Chapter 3: Revisited by a Nightmare
--------------------------------------- The woods were endless. All the trees looked the same,morning wouldn't come,and already I grew tired. All I could do was follow this strange dryad that led me deeper and deeper into the forbidden wood. A yawn escaped me. Elle looked back.
"Tired?" "Yeah...how much longer?" "We should be out by dawn." She said in her usual perky tone. "For 3 in the morning,you sure are upbeat..." "What can I say,I guess I'm a night owl."
She laughed,I couldn't help but do the same,since I should be just as comfortable at night as she was. With a sigh,I kept on trudging forward,deeper into the dense forest. "Elle....where did you come from?" I asked. "...Far away." "Have you ever..." I took a glance at her intimidating spear. "Killed anyone?" "...Who hasn't?" I was a little confused. I for one....never killed someone before. I tried to clarify. "People..?" "...Well...no. Why do you ask?" She said,with a glance back at me. "Just wondering....I haven't fought anyone before." "Ever? Wow....that's uncommon." "Yeah...I know. My...guardians never taught me. They protected me from such things." "Hm.." "What does that mean huh??" I glared at her. I suddenly felt completely helpless and young. How am I supposed to confront my enemies if I have nothing but words to use against them?
"Nothing nothing! I was just thinking."
"About what?" "I could teach you!" the pep suddenly rose in her voice,she looked back at me with a grin.
"You? Teach...me? But......." "It'll work! Really! I taught my sister how to fight before...--" She suddenly stopped. "Before I left." She became silent and her words drifted away in the night air. "Elle.....I haven't ask you why you left....because I think you'll tell me when the time is right....." I took a breath. "So...I understand if you don't want to go any further." She stopped and turned around. I blinked and stopped as well.
"This is my journey too,Raliel,....and just like you...I can't stop. You left your family too,right? You and me can't just give up. We have to stick together,and go through with it." I smiled and nodded. She was right,we had to keep going no matter what. I hugged her. "Your right....let's get moving!" I let go. Something was wrong. She tilted her head like a deer who had just sensed danger. The look in her face read panic. For the next few seconds we made no sound or move. I looked around without moving my head. I heard a rustle in the trees. We looked around but saw nothing. We heard nothing. Until there was a WHOOSH and the sound of impact next to me. It was all so quick I had to glance down to see if it was me who was granted the hit,but no,I turned from myself to Elle who was beside me. I gasped in horror when I saw a large sword stuck through my dear friend. She fell to the ground with a thud. I collapsed beside her. "No! No!" I shouted over and over. She looked upwards,her pale violet eyes glazed over with shock. With a final breath she looked at me and said,"He's here for you....Use...it...." I tried to take the sight in,my friend who was just standing beside me,was now dead. And I couldn't bring her back. I choked down the terrified tears. Then I thought of what she said. I looked over and saw her massive spear laying on the ground. I bit my lip and took it. It was heavy,but I got used to it quickly. I went back to her and stared at the sword. My fingers almost grazed the handle when a man lunged out of the woods and ripped it from her fresh wound. I clasped my hands over my mouth in shock. He looked at me and flashed a crazed smirk. Madness danced in his steel blue eyes and frost clung to his golden hair. Once the sword found his hand,it glowed blue,creating an eerie light. "You're..." "The one who brings your death.." He grinned,flashing his deadly smile. For the first time in my life,I saw my life flash before my eyes. The sight of his large sword hung in the air,about to strike,was enough to give me a heart attack.
"Well...?" He said. "Aren't you going to run?" "No." I held firm,somewhere inside me,I was able to gather strength with every word I said.
"All the easier to kill you then." I barely dodged his massive blade when it flew down with such speed,it clipped my leg. I winced and fell to the ground. "Ha! This one has spirit!" He dove after me with a lunge of his sword,but I rolled out of the way and kicked him in his face before he could recover. He glared at me. "So you want to put up a fight then,hm?" I glared back and grabbed Elle's spear that had previously fallen to the ground by my first blow. I dug the base into the ground,to give me support,and pointed the tip at his neck. Discouraged,he backed away. He took his sword and just walked away. I struggled to stand. "Another time then." I said and turned my attention to my wound once I saw that he was gone. A thin trickle of crimson blood ran down my leg and I inspected the cut. I ripped a piece of fabric from my attire and dressed it. Then I remembered the healing ward I brought with me. I took it out and immediatly I could sense my strength returning. I sat down and rested. I looked over,my friend was dead,I was alone. I wasn't even sure if I could defeat Arthas by myself. Looking up at the sky,I could see dawn approaching. The thing I longed for that seem such a short time ago. And now everything has changed. I looked around. I decided then and there at whatever cost,I would journey to the Frozen Throne,slay my enemy,and take Frostbourne so that he might never hurt this land again.
--------------------------------------- The woods were endless. All the trees looked the same,morning wouldn't come,and already I grew tired. All I could do was follow this strange dryad that led me deeper and deeper into the forbidden wood. A yawn escaped me. Elle looked back.
"Tired?" "Yeah...how much longer?" "We should be out by dawn." She said in her usual perky tone. "For 3 in the morning,you sure are upbeat..." "What can I say,I guess I'm a night owl."
She laughed,I couldn't help but do the same,since I should be just as comfortable at night as she was. With a sigh,I kept on trudging forward,deeper into the dense forest. "Elle....where did you come from?" I asked. "...Far away." "Have you ever..." I took a glance at her intimidating spear. "Killed anyone?" "...Who hasn't?" I was a little confused. I for one....never killed someone before. I tried to clarify. "People..?" "...Well...no. Why do you ask?" She said,with a glance back at me. "Just wondering....I haven't fought anyone before." "Ever? Wow....that's uncommon." "Yeah...I know. My...guardians never taught me. They protected me from such things." "Hm.." "What does that mean huh??" I glared at her. I suddenly felt completely helpless and young. How am I supposed to confront my enemies if I have nothing but words to use against them?
"Nothing nothing! I was just thinking."
"About what?" "I could teach you!" the pep suddenly rose in her voice,she looked back at me with a grin.
"You? Teach...me? But......." "It'll work! Really! I taught my sister how to fight before...--" She suddenly stopped. "Before I left." She became silent and her words drifted away in the night air. "Elle.....I haven't ask you why you left....because I think you'll tell me when the time is right....." I took a breath. "So...I understand if you don't want to go any further." She stopped and turned around. I blinked and stopped as well.
"This is my journey too,Raliel,....and just like you...I can't stop. You left your family too,right? You and me can't just give up. We have to stick together,and go through with it." I smiled and nodded. She was right,we had to keep going no matter what. I hugged her. "Your right....let's get moving!" I let go. Something was wrong. She tilted her head like a deer who had just sensed danger. The look in her face read panic. For the next few seconds we made no sound or move. I looked around without moving my head. I heard a rustle in the trees. We looked around but saw nothing. We heard nothing. Until there was a WHOOSH and the sound of impact next to me. It was all so quick I had to glance down to see if it was me who was granted the hit,but no,I turned from myself to Elle who was beside me. I gasped in horror when I saw a large sword stuck through my dear friend. She fell to the ground with a thud. I collapsed beside her. "No! No!" I shouted over and over. She looked upwards,her pale violet eyes glazed over with shock. With a final breath she looked at me and said,"He's here for you....Use...it...." I tried to take the sight in,my friend who was just standing beside me,was now dead. And I couldn't bring her back. I choked down the terrified tears. Then I thought of what she said. I looked over and saw her massive spear laying on the ground. I bit my lip and took it. It was heavy,but I got used to it quickly. I went back to her and stared at the sword. My fingers almost grazed the handle when a man lunged out of the woods and ripped it from her fresh wound. I clasped my hands over my mouth in shock. He looked at me and flashed a crazed smirk. Madness danced in his steel blue eyes and frost clung to his golden hair. Once the sword found his hand,it glowed blue,creating an eerie light. "You're..." "The one who brings your death.." He grinned,flashing his deadly smile. For the first time in my life,I saw my life flash before my eyes. The sight of his large sword hung in the air,about to strike,was enough to give me a heart attack.
"Well...?" He said. "Aren't you going to run?" "No." I held firm,somewhere inside me,I was able to gather strength with every word I said.
"All the easier to kill you then." I barely dodged his massive blade when it flew down with such speed,it clipped my leg. I winced and fell to the ground. "Ha! This one has spirit!" He dove after me with a lunge of his sword,but I rolled out of the way and kicked him in his face before he could recover. He glared at me. "So you want to put up a fight then,hm?" I glared back and grabbed Elle's spear that had previously fallen to the ground by my first blow. I dug the base into the ground,to give me support,and pointed the tip at his neck. Discouraged,he backed away. He took his sword and just walked away. I struggled to stand. "Another time then." I said and turned my attention to my wound once I saw that he was gone. A thin trickle of crimson blood ran down my leg and I inspected the cut. I ripped a piece of fabric from my attire and dressed it. Then I remembered the healing ward I brought with me. I took it out and immediatly I could sense my strength returning. I sat down and rested. I looked over,my friend was dead,I was alone. I wasn't even sure if I could defeat Arthas by myself. Looking up at the sky,I could see dawn approaching. The thing I longed for that seem such a short time ago. And now everything has changed. I looked around. I decided then and there at whatever cost,I would journey to the Frozen Throne,slay my enemy,and take Frostbourne so that he might never hurt this land again.