The giant black rock cave loomed over me, a gentle breeze blew the surprisingly bright green grass.

The cave beckoned me, it wanted me to come in. It was like a friend who I haven’t seen for years. And for once, I finally remember something, I lived in this cave, this forest, it was...home.

The rainstorm roared on as I crashed through the forest, stumbling and wandering aimlessly. I just needed to get away from them!

Using the trees as support I got through the treeline and into a clearing. A familiar dark giant cave carved into the mountain welcomed me. I run to my cave, tripping in mud, hissing from the pressure on my side. I quickly got up and sprinted into my cave.

The wind felt like knives on my skin, but my torment was ended when I entered the pitch black cave. I felt around, clawing the glass like floor, crawling on the ground and finding a wall. I hug myself and do what any person would do in my situation. I cried, I whimpered and sobbed alone in my cave.

A sharp pain in my head snaps me back to reality, gasping for air I lay up. Drenched in sweat, I recollected my thoughts.

“What the hell was that!” I yell in surprise. Was that a memory from before? Or was it some kind of lucid dream? No, it can’t be a dream, I couldn’t have fallen asleep right in front of a cave with no memory of laying down! Noah, you need to calm down, clearly, I just took a nap and forgot I did, yeah that’s right.

I collect myself and stand fully up. I didn’t believe myself, that cave had answers. I needed to know, because if this cave was truly mine then it might have some information from the past.

With that confidently strode towards the cave. The ground shifting from bright green grass to dark glossy rock.

The cave had no inch of light in it, even the entrance. The cave’s roof overhangs its entrance, and it had beauty to it.

Walking into the cave, the smell is what hit me, the stench of sulfur flooded my senses. Though, there was a faint smell of ash in the air.

I walk further into the cave, and its darkness swallows me whole. I didn’t feel scared, I felt warm, not like the thermal warm, but warm like a motherly hug. I felt at peace here, this place called to me. I couldn’t see, but I didn’t need to see, my senses were able to do that for me.

I didn’t see where anything was, but I knew where it was. It was like I could feel where it was.

I took more steps into the cave, curiously but confidently, feeling around. Little grooves adorned the wall. The floor was full of these grooves, really small ones all the way up to huge ones even bigger than me.

Hitting the back of the cave, it had a whole new texture. It was rough, but it felt like someone was scraping it and the shavings stayed on. And segments of it were hanging on the wall but we almost detached, they clicked whenever they were pushed back against the wall.

Feeling around these broken slabs, I reel back as a sharp pain rakes across my finger. I instantly start sucking my finger to stop any acid from dropping onto the floor.

“Ow, these rocks are sharp.” my voice bounces off the walls showing a particularly interesting wall, but how did I cut myself on a rock?

I decide to leave this part of the wall and put my attention to the left side of the room, Once again feeling around I slide my hands across the wall feeling for something other than small grooves. I keep feeling until I reach a particular one it felt..different. This was deeper like it was meant to be here.

The groove extended up a bit, but then it spilt off in two other grooves at the center. I felt both grooves until they ended. Suddenly, I realized what it meant. K

Sliding my hands across the wall to the right, I easily found the line I was searching for.

I felt around the letter, and grip another deep groove. Tracing down the line it curved to the right, sloping straight down and then ending. h

Sliding my hands to find the next letter, the only thing I felt was the smooth wall. No, there’s more, there has to be.

I began searching frantically, moving left to right, up and d...down. The letter was lower than the others.

Tracing the line it moved diagonally right, before slanting left and ending. I retraced and traced up and down to try to recognize this letter. I realize that it was actually two lines crossing and forming one diagonal line. y

The next letter wasn’t too far. It circled around before cutting off to a straight line before completely ending. a

Feeling the next letter, I only needed to feel the two lines crossing to know what it means. [b[x

I felt around for the next letter and kept feeling. I went further right, but couldn’t find any other letter. I guess that’s all there is.

So, K H Y A X. That’s all that there was, it feels familiar.

“Ka-high-axe,” I say, trying to pronounce this word, but that doesn’t sound right. It sounds close, but not right.

A loud crack of thunder breaks the heavy hitting of the rain. The storm roared and the cold wasn’t ceasing, it was like nature itself was against me. I get up leaning against the cold walls for support. I put a bloodied finger up and began etching my name into the wall with my own blood.

Finishing the tedious and messy job, I smiled, “Kigh-axe” weakly falling down I finished my sentence. “Khyax Cave, sounds good.” with that statement I passed out.

I jolt back in surprise, regaining my balance I calm my breathing.

More of these flashbacks! How many am I going to have? Regaining my composure, I realized something, my name is Khyax. Not Noah anymore, Khyax, that’s me! It fits so perfectly! And this is my home, where I live! Khyax Cave, I’ll keep that name.

I was practically rolling around in joy. Sure, it’s not great, but I’m free and I have a home and a name here. I was laughing, I don’t know if I am insane, but I am happy. I continued to laugh until I began coughing and wheezing.

“What the hell?” the smell of ash intensified, blocking my smell.

"Who goes there!" its voice rumbles and thunders, bouncing off the cave.

Author's Note

I have finally rewritten this chapter all that's left is one more and then I'm done guys, so please stay with me here.