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Mortal Stories
Lurking Darkness
I had been to Kettin many times in my life. Times had past and this great city had been under attack many times by my people. But when I came here I only sought the exotic gifts and armors they had sold here for many years. I always came here in order to buy scrolls to see the many invisible people and things across the lands, great pieces of equipment I had used in order to protect myself in the times of danger and battle, and great potions to improve my intelligence and wisdom of the realms.But this day seemed different. I had entered the city with only one thing in my mind, to get to the castle as soon as possible to help the king and his guards with their troubles at this time. I entered Town Square and looked around. Across from me was the guard. I walked over and started to talk to the guard. He asked a few questions and I told him the day was good as always. He allowed me to pass into the great castle. Upon entering the great halls of granite, I made my way to the stairs and started up. The hall was great and long, but I made my way down to the end and then to the left. In front of me was a great door that led to the thrown where the king sat watching over his city.
Opening the door, two guards stepped in front of me and stopped me. The king looked at me from afar and asked me, "We do not accept your kind here!"
I slowly made my way over to him and the guards drew their weapons. I stopped and bowed in front of the king. The king nodded at me and ordered the guards to put their weapons up.
"I have come to help you sir, to rid your palace of this great beast." I told him.
He laughed quietly and then looked up at me in such a serious but crazed look, "Do you think your mere self will be able to defeat this grand beast. He lurks in the darkness not to be seen. I have sent many of my guards and soldiers down in large groups in order to stop him, they have all been slaughtered without any mercy. They have all failed me, he will sneak up upon you and kill you as well," he sighed looked down and then back up at me and slowly began to speak again, "He carries a great item upon one of his fingers, a ring. This great prize will be yours if your fate is different from my guards and soldiers."
I slowly looked at him and drew my sword and fillet and said, "your kingdom shall live peaceful when I leave this great day, for the beast shall be dead and his head will be mounted on my sword."
The guards led me down to the dungeon where they opened the door for me and then fled the scene. Walking slowly further and further into the great place, I heard noices of great screams and torture. Dripping noices soon took over as I made my way to the very back of the great dungeon. I saw what seemed to be a weak spot on the ground and walked over to it. As I came closer I felt the ground give and I fell faster and faster until I hit the ground with a great force. The wind soon left me and I was unable to breath for a few minutes. I soon blacked out.
When I came too, I looked around the great room. It was large and there were blood stains along with bones of great creatures and humans that crowded the ground. I heard what seemed to be a low grunt, but when I searched the room I could not find anything. I took a great Shimmering scroll from my sack and recited it. Taking another look around, I still could not find anything here. I then recited a brief mantra to help me see if anything was hiding. That is when I saw it. A giant beast that seemed to be well over 10 feet tall and must have weighed around 700 pounds. This great beast looked at me and with a great roar charged at me.
I dodged out of the way and came back around with a thunderous stab to his back. It yelped out in pain and then slowly fell. Gaining more strength it seemed, the creature came charging at me again and layed into me. I fell to the ground and lost my breath again, but with the instinct of something was about to happen I rolled out of the way when he was about to kick me. I stood and took a slash with my sword causing the creature to fall to its knees and with one last slash, his head rolled to my feat. I looted the corpse of all it had and then picked up the head.
I found my way out and soon left the palace holding the head high in the air on my sword. Many people cheered for me and as I looked back I saw the great king standing at a window in the palace looking down on me. Not happy nor sad, but relieved that the great beast was dead. I slowly then slid the ring upon my finger and felt a great bit of luck invocate me as I left the great city.
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