Traces of Petals
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A man finds himself in the middle of a viridian forest. With a throbbing headache, he looks around the unfamiliar surroundings beyond him, all green and humid, dotted with wildlife and evergreens. The blood in his hands from clutching his head indicated that perhaps he had fallen or gotten hit. To his detriment, this also confirmed that he was not able to recall anything from his past. The strange ringing in his mind came with a strange whisper, Christon, it said. The voice of the woman speaking inside him was soft and warm. Christon. He marked this as his honorific, a name he would bear. Christon. The wild sounds of the various fauna echoed in the forest, and the symphony was just as crazy as the situation he had no choice but to be in. He was alone. In a forest. With no memory.
This 40-chapter novel with around 200,000 words follows the adventure of a man named Christon, as he explores in hopes of finding his past and his purpose in going to the vast woods of the Sagecap Island. His discoveries of the mysteries and intricacies of the forest lead him to follow the scent of Traces of Petals.
Author's Note: This is not the official release of my novel, it is currently in the works. I wanted to test out the first chapter here in Wattpad, and see what happens. I am planning on finishing writing everything before posting any chapter, and you can expect that happening towards the end of the year, or the start of the next year. Please share these with your friends! I want to know whether or not people would be interested by this concept, or by my writing. If you liked this, please consider sharing with your friends, clicking the like button thing, or things of those nature (I think it is fairly obvious I am not well-versed here yet); however, if you didn't like it, please tell me why -- I'd love to hear it!
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