"Not your fault. Stop blaming yourself," says Blair for countless times.
Axell is busy punching a sandbag in his room. He set it up to relief stress.
Tristan has been lost in the woods for eight months. All of them said he'd gone.
Axell refuses to believe them. Every afternoon he would water the plants and feeds the chickens. He kept hoping Tristan would return home one day.
Blair says, "Just face it. A mutant plant killed him."
A strong punch destroyed the sand bag and scattered the sands on the floor.
Axell points his fist toward his secretary.
He warns, "Don't speak another word. Or you would loose teeth."
"Fool."
Blair has left. He knows Axell is still grieving for Tristan. It's the first time he has trully loved someone.
Axell squats down. He regrets it. It's his fault. If he hadn't ventured deeper into the woods, Tristan wouldn't be harmed.
He prepares another sandbag and starts punching again.
He regrets being weak.
He lost Tristan because he is weak.
A strong punch and the sand got scattered again. Axell hugs the broken sandbag.
He laughs bitterly.
"I'm pathetic..."
He takes a broom and begins to sweep the floor.
After Tristan was lost, Axell trained harder each day. His metal abilities got a lot stronger.
His teammates have become more powerful too. They still couldn't defeat the mutant plants. Right now there is no way to go back to the woods to save him.
"Tris, you wait for me. I will get you out of there."
*****
Bones melting.
Skin burned.
It feels like all his cells have been torn apart and renewed. He is losing his mind in the endless tortures. Unable to think anymore.
Darkness is his only friend.
Someone.
Someone is waiting for him out there.
He must return.
He can't die yet.
It feels like waking up from a long nightmare. He punches and breaks free from the colorless membrane.
He gasps for air again.
His clothes have melted in the acidic liquid. He is like a newborn baby, stark naked.
For a while, he couldn't remember who he is. Where does he come from.
He stares down to his body. He is covered with gooish green liquid.
Who am I?
What am I?
Why I'm here?
Endless questions swirl in his mind. He got no answer. He roars. Nearby mutant plants sway their branches as if saluting his arrival.
He holds his head. Strong headache. Incomplete memories are swarming into his mind.
"Tristan. Tristan. I'm Tristan..."
A face of a handsome man keeps flashing in his mind.
"Find him."
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Otaku rebirth in Apocalypse era (BL) (complete)
AventuraTristan is a nerd (Otaku). He died after saving his moonlight, Bryan. When he opens his eyes again, he is back to ten years before the Apocalypse starts. Racing against time. He swears he would live well this time. Eat well, live well. And maybe hoo...
