The Extra's Reincarnation

Chapter 14: Fated Arrival

Chapter 14: Fated Arrival"Hello, Mr. Blacksmith," I bowed respectfully to Merten, and he gave me a joyful smile.

"I don't see your mother here with you, so I take it you aren't here to touch my precious works again, right kid?"

He chuckled, gesturing towards the racks filled with different variations of swords and axes.

"No... I was showing them your place."

I tried to show that Ezekiel and Corsan were here, but he just kept his eyes on me as if I were the only person in the room.

As my eyes drifted towards the back of the workshop, I

"Don't forget to close the door on your way out," he added.

Nivel's eyes widened, and he instinctively took a step back.

"Stay close behind me," he instructed but his voice held a firm but edged tremor.

"Both of you."

I exchanged a nervous glance with Ezekiel, and we followed closely as Nivel pushed open the heavy wooden door.

The midday sun blazed down, and the village was awfully quiet.

As we turned our heads, we saw the crash site, a mangled carriage with two startled horses.

It seemed it was closer than I expected, just a short distance from the blacksmith's shop.

A wave of heat shimmered off the cobblestones, and the air crackled with a strange energy that made my skin prickle.

Nivel's hand twitched, and I noticed beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

He scanned the surroundings as his gaze lingered on the overturned carriage.

A man in a simple tunic, presumably the driver, wrung his hands beside the tilted carriage, inspecting the damage with a look of despair.

Then another figure in a brown cloak emerged from behind the broken-down carriage, his face hidden in the shadows of his hood.

He spoke to the caretaker and seemed to calm the man down.

Ezekiel instantly seeing his chance rushed towards the commotion.

"Maybe we can help!" he chirped, his voice full of naïve enthusiasm.

"Ezekiel, no!" Nivel shouted with panic.

He lunged forward, grabbing my arm and pulling me along as he sprinted after Ezekiel.

"Don't approach them!"

WHAT WHY IS HE DRAGGING ME ALONG?!

DASH!!!!!!