Traumatized by river, Not accident.

Chapter:1

On a sunny afternoon, A man could be seen riding his bike. If you look at the speed, it was normal on the highway as it was above the 80km/hr mark.

The man was 24-year-old Omkar, Clad in a white formal shirt and buttoned blazer on top and black jeans, along with a red tie around his neck. His fair skin which suited his black hair drifted in the air as the wind caused them to flutter backward, brilliantly. His brown eyes showed a focused glint, suited to the faint smile on his lips.

It was a special day for him, the day of his graduation ceremony. After studying hard for almost six years, finally came graduation, Handling the degree of Doctor in his hands.

The event was in the evening, thus

Omkar was driving early, to reach the destination beforehand. 

'Finally, it's the day!' Omkar was excited as hell, due to which his stomach was on butterflies.

Riding through the forest roads he reached the denser area. He was still in his happy daydreaming and forgot to see the sign on the side of the road saying - " Narrow Bridge ahead: Speed Limit: 30."

In case of traffic due to the narrow bridge, the speed limit was set. 

Upon riding on the bridge he saw there was no traffic, nor any other vehicle, thus he decided to speed up. 

But riding some distance something unexpected happened... 

An animal suddenly jumped in front of him out of nowhere, forcing him to urgently press the brakes. Which led the bike to skid on the road, leaving black trails of the tyres, behind. 

He tried to control and balance his bike but he couldn't do it and slipped and fell. When the bike hit the animal, he was launched from the bike and fell from the bridge into the river. 

'How? ' he questioned himself as he didn't understand what had happened to him just in a second. 

After he fell into the river he began to drown in the water, panic visible on his face, but he knew it was not the time to panic and had to do something to save himself. He gained back his composure and somehow tried to swim up to the water's surface.

"Buah! "

His eyes and nose were burning from the water as the dirty water entered his system, He started coughing, trying to throw out the water from his lungs. 

Looking around he found out that he was being swept away by the river current, he tried swimming towards river banks but the river was forcefully pulling him in and out of the water as the speed of the water was fast and the flow was nonuniform. 

"Buah! " 

He tried swimming to the banks but always failed, as a result, he was swept away further from the highway or where people could see him. 

" Fu-bush! " He was trying while being swept away and covered some distance when suddenly the temperature of the river dropped and speed increased with the ups and downs of the river. A showering sound was heard. 

" Shit! " He understood what it was and turned his head in the direction of flow only to see a dead end in front of him. 

"No... No… Noo!!! " Panicking, he began to move his body in the other direction. 

But… 

Failing to get himself out of the water he fell from the waterfall and dived leg-first into the water down below. 

Swoosh~ 

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Meanwhile, at the site of the accident, there was no blood on the road, except for some marks. Omkar's bike was on the verge of falling down the bridge.

His bike was damaged and there was a sound of leaking. 

Drip! Drip! 

A broken phone was lying close to the bike, which was without a doubt, Omkar's. 

Clank! 

A sound echoed when a mysterious, pointed-sword-like leg stepped on the bike. The leg was somewhat similar to a spider leg having fur and pointed hairs on it. 

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Swoosh~ 

On the contact of petrol with the phone, it sparked and caught on fire, spreading to the petrol stream followed to the fuel tank and… 

BOOM! 

His bike exploded due to the burning of fuel and pressure created due to it. Along with the creature, its fire spread burning the creature. 

"Screech! Screech!" The creature screamed and was turned into ash with continuous burns. 

And the bridge collapsed due to a heavy explosion. (A/N: Bridge was poorly made.) 

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The slanting rays of the setting sun gave a warm orange tinge to the sky. The sky was ablaze with the fire of the setting sun and the pale crescent moon was visible in the evening sky. 

The dazzling forest was shadowing below the settling sky. Under a tree to the shore lay a man, unconscious facing his back towards the sky, exposed to the surrounding dangers. 

A breeze of wind gently touched the man's hair, caressing his brows, and bringing back his consciousness. 

"Cough! Cough! Cough!" 

Coughing, he got on his fours, trying to get up. He held his agitating chest and coughed out the dirty water. His eyes were red as a cherry, his face swollen red, and his messy hair. His clothes were wet and dirty. 

"W-Where am I? " wiping his mouth he questioned. Finding himself in an unknown place he was startled. 

The sounds of crickets and nocturnal insects, along with some animals and birds were keeping the forest alive. And the soothing sound of flowing water was making his racing heart calm. 

Getting his resolution of the situation he got up, navigating the surroundings he decided, 

"I have to get back! " In the middle of nowhere without any directions, he couldn't go anywhere. And wandering in the forest is stupidity. He has to find a human settlement nearby. He was not heavily injured in the accident as he directly fell into the river, Except mild headache and cold. 

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Walking some distance to the opposite of the flow of the river he reached the waterfall. 

" Shit! Did I fall from such a height? " His body shook visibly looking at the height of the waterfall. He couldn't believe he survived a fall that high. 

"Sneeze!"

His body was getting colder due to the low temperature and wet clothes. He did not want to be caught by hypothermia.

He knew if he fell ill in this situation then he would not survive for long.

He has to do something, he has to take steps, to which he will return safely. 

Looking up at the sky he stretched a bit, 'It's getting late,' He has to find a good place to rest, or else it will become difficult. At this moment, trying to find someone was not the right thing to do. 

What if he gets lost in the forest? 

It was not a small forest. This forest was the biggest in the country and was dangerous at the same time. 

There were stories of people seeing wild animals on the road, thus it was very dangerous. 

Well, there were people making stories like there are ghosts and spirits of the dead soldiers from the 16th century in this forest, and was abandoned due to its cursed state. 

Omkar didn't believe the latter part.

It was true that there were wild animals here. What if a tiger suddenly jumps on him? He believed this so kept his guard up. 

'Hmm… this seems to be safe! '

Reaching by climbing on a wide tree branch he confirmed that this place was indeed safe, and there was no animal or any danger nearby. He chose this place because it was far from the river, just enough that he would not get caught in the flood or something again. 

It was a little traumatic for him. 

Also, being here he was protected by close trees from his three sides, and he can always climb the middle tree if things go astray. 

What's left is to see if there's hope nearby… 

Climbing a nearby tall tree, He looked at his surroundings from the top, but all he could see were trees and trees and a long extended forest. 

"Sigh! Would I be able to get out of this forest?! My phone is missing too. "

Climbing down he was out of energy and starving. 

"I don't think I would get out of this forest easily, " There was no hope nearby, now he not only needed to survive and wait for help, but also to find a way back.

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" I have to stay like ancient people…" Thinking about the important needs humans have for survival ,he sighed. 

Food was the main necessity at this moment. Finding food was hard, he had to search for it before dusk. 

Getting water was no problem but it was not drinkable. 

Well, he wasn't experienced camping,but he knew how to filter water. 

The shelter was prepared naturally, he just had to lay some leaves and dried branches to cover the open side and make a roof with green leaves to save himself from mosquitoes and bugs, and from wild animals. 

He had clothes on but was wet and dirty. He has to wash them and dry them up. 

All things were in his calculation, but still, he couldn't help but feel discomfort. He tried cheering himself up, 

" Even though I feel alone and scared, I should not give up. "

He decided, if he survives and goes back safely he would make this adventure his greatest achievement.