Almost three hours after Lucian lit the fire, it died down leaving everything it touched in ash.
Anyone who has never been there before would think nothing existed in that place except for the ashes.
"Let's go now before daybreak. You started a hell of a fire and l'm sure the cities and towns nearby will be sending people to investigate soon" The man said as he sat facing Lucian inside his makeshift. The latter on the other hand just sat there watching him as he munched on his potato chips.
A few minutes seconds later, the boy replied.
"Umm…where are we going again?"
"Shut the crap and follow me or stay and get caught. It's up to you but I'm out of here" the man said as he was about to crouch outside the makeshift. "Don't you get tired of wearing those" Lucian said as he pointed to the mask on the latter's face, hoping he will reveal his face.
"Oh, in fact, I do"
He carefully pulled the strings on his hair back before unlocking the mask. The moment he removed it to reveal his face, Lucian almost dropped his jaw in surprise.
"You're a girllll!!!" The younger boy shouted as he got caught in sheer surprise.
"What were you expecting??" The beautiful young lady asked. She looked to be in her early twenties. "How the f—oh yes.?Now your voice makes sense" Lucian said as realization dawned on him. The person in front of him wasn't even close to anything he imagined the masked person to look like. For somebody who had tortured him for more than two months, she was so pretty for that.
"Are you coming or what?" Lucian broke out of the daze as he hurriedly followed the beautiful young lady.
The two walked for almost two hours with no talking until they arrived at the edge of large rock mountain with several crawling plant leaves covered its face, revealing a little of the mountain. It was on the southern part of the forest, with the mountain signifying that the forest stretch has ended. The lady walked closer to the rock until she was closest to it. She pressed her hands against it surface and a few seconds later, a small section of the rock opened up to allow her and Lucian to pass through. What lay behind the rock was a mesmerizing sight. It was a simple rock house set up that looked very beautiful. But behind the rock house was a bare land that was carved into a colosseum. When they arrived in front of the rock house, the beautiful young lady didn't utter any words and entered. A few seconds later, she peaked her head through the slightly opened door and spoke to Lucian.
"Oh, that is going to be your room for your stay here. And your training begins tomorrow at dawn." She said as she pointed towards a smaller rock house that looked similar to hers except of the difference in size.
"Do you know how to cook?" She asked.
"Yes" Lucian replied.
"Good, there's a storage bag hanging by that by the fire place. Every food, meat and ingredients you need is there. You're the cook now" She said and slammed the door in younger boy's face.
Lucian bit his teeth in frustration before making his way to the small rock house. Although it was small, it was spacious enough to accommodate him. He only didn't like it for the fact that it looked like the dog houses back on earth.
Lucian sighed before sitting on the soft wooly bed to rest.
He opened his storage page and then went ahead to open his notifications sent by the system earlier
[Congratulations!]
[First phase of training complete!]
[You gained the title: The Survivor]
Votes!
Power Stones!!
Power stones and Votes!!!