"Alright so basically...the next shrine's over that way?" Dogi said, while exiting the house and curiously looking around. Adol pointed towards the back of the house to a small place that lead out the village.
"Sniff it out my boy!" Dogi said while pointing towards the exit and holding his other hand out like he was commanding Adol. "Heh. I-It's funny because...you're like a...dog sniffing out adventure...nevermi-" Dogi's sentence was cut off by Adol slapping him again. They both stared awkwardly at each other with sneering eyes until their daze was cut off by a young boy's voice. They turned towards the sound of the voice and saw Elk running towards them.
"Adol! Dogi! I'm coming with you! Hurry! Let's go before Grandma finds out!" Elk said running towards them at an alarming speed. Before they knew it, Elk was dragging them towards the narrow path behind the house. As they exited the village, Adol's eyes were immediately caught by the sight of a giant, as in HUGE tree.
"Hey Ads. What're you looking at?" Dogi asked looking curiously at him. Adol only rolled his eyes and pointed to the tree.
"It's right fucking there Dogi. Are you fucking blind?" Adol thought to himself, shaking his head a little as he watched Dogi's eyes lit up, and a smile spread across his face.
"Whoa! What the hell is that!?" Dogi exclaimed, shocked and awed by the sight of the GIGANTIC tree. Elk only smiled and began to rant about the tree and his tribe and all that jazz.
"DOGI IT'S A FUCKING BIG ASS TREE. ARE YOU STUPID? OR HAVE YOU NEVER SEEN A TREE BEFORE?" Adol only thought to himself in irritation as he watched Dogi and Elk rant about things he couldn't hear. He was too blinded by his own thoughts and irritation to even care about what they were talking about, but of course, a polite smile only showed in his face. Before he knew it, they were both looking at him and he nodded, earning their laughter. They boys ran down the path that lead to the sacred Ancient Tree.
~ After a while of battling, levelling, and poison ~
"Oh my god...WE FINALLY MADE IT TO THE ENTRANCE..." Dogi panted as he held his knees. "Don't worry kid...I'll...see you soon..." He said as he fell unconscious and as he did, he faded away.
"WHAT THE HELL!?" Elk exclaimed as he looked at the spot Dogi used to be in. Adol only shook his head, smiled, and rolled his eyes in secret. Elk looked at him and then sighed.
"W-We can't just! You're right. We have to move on!" He said and then Adol smiled at him. They entered the tree and they were greeted by the sight of Dogi materializing in front of their eyes. Elk just looked in shock and with his mouth and eyes wide open.
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE!?" Elk yelled out, his cries echoing through the tree and catching the attention of the creatures. They all stared at Elk and then began going about their business again. Dogi and Adol looked at each other and shrugged, smiling their 'I know something you don't and I won't tell you' smile.
"Just be happy I'm back Elk! If it WASN'T FOR THIS MONUMENT STONE THING HERE. If it wasn't there, I'D STILL BE DEAD! Right Adol?" Dogi said and smiled at the camera, holding his hand out in a very commercial-like fashion.
"Dead on Dogi!" Adol said in the most quiet voice, only if there were subtitles could you understand what he said. He smiled at Dogi and they high-fived each other, then they both smiled in front of the invisible camera. Elk just shook his head and looked at them with utter confusion.
"Man...You guys really ARE weird. Well, just happy you're back Dogemaster." Elk said and then they explored the rest of the huge tree.
~ After getting the Ancient Tree Sap ~
"Wait...Do you know what this means Ads?" Dogi looked at Adol mischievously and then Adol nodded slowly, an evil smile drifting across his face.
"TREE SAP THIS! TREE SAP THAT! SAP! SAP! SAP!" Dogi said while pouring the apparently infinite amount of Ancient Tree Sap all over the place and making Elk panic.
"NO, NO, NO! DON'T DO THAT!" Elk exclaimed and tried to take the bottle of tree sap away from Dogi. Dogi only threw the sap everywhere. Adol then noticed the tree began to shake and suddenly branches started to grow everywhere and, before they knew it, they were trapped. Adol turned towards Dogi and then slapped him, an awkward silence filling the air.
"...Sorry..." Dogi said and sheepishly smiled. Adol only shook his head and slapped Dogi again, an even more awkward silence filling the air. Elk tried to hold back his laughter as they went to look for another way around.
After a while of looking around, and Dogi stumbling here and there, they finally reached a place where there was another stone monument. Adol and Dogi nodded to one another and then Elk stopped walking.
"Guys...I feel something wrong about this...It's just...something alarming..." Elk said and then looked down, pondering as to what words to describe his feeling. Much to his surprise Adol and Dogi only shrugged and Adol held his hand, smiling a reassuring smile.
"Don't worry Elk. This is part of the story." Adol thought to himself as he smiled and they continued to walk towards the entrance up ahead.
~ Some time later ~
"OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!? A GIANT FLY SPIDER!?" Dogi yelled as he dodged the giant insect's attack.
~ Some time after ~
"Whoo! ASPLOSIONS! WHOO! LEVEL UP!" Dogi said as he, Adol, and Elk glowed with a bright light. The creature in front of them suddenly exploded, because explosions. Elk then looked down and they asked if he was alright. He gave them a brief explanation about his parents and how they died because of a titano. Both Adol and Dogi then tried to console him, but failed miserably.
"Well...I was happy that someone was fighting with me!" He said happily and then looked away, a slight blush forming in his face. "Uh...Th-Thanks...W-Well don't just stand there! Move!" Elk said, his face all red. Dogi shook his head slightly and laughed quietly. They then began to walk towards the Altar.
"Hahaha. I had no idea he was your first love interest." Dogi whispered to Adol behind Elk's back, because he was in front of them. Adol's eyes widened and he slapped Dogi. Dogi began to run away and Elk then followed. Before they both knew it, they were running away from an angry Adol, who was smiling a polite smile. They were met with a strange voice that was just as powerful, but more...stupid from the other voice from the other altar.
"OH WARRIOR ALTAGO SOMETHIN...ABOUT...ALTAGO...
...E-E-ELDER BLOODLINE...Ah just take the extra skill already.
AUH...AH RIGHT YA...ERE ALTAGO MEETETH DOOM...
THOU MAYEST VISIT MY BRETHTREN."
Then the three of them heard several face palms and a low growling as the voices faded away. Then Elk started glowing a faint green light as the voices stopped.
"That was weird. Oh well, let's report back to Grandma!" Elk said and they ran out the Ancient Tree. Soon enough, the village was already within their line of sight and they ran towards it.