Miracula Luxia C2, P2- "Stronger Together"

"Stronger Together" is the second Part of "Miracula Luxia" 's Second Chapter- "From Zero to Hero". It was released on 04.07.2019.
== Plot ==
Jared finds himself in a mysterious and dangerous new world after being teleported there by the strange old man, unable to find Akari anywhere near him.
Will he survive against the dangers of the forest and come out of it alive (And maybe reach a new settlement)? Or will he die trying? Find it out here!
== Story ==
Treachery!
Jared loses consciousness, forced by the seemingly endless nausea the Portal was causing. Akari screamed his name, afraid for his life, but soon she lost consciousness as well.
Jared woke up in a strange, dark forest.
He was barely standing.
"A-Akari?"- He mumbled, thinking his classmate was near him, but soon he noticed the contrary.
She was gone.
He was alone.
"Akari!"- He screamed- "Akari! Where are you?!"
Suddenly, he stopped.
He started to use his hearing senses at an extended rate, thinking he just heard a sound a moment ago.
"It.. it was definitely from a human's mouth! It sounded like... moaning."- He said to himself, denying the possibility that it was a non-human sound.
"C-Could it be... ?"
He ran towards the direction where the sound came from.
He heard it again.
"This is it! I'm on the right path!"- He said to himself, knowing that Akari was nearby. Or... at least another human being. That was comforting enough for him.
Soon, he found the person that was making the sound.
It was a person with a white robe whose face was covered in a hood (Gender was not identifiable from that vantage point). They had fallen to the ground and were unable to get up successfully.
They were also surrounded by Heartless.
"Look out!"- Jared screamed and rushed to the person's aid.
He managed to take down two of the creatures and get the attention of the rest.
They pounced at him, but he managed to quickly parry their blows before they were able to do any damage to him. And, with a single blow he managed to take down the rest of them (2 Shadows, 1 Soldier).
After the creatures were finally defeated, he sheathed his Keyblade and helped the mysterious person stand up.
"Thank you, stranger. I... I wasn't able to fend them off myself. My daggers were unable to hit them properly and I was brought down by them... "- the person said, thanking Jared for saving his life.
"It was nothing. It is what us, heroes do. We always help every single person fend off the evil, no matter what the cost."- He replied cheerfully, glad that he saved a person for the first time.
"Well, consider me very grateful for your deed, Hero!"- the person said.
"You know, as a reward I could let you meet my Father. He's an alchemist in the nearby town of Duskwood where I live and I think he would be more than happy to reward you for your deed. That is, if you want to come with me."
"So, will you? If you have anything else to do then maybe I shall leave you... "
"Hmm. Maybe I could find clues where I am in the nearby town. It won't hurt to ask around after meeting his father."- Jared said to himself.
"Let's go."- Jared said to the person.
"Very well then. Follow me."
They walked through the forest which was still dark and not welcoming for anyone.
Jared looked around. He saw many withered trees as well as eyes, watching and judging him from the bushes.
It was also very quiet. There was no normal wildlife- not even bears, wild boars or rabbits. 
Nothing.
 The person noticed his curiosity.
"This is the Forest of Dusk. It was an ancient forest that has existed for thousands of years. It is said that some of the first people lived here and that's why some of the druids in our town made shrines to pray here. This was a place of purity and light until it was burned down by an evil Necromancer and his friend- a very powerful Knight three years ago."
"Now it's just a hollow shell of its former self, with no wildlife inhabiting it, except for some vicious creatures like snakes, ghouls and such."
"Speaking of which, here comes one!"
Jared saw a single Ghoul. The person that he was with quickly approached it and stabbed it swiftly and without making even a little bit of noise.
"By the way, I did not catch your name?"- The person said unexpectedly.
"It's Jared. Jared Kaos."- Jared replied.
"Jared! Awesome name!"
He lifted his hood and revealed himself to be a young man (Probably in his Early or Middle 20s) with a shaven beard and long red hair.
"Call me John."- He said to Jared.- "Nice to meet you!"
"Nice to meet you, too!"- Jared said, surprised that the person that was standing before him was not some aged wizard or something similar.
They shook hands.
"Now that we finally know each other, it's time for me to lead you to Duskwood."
"Let us go there then."
They started walking towards the city once again which seemed much closer than it was a few minutes ago.
"By the way."- Jared said to John.
"Yes?"- John replied, excited to hear Jared's potential question towards him.
"Have you seen a young girl nearby? Her name is Akari and she has long brown hair tied into a ponytail with bangs over her forehead."
"Akari? I'm... not really sure"
"But my father might know about her! Did she land nearby?"
"I think she did! We were both teleported through the same portal at the same time, so I know she must be somewhere around here!"- Jared replied, excited that his beloved classmate might be nearby.
"Let's go to Duskwood then! We'll ask my father- he is in charge of welcoming any new arrivals into the city and giving them some supplies as well."
"Many people have passed through. Maybe even the girl you are talking about!"
"My friend, I sure hope you are right about that. Let's go, there's no time to waste!"- Jared said excitedly.
And so the two friends walked towards the city of Duskwood, hoping that they would find Akari there (Or, at least information that leads to her current whereabouts).
As many poweful heroes would love to say in this situation, Onward Towards The Light!
== Trivia ==
* First appearance of John.
* This is the first Part that features one less main character than usual (The character being Akari), but also introduces a new one (John) in her place.
* In this Part, the current amount of Main Characters becomes eight (Jared, Aleks, Seiko, Marinette, Akari, Nozomi, Isamu and John) with only two (Jared and John) confirmed alive for now.