Chapter 1 1

-WITCH HUNT-

Chapter One- "The First Mortal Who Smiled At Me."

5 years later ...

*Inhale ... exhale. *

I turned my attention to a lifeless little black rabbit-shaped doll sitting on the rectangular table in front of me. I am now trying to bring him to life using the magic I learned from the library of this temple. The reason why I do this is so that I can talk to someone here at my place of residence.

It has been five years since the witch hunt began here in the country of Derkarr and I found myself here in Morrel's temple. I remember I was about to die then but Morrel's guardian animal, Baal, saved me- a talking tiger.

Even though Baal can speak, we can't talk much except when there are serious topics that we need to talk about.

So here I am doing what I can to create dolls that can talk. Case in point ... a few years later, despite my diligent research, all my efforts to come up with the doll I was hoping for still came to nothing.

It's okay to get back to reality.

I pointed my left palm at the lifeless doll lying on the table, and suddenly my palm glowed and a faint light enveloped the doll. A few more seconds passed and the light disappeared from my palm and also from the doll.

I waited for a few seconds for it to move ... and after a few seconds, it started to get up and argue face to face. My eyes lit up, hoping he could speak.

"Pyupyu!" -the only thing he said. I was slapped in the face in no time in extreme frustration.

"Hays, my work is wrong again." I just told myself.

"Pyupyu?" the doll asked quietly.

"No ... I'll just call you Failur because you're wrong." I said irritably. Failur was jumping.

"PYU! PYU!" he seems to be annoyed ... Hmm, is it possible that the doll I made got emotional? It's just new ah.

"All right, you're not that sloppy." I said. But Failur is still arguing.

Alas, I guess I need more knowledge to perfect a talking doll.

Anyway, it's going to be dusk. I need to find a hog that Baal and I will cook for later. I immediately left the temple and made my way to Misty Forest.

I'm not too worried that someone will be stranded here because this forest is known for having wild animals that attack mortals who dare to come here. That's why I'm free to move around here.

I was still singing along the grassy part of the forest when I was suddenly stopped. Finally, I saw the target too! I immediately hid behind an acacia tree and watched the prey slowly approach.

When he was within my reach, I then raised a wand and wanted to cast a sleep spell on my prey ... but I think I underestimated it too much because it felt my presence and immediately turned around and ran away.

Aba! The food is running away!

I also ran away and tried to chase the boar.

"Come here! I won't hurt you! Well, I'll just cook you fast!"

I think he understood me when I was a wild boar because he ran even faster. Oh, it's delicious!

'I didn't realize that I had already entered the Misty Cave after chasing the boar. But I didn't hesitate to be amazed at the beauty of the net because I spotted our food gradually moving away.

Nooooo ... Baal is still hungry. He only gets more stuck.

"Aha! You're late!" I said don to the boar when I cornered him. I was ready to hit him with a spell when he suddenly disappeared in front of me and went through a hole that I didn't immediately notice because of the thick grass surrounding the corner.

I even tried to beat the boar to prevent it from entering but I was too late. The clever creature has already entered the hole, or their secret hideout.

"Ouch!"

Huh? Did I hear anyone speak?

A man's voice I heard speak! I can't be wrong. It's like the closeness is just because of that voice ... and then I just realized that I was sitting on a creature when my two eyes met ... his even -colored eyes were staring intently at my pink ones. eyes.

I thought it must have happened when I fell earlier when I tried to defeat the pig ramo earlier. That's why my fall hurts!

"Uhm, the awkward neto noh?"

Suddenly the young man with orange eyes spoke!

"Huh?" wrinkled-when I said.

"Ah eh ... You know, we'll just see each other and then our faces are so close. Hehe." he said a few words.

Only then did I understand what he wanted to say, so I hurriedly stood up and apologized.

"Hahahaha! That's okay! No problem." he said laughing. I didn't know what to say so I just kept quiet.

Wait ... isn't he a mortal ?! I don't feel any magic in him. What is he doing here !?

But he is the first mortal I have met since 5 years past ...

"Oh! By the way, I'm Lance. And, you are?" his enthusiastic self -introduction. I am still silent. I shouldn't be talking to mortals like him

"Charm." I sparingly answer. Hays, what am I doing. I need to leave.

"Nice to meet you Charm! Your name is nice." smiling she said. I was stunned there.

He is also the first mortal to smile like that in 5 years ...

"Oh hey, I think I'm a little bothered by you. I'm done taking a nap so I need to leave too. I'm also looking for something." he still said enthusiastically. This mortal does not seem to lose energy.

He was about to turn around to leave but I suddenly spoke up.

"It's dangerous to go here. So just be careful." I said. He confronted me repeatedly.

"Thanks for the concern Charm. But I can do it myself." he said

"Oh hey. I'm leaving. I hope we meet again." more net.

And the young man with golden hair and orange eyes left for good.

I don't know why, but I feel that ... he will be an important part of my life.

-TO BE CONTINUED-