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:> I've started writing the first chapter for this project and thought I mays as well share a snippet, mostly to get 1. more interest 2. input/feedback!

The land was beautiful. A dimming ray slowly began to disappear as it’s source slid down below the horizon, leaving to greet the opposite side of the world with it’s happiness. The darkened hue of the sky began to set, as one by one little sparkles of fire and gas began to place themselves where they could be seen by human eyes. The moon was not in sight, logically hidden behind some of the thick, dark clouds that had rolled in within the past hour. Several small, dim golden glows could be seen rising up from a small town, emitting from the lamps that lined the roads and pathways. The roads themselves were thin, hardly wide enough to pass for a road a car could travel on, as many called them thick footpaths. The pathways themselves were uneven, no curbs having been put in place, nor the gravel having been evened out appropriately.

Small, plain, cosy: this town was a peaceful place to venture to, once you get past the many thick and dense forests that surrounded it in the middle of nowhere. The green leaves were being gently guided by unseen hands, the quiet rustling of the green organisms rubbing against each other, getting lost in the whispering from otherwise silent voices. Lines of green soldiers stood by withering roots, springing back up stubbornly each time the voices became powerful enough to knock each of them over like a group of lined-up dominos. The closer you travelled, the less dense the trees became; they first began letting small snippets of light settle through the cracks, before allowing larger entrances. Eventually, gaps big enough for a man to squeeze through became present, widening up until you could fit perhaps a small carriage.

It revealed a mess of small houses, some nicer kept than others. The same aesthetic travelled through the town, walls made out of wood, reinforced by thin layers of cement between the small cracks. Small houses, just big enough to fit a family of three or four on one floor. None had gardens, and instead possessed small front lawns which were big enough to fit a few flower pots, toys, or whatever the inhabitants preferred to in such a confined space. They were not neatly lined up like modern cities or villages, and instead were splashed around here and there, creating a relatively open space for the citizens. While appearing somewhat messy and disorganised to people who were unfamiliar with the town, the residents seemed to like it the way it was, and in fact, it wasn’t as disorganised or difficult to navigate as some might have imagined.