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What do you think of the first chapter of my book,
Quest for the trident
The isopod
Alone. That was the one word that shook him to his core. He was utterly alone. No one in sight, no signs of life for as far as the eye could see. How could he survive? He thought back to last year, the elder of his village had said “I have seen a vision of the village destroyed and nothing left!” The villagers had booed him off, thrown pebbles at him. Now the vision was true. He was the only one left. Eight years ago, humans had mastered everything. But Mother Nature revolted, making insects and arachnids bigger than buses. Isopods that could kick you 100 meters away if you weren’t careful. But the worst part was the wasps. Those vile creatures could kill twenty humans with one sting.
He was lost in his thoughts when a map blew towards him and landed at his feet. He gingerly picked up the piece of paper. He studied the map before flipping it over. On the back were these words, “The trident is a powerful object that can ward off any vile creatures with a powerful gemstone on the tip. The trident is held in the temple of Triton in the middle of Darkmoore forest,” he read out loud. “In the temple you will face guards and you will have to be careful to make it to the other end alive.”
The earth shook beneath him, he glanced towards the sound to see an icopod charging toward him. He pulled out his only weapon, a knife, and jumped at the thing. He landed on its head and he dug the knife deep into its eye. The icopod reared before collapsing to the ground. These had so much meat on them to feed a large village for a month, on top of that, the meat wouldn’t spoil. He was going to need this for his journey.