Sword God in a World of Magic

Alex glanced at the horizon and noted that the sun was barely visible.

'It's already sundown. I'm not sure what manner of creatures travel around at night in this forest, but I don't want to be on the ground while night's out.'

Alex grabbed the wolf's corpse and lifted it. It was really heavy, but he barely managed to lift it up to his chest. However, it was very exhausting.

Then, Alex looked at the branches above him.

The lowest branch that could support the weight of the wolf was a full meter above him.

'I might be able to lift the corpse over my head, but I sure as hell can't throw it up there. Jumping is also out of the question. It's simply too heavy.'

'I need an alternative,' Alex thought as he put the corpse down again.

Alex paced around as he tried to think of a solution. The forest darkened more as time passed, and Alex became more nervous.

By now, the birds had become silent, making the forest appear deathly silent.

Even the constant buzzing of the insects became quieter until it eventually stopped.

Right now, the only noise in the forest was Alex's footsteps.

Then, Alex looked up at the bag in his tree.

'I have to try it! I can't waste this corpse!'

Alex quickly climbed up the tree and got his bag.

After opening it, Alex took out all his spare clothes and tied them together. Luckily, he had enough clothes to make quite a long line.

'If old-timey prisoners can use something like this to escape from prisons, I can use it to pull up a corpse!'

Alex tied his makeshift rope to the chest of the wolf.

Then, Alex climbed up to the first branch of the tree and let himself fall down at the other side, holding the rope.

CRRRR!

The rope became taught, and Alex feared that it might snap.

CRRR!

The wolf corpse slightly moved upward but stopped.

'I'm not heavy enough.'

Alex climbed up the rope, happy that his body was fit enough to do something like that.

Then, Alex tugged the rope under his arm and put his feet on the branch.

After that, Alex pushed himself off the branch.

CRRRR! THUNK!

The corpse moved upwards, but one of the knots loosened.

The wolf hit the ground, and Alex also fell down.

Luckily, he managed to protect his head with his arms. He only received a couple of bruises.

The falling corpse echoed throughout the forest, making Alex even more nervous.

With the current silence of the forest, that sound should have traveled for over a hundred meters!

didn't want to give up on the corpse.

again, and this time, no knots loosened. Alex made sure

branch and pulled up the remaining part. His arms hurt and burned, but he didn't have to pull much since the corpse was already

he thought that he had to drop the corpse, he managed to grab it with his arms and finished the last pull

and Alex decided to quickly switch branches. If

different branch and breathed heavily as he moved his cramped

fingers had been nearly shorn off, making them bleed a little bit. However, such

was worth

relaxed, he felt his body starting

might even reach

narrowed his eyes as he looked at the corpse

to the other branch, being careful to not

knots and put parts of his clothes on a higher

the side for

Alex simply sat on

solved for now. The issue of warmth should be solved until the weather becomes even colder, which it surely will. What

the corpse of the

not so desperate yet. I can think about drinking blood when I'm about to die

released a

thought. 'I should start my

his now-dirty clothes and wrapped them

It certainly wasn't comfortable.

to sleep,' he thought,

shot through his head. In just a single day, he had died, met a

time, the reality that he would never

mom, dad?' Alex thought with pain. 'Do

as Alex's

hour later, no light of

wasn't as dark

Why?

to becoming a full moon. The

illuminated the dark forest, creating foreboding

shadows moved in an ominous dance in accordance with the cold whistle of

Drip. Drip. Drip.

only sounds besides the rustling of the leaves and the whistle of the wind were the drops of blood from

sound joined

up on the branch with

stuff has happened that my mind just can't calm down. I need to do something

the ground. The grass had a silver sheen to it as it

Alex just sat there.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

conversation with the God

narrowed

absorbing the Mana in the air can strengthen me and heal my injuries. I can't train my body right now, but I should be able to do

closed his eyes as he

in the air, and there also

sat on the branch with closed eyes, he concentrated

there something

Alex should be able to feel it in

Drip. Drip. Drip.

and rustling leaves

there was no

rhythmic sounds slowly put Alex in some kind

like he was touching

a while, his skin started tickling as Alex felt

was something else in

describe, but there

this, which made this force that much

the force, he felt it slowly enter