Fouryearsago fromtodaywhenIwaseleven,Iheldonto my six-year-old brothers hand and a dull sword in theother.Not bandits, but the neighboring kingdom had finally waged war and wewerethefirst...Bloodsoaked theair, tears streamed frommylittle brother Rayon.Fatherjustpushedus down that trench, he had already been impaled by a jagged spear by thetimeIcould turn around.Ihadwatchedhim withmymouth agape as the devilish man behind hadbeganlickingmyfathers ear.Icanstillrememberwhat he hadsaid whenItookholdRayonshand andran.
"Aneyefor aneye"Icouldn''t look back, ifIdidthenIwouldn''t be able to keep running.Tears floodedmyfaceandsmokefrom thecitysaturatedmylungs.Ididn''t letgoofmybrotherhe wouldn''t beabletosurvivein this world alone.How couldpeopledothis,justneedlesslykillandenjoyit?Ididn''t know but there was something elseIhadtounderstand, why couldn''tIfeelmyarm?Iturnedmyheadandbloodflowed from theopenwound.Mybrotherandmyarmwas being held by a shadow standing no more than twentyfeetaway from me.When did he get here, I didn''tevensee?It?Thepainbeganto flow to thestumpthat wasleftinplaceofmyarm,myscream...The loudest scream I''veevergiven, mixed withhatred,pain,fear.
"GIVEHIM BACK!"I ran as fast asmyfeetcouldcarrybut it wastoolate.Whatseemed tobea deep red smile thatcamefrom thefigure.Aholealreadyfilledmychest,myheartIcouldseeit, thebeatingcame to a slow crawl.Ihadfallentomyknees, andmyhearinghadfaded,myvisionhad grown dark whileIsawmybrother reach for me but he was taken.Thatshadowlefta dark energy residue embedded into thebloodof thestillfilling trench.Thebloodbegantoboil, and soonitseeped intomyexposed heart,itrapidlybeganrestoringmybody, butmyarmstillremainedastump.
I laid therestillunconsciously.Until I hadheardthe whimper of asmallanimal,ithadawokenme frommyout of world state.Rosiespoochwas beingstrangledalive with a man plastering asmileacross hisface.Darkthoughtsfloodedmymind.
"Ifyouwishto enactsufferingamongtheliving, thenIshallinflictsufferingamongyouwhocauseit."Islowlywalked to theman, Jasper, the small dog,beganlosingthelightin hiseyes, but no mythoughtsstrayed.Ihadreachedthedistractedman andplaced my remaining arm on hisskull."Yourmine." Myeyesgrewa deep crimson, and he fell lifelessly.Jasper jumped up withfear in hiseyesand limped away from thecitywhile panting forair."YOUR ALL MINE!"All thebloodthat drenched this forsaken citybeganto flood,thousandsofgallonsofbloodcircled infrontof me as wandering soldiers from the Everlithkingdomfollowed the trail.Theretheystoodwatching agape "IT''S A BLOOD MAGE!". They couldn''t be more wrong.Mymindbent further as Istaredat the blood red blob reforming into a ghastly shadow.Soldierscharged atmewhile archers shot arrows at me,gallonsofbloodclotted andsurroundedmeblocking all that the damnedsinnerscouldoffer.
"Letmecorrectyour sorely mistaken claim.No, I''ma death master!" DidI truly know what that was at the time?No,no onedid, but that didn''tstopmy corrupted mind fromfinishingthejob.A blood wraith hadformedfrom the life force of all those that have beenkilled.The blood wraith and Ihadonethingincommon...Wewantedrevenge."Toleaveno one alive."Asmilehad crept up frommyfacethenIfell...Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon.
Thesoundof chirping filled theair, soonIopenedmyeyes,feelingthe soreness ofmyentirebody.Thesoundof crunching also filled theair,Ilooked around andfinallyfoundmyeyesstaringat a blood red creature feasting on ahumancorpse.Thesmellmixed with thesightIhadjustseen, turned my stomach and whatever was left inmy gut exitedmymouth unto theground.
Thecreaturecuriously looked up, almostas ifitwerehappytoseeme... Itfloated tome ever so slowly,as ifitwerecarful to not scareme.That didn''t help in the slightest, I had backed away terrified of whatwasbeforeme. The shoutsofmenechoed outside thegatesof thesmallcity."LOOKFORSURVIVORSSAVE ALL THAT YOU CAN!"The Monster grewagitatedand rushedstraightat me divingstraighttowardsmyface.Ifeltitmergewithmybodyas ashapeburned ontomyface...Its as if itwereatattoohowIknow?Idon''tknowbutIjustdo.Ipick myself up and limp to the nearest alley, whoknowsif thesepeopleare friends orfoes...TillIknowwho thesepeopleareIwill hide away.Or at leastthatswhatIwantedtodotillIfeltastrongholyresidencegrabmy tattered shirt from theback.
"Kidwhere the helldoesyouthinkyou begoing?" hespokeinastrongaccent...A flash back tookholdof meseeingthe evil men run through thesestreets.Ibeganto freak out "I''LL KILL YOU, LET GO YOU SINNER!" Ifeltmy face burn as the wraith dashed out impacting itself onto themansbroad chest protected by silver armor garmented by gold designs.Themanflew back tenfeetat least, but hecaughthimselflandingon hisfeetquicklydrawing a mighty greatsword that seemed sharp enough tocuttheskyapart.The wraith dashed back into my face right after it hadmadeimpact.My eyelids grew heavy, and drowsinessovertook me...ThatswhenIhad collapsed and hadawokento find myself under thecareof thechurchof Bersatia.ThatmanIhad knocked back hadbecomemyguardian...
"Or sothatswhatIliketotelltheladies, toconvincethem tosleep withmewhether theytakethestoryseriously ornotmatters-littletomebutIknowIhavesleptwithwaymorewomenthanyouLeon!".Thehandsomemansittingacross frommelaughed."What everyousayMendril, butletmetellyousomething,beingthesonof a Marquess hasits perks.".Hesat upquicklyand marchedstraightto thenearestgorgeous looking women, that looked tobe5"6tall with flowing black hair,Plump thighs, a perfectly round butt, not the largest ofchestsbut abeautynone the less.Hehad looked right over at me with a smirk andhegrabbedherhandandleadher to the inns bedrooms.Hegaveme thebirdand then athumbs up.Ilaughedfor agoodthreeminutesbeforeIwhisperedto myself "GodIhatebeingavirgin.".