RivaOni's tale - the wanderer returns

[RivaOni]

7 long months ago i heard danger was spreading throughout our lands, i decided it was upto me to save everybody i know and love. so i grabbed my saber and headed out into the open, not knowing what i would find, i travelled for a fortnight before i came across any sign of danger, there was no danger to myself, it had already left this place, but it had not left quietly,a ll around me were tree's fallen, the ground was torched. i could not believe the damage that surrounded me, maybe i just hadnt thought about what was going to lie ahead enough, maybe it was a good thing i didnt, after i examined the area, i determined that this was the cause of something large, something not seen on this earth for millenia, i decided i would have to train every single step of my quest to find out the truth and return peace to my beloved land.

another month passed, i grew stronger with each passing day, but i also grew more tired, as the time went on i thought about giving it in, but i knew i couldnt return knowing that my people were in danger.

going by the position of the sun it must of been about mid febuary when i was first attacked, they came from every direction. i was sure i was goin to die, i was outnumbered 50-1.

it was a long and tiring battle that lasted 4 whole days, it was on the night of the fourth day that the remaining ten dark warriors fled, i have no idea where they were heading, i just decided that i would follow.

i wandered for a few hours before my battle torn body finally gave in and i had to sleep, im not sure how long i was asleep for, but when i woke there were signs that something had been near to me, my pack was out-turned, all my belongings on the floor, luckily i had thought to bury my weapons before i slept, so i picked up the rest of my pack and dug up my weapons and carried on heading west, the direction the dark warriors were taking.

i discovered another torched clearing and hidden in the roots of a tree was a book, i rescued it from its position, i thought if the owner had been near this area when it was scorched he wont be needing it any longer, i opened the book to discover that it was a diary, and on the last page it said "i feel giant booming footsteps, i cannot tell what direction theyre coming from, theyre getting closer all the time and theyre bringing with them the smell of smoke, i must go now, if not i may not live to tell the tale, but i may already be too late............." whoever this diary belonged to, they had seen the threat that i had been tracking for the past 4 months.

then i heard it, a giant roar carried on the northernly wind, i followed the direction the sound came from slowly, i thought if the beast didnt hear me then i had more chance of defeating it.

as i stepped into the clearing, i saw that i was behind the beast, i wasn't exactly sure what it was, but i had a feeling it must of been a dragon from all the books i had read, in all my years of a warrior i had thought that id neevr see a dragon, i had thought they had been wiped out millions of years ago, but there one was, in the clearing in front of me, with its back to me, i had to defeat it, i had to claim on of its spines of my own, i had to have it crafted into a sword, so it was with these thoughts that i ran screaming into the clearing, diving onto the dragons back. struggling to climb upto its head as it was trying to throw me off, i managed to slice through the tough thick leathery scales upon its forehead before it threw me off, it trapped me between its back claws, but luckily my right arm was free and i could swing my sword, somehow i managed to cut through one of its toes.

the creature roared in agony, once again i climbed up onto its head, i decided the only way i was going to beat this gigantic beast was to climb into its mouth andslice its throat from the inside, if i managed this i would be a hero and i would have the greatest prize of all. the dragon started bellowing fire from its nostrils, some of it backfired and came through its mouth that i was clambering down, luckily it wasnt enough to cause any real harm.

i managed to get into its throat, i was sliding down rapidly, i decided it was all or nothing and thrust my sword forward into the demons throat, my sword went straight through the wet slimy flesh and as i slipped it ripped a hole into its throat, this was my time to escape, i pulled the flesh apart and climbed out, i ran to a safe point and turned in time to see the dragon collapse and die.

when i was sure it was dead, i cut off the spine on top of its head, cut out one of its teeth and took the claw that i had managed to slice off earlier on in the battle, i also pocketed the diary again and found my way to the nearest city, afer hearing my story, i was treated to a hero's banquet before being taken back to my little cottage in the woods. and then showing my face in time for Sperrit's birthday bash

[Selrahc the Evil]

hey that was a pretty good story.
I don't think that I dragon would be defeated that easily but since you are the one that wrote the story it doesn't matter what I think.
I like the fact that your story spanned four months in only a few pages. well done.