Character: Davis

Series: The Twelve Realms

Universe: A day before before 02's start

Chapter 5

Davis of The Begininng

Gray. All around him. It was the only thing he could even see at the moment. Not even his body could be seen at the moment.

"Now what?" Our protagonist thought, catching a glimpse of something in the distance. It appeared to be a large oak tree, but someone had taken the time to carve a face into it. He slowly approached, making sure the gray he was stepping on didn't sink down and take him away to who knows where. As he approached, a weird feeling came over him. It was like that feeling when your foot fell asleep, only he was feeling it across his entire body for some reason. He took a deep breath, continuing on his way. As the tree got closer, the feeling only grew in power. Strangely, the grey began to give way to white sands and a light blue sky overhead. A few palm trees stood, ready for someone to take their coconuts. Not that our main protagonist was in the mood for said fruit, mostly an idea for a later time. He walked up to the tree and circled around until he reached the side of the face.

"I've been waiting for you, Davis." The tree whispered and the boy looked back. "I am the tree of truth."

"Huh?" Davis answered, making a glance down at himself. He was now dressed in a brown tunic and boots, with a set of broadswords on his bakc.

"You have been chosen for a great adventure, one that will take you farther than you could ever dream."

"Then why am I here?"

"Nostalgia perhaps, maybe faith."

Davis turned to face the screen. There seemed to be something off with this world, but he couldn't put his finger on what.

"Is there some inside joke that the author has hidden in here?" Davis announced, getting no response from the other side.

"Moving on," The tree explained, a blue hawk flew out of its branches and onto the boy's shoulder. "This Ka'yona the second, your hawk."

"That's the stupidest name I've ever heard!"

"I know. But, that's how it works around here."

Davis took a deep breath, pulling both broadswords off his back. After doing so, a target dummy appeared. He slammed his broadswords into the dummy, followed by Ka'yona II gouged the top of the dummy. After, the dummy moved into the water. At first, Davis headed full force towards this new target, only to reach the water and get sent back. After the fifth or sixth attempt, Ka'yona II decided to just fly to the target and bite.

"Good, very good." The tree answered and Davis bowed. "Now, it is time to go."

"What?" The boy answered and the tree laughed.

"You must find the others, chosen."

Davis only sighed as a portal appeared.

"Now go."

The boy and his bird headed through, ready for whatever laid upon them.