Chapter 1 A portal to another land
The year is 1314 England has invaded France in search of power. Apart from that there is the protagonist of the story, John Budiev a 19 year old male as a royal soldier he was sent along with 1345 soldiers to war he was the commander of that army. His great army had won many battles but in an attempt to raid a fort something wrong happened his soldiers were getting killed by his attempts to enter the fort a day he just send 400 soldiers and himself but as they got closer and closer they would meet there death as they passed to a forest about 250 soldiers most of them archers appear from the shadows they literally massacred the small army of John Budiev he was wounded by an anonymous arrow which was shoot directly into John’s chest wounded he got out of the woods along with few survivors he wanted to return to his army. He rested in a nearby tree in a river bank.
He saw the arrow he removed quickly he didn’t shout even if he was suffering of pain after a while John saw his armor and wondered why the arrow could have passed trough his blue steel plate body and his chainmail armor which covered all his arms and body while the blue steel plate body just his breast and stomach. Suddenly far away he saw a enemy cavalier he climbed up the tree he was resting he waited until the cavalier was close he jumped over him got out his worn-out sword and killed the cavalier then he stopped and climbed over the horse he saw about 15 enemy cavaliers who saw him they then started hunting John.
John knew he couldn’t confront the enemy so he ran away and used a wise tactic he got close to the trees then cut them down serving to slow down the enemy he knew he couldn’t escape all his life so he went to a nearby cave to hide the cave was full of stalactites and stalagmites it was not very dark but very long he then saw a very strange thing it was a door made out of stone it was about 3 times bigger than John it was full of engravings of people with cloaks using magic and dragons and of strange beasts and men he touched it with his hand and at that moment a portal appeared it was like when you throw a rock into water it had the ripples then John was mysteriously was sucked into the portal then after that moment he was no longer home.
* THIS NEXT CHAPTER IS JOHN POINT OF VIEW AND ALL THE STORY*
Chapter 2: A new and strange world
After I knew I wasn’t in France or even Europe I realized I had to come back I got out my loyal sword and went to a cliff. When I reached the top I could see a city I can’t remember peace I thought as there was none in France then I thought maybe I could find how to return to France in that place. Determined I slide down the cliff after a while I reached the village when I was going to enter something happened two guards armed with lances stopped me one of them saw I was going to unleash my sword so he tried to intimidate by saying “Hey, the baby is trying to attack us with his baby sword” angry I just hit him in his stomach making him faint The other one spitted at the ground he throwed his lance at me. I just moved to the side grabbed it from the middle and with a serious look I broke it in half the guard know had a nervous look I got close to him and hit him in the face with my shield I closed my eyes and gasped then I entered the village.
I went around the village then outside a house that for me looked like a dojo were two men and a woman one of the men was young he resembled the woman so I deducted they were brothers the 3 were carrying swords the girl looked sad I stare at them and tried to heard there conversation the other man said then: “Are you sure you are ready to go Lightnus” said the men he had abundant hair he looked like a samurai I had heard off he had a white long vest with engravings at the back of his vest and long white pants “yes” said Lightnus “come back” said the girl in an almost faint voice. “You are the son of the mayor of this city talk to him so that he knows of your departure” the samurai-looking guy said. Lightnus nodded I talk to the samurai guy about the mayor he told me where he lived and then before I started running he gave me a sword it was for Lightnus.
I accepted the quest and went to see the mayor his house had a oriental look I asked him about where I came from and where to go he told he would help me if I help him catch a thief that stole food from the city storage center. I Thought how would I catch a thief I saw a earthworm coming out of the ground so I dug a hole that covered the entrance to he storage I hid in the shadows.
It about midnight I saw a shadow running at a high speed he had his face covered he look very young then he fell I jumped from my hideout and fell into the not so deep hole. The thief was a kid I looked at him and removed my sword out of the scabbard and pointed at his neck. The hole then fell and we landed in a cavern the wall had a fine construction they were lit torches around then I heard a large howl. It was a troll almost 3 times bigger than me he carried a large club made from a root then another appeared this one carried a thick branch I protected the kid the 1st one swinged his club horizontally I made duck the kid and me, then vertically I lunged my sword up and stopped the club the other tried to crush me so I jumped because he swung horizontally landed on one troll stab my sword in the head killing him. The other one who looked smarter grabbed the club of the dead one and tried to hit me various times after I dodge for 3 swings the troll hit me and I crashed into the wall put the kid at my side. The troll swung both club I jumped and landed on them I ran upwards jumped at the last moment and stab the troll right on his head killing him.
After I ensured the trolls were dead the kid woke up touching his head he regained his sense of seeing I was in front of the kid he saw look startled and before I knew it the kid hurled some magic in my head it burned my head slightly I fell on the floor then the kid told me “are you OK?” I standed up stare at the kid I felt anger coming from him then tried to choke the kid he then started saying: “sorry, sorry, sorry” I then stopped strangling him. He fell on the floor touching his throat as is pain then standed up clean his robes and said: “who are you?”. Then I remembered that he was a thief and told him: “don’t change the theme you thief!” he looked scared as I was bigger, taller and stronger I hitted him in the head and he looked more scared, he gulped I had a stern look just looking at him he then said trembling: “I-I-ca-n-bea-t you” ”no you can’t.” I replied, grabbing his hands firmly “w-ait I have an excuse mister.”
“which is it?” I ask letting him go “well, my town is north-east of here it is called Droco it is in a arid place it was raided by the capital of the estate because we didn’t payed the monthly fee of peace we had to sell almost all our food and supplies so by the city’s mayor I was sent to steal things of other countries for restoring the things” “why you?” I asked him “because my father Hespheastenus refused to give his things because he is a smither and he suspected if he gave the
soldiers his high quality weapons they would invade the city.”
“let’s go” I told the kid then I remembered a question I forgot to ask “what is you name?” “Magus” he said pridely, no that wasn’t the question it was “how are we gonna go out of here?” I said “you tell me” answered slyly Magus. I just hit him in the head again “Ow. Okay step back” he said. I moved back as he said he raised his hand up then I felt some energy concentrating on the hand of Magus then a light ray shot straight up his hand it then transformed into ice.
The was not cold so I wondered if it was ice then I climbed the ice-looking thing, I asked Magus “Is this magic?” “Yes, you looked amazed when I did it. Where are you from” he asked. “France” I answered “Fra-what?” he asked dumbly. “Other side of portal” I said. “Wow you crossed the portal!!” he said shouting “I wondered why I passed?” I said boldly “Well don’t ask me to get to the Fra whatever place.”
I got sad as I knew I could get out of here.
Next morning I went with Magus to the village elder’s house and talked about his reasons of stealing, the elder stood quietly as I told him at the end he said ”OK we can send builders to repair the city” “thanks” Magus said in a low tone. “Mr. Thank you” he said as he looked he wanted something to tell me as I walked out the elder shouted “wait take this” then he got a sword. It was silver it shined a lot it had a very fine crafted design. “why are you giving me something so valuable” the elder smiled and said “go on take it.” I tried again to exit but Magus said “can I join you?” ”yes why not?” I said smiling. Again as I tried to go a voice stopped me I turned backwards and saw the girl of yesterday she ran towards me and stopped when she got closer. “Please let me go with you” she said in a low voice “Fei I won’t let you go ” said the elder in a stern voice. The girl looked as though she was going to cry she almost hugged me. I got surprised she then said “please” I pushed her apart and grabbed her shoulders and told her “listen to your father” a second after she got angry and slapped me in the face “Fei!” the elder shouted loudly and in an angry tone. I gulped then Fei started blabbing from which I didn’t hear. After a while they stopped and Fei looked happy and the elder sad Fei then said I am coming with you, at the second she said that I felt flushed. "damn" I said in a low voice.
