We've been expecting you... jk, jk. Hey there guys, nice to see you back for chapter 3. It's great being able to share these stories with you, and I'm glad you keep coming back for more. As always, please rate this and leave some feedback. It's all appreciated. Also a shoutout to my best buds Emily for editing this (Blame any mistakes on her :P ) ,and Jimmy for pretty much co-writing this. Now onwards to the story! (Never saying that again...EVER)

Chapter 3: Zuellni

By the time that I woke up they were long gone. The orcs, I mean. Everything was going well until the orcs.

The elf girl and I had made short work of the goblins; They were always easy to fight, even in large numbers. When we had taken them all out, we took the other 2 girls and tried to run for it, but it was too late. The orcs had closed in on us and started to attack.

The elf was nimble enough to dodge a couple of club swings, but sooner or later one made contact. Unfortunately, because of her small size the blow knocked her out instantly. I wasn't so lucky.

The orcs that attacked us were evil, soulless, merciless. Well, they were to me at least. They beat me senseless until I finally blacked out. Even then, I think they kicked me a couple more times just to make sure. Thankfully the girls weren't beat like I was.

When I rolled over, I was the elf and the little girl rummaging around in a bush. The other girl, Rose I assumed, was nowhere to be seen. I picked myself up slowly and rested my horribly bruised body against a tree. Before I could even think to say anything to the girls, the little one started to cry. I limped my way over to her and the elf and sat down next to them.

"Hey, what's wrong?" I asked in the most friendly and comforting voice that i could conjure. She just looked at me sadly and kept crying, unable to get the words out.

"The orcs. They took her. They took Rose." This was the first time the elf had spoken up since I met her. Her voice was even , and surprisingly she had no Elvish accent.

"Why, was she important to them? What could they need her for?" I said thinking aloud.

"I don't know , but we can figure that out later. Right now we have to get out of here." I hadn't noticed it until she said it, but the elf was right. The fight had drawn us deeper into the woods, and if we couldn't get out...lets just say that the orcs would be the last of our problems.

"Well then ladies, " I said as calmly and confidently as possible, "follow me." I started to limp towards home, but it was no use. After the beating I had received, I couldn't walk. I couldn't stay awake either, which I found as I collapsed and passed out.

I woke up leaned against a tree with a pile of leaves covering me. The little girl was laying beside me and the elf was gone, or so I thought. As I attempted sitting up, she jumped down from a tree branch, and nearly gave me a heart attack.

"HEY! Don't do that to people!" I yelled while scrambling to my feet and instantly falling back into the leaf pile.

"Sorry, sorry," she said, chuckling at my epic fail. She held out her hand to help me back up, and I grabbed it. However, with my sword on my back I was too heavy, and I fell yet again.

This time she fell too, but gracefully, leaning on the tree and playing it off like it didn't happen. She sat and giggled while I sat back up. She was a lot more cheery than she was yesterday, almost disturbingly so.

"Someone woke up on the right of the side of bush..." I say warily.

"And a comfy bush, too!" She said with a giant smile. It was weird seeing her so happy after seeing a calm, cold-blooded killer the other night. "Oh, speaking of sleeping," she said as she crawled over to the toddler at my side. "Hey, wake up." She said in a sing-songy voice.

After letting out a large yawn the little girl said sleepily" Can we leave now?"

"Sure, as soon as our friend here gets up and leads the way." They stared at me expectantly like I actually knew where we were going. Thankfully for them, I saw a landmark that I recognized.

"Ok then," I said standing up. "Let's get out of here..."

"Lily!" Said, well, Lily with a bright, beaming smile.

"And you?" I said looking at the elf.

"Me? I'm Zuellni. Nice to meet you."

And there's chapter 3 for ya! What will this trio get into next? Who will they meet? Who will they fight? What's gonna eat them!? Find out next time on: A HEROOOOOO'S JOURNEY! Lol, jk. Thanks again guys for reading. sorry it took so long to upload, I've been busy with school. Please remember to leave any feedback in the reviews, maybe hit me up with some story suggestions. I'm always open to new ideas. Anyway, have a good one guys, I'll see you on the next one.

-Outcast