"In the world of Auriel, many species exist. Although only the great species have their own kingdom, like us humans."
"Woaah!"
"What are other great species teach?"
"Oh! I know! I read it in book, i think one of them is elves."
"Stop joking Roshia."
"Im not joking! My eye won't lie to me!"
"Haha, alright calm down kiddo. I'll tell you guys."
"Other than us human, there are Elves, Beastkin, Dwarf, and Lurellian"
"See! I told you it was elves!"
"Tch! Alright you won!"
"Hahaha, alright kiddo its getting late. Its time to sleep."
"Alright teacher!"
***
"Haaa, this is really confusing." A man was scratching his hair as he was holding a blueprint. "Just what is the owner thinking? Is making this house even possible?"
Smack!
"Stop complaining and get to work."
"But boss, is this even possible? This blueprint just doesnt make sense at all. I mean, how am i supposed to build a house for him when there is literally only giant lake here? He want me to build it on top of the lake??"
"You know our motto, 'Customer Request Is Our Duty.' So i don't give a fuck. Just think of a way Greg."
'This crazy boss.' Greg let out a sigh. 'Just how am i supposed to do this.. should i just ran away? This job only pay me 5 silver anyway. Yeah screw it.'
Greg quickly ran away from the location. Dropping the blueprint on the ground.
***
"Huft! Huft! This should be already far enough." Greg sat down beside a tree. Slowly reaching his pocket, taking out a tiny portion of bread.
'Nice.' He eat the bread, Swallowing it. He look around his surrounding. "Oh yeah im in the Ryzarde Forest. I almost forgot. Well time to take a quick nap." Greg quickly fell asleep.
***
"Lets go together Greg!" A girl was holding Greg hand.
"Roshia..."
"Hmmm? Whats the matter?"
Bzzzt-
"Where were you Greg?"
"Why do you care?"
"You... im your friend!"
Bzzzt-
"I can't believe i considered you as my friend... you weak fool."
***
Greg slowly opened his eyes. 'Oh that was just a dream. I wonder, what is she doing right now...'
He slowly stand up. Looking around his surrounding. "Well damn, i forgot to take my map. I'll just follow the path." Greg followed down the path.
Tak!
Greg instinctively stopped, while looking at the arrow, stuck inside the ground infront of him.
"Stop! Dont you dare move."
Greg quickly raised up his hand.
"How dare a mere human tried to enter the beastkin territory?"
'Wait, im already inside the beastkin territory? oh wow i didn't know that.'
"Capture that human."
The beastkin quickly pinned Greg down to the ground. Tying him up with a rope. Infront of Greg, the girl who commanded them stood still, while still on guard.
"Why bother with tying me up? You should already realized that im just a normal human with no magic power whatsoever."
The girl didn't respond to Greg and instead just walked away. 'Haaa, well this will be hard. I wonder what will happend to me.'
"Lets go."
The girl commanded other beastkin. As they walked down the path, going toward the Beastkin Kingdom, Kartazekh.
***
Greg quickly got put into a cell. In there, other human could be seen. 'Hmmm, i see so this is what happend. We are a prisoner i guess. Whatever, as long as i can get free meal.'
There were only adult human within the cell. Greg leaned against the wall, closing his eyes.
***
"Father."
"Oh, Ver! You already returned."
"Yes father, i captured a suspicious human just outside the Beastkin Kingdom."
"Is that so? Hahaha i see. Good job my daughter. We now have more prisoner that we can trade for our kind with those human."
"My lord!"
"Hmmm? What is it?"
"W-we are under attack!"
"Huh! By who?"
"Its- an army of ghoul!"
"What?!"
"What do we do lord?"
"Prepare the defense!"
***
"Hmmm? Whats with all the commotion?"
Greg woke up, hearing the commotion outside.
"Prepare for war!"
"Hurry up! Move! Move!"
"A war is happening? I hope this cell is safe. I dont want to get involved in this. And here i thought im getting a free meal after this."
Greg moved to a darker place, trying to hide himself. The other human soon followed his tactic. "I'll just wait for this war to end."
***
"Father!"
The girl screamed as her father was grabbed on the neck by a ghoul in a black cloak
"Damn you!!! Just who are you?!"
" A dead beast, should stop barking."
"Y-you! Kurgh!"
"Father!"
"Veria Run Away!"
Twist!
"AGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
Veria quickly ran away as the ghoul twisted her father neck. Tears flowing from her eyes.
***
"Hmmm? Its already dead silent. Just what is happening outside."
Greg mumbled to himself, still not knowing what is happening right now. As he slowly walked up to the cell door. He could see it wws already morning and there were no Beastkin at all.
"This is weird."
Bam!
Greg began punching the iron door with his hand.
Bam! Bam! Bam! BAM!
Finally, the iron door break down. Greg look at his hand, blood were pouring down from it.
"I become really rusty huh, ever since i become a house builder."
Greg step outside. There was no life at all. As he continued wander around the place.
"Sniff- Sniff-"
He slowly walk toward the sound. There she was, a girl sniffing. While hiding behind a box. Greg stood still.
Noticing the shadow the girl quickly turned her head around.
"Euuh, hello?" Greg said those words while smiling to her.
Bak!
"Kugh!"
"Im going to kill you!"
"Wha- what did i do wrong?!"
Thrust! Thrust!
Greg dodged all of her attack while still laying on the ground.
"Oi stop it! I did nothing to you! Why are you attacking me?!"
"Shut up!"
"Eeh?"
Greg quickly kicked the girl away. Slowly standing up to his feet.
"Fine, if you want to do it the hard way. Come at me!"
Swing!
Greg quickly dodged the attack and grabbed the girl hand, disarming the knife from her hand. Before sweeping her leg.
"Kugh!"
The girl fell to the ground.
'That was dangerous, good thing i learned the manual to disarm weapon while i was in the academy.'
"Now, the real fight begin."