Gosh! Life is hardImmediately, Charles opened his eyes. He felt extreme pain all over his body. It was as if his cheeks, back, and stomach were being pounded by a pestle. Before he could process what was happening, the feeling of being pounded returned, but this time, something was resting on his head. Charlie held the thing that was pressed on his face and shoved it aside. It was a leg! What the… how can a little kid’s leg be this strong?He stood up with great difficulty and looked around the place, to know where he was and why he was being punched and kicked around by a little kid.A group of kids were standing in twos and threes were standing at a safe distance, watching unconcernedly, like a group of spectators at a stadium. Most of the kids were wearing ragged clothes, others used large leaves sewn together to cover the most private parts of their bodies.A young boy wearing a tattered cloth was cursing wildly as he punched him a few more times. The little feather on the littl

Beneath the two glowing moons in the sky, two figures were seen running in this dangerous forest. The one in front is a little boy who should not be older than ten years old, while the one chasing him is a shadowy being whose physical features were covered in a thick layer of smoke. Except for its dark green eyes, and its bared fangs, other parts of its body were encased in the smoke. Despite the shouts and screams from the little boy being chased by the humanoid shadow, no help came his way and the shadowy beast didn’t stop chasing after him.“Help! Help!!”Charlie was running frantically as he shouted for help, maybe the totem warriors in front could hear him and come to his aid. Not long after, he began to lose his stamina as the mark on the red moon increased. Knowing that he’ll soon be devoid of any strength, he took a sharp turn to the right and continued down the path. He did this a few more times but he couldn’t shake the beast off his back.About ten minutes after the cat a

AwakenedOn this day, Charlie’s horizon has been broadened once again. Different kinds of beasts came out from all parts of the forest; it was like an annual general meeting for all forest animals. A three-headed snake was in attendance, a flaming lion was present, and a black-striped tiger wouldn’t miss out on this opportunity.About ten strong animals, went near the carcasses while the others were waiting at a far distance, with their tails between their legs, hoping to eat some leftovers.The ten beasts glared at each other for like two minutes before the flaming lion went near the carcass of the big ape. It touched it with its paw and the white ape caught fire immediately.Charlie assumed that the beasts were the big ape's comrades and they were only here to send him off as the other beasts didn’t attack the flaming lion for setting fire to their food.A few seconds later, a finely roasted ape was resting before them. All the long fur on the ape's body was long gone, remaining the

Defeating the flame lionCharlie quickly dodged to the side, but still didn’t escape unscathed. Flame lion swiped its paw at his chest, leaving a scratch and some burn marks on his chest. His already tattered clothe was now filled with more holes and burn marks.The most amazing thing is that, as the flaming lion's body makes contact with Charlie’s body, the flame on its body reduces. The spectators didn’t notice at first, but after observing the fight for like twenty minutes confusion was boldly written on the team leader's face while the other people thought that it was due to the flaming lion's exhaustion.Well, the culprit who was slowly stealing the flame is none other than the golden tree in Charlie’s body. When the lion makes contact with Charlie, the golden tree will quickly extend a tiny tendril, suck a little flame, and quickly retracted itself before anyone could see it. This went on until the flaming lion was finally exhausted.Charlie made use of this opportunity to use t

The four level 3 totem warriors finally concluded... they'll be staying in this damn forest for the next month. they might even go deeper into the deep forest in search of rare herbs and treasures.The other team members of the logistics team didn't know of this new development, but due to Charlie's enhanced hearing, he could hear their conversations even though he was standing far from where they were. "Where is the little boy you said discovered this strange beast? I need to reward him." Becky inquired from the team leader, parka."He's right under that tree..." parka turned to search for Charlie and he saw him staring back at him, it was as if he has been watching them since.Charlie saw his team leader motion for him to come, so he quickly stood up and went to meet with the group of elders." you called for me Sir" Charlie bowed to greet the other group leaders when he got there."You're Charlie, right? can you narrate how you came into contact with this beast once again? my frien