NOTE: The following story was written as a birthday gift for a good friend of mine. I wanted to inform this for those who are curious. Enjoy.
In ancient times, knights and magical warriors have conquered and ruled lands beyond the acre points. As they continued plowing through them the creatures and natives that once called home were either killed or banished to go elsewhere. Mostly, killing was plentiful rather than spearing lives. It was the code that many lived by- if you want to rule something you have to kill those to gain it.
Out of the countless magic warriors that ruled these great lands, none were as well known or dangerous as mystic “Fire Knights of Elborn”. They were a large army of fearsome warriors who had experience with the element of fire. They wielded weapons made entirely of molten stone; while they ate and drank flames and lava. Their entire body were filled with the blood of hot fumes which if splattered can cause serious pain and agony. Due to everything they’ve owned, their reputation within the world was so huge that even the bravest of knights refused to battle with them. Like with many other warriors if they wanted something they’ll go through desperate measures to get it.
One evening, a group of knights had returned from hunting wolves. One of them had informed the others about an unknown piece of land that had no sign of any activity. Because of this, they thought about taking over it and moving into the perimeter. However the leader of the group, who was scrawny old man, exclaimed that while it may not be livable it could still hold danger and that claiming it too soon would be useless.
Minutes later, the knights congregated in hopes of sending at lease one of their members to go into the land and explore. Of the many that were chosen one young man was elected to take the job. He was a lot younger than the others, but held the title was one of their finest combatants. After giving his orders he ran out from their fortress and headed into the wilderness.
It became a long trip for the young knight, but it was worth it as he managed to arrive at the grounds by dawn’s first light. He carefully started exploring the land which was actually a whole forest. He had found no sign of activity but did discover some critters that called the forest home including tiny forest dragons and markcoons. After walking a little farther through the forest, he then noticed two trees that leaned from the left and right close together. When he passed underneath them, he was surprised to discover a cliff that lead all the way down to the Mikko River, a large stream that flowed through most of the land.
He became overly surprised by the fact that this place hasn’t been discovered or ruled yet. He couldn’t wait to return back to the fortress and explain it to his comrades. As he made his way back through the forest, he wasn’t aware that someone was watching him high from above the trees. While it wasn’t clearly revealed who it was all what could be seen were a pair of small, olive-brown eyes that peeked through the leaves. They continued to follow him until he started getting that feeling. He carefully drew his flaming sword out from his carrier and positioned it, ready to attack.
As he became aware of his surroundings, he didn’t realize that something had already wrapped around his right leg. Suddenly he was lifted up high from the ground as it was revealed that a vine had wrapped around his leg while he was observing the area and was pulling him higher into the treetops. When he reached high into the inner part of the tree, he did what he could to break himself free. The grip from the vine was too much for him and ended up trapped. Suddenly, a shape slowly took form as the shade of green slowly disappeared.
When the colors were gone, it was revealed to a young girl who didn’t have any clothing but had brightly colored skin all over. Instead of hair she had a plant seed that grew formed on her head and was very long as it drooped downward a little. Her eyes were olive-brown, which gazed deep into the fire knight’s eyes. After a moment of silent staring he managed to return to his normal posture and demanded her to let him go. Instead of responding, she pulled him close to her face as she examined him. He began to wonder whether if she spoke human language or had her own way of communicating. It was soon revealed that she did understand normal human language quite well as she called him a “Scrawny Knight”, to at which his response was filled with anger.
The knight became too furious at the girl that he wanted to kill her. That suddenly changed when he noticed something particular about her. He felt as if he knew her sometime long ago. While it wasn’t clear, his emotions eventually did change- and for the better. She managed to set him free and showed him around most of the forest that he never got to explore. As they continued, she also told him various information and stories regarding the land and her tribe which once ruled the forests. However not long after the first dynasty a lot of her people were murdered by a group of warriors dubbed, “The Red Crusaders”. According to her story, they were blood thirsty monsters who only enjoyed killing and the sight of blood. Sense raiding the forests thousands of years ago, she was the last and only member of her kind and has sense then remained unnoticed while also protecting the forest from conquerors.
Hearing everything put a changed in heart for the young knight. In fact, his heart was changed too much that he refused to let his own people take over the place. He recalls remembering and told her about it. She was shocked at first, but was happy that his heart changed. He told her to stay put until he got back and quickly raced out of the forest, making his long journey back to his people. The young girl watched with passion as he left. It seemed that “love at first sight” was coming to be for them.
Hours later, the knights opened the big gate to let their comrade in. Everyone was delighted to see him return safely and wanted to know what the unknown land was like. While it was a difficult thing to do, the young boy explained it and told them that it was a bad thing to take over the land. The other knights stared at him with blank expressions and then brusted into laughter. The boy didn’t understand what was funny, but the others eventually explained. They thought it was hysterical to the fact that he suddenly had a changed of heart. The leader however thought it was no laughing matter as he exclaimed that loosing the pride of a fire knight was out of the question.
The boy however didn’t care what was at stake. He stood by his opinion and wasn’t going to let them rule over the land. It was at this time that things started turning for the worse as every knight stared at him with shock and would then change to anger. Even the leader grew enraged and kicked him out of their group for now becoming an outsider. It didn’t matter to him as he chose to sacrifice his title and troop to be with the girl. He quickly ran into the forest as the troop watched. The leader, who was still angered, ordered them to begin preparations for ruling the land at dawn. Without questions or hesitations they quickly ran around the grounds, getting everything ready.
Before dawn arrived, the knight had finally returned to the forest. The girl, who had waited the entire time, quickly came into full view. She asked what happened and he responds that there was no luck. He also said that he was officially kicked out of his own group. The girl felt terrible, but he told her it was fine. He would do anything to win her heart. But with this happening there was the wonder of how they could defeat a good number of powerful fire knights. While it wasn’t the best idea, he suggested that they should leave right away and try finding new grounds. For the girl it was a hard thing to give up sense she had stayed in the forest for thousands of years and was her birth place. It was another sacrifice that needed to happen. They quickly left just in the nick of time as the sound of clattering feet could be heard from miles away.
The fire knights raided the entire forest with their powers. While the whole place was burnt to a crisp, there was the verge of searching for their former member. They had scouted the entire area and found no sign of him. In their knowledgement, they believed he may have escaped. The leader’s face was filled with anger as he let out a loud scream which echoed through most of the barren wasteland.
What became of the knight and the girl was easy. They found a new place within a new kind of forest, which was known as “Ezmider Forest”. They lived in a nice, old cottage that the knight built and have at lease two children- a son and a daughter. From then on, their lives were a true happy ending.
THE END
In ancient times, knights and magical warriors have conquered and ruled lands beyond the acre points. As they continued plowing through them the creatures and natives that once called home were either killed or banished to go elsewhere. Mostly, killing was plentiful rather than spearing lives. It was the code that many lived by- if you want to rule something you have to kill those to gain it.
Out of the countless magic warriors that ruled these great lands, none were as well known or dangerous as mystic “Fire Knights of Elborn”. They were a large army of fearsome warriors who had experience with the element of fire. They wielded weapons made entirely of molten stone; while they ate and drank flames and lava. Their entire body were filled with the blood of hot fumes which if splattered can cause serious pain and agony. Due to everything they’ve owned, their reputation within the world was so huge that even the bravest of knights refused to battle with them. Like with many other warriors if they wanted something they’ll go through desperate measures to get it.
One evening, a group of knights had returned from hunting wolves. One of them had informed the others about an unknown piece of land that had no sign of any activity. Because of this, they thought about taking over it and moving into the perimeter. However the leader of the group, who was scrawny old man, exclaimed that while it may not be livable it could still hold danger and that claiming it too soon would be useless.
Minutes later, the knights congregated in hopes of sending at lease one of their members to go into the land and explore. Of the many that were chosen one young man was elected to take the job. He was a lot younger than the others, but held the title was one of their finest combatants. After giving his orders he ran out from their fortress and headed into the wilderness.
It became a long trip for the young knight, but it was worth it as he managed to arrive at the grounds by dawn’s first light. He carefully started exploring the land which was actually a whole forest. He had found no sign of activity but did discover some critters that called the forest home including tiny forest dragons and markcoons. After walking a little farther through the forest, he then noticed two trees that leaned from the left and right close together. When he passed underneath them, he was surprised to discover a cliff that lead all the way down to the Mikko River, a large stream that flowed through most of the land.
He became overly surprised by the fact that this place hasn’t been discovered or ruled yet. He couldn’t wait to return back to the fortress and explain it to his comrades. As he made his way back through the forest, he wasn’t aware that someone was watching him high from above the trees. While it wasn’t clearly revealed who it was all what could be seen were a pair of small, olive-brown eyes that peeked through the leaves. They continued to follow him until he started getting that feeling. He carefully drew his flaming sword out from his carrier and positioned it, ready to attack.
As he became aware of his surroundings, he didn’t realize that something had already wrapped around his right leg. Suddenly he was lifted up high from the ground as it was revealed that a vine had wrapped around his leg while he was observing the area and was pulling him higher into the treetops. When he reached high into the inner part of the tree, he did what he could to break himself free. The grip from the vine was too much for him and ended up trapped. Suddenly, a shape slowly took form as the shade of green slowly disappeared.
When the colors were gone, it was revealed to a young girl who didn’t have any clothing but had brightly colored skin all over. Instead of hair she had a plant seed that grew formed on her head and was very long as it drooped downward a little. Her eyes were olive-brown, which gazed deep into the fire knight’s eyes. After a moment of silent staring he managed to return to his normal posture and demanded her to let him go. Instead of responding, she pulled him close to her face as she examined him. He began to wonder whether if she spoke human language or had her own way of communicating. It was soon revealed that she did understand normal human language quite well as she called him a “Scrawny Knight”, to at which his response was filled with anger.
The knight became too furious at the girl that he wanted to kill her. That suddenly changed when he noticed something particular about her. He felt as if he knew her sometime long ago. While it wasn’t clear, his emotions eventually did change- and for the better. She managed to set him free and showed him around most of the forest that he never got to explore. As they continued, she also told him various information and stories regarding the land and her tribe which once ruled the forests. However not long after the first dynasty a lot of her people were murdered by a group of warriors dubbed, “The Red Crusaders”. According to her story, they were blood thirsty monsters who only enjoyed killing and the sight of blood. Sense raiding the forests thousands of years ago, she was the last and only member of her kind and has sense then remained unnoticed while also protecting the forest from conquerors.
Hearing everything put a changed in heart for the young knight. In fact, his heart was changed too much that he refused to let his own people take over the place. He recalls remembering and told her about it. She was shocked at first, but was happy that his heart changed. He told her to stay put until he got back and quickly raced out of the forest, making his long journey back to his people. The young girl watched with passion as he left. It seemed that “love at first sight” was coming to be for them.
Hours later, the knights opened the big gate to let their comrade in. Everyone was delighted to see him return safely and wanted to know what the unknown land was like. While it was a difficult thing to do, the young boy explained it and told them that it was a bad thing to take over the land. The other knights stared at him with blank expressions and then brusted into laughter. The boy didn’t understand what was funny, but the others eventually explained. They thought it was hysterical to the fact that he suddenly had a changed of heart. The leader however thought it was no laughing matter as he exclaimed that loosing the pride of a fire knight was out of the question.
The boy however didn’t care what was at stake. He stood by his opinion and wasn’t going to let them rule over the land. It was at this time that things started turning for the worse as every knight stared at him with shock and would then change to anger. Even the leader grew enraged and kicked him out of their group for now becoming an outsider. It didn’t matter to him as he chose to sacrifice his title and troop to be with the girl. He quickly ran into the forest as the troop watched. The leader, who was still angered, ordered them to begin preparations for ruling the land at dawn. Without questions or hesitations they quickly ran around the grounds, getting everything ready.
Before dawn arrived, the knight had finally returned to the forest. The girl, who had waited the entire time, quickly came into full view. She asked what happened and he responds that there was no luck. He also said that he was officially kicked out of his own group. The girl felt terrible, but he told her it was fine. He would do anything to win her heart. But with this happening there was the wonder of how they could defeat a good number of powerful fire knights. While it wasn’t the best idea, he suggested that they should leave right away and try finding new grounds. For the girl it was a hard thing to give up sense she had stayed in the forest for thousands of years and was her birth place. It was another sacrifice that needed to happen. They quickly left just in the nick of time as the sound of clattering feet could be heard from miles away.
The fire knights raided the entire forest with their powers. While the whole place was burnt to a crisp, there was the verge of searching for their former member. They had scouted the entire area and found no sign of him. In their knowledgement, they believed he may have escaped. The leader’s face was filled with anger as he let out a loud scream which echoed through most of the barren wasteland.
What became of the knight and the girl was easy. They found a new place within a new kind of forest, which was known as “Ezmider Forest”. They lived in a nice, old cottage that the knight built and have at lease two children- a son and a daughter. From then on, their lives were a true happy ending.
THE END
