Whoooosh... Whooosh...
The outside the cave cold wind was flowing in the dark night.
But the fire was there to keep warm the cave. Limbo added some firewood while he was awake.
Limbo was in a deep sleep, lost in a sweet memories.
Let's take peek, what is making him smile even in sleep.
Come here... My cute little angel...
Come to mama.. come.
No!, not mama.
Come towards papa...
A sweet chuckles full of smile... Big eyes, crawling on legs and pushing earth by hands.
Silver hair shining in light..
Laughing while looking forward.
Ahaha Ahhahah....
Dadada.... Dadada....
Look he's love's me more... Yeah!.
A loud shout full of joy burst out of father's mouth who was happy to hear from his child.
Look at your fathel....he doesn't understand what you are saying...
My baby... He's laughing and mimicking us, not him alone.
Is it?
Huh granny...?
Haha Ronan you're father now, you should find yourself. This is also your duty.
A child walked towards them.
They were sitting a aside from each other. He looked at where to go...
Then suddenly started to cry...
Uwaa.. uwaa..
They both rushed towards together,and hold him...
As they arrived at him.
That child suddenly stopped crying and hold their finger. And burst into laughed and smile...
Heh hehah... Child's laughed filled the room.
Looks like he wants both not just one...
They both turned at each other exchanging look, and began to cherish the baby...
That's our boy...
Our angel.... ----------.
No it's..... Limbo...
Yeah Limbo...
But then... Hea eyes snapped open.
He wasn't sure why.
There was no sign of any nightmare this time. Also not any strange signals about the Alpha.
Just a feeling was rise within.
He sat up slowly.
While leaning back against the vine.
Even without any strange signals and warning he was felt something different.
Something wrong.
Meanwhile Rin and Gaja were sleeping peacefully.
Limbo whispered, "...system."
The circuits of light flickered across his eyes.
System initiated.
Searching external signals...
Mana instability detected.
It wasn't anything related to corruption.
I not any beast.
But then what?
It was something else.
[ Unknown emotional wave detected ]
[ Classification: distress ]
Limbo blinked.
"Distress...?" What's that even mean.
Then he felt it again.
A faint sound.
Almost like—
A sob.
He froze.
At first he thought it was the wind sound.
Or maybe the sound of bird or animal.
But it was too soft to be a sound of animal.
It's was... Soft... And trembling.
"...help..."
Limbo stood up.
His heart was racing, not by fear but he indentify the sound.
It was a sound of crying.
Desperate and almost like someone's afraid.
He level the place and stop at entrance of the cave.
Limbo turned and rushed his hands towards the Rin and Gaja.
Should I wake up them.
He saw the calm and peaceful faces in deep sleep.
Limbo tightened his fist, and pulled back his arm.
No, not yet..
He stepped outside.
The forest was looking different at night.
Now, it wasn't dangerous but rather just quiet.
The moonlight was reflected in near small water pond.
"Who's there?" Limbo asked.
But no answer.
He asked once more.
This time also,
...
"...Please... Someone..."
Limits filled with strange feeling in chest.
Curious...
This cry was different from the beasts he have encountered or heard.
It didn't looks like aggressive.
But rather... A fragile.
Maybe a... Human?
One of his memories with mother flickered for a moment.
Her words.
Is there any rule that every voice has to be scary, is that was the true how can there exists prayers and songs.
Every cry is not threat always...
He walked forward with rushing memories.
Each step closer but with carefully.
This might be trapped.
But...
The sound started to become more clearer.
"...help..."
Limbo's instinct were shouting.
It's not as he thinks, it's not a trap.
Now the beast.
Limbo was grinding between mind and heart.
Mind alerting for trap, heart shouted for something else.
Something maybe in real pain.
He whispered again.
Hey system track the source of voice.
System began the process.
Tracking emotional waveform...
.....
Source located: 39 meters east.
Warning: mana signature unknown
Despite system's warning he kept moving forward.
He didn't care that branches were scratching his arms and body.
The cold wind was flowing and moving the trees.
This time, voice cracked.
".... anyone.... Please...."
Limbo stopped.
It wasn't coming as loud as before.
It coming from... Underground.
Lower area than other like he was standing on top.
The soil was disturbed.
Roots were strangely cuts and twisted, broken branches.
There were many small footprints....
To small to be alpha hunting wolves.
Or any other big beasts.
He knelt and touched the ground to check on something.
It was fresh, not too old.
Someone definitely has to be passed from her recently.
Limbo whispered while guessing, is that whoever is a....
"Has to be a child!."
He him forward while pushing the branch and he noticed something after few steps.
Something that was shining.
Almost like reflecting a light.
A small crystal shaped tear drops falling on the ground.
He check it.
It was faintly emitted the mana.
The moment Limbo touched it.
Flash...
A sudden wave of pain and fear rush to his senses.
"H..help... Don't leave me..."
Limbo looked at back and aside.
This wasn't an illusion.
It was something different, almost like a memory.
Alive...
This was getting weirder now.
I'm not imagining this... Do I?
He looked back at the cave again.
Rin and Gaja were sleeping and he leaves without any words.
He thought, he should have to wake them.
And ignore the voice.
But his heart doesn't allow that.
Whatever he stepped forward and started to walk again.
Well... I'm coming.
Suddenly...
Voice become clearer and sharp...
Limbo's heart started to jump.
He started to search around trees, but the sound suddenly wasn't coming from any direction.
A deep silence spread across the forest.
Suddenly a voice came..
Save me...
Mommy.... Daddy....
Aaaannn... Crying child Voice.
Limbo stood alone in the middle of the silent forest.
Behind him inside the cave.
Something was also started to shine—
Something strange finally woke up.
A shivering sound, hit the Rin's ear..
And in sleep she whispered.
"Limbo... Don't go alone."
What a coincidence.
She wasn't awake nor she has any idea what's going on.
But...
"...Someone was our there.."
He held the crystal tight, he found earlier.
Whatever was calling was too far from him...
The decision was already made, he already went on deeper forest.
And the screamed.....
Aaaaaa..... Mommy....