i exploded off the face of the earth for a week (real)
~ creator (a bottle of off-brand coca-cola)
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Once Aizen had told his name, he stuck out a hand to Alli, trying to help her up.
Alli: ..I'm fine.
Alli used the tree behind her to stand up, still in moderate pain. Aizen, with his hand still out, attempted to grab Alli's hand to help her up anyways. Alli quickly swatted away his hand once she saw his reaching closer.
Aizen: ..F-Follow me
Alli looked at Aizen with a slight, brief look of distrust, yet he still noticed.
Aizen: .. J-Just... Just trust me, okay?
Alli still looked at him with a slightly skeptical expression, but with no other real option, Alli simply nodded in agreement, as Aizen led the way through the thick confines of this realm's nature.
Once the two had reached their destination, to Alli's surprise, Aizen led her to a small resting place, with a fire, cloth-like sheets on the floor as a place to sleep, and even a few bags worth of supplies.
Aizen: Y-You can stay here... for a while
Despite Alli's survival instincts telling her to leave immediately, she stayed put, partly because she doesn't know how to survive in the wilderness.
Both Aizen and Alli sat on sideways tree logs parallel on opposite sides of the fire, in somewhat awkward silence.
Alli: ...
Aizen: ...
There, they stayed silent, both a bit shaken up from the duel that happened only a few minutes ago. Finally, after what felt like hours of silence, Alli decided to speak.
Alli: ...Sooo, uh.. W-Why do you have.. well, a home in t-the middle of.. the woods..?
Aizen: ...There aren't any towns nearby.
"Not anymore"
Alli shivered slightly at Aizen's comment. It felt... eerie to her, almost like a threat or a murder confession.
Alli: ...w-what happened..?
Alli blurted out, her tone nervous and shaky, but with a hint of curiosity.
Aizen: ...W-Well, I-... uhh....
Nervous silence filled the atmosphere, as Aizen struggled to finish his response. Alli simply brushed this off as paranoia and embarrassment. Until...
Aizen: ...I-I unintentionally burned and killed an entire town, a-including my family!
Alli shivered at Aizen's "confession". The boy in front of him... is a murderer?! Hesitantly, she moved back a little from him, slight paranoia glistening from her eyes. She started to back further, before Aizen spoke up.
Aizen: ...W-Wait..!
Aizen: ...it's r-really not how it- a- sounds!
Alli stared back, pocket knife visibly readied in her hand, still glistening with blood.
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A Way Back Home
Fantasyuhhhhh idk what to really put here but its my first story written so dont nuke my house for bad writing or pacing An Isekai story about a girl named Alli, who after literally having the most uneventful day ever, gets sucked into a very, very weird...
