Teaser:  The Great Journey – Volume 1

In the heart of the forest, Dalamb walks slowly trying to find the exit before sunset. If he can't, he plans to climb a tree to spend the night there. "My heart is beating too hard, I can't breathe properly, yet this forest seems big, I don't think they can find me easily. In any case, I have to get out there quickly to avoid being surrounded. I don't feel like they are behind me even though I stopped, I have to keep going straight. Oh, over there! The exit! I see the end of the trees and more lights!" said Dalamb to himself, finally seeing the exit synonymous with a successful escape. But what to do next? He makes his decision and walking all night through the forests as much as possible is the right strategy. He finally comes out of the forest and, - Daf', daf'! -, two rifle shots are fired in his direction, hitting the tree behind him.
— Zohie, don't move, hands in the air and come closer... alerts one of the guards who was chasing him, on horseback, and who was waiting quietly, with the others in different  corners at the exits of the forest.
— ... Dalamb speechless, eyes wide open, throat knotted, says nothing and complies.
— All fine guys, he's here! He points out to his acolytes. Well it took you a long time to get out! Don't move, the two shots I made I could have sent them to your brain, so stay calm my friend, he continues, aiming at him and waiting for his comrades to join him.

Dalamb with a broken face and feeling the threat, turns around and flees with great strides towards the interior of the forest. -Daf!- "Aaaaaaaaahh!" shouts Dalamb receiving a bullet in the leg and smashing against the ground. He tries somehow to flee towards the heart of the forest by crawling, but it is so painful for him.

— Hey, hey, hey, don't I said, are you deaf? Said the shooter.
— Ah, good job, he tried to escape? Picks up his comrade who has just joined him.
— Yeah. It's good I have the strings, here.
— Well, I hope you'll not disturb us anymore. Anyway, you can't go very far, if you screw up again we'll have to distribute other bullets everywhere, threatens Kirks who gets off his horse to go tie him up while the other two target Dalamb with the guns.

Dalamb is bleeding. Stuck, he tries to get up against a tree. Bright eyes watch them. The blood flows against the tree on which he stands with difficulty. "What are they going to do to me? I am stuck! They're not normal, they're really going to kill me...!"he said to himself.
— Even if it means dying here, I prefer to fight! Yells Dalamb who rushes desperately towards his attackers.
— Pfff, pathetic, well, shot the other leg... Hm, what the... Careful! Alert Kirks, interrupting his sentence with his eyes wide open.

To be continued...

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