I look over my shoulder and see three men walking towards me unhurriedly, even though they are clearly malnourished and gaunt you can still see refined muscle under their weakened bodies. Especially the man in front, over 6 feet tall with broad shoulders, if it weren't for the famine he would surely be hulkingly brawny. These three men are hunters but most important of all, they were looking at me with disgust and hatred, even more so for the tall man in front, looking like he wanted to rip me to shreds. Though he probably does as his younger brother was the one who starved to death and whose father tried to attack me in a rage only to give my father the wound that put him in his current predicament.
I look at him coldly as he approaches, he definitely won't just take my boar and leave it at that. Even if he would, my father needs this food so just as It looks like he is about to spew some more insults, i grab what meat i can and dart away. I would love to kick his teeth in as a bit of revenge for my father but it would be impossible for me to win against them all.
“Gather the meat, well get him” the tall man in front says to the man on his left before he and the other man chase after me
I'm not used to running at full speed for long distances so it doesn't take long for my breathing to become ragged and labored. They begin to catch up when I hear the tall man yell.
“Get back here Ren! You deserve this beating!”
“Like hell Victer”
I yell back, then immediately regret as it causes me to be a little more out of breath. We run for several miles as I do everything I can to pull the distance wider but all I manage to do is maintain the distance during this endless chase. By now Victer is starting to get tired as well, he obviously didnt think i would evade him for so long. We're both exhausted but it seems I would end up collapsing first, so I do the only thing I could do, I grab one of the 5 arrows I have left and after Victer jumps over a log I turn and fire. I don't plan on hitting him, just distracting him to buy me some distance and it works. He gets startled by my arrow, misses his footing and falls down but before I can celebrate he goes into a roll and is back on his feet chasing after me.
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“Bastard, ill definitely beat you to death!”
He yells, by now his second companion has already been left in the dust and is heading back to the boar to help the one who stayed behind. Over the course of the chase ive been circling around to the city, if I can just make it back he won't be able to do anything, even though everyone in the city hates me, law and order must be upheld in any imperial city. We ran for several more miles not even noticing the flashes of light in the sky as I ran. I've been shooting arrows whenever I find an opening and manage to pull some more distance but it's becoming less effective.
The last arrow I fired was my 4th arrow but it didn't even phase Victer, only barely managing to maintain the distance. I know my last arrow will probably do worse so I decided to save it. It's around that time that I hear a screeching noise, and it sounds like it's getting closer but I decide to pay it no heed. I don't have time to waste but then the whole world goes white as a loud bang rings out. The shock is enough to knock the wind out of me and I realize I'm flying through the air. After flying for about 15 meters I hit the ground hard, rolling for several more meters. Struggling, I barely manage to pull myself up to a half kneeling position as I hear a deep voice calling out.
“That's enough! just rest already, your reign has come to an end”
I look up to see a man descending like some sort of god, and I can only think of one way to describe him…. Gold. Gold hair, gold eyes bathed in a golden light that even gave his skin a gold hue, everything about him was golden, most notable of all was a pair of bright golden horns piercing out of his forehead and curving back slightly, as he is coldly looking down into the crater formed by whatever crashed into the ground i notice his horns look almost like those of a …. Dragon!?
