The Mysterious Warrior
A young man sat on a rotted tree log in the blossoming forest. He held a news bulletin that was dropped on the forest floor by someone unknown. He wore heavy red armor and carried a sheath latched to his pants belt.
"Chance of war more likely," the young man said to himself as he folded up the notice and put it in his pocket.
But that was in the back of his mind. The man was about to reach his hometown that he hadn't seen in five years. The only obstacle left was this forest that he knew like the back of his hand. He would often play in it with his step-brother and friend.
The man stretched his arms out and gave a yawn, and then stood up. His blond hair was a mess. It stood up in all directions. His mother would give him hair cuts when he was younger, but since he had been on a journey for five years, no one had cut it since.
"That's the first thing I'm going to do." the young man said as he tried to comb his hair with his hands.
As the man gathered his belongings scattered across the forest floor, a distant roaring sound could be heard echoing across the area.
The young man paused, and scanned the area. After concluding that it must of been a coyote, or mountain lion, he shrugged his shoulders and started heading for Seles. Anxiety started building up in the young adventurer. Five years since he had been home. He was sure that he was missed by his parents, brother, and his friend Shana.
As the man continued walking the thick smell of smoke blanketed the area. The man figured it must of been some campers or soldiers in the area, so he kept going, without any thoughts.
His train of thought was interrupted though when galloping horses could be heard in the area. The man turned around, and two soldiers riding the stallions came to an abrupt stop. The man drew his sword in defense, while the two soldiers pointed their spears down at the blond-haired man.
"Who are you, and what business do you have in this forest?" the one soldier asked.
"My name is Dart, and I'm just returning to my hometown." the man answered.
The soldiers withdrew their weapons in a training fashion. "Leave this forest at once, you have no authority to be here."
Dart then noticed the soldier's uniforms. They were not of Northern Serdio, but Southern. The enemy country. He did not want to provoke a strife, so he put his sword back in its sheath.
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The sound trembled the ground causing the horses to buckle and Dart to fall over.
"What the hell was that?" the one soldier shouted.
Dart stood back up, but then fell back down when the sound came again.
"Sounds like a giant's footsteps!" the soldier yelled. "Let's get outta here!"
The two soldiers rode their horses at full speed out of the area leaving Dart behind.
Dart once again stood up and rubbed his back in pain. Tree branches were being shook in the area causing Dart to get nervous. He took a few steps back in fright, but yet curious of what it was.
He soon was able to hear the deep breathing of the creature. It was getting closer and closer. Louder and louder by each passing second.
A huge roar came from the creature, the same that Dart heard before. He closed his ears in acute pain.
It then appeared. It slowly stepped out of the shadows looking down at Dart. It stood over fifty feet tall, with glowing red eyes. Smoke came pouring out of its mouth, as well as saliva that was falling just a few feet from where Dart stood.
He stood there in aw, looking up at the magnificent, yet frightening beast. It was clearly a dragon from its appearance. It had leathery green skin, and huge wings tucked onto its sides. The tail was swinging almost playfully behind the beast.
Dart started walking backwards, and then turned around and went into a full speed sprint. Speed wise, Dart had no match against the dragon, but since the dragon was large, it would have more trouble manipulating through the forest.
Dart ran in and out of trees to try and lose the dragon, but the beast was more intelligent than the human had expected. Dart was able to keep his distance, but the dragon was slowly gaining. Dart prayed in his mind that the dragon wouldn't take flight because he'd then be a sitting duck.
As he was running down a narrow path, a dark figure came out of no where. As he passed it, it grabbed him and pushed him behind a rock.
"What... What's going on!" Dart said in shock.
"Shut-up, if you don't want to be killed," the mysterious person whispered.
The dragon slowly approached the area. After not seeing his prey, he got angry and hit the rocky cliff to his right with his head. Small rocks rolled down the cliff, and with that the dragon turned around and walked away.
After a few minutes Dart finally breathed again and slouched down in relief. He turned and noticed that the figure was a human, but not only that, a woman.
She was quite attractive, with jet black hair and snow white skin.
"Thank you," Dart said.
"No problem." she said as she stood up, and brushed herself off.
By the looks of it she was a warrior. She wore a dark blue skirt and top. She also had a sheath strapped to her belt much like Dart.
"Was that what I thought it was?" Dart asked.
"It was a dragon." the woman concluded.
"But I thought they were all extinct."
" Most of the dragon race has been decimated, but a few linger. That is one of them. I've been following it for some weeks now. I'm surprised it came so far east from its home."
"Hopefully the Basil army will slay it, so it won't bring anymore danger."
The woman let out a laugh. "Why do people have a stereotype that dragons are bad? I've been helped out by many dragons throughout my life. But luckily, it did not reach that town up ahead. It would never survive a dragon attack now, because of the condition it is in."
"What do you mean by that?" Dart asked.
"Why don't you know. The Imperial Army under Emperor Doel has burned it to the ground. There are only a few survivors."
"What!" Dart yelled in horror. "Then those soldiers! I come from Seles. I must go there now!" he yelled as he ran off.
The woman shook her head, but something puzzled her. She took out a shiny stone from her pocket and it glowed a dark blue. The woman became surprised.
"That man! He couldn't be, could he?"