A Doll and a Copper Coin

Chapter 1: First Encounter

A gust of wind swept through the forest. A young teen raised his arm to block the wind from hitting his face. He looked up at the dark,stormy sky then a loud roar came from upahead. Startled,he looked upahead and another loud roar resounded from that direction. With a speed as fast as lightning,he was at the scene in no time.

He arrived at a part of the forest with it's trees broken,branches and parts of the trees fallen to the ground,and a giant monster just ahead of him. The monster was two metres twenty centimetres tall,with light blue scales. It's head was like a crocodile's,and it's body was wide and similar to a crocodile's. It's legs was also similar to that of a croc.

On the ground was it's long tail that had been severed from it's body,the culprit standing right beside it. The culprit was a young     child,in his left harm was a long,thin blade wrapped in old bandages,his face covered in the blood of the monster.

The giant monster wailed in pain,it's fangs visible,and it's bright green eyes wide open. Suddenly,the monster started to move. It ran wildly as if seeing it's chances of winning were low. The child then also chased after it ,matching it's speed then he leapt up,he's sword in hand. The sword was engulfed in a layer of red light emanating a dangerous aura that couldn't be easily sensed.

The child lunged down towards the back of the monster's neck. As the blade was about to cut down,a water sphere suddenly enveloped the monster and the child. Nothing could be seen clearly only the outline of the two figures. Then out of the sphere came the young kid. He was pushed to the ground by the current of the sphere.

The boy stood from the ground drenched in water giving a small grin then dashed toward the moving sphere. Leaping up once again,he lunge at the monster's neck,the red light from the sword becoming heavier. With the sword held by both hand,he cut a path through the water sphere with the red light and went straight down to the monster's neck cutting it.

Everything happened in a little less than ten second and at the end the monster was sliced through followed by a dying roar it fell to the ground and died. The water from the sphere splashed all over almost touching the teen but he docked. He watched the child intently,who was drenched. The monster's body released a black gas¹ that was escaping,but it was strock by a magic fire² from the boy.

The boy sheathed the sword into it's sheath on his back,then pulled out a small knife with it's  blade made from the fang of a iron toothed grey wolf ³. He crouched down at the front of the monster's chest and stabbed the heart of the monster. The boy opened a gap,stuck his hand through it then he searched for a while,then he brought his hand out. A glowing blue orb was held in his hand. It was the core⁴ of the monster,it glowed for a while then stopped.

The child then held the core next to a silver storage ring⁵ then it disappeared. He took out a rag, then cleaned his hand and blade,then sheathed the knife and kept the rag. He stood up, looked at the teen behind him only to meet his intent gaze. When the teen saw the child's round grey eyes,he couldn't help but think they were beautiful.
  
The child then shrugged and looked at the dark clouds,the winds picking up. He turned around and walked in the direction of the broken trees,his figure disappearing into the dark forest.

The teen wanted to call out to him,stretching his hand forward,but he dropped his hand back down. He walked forward towards the monster's body inspecting it for a while,then stood up and also looked at the dark clouds.
      "It's going to rain." He said walking away in the direction the child went

The teen stood in front of a cave entrance. Around,were tall trees with lush green leaves. The rain had started to drizzle wetting the teen. He entered the dark cave with a small gem⁶ that emmited a bright light in hand. The gem lightened the cave, lightening his path as he walked deeper into the cave.