Chapter 8: Awakening
Even after passing to the higher world, the elk gave him much trouble to move it across from the woods towards the clearing at the creek.
He had hunted the massive beasts, somehow, but he forgot to take into account its size and weight.
Placing the elk at the creek he started skinning the elk. Started ’trying’ to skin the elk.
Even up close and with a knife in hand the hide was extremely hard to cut open. The moment he tried to cut it, he knew he wouldn’t be able to salvage the pelt even from this stage.
He employed all his power and cut open the elk at an awkward angle flaying blood upon himself and the surrounding painting himself red.
’F**k’
Leaving it aside, Noctis immediately moved to wash his face at the creek.
He splashed water in his face repeatedly, gargling his mouth to get rid of it.
After drying it from the little unaffected part he looked towards himself; the elk; and the surroundings.
He questioned the circumstances that led up to this.
’I’m so fu**ed right now’