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Uso to uragiri

How it all started (episode 2)

By ZazaPublished 4 years ago 73 min read
Uso to uragiri
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Episode 2: How it all began; In the forest, blue, pink, and red mushrooms of various

colors stood everywhere, and little orbs flew everywhere. Air animals with four wings

and short wings. Maryira was the name of the forest, and it was one of the most

important forests in the world. The rivers were dazzling blue, and all species of

mammals drank from them. Grass that is lavender in color. The sky is a blend of blue

and pink. The clouds were fluffy and white. The sound of slaughter was the only thing

they heard that time while the creatures went about their business.

Blood flowed from the tree branches as a light purple drom animal rushed away from

something. She heard a stream a few kilometers distant and ran there. 'How am I

expected to proceed from here?' 'I couldn't keep it safe,' she reasoned.

She dove beneath the ditch. she squished into the ditch and laid down. she was

gasping for air. The vines appeared to be aware of her wounds. It began to wrap itself

around her. The agony made her flinch. 'I've got to deal with the pain,' she reasoned.

The vines then attacked her wounds, piercing her gash to the core. The agony made

her flinch. She was startled by the sound of footsteps above her. "Did it find me that

quickly?" The monster pursuing the drom got closer to her hiding place. "I've got to get

out of here!" she reasoned. She ran away from the hiding place in a flash. Even after

the vines had fallen out of her wounds, she was still in excruciating pain.

She had to flee for her life. There was a brook up ahead, so she rushed straight for it.

Birds flew off the tree, and squirrels flew away from the creature.

The beast that was hunting her suddenly came to a halt. she was relieved that the

creature had stopped hunting her, then she reasoned, "But I can't celebrate just yet."

She came across the river after a few minutes of running. "Finally, I've made it," she

exclaimed. She took a stroll across to the river and sat down.

And started to drink from the river. "It appears that I'm going to die now that my time is

over," the drom reasoned. When she heard rustling behind her, the deer was terrified.

An armored creature came behind her. The scorching in her wounds became more

terrible as she moved her head. A three-strike gash on her side, a big cut on her neck,

and a lost limb were among her injuries. The armored creature walked up to her and

softly approached her. 'It appears that your time heromy has expired; you have failed to

guard it,' the armored warrior said. "Interesting, I didn't realize you could speak, and

how do you know my name?" Heromy inquired. 'How did you conclude that I couldn't

speak?' 'Are you so different from me that neither of us has the right to speak?' the

armored creature answered. Heromy indicated her displeasure with the existing state of

affairs with a shake of her head. "No, I wasn't expecting it. I've always assumed you

armored creatures were silent assassins " creatures, armored, chuckled. As he stood by

her, peering at the water, the armored creature murmured, "I suppose we are." Heromy

scoffed, "Oh, I didn't expect you to be merciful." The armored tagarfi remarked, 'Be glad,

enjoy one last look before I kill you.’’

Before she could take one last glimpse at the lake, Heromy had already passed away.

Blood was splattered all over the area. Her head landed neatly on the ground. After

killing her, the armored creature stated, "Of course I wasn't going to let you look at the

beauty of this planet again, I'm not that nice." After that, the armored creature devoured

her.

Airing creatures fluttered through the air, monkeys chirped, and squirrels rushed

through the trees. In the oak tree (mentioned earlier), there was a den hole. Later, a

yellow-green tsugero was sleeping quietly until he heard rumbling. He hissed, then

flapped his wing and flew away from his nest. He landed on a red squirrel's branch.

"What is all this commotion I keep hearing? I'm trying to sleep," he explained. "Well, all

we know is it's those tagarfi pups again ba-ging did say they grew bigger than

previously," the squirrel added. "Let's just hope those monsters don't eat us!!" cried a

bunny. All of the critters began joking around about the puppies. "Hey Tara, what are

your thoughts on those pups?" The tsugero inquired of the red squirrel. 'They don't

belong in this forest,' Tara observed, 'they might grow up to eat us.'’

There was a lot of rumbling inside the enormous oak tree. Three puppies were chasing

each other around the den. In the den's corner, there was only one lone pup. His fur

coat was a blend of dark purple and blue, and he had dull grey eyes. A silver black

puppy then rolled over on top of him. The silver black pup remarked, "oof sorry atlas

didn't see you there." Atlas groaned and said, "whatever." The pup then returned to play

with the other dogs. Atlas was being studied by a red, blue and yellow puppy. He

cocked his head to look at the pup in the eyes. Atlas inquired, "umm what are you

staring at?" Atlas was waved at by the puppy, who stood on his hind legs.

‘'Ok you weirdo, go die," Atlas said, clearly shocked. The red puppy appeared perplexed

before collapsing on his back. When he sighed, the other three puppies began to yip

and make a variety of noises. Atlas attempted to drown out the noise by covering his

ears with his paws. Atlas grew tired of the pups since they were so boisterous. Atlas

stood up and moved over to the three puppies, growling. ‘'Can you guys please be

quiet; I can't help but feel ashamed," Atlas pleaded. One curly-furred dark purple puppy

stood up. "Well, it's not our fault, and you should relax; it's not going to kill you or

anything," she smirked. ‘'Tsuki!" said Atlas. "Atlas!" she yelled back.

Knowing they wouldn't be able to stop the fight, the other two puppies put their ears

back. ‘What a bunch of morons, don't they understand that there is more to life than

fighting each other?' thought red mixed pup. He sighed and closed his eyes as he

turned his head. Tsuki attacked Atlas as soon as he opened his eyes and moved his

gaze to the other two oblivious puppies. They were both rolling around on top of each

other, and fur was flying everywhere. "Um guys, stop!" screamed an all-black puppy,

"mother ba-ging will be returning soon!" Tsuki hissed, "Shut up, Kashi!' Tsuki shook her

body and kicked Atlas off of her. She then made a hasty retreat.

Atlas has become enraged, as evidenced by his growling. He stood up and searched for

Tsuki, who had vanished. "Thanks for bothering me, Tsuki," Atlas murmured. Behind

the vines, a curling dark purple tail protruded. Atlas had a blank expression on his face

as if he was thinking to himself, ‘Is she truly hiding behind her?' Atlas marched over to

her hiding place, leaped behind her, and assaulted Tsuki. They both turned over and

landed on each other as Tsuki roared. ‘'That's so filthy!" exclaimed the black-and-red

striped puppy.

When Atlas landed on Tsuki's head, Tsuki said, "Get off!" But he was deafeningly deaf

‘'That doesn't appear to be nice," Kashi murmured to the silver-black puppy. She agreed

with him and nodded her head. Atlas leaped from Tsuki's head, her tongue hung out

and she shook her head, walking back to the other side. Atlas tucked his ears behind

his earlobes. Atlas grumbled and began walking away after realizing he had a wound on

his forearm. The black-and-red striped puppy then pursued him.’’ Oh, Atlas, you were

so fantastic, you were like boom and then bomb! I want to be like you!" Atlas got a look

on his face that said, "Are you talking to me now?" Atlas paused for a moment before

deciding to pursue the puppy. "Well, you see, Novem, if you want to be like me, you

have to be brave, bold, and courageous," Atlas said, striking a pose. "I was so sure of

one small thing I said!" Novem thought. His jaw was gaping as his eyes twinkled with

wonder.

Atlas was about to add something else when the fairy appeared. "All right animals, it's

time!" ‘'At a time like this," Novem groaned. He shifted his gaze to atlas. Atlas' eyes

were filled with rage. Atlas murmured, "glad she's back. Novem sighed, knowing he'd be

wasting his time with Atlas. Shiru, Tsuki, and Kashi all stopped playing. "OK, gather

around and stop what you're doing and listen," Mother ba-ging remarked. Novem bolted

from Atlas, rolling over in the ground. Glancing at Novem, Atlas said to himself, "moron."

The other puppies had decided to follow Mother Ba-ging over to her and form a circle

around her. Atlas was at a loss for what to do. "I don't want to be near her, but if I don't,

I'm trapped with that moron," Atlas reasoned as he studied Novem. Novem came to a

halt and performed the same wave as before. Atlas dashed over to the fairy, saying,

"Yeah, I'm not going to stay with him."

Novem's ears were folded behind his head. As his smile faded into a frown, the

disappointed Novem sank to his back. ‘'What a letdown," he reflected. Mother ba-ging,

Atlas, Tsuki, Shiru, and Kashi stood around. "Ok you monsters, I'll go hunting now you

guys should know the rule not to leave this cave, I don't want those other outsiders to

blame me, so behave!" ba-ging exclaimed. Because the puppies' ears are sensitive,

they all covered them, but mother ba-ging paid little notice to them. They were unaware

that they could bleed as a result of being exposed to loud noise up close. Shiru thought

to himself, "I feel like my ears are going to burst out and bleed, why does she have to be

so loud?"

‘'Man, she's annoying, just leave now," Atlas moaned. ‘'atlas, what did you say?" baging snarled as if mother ba-ging had heard him. ‘' As I already stated, you are

obnoxious! "Atlas shouted, "Just shut up and leave!". "Why you!" ba-ging shouted, her

hands clenched in a fist. "Be grateful that I'm raising you in surviving; I throw my life on

the line to raise you all!' she screamed. Novem came to a halt in the dirt, peering at the

atlas and asking, "What's all this commotion?" With a troubled expression on his face,

he looked at Atlas. Atlas drew the attention of the other three puppies, who were taken

aback by his actions. "You should be glad," ba-ging said calmly. They all thought to

themselves, "hmm..."

Tsuki thought to herself, ‘I thought she was going to hit Atlas, what a bore.' After that,

Ba-ging flew from the tree den. Ba-ging then searched the area for something to do.

She suddenly noticed someone and flew directly towards Tara and the red squirrel.

"Hello Tara, and whatever your name is," The fairy was known as ba-ging. "I'd like you

to keep an eye on the puppies since I'm not sure if they'll listen to me or not." Tsugero's

and the bird’s ideas were jumbled. Tara said, 'Let us decide.'

"Um okay go ahead," she comforted as her palms sweated. They both leaped/flew over

a few branches. ‘So, what do you think we should do?' inquired the squirrel. ‘'I don't

know if I can trust the pups not to eat us, and what if the fairy lies to us," Tsugero

expressed her concern. "Perhaps we can study the puppies and conduct experiments

on them," the red squirrel suggested. Tsugero sighed, concerned about the squirrel. "I

don't know, maybe we shouldn't, you know the fairy is insane and thinks she's so nice,"

Tsugero grumbled. They both turned around to see ba-ging, who was humming on a

branch. ‘'You can see how innocent she appears, but she might be a murderer." ‘'What

if she's plotting our deaths? What if she wants those creatures to consume us?"

Tsugero wondered aloud. The red squirrel observed, "There were a lot of what-ifs in

your sentence just now." "That isn't the issue! She might try to kill us!" Tsugero

exclaimed. ‘' Tara, too much ba-ging might have heard us," the red squirrel said quietly.

Tsugero said, "Oh, but I still think she's lying." ‘'Perhaps we should," the squirrel added,

‘'I want to run some experiments on them."

Tsugero tilted her head in confusion, probably thinking the squirrel is crazy as well. ‘’

Well you can do whatever but I’m gonna go back to my nest and stay safe’’ Tsugero

said. The squirrel was heartbroken and devastated. Tsugero spread her wings and took

off, heading towards her nest. Without her pal Tara, the squirrel was at a loss. The

squirrel moved closer to ba-ging in order to offer her his question.

‘'Should I really be doing this?" the squirrel wondered. He was terrified of the creatures

in the den. However, none of the creatures had any idea what was beyond the forest's

borders. Atlas was back in his corner, worried that he had triggered the fairy in some

manner following the encounter. He considered all that had happened in the previous

minutes. Atlas sighed and rose to his feet, walking over to a pit. It exposed the puppies

to the outside world, something they had never seen before. They were all stuck in the

den, and for some reason, the first time they were able to speak and see, ba-ging told

them not to go. At that age, the pups never fully comprehended the outside world.

Months before, when the pups were adopted by the fairy. ‘I'll get them out of here,' baging said to eclipse. Eclipse cried tears of joy because she felt so hopeful. "I'm

overjoyed," she exclaimed. "But don't forget the pledge we made," ba-ging stated

sternly. Eclipse could only nod; her throat hurt from all the shouting, and her legs felt

like they were going to fall off from running nonstop for hours. Ba-ging then flew away,

never to be seen again. "Fly high fairy!" eclipse exclaimed as she turned around. ‘' Oh,

no! This is definitely going to put my life in jeopardy," she thought to herself. When she

turned to look at the puppies, one of them attacked her without warning. She yelled, ‘

Ahh!' While descending, Ba-ging dropped the pups. "I can't believe one of them

attacked me!?" she exclaimed angrily.

The pups tumbled through the air, and one of them attacked the fairy, breaking her

wing. Through the leaves of the trees, ba-ging fell. It prevented her from collapsing, but

her damaged wing still hurt. She winced in discomfort and said, " ugh." "Come on baging, this isn't so bad, some people have it worse," she attempted to persuade herself.

Her cheeks were flushed with tears. ‘'Am I this frail?" she wondered. She sprang to her

feet, but her massive wing knocked her down. Alternatively, her little frame was too frail

to support fallen wings. Ba-ging felt weak; she had no idea such a minor injury could

have such an impact on her.

'oh no!' She thought to herself, "I'm so stupid, I should have just left them to die and

none of this would have happened to me." Ba-ging then looked around the area, gritting

her teeth and saying, "I simply need to find something so I can walk." She kept looking

but couldn't find anything, so she clenched her teeth so hard that they bled. ‘Will I Ever

Be Enough?' screamed ba-ging. "Get up, it's not the time for failures, get up and try

again," said a voice. ‘'Father... I'm very sorry father, please forgive me!" Ba-ging

exclaimed. Her father stated, "It's safe to assume you've always been the useless one."

‘'No father!" Ba-ging exclaimed. I can prove to you that I am not useless." ba-ging was

frightened. "Are you more afraid of me than of the outside world?" her father inquired.

Ba-ging cried, "n-no, father, I would never!" she shook her head. ‘'Father, please!" baging shouted as her father charged at her with a pointed stick. She suddenly gasped

and appeared to pass out. "Oh my my, I'm so glad it wasn't genuine," ba-ging guffawed.

She then groaned, convinced that everything that had transpired with the puppies,

eclipse, and her father had been staged. She leaped into the air, ready to fly, faster than

the speed of light. But an excruciating agony shot through her wing, and she

whimpered, "ahh!" Ba-ging landed flat on her back on a stone. She had broken her

spine after falling on a stone, and there was a loud crack. She winced in pain, thinking

to herself, "what an unlucky day." She then attempted to turn around, but it was difficult

due to her shattered wing and spine.

She tried again but was unsuccessful, ‘'ugh," she murmured. ‘'Perhaps I should give up

on attempting to save them; they are now on their own; they aren't even mine, to begin

with," Ba-ging replied. Ba-ging groaned and closed her eyes, giving up.

As she was about to sink into her eternal slumber, she heard whimpers. She sat up,

unconcerned about the pain. She looked around. Ba-ging then reached out and

grabbed a thick branch that she had previously fallen through. When one of the puppies

sprang at her earlier. Her shattered wing dragged her down a little as she grasped the

branch. She kicked the branch with her leg. ‘' ungh!" says Ba-ging. She had a difficult

time. She kicked it a few more times and for the last kick it finally broke. ‘'Yes!" she

exclaimed, her eyes beaming with delight. shouted ba-ging She leaped into the air, but

her broken wing began to hurt her much more. "ow," ba-ging whimpered in agony. She

crawled after that and collected five leaves. She sighed and then began wrapping it

around her wings. It was difficult to wrap her wings around her injuries because they

were springy. She eventually captured her wings and wrapped them with leaves and a

stick. She sighed in pain relief as her wings felt better than before. "These leaves are

truly helpful," ba-ging said, and she felt as if she was being put at ease.

Then suddenly Ba-ging was reminded of the earlier whimpering. ‘Dang it!' she

exclaimed as she stood up on one leg. She avoided letting her broken leg touch the

ground. She hopped over to the source of the whimpering. Ba-ging was carried by the

trees around her. As she moved forward, the whimpering became increasingly louder.

She came across a bluish-purple bush as she continued forward. All of the sounds were

coming from behind the bush. She thought to herself, "Here goes nothing." Ba-ging then

began walking through the bushes. She saw nothing after pushing into the undergrowth.

"Huh?" baffles her mind. She was perplexed; where had all the whining gone, and were

they all traps? She considered a variety of options. The more she pondered, the more

perplexed she became. Ba-ging then took a step forward, but she felt something

beneath her bare feet. She smirked as she looked down. "This should assist with my

broken leg," remarked Ba-ging.

She had to kneel due to a badly fractured leg. She sat on her bottom after picking up

the stick. She then reached up and snatched a vine above her head. She then began to

align the stick with her leg. She then took the vines she had selected and wrapped them

around her leg. Ba-ging then had a sharp pain in her back. She was probably so

preoccupied with other things that she didn't notice the pain in her back until now.

"Crap, I'm stuck," ba-ging grumbled.

She couldn't move because her spine hurt so much. She heard additional whimpers at

that point, but ba-ging didn't want to take any chances, so she ignored them. But baging was devastated when she learned more. She felt something wet and chilly against

her back at that same moment. It tickled her, and she wiggled around. Her back began

to hurt even more. She felt as if she was ready to pass away, but then the torment

subsided. Through her back and blood, she felt heated. Her injuries were all healed,

and she felt as if she had never had them before. Ba-ging felt fresh, new, and younger

than she had in the past, but she had no idea why. All of Ba-ging's scratches and bite

marks from the pups who had attacked her along with the pups from earlier vanished.

Ba-ging then remembered the whimpering and flapped her wings, flying across the air.

She searched through trees, bushes, and damps. But she found nothing, she wondered

if the whimpers were all a mimic. ‘’ was it all a lie am I dreaming’’ ba-ging thought. She

then heard more whimpers coming from her right. She took off down her right side.

There were vines in her way, which made flying more difficult for her. ‘'What!?" ba-ging

thought as the vines began to move. After that, the vines began to attack her. Ba- ging's

reflexes aided her in avoiding the vines. She glided quickly through the vines, avoiding

all strikes. She swiftly flew left and right. As she flew, it became darker, making it more

difficult for her to see the includes, making it more difficult for her to avoid each blow

from the vines. One of the vines spun her around on her legs. Ba-ging whimpered in

pain as the darkness became darker and darker, making it more difficult for her to avoid

the vines. Her reflexes protected her as she dodged a vine that was about to rip her

head off. The terrified ba-ging soared faster than she had ever flown before.

As she flew, she noticed a ray of light shining through the vines ahead of her. Ba-ging

accelerated her flight by flapping her wings harder. Ba-ging could see the light since she

was so near to it. "I’m almost there," ba-ging stated. She was about to reach the end of

the vine maze when she heard a noise. She didn't notice a hidden vine. It slammed into

her torso so forcefully that she was thrown out of the vine maze.

ba-ging slammed into the ground and rolled around in it her lips first in the soil, for the

vine had hit her hard. As she tumbled into a tree, ba-ging stood up and spit out the dirt

in her mouth. Blood flowed from her chin as she spat the filth out of her lips. "This is

stupid," ba-ging mumbled. She heard whimpering right after she complained. Ba-ging,

she flapped her wings and leaped into the air, taking flight. She took off and flew directly

to the source of the noise. Before, the whimpering was louder, and ba-ging fluttered her

wings more forcefully. There were more trees in her way, so ba-ging skirted the

branches to get to the sound faster. Because of all the soaring, Ba-ging's wings were

fatigued. Even ba-ging became fatigued, and as she came to a halt, she heard more

whimpers. After a few more minutes, Ba-ging flew fast again and came upon the pups.

The puppies were all snuggled together as if they were afraid of something. The

puppies were terrified, ba-ging couldn't comprehend at the time, but she suddenly

remembered something she couldn't possibly forget.

She recalled one of the puppies attacking her. She was in such much discomfort as a

result of them. Ba-ging was enraged, not because of the puppies, but because she felt

weak. She has betrayed both her father and her family. She felt as though she were a

disgrace to the entire world. She had never been able to impress her father, let alone

her mother or siblings. And thinks She's now incapable of assisting others. "Damn it!"

she exclaimed. Ba-ging felt dissatisfied with herself, but then she remembered eclipse,

who was enraged to the point of being unable to think clearly. ba-ging realized that

eclipse was to blame for her sorrow. "Damn you, tagarfi!!" If I hadn't kept this

commitment, none of this would have happened," ba-ging exclaimed. The puppies soon

began to whimper, and ba-ging became irritated by all of the whinings and couldn't stop

herself. "Shut up, you stupid animals, shut up!" ba-ging exclaimed again. Ba-ging was

enraged. She then directed her finger at the terrified puppies. "It's all your fault; I

wouldn't be in this situation if it weren't for you!" shouted ba-ging The puppies whined

even louder, and they all had to take a step back.

"Hello!" 'What are you guys doing, running away?' ba-ging screamed at the puppies.

The puppies growled at ba-ging, but she didn't notice they weren't growling at her. "I

knew it, you animals want to kill me!" ba-ging yelled, thinking they were violent towards

her. She then took a step back and turned to face a pile of sticks. 'This is it, father, I'm

going to have to kill them,' said Ba-ging. ba-ging honed his staff and lunged for the

puppies. " Ahhhhh!" shouted ba-ging. The red liquid sprayed all over the place.

Atlas then said, "damn it, I must have slept off," he reasoned. Atlas was exhausted, and

his eyes were heavy.

Atlas closed and then reopened his eyes. To acclimatize to the sunlight, he had to blink

a few times. Atlas purchased his paw and used it to clean his face. Someone sneezed, "

AACHOO." Atlas only turned around to find Novem sneezing. Tsuki chastised Novem,

"idiot, that isn't healthy for our nose, you idiot, you will surely die." "What the hell!!" With

his paws, he covered his eyes with the horror "I'm too young to die."

'You fool, I was only joking, you're probably just allergic to something, that's what you

get for believing everything I say,' Tsuki lectured him once more. "Wait, what?" says

Novem. I'm never going to believe you again, you liar," Novem shouted. Tsuki

responded, "You fool, you're too loud, shut your mouth dumby." "Well, if you weren't

noisy, I wouldn't be loud," Novem exclaimed.

Atlas only rolled his eyes in irritation. Atlas reprimanded, "Hey morons, keep it down, will

you? Some of us are trying to enjoy the peace," he moaned. Tsuki sighed, presumably

because she didn't want Atlas to budge in her lecturing Novem. "I'm going wherever I'm

going now," she sighed. As Tsuki hurried towards their other siblings, Atlas and Novem

stood there watching. "She's a pain, isn't she?" Atlas said, Novem only responding with

a tail wag. "You're lucky I assisted you because you might as well die if you're dealing

with Tsuki" atlas concluded. Novem had no idea what Atlas meant when he said he

would die dealing with his sister Tsuki. He groaned and tilted his head, Atlas

understanding what he meant. Atlas groaned and rolled his eyes, "nevermind you, idiot,

I guess you wouldn't comprehend what I have to deal with."Although Novem didn't

understand, he played along and nodded.

Tara jumped, headed for the fairy, from branch to branch. Ba-ging picked and played

branches off the tree. She sweatdropped as the squirrel saw what she was doing. He

began to consider all of his options. He felt like he was putting his life in danger, but he

had no choice. He must have felt, he thought. "Is this the right decision?" he pondered.

Tara was terrified and didn't know what to do. He had a strong desire to see the

monsters. So he went on and jumped towards ba-ging, hoping he wouldn't get himself

killed because of his decision. The yellow-greenish bird was now perched on top of his

bird nest. He chose to observe his friend from a distance. He felt as if he had betrayed

the squirrel. So, because he felt that way, he decided to keep an eye on Tara and

protect her from afar. "I hope you can forgive me, Tara," the bird reflected. He reasoned

that he hoped his friend Tara would forgive him. However, there was a specific reason

for it.

Tara had closed the distance between herself and ba-ging. To gain ba-ging's attention

she cleared her throat. Ba-ging was completely oblivious to everything that was going

on around her. Tara broke out in a cold sweat and stood up on his hind legs to see what

Ba-ging was up to. Tara had been taken aback, and it was possible that it had made her

feel awful about her bad mouth. Tara hadn't intended for him gasp to be as loud as it

had been. Ba-ging is aware of it because of her gasp. At the time, Ba-ging had no idea

how she felt. Was it shock or embarrassment that caused it? Ba-ging, on the other

hand, had no way of knowing. However, she was aware that she was experiencing a

certain emotion. Sadness.

Her forehead furrowed in embarrassment as Ba-ging exclaimed. As she hurriedly turned

around, her hands were buried behind her back. Tara was perplexed as to why she was

holding her hands behind her back. She seemed to be keeping something hidden. Tara,

on the other hand, chose not to enquire and instead came here to inform Ba-ging of her

findings. ‘'Uhm..." Tara began, "I came here with my answers," she concluded. ‘'Finally,

I don't have to injure myself any longer," Ba-ging thought. Tara remained silent, which

irritated Ba-ging. ‘'Um, what is your response?" Ba-ging inquired. Tara moaned and

extended her arms. "What are you keeping hidden behind your back?" Tara inquired.

Tara had no intention of asking that inquiry, but she pities the fairy. Tara's eyes were

pity-filled. Ba-ging, on the other hand, was irritated. She didn't want Tara to ask her

about her arms, in other words. As a result, Ba-ging hid it and stared at Tara. With her

look, she tells Tara to mind her own business. Tara's sweat began to accumulate on all

four of her legs. She then sighed and sat down. "Well, I've got my answer, and I'll keep

an eye on the puppies," Tara said.

It was almost as if nothing had happened in the previous few minutes. Tara was

startled, but she didn't pay attention. Out of annoyance, she shifted her gaze to the side.

Ba-ging flailed her wings as though she were about to take flight. "That's good," . Tara

drew Ba-ging's gaze down. Tara twitches her ear with delight. She said to the fairy, "All

right."

Ba-ging fluttered her wings even more before taking flight. Tara's bridge of the nose was

splattered with a dark red liquid. And it slid down her nose, dropping slowly into the

ground. ‘'What?" Tara was bewildered by the circumstances. She then twisted around to

face Ba gings of flight. Blood was trickling from somewhere, but Tara had no idea where

it came from. The appearance of blood traces perplexed Tara even more. ‘'Is that the

end of it?" ...’’ Tara pondered, her logic unsatisfactory. To remove the blood, she rubbed

her cheeks with her claws. Tara's nose picked up on a terrible odor in the blood. She felt

sick to her stomach as a result of it. Her stomach contents, on the other hand, felt as if

they were spinning and knotted inside her stomach. Tara was even more disgusted by

this.

She stopped washing her face because it wasn't clean, despite her best efforts. Her

cleaning session only made things worse. Angry, she growled and leaped onto other

trees. "pft" Tara, fortunately, had heard the beast. Tara looked for the source of the

whispering but couldn't find anything. "Where the hell is it coming from?" Tara

wondered. Tara chose to ignore the talking and tend to the puppies instead. She was

quite interested in seeing the puppies. She was perplexed as to why other animals

referred to them as Monsters. They hadn't seen them with their own eyes. Tara

essentially intended to experiment with them.

Tara noticed that someone was looking at her. Her skin was crawling with chills just

thinking about it. It wasn't a harmless game of hiding and seek; instead, it was

something more sinister and bloodlust-inducing. Tara was trembling with horror as it

followed her every step. But she chose to disregard it, a decision that could lead to the

death of her most adored. But who was it watching her and why?.

The thing that had been observing her begins to claw out its nails. It was hidden in the

undergrowth, waiting for Tara to be caught off guard. They were roaring as they

crouched in a hunting position. They were ready to approach Tara when they heard a

voice, which caused them to halt and retreat deeper into the bushes. Tara is still a focus

of their attention. Tara was being called by a bunny.

The bunny had dark blue fur and green eyes. She seemed stressed out about

something. “ What?” Tara asked. She had stopped moving through the trees as she

heard the bunny call out her name. Tara looked and turned around towards the bunny. “

Are you going to babysit those Monsters!” she shouted. Tara was confused by her

statement. But yet again that’s what she expects. “ Yeah, is there anything wrong with

that?

“Is there anything?!?! There are numerous explanations for this!!” The bunny yelled

something. Tara was very worried about the bunny. Her ears twitched and she tilted her

head in bewilderment. “However, what are the reasons?” she inquired. It irritates her

that everyone is constantly questioning her decision. “ Well, first and foremost! They are

murderers!” The bunny let out a squeal of resentment “ You're lying! Nobody has ever

been killed by them!” Tara screamed. The bunny let out a gasp of surprise. This drew

Tara's attention since she realized she had made a grammatical error in those words.

“Are you guarding these monsters?” The bunny exclaimed, her voice trembling with

surprise. Tara's palms were sweating at the prospect. “Why would I?” Tara came up

with the question. The bunny remarked, "But you just protected them." Tara added, "I

just protected them since there were no other reasons to lie about them killing us."

However, the blue bunny appeared unconcerned. Tara's face was flushed with

perspiration. The blue bunny rolled her eyes as she said, " Oh sure." Tara began to

sweat again as she murmured. She thought to herself, "Well this is awkward." After that,

the bunny began to flee.

But that didn't last long, as the bunny abruptly came to a halt. She shifted her gaze to

Tara. As she jumped away, she responded, "Well, then explain this." The blue bunny

seemed to urge Tara to follow her. Tara was undecided about whether or not she

should follow the blue rabbit. It took her a long time to make up her mind. But she

eventually decided to follow the bunny. By a shrub, the bunny was already waiting for

Tara. Tara took off running on all four paws. She quickly sprung to her feet and ran

down to the bunny.

"How am I expected to explain this?" Tara had inquired. The bunny said, "Follow me."

The blue bunny then ventured further into the woods. Tara trailed closely after her. As

they strolled down the wooded trail, they were both silent.

Tara had become even more perspiring as a result of this. What exactly was the blue

rabbit trying to show her? Tara wished she could ask a question, but she couldn't. As a

result, she remained completely silent throughout. After that, the bunny began to run

faster than before. Tara was taken aback because she hadn't anticipated the abrupt

acceleration. To keep up with the bunny, Tara had to run faster. Tara had been led to

something terrible and deadly by the bunny. The trees were covered in blood. The

feathery spatter of blood spray, painted in sloppy strokes.

Tara's breath caught in her throat as she was shocked by what she witnessed. “How do

you explain this?” The bunny inquired. All of the bodies had bite and scratch marks on

them. A tagarfi appeared to have assaulted them. Their wounds were profound, and

blood streamed from them in scarlet red color. The bunny said, "Come." She then

walked away, Tara trailing close behind. The blue bunny led Tara behind a bush as they

were both walking. A gratifying, squelching noise was heard as they walked through the

bush. Tara became aware that she was treading on something soft.

Tara snatched her left paw up, disgusted. Her skin was peeling off in a pinkish-red

color. The majority of them clung to her like honey. It had a metallic, unpleasant odor to

it. Tara's paw was still leaking with small chunks of flesh.“What exactly is this?” Tara

inquired, frightened by the sight. "For the time being, call me bloo," said the bunny. “You

might have said that instead of addressing my question!” Tara screamed. Tara feels

disgusted, horrified, and shocked, and there are no words to express her feelings. What

kind of monster was responsible for this? It could easily have been the creatures that

Ba-ging is defending.

As she started forward, Bloo's nose twitched. "Look," Bloo mumbled. Tara observed a

deer up ahead that had perished. Flies flew over the motionless body, devouring it. Tara

and Bloo, on the other hand, noticed that the body was still alive as they approached it.

A significant part of the deer's stomach was missing. The color of meat fat is a vivid

yellow. Due to blood flowing from its wound, a pool of blood has developed around its

body.

It appeared to be awake while being attacked, as its eyes were wide open. Blood is

seeping from its tongue, which is poking out of its mouth. Magnets were already working

their way into the still alive flesh. The deer was in excruciating discomfort, and it was

making a painful screaming noise.

“Why?” Tara had inquired. Bloo drew nearer to the body. She appears to have gone to

examine the body. As she approached the body, she exclaimed, "Look." Scratches and

bite marks covered the deer's body. Blood dripped from its wounds, staining its fur. Tara

took a closer look at the body. She noticed dark, little fragments strewn throughout the

deer's carcass. “It appears that the beast wore armor,” Tara says. Bloo was taken aback

and gazed at Tara with bewilderment. Bloo was taken aback and questioned, "How do

you know?" This was a frightening and brutal investigation. In a terrible manner, blood

was poured all over the trees. The deer's spine was revealed by a three-strike mark that

was also deep.

It was swaying up and down as the deer continued to breathe. It was struggling to stay

alive. However, this has aggravated the situation. It should have been put to death, but

instead, it was let to die. It was permitted to slowly die and suffer. The odor has

worsened as more bugs have feasted on it. It was slowly but steadily losing small bits of

meat. The deer was not spared by the bugs.

The creature that attacked the deer had to let it die in order for it to feel agony and

suffering. We're not going to put it out of its misery. Tara had been even more

despondent of it. What kind of creature would let another living thing perish slowly? It's

like abusing living beings in a new way. However, Tara expects that if there are

creatures in their forest, there would-be killers, who will let someone die slowly. Tara

was taken aback when she learned what she had to do. She had forgotten about Baadoptive ging's puppies. Tara had completely forgotten about her employment as a

result of the entire event.

“ Bloo, I have to leave now!” Tara burst out shouting. She then bolted. Bloo appeared

shocked and terrified. “Wait!” she exclaimed to Tara. “Do not abandon me here to

die,...” Bloo said in hushed tones. Tara was running at full throttle. She appeared to

have returned from slaughtering as she emerged from the bush. That's because she

went behind the bush with the blue bunny. Tara couldn't believe what she had just

witnessed. Footsteps were heard in the trees as she ran out of the bush. Without Tara's

knowledge, someone or something has been following her. Tara was gasping for air

due to her shock. She wonders if this is an omen that they are about to die. Tara was

now on her way to the beasts' lair. She observed how enormous but small their tree den

was while she was walking there.

The all-black puppy stood in the den. Yes, she was a curious puppy. Her stomach

grumbled, begging for something to eat. She cast a curious peek at her stomach. She

twitched her nose and gazed around the den. She turned around, her tail wagging as if

she wanted to play, and saw Novem rolling in the dirt? She blinked a few times,

perplexed. As she walks away from him, she doesn't even bother to inquire as to what

he is doing. She shifted her gaze away from where she was staring. Tsuki and Shiru

were playing when Kashi arrived, but she did not approach them. She then turned

around to face another direction, only to come face to face with Atlas. Her tail wagged

even more furiously. She was wagging her tail wildly in anticipation of playing with Atlas.

Even though Atlas was unlikely to play with her, she approached him. She also desired

to do anything to divert her attention away from her stomach.

When Atlas observed Kashi approaching him, he went about his business. “Oh my god,

why is she here?” Atlas muttered something incoherently. What had happened

previously had already annoyed him. He already dislikes everyone in the den, including

Mother Ba-ging, Novem, and Tsuki, and he's considering developing to hate Ba-ging,

their guardian. He stood up, blinked angrily, and blinked again. He was attempting to

flee from Kashi before she arrived. Atlas, unfortunately, didn't have enough time to run

before she caught up with him. Kashi was already there.

She came to a halt in his tracks, a bit startled. “Hello, Atlas,” Kashi said. Atlas's irritated

eyes twitched. Atlas sighed as he slowly turned around. “What are you looking for?”

Atlas inquired, his eyes rolling as he asked the question. “Would you like to play?” Kashi

yelled. It was, however, only loud enough for Atlas to hear. He grumbled and rolled his

eyes. Atlas didn't appear to be interested in participating.

Kashi, on the other hand, was completely oblivious to his displeasure with her desire to

play. Atlas sighed and said, "No." Kashi's tail had stopped wagging. “Wait, what?” Kashi

remarked. Her expression was one of bewilderment. She blinked a few times,

perplexed. Atlas merely stood there with an irritated frown on his face. Kashi sat down,

her face sad. This perplexed Atlas greatly. He looked at her with a strange expression

on his face. He, too, is perplexed by her. Atlas was perplexed. "However, I wanted to

play," Kashi explained. As she gave Atlas puppy eyes, she sounded quite sorry. Her

deeds had no effect on Atlas. Atlas inquired, "What do you want, Kashi?"

Kashi looked bewildered and blinked a few times. “Wait, didn't you hear what I said?!?”

Kashi let out a shriek. Atlas was dripping wet as he set his gaze on a nearby wall. Kashi

twitched her ears and squinted her eyes. She sighed and exclaimed, "Fine!" "I'll go find

someone else to play with!" cried Kashi. Atlas sighed as if he didn't give a damn. Kashi

had finally left, and he was relieved.

Kashi bolted from the scene. She was in the middle of the den at the time. Kashi

refused to play with the others because she didn't want to. She decides to do things on

her own. She heard footsteps outside their tree den as she sat down. “It couldn't be

mother Ba-ging since she can fly, right?” Kashi pondered. She appeared to be

deliberating for a long time. She chooses to investigate who was standing in front of

their tree-den. She sprung to her feet and trotted over to the source of the commotion.

Which were the footsteps she was hearing.

Kashi had moved her position in front of the tree den hole. Although it was little, her

head fit straight through it. She sank into a crouched position and began poking her

head through the entire scene. As she tried to push her huge head through it, it was a

little tough. However, she managed to get it through. She began gazing about the tree

den's vicinity. She hadn't seen anything so far, but as she got closer to the earth, she

noticed something. Tara, the red squirrel, caught her eye. Kashi licked her lips, her

hunger heightened by the sight of a squirrel. She acted as if she wanted to kill

someone.

Kashi noticed Tara heading straight for their tree den as she examined the squirrel. In

awe, Kashi purred. What may the red squirrel be looking for? Kashi then attempted to

draw her head out of the hole; pushing her head in was simpler, but taking it out was

more difficult. She grunted a few times as she tried to get her head out. She then pulled

her head out with the help of her front paws. However, such a strategy did not work.

She then attempted to use all four of her paws at the same time. This drew the attention

of her other siblings. She made a grunting sound.

“What is she up to?” Atlas let out a sigh. At the scene, he narrowed his eyes. Atlas did

not want to help, but he made the decision to do so. He thought to himself, "idiot." He

proceeded towards Kashi, perplexed. "How did she manage to get caught there?" he

thought. It shouldn't be necessary to embarrass Atlas. However, it did cause him

embarrassment. He expanded his mouth as he got closer. After that, he bit Kashi's tail.

In anguish, she let out a shriek. “ OW, Atlas, what are you thinking?!!” Kashi yelled.

Atlas must have thought it was muffled because he paid no attention to her scream.

Tsuki replied, "Seeing Atlas would be useful." Atlas made a grunting noise. Tsuki

ended, "once in a while." Atlas was irritated by Tsuki's remark and bit Kashi's tail harder

as a result. Kashi wiggled her way out of the hole with her head. "Ow!" Kashi yelled

vehemently at the top of her lungs. But she seemed to have given up on life at that point

as if she didn't really care. What happened to her tail, if you know what I'm talking

about? Atlas then began to back up as he pulled Kashi's tail.

As soon as they heard it, everyone had to stop what they were doing. "Hello," Atlas let

go of Kashi's tail to prevent him from being startled. The pups in the den all turned their

heads in bewilderment. “Who is that?” Shiru was the one who inquired. Atlas wondered

aloud, "How are we supposed to know?" “Come on, guys, let's get out of here!” Novem

had an idea. With a shake of his head, Atlas expressed his dissatisfaction with the

situation. He stated, "truly." As he lay down in disappointment, Novem shrugged.

Novem murmured, "Oh, my." The other puppies then dashed towards the voice they

had previously heard. "Wait!" Novem let out a scream. He pushed himself up from his

kneeling position and galloped behind his siblings.

Novem enquired, "Who is it?" “How are we expected to know,” Atlas remarked for the

last time. Kashi was still having trouble getting her head out of the hole.

Tara had made her way to the tree's cave. She wandered around, perplexed. She said,

"No one's here?" She thought Ba-ging told them to stay in the tree den all the time.

Either that or they're incredibly good at concealing their scent. Tara took a few steps

more into the den. She yelled out again, "Hello?" Silence. It was impossible to hear

anything because of the silence. As she dug deeper into the pups' nest, Tara felt a little

strange. As she walked, she could hear a few whispers.

“Stay put!” one of the puppies muttered-screamed. Another whispered-shouted, "Shut

up!" Someone sighed, “You guys are being too loud.”

There they are.

"Puppies?!" Tara was taken aback by the news. She had a lot of ideas for the

appearance of these monsters. Did she ever think they'd be pups, though? No, she

could have mistaken them for some sort of creature.

As they faced Tara, all of the puppies were taken aback. Tsuki murmured, "Uhm- this is

awkward..." “Should we eat her?” says the group. Shiru was the one who inquired.

“Wait, what?” Novem let out a shriek. He added, "NOOO, that'll be murder!" Shiru

grumbled and added, "Well duh, that's what I said." Tara attempted to speak. All of the

puppies stared at her, perplexed. Tsuki was perplexed. Tara explained, "I'm merely here

to babysit." All of the puppies looked at each other, puzzled and irritated. “Wait, what?!”

They were all perplexed. The puppies all exchanged glances. Tsuki said, " Baby." "Sit?"

Atlas went on to say more. “Oh, please!” Then Atlas screamed. Tara made a startled

flinch. “ We need to get her out!” says the group. Shiru, Novem exclaimed. Shiru was

completely unconcerned about Tara's fate. With an irritated expression on her face, she

looked at Novem. As he stepped away from her, Novem got the hint.

Novem then bolted from the pack of puppies. "What should we do with her?" Shiru was

the one who inquired. Atlas hissed, "Oh like I'm expected to know." Tara sweatdropped, "I'm merely here to babysit you boys, it's a favor for Ba-ging." This enraged

Atlas even more. Atlas is enraged at the name 'Ba-ging.' Do we have any idea why?

Atlas mumbled, "Of course." Atlas continued, "It's always her." Tara thought to herself,

"Oh, he seems mad." Every second, her heart accelerated. Her heart pounded quicker

as she stood with the puppies for extended periods of time.

“ So you're just here to look after us?” As he emerged from the shadows, Novem

inquired. Tara agreed with a nod. They were all perplexed and looked at each other.

“However, as I previously stated...” Tara spoke in hushed tones. Novem approached

Tara with caution. He twitched his nose as though inhaling her fragrance. To determine

whether or not she is trustworthy. “Are you sure you're not lying?” Novem muttered

something. Tara nodded, her palms sweating from his proximity. Tara was frightened to

death. “Yes,” Tara's face flushed with perspiration. Shiru queried, "So?" Novem shifted

his gaze to her as if he had no idea what she was talking about. Shiru's face was

flushed with irritability. “Of course it's true!” Shiru yelled angrily at the top of his lungs.

Shiru's shout shocked Novem, and he leaped to his feet. After that, he knelt and

nodded. Atlas sighed and sighed some more. Atlas reflected, "Typical Novem." "So,

what are we going to do with this?" Tara came up with the question. Atlas became

irritated. “Hey, why are you asking so many questions to me?” 'Oh, sorry, I assumed

you knew everything,' Atlas exclaimed. Tsuki had a grin on her face. Atlas snarled,

irritated, and his sister Tsuki didn't help matters. She is, in fact, aggravating him.

“When was the last time I said something like that?!?” Atlas yelled a warning. With a

shrug, Tsuki remained unmoved. Atlas' eyes twitched, he was becoming increasingly

irritated as Tsuki continued to speak or act in a way that he perceived as being directed

at him. Atlas muttered, " ouch!" Novem exclaimed, "Oh my!" Novems, on the other

hand, appear to be irritating. “Should I really be babysitting them?” Tara pondered, “...”

Tara sweated and said, "Uh, how about we get along now?" “They can't stand each

other...” Tara heard Novem's whisper. "What are you talking about?" Tara expressed

her perplexity by saying. “I believe it has something to do with the fact that we have

been able to walk since we were able to walk,” Novem murmured. Tara's ears twitched

in disbelief at Novem's remarks. Tara said, "Oh okay..." She made the decision not to

inquire about what had occurred with Novem. Instead, she remained silent. “Did the

fairy request it from you?” Shiru was the one who inquired. Tara was perplexed, and her

words reflected her perplexity. “What?” Tara inquired. Novem murmured, "I imagine if

the fairy asked you to babysit because she is always so demanding." Tara replied,

"Uhm, I don't remember it clearly." All four puppies looked at her as if she were a

moron. “Uhm-,” Tara said under her breath.

Tara drew the attention of all four puppies. “Since I'll be babysitting you, let's get to

know each other,” Tara stated. Novem's head twitched, puzzled. “But we're all familiar

with each other,” Shiru explained. Tara was sweating profusely as a result of their

conversation's emptiness. Tara murmured, "r-right." Tara was apprehensive about

hanging out with the puppies. They don't appear to be as intelligent to her. Her thoughts

would be questioning them every second. They have her doubts. She looked around,

observing and examining the puppies. She realized that hardly everyone was present.

She knows there are five of them, but there were only four when she looked. This

perplexed her tremendously, as she had numerous ideas about where the fifth one

could be. Is it true that the fifth puppy has died? Is it possible that it's been hiding all

along? Is it possible that it is somewhere? Tara's mind was whirling with thoughts. As

she considered all of the options, several assumptions were challenged in her thoughts.

The other four puppies appeared nonchalant about the disappearance of their sibling.

Tara let out a long sigh. She doesn't seem to be able to stop herself from ignoring it.

Tara reflected, "I think it's gone." Perhaps Tara should have asked the puppies instead.

However, given their obstinacy, they would most likely remain silent or dismiss her

question.

Tara seemed to be zoning out for a moment. - The yipping of the puppies, though, drew

her back to reality. She was about to leave to go exploring when she heard a smacking

sound? Novem got smacked across the head by Atlas. “Here we are once more...”

Tsuki muttered something under her breath. This appears to be a common occurrence,

based on her words. Tara thought to herself, "ouch." It sounded like it would hurt from

the way she heard it. It sounded like a rock hitting a bone. And that didn't sound

particularly pleasant. At least not to Tara. She nearly felt sorry for the red mixed puppy.

Novem exclaimed, "ow!" Atlas drew a deep breath and wiped his head. He then sighed

and rolled his eyes at his rambunctious younger brother. “It couldn't have hurt, you're

just being dramatic and melodramatic, dumb pup.” Atlas sighed and sighed again.

Atlas's words caught Novem off guard. "What exactly does that mean?" In a low voice,

Novem inquired. Atlas' eyes twitched as he grew increasingly irritated with Novem. Atlas

muttered, "UGH." He then walked away from Novem, turning around. Novem lay

motionless on the ground. As his ears twitched, he rested his head on one of his paws.

Novem was a depressing film. It had to be because of the situation with Atlas. He

scratched his chin with his over paw, thinking. Tara was saddened by the sight. “Don't

worry, as annoying Atlas pointed out, Novem is exaggerated. “This happens like this all

the time, Novem approaches Atlas, Atlas gets annoyed with Novem,” Shiru said to Tara.

Tara murmured, "Oh." Shiru had already vanished by the time she turned back. Tara

was interested in speaking with one of the puppies. But they all seemed to be well on

their own. Tara fixed her gaze on Novem, who appeared to be alone. His ears were

pulled back as he lay down. There's no wagging of the tail, either.

Atlas reasoned, "I know that squirrel isn't feeling sorry for Novem."

Tara chose to take a slow walk towards Novem. She is still unsure whether he is hostile

or not. However, exercising prudence was definitely the best course of action for her.

She noticed how much softer the earth was within their tree den compared to outside.

Footprints as she got closer to Novem, she noticed a mark behind her. It was faster

than she had anticipated when she had planned to stroll gently. Or maybe she was just

itching to get her hands on Novem. In any case, she'd have to speak with Novem.

Novem also appeared innocent in comparison to the rest of his siblings at the time. Who

appeared to be disrespectful, like Atlas, or provocative, like Tsuki? Novem's ears

twitched as if he'd been hearing Tara approaching him the entire time. He, on the other

hand, paid no heed to her company. He twitched his nose as he smelled Tara from afar,

yet not that far. He tilted his head in uncertainty as he turned his head towards Tara, his

tail wagging a little before coming to a halt. Why was Tara standing next to him but not

the others? Tara had forgotten what she had said about them before as she examined

Novem more closely. “How are you?” She spoke to him in hushed tones. For the first

time, Novem ignored her, yet his heart ached as if he couldn't ignore anyone who spoke

to him. He most likely enjoys the company of friends or other critters.

Novem let out an exaggerated gasp. On his back, he rolled over. His tail waggled with

delight and astonishment. He became aware that he was no longer alone. He was

rolling from side to side on his back. Tara thought his behavior was strange? Or

outlandish. Tara seemed to shift from worry to happiness in Novem. Tara laughed at

Novem's strange behavior. “How are you doing?” Tara inquired once more. Novem

came to a halt in his rolling. After that, he turned over and stood up. Dirt splatter from

his fur as he shook off his body. Dirt collects in his fur from all of his rolling around on

the ground. It made him uncomfortable every time, and despite the fact that he could

quit, he does not.

“ What am I doing-?” Novem came to a halt in the middle of a sentence. He looked

perplexed as if he didn't understand what "how are you?" meant. Tara's head cocked in

surprise. It's almost as if he couldn't communicate properly. “Are all the pups in this tree

den like this?” Tara pondered. She was now concerned about the puppy's ability to

communicate. Especially for Novem, the other puppies speak normally. Tara was once

again thinking when she heard Novem stutter? Tara's perspective has most likely been

proven by the Novem action. He's a terrible communicator.

“ehh, doing-doing, ehh, doing-doing, ehh, doing-do" Novem was irritated by his speech

pattern. He appeared to be irritated by his knowledge. As he struggled to talk clearly, his

head ached and he was sweating profusely. His gaze was trembling. Atlas was

watching Novem's scenario from afar. He was the only one who was aware of Novem's

predicament. He knew that by hitting Novem so hard, he had made his brain damage

worse. Atlas recalls the time when the fairy dumped them. The one whose head landed

on the hard rock was Novem. That must have harmed his brain, as Novem was unable

to communicate effectively as a result. Atlas sighed and sat down again. He

remembered someone as he was thinking. Atlas shivered and said, "Oh right, Kashi."

He considered again, “She might be out of the hole with her large head by now.”

Atlas let out a sigh of relief. Tara stood next to Novem. Novem was still fumbling the

phrases, so she was sweating profusely. She'd probably had enough of it by the time

she shouted anything to get Novem to stop. “How about we go somewhere else?” Tara

stated. Tara, too, was stumped when it came to what to say to the puppy. Novem shook

his head, perplexed by her statements. “Oh right,” Tara moaned. Novem sat in a fun

crouching position. Tara had no idea what that behavior signified at first till she

comprehended. “ Do you want top-play?” Tara spoke something in hushed tones.

Novem was silent as he stared at her down. Tara wasn't sure if this was supposed to be

amicable or lethal. After that, Novem slid his hind legs back into a strange laying down

position. Oh, he appeared harmless, until Tara bolted in terror. Novem saw this as a

sign that she, too, wanted to participate in the game. As a result, he stood up and began

sprinting after her. As he closed in on Tara, he was surprisingly quick for a puppy. Tara

didn't want to play with Novem, which was obvious to Tara but not to Novem. Tara

screamed for aid, a terrified cry, yet it was a fun shout to Novem, as anyone should

know.

Novem and Tara were the focus of Atlas' attention. He couldn't decide who was the

more feeble-minded. He sighed, undoubtedly used to it by now but still irritated. He

turned his back on them. He hadn't been awake for more than a second when he heard

something suspicious. He jumped a little as he turned to see what was making those

strange sounds. He noticed that Novem was holding Tara in his mouth. Atlas hid his

face behind his paws, slightly embarrassed by Novem.

Tara was afraid and screamed for help. Novem accidentally bit Tara harder, forcing her

hip bone to crack to a gratifying sound. The sound is similar to a dry leaf being crushed.

Novem's mouth was filled with blood, which trickled over the floor. Tara shouted in

excruciating anguish. With regretful eyes, Novem tossed Tara to the ground. Novem

said, "I'm s-." He couldn't say what he wanted to say since he had a terrible speech

issue. Tara was lying on the ground, panting heavily. “Uhm, where are the - g-guys?”

Novem screamed belligerently. His other siblings' ears twitched as well. “Wait, what?”

Tsuki inquired. “I-Ihm, is she all right?” Novem was perplexing. Novem had a puzzled

expression on his face as he gazed down at Tara. “ Do you mean Novem?! What

exactly did you do?!” Shiru screamed and dashed over to him.

Tara sighed hard and murmured, "I-I can't breathe." Novem and Shiru exchanged

perplexed glances. “What exactly does she mean?” Shiru was the one who inquired.

Novem shrugged his shoulders. Shiru suggested, "Perhaps we should do something

called- I don't know." Novem then slammed his paw into Tara. “Novem, what were you

thinking?!?” cried Shiru. “Oh my God, she's going to die!” Shiru screamed again. “ Uhmuhh- Uhm- Uhm- Uhm- uh" Novem stumbled over his words. Tara said, “w-water-” in a

hoarse voice. Novem murmured, "wa- wha- mmmm." Tara coughed and breathed

heavily as she spits blood from her mouth.

“ Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa “What are we going to do?!” Shiru yelled angrily at the top of

his lungs. Atlas was pondering Novem's condition and the fairy when he heard Shiru's

scream. He sighed, knowing it was awful, for who else but his siblings could make

things worse? He stood up after lying down for a while. He had been surprised when he

sensed blood when he got up. “What are they up to now?” Atlas contemplated the

situation. After that, he began walking towards them. As he drew nearer, he noticed

Novem slamming the squirrel and Shiru shielding her eyes in fear. Atlas's eyes widened

as he realized he'd been caught off guard. He galloped over to them and greeted them.

“ What are you guys doing with it?!” Atlas yelled. “Novem was the one who killed her!!”

Shiru yelled.

“What on earth are you talking about?!” Atlas yelled. Novem mumbled, "why sh-out." “

Oh, yeah,” “Let's just let the squirrel die,” Atlas sighed. As he said those statements, it

appeared as though he didn't give a damn about the squirrel's well-being. “What?!?” Do

you realize she came to babysit us, Atlas?!” Shiru let out a shriek. Atlas remarked,

casually, " yeah?" “ In addition!! She was instructed to do so by the fairy! So, if she

found out we killed her, what would she do to us?!?” Shiru screamed again. Shiru

appeared to be afraid of the scenario, while Novem continued to attack Tara, and Atlas

was unconcerned.

Atlas had only just figured out what Shiru was trying to express at the time. “ Oh, no!, oh

no!, oh no!, oh no!” You're correct! He yelled angrily. Shiru's eyes widened in surprise

as he stared at him. She asked, 'Are you serious?' “Oh, and you weren't just whining,

shut up,” Atlas grumbled. Atlas sighed and sighed some more. Tsuki stood back and

looked at the situation. She grumbled to herself, "these idiots." After that, she let out a

long sigh. Another puppy, however, appears unconcerned about Tara's safety.

Novem kept on hitting Tara with his paw. “ No, you idiot, you'll kill her!!” Atlas shouted.

As soon as Novem was about to hit Tara once again he came to a halt. “ wha-” Novem

whispered.

Kashi had crawled his way out of the hole. Her neck hurt from being in the hole for so

long. She exhaled a breath of relief. She suddenly realized Atlas had abandoned her.

This had almost irritated her, but she chose to ignore it. She had just overheard Atlas

yelling at someone.

“You're going to g kill him if you don't stop striking the crazy squirrel!!!” Atlas screamed.

Novem then stopped striking Tara and looked at Atlas with a worried expression on his

face. Novem said, "Oh-" “What are you talking about?” Someone yelled, perplexed.

Atlas said, "It better not be the fairy." As he murmured those things, he was hoping it

wasn't the fairy. “How did you guys get on?” They exchanged whispers. They sounded

taken aback. Novem was startled and jumped a little.

When he turned around, he only saw Kashi. Novem breathed a sigh of relief. Novem

said, "at-it-uh-look." Novem's speech was still a struggle for him. “Wait, what?” Atlas

yelled. He swung around to face Novem.

Atlas came to a halt as he was ready to ask Novem when he saw Kashi. Atlas rolled his

eyes and said, "Ohhhh, it's nobody important." Novem whimpering said something.

“Guys?” exclaimed Kashi. “Novem was the one who did it!” Shiru made a point. Kashi

exclaimed, "EH?!?" Atlas stated, "the rabbits are dead." The phrase rabbit made the

Novem ears twitch. Tsuki appeared and said, "It's not a rabbit, stupid." At Tsuki's

statement, Atlas sighed and rolled his eyes. “And where were you?” Atlas was

perplexed. Tsuki smirked, "I've seen what you idiots have done from afar." “ Look at the

squirrel, g-guys!” Shiru yelled. She sounded completely terrified.

“ Oh no! Shiru, you're acting like a baby,” Atlas observed. Tsuki frowned at Atlas and

rolled her eyes. “ Hey, guys! “How should we proceed?” Novem enquired. He coughed

a lot when he asked. Tsuki exclaimed, "ew, horrible." In disgust, she walked away from

Novem.

Novem mumbled, " ow."

“The fairy should arrive soon, therefore we need to deal with the dying rabbit or

squirrel,” Atlas explained. Tsuki sarcastically asked, "Where did you even obtain the

word rabbit from?" Atlas didn't say anything, just rolled his eyes at her. “ Hey, dude! We

don't have time to fight; we need to figure out what we're going to do about the squirrel!”

Kashi yelled. Tsuki paused for a moment, considering.

“I got it!” Tsuki yelled at the top of her lungs. Atlas murmured, "This had better be worth

my time." Tsuki said, "anything." "How is it going?" The question came from Kashi. “Of

course, we should eat the squirrel!” Tsuki yelled at the top of her lungs. The rest of the

pups were silently staring at her. Her response was met with skepticism from them all.

“What-do-you-do-you-do-you-do-you-do-you-do-you-do-you-d Novem fumbled his

words. Tsuki repeated it: “We should eat her.” “Considering you're stupid,” Atlas replied,

“that is the best suggestion I've heard from you.” For the first time in her life, Tsuki kept

her mouth shut. “However, who's going to eat her?” said Atlas.

Shiru suggested, "Novem should!" Kashi stated, "I thought we were going to share." “I

mean, we might be able to,” Atlas added. Atlas was unconcerned about what would

happen at this time. Shiru said, "ahh." They were about to leave when they heard a

camping noise. They all turned around to watch Tara being devoured by Novem. “...

Novem!” they all exclaimed. When he looked up, the red liquid on his face was visible.

“Oh- he- hungry?” Novem inquired. They were all taken aback by Novem's appearance.

Atlas laughed awkwardly, "Welp, here goes." He then shook his head again. “At the

very least, we could have tried to assist her...” Kashi remarked. “It's too late now,” says

Kashi. Tsuki remarked. Atlas let out a sigh. He suddenly realized something. “Guys!”

Someone cut him off before he could say anything.

“Guys?! “What the hell is going on?!?” They screamed. That voice had a familiar ring to

it. It was Ba-ging, the fairy. Atlas murmured, “Oh great.” “Is Novem eating Tara?!!” baging said- Kashi murmured, "You see what I mean."

“Uhm-” is a phrase that can be used to describe a situation in which a Novem snuck

behind Atlas. "Oh gosh," grumbled Atlas. "She's dead," Shiru announced abruptly. Tsuki

buried her face with her paws, embarrassed. "Tara, what's the matter?" Ba-ging

shouted. Atlas remarked, "I believe she tasted delicious at least." Tsuki frowned. "Are

you serious?!?" Ba-ging yelled at the top of her lungs. “ Oh, my goodness! Now, have a

look at what happened to Tara when I had her babysit y'all, don't you know?!” said Baging. Tsuki stepped aside, followed by Kashi and Shiru. Novem crept closer to Atlas,

hiding behind him. Atlas twitched his ears in irritation. “Could you please step back from

behind me?” Atlas made a muttered remark. As Novem hid behind Atlas, he stayed

silent. "Are you listening?" Ba-ging commented. huh? Oh, huh, Uhm, I'm not sure,” Atlas

said. 'Excuse me,'' Ba-ging screamed at the top of her lungs. Ba-ging was irritated as

well as angry. "ahh! This is going to smear my name!” Ba-ging screamed at the top of

her lungs.

“Is that all you're interested in? Reputation?” Atlas muttered something. “Of course I do!”

"When my father expelled me from akunn's residence!, My home consisted solely of this

forest, and I was the first to arrive! Everyone saw me as an idol! Until then, you guys

came along! Ugh!” Atlas and Novem's eyes widened in amazement as they heard Baging. Atlas grumbled, "geez, such a sob story." Ba-ging appeared to have heard Atlas,

as she scowled angrily at him. “I agreed to look after you guys because your ‘mother'

couldn't! At the very least, you should be grateful!” Ba-ging yelled. ‘' Oh," Novem

muttered something. ‘' ahh” Novem attempted a peak. Atlas is perplexed as he looks at

Novem. Novem crept away from Atlas and turned to face Ba-ging. Ba-ging and Atlas

exchanged puzzled and uneasy looks.

Novem mumbled, "Uhm." “How is your brother doing?” Ba-ging murmured. “No, I think

he's messed up,” Atlas stated. With a sigh of disappointment, Ba-ging shook her head. “

Uhm i-i'' Novem muttered something. Atlas mumbled, "I'm grateful." As she began to

stare at the other seeing Tsuki, A-ging completely forgot Novem. Tsuki was standing at

the den's entrance. The pups were frequently kept from seeing the outer world by Vines.

Ba-ging didn't take any chances. She yanked the vines down quickly. She never looked

like this, but she appeared nervous or afraid. “What are you doing?” Ba-ging yelled.

Tsuki replied, "Uh, I don't know, I was simply looking at the wonderful scenery."

“Are you kidding me?” Ba-ging exclaimed. “If you don't know, you're not allowed to go

outdoors EVER,” Ba-ging yelled. “Why?” Kashi was the one who inquired. In frustration,

Ba-ging face-palmed. “This is the only time I'm going to say it!” She screamed. All of the

puppies appear to be interested in what Ba-ging has to say. Atlas, on the other hand,

had a different plan in mind. Never, ever. When they opened their eyes, Ba-ging had

only one message for them: "Don't go outdoors." Atlas can finally comprehend why now

that he is older.

“How am I expected to protect you guys if you walk outside... and you know the

outside... you won't be able to bear it...” said Ba-ging. She was well aware that she had

lied. She was afraid that informing them would put them all in jeopardy or worse. Baging isn't the type to lie regarding fairies' beliefs, at least not all of them. Tsuki replied,

"Ohhhh okay." “ All right, then, how about we eat? I received a slew of meat " Ba-ging"

states. She swooped into the den's back corner. Except for Novem and Atlas, the rest of

the puppies trailed her. Atlas remarked, "Creepy isn't it?" "hmm?" Novem was

perplexed and asked a question. “Well, if you didn't know, Mother Ba-ging told a terrible

lie, and Tsuki, Kashi, and Shiru fell for it. But not me, since I'm not as stupid as the rest

of you,” Atlas explained. "What exactly do you mean when you say she lied?" Novem

enquired. "Wait a minute, what?" Atlas mentioned. He couldn't figure out how Novem

spoke those realms correctly. He didn't show it, though, as he pointed out the fairy's

deception. "Well, first, she didn't even come up with a credible lie, second, she was

being overly kind not just when she told the lie earlier, and third, I don't have a third

reason," Atlas explained. Novem looked at Atlas, puzzled, and mumbled, "Well, I trusted

her..." Atlas's ears twitched with surprise.

“Of course you did, you're a moron,” Atlas said. “Oh...” Novem muttered something.

Atlas' insult may have made him feel a little offended. Atlas rolled his eyes, but he had a

nasty feeling about it. “Don't worry, Novem, everyone is stupid in their way; that's why

we learn from it and get smarter from what we don't know,” Atlas soothed. “So, I don't

know if you can't tell lies right now, but maybe in the future lying will be the only thing

you can seek and you won't be lied to since lies are the most harmful thing if you don't

watch out, some creatures, no matter who, always lie,” Atlas remarked. Novem eyes

twinkled with delight once more."Lies?" Novem muttered something to himself. Novem

shouted it yet again, "lying..." Novem is trapped saying the word "lying" over and over

again. Continually. Atlas had been taken aback by what he had done. Atlas advised,

"Don't take anything too seriously right now." ‘Hmm," said Novem. “No, you keep saying

'lying,' as if you're fine?” Atlas was the one who initiated the conversation. Novem

replied, "Oh yeah, I'm-." Atlas responded, "OK, I don't care." Novem squirmed a little.

Novem murmured, " Ohh..." “Anyway, I had to inquire,” Atlas explained. Novem was

perplexed as he gazed at Atlas. Novem was perplexing. Atlas inquired, "Well, first and

foremost, have you ever seen the outside world?" Novem responded, "No." “ Okay,

have you ever imagined how that would look?” Atlas inquired once more. “A lot,

actually,” Novem responded, “but I don't dare to walk outside.” Atlas said, "Ohhh okay."

“Why are you asking?” Novem inquired. “Well, I'm planning on fleeing,” Atlas explained.

When Novem's eyes narrowed in sadness, they widened in amazement. Novem

inquired, "B-but why?" It was clear how heartbroken Novem was as he said those

words.

Atlas sighed in distaste at Novem's remarks, "EW, clinging wimp." “Anyway, cry baby,

do you want to go on the run with me?” Atlas was the one who inquired. The noise of

Novem twitched. Novem said, "Uhm, let me think about it." Atlas moaned in

dissatisfaction. “You're probably not going to,” Atlas remarked. “Perhaps I should simply

go by myself.” Atlas then trotted over to the den's entrance. "Wait!" Novem screamed

passionately. Atlas had already bolted from the den, so it was too late. “What?”

muttered ``Novem.

“Why are you abandoning me...” Novem muttered something. " …. Because you're a

useless thing for me to bother and I don't bare to talk to you.." Atlas said. Novem was

shocked. " He wouldn't say this.." he thought.

Atlas had made his way out of the den. He's never considered something like this

before. Atlas commented, "beautiful." He then began walking away from the den.

Gar away from Atlas there was also a nightguard. The creature's mouth was dripping

with blood. It has just finished eating the rabbit, The rabbit's limbs were missing from its

lifeless body. The Night Guard merely ate the rabbit's limbs and legs. Although the

rabbit was still alive, she was rapidly deteriorating. "p-p-please kill me" She begged.

"More" In a dark horrible voice, the Nightguard said. It didn't seem to be enough. It was

looking for more than simply a rabbit. It licked the insides of his mouth. Its tongue is

dripping with blood.

As it was about to go, it smelled something. Something that will satiate its thirst without

a doubt. It scaled a tree and began leaping from one branch to the next. It sensed the

presence of the one and only Atlas. He'd made his way out of the den. “Delicious” The

Night Guard was drooling profusely. “Is there any more food?” It muttered to itself. The

Night Guard smells stronger in the den as if it was used to the fragrance. Puppies of the

‘blood moon.' The Nightguards don't appear to have completed their mission. “Eat...” It

continued to drool. But, when it makes a devilish noise, it realizes it can't perform the

task alone. Only Night Guards could interpret the noise. Nightguards were summoned

from all across the forest. They all began racing in the direction of the pups in the

woodland.

Atlas was now on his way to see what the world has to offer. Maryira's beauty

astounded Atlas. He was astonished. Nature was singing, the colors were stunning to

him, and he saw big and small orbs. Atlas has never been so taken aback in his life. Baging had kept them too far away from the outer world for far too long, and this was what

she had kept hidden from them. Atlas decided to further examine Maryira, as though it

had already sparked his curiosity. Atlas was heading away from their den when he saw

how few creatures were present. “I'm sure every creature would be all loud every day

and night...”, Atlas reasoned. However, it was quieter today. “Well, there's more room

for me!” Atlas took off sprinting. The sun was gradually going down as he began

running.

While Atlas was running, the leaves on the ground crunched together. Something hit

him on the head while he was running. “What the heck!” exclaimed Atlas. Atlas had

come to a complete stop. He looked up with annoyance. Nothing was visible. When

Atlas looked up, he observed a towering mushroom and noted that something had been

thrown at him. "Are you serious?" He yelled angrily. He raised his eyes once more, but

this time he chose to climb the tall mushroom. Atlas' front claws were retracted and he

began climbing. Atlas had never climbed before, but it felt as if he had done it before.

As he ascended, he noticed that everything was darker; the sun had sunk down and it

was now night. Plants and other objects began to sparkle as the night became darker. It

created a lovely landscape for Atlas to gaze at. Atlas had been too preoccupied with the

landscape to realize that the mushroom had holes the size of his paws. Atlas was

astonished when his paws slipped into a hole, and his leg was also stuck in the hole. “

Ah!” Atlas screamed in astonishment.

Atlas murmured, puzzled, "hmmm." He began yanking his leg out from beneath him.

Every time he tried, though, the hole became smaller. As he attempted to pull his leg

out, his muscles were becoming tired. As the Mushroom crushed Atlas' front legs, he

made a painful noise.

"Ugh!" Atlas moaned in agony. He had no idea what it was, but it wasn't a mushroom of

any kind. Atlas was stranded in more ways than one. He, too, was lost, perhaps even

more so. A thought occurred to him at that precise moment. He had a plan, but it was a

bizarre and maybe hazardous one. He intended to dislocate his jammed front leg. He

has no idea how he will be able to dislocate his front limb. Will he break it by accident?

He pondered in his head. He had a plan, but it was ridiculous and maybe dangerous.

He intended to dislocate his front leg, which had become trapped. He has no idea how

he will be able to dislocate his front limb. Will he break it by accident? He reasoned to

himself, "Well, it's certainly better than having my front leg devoured." Atlas rests his

hind legs on the mushroom for stability. His second front leg, too. He feels it's a good

idea to get oneself in order first. Then he began to pull. It was successful, right? He was

able to free it. Atlas said to himself, "Easy." He was able to pull himself free. Atlas was

knocked to the ground. Atlas needed a few seconds to stand up since he was gasping

for air. He stated, "The actual life is such a challenge."

Atlas was now ready to stand up. As a result, he did it. He stood up and began walking

away. In addition, he did so while leaving blood trails in his wake. Novem, who had

been left behind, had a strong feeling. Something that made him sick to his stomach.

Novem had a feeling something horrible was going to happen. He whimpered, perhaps

out of curiosity, but more likely out of dread. Novem was well aware that he should be

with his siblings. But he was more concerned about Atlas, so he shifted his gaze behind

him and then forward. He made the decision to flee and look for Atlas. That's exactly

what he was thinking. However, his idea became a reality. He dashed out of the tree

den, raising his nose in the air as he did so. As though he was looking for something

with his nose. He discovered Atlas's fragrance while sniffing the air.

He began trotting along, atlas' scent trailing behind him. " I hope he's all right..." Novem

spoke in hushed tones.

Atlas was limping and in pain. He thought to himself, "I mean, who wouldn't?" He was

well aware that he was far from home. But he didn't mind because he was pleased for

the first time in a long time. He had no desire to be a part of his family. He was delighted

he got away from all the trouble he didn't want to remember. He noticed red up ahead.

He detected a metallic odor that reminded him of blood. Atlas was taken aback by this.

"Perhaps a dead animal?" In a low, inquiring tone, he said. Slowly, he moved closer to

the stench of blood. Even more disturbing and startling was what he witnessed. Atlas

attempted to breathe as quietly as he could. Many creatures were slaughtered and

feasted on by an armored monster. The majority of the ground is covered in body parts.

There were reddish-orange meat bits all over the place. The armored monster's loud

chomping was audible to Atlas. Atlas muttered, " Gross!" Atlas twitched his ears as he

sensed the presence of someone. He turned around despite his instincts to continue

viewing the armored thing. No one in sight. "Who's there?" looking around. said Atlas.

He shifted his weight back. The armored beast was nowhere to be found. He wondered

to himself, "Oh my goodness, where did it go?" Atlas spun around and walked away

from the situation. He saw a family member as he was doing so. "AHH!" They

yelled,Atlas remained irritated in his place. He let out a sigh and then hit them in their

faces. Atlas yelled, "How come you're the one shouting and you're the one who

sneaked up on me, you idiot?" Novem, without a doubt. Novem remarked, "But you

appeared to be frightening." "What?" Atlas yelled a warning. He was unaware that he

had done so. Atlas responded, "Listen, you monstrosity." Novem stared at him, wideeyed and perplexed. " You!" he exclaimed, but a low terrible growl cut him off before he

could finish. Both Novem and Atlas were taken aback by this. The armored beast, on

the other hand, was nowhere near them. Novem inquired, "Then where is it?" "How am I

supposed to know?" Atlas has a few inquiries. Novem began walking away rapidly but

softly. Atlas wonders aloud, "Where is that moron going now?"

Atlas has no idea what Novem will do, but he knows how he'll find out.

He began trotting after Novem's pawsteps. "What happened to that moron?" Atlas

pondered. " There's a monster on the loose, and he's simply running away," Atlas says

as he comes to a halt. And he said to himself, "I can't find him." "At least I got rid of

him," he reasoned.

As he considered this, he walked away from Novem's tracks. " Atlas!" exclaims

someone. Their voice was unmistakably recognizable. "How- but I walked away from

him" mumbles Atlas.

It was Novem. He should have known better. "What do you mean?" Atlas stated flatly.

Novem said, "I discovered out where the terrible growl came from." "You idiot, why

would you look for something that could kill you, well, it's not like I care," Atlas said

quietly. Novem couldn't have cared less about what Atlas had to say. He returned to his

previous location. Novem reappeared in a flash. Atlas regarded him with disdain. "What

do you mean?" He enquired. Novem revealed, "I discovered an unknown monster that

was replicating the armored thing." Atlas gazed at him with horror and disgust and

skepticism.

"It's amazing how someone as stupid and slow as you could catch an air creature,"

Atlas replied. Wagging his tail, Novem pushed Atlas' words out of his brain. " I'll take

that as a complement!" says the speaker. Novem yelled with glee.

Atlas said, "You're too joyful." Someone yelled, "EXCUSE ME!" Atlas and Novem both

looked around, trying to figure out where the sound came from. "What?" Atlas inquired,

his tone skeptical and doubtful. They said, "Down here you fools!" They both looked

down to see Novem holding a female sir monster.

Novem mumbles, "Oh..." Novem's tail was wrapped around the flying creature. Novem

gave her a strange glance. She locked her gaze on both Atlas and Novem. "Allow. Me.

go! "She was adamant. Atlas was taken aback by the strange creature's appearance.

"You brats, let me go!" she yelled. Atlas answered, "Uh no." "Why?" They inquired, their

gazes fixed on each other. "Do you think we should eat it?" Atlas asked, oblivious to

their presence. He inquired.

"Wait, what?" Novem and the wing creature both yelled something. Atlas rolled his eyes

and said, "You both aren't deaf." "No!" Novem screamed anguishedly. Novem was

perplexed as to why Atlas would coin such a phrase. Atlas groaned and said,

"Whatever." He then turned to face the wing monster. He cried out, "Hey you!" "What?"

they inquired. "Why were you imitating the armored creature?" Atlas was the one who

inquired.

Atlas didn't seem to mind; he simply wanted to get on with his day, but something inside

him compelled him to. Curiosity? Maybe. "Just to scare you monsters away," she

stated, "particularly because I've been sidetracked by many things, I'm just tired of it and

need some rest." Atlas says, "Lies and rubbish."

"You attempt to tell too much logic, and they don't even make sense," Atlas explained.

The air thing sighed and rolled her eyes again. She demanded, "I could care less now

and throw me down."

Novem agreed to her request and sat her down. They were taken aback by the fact that

something they considered to be so terrible and frightening could grant her wish.

"Thanks, I guess..." she replied as she turned to Novem. "My name is Seomin, and you

guys appear to be fresh to this world and soft." She then took off.

Atlas and Novem stood there watching Seomin take off. " You just let her go like that..."

Atlas muttered something. He started walking away since he didn't want to waste any

more time. Novem is being left behind. "Hold on!" He yelled. He was on the hunt for

Atlas. "What do you want?" Atlas grumbled. Novem explained, "We're meant to keep

together."

Atlas's eyes narrowed with displeasure.

He remarked, "Ew, you stick up." Novem frowned. But not for long, as he smiled once

again. Novem and Atlas were strolling softly deeper into the woodland. More time spent

away from home. They had no idea how long they had been walking. But they both

realized they'd been gone for much too long. "Shouldn't we go back?" Novem had

inquired. " No, you moron," Atlas retorted. " There's no point, we're finally free, at least I

am," Atlas said, glaring at Novem.

Novem whispered, "Oh..." "I don't want to go back home, but you do," Atlas pointed out.

"I'd rather not see you so you can go ahead." Novem remained dejectedly silent. It was

starting to get dark. It wasn't dark enough for them to return home. There was rustling

from nowhere. Atlas and Novem couldn't figure out where the noises were coming from.

They were both terrified as they looked around. "What do you suppose it is?" Novem

gasped. He inquired. "How am I supposed to know?" Atlas was irritated. "Perhaps that

armored thing we saw before?" Novem pondered aloud. Atlas offered, "Perhaps we

should check." "What's up?! Why?! If we do it, we may be killed "Novem, on the other

hand, was clearly against it. Atlas was humiliated by Novem's babyish behavior.

" I'm not sure how we're related to you," Atlas said. "Whatever it takes, I'm going to do

it," Atlas declared. He knelt and began making his way towards the bush. Which he

assumed was the source of the noise. Novem, who was still surprised Atlas had the

foresight to go examine something that would lead to his demise. "Hold on!" He yelled.

Atlas continued to move closer to the bush, ignoring him. Novem finally summoned the

courage to charge up to Atlas. Atlas replied, "I thought you were too terrified to try to

figure out what the noise was." "Certainly not! I was unconcerned "Novem clarified.

Atlas could only stare at him in astonishment.

He rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah, sure." Novem exclaimed, "Ehm, I'll show." He

dashed over to the bush. "What are you?" He yelled something. Atlas said to himself,

'This fool.' "How did you get the idea that we were going to tackle it?" Atlas was the one

who inquired. Atlas remarked, "I was intending on cornering it " Novem mumbled, "Ooh, I see."

Then there was that rustling sound once more. Atlas and Novem shifted their gaze to

the source of the rustle. Atlas nervously smiled, "Uhm,.maybe we should g-go now."

The rustling became more audible. Novem gulped. " Okay, now I'm scared." Atlas

remarked, "Stop being such a scaredy cat." "B-but you!" Novem was unable to finish his

sentence. "I have no idea!" He was interrupted by Atlas.

They were so preoccupied with squabbling that they didn't notice the beast lurking

nearby, ready to terrify them. A frightening presence was felt by Novem and Atlas. They

swung around slowly. They exclaimed, " Boo!"

" Oh!" The screams of Atlas and Novem were deafening. They had one thing in

common: they both wanted to run. They both bolted, but Atlas abruptly came to a halt.

"Tsuki?!, hold on a moment?" Atlas was perplexed and yelled, "What are you talking

about?" "Oh, my goodness! I had a feeling you and Novem were planning something!"

Tsuki was the one who made the observation. Novem yelled once more, " AHH!" His

head, however, was buried. Atlas huffed, "I'm sure your throat is dry right now." "You

can now stop screaming because it's Tsuki," Atlas added. Tsuki gave a slight nod of

approval.

"I-I Novem remarked. "Haha! Yeah, I scared the living daylights out of you!" Tsuki

exclaimed with pride. "No, you didn't!" Atlas, on the other hand, disagreed. Tsuki

cockily replied, "Just acknowledge you're a baby, your tail is shaking from fear." Atlas

paid her no mind as he nipped Novem's tail. Novem landed on his head as he began to

pull him out.

To view Tsuki, Novem rolled around on his four paws. He narrowed his eyes, as if trying

to figure out if it was truly her. "Oh!" Novem said, "It's just you Tsu!" "Well, obviously,

who did you think I'd be?" She inquired.

" Atlas and I witnessed an armored beast! So we probably thought it was you" Novem

was the one who responded. Atlas pressed his palms together. " E-?" She muttered.

"We didn't see anything, and even if we did, it's none of your concern," Atlas explained.

Tsuki said, "Shut your mouth." Atlas rolled his eyes. " Guys, let's not dispute, all this

negativity isn't good for you!" Novem was ecstatic. Tsuki guffawed, "Ew, you sound

sappy." Novem sighed, looking discouraged.

"You guys are going to get in a lot of trouble," Tsuki joked. Atlas responded, "Shut up

like you won't either." " Excuse me, but how am I going to get in trouble?" Tsuki

explained. "I wasn't two foolish males who snuck out when Mother ba-ging said not to."

Atlas furrows his brow, "Like you weren't the dumb female who followed us, virtually

sneaking out when the fairy sat out the rules." "That doesn't mean anything," Tsuki

scoffed, "I didn't do anything wrong." "You're a genius," Atlas remarked.

Tsuki replied, "Well, if you're that convinced, ask Novem." " Wow, it appears that

someone is concerned about a pointless worthless opinion," Atlas grumbled. "I don't

only need to listen to someone who is a realist. And he isn't useless; he is, at the very

least, more useful than you "Tsuki remarked. Atlas whispered, "Oh wow."

"Hey, Novem, where are you?" Tsuki inquired. "The fool most likely bolted before you

could ask him a stupid question," Atlas opined. Tsuki locked her gaze on Atlas. Tsuki

responded, "No, for real, he's gone." "No way! What a shock, he's alright "Atlas made a

phony remark. Tsuki grumbled, "Ugh, let's simply follow his paw tracks." Atlas groaned,

"Who cares about him when he wants to flee without us?"

As she went away, Tsuki had grown bored of Atlas. Atlas looked at her with

bemusement and incredulity. Tsuki grumbled, "I'm so weary of that blabber mouth

thinking he's better than the rest of us, he can get so pompous." "Where have you gone,

Novem?" Tsuki yelled.

"There's no way she left me thinking she'll survive without me, and how would I survive

by myself?" Atlas wondered. Atlas shifted his gaze to the direction Tsuki was walking.

"Ugh, screw that," Atlas grumbled. He then began to track Novem's paw tracks.

After hours of searching for Novem, Atlas and Tsuki realized they had made the wrong

decision not to stick together. Tsuki groaned, "Perhaps I should've stayed with Atlas."

Atlas was thinking the same thing as well. " It was nearly pitch black. Tsuki had become

concerned. She has no notion what sort of monsters lurking in the shadows.

Tsuki took a deep breath and swallowed. "I'm sorry, but I'm not up to it!" She screamed.

She dashed behind a clump of bushes. Frightened. Tsuki has terrible nyctophobia,

which she can't manage. Tsuki was startled to hear noises. "Who the hell is that-?"

Tsuki pondered.

She groaned and said, "This is exactly how I pranked Novem and Atlas." " There you

are, Tsuki!" Someone yelled. " Oh!" exclaims the speaker. Tsuki screamed tearfully.

She was too terrified to realize it was her. She swiftly whirled around and slammed her

paw into them twice. " Ow!" They screamed in agony.

"Novem?" Tsuki inquired. "Me and Atlas—in fact, l was looking for you, so why did you

flee?" She inquired. "I became bored listening to you and Atlas squabble, so I went

exploring and saw the strangest thing," Novem explained. "What exactly did you see? –

"However, she was cut off when there were numerous distress calls.

Many of the flying creatures were fleeing from their homes. Novem and Tsuki were able

to hear their cries for help. There were even land creatures fleeing Novem and Tsiki's

abode.

They were so obese from their living quarters, and they could see so much smoke.

"Why is there smoke, Tsuki?" Novem had inquired. " I don't know if you could ask the

silliest questions, but Kashi and Shiru, we have to save them!" Tsuki yelled. She began

sprinting towards their residence. " Tsuki!" exclaims the narrator. Novem yelled.

He then began chasing her down. It became more difficult to breathe as they

approached closer. Tsuki coughed, "We're almost there." The stench of burning flesh

made Tsuki shiver; it smelled horrible. Novem inquired, "Has someone died?" "Argh!

We have to track them down!" Tsuki remarked. Novem sensed Tsuki's pain. "But why is

that? Are you done with them?" Novem pondered. " Novem, take a look!" Tsuki yelled.

Her eyes widened in surprise. Novem looked around to see someone in shattered

fragments.

Tears formed in Tsuki's eyes as she inhaled deeply. "What if Shiru or Kashi were

there?!?" Tsuki shook a little. Novem comforted, "Let's go look for them, they're

probably still in the tree den." Tsuki whispered, "I hope you're correct." She then began

trotting in the direction of the tree den.

Novem trailed close behind. With all of the smoke, getting to the den was difficult. Tsuki

and Novem continued to cough. "I believe we're getting close," Tsuki remarked. It was

there, in the tree den, that they made their home. Tsuki was quite concerned for Shiru

and Kashi since it was on fire. "I'm going in, Novem!" She screamed. She was the final

one through the vines. "Tsuki, please wait! It's not a good idea to go in there "Novem

yelled. He preferred to remain outside, where it was but He wasn't going to leave his

little sister to suffer alone. He rushed in. There was a thick layer of smoke in the den.

He continued to inhale, hoping to take in some fresh air. However, he was unable to do

so. His lungs were weak, so he tried holding his breath. His legs were weakening. His

pupils were constricting. His insides were on fire. He was beginning to lose hope. "How

did this happen?" he wondered. Novem heard a yell, "AHHHH." He was certain it was

Tsuki. Hearing her sobs had a negative impact on him. It sounded very depressing.

She acted as if she had witnessed something heinous. Novem took another deep

breath. Prior to fleeing, run in the direction of the scream. He then came to a complete

stop. His pupils dilated. It was a dreadful sight to behold. The ba-ging left wing

appeared to be irritated. Blood was dripping on the floor. Sept smelled like rotten flesh

in Novem's nose. The meat of a brain was smushed on the ground. The extraocular

muscle is still attached to the eyeball. It was a horrifying sight. That wasn't all, though.

It's the same armored beast.

That was when It was eating Kashi. It continued to bite into Kashi, ignoring Tsuki's cries.

Its teeth sunk into Kashi's skin. Novem observed something he didn't like. Kashi was

being devoured while she was still alive. She was being devoured whole. As the

armored beast slurped her intestines in, her stomach spilled. Then it came to a halt.

Novem was completely disgusted. He wanted to cry, but he knew it was impossible for

him to do so. His eyes were lifeless. There was no glitter in the way you'd expect to see.

He was devoid of emotion.

He took a hitched breath. Tsuki had not stopped sobbing. The armored beast made an

odd head turn. Twitching. The orange-colored flesh flowing from Kashi's mouth.

It kept repeating, "Kill..kill." As though it had been trained to do so. It slowly began to

rise. Tsuki was about to be murdered, and Novem knew it. He snatched her tail and

bolted. He dashed forward as quickly as he could.

"What are you doing, Novem?" Tsuki yelled. "It'll eat you alive just like it did Kashi!"

Novem yelled. They were both coughing. Smile continues to be devoured. " We're

almost there!" Novem yelled.

Novem, on the other hand, felt claws soaking into his back. He was being grabbed by

the armored thing. In anguish, he screamed. He then ran, feeling no severe pain in his

back. However, he felt a rush of air against his spine. He noticed the armored creature's

back opens, revealing his spine. In anguish, Novem inhaled deeply. He jumped out of

the den with a thud. Tsuki had been kicked out. She sighed and sobbed. " Get up,

Tsuki, and run!" Novem yelled. When she turned back, she saw the massive armored

creature chasing them. She jumped to her feet and ran after Novem. He realized he

was behind her and turned around.

They were still in the vicinity of their home. "We have to track down Shiru!" Tsuki

shouted. "We're out of time!" Novem screamed. Tsuki let out a breather. Novem, on the

other hand, was correct. She persisted in her pursuit of Novem. " We have to get out of

here!" Novem screamed.

Tsuki agreed and nodded. Novem thought to himself, "I'm sick." His stomach was in

knots. He'll never be the same after seeing what he did. " Novem, beware!" Tsuki

screamed. He vanished. Tsuki came to a halt. She said, "Novem?" She took a peek at

the location Novem fell. But there was nothing to be found. " Novem?" She was in tears.

She was suddenly startled by the sound of footsteps approaching her from behind. She

shifted her weight. To view the armored beast that devoured Kashi. Tsuki's eyes

widened with fear. "Oh, I guess I'm out of time. I hope you're safe, Novem "Tsuki

paused for a moment.

She whimpered in pain.

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