by Reja
After some time the battle ended for that day and Krim’s was transported to the infirmary for treatment.
Doctor “He lost a lot of blood but we managed to save him somehow but his leg.... “and show everyone his missing leg. His leg was very seriously damaged, and can’t be treated so they cut it.
Tim “come on... he always managed to survive battle like this, didn’t he?...he is not a man who dies that easy”.
Another man of band “But still, when his leg in that condition I m sure even walking will be very tough for him for quite some time ...... and u r talking about fighting......
I...I don’t think it is even possible .....for him to able to fight again chances are......almost none... ”.
Tim “we have to think about what to do now....he is not in the condition to do anything ...so he can’t be our leader anymore”.
Band member “We have to make a new leader ....I think Ducen for now ...what do u say ...” and the doctor and other left the tent and went outside for some serious conversation.
Kaal sit beside Krim’s and start staring his face and thinking about Krim’s
‘....you always act superior to me ...always try to prove yourself all high, mighty, selfish and cold...always smile on people looking down on nose to other peoples.....always got anger on small things ...umm..’
When Kaal was still in his thought Krim’s start sleep talking “....uuumm..........w.....wait ......don’t die on me .....shish...go ......I m on my way back ...” when he was sleep talking he also moving his arm. His hand was trembling, Kaal extended his arms and caught his hand with both hands.
And started bubbling “hey .... Krim’s that is not u ...
it doesn’t sound like u .........
not like u at all ........
Krim’s ..........”
And he continued staring Krim’s face with tears in his eyes.
Two years later
The band is engaged in another battle. The thing is now changed in-band Krim’s is not a leader anymore and also cause of injuring he can’t fight anymore. After retiring from band Krim’s tamed a dog and made him his pet, now Krim’s doesn’t have many things to do so he spends his most time in drinking or playing with his dog, sometimes he also visits band prostitutes.
Krim’s is not the only one who is changed Kaal is also changed, but in a different form now Kaal is not a novice soldier anymore by fighting in battles for two whole years he got tons of experience and ability to become a very strong worrier. Now he can easily defeat any fully grown adult worrier. He also became an important member of the band all members trust him with their lives. In every battle, Kaal always tries to kill the most of enemy for earning better money.
Like always Kaal kills the most enemy and as well as the enemy’s leader. The fight ended and Kaal gain his earning he became so happy he ran instantly towards Krim’s calling his name “Krim’s !!!!.....Krim’s!!!!...”.
Krim’s was playing with his dog “Good dog”.
Kaal “Krim’s”.
Krim’s talking to his dog “look at this”.
Kaal “I killed the enemy general !!.... I won the reward for it!.....this much should be enough for your wine and woman....... ”.
Krim’s cut off Kaal in middle “meat??”.
Kaal got confused “huh....”.
Krim’s replied, “you know meat ...for my dog”.
Now Kaal understands “oh...”.
Krim’s asked, “what’s wrong?”.
After a moment of silence, he starts shouting “Hurry up and get it ...........hurry up and get it!!!!!!” And started hitting Kaal on the face with his staff.
Everyone became stunned for a moment with Krim’s behavior but nobody said anything to him cause this was becoming like a daily routine to them. It doesn’t matter what Kaal does Krim’s always treat him harshly...
Kaal stood there for a minute, his lip got cut from inside and start to bleed. He rubbed the blood from his face and start walking and reply to Krim’s “I’ll go ...get some ....” And left from there.
Krim’s “umhh...”.
Krim’s looked down towards the dog, that dog was looking at Krim’s with pityingly eyes. Seeing this Krim’s became vary furious to the dog and kicked him brutally.
Seeing all Krim’s actions the band members who are nearby started joking on him “There is big bad Krim’s on top of the hill .......”
“We should all be so lucky ...heh....heh ....heh”
Krim’s heard them and shouted “Hey ...say that again” the people who are joking became silent and start seeing Krim’s face.
Krim’s “Go on..... say that again!!!!”.
They changed their tone in apologize for manner “No ...we don’t really ....
Hey, Krim’s don’t get too mad we were just joking ....
it was a joke ...just a joke”.
Krim’s didn’t get satisfied with their answer and stared drawing his sword and replying to them “A joke? ...
hmmmm....them why don’t we see how sharp your wit is??...
I don’t mind if u both came at once”.
They became stunned just by thinking that they have to fight with Krim’s; they are that much frightened they even forget to breathe for a moment. Krim’s swing his sword and faced toward them. After few seconds he started laughing and said “heh.....if u r not brave enough to fight a wounded man ....then u should keep your trashy mouth shut” and Krim’s left from there. But he was still angry it can saw on his face.
In another place, the Kaal was also angry with the Krim’s behavior towards him. He throws his money bag on the ground with full power, all coin get straggle all over his tent .but this was not enough to calm his anger he stared swing his sword all over his place and destroyed everything he could at last sword got stuck on the main pillar of tent and able to calm down but at that time he had destroyed everything inside tend .after calming down he lay down on ground for a time .
The day passed somehow now it night time the weather was pretty bad tonight, the sound of thunder is very loud and now it’s started raining outside. Kaal still awaken he was still thinking about today incident
I should stop thinking ....right now all I need to think about is surviving tomorrow ....and killing enemies .... Tomorrow I’ll kill lots of enemies again .....and make lots of money
In between all this thought, Kaal started to fall in sleep .suddenly a large thunder sound with a big flash occur .thunder sound waked up Kaal and he saw someone standing in front of him. Lighting flashed again and he saw the man’s face. He was Krim’s with a sword in his hand. Kaal was a little confused about Krim’s present in his tent this thing never occurs in the past and with a sword.
Suddenly Krim’s swung his sword and attacked Kaal; Kaal was in his perfect health he dodged his attack without much effort. Kaal was so confused he tries to talk to Krim’s “Krim’s? ... wha...what are u doing????”. The flash of thunder again occurs and this time he was able to see Krim’s face.
Kaal called him again “Krim’s” but he didn’t respond now Kaal know.
He is drunk
Krim’s suddenly started talking “it was so careless of me .....all these bad things happened because I let u stray .....I thought u wouldn’t survive long ....puny little runt like u shouldn’t ever be alive anyway.....but u see what happened?.... Hesta who picked u died a painfully ....I lost my leg ...my fucking leg ....and had to quit as leader ....it is all stupid even for jokes”
Kaal didn’t say anything only listened “....”
Krim’s “what have I done wrong to u ... I give u food, cloths, shelter.......... I give u everything but u ........giving me evil for my all good ...tell me what’ve you got against me”
Kaal tries to speak “Krim’s ...I” but Krim’s cut off him in the middle “ u.....I know now ....u are a devil’s child, Kaal ........a cursed kid who only brings bad luck nothing else” Krim’s stood silent for a moment “maybe u should have died ........on that day e
leven years ago beneath your mother’s corpse” after hearing this all from Krim’s mouth Kaal got stunned and only thinking about one thing .
‘You should have died.....me ..... is this what Krim’s always thought about me....he wants me dead ’
When Kaal was still in thoughts Krim’s attacked again but Kaal again dodged it and jumped toward his sword and grabbed it. Krim’s continued the attacking Kaal blocked his attack but Krim’s overpowered him and throw him backward and got hit by stool. Kaal was still trying to get up Krim’s came near him and started talking again “I will let u know something .....do u remember what happened the night on the first battle?....ya right ...you know Don brought u ....for three silver coins .....it was me whom he paid.” Kaal thoughts
’Nooo......it can’t be real ...is this all are a bad dream cause of my fear .....’
Kaal “Why????”
Krim’s “Why ....what a silly question don’t u get it that I hate u ...
........I was sick of u that’s why!.........you killed Hesta ...but u still followed me around like some lonely puppy ...do u even know much u seriously pissed me off”.
Krim’s destroyed Kaal fighting spirit he was trembling in-ground and thinking
’Why ....why...all of this happing....this can’t be true......no..... ’
Krim saw this moment as a chance to kill him when Kaal was still in his thoughts.
’Why...??’
He took this chance and attacked Kaal but something unexpected occurs Kaal’s sword penetrated Krim’s throat before Krim’s sword. It was like the Kaal body refuses to die. He was still in shock from before. Krim’s throat started bleeding Kaal’s sword was still stuck in the throat and Krim’s blood started to flow on the sword.
Krim’s throat was very badly injured but he was still alive and standing on his feet right above Kaal’s head. In a few moments, the whole sword surface was covered with blood and stared fallen from the edges of the sword in the form of drops. Kaal was still in shock and still try to understand all this when suddenly he noticed moisture on his cheek
’What is this is...is it water.....rain??’
When he touched it was something like dark shaded muddy water. He looked upward for source and became stunned it was Krim’s blood dripping from his throat, the most shock thing was that the sword who hurt Krim’s was his and he was still holding it in his hand. Now Kaal became more confused he was unable to understand what should he do.
Few seconds after being stabbed Krim’s died standing and his body falls on Kaal. Kaal’s sword was still stuck on the Krim’s throat and when he falls his sword gets thrown and Krim’s sword strikes the lamp started the fire in a tent. Krim’s body was on top of Kaal, Krim’s neck wound still bleeding in a few seconds it coved the Kaal in blood. Kaal took his sword out from Krim’s body and push his body backward. Krim’s body falls on the ground without any movement. Kaal stared Krim’s for a second and started trembling, he tried to wake him up by calling “.....Krim’s......hey Krim’s .......Krim’s...”.
He stared Krim’s face again and tries to touch it with his shaking hands. Suddenly a part of the tent falls from above and strikes his hand and Kall realizes that the tent had caught the fire. The fire got spread all over the tent and now everyone outside could saw it.
A man started shouting outside the tent “Hey ...Fire!!!....See a tent on fire”
The second man “What is it.....a night raid......enemy attack”.
“Look its Kaal’s tent”.
Few band member came inside the tent to check what happened. When they got inside they became shocked from the tent’s inside’s view, they saw Kaal covered in blood with a sword in his hand and Krim’s body lying on ground and bleeding. Kaal hands are still trembling. Tim somehow controlled himself and asked: “You ...... Kaal ....... ...”.
Another member “Whoa...what the fuck”.
Tim “What the hell is going on ...? Krim’s...is he dead!!! ......did u... killed...him ....Kaal?....answer me” Kaal was still trembling.
Tim got near the Kaal take out his sword and faced it toward Kaal and asked “Damn ...u ...bastard ....answer me!!!”.
Tim swung his sword toward Kaal, Kaal dodged the attack and instinctively counter-attack. This attack injured Tim’s arm and made him scram
*uhaaa*
this scram made Kaal realized what he had done, after seeing Tim all other band members attacked Kaal without hesitation. Kaal tries to talk “Wa....wait a sec ... I didn’t .....let me explain ”.
But they didn’t hear a thing and continued their attack on Kaal. Kaal somehow dodged their attacks and escaped from the tent through the hole.
“Get back here ... u scamp” right after Kaal’s escape tent started collapsing cause of the fire.
“damn it ...moves.... Gets out from here”.
After escaping tent Kaal run toward horses and took one of band’s horse to flee.
’Why .....why’s this all is happing..?’
Inside the bands camp
Band members “What’s going on ....it is true Krim’s’s dead”.
“What? Is it a night raid?? ”.
“Hey!! What happened the tent is on fire?”.
Tim “It was Kaal ..... Kaal killed Krim’s!!”.
All Band members shouted in one voice “Says....what?”.
“Got to be kidding ............right .....there is no way Kaal could do it”.
Tim strayed silent
“What the hell ...how can be it even possible”.
Tim “Nah it’s true!! This is the...
...Thanks from that bastard give him after saving that worthless life of his ......and giving shelter and food for all these years ......well think about it Krim’s as practical like a father to him ....and tha...that bastard slaughtered Krim’s without hesitation.......that...bastard killed his father!!!!......he is a father killer!!! ”.
Inside the band’s camp, the news of Krim’s death is got spread like fire all over the place, it is very hard to believe for everyone that Kaal can try to think about killing Krim’s but everyone also knows the Krim’s bad behavior towards Kaal for a long time. So it is not hard to get maybe Kaal reached his limit and lost his mind and kill him.
Band members started chatting “But why? He looked after him, doesn’t he? ”.
“Guess the burden of Krim’s injury was too much for him ......”.
“Well anyway, the man killed their fellow should be hanged, we can’t let him go like this even if he is a kid”.
Suddenly Tim stared bubbling “We shouldn’t have ever picked him up .....eleven years ago under that tree.....” and suddenly became silent
’He’s is an evil omen.......a cursed child who got nothing but the bad luck for people ....’.
The rain pounding became heavier and it became too hard to see in the rain. But still, Kaal riding his horse with its full speed. Suddenly he noticed that someone is pursuing his, he turned his head toward them. He saw the people who are following him are his band member with full-body armor and crossbows by seeing them like this he know what is going to happen and he increased his speed.
The pursuers started firing arrows with their crossbow there only aim was to kill Kaal. Kaal tried dodging arrow by going sideward but he got trapped with a dead end. When Kaal was still thinking about his escape from pursuers, a band’s member’s arrows penetrated his right side of his chest. The impact of an arrow made him dizzy and he lost his balanced from horseback and felled down in the moat.
Band members saw the moat and stopped ”
Whoa ....”.
“Careful or u will also fall ....”.
“Hey did you see him .....”.
“Ya....I saw that jerk ...and also shot him with my arrow ...”.
“In any case, I don’t think anyone can survive from this high ....”
Bands leader “.....*feh*.... We did what we should do to avenge one of our fellow companions.....now with this, our work is done .....I hope now Kri
m’s can rest in peace ..... Now move ”.
And members returned to their camp. Every one of them is confident that there is no way to survive from that fall but maybe death didn’t want to take Kaal in her arm that’s why he survived from that fall.
Cause of night the band members were not able to see that the moat in the Kaal fall was a natural wind path ........ And the part he fell was the narrowest part due to this the wind pressure there was extremely strong and with a light weighted person like Kaal, it is an easy task for wind to throw him off on the mountain ...
When Kaal woke he saw a whole different view. In place of rain, he saw snow falling from the sky. He was laying in a white cold transparent ground with his sword in his hand and arrow in the chest.
*cough*
Kaal laying in the snow like a dead body and thinking
‘..... I... can’t move ... ...... .my body is ...not listening to me ....it like it is not my own body .......’
Due to pain Kaal eyes shrunk for a second, in that painful moment when Kaal was laying like a dead, his eyes suddenly got stuck on a thing. It was sky, a sky full of shining stars twinkling in front of Kaal’s face and in between those stars a moon a glowing and shining big full moon. Kaal became stunned with the beauty of the sky and stared it for quite a long time without moving. After staring moon for time and fill himself with a new hope. He started trying to get on his feet. After a long struggle and enduring quite a pain he somehow able to get on his feet. His body was still too weak cause of blood loss and pain but he somehow endures it and moves to pick his sword, he picked his sword but his hand didn’t have that much power to keep it above the ground so he started dragging it and started analyzing his body conditions.