I felt a cool breeze passing through my body , it was as if I were flying . I opened my eyes to see nothing. I was falling !

  "Ohh shoot, I forgot the suit! "the man said casually.

  "What do you mean you forgot the suit ! Wait, you carried nothing. Were you just trying to commit suicide with me? "I cried out.

  The people who were selected spread out their arms , and it produced fins under their arms, which made them fly smoothly down like birds.

  He laid his hands behind his head as we were falling, saying ,"I should have brought food."

  "Why you little. I shouldn't have listened to you. I'm going to die like this no,no,no. I should have known you were crazy..."I tried to flap my arms .

  "Gimme a break, kid , you're too loud," he rubbed his ears.I closed my eyes, bracing for impact as my heart pounded.

  Suddenly I stopped, opening my eyes I saw that he was grabbing me by my collar with one foot on the ground. How did he do that ?I thought. He must be about level 1000 no way beyond that.

  He dropped me on the ground with a sigh, "You'll kill yourself with a heart attack soon enough if you can't chill."

  "Chill, huh? I'll consider taking meditation classes.", my voice shaked along with my entire body.

  "Why did you come here without the suit? Forget that you don't even have a weapon. "

  His voice, its him , the man who overshadowed me." I...I...I ", I couldn't bring my words together.

  He placed his hand on my head as he said,"Either way, don't worry, I'll protect you both, just try to stay behind me ok"

  "Lucen you're to kind ," the girls cried out.

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  I felt cold, and then it quickly turned to anger . I clenched my fist, then let it go in shame, unable to raise my hand to face him less. I looked like a child.

  "Bro thinks he has aura. Nicely done kid , it boring when you play with someone strong. Let's go on our own path."

  "What are you talking about? You don't even have a weapon,"

  He hit my head. ," Even an ant has better will power than you .

  I finally raised my head to see that we were in a dense forest . I hadn't expected the green I saw while falling to be trees. The lights rays burley made it throw but it only seemed to be bringing color to the ever green leaves. I hered countless sounds of different animals . But I knew better , I knew that we were right in the masters den .

  As I was processing this , a monster came in front of me, ready to strike, giving me no time to react. I gasped as it disappeared, turning to dust.

  "Rule no 1! This is the survival of the fittest ,only the strong survive ,only the quick to think can beat the complex game of life"

  "Wo...w how'd yo-", another monster behind me was turned to dust .

  "Rule no 2! Always be aware of your saroundings, only a fool trust his own shadow "

  I lay back, shocked by what I had seen. I heared footsteps of a monster approaching. It was fast .

  " Rule no 3 everything has a weakness , no matters how much armor you were you can never hide it , you can fool , fools , but not the wise"

  I looked at it , a goblin with armor and a sword . What could be it weakness, I thought trying to recall the book I read about monsters , as it got closer, closer,closer...

  Ahhhh! I see it. It was like a small spark in its dark figure. It raised it sword to strike, I ducked and punched it at its jow. It turned to dust . I gazed at my hand in owe.

  The man grabbed my fist." You don't always need a weapon. All you need is this..."He touched my head.

  "This..."He touched my racing heart.

  "And this.."He tightened his grip on my fist.

  I took him for granted, and I bowed down." Thank you very much sir , I..I I don't know how to thank you for such kindness "tears stinged my eyes as I remembered how I was close to giving up but he gave me hope.

  "The names Kaien, try to survive for now kid", he smiled , not one of his casual smiles, but more warm...real.

  Evergreen leaves fell as a smooth breeze passed through them, and branches also shook in response.

  Mikel struggled against a king goblin. His shield broke. His only spiritual power was to place a barrier in front of him . He never wanted to be a hero or heck to join the army, but his bullies had pushed him towards the red gate before he could enter blue.

  He had been bullied his whole life, and his drug addicted parents told him to man up . As he crashed on the ground and gazed at the goblins club, he remembered the times when he was tormented like a kid killing a butterfly.

  A man saved him one day, yet he only did it for fame and women so he could become the school president. After that, he even joined in on it .

  He reached out his hand as if the goblin were an angel.

  He never wanted to be saved their eyes were only painted with pity and greed. There was a time when he fell in love with the gream reaper, yet he also longed for paradise.

  The goblins head fell, a man extended his bruised hand towards him he made a weary smile. He gazed at kael his eyes were not painted with greed nor pity, but they were like those of a fragile butterfly.

  Mikel reached out his hand but withdrew, "Why won't you people let me die? Why do I have to survive ? Does any good come from living ?"

  "We long for something to feel our vain lives, maybe that why we keep living," I replied.

  "Is there a paradise on this world ?"Mikel gazed at me with longing eyes, which seemed to be looking beyond this life and yet looking into an endless abyss.

  "I.."The ground began to tremble .

  I saw a silhouette of a monster through Mikel's eyes . Blood splashed my ear .

  "You forgot Rule number 2, kid. " .

  I glanced back at Kaein who was impaled with multiple black spikes.

  He coughed out blood .

  "Run!"

  Should I jeep posting ?