City beyond the river [One-shot]

Far from civilization, atop the Dark Mountains, echoes the sound of rocks colliding, reverberating loudly and causing the nearby animals to flee in a panic. In a dim and lightless cave, a figure relentlessly strikes two stones together.



He steps out of the cave and realizes that the sun is at the top. As he ventures forth, traversing narrow and steep valleys, the north wind blows fiercely against his face. He pauses momentarily in his journey, his gaze fixated on the Great River in the far reaches of the Wilderness Edge.



He doesn't understand why, every time he emerges from the cave, his eyes are inevitably drawn to the river. Even though he has never visited the river in his entire life, there is a faint longing in his heart whenever he gazes upon its waters.



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