A/N: So far I like how this story is progressing. I just hope I don't get writer's block.
That would be…...unfortunate.
Dr. Marvell had me stay at her place for about three days. She kept telling me that I wasn't ready to go outside, so the only thing I could do was just lay down and look up at the wooden roof.
Not gonna lie, it was pretty boring. But it gave me time to question who I was.
I would try my best to figure out the answers to my questions, but to my demise nothing would surface.
I couldn't remember anything about my life, the only thing I could remember was the most basic stuff.
Like how to walk, eat, etc. But I just couldn't remember anything about myself.
It was starting to drive me crazy.
But luckily the day I was waiting for arrived.
"So how is he?", Lucy asked Dr. Marvell.
"Well he hasn't fully recovered yet, but I think he's well enough to go outside now", Dr. Marvell replied making my eyes lit up with excitement.
"Really?!", I exclaimed with joy.
Dr. Marvell and Lucy giggled, "Yes, just don't overdo it", Dr. Marvell replied with a smile on her face.
"Yosh! I won't!"
"I'm putting his well being into your hands Lucy, don't mess this up"
"I-I'll try my best"
Hopefully while I'm with Lucy I'll be able to regain my memories. I have so many questions that need to be answered.
…
"Wow! The streets are crowded with so many people", I awed as Lucy and I were taking a stroll outside. The area around us was filled with people of all ages shopping at booths, talking to merchants, and doing all sorts of things. It was rather soothing for some odd reason. I couldn't but smile a gigantic toothy grin.
"Yup, the streets are always so filled at this time of day, it's quite annoying sometimes", Lucy explained as I kept looking at the scenery around me.
"It sounds like you don't like it here", I responded as I shrugged my arms behind my head.
"No way! I love it here! It beats living in a castle that's for sure"
"I agree living in a castle seems so lonely, I'd rather spend my life around a lot of warm and caring people, instead of just by myself", I said without even thinking.
"Exactly! That's the kind of life I want", she replied with a smile on her face.
"But don't you already have it? This city seems like it would be the perfect place to live"
Lucy stopped walking and raised her head up. I was curious at what she was looking at, so I did the same.
The thing she was looking at was a gigantic castle off in the distance. Once I caught sight of it my head started to throb uncontrollably.
"Ergh!", I grunted in pain as I lowered my head and gritted my teeth.
My grunts of pain caught Lucy's attention.
"Hey! Are you alright?", she asked as she put her warm soft hand on my shoulder. I looked up at her worried face and bit my lip. The pain was starting to slowly withdraw, but at the same time I could see flashing images in front of me.
They were flashing by so quick that I only caught a glimpse of a man covered in blood. Everything else just disappeared along with the pain.
I sighed in relief, "Yeah….I'm fine, I just had a headache that's all. There's no need for you to worry.", I replied.
"Are you sure? That looked pretty severe, I think we should take you back-"
"No, I'm fine, it's gone now", I said as I placed my hand on my forehead.
"O-Ok….if you say so", she replied with an uneasy tone, as we began to walk again.
'What the hell was that flashing right now? It looked so vivid, almost as if I were there…..could it be that my memories are starting to-'
My thoughts were shattered by the sounds of clinking bells. Followed by a strong voice.
"Hear ye! Hear ye! I have terrible news!", a man ringing a bell shouted catching everyone's attention, including ours.
"The Jarl's been assassinated!"
That one piece of information caused a riot around us. Everyone started to move violently over to the poor man, encircling him in a giant circle of angry people.
"What do you mean he's been assassinated?!"
"When did this happen?!"
"Who did it?!"
They all shouted making the warm atmosphere turn into a violent one.
"No way…..the Jarl's dead?", I could hear Lucy whisper to herself in shock. Just hearing her sound like that made me feel uneasy.
The crowd around us started to become more rowdy. Things were not looking good.
"WE WANT ANSWERS DAMMIT!"
"YEAH! TELL US!"
I suddenly felt a small tug on my arm. I turned around and saw Lucy with a worried expression.
"I think it's best that we leave before things get ugly", she suggested. I nodded in agreement, "Yeah let's go"
Right when we were about to leave a strong voice froze us in our tracks.
"EVERYONE SETTLE DOWN! NOW!"
That voice was as strong as a gigantic greatsword. It shut everyone up.
"Oh no it's the general!", I heard someone shriek as we all turned our attention to the owner of the voice.
The voice belonged to a heavily built man with golden burly armor around his gigantic body. His face was covered up with gleaming helmet that was shaped like a skull. It was quite terrifying.
Right behind him were a handful of knights with the same type of shiny armor.
"I general Dawth have an important message for you peasants!", he boomed making everyone wince.
"The Jarl was assassinated three days ago by some wretched animal! I want everyone to look for the person who did this! I will have you rewarded with one million gold coins if you can find the man who did this!"
"One million gold coins?!", somebody shouted from the crowd.
"Yes", General Dawth answered, "If you need any help with finding the culprit, my troops have placed sketches of the man around the city"
"What do we do if we find the culprit?", somebody else shouted.
"You bring them over to me. I will make sure to make them feel the most unimaginable pain in the world", General Dawth replied as he unsheathed his ginormous steel greatsword from his back, and smashed it into the ground. Everyone, including us trembled in fear.
"Now go! Find them my peasants! Because from this day forward I am your new Jarl of Magnolia! Whoever disobeys my orders shall be punished!"
Everyone around us followed the new Jarl's orders. We all scurried away as fast as we could, before any trouble broke lose. The whole situation already had me so confused.
'First the flashing images, now this?'
"This is really bad", I heard Lucy mumble right next to me.
"What is?", I asked.
"Dawth being the new Jarl. He isn't the type of man to rule this city. His idea of a leader is different from the previous Jarl", she explained.
"Yeah I could kinda tell by his attitude", I replied with a frown on my face.
"Still I can't believe the Jarl was killed…..nobody has ever attempted to kill him. The person who killed him must have had a reason", she pondered as we stopped in front of the culprit's bounty picture.
The drawing showed a sketch of a man's face with a scaly scarf covering the lower half of his face. His eyes and hair were slightly visible.
Below the drawing was a description of the culprit's appearance.
Age: 17-21.
Hair color: Red or pink
Hair type: Spiky
Build: Average
Height: Tall
The suspect was last seen near the Jarl's castle. He was equipped with an ebony colored dagger, and had a white scaly scarf covering the lower half of his face. If you locate this individual contact the guards immediately. You will be rewarded with one million gold coins.
After looking at the drawing I felt dread wash over my entire body. The description fit me perfectly.
'Could I…...be the killer?'
A/N: Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you all are having a good time with your friends or family. And if not then I hope that you're still having a great day today ^^
Enjoy the rest of your day! Thanks for reading :)