A Boy Adrift

Chapter 1

Based on an Android Game "A Girl Adrift"

"Eren please be safe."

"Mom, don't worry I'll be fine."

"Now, son remember what you must have to do."

"Yeah, yeah, look for an island get married, blah, blah, blah."

"Eren, I'm serious."

"Okay! Okay! Can I go now?"

"Eren don't forget to visit us, wait you know your way home right?"

"Of course mom, I'm off now!"

"Good bye, please be safe!"

"Good bye, son."

2 years ago. I let the current guide my boat to the sea, taking me far way from home, I wave at them until the small island is out of sight.

I blink my eyes awake as the first ray of sunrise peek through the horizon. No matter how much I see it everyday it never gets old, I close my eyes letting the rays of sunshine dance on my skin. I sigh in relief, feeling the heat of the sun warm my cold skin. Everyday, I savor each second. Everyday I only have two hours of sunbathing before the sun reaches the dense gray clouds that's hiding it's light and heat.

This is my world.

I don't know how stuff happens I only believe on what my parents told me which they also hear from their parents. Before there vast lands where human beings walk and live their lives. Then the ice melt and that's the end of history lesson. Nobody knew how some humans survive and still living there lives until now.

Today humans are categorize by class. One are the traders, examples are my parents. They are the ones who travel less, they rather find an island and build their homes, welcoming hunters, inventors and researchers for trade. They only fish around their home and they never dare to move to the current. My parents also offer our small dock for those who will spent the nights. Second, are the inventors. They are like the traders but there are some that stays on islands some are living on their boats and travel. They rather fish for junk than sea monsters, they make things and trade them to anyone. The researchers, some inventors are also researchers but there also are pure researchers and they don't invent stuff. They gather data about monsters, new weapons on how to fight them, studying the currents and make maps, they are happy to trade information than food or junk and they travel all the time. Lastly, the hunters. They never settle on one place instead they travel, fight dangerous sea monsters and trade information and food to anyone. The rarer the fish the bigger the price, especially that particular fish that researchers are after. And that's what I want to be. A hunter.....

I silently watch the sun as it slowly disappears in the clouds, that means it's 8 in the morning. It is time to fish, eat, trade and voyage. Before I dip my paddle on the water I stared at my reflection on the dark waters like I always do, thinking about what my life would be if I was born on a world where land is more than just tiny islands.

My parents say that there are trees, I've seen trees before on islands but they say that on the vast lands there is more trees, with different leaves, fruit, and flowers. There also four legged monsters that walk on the same land, my mother's says that they are called animals.

She said that these animal came with different types like the sea monsters. The difference is, they can be friends with human beings. Though she wasn't sure about that since she only heard those tales from old people but my mother strongly believe that is true. I also believe at that too, that some sea monsters are not vicious and blood thirsty.