Sumdud

Hey, have you heard of a rumour floating around recently?

I heard that there’s this girl walking around, weird, right? She walks and just goes around the place, no one knows who she is, no one knows where she came from. Hell, I don’t think even she knows the answers.

But oddly enough, she never seems to age, does she? Of all the dragons, dwarves, elves everywhere, there’s a simple tale passed down from generation to generation.

Of a girl that does not age.

But...

How did it all start? In this fantasy world, how did this person come to be?

A world where humans isolate themselves within their walls, wary of the monsters that lie outside. A world of magic, a world of fantasy, but nothing seems carefree nor fun.

Dating back to one of the greatest disasters known to humanity, the disaster where many deaths were witnessed, life was made.

Living eternally, forever wandering about the world. Monsters do not attack her, no sickness plagues her, and time becomes irrelevant. Wandering from village to village, eventually, she comes across a group of excited people.

'Hey, take us out to the unknown, we want to see the world!'

This is a tale of finding the meaning of life in a world where nothing seems to go anyone's way.

*(Notice: The first part of the story is a backstory. If you don't really like the theme of the backstory, I understand if you just don't read it.)

Immortal Wanderer

"Running out of time...?" Maxxy asked uncertainly.

Consisus continued walking without bothering to even glance back at them. Ruby's eyes drifted to Consisus carelessly walking with his guard down. Maxxy followed her line of sight before telling her, "We need to work together as a team."

"Yes," Ruby nodded slowly, her gaze remaining unbroken. "We definitely need to work as a team."

Ruby then locked eyes with Maxxy. Her red eyes were so piercing it almost felt like it was drilling into his soul. She asked slowly, "Maxxy... You're strong, what are you doing in here?"

"That is something I will keep to myself," Maxxy replied.

Consisus was starting to get further away from them.

"You can tell me," Ruby insisted. "I'm not particularly here for any treasure. I can guess that you're not here for the Book of Revival, otherwise, you would have most certainly been more open about it."

S1-157: Speculation (a)