Ultimate

The road was endless and she wanted the journey to end. The muddy path she started in was joyous and she hopped from one foot to other enjoying the play of jumping around in the wet ground whose fragrance had tempted her to leave her abode. Not knowing the joy she felt was the lure laid to trap her in the game set.

It was not like she was unaware of the organization who liked to push people into the endless pit. She was always careful in avoiding it. It was only now she realized that some pits were inevitable and she had to jump out of it. Else she would be roped in the endless circle ride of Ferris wheel which bought not only the momentary joy but also the endless nausea she hated.

"Hello! Would you like to join me? I have been travelling to Muccha village, a paradise of young woman for a while now. It has not only beautiful women but also all the pleasures. Wanna come?" The man urging her to accompany him.

Here came another fool who was trapped in the lure set. She desperately wanted to shake him out of it and she did so in the early part of the journey. The first fool scoffed at her attempt of redeeming him and spit at her before leaving for Muccha village. After few such futile attempts, she threw away her kindness and moved on to her solitary path ahead.

She had no destination. In the world of illusions, how could she have one. It was a headache knowing the futility of effort and still engrossing herself into the act that she could not run from. Fully knowing she was a girl who liked enjoying pleasures. Her abode was her entire world until few days ago. Now, never mind the hassle of unexpected encounters, even the act of speaking repulsed her to oblivion.

She nodded in yes. She was tired of walking alone. A companion would do her good. She then shook her head at herself. She was getting lulled willingly into the trap. Her actions confused him and he asked again to confirm her response. Hell! She wasn't any better herself. She needed something or someone to pass her time, else she would go daft before her time arrives for her carrier to home.

The man was really strange. Instead of introducing himself first, he stated his wish. Not that it mattered much to her. But he sure was different in the way of his request. Kesh was not a bad name of her companion that she chose to travel with here onwards.

She hesitated a little before stating hers. Would it be good to give her real name? Then chuckled at her overthinking, an illusion world person was nothing but a mirage. What was she even worrying about? She stretched her hand to him for a shake and told her name Sheer. A little friendliness will ease both of their arduous journey ahead.

The man was too talkative for her appetite. Her foot stepped one after the other forward as Kesh went on and on about Muccha village and their wondrous life of luxuries and how he wanted to bathe in them. His voice was soothing to her ears despite the rubbish he was talking that she had no interest in. Not that he would ever come to realize her disinterest on the topic with the way she hum occasionally on his words, encouraging him to go on. She just wanted to fill the silence of her lonely journey, even with an amusing person accompanying her. She didn't know when her time for departure would arrive. She had no estimate of it. She hoped it was not too long.

Kesh had finally stopped his chatter and decided to rest for a while before returning to their trip to the village. She had no opinion, anyways she hardly believed on existence of such a place.

He offered few apples to eat. She refused and closed her eyes to shut off everything around. Falling for one temptation brought her into this endless pit. She would hardly risk another similar impulse.

When she thought she was about to get the little of the rest she desperately needed. The frustrating man shook her awake which flew all her drowsiness away. The man really had a knack in irritating the hell out of her. “What?” The man now felt embarrassed and had a sheepish look on his face. His unexpected burst of excitement had reddened his face or was he too ashamed of the disturbance he caused to her? She was not sure what was it that made him more flustered and neither did she try to delve into it.

Kesh seemed finally to get her dull expression despite her occasional replies to him and no longer bothered her once they resumed the journey of the village of pleasures, Muccha. Soon they reached a diversion where two unusual beings who were quite different from them stood guarding on each path.

One was epitome of beauty and welcomed them with open arms, directing them to the path she was guarding. She had long red shiny hair long enough that it touched the ground even if she was floating around them in her flowery yellow dress showcasing her beautiful calves. No doubt meant to please the travelers to chose her way.

She pulled Kesh to stop his steps from following her. But the man was in his own imaginary world at the fairy's mention of Muccha village. Despite knowing the futility of her attempt in averting his attention from red-haired fairy, she still hoped to prevent the inevitable doom he was heading too. Kesh resisted her pull and jumped on his way to the village of his destiny, not even bothering to bid her goodbye. It seems her heart had still not hardened enough to let go the one who had left her long ago. Kindness fed to the pig was useless and would only harm her if she persisted any longer.

She turned her back and finally approached the driver of her carrier who would drop her to her abode. The dark-haired smelly man with two horns on his head made her doubtful of her choice and wondered if she should follow the yellow dressed fairy instead of green dressed monster with horns if hit on her would kill her in an instant. Nevertheless, knowing the truth of illusion of beauty displayed, she held the hand of smelly monster who smiled at her choice and kissed her turned palms he held onto. Despite the repulsion and sensation of vomit plugging her to retreat, she jumped onto the carriage which promised her destiny of home, her sweet haven she was longing for a while now.