[Snap]
the sound of a branch snapping could be heard, as a bear stepped out from within the thick bushes.
[growl]
The bear growls menacingly as steam flowed from out of its mouth.
[Sniff]
Sniffing into the air, a wicked smile took place upon the beast face as it raced forward towards the forest.
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A distance away from where the bear once stood, laid a boy, unconscious with a deep gash on his stomach. Next to the boy were 3 men, gathering water from the nearby river. One with a bow in his hands and a quiver attached to his back, another with a spear in one hand as he gathered water within his jug. The last man has a sword, yet his sword's tip dripped with blood. Sitting down, he stares at the blood dripping upon the grass. Bringing the sword closer to his face, he closes his eyes as he licks the tip of the sword opening his eyes and gulping down the blood in the process.
The man with the bow and quiver looked in disgust as he watches the man with the sword, yet he proceeds to say nothing, continuing to make new arrows for his bow. The man with the spear continues to fill his water jug as if unbothered by the events of the man with the sword.
Looking back at the boy lying in the grass, the man with the sword gets up from his seated position, and begins to walk towards the boys body, with the blood which was dripping from the tip of the sword no more, giving his sword a light sheen.
[step]
[step]
As the man with the sword stepped towards the boy, the ear of the boy twitched slightly causing the man with the sword to smile as he turned his head towards the man with the spear and the man with the bow and quiver saying, "Hey! I think this one is still alive." he said.
The man with the spear paused his gathering as he looked over in surprise towards the man with the sword, saying" How is that possible? Your sword skill is unmatched in the village." he said as he secured his jug with a top and proceeds to walk forward towards the boy's body, his eyes scanning from the deep gash on his stomach to his face which stood still in calmness.
As the man with the spear walked towards the boy, the man with the bow and quiver looked over to the boy with curiosity, keeping his silence as he feathered the ends of his bow.
As the two other men were hovering over the boy, the man with the bow and quiver heard a twig snap behind him, causing him to quickly knock an arrow as he leaps forward, turning around as he fires an arrow in the direction of the sound, and as he falls into the water with a splash, he garners the attention of the man with the sword and the man with the spear. Yet before they could register the splash, a bear roared in the distance, rushing from out of the thick bushes and tall trees, closing in rapidly on their position. The man with the spear and the man with the sword quickly got into position. As the bear closes in the man with the sword rushes towards the bear with newfound energy, causing the bear to roar as it clawed towards the man's chest. The man with the sword side stepped the claw, and as another claw comes rushing towards him the man with the spear stabs the bear in the side of its body, causing the bear to roar and turn its body, swinging the man with the spear with it. While the bear was enraged, the man with the sword rushes towards the bear, slashing at the ankles of the bear as it stood on its hind legs, making it fall in the process.
As the man with the spear and the man with the sword is fending off the bear, the man with the bow and quiver pulls himself out of the river a distance from where the fight was due to the rivers current. Seeing the fight in the distance, he grabs at his back but he notices the wet feathers but proceeds to nock his arrows sending two arrows towards the bears eyes as it tries to bite the man with the spear.
As the bear falls, the spear stuck in its side snaps, causing the man holding the spear to fall with the bear's mouth heading towards him as it falls, yet before the bear could bite him two arrows fly past his head causing his hair to flutter, plunging themselves into the bears eyes, Making the bear roar in pain. As the bear roared the man with the sword rushes around, jumping as he sends a kick towards the remaining part of the spear, plunging it deeper into the bears side causing it's roar to lower and before the man with the sword could land he spins in the air, cleaving the bears head off in the process.
Walking over to the group, the man with the bow and quiver says" what is a level 2 doing out in this part of the forest?"
Cutting at the bear, the man with the spear replies without looking, saying "The smell of the boy's blood must have drawn it here, luckily we actually know how to handle these situations or that could've ended badly". After removing the claws of the bear the man with the spear hands them over to the man with the bow and quiver.
The man with the sword looks in surprise to what the man with the spear says, turning back towards where the boy laid , only to be left in shock, and with a flabbergasted look, the man with the sword says "The boy is gone, be on guard." he says while brandishing his sword.
The man with the spear stopped cutting at the bear, readying his spear and the man with the bow and quiver knocked an arrow, "He shouldn't be able to get up after a blow like that, right?"
The man with the spear replies, saying" There was something weird about the kid, he only stood there as we attacked him, not even flinching" he says as he looks around towards the trees.
The man with the sword stood there, listening to them speak as he stared at the spot where the boy once laid, what remained in that spot was nothing but green grass and dirt as if nothing had happened, yet he knew and remembered the taste of his blood so how could there be nothing?
[Snap]
Alerted , they all turn their heads as to the sound of a twig snapping. The man with the bow and quiver gulped down saliva as he remembered the calmness of the boys face as he was slashed in the stomach. Even as he fell, the boy showed no reaction or discomfort. Pulling back the string even further, the man with the bow and quiver readied himself.
The man with the spear darted his eyes around as his hands grew sweaty holding his spear, yet he kept his stance, steeling his nerves and planting his feet further within the grass.
The man with the sword breathed in as he closed his eyes, causing aura to build up around his body, the grass underneath him started to crumble startling the the man with the spear and the man with the bow and quiver. Breathing out the aura around him burst out sending small gushes of wind, causing the man with the spear and the man with the quiver and bow to lose balance.
The man with the spear was about to speak but before he could, the man with the sword spoke, "READY YOURSELVES!". He yells out. Startled, the The man with bow and quiver and the man with the spear stared out towards the forest where the man with the sword was looking. Walking out of the Dense trees the same boy was seen walking towards them with no wounds as if he never had gotten hurt, only a torn part in his clothes where his stomach is located could indicate that the slash actually happened.
As the boy walked towards the group, his face held an unappreciative look. Before, he was only gathering herbs near the river for the pills that he wanted to concoct yet as he was gathering herbs he met 3 men gathering water at the river and setting up camp, he did not mind this as he continued to walk towards the edge of the river. As he was walking towards the herbs, he garnered the attention of the 3 men, with the group of 3 staring daggers at the boy , grabbing their weapons as they were alerted. Although the group of 3 were alerted the boy only kept picking up herbs as if the group of 3 did not bother him, 1 by 1, each herb that the boy picked up caused the men to tense up, while his indifferent face and calm posture only caused them to become agitated.
Among the group, the man with the sword asks while grabbing his sword saying " Do you guy's see the emblem on his shirt?"
After the man with the sword said this the man with the quiver and bow spots the emblem and says "Yup, isn't that from the Renowned school in Acacia Kingdom, " Divine Academy"? We were just looking for someone like him" , after saying that the man with the quiver and bow nocks an arrow to his bow, while squinting his eyes at the boy.
The man with the spear eyes widen after the man with the quiver and bow speaks, causing him to ready his weapon while saying, "Those students are the one's who killed our brothers!" he says as he angrily stares at the boy.
As the group stare at the boy, the boy calmly and indifferently continues to pick up herbs. The man with the sword slowly draws his sword as he say's, "That emblem looks familiar. Are you with the Divine academy?" he asks as he steps forward.
Pausing his actions, the boy looks up at the group, noticing their hostility towards him. Confused, he was about to answer only for the man with the quiver and bow to shoot an arrow at him that flies at him, only for the boy to catch it before it reaches his face. The boy kept his calm and indifferent look as he dropped the arrow.
After the arrow was shot, the man with the sword rushed towards the boy kicking up dust and dirt in the process yet when the boy caught the arrow, the man with the sword faltered just for a second before he continued rushing towards the boy.
The boy stood there with a calm posture as the man with the sword closed in on him. The boy looked at the man with the sword closing in on him, then he looked towards the man with the quiver and bow, then finally he looked at the man with the spear. The boy breathed in and closed his eyes as the man with the sword, cut a slash on his abdomen, blood flew towards the grass and on the other side of the river. The man with the sword let the boy fall as he turned around to walk back to the man with the quiver and the man with the spear. While walking to the man with the quiver and the man with the spear, the man with the sword says" That's one of them down, at the least." he says, while staring at the blood which flowed down his sword.
As the group of 3 continue to make camp, the boy which was now lying in a pool of his blood was slowly breathing, the breathing was barely audible yet he was still breathing and slowly the wound on his abdomen was mending and the blood disappearing as it flowed back into him. As the wound continued to mend , the boy's consciousness started to return allowing him to hear and feel what is around him and as the man with the sword proceeded to return to his body he became alerted and focused solely on how far the man with the sword and the amount of time his abdomen would take to mend back together. As the man with the sword continued to step, a splash caused the man with the sword to halt his steps followed by a roar which caused the man with the sword to rush further away from his body. As the wound on the boy's abdomen mended, he slowly got up, yet the look upon his face was different than the usual calm and indifferent one that he had before. The boy had a maniacal smile on his face as he slowly gets up , looking over towards the battle taking place. Retreating back into the trees as he looks down towards the basket of herbs lying on the ground. As the boy reaches the trees he muttered something under his breathe, though inaudible, the world stood still as if the laws of the world shifted. "Limiter 1. Off." Says the boy. As he says this , the boy's hair grew to his neck, as his body became slightly bigger, though before his clothes ripped his muscles compressed. But the most prominent thing was that the calmness of the boy grew evermore, as the aura around him became serene, his eyes held a light gaze. As the Limiter completely came off, the boy grew a smile as he accustomed himself, almost fawning as his face became soft in remembrance. Snapping out of it, he looks back at the direction of the battle and notices that the sounds of a fight had ceased. Grinning he speaks in a newfound voice full of softness yet firmness and says, "Love Never fails". And with a slight bend of his knee he disappears back towards where he once lied.