The Tale of an Ogre

We took a break on the side of the road in the forest to rest. I quickly kindled a fire and cooked some meat for food. We sat down and started to talk to each other. "So I'm glad that we have another fine leader," I said to him. He chuckled and told me about all his plans for the future. After he was done I smiled at him and blurted out, "Well I think thats great but, tell me more about yourself. Any women in your life?" He looked at me and briefly and stated, "Heh not yet, but I am still young I'm sure there is someone for me. And well what about yourself?" "Ohh, yes but that was long long ago. A completely different story in itself," I told him. He raised an eyebrow at me saying, "Really, I would be delighted to hear about it." "It's rather long and I don't know if you'd appreciate it your a busy man after all," I replied. "Ahh, we've got plenty of time today," He said smiling at me. "As you wish....."

"Well I guess it began ages ago when I was first growing up in these lands. I had recently joined the clan that you lead today the Dawnbringers. At this time I was one of the very first as we were growing and going through our maturing age. Well one day I was leaving the clanhall for Phatep on an assignment. Going through the mines, I could hear faint screams of a young woman. I followed my senses and stumbled into a foul smelling cave covered in slime and muck everywhere. I held my nose as I went in for it was even unplesant for an Ogre like myself. I heard the screams growing louder and louder. I stumbled in on a strange man with an evil aura about him. He was guarded by two dwarves, but they did not have arms they had tentacles. At first I thought I was seeing things but I was right they had tentacles. The man had a jerkin which seemed to be made of some kind of skin and it was eerie just in itself. In the corner I saw a woman who was ragged inside a cage. The guards indeed were armed and they were making there way towards me but I could tell they were torturing the young woman. Why I never knew and I probably will never know. I chuckled at their challenge and I drew my weapons. The battle took two quick slashes of my blades and it was over. The man in the room just looked at me and made no motion. I heard the faint moan of the woman in the cage. I ran over to the cage and freed the woman. When I turned around I faced an army of at least 40 soldiers. I knew this was the man's doing and I should have taken care of him before hand. But I wondered, where all the guards had come from? With no time to think i threw the woman over my shoulder for she was an elf and I didn't take any problem to carrying her. I charged into battle taking a guard right away. But there were just too many of them. They attacked viciously and I knew i would not be able to hold. I ran for it as fast as an ogre could ever run. I was young back then and, even though I was an ogre, I had speed. I ran deeper and deeper into the cave. I soon found myself knee deep in green slime. As i went down I soon ran into an underground river. I kept running and charged strait into the river. I could hear the cries of the guards rushing after me. I then encountered a waterfall blocking my way. As I looked up I could see a little niche in the waterfall, but it was a way up. I started to climb when all of a sudden i felt a sharp pain in my left side. I didn't have time to look down and i kept climbing up and up with all my strength against the waterfall. I reached the ledge midway on the waterfall and noticed it was a little passage way. I jumped inside avoiding anything else that could possibly be hurled at me. I knew the height was too great for any dwarf to climb.

I looked down at my side and found a long blade arrow there...blood oozing out. I quickly braced myself and pulled out the arrow. I had experienced plenty of pain and I was used to it. I knew i had to ignore it for I remembered the woman. I layed her down to the side. She was bloody all over and she was breathing very slowly. I reached into my backpack as i remembered gathering these special roots that helped make the healing process faster. I started to feed them slowly to her and i was surprised to see she was strong enough to eat them. I then realized the seriousness of my own wounds. I was covered in blood and I was starting to feel dizzy. I started to black out but before i did i noticed at the end of the hallway i saw another woman walking toward me. But she was different than any mortal. Yes she seemed to glow with light and she wore a smile upon her face. I had only seen Maedwynne a few times in my life and i didn't realize it was her until recently in my days. While she was walking towards us i could use my strength no longer...I collapsed due to my loss of blood.

What seemed like a few hours later I woke up in the same exact place. But there was something different about me. I looked around and i could not find a trace of blood. Next to me there was the woman i had rescued. But she was dressed and fully healed. She was beautiful. That was the only way to describe her. She had beautiful long strands of light curled red hair that ran down past her shoulders. I then looked at myself and i noticed that my pain was gone and i was just fine. I could still hear a bit of noise down below the waterfall. The guards must have left a few people there just incase we planned on going out that way again. I sighed and i stood out and held out my hand saying, "Hello I'm Procumerous Baritus." I picked her up and she introduced herself to me. "Lilia is what I am known by," she replied. I smiled seeing that she was alright. I was fluent in the language of the elves so it was easy to communicate. It was odd though she didn't seem to be afraid of my looks as most women did. Because the truth is i was not the greatest looking guy in the world." Barset started to laugh at this point. "Shh, i'm trying to tell a story here," i snorted. He gathered himself together and patted my back saying, "Alright continue this is a great story."

I smiled at him and began once again, "As i was saying she seemed not to be afraid of my looks. I was surprised at first i was so used to this reaction. We began to talk for hours at a time since we could not leave. She had a lot better personality than i could have ever imagined. She was also quite funny. I always pictured good looking people to think they were better than me in every way and they looked down at me with pity. But with Lilia it was different. She was quite kind to me. After what seemed about 5 hours I felt my stomach growling. I knew we had to leave soon. I stood up and told her i would be back. I stuck my head out of the waterfall just to see an empty cavern. I looked around closely for any sign of life. All i could see were some tracks and a deserted campfire on the ground. I came back to Lilia and i smiled at her saying, "Well, they are gone. Why were they after you anyways?" "Please, I do not wish to talk about that," shy replied with watery eyes. "I'm sorry. Its fine we dont have to talk about that. Well follow me I'll lead you back to Windy Bluff," i replied. She stood up and she darted across the room straight at me. She ran to me and jumped up into my arms and did the unexpectable." I sighed a long sigh and looked stared at the fire. "Well, what was it?" Barset asked anxiously. "For the first time in my life, Someone kissed me."

We walked back slowly that night to windy hand in hand. It turned out she lived alone in windy and her family lived in Erinswood. I had been to Erinswood many times and I smiled hapily at her. I dropped her off at her house and headed for my own bed at the clanhall. All night i could not stop thinking about her. I saw her everyday for days. Days led to weeks, weeks led to months. I fell in love with her. Finally I had enough to buy her...an engagement ring. I went down to Aina and bought a beautiful diamond studded ring. I was going to ask her to marry me the next evening. For the first time in my life i was truly happy. I had never felt the way i had felt around her. Life was wonderful and beautiful. I never thought love could ever happen to me but i was ever so wrong. I soon realized the true purpose of life in the past months. But fate seemed to take its own course."

I stopped suddenly. I started to notice tears welling up in my eyes and Barset was staring at me with concern. I gathered myself together and sighed. I looked deep into the fire. "You dont have to continue now we can do it later," Barset said to me. "No its okay just give me a moment. I'll be fine," I told him. I chewed on a piece of meat and swallowed it then taking a swig of water from my flask.

"That night I had a dream. An evil dream. I dreamed of a city of complete waste and destruction. I then dreamed of a huge cliff which i hurled myself into. I grabbed hold of a ledge only to wander deeper and deeper into a city. Then all i could remember was a giagantic burning fire and then someone lying on the ground. I couldnt tell who that was on the ground. Then I saw "her" again. This was the second time I had truelly seen her. The goddess was glowing with light and beauty. Maedwynne then whispered to me, "She's passing."

I woke up suddenly and looked around me. I noticed that only Ayden was in the hall at the time. He was sleeping and I didn't want to wake him. I noticed Sandoz and Ganat were gone. That was expected they always went on long journeys together for days at a time. But I could hear the faint echo of the voice i heard at the end of my dream. I ran out of the clanhall and the deep misty voice was always ahead of me. I followed it carefully. It echoed deep and it was night time and nothing seemed to be out and about. I stumbled into an ancient destroyed city. No life seemed to be present. I was scared... this was the city from my dream. I kept on going for I knew that the voice was leading me to something. I then went down into an opening which ended up on a vine before a huge cliff. I stood before it and a gasped. I could not make myself go any further. Suddenly i couldnt hear the voice anymore. It was replaced by an evil laughter which started low and slowly but increased as it was going. I then felt cold dark hands on my back which shoved me into the gorge. Falling down I could only take a sharp glance up enough to see a towering figure standing at the top and just vanish into nothing. I was looking around frantically looking for anything to save my life. I frantically grabbed hold of the edge of the cliff which seemed like a miracle. I was young back then and somehow i managed to hang onto it with a firm grip and picked myself up. I then started to move when i was hurled into a magical river completely helpless. The river then seemed to just vanish and I was hurled down a good 10 feet.

After I gathered myself together I looked around me. It was beautiful I had never seen a city like it. It was again deserted but there was some magic about the place as if it had been preserved. Years later I read about this misterious city Karim they called it. I wandered deeper inside again i could hear the sweet voice again haunting me in the hallways. I continued to follow it. I then reached a flight of stairs which i climbed quickly. There was now a door in front of me but i heard from behind me this time the voice echoing something like..."she's passing" but it was so low and hard to pick up i wasnt sure.

I opened the door to see two priests but were they really priests. They looked somewhat ghost like as i walked inside. They looked at me and they were cackling insanely. "You're too late, the our master has already got her," they spit out at me. "who are you talking about?," I asked fervently. They just gave me an evil looked and vanished to thin air. Now as i looked i could see the fire. Yes it was this bright green fire i saw in my dreams. I just stood there staring at it not willing to believe. As if i could see into the fire i could see the face of someone i held dear. In my own building fury i hurled myself into the fire without even holding one thought in my head.

I looked about me and saw that i was not burining. I was confused at first but then i came to my senses and started to look about me. I stumbled around until i stumbled over something. I tripped and fell and noticed all the flames seem to quell around me. As a matter of fact the entire world seemed to disappear. All I could see was blackness. This dark power seemed to flow through this place. This power was even darker than i've felt around Seluctruh. I was amazed it felt as if even immortals were left powerless in this place. This was a place where dreams were born and dreams were lost...this was all this was nothing. Then without warning some light opened to where i was and i saw two figures. The first one was a gigantic massive beast standing there. I gazed in awe at its size and strength. It growled at my entrance and i dared not to even look at it. And thats when I saw...her,"

This time I broke down into tears starting in sobs then into an uncontrollable fit. After a while i calmed down and Barset patted me on the back. "We can finish this another time when your more stable my friend." Barset said. "No, I will finish this now no more interruptions," I replied wiping the tears from my eyes. "If you think you can, go ahead," He said.

"I felt it deep inside all along and i feared it was the her the voice was talking about. It was none other than my Lilia. There was blood all about her and from the judgement of the scene i knew what happened. I ran quickly over to her but i could not look at her too long. She had many wounds. I knew from my experience with the dying she would not make it this time. I knew no goddess could save her for the place around us seemed that no god of any kind could have any power here. I got down and i held her close with tears in my eyes. She just smiled and me and kissed me on the cheek. I didn't want to let go. She was the only one whoever cared for me all my life. I had never known such joy. I realized then maybe i just didn't deserve to love maybe i just wasnt good enough for anything. Maybe it was fate, maybe i was supposed to be alone and thats how it was supposed to be. I never truelly understand why it was so that my love had to be torn so violently away from me. She whispered in my ear, "I will always love you." That was the last thing I ever heard her said and i don't think i would have had her say anything else to me. I knew she mean't it and at that moment, that was the only thing that mattered. I then turned behind me at the demon before me. From the short glimpse i took he looked somewhat familiar. He was laughing. The same exact laugh when he was at the cliff. I knew it then. It was a laugh of pure hatred and evil. I picked myself up off the ground leaving Lilia. Tears were pouring out of my eyes. I glared at him, drawing my weapons. I roared at him ferosiously. He snarled at me, daring me to make my move. I realized it was stupid now but i still know why i did it. I bellowed as loud as I ever had charging at him for the battle of my life..............

I walked the long way home to the clanhall that night. I smiled as I looked up at the stars amazed by their beauty. I went to my favorite spot deep in the woods of erin. I had cleared out the area earlier in my life as a kind of retreat i could go to to forget the troubles of the world. Only this time the place was a bit different. In the middle there was a grave that i myself buried. It was my love, Lilia, of course no one else could it be. I smiled at her grave and kneeled down beside it. I could feel her presence around me at the time. I would always visit here everyday of my life i promised myself this i knew i owed it to her. But this night as i kneeled down to the grave i felt a hand on my shoulder. I was taken aback as i turned around to see Maedwynne. She was smiling at me with a single tear in her eye. She didn't have to say anything to me. I stood up and started to hug her but realized what i was doing and stopped. Ogres usually don't hug goddesses. She smiled at me and gave me a peck on the cheek. Thats when i noticed behind her my leaders Sandoz, Ganat, and Ayden. They smiled at me and the 5 of us walked back to the clanhall together that night. Even though she was gone physically I knew she was with me at all times and I'll never forget that." I smiled at Barset.

At first he said nothing. He placed his hand upon my back and smiled. "Tragic story Procumerous, I don't know what to say," he said. "Then well leave it at that," I replied. I stood up and began to walk down that path I had walked with my friends long ago. Even today I feel her presence and I always will. Everyone learns atleast one lesson in life and I sure had learned mine. Love is the greatest thing you can ever recieve and you should cherish it with all your heart for you never know what can happen. I never understood why my love was taken and i probably never will. I kept that ring that would have been her engagment ring forever never leaving it as a memory of her. Theres somethings you can just never let go of in life and maybe you will experience that one day too.

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