Chapter 5
Destiny
Water dropped from the ceiling into buckets. He sat that shaking to the point of insanity.
"Help me... Help me..."
The words repeatedly came out of his mouth. He was so poor, hungry, and helpless. He shuffled his hand around on top of his messy long brown hair and stared at the mirror. He was ugly, only because of how dirty he was. In truth he was probably very handsome, but no one could tell. His blue eyes sparkled with something. Every that saw his eyes couldn't stop thinking about them. They were special unlike the ones using them. His small beard covered with dirt from the ground. He'd often just drop to the ground for no reason.
"Why did create me? I have no purpose... You just want to see me die! Creator, I hope the devil wins I hope you burn. Why did you create me? How pointless could something be! Give me one good reason I'm here? Fucking Gods! Kill me! Kill me now!" the man screamed in his hut. He looked around, no furniture no bed, almost nothing but hey and rocks were in there. He was lucky enough to get a stove though. He looked to his left there his wife slept. She was beautiful to him though no other man would even touch her. They both dreamt about knights. They both wished that he would become a knight serve the king and become a hero. To all, he'd be famous, rich, and full to his heart's content. He would be happy, but no things had to be different. They both had to live in that hut in the ravine. If the natural rock walls weren't there a weak wind could easily push the house over the edge into the pit that would lead to hell. Hell, he didn't care about it. He'd all ways say, "I'd rather be in hell. At least then I wouldn't die from not eating,"
They lived a sad life and no one could help them and the nobles wouldn't. They were too ignorant to care to happy for them selves that they were just purely selfish. Money was theirs and they couldn't spare a 100 gold pieces to the poor. After much thought of how bad his life was and how good others lives were he fell asleep.
Hours past and he slept, for almost a day. Her wife never noticed she just thought he was having an extra long sleep and maybe he had a long night of thinking last night. But when she was about to go to bed (or the floor anyway) she was finally worried. He hadn't woken up all day, he hasn't eaten (how little they had) and he was just sleeping. She gasped, he's dead! She tried to wake him up but to no avail. She stared at her husband crying.
"We weren't really married. We were supposed to have a real wedding! We were supposed to have the best marriage this world has ever seen," She was interrupted by her coughing and she fell asleep as well. Forever...
About 3 years pass by. The "married" couple now buried in the ground due to a mudslide that covered the ravine. Now they were with the Creator happily. They were like royalty there like everyone else is treated in Heaven. They were in paradise and the Creator walked up in front of the man. He felt great honour as the creator approached the man.
"You have doubted me in the past son. You thought you were pointless you even cursed at me!"
"No. No! I didn't mean it father I..."
"No too bad for you! You doubted my purposes and know you think I'll just let you have paradise!"
"Oh please no oh please no don't send me back to that hell!"
"You're only saying that because you were here. You're just like the nobles. Greed that's what it is. Now I ban you from here. No way am I going to let someone that hated me be here! Go back to Earth and live again! Fool! Now that you have been here pay the price! I only gave this to you temporarily no go back to the living!"
The man woke up. The year the same but he didn't know that. He turned to see his wife not there. He got up and ran out of his hut to see his wife fishing. She only had caught a small trout.
"My dear what are you here for? I thought the Creator left you in paradise thought he was only punishing me?"
"Huh what are you talking about?" His wife asked.
"You don't remember? Oh because this is my punishment not yours,"
"Hunny? What's wrong you look excited? Like your about to do something,"
"Oh I am! I've been in paradise, Maria. I know how being fed..." The word fed reminded him of his anger and he dropped to the ground all most unconscious.
His wife awoke him with a freshly cooked piece of trout to his face.
"Time to eat!" his wife smiled :)
Though they were poor they were able to stay alive and not grasping for hunger with fish. They were still always very hungry, but they were able to survive without a serious pain the their stomachs. They both ate slowly knowing that eating the food to fast would kill. They ate like they had just eaten the biggest meals of their lives earlier just so careful. When they were done and full (Well, full would be like us when we wake up in the morning. Not all that hungry but not all the full.) He got up and told his wife everything.
"I'm going to become a knight. He said I had purpose I think I'm supposed to become a knight. I think that's what the Creator wants,"
"Well, I think you just had a crazy dream because of hunger. There's no way you can become a knight! Hunny, Richard please don't do anything crazy I don't want you hurt."
"Don't worry Maria things will be fine and we'll be rich nobles. Generous one's we can give to the poor! Yes this is my destiny I have to do this become a knight I must succeed."
With that he left almost forgetting to say goodbye. His wife didn't know where he was going and neither did Richard. He thought so many thoughts of how he was going to succeed.
'Yeah I'll do it. Besides Richard is such a name for nobles I have to live up to my name.' He jumped in the small river in the ravine near the edge to the pit that led to who knows where. It was most likely just a bunch of rocks and maybe a few dead bodies from people who fell. Or who knows maybe it was where murderers hid bodies. No one knew no one wanted to try to find out.
He swam in around the river and some dirt was able to come off. He was a great swimmer he swam everyday. He got out of the water and put his clothes back on and looked at the other side of the river. He looked at the rivers that lead to a waterfall. That was probably the most beautiful part of his home the waterfall. This filled him with hope, the water looked shined brightly like armour. He hiked up the ravine he was about to go to the world again. He had to face people mocking him as he would pass by but he knew that he wouldn't have to see that again. He knew people would be bowing at him instead of taunting. He smiled :) he felt happy about something as simple as a dream.
He made it to the top of the ravine climbing over the edge with all his strength. He looked again around the large city, full of nobles and thieves. He stood out, he looked wrong in this environment. He closed his eyes reminding why he came out again, giving him hope again. He ran straight for the castle not wanting anyone to notice. It was a really big city, it would probably take him hours running towards the castle but he still ran from his big hole in the ground. People stared at him run like a demon was chasing him. He had no idea he could run so fast, maybe it was the swimming he'd do all the time, or maybe the gods were pushing him on giving him strength to make the long run towards the large castle of adartak (Adartak is kind of like a clearish marble, I got it from a book it's magical, holy even.)
An hour and a half later he was still running steadily and maybe 200 yards were left. He didn't feel fatigued nor hungry he was surprised on how fast he was running. It was probably a record the gods were with him pushing him on towards hope for a new life, towards years and years of happiness.
He reached the castles and stopped, he needed to catch his breath. He felt better while running then he did taking that brake. People stared at him lying on the floor near the lower gates of the castle and some even laughed.
"Leave fools! Do not laugh now because soon you shall be bowing down toward me," Richard scolded.
They laughed more. Richard didn't really want anyone to bow down at him he just said it to humour them. He knew they would have a good laugh so he just smiled :) and went up to the lower gates.
The two guards lowered their halberds as Richard approached.
"Halt! Don't think a scrub like you is getting in."
"Please, I won't to show loyalty to our ruler, I want to be a knight to serve under his name," Richard tried to sound as strong as he could but he didn't think it worked.
"Ha! I know your kind, you're probably just a thief here to steal everything he's got but we won't let this happen."
"Please, I beg you let me in. You can escort me there to make sure I don't do anything."
"I still won't let you in. It is my duty to stop you."
"Well, you left me no choice,"
Richard kicked the guard to his right. His foot left a nice dent in his plate mail. He then stole the guard's halberd and with a quick sweep to the other guard he dropped as well. Richard held the weapon to the guards face. He couldn't believe what he did, his personal strength couldn't make such a feat.
"Open the gates."
"Never, I was ordered to protect the rights of this gate and I always will. To the death!"\
"So be it!"
The guard made an amazing front flip and swung his halberd at Richard's back but with another amazing back flip he dodged the blow. They both were excellent, they're ability to jump was magnificent. Richard swung high then low, and both blows were parried. They continued on Richard always taking the offence never letting his opponent gain a chance to attack. The guard was startled, he was one of the higher-class men and was getting beat by some messy haired, dirty scumbag. The guard again made a large front flip getting out of the way of Richard's attacks. He swung, but Richard simply spun and parried every blow. Richard stopped his motion and again continued his attack. All of a sudden he heard clapping. The gates opened and there stood the King of Taikoku.
Richard quickly threw down his weapon and bowed at his King.
In his head Richard heard a voice, 'I've helped you this far and now you're on your own...'
A cold chill slithered down his spine. All of his efforts to get here weren't even his own, now he had to give what he had to gain his title.
The guard confused finally dropped his weapon and bowed at his king.
"Nice, so you're the one that wanted my knight. You're very impressive. You may tryout to be my knight."
"Sorry to intrude my lord but what you just saw was a fluke. The gods helped me do that. I just heard a voice saying that they helped me, and that now I am on my own. I don't think this battle was real."
"Well, maybe the experience will help you tomorrow."
"You mean?"
"Yes you tryout tomorrow where do you live?"
Richard gulped, "In the ravine just outside the city. I live on an edge by a waterfall."
"On an edge? No edge on that ravine could fit a proper home. Maybe a hut but..."
The King thought, 'By the Creator this warrior is poor. Hmm...'
He whispered to the soldier next to him, "Call a chariot to bring this man home, but first make sure he gets proper clothes and a shower,"
"Yes milord," the soldier turned towards Richard, "I didn't catch your name what it is?"
"My name is Richard."
"Well, Richard follow me,"
Richard stood up and walked toward the knight and he escorted him into the castle. The King left non-chalantly not saying good-bye nor receiving one.
Richard smiled he was going to be a knight.
The next day Richard woke up and he woke his wife, or at least tried to. She wouldn't wake up, or rather couldn't wake. Richard shook her violently trying to wake her up. She lied there and he knew she had died. Richard was shocked and he stood up and started to walk up the ravine. Not crying just looking not blinking and slowly hiking up the hill. When he climbed up the rest of the ravine and looked down. He wanted to jump, die with his wife. He turned but tripped and tumbled down the hill. He didn't really want to die, but he guessed it was supposed to happen. He didn't care he was bruising himself he didn't try to stop him from falling he just kept rolling down the side of the ravine.
It was over, the falling ended and there he lied in the stream he loved to swim in. Dead? Maybe...maybe he's just unconscious. It was over for him, his dream gone in an instant.
Destiny
Water dropped from the ceiling into buckets. He sat that shaking to the point of insanity.
"Help me... Help me..."
The words repeatedly came out of his mouth. He was so poor, hungry, and helpless. He shuffled his hand around on top of his messy long brown hair and stared at the mirror. He was ugly, only because of how dirty he was. In truth he was probably very handsome, but no one could tell. His blue eyes sparkled with something. Every that saw his eyes couldn't stop thinking about them. They were special unlike the ones using them. His small beard covered with dirt from the ground. He'd often just drop to the ground for no reason.
"Why did create me? I have no purpose... You just want to see me die! Creator, I hope the devil wins I hope you burn. Why did you create me? How pointless could something be! Give me one good reason I'm here? Fucking Gods! Kill me! Kill me now!" the man screamed in his hut. He looked around, no furniture no bed, almost nothing but hey and rocks were in there. He was lucky enough to get a stove though. He looked to his left there his wife slept. She was beautiful to him though no other man would even touch her. They both dreamt about knights. They both wished that he would become a knight serve the king and become a hero. To all, he'd be famous, rich, and full to his heart's content. He would be happy, but no things had to be different. They both had to live in that hut in the ravine. If the natural rock walls weren't there a weak wind could easily push the house over the edge into the pit that would lead to hell. Hell, he didn't care about it. He'd all ways say, "I'd rather be in hell. At least then I wouldn't die from not eating,"
They lived a sad life and no one could help them and the nobles wouldn't. They were too ignorant to care to happy for them selves that they were just purely selfish. Money was theirs and they couldn't spare a 100 gold pieces to the poor. After much thought of how bad his life was and how good others lives were he fell asleep.
Hours past and he slept, for almost a day. Her wife never noticed she just thought he was having an extra long sleep and maybe he had a long night of thinking last night. But when she was about to go to bed (or the floor anyway) she was finally worried. He hadn't woken up all day, he hasn't eaten (how little they had) and he was just sleeping. She gasped, he's dead! She tried to wake him up but to no avail. She stared at her husband crying.
"We weren't really married. We were supposed to have a real wedding! We were supposed to have the best marriage this world has ever seen," She was interrupted by her coughing and she fell asleep as well. Forever...
About 3 years pass by. The "married" couple now buried in the ground due to a mudslide that covered the ravine. Now they were with the Creator happily. They were like royalty there like everyone else is treated in Heaven. They were in paradise and the Creator walked up in front of the man. He felt great honour as the creator approached the man.
"You have doubted me in the past son. You thought you were pointless you even cursed at me!"
"No. No! I didn't mean it father I..."
"No too bad for you! You doubted my purposes and know you think I'll just let you have paradise!"
"Oh please no oh please no don't send me back to that hell!"
"You're only saying that because you were here. You're just like the nobles. Greed that's what it is. Now I ban you from here. No way am I going to let someone that hated me be here! Go back to Earth and live again! Fool! Now that you have been here pay the price! I only gave this to you temporarily no go back to the living!"
The man woke up. The year the same but he didn't know that. He turned to see his wife not there. He got up and ran out of his hut to see his wife fishing. She only had caught a small trout.
"My dear what are you here for? I thought the Creator left you in paradise thought he was only punishing me?"
"Huh what are you talking about?" His wife asked.
"You don't remember? Oh because this is my punishment not yours,"
"Hunny? What's wrong you look excited? Like your about to do something,"
"Oh I am! I've been in paradise, Maria. I know how being fed..." The word fed reminded him of his anger and he dropped to the ground all most unconscious.
His wife awoke him with a freshly cooked piece of trout to his face.
"Time to eat!" his wife smiled :)
Though they were poor they were able to stay alive and not grasping for hunger with fish. They were still always very hungry, but they were able to survive without a serious pain the their stomachs. They both ate slowly knowing that eating the food to fast would kill. They ate like they had just eaten the biggest meals of their lives earlier just so careful. When they were done and full (Well, full would be like us when we wake up in the morning. Not all that hungry but not all the full.) He got up and told his wife everything.
"I'm going to become a knight. He said I had purpose I think I'm supposed to become a knight. I think that's what the Creator wants,"
"Well, I think you just had a crazy dream because of hunger. There's no way you can become a knight! Hunny, Richard please don't do anything crazy I don't want you hurt."
"Don't worry Maria things will be fine and we'll be rich nobles. Generous one's we can give to the poor! Yes this is my destiny I have to do this become a knight I must succeed."
With that he left almost forgetting to say goodbye. His wife didn't know where he was going and neither did Richard. He thought so many thoughts of how he was going to succeed.
'Yeah I'll do it. Besides Richard is such a name for nobles I have to live up to my name.' He jumped in the small river in the ravine near the edge to the pit that led to who knows where. It was most likely just a bunch of rocks and maybe a few dead bodies from people who fell. Or who knows maybe it was where murderers hid bodies. No one knew no one wanted to try to find out.
He swam in around the river and some dirt was able to come off. He was a great swimmer he swam everyday. He got out of the water and put his clothes back on and looked at the other side of the river. He looked at the rivers that lead to a waterfall. That was probably the most beautiful part of his home the waterfall. This filled him with hope, the water looked shined brightly like armour. He hiked up the ravine he was about to go to the world again. He had to face people mocking him as he would pass by but he knew that he wouldn't have to see that again. He knew people would be bowing at him instead of taunting. He smiled :) he felt happy about something as simple as a dream.
He made it to the top of the ravine climbing over the edge with all his strength. He looked again around the large city, full of nobles and thieves. He stood out, he looked wrong in this environment. He closed his eyes reminding why he came out again, giving him hope again. He ran straight for the castle not wanting anyone to notice. It was a really big city, it would probably take him hours running towards the castle but he still ran from his big hole in the ground. People stared at him run like a demon was chasing him. He had no idea he could run so fast, maybe it was the swimming he'd do all the time, or maybe the gods were pushing him on giving him strength to make the long run towards the large castle of adartak (Adartak is kind of like a clearish marble, I got it from a book it's magical, holy even.)
An hour and a half later he was still running steadily and maybe 200 yards were left. He didn't feel fatigued nor hungry he was surprised on how fast he was running. It was probably a record the gods were with him pushing him on towards hope for a new life, towards years and years of happiness.
He reached the castles and stopped, he needed to catch his breath. He felt better while running then he did taking that brake. People stared at him lying on the floor near the lower gates of the castle and some even laughed.
"Leave fools! Do not laugh now because soon you shall be bowing down toward me," Richard scolded.
They laughed more. Richard didn't really want anyone to bow down at him he just said it to humour them. He knew they would have a good laugh so he just smiled :) and went up to the lower gates.
The two guards lowered their halberds as Richard approached.
"Halt! Don't think a scrub like you is getting in."
"Please, I won't to show loyalty to our ruler, I want to be a knight to serve under his name," Richard tried to sound as strong as he could but he didn't think it worked.
"Ha! I know your kind, you're probably just a thief here to steal everything he's got but we won't let this happen."
"Please, I beg you let me in. You can escort me there to make sure I don't do anything."
"I still won't let you in. It is my duty to stop you."
"Well, you left me no choice,"
Richard kicked the guard to his right. His foot left a nice dent in his plate mail. He then stole the guard's halberd and with a quick sweep to the other guard he dropped as well. Richard held the weapon to the guards face. He couldn't believe what he did, his personal strength couldn't make such a feat.
"Open the gates."
"Never, I was ordered to protect the rights of this gate and I always will. To the death!"\
"So be it!"
The guard made an amazing front flip and swung his halberd at Richard's back but with another amazing back flip he dodged the blow. They both were excellent, they're ability to jump was magnificent. Richard swung high then low, and both blows were parried. They continued on Richard always taking the offence never letting his opponent gain a chance to attack. The guard was startled, he was one of the higher-class men and was getting beat by some messy haired, dirty scumbag. The guard again made a large front flip getting out of the way of Richard's attacks. He swung, but Richard simply spun and parried every blow. Richard stopped his motion and again continued his attack. All of a sudden he heard clapping. The gates opened and there stood the King of Taikoku.
Richard quickly threw down his weapon and bowed at his King.
In his head Richard heard a voice, 'I've helped you this far and now you're on your own...'
A cold chill slithered down his spine. All of his efforts to get here weren't even his own, now he had to give what he had to gain his title.
The guard confused finally dropped his weapon and bowed at his king.
"Nice, so you're the one that wanted my knight. You're very impressive. You may tryout to be my knight."
"Sorry to intrude my lord but what you just saw was a fluke. The gods helped me do that. I just heard a voice saying that they helped me, and that now I am on my own. I don't think this battle was real."
"Well, maybe the experience will help you tomorrow."
"You mean?"
"Yes you tryout tomorrow where do you live?"
Richard gulped, "In the ravine just outside the city. I live on an edge by a waterfall."
"On an edge? No edge on that ravine could fit a proper home. Maybe a hut but..."
The King thought, 'By the Creator this warrior is poor. Hmm...'
He whispered to the soldier next to him, "Call a chariot to bring this man home, but first make sure he gets proper clothes and a shower,"
"Yes milord," the soldier turned towards Richard, "I didn't catch your name what it is?"
"My name is Richard."
"Well, Richard follow me,"
Richard stood up and walked toward the knight and he escorted him into the castle. The King left non-chalantly not saying good-bye nor receiving one.
Richard smiled he was going to be a knight.
The next day Richard woke up and he woke his wife, or at least tried to. She wouldn't wake up, or rather couldn't wake. Richard shook her violently trying to wake her up. She lied there and he knew she had died. Richard was shocked and he stood up and started to walk up the ravine. Not crying just looking not blinking and slowly hiking up the hill. When he climbed up the rest of the ravine and looked down. He wanted to jump, die with his wife. He turned but tripped and tumbled down the hill. He didn't really want to die, but he guessed it was supposed to happen. He didn't care he was bruising himself he didn't try to stop him from falling he just kept rolling down the side of the ravine.
It was over, the falling ended and there he lied in the stream he loved to swim in. Dead? Maybe...maybe he's just unconscious. It was over for him, his dream gone in an instant.