Dankin & Evero
The Gravel Bridge

Dankin ran with sweat sweat dripping down his forehead. Holding Parshit bread that had been dirty due to several falls to the ground, Dankin looked beside the wall under the Gravel Bridge hoping that no more employees of his stolen Parshit Cake Shop would come after him. After making sure no one else was after him, Dankin checked back on the now-dirty Parshit Bread.

"It can still be eaten..." Dankin convinced himself while cleaning Parshit Bread that was hit by the ground in some parts.

The size of Parshit Bread is the size of a fist, one of the best types of bread sold Parshit Bread Shop, the largest and most delicious bakery in Spaure city, the city located in the kingdom of Tresadior.

Then, Dankin sat down as he stretched his tired legs running beside the door of his house, the house that looked like a hut was made of wood that Dankin had gathered from the Sora Forest, which he had built, the forest is located at the end of the Gravel Bridge.

The bridge is located near the entrance gate to Spaure City. Gravel Bridge is the connection between Spaure City and Sora Forest which is also adjacent to Regax City, one of the largest cities besides Spaure in the Kingdom of Tresadior.

Under the Gravel Bridge there is a river flow that is not too heavy, on the edge there is a stretch of land. On the ground about 5 meters wide, Dankin built his small house.

Dankin himself was 15 years old, Dankin lived with his father and mother until the age of 8 years. Actually Dankin was the son of the noble family of the Sterian Nobles, but due to the power struggle and heated political situation in the Kingdom of Tresadior somehow, the, suddenly, the noble Steria was branded as committing high treason against the Kingdom of Tresadior.

Then King Orvan ordered the troops of the Kingdom of Tresadior to carry out a massacre against the Nobles of Steria. All members of the Steria Nobles were killed except for Dankin and Rave, his father, whose whereabouts are unknown.

Dankin is disappointed with his father who only saved himself without caring about himself and his late mother. Dankin is determined to kill his father if given the chance to meet.

Even so, Dankin himself is not sure he can kill his father whereas, to kill the poverty that is now inherent in him alone, Dankin is not necessarily able to. Let alone thinking about tomorrow, thinking about today alone is exhausting enough for Dankin .

However, in the depths of his heart, Dankin was sure to survive and support himself as time went on. Although it is difficult Dankin has a big goal at a very young age when his age is busy playing.

"Y!! this bread is as good as people say." Dankin ate the Parshit bread so greedily that it was not left alone.

After that, Dankin washed his hands on the banks of the Eusi River, a river that was not too heavy even though it was in the rainy season. This river flow comes from the foot of Mount Skull, a mountain with a million stories of death circulating throughout the kingdom of Tresadior.

According to the story that circulated, in Skull Mountain a lot of events that took a lot of casualties because it tried to take abundant resources ranging from gem mines, gold, and gold, up to a kind of stone diamond that has a high selling value. It is believed that there are still many unknown resources stored in Skull Mountain.

From the troops of the Kingdom of Tresadior, ordinary residents, to warriors had already tried to climb Mount Skull however, none of them returned safely. If lucky some bodies will be carried into the flow of the Eusi river.

It was believed, Skull Mountain had a wide variety of demons guarding the place. Evidently with some bodies carried by the flow of the Eusi river found with conditions not intact like the former eaten by wild animals.

Some more believed that there was some sort of secret sect inhabiting Skull Mountain. To this day, no one knows for sure the truth. That's what Dankin knows so far.

"Although the story is creepy but, the water of the Eusi River feels very refreshing in my throat.." Dankin drank this river water using bamboo cut to resemble a glass.

"Like the holy water of the Gods!!" Dankin smiled widely and was grateful for the existence of the Eusi River.

In addition to drinking, Dankin also uses the Eusi river to catch fish with a spear . The flow is not too heavy that makes a lot of fish scattered under the Gravel Bridge.

Around the Gravel Bridge is overgrown with various types of shade trees and bamboo that almost cover the Eusi river when viewed from the top of the Gravel Bridge so that the activity below is not so visible from the top of the bridge.

"All right!! I hope that big Kora fish can fill my stomach until tonight!!" Dankin smiled to himself as he dived into the river.

Surviving as a person who could be said to be a bum now, made Dankin should be able to do some things like swimming.

The depth of this river is about three meters but because the water is very clear Dankin can see fish that run to and fro like there is no purpose in life.

No one taught him how to swim, but he had stolen from residents of Spaure how to swim in the river. In addition, he had also read books from the residence of the Steria Nobles when he was 5 years old.

Born as a noble child, Dankin was required to learn to read various books of knowledge, write poetry, paint, and do many other things. Although, now that Dankin was no longer able to do that, it remained that the knowledge and expertise he had learned was stored in his brain.

Actually, Dankin is a very smart child if there is no tragedy that claimed all members of his family. Dankin is a child who quickly absorbed various sciences, compared to other children among the Steria nobility or even throughout the Kingdom of Tresadior.

Evidently while participating in the science championship when he was 7 years old, Dankin won the championship which was attended by 345 participants consisting of children his age from various circles of nobility.

Even the painting that Dankin made had impressed King Orvan during a visit to his residence. His achievement made many children of both other nobles and Steria nobles themselves became envious and looked at him hatefully.

Not only that, his handsome face has been seen since childhood makes him surrounded by girls his age. It is even predicted that he can be the most handsome male candidate when he is 20 years old.

"Later God granted my request". Dankin came back to the surface and sat at the edge of the river while holding his spear.

"Fish the fat Kora!! I'm sorry, you have to be my meal tonight!!hahaha...". Kora fish the size of his arm was placed in a bamboo basket that he had provided.

"If I become a rich man or a noble again, then I will make a pond filled with fish like Kora" Dankin spoke to the dead fish happily.

Happy expression for his hard work.

At least for tonight.

**My First Story.

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