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!

Alex didn't want to give up on the corpse. Food

the rope and tried again, and this time, no knots

part. His arms hurt

when he thought that he had to drop the corpse, he managed to grab it with his arms

the corpse, and Alex decided to quickly switch branches. If that branch broke, all his work would have been for

Alex sat down at a different branch and breathed heavily as

been nearly shorn off, making them bleed a little bit. However, such an injury would heal very

was worth it,'

Alex relaxed, he felt his body starting

'It might even reach

as he looked at the corpse and

other branch, being careful

and put parts of his clothes

clothes to the side for now. He

everything was done, Alex simply sat

be solved until the weather becomes even

of the wolf that was bleeding

so desperate yet. I can think

Alex released

the day,' he thought. 'I should start my expedition

wrapped them around himself as he lay down on the

It certainly wasn't comfortable.

sleep,' he thought, closing his

events of the day shot through his head. In just a single day, he had died, met a God, went to a new world with a

time, the reality that he would never

death, mom, dad?' Alex thought with pain. 'Do you think

as Alex's thoughts

light of the sun reached this

it wasn't as dark as

Why?

close to becoming a full moon. The moon cycle wasn't completely there yet, but

moon illuminated the dark forest,

a cold wind blew, these shadows moved in an ominous

Drip. Drip. Drip.

of the leaves and the whistle of the wind were the drops of

another sound joined

up on the branch with

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

his makeshift mattress while his body was wrapped in clothing, looking at the ground. The grass had a silver sheen

Alex just sat there.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

with the God rang through Alex's

he narrowed his

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

Alex closed his eyes as he sat on

feel the Mana in the air, and there also

sat on the branch with closed eyes, he

something

able to feel

Drip. Drip. Drip.

whistling wind, and rustling leaves were the only things that

that, there

kind of trance as he felt his mind

like he was touching something

tickling as Alex felt

something else

describe, but there was something new

like this, which made this force

he felt it slowly enter