Sup guys? Lighting Wolf here, back with another story, this one about Slime Diaries. Enjoy the 800-word chapter. I don't own Slime Diaries, 8 bit and Shosetsuka do.

The figure lugged its hulking body along the shore slowly but surely. He grunted as he turned to look around.

Then again? His people were exposed to far more things then simply this. He could only ponder what was going to happen to his people.

Would they get killed off by the predators that stalked the forest's floor? Would some bandit clan or such attack them? He didn't know, but what he did know was he was going to die here unless he went after them.

He pulled his body out of the water. The battle up shore would continue with or without him… His participation would change very little, but it would continue regardless at the moment.

His honor prevented him from simply calling in a large amount of reinforcements…. His people had some version of rules of engagement, which meant they conducted battle a certain way… It was like a dance at the moment… And a dance they were slowly starting to lose the steps to.

He dragged himself along the water's edge. They had been careful… So, who would hunt them without mercy? He scoffed to himself, that answer was obvious. They had enemies who would stop at nothing to see them buried.

He could only ponder the next course of action. There was nothing he could personally do to stymie them.

However? He could lead the group chasing him to new ground…. His rules only applied on their land, where their birthright was claimed… He could exist outside his homeland and fight, there was no rules against such a course of action… Nor did such rules exist outside of holy land.

"Time to seek better ways to combat this plague." He muttered to himself as he shook his head. "Anything is better than standing around and awaiting the sweet release of death." He said with amusement and hummed.

That almost made him question how he was brought up inside this clan. His people were treated like brutes… Then again? Many of them lived here and not outside of it. Their path was old and their religions was something that couldn't be fathomed to begin.

"Ow…" He said as an arrow landed next to him while he looked to the side. "Well, they certainly arrent running low on soldiers… But now? I think it's time to escape…." He said and hummed as he picked up his axe and started to retreat.

"They didn't listen to the oracle… Always convinced their faith makes them stronger then anyone." He muttered, holding a hand to his side. "But we aren't. We haven't been in charge for years… Yet they continue to push onwards, attracting more and more invaders." He said and shook his head and hummed

"No, our honor demands that we challenge anyone who invades us." He said, putting his axe onto his back. "I cannot believe that their so blind. All this has done has made us the enemy. The monsters that everyone already seem to think we are." He said and shook his head.

No, he couldn't waste time thinking about that. The regrets could wait for another time.

"Still, they cannot continue this, they cannot believe ourselves above retribution." He muttered to himself and pulled a hand away from his side. "We think ourselves so far above the people who hunt us to begin with.

He looked at his home. It would survive, the invaders couldn't be allowed to inhabit their home. They would kill countless people, even those that honestly didn't deserve their wrath.

"There he is!" The warrior heard over his shoulder as he turned to look around with interest. "Get him!" He heard as he started his jog away from here.

"There is far more to this then it appears…" He said and continued running as he shook his head.

"There will be other chances to reclaim our honor, but this isn't going to be it." He thought to himself at the moment. He said while continuing to run around. "I have things to do." The man said as he turned and started to swing right now.

"We have things to do." he said, uttering nothing more at the moment.

Nothing more could happen at the moment, and nothing would happen at the time.

Author Notes

Phew. First chapter done! I want to point out since I don't know much about the anime, I'll be following my own route with this at the moment. Next chapter will be in 2-10 months and will show the warrior meeting new faces. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!

P.S: Next chapter will be 1200 words. Another Slime story is going to be next week.