I woke up with the sunrise, at least that's what my biological clock was suggesting. My void bed was still there, under . I stood on my feet, made it disappear, and went outside. It was gray, probably because the mountains were blocking the sun.
The view was terrible. A ruined everywhere, and that terrible-looking fortress with a barricade made out of rubble and wood pieces. For it was ridiculous, but for them, it was a necessity to save themselves.
The situation was gonna change, though. It already was changed, but there was still plenty to be done.
- Good morning, Peter - pulled back to reality.
It was Alexandra, she ca out of a close-by building. I noticed dark circles under her eyes. It seed like she waited for through all night.
- Morning. You didn't sleep well, did you?
- I couldn't sleep at all. I was worried the monsters might co - she smiled at a little bit. - And I also wanted to go with you. I an outside the city. You are going outside, right?
There was a bit of hesitation showing in her behavior, like she was worried she overstepped her boundaries with .
- Yeah. I was gonna grab sothing to eat and then go.
She nodded, clearly reassured, probably because I confird her thoughts.
- C-can I go with you?
- To eat? Sure.
She smiled.
- No, behind the gate.
- Yeah, but you have to be careful out there. When monsters will show up it's better if they won't see you. I will have my hands busy enough without having to protect you.
- I'll keep my distance.
I nodded and went to get sothing to eat. I needed to keep a few of those crystals for myself because my points were almost gone. She also bought sothing for herself, and then we started heading towards the gate.
- Are you the strongest person in your world? - she asked suddenly.
- Yeah.
- Tell about your world.
- Well... We had rough beginnings, just like you, here. Eventually, though we managed to straighten ourselves, and started to build a community of so sort, I guess.
- What type of people do you have there. You said you have hunters because you need to actively hunt those monsters.
- Yeah. We do have hunters. We have also craftsn. They originally couldn't fight because of the injuries, or simply fear, and started doing things for others. Equipnt mainly. Then it evolved in furniture and other stuff. Right now they make all kinds of things. Even magical. Like swords and shields. Armors. They even make cannons.
- Cannons?
- Yeah. For protection... In case sothing could attack us - I quickly added, then cleared my throat to continue. - We also have regular people. They just work.
- Work? Like, how? Like cleaning, cooking, and stuff?
- Yeah. For example, we have a brothel out there. My friend, Aisha, runs it. So girls work there because they just like sex. Others are just bartending or cleaning after parties. So sing, and play instrunts. Many kinds of things... We have even a cafeteria, and people cook there. Well, technically it belongs to Wuxia.
,m She nodded.
- You ntioned a friend, Aisha? Can you tell sothing about her?
- Well... She is a smart girl. Good person. Very though. Like, seriously, very though... She has been through so real shit. Very hardworking. A little trouble maker though - I said, and imdiately thought about all the things that happened to us.
- And that Wuxia?
- Wuxia is an organization. At first, it was made by Zhang Yong. Great guy. Unfortunately, he was killed. After so troubles, eventually, my friend, Hatta, took over. They right now deal with a lot of stuff. Patroling city walls, hunting, managing hunting grounds ent other things.
- What about you, Peter? Who are you back there?
- ? I'm nobody - I said, and imdiately thought it was a lie.
I no longer was just nobody. I had an imnse influence. I was the strongest guy by far. I was respected, and even had a bunch of followers that though I'm so kind of ssiah.
- You know what? That's not true. It used to be, but right now I'm actually a well-known person that usually hunts alone, and does so risky things...
- Like traveling to this world?
- Yep. Or going after the monster that almost... Doesn't matter.
- No, please, tell - she stopped, and looked at .
I also stopped and sighed. My mouth happened to be faster than my brain this ti.
- There was a monster that killed many people. It was very, very strong. And I went to kill it, despite all my friends telling to not go. They thought I'm gonna die. Well... I also thought I might. Like... I knew I for sure will be able to put up a fight, but I wasn't sure who in the end will be the winner.
There was a mont of silence between us. She just found sothing at least peculiar about . I also realized sothing about myself. It was not like I was not afraid of death, or I had a death wish. I got braver. I got tougher. If I wanted sothing, as long as I thought I have a chance, I was willing to try, even with my life on the line.
- Tell more about your world. It's so fascinating.
- Well... - I started walking again, and she followed. - I have a friend, Will. He is a good guy. Funny, a bit strange. Sotis can be a real asshole, but I like him. We made it through all kinds of shit. There is that guy, Martin, who is kinda obsessed with getting bigger and stronger. He is huge right now. I look like a baby compared to him.
I peeked over my shoulder at her, she was smiling.
- Ther is Nobuo, a true samurai. Boris, also a good friend of mine. They both have their own little organizations. All good people.
The talk continued, and I went more or less through all the people I knew. For obvious reasons, I didn't ntion Blue, Eshe, and the rest of her gang, or Nadia.. Eventually, we reached the gate.
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