my stupid stories for ae:cw

The path was clear, but she couldn't bring herself to follow it

The path was clear, but she couldn't bring herself to follow it.

She didn't know what to do. Succumb to the poison, or let herself wander into enemy territory. Everyone else had died, so no harm in her as well, right? But she didn't want to die.

"I, Hildegard Von Leischt, will not succumb to the illness that killed my family." She announced albeit a bit scaredily.

The fog was getting quicker, but she ran into the bright pink forest, jelly-trees sliding as her dress brushed past. Soon, a cottage was in the distance. She ran faster, faster, faster. When she got to the door, she slammed it open. A pale, green haired boy was in it.

"What in Sothis' name are you doing?" They exclaimed.

"Please, help me, my family died and so did my town!" She yelled, her hands in a praying motion before her face.

"E-Eh? Why did you come here then? Everyone knows this place just speeds up death. If you're running from it, why come to the place literally named "Deathly Dreamland"?!" The boy threw a previously concealed knife at a map on the wall, hitting right in the middle of the words,, "Deathly 'Dreamland".

"What?! Ahh, this is bad! I need to get out of here!" Hildegard frantically ran her hands through her long red hair, her hat falling off.

"Wait! Going out will just make things worse. Here, did you get any slime on you? That's the source of all the illness and death." He brushed off his blouse, getting up and inspecting the apron that Hildegard wore.

"Alright, you're fine for now, until the next Melty Rain comes."

"The next what?"

The boy sighed.

"The next Melty Rain. The rain dissolves the jelly the trees are made of and floods the forest. Thankfully, it only rains.. Once a month. Unfortunately, there hasn't been a Melty Rain for two months. Which means the next will have to be a *lot* stronger than usual."

"Oh no... I'm gonna die~~~!"

".."

"Wait.. If the jelly here is *deadly*.... how the heck have you been living here??"

"Magic." The boy smiled, revealing lengthy, spiked teeth.

"What?! But only girls can use that!"

"A mans secret~" He laughed.

"Grrr..."

"Heh, anyways.. You need to go."

"What?!"

"You don't want to die, yes?"

"AH, that makes sense. Where to?"

"We go to Lochdeckel."

"Alright! Let's get goin!"

"Ah-Ah, not so fast. We need to pack, yes? Oh wait, you don't have anything!" He laughed.

"Also, you don't even know my name."

"Well, you don't know mine."

"Well, I'm Hildegard."

"I'm Geändert."

"You have an awfully long name."

"As do you, but you can call me Geän."