Chapter 2

The first trial was about to start. I was feeling nervous. A fight to the darkness? What kind of fight? To the death? Jane was there holding me

“You feeling perplexed? Don’t worry.” Even if I think her words are exaggerating, I can feel a sense of comfort in it. As if she’s known me.

I nodded. After a while. I see that some gods and mythical creatures all around the battle grounds. As if this is a show.

It’s not only me who noticed. “Hah. Gods are gathering. Is this some kinds of amusement to them?” Jane angrily talks looking at the gods.

“The first trial, starts now!” The goddes shouts looking at us with a face that’s hard to read. I dont know if she’s full of joy or not.

Then just after she has spoken her words, the ground shakes like there is an earthquake. Jane was there she was protecting me.

I can’t decribe her. But I can feel her aura getting bigger and bigger. “Stay back.” Jane covers my sight of view.

I can feel the ground that it’s getting closer and closer towards us. But I couldn’t see a thing as Jane covers my view.

I can hear them. I could hear the crowd shouting and as I hear it louder and louder the ground shakes even harder.

“Close your eyes.” Jane said. I hesitated for a bit thinking she’ll leave me to fight the monster myself. But I didn’t have another choice.

I nodded and closed my eyes. I kept on trying to listen to the sound of voices to try to know what the situation was like. I dont know…

But then. I felt that Jane’s strong-willed aura was dissipating. I covered my eyes hoping that I was still by her side. There’s nothing I can do.

After a few seconds. I realized…The rumbling kept on growing stronger. Then the crowd kept on shouting louder.

I decided. I’m going to fight back too. I turned to my side to see what’s happened to Jane. In shock…She was no longer there.

Thoughts flooded my brain saying that she didn’t protect me. But she ran away and sacrificed me. I couldn’t move an inch.

Maybe the monster is just behind me. Slowly walking towards me. I can hear it’s roar and it’s steps but my body was too frail to move.

My mind was so active I was trying to move. But I couldn’t pick my body up and my brain is faster to calculate. Jane left me…

After by a millisecond. I see a black lizard as big as a bus has hopped to the sky! I see thorns on it’s shell and I was too scared.

It was about to slaughter me but a voice ran in my head “DONT BE SO WEAK!!” As the mysterious voice said. But I knew this was my end.

Someone shouts “Move!” Then i see Jane has kicked the monster without a sweat. Is she a monster? I kept on asking myself.

The monster then banged on the wall of the battle ground. “First trial is completed!” The gods cheered both of us.

Jane help me up with her hands shaking. “Why didn’t you dodge? Will you let yourself be slaughtered meat without me?” Jane asks.

The audacity! Even if she has a point does she have to point that fact out? “I..” my mouth didn’t respond as fast as my brain.

“Nevermind. Let us go to her.” Jane takes my hand and starts to pull me and we both went to the goddess hand-in-hand.

“We defeated it. Are you gods satisfied now?” Jane asks the god pissed. “Well. You are both an extraordinary pair, I must say.” She smiles.

The battle geound dissipates. “Well. Tomorrow is the next challenge. Feel free to explore the worlds of gods.” The goddes leaves.

“Tch. Hey, what was it earlier.” Jane then suddenly asks me again what stopped me earlier. Dang she’s still on to that subject.

“I..” I was about to reply. “You know if you’re not going to talk, its better to just die here in peace, aren’t I right?” She lets go.

“I-it’s not that I dont want to..!” I was going to tell her a reason but she just walks out ignoring me. Does she always have to be that way?

I left at that moment towards the opposite direction that Jane walked off. I wanted to not meet and leave her as far as I can.

I ran straight. All I see is nothing but endless sea of clouds. I’m not lost, am I? I couldn’t see the end of it. Just the sky and the ground.

I sat there absent mindedly. Life is full of surprises. I wish this was a nightmare. I wish that when I wake up…I’m living in a normal life..

I passed out. Then I woke up. All that light that I see earlier has turned into darkness. I turned to see the cloud castle. I cant see a thing.

All is nothing but pure darkness. “Hello? Anyone?” I whispered trying to find my way out of the dark. I kept walking to one direction.

I dont expect anything to happen. I just want the light earlier to go back and guide me back to the castle…I dont wish for any more

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