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Location: Demon forest
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Shin and Bael continued walking through the demon forest. They chatted on the way as they dodge obstacles and leaped through the trees.
Night was creeping closer and closer as the sun began setting. Shin and Bael saw that their was no village nearby to rest.
As they they looked around up on the trees they found a clearing just ahead. They rushed there and found a huge lake.
"This should be a nice spot for use to rest. Luckily I bought some tents before we left that village," Bael said as he tossed his bag down near the lake's shore.
Shin followed suit. They unpacked their tents and set them up. Bael went out into the forest and chopped up some trees for wood.
Bael got back with large piles of wood.
"That should be enough wood to cook and last us till tomorrow," Shin said as he finished up the tent and got up.
Bael tossed the wood right next to their tents. Shin lit the fire.
"Hey Bael. Did you buy some po...never mind," Shin said as he pulled out two pots.
"Can you take out the meat on the back pocket of my bag," Bael said as he grabbed a flask and got water from the lake.
They sat up and started boiling water while cooking the meat.
"So meat and ....?,"
"Purple maize porridge,"
"Aren't we going to eat that in the morning?"
"We are,"
Shin sighed heavily while Bael chuckled nearby. They had their dinner and went into their separate tents.
Shin laid in his tent face up thinking.
Why did you toss me in that room Bjorn.
Shin replayed the events that led him hear. Bjorn's betrayal, Satel saving him, the three years he spent with Satel and now him doing the demon king's trial.
He chuckled.
How ironic that I would kill the demon king just to end up being his replacement.
Shin turned his head and faced Bael's tent. He heard some mumering before it went silent.
Shin didn't pay attention and looked up at. He reminisced about the days he was in the orphanage with Bjorn and Jack, before Jack went missing and before Bjorn had betrayed him.
He let out a heavy sigh before he turned his head and fell asleep.
Back at Bael's tent. Bael laid there unable to sleep. He tossed and turned but was still unable to sleep.
"Hey. Hey. Shin. SHIN!," Bael called out as he sat up straight.
Silence. Bael got irritated and got up. He walked out the tent and went over to Shin's tent. He pressed his ear on it and heard Shin snoring.
Fine. I'll just take a walk near the lake shore.
Bael got up and walked by the shore line. He sat down and splashed his feet on the lake.
Why should I be the one to help out Shin. Why did I even allowed Satel and the chief to drag me into this.
Bael sat there and sighed. A few moments went by and Bael heard splashing in the lake. He instinctively looked up but it was to late.
Something thing managed to grab his ankles and pulled him underwater. Bael couldn't fight back as the creature dragged deeper into the lake.