Limits.

When my eyes opened, I saw the all familiar world of my dreams . The Dark Traveller stood there, but didn"t say anything . "That"s weird . I don"t think this ever happened before" I thought . It was the same setting, I stood in front of the Dark Traveller, while it would talk and then kill me . But nothing happened .

I walked closer and thought "Did he got stuck or something?" . When I walked in front of the Dark Traveller, he finally moved . My first thought, was that I"m going to die again, but no, the Dark Traveller simply placed his hand on my shoulder, then said "Therak Devorak . Fer Sathov Arast Lak" . Then, I felt something entering my body . It wasn"t strength, but knowledge . Although it didn"t last long, I gained some knowledge of the Ancient Language!

I said out loud, in shock"I finally understand what you said" . The Dark Traveller said "Peris Ji Fal Gertes . Fhin Lak Rei Lentres Bahr Lakras", and took away his hand from my shoulder . What he said was "This is the beginning . Now you can proceed by yourself" . I was a bit flabbergasted by all that, but the Dark Traveller, simply punched me to death .

When I opened my eyes again, I was no longer in a dream . "What the h.e.l.l is going on? First of all, the Dark Traveller somehow pa.s.sed the knowledge, about the Ancient Language to me, then punched me to death . I feel as if all my improvements, are useless in front of him . Then the dream finished… I don"t understand it anymore" I thought .

But there was one thing, I was certain of . "My knowledge of the Ancient Language improved, by a lot" I thought . I didn"t learn the whole language, but the basic communication would be possible for me now . "I want to go back to my dream now . He called me his disciple . . . I don"t know, what to think of it anymore" I thought .

I was eager to find out more, but I had stuff to do as well . The most important matter, was to repair my left arm . I also had to travel back, away from the Vulture Cliffs . "Who knows, if Avians will stay alive or not . Who knows, if the High One will send more Yagaroths, in search for me . I need to go back and heal my wounds . When I"m ready, I will return" I thought, and woke Frosty up .

"Frosty, it"s time to fix my other arm . Are you ready?" I asked . Frosty nodded and rummaged in the bag, for all necessary items . After a while of pain, the agony ended and my arm was fixed . I now had both arms bandaged and straightened out . Walking was weird, with both arms hanging beside my body like that, but at least they were still there .

Frosty packed all the stuff, and tried lifting the bag containing around 300 kilograms of Yellow Dust . The face it made, when it realised how heavy the bag was, made me laugh . "Hahaha, help me put it on . I will carry it" . I moved closer to the bag, while Frosty placed the straps around my shoulders . I stood up with it . Although it was quite heavy, it was nothing for me, even though both of my arms were broken . I said "Let"s go, we shall head towards the Dead Forest" . Frosty nodded and followed after me .

The road back, was quite peaceful . Frosty was not a complete beginner, when it came to fighting . It could take care of Corpse Dogs mobs, that popped up from time to time . The journey back was long . What was weird though, was the fact, that I no longer had dreams with Dark Traveller . Even if I tried training something remotely, whenever my body or skills, nothing ever happened . "Maybe it"s because my arms are damaged . Besides the Natural Path skill, I can train nothing else" I thought .

It was weird but also annoying . "I finally got something useful and can"t even test it out…" I thought . Although I had no dreams, we still traveled towards our destination . "I can finally see the Dead Forest" I thought, and said to Frosty "We have arrived . Let"s go . I hope that I can still meet a friend there" .

We entered the Dead Forest . It was quiet, as usual . I looked at the trees, trying to find a certain someone, who might be here . "It"s been a long time, I a.s.sume . Maybe he no longer comes here" I thought . But then, I heard a familiar voice . "Don"t I know you from somewhere?" . I looked in the direction of the voice, and surely, it was the exact creature, I was looking for .

"Crow . It"s been a long time" . When Crow heard my voice, he instantly remembered "Nex? Is that really you? You look bad, what happened to you?" . I sat down and leaned my body on a tree, then said "It"s a long story . Would you like to hear it?" . Crow walked over and sat next to me . He said "Sure . By the way, what is that creature next to you?" . I introduced "This is Frosty, my companion", while Frosty made some noises and introduced itself .

Crow nodded his head, and asked with concern "How did this happen?" . I said "It started from…" and told him about my journey to the Vulture Cliffs . I told him about the Corpse Dogs, the Avians, and the Yagaroths . He seemed shocked, especially about the Yellow Dust . After a long story, I sat there staring at the dark sky, that enveloped the whole Northern Region .

After a while, Crow said "What are you going to do now? From what you told me, you are in deep trouble . Are you going to leave the North?" . I said "I don"t know . It"s one of the possibilities I have . But, I don"t want to leave defeated" . He became quite worked up and said "But you can"t win, with the High One of the Yagaroths . You said it yourself, it"s body was huge, how could you even damage it . . . " . Before he continued, he realised something, while I smiled . He asked "Are you really going to use that Yellow Dust?" . I said "If I have to . Yagaroths want me dead, because of Avians . Avians were the ones who asked me to exterminate Yagaroths, but that b.i.t.c.h managed to persuade the High One, to focus on me . I took the whole blame" .

Crow said "It"s seems weird, that the whole army of them started chasing you, because you killed like 3 or 4 of those Yagaroths . It doesn"t make sense" . I replied "It doesn"t make sense to me either . It seems to me, that I must"ve killed a Yagaroth, that was quite important to the High One . What other reason would there be?" .

Crow nodded, then hesitated for a while, but still asked "Do you need help" . I looked at him a bit surprised, while he tried to explain "I can"t be of much help to you, when it comes to dealing with the Avians or Yagaroths, but I can hide you, so that you can stay safe and recover your strength" .

"What an interesting offer, but is it an offer made purely due to friendship? Or does he want to rat me out, to the Yagaroths?" I thought . I didn"t know which it was but I couldn"t trust my life with another creature, maybe besides Frosty . I said "No need, but you could keep an eye for me on their movements . You seem to like this place . I will come back once in a while, then you can tell me what you found out" .

Crow nodded and said "I will do whatever I can" . I said to Frosty "Give him enough meat, to last him a long while, as a sign of my grat.i.tude" . Frosty nodded and started taking out the meat . Crow raised his voice and said "I don"t do it for the rewards! You don"t have to give me stuff . I want to help you" .

I looked at him and said "I know, but I also want you to be able to live properly . With some proper meat, you can go for much longer" . Crow hesitated for a while, so I said "Take it, If I didn"t treat you as a friend, I would never tell you all that" . Crow nodded his head and said "OK . I will try to find out anything regarding Yagaroths and Avians movements" . He then took out a black ribbon, and pointed at a tree saying "When this ribbon is attached to the tree, that means I will be here very often . When its not there, it will mean, I"m looking for information, and may not return for a long time" .

I nodded my head and said "Great . I"m off then . I came here in hopes of talking with you, now that this is done, it"s time for me to go . I will be back after some time" . Crow nodded his head and said "Good luck, and hopefully, see you soon" .When my eyes opened, I saw the all familiar world of my dreams . The Dark Traveller stood there, but didnt say anything . Thats weird . I dont think this ever happened before I thought . It was the same setting, I stood in front of the Dark Traveller, while it would talk and then kill me . But nothing happened . I walked closer and thought Did he got stuck or something? . When I walked in front of the Dark Traveller, he finally moved . My first thought, was that Im going to die again, but no, the Dark Traveller simply placed his hand on my shoulder, then said Therak Devorak . Fer Sathov Arast Lak . Then, I felt something entering my body . It wasnt strength, but knowledge . Although it didnt last long, I gained some knowledge of the Ancient Language! I said out loud, in shockI finally understand what you said . The Dark Traveller said Peris Ji Fal Gertes . Fhin Lak Rei Lentres Bahr Lakras, and took away his hand from my shoulder . What he said was This is the beginning . Now you can proceed by yourself . I was a bit flabbergasted by all that, but the Dark Traveller, simply punched me to death . When I opened my eyes again, I was no longer in a dream . What the h.e.l.l is going on? First of all, the Dark Traveller somehow pa.s.sed the knowledge, about the Ancient Language to me, then punched me to death . I feel as if all my improvements, are useless in front of him . Then the dream finished… I dont understand it anymore I thought . But there was one thing, I was certain of . My knowledge of the Ancient Language improved, by a lot I thought . I didnt learn the whole language, but the basic communication would be possible for me now . I want to go back to my dream now . He called me his disciple . I dont know, what to think of it anymore I thought . I was eager to find out more, but I had stuff to do as well . The most important matter, was to repair my left arm . I also had to travel back, away from the Vulture Cliffs . Who knows, if Avians will stay alive or not . Who knows, if the High One will send more Yagaroths, in search for me . I need to go back and heal my wounds . When Im ready, I will return I thought, and woke Frosty up . Frosty, its time to fix my other arm . Are you ready? I asked . Frosty nodded and rummaged in the bag, for all necessary items . After a while of pain, the agony ended and my arm was fixed . I now had both arms bandaged and straightened out . Walking was weird, with both arms hanging beside my body like that, but at least they were still there . Frosty packed all the stuff, and tried lifting the bag containing around 300 kilograms of Yellow Dust . The face it made, when it realised how heavy the bag was, made me laugh . Hahaha, help me put it on . I will carry it . I moved closer to the bag, while Frosty placed the straps around my shoulders . I stood up with it . Although it was quite heavy, it was nothing for me, even though both of my arms were broken . I said Lets go, we shall head towards the Dead Forest . Frosty nodded and followed after me The road back, was quite peaceful . Frosty was not a complete beginner, when it came to fighting . It could take care of Corpse Dogs mobs, that popped up from time to time . The journey back was long . What was weird though, was the fact, that I no longer had dreams with Dark Traveller . Even if I tried training something remotely, whenever my body or skills, nothing ever happened . Maybe its because my arms are damaged . Besides the Natural Path skill, I can train nothing else I thought . It was weird but also annoying . I finally got something useful and cant even test it out… I thought . Although I had no dreams, we still traveled towards our destination . I can finally see the Dead Forest I thought, and said to Frosty We have arrived . Lets go . I hope that I can still meet a friend there . We entered the Dead Forest . It was quiet, as usual . I looked at the trees, trying to find a certain someone, who might be here . Its been a long time, I a.s.sume . Maybe he no longer comes here I thought . But then, I heard a familiar voice . Dont I know you from somewhere? . I looked in the direction of the voice, and surely, it was the exact creature, I was looking for . Crow . Its been a long time . When Crow heard my voice, he instantly remembered Nex? Is that really you? You look bad, what happened to you? . I sat down and leaned my body on a tree, then said Its a long story . Would you like to hear it? . Crow walked over and sat next to me . He said Sure . By the way, what is that creature next to you? . I introduced This is Frosty, my companion, while Frosty made some noises and introduced itself . Crow nodded his head, and asked with concern How did this happen? . I said It started from… and told him about my journey to the Vulture Cliffs . I told him about the Corpse Dogs, the Avians, and the Yagaroths . He seemed shocked, especially about the Yellow Dust . After a long story, I sat there staring at the dark sky, that enveloped the whole Northern Region . After a while, Crow said What are you going to do now? From what you told me, you are in deep trouble . Are you going to leave the North? . I said I dont know . Its one of the possibilities I have . But, I dont want to leave defeated . He became quite worked up and said But you cant win, with the High One of the Yagaroths . You said it yourself, its body was huge, how could you even damage it . . Before he continued, he realised something, while I smiled . He asked Are you really going to use that Yellow Dust? . I said If I have to . Yagaroths want me dead, because of Avians . Avians were the ones who asked me to exterminate Yagaroths, but that b.i.t.c.h managed to persuade the High One, to focus on me . I took the whole blame . Crow said Its seems weird, that the whole army of them started chasing you, because you killed like 3 or 4 of those Yagaroths . It doesnt make sense . I replied It doesnt make sense to me either . It seems to me, that I mustve killed a Yagaroth, that was quite important to the High One . What other reason would there be? . Crow nodded, then hesitated for a while, but still asked Do you need help . I looked at him a bit surprised, while he tried to explain I cant be of much help to you, when it comes to dealing with the Avians or Yagaroths, but I can hide you, so that you can stay safe and recover your strength . What an interesting offer, but is it an offer made purely due to friendship? Or does he want to rat me out, to the Yagaroths? I thought . I didnt know which it was but I couldnt trust my life with another creature, maybe besides Frosty . I said No need, but you could keep an eye for me on their movements . You seem to like this place . I will come back once in a while, then you can tell me what you found out . Crow nodded and said I will do whatever I can . I said to Frosty Give him enough meat, to last him a long while, as a sign of my grat.i.tude . Frosty nodded and started taking out the meat . Crow raised his voice and said I dont do it for the rewards! You dont have to give me stuff . I want to help you . I looked at him and said I know, but I also want you to be able to live properly . With some proper meat, you can go for much longer . Crow hesitated for a while, so I said Take it, If I didnt treat you as a friend, I would never tell you all that . Crow nodded his head and said OK . I will try to find out anything regarding Yagaroths and Avians movements . He then took out a black ribbon, and pointed at a tree saying When this ribbon is attached to the tree, that means I will be here very often . When its not there, it will mean, Im looking for information, and may not return for a long time . I nodded my head and said Great . Im off then . I came here in hopes of talking with you, now that this is done, its time for me to go . I will be back after some time . Crow nodded his head and said Good luck, and hopefully, see you soon .