Who's the Monster?

by Katarzyna Zalecka

INTRO

       There are times when we find ourselves forced to do things we’d never dare to do – for the sake of greater good. But what if the reason behind those actions is in misguidance? When lord Eckerd takes the advice of impostor spirit and moves his armies onto one of the great cities with promises of safe passage his loss is inevitable. Banished from Ryrim to a small Island in the West, human race rebuilds over the years with growing hate to all other races, believing it was their goal to rid them of the only home they had.

 

       After long years, by the end of the summer, elven soldiers sneered as they saw a small army head towards the walls; unaware that it was only a decoy in order to turn their attention from queen's safety. It was then, that the queen's favor and eventual inheritor, Allaya, was mistaken for the ruler and taken hostage by two Nefrit riders. Two days of long air travel pass when the beast that carried the worn out elf, in its pains and exhaustion did not feel the girl slip out of its claws.

       Found by two strangers of a different race, Allaya regains her strength and prepares to return home to warn her city of what she had heard during the flight. However, not knowing the way home, she seeks help in two new companions. The only one capable of long journeys was an easkull named Azuryt. At first, reluctant to help the girl, young humanoid is forced out of his home and somewhat forced to help her along and sets out on the long and tiring journey; little does he know that it's merely a drop in the sea compared to what lies ahead.

 

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