by Reja
After seeing all this Corkus started thinking
’Shit ..... this guy .... he is really strong ’
Other men on top of hill stared chatting “Hey did you see that ...he took down two guys instantly”.
“ Yeah ...seriously he took down Deni and that giant Erren in few second .....”
“ That guy is seriously strong ....hey look at that!!! ...Corkus started this fight and now he is chickening out!! ....”.
“ That man seriously ...”.
Casca “Told you .... he is going to get killed”.
Griffin “Casca....... go... and take care of it”.
Casca “Hey ... hold on! ... why me!.... it’s all Corkus’s fault ... !! .... so... ”.
When Casca was arguing Griffin he saw Casca with orderly stare and Casca lost her all will to fight and replied, “...Alright, fine ...”.
Kaal still standing in the middle of the road and waiting for the opponent’s attack.
Corkus “Hey, Refial go get him!!”
Refial “Why me ... It’s your plan you go “Kaal saw all this for some time and when he identified that Corkus is the leader, he started attacking Corkus.
Kaal “Aaaa!!!!!!!!!”.
Corkus “Ohhhh!!! ...” when Kaal sword very closed to cut Corkus suddenly two arrows came from the right side, one arrow strikes his sword and the second arrow got in his arm.
Corkus “Casca!!!”.
He saw that side where the arrow came from he saw a worrier with a crossbow. he was a very young worrier about the Same age as Kaal maybe even younger with no muscular body.
Crocus “Are you here to help?”.
Casca “Only because of Griffin ordered me....now straw back”.
Casca throws her crossbow and took her sword out. Kaal took the arrow out of his hand and prepared himself to fight.
Casca started the fight with attacking first but Kaal blocked it and threw Casca back. Both regained their position in a second and start attacking each other again.
They both attacking each other with lighting fast speed, swords are clashing with each other and making a big trembling noise but they continued their attacks and with every passing attack the intensity of the battle was also increasing.
It is being only a few minutes when the battle is started but now the picture of the winner is getting clear to everyone with every passing second. Kaal is pushing Casca back, it is clear for everyone that he is stronger than Casca.
Suddenly Kaal attacked Casca to finish the fight but missed and only able to hit his headwear, headwear gets throws off from the head. Now he was able to see the face of a worrier, he is fighting with. Kaal gets really surprised after seeing her face and thought
’A..... Woman ....??’
Because it was the first time he saw a woman on the battlefield fighting as a worrier, he saw women in bands before but only as a whore, not like a worrier like her. Kaal was so surprised that he forgets about attacking and strayed in his place. On the other hand, after getting hit on head Casca felled from the horse, she quickly got on her feet and started attacking Kaal again.
Casca “Bastard....you are going to die ”.
Kaal somehow snapped out from it after hearing Casca and they both started fighting again the only change is that in this time Kaal was defending himself and Casca continuously attacking him but he blocking all her attacks.
Corkus “Wohh”.
Other members stared chatting “Hey look ...”.
“ Its Casca she is fighting him ...and being pushed back ......hey isn’t Casca is second strongest in all of us, only Griffin can beat her ....right ...so..?!...”. Casca’s thinking
’So strong!! ..his blows are too powerful ...driving him is too hard!!’.
Kaal suddenly pushed Casca back with all his power. Casca lost his balance and felled on the ground and Kaal took a position on top to finish her with his sword.
Casca started to think
’Is it an end for me.... Am I going to die? ’
When suddenly a spare came flying and landed right between Kaal and Casca. Kaal saw in the direction from the spare came from he saw a knight in his full body armor and wearing a hawk helmet and seeing Kaal with intense eyes.
Casca “Griffin!!!”.
Kaal thought his name
’Griffin?? ...looks like he is their leader ....’
Corkus “*he he* Now ...it is the end of the road for you ...”.
Casca “Be careful!! This guy is tough!!”.
Griffin “Would you lower your sword .....?”.
Griffin asked Kaal but he didn’t answer.
“....... I guess not ...”.
And both started their attack. Kaal attacked Griffin with his full power but Griffin blocked it and not just only blocks it but he easily let it slide away without much effort or power. Kaal got shocked
“What ?!!! “.
Griffin takes this chance counter-attacked on Kaal. Kaal tried to block it with his sword but he couldn’t able block it, Griffin specifically attacked his chest and shoulder joint near heart cause that is armor’s most weak and unprotected part, with this Griffin inflicted a deep wound in Kaal chest and throws him away. Kaal thought
‘He is quick ....’
And felled on the ground, seeing Kaal on the ground everyone started cheering Griffin.
Band members started shouting and chatting with each other “Alright...!”.
“Hey did you see that ...”
“That’s our Griffin ....”.
“....He took that wild man in just one blow ....”.
Casca “Amazing...... Griffin, you took down him in just one blow”.
Corkus “He was a fool! ....taking Griffin head-on like that! ....he didn’t have a chance to win”.
Casca “Excuse me?...who do you think this is a fault that Griffin has to put his life on the line for, anyway?” Casca point sword toward Corkus’s face.
Corkus “Yee”.
Casca “If you don’t know how deep the water is, then don’t jump on it”.
Corkus “Right! That’s my mistake!”.
Casca “Hey!! Say something Griffin!!”.
Griffin “You made your point Casca” after hearing Griffin Casca took his sword off from Corkus’s face.
After getting stabbed Kaal didn’t lose his faith in himself and he stands on his feet somehow with the help of his sword. Everyone was staring at Kaal with surprised cause it was the first time that someone was able to stand after getting stabbed by Griffin.
Casca “What’s with this guy .....? Even after getting stabbed he is still trying to resist in that state”.
The blood from the wound is continuously flowing and his clothes and ground get soaked in blood. Seeing him in this state Casca also started to get terrified from him Griffin saw it and ordered Casca “Stand aside Casca”.
Kaal get near to Griffin and saw in his eyes and after seeing for a second he tried to attacked Griffin with his sword but Griffin didn’t do a thing. All band member was shocked by Kaal’s and Griffin’s behavior and shouted for their leader “Griffin ”.
But before the Kaal sword reaches Griffin’s body he lost all his power and felled on the ground. Everyone became stunned because of the shocking event no one was able to understand how to react about it and then.
Griffin took his helmet off and started staring Kaal’s face with a pleasant look in his eyes. Kaal was still conscious and saw in Griffin’s eyes, again and again, try to stud up but his body started to give up and after a minute he also lost his conscious.
Kaal was still unconscious and dreaming. From that day after killing Krim’s, Kaal starts having nightmares every day. This day he was also having a nightmare but this time his dream was a bit different from the rest of the days, he was having a dream about his past and the things he had done or faced in past.
`Kaal’s dream was started with the night of his first battle when he saw Don and trying to escape from him. He was naked and afraid trying to run from a giant with a
big hand and shining eyes, he was all alone in the dark with only with his sword in his hand, without knowing where he is or where he should go. Kaal is running with his full power but still the giant is getting closer and closer to Kaal trying to catch him with his hand, Kaal dodged his first few attacks but after knowing he wouldn’t let him go like that Kaal try to fight him with his sword. When giant tried to catch Kaal with his hand Kaal took his sword and tried to cut down his hand but it didn’t affect him giant continued his attack. Kaal dodged the attack and suddenly noticed a man who was sitting on a chair behind him, on top of a small cliff. He tries to see that man’s face after trying for a few seconds he saw it, it was Krim’s. He was so happy to see him again,
He shouted with his full power “Krim’s ??” And asked for his help “Krim’s...save mee !!!”
“I can’t defeat that thing, the sword is not working on that thing !!!....”.
Krim’s stray there and keep playing with his dog.
Kaal called him again “Krim’s... ???”.
Krim’s replied “.... Are you kidding me .... don’t be ridiculous.......... How can you cut anything with a leg ...”.
Kaal got confused and was unable to understand what Krim was trying to say.
Suddenly Krim replied, “That’s my right leg that you got in your hand right now .....isn’t it??”.
Krim “Oh yeah....you should give it back to me ......you know I can’t fight without it ..” after hearing Krim’s Kaal checked his hand and got shocked, he was truly holding Krim’s right leg in place of a sword.
He became terrified and started screaming “uaaa!!!”.
Krim’s “.. And besides did you forget?.... I m already dead and gone now .....you are the one who shoved his sword right up through my throat.... you know it hurt ...a lot ...even to death ... “.
And opened his throat and show it to Kaal. Kaal became silent and can’t able to reply to him.
Krim’s started talking again “Who’d help the creep caused all this anyways?....yeah right it was u Hesta “Krim’s keep talking to his dog who looked like Hesta in his final moments.
Kaal tries to talk to Krim’s “Krim’s!.... Listen to...me.... ”.
But before he can finish giant Don caught him and engulfed him, Kaal was still trying to free himself but couldn’t and lastly, he asked Krim’s for help “Krim’s!!!”.
But when he saw toward them there were only two skeletons present with some cursed voice’s who were cursing Kaal.
‘You should have died that day !!!’.
Kaal stared to begging them for forgiving
‘forgive me ... please forgive me Krim’s ..’
But cursing didn’t stop
‘You should have died that day’
And everything was gets swallowed by the giant’s darkness.
Kaal was in the middle of that darkness with unbearable pain and guilt.
In that darkness, he felt a touch of someone. Someone was touching him, his naked body was mingled with some one’s body. The other person hugging Kaal’s body tightly and didn’t let it go for even a sec but due to his pasts incident Kaal was still uncomfortable from being touch, in his sleep, he started repeating and shouting one word again and again.
“Don’t touch me” ......
“Stop”.......
“Don’t touch me “.....`
After some time the darkness started to fade away and he was started to see and feel his surroundings. Now he was able to saw the person who laying beside him this whole time, it was the same person who he defeated in the fight the armored woman.
“ A woman.... that girl from .....”.
The girl is still hugging Kaal tightly and intensely staring his face with dead expressions in her eyes, it was like that the things she was doing were not due to her will but because of something she can’t refuse it. Kaal noticed her eyes “What!!..... these ..... dark eyes... ”.
Her eyes didn’t have any guilt, sorrow or sadness for what she was doing only one thing was their loyalty for someone and that someone was not Kaal for sure.
Kaal continued looking in those beautiful eyes and started to feel dizzy again and started to fall in sleep again, it was the first time that Kaal was able to sleep calmly after many years, and Kaal continued sleeping for quite some time.
CHAPTER 3
THE UNKNOWN NEXT MORNING
Kaal woke up in an unknown tent, he was confused about what happened after that day and what was the last night dream. Is that was truly a dream or did that thing actually happened with him?
’Where .... am I .... ???..... hm ..... What happened after that fight .. am I still dreaming...’
Kaal was confused he tried to stand up but when he moved his hand a sharp sensation of pain run through his veins, now he knows that he was not in a dream or anything that fight was real.
He endured all pain and stood up and move out of the tent to look outside view. he was a little bit of surprise to know that he was on a campsite of some unknown man. After observing them for a little he knows who these peoples can be.
’Hm..... they looked like a mercenary band!!.. but they are too young for that ....’
Kaal was thinking all this when he suddenly noticed Griffin.
’That’s.... him...’
Griffin was standing a little far away from Kaal, talking with one of his men. They are maybe arguing about something Griffin was trying to convince him about something but man was still not convinced with his thought and started leave there in anger. That person started came toward Kaal, Kaal notices it was the same person who he fights before Kaal and that person was actually a girl. When she came a little close to Kaal, he also noticed her eyes.
’Hmm....those .....dark eyes !!’
These eyes are the Same eyes from his dream. Kaal became a bit confused about the whole thing he was still trying to understand it when he saw that the Casca was standing right in front of him. Before he can say anything Casca punched his chest wound with full power and took out his breath for a second.
And said, “I wish .. you die after Griffin was done with you “and left. Kaal felled on his knees cause of pain. Everyone started laughing at Kaal.
He was on his knees for a few minutes after that, he noticed a guy who is sitting right outside the tent and sharpening his knife’s suddenly started talking with Kaal “It’s only natural don’t u think”.
Kaal stared looking toward him without saying anything “....”.
He checked the edge of the blade and started sharpening it again and continued his talk “Cause of u she got humiliated not only once but twice, well it is natural for her to hate you .......”
“ Our Casca gave up being a woman so she could be a mercenary long ago. To tell you the truth she is a much better swordsman than the man among here ... But........ She got defeated by an unknown man in front of his man’s and not only this .... “and started staring his knife-edge, and started looking all over a knife for any error or damage.
after investing knife he started talking again “She had to sleep with you even if it cause of Griffin’s order but she had to sleep with you for two days and two night, in order to warm up your body since you have lost too much blood your body started to get cold and the only way to save you was personal heat ......
I don’t know why but Griffin said ‘warming a man is woman’s duty’
...or something like that and so Griffin orders her to sleep with you ..... For warming you”.
And after checking the knife again he throws the knife toward Corkus’s bathing bucket.
Corkus “ahhh!!!”.
Kaal strayed silent and started staying ground. He suddenly snapped out of his thought when he heard a voice from behind.
“ what the hell are you doing Judeaus?!”.
Judeaus “sorry, sorry my mistake !!”.
“ did that wake you up?” Kaal recognized that voice he turned toward the voice and saw Griffin standing right behind him. both stared each other for a min
ute and after that Griffin started talking again
“ ..... I m Griffin ... What’s your name ?”
“ .......Kaal ...”
After the introduction, Griffin took the Kaal sword out of his clothes and show it to Kaal. Kaal was a little surprised to see his sword but he did’t say anything.
Griffin started talking again “it’s an amazing sword ..... It’s so heavy I could never wield it ....” And started handing sword toward Kaal.
Kaal didn’t say anything again and just silently accepted his sword. After seeing this Griffin just calmly smile and asked Kaal “would you accompany me ?”.
Kaal just put his clothes on and started walking with Griffin whole band was seeing this view from there sports without making move cause they knew maybe this can make a great change toward their future. Casca also see them from a distance and started thinking
Griffin ??..... Now, what....?
Casca was still in his thought when Corkus interrupted her “..... What the hell is Griffin thinking?... Saving a creep like that !”.
Suddenly a small boy replied who repairing equipment “maybe he is making him an ally”.
Corkus “huh?”
Boy “I mean he is incredibly strong ... And if he is on our side he will be a great help in battles...”.
Corkus kicked equipment in boy’s hand and started shouting “Quit spouting that crap, Rickert!!”.
“ That man... He cut off Errol’s arm and killed Dente ... how can we leave him alone after that ?!”
Rickert inner thought
Bastard... You are the one who started this al...
Rickert broke through his thought when Corkus suddenly asked a big giant like man’s thought about this “Right Pippin?!” But he stayed silent.