Chapter 17
Arnold stood in front of his friends as the sound came closer. For an instant there was no sound, the silence before the storm. Then Arnold saw it, a big yellow troll with red teeth and ugly slimy hair. He was muttering something in his native tongue. Helga stood next to Arnold and began to translate subconsciously.
"The princess must die. Kill her. Kill." The troll said through Helga. "Kill all who gets in way."
"Stop right there!" Arnold warned, as he could feel the power of the sword taking over him. The troll never stopped. "I've warned you." Arnold ran straight on into the troll. He backhanded Arnold to the other side of the street. (The people of the city are asleep by the way)
Helga ran to help Arnold up but was stopped when the troll stood between them. This made Helga angry. She began to study the troll. He was a rock troll, and the water element would work just fine. Helga closed her eyes and imagined water and when her eyes opened two wet, blue water orbs hung over her hands. Helga did not give the troll a chance. She threw the orbs at him, and fell to the ground exhausted. Unfortunately the troll did not die, but it had been weakened significantly.
Arnold stood up on charged at the troll with rage in his eyes. As Arnold felt the tip of his blade sink into the hard skin of the troll, he felt no remorse for it. He pushed in deeper and the troll fell to the ground in a bloody heap. Arnold stuck his blade in the ground, sank to one knee, and used his sword for support.
Gerald and Phoebe did not know what to think of their old friends. Phoebe ran for Helga and Gerald for Arnold. "Man what was that?"
"I don't know. I don't want to be this way. I just killed and it felt- good." He said sadly.
"What is that sword doing to you, Arnold my man?" Gerald said and helped him to his feet and Arnold slid his sword back into its sheath.
"I don't know."
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"Damn!' said a dark voice from behind. "That's the next time I hire a troll to do what I should have done the first night I saw that damn princess." He smiled to himself, "I will get them next time when the don't realize it. And I'll start from the top, no puny warm-up monsters." His mirror began to light up.
"Did you get them?" asked the shadows boss,
"No sir."
"What? They will be at the castle in two days." He said. "No more chances you kill them, you kill them with your power." And the image vanished.
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Gerald, Phoebe, Arnold, and Helga walked back to the room, and got a few more hours of much needed rest.
What is going to happen now? Who is the shadow man, dude? Give you one guess.
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