I am just another ordinary person.
Living my life as a guard in this small town with fewer than a hundred people.
This world is full of its own mysteries. Creatures with unimaginable strength, terrain that defies logical thinking, people born with extraordinary powers.
The whole thing doesn't make sense to me… but I choose not to think too much about it and instead rather focus on my new life.
*tap tap
"Wuah!!... Who's there?!"
Woken from his brief slumber, the guard jolted upright, pointing the tip of his weapon toward me.
"Whoa, easy there… It's my shift now." Both hands in the air, I took a small step back from the tip of the spear.
The surprised guard lowered his weapon, speaking in a groggy mumble.
"Oh... Sorry… I'll leave the post to you. Have a great shift."
Handing me the weapon, he walked off wobbling, soon disappearing from my view.
Being a guard isn't exactly a rewarding job. Most of the time, only the bad apples or the bottom of the barrel take it.
-Not to say I'm one.
Turning around, I took a stroll through the small town, checking for any abnormalities.
The town wasn't big, so it was easy to memorise every path, corner, and alley.
-it would take less than an hour at most.
But it could get pretty boring sometimes.
Sigh "Nothing new, huh?"
My eyes gazed at the dimly lit light in the distance, hanging somewhere upon the dark sky.
Turning away, soon I arrived at the wooden gates.
Another man in armor stood there, holding a weapon identical to mine.
*Salute
"I've finished patrolling inside the town. Permission to patrol the surroundings area".
Saluting back, the guard responded, "Permission granted. Open the gate!"
He shouted to the guards above, and the sturdy gates creaked open.
"Be careful," were the final words spoken to me, as the gate closed shut on my face.
Turning around, the sound of insects began creeping in.
With weapon in hand, I began my patrol along the outer wall.
Everything seems normal..... the silence of the night, the shade of the forest, the cold wind, the dimly lit stars.
And soon, my mind begin to wander- my preferred method of passing the time when things got boring.
Even though I said I don't really care about these abnormalities that defy logic, I do find interest in one particular thing.
A sudden gust of wind brushed against my armor , sharp enought to bring me back to reality.
The spear in my hands tilted toward the dark.
I stared in the direction where the wind came from.
"The air.....It's warm."
This small oddity stirred my dull senses.
Very unnatural for the wind to feel this warm in such hour. There were no natural heat source nearby, nor any towns or cities near this part of the land.
Something wasn't right.