STORY STARTER
You accidentally come first in a competition you didn't realise you had entered.
Try to convey a real sense of surprise with this story. You could describe the competition and the win, but keep the focus on your character and their reactions.
What Have I Done?
As always, I’m again going for a hunt today. Since being reincarnated into this forest, I had no choice but to try to survive. I’ve been a builder most of my lifetime on Earth, so a house, some tools are not the problem. The main one was clearly food, and I’m trying to hunt every weekend, which means once in every 7 days. Today is hunting day, so I got up early, equipped my weapons - bow and spear - before heading out, eagerly looking for some foods. I was quite lucky to caught a wild boar last time without breaking my leg, so I’m hoping that this time would be the same.
“… was it that hopeless to find an animal in this forest?” This time is so strange, as I couldn’t even found a small rabbit or bird. They’re just disappear into darkness. However, I couldn’t just go back home with nothing in my hand, so I tried to look for something, anything, and it really worked. But… how am I gonna hunt that bear down? After a moment of thinking, I finally decided to use some traps - those I learnt from a trip to Vietnam - they had quite a lot of effective one ngl.
Setting the traps, I started to make some noises, even screamed out, to get the bear’s attention. As it come closer, the traps all have been activated, and by using my spear, I finaly took down probably the biggest prey I have ever hunter in my life. But, before I can do anything to its body, a tiny creature flies out, signals me to follow it. Letting the curios took over myself, I slowly moved along its side. We arrived at a kind of stage, as it trying to pull me up there. I really don’t know what’s going on, until a strange man approached me, telling me that I’ve won the competition. Heh? What competition are you talking about?