Encounter

The figure slashed the boar's head as it went through.

Blood gushed everywhere. It was crimson red blood that painted the snow red.

The slash was lethal and quick. It happened too fast for the eyes to see. No wonder hadn't

dodge that attack.

The supposedly figure of a man performed a triple front flip in the air and landed

perfectly in the snow.

"H - Heh?, a woman?"

"I thought I only heard the rumbling of the forest..."

The young man was questioning himself.

"But to think it is a Forest Boar."

"Hehehehehehehe! I'm lucky today!!"

He was celebrating his seemingly lucky and successful hunt till the woman who was laying unconscious was in the verge of waking up.

"Hmmmm... What to do with the woman? She's already dazed when I came, so..."

It was still snowing hard. The snow went wilder and colder the more time goes.

"Hmmmm" "Hmmmmm..." The young man was confused what to do with the woman laying in the snowfield helpless.

"I guess I'll wait for her to wake up. It's dangerous around here."

He waited. He put out a campfire and warmed up the place.

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

A past flashback.

"Wake up!! daughter!"

The one who said it was a middle aged man with burn injuries on his head and shoulders.

His seemingly fancy outfit was burnt by the lethal fires and smoke surrounding around him.

The house was in fire all along. And the man is holding his daughter tight in his arms.

" F - Father!!!!!"

As the young girl was screaming in panic and terror as they are about to be swallowed and crushed by the burning house.

"You must live! Sivir!!!!" the nameless man cried out of desperation.

"N - No!!! How about you, father!!?"

The two were crying miserably and shows complete hopelessness as they are blocked by the debris of the seemingly large house. And the intensity of the flames spreading was so fast, also the smoke that can kill a person by inhaling is everywhere in the house. It hasn't reached them yet. Though it is too late to go out.

"Haaaa..... Haaaaa..."

The man breathed heavily.

" L - Listen to me, Sivir."

"H - Heh?"

"I could lift that debris over there, but it's only passable by you..."

The man was suggesting to escape but he said his daughter was the only one that can fit the space. He was referring to the

an almost light debris that supposedly weights around 500 pounds.

"H - Heh?"

"Yosh!! Let's pull this"

"W - Wait! Father!!!"

She was pulling her father not to lift the debris he was supposed to.

"Ah!!!!"

The father pushed the daughter as hard as he can. Sivir was sent flying. She can't stand because she was shoved

forcefully by her father.

"HOOOOOOOOH!!!!!!!!!!"

He screamed in agony and used his every bit of strength to lift the impossibly heavy debris. It was very heavy.

"N - No! Father!!! We should come together!!!!!"

"No! I am old already, and you're still child, Sivir!"

"You should decide for your future!!!"

"Come back strong!!! And stronger!!!!"

Sivir cried for help and remaining hopeful despite of the situation. And her father is about to lift the giant debris.

"N - No way!!!! We should come together!!!"

"Someone will save us, right?!!!!! The heroes!!!!!!!"

BOOM!!!!

The sound of the debris cracked their ears. He was able to lift the boulder barely.

Her father grunted. He murmured something else. He was about to say something.

"Heh.... Those heroes are scum...."

"H - Heh?? Why?"

"They're strong and kind, right?"

"You'll understand it soon, Sivir. The dark side of this world!!!!"

"Father, I dont understand what you're saying."

"Now!!!! You should escape!!!!!"

The father throwed the daughter away from the burning house in the hole that was situated behind the debris.

"Aaaah!!!!!! That hurts."

"You must survive!!!! You are destined."

"Soon you'll be labeled as above others! You'll be labeled by the people as a queen!!!"

"You'll encounter friends and allies that'll help get through your difficulties!"

"Don't avenge me, daughter!!!!!! As this will only hurt you inside!!"

"You should only fight for yourse -------!"

The house crashed her father. The flames enveloped her father. There was nothing she could do. She was powerless.

She was weak. She couldn't do anything to save her father.

She then blamed herself for that.

"N - No!!!!!"

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Present Time

The young woman opened her eyes as soon as she became conscious again.

She saw a campfire in front of her. It was grilling something. The smell enveloped her nose. It was the tasty smell of

meat.

Until she saw a man's figure in the left side of her.

"Hyaaah!!"

"O - Oh!!!!!!!"

The figure of the young man shouted at those words before the woman's insecure scream.

He was wearing a leather jacket. An unusual cap. And gloves.

"O - Oh? You're awakened, huh..."

The woman was confused and thrilled at the same time.

When she thought she saw that flashback, she thought she was dead for sure. But then she woke up, and saw

a young man grilling meat at the campfire.

"U - Um...."

"I assume you ran with me, right?..."

"Hmmmm.. You think so?"

"H - Heh?"

"Hahahahahaha!!!!!!"

"Heh? You saved me, right?

"Hmmmm.. I don't know. You were already lying down in the snow anyway though."

"That's right, how about the boar? How did we escape from that thing?"

"H - Huh? What are you talking about?"

"T - The boar!!!"

"Oh, that big boar.."

"Yes, that's right."

"I cooked it."

A bold answer. He answered it with brimming confidence and shoved down the bear's meat in his mouth that he was holding.

While the woman was shocked, she had a white face full of questions but she somehow can't say them.

"Oooooh... I see."

She replied back with a restless face.

"It's okay."

"U - Uhh.."

" It's totally warm and safe here, right? So you don't have to worry!!!"

"Y - Yes...."

"That's right."

"Hmmmmm"

The young man casually bent his head.

"Thank you very much. You saved my life and bravely fought the Forest Boar."

"Bravely?"

"Huh?"

"I didn't fought bravely though."

"Heeeeh"

The young woman, confused again with the carefree attitude of the young man.

"Oh, that's right. I should introduce myself."

"I am Sivir Claude."

"O - Oh!!!!! What a pretty name!"

"E - Eh.. Don't flatter me with that."

"How about yours?"

She gently asked for the latter's name.

"Oh, me!!!? I am Cain, Cain Maverick!!!!! An adventurer!!!!!"

He shouted with compassion and full of spirit.

It was somehow amazing. She felt quite happy and thrilled. Her face was filled with relief by merely hearing the name of the young man.

After this encounter, she thought at that time that it was the work of fate.