Chapter 41 Green rivers response 3 (1/2)

Mars jumped awake breathing heavily and covered in cold sweat

'that dream....is that my past'

Mars weren't quite sure, but it felt like it might be the case

'...this is the second i have had this dream... whatever it is i don't like it'

Mars reached down and touched his stomach he could still feel the the burning rage inside himself and after calming down a little he decide to brave the forest night and go down to the river and wash off grabbing his bone sword on the way out off the cave

'it's really clear out...'

he felt a little better when he vent out off the cave and looked up at the countless stars and the 2 pale moons that was shining in the sky, lighting up the clearing making easy to see even if it was the middle of the night

'maybe i should just watch the stars for a bit... nah, i really need to wash this sweat off...'

even if he could somewhat see in the starlit night Mars still decided to transform his eyes giving him significantly better night vision

'there that's better'

after spending a little time getting used to the change in brightness Mars vent into the forest while keeping somewhat alert

'now that I'm actually listening there sure is a lot of animals around'

straining his ears a little Mars could hear insects chipping away and small animals moving around in the bushes and the surrounding trees as he moved towards the river until he suddenly stopped and tightened the grip on his sword

'what's is it this time... it's not a spider... but it sure moves quietly...'

he closed his eyes and focused on the thing that was moving closer

'it's in the trees... it might be a snake... but where is it'

faced with a potential venomous animal Mars raised his alert slightly while he lowed his stance ready to doge at a moment notice while narrowed down the exact location off the snake

'...just a little closer... now!'

Mars opened his eyes and kicked off the ground and jumped to the side while he slashed at the place he had just been standing and felt his sword pass though the snake that had pounced at him from a tree above slicing it in half, and quickly stabbing it in the head with his sword ending it's suffering

”well that was easy... it's not even a magic beast”

feeling a little disappointed by the lack off a core Mars continued walking towards the river after he cleaned his sword with his flame, and after walking for a few minutes he arrived at the river and quickly found he wasn't the only one that had decided to visit the river at night

'is this the same heard from back then?'

Mars saw a heard off about 50 horned horses and observed them for a few seconds before his skill activated while he looked at the horse with 3 horns

tricorn

male

class: unknown

a mythical creature only spoken about in legends about the age off gods

'that's the first time it's ever shown unknown...'

Mars was a little surprised by the response from his skill but pulled himself together when one off the unicorns spotted him and alerted the rest of the heard as the leader that had 3 horns jumped into the air and floated mid air as it flew over the river stopping as it was halfway over as it watched Mars with cautious eyes

”okay let's play this cool”

Mars stabbed his sword into the ground and raised his hands up as he stepped out off the brushes

”i don't mean any harm I'm just here to wash off...”

the unicorn watched Mars for a few tense seconds while he did his best to look harmless, until it gave a nigh and lost interest and went back to the rest off the heard as Mars let out a sigh off relief

'looks like i can finely wash off...'

Mars was more than a little relieved that the unicorns didn't attack him as he had no confidence in fleeing from, much less fighting a herd of flying unicorns

'well let's not push it to far and get done with this quickly'

Mars threw off his shorts and slowly vent into the cold river and quickly washed off while a little wary of the heard off unicorns and after he finished he quickly put on his shorts and quickly left the river after he picked up his sword, breathing a sigh of relief when he saw they weren't following him as he vent back to the clearing and into the cave while he was careful not to wake up Victoria that was still sleeping and laid down on the bear hide and closed his eyes and vent to sleep...

Mars opened his eyes and once again found himself dreaming once again

”this is starting to get annoying...”

he looked around the cell like room and discovered there was a few changes from last time he dreamed, most noticeably his arms and legs weren't in chains anymore and the pillar in the middle of the room had disappeared, but that was the less important details Mars's attention was caught by something else

”...well this seems rather ominous... or rather excessive”