Chapter 1 - New beginnings

" Lethallan the clan is starting to talk about you, you shouldn't have done that the keeper- she's calling you curse. " Keria said with worried tone.

" The keeper claims to know everything and everybody listens don't they but I think it's true I have these dreams-"

" YOU SHEM HAVE NO RIGHT TO BE HERE , LOOK AROUND YOU SHEM A WHOLE CLAN AGAINST YOUR LONESOME"

Both Maradiem and Keria looked in the direction of the shouting, one carrying the bow and the other a broadsword. Running up to the human that was either an idiot or very courageous. Scanning the man from head to toe he looks neither frighten nor eager to fight just carrying a smirk as he looked around the clan once his gaze landed on mara his smirk turn into a very large grin. Maradiem felt the something was off no human would walk this close to the camp without others.
Scanning the forest around her for an ambush she saw nothing but why does it feel so wrong, her thoughts was interrupted when the human spoke.

" My my such savages ordering me around have you no shame at all" said the man with a mocking tone '
"SHEM,KILL HIM,CUT HIM TO PIECES"

Shouting grew from the clan to kill the man soon an elf step up to confront the man. Maradiem was far to hear anything but she knew it wasn't gonna turn out well , humans taller than most elves he have no problem treating the elf like the savage he claim . Just looking down at the elf as he spoke his hands risen and a sharp SMACK echoed throughout the forest. The clan grew quiet and elf was holding his cheek, but soon a piercing scream erupted from back of the clan. Maradiem turn sharply to the back that made her blood boil, the keeper on the ground with chains attach to her limbs like a animal standing above her what she assumed was a human slaver. Each member of the clan wanted to do something but afraid to cause harm to the keeper. Soon 30-40 men pop out from the trees and bushes arrows pointing at the clan. Maradiem anger was close to edge, she felt the familiar blood lust dawning on her calling in her to give in. Stumbling slightly she held her arm over her head and close her eyes to calm herself, she felt an arm on her shoulder and when she looked up she saw keira with a smile but her smiled faltered and both their attention to the man.

" Now let's get this straight you all are gonna be slaves for the tevinter magister and you all are gonna-"

" THE DALISH WILL NOT SUBMIT " screamed the keeper

At that the man above the keeper kick her. Maradiem instantly drawed her weapon a massive broadsword and charged after the man screaming in blind rage. Almost instantly arrows shot at maradiem piercing her flesh causing her to stumble slightly but she didn't falter soon she was upon the man, maradiem gripped her weapon with both hands and hold tightly swinging the massive sword down. it had so much power the man blocked the weapon but his sword broke into two causing maradiem weapon to instantly pierce his shoulder. Soon the slavers and the clan engaged in a battle, the sound of steel clanking on shield, screams of agony was heard throughout the forest. Maradiem swinging left and right losing in her bloodlust, each slaver that charged after her met a quick death. Mara strikes was savage causing her muscles to strain holding a heavy weapon with arrows inside her. Mara look around and knew the clan wasn't gonna win, outnumbered and out geared she knew she was gonna die. But to die with her clan opposing the human in a glorified battle in front of the creators cause her to grin. Slavers and elves littered the ground near her the smell of of blood and corpes filled her body with a feeling she wished she can forget. The thoughts of the dragon that attack her clan early in the year luckily it was a young one but as the dying dragon layed in front of her with its blood pouring out from the wounds she dropped to her knees and put her mouth to the wound her swallowed the creatures blood. Maradiem heard of warriors called reavers and how they fight with the strength and ferocity of a dragon she envy warriors like that. Fighting without care in the world she wanted to become a reaver. As maradiem blocked a sword strike her thoughts lingered about the clan how they shun her and treated her differently . Only keira treated her like a sister maybe because of their similar feeling of an outcast. As the keepers first keira never gotten to make friends if some treated her special put fake smiles.

"MARA"

Maradiem sharply turn to the sound and the sight instantly made her stomach drop. Keira was pin against a tree with the man that cause this mess. He was on laughing lecherously while other ones hold keira as she struggled. Keira wasn't much of a fighter she enjoyed reading and playing with animals , many seek to take advantage of her innocent emotions like the ones now. Maradiem dropped her weapon and sprinted to keira, mara wounds causing so much pain to her as she took each step. Keira was crying and her struggles wasn't helping at all. Soon the man ripped her top off showing keira bosoms gaining a scream from both mara and keira, keira spatted on the mans face and bit into his face when he caress her cheek. Maradiem vision slowed down as she saw the man drew a dagger and stabbed it into the keira neck. Keira face /
will haunt mara forever her facial expression of fear not only cause mara to feel sadness but made her lose herself to the reaver. The screamed that push itself out her throat sounded more of a roar and she sprinted towards the man. The man was guarded by two slavers with their weapons drawn. as mara approached them the two men attack mara but mara ducked and her hands came upwards like a claw piercing the man chest like a dragons claw, she saw the other one raise his weapon but maradiem instantly raise the man body like a shield causing the sword to pierce his already dead friend. As the man weapon got stuck in the armor maradiem yank her hand out and went to the man throat lifting him with one hand. The man kicks and screams of mercy was pathetic maradiem slam the man head first causing his neck to snap. Looking up at the man that killed keira she sawed in his eyes fear, his legs shooked visibly he felled to ground. Maradiem walk with a vibe of a dragon, her eyes piercing his soul making him weep. As he was backed up to a tree he began bargaining for his life. Telling maradiem who sent him and where his location is at also how to get there.

"Wil-Wi-will you let me go now" the man said hopefully. Maradiem glared at him in silence and nodded, the man smile grew but as he stood to get up she kick man face to the tree breaking his nose at first but she didn't stopped there , she continued beating him to death.

" Da len" said a weak voice.

Maradiem saw the keeper on the ground and ran towards her.

" Keeper ...this is all my fault I shouldn't have attack I-"

"Maradiem I wasn't gonna let the clan bow to none ... look at you so much hurt here let me heal you" the keeper hand went towards maradiem head and enveloped her in a green light causing her wounds to close and warmth. Before mara can thank the keeper the keeper was gone just like every one else. She's have nothing but to kill that man they called denarius. As she scavenged for her gear, maradiem gotten her broadsword a cloak and a sack full of supplies and headed to kirkwall.

A/N well now i'm sorry for no updates in a long time T^T, but i'm back with a new story and gonna be publishing chapters for this every couple days. Please give me suggestions of what i'm doing wrong or helpful ones to. I will see you next time 030