The Ogre of the wretched forest

" STOP! "

I screamed.

He looked at me with his demonic eyes waiting for a convincing answer.

" I can get you to him. " I said.

" And how would you do that? " he asked.

I replied:

" I gave him my mother's necklace. I can find him with it. "

I knew I was lying but I couldn't help it. I had to save my sister.

" Does that pendant have some sensory abilities or what? " he asked me for the second time.

" I have a bond with it. Also, it's a rare item. "

" I see. Follow me then! "

" But my sister. " I asked hopelessly.

" She will stay as a prisoner. "

" TERRIC. DON'T LEAVE ME! DON'T! "

Amanda was trying to reach my hands while he was pulling her from her hair.

" YOU STUPID BITCH! GUARDS! GET HER OUT OF HERE. " he said furiously.

" Please, don't harm my sister. She has nothing to do with this. "

" Shut the fuck up and do your job, peasant! "

" You will not kill her. Please, I beg you. Don't kill her. "

" That depends on how fast and honest you are. "

" Please I will do anything for your favor my lord. Just don't hurt her! She's already sick! "

" Do you use Aether? " he asked.

I didn't know what he was talking about. I never heard that term before. He quickly replied to himself:

" My bad. Why am I asking a peasant that? "

He gave me a shining stone.

" Keep this with you. It will help us communicate. Also remember, if you lose it or break it, your sister will be killed immediatly. "

" I will keep the stone safe and protect it with my life, my lord. "

" Good, now piss off! "

He kicked my butt with his foot. I didn't know where to start or how to find this guy.

I just lied.

What if I escaped?

They will kill Amanda.

But am I able to find him?

I took my luggage and while I was leaving, the villagers were watching me with down eyes.

I wanted to swear at them but I remembered my promise to Amanda, to never swear again.

Actually, who cares? Those people are scums:

" SUCK MY PENNIS, YOU BASTARDS! FUCK Y'ALL. I HATE YOU. I HOPE YOU ALL GET BURNED ALIVE! "

I felt a great satisfaction, it's like a burden was released from my chest.

As for them, they didn't change the disgusting look on their faces and kept enjoying the view. The view of the hopeless me.

My next destination will be Greenhand.

After half an hour of walking through the massive fields of grass, I felt tired and couldn't continue the journey.

No matter how much I walk, I still find myself lost on the green fields. Is it because my steps are small?

I took a grasp of courage and continued.

Two hours passed, my stomach is hurling.

I gazed at the sight before me and luckily, I reached The Wrecthed Forest.

I tried to look for a house.

With the gods blessings, I saw smoke behind the massive trees.

I was right, it was a house.

I approached.

I swear I could've smelled the grilled pork.

I knocked on the door, I wanted to ask politely for shelter and food and if things got worse, I will trade the necklace.

Unfortunately, no one answered. I took a turn around the house and found the windows opened.

I had no other choice.

If I don't sneak in, I will be eaten by the wolves at night.

I entered the house, I saw a long table with delicious food and drinks on top of it.

There were many paintings on the wall but one of them caught my eyes: It was the same table with multiple kids sitting on the chairs and eating, however, their faces were blurred.

Also, an adult was sitting next to them. He had a very long beard, very thick hairy eyebrows, and a very long and pointed ears.

After taking a detour at the house I finally decided to sit on one of the chairs and eat as I was starving.

The food was the most delicious I've ever eaten.

I poured wine into my glass.

No one is looking and I don't care anymore if it's not appropriate.

I'm basically living alone now, this is my chance to try many grown-up things.

I drank the wine and it tasted very good. I thought wine's taste is usually bitter but this one tasted sweet.

Suddenly, something bizarre happened when I finished my glass. The wine appeared from nowhere and so the food. I had the urge of eating once again and no matter how much I eat the food kept popping and I was still starving. I couldn't stop and I was getting obese.

I heard a male's voice coming from the strange painting and found a portrait of me. Yes, I was drawn next to those kids. Only my face was not blurred.

" What a wonderful feast for today. " spoke the painting.

A very tall man appeared from the painting, long beard and thick eyebrows. He was the same one from the painting. I tried to run but my body fzlt heavy. I'm not used to this fat body, I instantly fell.

The man on the other hand grabbed a long kitchen knife and licked it with appetite.

" Those kids in the painting. Did you killed them all?" I asked.

" I already digested them. But you boy, you sound very delicious."

I can finally recognize this man.

This is so terrifying, I'm fucked up.

I thought it was a myth!

A myth Amanda made up so I won't run to the forest again.

<<The ogre of The wretched forest>>

He eats runaway and lost kids.

I'm definitly screwed.

The issue is, If I die now, Amanda will be killed. Guess it's a doublebingo*!

I tried begging for my life.

" Salty food is the best. "

That's what he answered.

Now, no guardian angel will save me, and I can't make any more lies to escape this situation.

I found a broken glass on the floor. I took it and threw it at the man. Bingo*! I hit his eye.

The man became mad and I took this chance and jumped from the window.

In a blink of an eye and out of nowhere, he appeared in front of me and slashed my eye with his kitchen knife.

" How do you feel now when your eye is hit, boy. " he said mockingly.

I couldn't see anything but felt his knife tearing my leg.

Screamings of agony won't help me.

I cried, yes, I cried but what will I gain from it?

I felt pain, yes, I felt the pain but how do I stop it?

I felt a moment of rest after this immense pain. It was when my leg was finally detached from my body.

The appearance of this bloddy scene was horrifying, but what was horrifying more, his appearance. He was tearing the flesh of my lost leg with his long teeth.

He was eating my leg in front of me!

" MERCY, PLEASE! MOTHER, AMANDA, THE UNKOWN MAN! SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE! " I begged.

My eyes were already dead as they lost hope of living. Everything was turning dark!

I remembered, Amanda! No! I can't leave her! Not right now!

I regained the memory of something I could never forget, my rule of living, what my mother left for us.

It was that day when I asked her:

" Mother, This world is so cruel! We will all die because no one cares for us. We are peasants! "

With her gentle arms, she held me and kissed my forehead. Her calming voice echoed into the depths of my little heart:

" Death only comes to those who are losing the hope for living, my adorable child! "

I will sob.

It was like it happened yesterday.

Why did you have to die mother? Why did you have to leave us?

I crawled into the nearest cliff. My last hope of surviving was to jump into the river. I threw some sand to the ogre's eyes and crawled with all my remaining strength to reach the cliff.

The moment I tried to jump, I felt an arm pulling my remaining leg.

I felt the same pain again and my remaining leg was being torn apart.

I see.

I wished for a painful death to the villagers but the painful death was my fate after all.

All the little life I lived, playing with kids my age, returning home and finding my mom and Amanda preparing the most delicious food, losing my everything, my mother and my remaining sister. All those tragic events were just an announce for the main event: my agonizing death, being cut part by part and getting eaten alive.

In the end, fate always takes everything away from me.

It's always like this.

I get a grasp of hope and then it comes back to me.

With my remaining eye, I saw the erection look at the man's eyes as he was ready to strike my heart.

My fate is finally catching up with me.

I have to repent for my sins...

*Double bingo and bingo are terms of a game very known by the kids in that area. The game is like this: One places his rock by throwing it and the other must throw his rock in his turn, if he manages to touch the opponent's rock it's a bingo, double bingo is when you touch two oppenent's rocks.