Limits.

I waited for her to come back for a while but there was no sign of her . "What the h.e.l.l does she want with me? Am I supposed to sit here like that for hours?" I thought and stood up to take a look around the place . I checked out the room in more details . There wasn"t much in that room . A wooden desk with a chair as well as the wooden bed I was laying on . Besides those things there was also a bookcase but with only a few books .

I walked over to the bookcase and checked out the t.i.tles . "Empire of Endros", "Common Language", "Tales of the King Laris", "What the h.e.l.l? These books are the most common books one could find in any village . I a.s.sume in cities as well" I said out loud . "This doesn"t make sense, she only has a common language book and some tales, written to inspire kids . Not even true or historic events . She also has a book about Endrosian Empire, which is available in every village or at least, it was in my village" I thought .

I knew these books very well, I read them as a child . "Why would she need those types of useless books? Maybe besides the Common Language book . It was used to teach kids how to speak and read the human language . Maybe that is how she learned our language . Although there are many words she used, that were not in that book . Weird" I thought .

There was nothing else in the room besides the exit . I decided to explore that place a bit more . When I entered the corridor, I saw two rooms . One on my left and one on my right . I tried one on the left but the doors were closed . I then tried the one on the right and the doors opened . Behind the doors, was a room that looked like a toilet . "Nothing interesting here" I thought and closed the door . I went further down the corridor and saw an exit . I thought "Should I try running away? I mean, I don"t know where she went so maybe she will return late and I will be very far away" .

As I thought about that and took a few more steps towards the exit, the doors on the left suddenly opened and she came out . I turned around and said "Did you figure out what you want from me or can I just leave now?" . I could see the struggle on her face still . I decided to rea.s.sure her "I don"t care what you do and who you are . I"m not a person that sells people out . Even if I leave this place, I will not tell anyone that you live here . I simply don"t care . I have my own stuff to take care of . If you want to stop me then either state your business or kill me" .

As I finished saying that, I turned around and started leaving . She called out "Wait!", I stopped and turned around . She seemed to struggle about something but still didn"t say a word about it . I thought "This is pointless" and walked towards the exit of the cave . As I walked, I heard something flying towards me . I jumped to the side in order to avoid the attack . I knew she was shooting her arrows at me and I wouldn"t be able to fight her with my current strength, my solution was to dart towards the exit .

"If I have to die, I will at least put up resistance or try to run away" I thought as I ran at my full speed outside the cave . More arrows were shot at me but I evaded them all . I was stunned myself that I was able to do that . I thought "Maybe she lost a lot of her focus, due to those thoughts she has and is not able to aim at me properly . This is my chance!" .

Outside the cave, I saw the forest spanning for as far as the eye could see . I ran between trees and tried to utilise my new skill Nature Path . The arrows were still flying at me but thanks to the coverage of trees, none managed to hit me yet . I ran and ran and ran, until I realised that no more arrows were flying at me . I thought "Did she finally give up?" but I was wrong .

She appeared in front of me in the distance . "f.u.c.k" I thought and changed the directions . "What the h.e.l.l did I do to deserve that? She must be out of her mind . She won"t let me leave and won"t tell me what she wants from me . She is insane!" I thought and ran again . I ran for a longer period of time now and was already getting tired . I was using my full strength continuously, yet she was still behind me . "I will have to either face her or try to run till I collapse . Maybe she will lose her strength and give up when she feels tired" I thought as I ran . Facing her would be the last resort, I had very little chances of doing something against her .

The cat and mouse game commenced as I tried to get away from that lunatic creature . After an hour of such running, I was barely able to walk . There were no more arrows coming at me and when I turned around, she was nowhere to be found . I thought "Finally! I lost her" . I quickly took out some food from my bag and started eating to restore my strength .

After 20 minutes, she was still nowhere to be found and my strength recovered a bit . I wasn"t at my peak condition but I didn"t care . I checked the sky and ran towards north . I thought "Maybe she will not follow me north . I have to get as far away from here as I can . With regular stops to replenish my strength, I should be far away from here before the nightfall" .

I ran again . Then rested, then ran and so on until nightfall . "I should be safe now, right? She wouldn"t follow me that far" I thought . I had no more meat in my bag, I was quite hungry and tired . I didn"t try to hunt anything while I ran, I was focused on running away as far as I could . I decided to try and hunt something, even rabbits or deer were alright at this point . I search for prey around the area but I could find nothing . I went further north and searched more . I was finally able to find a group of bears after a while . There was a problem though . The group consisted of 11 silver bears . I thought "What the h.e.l.l is this?" .

"I wasn"t able to find any elite bears in the past . The part of the forest that I used to live in, was void of those creatures and now, 11 of them appear? What is going on here?" I thought and then I realised something . "Wait . I know why there were no elite animals in the part of the forest I used to live in . It"s because of her . I"m sure of it now . She must"ve killed all those creatures and buried them or something . She really is insane!" .

I would be able to take on that group of Silver Bears normally but my current state was not the best . It would be much harder to kill them now . I decided to have a go anyway . I needed meat and this was meat . "As long as I can kill couple of them quickly, I should be fine" I thought .

I approached the bears stealthily and with their backs turned towards me, I launched my attack . "Swoosh! Swooosh! Swoosh!" . I threw the daggers at 3 bears . This time, I was much stronger compared to the first time I met a Silver Bear . The 3 bears died from my daggers and I quickly engaged the rest of the Silver Bears in close combat . I managed to kill 2 more bears due to the surprise attack and there were only 6 left . "This is much more manageable now but I also used a lot of my strength . I need to watch out" I thought . As I was about to take the life of another bear, I heard "Swoosh!" and the bear that was pouncing at me was killed .

I turned around and saw… her . "f.u.c.k! this is just preposterous . She even followed me up to this point!" I thought and quickly exited the fight . "I have no more strength to run and besides, she caught up anyway . Think, Think!" I thought . Then an idea sprouted inside my mind . "Maybe I can use those bears as distraction and try to kill her . This could be my only chance!" I thought . With that as my last resort, I made the bears follow me towards the insane creature shooting arrows from afar .

As we were getting closer, she started killing of the bears . I sped up and chased after her . As I got closer, the last bear died from her arrow . I gritted my teeth and launched at her . "Booom!" but I hit nothing .

"Well, it seems I"m dead" . With those final words, I closed my eyes and awaited an arrow that would end my life but it never arrived . I opened my eyes and noticed her standing in front of me, like a statue . I was lost "Can I even die? With this thing around me?" I thought .I waited for her to come back for a while but there was no sign of her . What the h.e.l.l does she want with me? Am I supposed to sit here like that for hours? I thought and stood up to take a look around the place . I checked out the room in more details . There wasnt much in that room . A wooden desk with a chair as well as the wooden bed I was laying on . Besides those things there was also a bookcase but with only a few books . I walked over to the bookcase and checked out the t.i.tles . Empire of Endros, Common Language, Tales of the King Laris, What the h.e.l.l? These books are the most common books one could find in any village . I a.s.sume in cities as well I said out loud . This doesnt make sense, she only has a common language book and some tales, written to inspire kids . Not even true or historic events . She also has a book about Endrosian Empire, which is available in every village or at least, it was in my village I thought . I knew these books very well, I read them as a child . Why would she need those types of useless books? Maybe besides the Common Language book . It was used to teach kids how to speak and read the human language . Maybe that is how she learned our language . Although there are many words she used, that were not in that book . Weird I thought . There was nothing else in the room besides the exit . I decided to explore that place a bit more . When I entered the corridor, I saw two rooms . One on my left and one on my right . I tried one on the left but the doors were closed . I then tried the one on the right and the doors opened . Behind the doors, was a room that looked like a toilet . Nothing interesting here I thought and closed the door . I went further down the corridor and saw an exit . I thought Should I try running away? I mean, I dont know where she went so maybe she will return late and I will be very far away . As I thought about that and took a few more steps towards the exit, the doors on the left suddenly opened and she came out . I turned around and said Did you figure out what you want from me or can I just leave now? . I could see the struggle on her face still . I decided to rea.s.sure her I dont care what you do and who you are . Im not a person that sells people out . Even if I leave this place, I will not tell anyone that you live here . I simply dont care . I have my own stuff to take care of . If you want to stop me then either state your business or kill me . As I finished saying that, I turned around and started leaving . She called out Wait!, I stopped and turned around . She seemed to struggle about something but still didnt say a word about it . I thought This is pointless and walked towards the exit of the cave . As I walked, I heard something flying towards me . I jumped to the side in order to avoid the attack . I knew she was shooting her arrows at me and I wouldnt be able to fight her with my current strength, my solution was to dart towards the exit If I have to die, I will at least put up resistance or try to run away I thought as I ran at my full speed outside the cave . More arrows were shot at me but I evaded them all . I was stunned myself that I was able to do that . I thought Maybe she lost a lot of her focus, due to those thoughts she has and is not able to aim at me properly . This is my chance! . Outside the cave, I saw the forest spanning for as far as the eye could see . I ran between trees and tried to utilise my new skill Nature Path . The arrows were still flying at me but thanks to the coverage of trees, none managed to hit me yet . I ran and ran and ran, until I realised that no more arrows were flying at me . I thought Did she finally give up? but I was wrong . She appeared in front of me in the distance . f.u.c.k I thought and changed the directions . What the h.e.l.l did I do to deserve that? She must be out of her mind . She wont let me leave and wont tell me what she wants from me . She is insane! I thought and ran again . I ran for a longer period of time now and was already getting tired . I was using my full strength continuously, yet she was still behind me . I will have to either face her or try to run till I collapse . Maybe she will lose her strength and give up when she feels tired I thought as I ran . Facing her would be the last resort, I had very little chances of doing something against her . The cat and mouse game commenced as I tried to get away from that lunatic creature . After an hour of such running, I was barely able to walk . There were no more arrows coming at me and when I turned around, she was nowhere to be found . I thought Finally! I lost her . I quickly took out some food from my bag and started eating to restore my strength . After 20 minutes, she was still nowhere to be found and my strength recovered a bit . I wasnt at my peak condition but I didnt care . I checked the sky and ran towards north . I thought Maybe she will not follow me north . I have to get as far away from here as I can . With regular stops to replenish my strength, I should be far away from here before the nightfall . I ran again . Then rested, then ran and so on until nightfall . I should be safe now, right? She wouldnt follow me that far I thought . I had no more meat in my bag, I was quite hungry and tired . I didnt try to hunt anything while I ran, I was focused on running away as far as I could . I decided to try and hunt something, even rabbits or deer were alright at this point . I search for prey around the area but I could find nothing . I went further north and searched more . I was finally able to find a group of bears after a while . There was a problem though . The group consisted of 11 silver bears . I thought What the h.e.l.l is this? . I wasnt able to find any elite bears in the past . The part of the forest that I used to live in, was void of those creatures and now, 11 of them appear? What is going on here? I thought and then I realised something . Wait . I know why there were no elite animals in the part of the forest I used to live in . Its because of her . Im sure of it now . She mustve killed all those creatures and buried them or something . She really is insane! . I would be able to take on that group of Silver Bears normally but my current state was not the best . It would be much harder to kill them now . I decided to have a go anyway . I needed meat and this was meat . As long as I can kill couple of them quickly, I should be fine I thought . I approached the bears stealthily and with their backs turned towards me, I launched my attack . Swoosh! Swooosh! Swoosh! . I threw the daggers at 3 bears . This time, I was much stronger compared to the first time I met a Silver Bear . The 3 bears died from my daggers and I quickly engaged the rest of the Silver Bears in close combat . I managed to kill 2 more bears due to the surprise attack and there were only 6 left . This is much more manageable now but I also used a lot of my strength . I need to watch out I thought . As I was about to take the life of another bear, I heard Swoosh! and the bear that was pouncing at me was killed . I turned around and saw… her . f.u.c.k! this is just preposterous . She even followed me up to this point! I thought and quickly exited the fight . I have no more strength to run and besides, she caught up anyway . Think, Think! I thought . Then an idea sprouted inside my mind . Maybe I can use those bears as distraction and try to kill her . This could be my only chance! I thought . With that as my last resort, I made the bears follow me towards the insane creature shooting arrows from afar . As we were getting closer, she started killing of the bears . I sped up and chased after her . As I got closer, the last bear died from her arrow . I gritted my teeth and launched at her . Booom! but I hit nothing . Well, it seems Im dead . With those final words, I closed my eyes and awaited an arrow that would end my life but it never arrived . I opened my eyes and noticed her standing in front of me, like a statue . I was lost Can I even die? With this thing around me? I thought .