I ' m all out . This time , no alchemy can save me . I just picked up this shiny new weapon from a nearby ruin , barely escaping its otherworldly denizens and their followers inhabiting it . I thought I stocked up on red and blue potions on my recent stop at a town I passed by , but apparently , I did not . Not enough ingredients to make a potion or two in a pinch either . Going back to town won ' t be easy I ' d rather not risk dying at random on the way back . I can ' t fight properly as it is , what with my quiver empty , and my blade in bad need of repairs . I found a mallet , but . I could barely lift it to begin with , so it won ' t be very useful . It was only then that I realised just how flimsy my spare knife , my favourite knife , looked in my hands . ' I knew I shouldn ' t have ventured too far inland . Curse my greed ! ' I ' ve tried resting a while ago , but I can ' t shake the feeling of being watched . I knew that if I stayed too long in one spot , they ' ll come for me , those devilish things . And if I walk around aimlessly , I might end up in even more trouble than I already am in . I holed up , back against a steep cliff , and awaited daylight . I thought , maybe I ' ll have a better chance surviving then . Maybe . I could still feel them , hear them , as they circle around me eagerly . I can ' t let my guard down . They may not be attacking now , but I know they ' re just waiting . Waiting for me to let them . ' A few more hours . Just a few more hours . ' Their cries grow louder , their presence more menacing , with each agonizing moment closer , dawn creeps . Never in my life had I been so relieved to see the sun . It was my chance . I made a mad dash , to godknowswhere . I didn ' t even care where I was going anymore I just wanted out of here . A few hours more , I ran , fueled by sheer desperation . They followed me still , not once losing sight of me . And there ' s more of them now . A dozen , no , three dozen . Each step I miss , each moment I take to catch my breath , only serves to close the gap between us . They were almost at me , but I kept running . ' I will NOT die here . Not like this . ' A jutting rock , a step too early , and down to the dirt I go . The wind was squeezed out of my lungs , and I could feel a painful throbbing in one of my legs . ' A sprain , huh ? ' I almost laughed . They ' re here , leisurely approaching me , clearly aware that I can ' t go anywhere . My vision started to blur . Sounds started seeming muffled . But I can still clearly see their menacing figures getting closer . Still hear their mocking , cacophonic screeches . They were on me already but , for some reason , I don ' t even feel it anymore . ' Oh ? Are those . Footsteps I hear ? ' I cough out blood . ' Hah . As if . '