"The Continent of Manas is everything but normal"
"The ones who grew up sheltered describe it as heaven but the ones from its shadows tell a different story"
"This continent if made up of 5 distinct regions with each one different from other"
"They fight and wage wars for land, for money, for lust"
"These carnal desires are owned by the bottom feeders and the ones who can not be satisfied with what they have. They live to desire more and more"
" And that is why we never go out" Said the ghastly black hair woman who was just barely living by
"But sis I want to make friends and play, I cant keep living with you forever. I too need to live my life" whined the little boy
The features he held at just the age of 8 was androgenous enough to make anyone mistake him for a girl
"But Yeonji, you should at least wait until you are an adult. You can not fight with everyone out there with the strength you have right now" the woman spoke while pulling the soft but firm looking cheeks of the young boy
" Ahhh, please dont do that it hurtss." the boy spoke annoyed
"Oh my Yeomji, you are just so cute i cannot resist pulling them, ACCK" the woman bit the baby like boys cheeks
"AAHH!! Stop it!!"
***
The boy runs out of the house saying "I will be back by evening, Bye Sis!!"
The woman looks at the child adorably as if looking at a puppy and waves her hand
The boy roamed around the forest as if looking for something
rustle rustle
The boy starts to hear the movement of bushes as if something is stalking him
Roar
A monkey with golden hair jumps him from a tree and pins him on the ground screaming
The boys screams at the monkey back
Chatter Chatter
"Got you again bitch"
"Oh fuck you, I was not paying attention. I thought it was a tiger"
"Yeah yeah"
The monkey mocks Yeonji as he gets ambushed from the trees
"When was the last time you beat me? " the monkey asks the boy in a childish tone
"Well I did when... Uh.... Ah fuck you I dont remember"
"Is that what you say to your only master you asshole" as the monkey hits Yeonji in the head with his knuckles
"Your every sentence has a Gali (swear word) in it, how could I not pick it up?"
Soon Yeonji along with the golden monkey start running all over the forest playfully training as he jumps from rope to rope and from tree to tree
As they finally reach a creek Yeonji is ordered to catch the pearlescent fishes swimming in the seemingly translucent creek covered with fog
"Do I have to do this every time?"
"Yes, it is necessary that you train your reflexes to their limit because that is going to help you the most in a fight"
"Stop playing with me, why would I need to fight people? when we can live in peace"
"Thats the thing boy, what you have seen is but a small part of the world. Unlike what you see here the world is merciless when it comes to people like you People who wish for peace People who are weak. I dont want you to experience that torture that comes when you lose a loved one"
"Yeah but its not like I am very weak, I can uproot a tree now unlike when we first started. I am ready, I can protect my sister. Why dont you teach me how you made that roar o-or how you ambushed me?"
"You are so naive, the power that I hold now is but a fraction of what I had in the past, the world is filled with people of strength similar to me in the past. Have you ever beaten me yet? and for my techniques no way, you are way too weak right now"
"No" the boy says shyly
"Thats my point, you are still very weak. Most of the people outside can beat you easily"
"Ok ok but when I beat you, you will help me get out of here deal?"
"Ok deal, now get back to catching the fishes"
***
"Fewh time flew by so fast, its time to go home. Lets go Wu"
"Yes lets go"
The boy and the monkey swing with vines to the secluded house in the wood when Wu stops in his tracks
"Yeonji, stay here for a bit. I hear something"
"Come on its already time for dinner I am hungry lets go already"
"Shut up and stay there or I will gut you myself"
The boy startled at the behavior of his beloved master and friend scared stepped back
"ok...."
Wu dropped down to the ground and jumped hard enough that the ground broke and Yeonji, who could easily uproot trees was pushed back by the shockwaves
Wu could see the entirety of the jungle from here and saw that some men clad in traditional warrior clothing of the east were moving around the house where Yeonji's sister resided
He dropped somewhere far away from where Yeonji's was and ran at such speed that the places where he ran by were experiencing bursts of air after a few second
'It cant be, how did they find the house so quickly. I wont let them hurt her'
the monkey tearing up but with conviction thought to himself