The Dark Continent

Part 1 - Pilot

 It was a beautiful morning here at Trebletown. The Sun was shining, the skies were mildly scattered with clouds, it seemed as if nothing could go wrong-

Thunk. "AHHAHAHHAHHAHAHA!"

The perfect day was cut by the shrill scream of a terrified lady. Shehad just seen a young man, no more than 17, fall from the sky. was frightened out of her mind, and looked up to see where the boy could've come from. Soon there was a crowd gathering around the boy, wondering if he was still alive.

Before someone could reach a conclusion on a decision, the boy twitched. "He's alive!" a middle-aged man exclaimed. Everyone backed away as the boy slowly pushed himself off the ground and upright. "Jesus, is it morning already?" he said as he dusted himself off.

"Ummm, excuse me..." The old lady looked at the boy. "How did you fall from the sky...?"
Everyone leaned in, expecting him to say that he has been rejected from the heavens as retribution for a heinous crime.

"Oh I fell here?" The boy asked. "Huh, I must have turned over while sleeping."

"What do you mean, didn't you sleep in a bed?"

"No, I slept over there," he said as he pointed toward the nearest roof.

"You slept on a roof?! You poor thing!"
"Why were you sleeping on a roof?" A random stranger asked.

"Oh, I ran away from home."

This response brought a series of groans and sighs from the crowd.
"Alright kid, stay here while I call the polic-"
Before the stranger could finish, the boy disappeared. Chaos was created as everyone separated to look for the boy who fell from the sky.

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"3 pounds of gold please," A 20-year old asked the bank keeper.
"Here you go, Mr. Soul Hayson, 3 bars of gold" She responded, handing him a heavy looking leather bag.
"Thank you," Soul said, taking the bag and leaving the building.

An order for a boat would take at least a month to be available. Enough time to get from Trebletown to Northport city. From there, he would take the boat and leave Nodame to the Dark Continent, a supercontinent filled with as many terrors as treasures.

Soul's plan went like this: Use one bar to buy a boat, use a second one for supplies, then trek all the way to Northport City. He could invest in a car, but car's were very expensive due to the lack of car manufacturers. Since there was little to no reason for traveling, most forms of transportation spanned city wide only, such as subways and trolleys.

Soul went over to the boat dealership to negotiate a deal for a boat

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The boy yawned. "Damn, can't believe I almost got sent back," He said as he patted some dirt off his clothes. "Now time for some money making." The boy walked over to a villa surrounded by overgrown grass and knocked. A mother with three children opened the door. "Hello ma'am, I noticed that you have overgrown grass in your front and back yard. I was wondering if you would like me to mow your lawn for you, considering how busy you are."

"How much do you expect me to pay, I don't exactly have a fortune lying around," She responded in a very gruff voice.

"Enough for breakfast so... about 10 bucks?"
She scoffed. "You could beg and get more than that in a less amount of time, so why aren't you doing that?"
"Not really the type of person to ask for a free bagel, I would rather earn my money."
She seemed to be considering it for a moment. "Get it all done in half an hour and you get 20."