Chapter 18: The Offering

Chapter 18: The Offering

In the previous chapter our friends started their adventure to finish all the questions within one thousand five hundred and fifty years. It will be only twenty-five days in the real world.

Mateo said, "It was about time you opened up."

Ofurd said, "So what are we waiting for? Let's go. The Elude has to offer something."

Mateo, Luar, Ofurd, and Kamil started walking inside the tree. Then Mateo said, "Where is the Elude? I thought there would be people here or something."

Luar said, "I think we are in the wrong place."

Kamil said, "Ok I think we should leave then."

Ofurd said, "Stop talking and stop moving."

Kamil said, "Why? There is nothing here. I am going to leave."

Kamil went to the door. A big hole opened and everything slowed down. Luar screamed. Kamil and Mateo screamed as well. Then Ofurd said, "Guys calm down."

All of them went inside the ground through a huge hole like a very big slide.

Then all of them got to another tree. Mateo tried to open it. Then he got a message that said IF YOU ARE THE ONE YOU CAN BE THE FIRST.

Mateo said, "Guys I got a message. Can you help me figure it out?"

Luar and Kamil said, "We don't know."

Then IF-41 appeared and told Mateo, "It means if you came last you can come first. Or it could mean whoever was the last person to try to open the door can open this one."

Mateo said, "I think it was Kamil. Kamil it is your turn."

Kamil heard that. He walked toward the door. He grabbed the handle and opened it.

Ofurd said, "It was Kamil."

When they left they were in the same place. One big tree and a lot of grass as far as the eye could see.

Mateo said, "No we are here. Only the strong can see it. Maybe that is what I thought."

Ofurd said, "Oh yeah. Can you tell me how that works?"

Mateo said, "We all have to bring our offering."

Luar gasped. He said, "What do you mean? Someone?"

Mateo said, "That is right. We will have to do something about it."

Luar said, "Like what?"

Ofurd said, "We have to kill someone. That is all."

Luar said, "That is fine maybe."

Then IF-41 told Mateo, "It works differently here. If you guys want to work together then all four of you have to destroy four villages together. But if you don't work together then you can only kill four people each. And you will get negative points. Negative points only come when you take the life of a civilian."

IF-41 said, "I am bored. I am going to sleep. Don't wake me up ok Mateo."

Mateo said, "Alright."

Mateo told Luar to bring his IF out so it could help them because his was going to sleep.

Luar said, "Show yourself IF."

The IF showed up.

Luar asked, "Where are we supposed to go?"

The IF said, "If you walk two point one kilometers you will see a village. It is being destroyed."

Mateo said, "I think we should join up with those people who are destroying the villages. With them we can take at least four villages quickly."

Mateo said, "There is a quest where we can betray our own friends."

Ofurd said, "So you mean if we join the NPCs then we can get to the Elude?"

Mateo said, "Yes. That is how it works."

Kamil said, "Let's go then."

Fifteen minutes later Luar said, "Are we there yet?"

Ofurd said, "Why do we have a kid in our team? We all have bodies of twenty-five year olds. You should stop acting like a damned kid."

Mateo said, "Silence. He is my brother. You better not fight him."

Ofurd said, "Hey we don't have time to fight each other."

Kamil said, "Ok whatever. But still tell your friend here to stop acting like that."

Luar said, "I am sorry. I won't do that again."