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The roar of soldiers filled the lands with terror and death as beings of various species all battle, following their orders and fighting for their lives and their cause. These soldiers belonged to two leaders, two that are blood related and have been together through many years. Yet, their blood now ran cold and their hearts were now empty of their family love as it was now filled with hate and fear. This land was filled with war, and destruction it gave caused cost those who thrived on that land to suffer for it. Those who escaped this land damned the two brothers for their pointless wars for their sibling rivalry, a rivalry that the only way to win in it is to kill one another.
When the soldiers drew tired of fighting they retreated back to their camps under their flags, some stayed in the battlefield to pay respects for their brother or sister in arms, a small truce between the soldiers only. Their respect for each other dead friend or companion was what kept them from continuing the fight until the next day. However, that day will never come as both leaders met under the two moons, their soldiers behind them all unarmed and unarmored.
Both brothers said nothing as they drew their weapons. Their army watched as the two leaders took a fighting stance and began to-
"Matter!"
Reality
I lowered my book and turned my head to the right to see the being that made that sound. A creature made out of earth and grass standing tall up to two feet, its body was mostly made of stone and the grass acted like muscles for its joints, a patch of grass was above its flat spade shaped head down to its stone short tail, and a single purple gem for its eye. The little creature appearance made it look like it could get crushed easily, but I know that its appearance deceives many.
What is the name of this being that held a flower in its claws? Well this creature is a Grublin, a type of living earth elemental creature created by some type of magic. There are more like it, but in different shapes and sizes as well appearances too. Though this little grub's name is Samu, I know a name like this does not fit him but I don't give a damn what others say about the name.
I stared down at Samu and reached out at the flower he held up. My bandaged fingers pinched the flowers between them before I pulled it into my hand. This flower's petals were a bright purple that slowly fades out to the tip of the pedals, in the middle is the ovary having a bright sky blue with three stamen coming out of it. A flower like this would seem unusual for many who have never seen it before, but when you live in a world that has never been touched by humanity you would get used to it.
Oh dear, I seem to have forgotten to mention who I am and what I am from the beginning have I? Well let me fixed that so I could introductions out of the way, and give those a chance to know who I am. My name is Andrei, a twenty-eight year old human male, also known as a man. My appearance is somewhat ordinary fit guy with a bit of a long black colored hair, with grey dyed tips, that reach around the back of my shoulder blades, ocean blue eyes, standing tall around six five, and tan skin. The clothes I wore is a light green short sleeved shirt and light blue jeans with a leather belt. My original birthplace is a planet called Earth that only held misery and hate on its surface, but let's talk about this world I have been thrown in with my brother, so I will be changing the subject!
I had read books that have either introduced the main character or characters early in the story or a bit later on in it. However, this is my story and I prefer to tell about myself a bit now and then the rest later. After all, I wouldn't want to worry Samu if I was in thought again.
"A beautiful flower you found in the forest, Samu, I am always curious on where you find them." I said with a soft tone in my voice. My eyes were on the flower as I handed back to Samu, who carefully picked it out of my hand.
"Matter le Mu pu t on him?" Samu said, his English may be a broken one and sounding unintelligent and primitive to the very old days of humanity. I nodded my head and leaned down, letting the grub place the flower between my ear and head. I normally let Samu do this with safe flowers that holds now thorns on them or not poisonous to the touch.
When Samu made sure that the flower doesn't slip off my ear, he gave me a gentle pat on my shoulder. With the signal for me to move I got up and placed my book in my satchel. I look around and take in my reading area. This spot was on the cliff edge of the forest with two trees that have grown and tangle with each other making that arch shade. Over the cliff was a breathtaking view over a grand forest that spread far that the eye could see, a river flows through this forest making a clear path inside this forest. This view was what I like about this spot. Looking to my left was a waterfall in a great distance that you could faintly see the mist from it, near the waterfall was a watermill, house it's wheel slowly moving from the river's force. That was the place that I stay at, well one of them. That watermill is my home, but I also have another place further beyond that watermill.
"Alright Samu, let's head home before dusk. I have to make dinner for tonight." I walk along the cliff's edge to home, Samu following behind.
Each time I made a trip here to home, it always feel like nothing could ruin it, but there always have been few things that tried to ruin my walk home. I remember one time when a boar like creature knocked me off of the edge when I made my way back home, that day I was unconscious and worried many of my friends and my brother. I hit my head on one of the branches, luckily I didn't fractured my skull, from that fall. Now I'm always escorted back home by Samu.
The little grub doesn't mind escorting me to my reading spot and to the house, he actually enjoyed the moment of acting like a child, a child that is an actual earth creature mind you. His only real experience in a fight was between some carnivorous flower and a giant snail with a shell made out of rocks. The rock one he had the most experience in fighting things bigger than him was because how that snail was bigger than me by two more of myself stacked on my shoulder. However, it was slow and it only spat out sticky mucus that is difficult to get out unless you manage to struggle out of that. The only attack it has was spitting, slamming its head down, and hiding in its shell.
Feeling the cool breeze blow through my hair felt relaxed, and since it is summer here being cooled down is a good thing. My gaze fell upon Samu, who hopped and skipped along side me, making happy chirps and grunts. No one would think of an earth created being that looks far apart of the cute could actually have it's happy self be called cute. Suma looked up at me and gave me a thumbs up, making a happy grunt, before returning his attention back in front of him.
As we walk towards the house, I guess I should tell more about myself. You already know my name and my appearance, but I never told you what I do or what sort things that should be known about me. I make weapons as well as armor for these grublins, but there are times when I try to be an engineer on try to create electricity and try to be a good leader for them. Yes, I do try to become an engineer to try and create some electricity and a house that has power in it. Though that project is still out of my reach. What should be known about me is that I am just a guy who does his best to keep his brother alive and care for him as well door for him, so you can put me up on the wall of people who cares and protects the ones he loves, however, I am a bit hard headed when it comes to backing down from a challenge. Now that you know something about me, I can say that I no longer have to say much more about myself instead let my actions do the speaking.
As soon my mind was clear from its thoughts, I look ahead to see that we were almost home. The watermill in front of us was a two story building, having one bathroom, kitchen, living room, dining room, two bedrooms, and the watermill room where the pole of the watermill connects through. The place does have electricity, and yes I know I have said before that I am making a place and this already have electricity inside, but the living room and the bathroom are the only rooms that had an outlet in them. I still plan on making more cable and outlet for the rest of the house, but with the materials I managed to create with my brother, we were only able to make four outlets.
Yeah, I know that cables and stuff involving electricity, and electricity involves machinery, but let me just say we have found a way to work around that. And speaking of we, Suma and I were now on the path to the house. Suma was still his cheerful self, but he still took caution of our surrounding, his single gem eye shows his pupil moving around. You can never tell what grublins are thinking by facial expression or body movement, but that does not mean you can not be clueless from looking at their eyes, or eye in Samu's perspective.
When we reached the front steps of the house, I pulled out a key from my pocket and unlocked the door. Twisting the knob and pushing the door open, we entered, but before Samu came inside he stopped his feet on the wooden steps to clear them of dirt. He ran straight to the living room, leaving me behind to shut and lock the door.
I took off my boots and set them by the door. There was no sign of my brother being here, meaning he was still someplace in this forest either gardening or exploring more to fill in the map he planned on making. With him not in the house I went to the kitchen to prepare a meal for us.
Time later
I set two plates with steak and cooked chopped carrots and blue leaves like lettuce, that tasted the same like lettuce but different colors, down on both sides of the round table and sat on one end. Looking out the dining room window I could see the sun slowly setting in the distant, this caused me to wonder if my brother planned on camping than returning home. However, that thought about him camping out was pushed to the side as I heard the door open and closed along with the sound of boots hitting the stone floor. Soon I saw my brother ran around the corner of the doorframe and walked in, taking a seat across from me. His appearance was a bit similar to me except for the hair length and color, height, and eyes. The color of his eyes were a dark shade of green, his hair on reached the back of his neck and always short, the color of it is a dirty blonde, and his height is somewhere around five nine.
The dark blue shirt he wore was stained with green and had dark wet spots around the armpits, showing how he had a workout from running through the forest. I could see small beads of sweat slowly trailing down his forehead as he took a few seconds to catch his breath. This was always normal for me to see him like this, sweaty and smelly. At least it is better to see this than a large amount of blood covering him, but hey that is another story about the blood thing.
"I see you ran back home instead of camping out," I said as I pick up my wooden fork and knife. Slicing my steak in different size strips.
"Yeah, but I rather prefer my brother's meal than my own. I don't have the right skills to trust myself to surface on my cooking while outdoors. Unless you expect me to eat burn meant, vegetables, mushrooms, etcetera." My brother joked as he started on his meal the same way that I am. He wasn't lying about the burnt food part, he actually managed to burn a piece of meat when he tried cooking for me. Let me just say one thing, you must always have a stomach made of steel to handle his burnt cooking.
I smile at my brother's honesty then took a bite from one of the many sliced pieces of the steak. The texture and flavor of the meat was normal as ever having that salty and delicious steak flavor that always tasted good. However, I shouldn't be focus on the meal that much. After swallowing a piece of the steak, I spoke up again.
"Has there been any discovery in your map, I recall you telling me that you would travel farther east." I look up to see my brother with a sad look. That look already gave me the answer I needed to know that he hadn't found anything new other than more of this forest.
"I see, we still don't know if we are the only humans here, or to be accurate the only intelligent being, but do not give up hope on finding life that can think."
My brother perked up a bit and nodded, a small smile on his lips as he continued eating. I left him alone for now and focused on dinner. Tomorrow he may have better luck.
Hey everybody I know this beginning chapter is short and not making sense and all, but that is how all beginning chapters of the stories go until you read and and progress through the chapters. Please be patient on this progress of this story as there might be a chance you may like it.
Cya everyone and hope you all have a good day, peace!
