The God

Chapter One

"Get back here, you brat!" The high priest yelled as he chased after the boy.

The said boy panted as he rounded corners, faster than most people could imagine. All he could hear was the faint yelling behind him, his own breath, his bare feet slapping against the ground, and his fast beating heart. He skidded as he rounded another corner. Get to the wall, get to the wall. If he could only get to the wall and pass it he would be safe. His feet took him in the direction he wanted to go. A route he's taken his whole life for years.

He could hear the priest getting closer, the hunting dogs were now hot on his tail. The dogs were faster than any human, but he was determined to get to the wall. The wall. Then he'd be safe.

The gray brick wall was in front of him, he closed his eyes. This was the only way to escape. He could feel the dogs nip at his legs and feet, but was too late. The boy won. He ran straight through the wall, disappearing as if by magic.

He opened his eyes, finding the beautiful forest in front of him. The magical forest he visited nearly every day. The place he felt most at home. He dropped down to the ground, rolling around in the grass and laughing. He made it. Back to his home.

"Dipper? Is that you?" A familiar voice called out to him.

"Yes, I'm over here, Wendy." He called back to her. Wendy was the forest Sprite. She was the guardian of this magical forest. She had beautiful red hair and blue eyes. Dipper had a crush on her, but he would never admit it.

"You were running from the priest again, weren't you. " She rolled her eyes, "How many times have I told you, you are only twelve. You need to be more careful." Wendy sighed and sat down in the grass next to him. "I know you don't like worshiping the God, but you might want to consider at least pretending. I've met Cipher before, he's not the forgiving type. You disrespect him and don't serve him, he kills you with a snap of his fingers." She shuddered at that thought.

Dipper rolled his eyes. "Yeah. Whatever. I don't want to serve and praise him. It's a waste of my time." He growled out, his opinion about church stayed the same.

"You are lucky you can come here for escape." Wendy pulled the boy's bangs back. "The stars on your skin allow you to use magic. You are luckier than most, but I doubt those stars can protect you from a God's wrath."

Dipper was quiet. He still didn't believe in worshipping Cipher. If the God was angry with him, he never showed up to kill or torture him, so Dipper didn't care. If Cipher wanted to kill him, he probably would have done it already. He stared at the sky, relaxing in the warm sun. This magical place was the only place he truly felt at home. If only Mabel could come with him.

Dipper started walking down the path, towards the lake. As he walked, he thought back to when he first found the forest behind the wall and how he tried to get Mabel through...

Dipper, only 7 years old at the time, was trapped. The Triangle Knights and their hunting dogs had him surrounded. He didn't have anywhere to go, the large gray wall stood behind him and he knew he couldn't climb to the top of it. Dipper looked at the Triangle Knights in fear. They were mad that he disrespected the great God Cipher at church this morning. They were going to force him to pray for mercy from the God. He didn't want to. At all. He stepped back, pressing into the wall for safety. All he wanted to do was leave, escape this world. He hated the Knights. Hated them with ever fiber in his body.