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

In the room where Lily and Ezra were rested, the glowstone stayed on. Ezra was unconscious and continued to sleep while Lily was wide awake, her eyes wide. She clasped her hands and tried not to think about the hours she had spent forcing herself to stay awake while the darkness threatened to consume her with every passing moment.

If she had managed to stay awake long enough, he wouldn't have gotten hurt like that. But still, she was glad not to face whatever could have caused those injuries to him.

The longer she remained silent, the more her mind wandered. There was much more out in the forest, some things far more dangerous. She may have found comfort in knowing that her magic protected her, but she would eventually have to sleep. She had never been more afraid of falling asleep. What if she was attacked during her sleep? What if a monster had followed them to where they were now?

S2-30: Quitting