In minutes, hundreds of Treknukens were vanquished. I couldn't believe how much stronger Rocky had become, the weapons of the monsters not even scratching Rocky's hide.

The remaining monsters all fled towards a single direction, making me presume they were escaping towards their nest. Scaring the monsters away didn't seem to be enough to me, they would return eventually. Rocky, however, looked satisfied at it's work, plopping down to rest on the ground.

"Hey Rocky!"

Rocky turned to look towards me.

"Chase!"

I pointed towards the trampled path the Treknukens had created in their hurry, hoping I could get the message across.

Rocky stared at the boy as he made strange noises and gestured towards where the golems had fled. Being very intellectual for a golem, Rocky knew that the boy referred to it as "Rocky". Coupled with the pointing gesture, Rocky got the gist of what he wanted.

The golem's core flashed an odd colour, it's equivalent of frowning. It didn't think attacking the fleeing baddies was a sporting action, however bad they were.

Alan noticed the golem's reluctance, pointing to the pillar and toward the direction of the Treknukens again and again, making the golem realise something. The baddies would come back to smash the pillar again!

Rocky felt embarrassed at it's lack of thought.

My message finally got through to the thick head (core?) of the golem. Hitching a ride on it's back, I rode Rocky towards the direction the Treknukens were heading. It took a long time, but we finally reached their settlements after chasing them for what felt like forever to me.

An odd sight it was, many crude, rocky structures built dozens of meters tall. The constructs were dotted with holes on the sides as well, functioning as windows I would presume. Hundred of Treknukens screamed and ran, but we were in no mood for mercy.

Rocky screeched and charged right in, smashing many of the structures down at once. I could heard the shouts of the inhabitants as the golem caused mayhem.

You might be wondering, how was I able to narrate everything so clearly? Wouldn't a sane and rational weakling stand far behind, safe for danger? Well, let me tell you, Rocky was a surprisingly stable platform to stand on, so I stoof on it. It was akin to the best seat in the theatre. Not that I had ever gone to one though.

"Rocky! There!"

I shouted, pointing my finger toward the tallest structure in the distance, assuming it to be a place of importance. The logic was simple, really. Large things were deemed as better to most, and it was unlikely that important figures would hide in a small dwelling.

"Queen! Home attacked!"

A Treknuken cowered it entered a huge room with two unique Treknukens within.

Both stood around ten metres, tall even for their standards. The male one had golden scales that glittered as he stood, and the female had pink scales.

"What! What attack!"

The pink Treknuken looked shocked, unable to imagine any creatures with the gall to attack them.

"Is big live rock ride by human!"

The timid monster shouted to it's superiors in as it trembled. The two royalties stared at it for a second, then burst out laughing.

"What drug you on?"

The pink one asked in interest, wondering if the poor minion had chewed up a hallucinative plant.

"Wait, I check."

The king did find the statement odd, but he noticed something after careful observation. His underling looked fully awake, standing upright without wobbling. This was a clear sight that it wasn't on a drug. Perhaps it just wasn't too good at describing monsters? There were a fair share of monsters that camouflaged as rocks after all.

He stood up and headed out of the room.

"King! What you do?"

The queen shouted, wondering why he had responded to the silly remark. King wasn't interested in explaining however, he merely waved his hand and marched out of the castle.

We were now right before our target. Being at such proximity, I noticed that it was actually well constructed unlike most the homes Rocky destroyed. It was quite tall, like a castle and the walls were made of tough looking black metal. This was a clear sight that the important resided here.

"BANG!"

The door flew off the hinges at full force, smacking Rocky right in the face (core?). Oh, I forgot to mention the building had an unnecessarily tall door unlike the other ones without even a door.

A huge Treknuken stomped out, towering over Rocky, twice the height of the golem. It had a majestic dong dong, larger than me, unlike the other Treknukens without genitalia. Beautiful scales golden scales glittered from the light of my lantern. Not an unnecessarily tall door then.

The monster was terrifying! I decided the most mortifying death possible was getting crushed by a dong dong at this very moment.

Hopping off my buddy, I ran off to spectate in the distance. It was a good thing the other Treknukens were long gone or I might have been in danger.

"Hah! Prepare to die, tiny monster!"

King stood proudly before the golem. A huge monster? Pfffft, King was the mightiest! No other being could contest with his height and strength!

He swung his fist toward the golem at full strength, expecting a easy victory.

I watched as Rocky swung it's fist at the giant at the same time, their fists happening to collide.

"ARRRRRRKKKKK!"

The huge Treknuken flew off and smashed through the wall of the building as it screamed in pain. Many might be in awe, saluting and praising Rocky as a worthy hero.

Me?

I instead felt jealous at how things had developed. My life as a mage truly did not meet my expectations! I suppose it wasn't unexpected though, as things in books don't often happen in reality. I should really abandon my childish expectations.

I watched as Rocky demolished the entire structure, dragging out the golden demon and a pink one, then beating them up. There was more drama to the battle, the king and queen actually putting up a good fight, but I feel salty whenever I recount the event so I don't want to go too far into details.

A moment after the fall of the special Treknukens, a bright blue light shone downwards from above.

"Congratulations for vanquishing the pests! All participants may return back to the surface and receive a reward!"

I heard the familiar voice of the goddess. Yeah, not me though right? This pitiful peasant here couldn't do anything if he wanted, not to mention the insult to her!

Then a blue rectangle square popped up before me, floating in mid air.

Receive Spellbook:Scan

Effect: Scan anything to see what goes on inside!

(tap the panel to select)

Receive Ring Of Mana

Effect: Can hold mana for additional attacks!

(tap the panel to select)

Receive Spellbook: Smite

Effect: Smite your enemies with divine magic!

(tap the panel to select)

What the heck was that? I then realised it was some sort of system the goddess made to hand out rewards. I wasn't too sure why I was being rewarded, but I wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth. The best part was that I would be able to return to the surface as well.

Scan seemed like a useful spell to me. I could scan the earth to search for valuables! It was the most suited spell for me, who wanted to stop going in the way of danger merely for adventure. The others seemed good, but they were more designed for combat.

I tapped the panel, and it disappeared, replaced with a blue spellbook, promptly stuffed into my bag. Rocky seemed to have picked something as well, causing a huge pile of bluish metal to fall from above. Tthe golem consumed most of it, fusing the rest with it's body.

I was then enveloped in a bright flash of blue light, and the scenery completely changed. Rocky was transported here as well, and seemed as confused as I was.

Looking at the bright sky and the strange forest I was in, I only had one thought.

Where am I?