Alex, was just your average 16 year old highschool kid who just wanted to live an easy life while cherishing his friends, his family members and secretly admire at his crush.
Life was the same as usual, play games with his best friend, play sports with his classmates, losing every single chess game against his crush and have meals together with family. What else could he have asked for?
What was there to happiness; Money? Fame? Power? or just Love? For Alex, the answer was simple. His life full of love and ease, he had never tasted what suffering truly feels.
One day, on a bright summer of august, Alex went on hiking with his younger brother Ethan and his best friend Joshua together with the entire class.
Ethan was an extra load that the principal gave special permission to cause he was the topper of his class, while not knowing that he was an extremely vigorous kid, much so that his energy far surpasses even that of Joshua's, who was considered to be extremely hyperactive himself.
It had not even been 5 minutes, Joshua and Ethan were racing with each other. Alex tried to stop them but knowing them full well, he just had to keep up with their pace for that's all he could do at the moment.
All three of them were deep in the forest, much so, at the top of the mountain. Both of the energetic duo was lying on top of a rock.
'It isn't that sooth of a life now if I actually think' Alex murmurs as he bends on his knees out of breath, irritated from these two knucklehead.
Joshua slowly stands up, "So where are we" He speaks calmly.
"Thanks to you two idiots we are lost" Alex looks at the unknown surrounding, they really were extremely far from their camp.
"It's fine, I have the map with me." Ethan spoke with confidence.
"Alright then, let's get back to the camp before the teacher notic.." As Alex was about to finish his words, the clouds started to get dark extremely quick.
"This is bad" Ethan spoke worried.
"Thanks to you" Alex hits him in his head.
"It hurts brother" Huge bump grew on his head.
The wind began to howl, raindrops dotted the ground, and the looming clouds darkened even more.
They started cautiously walking for half an hour until they could finally see a glimpse of the camp.
Ecstatic, Ethan started running towards the camp. Anxious, Alex shouts at Ethan to not run as they were still pretty high in the mountain, one slip and it's all over for him.
Soon a strong wind passes by the three of them, Alex holds a rock to avoid getting pushed away, Ethan immediately grabs the nearest tree to him, closing his eyes he never let go of it. Joshua holds on tight next to a tree branch, but the tree was too old, the moment he grabs it the tree breaks apart.
Alex's eyes widened, he was terribly in shock after seeing Joshua now falling down.
Joshua was already falling. Alex couldn't leave his spot as the wind would only end up catching him too, his only last hope was the rope that was in his waist.
He quickly throws it hoping for Joshua who was now sliding downwards. Joshua reaches his hands but it was too far, he misses it and falls off to the cliff.
Before coming to this place, Alex made preparation for everything. From safety gears to all three of them, to rechecking the weather again and again. It was predicted to have 100% sunny day so why. Why was this misfortune happening. His entire live he had lived on pure calculations, that's the only way he managed to dodge every catastrophe, every unexpected events, every disadvantageous situation, even this time too.
"Less than 7 people have died in the Niara forest in the last decade" is what his research had shown. "There is no dangerous wild animals in Niara"
"Stay safe from Huntsman spiders though" These were the only things he had to keep a close eye on. His entire room was filled with newspapers.
The wind had calmed down. Quickly snapping from the flashback, he rushes towards the end of the cliff with desperate eyes.
Luckily, Joshua was holding on a tree that was down the cliff, barely holding though. Extremely stressed, Alex smiles with a relief look. My efforts weren't all for nothing, atleast this rope came useful.
The tree barely able to hold on Joshua's weight, was starting to loosen. Ethan was coming for help, but Alex with a serious face tells him to stay where he is. The wind was unpredictable, he didn't want Ethan to leave his place since it was far from them and there were no trees or rocks near by to support him.
'I may not look strong, but I have always hidden my natural strength, I can easily carry Joshua on.' He smiles as if he is proud of his concealment.
Alex's hands were shaking from pain, he managed to pull Joshua up, but just as Joshua reached the top, huge wind came by and swept the both of them.
Ethan with a depressed face runs towards them falling, Alex shouts "Ethan don't you dare move, Call the rescue team!" Knowing full well this is it for both him and Joshua, atleast his quick thinking helped Ethan from being spontaneous. Joshua shouted "We are going to die!!!" It was so loud that it started to hurt Alex's ears. "Shut up! Let me die in peace"
"Whatttt!!! What die..... I'm not dying!!!" Joshua was shouting too loud.
"Neither do I" For the first time, Joshua had seen Alex with tears barely holding, on the brupt of exploding. Joshua felt sad looking at Alex and starts crying quietly covering his eyes with his arms.
Beyond the cliff was nothing but darkness. Soon Joshua was missing, who was supposedly falling with Alex together.
15 minutes had passed by, but Alex was still falling with no signs of stopping. Mount Gura, I have never heard of it being this tall and why am I still alive again?
In an instant, Alex falls down in a mountain full pile of ashes, that seemed to be layers of ashes from volcanic eruption that have accumulated over time.
Alex was fully covered in ashes, as he slowly gets out of it his eyes widened upon witnessing what he just saw.
The entire place was dark red, right in front of him was a huge volcano so huge that he couldn't even see the top end. It was far wide till his vision could stretch. Maybe more than 3-4 kilometers or even more. The sky was dark and the moon was bloody red.
But what shocked him the most was the presence of something that was making his heart scream in fear.
A huge red Dragon was flying over the red moon, his bloody golden eyes seemed to be staring right at Alex.