28: First impression

The footsteps became louder as they came closer to Sage's unconscious body, and finally, they arrived. The built figure stood before Sage. Its face had a mask covering its mouth, a green hood on its head and weapons which seemed like crossbows behind its back. It lifted Sage off the ground and onto its back and wandered away from the mist. A few moments later, Sage began to regain consciousness. His eyes slowly flared open. He was still half asleep as the figure transported him through the mist.

"Why does it feel so warm, and why am I moving? Wait! Moving!? How am I moving!? " Sage swiftly opened his eyes to observe his surroundings. His head swung from side to side as the figure walked. He was greeted by crossbows on the figures back, and the mist still surrounded them. Sage was in a state of confusion. He was on the back of a stranger, was still attacked by the Misty Miasma, and the system was not appearing before him. Sage became so frustrated that he began to scream.

"Hey, let me down! Who are you!? Let me down! right now!" The figure paid no attention to Sage's complaint and proceeded with his journey. No matter what Sage said to the masked figure, it wouldn't budge until it left the fog, and so Sage gave up on retaliating and enjoyed the free ride instead. He was so comfortable that he fell into a slumber once again. They eventually left the fog. When Sage woke, he found himself on a broken bed. The bed felt like bamboo sprouting from the ground. With dust-covered on top, it looked like ashy coal.

Sage turned to his right to find a built man sitting cross-legged on the floor. He could hear the sound of metal scraping against something as he turned to look at the object. The man was whetting the head of an arrow. Sage wanted to strike at the man, thinking he was an enemy who was about to slice him apart. But, the man was quick to notice.

"So, you're awake. Did you have a nice nap?" The man asked. Sage was shocked by the man's quick response. Sage never thought the man could sense him while using his stealth skill. He gave up and began to ask questions. "How did you..? Anyway, who are you, and how did I get here?" The man went silent for a few seconds and began to respond. "Is that how you thank your saviour? If I didn't find you in the forbidden forest, you would have been vulture food by now.

Sage was left speechless as if something had choked his throat. He felt frustrated by the man but what he said was true. With a meek voice, Sage thanked him. "Apologises and thank you for rescuing me. May I know your name?." The man smiled was filled with satisfaction. " My name is Andrew and, as you can see, I'm a hunter and, this is my humble home." The man continued whetting his arrowhead. Sage took a look at his surroundings. The house looked plain but, it had a homey feel to it. All the furniture was wooden, including the utensils on the dining table. There was a fireplace with a pot hanging in the middle. He realised that he was not in the modern world.

"Where is this place? This place seems to be another dimension." When Sage pondered about his location, the system responded.

[*Ping*]

[*Location: Planet Vint*]

[* You are currently in a village called Ren*]

Sage realised that he had arrived at Logia's planet, his home. That would mean that there would be more Mana to absorb than on earth, which could aid Logia in awakening faster. Sage became joyful. His expression replenished with excitement. He tried to call Logia to see if anything had changed with his current state. But it was to no success. Logia was unable to answer as he was still in deep slumber. Sage felt disappointed as his expression dimmed, a screen emerged from thin air.

[*Ping*]

[* I sense that the life force of the creator is on this planet, if we can find it, we may be able to release him from his slumber.*]

Sage became exhilarated once again by the fact that he would no longer have to wait to see his old friend once again. But, first and foremost, he would have received more information about this world and what better way to do it than to ask Andrew for help. After his mini-celebration, he quickly turned to Andrew for advice, but he was nowhere around, he had already left the house, so Sage swiftly got ready and followed suit.

"Where are you headed. If I may ask?" Sage politely asked Andrew. "I'm heading to the market to trade off my hunt for some supplies." Sage recognised that this was an opportunity for him to explore his surrounding to understand the kind of world he was entering. He began to follow Andrew.

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Meanwhile

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Back at the camp, Mark and the kids were still in the middle of their training. There was 230days left until their training ended. Everyone was doing well so far.

The first child, Ruby's mission, was by the swamp. Swamp monsters, different creatures and traps at the green level, were spotted at every turn. It wasn't easy for Ruby to fight back whenever she faced a foe. But due to her petit body as a child, she could swing her way out of any situation she found herself in.

Her twin Emerald at the river was also doing a brilliant job of maintaining his ground, though he may appear a bit nervous and clumsy, but when in danger, he will be able to come up with a solution.

Skie was on a cliff dealing with monsters of the sky. He had to avoid their long-distance attacks but was attacked suddenly by a gryphon, and he fell off the cliff and landed on the entrance of a cave. The creature began to chase. He had nowhere to go except the nest of a behemoth who was deep inside a cave.

Kain was in a gorge. There was no sign of life, the ravine was dry, and all that was there was rocky ground. Kain's mission was more of an endurance battle than fighting creatures. He had to survive the flaming hot morning and extreme windy night. He had to be careful not to get swept away by the passing whirlwinds that came about all so very often.

While the last child, Kite, was sent into a dormant volcanic mountain. Fortunately, the volcanic mountain was dormant. At least it was supposed to be. As Kite dove into the volcano, an earthquake began to occur, and fumes began seeping out of the volcano's mouth.

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