The castle where Santo lived was surrounded by dense forest. Far, far away from people. There were many rumours about this castle, which was known as the scary castle in the dark woods. Nobody saw Santo personally but everybody knew that Santo was like a wind that was everywhere. Everybody saw Santo as something natural that had been there before, was there now and would be there forever.
From time to time some volunteers from the people who lived near these dark woods made a trip to the castle to discuss everything related to life.
These discussions were really popular and helpful for everyone. People knew that every volunteer who visited the castle came back home to his or her family. Additionally, everybody felt healthier and stronger than he or she had been before.
These discussions occurred regularly on the spring and autumn solstices.
All the volunteers had to be in the castle the night before the solstice. The number of volunteers was limited to seven. No more and no less. The seven volunteers had to be there on time and prepared according to Santo's expectations.
The trip to the castle took a whole day. The group of seven volunteers had to come to the castle on foot as one organized group. They had to live like musketeers with the motto "One for all and all for one." They had to wander without arms. No swords or knives were allowed.
During the trip, the group of seven had to face some unexpected troubles. Every problem that the group had to solve was really hard and dangerous. Many times the group stood on the border between life and death. Nevertheless, nobody ever died. However, the risk of death still caused concern.
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Santo
Science FictionThis sci-fi story is about the hypothetical past, present and future described by Santo, one of the original settlers of our planet Earth. Everything started before the council of elders had decided on preparation of the blue planet for a comfortabl...
