"Say, Bob, why are you even helping me?" I asked, glaring at him.
"That's simple, because you are now a part of my family!" Bob replied with a bright smile.
"Hey, Bob, you said there are more of us, right?"
Bob looked confused. "Yeah, I already told you that, Dipull. Are you ready to take your first step outside?"
I sighed. The first time outside... But I was determined to go. "All right, I will go."
I followed Bob as he led me out of the tree. A bright light shone through the green vines covering my eyes, and then—
"Ack! Eww, I got one in my mouth!"
"Oh man... Dipull." Bob helped me get the vine out of my mouth.
"Thanks... anyway."
As we finally walked out, I saw the outside world for the first time. The sky was bright, green trees surrounded us, and a stone walkway led to houses made of leaves, wood, and stone. Other creatures were walking around—so many, thousands, no, millions.
"So, Dipull, all these creatures are a part of your family," Bob said with a big smile. I smiled slightly. Now I have a family this big.
"Say, Bob, you said we are the Clan of the Chained Monsters, right? But are there more of these clans, and why are we called the Chained Monsters?"
Bob sighed and looked at me. "Look, Dipull, we are called the Chained Monsters because we are all different from each other. It doesn't mean we are monsters. The other three clans—the Predator, the Ancients, and the Deities—are all against us and our mother, so never trust them, okay?"
I looked surprised. Is that why we are here, to keep us safe from these other three clans?
"Now, Dipull, what do you say we go around our city and I show you what we have here?" Bob said in a friendly tone as the green sky became a darker, greenish hue. I nodded to Bob.
"Great!" Bob exclaimed. We both went around the city together. I saw many things: water ponds, flying dragons, phoenixes, and an orc with the lower body of a fish in the pond. How strange.
"And here we are," Bob said.
"Is this your house?"
Bob's house appeared to be made out of leaves, stone, and wood. He opened the door and said, "And I welcome you, Dipull, to my house!"
This made me smile a bit as I stepped inside. Bob had his own bed made out of wood, a desk, and a bookshelf. Both the desk and the shelf were made out of wood.
"Hm? So this is where you live."
I walked over to the desk and looked at what it held: a bottle of ink on the left corner, a stack of paper in the middle, and an ink pen on top of the stack of papers. Bob looked at me, amused, and said, "Oh, do you want to see what else I have in this small house? It's actually quite a lot if you ask me."
I looked back at Bob, assuming he had only a little bit of stuff here, but I was wrong. He showed me book after book, different types of leaves, wood, stone, gems, and more.
"Also," Bob said, his tail lifting above his head. It had an armored shell and was long like an armadillo's tail.
"Wow, a penguin with a long armored tail. What do you use it for?" I asked, cocking my head to the side as I watched Bob and his tail.
"Well, I use it in many ways. I built this house with it, it helps me gather leaves faster, and I can climb trees better with it. I also use it to travel and eat far away, in the south from here."
I looked at Bob, now confused. "Is there really a south?"
"Dipull, can I ask, are there more places like this? What are their names, and what is our side called?"
Bob nodded, excited to tell me. "Okay, Dipull, there are four regions in total: the south, the north, the west, and the east. We live in the east, which is called Elysium. The north is called Evernia, the south is called Eldara, and the west is called Predatoreya."
"Uh... so are those parts where the other clans live? Why aren't they attacking us?"
"Well, that's easy, Dipull! They are too busy fighting each other."
End