Huh, what the hell...

I'm back at the cave, overseeing the forest?

No most importantly, I'm alright?

My body doesn't ache, and I'm now looking at the same forest when I came out of the cave.

My teeth...

I felt around my mouth and nothing, my teeth are all there, I can't taste blood in my mouth anymore, my head doesn't hurt as does my arm, nor does my body.

"You were not that bad..."

What the hell happened was that all an illusion-

"To answer your question well more like thought, you are no longer in an unconscious state, were you not listening to me peasant?"

Oh...

I'm still alive thank god.

I place my right hand on my heart listening to it beat, as I did that I blew a sigh of relief.

"I thought-"

I clear my throat

"Ehem"

"I thought you were going to take my body and use it as pleased?"

I asked him in a timid voice since he practically...

Well, I don't want to experience that again.

"Tsk you need me to tell you every minuscule detail?"

Turpis sounds a bit agitated I shouldn't piss him off more or...

Now that I think about it he did say something about changing his victory conditions and did something to the "pact" he put on me making me feel a sudden burst of heat.

I am relieved to hear that but-

"What did you change your victory condition with?"

I asked albeit a tad bit more relaxed

"You don't tell SOMEONE STRONGER THAN YOU WHAT THE HELL TO DO"

Huh, what I just...

I just asked him a q-question and uh what he is uh mad?

What did I do t-to him...

I didn't f-force him to do anything I just um er wanted to know...

"Ah look at you being so SUBMISSIVE! Good, I like that know your place... Peasant. Now do us a favor and go find a village or something"

Turpis demanded as he made my body stretch.

Putting my right arm over my left stretching my bicep

Going down to a low squat to stretch my legs

"I'm no- erm um I don't know where to go ehehe..."

I put my hand behind my head whilst in the low squat in an awkward way of saying "no clue".

"Tsk making me do such an easy job you disappoint me, PEASANT, damn I have to do all this after I decided to make you my student..."

Turpis said as he stood up from stretching my legs while at the end muttering to himself but...

wait-

"Wait, student?"

What does he mean by this he made-

"Ahhh yeah kid, forgot to say we are bounded FOREVER!"

"What is worse than having your body hijacked, being with the HIJACKER!"

"It's going to be a real treat see you do what I ask..."

"Because you can't disobey me since you are weaker than me!"

Taunting me with words I have no other option than to accept this student role since well...

I don't want to die...

"That was all narcissism huh?"

"That's what you wanted to make me your little test to see if you still were strong?"

I asked, this is probably one of the worst outcomes that could befall me being a student...

"You do have a BRAIN!"

"This is twice you caught on quickly, we should throw a party for your elementary graduation!"

Damn you Turpis I would like to seriously hit-

"But what lead me to this overall conclusion was your potential..."

Turpis's tone changed completely from a child-like insult tossing 10 years old to a more sinister and rough 40-year-old weaponsmith that had a rough upbringing.

"My Potent-"

"AHHHHH I don't want to talk about it, YOU are getting us to a village I am STARVING!"

"You are such a bad student letting your poor old teacher starve".

"Get going..."

Errr huh what the hell his demeanor changed again.

Goosebumps grew as I was hit with a bit of fear.

"Alright, Alright fine..."

I said in frustration

"I'm a bit tired tell me when you get some food or a village, Theif"

"That's ironic coming from you"

Surely he would have responded since his ego is so high but nothing came after, so he did fall asleep but that fast?

Well time to find some food and or a village.

My stomach is growling as I make it down the slope of the hill.

I seems like it's about 10 or so feet before I can be at the same altitude as the rest of the forest

I slowly start making it down

tch tkc tch

I hear the grass crumble as I step on it.

I can also feel all the strands of weeds on the floor since well I have no protection for my feet.

Sometimes I feel a random rock or two but that's alright

Looking around it sure looks beautiful, the surroundings I mean.

There were flowers here and there the grass wasn't that high, and the whole aspect of the forest was pleasing...

I walk a bit more and now I'm at the same level as most of the terrain.

Hmmm now, where should I go?

I try to analyze my surroundings and-

There seems to be a trail of some kind, what I mean by that is that the grass seems as if someone comes through here at times...

The grass looks parted, well split in two.

It also helps my hypothesis due to me also spotting some flowers that hang from the vines I see are sliced (well split) pretty well it must have been a blade.

The vines are mostly hanging from trees but there is a whole lot of those flowery vines on the floor of so I'm pretty sure someone visits here frequently, but whom?

No chance of overthinking this, the only option is to follow that path since I have no other leads...

The grass is ankle-deep instead.

Looking closer not all the trees have vines but the ones that do have these purple flowers that are scattered all along the floor the area that they are mostly "sliced" is along the path I spoke of earlier.

Might as well look at them closer there couldn't be any harm to it.

I get closer to the tree that is near my right to the vine that looks "sliced" and yep...

That is a good old slice I don't think animals make this type of cut.

Honestly, looking at the "slice" more closely it could be anything sharp but I might be lead to civilization!

I turn my back on the tree and make way to the path I was walking in.

One two...

. . .

. . .

Thirty Thirty-One...

. . .

. . .

Seventy-Nine...

. . .

What the hell I've walked like hmmm uh around 80 some feet?

Wait-

I can see the forest clear a bit making way for some plains!

I run to the "end" to finally escape this forest.

TCH TKC TCH TKC TCH

I could hear my footsteps as I stomped on the grass.

Excitement grew more and more, I cleared some vines that way by swinging my arms since I didn't follow the path 100% and got a little lost way by swinging my arms and!

Huf heh heh-

I'm a little-

hah hah-

A little worn down but it's no biggie.

I finally found my way out of the forest and I look around to see....

Yep, that's a dirt path!

Lucky but what way should I go...

Oh, wait-

"Um, Turpis..."

No answer huh?

I'll try again

"Turpis?"

Maybe louder?

"TURPIS!"

I screamed my lungs out making some birds fly out of the trees

"WHAT?!"

"This better be GOOD you just woke up the MOST POWERFUL BEING in a baaad mood..."

Turpis said in an irritated voice

"I er um wh- um what way should I go..."

This must be a stupid question oh no I'm going to get punished or something right, right?

"Tsk I did tell you to wake me up if there was a village but I guess this will do..."

"I can sense a..."

"Woah Woah Woah"

Turpis's voice seemed to get shocked and had hints of excitement

"Why didn't I pick up on this sooner?!"

"Um, Turpis?"

I asked since he doesn't usually act like this

"We go to the right, I'll take control from here goodnight John!"

"WAIT I'M YOUR STUDENT-"

I feel weak as I said that and my control over my body is no longer there

"Awwww all scared like I care, you think a being like me gives two damns if you're my student?"

"I can do as I please I practically spared you, you should be grateful to even be in presence of me!"

"Sigh- I'll just use your body up until we go to the village..."

Turpis walks for quite a bit Seeing my body move without me being able to take control is weird but...

Will Turpis do something unjust?

Wait wait wait...

Knowing how he acts he'll do indecent acts or commit crimes, I don't want to be that person!

"THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!"

Turpis says in a pissed tone

Oh so if I concentrate a lot...

I can control my body back!

"I won't let you make my reputation BE TAINTED!"

I exclaimed as we stopped walking

"Look, I made a damn statement that you will be able to do as you want when we get there..."

"I'm quite tired as well".

"I wouldn't do something as COMMIT MASS GENOCIDE on people that didn't do anything to me..."

"That would make my IDEOLOGY crumble"

"SO STOP MAKING ME HAVE TO GO TO SUCH LENGTHS AND EXPLAIN EVERY DAMN DETAIL"

Enraged Turpis's control over my body grew stronger I guess I can let him take over...

A little bit passes and I can see the trees on the right side of uh, "US" disappeared and a Town?

No Turpis said it was a village...

It came into view since Turpis was zooming through the path with ease due to his absurd speed...

We are inching closer to the town, a river is clear as day it passed through the cities or Villages exterior and there's a bridge that connects it Honestly second to that view in the cave this might top it...

There are farm fields left and right, pretty and colorful flowers are at the path well it should be considered a road now and inch by inch the village or town cam in view more and more prominent up until...

"You can take over Peasant I have done WAY TOO MUCH WORK, Why does a being that surpasses all mortals have to do such irritating work?"

After he finished his rant it was silent

Turpis went to sleep again...

Well, I guess my priority is finding something to eat in this "village"?