The Youth in the Forest of Dreams
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Thread Topic: The Youth in the Forest of Dreams
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There is an enchanted forest, far from any town. Those who have visited the forest say that it is a wonderful place. A young man named Faint, longing for life in a different place, left his home to seek the forest's hospitality.
He found an old man who agreed to guide him. The last words the old man spoke had left him perplexed.
The forest was a beautiful place. Clear water ran along the ground and bright, jubilant, warming rays of light pierced the sea of trees. Birds sang sweet songs, deer danced through the woods. Faint enjoyed the atmosphere.
He walked along creating his own paths.
For a month he played with the animals, basked in the clear water, and napped in the trees. But soon things in the forest began to change.
The birds stopped singing, the sun ceased to shine, and the water turned putrid. -
Le1F Experienced
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The animals disappeared from existence. Taking their place were decaying bodies ensnared in hideous, gnarled tree roots. Faint began to hear voices calling to him from deep within the wood. He felt the oppresive aura of malice and the stench of death assault him.
Faint heard a cracking noise sound from the left of him. He immediately turned to see what had caused the noise. Standing before him was his father.
"Aren't you going to come home? Our door is always open for our son." His father made a pointing motion to something behind him. It was the open door of their house- and at the threshold was his mother. Faint walked forward hoping to leave this hell.
The house disappeared.
Faint jumped back as branches reached for him from all angles. He began to run. He ran for hours evading the limbs and the roots so intently grasping at him. Faint's body reached its limits. The world went dark as he fell to the ground with great force and went limp. The roots and limbs of the forest latched onto him. -
Faint woke up in his room. His window was open- steel clouds were hauntingly looming in the sky. Faint made a motion to get up amd close his window, but he heard something from another room. It was the sweet welcoming voice of his mother. He followed her voice into the hall and into the dining room.
His mother and father were sitting at the table in two adjacent chairs. But a third chair was nowhere in sight.
His mother turned to him amd smiled warmly. His father turned to face him as well. However his smile morphed into a grin.
"Your mother was in so much pain after you left. She sat by the window every day hoping to see you return. She starved. You killed your mother."
The house began to tremble and collapse. The windows shattered and dishes broke as the storm raged on. Faint screamed as the forest returned. -
All direction was lost, Faint was defintely about to snap. The forest was laughing at him. The voices of horrible, wicked nymphs spat harsh words at him. He couldn't run anymore, his legs just wouldn't move. He was trapped.
The bitter taste of defeat filled his dry mouth. Faint cast glances all around him. A bright light shone on him from the south. He whipped around quickly. He saw nothing, but he heard. Yes, he heard.
"You want to leave right? Why did you come here? Are you done with your little game?"
Faint couldn't answer. He didn't even have a good reason to leave in the first place. His motivation was selfishness.
All he could do was stand there in silence. The trees grasped him one more time. But this time was the last. The old man's words echoed in his head.
"Those trapped... Some make it out.. Those who don't become fertilizer for the forest." -
Le1F Experiencedis that the end
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Possibly. But an end leads to a new beginning.
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