Sorry for the EXTREMELY Long wait for this chapter, which is fairly short. Im going to be releasing a Skyrim Story, a One-Shot Story, and more Steve's Truth throughout the following weeks. So watch for those and enjoy. :)
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When I had woken up, it seemed to be early in the morning, and when I looked around, I heard the saw dozens of injured guards and began to hear the eerie moans of them. I forced myself out of the little cot I had slept on and walked around, seeing the injuries that made these soldiers and guards feel so weak. I walked over to the nearest injured soldier, who seemed to be the one I pushed down the night before. He had a deep gash in his right shoulder, and his left leg was broken. His eyes were barely open, and he squinted at me. I patted his shoulder and walked out. Before I could open the door to leave, I was stopped by Roth.
"Steve! It is a Glorious day, is it not? You are alive and you saved our city! In our gratitude, The blacksmith has items set out for you to have. Thank you again for saving our city. We are forever in your debt." Roth stated. His tone was more joyous than I had heard, and it scared me. I nodded in thanks, and continued out the door. As I continued walking on the gravel path, I avoided the dead bodies of mobs and soldiers. The soldiers' bodies were rotting and decaying, and had been eaten by the zombies. I held back a scream of fear, and continued on the path toward the blacksmith. At a fork in the road, I stopped a villager.
"Excuse me sir, but do you know the way to the blacksmith? Father Roth said the blacksmith had my reward." I asked. The villager nodded and pointed to the left. I nodded in appreciation and continued on. I passed more villagers who had been cleaning the mess of last night. Many of them reeked of rotten flesh and made me want to puke. I decided to start running, hating the smell of the dead. Very soon I approached the blacksmith's store which was vacant, except for the blacksmith himself. H saw me walking toward him, and I shot him a smile.
"Welcome. I can guess you are here for your reward." He said, speaking in a lazy tone. I chuckled and nodded. He laughed and went in the back of the blacksmith shop. I followed in behind him.
"Quite the smithy you have here. It looks like you paid a lot to get this." I assumed, trying to lighten his mood, along with mine. He nodded. When he turned around, he threw me a chest-plate made of Iron. He then took my sword and handed me one made of a light-blue material, which glimmered in the sunlight shining through the window.
"That there is my old sword, made of diamond. I was told to just give you a soldier's weapon, but I think you might be needing it. It's called 'Dragon's Bane'. She took me a year to successfully craft, then took me years of study at the Librarian's home to enchant this sword. It's quite the beauty." He informed, giving me a history on the sword. I stood, awe-struck.
"Thank you. It means a great deal to me. Thank you for the armor too." I said quietly. He shook his head and brought out some more armor for me, to cover my head and legs, along with a pair of iron boots. I nodded in thanks. "I'll be back in a few days!" I called as I walked away. He said nothing, but smiled. Walking back to the church, I was stopped by a group of children.
"Hey! Aren't you the Steve guy?" The first one asked.
"I know you! You saved my daddy!" The second, the smallest, squeaked.
"Give me your autograph!" The third one yelled in a demanding tone.
"I'MA FIRING MA LASER!" The fourth child held his hands out and screamed. The rest of the children yelled in laughter and ran around, playing with each other. I couldn't help but laugh, and I continued on. When I entered the church this time, It was empty and a fire was burning in the chimney at the back of the church. I couldn't find Roth. I walked up to the altar to see if they had a "The Word of Notch" book, but instead find a note addressed to me.
"Dear Steve, We have a home set out for you near the Alchemist's home, who lives west of the church. It's called 'EnderLust'. Sincerely, Roth." I read aloud. I chuckled and left the church, feeling proud of myself for all the things I had been recieving because of the previous night. When I finally reached my new home, I opened the door to find a soldier lying in the bed in the back of the home.
"Hey, soldier, I need to you to get out of here, this is my house, not yours." I raised my voice, attempting to wake him if he was asleep. He rose up in the bed and looked over to me with a grim look. He had a large scar over his right eye, which seemed to have been rendered useless.
"Screw you." He replied lazily, then turning over on his side to return to his sleep. I sighed and walked over to a chest near the bed. I opened it up to find some food and emeralds. I put some wood in the chest and walked back over to the soldier.
"If your going to sleep in my home, at least tell me your name, jackass." I retorted to him. He grunted and didn't reply. "If your not going to tell me your name, then you will get out of my house, even if I have to force you." He sighed and rolled out the bed. He then grabbed my by shirt collar looked me dead in the eye.
"My name is Ben." After that, he let go of me and walked outside of the house. I sighed, rubbing my neck and and lying down on the bed. "Ben..." I whispered to myself before falling asleep.
"Your majesty, are you sure you want to go through with this...?"
"Yes, I'm sure. Grab the amulet."
"We will miss you sire, and we will always be here to protect you."
"Yes. I know. Protect the Shrine."
"All Hail King Tret!"
I rolled out of my bed and saw Ben leaning against the wall, asleep. I grabbed my things from my chest and walked over to him then tapped his shoulder.
"Ben, wake up. We are leaving."
