Day 3670 after The Big Impact
Huna: Zo...Zo, wake up, Zo.
Zo: What's the rush? I was having a nice dream.
Huna: Today is your birthday, Zo. We can finally go out and explore.
(In this world, after "The Big Impact," only those over 18 are allowed to go out and explore, regardless of where they are, because there's a legend about certain "freaks" roaming around.)
Zo: Anyway, I need to turn 18 and a week old, have you forgotten?
Huna: Well, we're a week away from being free.
Zo: For someone who doesn't even remember to brush their teeth...
Huna: Hey!
(They both laughed as Zo finished getting ready to go get the permit at the village gates. However, they saw Nashw talking to the plants nearby.)
Zo: Aren't you tired of not getting an answer, Nashw?
Nashw: They're offended by that statement...
Huna laughing: I love your imagination, little brother. It doesn't make me feel like the youngest one here.
Nashw: Okay, okay... So, Zo, is the permit pretty?
Zo: We're going there right now.
Nashw: So let's go, I want to get out of here soon. Enough of this idle training, I want everything to go back to the way it was...
(The three Heroes headed to the gate to get Zo's license. They were bored of being stuck in the village, but their desire to live freely out there was even greater, even though it was dangerous.)
Guard #1: You don't even need to say anything. Huna made a point of announcing to the village all week that today was your 18th birthday.
*Huna blushes with embarrassment*
Guard #1: Anyway, I need to remind you that you can only leave in a week. That's enough time to think about what you're doing and give up on the idea. Just because this village has never had a fatal attack doesn't mean there aren't any freaks around here. *The guard shows a part of his leg that was brutally ripped off by a freak*
Guard #1: Don't think that just because you've trained for 10 years and two of you are "marked," you're safe out there. Seeing you up close is quite another matter.
(After The Big Impact, all life in the world was wiped out. When they woke up, some people around the world, almost all children, gained a mark, some on their faces, others behind their ears, or even on their necks. However, one thing they all have in common is that each of them gained unique powers that they can control as they please. Nashw is one of the only marked who can't use their powers.)
*At that moment, something that looks like a ghost appears next to the guard and speaks*
Ghost: I know I knoooooow, I always warn him, but he doesn't listen...
*The ghost seems to be being ironic and speaking only to Nashw, since no one else sees or hears him*
Nashw shouting: I ALREADY TOLD YOU IT DOESN'T MATTER, FREAKS, COLD, FOG, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO LIVE LIKE I USED TO
*The guard is startled, but Zo explains*
Zo: Don't worry he's not talking to us.
Huna laughing: Our brother has his own world in his head.
*The guard, startled, having never been in direct contact with Nashw, quickly handed over the permit and sent them back to their tent*