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<blockquote data-quote="Cevalic" data-source="post: 1325416" data-attributes="member: 171"><p>Chapter 7</p><p></p><p>The air had grown quite chill while I had spoke with Derrin, and the grass was now moist. Surely it wasn’t that close to dawn was it? Had I somehow lost track of so much time? Oh well, I thought, standing in the darkness. There was nothing I could do about it.</p><p></p><p>I began walking up the hill towards Helan’s cottage, my mind racing on ahead of me. Thousands of plans formulated at once, with each one growing more and more complex. At the same time, they grew bloodier, as I tried to think of new ways to kill each of the little, vile gnomes. A wicked grin crossed my face as I envisioned each plan with growing clarity and sense of purpose.</p><p></p><p>Everything seemed to be falling into place, as far as my revenge was concerned. I would have the little gnomes strung up from each tree in mere days. Yet for some reason I had suddenly become uneasy. A shiver ran down my back, causing the hair there to stand up on end. Quickly I drew my sword.</p><p></p><p>I put my back against the nearest tree and started scanning the area. Nothing seemed amiss, and I spotted nothing. I knew something was wrong about the scene, even though it appeared fine. Cautiously I stepped off the tree and began moving towards the cottage, which still wasn’t in view.</p><p></p><p>I didn’t hear the sword coming at me, but I saw a glint in the moonlight, which gave me enough time to bring my longsword to parry. Twisting into a defensive stance, I blocked two more lightning fast blows before getting a glimpse of my silent attacker. Standing at nearly half my height, the small creature was cloaked completely in black. Its gloved hands clenched onto a shortsword, which it wielded with remarkably well.</p><p></p><p>Again the attacker came at me, and again my sword parried. The creature launched into a frenzy of blows, switching between high and low thrusts in a rapid pattern. Realizing that I needed some room, I made a powerful feint at its legs, causing the creature to leap back. Before I had even completed the swing I did a tuck and roll to the right and into an open clearing.</p><p></p><p>I leapt to my feet, as the attacker charged. Its hood flapped back as the creature ran and instantly my blood boiled. The gnomes face was illuminated by the moonlight, as it came at me. Immediately the rage burst forth from me and I found myself charging him.</p><p></p><p>Mere yards from each other our eyes locked as I snarled. I let out an unearthly sound as we came upon one another. I made a high feint towards his head, which he moved to block. His speed however caused him to lose balance as I turned my naked sword into a downward roll.</p><p></p><p>Our bodies collided at that moment, the momentum driving my sword deep into his body as he spun to catch his balance. The force of the crash caused me to knock the gnome over as I tumbled onto the ground. Growling I stood, to find my sword lodged in the gnomes body. The creature was moaning, as I made my way to stand over it. I spit on its twisted form, as blood pooled around it. I had almost cleaved the creature in half, yet it still lived. Enraged even further, I put my hand on the hilt of my sword and yanked it out of the gnome’s body.</p><p></p><p>Its weak moan did nothing more than add more rage as I started mercilessly slashing at the creatures body. Over and over I slashed until the body was nothing more than hacked up pieces. Still, I continued my assault on the pieces of the corpse.</p><p></p><p></p><p>How long my attack upon the corpse lasted, I do not know. Once my rage subsided, I found myself trembling, as I kneeled in what remained of the body. Pieces of flesh were all over my clothes, blood was splattered all over my body, even my hair was slick with it. Had someone walked by, it might have appeared that I had rolled around in the puddle of what was left of the gnome. Indeed, the only thing that even really gave the hint of what the creature had been were the bones, and most of those had been broken under onslaught of my sword.</p><p></p><p>It took me a few moments to comprehend what I had done, and when it hit me I was scared. I was not scarred because I had killed the gnome; in fact I was quite glad. I was scared because I had given into the rage and loved every moment of it.</p><p></p><p>I stood up, not bothering to brush myself off. The first morning light was starting to show over the tree tops as I picked up my sword. It would need to be sharpened, but I was unconcerned. If I needed to sharpen it a thousand more times I would. There would be no stopping my quest for vengeance, especially after this ordeal. Swiftly I began started to my destination once more.</p><p></p><p>My eyes were ablaze as I finished my trek to Helan’s cottage. I swung the door with enough force that it would have woken her, had she not already been up and cooking breakfast. A look of concern crossed her eyes, and then fear as I moved silently passed her. I threw my sword onto the floor wordlessly, then collapsed onto the cot. I knew now that she wasn’t scared for me, but of me.</p><p></p><p>And somewhere, deep down, I enjoyed that…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cevalic, post: 1325416, member: 171"] Chapter 7 The air had grown quite chill while I had spoke with Derrin, and the grass was now moist. Surely it wasn’t that close to dawn was it? Had I somehow lost track of so much time? Oh well, I thought, standing in the darkness. There was nothing I could do about it. I began walking up the hill towards Helan’s cottage, my mind racing on ahead of me. Thousands of plans formulated at once, with each one growing more and more complex. At the same time, they grew bloodier, as I tried to think of new ways to kill each of the little, vile gnomes. A wicked grin crossed my face as I envisioned each plan with growing clarity and sense of purpose. Everything seemed to be falling into place, as far as my revenge was concerned. I would have the little gnomes strung up from each tree in mere days. Yet for some reason I had suddenly become uneasy. A shiver ran down my back, causing the hair there to stand up on end. Quickly I drew my sword. I put my back against the nearest tree and started scanning the area. Nothing seemed amiss, and I spotted nothing. I knew something was wrong about the scene, even though it appeared fine. Cautiously I stepped off the tree and began moving towards the cottage, which still wasn’t in view. I didn’t hear the sword coming at me, but I saw a glint in the moonlight, which gave me enough time to bring my longsword to parry. Twisting into a defensive stance, I blocked two more lightning fast blows before getting a glimpse of my silent attacker. Standing at nearly half my height, the small creature was cloaked completely in black. Its gloved hands clenched onto a shortsword, which it wielded with remarkably well. Again the attacker came at me, and again my sword parried. The creature launched into a frenzy of blows, switching between high and low thrusts in a rapid pattern. Realizing that I needed some room, I made a powerful feint at its legs, causing the creature to leap back. Before I had even completed the swing I did a tuck and roll to the right and into an open clearing. I leapt to my feet, as the attacker charged. Its hood flapped back as the creature ran and instantly my blood boiled. The gnomes face was illuminated by the moonlight, as it came at me. Immediately the rage burst forth from me and I found myself charging him. Mere yards from each other our eyes locked as I snarled. I let out an unearthly sound as we came upon one another. I made a high feint towards his head, which he moved to block. His speed however caused him to lose balance as I turned my naked sword into a downward roll. Our bodies collided at that moment, the momentum driving my sword deep into his body as he spun to catch his balance. The force of the crash caused me to knock the gnome over as I tumbled onto the ground. Growling I stood, to find my sword lodged in the gnomes body. The creature was moaning, as I made my way to stand over it. I spit on its twisted form, as blood pooled around it. I had almost cleaved the creature in half, yet it still lived. Enraged even further, I put my hand on the hilt of my sword and yanked it out of the gnome’s body. Its weak moan did nothing more than add more rage as I started mercilessly slashing at the creatures body. Over and over I slashed until the body was nothing more than hacked up pieces. Still, I continued my assault on the pieces of the corpse. How long my attack upon the corpse lasted, I do not know. Once my rage subsided, I found myself trembling, as I kneeled in what remained of the body. Pieces of flesh were all over my clothes, blood was splattered all over my body, even my hair was slick with it. Had someone walked by, it might have appeared that I had rolled around in the puddle of what was left of the gnome. Indeed, the only thing that even really gave the hint of what the creature had been were the bones, and most of those had been broken under onslaught of my sword. It took me a few moments to comprehend what I had done, and when it hit me I was scared. I was not scarred because I had killed the gnome; in fact I was quite glad. I was scared because I had given into the rage and loved every moment of it. I stood up, not bothering to brush myself off. The first morning light was starting to show over the tree tops as I picked up my sword. It would need to be sharpened, but I was unconcerned. If I needed to sharpen it a thousand more times I would. There would be no stopping my quest for vengeance, especially after this ordeal. Swiftly I began started to my destination once more. My eyes were ablaze as I finished my trek to Helan’s cottage. I swung the door with enough force that it would have woken her, had she not already been up and cooking breakfast. A look of concern crossed her eyes, and then fear as I moved silently passed her. I threw my sword onto the floor wordlessly, then collapsed onto the cot. I knew now that she wasn’t scared for me, but of me. And somewhere, deep down, I enjoyed that… [/QUOTE]
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