I do not own Grimgar, or Goblin Slayer. Nor any pieces from other stories that are used for cliché. But I do own my OC and an interesting new take on the Grimgar story, (with less plot-holes hopefully) and with just a tad more of the sickening sense of dread that Goblin Slayer has, so trigger warnings include murder, rape, cannibalism and other gory things you'd find in a horror story. You've been warned. (it starts out slow though) Official genre's are Fantasy/Adventure/Romance/Angst/Horror/Gore. Rated M for A REASON. Enjoy everyone :D

Quote of the day:

Whatever doesn't kill me,

best starts running.

~Someone somewhere~


Chapter 1

(Renji's POV)

In the beginning there was darkness. We all woke up in the same enclosing, suffocating darkness. There was only the sound of my own breathing at first, I could not remember, why was I here? Where did I just come from? I could not remember anyone, no names, no faces, only the experiences I'd had with them. I had family, at least according to memory, but I had no feelings toward them. It was as if I was remembering someone else's life, to know of it, yet feel nothing. Everything that had ever mattered to me, had been erased. Who was I? And what should I do? I really didn't know. All I knew was that whatever it was, I should just do something.

Apparently it was the same for all of us, some didn't even remember anything besides their name. Not even knowing they came from a different world at all. And with that I meant that we actually came from a different world. The world we came from had been with one whitely moon, with airplanes and cellphones. This different world, if you could call it that, has 2 moons a red one and a green one, magic and monsters. It was all quite a shock at first. Especially to the ones who didn't remember a single thing.

I couldn't blame them, we were in a dark enclosed cold room, without windows or doors. still unaware of the whole new world outside. And the only thing we could hear were each other, but with blinding darkness we could neither see each other or stand up without losing our balance. As we all sat on the cold stone floor, I heard some tapping noise, I didn't know where it came from, and seemed to change locations with every echo. Some of the girls started crying. Everything was in chaos, that was until she spoke. In a clear strong voice I heard her speak up above the noise and echos everyone was making.

"Everything will be alright!"

"Everything will be alright!" The same voice repeated.

"I am Kyra, let us do a roll call to see how many of us are here. I know you might be scared, we all are. So I'll start."

"One!"

I decided that at least trying to gather more knowledge, would be better than just sitting here doing nothing to help the situation at all.

So I called out:

"Two!"

It seemed that just that was all that was needed to get everyone else going too, as even the crying girls stopped snivelling long enough to answer their number,

"Three."

"Four."

"Five."

And the next and the next kept taking over.

The roll call lasted up until nineteen, by then everyone had quieted down, even the crying had completely stopped. Everyone was waiting for the voice of the girl to speak again. Even though she was in the same boat as us. We all eagerly anticipated she would speak again. In under a minute everyone had already subconsciously come to rely on that voice, to come to guide us again.

But our expectations were not betrayed as she spoke up again. I could tell that everyone was attentively listening to what she had to say. I hated to admit it, but I too was confused and so, I also listened intently to the voice that had promised it'd be alright.

"So we are with nineteen in total, I've noticed some say they cannot remember anything. However I can remember my name and even that the last thing I remember before waking up here. I went to sleep in my own bed. So let's see. Let's check if at least everyone remembers their name and remembers going to sleep. To help keep track everyone say your number again before you start."

"So, person two, please go ahead tell us your name and what you remember last before waking up here."

Curiously enough as I thought about it, I also found out I remembered much the same, while the details were blurred, I also remembered going to sleep in my bed. So I said much the same after I introduced myself as Renji and the next person took over, several people revealed to have actually had different experiences, some could really only remember their name.

Others couldn't even remember how old they were. It wasn't asked so I didn't say it, but I'm actually 22. Some had included it or, mentioned it in the chaos or during the introduction, but so far all had said they were younger 16 or 17, funny though I felt different and my voice it sounded a little higher pitched then I remembered, but maybe it was just the echo that distorted the sound. But I it was odd, in my memory I had once broken my left leg and it had been hard to move and stiff ever since even making me limb. But now... That stiffness was simply and completely gone. It felt like I was 17 again, I felt as good and fit like I did then and my hair was also shorter than I remembered it being, it is up in spikes now, like how I had worn it back then.

As the round continued everyone started to murmur and have quiet conversations between themselves. It was obvious though, nobody seemed to know anyone else, even when everyone had said their name. Once again some people were getting prone to panic again, quietly whispering about how that didn't help at all. But when she spoke, it was like a charm, her voice steady and calm reminded everyone she was not done and everyone calmed at once. It became so quiet, you could hear a pin drop if you tried.

"Everyone, I know it is scary not to know anything but crying is not going to help, so how about we try to at least share what we do know? First it would be wise to at least try to find out where we are, and figure out how to get out of this dark place.

I am afraid that this place is completely sealed of, since there is no light nor any air flow. The floor and walls seem to be made of solid stone, so it appears we are trapped. But we were able to get in somehow, I'm sure there must be a way to get out as well. Does anyone know anything more regarding this place or why we are here?"

Everyone once again started to whisper again, trying to figure out if they should speak up, but in the end nobody did. It was frustrating though, because I too wanted to speak up, to help the voice that kept us from despairing, but in the end I didn't have the faintest idea either, nor any new information to add.

The girls voice spoke again, it sounded a bit dejected now too but no less deterred. She talked about how it was best to stay calm. And to keep trying for a solution. She told everyone to feel around them, on the floor and walls for objects or for a possible hidden door or switch. And everyone complied again, I too started to meticulously feel the floor and wall around where I was sitting.

There were muffled sounds of clothes brushing past stone as people moved on their knees around the dark room, that I/we could only describe as a dungeon. However even after some time nothing was found. It was hard to tell time in here, but I supposed about an hour had passed since waking up here. Everyone was slowly getting more and more desperate. But suddenly the girls voice sounded again and a slimmer of hope passed through me and the rest of the group, maybe she'd found something.

"Everyone be very quiet, I think I heard something." Within moments everyone was so silent, I could really swear, it was the aesthetic of her voice together with the echo that made us all unable to disobey.

"I heard it again", the girls voice sounded a even more hopeful this time.

"It kind of sounds like... laughing."

...

"And now it sounds like clicking, metal scraping over metal"

"Footsteps, They're footsteps."

Everyone quieted down even more, some even trying to hold their breath, just to listen if maybe they could hear it too. But nobody could. Frustrated, conversations burst forth again, but everyone hoped that the noise was a good sign. Maybe if it really were footsteps, they would get us out of here?.

But our guiding voice sounded irritated if nothing else.

"Everyone quiet, I hear voices."

Everyone quieted as the girl's voice commanded, but it seemed that while everyone was listening intently too, nobody else was able to hear what the "leading" girl said she was hearing, me included.


(Leading girl's POV)

I didn't know if I really heard something at first, but I certainly did hear the scraping metal a moment later. The noise gradually becoming even more prominent with each passing moment. And then I heard them speaking, the noise the other 18 making it quite hard to make out what they were saying though, so I told them to be quiet. With the bit of accent it was hard enough as it was to get what they were saying.

The overhead conversation:

...

"Wonder ive thiss time around, the batch newbies ha anyon actually worthwhile."

"Yeah, I hear the the last bunch like usual didn't even last til the end of the month."

"Something abou gobli feedss I heer"

"yes, who knows though, several months ago we had a good appie, but didn't hee like skip town? Or did hee en up dyin after all?

"You're right, and nah hee heeded for the capitaa I think, wih one of them patrol envoys, also wasn't there the healer chickie who made it from tee months ago too?"

"Oh right, the one that escaped the Cyrene mine alive after her party was decimated by Death Spot. She's still in town isn't she?"

...


(Renji's POV)

For a moment I too, thought that maybe she was making it up that she was hearing voices. But what would she gain from that? To keep up morale?

But after some seconds more another girls voice sounded, "I heard something too just now!"

Shaken up, I also listened even more intently than ever. And after seconds I could hear the click-click... click-click on a regular basis.

"It really does sounds like footsteps." Interjected a voice of a guy that I vaguely remembered belonged to number 9 and more people started to agree.

Now that everyone had heard it, excitement went through the group like a lit wildfire. Maybe if it really were footsteps, they would really get us out of here? Some of them even started to shout to get the attention of the people on the outside, if it helped or not though, I doubted it.

...


(Leading girl's POV)

The voices quieted a moment, but then a loud "clank!" Could be heard throughout the stone dungeon. And a moment later light cracked underneath a rising stone wall. Just like everyone else I let out a sigh of relief, at least we wouldn't suffocate. But what they'd talked about earlier, it doesn't make much sense, but it sounds really worrisome. I doubt everyone else could really hear what they'd said, I was closest to the wall after all. But first let's get out of here and worry about that later.

When the stone rose to at least a meter hight, I got up and with support of the wall started to make my way to were the opening of light was.

"Everyone, We're saved! We really can get out this way, I know it's full of unknowns right now and you might be scared. But staying here will not help, gather up your courage and follow me out into the light, we can figure out what to do next when we've al had a breath of fresh air."

...

When my eyes adjusted to the light, and stepped out the door, I could see I was on a hill with magnificent sight of a very lush green valley, mixed with white of what looked like a ancient white-stoned city. Just in time to see the last of the red glow from the sunset, it took my breath away with it's beauty. So much so, I halted in my step and someone bumped into me from behind.

I stumbled forward, barely keeping my balance. I quickly turned around to see what the dungeon behind me looked like. It was a massive building of white stone, just like the rest of the town. It towered skyward like a temple, a guardian, and a memento of ancient times. With at the top, a small red light. I couldn't see it very well from where I stood, but it was a warm beckoning light yet with an eery dangerous feel to it too. I stood in trance looking at it, it was as if it was calling me, telling me to live and to fight. I clenched my fist, readying myself for anything.

Shaken out of the trance by a cough, I noticed two sturdy but not to tall looking men with mustache's, they were both about the same hight and maybe just two inches smaller than myself. They were in full plate armor, that immediately reminded me of the middle ages, as if they were some knights guarding a kings castle. They looked stern, but not that all threatening, despite that they both carried spears. As I glanced at them the voices I'd heard earlier seemed to belong to them, from the looks alone they already seemed to match. So I did assume it was them. I wondered what they planned to do with us.

After another second I also noticed a big scary looking fella with white spikey hair. And no matter how I looked at him he had the air of a gangster about him. Though I couldn't really tell why exactly, if I had to give a precise point, it would probably be because of his just cold looking eyes. He did not even have shoes on and yet he was already much taller than the guards, sticking above them with a whole head. Even for a Westerner, and a girl at that, I was tall but this guy, this guy was on another level all together. He was broad shouldered with muscled arms too, he made quite the imposing figure. I even saw those knights/guards taking a glance at him, gripping their spears just a bit more tightly.

I realized he must've been the one to bump into me, as he was the second one to come out the dungeon door. As he stepped forward, we made eye-contact as he glanced down at me. Giving me a slight nod as he came to stand next to me. But it just kind of rubbed me the wrong way how he looked down at me like that. No, to be frank it just pissed me off.

Was that supposed to be an apology for bumping in to me? Yeah, I know it was kind of my fault for suddenly stopping, but I just hadn't expected anyone to come our right behind me that quickly, gimme a break. The least you could do was just say a quick "pardon or at least a sorry". Grrr... Guys like that piss me of the most, the kind that's always so conceited, they think that they're better than everyone else. Especially when they're build like that guy, they're always so domineering and assume they own the place.

As I grumbled some to myself for a time, more people came from the door. By the time I cast aside my thoughts the place had already filled itself with at least 15 more people. They seemed to come from all over, not one looked to be from the exact same ethnical or social group. But for some reason we could all understand each other, did we all speak English? For some reason I felt something was off about that. But I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Maybe we really do all speak English? Or is it something else? While this is odd, it's not in my best interest to focus on that right now, survival comes first.

Deciding to think on that some more at a later time, I started to think about the more important questions, like where we actually were and the all important why.


Afterword: Hey everyone, hope you liked it, anyway I while I'm adding a lot including some new characters I am mostly using the Grimgar story especially in the beginning. But the world itself is more like Goblin Slayer, I hope I can do the originals justice, just with my own personal twist. R&R please :D Reviews mean quicker updates.