The World Hungers

There was a city named Artrois, a small populated area where the people lived. They have small houses and lived prosperously with abundance of foods, There fresh water fishes from the near river known as Dales. Some fresh fruits of golden yellow apples that tastes like sweet chocolates, that when you took bite out of it, it looks like a chocolate inside with lots of filling. The people there had busy lives, they tend to take care of their livestocks like goats, chickens and cows, There even have blacksmiths from the near area through the city. It was a small city but most of the Paladins that patrolled in that isolated place were still students in training since most of the missions and quest is to get promoted as a valiant respectable paladin. Most of the quests are just errands actually, they tend to help out the locals and drive out some random monsters here and there. The trees in the area are filled with blue colors instead of greenery, that’s why the area is such a nice tourist spot for new trainees for those who wanted to become a full fledged Paladin. There was one boy who was a trainee as well but unlike other trainees he was unusual and very much different from the rest. He’s a boy with white hair with blue and red eyes. Many people don’t really discriminate him due to his looks, but they are very much curious of who he is. The boy’s name is Raylyn Eagleheirt. A boy with unknown origin that seems to have stumbled upon the town of Artrois 12 years ago and lived independently with no parents nor any family members. There was really no information about him. But he lived in Artois for 12 years seeking for his journey to become a paladin as he reached 15 years old of age. He had many local friends and wanted to become a Paladin as well due to circumstances that gave them opportunity to make a living. Raylyn’s motivation however, isn’t revealed at this moment since he is still searching for a purpose that he seems eagerly wanting to become a paladin.

Raylyn at this time was given a task to guard the merchant called Ilabas(i-la-bas), he seems to be from the South East. A place where golden rings of necklaces and golden bracelets are worn with a red silk woven of golden strings of clothing with some wavy ancient scripts that seems to be written within their tattoos and items. Most of the items are mostly silver cups and a lighting shape blade with a dragon like appearance from the handle. It was a very luxurious items of what he saw during the task of guarding the merchant until he made it out of the city of Artois until they reached the sea. Once they arrived, he went to the large quite ship with a dragon-like appearance. Ilabas called that ship as Bakunawa. A legendary gigantic sea like dragon that eats moons during the eclipse. Raylyn was fascinated by the stories of the merchant before every single items he carried went to the Bakunawa smoothly. The ship was ready to go and the merchant was safely went inside the ship as it began to start sailing, he still needed to guard him through out the entire journey until he reached the South East but many sea monster folk are lurking about so he had to be on guard at all times whenever there is a predicament that might occur. The water is still brown as they went on the boat, the wind is fresh as the summer breeze, Raylyn looked at the sky as he tried to guard the merchant carefully. Since the merchant was bored, he wanted to have a chat with Raylyn. But isn't really the chatty type perse, he likes to be on his own space but if there is something he likes to do sometimes, it is to chat as well to pass the time. As long as it doesn't really give too much of a hassle to drain his social energy. Ilabas asked Raylyn about something "Hey kid! Where are you from?" Raylyn answered with a sensible yet polite manner to the merchant. "I lived in Artrois, but for my birth? I have no idea as of yet." Then Ilabas would reply with a smile on his face while looking at the sky for a moment."I see. I saw the town when I arrived there, it's very beautiful. The golden apples are rare to where I live since it only grows in a colder climate." Raylyn didn't show his expression well but he was glad of keeping Ilabas company during their travels. Raylyn became curious about where he comes from so he asked. "Sir Ilabas, I know you are from the South East due to how you wear your clothes. But where are you from exactly?" Ilabas thought to himself while adjusting his beard with his right hand. Pondering to tell a story or not about where he comes from. "I live in the Kingdom of Lusong. A place where gold and abundance of exotic fruits that only grows in a hot tropical climate is, people there are extremely kind even to the outsiders since they have been trading to a lot of different kingdoms for generations." Raylyn became fascinated about the origins of his people. And then he pointed the handle of the sword Ilabas carry. "What's that creature that is carve within your sword? Is that a dragon?" Ilabas answered with a small smile on his face. "This creature is called a Bakunawa. It's a giant dragon-like serpent that eats the seven moons from the legend of where I came from. This creature is hungry and was captivated by the beauty of the moons. A created from the world. It's like the name of the legend." Then Raylyn asked with q curiosity from his face. "What's the name of the Legend?" Then Ilabas said with a serious expression coming from his face as he answered Raylyn eye to eye. "The world hungers." Then a huge storm from the vicinity came approaching swiftly near them and a giant figure with a black shadow was hiding. A storm is approaching.

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