A battle of epic proportions
Millions of mortals pitted against each other.
Songs will be sung.
Stories crafted
Legends spun.
But you know
I do not really care.
As long as the girl survives, I am perfectly fine with the outcome.
And when I think about it
There is so little at stake for us
Why am I even here?
Why is she even here?
There is nothing to gain from this.
No treasure, no glory.
Only the passing word from a God.
And Gods are not to be trusted.
But alas, I am here
With the human.
Watching her
Feeling highly entertained, amused and
Happy?
Yeah, happy.
It has been a fun month.
The mortals have been waiting
Their nerves being tested, grim faces and dirty looks.
Something I have grown accustomed to
Faces I have seen many times
Almost always on the faces of my enemies.
So seeing them on “allied” faces werenew to me
Quiet interesting.
Although I am left wondering.
As I look at a face, not quiet like the others.
A face I have grown fond of, smiling brightly and walking around merrily.
Whistling and looking around calmly.
I have seen similar sightings within armies.
But those are usually the mad or the broken.
I do not see her as any of those.
Maybe mad when I think about it
But not the normal mad, more the
Extremely frustratingly mad genius.
Or the stupid mad?
Hmmm.
Something to ponder.
The Faun tried to speak to me.
A laughable attempt
Truly a stupid Faun.
But what makes it fun
Was his attempt to have an archery contest with me.
Me?
Why would I ever deign to show you my great skill in such a vulg-
“He don’t dostuff like that, I think he’s retarded.”
The human said, looking at me with a big wide smug.
...
You little piece of...
I will show you the might of Dragons!
And I shot, feeling my mana seep into the meager bow.
Holding back my immense amount of power to not accidently snap it in half.
Hahaha, watch me Human!
Watch in my great splendor how epic I am!
I shall make you drool in aw-
“He missed” She whispered out to no one in particular, a wide smile on her lips.
...
“Stupid mortal weapons”
They are far too primitive for someone as great as me.
I mean
I missed on purpose.
Yeah.
“Dont be angry big guy! I’m sure you’re not retarded, just mentally deficient.”
She said without pause
But I was calm.
Serene, you could say.
I merely chased her.
Trying to cleave her head from her worthless neck with my illusionary sword
Nothing wrong with that.
Nothing
Wrong
With that...
The Human was standing on top of the wall now.
Easily climbable, but it would bring suspicious eyes on me if I flew up it
Damnable form
Why are you so perfectly made?
Why must my looks be so decieveing.
Making it impossible to keep a close eye on her.This book was originally published on Royal Road. Check it out there for the real experience.
Why would those stairs be so small?
Fauns and their bad plans.
How did they think this would work?
I can agree that these rats are stupid.
But are not all mortals stupid?
Why would such a petty trick, such as this, ever work?
And for that matter
Why would Rats scare them?
They may be many, but a few millions Rats are nothing in the grand scheme of things.
I could probably wipe them out in an instance.
No
I know I can wipe them out in an instance.
But...
Doing that would foil my deception.
And to be honest
I find it a lot more fun to see how these mortals go about solving this problem.
Especially considering that this entire plan were createdby the girl.
To think she, of all people, could come up with this.
Truly.
Intresting-
Wait, what is that?
...
Oh, that is an interesting turn of events.
To think they would tunnel their way up from below
Such crafty creatures.
I would expect nothing less from those worshipping me.
But this will not do
They could easily overwhelm the Human
I will have to warn her.
Hmmm, how to warn her?
Oh, I know.
Let us just borrow a sword from these Centaurs
And away you go!
No, I was not trying to get your attention Faun
I do not care about you.
Okay, next sword
And away you go!
Aha, succes.
Hey human, below us, Lizards coming to kill you.
...
She does not seem to get it.
And the lizards are close.
Come on, why you got to be so stupid at timeslike this.
They are down there! Come on!
They are do-
Oh, I think she noticed it
Finaly.
Hm, they broke through though. She was a little too slow and stupid.
And now they are swarming around this makeshift castle like ants around a sugar cube.
It is kind of interesting to look at.
Even though nothing about this is new to me.
It is still interesting to see how she reacts.
Holding a very grim expression, shooting with her bow.
Which kills a Lizard every time she fires.
She has also taken up the position of leader.
Yes, she is doing it subconsciously.
And it is interesting.
To think she could stay calm in such a dire situation
Well, she has been through a lot.
So maybe this should not surprise me.
The battle rages on, but it is clear.
They are losing handedly
It is just a matter of minutes before they are overwhelmed.
Hmmm, I was really hoping it would not come too this
But I might have to save the Human
Hopefully she will not recognise that it is-
Wait.
The Faun is doing something
He has grabbed her arm
And.
Is pulling her towards the wall?
What the hell.
IS HE DOING!
HOW DARE HE CAUSE HARM TO HER
I WILL RIP YOUR ARMS FROM YOUR SOCKETS
EAT YOUR EYES AND BURN YOUR BRAIN FROM THE INSIDE
YOU-
“Take her to safety.”
He whispered as we walked through the tunnel that the other Fauns had made.
Human screaming wildly and punching him in a futile attemptto escape.
Huh
Oh, I understand.
You want to guarantee her safety.
Hmmm, Faun
I misjudged you
You are a little better than mere fodder.
So I nodded in response.
Faun closing his eyes and tossing the human outside the walls border
Closing it behind her.
Who jumped at the closing wall.
Digging at it with her nails, pounding it and screaming at the top of her lungs.
What.
Why?
Why is this so hard for you?
I do not understand.
Life is filled with death.
You can not save them; they have done this on their own accord.
Knowing the risks.
That Faun, he is doing this to save you
To save the rest of the Fauns.
He is sacrificing himself for everyone.
So why
Why would you fight it?
Do you not understand that he is doing it for you?
Just let go.
It will be better like that
Just like it was for me.
Please do not make my mistake.
But she did not listen.
How could she?
I had spoken no words to her.
So I grabbed her, feeling her helplessly tug at me, screaming.
“LET ME GO! WE HAVE TO SAVE THEM!”
No, we have to save you.
You have a mission, something to do.
Save everyone else, your plan must continue.
He is doing this for you.
But she struggled, helplessly wriggling in my grasp
Holding her effortlessly, running away from the makeshift fort.
The Rats having moved closer, but far too slow to every catch up to me.
Then suddenly, the human stopped struggling.
Her gaze looked up to the wall.
I followed her gaze, seeing the Faun
A serene expression on his face
A small smile.
Then a spear through his stomach
Followed by him falling
Falling.
Then a wet thump as his body lay limp on the ground.
And there he died
A better death than most mortals.
I will try to remember you.
“No.”
She whispered.
I looked down on her
Breath stopped in my chest
Seeing absolute terror on her face.
Expression turned frozen as she stared at the Faun
Making me remember
Memories long forgotten
But oh so awful.
Her face reminding me
Of me.
Then the tears flowed.
Her struggling started again.
“No! No! Let me go! I have to save him! I have to save him! He needs me! Let me go-“
On and on
Voice going softer the longer she screamed
Until it was nothing more than an echo.
Her struggling going limp
Turning to a soft shivering.
Her eyes closing
Her mouth whispering
“I dont want this”
Breathing going ragged, a single tear flowing
“I cant to this”
She leaned into me, head hiding in my fake fur.
“I cant go on”
“I cant... live no more”
How can I be so stupid?
How could I let it all escalate like this
I could have stopped this.
Stopped it all
This is all my fault.
...
No
Not like this.
I will not let it end like this
Human
I have realised something.
No, I have remembered something.
Remembered emotions
The pain, the suffering of losing someone dear
I can not let it end like this
Human, I will save you
You have shown me so much.
Taught me so much.
Made me feel so much
I want to repay this
This debt.
Human, I will not let it end like this.
Your someone precious to me
And this is too much.
I can not see you in such pain.
I will fix this
And then I will save you.
I will save everyone precious, to you
For you
Are precious to me.