Chapter 367: Experiments (1/2)

”Hey! Artorias! Wait up! What's with the rush!” Kai tried to follow his leader as he suddenly stormed out of the room in a clear fit of rage.

”Stay out of my way! I know what must be done!” His hands were clasped firmly into a fist to the point that his hands began bleeding and his keen, glowing eyes were fixated solely on the path ahead where it was said that this mountain — Lord's Peak — lied.

The rest of the team were still lost for words, but suddenly snapped to reality and followed. Hikari had been given extra layers of clothing from the elder so the cold was not as much of a hindrance, but what did hinder her was the voice of the little girl calling her from behind as she walked by her and the half-eaten dead corpse she was dragging.

<< Hey! Little alien girl! Want to come and play with us on the slide? It's really really really fun! >>

They all had different emotions, but shock and surprise was something they all had in common.

In the end, Moby was the only man left standing in the house, seemingly more perplexed than all of them as he came to many realizations, but no evidence to prove them. He now had other priorities as he too left the room in haste, not batting an eye.

<< Ho ho! Young travellers! I hope you good luck on your journey! >>

Moby slammed the door behind him as he entered back into the frozen world, looking all around him with an odd sense of nostalgia brewing in his guts, walking around and observing the locals.

<< Can I please buy 2 slabs of meat? >>

<< Why certainly! That will be 5 Flora, >>

<< I don't have enough money, can I have it for free? >>

<< Of course! Of course! Here! >>

He looked around and saw an exchange between the villagers, turning around only to see something not too dissimilar, but now it was a group of children instead.

<< Oo! You ran into me! Can I hit you back? Mommy always told me! An eye for an eye! >>

<< Okay! >>

<< Oo! Now you hit me! So do I hit you back? Can I take your eye like your mommy said? >>

<< Mhm! I think so! Go ahead! >>

The more he looked around, the more his suspicions were being cleared… And as he walked, he eventually reached that same cathedral he witnessed when first arriving, and moving further in the back the garden was seen, that along with the source of that revolting smell.

There he witnessed a mountain unlike any other, piles and piles of dead corpses, limbs, and skeletons stacked on top of each other, adults and children alike, the smell of decay hovering over it like a plague. The contrast between the top and the bottom was more than evident, the bottom was were lied all of the decay, while as one went up the fresh corpses began to appear. Still, what was truly odd and disturbing was that with every visible face that had not decayed possessed a visible smile, one bright filled with no regret.

Indeed, the elder's words were correct… Of course, they were… It was a mountain of corpses...

However, in the eyes of these children playing on top of it, it was nothing but a simple slide that they enjoyed, cheered, and laughed all over.

This had all but confirmed what Moby was thinking, he had not much time to further analyze. Thus, to quickly put his theory to the test, he walked up to one of the locals with a beaming smile.

”Hello there! How has your day been going?”

<< Oh! Very well! I like to enjoy my day sitting here looking at all the children having fun! I sometimes go to play with them too… They never say no… They always let me in… >>

”Oh! I'm glad to see you're having fun! What's your name?”

<< Oh! My name is Ingvar! How about you? >>

”I'm Moby, it's nice to meet you! But, your name is not Ingvar… It's actually BallsDeep69!”