My Last Treasure chapter 1 part 2 - The knight

My Last Treasure chapter 1 part 2 - The knight

*Crash*

Ugh! What in the world… Where am I? Ooooooowwwww……. My head hurts like crap…

Pain racked his entire body. At the moment, he felt oblivious of the fact that he is in a sack. As a knight, he had always put his life on the line to defend the weak. Most of the time he comes out of these fights bloody and unconscious, but always victorious. Tons of times he tries to change this… someone else always tries to take the credit for what he has done.

He tried to make sense of his surroundings and looked around. He found that some of the bandits have been beaten and a lone figure stands above all of them.

Ah, here we go again…. I guess, why would today be any different than before? So much for change. Why does this always happen to me… ooowww… my body hurts like crap… where did I put that medicine.

He felt like an utter failure. His mind, dejected. He covers everything up with random words but his heart, heavy as he watches the lone figure walking slowly to a cra leaning on a tree. The fog and the darkness hide his features fully but the cra is scared stiff. This must be a really strong iop.

That man will take credit. I have defended that town with my all and yet, I will never get any recognition. I will always be a low ranked knight of Astrub.

As he wallowed in despair, the clouds parted a bit that enabled him a glimpse of the savior. Fur. White wet fur covered in patches of blood. The cra spoke softly to the figure, probably asking for mercy or forgiveness. The figure spoke back yet from where he lays he can only hear low growls. The cra spoke again in retort, clearly they can understand. The furred figure raised his great clawed arm and swung it down hard. The cra spoke no more.

There was silence apart of course from the pitter patter of the rain. The figure stood staring far away to the east. After some time, he looked back to something tiny a few paces away from the knight. A small sobbing sound can be heard in the air.

A CHILD! And the monster moves closer to her!

He summoned all his strength and ripped through the eco fiber bag. He forced himself on his two legs and grabbed something from his small haven bag on his waist. From the mouth of the bag he pulled on a solid shaft. As he dashes to the child he withdrew his arm until the full length of the lance shows a full seven foot. He stood in front of the monster ready to act. He wields the lance on one hand as if it weighs nothing.  He slowly paces and puts himself in between the monster and the child.

“Halt friend, may we speak a while?”

The monster halted and slowly crouched, ready to spring.

What am I doing talking to a walking bag of fur? Friend? We haven’t even shared ale yet, ah… I am talking to myself again… am I that scared? Wait…

He then saw the tusks… this is not a boowolf, this is a man. An enutrof. Someone that can be reasoned with.

“Friend, were you the one that cut us lose? I see three of the children from the town I defended.”

He gestured towards the child and the fallen dragoturkey carrying two other ecofiber sacks. Curiously enough, the monster followed his hands looking to the children.

He has the capacity to think. He haven’t lost his mind to the primal nature of drhellzerkers. I can bring him back… but how? Oh shoot!

The drhellzerker shot up from the crouching position and led with a hard swipe. The knight manages to bring his lance up to block the blow.  It threw him a dozen paces though, too far away to defend the child. The monster roared and raised an arm against the girl.

“NO!”

The Astrub knight called upon the positive energies swarming around him, he threw the lance between the primal hunter and his prey and yanked on a chain of wakfu forming between his hand and the lance. He was pulled towards the lance and as he landed took to his knees and put the lance between the drhellzerker’s blow and his own body. He deflected the blow but placed himself out of balance to defend the oncoming follow up.  He was hoping for a swipe, maybe he can get in position to defend again after… It was an incoming stab.

“KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!”

The child screamed as she saw death coming swiftly for the knight and herself. She closed her eyes and shuddered as she saw her parents’ demise in her mind, replaying over and over. She hardened and looked up to see a confused and surprised face on the monster.

The monster then put his hands on his face and changed back to his enutrof form.

“How could I have raised my hand against a child… I cannot keep this form… I will not lose myself again…”

The old man saw the child and showed a very pitiful expression.

“You are safe. The threat is done. You will be home soon.”

Despite being scared witless, the voice gave her refuge and she drifted back to unconsciousness…