Entering the forest together with Noah who was armed with a sword and a shield, the two of them venture into the forest and since they entered the forest, they have not come across any danger and were even beginning to wonder if what the figure said was true or he just said those words to plant the seed of fear in their heart.
Since the forest seems to be of no threat at the moment, they decide to chat and get to know each other more and it was just who brought the suggestion after some time of quietness between them.
"Noah, since we are working together right now, that makes us friends in a way right?" asked Jason as he led the way.
"You are right about that Jason" replied Noah with a nod.
"Then do you mind telling me what brought your dismissed if it's not too much to ask" requested Jason.
There was silence from Noah for some time and Jason was wondering if he asked the wrong question but it was actually then that Noah began to speak.
"I was born with a disease that kept me in bed since my childhood until I turned nineteen when I couldn't take it anymore and committed suicide" replied Noah as he quickly briefed Jason on his situation.
"If you ended your life, then how come you suddenly have the desire to live and be brought to this world?" Jason asked, a little confused about the whole thing.
"I've always dreamt of living my life the way it should have been lived but the older I get the more critical my condition seems to be. I guess God took pity on me and decided to give me a second chance at life".
"What about you Jason, how did you end up here?" This time it was Noah's turn to ask.
"My story is not as pitiful as yours Noah, I was shot by a robber while trying to clear my parents' debt, and the next thing I knew, I found myself awake in this world" replied Jason.
By now, they had gotten deep into the forest and still hadn't come across any danger and just when they were beginning to feel more assured that the forest was safe, a scream came from afar which brought them back to reality as they steady their weapon.
With their weapons in hand the two of them continued to advance deep into the forest and all this while, they did not notice that they were being followed by a monkey in the sky as it went from tree to tree and a stealth state making it difficult for the two of them to notice until Jason felt a pain at the back of his head.
"Why did you do that?" he asked Noah who was behind him with a painful look on his face.
"I didn't do anything Jason" replied Noah confused as to what Jason was complaining about.
Jason decided to ignore him since he claimed not to know what had happened and continued with his advancement but after some time, he felt the same pain at the back of his head, he confronted Noah who claimed to be innocent leaving Jason with no choice then to let him lead the way.
Noah was not willing to lead the way but had no choice since Jason insisted and he continued to lead their advancement and after some time, he felt a sharp pain at the back of his head like someone just hit him with a stone.
"Would you quit it already, I already agreed to lead the way so why do you still insist on hitting me?" said Noah a bit angry as he turned to face Jason who had his staff hanging on the neck.
"Huh" was the only word that could come out of his mouth when he heard Noah blaming him for striking him. He was just about to defend himself but suddenly stopped as he had a clue of what was happening.
"I think we are being followed here" said Jason while arming himself with his shield.
Noah could not help but jump in fear as he wielded his sword with shaking hands while looking around but to their surprise, there was no one behind them other than trees which got them confused.
"could it be that whatever it is that is attacking us is hiding somewhere?" said Noah with a shaking voice.
"I think so as well, we need to be careful right now. Keep your eyes sharp and if you notice anything strange, don't hesitate to tell me" replied Jason as he tried to be brave even though he doesn't have any experience in fighting.
Noah nodded before moving forward while observing his surroundings but just then, a stone smashed into his forehead causing him to tumble back as he crashed into Jason who was also looking around and failed to notice him, and before long, they were both on the ground.
Pushing Noah to the side, Jason was just about to give him a serious scolding but that was when he noticed the blood dripping from Noah's forehead and he was scared-witted.
"What happened to you Noah, how come you are bleeding this much"? He asked in fear since their situation had suddenly turned to the worst.
Not being able to speak as he gritted his teeth together while trying to endure the pain, He pointed his finger forward, and following the finger, Jason noticed a silver-colored monkey that happened to be the same height as them looking at them with a crazy look on its face.
His legs could not help but give way as he fell to the ground in fear while looking at the silver monkey. Noah whose face was bleeding, managed to stop the bleeding by smashing some leaves together before sticking into the wound and just like Jason, Noah peed himself when he saw the monkey that had attacked him.
"We are going to die"...