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Chapter 7 - Troll trouble

Apparently, I have been pissing off royalty this entire time as Alice is a princess. To be more exact she is Princess Alice Lamonia of the Istarial royal family, third in line for the throne and a fan of all things hero.

Of course that title did not stop me from pestering her constantly about this and that on our way to the capital. Although I did not get much I did learn that we were in the country of Astriam, to the east of the country is the sea of Ahti and to the north is the Uthain empire. Finally to the west is the forgotten land, or the land of the demons.

I also got her to go into more detail over the different races and customs so I don't accidentally insult a dragons mother.

My entire world was changing as me and John explored this new world, with my knowledge expanding every step of the way.

On the way I discovered more about my new body as we walked, like how I am now much taller, fit, and as light as a feather. Another plus is that I am much better looking according to John, of course he was using himself as a comparison so I can now say I am handsome.

It did take a while to get used to seeing black hair instead of the usual brown as well, but at this point I am almost numb to anything strange due to the overload of crazy stuff happening to me.

Speaking of crazy stuff, even as we exited the plains we were teleported to, I saw many strange and wondrous creatures from myth and fantasy, once only found in books yet now right in front of me.

In my own little world I almost didn't see the tree branch heading toward my face. luckily my new body had crazy fast reflexes as I was able to duck in time. looking up I found a grinning Alice looking down at me, and of course John was blind to it being up front clearing a path for the two of us.

I could only sigh and get over it as she was still mad about the whole ruining of her big plan by tagging along, so I dropped it.

Other than the incident with Alice and getting my cloak unstuck from a few bushes we made good time and we would get to the capital in a few days. It also helped that with Alice's supernatural strength, John's crazy endurance, and my new body, we were able to keep moving with almost no breaks.

However, even with no rest points the sun was still setting, and as annoying as Alice can be, she was experienced in how to survive in this wilderness. Unlike me and John, whose only true experience with the outdoors was a yearly camping trip with the family with John joining the Fowler family.

Those woods were tame compared to this place, as even as the sun set, the howls and roars of monsters echoed throughout the forest.

For a place to rest and shelter for the night we could only sleep in the tree branches, uncomfortable but it is better than being eaten alive by the monsters that prowled the ground below. Of which I saw quite a few that haunted my dreams that night.

The next morning as the sun rose we ate the dry rations that Alice had with her, and shared a quiet meal together.

We set out once more, however, this time Alice struck up a conversation with John asking about him. She asked him about his time on earth, interests, family, any girlfriends, really with the amount of hints, and flirting being done, I am still surprised that John was able to be blind to it all.

I was feeling like a bloody third wheel, and about ready to shoot myself out of boredom when we came upon a clearing up ahead.

"Oh thank god" I sighed

"What was that Alex?" John looked to me questionly

"Nothing"

John shrugs and moves on, however, Alice was locked in place looking frightened at a particular tree. following her direction I found a tree with a strange symbol scratched into it.

"Troll" she mumbled

Before I could ask what she said, a crashing sound reverberated across the forest as trees in the distance started falling in our direction. with the stomping sounds and grunts, I didn't even have to ask Alice what it was as it wouldn't take a genius to know that whatever it was wanted us.

John quickly turns to Alice,"Quick Alice I need a weapon!"

No sooner had he asked when a spar sword was thrown his way. I of course did not ask were she had kept it as we were to preoccupied with the fat behemoth that was soon within sight.

Standing at nearly the same height of the trees, what I could only gather was a troll, towered over us in all of its sickening glory. before any of us could get a word in it roared and with its meaty hands, grasped a nearby tree, tearing it out of the ground.

Alice quickly turned around, "RUN!", however, she only saw John and a receding figure sprinting away. As right when the troll appeared, I had already booked it back to the forest, because I knew I was no monster slayer and new my own limits. Some would call this cowardness, yet it is the cowards who survive.

Alice seeing all this was about to scream in frustration when John suddenly grabs her and dives to the left. This saves her as right where she was standing was a tree turned spear, stuck a few feet in the ground.

She was about to thank John, when another tearing sound echoed throughout the forest and she knew that the time for thanks was for latter.

Together, her and John follow Alex, Alice looks worried, "We need to warn Alex soon"

"Why is that?" John looks at her as they dodge more thrown trees.

"Because, that was a forest troll, and they almost always come in pairs"

John looks ahead, "I think he knows", seeing a familiar figure running toward them with another troll on his tail.

Why does this always happen, Alex furiously thought as he sprinted back toward Alice and John. I mean I was just running away from a big angry monster, who wouldn't, sure it could be called cowardly, but in most situations the coward survives!

"Quick Alice use your magic" he yells toward the two, as they finally get back together, as they, together start sprinting to the right.

"I can't" She yells back, barely dodging another tree

"Why not, don't tell me you don't feel like it!"

"No they have a high resistance to magic"

"Then what good are you!"

"I was about to say the same thing"

"Guys!" John interrupting us, "There it a cliff ahead of us!"

We both look ahead and see the aforementioned cliff, as the two trolls bulldoze through the trees behind us.

I look to Alice, "Please tell me that there is a body of water under it"

She takes a few seconds to answer "Maybe"

"What do you mean may-"

"Where going to have to risk it" John says as he once again interrupts us, "it is the only way"

Looking back at the two hulking trolls, then at the cliff, we all come to a unanimous decision before we all leap.

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On top of the cliff the two trolls look down on the three falling figure before they snort and start turning around and returning to their cave. However, before they can take another step, a breeze passes by causing them to instantly collapse.

All that was left was a pile of body parts, the last remainder of the two monsters that once ruled this part of the forest.