Snippet #1004671

Ian - The sun was falling beneath the bloodstained horizon. I watched silently thinking about what had happened. It was all so quick. It has been many months since my family was taken, and I am still no closer to getting them back then when we started. I laid back and stared intently at the sky, and soon drifted to sleep...

I awoke no more than an hour later, cursing myself for being so careless. I have been following a man for 5 days towards the camp of a man known as Francis Brummette. He had sent out invitations to many established warriors throughout the world. He was going to raise an army against the Underworld. I had not received an invitation, but I had to go. A few months ago, those I love had been taken by the Underworld's Army. Alexia, and my 3 younger siblings. I had to get them back. So, traveling to where I heard it might be, I found a man boasting about being "the greatest warrior of them all!" and I followed him towards the camp. It's been five days since then, and the camp is in sight. I decided to wait awhile until the man was inside before going down.

It was dark, I had fallen asleep again. Gah! I strapped on my sword and quiver and made for the camp. I walked towards it, the moonlight almost fully blinding me, but I kept my eyes fixed on the torches burning throughout the camp. I quickened my pace, anxious to get there. I arrived at the entrance where 6 men with steel armor and spears stood guardian. "Show me your invitation please" said the man who looked to be the leader; he had his armor engraved and carried a long sword instead of a spear. "I do not have one, but please let me speak with Francis." I said calmly. "Go home boy. You're too young for war." he told me. I grabbed him by his armor as the guards closed in around me. "I have no home to go back to. My home has been destroyed and the people I love killed or taken prisoner. Now let me in, or I'll kill each one of you to get in myself!" I could feel my body heating up. No, not now. Please not now. "Uh...uh...you....you can go in" the guard said. "My thanks." I replied with a smile.