They continued to search for the gem, but after two hours of wandering, they weren't any closer. Suddenly, Lucas felt a presence behind him and turned around. In front of him was a man in a black robe. His skin was pale and his eyes were blood red.
"Who are you?" Lucas asked.
The stranger looked at Lucas and said, "don't move."
Lucas took a step back and said, "why?"
The man moved faster than expected and grabbed Lucas by the neck. Lucas struggled and tried to free himself from his grip, but he couldn't. The man started choking him.
***
"Let me go!" Lucas yelled out.
The man released Lucas and walked away. Lucas fell to the ground and coughed. He was still gasping for air, but his vision was blurry, 'no, this is not the time for this!' He tried to stand up, "hey, fucker!" Lucas yelled at the person who had attacked him.
The man turned around and Lucas saw that it was the same stranger from earlier.
