MOLTEN

The Silent Town

Without looking back he ran as fast as he could, terrified the man was as he made his way through a ghastly forest. He was frantically running while holding his arm that seemed to be injured, but he looked so desperate he paid no heed to his injury as it was poked by the tree branches he was passing.

He kept mumbling to himself... How he was a coward and a monster for doing what he did, he felt ashamed more than he felt scared, but his survival instincts did not allow him to die...

The man kept looking behind him from time to time, as if to make sure no one was following him. He was clearly running from someone, perhaps whoever injured him?

The man was getting increasingly tired, as he started to pant and sweat even more...

The man: Oh no... what am I going... to do now (the man said while panting heavily)

The man: This forest is a bloody maze.

The man was struggling to navigate through the forest as each turn looked the same in this dark and confusing forest, and the sun setting wasn't much help either...

He didn't know what to do, but he didn't have a choice but to keep running and hoping for the best...

Eventually, just as the man was starting to lose hope he came across an exit that led to a huge empty field... He was ecstatic when suddenly he felt himself falling...

The man: Huh...?

He thought to himself as the ground was getting closer and closer. The impact with the ground rendered him unconscious almost instantly. But, in a brief moment before he fell asleep he saw his life flash in front of him as well as glimpses of his friends and family's faces, as surely he thought he was done for...

A few hours earlier...

At the edge of the human territories, near a large forest you could clearly hear the sounds of gallops and wooden wheels rumbling at a distance, which was possible as everything was extremely silent; not even birds could be heard.

At a closer look, a carriage could be seen making its way through the grim landscape, with no obstacles except for some dead and withering trees. The horses would advance at a very fast pace and you could instantly tell that the horses were well trained as they were dodging the leafless trees extremely easily.

The driver wore a hood that obscured most of his face and his body, except for his mouth and his chin which were full of wounds and scars. He also seemed extremely cool and composed while making his way through the woods, but the same couldn't be said about his passengers.

The passengers consisted of four men and one woman. One of the men who had brown and eyes, didn't look as strong as the others, as he had a green look to him and he was clearly distraught as he couldn't stop his hands from shacking. The woman, who had light red hair and eyes, was wearing thin clothes with leather leather armor was calm and confident as she approached him...

The woman: What's wrong with you Pike, why are you shacking so much? "She said with a mocking tone"

...he hesitantly replied...

Pike: I just realized...

Pike: I forgot my bag at the inn...

Felty: You dumbass, our individual luggage had all our trips necessities, don't go asking me for food when you start starving.

Pike: But I'm already starving, I just got hungry and when I tried to look for my bag I didn't find it, Edward help me please .."Growl"... Ahhh! My stomach hurts.