1 A forest of death

There is a forest known to be a dangerous place that is used as a home to monsters and beasts. that no ordinary creature can match

With the forest's dark and scary background that has circulated in the cities far and near it.

it has rightfully claimed the name *devil den* the name is chosen as it represents the devil which is a friend of death making the one who entered it surrounded by devils(death)

Even with the multiple rumors and the name of the forest which represents death itself

There are still people who entered it to either train and become stronger or walk inside it planning to die and end their miserable life

But a man with a different reason not to train or suicide has accidentally entered the rumored place where you can find death

In the middle of the forest where a tall mountain covered with darkness cause of the withered tree and grass that surrounds it

Is a young man sleeping in peace that it looks like he's underestimating the danger that the devil den can bring him or is he simply an idiot that wants to end his life

"Zzzzzzzz"

The young man's snore can be loudly heard in the surrounding around him making the beast and monsters who is hunting at the moment

Found him as a free snack or toy

One of the beasts near him is a jaguar like creature. that has two fangs with sharp points reaching the beast's chest

The jaguar hides its big body in the dark bushes as it waits for other beasts to come to the stupid man's location

With how loud that snore is it is impossible that his the only one that heard it, especially when there are a lot of other beasts in this area a lot stronger and have stronger hearing senses than the big jaguar itself

It's something frustrating that a beast as proud as himself needs to hide just eat this small stupid human but the jaguar persists cause humiliation is a small thing to pay for you to continue living in this jungle

"zzzzzzzzzzz"

A time no less than a minute has already passed but no beast has come up to take the human life

But for the jaguar who is waiting patiently to eat the kid has understood something vital for his survival and would help him if he found it out sooner than this moment in time

The fact that going after this kid is a huge suicide and he should have not come to the sound of the snore a minute ago

"Ggggggrrrr!"

The jaguar immediately stood up from his hiding spot and ran away from the guy that is sleeping as fast as he can

"gaaaaaaaaw!"

The jaguar moaned as blood scattered in the dark leaves around him the beast started to stumbled falling over a small cliff near him

"huff huff!"

The big jaguar has been hit by a small yet deep claw of a dark figure smaller than him

The jaguar has no hope of standing up or moving cause of the attack hitting his organ

The monster that attacked the jaguar is something akin to a half God cause of the destruction it has caused in the forest for over a million years that it stay there

For someone as great as him to be interested in the youngster is the Jaguar's luck running out

More than an hour has already passed and the body of the jaguar has grown cold and half of it has been snatched by the insects living underground

to eat themself or to feed their queen

The youngster woke up with a hint of satisfaction on his face as if this is the first time he sleep this good

He stretched both his arm out and he let out in a small voice

"Yaaaaaawwwn!"

A drop of tear felled from his weary eyes as he stretched his thin arm

"Has mom made breakfast yet why isn't she calling me?"

The man with his eyes half-open asked himself

"She should have called for me a moment ago?"

He slowly stand up leaving the mark of his body dug in the soft ground

"yaaaaawwwnn!"

the second time he yawned as he cover his mouth slowly opening revealing a small yet deep voice

*crack*

*Screck*

The soft sound coming from his feet made the man curious cause how can a floor in his bedroom that's flat as it can get become so rough to the touch of his feet

His half-opened eyes slowly opened to look below his foot

Below the youngster's foot is a series of dried leaves that can be crushed with just a light touch

The leaves surrounded the young man until it reach the forest no light can be seen cause of the dark withered tree. it might be withered with no leaves blocking the sunlight but its long figure is enough to block the surrounding light

And the whole forest is surrounded by such trees

"Ha ha ha"

The man let out a nervous laugh as he pinches his cheeks to know if this is real or not

The man with all his strength pinched his skin cause he was sure himself that he was just dreaming but his sensation failed him making him feel the strong burn on his cheek

The burn made him scream not because of the pain it gives but because he felt the pain as if it was real

"hyaaaaa!"

The man's foot begone to collapse making the youngster's butt hit the soft ground

"ouch!"

He touches his face his arm and other parts of his body with a shocked look on his face

"This doesn't make any sense?"

The man smiled nervously and added

"This is just a prank right?"

"Hey come out now it's not funny anymore!"

The youngster shouted at the top of his lungs believing this is just a sick prank someone has arranged for him

But the shout has a different effect in his current environment, a single sound can indicate your location to everyone