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CHAPTER 15: TEMPTATION

PRESENT

I begin my journey, but I decide to take a different route than the one that led me here. After walking almost non-stop for 3 days and only stopping briefly to take a quick nap and prepare an even quicker meal.

As I lay against a tree, once again considering this path upon which I have started, I am snapped out of my internal musing by the sounds of someone in pain mixed with the unmistakable shrills of demons. I could keep walking and pretend like I did not hear anything or save this person. If I do save this person, then they could lead me back to their village, where I would be able to cross at least one thing off my list. I have managed to convince myself and my mind is made up as I reach behind me to grab my blades. I follow the awful sounds, and it leads me to a clearing deep within the forest.