The Fate of the First Hero of Light
"PREPARE FOR COMBAT!"
The sand ship is creaking loudly we are increasing speed to intercept the Majestic Sand Wyrm Glem Nornam. The Wyrm is moving through the sand with great speed on our starboard side. I show the hand signals. Bhelem's six feluccas will antagonize the beast. Then we will move behind it. I will climb the creature together with Uncle Thandall.
Then somehow we will kill it.
I hear a Boatswain's call, the feluccas have reached the Sand Wyrm the little sand boats move easily left and right through the liquid sand. I see harpoons fly. They fall like twigs off of the unbreakable scales of the beast. I signal to the crew they cover anything that shines with a cover of the same shade as the desert's sand. We are wearing our desert brown hooded cloaks.
We go silent.
The only sound is the ship moving through the sand. We move closer to the beast we are in the spiraling torrent that the massive creature leaves when swimming through the sand. Even though these beast are so large, they have such good senses. They know exactly where everything that moves in the sand is. I signal we drop the bell. It give off a sound that a Hume cannot hear. But the beast can perceive it. The beasts ears turn forwards again. It worked the bell made a sound similar to the sound our ship makes when moving. The beast likely heard that we stopped pursuing it.
Bhelem and the feluccas withdraw they hit the sides of the wooden boats with special hammers. They do not damage the hulls but they emit a sound these giant creatures find extremely unpleasant. The Glem Nornam changes direction.
WE DID IT!
We are sailing behind the creature!
Short moments later...
Uncle Thandall and myself are on the creature. We will crawl over a period of days till we reach the skull. I will freeze it, the Mighty Dwarven Warrior will crack it open. Then we will enter and work throughout the next few days and destroy the beast from the inside out.
Earlier...
"Warchief." "Yes, Sheik." "If you destroy the cerebrum will the beast not just die." "The muscles of such a great beast twitch even for long periods after death. The creature will keep on moving for many times before it slowly stops." "How will you stop it then?" "You climb inside then when we reach the heart. I will slowly start freezing the blood. Till the beast becomes stiff and slows to a halt."
"Great Father why must you go as well?" The Dwarf lets out a hearty laugh "Do not worry Lassie I wont forget you!" "Great Father!" "Sorry Lass inside the great beast many tribes make their homes." "WHAT DID YOU SAY!" "Shhhhhhhh Lassy the beast might hear you. Some seek out the beast for protection. They enter the beast and start living inside. These Elder Wyrm are not all flesh there are many open spaces inside them. I will defend me boy from them." "Great Father what of these tribes?" "What do you mean Lassie?" "Where will they go?" "Lass this beast is a danger to all Kingdoms. That is all you need to worry about. They will have to find another way." "Yes, Great Father can we move?" "Vivi how does it look?" "Geir let us move to attack!" "Sheik give me the blood." Uncle Thandall and myself cover our clothes with blood from the flying sand fish. "Now it wont be able to smell us." "Let's go Geir son." "Yes, Uncle Thandall."
Long times later...
I hear the sound of the sand grinding on the beast's scales, inside the cavernous space of the beast stop. The scratching sound the many hidden outcrops of rock on the floor of the sand sea make against the scales have also stopped.
The giant heart has stopped beating.
"Did it work?"
The heart starts twitching again, I take cover. The power running through these thick nerves can strike you like a magical thunderbolt. The heart makes loud thumping noises. But it is to erratic it will not start again.
The beast is dead.
"Uncle Thandall how does it look?" "Geir me boy another success!" "Let us go claim the crystal core." I walk past the many dead warriors of the villages inside the beast's now dead body.
I take the soul core of the beast. The villagers are screaming and throwing us with "pebbles" and "rocks".
Finally we are outside...
The fellucas are harbored next to the lifeless beast. I wave to our party. Everyone runs towards me, then runs pass me. "Great Father Thandall we were so worried!" "Thank you Lads and Lassies please get me some water." "Yes, Great Father!" Everyone rushes past me.
This is the worst.
I am alone on one of the feluccas. They gave all the water to Uncle Thandall to wash the blood away. There was none left for me. Not wanting to stomach my smell. I was ostracized and have to stay on this boat alone. The beasts "soul core" is here with me. It is a "soul core" only in name. The massive crystal has over many hundreds of suncycles, taken in the life forces of the energies that the beast consumes and that surround the body of the beast. Slowly growing over many times. Only very large beasts possess these soul cores.
That is why people who hunt to collect them, are called...
Monster Hunters
When we had left my original world. I had taken my treasures that was owed to me. When we entered this cursed worlds past to stop the disaster from happening. The first trader looked at my riches and showed he had a drum full of my now useless jewels and trinkets.
We desperately need money.
Fighting these beasts is the fastest way to accomplish that. The Tulok Tribe and Dwarves are born warriors, be it fighting armies or monsters it is all the same we win. That is what I would like to say. But in the beginning we had many casualties. My Tribe and only a few Dwarfs had ever faced Dragons and other beasts. Luckily in these dangerous areas a race of cat like beings live. They as if by magic rescue the fallen members of the parties. With off course taking a great percentage of the reward or price of the soul cores monetary value, as a thank you for services rendered.
When I first met one on a quest. I was taking a nap. Uncle Thandall was teaching Sheik the basics of facing a Dragon. The beast's name was a Rath... no it was a Barthtalos. Back to my tale of financial disaster, as I was sleeping suddenly I was moving and heard the squeaks of wheels turning. Feeling bumps over rocks travelling on some sort of cart. I reached our base camp I was thrown off and rolled awkwardly to a stop. I immediately felt my Zenny purse had lost a quarter of its contents!
I searched high and low for the thieves. I could not find them. The Barthtalos wanted to attack me. I was so angry from this humiliation, that a professional scammer like myself could be robbed. I could see it knew that it did not want to suffer by my hands and quickly fled to the next area. I found a shrine the cat criminals had built. I swore on my life I would get revenge. After the last hunt of the day and the giant gates protecting the villages from monster attacks had been closed. I began my quest for revenge.
I heard the sounds of celebrations from where the cats had made their shrine. Even though the room the cats stayed in was barely larger than a houses room. I used my ice magics and froze the room I changed the translucency that even their cat eyes could not see through. I robbed them. Bahahahahahahaha! I was laughing in my head. Still when I went to exit the hunting grounds a quarter of my pilfered goods was stolen.
I was so enraged by this. The next days hunt was another Barthtalos I had my Ice Golem choke him to death.
Each night the same I rob the cats. But when I go to leave the hunting grounds a quarter of my stolen goods are gone. I am smoldering when the other Monster Hunters see me. They jump into the bushes or out of the buildings as I pass.
"Geir what is wrong?"
"Grandmother each night I rob the cats. Then before I leave the hunting grounds a quarter of my stolen goods are gone!"
My Grandmother passes out.
"GEIR YOU ROB THE CATS?!" screams my wife.
"Those are the same ones that save the hunters!" screams Sheik.
I am in a court room.
"GEIR THE HUME I FIND YOU GUILTY OF THEFT! YOU WILL SERVE A SENTENCE OF 20 SUNCYLES! DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY?"
"NOOOOOOO!" The Dark Elf and my Grandmother start crying.
The one cat attorney walks back from the judges bench he is smiling.
IT WAS HIM! HE STOLE MY ZENNYS! THE BASTARD!
I know who it is! Now to get myself out of jail.
"Excuse me cat judge my throat is sore can I come closer."
I give the cat judge the Zenny signal in my eyes. His eyes shine back. I can almost see the Zenny symbol on them. As I am walking with our combined years of having criminal thoughts, we signal to each other. The deal is done.
I am almost at the bar. I slip and fall, a carefully calculated amount of Zennys flies and strikes the cat judge. He hears them fall on the ground, one is missing. I shoot it with my finger and thumb it reaches the bar and falls on the ground.
"I DECLARE A MISTRIAL!"
The cat union is in an uproar.
The cat reporters. "YOUR HONOUR!? THE SENTENCE WAS ALREADY HANDED DOWN!?"
"I HAVE MADE MY DECISION! THE EVIDENCE HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH! COURT IS ADJOURNED!"
I have the cat attorney cornered.
"Give me my Zennys bastard or this will turn into a Caticide."
"I'm sorry I already spent it all."
Immediately the darkness starts pooling outside of myself. The cat soiled himself. The bag of the quarter of all the things I had stolen and the first time he robbed me magically appeared.
"LOOK AT THE DARK ENERGIES THERE IN THE SIDE ALLEY!"
"HUNTERS IT IS THE BORE MAMPALA! HE MUST HAVE INFILTRATED THE CAMP!"
"BOW GUNNERS, BOW USERS FIRE!"
While claiming the quarter of the goods, that I had stolen and that had been stolen from me. I was not paying attention. Explosive Bullets and Arrows fly into the side alley where I am. My parka took the brunt of the explosion it is burnt black and tattered hanging in parts it almost looks like wings.
The large bag I have with my stolen Zennys has a large hole in.
"GUNLANCERS STAND READY! FIRE!"
The ridiculous Cannoneers point their long muskets in my direction. The fire erupts out of the cannons. I move out of the alleyway my Zennys are dropping on the floor. They shine in the sun.
"IT IS SHEDDING ITS SCALES! KILL IT BEFORE IT CHANGES INTO A LORE MAMPARA!"
"GLAIVERS SHOW NO MERCY!"
Loads of the stink bugs fly into me.
Acrobats on long poles jump into the air spinning and trying to hit me. I evade each and every strike.
But these godawful insect are everywhere!
The insect are retracted.
"DO NOT FALTER THE SCALES ARE STILL FALLING WE HAVE TO DEFEAT IT! BEFORE IT CHANGES! SWITCH AXE, CHARGE BLADE AND GREAT SWORD USERS ATTACK!"
There are so many things going on weapons are transforming into ridiculous shapes, weapons are glowing, swings that a blind person can evade are being swung towards me!
This is ridiculous! I have to leave this village! I run towards the gates.
"THAT IS THE WAY HUNTERS! IT IS FLEEING! HAMMER AND HUNTING HORN USERS ATTACK!"
People with large boulders with handles and wooden clubs swing and fail to hit me. There are many horns playing. The melodies are so terrible. I feel I want to throw up. I slow down my stomach is upset.
SHIT! MY MONEY HAS BEEN FALLING OUT I HAVE ALMOST LOST A QUARTER!
"IT IS WORKING! LONG SWORD, SWORD AND SHIELD, DUAL BLADE USERS ATTACK!"
I am throwing up. Thank goodness that terrible music stopped. I look to my bag of Zennys. IT IS GONE! I see the same Attorney cat has retrieved his money...NO DAMMIT IT IS MY MONEY! I STOLE IT BY THE BOOK!
I am smoldering. What are these people doing here? They move to attack me. I am so incensed my runes on my arm activate, black flames cover my arm.
"WE WERE TO LATE IT HAS TURNED INTO A LORE MAMPARA. LOOK AT THE BLACK FLAMES! EVERYONE ATTACK!"
A stink bug flies into my face.
I snap
The village is destroyed.
All the Monster Hunters have been defeated. I broke all their weapons and armours. They are laying in their silly sleep wear. I give up, it seems I will never be able to win against the cat people.
I take off my burnt parka and throw it into a rubbish bin.
"GEIR THIS IS TERRIBLE WHAT HAPPENED HERE?!"
One of the Hunters grabs the Dwarven Warrior.
"IT WAS THE LORE MAMPARA! IT STRUCK US WE WERE NOT PREPARED! AVENGE US!" He passes out.
"GEIR WE HAVE TO FIND THIS BEAST IMMEDIATELY! GET YOUR SPARE PARKA, WE MUST STOP THIS THREAT!"
"I am coming."
Finish.
