Hello I am back and this is the next chapter to the story, I am wondering if I should increase the length of the chapters or not. Also thanks to Guy who may like dragons, Xech and bootkr00 for following and Ice hound and Guy who may like dragons for reviewing. I really appreciate that. Read on.

Chapter 3: An armoured mite

I felt the warmth of the fire unfreeze my muscles, I couldn't see where I was with the blindfold that I can't remember being placed over my eyes. I then tried to roll over to warm my back, I then realised my hands and feet were tied together, I must have been too numb to feel the ropes being put on. I then heard a door opening, followed with the stomping of armoured boots, I could sense the shadow looming over me.

"You are a human aren't you?" It was the same voice from before, this time it was calm, but the gruffness hadn't changed at all.

"Answer me NOW!" I was kicked in my bruised stomach and I nodded at the growing anger in her voice, my stomach still hurt from before and I didn't want her to strike me again.

"You are quiet aren't you, how about this to warm up your vocal cords." I felt myself getting dragged, and the intensity of the fire growing, I was then lifted my shirt collar. I screamed in pain as the fire burned at my shoes, my captor laughed in enjoyment at the expense of my pain. After a couple seconds of agony, I was abruptly thrown against the wooden wall.

"Rest while you can, I don't want you to lose your voice." She said as I was left alone again, I decided to do what she suggested and rested my head against the rough boarded floor.

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It wasn't long until I shot up to the sound of the door opening, and the grumbling of voices as I was pulled up and dragged along the rocky ground. My shins started to bleed, but I kept quiet, I heard cheering and the same feminine voice again. I then had my blindfold pulled off to a blinding light.

"Here is a human, the rot and the bringer of death to the underground." I was on a wooden stand overlooking a large crowd of different monsters, each draped in some sort of yellow colouring. It appeared to be some sort of town covered in snow. And scattered with tents and campsites.

"The frail queen and her ignorant royalists think that humans could help us, I have seen it myself that humans are nothing but cold killers that only do for their own gain. We are the undyings and we are stronger, we gave the royalists their chance, but now we send them a message." A small and stout robed figure walked up onto the platform and handed her an axe. It said no words as it saluted her and walked off.

"A human head." She said grimly as a large monster came forward, he had an executioners mask over his head and had robed destroying his outline and gloves. She handed him the axe, and he gave it one last sharpen with a rock. He then gently pressed my head onto a block and painted a line on my neck. The robed figure appeared again and took the brush. He raised his axe, he was being careful and trying to make it as clean as possible.

"This is for the greater good, I am sorry." I closed my eyes and waited, but the axe never came, I looked up to see the executioners axe risen above his head.

"What are you waiting for? He is a human!" She said with growing anger in her voice, he looked at her and hesitated before bringing down the axe.

I happened fast, the scaffolding suddenly collapsed, bringing the axe only centimetres from my neck, however it did give me a hair cut. As one of the poles collapsed, I rolled off the block and hit the ground, as the executioner followed me he tried again with his axe. Something pushed me forward, leading to the axe going between my arms and cutting the ropes that bound me, but also my hands. I fell back and started to undo the ropes around my ankles. The executioner was trying to pull his axe out of the ground, but his axe was stuck to the ground. But vines appeared to be wrapped around the blade. I ran, the town was in chaos with a couple of the tents falling down. I ran for it, fog was up ahead, if I could hide in it, I would be safe.

The monsters moved to block my entrance, and I was met with a barrage of magic, ranging from from icicles, cold water and even burning lava. I turned left to another path, I didn't feel like swimming in cold water, but I also didn't like death either. I went for the water but again, was blocked with the monsters right behind me, I made a right turn. And dived into a canal of freezing water, it was worse than the blizzard.

"Block him off, I'll get him." The order rang out as the armoured monster started to strip off her armour, I started to swim and get a head start on her.

No matter how far I was, she was gaining quickly, I started to swim faster, but she was still getting closer by the second. I climbed up onto a large ice block, at least I had the height advantage, but in doing so, I lost sight of her, and panicked. I got my answer as I felt a scaly hand wrap around my throat and take me to the ground, I now know who my enemy was. She was skinny but really muscular, she was a humanoid fish, with large yellow teeth and an eyepatch over her left eye, along with red hair. My first instinct was to punch her in the face, she didn't even flinch and continued to strangle me, I was starting to lose consciousness. My other plan was to fake my death, but that might just make me die sooner, So I did the next best thing. Struggled.

As I struggled, it frustrated her until she summoned a magic spear and brought on my throat, I moved and it hit the ice, breaking it in half. With the sudden movement I managed to get out of her grip and continued to swim. I then looked to see her not chasing me anymore, she was giving me a crooked smug grin. But then I also wondered how I didn't see the nearing water fall. I tried to swim away, and noticed that the water was getting shallower, I however, couldn't stand, then I saw a hand reach out for me. Without thought I grabbed it and was immediately pulled into the air, and swapped to hanging by my ankles.

"Now you die!" A bright blue spear was held to my face, as it slowly cuts at my left cheek with the steaming of the water and burning of my skin. But it didn't go beyond that point.

"No, I have a better idea." She then carried me as I struggled, until I was looking into the bottomless pit that was the edge of the waterfall, I didn't mind heights, but I did mind death.

"See this waterfall human, I lost a friend over this, do you know why?" I didn't answer as I was afraid I wouldn't choose my words well enough.

"My arm is growing tired! Answer the question." My brain went back into gear and my mouth fearfully opened.

"I… I don't know?" I was fighting through the cold and fear, but I was met with a sadistic laughter, as she brought her face to mine.

"I loved her… and a human made her take her own life, I will be down there to collect your soul in a bit… Good. Bye." She whispered the last part, then she let go and I fell into the dark abyss.

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