Chapter 6 - On tiring journey

After this prelude episode of Ancient Battlefield cruelty, the Demon start moving towards gate. Everyone is following him silently. The castle gate sensing his intention opened.

He said "Follow me and move fast. Anyone who cannot keep up will be left behind. Fodder will be on his / her own and have to catch up to the group by any means. If you failed to catch up with the group or refused to move with the group . You will be labelled as deserter and kill on sight order will be given for you." He start running and in a blink of an eye, he is already standing at the castle's gate. He said " March forth for your lives fodders." He turn around and start moving again.

I start running at full speed to follow him like everybody present in castle. When I passed the castle gate, I feel like I am in heaven. The lush green trees which are larger than I tree I saw on Earth, surrounded the lane on which I am running and I the air is so clean and sky is cloudy. The air have a distinct fragrance unlike the air present on Earth which have pollutants in it. As I move forward, the grass plains replaced the forest. The plains have exuberant grass blooming forth. The grass is nearly five feet long and its height is increasing .The grass near lane have is smaller compare to grass which is away from lane. The grass height increases as the distance from lane increases. After running for four grueling hours. I can see the castle in in front of my sight. I am feeling exhausted and my whole body is sore and my muscles are seething with pain. I look towards the Demon to see if he his feeling tired or his breathing is irregular. But all my hopes shattered. He is still taking the large strides and maintaining his pace even with the armour he his wearing. He is moving like he is having a stroll in garden. He is enjoying the stroll.

I clenched my teeth and keep running. After running for another thirty five minutes I arrived at the castle. When I entered the castle, I dropped to the ground and start panting heavily and my heart is beating erratically. I look towards the path I have travelled and see many people still running towards the castle for their lives. Many people have been left behind. Most of them are females. I can see them crawling their way to castle as they have no longer any stamina to run. The only thing that keep pressing them to move forward is their determination to live. After ten minutes, all of them manage to reach castle.

The Demon suddenly stand up and said ''You have twenty minutes break to catch your breath and rest. We will resume our journey for next check points." Hearing this announcement, I feel like shedding some tears of joy. After twenty minutes rest, He said" The first people I choose will come with me." He look in my direction and thirty five people are resting here including me. He signal us to come with him. I am cursing my bad luck in my heart. He look towards other directions and also beckon them to come towards him. He gathered the hundred people in five minutes. I look towards the group, the group have fifty five females and forty five males. We resumed our journey. We travel through short cut and managed to reach the check point. The check points have one watch tower each but do not have shops like the castle when I entered the Ancient Battlefield. All of us are feeling tired except the Demon who looks like a super human or may be Alien to me.