Step by step Levien continued to walk across the desert. His face was sweaty, but it was quite dry compared to his clothes, who had become one with sweat. His pace started to slow bit by bit over the grueling hours, but as he looked up hoping to see the sun would be near the horizon and evening would come. That wasn't the case, the sun was still in the middle of the sky. Overlooking anyone who dared to cross the red desert and punishing those who did.
Levien finally made it atop a massive sand hill, then his eyes shined and lit up like they hadn't in some time. If someone had seen him, they would have thought he was told that he just got the best news in the world. But what he saw wasn't something grand or something magnificent, it was a measly, simple and small rock formation that could be used to hide from the sun. He started running down hill, but his foot landed in a clunky position and suddenly he was in the air. Levien watched as the ground near him very fast, so fast that he couldn't react.
A few small thuds were heard and then a very loud one. The bird that was on the rocks flew away scared. Levien groaned loudly and slowly stood up and shook and brushed himself off the sand that wasn't fully stuck to his drenched clothes while constantly cursing that hill.
"This fucking sand hill, I hope you get used in a toilet someday and have to be used for ass wiping. Fucking hell, This sand I can't" Levien continued to curse at the hill while stomping the ground with each step until there he was. In the heavenly bliss of the shadow.
All his worries suddenly disappeared, The pain of falling just before, the bruises that still hurt after the sandstorm, the thoughts in his brain nagging him. All was gone as the feeling of finally being in the shadow overshadowed them.
There Levien sat upon one of the rocks. He quickly pulled out the leather water pouch, that he was keeping near his axe. Then he screwed of the top and started drinking the water greedily. The taste was like normal water, with an aftertaste of leather and some sand, but to Levien this was the elixir of life at this point. Nothing could match the taste of this water.
After fully emptying the leather bag, he screwed it back on and put in where he originally took it from now feeling much much better and started got ready to take a nap until the night arose. He didn't care that at night it would be much harder to see and some beasts came out. It was a better then the torture of the sun. Anything was better then the sun.
Levien got up, picked up some rocks and made a makeshift pillow. It didn't look nice or comfortable, but how does that matter to a person who doesn't care about that.
He took all the things he had on his back off and placed them behind some rocks so hopefully nobody would find if they stumbled upon him. Of course he kept the axe near him, laying behind the rock pillow.
Levien laid upon his creation and went off to the dream world hoping that he would wake up at night and not sleep though it.
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3 years before Leviens journeys start
Rinn was sleeping very comfortably and was dreaming about the sky, until he heard commotion outside, he groaned and slowly started to get up. He didn't rush anywhere.
After standing up he quickly tidied his tent by folding up his sleeping bag, and put on some clothes that looked the least worn out. Then headed towards the tents exit.
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As he lifted it and exited the tent he looked around the dark mountain top, only lighted up by Gyv torches that his ancestors had done hundreds of years ago, but then like everyday his gaze locked to the girl shouting to him, his little sister Maria.
"Heyyyyy, finally you got up. I though you forgot how to get out of your sleeping bag" Mara said cheerfully before giggling
"'Again? Why do you hate me soooooo Much" Rinn said while groaning
"'You know I like to sleep in"
"Don't be like that big bro, let's go play now. Lets go lets go letsgoletsgo........." Mara continued to nag at him, while coming closer then grabbing to his left arm with her whole body
"'Cmon big bro, let's go play, I want to see Reddy again." She continued on instantly
"Cmoooooooooon" She tried to forcefully drag Rinn with her, but failed miserably, concluding in her falling face first into stone.
"'Bhahahahahahahahaha......" Rinn laughed out loud, then after that wiped the tear away that he got from laughing so hard.
"Sis you good?" He picked Mara up and looked to her face. It was without bruises and without any injuries, but she looked embarrassed, so much so that she was blushing. Rinn quickly knelt down scooped her up in her arms and started walking
While Rinn carried her down to the cave she playfully started punching his chest and shoulders.
"Let go of me, I can walk on my own. Let go Letgoletgoletgoletgo...."
Rinn becoming more and more annoyed at his sister by the second, dropped her just as she was standing and she fell on her butt. She stood up quickly and playfully punched his brother again, giggled and started running into the cave where all the kids and youths played. Rinn followed her. As he entered the cave that was lit up by green crystals he saw many kids playing with each other. Some with the water they summoned, Some with their pets. In the back of the cave he also spotted his buddies huddled there chatting. He quickly settled near a cave wall, closed his eyes and concentrated.
The Gyv that was gathered around his heart started to move though his veins. As the Gyv moved Rinn felt the warmth going though his body and into his arms. He started conjuring his dogs image in his mind, every detail. A golden retriever with red fur that was on fire but couldn't burn anyone. He went deeper thinking about every little detail of the dog twice. He didn't want to redo this again. When he fully had the image in mind he let go of his Gyv and waited the familiar sensation he felt was always nice, then he opened his eyes and there before him sat the dog.
Mara instantly ran up to him and tackled him to the ground and started to roll around with him
"'Hi Reddy, lets go play, lets go"
The dog barked as Mara got up and they ran towards the other kids.
Rinn watched as many of the kids stopped their activities and joined Mara to play with the dog. He sighed heavily, wiped the sweat of his face and started walking to the end of the cave. As he neared the group there he heard a few shouts
"Heyyyyyyyyyyy Rinn, come here quickly before I beat your ass" Shouted one of his Buddies Ben
"Ayo? That sounds kind of gay bro" Another followed after him from Jakiel
As Rinn got closer and closer he heard more voices, but he didn't focus on them.
"Rinn finally you're here, where have you been all day" NJ asked him
Before he could respond Ben already started talking
"He was probably sleeping. You know this bastard." He turned to Rinn
"I'm not joking bro, you sleep wayyyyy to much. You're not a panda are you?" Then he continued instantly without even a second passing
"Anyways you're here finally so now we can go to the cliff sea."
Rinn sighed, nodded and the 4 of them started to head off out of the cave. Rinn waved Mara goodbye, before catching up with his group and they just chatted. It was mostly Ben talking and others sometimes butting in, but that didn't matter. After a few minutes they walked to a place where the torches light didn't reach them.
NJ quickly chanted and a white orb appeared. They continued through the narrow path until they they got to a jump. Rinn looked downwards and saw the massive fall and the many stalactites on the bottom.
"Rinn are you going to chicked out again?" Ben teased him
"Fuck you Ben, I'm going" Rinn replied quickly
He watched as first Ben easily made the jump, then NJ right after him. Jakiel almost didn't make the jump, but NJ caught him just in time. This didn't help Rinns anxiety. He smacked his head a few times. Stabled his heartbeat, Looked infront to where the 3 guys were standing. Braced himself, started running and them he leapt.