50 Tim (2/2)

”Maybe you are just seeing things. It's dark, and you know what I told you about being out in the dark.”

”But I know what I saw. What if what I saw was bad?”

”Our son was out even though I told him he wasn't allowed to, and he apparently saw 'monsters,'” the mother explained. ”Tim, could you go and check it out?”

Tim nodded. ”Definitely.” He walked up to his son and bumped his fist, smiling at him. ”Don't worry. Father's got this.”

Tim wasn't the strongest in the village, but he was one of the guards. Having a healthy body with big and strong muscles worked to his favor, and that was how he earned the love of his wife.

Tim left his house and made his way to the forest to search for the 'monsters' that his son found.

”Tim? What are you doing? Didn't your shift end a while ago?” a man asked.

”Yeah, but my son apparently saw a monster. I'm just going out to show that he's safe,” Tim replied.

The man laughed. ”Alright, be safe.”

”I will.” Tim walked into the forest. It was dark, and there was nothing that gave off light except the moon, but Tim saw just fine. For some reason, he could see at night like it was day, but it wasn't night vision. It was something else.

Tim could feel the energy of things. He didn't know this, but subconsciously, he had been using chakra to enhance himself.

As Tim yawned, he suddenly heard voices. He hid in a bush, making sure he was hidden and didn't make any noise.

”I think we're getting close to the village,” Garrik said as he saw a light in the distance.

Mutyx nodded. ”Hmm, we better be.”

Tim watched the two walk towards the village. He had never seen anything like them before. Just like his son said, they looked similar to him but different. Whatever they were, Tim didn't know their intentions, and they could be evil like his son said.

Deciding to go for the one that was the strongest, Tim popped out of the bush and pushed Garrik down on the ground. He placed his weight on him and wrapped his hand around Garrik's neck.

”Don't move, or I crush his neck,” Tim ordered, tightening his grip on Garrik's neck. ”What are you, and what are you doing here?”

Garrik groaned. Although the humans spoke in a different language, Garrik could still understand them as the system was translating it. ”We're not here for trouble. We just need a place to rest.”

Mutyx let out a loud laugh. ”Dinna even try, he's unkillable.”

”Nothing is unkillable. Only the gods are unkillable,” Tim said. ”A place to rest? I'm sorry, but I don't buy that.”

”Please don't crush my neck. That would hurt a lot.” Garrik glared at Mutyx, making Mutyx chuckle. ”I know we're very suspicious, but just trust us. In return for giving us a place to rest, we'll help you with anything.”

Tim still didn't trust Garrik. Unconsciously, He sensed Garrik's chakra and felt that it was good, with only a little bit of impurity, so he wanted to believe Garrik, but what if he was wrong.