This is the last spot. Loki and Sakura had already reached the open point of the forest.
"Huh? So, this is the real deal?" Loki said with a smug. He might have been expecting a rather interesting one but to his unfortunate, it wasn't like that. The forest was colored in orange probably because there was a huge amount of orange-colored leaves on those trees. Not to mention the beautiful chatting of birds filled the atmosphere, with a sweet tone. Although the part of Bird chattering was a delusion on Loki's side. There wasn't any cute bird at this time of the night. Even though there was an owl who was barking at a time, also and the environment creepy. Sakura who was quite scared was sticking next to Loki.
"Don't tell me you're scared? I got a funny idea."
"N-No, That's not. I'm not the slightest bit afraid. I have come here numerous times. This forest is like my second home."
"Is that so? then why're you shaking like that?"
"Why?" Sakura gazed at herself for once and then again downcasted her sights.
"That's...That's because...."
Loki had already got his bit of fun and didn't want to persuade the conversation any further.
"So, where's the place?" Loki asked.
"You mean where the ritual of sacrifice is performed?"
Loki nodded. "A little further inside the forest. Let's keep walking. we will find it soon."
The wet ground dragged their legs as they walk. Unidentified animals keep rusting beside them. Sakura would jump out of her place when she heard the noise on the flip side, Loki stood still without having scared. This great transformation of Loki had shocked Sakura quite a bit. The Loki who was so afraid of moving was now in a full-figured man. He had stood up from his immature self to a man.
"How has it been since you people started living here?"
"Well, I can't say it with accuracy, possibly before my birth. that would be around twenty years ago."
"So, you people didn't see anyone living here and took the heritage here."
"Kind of. The first village leader was a great person. He cleared some of the forests for a living. Made a pound, farmland, and everything we have now. But to his misfortune, he...."
"He was killed by a forest monster, is that so?"
"yeah, One day he went to the forest but never came back. From that day on, the ones who go inside the forest at night time never comes back."
"You guys took it as a sacrificial ritual? Bull sh*t."
"Well, that's how thing work here. Look that's the place. That guy is tightened together with rope."
"So, that wimpy guy is the sacrifice? The heck man. I hope that you're so-called forest monster wouldn't lose his appetite because of that."
"Hide! we might get seen by him." Both Loki and Sakura took shelter in the tall grass. It was enough to hide their body. They were observing the guy carefully without even blinking.