Laughing In The Face Of Death

 by jamie lapsley!

His face shone dark in the moonlight, while his ruby red coat lay deeply torn slowly floating in between the tall reeds of the musty dark swamp. His shirt was dirty and wet. The dark waters that lay behind him gave him the appearance of a demon or a dark shadowy creature moving in sleathily the night. His sheath was well padded and worn away because of constant usage, it had three shining diamonds encrusted in it. It had a small gold rim and a thin copper lining wrapped around it. This lay on his back, but it never wieghed him down as it was as light as a feather. He had  misty black boots on and they were half-covered by his mucky camouflage trousers.

  He walked on at a normal pace when he heard a noise, after a while he ignored it and carried on his stroll. He heard it again. He kept an eye on a cartain rustling bush knowing that there was a figure behind it, but it was hard to figure from the wierd noises. The world stayed as still as they set eyes on eachother, there were more rustling, then, out of the darkness... The beast came out! A large tiger that was as orange as sunset, heading speedy at Kai. In reaction Kai drew his sword hastily from his sheath and took a deep slash at the tiger's left paw, it lay stunned.

   Kai was wanting to get out of these forbidden woods, but there was no directioning for north. There was no stars to guide his path as the tree's large branches covered the  well-lightened sky. He stopped to listen as an owl hooted in a certain direction. As he didn't know what way was right he followed the hooting taking him closer to a small village called Kyira.

The village was cosy looking and very homing, that made Kai nervous as he recognised this village from long ago. It suddenly memorised his younger life. After a short pause, he moved on. He knocked on the gate lightly as he didnt want to wake people up but there was no answer. He ws getting quite impatient so he flexed and then leaped right over it clearing it by a clear metre or so. he landed without a sound like afeather dropping onto a pillow and walked on stoting to the eye catching fortress where 2 lights lay on. after 2 minuites or so he arrived at his destinationand knocked on the lage wooden door and this time it was answered almost straight away

" yes, what do you acquire brave fighter" said the young guard sleepily. It was visible as the legends of him had described him in very great detail. One of the myths of him was a tall shadowy figurinethat swooped me from the demons grasp

" I would desire a place to sleep if you may."

"No bother I will ask the king if there is a room free for you. Replied the guard " 2 minuites. If you want to come in you are more than welcome."

He fealt welcome and therefore he went straight in and up to the bedroom and rested on his bed. After a while he dosed off into a very deep sleep retaining his muscle energy giving him enough power for the morning,.

He woke at the break of dawn, with his face sweating and his body quivering as he had had the most terrible

nightmare of his life. He sat directly up straight for a couple of minutes taking a deep breath one after the other then he slowly lay back drifting slowly into another sleep.

      At the start of noon he woke up and got ready for the day in front of him. He was tired and weary as his sleep was broken. It has became occasional for him now as he started to wonder about his past and present. He got dressed and stoteed out to the village. at his suspicion therewas many peole in a crowd waiting for his presense. he went out and heard them shouting in a rage and the girls at the back gossiping about his looks as usual....

       "QUIET!!!!!!!!!!" yelled the king and then they all sotpped chattering and gave attention to the front. There was mumbling at the back yet after a while it quietened down and then stopped. There is many stories about this hero as you all know very well. Yet do not harass him as if you do you will spend 48 hours in the prison. There will be no need for loyers or any such as I have warned you about it already.

There was mumbling that quietened but drifted on for a reasonable while unlike the last one yet then it gradually stopped. Kai walked into the blacksmiths demanding on his sword bieng sharpened and cleaned he palced it into the blacksmiths hands and then waked away.

CHAPTER 2...... MYSTICS

He came out of the shop and went back to the castle. Unusually this time there was no people crowding round him. There was only a couple of reasidents giving him the odd look every now and again.

He went to the castle and up to his bedroom. he cleaned himself thourilly and went back out to the village.there was tons of people waiting outside (again) shouting as if they were an angry mob wanting to kill him, but instead they were cheering. It was hard to make out but he could hear "sword" and as soon as he made it out the king,tall and skinny wearing had a ruby red cloack in his hands that matched the kings torso. He was wearing deep black trousers and a rusty looking brown belt with a large steel buckle.  

"These are what you aqquire, I'm sure," glared the king in a bommingly deep voice.

"What, a red cloack?" Kai answered in a very sarcastic way.

"Head to the sacred tower, and retrieve what you require. I have to warn you though, it wont be easy!" laughed the king in a strange sort of way.

He looked at the tower, and gulped as he seen it.  It was covered by a large black cloud as it towered to the sky in an evil way. The dark grey tower looked as if it was real itself..

"I uhhhhh..."muttered kai frightened.

"What are YOU scared" bommed the king laughing.

"me!? scared, yeah right im not scared of anything!!"lied kai.

  Kai gulped as he looked again. Then he ran off to the blacksmiths to get his sword. the sword was chromed and very shiny. it had "Kai the brave warrior" encrusted in it. He ran out to the dark tower. as he entered he was gwtting visions of crawling shadows and large dragons sitting. in front was a cillouette of a large throne occupied by a a strong muscly looking person. Then he came out of it. he found himself in a large room filled with minatours and goblins. they were slowly  approching him, eyes wide and possessed looking with large spears going towards him. kai took out his sword and started slashing at them accuratly in the hearts. he grabbed a spear from one of them and threw it at the others heart then all there was..... dark blood everywhere. bodies decapitated and bleeding. he went up a grey tall set of stairs