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Chapter 2 - In the thick forest

Before daybreak, Kwasi had made up his mind to leave. He had packed his clothes and belongings in his travelling bag which is made of the skin of a tiger, the night before. After waiting for two hours, it was daytime. The sun was shining in his yellowish dazzling light. The atmosphere was cloudless when Kwasi peeped outside through his opened window, he knew it was time to leave. He had made the needed preparations for his leaving without telling anybody. If the teachers and students are to hear of Kwasi's leaving, they wouldn't allow him to go. Kwasi is one of the most respected seniors, and lots of the learners and even the teachers learn from his skills when doing alchemy.

Kwasi slowly opened his wooden door and stepped out with caution, or else if spotted, that's it, he will never get another chance to run.

The alchemy school is not that big and not that that small too, a circular fence wall has been built around the school to serve aas a protective barrier.

There are a total number of 100 students in the alchemy school's compound, and 10 of them are the seniors of the school, if the teachers are not around.

Kwasi had managed to pass 5 wooden houses of 5 seniors and was not caught; I guess maybe it's because of the grassland which helped him, making his footsteps not loud enough to be heard. Kwasi walked to the nearest fence wall which was high that, if he made an attempt to climb it, by the time he realizes, the teachers, students and seniors had gathered arround him, yet not been able to climb up the fence wall. Luckily, Kwasi saw a broken part of the fence wall, it was a narrow hole. Kwasi threw out his traveling bag through the narrrow hole. But for Kwasi, he had to sleep on the ground, forcing his body to go through the narrow hole. After sometime of struggling, finally he got out. Kwasi took his traveling bag and looked back to the narrrow hole,"you made me suffer". Kwasi tightened his traveling bag on his back and moved forward. When Kwasi walked a few metres away, he turned to the alchemy school,"I will always remember" he muttered as he moved on.

The alchemy school is located in a village very close to a thick forest. And into that thick forest is where Kwasi headed. The thick forest is characterized by big, tall and short trees, shrubs and scrub undergrowth. It is said the thick forest is the home of evil beasts, such as the three headed fox, the red eye tiger and the moon wolves; they are many than counting.

Only wild beasts controll the thick forest. The forest covers approximately 270 square kilometers. Deep in the forest, unseen creatures are seen. This history backing the thick forest has filled fear in people living in the village close to the thick forest, and anyone who hears the story. But Kwasi is not a type who believes in unseen things. He has gone into the thick forest alone. "Papa, I will travel across the world to find my abilities and learn about the boiling bloodline in me, just like I promised you, to find its root." Kwasi said boldly. He walked into the Forest holding a big map looking only in it as he walked forward.

The thick forest is very quite, nothing at all like a sound could be heard. Even if birds were in the thick forest, it cannot be told, for no bird chirped. The ground was covered with green grass .

Kwasi has walked for about 3hours now, following the directions on the map. He seemed to have walked in a linear direction all along. He did not even show any sign of hunger or exhausted for walking this far. He came to a mountain, under the mountain lied a flowing clean water. Big and tall trees provided a shade for the mountain with their branches. The mountain was not getting any direct Ray of sunlight, it was in a cool place. The big and tall trees covered the mountain completely.

Kwasi saw a cave in the mountain and hurried into it; "Settle here for sometime and continue later" Kwasi muttered as he jumped over the flowing water to the cave. Kwasi walked into the cave and settled there. He did some stretching before throwing his body down and slept within no time.

Time passed, as Kwasi was still asleep. The sun's light lingered as the eve was approaching slowly. Kwasi was still in a deep sleep; I guess it's because of the warm temperature in the cave, and sound the flowing water made, as if it was raining.

The dark clouds filled the sky and the full moon appeared, shining in her full glory. Kwasi was still aslept. The sky was becoming more darker as the fireflies busied the atmosphere with their insect noises.

On a mountain altar, appeared a hairy evil moon wolf in a park. The hairy evil moon wolf led the park, and it was clear he was the alpha. It stood and made an "OOOOOO!!" Sound to show it was full moon.

And in this forest, when it's full moon, different types of wolves are seen. Wolves come out to walk around, in the thick forest always when it's full moon. The "OOOO!!" "OOO!!" echoed almost every where in the thick forest, causing Kwasi to wake up from deep sleep. "I overslept?" Kwasi asked as he went out from the cave to check the time. When he got out, Kwasi stood stunned upon seeing 3 giant hairy wolves walking around, as if guiding something crucial. "No, I can't stand here like this" Kwasi's mind read as he tried and killed the fear in him and hastened back into the cave. One wolf saw Kwasi and signalled the other two. Kwasi quickly made preparations and refined some exilirs with the knowledge he has about alchemy. The herbs he used for the exilirs were not plenty in number; about 3 or 4. Kwasi took his traveling bag and slowly walked out from the cave, tightening his traveling bag on his back. When Kwasi saw the giant hairy wolves were not at where they were before he went in the cave for preparations, he almost took his heels, when he heard roars of wolves behind him. Quickly Kwasi turned back and saw the three hairy wolves. Kwasi looked at each one of them as a hue of blue lights climbed up from his feet. "Want to run?, I will give you one" Kwasi said as he turned and next to see him was 3 metres from the hairy wolves. The wolves also made an "OOOOO!!" sound as their hair changed from a black colour, to a deep blue colour, they chased Kwasi.

Kwasi realized the hairy wolves were having an equal speed of his, so they could catch him because they are in three, so he decided to use some of his most dangerous poisonous exilirs on the hairy wolves.

The pace between Kwasi and the hairy wolves was closing. Kwasi smiled and turned, "try this!", he said and threw three blue exilirs to the wolves which exploded when it got closer to the wolves. The blue exilirs emanated harmful green gas. The hairy wolves inhaled the harmful green grass, not intentioned. After just a second, they started to sneeze and cough, feeling giddy. Kwasi took that advantage and within seconds, he was nowhere to be found. Not even from a far distance from the dying hairy wolves.