Bud walked down the cobblestone path feeling the rough , little bits of stone brushing along his feet , he soon reached a sign and written with black ink were the words " The Green Glade" He looked pass the sign, all he could he see past the sign was grass and trees , and even more grass and trees , the Green Glade was definitely a suiting name .

The Green Glade was a huge stretch of land , covered by plants of different shades of green and the deeper you go through the Green Glade , the more trees you could see, leading into a dark and gloomy forest , filled with pixies and different type of fey creatures.

Bud remembered that he had sneaked out of the house to reach the Green Glade , only to be caught by Barry , one of the scientists that made him , being an artificial Eden , Bud was one of the few experiments that were successful and he was adopted by some of those few scientists, Barry , Jane and Lance.

Bud had wanted to go to the Green Glade as he wanted to kill monsters in order to get stronger. After the Lilith Virus was discovered , the one language that all Liliths , Edens , human and whatever fantastical creature out there understand was power and well.... Bud wasn't the definition of powerful. Magic was now used in everyday life and to be successful later on , you are gonna need magic and a lot of it.

Unlike his classmates who were already level 4 or 5 , he was still at level 1 , due to the age gap between them and in secondary 2 , his classmates were currently 13 but would be 14 in Secondary 2 , they were the first generation of Edens and magic wielders , they were the one that survived the chaos caused by the Lilthian Virus .Bud was only created late 2020, when the Lilithian Virus was mainly under control and most humans know how to wield magic.

In the Secondary 2 , things would be much more difficult , the Survivors understood and remembered the chaos and casualties caused by the Lilithian Virus , they would be learning how to use higher tier magic , they would be learning how to take down more difficult Liliths and whatever creatures that go bump in the night. The 2 month holidays was a perfect opportunity for him to get stronger , fortunately for Bud , Barry understood him and agreed to let him go. Barry handed to Bud a pocket watch. It seemed like it used to be made from iron but now it was rusted beyond recognition , it glinted like copper under the tiny cracks of sunlight shining from the window. " You know what to do . Give it to one of your friends , just in case" Bud nodded, he opened his Pocket Inventory , a glowing blue hole appeared , he slid it into the portal.

Bud walked past the sign, venturing deeper into the Green Glade, so far all he could see was grass , grass that grew up to a meter , grass that poked at his skin uncomfortably , he could hear the small giggles of minor Fey like pixies .As he continued to venture, he spotted a tree , it stuck out like a sore thumb in the sea of grass , it was an old man made out of wood , its bark had deep lined wrinkles.

The tree was curled like a sleeping snake, it swayed gently with the wind , as it swayed leaves and petals of flowers would fall and would be picked up and swept away by the wind. Its branches reached out to the sky like greedy finger grabbing the stars , sitting on one of its massive roots were 2 figures

1 was a girl , clad in black clothes , with a bobcut and thick rimmed square glasses , Jewel and the other was a boy , wearing a hoodie and a pair of shorts , with a belt filled with numerous bottles , each bottle holding different lumps of metal , he was wearing half moon glasses, Richie

They both greeted Bud with a smile and a hug, afterwards, they ventured deeper into the Green Glade , as they pressed on deeper into the Green Glade , the grass became blades sinking uncomfortably deeper into their skins , more trees began to appear , becoming a forest of masses of wood and leaves , even the shortest of the trees in the forest was bigger than the tree they met at.

The laughter and giggles of Fey became deeper and became more mocking , only a few beams of sunlight managed to creep between the trees , reaching the forest floor. Some of the mushroom glowed in different colours , shedding a few rays of light.

The group stopped , Richie looked at Bud and said" Should be dark and deep enough to find some monsters right?" Bud nodded , he knew what he had to do , he got to his knees , gathered a handful of leaves and sticks and he cast" Lush Dweller" , immediately the leaves and sticks began to form a miniature tornado , mixing and forming until it made a " Lush Dweller"

The Lush Dweller stood in front of me, and opened its eyes and by opened its eyes , it switched on 2 yellow flashlights for eyes , it was a bush that floated a good 5ft off the ground. Jewel gave Bud a puzzled look , "That's a Lush Dweller , they are used to look for monsters and Liliths ." explained Bud

The Lush Dweller looked confused as if it was just born a few seconds ago , which it was , but it immediately snapped out of its daze and immediately started flying as if it was pulled by a fishing rod. The light produced by its eye illuminated a path for them.Bud , Richie and Jewel immediately made haste , following the Lush Dweller. As they followed the Lush Dweller , the forest became more treacherous , roots appeared out of nowhere ready to trip them , branches hit their faces as they followed the Lush Dweller , the path grew darker and darker , the grass became taller and taller .

Bud's glitch particles reluctantly trailed behind him, bouncing alongside each other , like anxious children on their first day of school. As Jewel ran behind Richie , the sound of crystals clinking against each other could be heard. One of the branches struck one of Richie's long elfish ears , drawing a little bit of blood but as they continued running , the blood clot around the wound , forming a scab and the scab fell on the ground , revealing a tiny scar that soon disappeared .

Finally, after what seems like forever , the Lush Dweller finally stopped , causing Jewel , Richie and Bud to collide into each other . Standing before them was a massive maw of a cave , swallowing what little light was in the forest , the cave had jagged and had crooked teeth from every angle. Richie stared into the cave , seeing nothing but pure darkness, he gestured for the Lush Dweller, and it came to him , despite the shining eyes of the Lush Dweller , it was still darkness , nothing but darkness.

But he felt something , fear , the most ancient and powerful emotion , a primitive fear took over him , he could feel a shiver down his back , cold sweat poured down his back , his hands turned cold and clammy. He felt as if he was staring into the eyes of a predator , cold , calculating and cruel. He looked at Jewel and Bud , they too were petrified at the spot , they felt what he felt. As they stared into the darkness , it stared back at them ...