It’s getting farther and farther

The glimpse of light that is leaked from the small window is getting further

And light was fading bit by bit

Until it was gone, and only dark remained

In the midst of the darkness a sole soul was falling

A soul of what was once a man

But now, only remains is seen, and a man he is no more

Gil opened his eyes wide ,sweat was pouring from his head , and he was panting

Was it a dream? he was wandering

But deep down in his heart he knew the answer

And for that he could not admit it and could not accept

A truth is a thing that held cruelty deep within

For that, many seek to escape the reality and held hope to illusions that passes their minds while sleeping

And Gil was no different, he have gone to the end of the land , to the horizon of the lost dessert

All in pursuing his dreams

So after all of that accepting the reality wasn’t an option for him, and he could only keep perusing

Keep fighting

And keep standing

In hope for one day his illusion, his desire his dream all become realized

So he stood tall on his foot more determined than ever

His yellow eyes turned his unwillingness to stubbornness to defy his vision

He was staring at the red shy face of the sun as it was setting down to the horizon

Its last red rays of the day revealed the hidden beauty of the sands hills

At that moment the lost dessert was more beautiful than ever(oh yeah he is back to the lost dessert not sorry for not telling hahahahauahaua, cough cough cough)

And so, under the gaze of the red beautiful sun Gil walked

To where?

Nobody knows, even gil him self was walking without really knowing where

He only walked to where destiny guided him

………

Two year has passed since the smile event

In the lost dessert a half naked youth was laying under the moon light

He had a thick black bear, a long hair and yellow eyes

He was your typical cave man with a saber in his only cloth that covers his waist

He of corse was our beloved and dear Gil

However looking at him now, Gil’s eyes no longer shined with determination

But instead they fell to the brink of insanity

‘Sands sun moon sands sun moon sands sun moon’ His mouth was constantly murmuring like a mad man

In the past two years Gil walked in the lost dessert

He did nothing else he only walked

He didn’t fight beast he didn’t hunt animals he didn’t do anything

He’s just walked and walked and walked and the strange thing that Gil didn’t sleep nor did he eat in those past two year

He never felt hungry nor felt sleepy

He only walked over the yellow sands

He walked and walked and walked

Under the hot sun he walked

Under the tender moon light he walked

Cross the night freezing breeze he walked

In the completely empty lost dessert Gil was a lonely walker

That until his mind could not take it any longer and he decided to lay down and clear his head

But that was for no vial

His mind became any thing but clearer

While he was laying on the ground Gils hand griped some of sand then he spread it through the air

“You know ” said Gil’s with a sad quite voice

“I left a wife behind” a drop of tear slide on his cheek

His voice started trembling

“She was crying and begging”

“She even told a silly lie that she was finally pregnant”

“All to stop me from going”

Gil was quite for awhile, he wasn’t sure what he was doing, or to who he was talking.

“Jinan” he mummer with a low voice

He just felt so lonely that he must speak with anyone

It didn’t matter if it was sand rock or anything he needed to talk

“Jinan, I didn’t die did I” he said with a calmer tone than before

“I still have alot to do”

“I’m not ready to die yet”

“So”

Gil took deep breath and screamed it all “STOP MESSING WITH ME!”

Gil voice shaked the heaven

It was a very angry frustrated voice

Gil lost his determination lost his will

“I only want to leave this damn dessert”

He whispered with a hopless voice

And then from behind, Gil heard some noises

Something sounded like a foot steps

So Gil immediately stood on his foot he was very excited

It didn’t matter what kind of person that noise belonged nor why did he come

The only thing that mattered that he was a living thing

Because after two years of isolation Gil was yearning to see any sort of life

Gil turned around to see the newcomer.

He was a blonde young man  wearing a red cloth

The strange thing that his clothes were very clean as if he wasn’t traveling through a dessert

The youth smiled at gil and said “that was a very loud scream wasn’t it, caveman”

Gil lips curved up and he said with a self mocking tone “yes indeed yes indeed”

Gil extended his hand to the young man then said “my name is gil, dear friend what do you say a bout traveling together”

Gil at that time didn’t care about anything he only wanted some company

A look of surprise was painted on the young man however this expression soon turned to happy smile

He reached Gils hand then said “hahahaha this must be a string of fate that brought us together caveman”

Then the smile got even brighter

“or perhaps the work of devil ” he whispered

“What do you mean?”

Gil was a little suspecious now

However his suspecions has soon gone after what the young man said

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He laughed “my dear caveman, I am also called Gil , I am Gil pen Sarap”

Gil yellow eyes where wide open from the shock

“Ahahahahaha indeed indeed this cannot be a mere coincidence”

He laughed

But if thinking clearly what was the odds of two people with a unique if not bizzere same name meet in there lifetime and in such a isolated place

However with current Gil mentality he actually didn’t care to suspect or to doubt anything

As long as he can be free from his isolation he didn’t care who he was with

Even if it was the demon he wouldn’t complain

So with a happy tone the yellow eyes gil said to the blonde one

“Then my destined friend, shall we get going ”

When he said that his finger was pointing West where the sun usually meet the horizon and where the legends told of the legendary land

“Yes we shall” replied the blonde Gil as he seemed excited about his adventure

However after they stepped a couple of steps, the blonde youth noticed some thing that was on the spot where the yellow eyes fellow was laying

It was a minor thing that anyone could easily miss

It was a ring size stone

A seemingly ordinary stone

With nothing eye-catching within it

However the blonde youth knew that in this dessert there were only sands and this stone was foreign to this lands

And then he thought maybe this stone held some importance to it or why else would any one carry it to such a dessert

He thought maybe I shall tell this cave man about it, or

He had other interesting thought in his mind

Instead of telling the caveman he stomped it to make it go deep into the sand

And finding the stone now is like finding a drop of blood in the ocean

The bearded Gil realized his partner slowing down so he looked back  “brother why the wait let’s go”

“Coming ” responded the red roped one.

Looking at the red clothed man Gil realized something and then a question floated in his mind

He started at his friend and asked

“Hey brother how come you don’t have any weapons? And you also came to such a dangerous place, How srange?”

Hearing this the blonde youth smiled and then slammed his fists against each others “I use this to fight “proudly he said.

“I am a disciple of a shadow fight style named the Gil style”

He then whispered like telling a secret “it was founded by me”

As the cave man listened he was happy “Wow it seems impressive, but I wonder how impressive can it be?”he said with a sigh then he mockingly added “a newly founded style I doubt it will be …..”

“You seem to be looking for a beating, eh friend?” Interrupted the blonde with irritated tone

The caveman heard what he was waiting for ,and with excited smile “bring it” he said while reaching his saber grip and with one move

Swift

He unsheathed the saber

He was holding the saber with 30 degree angle from the vertical no too upward not too forward giving him a 2 meters striking range a range that a bare handed fellow cannot overcome easily

The blonde youth stance was rather a weird one he was crossing his hands in front of his head spreading and curving his fingers like an eagle claws and pointing them in the enemy direction

The cave man was startled by this stance

He fought, and many that he fought but he never seen something like that

And because he never saw something like that he wasn’t sure what to do

It can’t be that profound style can it ?

The caveman wondered in his heart

He was thinking of a way to start the fight however as he was thinking others were acting

With a fast sidestep the blonde youth tried to turn around the saber and close the distance

The caveman slashed to the side while taking a back-step

The slash was only meant to stop the enemy while retreating

Seeing the strike the blonde stopped the attack and stepped back avoiding it

If the saber was targeting him he could easily evade and close the distance which means victory to him

Only, the slash was targeting his path cutting his way to close up

“Huh not bad “the blonde praised however as he was talking a flash shined

This was a battle no place for chitchat

Any carelessness could cost you dearly

The blonde stepped back avoiding the strike however his hand was scratched and blood was leaking he didn’t completely avoid it

Although that, the attack didn’t stop and a very fast follow up attack was heading toward the youth

However at that moment the blonde man claws moved very swiftly from above the saber catching it from the two flat sides and pulling the saber in a practiced manner closing the distant

At this moment the caveman panicked he have never been in such situation, he was pulled to the blonde youth very easily

The blonde youth jumped as he was pulling and with a circular motion he kicked the caveman on his neck back

Our dear Gil was knocked out

Catching the flats then pulling and kicking where done in a very fast practiced move, this was the rope technique

It was a very hard time based counter technique it uses the enemy momentum against him to close the distance and gain victory

A fighting between martial artists is all about technique and experience

The yellow eyed fellow never experienced a shadow fighter while the blonde youth have fought many saber users, and so this fight result was inevitable