Chapter 3 - Stand, then walk, then run

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PART 1

"Genjy, wake up, let's get breakfast"

"Yeah, yeah, I'll try and get re- WAIT MOM!"

Genjy deliriously jumps up from his bed after hearing his mom's voice.

He starts to reach out his hand in disbelief.

But before he could do so, his room turned white with what seemed like a black star, and his mom was at a much farther distance.

"Come on, Genjy"

The voice seemed so close to him, and she spoke to him in the same tone as before.

He starts running after her, and each time he gets close, she gets farther and farther away.

Finally, she disappears.

The space around him turns black, and the star turns white, as he looks around to find his mom dead with glowing red blood.

"AAAHHH- HKKK *gasp, gasp*"

Genjy quickly sits up on his bed, gasping for air, before laying down due to the immense pain he was in.

He looks down at the bandages on his chest and then to the room he was in, wondering what happened. He had completely composed himself in almost no time.

The room was also very messy. Even the bed had a bunch of stuff on it.

As he is taking in what's going on, the door next to him starts to creak open, moving all the garbage and random stuff aside

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As he is taking in what's going on, the door next to him starts to creak open, moving all the garbage and random stuff aside.

From that door, a skinny, wrinkled man with long, messy hair and a long beard walks in with a plain white t-shirt and a coat around him.

"Ahh, it makes sense where all that noise came from now. What, did you have a nightmare, Kimon? If so, try to keep it down; I'm about to beat Sword Of Truth."

(Kimon is an ancient name associated with a celebrated Greek military official who was crucial in Athens' fight against the Persian empire. His name means "sleepy" because even great leaders need sleep!)

Genjy looks blankly at the man who was casually speaking to him but is also flabbergasted by his appearance.

The man seems to catch on to Genjy's skepticism and snaps his fingers.

"Ahh, sorry, I have been talking to you while you were sleeping for the past few days, so I guess it slipped my mind that you didn't know me, HaHaHa!"

He looks down as he laughs on his own, but Genjy still looks at him blankly.

"Anyway, I am Sweet Gustiwood. I found you at a dirt field while I was on a nature walk and saw you kneeling with your head falling back with all that blood on you. I picked you up quickly, got you bandaged, and brought you here, where I've been keeping you company."

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