I am just another ordinary person.
Living my life as a guard in this small town with fewer than a hundred people.
This world is full of its own mysteries. Creatures with unimaginable strength, terrain that defies logical thinking, people born with extraordinary powers.
The whole thing doesn't really make sense to me… but I choose not to think too much about it and instead rather focus on my new life.
*tap tap
"Wuah!!... Who's there?!"
Woken from his brief slumber, the guard jolted upright, pointing the tip of his weapon toward me.
"Whoa, easy there… It's my shift now." Both hands in the air, I took a small step back from the tip of the spear.
The surprised guard lowered his weapon, speaking in a groggy mumble.
"Oh... Sorry… I'll leave the post to you. Have a great shift."
Handing me the weapon, he walked off wobbling, soon disappearing from my view.
Being a guard isn't exactly a rewarding job. Most of the time, only the bad apples take it.
-Not to say I'm one.
Turning around, I took a stroll through the small town, checking for anything unusual.
The town wasn't big, so it was easy to make my way through it.
But things could get pretty boring sometimes.
Sigh "Nothing new, huh?"
My eyes gazed at the dimly lit light in the distance, hanging somewhere upon the dark sky.
Turning away, soon I arrived at the age wooden gates.
Another man in armor stood there, holding a weapon identical to mine.
*Salute
"I've finished patrolling inside the town. Permission to patrol the surroundings area".
Saluting back, the guard responded, "Permission granted. Open the gate!"
He shouted to the guards above, and the sturdy old gates creaked open.
"Be careful," the last words spoken to me, as the gate closed shut on my face.
As I turn around, the sound of insects began creeping in.
With weapon in hand, I began walking along the outer wall.
Everything seems in place..... the familiar silence of the night, the moving shade of the forest, the houling of cold wind and the dimly lit stars above.
And as usual, my mind begin to wander
-it my preferred method of passing the time when things got boring.
Even though I said I don't really care about these abnormalities that defy logic, I do find interest in one particular thing.
A sudden gust of wind brushed against my armor, sharp enough to bring me back to reality.
The spear in my hands tilted toward the dark.
I stared in the direction where the wind came from.
"The air.....It's warm."
This small oddity stirred my dull senses.
Very unnatural for the wind to feel this warm in such hour. There were no natural heat source nearby, nor any towns or cities near this part of the land.
Something wasn't right.