Chapter 2 - Slimes

"So, I'm guessing that building a house is simple, like cutting down that tree?" I asked Jacob, who simply looked at me and answered, "You might try to gather some gel from the slimes. Combine wood and gel to make a torch!" he ended on an enthusiastic note. "Slimes?" I asked yet another question, and he answered almost immediately after I asked. "Slimes are just what their name implies. Globs of slime. I suggest trying to slay a green one, but try not to touch them with your bare skin, they can sting pretty badly."

"How do I kill them without bare skin if I don't have a weapon...?" I trailed off in my question, thinking of even more to ask later on. He nodded at my apparently magical pouch and told me, "There should be a copper sword in there, if I remember correctly." I looked at the pouch, and noticed a bit more of how it looked. It was a light brown, with a leather strap. It was formatted kind of like a pocket, and it is currently buttoned closed. It's no bigger than a pocket on my jeans. Trust me, they aren't that big.

So, I did the logical thing. I stuck my entire hand -up to my wrist- in the pouch and felt around for the hilt of a sword. I grinned slightly as I pulled it out, but it soon faded when I realized how weak the sword seemed. Barely larger than a knife, but the copper it was forged from shined brightly, clearly not having been used before.

I looked to Jacob and raised my eyebrows, wanting an explanation. He shrugged, and actually got the memo this time. "Hey, it's better than a woodcutting axe. It's pretty fast, too." It did feel lightweight as I weighed it in my hand. I scanned all around me for a slime, and, with what little luck I apparently had, found a green slime.

Jacob was right. The slime was only a glob of slime, just as the name implies. It just...I don't think "standing" would work in this case, but it was just lying there, doing nothing. "Are all monsters like this? It's brain dead." I asked Jacob. "Sadly, no. Lucky for us, green slimes are peaceful, unless you should happen to get in its way when it jumps. Also, you're right in that they are brain dead. All slimes have no brain." He answered my question with a complex answer. I sighed, and just ran over and plunged the sword into the top of the slime just as it started quivering, probably about to jump.

It suddenly exploded into slime, getting all over me, the nearby trees, but not Jacob, who didn't bother to tell me about the explosion part and hid behind a tree as to not get slime on himself, I presume. I glared at him, "You could have told me that would happen!" I exclaimed in anger at him, as he came out from behind a tree. "You never asked." Jacob replied with a small smirk.

I sighed angrily, and realized that there was gel everywhere, and my anger turned into a smile of happiness that I accomplished my goal, however simple it was. Then it disappeared as soon as it had come, for I saw that it was only one piece of gel that I actually could use. Apparently luck doesn't like me anymore.

I groaned as I picked up the only piece of gel, but I was sadly still covered in regular slime, as was the immediate area around me. The position of the sun showed it was almost midday, already. Wow, either I woke in late morning, or it's already been a few hours. I doubt it's the latter. I looked at Jacob, still annoyed with him. Lucky for him, he wasn't smirking anymore, but told me, "Now we can build that house."