Chapter 74: Outie
Dune passed by merchants selling fruits that shimmered slightly in the light, kids chasing each other with leaf like wings on their backs, and half beast villagers with tails or ears laughing and chatting with each other.
Even a man meditating by a pond had a snake lazily wrapped around his shoulders, unmoving like it was asleep.
Everything was peaceful."
"...What exactly am I supposed to do here?"
Dune mumbled to himself, lightly kicking a small rock as it tumbled down a nearby slope.
"I, hm?"
His words were cut off.
Before he could react, something slammed into him from the side. He hit the ground with a sharp grunt, air knocked from his lungs.
Blinking, his vision adjusted just in time to see a wild pair of green eyes staring down at him.
A girl.
She sat on top of him, legs firmly planted to keep him down, claws glinting inches away from his throat.