“We’ve got some rapids up ahead Cal, hold on tight!” As we began to speed up I started to menuvore the boat so that we could avoid the rocks ``LOOK OUT!” I yelled to Cal as we hit a rock jutting out of the river, as we hit the rock the boat was flipped upside down.

I sat up quickly sweating profusely, I looked around and Jekyll wasn't there, I stood up and grabbed my arm guards and sword, “I need to go clear my head.” I thought to myself as I walked outside

I began to head to town to go back to the weapon shop. As I entered the town I felt a weird presence almost like something was wrong, but I pushed it away. When I arrived at the weapons store, the door had a bell on it that rang when I entered “Hello sir.” I said to the shopkeeper “Hello, back so soon I see.”,”Yeah I was just bored, wanted to browse a little.”

While looking over the armor I heard the door open again, I then headed over to the sword rack and I looked at the person who walked in “CAL, you're alive!” Cal looked at me for a second then said “wha-..how did you get here!”,”I'm not totally sure i've been here for a week, probably, everything has been going so fast, I could ask you the same question I thought you drowned that day we wrecked in the rapids, how long has it been?”,”Coming up on a year now.” Cal said, looking down at my sword.

Cal then spoke again “I see you're getting accustomed pretty fast, you already got yourself a sword.”, I responded “Yeah take a look at this.” I pulled out the sword and held it up. I looked up at Cal. His eyes began to go dark and he had a crazed look on his face then he said in a demonic voice “Give me that sword!” I stepped back slowly and said “Cal, what's wrong with you?”He didn't respond as he slowly approached me.

I jumped around him and ran outside, “Cal, What's wrong, snap out of it man!” He kept on coming towards me, I began to say something again but right before I did he began to charge up his mana. I jumped back fast and got ready for his attack. “Man the first time I see my best friend in a year and he's gone crazy.” I thought to myself

“You don't have to do this Cal, what's wrong.” I said ”That sword, it belongs to my Lord, give it to me!”,”I don't think I should Cal, there's something wrong with you man!”

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Right as I said that he shot a huge fireball at me I stepped to the side and dodged the attack, his attack hit a house behind me and blew a wall off. “I can't do this Cal your my best friend!”

Then Cal said “Your friend Cal is gone, I am what remains!” “What are you talking about !” I said in response

I pulled my sword out and held it in my right, and began to form fire in my left hand. Cal then threw another fireball at me and I responded by doing the same using mine to block his.

I then jumped to my left and charged up a bolt of lighting trying to not make it too strong so I wouldn't kill him. I stuck my hand out and launched it at him. I watched in slow motion as Cal stuck up his hand and my lighting disappeared into thin air.

“How did he do that!” I thought to myself, Cal jumped towards me at a crazy speed. I tried to dodge him but I wasn't fast enough. Cal punched me throwing me, I landed on my back and gasped for air.

“He's really trying to kill me!” I tried to get up but he kicked me in my side, launching me back even further. I stood up slowly, tasting blood in my mouth. I pulled out my sword and got ready for the next assault.

I began to flow mana through my sword. Cal looked at me laughing then said “You are a weakling Gust do you really think you can defeat me.” I then responded“ I may not be able to but i'm not going to give up without a fight!” I jumped forward in a crazed rage and blacked out

“Gust, Gust, Gust snap out of it!” I regained consciousness and saw Jekyll looking at me, I looked down at my hands, I was holding my sword and I was covered in cuts and burns and had blood on my sword. I took a step forward and fell over. “What happened, Jekyll?”

“I’m not sure I was out hunting and heard explosions and I felt a massive amount of mana coming from here, I came as fast as I could. Do you not remember what happened?” I then responded “I saw an old friend I was just talking to, then I pulled out my sword then he got a crazy look on his face, he was telling me to give him my sword, he said something about it belonged to his Lord. Last thing I remember was me getting my shit rocked.”

Jekyll looked at me then at my sword and said “We need to leave.” I tried to get up but I couldn't “Get on my back.” I did as he said and crawled onto his back. I wrapped my hands around his side and he began to run.

“What is wrong Jekyll?” I said holding on as best I could “I just had a bad feeling about staying there for any amount of time. I don't want to see whoever your friend is calling Lord.”

Jekyll kept on running for probably three hours carrying me the entire time. We stopped at an overhang and Jekyll walked under it and I rolled off of him. Jekyll then said “You'll be fine, I can tell that you have exhausted your mana core, You'll just have to rest for a couple of days.”

“A couple days!” I yelled “Yes.”, “How amazing, this day has been such a shit show.” I thought to myself as I took off my arm guards and set my sword down beside me. I rolled over onto my side and went straight to sleep not even slightly bothered by the fact that the sun was still up.