Dragon's Dogma - A Forgotten Tale of the Arisen and his Pawn Chapter 10: Truth, a dragon's dogma fanfic

Chapter 10: Truth

They were making their way back to Gran Soren; it would be a long time before they reached the fishing village again although he didn't care he would spend a lifetime with her so distance no longer mattered. He was happy to have her by his side again but was still worried since he had not yet recovered what was lost from him. Before the Dragon died its dying words stuck in his mind "FOOLISH HUMAN, DO NOT THINK YOU HAVE DEFEATED ME. THE WORLDS TRUE NATURE WILL SOON SHOW ITSELF AND MY MASTER WILL COME FOR YOU. TIS NOT MY DEATH THAT YOU SEE TODAY JUST THE TRUTH TO YOURSELF AND THE DECISION YOU HAVE MADE"

"My apologies master, the Dragon did not have the item we sought after"

"I am sure it will turn up eventually, but more importantly why did you come back? I am sure I gave you the order to go back didn't I?" he knew the truth but wanted to tease her anyway.

"Forgive me master I know…" he grabbed her and hugged her tightly already knowing the truth. Her muffled voice could be heard through his clothes and a feeling of content ran through him.

He got close to her and whispered to her gently.

"Thank you for not forsaking me." she fell silent and embraced him again.

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Gran Soren was less than a day's walk now. They had talked about how they would spend time together from now on; the boring life he had wished for. He had indeed mentioned that he wanted to go back to the village and start over there, it would be a quiet life with nothing to interfere, the only thing that worried him was that he had not told her the truth about how long he had lived and that it would be him watching over their descendants if they were going to have any children. With the way things were going it would only be a matter of time before she really began to realize the whole truth about him.

"There is the capital; I want to stop by and restock our provisions before we head back to Cassardis" he felt his voice shy away and lower because he was hiding the truth from her: the real reason why he wanted to return to Gran Soren.

"Did we forget to pay our fees to the inn keeper again?"

"No I just want to buy something there"

"Yes master"

She looked into his eyes again and smiled. She could tell he was hiding something from her but didn't mind since her trust for him was absolute and his trust for her was greater still. They knew but didn't say what each other was thinking and the reason this had to remain a secret from her was because he secretly wanted to buy her a ring. As per tradition, he wanted to be able to surprise her with a proposal and an item of affection that would forever tie that bond. There were plenty of merchants around the city it was just a matter of finding one with the right shape and size for her. He wanted to ask her directly but wanted to stick to the old fashion ways of asking the woman's hand in marriage. There was no doubt in his mind she would agree to his proposal but seemed to feel overwhelmed with the idea of going through with it. If she did say no, there was no doubt in his mind his entire being would collapse into itself and so his thoughts exaggerated the idea that if she were to say no he would order her by force to accept his marriage proposal. Indeed those thoughts were playing at his mind but he ended up dismissing all the disgraceful thinking. He was sure she would say yes but just thinking about such matters were enough to make him think the Dragons fight was much easier than proposing.

They were near the Gran Soren's walls with the morning sky shining happily around them.

"Tis a shame master."

"Hm? What is?"

"You have without a doubt saved the world from the Dragons wrath, and yet I doubt anyone knows who you truly are. I am sure the duke and his army will claim the glory for your victories..."

Before she finished her sentence he dropped to his knees in pain feeling his heart beat loudly and painfully somewhere in the heavens.

"Master!"

The world had begun to shake and the earth was swallowing its inhabitants opening its mouth through the abyss and letting loose the monsters of old.

***Dream****

DO NOT DELUDE YOURSELF. THE CHOICE WAS YOURS ALONE"

***Dream End***

He woke up on top of the broken down bridge near Gran Soren. She was of course sleeping next to him trying to keep him warm but looking up at the sky he could tell something was terribly wrong. He gently took her off of him and looked at the open fields near the capital.

"By the maker" He exclaimed in shock.

The sky had turned foul, the fields were littered with corpses and beasts were prowling about as if it was their domain. The capital had barged its wall with defenses and were keeping their enemies at bay.

"Tis a horrendous sight master"

He looked back at her with worry in his eyes.

"What happened?"

She got up close to him holding his hand as she spoke.

"The earth began to shake. I know not the extent of damage to the capital but I am certain I saw monsters take flight from there."

"Are you hurt? What of the monsters in the field?"

"I am well but when I saw other beasts emerging I hid our presence here. I don't think I can fight them on my own, from a glance they are not monsters to be taken lightly master."

He thought back to the Dragons words and the reason he didn't find his heart on the Dragon. Before he lost consciousness he felt his heart somewhere in the heavens where Gran Soren stood.

"Looks like our journey continues"

"Master…"