| Seeing the complete disregard the sergeant had for him, angered Talwar with no end; this bastard, he thought couldn’t fight a kobold if his life depended on it and he was busy bullying around others. The way his friend had looked at him, forced Talwar to back down. He did that and quickly left the area. Let the xvart dig his own grave. He owed nobody anything. He had always been alone and will forever remain alone. That was a choice that had been forced upon him.
Quickening his pace as his mind forced the thoughts of his past out his mind, Talwar walked out of the town and into the forest. It had been a long time and he needed some peace and quiet. He remembered the small pond his youngest sister used to visit before that frightful day. She had been five then, he not much older. He need time to think and relax. There had been little of that in past two years.
He ventured into the forest walking slowly and taking in the quiet and peace of the forest. Yet there was something a miss. There was something wrong with the forest but he could not put his finger on it. A good three hours later, Talwar arrived at the pond. He had come across it many times but had chosen to go on further to see more of the forest. The walked had calmed him and brought his tormented soul some peace.
He quickly undressed and lay down into the pool of crystal clear water. He remembered that last few days of the summer. He and his siblings had played so many times here. The memories came with a sudden rush and the emotions were so over whelming that for the second time in his life Talwar broke down and cried like a baby. The first time he had cried had been for three days straight. The night when his family had been raped and murdered and he continued to cry till he killed every last on of those murderers. He had killed all five of them in a space of four hours. He had been seven at the time. He felt no remorse, instead he felt guilt. Not for the murder but instead for making the deaths painless and swift. He should have tortured them. Cut limbs on after another prolonged their agony. Over come with exhaustion, Talwar fell asleep with the word mother on his lips.
It had been a beautiful day. The sun was shining and winter was just around the corner. The sun was high and a chill wind blew that cooled the area from the heat of the sun. They had spent the day playing right before they were to start their chores the next day. That day, they crammed every thing they hadn’t been able to do in the summer into a few short hours. It would be the last time Talwar ever knew joy.
Night came and dense fog settled over the town and five rogue bandits entered the town. Back then Talwar’s family’s house was the first one to enter the town and it was their first target. Talwar was the first and only son of his parents who were simple farmers. He had three sisters, two older and one younger. The five men entered unannounced and smashed their way through the door and into the house. They quickly over powered and killed Talwar’s father and then proceeded to have their way with all the women in his family. He was make to watch it all, for several hours through the night.
Once exhausted the murderers killed his mother and sister after raping each one several times and proceed to beat up Talwar. At some point Geldyn come to see Talwar and witnessed what was going on. He snuck into save his friend, freed him while the 5 slept and they hurried away. Geldyn had seen enough not to say anything. He took Talwar straight home, but by then the town was in a panic. The bandits had set fire to Talwar’s house and others and fled into the night.
Talwar and Geldyn had set out after them without a word. They knew what was to be done and Geldyn knew that he would only have to go half the way with Talwar. Talwar would lose Geldyn as soon as he found the bandits and that is what happened. Once they found the bandits in the forest, Talwar forced Geldyn home to help with the fire. He did not wish to leave but he knew it would be best not to argue with Talwar then.
Talwar found them weary and tired and he descended upon them like a demon of death. At the age of seven Talwar had killed five men in such a horrific manner that he had to block it out of his mind as a child. All he knows is that they did not suffer enough and that he should have extended their pain as he had the chance. For that he would never forgive himself.
He returned to the town four days after that night and much to his surprise Geldyn’s family welcomed him with open arms and took care of him from that day on. He only stayed 2 months before he ran away to give other evil doers his own form of justice. During those two months, Geldyn and Talwar formed a bond that would never be broken even through death. They knew each others moods by feeling alone and knew what the other was thinking before they had the chance to speak. It was bond formed of a kinship and trauma they had both seen and suffered when Talwar’s family was murdered.
He was awakened by Geldyn calling his name from a far. Talwar quickly rose, dressed grabbed his weapons and charged towards where he though Geldyn’s voice came from. Having slept Talwar was rested and quickly reached Geldyn who was out of breath and bloody from several wounds.
“Undead…town….help” stated Geldyn between gulps of air. Composing himself once again, Geldyn continued “Undead have over run the town. They came out of no where and have started attacking and killing everything. We are fighting as best as we can and we have help from some travelers going through, I left to find you as you I know could help.”
Nodding Talwar replied “Well lead on”.
They arrived at the east of the town, to the opposite of where the town’s militia had established a weak semblance of resistance. This end was completely over run. There were undead everywhere and humans were running around in panic. Geldyn and Talwar were shocked to see the level of death and destruction. Talwar scanned the horizon to see the greatest threat to the people, when he saw a zombie grab a girl no older than his younger sister was before she died. The zombie pulled the girls body into two as she screamed for mother.
Talwar snapped.
It was as if he was no longer human but rather a force of unbridled vengeance and justice. He charged the undead creature while Geldyn just watched. Talwar reached the creature as it dumped the girl’s body to deal with the new threat. Talwar took Nur and sliced through the undead’s arm, which sizzled in response. Taking his other scimitar, Haq, Talwar pushed it through the zombie’s torso and sliced upwards this reaching his head where he bought Nur to intersect and made 4 pieces out of the zombies head.
After that Talwar and Geldyn caused as much death as the undead had caused. Talwar took the responsibility of weeding out the undead, while Geldyn established a small camp a good 20 miles outside the town. He quickly made provisions for the women and children while the few feeble and old men formed the backbone of setting up camp.
Two hours later, the camp was bustling with food, fire and security while Talwar fought t he undead with a reckless abandon to himself and his body. His sash proved to be a worthy item, which healed most of his wounds instantly leaving him fit and hardy battle after battle. Once the base camp was set up with the wounded being carried back by any and all able bodied males, Talwar and Geldyn made inroads into the undead ranks.
The aim was to reach the other side where the militia had established a defense. It was then that the two heard a giant explosion that rocked the ground and knocked the undead off their feet. Body parts flew everywhere. Geldyn and Talwar came to their feet quickly and ran through what was now an empty road. Empty that is of anything visibly dead or undead.
Geldyn led the way to where the militia was holding out and Talwar waited for what was in store with a zeal even he didn’t know he had.  |