Salathe places some gear into his pack and looks out south of the island. He can barely see the wizards tower in the distance. He straps on his pack and dives into the water and begins to swim
An hour later he pulls himself onto the rocks of the small island and looks at the tower
"Its been a while since i last came here...."
He walks across the rocks, and reaches the tower. He looks around recollecting the events of his last visit
"Fix his curse!" Grant yelled
"I am afraid Salathe wont be returning to his normal state ever again..." The wizard exlaimed
Salathe walks in and sees blood and bones still all across the room.
"And why not?" He questions
"Well, thats not part of the game" And the wizard grins
The blood hadnt gone away...
Grant growls at him. Salathe sits, chained. He bites viciously at the air.
"You cant just leave him like this"
Salathe looks around frantically, his eye color turns dark red and he jerks around even more violently.
"Oh, i believe i..."
With his great strength Salathe breaks the chains and jumps towards the wizard
He picks up the chains, looking at the his own teeth marks of where he shattered them
"N.... nooo!" The wizard turns and runs
Salathe lands and leaps at him once again, this time he knocks him over. He bites at the wizard, tearing flesh from his arm
"Help me!!"
Grant ignores the wizard and leaves the tower and closes the doors
"Heeeeelp!!!"
The wizard runs for the doors but Salathe tackles him once again. He scurries back frantically and salathe gnaws at his body
Salathe drops the chains on the floor and sees the trail of blood across the floor towards the door
"Salathe... Salathe.... i can fix it... but.."
Salathe swings his claw at the wizards face tearing more flesh from his body
"No curses!!!" Salathe yells
The wizard gets up once again and tries to run. Salathe watches him a moment grinning then leaps on him one last time and kills him
Looking over his dead body Salathe licks the blood from his lips and then looks to the large cabinet. He rushes over and opens it and grabs the potion quickly and drinks it. Soon after, Grant comes in, he sees Salathes condition and smiles.
"Good to see your back.... now i must go"
Salathe nods to him and turns
"You'll need this..."
Grant lays down Salathes halberd and necklace and gets back onto his ship.
"Thank you grant...."
He heads to a corner where an old chest stands. Salathe opens it pulling out a shattered halberd, and a fire sword, and a parchment. He reads over the paper and nods to himself. He packs away the shattered halberd and puts on some small armor and sheathes his sword and heads into the cellar of the tower. He picks up an unlit torch off the wall and lights it with some flint. A large cave appears through the light and Salathe heads in
Seeking the past
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Salathe spends the day venturing through the deep cave fighting evil beings every few corners. He had rid most of them on his last visit. Finally, he reaches the end of the cave, where three pedestals stand. One for a halberd, one for a necklace, and one for a sword. Salathe takes off his ice bird amulet and places it into one pedestal, and he places the firesword into another. An anvil stands near as well, he takes out his best hammer and his halberd and begins reforging it.
After an hour of working, Salathe perfectly reforges his halberd. He examines it very pleased with the work and places it on its proper pedestal. Salathe steps back, and the pedestals all lower into the floor, and the wall behind them opens slowly. Salathe walks through the small pass where there is a statue of a robed man holding a glowing orb. The directions on the parchment hadnt explained what to do at this point, so Salathe thought a moment and raised his hand over the orb. He looked at it skeptically then nodded to himself and put his hand on the orb. An energy from the orb enters Salathe's body and he stiffens. He falls to his knees still having his hand on the orb. The energy causes him to glow. A white light shines through his eyes and mouth as he yells. But suddenly it stops, and memories race through Salathes head.
Salathe walks humming a song as he carries a bucket of water across a courtyard. He walks through a small gate and some human guards growl at him as he passes. He walks into a small town full of shacks. Guards are guiding a line of lizardmen carrying large pales of ore. Salathe walks in the opposite direction trying not to draw any of the guards attention.
"Sssalathe, come here, i wantss to sshow you ssomething"
"Yesss mother!" Salathe drops the bucket of water he was carrying and rushes over to the lizardwomen
"What iss it?"The young lizardman looks up to his mother with a large smile
"Thiss iss for you, A momento of our hometown" She hisses slightly and handles him a necklace. Salathe takes it and runs his hands over the teeth and symbol weaved onto it. He looks back up and smiles to his mother.
"Will I ever ssseee the town mottheer?"
The smile on her face leaves her.
"Well..."
"Hey you two!!! Back to work!" A whip cracks towards the two lizards and an armored man growls at them.
"Yess ssir... sorry sssir" Salathe sticks the necklace in his bag and rushes back to the bucket of water and lifts it.
"You! Get up and work!" The guard walks over to the lizardwoman and hits her as she tries to stand.
"Pathetic!" He hits her again.
"Sssstop!" Salathe runs over tugging at the man
"Leave her alone..."
"Hahaha, pathetic lizards" He picks up Salathe and throws him on the ground.
"If you wont cooperate willingly, we'll force you to" The man lifts some chains and puts them around the womans arms.
"Leave her alone disssgussting human!!" Salathe stands back and looks to man.
"I dont like your tounge boy..." He knocks the woman to the ground and takes out a dagger and grabs Salathe.
"So i'll remove it"
He forces Salathe's mouth open and pulls his tounge out.
"No more irritating hissing from you"
The man grins and cuts Salathe's tounge short
"AAaaaaahh!!" Salathe falls to the ground clasping his hands over his mouth
"Pathetic lizards... you'll still talk boy, but no hisses from you anymore. Let this be a lesson" The man laughes and grabs the chains and yanks them. Salathe's mother gets up and follows him.
"Sssssalathe! Sssstay ssssstrong!" She yells to him as the guard takes her into the castle. Salathe lays on the ground still clasping his mouth. His eyes fill with tears as he sees his mother taken into the castle. He pulls his hands away from his mouth and blood quickly poors out onto the ground.
"B... bastards..."
He spits out another mouthful of blood and wipes some tears from his eyes while looking at the castle
Salathe walks humming a song as he carries a bucket of water across a courtyard. He walks through a small gate and some human guards growl at him as he passes. He walks into a small town full of shacks. Guards are guiding a line of lizardmen carrying large pales of ore. Salathe walks in the opposite direction trying not to draw any of the guards attention.
"Sssalathe, come here, i wantss to sshow you ssomething"
"Yesss mother!" Salathe drops the bucket of water he was carrying and rushes over to the lizardwomen
"What iss it?"The young lizardman looks up to his mother with a large smile
"Thiss iss for you, A momento of our hometown" She hisses slightly and handles him a necklace. Salathe takes it and runs his hands over the teeth and symbol weaved onto it. He looks back up and smiles to his mother.
"Will I ever ssseee the town mottheer?"
The smile on her face leaves her.
"Well..."
"Hey you two!!! Back to work!" A whip cracks towards the two lizards and an armored man growls at them.
"Yess ssir... sorry sssir" Salathe sticks the necklace in his bag and rushes back to the bucket of water and lifts it.
"You! Get up and work!" The guard walks over to the lizardwoman and hits her as she tries to stand.
"Pathetic!" He hits her again.
"Sssstop!" Salathe runs over tugging at the man
"Leave her alone..."
"Hahaha, pathetic lizards" He picks up Salathe and throws him on the ground.
"If you wont cooperate willingly, we'll force you to" The man lifts some chains and puts them around the womans arms.
"Leave her alone disssgussting human!!" Salathe stands back and looks to man.
"I dont like your tounge boy..." He knocks the woman to the ground and takes out a dagger and grabs Salathe.
"So i'll remove it"
He forces Salathe's mouth open and pulls his tounge out.
"No more irritating hissing from you"
The man grins and cuts Salathe's tounge short
"AAaaaaahh!!" Salathe falls to the ground clasping his hands over his mouth
"Pathetic lizards... you'll still talk boy, but no hisses from you anymore. Let this be a lesson" The man laughes and grabs the chains and yanks them. Salathe's mother gets up and follows him.
"Sssssalathe! Sssstay ssssstrong!" She yells to him as the guard takes her into the castle. Salathe lays on the ground still clasping his mouth. His eyes fill with tears as he sees his mother taken into the castle. He pulls his hands away from his mouth and blood quickly poors out onto the ground.
"B... bastards..."
He spits out another mouthful of blood and wipes some tears from his eyes while looking at the castle
The memories continue to show
"Father! Father!"
Salathe rushes into a small poorly made shack.
"What isss it Sssalathe? Are you ok? Did the guardssss hurt you?"
A large muscled lizard looks down and takes the child into his arms.
Salathe speaks slowly, his tounge still aching.
"Mother.... They took mother" His eyes fill with tears
"They hit her again and again... i... i tried to stop them, but they cut my tounge"
The large lizard growls
"Thhhhey took her!? Into the cassstle?"
Salathe looks up and nods.
"Hrm.... they dont give anyone a chhhance... the ssssecond they sssee an opportunity thhhey weaken you! They put usss into ssslavery and barely let uss get any work done...."
The lizard puts Salathe down and goes to a large box in the back of the shack. Salathe walks slowly behind him seeing what he's doing. THe lizardman opens a both and lifts a large halberd.
"Father..."
The lizard turns his head slightly and sighs. He places the halberd back into the box.
"I know Salathe.... we cant fight them..."
He picks the child back up.
"There isssnt anythhhing we can do.... Your mother is sssstrong thoough, she has ssssstood against them before.. ssshe will do it again."
Salathe looks down.
"Will.... will they hurt her..."
He looks up to his father. His father only stares back at him and sighs.
"Father! You cant let them!!"
He looks back to the box.
"Father! We could save her..."
The man looks back to the child.
"Sssalathe.. you are far to young.."
"I dont care father!! I'd rather die trying to save mother than rot in this hell!"
His father closes his eyes for a moment and thinks.
"No Sssalathe...."
Salathe stands up looking at his father.
"But you taught me to fight! Your the greatest warrior father! I can use a sword well!"
The father raises his voice
"No Salathe!! You wont raise armsss against the humansss..."
Salathe grumbles and leaves the shack.
"Father! Father!"
Salathe rushes into a small poorly made shack.
"What isss it Sssalathe? Are you ok? Did the guardssss hurt you?"
A large muscled lizard looks down and takes the child into his arms.
Salathe speaks slowly, his tounge still aching.
"Mother.... They took mother" His eyes fill with tears
"They hit her again and again... i... i tried to stop them, but they cut my tounge"
The large lizard growls
"Thhhhey took her!? Into the cassstle?"
Salathe looks up and nods.
"Hrm.... they dont give anyone a chhhance... the ssssecond they sssee an opportunity thhhey weaken you! They put usss into ssslavery and barely let uss get any work done...."
The lizard puts Salathe down and goes to a large box in the back of the shack. Salathe walks slowly behind him seeing what he's doing. THe lizardman opens a both and lifts a large halberd.
"Father..."
The lizard turns his head slightly and sighs. He places the halberd back into the box.
"I know Salathe.... we cant fight them..."
He picks the child back up.
"There isssnt anythhhing we can do.... Your mother is sssstrong thoough, she has ssssstood against them before.. ssshe will do it again."
Salathe looks down.
"Will.... will they hurt her..."
He looks up to his father. His father only stares back at him and sighs.
"Father! You cant let them!!"
He looks back to the box.
"Father! We could save her..."
The man looks back to the child.
"Sssalathe.. you are far to young.."
"I dont care father!! I'd rather die trying to save mother than rot in this hell!"
His father closes his eyes for a moment and thinks.
"No Sssalathe...."
Salathe stands up looking at his father.
"But you taught me to fight! Your the greatest warrior father! I can use a sword well!"
The father raises his voice
"No Salathe!! You wont raise armsss against the humansss..."
Salathe grumbles and leaves the shack.
"Attention!! A demonstration will take place! All workers gather!"
THe guards round up all the workers to an open area with a platform in the middle. A single man stands ont eh platform, he is well armored and carries a large swords.
"We've been having trouble with cooperation lately. We will not tolerate it any longer! A demonstration will take place to show what will happen to you if you dont cooperate with us. Bring her out!"
The guards pull on chains and a lizard women is taken onto the platform.
Salathe sees the people gathering and runs back to his father
"Father! Father! Somethings going on!"
THe man stands up and walks with salathe to the scene.
"Thats mother!!"
The large lizard's eyes narrow as the guards take her on teh platform
"Some of you believe you can have a mind of your own.. and stand against us, but you cant!"
The guards begin chaining to a table on the platform.
"If you think you can... you will die"
The armored man unsheathes his sword
"father..."
"I know Salathe.. come with me.."
The man takes the child back with him to their home.
"Here.."
He tosses salathe a sharp sword. Salathe looks at it nervously. The man goes to the box and lifts the halberd out. He turns to Salathe.
"Lissssten... and lissten good... I will free your mother.. but more guardssss will come... i know i shouldnt asssk thiss of you... i will not forccccee you to do this Salathe..."
Salathe looks up to his Father
"I want to fight father..."
THe man nods slowly
"When the others guards come.. you come out from hiding near the gate and kill them.... when you attack, stick your ssssword deep in them... dont waste any time to see if they are dead.. they will be injured enough.."
Salathe looks down at his sword
"Father i dont think..."
He lifts salathe head up
"You take them by surprissssee. Dont forget what i taught you. We cant let them hurt her..."
The lizardman stands and sneaks around the houses to behind the platform. Salathe takes out the necklace his mother gave her. He holds it close and prays for her life. When he finishes he takes his sword and sneak by the gates. He hides behind a barrel waiting
"I'll kill them all.."
THe guards round up all the workers to an open area with a platform in the middle. A single man stands ont eh platform, he is well armored and carries a large swords.
"We've been having trouble with cooperation lately. We will not tolerate it any longer! A demonstration will take place to show what will happen to you if you dont cooperate with us. Bring her out!"
The guards pull on chains and a lizard women is taken onto the platform.
Salathe sees the people gathering and runs back to his father
"Father! Father! Somethings going on!"
THe man stands up and walks with salathe to the scene.
"Thats mother!!"
The large lizard's eyes narrow as the guards take her on teh platform
"Some of you believe you can have a mind of your own.. and stand against us, but you cant!"
The guards begin chaining to a table on the platform.
"If you think you can... you will die"
The armored man unsheathes his sword
"father..."
"I know Salathe.. come with me.."
The man takes the child back with him to their home.
"Here.."
He tosses salathe a sharp sword. Salathe looks at it nervously. The man goes to the box and lifts the halberd out. He turns to Salathe.
"Lissssten... and lissten good... I will free your mother.. but more guardssss will come... i know i shouldnt asssk thiss of you... i will not forccccee you to do this Salathe..."
Salathe looks up to his Father
"I want to fight father..."
THe man nods slowly
"When the others guards come.. you come out from hiding near the gate and kill them.... when you attack, stick your ssssword deep in them... dont waste any time to see if they are dead.. they will be injured enough.."
Salathe looks down at his sword
"Father i dont think..."
He lifts salathe head up
"You take them by surprissssee. Dont forget what i taught you. We cant let them hurt her..."
The lizardman stands and sneaks around the houses to behind the platform. Salathe takes out the necklace his mother gave her. He holds it close and prays for her life. When he finishes he takes his sword and sneak by the gates. He hides behind a barrel waiting
"I'll kill them all.."
"Prepare the detainee!" The armored guard raises his hand and removes himself from the platform. The other guards strap her dorn to a table and lift a large sword before her.
"Stop!" Salathe runs from his hiding spot and stands in front of the crowd. The other lizards turn and look at him confused. The guard grits his teeth and looks at the lizard
"Kil him!" The guard yells
Immediately as the words leave his mouth, Salathe's father leaps onto him and sticks his halberd into his back.
"There will be no execution!" He yells as he pulls teh halberd from the guards body and leaps onto the stage and fights the other two guards.
"Guards quickly come through the gate and Salathe realizes he lef this sword behind. He quickly runs to the barrel and grabs it.
"You! Stop!" The guards see him witht he weapon and head towards him.
Salathe looks at them nervously. One of the guards comes up to him and grab him.
"No!" Salathe yells and thrusts his sword into the guards chest. The other guards look at him shocked.
"Kill him..." The guards unsheath there weapons and walk towards Salathe.
Nervously, Salathe looks at them, and he turns and runs. The guards chase after him. He runs behind a house trying to hide, and the guards come walking past searching for him. THey pass right by Salathe. He thinks to himself how he should hide and stay safe.... but this is his chance, Salathe runs and sticks his sword into one of the guards chest.
"Bastards!" He pulls the sword out and exchanges a few blows witht he other guards. He fights as best he can, but the guards are too strong and Salathe is knocked down. The two guards stand above him and grin as they raise their blades. Salathe looks at them frightened, but as they drop there swords onto him they both are struck down by another lizard. Salathe looks up at the lizard, he doesnt recognize him, but he smiles.
"Th.. thank you"
The lizard nods. He carries a large club.
"Child... be careful" He nods to Salathe and goes back towards the crowd. Salathe picks him self up and lifts his sword. He hears many screams coming from the yard, and he heads over to see many lizards fighting against the guards. At the same time he sees some guards take his mother away back into the castle. His father leaps from the platform into the crowd. He kills all the guards in his way and follows the men taking the lizard woman.
Salathe looks at his necklace and nods. He quickly runs into the castle and follows the guards.
"Kill Her..."
"Noooo!!!"
"Face it lizard... you are weak.."
"You bastards... The gods will never forgive you for your actions!"
Salathe hears the voices around the hall. He looks at the shadows of two men fighting. He drops his sword and steps back slowly.
"You'll never defeat me!!" He hears his father voice.
"Father!" Salathe looks at the shadows hopingly. One of the men's shadows he sees stops for a moment.
"Salathe?"
A sword comes down and fells the man.
"FATHER!!! NO!!" Salathe eyes fill with rage and he runs and picks up his sword and enters teh room. He sees two lizards laying motionless on and covered in blood on the floor.
"Mother.... Father...."
"Oh? These two were married? What a shame..." The man looks at Salathe adn grins.
"You've taken them away from me..."
"I'll kill you all..." Salathe drops his sword and lifts the halberd he father had wielded. The guard laughs and raises his sword. Salathe lunges at him piercing through his armor and into his chest. The other guards look shocked at the death of there commander and wield their own swords. Salathe looks to them and runs at them. He leaps and swings the halberd decapitating one guard and as he lands slides on teh ground slicing off the other guards leg. He gets up and stands over the guard.
"I... I... im sorry! I was following his orders! Please have mercy"
Salathe only grins as he lifts his halberd and sticks it into the guards chest.
"Lizard...." The guard that had killed Salathes mother and father rolled and looked weakly at him.
"Your Mother pleaded and pleaded for us to spare you... It was pathetic.... There is no way you'll get out of here alive.... you'll die here just like your... pathetic parents..." The man grins.
Salathe stands over the man.
"You wont be leaving either..." He lifts the halberd and thrusts it down and crushes the mans skull.
"Nor will anyone else in this castle...."
Salathe lifts the halberd and leaves the room. He runs through the halls, he encounters many guards and kills them all. Another young child, a human, encounters Salathe, he holds a bloody sword. Salathe looks past him to see a dead lizard child across the hall. He looks at the boy in anger. The boy drops his sword and runs. Salathe chases him and pins him down. The boy squirms and hits Salathe halberd from his hand.He grins as he looks down at the boy. He holds his claws over the boys face then raises them and slashes at him until he dies. Salathe walks over to his halberd and picks it up, he heads back to the work yard.
As he leaves the gate he sees dead lizard and human bodies strewed across the yard. Salathe gazes out upon the corpses. He looks back into the long hall. He sees no one, no signs of life.
He heads to where his home was, he opens a small box with some of his fathers belongings. A ring, a horn... just a few items he valued much. He takes the items and places them into his bag.
Salathe left the house and looked at the yard again, he saw no life at all. Only bodies and bodies of dead humans. Salathe walks through the castle, still seeing no signs of life. Only the bodies of the many guards he had killed. Salathe looked around the deserted castle. After wandering he found himself at the grand entrance. In the distance he saw a carriage heading out into the forest.
He watches teh carriage dissapear into the distance. He looks around the massive fields, and at the forest. He had never left the castle before... He was about to leave... then realized all the dead lizards still in teh castle. He heads back, he spends the next two hours carrying every body of every lizard out of the castle. He takes each every body and lays them at the bottom of a nearby lake.
"They wont lay in any human home..... They will lay where they belong..."
Salathe carried his mothers and fathers body out of the castle last. He brought them to the bottom of the lake where he had dug up two small holes. He places each in, and lays down the items he had taken from the box in the house. He takes a small rock and swims to the large rock behind the two graves and engraves there names. Under the names he writes..
"Here lies two lizards. Whom fought for their freedom, and the freedom of there brethren. They have gained their freedom."
Salathe looks at the engravement and sits infront of all the lizards, he says a prayer and heads back to the surface.
He puts bag on ready to leave... but he looks at the castle one last time.... His eyes fill with rage once again. He goes into the castle one last time and pours all the oil he can find around the halls. He stands infront of the castle with some flitn adn coal. He lits a torch and tosses it onto the oil. He wipes a few tears from his eyes and turns and walks towards the forest.
"May they all be tortured by moshran..."
"Stop!" Salathe runs from his hiding spot and stands in front of the crowd. The other lizards turn and look at him confused. The guard grits his teeth and looks at the lizard
"Kil him!" The guard yells
Immediately as the words leave his mouth, Salathe's father leaps onto him and sticks his halberd into his back.
"There will be no execution!" He yells as he pulls teh halberd from the guards body and leaps onto the stage and fights the other two guards.
"Guards quickly come through the gate and Salathe realizes he lef this sword behind. He quickly runs to the barrel and grabs it.
"You! Stop!" The guards see him witht he weapon and head towards him.
Salathe looks at them nervously. One of the guards comes up to him and grab him.
"No!" Salathe yells and thrusts his sword into the guards chest. The other guards look at him shocked.
"Kill him..." The guards unsheath there weapons and walk towards Salathe.
Nervously, Salathe looks at them, and he turns and runs. The guards chase after him. He runs behind a house trying to hide, and the guards come walking past searching for him. THey pass right by Salathe. He thinks to himself how he should hide and stay safe.... but this is his chance, Salathe runs and sticks his sword into one of the guards chest.
"Bastards!" He pulls the sword out and exchanges a few blows witht he other guards. He fights as best he can, but the guards are too strong and Salathe is knocked down. The two guards stand above him and grin as they raise their blades. Salathe looks at them frightened, but as they drop there swords onto him they both are struck down by another lizard. Salathe looks up at the lizard, he doesnt recognize him, but he smiles.
"Th.. thank you"
The lizard nods. He carries a large club.
"Child... be careful" He nods to Salathe and goes back towards the crowd. Salathe picks him self up and lifts his sword. He hears many screams coming from the yard, and he heads over to see many lizards fighting against the guards. At the same time he sees some guards take his mother away back into the castle. His father leaps from the platform into the crowd. He kills all the guards in his way and follows the men taking the lizard woman.
Salathe looks at his necklace and nods. He quickly runs into the castle and follows the guards.
"Kill Her..."
"Noooo!!!"
"Face it lizard... you are weak.."
"You bastards... The gods will never forgive you for your actions!"
Salathe hears the voices around the hall. He looks at the shadows of two men fighting. He drops his sword and steps back slowly.
"You'll never defeat me!!" He hears his father voice.
"Father!" Salathe looks at the shadows hopingly. One of the men's shadows he sees stops for a moment.
"Salathe?"
A sword comes down and fells the man.
"FATHER!!! NO!!" Salathe eyes fill with rage and he runs and picks up his sword and enters teh room. He sees two lizards laying motionless on and covered in blood on the floor.
"Mother.... Father...."
"Oh? These two were married? What a shame..." The man looks at Salathe adn grins.
"You've taken them away from me..."
"I'll kill you all..." Salathe drops his sword and lifts the halberd he father had wielded. The guard laughs and raises his sword. Salathe lunges at him piercing through his armor and into his chest. The other guards look shocked at the death of there commander and wield their own swords. Salathe looks to them and runs at them. He leaps and swings the halberd decapitating one guard and as he lands slides on teh ground slicing off the other guards leg. He gets up and stands over the guard.
"I... I... im sorry! I was following his orders! Please have mercy"
Salathe only grins as he lifts his halberd and sticks it into the guards chest.
"Lizard...." The guard that had killed Salathes mother and father rolled and looked weakly at him.
"Your Mother pleaded and pleaded for us to spare you... It was pathetic.... There is no way you'll get out of here alive.... you'll die here just like your... pathetic parents..." The man grins.
Salathe stands over the man.
"You wont be leaving either..." He lifts the halberd and thrusts it down and crushes the mans skull.
"Nor will anyone else in this castle...."
Salathe lifts the halberd and leaves the room. He runs through the halls, he encounters many guards and kills them all. Another young child, a human, encounters Salathe, he holds a bloody sword. Salathe looks past him to see a dead lizard child across the hall. He looks at the boy in anger. The boy drops his sword and runs. Salathe chases him and pins him down. The boy squirms and hits Salathe halberd from his hand.He grins as he looks down at the boy. He holds his claws over the boys face then raises them and slashes at him until he dies. Salathe walks over to his halberd and picks it up, he heads back to the work yard.
As he leaves the gate he sees dead lizard and human bodies strewed across the yard. Salathe gazes out upon the corpses. He looks back into the long hall. He sees no one, no signs of life.
He heads to where his home was, he opens a small box with some of his fathers belongings. A ring, a horn... just a few items he valued much. He takes the items and places them into his bag.
Salathe left the house and looked at the yard again, he saw no life at all. Only bodies and bodies of dead humans. Salathe walks through the castle, still seeing no signs of life. Only the bodies of the many guards he had killed. Salathe looked around the deserted castle. After wandering he found himself at the grand entrance. In the distance he saw a carriage heading out into the forest.
He watches teh carriage dissapear into the distance. He looks around the massive fields, and at the forest. He had never left the castle before... He was about to leave... then realized all the dead lizards still in teh castle. He heads back, he spends the next two hours carrying every body of every lizard out of the castle. He takes each every body and lays them at the bottom of a nearby lake.
"They wont lay in any human home..... They will lay where they belong..."
Salathe carried his mothers and fathers body out of the castle last. He brought them to the bottom of the lake where he had dug up two small holes. He places each in, and lays down the items he had taken from the box in the house. He takes a small rock and swims to the large rock behind the two graves and engraves there names. Under the names he writes..
"Here lies two lizards. Whom fought for their freedom, and the freedom of there brethren. They have gained their freedom."
Salathe looks at the engravement and sits infront of all the lizards, he says a prayer and heads back to the surface.
He puts bag on ready to leave... but he looks at the castle one last time.... His eyes fill with rage once again. He goes into the castle one last time and pours all the oil he can find around the halls. He stands infront of the castle with some flitn adn coal. He lits a torch and tosses it onto the oil. He wipes a few tears from his eyes and turns and walks towards the forest.
"May they all be tortured by moshran..."
Many years passed and Salathe wandered the world, adventuring, seeing everything there is to see. But every now and again, he thought of his parents, and wished he could see them again...
During one of his adventures he and an elven friend he had fought along side with many times, had come across a small Island with a large tower on it
"Salathe!" THe elf grunts
"Hmm? What is it, see something?"
The elf nods and points towards the island. Salathe finishes tieing a rope, stands and looks at it.
"What do you think?"
"I dont know.... lets check it out"
The elf nods and heads teh boat towards the island. Salathe climbs teh crows nest and looks out towards the island.
"Jaff!! Dont get to close, there are too many rocks."
THe elf nods and steadies the boat and tosses the anchor over the ship.
Salathe leaps down.
"Alright, lets go"
Salathe turns and dives off the boat, the elf follows. They swim to the rocks and pull themselves up.
"You think someone actually lives there?" The grey skinned elf looks over to Salathe. He has a scar across his face and has a large crude looking sword strapped to his back.
"Its possible... lets go take a look"
The two trek across the rocks and reach the large doors. Salathe looks to the elf a moment, then back to the door. He grabs a large handle and knocks it down against the door.
"Anyone there?"
Salathe knocks again. Soon after, a man comes to the door.
"Hello! Hello! I havent had visitors in ages! Come in!"
The two walk inside and the man sits them down. The two tell them where they come from and how they sail around the ocean and travel across continents. The man listens and tells them about his doings.
"Well, i served a king as a wizard for quite some time... But unfortunately, that place was completely destroyed, i barely escaped. Some of the workers there killed all the guards! There was one in peticular... a lizard boy! yes, a lizard boy. He killed almost all the guards with this halberd of his. I was lucky he didnt chase after teh carriage i was in."
Salathes eyes narrow at the wizard
"A kingdom that had lizard slaves?"
"Oh yes! They did, but these lizards werent like you, these ones were savages! They misbehaved and attacked the guards so much! We were doing them a favor, they wouldnt have survived on their own. After they killed everyone, the last surviving lizard had set fire to the castle. It was a shame though... Some of the experiments i carried out could've have been very useful..."
"I was a slave at a kingdom for almost all my life... i killed all the guards and torched the kingdom... And i saw a carriage leaving. And i know you... you were the insane wizard that tortured lizards and performed your experiments on!"
"Oh oh! No no, i dont think we're speaking of the same place"
"Like hell you arent! You killed my brothers and sisters!" Salathe unsheathes his sword and holds it to the wizards throat.
"Salathe! Stop! That was years ago!"
"Shutup! I'll kill you wizard... for your crimes"
"Salathe!"
"Die!" Salathe raises his sword and brings it down on the man.
The wizard laughs and waves his hand shooting a ball of energy at the two and they fly back. He wields his staff
"So that was you that ruined all my plans? A shame now, that i will have to kill you"
"Bastard!" THe elf takes a throwing star from his cloak and hurls it at the wizard.
The wizard holds his hand out and the weapon stops in its path and the wizard faces the elf and points his staff at him.
"Too bad you got involved as well.."
The wizard shoots a large beam from his staff and it goes straight through the elf.
"Hahaha! So pathetic..."
"You bastard... you wont get away with this.."
THe wizard points his staff at Salathe and causes his body to stiffen.
"I wont kill you... but i have a better idea... a... a game! Yes yes! A game" THe wizard grins.
"Here's how we play. I'll take all your memories, all the knowledge you hold will be lost. But! You will live. You will take your precious halberd and necklace with you. And you wont lose them! If you lose them, you will be visiting me. And we'll start a new game"
The wizard walks over to Salathe
"Now now.... where should i leave you? Hmmm there is that crazed island to the north... yes! that would be good. Close enough that i can watch you. Now! Enjoy playing!" The wizard hits salathe across the head and he passes out.
"Hello there!!" Two elves look down at Salathe as he lays in teh library.
"Welcome to Trollsbane!" The two elves smile and help Salathe up
"Who are you? may i ask?"
Salathe looks at them confused.
"I am... a lizard?"
"Of course you are! BUt what is your name? My name is Damien" The elf smiles to him
"And i am Loki Ferhuear. We are assigned to greet all new comers. What is your name?"
"I... I am.."
"Your Salathe.. Salathe Kankas"
"Salathe.. Salathe Kankas"
"Great to meet you Salathe! Welcome to trollsbane! You'll love it here!"
((exact convo i had with damien and loki ingame when i started my first char, and before i even had a story ;D))
Salathe wakes up in the cave. He stands and recollects himself. He packs his things from the pedestal, he has an aching headache, so he rests a momemt and then makes his way back to the surface of the island.
"Now what...."
Salathe looks to the north where he can barely see Gobiath
"No.... not yet..."
Salathe thinks a moment and dives into the water and swims to the east
During one of his adventures he and an elven friend he had fought along side with many times, had come across a small Island with a large tower on it
"Salathe!" THe elf grunts
"Hmm? What is it, see something?"
The elf nods and points towards the island. Salathe finishes tieing a rope, stands and looks at it.
"What do you think?"
"I dont know.... lets check it out"
The elf nods and heads teh boat towards the island. Salathe climbs teh crows nest and looks out towards the island.
"Jaff!! Dont get to close, there are too many rocks."
THe elf nods and steadies the boat and tosses the anchor over the ship.
Salathe leaps down.
"Alright, lets go"
Salathe turns and dives off the boat, the elf follows. They swim to the rocks and pull themselves up.
"You think someone actually lives there?" The grey skinned elf looks over to Salathe. He has a scar across his face and has a large crude looking sword strapped to his back.
"Its possible... lets go take a look"
The two trek across the rocks and reach the large doors. Salathe looks to the elf a moment, then back to the door. He grabs a large handle and knocks it down against the door.
"Anyone there?"
Salathe knocks again. Soon after, a man comes to the door.
"Hello! Hello! I havent had visitors in ages! Come in!"
The two walk inside and the man sits them down. The two tell them where they come from and how they sail around the ocean and travel across continents. The man listens and tells them about his doings.
"Well, i served a king as a wizard for quite some time... But unfortunately, that place was completely destroyed, i barely escaped. Some of the workers there killed all the guards! There was one in peticular... a lizard boy! yes, a lizard boy. He killed almost all the guards with this halberd of his. I was lucky he didnt chase after teh carriage i was in."
Salathes eyes narrow at the wizard
"A kingdom that had lizard slaves?"
"Oh yes! They did, but these lizards werent like you, these ones were savages! They misbehaved and attacked the guards so much! We were doing them a favor, they wouldnt have survived on their own. After they killed everyone, the last surviving lizard had set fire to the castle. It was a shame though... Some of the experiments i carried out could've have been very useful..."
"I was a slave at a kingdom for almost all my life... i killed all the guards and torched the kingdom... And i saw a carriage leaving. And i know you... you were the insane wizard that tortured lizards and performed your experiments on!"
"Oh oh! No no, i dont think we're speaking of the same place"
"Like hell you arent! You killed my brothers and sisters!" Salathe unsheathes his sword and holds it to the wizards throat.
"Salathe! Stop! That was years ago!"
"Shutup! I'll kill you wizard... for your crimes"
"Salathe!"
"Die!" Salathe raises his sword and brings it down on the man.
The wizard laughs and waves his hand shooting a ball of energy at the two and they fly back. He wields his staff
"So that was you that ruined all my plans? A shame now, that i will have to kill you"
"Bastard!" THe elf takes a throwing star from his cloak and hurls it at the wizard.
The wizard holds his hand out and the weapon stops in its path and the wizard faces the elf and points his staff at him.
"Too bad you got involved as well.."
The wizard shoots a large beam from his staff and it goes straight through the elf.
"Hahaha! So pathetic..."
"You bastard... you wont get away with this.."
THe wizard points his staff at Salathe and causes his body to stiffen.
"I wont kill you... but i have a better idea... a... a game! Yes yes! A game" THe wizard grins.
"Here's how we play. I'll take all your memories, all the knowledge you hold will be lost. But! You will live. You will take your precious halberd and necklace with you. And you wont lose them! If you lose them, you will be visiting me. And we'll start a new game"
The wizard walks over to Salathe
"Now now.... where should i leave you? Hmmm there is that crazed island to the north... yes! that would be good. Close enough that i can watch you. Now! Enjoy playing!" The wizard hits salathe across the head and he passes out.
"Hello there!!" Two elves look down at Salathe as he lays in teh library.
"Welcome to Trollsbane!" The two elves smile and help Salathe up
"Who are you? may i ask?"
Salathe looks at them confused.
"I am... a lizard?"
"Of course you are! BUt what is your name? My name is Damien" The elf smiles to him
"And i am Loki Ferhuear. We are assigned to greet all new comers. What is your name?"
"I... I am.."
"Your Salathe.. Salathe Kankas"
"Salathe.. Salathe Kankas"
"Great to meet you Salathe! Welcome to trollsbane! You'll love it here!"
((exact convo i had with damien and loki ingame when i started my first char, and before i even had a story ;D))
Salathe wakes up in the cave. He stands and recollects himself. He packs his things from the pedestal, he has an aching headache, so he rests a momemt and then makes his way back to the surface of the island.
"Now what...."
Salathe looks to the north where he can barely see Gobiath
"No.... not yet..."
Salathe thinks a moment and dives into the water and swims to the east
Salathe swam for hours but he reached the continent. He thinks about his new memories. He knows this land too well, from his old memories.. and his new ones. He begins a journey east.
After a long hike through the mountains he reaches the large valley. The valley is filled with fog, he cant make out much. He looks out scanning the valley, he sees some ruins in the distance, so he packs his things back up and heads down the mountain.
Soon enough, the ruins become even more clear. He begins to pick up his pace, eventually finding himself running towards them. Once there, he stops right before the gates. This what it, that castle where he had grown up. He turns and sees the lake where he had buried everyone. Salathe sighs and heads in the castle.
It hadn't burned to well. There were still bloodstains of the bodies he dragged, and skeletons of the guards he killed. He found his way back to the yard.... the village barely touched... he didnt pour oil there... The platform was completely burnt. He walks over the debris and spots the sword the guard had used. He picks it up and examines it.
"Bastards!!"
He hurls the sword against the wall and curses. The shacks werent burnt too bad, just a few that had burning rubble fall on them. He walked by them and found his own, it hadnt been touched. He looks at all the garbage that was in there, he found his fathers old box. He opened it and saw nothing... except a little knob at the bottom. Salathe pulled it open and it showed another compartment. A paper was in there, so he took it out. It was a map. Salathe examined it. In the center of the map, it said "Kankia". That was his hometown. A map to his hometown. He examined it, the castle wasnt on the map, but the mountain nearby were. Salathe folded the map up and placed it into his bag.
Salathe stood at the lake looking down through it.
"Mother... Father..."
He takes a step into the lake... and then heads to the bottom. He finds the graves he left. He unstraps the halberd and sticks it into the ground next to his fathers grave. Then he takes his necklace, he was about to put it next his mothers but... it was a gift... He takes it and puts it back on. Salathe doesnt spend much time there... there's nothing he can do to bring them back. So he heads to his hometown.
After a long hike through the mountains he reaches the large valley. The valley is filled with fog, he cant make out much. He looks out scanning the valley, he sees some ruins in the distance, so he packs his things back up and heads down the mountain.
Soon enough, the ruins become even more clear. He begins to pick up his pace, eventually finding himself running towards them. Once there, he stops right before the gates. This what it, that castle where he had grown up. He turns and sees the lake where he had buried everyone. Salathe sighs and heads in the castle.
It hadn't burned to well. There were still bloodstains of the bodies he dragged, and skeletons of the guards he killed. He found his way back to the yard.... the village barely touched... he didnt pour oil there... The platform was completely burnt. He walks over the debris and spots the sword the guard had used. He picks it up and examines it.
"Bastards!!"
He hurls the sword against the wall and curses. The shacks werent burnt too bad, just a few that had burning rubble fall on them. He walked by them and found his own, it hadnt been touched. He looks at all the garbage that was in there, he found his fathers old box. He opened it and saw nothing... except a little knob at the bottom. Salathe pulled it open and it showed another compartment. A paper was in there, so he took it out. It was a map. Salathe examined it. In the center of the map, it said "Kankia". That was his hometown. A map to his hometown. He examined it, the castle wasnt on the map, but the mountain nearby were. Salathe folded the map up and placed it into his bag.
Salathe stood at the lake looking down through it.
"Mother... Father..."
He takes a step into the lake... and then heads to the bottom. He finds the graves he left. He unstraps the halberd and sticks it into the ground next to his fathers grave. Then he takes his necklace, he was about to put it next his mothers but... it was a gift... He takes it and puts it back on. Salathe doesnt spend much time there... there's nothing he can do to bring them back. So he heads to his hometown.
Salathe journeyed all night, and at the break of dawn he had reached the swamp. The suns rays shown through the cracks of the trees and made the swamp seem to glow. Salathe smiled as he walked through the terrain. He searched for the town, wondering if it was still around. Certain birds Salathe had never seen before flew through the trees of the swamp. Then in the distance he saw some small buildings, he headed in the direction of them.
Many unique looking houses stood in the area. Bridges, and more houses were in the trees. Many lizards roamed around the town. Soon after Salathe had entered a elderly looking lizard wearing bonemail armor came and greeted him.
"Hello Brothher! Welcome to Kankia, we dont ssssee many outsiderssss here"
The lizards holds a large book in his hand and smiles to Salathe
"I wouldnt think so... Built so deep into this swamp"
The lizard nods
"Yesss... It protectssss usss. What iss your name lizard?"
"I am Salathe Kankas"
The lizard seems a bit shocked
"Kankassss you say? Are you the son of..."
"Yes... I am"
The lizard hisses with delight
"Thisss is great newsss! Your Father was the greatesst warrior... he protected usss well. Will he be coming back sssoon?"
Salathe frowns
"Im afraid he wont... He is dead"
The lizard hisses
"That isss.. a shame... Your Father was very honorable... Come with me, i'll show you the town"
The lizard holds his arm out and leads Salathe threw the town.
"We had alwaysss had trouble with other racesss here... There iss a large mine with abundant amounts of ore...."
A few lizard children run past them yelling and laughing. Salathe looks among all the lizards and smiles.
"But we cantsss just letss them have itss... It isss where we get all of our ressourccess"
The lizard leads them both up onto the second level of the city.
"Your father had defended uss well... When he left we were defensseless. Some warriors stood against our enemiesss but werent strong enough. We sstruggled much... but now, our warriors are stronger than ever. But it is great that you have come! You are where you belong now... you are no doubt a greater warrior than your father wassss"
The lizard looks to Salathe hoping to get an acknowledgement.
"I dont know about that.."
They head down another building. Many children are running through the city playing. Many men are crafting or testing their weapons.
"This place is almost perfect..."
Salathe looks around at all the people smiling.
"It isss your home Sssalathhe, "
Salathe turns looking out onto the swamp.
"I have been searching.... hoping to come to this place.... for my entire life... and now im here..."
The lizard smiles
"You are home Sssalathhe!"
Many unique looking houses stood in the area. Bridges, and more houses were in the trees. Many lizards roamed around the town. Soon after Salathe had entered a elderly looking lizard wearing bonemail armor came and greeted him.
"Hello Brothher! Welcome to Kankia, we dont ssssee many outsiderssss here"
The lizards holds a large book in his hand and smiles to Salathe
"I wouldnt think so... Built so deep into this swamp"
The lizard nods
"Yesss... It protectssss usss. What iss your name lizard?"
"I am Salathe Kankas"
The lizard seems a bit shocked
"Kankassss you say? Are you the son of..."
"Yes... I am"
The lizard hisses with delight
"Thisss is great newsss! Your Father was the greatesst warrior... he protected usss well. Will he be coming back sssoon?"
Salathe frowns
"Im afraid he wont... He is dead"
The lizard hisses
"That isss.. a shame... Your Father was very honorable... Come with me, i'll show you the town"
The lizard holds his arm out and leads Salathe threw the town.
"We had alwaysss had trouble with other racesss here... There iss a large mine with abundant amounts of ore...."
A few lizard children run past them yelling and laughing. Salathe looks among all the lizards and smiles.
"But we cantsss just letss them have itss... It isss where we get all of our ressourccess"
The lizard leads them both up onto the second level of the city.
"Your father had defended uss well... When he left we were defensseless. Some warriors stood against our enemiesss but werent strong enough. We sstruggled much... but now, our warriors are stronger than ever. But it is great that you have come! You are where you belong now... you are no doubt a greater warrior than your father wassss"
The lizard looks to Salathe hoping to get an acknowledgement.
"I dont know about that.."
They head down another building. Many children are running through the city playing. Many men are crafting or testing their weapons.
"This place is almost perfect..."
Salathe looks around at all the people smiling.
"It isss your home Sssalathhe, "
Salathe turns looking out onto the swamp.
"I have been searching.... hoping to come to this place.... for my entire life... and now im here..."
The lizard smiles
"You are home Sssalathhe!"