《TWIG - The System Can't Save Me, But It Can't Stop Me Either [a gamelit-portal-fantasy-poem by eric river]》Chapter 023 - What is the enemy of my enemy anyway?
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CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
What is the enemy of my enemy anyway?
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System Message
Twig, it’s time for you to go, my rule is absolute
The fragile fate of those you love is not yours to pollute
Though I cannot seem to touch your soul at present time
Remember I can punish anybody for your crime
Twig awoke to such a message, which he read in fear
After all, he still had hadn’t seen his eleventh year
Now he’d have to leave his home and family alone
To protect them from the broken fate that was his own
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His parents met him at the door before the break of dawn
Hopeful he’d find answers on the journey he’d be on
He set out with a bag full of survival tools and snacks
A dagger on his waist and in his bag a lightweight axe
“Even though we deal with portals as fast as we can
Portals don’t just open according to some great plan
Many monsters roam through the lands which we do not know
Be careful of them please, no matter where you choose to go”
“You’ll be safe as long as you stay clear of portals, son
You can hunt or scavenge just as well as anyone”
We can only trust the System still has plans for you
Come back home as soon as you’ve done what you need to do”
With tears they sent him off before his sisters were awake
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They couldn’t know that he was leaving for all of their sake
He didn’t understand himself, the nature of this quest
He only hoped he didn’t stumble on a monster nest
He walked out of the village into the forest of green
But now it looked quite different from the forest he had seen
Before it was a place where he would play with friends all day
Now he was alone and that was how he’d likely stay
He strained his eye to see but without his depth perception
He quickly tripped over a rock in his tired confusion
He was just about to break down crying then and there
But something took his mind off of how things were so unfair
Achievement: Classic Twig
So this is your life now eh, can’t say that I’m surprised
Though this is much worse than I ever could have surmised
It almost makes me feel a little bad for you, but no
This is what you get for ignoring advice, you know
“Just leave me alone you mean old god, I don’t need you
Go unless you’ve thought of something useful you can do”
Twig stood up defiantly and kept walking ahead
Ignoring the pain in his scraped knees that slowly bled
Achievement: It’s Better This Way
Just keep walking til you find yourself so far away
Whatever the System said, it is better this way
You never had a chance at doing any good at all
Now at least you won’t drag friends down with you when you fall
He thought about his friends, which helped him hold back all his tears
They had been his strength for more than half a dozen years
Even though his god was mean, he had a point right there
He’d never wish to drag them into a life so unfair
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His mind returned to what had happened recently again
What had happened between his god and the System then
He noticed that they seemed unable to know what he thought
So he spoke to see if their attention could be caught
“System, if you’re listening, and my deity too
You owe me some answers since I am obeying you
Do you have a plan for me, and is my home safe now?
Can I ever see them again, some way or somehow?”
Achievement: You Should Stop That
Woah there now, you foolish boy, you really would tempt fate?
Best you reel that question in before it is too late
I don’t know much about Systems, but that thing is strong
I wonder if it has been involved here all along
System Message
Only a few times have people dared invoke my name
Most of them faced deletion, with just themselves to blame
But since you’re not in sync I still cannot delete you now
With the next update though, I’ll figure it out somehow
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