Chapter 1: Story

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"A long time ago...."  An old man started to tell a story. Around him were children, listening to him telling all sorts of stories. But, only one child didn't, for he was different.

"Dad!! Look here!!" A boy ran to his father yelling, a wolf cub following behind. In the boy's hand was a book.

"Oh! It's a book  called Urban Legends! Want me to read it to you?" The father said.

"Yes please!" The boy nodded his head hardly.

"Hahaha! Okay then!" The father accompanied the boy to the living room to read to him, the boy listened with an interesting manner.

The father then asked the boy, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"

"I want to be like dad, an adventurer!" The boy said while raising both of his arms in the air.

"Okay then!" The father patted the boy's head.

Until one day....

In one of the father's adventures, the father went with his friend to an unknown place, and at that place, once you go, you don't come back. The boy believed that his father wouldn't abandon him, but as days and years pass, his father haven't even returned, he heard people say that the adventure his dad was doing was unlucky. One day, he heard that the boat that his dad was aboard stopped at an unknown place, the ship was then broken, on it, was a few dead bodies, seems that some people had managed to survive and escape. This gave him plenty of hope, he went and told his mother the story and he wants to go find the ship's crew.

"Son, it's better if you wait until you grow up, only then you can go exploring! Until that time comes, mother will be there for you all the way." His mother supported him.

After the boy heard that, he started to train himself. He learned how to make dishes with his mom so that he won't starve when he's adventuring, went to the Blacksmith to learn how to repair things, sometimes, the Blacksmith  would give him components to repair and customize his own bicycle, with that, he could also earn some pocket money by running errands for people, he would learn defense and attack systems with the Blacksmith's brother. The boy grew day by day, just waiting for that one day to come....

To be continued.

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