Noel was walking inside the forest and the deeper he got the less sunlight was present .
"I have been walking on this path for a long time and have reached nowhere. Is this map supposed to be the right one or not ?
Noel once again took out the map and saw it and was surprised
"Huh ? Why is it showing that I am still at the outskirts of the forest as i have been walking into this hell for a long time
" He again looked at the map, this time memorizing every detail of it .
"Let's go i hope this time I will leave this eerie place
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A young lonely man was walking with a stick in a strange forest .
He looked quite exhausted and was even out of breath .
"Haah i understand now why the map was given because even knowing the passage I can't leave this place . The man who was Noel muttered to himself despair was evident in his voice .
"No, I can't leave like this and give up now .
I have to survive .
"A smile formed in his face . When he thought of dying .
"Well even if I died I wouldn't like to go to a place like this where nobody even knows of my fate .
"Noel stood up with determination and clashed his clothes wiping the dirt .
"Now what I did wrong till now . I have to think calmly .
"Swswshsswsh. Swswshshsh
Aaaah
Noel suddenly started covering his ears from which blood started .
"What happened ?
Noel became alert to sense the source of attack and the strange incomprehensible whispers sounding in his ears making his condition more worse than before .
The whispers were making Noel feel not dread just as a worm looking up at the higher predators it was giving a feeling of ancient as if it existed since time immemorial
"Just standing was getting hard for Noel . But thankfully .
"After some time the whispers went away and he got a little time to relax.
"Huff huff .
Noel took a large breath that he was holding for some time .
"What was that whispers just hearing them for some time more and I would have been a goner .
"But what made those whispers sound at that exact time as it could have also been before .
And right at that moment he got everything.
"Yeah when I tried to think what was the problem with this place at that exact moment the whispers started sounding in my head .
"So I think it's just me and following this strange map
"Noel again took out the map and saw the paths leading out of the forest
"One was made from the West and two were from the North .
So let's go towards the North one as it has more paths so even if I get lost a chance for getting in track will be there
And he again set for finding the exit
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"Whether it was day or night Noel didn't know here visibility was always low .
"But darkness was increasing and Noel felt night was coming
"Noel was sitting on the ground where he had made a bonfire .
"What should I do now? I don't even have food nor water as for injuries they have healed by themselves but still they need care .
"Noel just sat there in thought.
"But behind him. A red ember eyes sprouted and was seeing Noel curiously
Noel who was now laying in the ground felt movement beside him .
"He suddenly became alert and formed a wind blade . But when he saw the source his face softened .
"As in front of him a small white bird whose eyes were red it had feathers of pure white which was also burning at the tips .
Its face also had some hairs that were waving and it was looking quite majestic .
It was also laying beside Noel sleeping peacefully.
"The scene was quite bizarre . But it brought a smile to Noel's face .
"Sleep well you pretty thing
Noel grabbed the bird and slept with it . In the dreams Noel saw himself passing through all the tests and be the one to survive.
"Lost in his dreams Noel slept a peaceful sleep which he didn't had for a long time
...….
A mote of light started falling on Noel's face which woke him up from sleep .
Hah let's start today's work . .
"And Noel stood up and saw beside him the bird was gone It would be good to have a partner but I guess I am not so lucky
"Noel sat for sometime and tried to see what options he had .
Map first that changes constantly so if I follow it regularly I can leave it .
With this theory . Noel started walking towards the north
This time when he noticed carefully he felt the trees twisted and were constantly changing directions .
He also discovered that space here was distorted so distance lost its meaning.
"It's a good progress as till yesterday I was just blindly walking . Noel muttered
"So I have to cross it on one whole scoop so that the trees couldn't even get the chance to change its direction and make space distort .
"Noel clapped his hands together and from both of its strings started appearing it attached to the tree .
A smirk formed in Noel's face as he thought of something from his previous world .
So my dream of becoming spiderman is possible now .
The thought alone excited him .
"And then Noel crouched and swung .
"The swing let him in the air but not high enough to get above the trees and see the view . Well, it looks like I have to find some more shots .
Noel then again started to swing from one tree to another tree. The wind grazed his face making his hair also wave .
"Oof now it's the time to put all that momentum to work .
Noel increased the speed and this time sent the string to the highest tree available beside him . And swing with all his force .
The speed increased suddenly Noel grabbed the string tightly and when it was just close to the tree top he loosened his grip on the string which made him throw in the air like a catapult throwing the stone .
Noel went higher in the air above even the trees the wind pressure made him flinch back a bit but he still did it
"He looked at the skies then down below .which made his eyes open wide in surprise.
"Dragon shit what system fuckery is this thing .