The Forest

Chapter 3

We ran into a hideous monster. "Hey, Richard, what is that thing?" I asked. It has huge teeth, muscular arms, sharp claws, red eyes, pink skin, and a very ugly face.

"I think it's a huge piggy-boar monster kind of thing. They are so strong that they are so hard to fight," he explained.

"You don't even know what they are called. I thought you've been here for years."

"Yeah, that's right. I don't really pay attention to what the creatures are called."

I rolled my eyes, "Do you have any weapons?"

He nodded, "Yeah, here." He grabbed a sword and handed it to me.

"Thanks. What will you use then?"

"This." He pulled out a bow and some arrows. "These have magic in them and can kill a monster like that in one shot, if it pierced the skin. That piggy is a very hard target because it has armor almost all over its body." Right after he had said that, the big piggy smashed its club between us, which almost hit us.

I climbed onto the arm of the pig and ran straight towards the face and pierced my sword into an eye. He slapped me off and I fell to the ground with a loud thud. "Are you okay?" Richard asked.

"Yeah. I thought I was going to die because of the force used on me. Wait... why am I still alive?"

"You are much stronger now. With you being a different creature, you're much stronger now. Humans are so weak and can be easily killed."

"Watch out!" I shouted to him. He dodged the club quickly and shot an arrow into the piggy's cheek. It immediately fell to the ground.

"Cool." I said.

"Yeah. Can I have my sword back?"

"Oh yeah. Here." I handed the sword to him. "That sword is cool."

"I know right?"

We started to walked again. We started talking about each other and a question just popped out in my mind,"Do you think Jugee is some crazy old man that changes people into magical creatures when he likes to, and if he or she doesn't succeed in their quest, they will die?"

"I always think of that. Yes, he is a weird man. You can't blame him to be crazy."

"Yeah, I know." We fell into a hole. We both said 'Ow! What was that?'at the same time.

"Maybe Jugee is listening to our conversation and did magic?" I concluded.

"No, it's those green little monsters—"

"Goblins," I interrupted.

"It's those goblins who made this trap. They are troublemakers you see. We better climb out fast or else the goblins will take us and make us slaves."

"That sounds terrible." We both climbed out as fast as we can and ran into the forest. "Hey, it's getting dark. Do you have a flashlight?" I asked.

"Yeah," he said in a bored tone.

"If you don't want to accompany me, it's alright you know. You sound bored."

"Hey, hey. I'm sounded bored because I'm tired and I want to rest. That's how my body works. I don't know why. Sorry if I let you think that I'm bored with you."

"Okay. Turn the switch on."

"Oh yeah, right." The flashlight is turned on and we walked until it's too dark for us to see. I know we have that flashlight, but we don't want to waste its batteries. We collected some dried leaves, branches, and twigs and lit it so we made a campfire. We laid on the soil and cuddled. It feels so nice to cuddle with him. I feel so sleepy and instantly slept.

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The next morning, we were still in each others arms. Richard was still asleep. I nudged slightly him and he mumbled,"5 more minutes." I laughed. He's so childish. "Come on, Richard, we need to go after we eat breakfast. I'm hungry."

"Mmmgggrrr," he grumbled.

"Let go of me then." His gripped just tightened around me. I sighed. I just let my body relax on him.