Chapter 14 - chapter 10: Rival.

Hollow scowls as he watches Faizure get buddy buddy with a stranger that came up. "I'm in the same place. I gotta get outta here. I can't take one more second of this level one crap." The stranger- they now know as Naut says, his black leather tunic shining in the sun. "Hollow... Can he PLEASE come along? He's in the same boat as us. If we didn't like it, he doesn't either. He shouldn't be treated differently and neither should we just because of our levels." Faizure says, basically pouting. Hollow rolls his eyes and puts his hands up in defeat. "Fine, fine. But if he stabs us in the back, that's on you." Hollow says, heading into the woods. Faizure and Naut head after him, talking about their lives. Naut looks back at his mom through the window, feeling sorry about leaving her. But he can't stay. If he did, he wasn't sure if he could stay sane. It's a sudden descension, sure. But it had to be done. He runs, catching back up to his two new companions. Hollow watches the two talk out of the corner of his eye. Naut thinks he's made two friends, but in truth, he only made one. Hollow only thinks of Naut as a rival to be dealt with. Like a flea, he's trying to shake off. No, Naut is his RIVAL. Faizure will only be close to one of them. And to Hollow, he'll never stop until he makes sure there's no chance of it ever being Naut.