Surrounded by large trees that dive for the skies, there are four hills. The four hills are currently standing up and moving because they are not hills but giant lizards with rock formations on their backs. As the lizards move they form a circle around an innocent creature. Their large eyes glare with murderous intentions and their wide mouths drip with saliva as they focus their gaze on a small figure.

   Of course, that small figure was me. Not far from where I was, where the remains of my fallen comrade. The ladybug had died the instant it was hit by one of the lizard's tail. I'm sure with my height and speed I could easily escape past the lizard's encirclement but then I would be whipped to death by those tails.

   The lizards were taking their time watching me, waiting for me to try and run so that one of them can take me down. It seems this isn't going to be a cartoon comedy where they all come at once and ram into each other.

   I suppose if I don't move they'll eventually come at me one at a time until one of them gets me. If only I could move in multiple directions at once, then I'd be able to have a higher chance of success. AH! Didn't black robes say that I could create copies of myself? In that case, I would be able to have at least one copy survive right? Alright then, now that I have a plan let's do it.

   The only problem is... how do I do it? He never told me how to, did he... really telling me I can do something but not showing or telling me how. What a careless dad that guy is!

   I much prefer my first dad, he always showed me how to do something before telling me to do it, I think. Rumble, I could hear a soft rumbling getting closer. Looking up I saw one of the lizards getting extremely close, any closer and I would be swept away by its large claws.

   I suppose it's now or never. Without thinking I just dove at the lizard, running as fast as I could. ROAR! The lizard shouted as it dove towards me with its claw. In that instant I turned to go right, no I turned to go left. With both my arms and legs sticking out in opposite directions I floated in place for an instant and then I felt something. A large claw swung down on my head splitting me in half, or rather did I split myself in half?

   I could feel strength leave my body as I fell on my backside. Looking up I saw another me sitting there looking back. For a second not only was I at a loss but even the giant lizards began to look back and forth between us wondering what had just happened. It wouldn't be long before the lizards regain themselves and charge towards me... us?

   What ever! We got up and ran away in opposite directions. The lizards gave chase but amidst the confusion two of the lizards rammed into each other as they dove for us.

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"AWSOME IT REALLY DID HAPPEN!"

   We couldn't contain it and let our voice slip out, it was funny hearing two of the same exact voices in unison. Right now we both see two views, though our focus is on the same scene. It is strange seeing two views at once, while we have two bodies our mind is one.

   The other lizards rather than pay attention to the cartoon like scene going on charge after us. We take off once more in opposite directions. The lizards also split up to chase us.

"See you on the other side brother!" 

"See you on the other side brother!"  

   We chuckle after exchanging words with each other. This is actually pretty fun! RAWR, well if we weren't being chased by these lizards. Wish there was something... Ah!

   Managing to take distance from the Lizards we jump onto a tree, using the branches that were sticking out from the trees we climb high up. However, before we get very high up, SLAM, one of the lizards ram into the tree and we fall.

   Suddenly one of my two views were cut off. Ah, so my clone died, or was that me? I don't remember, I feel confused. For some reason, I felt as if I was two beings with one mind. Now I feel as if I am missing a part of myself, like a missing limb. SLAM

"Wo, wo, wo!"

   The lizard below me slams hard into the tree as I grasp as tightly as I could to an extending branch. At that time a giant gorilla comes falling past me. So there was a gorilla in this tree? The gorilla falls directly on top of the lizard, the rock formations on the lizards back look like they dug into the gorilla, however, the gorilla simply got angry and began beating down on top of the lizard.

SLAM SLAM SLAM

   I hold onto the tree while looking down. The gorilla smashes its fists against the lizard, blindly smacking it in a fit of rage. At first, I thought the lizard was a goner, but after pounding repeatedly into the lizard's rock covered back rather than the lizard being beaten down the gorilla's hands had become covered in its own blood.

   The lizard swung its tail smashing the gorilla into the tree. Although I kept my grip and held on, CRACK, the tree couldn't withstand being hit twice by such big creatures and started to give and fall. Luckily this is a forest and the tree fell into another tree letting me escape to it. Although I'd like to stay and watch the fight, I really need to get out of here.

   While planning my escape, I see a squirrel jump past me. Wait! That's a flying squirrel, although I've never seen one before I have read about them in a picture book in my past life. I watch as the squirrel lands on a tree branch, it turns back to me and stares. I stare back at the flying squirrel, although I want to keep calling it a flying squirrel there is something different about this one. Aside from its fully white color, it also has sharp fangs and blood red eyes.

   The squirrel is not that much smaller than me and I am also fully white, maybe it thinks I am one of its own? For now, I decided to try following the squirrel after all black robes told me I should go find people right? Though a squirrel isn't really people at least it's not trying to kill me.

   Another thing has been bothering me though. There is no light shining through the trees right now, and yet it is as bright as day. Looking down at my hands I realize the reason. This is probably the reason why all the other creatures notice me, despite being a ways off. That reason was... I'm completely lit up, or rather I am letting out a lot of light from my body.