Dark Souls

Leaving the Middle Continent

"Are you tired of living? You don't know where we are now? You think this is the right place to fight" Shouted Neon as loudly as possible to make the originally quiet forest become echoed because of his voice.

All the troops were silent the Fed was no exception, although he complained still he had a cowardly feeling to fight the Deputy troops.

Neon, the man with his exotic skin and sea-blue eyes stared at all his troops ferociously. If their Master is known as a man who does not talk much then Neon is known as the voice of the Master, as if the mind of the Master was conveyed by the words of Neon. Neon was the second most feared man by their troops, Neon preferred to torture people who did not obey his master's orders and give the body to wild animals. The Fed doesn't want to be a corpse in Neon's hands.

Neon kicked Hermon's shoulder until the man with the wounded face fell backward, Hermon still lowered his head down unable to stare at the anger of the deputy troops. Neon said, "If you are afraid of death, I can make you feel death slowly. What about the Fed?"

Fed goosebumps in fear, he rounds his eyes full of horror. Neon's words were not a threat but an act, he did not know that Neon was listening to all their conversations. If Neon could hear it, would you also have heard the previous words? Is he gonna die here? No. gabe...He can't die.

Fed against "Aren't we all going to die eventually? Did it die in your hands or in the hands of monsters? Death doesn't sound so scary to us, does it? You all!! Come support me!! Are you going to follow orders that you don't know? It's a coercion!!"

"Pain? Was it my master who tried to save you...Also coercion? You plead with my Master to be saved when my Master does not want to help troublesome people like you. Remember your Fed place, your life belongs to my Lord" Neon recalled

"I didn't ask for help, you helped me!! That's not a request...Akh"

A terrifying scene occurred in the middle of the dark forest, a red stream piercing the ground quickly. Everyone gasped except for Neon, seeing the incident they lowered their heads deeper and dared not turn their eyes back to the Fed's unformed body.

"Sir, you don't have to dirty your hands to kill trash like him" Neon said

"Hm...Clean up, tell them what to do next" replied the Master

"Okay, my lord"

The man called "Master" stepped into the dense trees, the slower he walked. He paused for a moment and gazed in all directions, his palms covering his mouth revealing a row of his teeth. The man chuckled, "What a disgusting creature"

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Aafreda stared at the bowl of porridge that was available in front of her confused, the aroma of the porridge can make someone tempted to eat it but not for an Aafreda who despite not eating anything for years. Still confused by the story of this novel, what should he do if he does not know who the real enemy is? He should bring peace? How can he bring peace if all factions are like enemies and will not listen to anyone.

"No need to mess around, you will definitely know the answer" replied Grandpa Stu who gave drinks to Aafreda

"Well...It's really hard, where do I start? All factions cannot even be entered that easily" Aafreda replied

"You can start from the most realistic and logical, there must be some factions that don't want this war but they have to do it"

"Faction...The Dunkelheit faction won't be possible, I know how deep it is. The Alliance faction couldn't have been Cenora in it either and there was a strange origin targeting me. The neutral faction is already divided now just one faction you say is Miss faction, don't they want to bring peace as well? Maybe I can start with them" Aafreda said

"It's not that easy, non factions are very hidden. No one knows their location, they are always moving places. I also heard their leader loved to kill rather than listen, according to him killing is the only way to peace. Are you sure you started with them?" Ask Grandpa Stu worried

"There is no other way, both factions are unbelievable for now only these Non factions should I investigate even though their ways of bringing peace are wrong. However I cannot do it alone, the creatures of this world must also participate if they do not want to fight anymore."

"I see, your decision is your right. You must protect yourself well while walking out of this continent"

"Okay, I'll leave in the morning."

"*Akh"

"That*!!!"

*Aafreda stared at a burning village, the rubble of the village house was no longer formed. It was terrible for Aafreda to see so many bodies charred by the fire, not just charred bodies. The corpse with fresh blood also covered the path where he stepped.

"Hugh...A...A...What the hell's going on? Where's this?"

Aafreda passed the side road so as not to step over the corpse, as she looked ahead. He saw the figure of the man slashing his sword endlessly at the creatures in front of him, blood continuously flowing to decorate the surface of the village ground. The man giggled horribly, his grin was even very frightening to Aafreda.

Suddenly the man stopped and turned his head towards Aafreda, he grinned and stepped closer to her. Aafreda was terrified she wanted to retreat but her legs were unable to move at all. The longer the figure got closer unfortunately Aafreda could not see the man's face because it was covered in smoke of fire.

"I found you*"

"Ahhhhh....Huh...Huh...Ha..Just a dream, fortunately only a dream" said Aafreda who broke out in cold sweat

Aafreda calmed her irregular breathing, why she dreamed about an unknown man. The man was so horrible that he could even kill children, Aafreda hoped not to meet the man. He was afraid that his dream would come true.

"Just dream Aafreda, calm yourself and go back to sleep"

The next morning, Aafreda was already preparing to depart from the central continent. Grandpa Stu and Fly delivered his departure, Fly said scowling "I want to come but Grandpa doesn't allow me at all! I am 520 years old"

"You still can't get out, if those voracious creatures see you. They must want your power, you are the only Pixie race still alive." Reveal Stu's grandfather

Fly lowered his head sadly, Aafreda touched the little creature with her index finger. Aafreda smiled "If the world is good, I will take you around the world of Naturra."

"really?" Ask Fly spirit

"Of course"

Fly also flew to hug Aafreda's face, Aafreda smiled sweetly. Aafreda looked at Stu's grandfather long after which she suddenly embraced Stu's grandfather. For Aafreda Stu's grandfather was his teacher, although his initial attitude was not friendly with Aafreda but Stu's grandfather never did anything bad to him.

"Thank you for everything"

"Ah...I..It's a little embarrassing for me who's old"

"Even if a few days but I've considered you as a teacher and my grandfather, all this time I have no grandfather at least I know what it's like to have a grandfather who is a little chatty"

Grandpa Stu was surprised to hear Aafreda's words, he smiled a little and hugged the small body in front of him "Be kind and happy"

Aafreda let go of his embrace and stepped away from the two figures that had accompanied him all this time, she waved her hand and went so far as to be invisible to Fly and Grandpa Stu.

"I hope you come back with that smile son" Stu's grandfather told his little heart