Hello guys. I didn't think that my first chapter would have this many views! I would have uploaded the second chapter sooner but the finals were in my way. Anyway, now that the finals are finished for me, I will upload more frequently. Enough of me talking, enjoy the second chapter.


I set off from my now old home.

I knew that an adventure awaited me.
I had never explored the world, so there are so many new things to be found. The only period I had been free was before I turned seven . My mother would take me on walks and show me places around the area. Then, after I turned seven, they took me and locked me up in the castle.

After quite some time, I reached the lake my mother had told me about. I found it really...peaceful. It seemed like nothing dangerous lurked around the area, an illusion owing to the dragons. The lake itself was really large and on the other side, there even was a small mountain. From the top of the mountain, a waterfall was flowing, pouring its water into the lake. The only thing that troubled me was that no cave was to be found.

I started walking alongside the lake, trying to spot the cavern. An idea popped inside my mind. Maybe something was hidden in the mountain. After reaching the waterfall, I found out my thought was correct. It was kinda hard to see through the waterfall, but if someone really focused their sight, they would find a cavern, hidden, behind the waterfall.

I approached the waterfall, trying to find a way to pass through it. Well, a little water isn't going to kill me. The water poured on my body with force, as I tried to pass through. It almost threw me off balance but I managed to pass through. I never knew what was going to happen to me. After all, I might as well just be attacked and die on the spot. After a lot of walking, the cave's internal shape and layout had changed. Instead of rocks and stones, the majority of the material from which the walls were made from were crystals. Quite a sight to be honest. The crystals glowed in a dim light, illuminating a path in front of me with their light, as if they were guiding me.

Although I was brimming with confidence about finding whatever my mother had told me, my hopes soon died out. In front of me was a bifurcation.

'' Great...that's exactly what I needed now... '' I sighed.

Before I had chosen a path, I tried to peer inside both of them, resulting in nothing since both of them had little to no light inside. My hope was getting drained quickly until I felt a surge of pain rush through my head. Whenever I tried to look inside the right path, my head started to hurt more and more. It was like someone wanted me to take that path or leave. I knew that I didn't have a different option and entered.

'' No turning back now... '' I murmured.

I was walking for a lot of time with no results, maybe I had chosen the wrong path.
But that feeling... something felt off about it.
I was losing my patience and decided to turn back. As I was about to turn back, the pain in my head increased in tremendous levels.
So whatever guides me wanted me to keep following this path, huh?
Continuing onwards, I kept walking for about what felt like hours. I didn't know how much time I have already spent walking by now. Maybe minutes, maybe hours... as I was thinking about that, I felt my vision get blurry. I started losing the force in my legs and felt myself fall down.

What surprised me was that my body didn't meet the ground. Instead, I kept falling through what seemed like an endless abyss. I wanted to remain awake, but I felt my energy getting sapped away from my body. My eyes got heavy and started to close. I couldn't do anything to remain awake, and my mind drifted into the abyss of unconsciousness.


My body felt heavy.
My eyes felt heavy.
I couldn't move. Slowly, I opened my eyes. Everything was blurry.

'' Is...it morning already? ''

I saw the deep black color of the cave's roof. I was confused.

'' Huh? Why am I not in my room? ''

Then reality hit me like a truck.

How could I forget such a thing? I didn't live in the castle anymore. I had started my own adventure. As I was about to get up, I flinched, pain rushing through my whole body. After a lot of trying to get up, I succeeded. Being able to look around decently, I noticed there was a large crystal in front of me, reflecting its surroundings, like a mirror. In its centre I saw myself. My figure was like any other human being. I had black hair and normal face features. Now that I am looking at myself, I am a little bit tall, hmm, seems like I gained a few inches. Under my left eye was a scar, a result from the endless beatings from my father when I was still a young boy. One would think I was an ordinary human, if it wasn't for my skin. My skin colour was a light gray shade. No human had a skin colour like that. Well, I am a half-dragon...

I have no time for games. I have to continue.

I ignored the pain as much as I could and continued walking. I would probably lose my sanity if I found a dead end. I kept walking for a lot of hour with no hope. That was until I saw a blueish glow in front of me. I tried to figure out where was it coming from, and realized that it came from a rock, located in the middle of the path. But it was not the blue light coming from the rock that made it special, it was what was pierced into the stone.

A long sword was stabbed into the stone, its handle was gold and it's blade had a dark gray shade. Runes were carved on one of its sides but the other side was plain empty. It seemed like it had seen better days, but it still had an almost regal feeling to it, like something of great power. Normally I would approach it with caution, but I subconsciously walked towards it in a bold manner, reaching for its handle. I figured that it wouldn't be easy to pull it out, since it was an ancient artifact. But as I started pulling, I realized that it was easier than I was expecting. After a few long seconds, I managed to pull it out, but as soon as I properly held it in my hand, a strong light emitted from it. I shielded my eyes with my arms in order to protect them from the harsh glow. When the light died out, I relaxed for the first time in this whole exploration

Well that was easy!
As my view adjusted to the dark scenery, I heard a yawn below me which made me jump out of my skin. As I inspected the sword, I noticed that it now had runes on both sides. That's weird. I swear it had runes only on one side.

'' Who dares awaken me? ''

The voice came from the same direction as the yawn and startled me even more. I quickly realized that the voice came from the sword and I kept staring at it dumbfounded. Was I hearing things?

'' Ah, I see it was about time someone found me '' the voice sounded again.

-'' Wait...does the sword...talk?

'' I suppose you know who I am. '' said the same voice in a calm manner.

-'' Ehm...can I have a hint? ''

'' *Sigh* If you are looking for valuable artifacts at least conduct some research in them for ol' time's sake... Anyway, allow me to introduce myself. I am Gram, the legendary sword. I have come to this world from another dimension. My old master used to be Sigurd, the Dragon Slayer. He was the one that killed Fafnir, the maddened dragon and bathed in it's blood. Later he was killed by Guttorm and since my duty as his sword had been done, my soul and my body transferred into this dimension. ''

-'' Wait. Let me get this clear. You are a legendary sword from another dimension that can speak ''

'' Yes. ''

-'' And I am your new master? ''

'' Yes ''

-'' It seems I'm lacking sleep... Anyway, do you know how to get us out of here? ''

'' I was sleeping for thousands of years and woke up in another universe. ''

'' I'll take that as a no. ''

'' From where did you come to find me? ''

'' I can't really remember. A headache has been killing me since I entered this cave. Oh, and since I found you, I guess I won't be needing that anymore. '' I said, and tossed my old sword aside.

Next, I placed Gram into my old sword's sheath and started walking. I explored every millimetre of the cave and still found nothing. I was losing my hope and my patience until I saw a crack in a wall. Peeking inside, I clearly saw a path. So now the question is, how will I get through? Hmm...

'' Are you going to sit and stare at that crack all day long or are you going to use me? '' I heard the voice behind my back.

-'' Oh I forgot I had you ''

'' What a nice and caring master '' Gram quietly murmured.

-'' Did you say something? ''

'' No...nothing at all...''

I unsheathed Gram and quickly slashed at the wall. I didn't get any results from the first strike, but I started striking the wall faster and harder performing an attack combo releasing a flurry of attacks. At the end I slashed the wall with all the strength I had in me, causing rocks in front of me to start falling down. I took a step back to avoid the rocks and started coughing from all the dust they produced.

After a few seconds, I guessed it was safe to go inside. I took a deep breath and walked in. It was an empty space but light appeared through some cracks in the walls. It seemed that I had found my exit. As I was about to inspect the walls, I felt a presence a few metres behind me.

I turned around and saw a figure that seemed like it belonged to a human. But its shape was weird. Most humans I have seen had small slender figures or just well built figures, but he...he was enormous. He was a few feet taller than me and also quite wider. It seemed to me that I clearly was no match for him. I tried to figure out how to escape, but then I saw it. His eyes were filled with bloodlust. From what I could see, he hadn't detected me yet. I tried to stay quiet for as much as possible, slightly in fear. My plan was to quietly reach the wall containing the cracks through which the light shone. As I had almost reached the said wall, I made a critical mistake. I was careless and some rocks fell down from the wall. Crap! Almost immediately, I heard the voice a few meters behind me, making me jump in surprise.

'' Who is there? Petty human is here! Me kill human! '' After he shouted at me that sentence, he jumped and swung a giant club I previously hadn't noticed.. I ducked right in time, resulting in his club hitting the wall just a few inches above me. Its power made the whole cave shake. But this wasn't the most powerful strike he had in store for me. He quickly recovered from his position and tried to land another strike on me. I rolled, the strike missing me just for a few centimetres. Growling, I glared back at my attacker and jumped up.

'I have faced death today so many times! Enough is enough!

It was time for me to fight back. I unsheathed Gram and took on a fighting stance. The attacker seemed to hesitate for a moment and said in a deep voice.

'' Gram ? ''

-'' Huh, who are you? Wait! You...you! '' the sword sounded in surprise and astonishment. Even though Gram didn't have any facial features, I knew that he was shocked that moment. Just as I was thinking about that, the other guy released a heavy hearty laugh.

'' Where is your master now, Gram? Oh, I forgot, he is dead! Ahahahah ''

-'' Guttorm... '' Gram muttered.

'' You know each other? '' I asked. He didn't even notice my question and still had that shocked tone in his voice.

-'' But...but... you were supposed to be dead! ''

Ah, now I remember! He was the one that killed Gram's old master!

'' Ahaha! Fate had other plans for me, but it didn't have any plans for your master! Ahahaha! ''

I don't know that guy well, but he irritates me. He seems like the bad guy in these fairytales my mother had read me. I heard Gram, quietly talking to me.

'' We have to get out of here. This guy is dangerous. He is the one that killed my old master. He has been taken over by bloodlust! ''

I nodded, since I had already experienced that this guy was the real deal.

'' Hey! What are you two talking about? Let me join your conversation ! '' Guttorm said as he charged on us.

It seemed like he gathered all of his force in his arms, preparing for a heavy blow. It was easy to dodge him, he was strong but slow. I thought that I had dodged his hit but at the last moment, as I was about to dodge, he redirected his strike, in my direction again. I quickly tried to parry with Gram, but still took the hit on my stomach. A sharp pain ran through my whole body as I felt myself flying across the cave and hitting a wall. My vision became blurry for a second, but I managed to recover right when he was going to strike again.

After his continuous strikes, the cave had started shaking, causing a small earthquake, with us being it's centre . I lost my balance and almost fell down, but somehow managed to stay up . The ceiling seemed like it was ready to collapse.

Wait a second... I have an idea!

The wall had partly crumbled down, and a path towards freedom had been created. It seems like the perfect chance. I just need him to strike upwards, in order to hit the ceiling. It was pretty certain it would collapse from the force of the impact. I ran as fast as I could towards some tall boulders and started climbing them. I expected Guttorm to follow me, and I was right. As he got me within striking distance he swung his club upwards.
Now or Never!
I jumped backwards in the air, performing a back flip and dodging the club by just mere inches. As I expected, the club hit the ceiling and the cave started shaking even more vigorously.

It felt like it would collapse any moment now, as I ran as fast as I could towards the exit.

Every millisecond counts right now.

If I didn't reach the exit in time I would surely die. Guttorm realised my plan and chased me as fast as he could. But even if he ran as fast as me, we had already created quite the distance between him and me. I heard the ceiling crack even more, to the point of crashing down. I knew that it was the moment that it was going to fall. I jumped in the air and passed through the exit. And to his demise, Guttorm wasn't fast enough. As I escaped from the cave, I felt the stones that used to be the ceiling crash into the ground. All I could hear was an enraged Guttorm, screaming as loud as he could.

I thought I was underground. That was a grievous mistake.
As I exited the cave I realized I was inside a mountain, and now...I was mid-air.
Time had frozen for me, like this time you know something bad is about to happen, then I felt gravity returning back as I started falling. I looked down to see where would my leap of faith direct me to. Luckily there was a lake. Wait...was it the same lake as the start of my journey to the cavern?

This whole time, I had been on the same mountain. It felt like I had explored a whole country! I closed my eyes as I felt the surface of water below me hit me like an iron plate

That hurt. A lot.

Once more, I was drawn to the now already so familiar realm of unconsciousness.


This was the second chapter, I tried to put some action in there and I hope you liked it! Thanks to ADamnGoodName for helping me with this chapter. Also thank you for your reviews, and if you liked the story, or if you found some mistakes I made, leave a review! About updating the story, I plan to update it every weekend but until then, see you on the next chapter

- SilentFox