Garroth's POV
I awoke to the loud clash of thunder outside. I grabbed my diamond sword (which I bought in secret) and decided to head out, before I even got to my room door I smelled SMOKE? I opened the door and saw a flint and steal as well as a fire near the kitchen. I grabbed my sword tightly as I tried to dodge the flames. I ran to my brother vlyads room, yet he wasn't there. Same thing when I tried my parents room. The flames were coming closer threatening to destroy everything in sight. Out of the corner of my eye I saw something.... A window! I leaped out and onto the old concrete floor. I looked up and saw it... My house my family my LIFE all burning to ashes. No one was awake yet and judgeing by how I had no resources to stay anywhere, I couldn't stay here. I had to leave.... The forest if I go there no one will find me! I thought as I pulled my blue hoodie down over my face and ran into the forest.

~time skip cause I'm the author and I can :-) ~

Aphmau's POV
I had just finished gathering resources from nearby abandoned campsites and was on my small farm, nothing big really it could probably only feed 1 or 2 people at most. So I try to have other sources of food as well. Well since I have plenty of  resources I guess I could go out for a small walk, then I have to go back to gathering  materials.
Wait what's that? I walk closer to where I saw it, closer to the outskirts of the forest as I look carefully to see what is in the forest a flash of blue against the otherwise green forest . I inch closer  sword gripped tightly as I feel my heart beating like a drum. I walk past a tree and see a man? Bandits are quite common, but none take the forest as a route it's too dangerous with wolves and snakes and Irean knows what. If this guy was a bandit he was a pretty terrible one, I don't think he's even noticed me yet after all he has his back turned to me. Well this guy's an easy target and a bandit so he must have something valuable on him, that could get me extra provisions! I slowly walk up behind him and with the back of my sword hit him in the head, he collapses on the ground and I mumble to myself "too easy" unfortunately I spoke to soon cause now comes the hard part dragging him to the abandoned dungeon in the village. He seemed well fed, yet another reason he might have value. I think maybe he might have enough items of value so that I can have so many extra provisions I won't ever have to deal with the other bandits in the area, maybe they'll even serve me! Yay!

Author's note: hope y'all enjoyed
And  528  words total
Ps I drew the cover myself to anyone who's wondering (my signature is in blue on there)
Ok bye