Victor opened his eyes and the scene that unfolded in front of him made him gasped for air. he was in dark place with some kind of creepy air surrounding him, it was as if the air was alive, trying to investigate this alien who came out of nowhere. soon that feeling disappeared and the fog, which was restricting his vision cleaned up .
what came in sight was a forest with all kind of trees, each one weirder than the other with moulds and fungus all over tree, giving out foul smell, one that comes out of dead animals.
Victor was instantly overwhelmed and his body which was already quite weak wasn't able to take all this and it collapsed on ground.
he was having insane headache as well as difficulty in breathing, they both were symptoms of mana clot.
ahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what's happening with me?
where am I? ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this headache its never this bad . it is like Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's like someone is pulling my head out .
stop your futile attempts boy
for you are not in your body
some kind voice rang in victor's body
" who is there?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!" asked victor in agony while still on ground.
listen to this old man boy, what you suffering is mare reflection of your body's pain realize it and pain will cease.
" what mere reflection?!!!!!!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" said victor still pain while trying to soothe is brain by massaging.
suddenly a old man appeared in front of victor and touched his forehead and all his pain was like a magic.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAaaa!!!!!!!!!!!" victor who didn't realise it, was still screaming when a punch from old man woke him up
you foolish boy do you just like to scream hah
" ouch!!! hey old man don't you see i'm in pain
how dare you hit a injured person!!" yelled victor in anger
when another punch landed on him
what pain, how could soul feel pain you moron
hah? pain? soul? moron? what is old man is saying i'm clearly feeling insane pain in my head
No!!!!!!!!!!! old man is correct there is no pain
heck even the heaviness i used to feel earlier has completely disappeared.
let's calm down first
" my respect to elder, sorry i was rude to you earlier but, please do tell me what you mean by soul can't feel pain"
its good you have calm down.
let me tell you about this place first
this is the forest of taboo, a place located at gate of The taboo
only soul of chosen one can come here and as you are also a soul you can't feel anything what you felt earlier was shadow of what your body is feeling right now."
what!!!! is it that i have died?
" thank you for your answer, but have i died ?and is this some kind of afterlife?" asked victor with little uncertainty.
No you fool, you are not dead, it's just your soul which have came out of your body and it will go back once you have proven yourself.
' proven myself? what is this old man saying. also earlier he was talking about something like taboo place? or chosen one?
what the heck is going on .'
" elder, i can't grasp the meaning behind your word. do enlighten me please."
as i have told you earlier this place is taboo land, you are the chosen one who will become the successor of the contemporary Taboo summoner after you prove yourself worthy of it.
you might have many more question but first prove yourself then I shall tell you everything
said old man as he and victor both disappeared from forest and appeared on an altar surrounded completely by mist.
on the altar the engraving of various beasts were there, each more majestic than other.