3 - Collecting the Bounty

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During the sunset, Rum rode on a old bike that was a 2-hour long drive from his home to the Light Forest

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During the sunset, Rum rode on a old bike that was a 2-hour long drive from his home to the Light Forest. And once he did arrive, he walks on foot from there. The light blue flowers had a nice glow, which due to the sunset making them pop out. It looked like a peaceful forest, but Rum knew that he had to stay on guard for anything that might attack him.

Rum: The beast could be anywhere... I don't hear anything accept the birds, but I know for a fact that it's still roams here. It has to.

After a few minutes of walking, he comes across a area that's gruesome. Rum stood still for a moment, his body tense as he took in the sight of the carnage around him. The dead animals, twisted in unnatural positions, and the mangled remains of humans painted a gruesome picture of what this beast was capable of. He didn't flinch, though. His sharp eyes flicked from one lifeless body to the next, trying to assess the situation, his senses heightened.

Rum: Something deadly and dangerous murdered them. It had to have been that beast. Some of them looked like they haven't been here long, and the others are rotten with a smell.

Just as he was about to take a step further, the sound of thunderous footsteps filled the air. Instinctively, Rum twisted his body, but it was too late. A massive paw slammed into him, launching him through the air like a ragdoll. He crashed into the side of a stone cliff with a force that would have shattered bones in any ordinary man. Dust and rubble fell around him, and the sharp sting of pain shot through his back. But even as he hit the ground with a thud, something strange happened, there was no sharp gasp for breath, no agonizing pain. In fact, Rum stood up almost effortlessly, brushing off the dirt as though he had barely been touched.

Towering over him, the creature stood nearly ten-feet-tall, covered in thick black fur that rippled with muscle

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Towering over him, the creature stood nearly ten-feet-tall, covered in thick black fur that rippled with muscle. Its glowing blue eyes locked onto him, saliva dripping from its massive jaws. The ground seemed to shake beneath its heavy steps as it approached, a predator stalking its prey.

Rum: Wow... you're a big and strong boy, ain't you. How... interesting.

Rum didn't retreat. He felt the blood inside him begin to stir, as if something long forgotten had awakened at the sight of this creature. His heart pounded, but not out of fear, out of anticipation. He took a deep breath, and for a brief moment, everything around him seemed to still. The breeze that rustled the glowing blue flowers, the distant calls of birds, even the sun dipping low on the horizon, all of it faded as Rum's focus narrowed in on the beast. His blood surged, and he felt something deep, primal, begin to bubble up from within him. It was as if the very essence of his being craved this confrontation, this moment.

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