Hero Of Harmony

Chapter 9: Jinx!

Snapping my eyes open, I quickly jumped from my bed before landing on the ground in a fighting stance while carefully observing my surroundings; however, once I realized where I was, I breathed a sigh of frustration while tightly clenching my hands.

'Dammit! Every time I experience that nightmare, I can never change the outcome!' Thought Alexander angrily with guilt as he attempted to slow his ragged breathing.

Inspecting myself, I find nothing out of the ordinary except my pounding heart and sweat-filled body, which happens every time I awaken after experiencing that dream. Sighing, I looked out the window only to see the night sky dimly illuminated by countless stars and the three colorful moons; Azul, Midori, and Coccineum.

Seeing how it was still deep into the night, and dawn didn't seem to be arriving any time soon, I sighed one more time before quietly opening my door and exiting my room, as I didn't wish to wake Master up as well. Sneakily walking through the house, I opted to leap through an open window instead of causing more noise by opening the front door.

Quietly landing on the soft ground, I approached the tree before resting my hand on it while asking to keep what I was doing a secret from Master, and considering this wasn't my first time, it agreed pretty quickly; it just said to return before dusk, or it'll tell Master.

"Thanks." Said Alexander with a small smile as he backed away from the tree and headed towards the pond in the distance to clean himself and his clothes.

While approaching the pond, I took this time to appreciate the forest that gave off a different atmosphere than during the day. I found it to be much more beautiful as well, though that could also be because I'm rarely outside of the house during the night since Master forbids me from doing so, as she said that is when the most dangerous beasts are usually active.

'Well, I don't doubt her, but I'm sure it's fine as long as I stay within the clearing and don't venture into the forest; for the five years I've lived here, I haven't seen a single beast approach this forest out of their own accord.' Pondered Alexander as he began undressing once he neared the pond that looked even more gorgeous at night while reflecting the night sky.

Once I was in the nude, I threw my two pieces of clothing into the pond before jumping in, causing a small splash before the pond calmed down. Surfacing back to the top, I grabbed the soap and first began cleaning my clothes, which didn't take too long; when I finished that, I exited the pond and placed my clothes on the rock to dry before jumping back into the water so I may now clean myself.

When I finished cleaning myself, I stayed in the pond while lifelessly floating atop the water as I gazed at the beautiful sky.

'I'd say other than the concept of the Status panel, living on a planet that has three moons is probably the most shocking thing I've come to learn about this world after being reincarnated. Actually, I take that back; learning that this world has different intelligent species other than humans is probably the most shocking thing.' Thought Alexander with a peaceful smile as he gazed at the sky, which caused him to slowly forget about his nightmare while enjoying the tranquility, though unfortunately, it didn't last long.

After peacefully floating atop the water for several minutes, I eventually decided to exit the pond and return home; I didn't wish to possibly get caught by Master; I'm sure the punishment would be pretty rough. However, while I was putting on my clothes, I heard loud thumping emanating from the forest, along with the occasional roar, and as time went on, I noticed it was getting louder quickly.

'I don't know what is happening in the forest; however, It sounds like it's my cue to return to the house.' Thought Alexander, with furrowed brows as he stared in the direction of the noise before quickly leaving the area, though unluckily for Alexander, he was a tad bit too slow.