chapter 38

once ent came back after having to inform the seven about the things as we fill him in on preparation and nodded to it as well as we all agree to finally go to sleep, as myself feel like I'll knockout the moment I touch my bed

we split up to go to our spots as I make it to home as I go inside my room and just go straight to bed, don't care that I have armor on, I'm too ready for sleep to care as I decide to just do an acid spider hunt tomorrow, it's enough to make me get some more points, but short enough to not have to strain that much at all though, I'll definitely need the metal wagon project ready to do so myself, ah, I'll just, do it tomorrow

as I go into my dream back into the void where the seven figures are that are made of shadows as all their eyes seem to stare at me some with anger, some with glee, and some with nothing, as if I did something of importance, the nest, but, I can't just leave Jerry there alone, we practically are the main ones doing this, however it seems the one infront of me didn't like that thought, as it speaks again

" we warned you, over, and over again, I guess, fate is inevitable, enjoy your pain little one"

" wait what!? what do you mean enjoy my pain? would me being there change so much!?"

" no infact, the trip will be the same, either way, no matter what you do"

as the beings mouth opens wide showing their many fangs as their size grows

" what you mean by tha!-"

as my body is crunched into a paste, waking me up from the bed, cold sweat all over me as my breath hitches from the event, are those dreams actually visions? but, they seem to think that I won't change nothing so, why? why is it so bad I go there!? why?

I rest my face to my still armored hands is I get out of bed cramped as I take off my armor to actually stretch comfortably, as I can see the plenty indents on my skin from wearing armor to bed as I crack my now stiff neck

"note to self, never sleep in your armor again if you can help it"

I nod to myself is I decide my plans for today and decided to move the hunt to the near evening to get my body back to full gear as I finish my stretching as I go outside to cooks area

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running the clerk area that is making me growingly concerned to be my permanent place was the same other than some, changes, I start to notice in the background, it's nothing serious but me and shadow know that it will probably get more common as more and more people hear of how the ground has opportunities and go down aswell, so of course among those, there would certainly be those with enough greed to steel points, their not very successful at the moment since me and shadow catch them before they could do so, but as the numbers grow and more homes are built

It couldn't be helped a few stragglers succeeded, I look at the gift metal give me and sigh at it though i couldnt help but smile at the gift afterword until the next person in line comes up, as under the table is the food to give away out of sight until i pull it up, as I also look over the new trapdoor that with a press of a button would bring some more food crates to give out from the storage area, made by the blacksmith and metal as a team effort during the night, though I wish I know who the blacksmith was to give them a thank you, I guess their also under cover for one reason or the other, as I soon notice a tired little annoyance coming this way

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I groan I can steel hear my bones pop on the walk to cooks line as not many people are ahead of me, just the woman of the muscle dou and the chubby guy from my last time at Cody's thing as the woman looks over at me to greet me as we wait catching me out of my thoughts of the pops a moment

" well, hello again, havent seen you since the first construction of the base!, howve you been?"

" Ah, well I've been fine, um"

"its carol"

"right, well, ive actuallybeen pretty fine, did some missions, built some things hunted some things, what about you?"

luckily I got my bearings quick as I answered her as we move along with the line rubbing my eyes to get the rest of the tiredness out though that she did notice

" Ah, apoligies seems I have taken you at a bad time of day It seems, bad dream?"

"i just slept in my armor, it's nothing to worry about, I already plan to do the mission later in the afternoon to get myself back in order"

I say as Carol nods in agreement about what I said, as we are nearing the cooks area

" either way me and Tim are doing fine as well with our construction of the other facilities, though it seems as if the house construction that Brownie is mainly doing seems the most, needed at the moment"

"I guess, more and more new faces are showing up, making this whole thing pretty interesting, like a new start I guess"

" indeed"

as she looks over to Cook as she gets her mission and crate and waves me by as Cook looks straight at me with an unimpressed look

" it also means more people are thinking of crime in your so called 'new start'"

" of course you'd day that, can't have a nice thought near you after all"

" eh you can blame my biological parents for that"

" of course, should've figured, who's your parents now? "

" you should know by now that I'm not saying"

As Cook drops their crate on the counter for me to pick up, as I look over to them

" besides, if crime becomes an issue, I'll be ready to fight it off"

"Says the one planning to be 'free' from the seven, it's funny"

I sigh at their remark but choose to just leave that moment besides rather not delay the line as I start heading back to my home

Holding my crate on one hand under my shoulder and opening the door with the other before Jerry calls over me as I look over to see him with his crate already ready to be stored at the greenhouse

" well hello Jerry seems you already got your fill I'll just eat mine and ill give the rest to you"

" hello to you to, I got the deal ready for the greenhouse with someone, makes us able to not worry about the stuff being used as compost, and they are in the freezer"

" guess that means the plan is in full swing I guess already, barely morning, but I guess we never know right!"

" indeed just wanted to tell you is all"

" well thanks, let's have Goodluck for the raid soon"

" yes, luck, still, are you sure?"

" it's . . . Fine, I'll make sure every turns out well ok?"

" it's just, this has been worrying you clearly so-"

" I said it's fine, besides, we have got a plan right"

" right, just visit me when you finish your food to give the remaining ok?"

" no worries it's no problem "

As Jerry nods and walks away as I go inside my home and get to eating my food till it is finished, and not long after, it is time to bring the remainder to the greenhouse to be stored for later days

It felt like I was lagging by, barely able to take the steps to the greenhouse, as if I was doing something wrong, as if everything about me being there was, no, your doing this

As I make it to the greenhouse to put my part of the pile in as I luckily miss Craig on the way in and out, I need to get my mind back on track again

As I go over to Check on saris and Cole in the spot where I'm likely to find them, at the watchtowers as Jerry was there last time to watch, so for them it's not likely to be much different, as even if it isn't the towers, it will certainly be somewhere nearby to see outside the walls, and could let me see brownie to talk a little to as I head off towards the watchtowers and the the homes along the walls along with them to start off on my search

It wasn't long till I found Brownie either, working on a new home as the new usual as I head over to her direction to greet her as she is currently conversing with Anna and Collin, the latter being the first to notice me coming as she taps on collins shoulder leading him and Brownie who noticed to look over to my direction, though some reason it gave me a warning

" well hello what have you bunch been talking about ?"

"Just more homes to build, for this and tomorrow, joining in today, we could use it"

" Ah, really, I noticed that look you gave me back too, so how come?"

"Ah, well, it's hard to say but, someone died today"

"What?"

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After most have gotten their food and the line is over not much time has passed, maybe an hour, helps people's schedules are good mostly.

I set up to take my leave until I heard a thump outside the walls as I start making my way to the walls to check the situation out, it was simple enough, people Mostly stay away when your in service of the leaders here, I make it up to a wall as I check where the thump was heard, in the middle of the watchtowers and not many look right next to it either, however with the thump people grew more active in the area, as I see why

Right next to the walls I see someone with ragged black hair, almond skin, a tip of a broken sword in their chest, a slightly bulky build, a shirt from one of the buildings, and a lack of breath

Before I could move away to investigate people started to still again as others are throwing up, this is gonna spread quickly throughout the compound, the bases first murder, saddening though, I hoped it would take longer for this to happen,