The Tales of Mateus

by MattyTreeheart

This is the story of Mateus, a human from the 24th century, who is thrown back in time with his close friend Karasu. The two are thrown back to the time just after the last ice age, when most of Europe is covered in forest.

1. Chapter 1: The Arrival

The sky was a deep black, and there was calm in the air that could only mean one thing. A storm was coming. Suddenly, the clouds broke open and spilled their load upon the forest below, the trees bent in the wind and flashes of colour upon the black indicated lightning unlike any that had been seen before. A flash that connected with the earth, and the trees were turned to crisp, charred sticks of wood. Between the remaining trees a hollow had been carved, the insides blackened from the strike. The storm blew over as quickly as it had begun, and within the hollow, something stirred.

A creature stood and stretched out its arms and legs. Looking around, it sank to the ground, holding its head between its hands. It looked human, but it had a rough shell that glinted in the sunlight, and hanging from its shoulders was a cape, which was coloured to look like the rippling sea. The creature stood once again and set out from the hollow, not noticing a smaller creature following behind. This creature was also like a human, but was clothed in a linen shirt and shorts that looked like the drifting snow. The two walked through the forest, and neither saw the hunters approach the hollow.