Phong remained in this world long before the other two came.

Unlike the liquid elementalist whose existence shaken the whole country, and the fire elementalist who was discovered beneath a stream. Phong’s adventure was rather eventful and full of unanswered questions. No, he was not rescued by anyone nearby, the moment he was brought here, he woke up alone, adapted to this strange world.

At first it was pure confusion to suddenly wake up in some sketchy forest. Phong had no knowledge of his earthly power, the third saint seemed to be the only one who was not assigned with a guide.

A city boy who knew nothing about hunting, all he knew was to be hunted.

The grass rustled, his bare feet sprinted across the soil, there went along the growls of a panther.

“ I KNOW OUTRUNNING THIS THING IS NOT POSSIBLE BUT I’M STILL RUNNING ANYWAYS BECAUSE I'M A PUSSY!! “, the saint screamed as he ran like a trackstar. The panther’s powerful claws brushed past Phong’s raven, black hair, in an attempt to grab it and tumble him around.

“ I’M A RUNNER, I'M A TRACKSTAR, BITCH! “, his mighty voice echoes across the forest’s floor.

It seemed that today was his unlucky day, he was merely trying to hunt down a clueless deer, who knew there was a panther who already marked its prey! Now he has to be the replacement for that deer!

I’m guessing a city boy with zero survival skills but has great stamina and a strong built from workout, could manage to get this far with a panther chasing him down.

The fast runnings and whipping of winds never ceased to lower in volumes, until he looked back, the panther earlier from behind him was nowhere to be seen. His feet were still moving at fast speeds but they slowed in the moments of time as he navigated his surroundings.

By the time the lad realized where the creature was, it was quick to pounce on him with its claw, the loud growling rumbled the panther’s vocal. Phong struggled to break loose from it’s grasp, sharp claws threatening to dig itself deeper into his skins, he hated pain more than anything else. “ Fuck, there has to be a way. I can’t die like this! At least I can’t die again the second time! “, he yelled in between his breath.

The branches twist around in his response, it went by unnoticed by the saint, the panther raised it’s claw! Preparing to strike its prey! Phong quickly closed his eyes and accepted his fate.

All he could hear was whisperings and the sounds of strange objects whiplashing in midair. As his eyes slowly peeled open, it widened in size, his mouth forming an “O”. In Front of him was the same panther, all tied up with tree vines, what was more shocking is the fact they were moving too. The confused creature put all of its strength into breaking free but alas, the efforts were futile.

The panther aggressively meows as if asking him to release it.

“ Woah, chill I didn’t do that? “, Phong lifted a hand up in the air and almost immediately, the tree branch moved in the same direction as if he was controlling it. He stared at the panther, the panther stared at him, this time both of their eyes were on the verge of escaping their sockets.

“ Okay...maybe I did…”.

The sight beholding him was surely something that would change his life forever.

Ever since then, the forest was his kingdom, he hangs on tree branches, he commands the leaves to his will. Phong runs with the wolves as they howl, those moments of freedom and wildness that he always craved.

The deers watched, their dark orbs reflected a man, his soul blossoms and rules the soil nation. An earth elementalist.

When one day, everything was quiet and still, only the sounds of birds and geekos clouded the forest floor. A shocking wave from the earth ground disturb the living creatures.

“ What was that? “, Phong furrowed his eyebrows. The source of the sound seemed to come from a faraway town, a spark of light radiated from the sky, something was falling down. He squinted his eyes and climbed the trees to take a closer look.

“ Holy shit… “.

Someone was falling from the sky, he couldn’t recognize her face but her body lay limply as the light dropped her fragile body into the concrete ground. It was a strange yet interesting day for him indeed, he watched as she ran across the forest, running from a group of royal guards. “ Hoo, she’s quite the fast runner. “.

Phong had bad eyesights so he didn’t realize that this girl below was one of his long-term bestfriend, Thư. She ran into a cave which he assumed was a desperate attempt into hiding. “ I think I should help her out “, he smiled and with a flick of his fingers, rocks tumbled to collapse, blocking the cave’s entrance.

Little did he know that things are slowly making sense, what this world was, why he was here.

In the midst of the chaos and hot gossip of a fallen girl from the sky, people speculated that she might be a fallen angel, if there was even a heavenly realm up there. From above a god watched.

Amidst the clouds and silky moon fabrics lies a young lad drenched in bodies of gold.

Pure silver like hair bathed in summer’s breeze, every flicker of his delicate finger wavered the heavens. Curved lips glistened under the casted sunlights and his majestic build laid flatly on ribbons of constellations.

One might question why this otherworldly being is always looking down--as if searching for something, could it be a mortal? Or a beautiful young lady? His eyes blocked the path of our answers. However, a palm was slightly raised on his chin and he bid a blinding smile as if seeing something interesting and unusual.

“ This looks like it’ll be entertaining “.

His silver hair spilled forward as his body shifted to take a good look down below, his gorgeous face never wavered in it’s sparks. “ Three saints, three saints, I’ll see how you spice my story up.. “.

Clueless, the three saints adapt to the new world, their everyday tasks vary between peaceful, sad, or just pure chaos. Phong on the other hand was startled with the clicking sound of horses walking in the forest. What got him even more interested was in front of the armored guards was a handsome young man, his silver clothes ruffled along with the wind. This man seemed important, he’s leading a whole military base so he must be a commander, maybe?

Phong frowned, behind the remarkable young man was a woman, she was riding the same horse with him? Not that he has anything against women but too bad, the said-commander doesn’t swing that way after all.

“ Thought I could find a gay, good looking man in this world.. “, Phong pouted with his arms crossed.

He followed them for quite a long time until the sun slowly set itself into a slumber. He watched curiously as the said-commander ordered everyone to sleep in for the night. Now Phong was not a thief but hey, he needs to survive as well! They surely wouldn’t mind if he stole a bit of their food.

Phong waited til everyone was sleeping soundly, like a sly snack, he lightly climbed down from the tree. Being an earth elementalist gives him the perk of walking over grasses without making a sound, he was careful to not step on any rocks or sticks, the task was easy. He took what he needed and was just about to turn around, what Phong met was a blade, pointing very close to his neck.

“ Hi?... “, he nervously scratched his hair, “ I swear it’s not what it looks like- “.

Ah yes, the said-commander, the handsome young man. The youth stood with a blank face, his dignified expression illuminated by the moon, Phong stared at his lips as he spoke. “ Who are you? I do not tolerate intruders “.

“ Intruders??...okay, maybe I am but you know..a man has to do something for a living “.

“ I, Lý Kim, the second prince of the Vinh Quang kingdom will not let this pass. Stealing is a grave crime, stealing the royal properties is unacceptable, I shall take your head for the price- “, he declared.

“ Wait, wait, you’re the prince, what’s your name again? “.

“ It’s Lý Kim, how dare you interrupt me- “.

“ Oh fuck no “, Phong groaned.

“ What’s going on, your majesty? “, an alluring female voice startled the two men. ‘Linh Đa’ stood behind Kim.

“ Stay back, lady Linh. We don’t know if he’s safe! “.

Lady Linh? Lý Kim, the names sound awfully familiar to Phong. It sounded like the names he used to hear from a novel but, what novel?

Kim and ‘Linh Đa' watched carefully as Phong was lost in his thoughts, everything was quiet, and they were expecting the worst til he let out a scream.

“ NO FUCKING WAY?! “, the sudden volume of his voice and the vulgar language made the pair flinch in both surprise and anger.

The novel.

‘The Path to Eternal Prosperity’.

He cursed under his breath, has his friend manifested this so hard that they were dropped in this world? ‘Linh Đa’ flickered a gleam of mischievous light in her eyes, she stepped forward and took Phong’s hand in hers. Phong was taken by surprise.

“ Lady, I don’t swing that way- “.

“ Poor you, you must be so hungry and desperate so stealing was your last resort..”, ‘Linh Đa' had her damsel in distress expression right on. “ Wait, Lady Kim- “, Kim tried to tell her something.

“ What- “, Phong looked just as confused. ‘Linh Đa' shook her head and immediately those tears filled eyes sparkled, scaring the earth elementalist.

“ Don’t worry! I know there’s a village nearby, we can go there and buy some goods from them so you can take it with you! “.

“ WAIT I- “.

And that was how they settled in the village, the house they stayed in for tea belonged to a farmer, Mrs. Đào invited them as he prepared the paid vegetables. Who knew the door swung open and there came Nho’s presence.

“ Please have some tea as you wait “, Misses. Đào gestured as she set the tea set down.

“ Thank you “, Linh Đa and Kim nodded their heads out of respect.

The door swung open, a calm and quiet female voice peered near Phong’s eye.

“ I’m home- “.

Wait, why does she sound familiar? Phong looked up and met her amber and dark brown eyes.

Nho had to take some time to process what’s going on until Phong dropped his teacup and she did the same with her water bottle. Kim looked at him, truly concerned, “ What’s going on? Do you know her? “.

“ No fucking way… “, Phong mumbled.

“ No way.. “, Nho mumbled in unison.

“ NO FUCKING WAY- “.