Walking down the stairs i had the chance to look around, and i have to tell that this place is a mess, what happened to this world, the trees have no leafs, the grass and ground are rotten,

there seem to be no animals or such, i wonder what actually happened here.

Ayshi: Say, Shy what happened to this place. Why is it so messed up, everywhere you look.

Shy: This world of yours is something different, it seems like your world is not new.

Ayshi: Not, new ?

Shy: Well, listen, every Ayshi starts with her own world to embrace and to lead to any kind of fate. For example, lets take my

world. I started off just like you, with nothing.

Ayshi: So, basicly what you are saying is that, we are not being born, but rather spawned in the same area. But why is then no more

Ayshi's alive.

Shy: Well to be quite honest, i can't tell you that, but from what i see, this is probably not your first time seeing this world.

Say, have you died?

She suddenly asked that. I did not expected it, so i froze on one place, with an awkward,worried smile on my face, for an instant a lot of things came in my mind, like feelings

of panic, sadness, pain ? But no image, nothing.

Ayshi: Well... that is a strange thing to ask me. I am here right now, alive am i not ?

Shy: Yes but, every world has its own rules and, probably this world shares the same ones as mine. And they are that if you die.

You respawn at the same place you did for the first time. You do not remember what you saw, or basicly how you died, but

you rather know that you did had those feelings of, sadness, pain and so on.

Exactly, that is what i was feeling, this, i do not like this, my heart is pounding like crazy and i am a bit dazed, its like you realize that you

messed up with something really, really bad. And there is no turning back now.

Ayshi: Shy... what happens if we die in this world. Do we turn into these things.

Shy: I cant tell you that, that is because i never died in my world. I ''escaped'' from it.

But, you, your world ... i think you messed up something really bad, or maybe, just maybe someone else is doing this.

My heart was not stopping, i can't stand it anymore, i had to sit down for a while, take a break, i can feel alot of emotions that mess my head up, it's, IT'S, IT'S

UNBEARABLE.

Shy: Dont worry. That is why i am here, to protect you, i don't know what have you witnessed, what have you been through, but it's

over, i am here now.

She hugged me and all of those, feelings disappeared. For a second i felt relieved, everything in my head has gone blank, quite, peaceful.

Shy: Come on, let's get your sword, shall we ?

Ayshi: yeah, ok.

Shy: No more crying, i got you.

Ayshi: Thank you, Shy.

Shy: but ofcourse, everything for me, hehe. Come let me lift you up, you don't seem well.

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She could just,like, stop my mind from thinking for a second, and just laugh it off like it's nothing. And this laugh, so inocent, so pure. It even made me smile a bit.

After a hour or so in silence, all that i could hear was the clacking of our bare feet on the rough stairs. It was quite creepy.

But for some reason Shy already knew we were going in the darkness and she prepared a torch.

Ayshi: Why did we stop ?

Shy: Be on your guard. There might be another undead, lurking in the shadows.

Ayshi: ...

Shy: Can you see this? Over there.

She was pointing at the hole that was a bit ahead of us, i could actually see a figure, but i probably woud not have seen it

without the torch, and probably fall in the pit.

Ayshi: yeah, i can see it. What are we going to do now.

Shy: I will bait her out, and begin running to you. When i get close to you, you have to start throwing whatever you can at her, i could try to kill her with the sword, but i would

leave that as a plan B, because the stairs are too thin and kind of slippery, and i dont have much space to swing it. So we better keep distance.

Ayshi: Alright i think i can do it.

Shy: Ok i'll go down now, you wait here and stay on position, ready ?

Ayshi: Yeah you can go.

Shy: pfff... here goes nothing.

She went down step by step. And when she got close to it she got her sword out and hit the wall with it, that made a sound that

could be heared from far away. The thing immediatly reacted and jumped at her right away. But she

already made a step back,grabbed a little hole in the wall and pushed herself backwards, by doing so the thing got out of balance and nearly fall, because it missed her. She then

began climbing the stairs, but a bit faster.

Shy: AYSHI, GET READY !

Ayshi: I AM READY, WHENEVER YOU SAY !

When the thing made it's stand again, it began climbing the stairs. Step by step slowly, slowly it climbed its way near Shy.

Shy: NOW, THROW WHATEVER YOU HAVE !

I aimed and threw the rock almost immediatly, but it did not quite hit the mark, i missed. And it was dangerously close to Shy now, she had

no choice but to deffend herself with the sword.

Ayshi: NO, SHY ARE YOU OK-

The torch lit off, and i could not see anything, i could only hear the hard breathing, that i could not tell from which one of us

it was. Therefore, a sudden strong hit of metal could be heard, seems like she is already fighting it, but how come she can

see it. Isn't she in danger, she is going to die, i have to help her somehow.

Ayshi: HOLD ON, IM COMING.

Shy: NO .... *She sounded exhausted* HEH ...... IT'S TOO DANGEROUS FOR YOU TO COME, STAY BACK.

I stopped on place, can't i really do anything, i started looking around for any usefull thing. But nothing came to my mind, i was way too panicked to do anything.

Ayshi: Wait, that light.

I saw her sword regaining the bits again, and saw a single swing, followed up with a growl.

And the silence came in again.

Ayshi: ARE YOU OK !?

Shy: YEAH, *she could not take enough oxygen* ah, ah, ah, I AM OK.

She sounded exhausted.But the blade was still lightened, i could see her, because of it, it was such a beutifull colour of yellow.

It made me feel calm.

Shy: COME TO ME, THERE MIGHT BE MORE DANGER AHEAD !

Ayshi: OH, OK, IM COMING !

Step, by step, i came to her and we both, continued our walking.

Ayshi: Shy, im so sorry, i nearly killed you.

Shy: It's ok, i had this under controll, told you i had plan B, hehe. The thing is, i can not really hold the light

for too long. And i can lit this sword only three times. I already did it twice, that means there is one more left.

Ayshi: I see ...

Shy: It's ok, dont worry, didnt i tell you, i am here to protect you, and this is not the only thing in my arsenal.

If i do not learn how this world works and what to do, i might be even heavier burden to her back. I have to get stronger.

Otherwise i will kill her off with my uselessness.

Ayshi: Say, Shy, can you tell me more about this world, like for example, how do you kill these things.

Shy: Well Nothing really works except these *she was pointing out her sword* That is why i want to help you, get

your sword as fast as possible. Because they are supposed to be like immortal beings.

Ayshi: I see, and how do you do that, how does its blade lit up.

Shy: There are things, that you must go through in order to get the bits of the blade, every bit

can be lighted. For example my first lighted bit was when i fought against the first obstacle.

Ayshi: What is this ?

Shy: There are five obstacles if i remember corectly.

When i look at the blade now, it made sence, it had 5 bits that were seperate from one another, but were still making a blade

somehow.

Shy: The first one is quite simple, when you get it. There is this massive humanoid looking thing trying to kill you by throwing rocks from the

walls. And the holes in the wall make for the perfect stairs, that can get you to its head , that is where the handle is, with the first bit

on it. In my world when i pulled out the handle from it's head it stopped moving. So yeah that is pretty much it.

Ayshi: Just how much exactly have you been through.

Shy: Probably less than what you have witnessed. I told you already, my world was not like this, so, devastated, chaotic, and

demonic. It gives me shivers. And my only explanation to this is that you did it, somehow.

Ayshi: ... i ... i am sorry.

Shy: No, no, i am sorry, i should not have said that. Look the only thing that matters now is that, i am here, and everything is going to go smoothly, i know this place well.

Come now, let's hurry.

After another hour of silence we finally came to the altar, an empty huge room. And at the end of it there was the Giant, giving

off strange noises it seemed like it was sleeping.