The sun slowly started to shine.
The light glow of the fire in the cave, the small weak embers were flickering. Outside, the light of dawn knocks the doors of cave slightly hiding behind the trees. The forest was calm and strangely cheerful.
As usual,
Rin was the first one to wake up.
Still in half-sleep, with messy hair that needs to brush. She yawn while stretching her body like a cat and stepped outside.
She began to walk bare feet, barely making sound on the ground. She walked toward the small water pond nearby the cave to wash her face.
She put her hands in pond and ....
SPLASH... the water on her face.
The cold water didn't just faded sleep but also stunned her, and a shiver crossed through the body.
"Uhh... so cold," she began to shake by cold.
She was still sleepy and rubbing her eyes as she began to walk in direction of bag.
She stopped in mid-walk.
Huh... Where's the bag?
She look around.
Aaahh...
"...I forgot my bag."
"Lim... He's still sleeping." She thought of asking Limbo to bring bag here.
She began to move back inside the cave, still yawing again.
And then—
Rin saw something strange.
With her half-sleepy eyes.
Suddenly,
she froze on the spot.
Her eyes widened.
Her stretch fingers stopped midway in the air.
And then it escaped.
A loud scream... Burst out of her throat.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!!"
The entire cave shook from her scream.
Gaja snapped up instantly from his bed, grabbing a nearby dagger.
What! What? Where? ... happened, he shouted, with hair all messy and eyes still full of sleep. That forced to opened.
"Rin?? What happened? Did a beast enter?" Gaja shouted again, ready to battle in that state.
Rin's mouth was shut, a words didn't come out of them.
She just raised her hands with shaking finger pointing at direction of Limbo.
She manages to talk.
"Th..there...!!" She finally said.
Gaja followed her gaze and direction of finger which they were pointing at.
A tiny shadow was curled beside Limbo while he's in sleeping.
That was not the beast nor a wolf.
But a small...c...
A child...
A small boy.
Gaja's jaw dropped in shock...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH—!!"
He's screamed too, right after Rin.
Rin hit Gaja on his arm.
And she demand, "Idiot... Why are you screaming?"
Gaja also asked question in return,
"Then, why did you scream huh?"
"Because, there's a child! Next to Limbo!"
Rin said.
Limbo awake violently.
What? What? What's happening?
Did any monster sleep in? He shouted, grabbing his spear instantly. Ready to battle, he stood up in quick jump. And prepare for throwing it on who ever enemy is.
But soon he realised, there face wasn't towards the entrance but rather at towards him.
"Why are you two looking at me?" Limbo
Asked.
"L-Limbo!" Rin speak with broken voice and heavy breath.
"Look behind... Next..to you!"
Limbo slowly turned his head after Rin said. And then he saw it.
The kid—.
Limbo's eyes widened.
"Aaaaahhh!!"
He also screamed aloud.
He even panicked.
"W... wait!! Why is he right next to me?"
Did you bring it here..?
As Limbo moved aside, they saw....
Yellow-black hair.
Torn clothes. Face covered in mud and scratches.
Faint dry blood Mark's on his face and body, some were fresh.
Limbo froze in place.
But he calm down, as nothing happened.
He thought in mind.
Wait why I'm panicking, this isn't my first to seeing him
"Oh... Right," he muttered. "I found him last night."
Rin and Gaja's jaw dropped.
What do you mean...
...you found him last night? Gaja yelled.
"And didn't think after waking us!" Rin also closed her silence.
Limbo opened his mouth. Taking deep breath... But before he could say anything.
Both Rin and Gaja jumped forward with panicked.
Saying in sync,
"He could be a monster!"
He could a beast in disguised.
He could destroy this cave and burry us under it, if we gave him a chance.
Limbo quickly moved blocking their path with open arms.
"Wait... Wait .. wait... Stop! Don't attack!"
Rin narrowed her eyes.
Gaja raised his weapons.
"Step away, Limbo!" Gaja warned.
"No!" Limbo remained there blocking their path.
"Limbo moved!" Rin in anger.
"He's dangerous!"
"No, he's Not!"
"How do you know?"
"I just know!"
"That's not the proper answer!!"
...You're not even sure...
By there Chaos.
The child flicked his nose and slowly and finally opened his eyes.
The moment his eyes met the weapon holding Gaja, and ready with vine Rin..
He filled with fear...
It was different from beast fear, but yet similar.
It was pure like a human fear.
He crawled back at wall, trembling.
"No... Don't ... Kill me!" He whispered with full fear.
Rin and Gaja froze with confusion.
For the first time they saw—
He was emitting unhuman faint aura, yet.
He wasn't attacking but Instead he was terrified by them.
Limbo turned his cmback and Move rushing towards him.
And began to speak gently.
"It's okay... You're safe."
The boy was looking toward him.
wide eyes with full of tears.
"...please... don't leave me... Brother" he whispered his voice was trembling.
Something inside Limbo cracked.
Because of this voice.
Rin and Gaja kept staring at the child.
Cautiously they didn't let their guard down and ready for anything.
Limbo... What is that? Gaja whispered.
It's giving me strange vibe like a monster.
"I said it already... He's not a monster." "He's just a kid."
"Just a ... Nor..mal kid." He said in unclear voice.
Rin blinked while asking.
"What do you mean?" She continues.
Are you even sure by yourself?
What about that strange mana leaking from it.
Limbo didn't answer immediately, or rather he couldn't.
But instead, he reached towards the boy slowly touching his head with hand.
The child didn't pull away, but rather slowly stopped crying.
He simply hold on to Limbo's clothes instead, he was trembling like a scared puppy.
Limbo signed softly.
And began to explain...
Calmed down and listen carefully..
...but but draws your weapon back..
Gaja didn't agree but takes it back. But he was ready.
You to Rin there's no need to binding vines.
Fine... Vines ly down.
Speak... What you wanted to say. Both in sync.
Humph....
"This kid was the one crying."
What?
Last night when you two were in deep sleep...
I heard a crying voice of a child.
Asking for help...