Middle-earth, a place of life, a place of heroes and a place of war. The world is a place full of betrayal, one day a war broke out between the Ogres and the Huntsman the war, it lasted 3 years with both sides losing soldiers that gave their lives for the gods. But there was one soldier in the huntsman army that won every time he was in battle; his name is Azrael his skill made him a feared general but a respectable one his nickname was the grim reaper only because every time he entered the battle the enemy either died or ran in fear. Until one day the Ogres attacked the capital city of Isis and it was the first major victory for the Ogres. Ashamed, Azrael left his army and set off never to be seen again.
16 years later
I have been walking for days with little food and little water but the next town is only 2 miles away I can make it. I finally reached the town as I always do hit the bar. As I entered, I immediately got stared at but I didn't care. I took steak at the bar.
"What would it be pal," that bartender said
"give me dragon wine," I said
He gave me a cup and poured it I grabbed it and started drinking it. As I was drinking a dwarf come up to me.
"What brings to this town"
"Get out of my face"
"Awwwwwwwww hit a nerve I see"
He grabbed the drink from my hand and I immediately grabbed his hand and squeeze it tight he screamed in pain and then I threw him into another person table.
"Hey no fighting at my bar take it outside, "the bartender said
"Sorry I like playing around," I said
I walked out of the bar as I finished my drink, I threw it behind me, then I looked my left and saw this group of people bullying this girl. I walked up to them and they looked at me thinking they were tough.
"You know you shouldn't beat up people who can't fight back," I said
"Why it's fun Hahahahaha"
"Well, then I will show what fun is" after that sentence I punched him into a fruit cart. The others looked in fear.
"So, do any of you want a piece of this"
"Uh no we good we be going now"
They grabbed their unconscious friend and ran away. I looked at the girl she was scared.
"Hey there little one I'm not going to hurt you"
She looked at me she had these wide eyes and I noticed she had cat ears, I extended my hand and offered to help her up, she was hesitant but she grabbed my hand and I helped her up she bowed and ran off.
"Hey wait"
She stopped and turned around I walked up to her
"What your name"
She didn't answer
"Where you from"
Still no answer
"You don't talk much do you, come it almost sundown you will freeze, let find a place to stay"
She bowed and held her hand and we walk to place to stay. We got a hut and I set her down she wearing a tore up shirt and skirt, she was freezing.
"Stay here I will be right back" after saying that I noticed a bandage on her right arm.
"Hey did you hurt yourself here let me take a look"
I reached for her arm but she pulled she way.
"Ok well I will be right back"
I walked out of the hut and found a cloak hanging on a pole I just grabbed it and came back to the hut and thank the god she was still there. I got on my knees and put the cloak on her.
"There now should be warm enough"
She was grateful and she hugged me. I hugged her back and she and I smiled together.
The next morning
I woke up and she was still asleep I grabbed my axe and left the hut. I searched for something so she can communicate with me and then I saw it a piece of wood with some chalk I took it and walked back to hut and she's up. I gave the wood and chalk.
"Now can you tell me your name"
She started writing and she showed me her name was Pandora.
"Well nice to meet you pandora I'm Azrael," I said "so can you tell me where you're from"
She wiped off the chalk and wrote "Hundal" I leaned back and said in a worried voice "oh". I ask another question but I was more serious "what happened to your home how did you end up here" she wiped and didn't write anything this time she drew a picture, the picture showed soldiers storming her streets as a hooded figure stand in the middle "who's that" I said, she wiped and wrote above the hood man's head it said "reaper" then I grabbed my head as it was like reliving that day.
Flashback
"General the Ogres are trying to push us what should we do," one soldier said
"We push back kill everything your way"
"But sir the battle is too close to that town they can be caught in the crossfire"
"I don't care as long as we kill these Ogres"
"Yes general"
They then moved forward my men pushed with all their might, the air was covered in smoke and ashes and the ground covered in blood but I didn't care as long as we win this battle.
As I looked over the hill with the Ogre generals head in my hand, I saw the town on fire the whole town engulfed in flames, but they are only casualties of war, their lives didn't matter what mattered was that the huntsman army was one step closer to winning this war.
Present day
Pandora shook me back to reality she had a scared look on her face.
"I'm ok, I just had an episode, I will be fine"
She then had a smile on her face, I hugged her and we left the hut in search of food, we luckily found a place to eat. We headed inside and sat down
"Welcome to Valco grub, I'm Valco how can I help you"
"I will take some blush fumes"
"Ok what about you little girl"
"Oh, she doesn't talk much just give her the same thing"
He then walked away and she and I exchanged smiles until that was interrupted when two dudes came one was a red fang and the other was an Ogre, they were causing a ruckus and throwing stuff around.
"Hey unless you're going to buy something get lost this is for paying customers only," Valco said
"Oh, my bad sssss we were just having fun," the red fang said
"Ya well your fun's over, now leave"
The Ogre then looked at me and stared into my eyes.
"What are you looking at," I said
"You look familiar don't I know you from somewhere"
"No, now leave me and my girl alone"
He then slammed his fist on the table
"Hey no one talks to me like that," he said
I was about to get up but Pandora was scared so I comfort her
"Leave us alone," I said
Then he pulled at a knife but before he can do anything a girl wearing a mask grabs his wrist and twisted it and he dropped the knife.
"You know it not polite to disturbed someone while they are eating, now I'm going to give you a choice, either you leave and all this never happened or I can kill you right here right now, your choice"
"I bet you don't have the balls yo kil- "
She cut him off and put the knife right in his hand.
"Now leave," she said
The Ogre pulled out the knife out of his hand and held it with his other hand before he left, he uttered the words to her.
"You're a crazy bitch," he said running out
"Hey thank you for that, I didn't want to do anything right in front of her"
"I get it but I need to talk to you"
"What about"
"We will speak alone, meet me behind the building oh and leave the girl"
"Ok" I then turned to Pandora "I will be right back you stay here ok"
She knotted her head in agreement, I then got out and followed this woman behind the building. As soon as we got out outside, she immediately started talking.
"I know who you are"
"Wait What"
"Did I stutter, I know who you are"
"Prove it"
"Your name is Azrael longhorn, you were a General in the huntsman army until the Huntsman fell when the Ogre took the capital city, you then fled and tried to make a new life"
"How did you know?"
"Roll up your sleeve"
So, I did I rolled up my sleeve on my right arm and it revealed my mark of the Huntsman. She then rolled up her sleeve and she had the same mark.
"You're a huntsman?"
"Ya ya, ya don't get too excited I only helped you because we are huntsman, we have a code. She then put her hand on her chest and said the huntsman motto "we are Huntsman, we fight to keep the peace even if mean the innocent will die, we are huntsman we fight to- "
I then cut her off and said the last couple of lines "fight to protect our fellow brothers and sisters even if it means dying for them"
"So, you do remember"
"How can I forget"
"Look my name is Star"
"Nice to meet you" she then walked away but before she got far, I asked her a question "why did you leave"
"My men were task to fight on horizon rig, that is where we got ambushed so many of my men were killed, when we got back to the capital city the king ordered me and men to try again, but I refused and after he whipped me, I decided to leave and run away and start a new life"
"Wow I'm so sorry to hear that"
"You have a little girl to take care of, here's a place where you can find me if you need anything"
"Thank you"
She then walked away, I walked back inside and grabbed pandora to head back to the hut.
It was almost sundown so I put pandora to sleep and ran out to grab something.
I found a merchant that was selling dragon blood crystals, I walked up to him
"Hey are those real dragon blood crystal?"
"Eye Hahahahaha got the from the almighty dragon himself"
"Wow how much is for one"
"20,000 credits"
"20,000!"
"There really rare, in order to get one, you have to go to dragon territory, and that in itself is suicide"
"Fine thanks tho"
"Wait wait, I think have something that might pique your interest"
"And that is?"
He then pulled out a dragon egg.
"How about one of these puppies"
"A dragon egg, you're insane do you know how dangerous that is"
"Hey if it's worth money then it's totally worth it"
I then walked away with an angry look on my face. I got back to hut with food in my hand. I put the food on the table and lied down in my bed, the air was peaceful and soundless that I could help to fall asleep.
I woke up to cries of screaming and I shot right up, I looked out the window and saw the town was I golfed in flames, I looked in horror, I immediately grabbed Pandora and we ran out the door. As we were running, I looked behind me and saw the beast, as black smoke covered the creature, I saw it shadow outline, it was a dragon.
Pandora and I tipped and we fell to the floor, I shielded pandora from panicking people. As the crowd slowed, I picked up Pandora and wiped the dust off her.
"Are you alright?"
She knotted her head, yes and I grabbed her hand, the beast roar was haunting it swung its tail and I giant rock was barreling toward us, I again shield pandora but the rock didn't hit us and flash flew by us and cut the rock right in half. I looked to see who saved us and I couldn't believe who it was.
"Star, you saved us?"
"Yes, now we need to go that things getting closer"
The beast roared again, I grabbed Pandora by the hand and we ran with Star right behind us.
Pandora out of nowhere forced her hand out my grip and started running the other way.
"PANDORA NO"
Star and I ran towards her. Pandora was then faced to face with the dragon, star grabbed my wrist and hold me back from saving her.
"LET ME GO I NEED TO SAVE HER"
"Azrael, she made her choice"
Tears ran down face "no no NO, PANDORA"
She turned and looked at me she saw the tears in my eyes. She then grabbed the bandage off her arm and it revived a mark, her eyes glowed a dark green while the pupil turned into a serpent then her whole body twisted and turned, after her body was done transforming, I could barely recognize her, her once cute demeanor turned into a haunting, Erie look, she was not the pandora I knew this was the devil.
She looked at the dragon and she let out a scream. Her scream was so loud and so blood curtailing it hurt my ears, the dragon tried to eat her but jumped in the air and grabbed it by the horns and snapped its neck, as it body fell pandora turned to me and changed back to her cute little self, she started crying. I forced my hand out of stars handed and ran up to her and gave her a big hug.
"You had scared me half to death, don't you ever scare me like that again"
She started crying again into my shoulder. I then pushed her away and covered up the mark.
"For now, on you only use this as a last resort. Do you understand"
Then she did the unspeakable
"Yes father," she said
I laughed then I started to tear up and hugged her again I could tell Star was happy to even she never showed her emotions. I turned to star and said to her
"Come with us"
"Wait really?"
"Yes, pandora can use a mother figure"
Star then ran up to us and gave us a hug. We then left the town and headed off where we are needed.
The end
