Chapter 25 - Outside Tal

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The location on where Ramiel should fetch the item is located outside of Tal. Precisely it is located in a forest that is about ten minutes away from the town. It is a blue flower that is sitting under a small waterfall. This waterfall is a one of the many that can be found in the forest.  Taking it is really not difficult at all. But the problem about it all is that the flower is located just outside of the Town.

The Town of Tal itself is a prosperous town. It is heavily protected by the Kingdom of the Lin, and the various defenders of it are enough to make the town safe from harm. But outside the town, away from the borders, lies a reality.

The outside of the Town, no, the whole land is filled with monsters, beasts, abominations, and thugs. Beings that one would encounter just by roaming outside and these beings can cause one’s life.

The town of Tal is one of the exceptions. Life is rather beautiful if one stays in the town of Tal. But outside of the Town of Tal, is just pure Hell. Every road is filled with danger and without caution. Those who are foolish enough to wander will be killed without any mercy. There will be no bones to bury, no mementos that will be left.

It is the reality of the world beyond the town. Hence, despite the rather peaceful atmosphere of the town lies despair. And this despair doesn’t end, nor will it ever ceased. It is simply a part of this world, and in this world, where such horrible truth remains. All one can do is pray that the Gods watches.

Pray that the various creatures of hell won’t kill them. Pray that the humans lacking souls would never appear in front of them and robbed them of their lives.

This world that a poor mute got transported into is constantly filled with chaos. On the north lies the barbarians, on the west there is a war against the non-humans. While on the east there is a problem with the middle centers that yearns for the lands in the east.

Whether North, South, East, West or the Middle Center. Each of the various Kingdoms that occupy the lands is embroiled in endless war. Some parts are heavenly, while most of the areas are just simply depressing. Whether it is greed, or just how the world works.

The reality that the world outside the prosperous areas is hell is nothing but a simple truth. So that is why most of the powerless just stay in their homelands to avoid such hell. But even so, those who are brave to venture, makes the world flows. Through these brave roamers that many towns and cities continue to exists. Without them, the world would be filled with fear. And these brave roamers are the sole reason that this world can function.

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They are the lifeblood of the world and are the ones that are bold enough to face the dangers of the world itself.

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Of course, aside from the brave ones, there are also the foolish ones, the unknowing ones that would obey as commanded. One of them is currently walking to a forest with a goal in mind. This person is named Ramiel, he is known in the town of Tal as a dumb Mute. So when this person left the gates of the Town of Tal. The Guards who heard of him just let him passed with sorry faces.

They minded their own business and Ramiel who was going to the forest. As clueless as ever, made his way to the forest with a map in hand. Using the map, he ventured into the forest and tried to look for the item that he was tasked to fetch. As he walked into the forest, various eyes looked upon Ramiel. These eyes are from multiple creatures that normally would take anyone’s life. But Ramiel, who is someone from the other world, is even someone that could not be seen by Gods.

So when the creatures looked at him. They could not feel that Ramiel is someone from this world. The creatures are much closer to the world, and they act upon the world with their instincts. So when they see this low presence human, that doesn’t look like he  belongs to the world wander in the forest. They began to hesitate on what to do.

Gods could not see Ramiel who got lost in the world. The lady of winter might sometimes take a note at the loose cog called Ramiel. But even so, she wouldn’t dare to touch something that she let in the world. So when this loose cog, continued his walk on the forest.

There was no danger that came to him. Ramiel is someone whose fate does not belong to this world. His end is not in this world, and because of that. The various threads of fate don't really know what to do with this loose cog. Those threads could not simply attach themselves to this loose cog unseen by Gods.

Hence despite the cruelties of the world, Ramiel who is searching for a peculiar flower managed to arrive on the location he desired. Seeing the location, and the item he needs to take. Ramiel pulled out his camera, pointed it at the flower and started to record. He fancied it, so he recorded it.

And as he finishes his recording of the flower, Ramiel went to the flower and grab it by his hand. And as he grabs the flower, the threads of fate, that is attached to the lady who can only write inside a room. Suddenly reacted to Ramiel, and as it reacted, the fate of the lady, if she goes outside the world suddenly became Ramiel’s fate. And as this ‘fate’ attached to Ramiel, the various creatures who could not act upon Ramiel at first suddenly moved.

Ramiel suddenly got visible as a target.