Chapter 2: The Night of Fate

I remember the night like it was yesterday, the night that started my adventure. You know I never was the adventures type before my quest; you never think that I would travel all around the world, slay its most fearsome monsters, discover its greatest treasures and save it from the most powerful evil being ever to exist.

But enough of that lets continue with the story, it was late in the night of February 1st, not really late but quite late around 10 or 10:30, now truth be told this was my first time on night patrol and it was a pretty tiring day, plus the Trodan night air always made me drowsy. As you already know Trodan is the northern kingdom were quite chilly and it was in winter, not to mention the fact that its on the seas edge mixing in the air didn't really help.

So I was just about to accidentally dowse off when the former captain of the guards snuck up behind and yelled "Private Guv" "Sir Yes sir" I shouted not wanting to disappoint my commanding officer "I know its your first night but I cant have my soldiers falling asleep on the job, epically not tonight."

"What makes (YAWN) so special" I said

"Well a dangerous magic wielding Jester by the name of Dhoulmagus was spotted near this area"

"What does a evil jester want at Trordan?" I asked

"Well are sources tell use he's after the treasure behind the forbidden gate"

The forbidden gate were the cause of my Quest the GodBird Scepter, cursed with the soul of the Lord of Darkness Rhapthrone and sealed off by the blood of the Seven Sages, of course I didn't know that at the time, only the royal family knew what was behind the gate and they never so much as hinted anyone else.

I figured I'd better not ask the because I figured the captain wouldn't know, though I still wonder how Dhoulmagus found out. Anyways about my solider hood, you see I was recruited at age 12 (4 years younger then most men) because I showed lots of potential as a swordsman, sorry sometimes I bring up stuff for no reason.

Anyways back to my story, it was a few minutes later I was scratching Muncie behind the ears when all the sudden I got this bizarre feeling it's a feeling I got used to on my Quest but this is the first time I ever felt it, it felt like, like there was something wrong, it made me feel nervous, then all the sudden it happened.

Vines dozens of super thick vines sprouted out of nowhere consuming the castle, I did what came naturally I ran cutting vines that came to close but alas no matter how many times I cut them the vines would instantly grow back.

I undoubtedly ran into the castle where I realized the horror of the event, the vines were everywhere moving, dodging, breaking through weak points in the wall as if the were intelligent. Some people tried to fight them off other tried to hid from them all were in vain for the vines eventually wrapped themselves around them there skin changed bean green there arms and legs changed to roots and the froze in place with there eyes changed yellow frozen with a final look of terror on there face.

Eventually the vines got me too and I fell into what seemed to be unconsciousness before finally drifting off I remember hearing the laughter of a madman, the laughter of a monster (not a literal monster) the laughter of Dhoulmagus.