A faint groan escaped Orvyn as he shifted, his eyelids heavy while he slowly regained consciousness. He could feel the rough stone beneath him, a reminder of the battle that had just unfolded. He inhaled sharply, the air thick with the scent of scorched vines and dust. What once looked beautiful had now been lost. His vision was blurred at …

“Instead of following the path we took before let’s go in the other direction. What do you say George?”  The slime replied enthusiastically,” Sure, but why do you call me George.”  “Well… you never really told me your name”  “Well, my name is %!&%*!”  What?”, I had never heard something like this before, it sounded almost like a shriek, or …

A faint warmth spread through the cave. The fire that had once burned so brightly around George had settled into a soft, pulsing glow, and wisps of heat still flickered across his gelatinous form, dim embers clinging to his translucent orange surface. The boy blinked as the dim light of the cave greeted his eyes. His body was stiff from …

After a few moments of silence, I took a deep breath and spoke out loud to myself. “Alright, first things first. We need to establish a base. Enough food, water, and a place for shelter.” I glanced at the waterfall, nodding to myself. “Water’s already taken care of, and I can gather mushrooms nearby. This seems like the perfect place …

The boy lay flat on his back, feeling the cool stone beneath him as he gradually regained his senses. His left hand pulsed with pain—he recalled the injury and the blood—but it was more than just the hurt. It was the sight of the wound that made him feel weak. He could sense his heartbeat in his fingers, his skin …

I gradually awakened, my mind reeling, as if I had just been pulled through thick fog. My body was weighty, frozen to the marrow, and the air was dense and wet, near suffocating. Aching all over, as if I had remained still for so long, everything hurt. Everything around me was black, too black, and I could hardly make sense …