Unknown. A word understood and interpreted differently, as such varying being to being. Yet, even throughout the countless meanings and mysteries, it is also known as a fear none can escape. A fear engraved within our souls, and so done with the most memorable of tools. To fear the future, to fear death or to fear a room left in the dark. The unknown is the root of each. A simple and crude concept. However, its simplicity does not alter its influence. To the one who may be fearless of the grim reaper, to the one who may laugh at the gods and even to the one daring to show contempt toward the world. All shall remain horrified by their own limitations. The unknown, the true face of everything. People, humans. No matter their age, their gender, their talents or anything. No matter their everything and nothing. Thrown into a forest. A forest of strange stillness. Left on their own to the arcane nightmares hidden beneath the crunch of leaves and the sway of branches. The trees remain silent, the sky hiding from one's vision. None protected. None blessed. In this forest, and what lies further beyond, all yearn to breathe once more, stranded into the unknown. ---------- This story has NO real main character. Each and every single one of them can die at any moment. This is the unknown that even I, the writer, cannot change. Everything I can think of, the outcome will be decided through a roll of the dice. This is a prototype, nothing definitive, and mostly just fun. You can interact in the comments if you wish to. Release Schedule : None (Currently busy with a lot of stuff to write, this is a project I find really endearing to me, so I wanted feedback on the first chapter or at least have it out there. This is also mainly training for multiple characters interacting with one another as well as a very slow pace. Which is the complete opposite of my main story.)