Book of Treasures and The Lost Compass

A single child raised his hands together. Giant storm clouds formed overhead, with stone walls in the distance. He wore a green cape that blew in the wind, with a red tunic and blue shorts. His short brown hair waved, and his brown eyes narrowed with a glare as he gritted his teeth. A giant purple ball of fire and electric energy appeared in his hands, and he shouted: “I’m charging my attack, Yuto!”

“Uhhh...r-right! I’ll hold the demon wolf off, Sota!” he yelled back, gripping the black fur of the giant wolf. Its red eyes looked up at the big brother, biting his black hair. “Ow! Ow! Quit it!” He yelled, his knight’s armor clanking as he tried to hold on. “Don’t worry! I got it! Take this beast!” Yuto raised his hands. The purple energy swirled above his hands like flowing water, with sparks of electricity flowing around it like a current. Lightning came down from the sky, causing craters around as if responding to the destruction in Sota’s hands. The flowing energy gathered into a giant ball of purple flames and lightning. My ultimate spell! CATACLYSM!”

The giant ball of destruction headed towards the giant demon wolf. Yuto widened his eyes as he tried to let go of the wolf, but it pinned him down. A giant explosion of fire, electricity, and purple mist created gusts of wind that decimated the area.

Sota looked horrified. “YUTOOOOO!” he shouted as he rushed over to the source of the explosion.

Their pet dog Kuro licked Yuto’s face, who was actually just wearing a white shirt and blue jeans. “Kuro! Cut it out!”

Sota was wearing a red shirt and blue shorts with a green sheet wrapped around his neck. “Looks like we got a bad ending…” Sota sulked, drooping his shoulders.

The stone walls were actually just a wooden fence, and the demon dog was just a pet dog with black fur.

Sota Mori, who had a large imagination, and Yuto Mori, who participated in his fantasies. They lived in a small town in the mountains called Takaramori, the town of supposed treasures. It was the start of Golden Week, so the brothers had some time off together. They spent their days playing pretend, with Yuto caring for and attending to his imaginative brother’s whims.

Sota walked over and gently pulled on Kuro’s collar and petted his fur. Yuto, in turn, got up and brushed the dirt and grass off his body.

“Boys! It’s time for dinner!” a woman from inside the house yelled. “Coming, Mom!” both brothers said, walking towards the house and taking off their shoes so they wouldn’t spread dirt in the house. As the day came to an end and the sunlight came down, the two brothers sat down, talking about potential adventures waiting for them. Yuto smiled wryly, sighing at his brother’s excitement.

However, their fun conversation was interrupted by the sound of Kuro’s barking. The brothers looked outside and saw nothing of concern. Yuto put his hand in front of Sota, giving him a warning look and said “Wait here.” He walked next to Kuro, who stopped barking, and next to the dog was a brown, faded book, with most of the pages ripped out, with only several inside. He opened the cover, and the words read “See if you can find my treasures. I challenge you to find them. The next page will lead you to the first. The Lost Compass will point you to the south. First find the buried soldier near the magic tree. Every treasure leads to a note, and every note will have lines. Combine them all as you reach the end.”

Yuto frowned as Sota came running outside. “What is it?!” he said, his eyes filled with curiosity. “Someone is just pranking us; let’s go back insi-”

“WHOA! IS THIS A TREASURE MAP?!” he excitedly jumped and snatched the book out of Yuto’s hands, and hurriedly grabbed the compass off the ground. He quickly read through the text and proudly shouted: “I ACCEPT YOUR CHALLENGE, MYSTERY MAN!”

Yuto rubbed his face in aggravation. “Sota, this is just a stupid-”

“I’m going without you.” Sota quickly responded, soon sticking his tongue out.

Yuto sighed. “Well...I guess. Fine. But we need to sleep first, okay?”

“Fine! But adventure first thing tomorrow!” yelled Sota.

“...Ugh.”