Chapter 7：The end of the first hunt.

[Name] Nalrin Calren [Race] human [Age] 21

[element] none [World] earth

-Ara? Strange, how could you be in this world?

-I'm not very clear about but I seem to have been transported to another world out of my natal one, yesterday.

-Ara, Is that so? Strange, strange, normally, it not possible unless….

The woman seems slightly lost before frowning her brow. Putting her hand above the crystal ball, picture appears one after other. On them, the previews hours seem to rewind until my arrival in the baron house. After a slight stop, a pillar of white light englobes my body, shouting through a blurry space before stopping on the moment of the white pillar emerge after I have take the crystal card in hand.

-It seems to have been a problem during the transfer, normally, you will have arrive directly here but it seems that you have been caught in an invocation process who have deviate the course of the transfer because you where not the target of the transfert in the first place. Let me explain things to you, normally otherworlder couldn't came to this world in physical shape, and rarely in spiritual one. If they where really one that was able to came, he would have first step in this realm that is separate from the living world. Because of fact that their soul are not conform to the law of this plane, their memory would be purge of memory and sentient, leaving a blank soul that will reincarnated in the world. Like you could have seen, not only otherworlder arrive here but every death ones, you can considerate it as our reincarnation path. Every pavilion are their for a reason that you will learn later. After the death they will be judge on their past, following their actions they will revive under a new identity and a new fate.

The only particular tower was this one, only reserved for otherworlder, they will be judge like other and it will be decide if they reincarnate in their race and they soul appear in a new body, generally a fœtus.

Your case is slightly different than other. The transfer has been affected as the one we wanted to bring back was someone of our world, but it seem that you have taken the card at his place, since it has activate, you should share blood bond with it but since the card is nominative, the transfer reject you half way and have send you in a hazardous place.

-So he really was an otherworlder?

-Yes, does he is still alive?

-Yes.

-I see, regretfully, we need to maintain the balance and need to shift his soul place with other to fill the blank.

-In other words, me?

-Yes, we need something the most near that the original, so, you can't go back sorry.

-What will happen for now?

-I will send you back on our world, because your body is not adapted, we will need to reshape it, so sorry but you will need to built it again.

-Will I keep my memory?

-Yes, only your physical side will be affected.

As she was speaking to me, I sense a suden pull on my mind. Seeing my expression, the lady seems to know what will happen.

-It's seem that it not your time wet to came, you can go but you better remember that we will keep an eye on you, must you lost your way and try to harm our world, we will act on obliterarte your soul with no chance of reincarnation...

As she was talking to me the pulling force grow stronger and stronger to the point that I couldn't resist anymore and vanish from the spot, leaving her alone in the room.

-To think that it will be is great grandchild that was call back on is place, i wonder what face will he make seeing it.

As slight grin appear on her face thinking of it before she vanish, returning the room to the emptiness state it have know few minute ago.

While Nalrin fight the six goblins on is own, on another part of the forest, a horse was painfully trying to escape a large group of goblins while attempting to avoid the thick brushes and trees, leaving only swallow trail between them.

If they were on an open place, the horse and is rider could have distanced themselves from the goblins, but here they were way too large and the goblins, too agile too let them escape. After less than an hour of pursuit, they were on their heel, harassing it until his forelegs where bloody, falling before long.

Due the unexpected situation, Jern was throws off is horse under the sudden stop. Crashing heavily on the ground, the young boy could hear a cracking sound the instant he fall on his arm.

Wave of pain rapidly explodes, coming of his wrist that hang softly and start to swell. While tear came down, the goblins violently tear off chunk of meat, gorging themselves in blood and flesh.

Against thirty goblins, the young boy have not a single chance to win, it only hope was on the ten guards who still arrive yet. Is other chance was to escape while they still fed of the horse, letting him gains a little time.

While sobbing, Jern retreat until steeping in dries branches. He froze immediately as thirty heads raise and direct they look on him. Their mouths where still full of bloods as they gaze burn of greed. If horse meat was a good meal for them, it can't compare with human one. As they rise of the horse corpse, they take they weapon and walk toward him.

What they leave behind was a gore scene of an half eat corpse were blood was still oozing out. His stomach constrict at the view of his past mount, were mixed sentiments nails him in place, depriving him of any movement before being unable to hold anymore and puke, falling on his knees, shaking like a leaf under automnal wind.

Before they could exit by too far the horst corpse, the brushes s behind them collapse as the ten guard ram furiously against the goblins. Taken unprepared as some couldn't take their weapon in time and blocked by the corpse of the horse, blood spur in the sky as limbs split everywhere.

The goblins are good in ambush but weak against them in normal situation, but with a second obstacle blocking their escape path, they immediately face great lost. Without formation, each spear punctures at least goblins each, sometime two or tears out lumps of limbs. On the first brutal assault, twelves of the thirty goblins where kill and four severely handicapped, unable to use weapons anymore. Dropping, their spear, the guards not let their momentum broke as they heavily slam their shield against the goblins head the time of drawing their sword. On the third wave ten other goblins where sways, leaving only eight one was three deeply wounded.

By having their numerical advantage cut of, and deprived of weapons, only a dark fate awaits them. On their side, the guards were furious to have been play during a complete hour by some goblins fuels by the harassment of the four who have follow them and take time to kill. That why they are late and couldn't effectively protect their young master.

The last goblins wasn't able to last long, no more than two other powerful wave and now lay down in incomplete or mutilate corpse.

-Young master, are you alright?!

Cals, the guard captain immediately rush toward is young master the second the goblin where killed.

-It's ok, it just the wrist.

Hearing that, one of the guards brought the leather pods on the eaten horse, taking out some of first aid medicine and some bands and wraps them around the wounded wrist while the other take out the core and gather the weapons.

-It's would be better to return, on foot, we will need at least a little of time to founds the highways and hours to return… Young master, what about…

Hearing about Nalrin, the young boy seems to react somewhat and shake is head. Understanding his he turn toward the guards.

-Ok, time to return.

Being without a single provision, they not stay more than necessary and start to move right of their preview position. Cals taking the young master on his back because he was unable to move.

It one of the benefit of the highway, as long as one know the general position, they would be able to attain it. In fact, an hour after, the group of eleven step on the paved road who extend on the two side.

-What side is the good one?

-during our pursuit we chase the goblins on the right of our position; we also depart at the right of our coming way so the good one is the one on our left. Since it where on our right and we have walk approximately straight, we should be a little near of the entrance of the forest than the point where we exit the high way.

The guards nod before starting to march on the left side of the highway.

Being on the highway was always most sure than be on the forest as they could see the incoming monsters or hear them if they came from the forest. Being free of the pressure to be attacked in the forest, and the good visibility of the plain way, the group was able to augments they speed.

At the time night fall the group of guards exit the forest. Being now in the plain, Cals send four of them go search for preys. Has the have a little child with them, they were in need of constant rest.

As they just exit the forest, they sat on the wild not long after. Having been depriving of the luggage, they haven't the possibility to start a fire and heat themselves. On the top of that, the four other return empty hands. For the guards, a meal less was nothing but for the young boy not familiar with the harsh life of common people and the previous blow, a hot meal would have heal him somewhat but the situation only strengthen the burden on his mind, turning around to each and every sound, adding further mental load on him.

This first hunt of him was destined to be engraving on his memory and could possibly leave a huge scar and complicated mental wounds.

As the cold night fall on the open plain, wind blows, bringing with it a bone chilling sensation. Jern was unable to sleep this very night, being assault by too much of sharp sensation at once.

As the sun hadn't even pierces and brings light on the world, the group starts to move again, wanting to shorten this trip the further possible. After a sleepless night, an empty stomach, the young boy was forced to walk even with a body deprive of a great deal of energy that he had yet recover.

-How much before we could see the village?

-Since we depart early this morning, and the sun already start to fall, we have two choices, ether we continue this night or we stop and wait till morning to depart again.

-If we continue, how much time?

-No less than three hours and at that time, the door would be already locking for the night.

-Let's still try, at least we would be near the walls, if something happen, we will be able to depend on them.

-Yes captain.