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

Between the three remaining Gold-levelled Adventurers, unease was beginning to grow. The tower seemed unnaturally empty. Even the few monsters they came across were easily dealt with by their combined efforts.

They were taking turns to sleep while the other two would keep watch. Consisus slept much further away from the two of them. He slept by sitting and resting his back against the wall, sword in hand. Ruby and Maxxy were recovering their Mana while chatting.

"You're a part of Maigikn, right?" Maxxy began chatting. "How's it like over there?"

"It's alright," Ruby shrugged. "I mean, the people there are a little uptight, but what can you do, you know?"

Ruby made direct eye contact with Maxxy. "How about you? Are you a part of an organisation?"

"Could have mistaken you to be a part of Kruffswegen."

S1-158: Speculation (b)