Two Hours Later.
The Zodiac Ruins And Ryuta Have Won.
They leave and explore to find the next country where they can stay safe.
As they walked, they found something new, a place where Ryuta remembers; Ryuta remembers the time when he died the second time. He knows that this is not the same forest, but its presence was a traumatic experience for him. Dying over and over again by monsters.
He felt uneasy about it.
He took a step back.
But Kael holds Ryuta's hand.
"you can do this," Kael murmured softly and genuinely.
"Thanks, I really do," Ryuta replied, forming a smile.
"oooh— SHEESH!, we got a couple back here!!" Orion exclaimed, while clapping his hands.
"zip it," Zephyr stated, with a calming tone yet respectful.
The talk ended, as they heard another loud noise from the forest. They went through to the forest and found a terrifying monster.
A tall monster with a big mouth, and fearsome eyes. But can't see, only hear.
The monster's mere presence sent a chill down their spines, and it even made to silence the whistling wind and chirping birds.
They all stood staring at the monster. Not even try to move. Their hearts beat faster. Yet their mind was focused, on not moving.
They silently, and carefully walked back away from the monster. But Orion accidentally steps on the branch of a tree.
"oh shoot—are we dead now?" Orion asked, with a smile slowly fading from his face.
"Nice, you really are a troublemaker," Aelius spoke, a disappointment form on his face.
The monster charged towards them, and as they ran, they panicked over their lives.
They fell on a portal, and behind it was full of orange leaves on the ground and tall orange trees surrounding them.
Orion and Ryuta felt dizzy from falling on that; they observed the world, from how it looks, and what they smell.
They stood up and brushed off the orange leaves on their clothes.
They talk about how they will leave on in this world." well, first thing first, if everything here is orange, does this world sell oranges– you know what I mean, like orange, oranges, same— do..., you, do you get it ?" Orion joked, flashing a lopsided grin.
"Well, I get your point, if they sell oranges. Maybe they are, after all, it is Orange World anyway," Ryuta stated with a slight smile on his face.
"Well, thank you. I thought you were gloomy, I was just testing you to see if you have humor left in your body and soul," Orion said lightly, masking his concern with a joke.
"I do have humor, not this time, everything I do is falling apart," Ryuta muttered, his head bowed low.
"Don't worry, we are here, even me, just stay positive, now let's continue, what are we supposed to do again ?" Orion reassured, his voice steady with a hint of playful warmth.
Two hours Later.
"We have seen so much, orange house, orange glass, orange slippers, we still lacking something— something missing..., ah..,HAH! There's no orange juice, don't you find it suspicious?"Orion Exclaimed With a sense of curiosity.
"Yeah, the most obvious, orange juice is from oranges," Ryuta agreed with a slight nod.
As they were talking, they heard a very loud noise, charging towards them. They Notice, A Big Orange Knight With an Orange Sword And Orange Plate Armor, riding on a orange horse. The Orange Knight presence was terrifying, it was scary to see a living Orange Knight.
"Wow, out of all the evil freaks I've fought in my life, this Orange Knight really said, 'I'm built different,' huh?" Orion scoffed, wiping dust off his shoulder.
"Maybe he is built different, his presence was so strong, it made me puke," Ryuta groaned, pretending to gag.
"Should we fight him now, or stare at his orange outfit, 'cause I'm ready," Orion said lightly with a grin on his face.
"Let's do this orange guy," Ryuta dashes forward to the Orange Knight.