Under the clear vast sky
above the yellow sands of the lost dessert that extent to the horizon
There he struggles
In the middle of the lost dessert, a youth around his 20s, wearing a ragged traveling clothes, marches his way through this sea of hot sand
black haired average height and not quit the eye catching type actually beside his strange creepy yellow eyes this man over all look is average, however his creepy shining yellow eyes is burning with strong determination
forward he walks, in the middle of nowhere, sadly he is lost,
a regular saber around his waist is swinging, the man tighten his fist on the saber grip and continue moving
This youth yellow eyes seemingly so determined to continue on moving forward across this waste land despite how hopeless may it seems
his heart seemed to have been sealed with his desire to achieve his goal however “Thup” This yellow eyed youth manage to force a couple of steps before the exhaustion beat him to the ground and knock him unconscious
At this moment the world around the man seem to turn red and green then darker and darker
Is this how it ends?
Is that truly it?
Will I die here?
As his eyes are closing, several thoughts attacked his mind.
However, in that moment he could swear that he heard a faint voice
“What we have here?”
Not far from the show, an old man witnessed the collapsing of the youth, he seem quite happy, his face was the same of a child that found a new toy
with a humming tone he took a stroll while he approaches the young man steadily, with a strange smile decorating his face
The meaning of this smile is a mystery and can hold many possibilities maybe he is curious maybe he is having fun nobody can really tell but for some reason it seems to lacks one thing, and that is purity
Do not get me wrong, what I am trying to say, clearly this old man hold no pure intentions
Whatever
Time flows and the youth opens his eyes just to find himself in an unfamiliar place
He is on the ground of a small room in what is seems to be some kind of cottage
The strange thing about this cottage is that it is pretty much empty.
No bed no table no chairs, no nothing.
Actually it’s not that empty it contains some air.
Oh another thing that the cottage has and I almost forget to mention, it is a small square window that leak some of the day light
“Hehe have you had a nice dream?”
An old voice holding some mocking laugh sounded from the corner of the cottage, the corner seemed to be guarded by shadows and the shadow was containing some person, it was a creature with a neck long white hair, a bitch black loose ropes and a black hunter hat that covers his face
That old man way of sitting talking and breathing is giving the chill to the on looker and produces an aura that make the minds scream one word “RUN!”
The youth broke a sweat he knows that he was saved by this old man but he was wandering was he truly saved
The aura of this old man is so frighting that he could not breathe
“muhahahah don’t be afraid little child I mean no harm ” the old man laughed as he seems to notice the state of fright that the youth is in
The youth looks at the dark blue shining eyes of the old man and summoned the courage in his heart to bow “thank you mister, I Gil will forever be in your dept.”
After Gil spoke those words a happy smile appeared on the old man face
“You seemed to be a strong honest righteous hero young lad” the smile get wider and wider as if he can’t take it any more until it burst “hahahahauahauaa, also you seems to be strong ,I actually like you “laughter continued to fill the room but then the old man suddenly stop laughing
Moreover, a somewhat frighting smile appeared
“But you know I don’t save random people without a good reason you see”
He said with a mischievous smile.
When a frightening old man saves you and tell you this you know that it won’t end up good
Therefore, what do you think Gil responded in such a situation
Try to take a guess
Well
He forced a smile to surface his face “sir I owe you my life even if you want it back I won’t complain”
He said these words with awful tone
Actually he forced these words too much that a cat could tell that he is ready to run away as fast as a mouse running from it, if the chances offered itself of course!
However, someone pretended not to notice
“Hahaha don’t worry I don’t want something that big, and beside I truly like you so I won’t make it hard on you, I have but a three little wishes ” the old man replied with a laughing face
“First of all enough of sir or mister thing please call me Smile”
Oh really your name is smile, though Gil in his mind
“As you wish uncle Smile, actually this is a very suitable name for you uncle ” however what he said was a little different
Nevertheless, who cares?
Smile stood up in to his feet and waved his hand in a passionate manner “yes I’m Smile, young man, remember me remember the name remember my look remember my SMILE and don’t you dare to forget, even in your death let my image be the last to remember”
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Gil was shock by the bizarre scene in front of him but nevertheless
A flash appeared in Gils eyes as he listened to smile,his heart started to heat up and he began to remember his goal
IT SEEMS FATE HAD BROUGHT US TOGETHER thought Gil
All of the sudden he was glad that he was saved by this old man, who somehow shared his ambition
Because Gil also wanted to be remembered he wanted to leave his name in the mortal word for generations to come, actually for his ambition, he is where he is now.
Smile face never stopped smiling as he started to walk around the room, then his voice echoed “there’s only one reason for a youth like you to step afoot into the lost dessert”
Yes, it is no secret why people cross the lost dessert
Many people with big ambitious make this pilgrimage
A pilgrimage cross the lost dessert to reach the legendary land, the land that lies beyond the horizon
Some says it’s the blessed land that descended from heaven other says it’s the curse that marked the wrath of lords upon mankind for their sins, however weather it was a bliss or a curse no body actually knows because those who enter won’t speak of their journey
However, one thing is certain those who goes there nearly don’t return and those who return are all legendary lords in history
This land is called the lords land “Asiad”
“Young man I advise you not to go” Smile said with a warm smile in his face “you are not fit to go there”
Gil hesitated and he became nervous before speaking “I thank you uncle smile for you advice “he was afraid to speak some forbidden words that can anger his uncle “but I’m afraid that me going is a must”
Declining was a risk, and a dangerous one that is
Why? Maybe you ask.
For one reason because once said it there is no undoing it
The old man warned him for some reason and when the warning come up from a terrifying person, it makes the warning the more effective
“Is that so, then don’t say uncle Smile has fooled you when you die” replied smile with a little disappointed tone “this is my second wish”
Gil was taken of guard by this sentence, this old man seemed very sure of his death
And the more strange thing was his second wish
Gil truly didn’t understand what smile meant (actually neither did I)
“Uncle seems not to have confidence on me”Gil said with a joking tone
Smile shakes his head “that’s not it “then he takes a deep breath “it is just that honest people die young ”
It was not known what nonsense is smile saying.
Does he really think that Gil is an honest man or does his word hold deeper meaning .
However, the stranger thing was that a hint of sadness in Smiles smile has flashed at the moment he said the word on honest
“More importantly because that you are very insisted in going I can actually benefit from that “said Smile changing the subject
“I’ll do whatever you wish uncle ”
Said Gil with a smile that seems a little more honest
“Good “smile was satisfied
“If you happen not to die early in that land and passed by one of the four rulers then tell him that there is no ruler who can rule without smile “said smile and took out a small stone about the size of the ring then said “take this give to the ruler you meet there I’m sure he’ll be surprised , that was my last wish young man”
“I will comply and fulfill your wishes uncle”
Gil replied, and then focused all of his senses on the stone
He wanted to know what is special about this stone
However, no matter the angel Gil looked at the stone, the stone seems just a stone nothing more nothing less
At this moment Gil looked at his surroundings his gazes goes slowly left and right and he felt something was off then he suddenly realized “where am I ”
Yes moron you were dying in the middle of nowhere moments ago but now you are in this absurdly empty place
The ever smiling face of smile never stop smiling but his lips curved wider before speaking two words “the abyss”
Gil's limps shivered with excitement then his mouth lost control of its own movement “you mean!”
“Exactly”
His word was immediately answered
It was as if smile was waiting to hear this words to attack them with his exactly
Gil couldn’t stop from trembling “and you are”
“Exactly”
Gil was going crazy “then I …..I …..I actually ….hahaauhauuau finally I have done it ”
He was shivering ,laughing and screaming like a madman
Smile had a warm smile in his face before he finally stopped smiling , his face and for the first time wasn’t smiling, but again what difference does that make
“there are only two legs that can walk through the abyss, those who has the ultimate desire to go deep, and those who slips there without really knowing”
Smile pause a little and says with a pitying tone “but unfortunately both pitiful legs falls in the end , and reach the pit of darkness , ”
Smile stare is locked on Gil and his aura is darker and fiercer than ever
The scene that he is making now is a seen of a grim reaper that came to eat a soul
He raised his right hand toward Gil and a quit but shaking voice came out “young man don’t be fooled by your dreams, a dream can turn into a nightmare before you even can realize ”
As the voice was traveling through the air, smile limps did not move
The voice continued to echo “the path that you are threading is a path of an internal fall”
In the same time
Smile dark aura was climbing to heavens his dark blue eyes where brightly shining
His hair and his robes where floating
He was super terrifying
Like an ancient old demon
Smile opens his mouth and start to speak with hoarse ancient voice not similar to moments ago
“Hearing all of that, going are you still?”
With a weird ancient looking tone smile asked
Gil was in awe in front of all of this
He was shocked and he was shivering
He never thought that he would be….
At a time like this he never imagined that in front of such a terrifying scene he will be this excited
Because after all what is said and done all what Gil has heard was the words that came from smile “the abyss” he never paid attention to what happened next
Smile was anticipating some terrified pig like squeak to come from Gil after this,but he was disappointed
“Ah boring ” said smile with a sigh then he snapped his finger
Suddenly the floor started to shake
And a cracking sounds started to pop out
The ground began to crack an d shaking never stopped
then suddenly it stopped (A contradiction hahaha) and became quit peaceful for a second then all of the sudden the ground collapsed in one go
Gil was falling in the deep darkness
While smile was looking down at him from above
He was smiling again.