Chapter 21: City of Kalren

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=Outskirts of the City of Kalren, 119km Northeast from Team 6's commune=

Kalren, was a city at the Eastern part of the kingdom of Goldrose. It neighbored the Forest of Death at the east and near the border of the Vedarun Empire to the north. Due to its closeness to the Forest of Death, the City of Kalren's surroundings were filled with monsters. Most of these monsters were the descendants of monsters that manage to escaped from the Forest of Death, or the Uncharted Forest named by other neighbor countries, which it was a prison filled with monsters by a powerful Demigod and few Archmages sealing them in the forest.

The Forest of Death was huge, about the size equivalent to the Rainforests of Borneo, located on between of Malaysia and Indonesia from Earth. 76% of the forest occupies 16% of the Kingdom of Goldrose, while the other 24% of the forest occupies 7% of the Vedarun Empire to the north.

 76% of the forest occupies 16% of the Kingdom of Goldrose, while the other 24% of the forest occupies 7% of the Vedarun Empire to the north

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Reproducing through the years, it now becomes a threat to the people of the city.

The kingdom tried more than once to eliminate the monsters, but killing the monsters were quickly replaced by new monsters that emigrated from the Forest of Death.

In the end, the kingdom could do nothing about the source of the monsters, the Forest of Death. So, after various expeditions, the kingdom stopped trying to kill all the monsters.

Thus, the monster population grew. Weak and strong monsters of different sizes and different shapes reproduced and thrived in this land. The surroundings of Kalren soon became in a paradise for monsters, furthermore the monsters in the surroundings never attack other nearby villages and cities for some reason, but they let that mystery slide which it took nearly 120 years to solve.

And but where is a supply, there is a demand.

With the increasing number of monsters, people that gained a living through the killing of said monsters started to arrive in the city.

Some of them were experienced hunters and adventurers, others were naive youngsters with the fantasy of killing a mystical beast and becoming rich overnight. Many of them died under the fangs and claws of the monsters, but others survived and managed to achieve their dreams.

It created a delicate balance with humans and monsters killing each other. Occasionally, some strong monsters would attack the city and kill many people, and other times, a courageous adventurer would kill a powerful monster and show his spoils of war to gain the praise of the entire city.

After some decades, Kalren started to be called with another name.

The City of Dreams and Nightmares.

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