are then assemble. They are.. having discussions? The goblin could only look stunned. Oh, it seems they are finished discussing. The four of them then took a position ready to fight. They looked at the goblin with a sharp gaze, and the goblin give back the same gaze. They are ready to attack at any time. The atmosphere around them very heavy. The wind blows softly. The penguins suddenly moving to attack! ..and stopped all of a sudden! Ah, the goblin that had been prepared to fight, slipped. Why the penguins suddenly stop? They seem to find something. A magazine? The four of them reading the magazine with enthusiasm, it seems very interesting magazine? Curious, the goblin approached them slowly. He tried to see what they are reading by hopping around, but apparently failed. Satisfied, the penguins tossed the magazine aside and leave the goblins seemed to forget their previous fight. out of curiosity, of the goblin took the magazine and opened it. Suddenly, the goblin become petrified. He lost all the color on his face and become white. Then there¡¯s sound of an object falling, under the feet of of the goblin. Hm? Isn¡¯t that.. grenade? How can they get it ?! Boom !! Ah, the goblin flying high and became a star in the sky. "Pi pi pi.. Pi..! Pi..!" sound of victory and happy sung by the penguins. They do a high-five together. Suddenly the face of three penguins became pale. Eh? Did something happened? Then I remember, there were only three grenades were thrown.. There are question marks over the head of a cute penguin who uses the red backpack, he was holding the grenade and the safety pin has been released, it seems that he was only throwing the safety pin, not the grenade. Boom!! ¡°Piiiiiiii...!!¡± x3 ¡°Pi..?¡± x1 Ah, there¡¯s another 4 bright stars in the sky.. .... Hm? Isn¡¯t that the magazine from before? I pick up the magazine from the ground and clean the dust that covering the magazine. I wonder what the contents of this magazine. And then I opened the magazine. Curiosity really killed the cat. And that day I die.. Not!!