Chapter 1: Waking up...

It was cold...

As I opened my eyes I found myself staring into darkness. The world around me was silent, except for the sound of my steady breathing. I moved my hands to feel a cold stone floor underneath me.

(Where am I?)

The thought raced through my mind as I slowly sat up into a sitting position.

(Who am I?)

I could feel my hear thump faster in my chest and as I sat there in silence a flicker of light suddenly caught my eye. Suddenly without warning reflexes kicked in and I suddenly found myself backing into the shadows. I pressed my body against the wall and watched as the light came closer. It was a torch, and attached to the torch was a small green creature.

It was over four feet tall, and had large green pointed ears with yellow colored eyes. It wore a pair of ragged clothes and seemed to be searching for something. It suddenly said something in a foreign language before kicking a small pebble in frustration. As the goblin got closer I tried my best to press myself agains the wall to avoid the light.

As the goblin passed by I suddenly felt my weight shift, and my foot moved causing it to smack against a rock. The goblin suddenly froze and spun around pulling a rusty looking knife. Seeing the weapon in the goblins hand I felt something snap. I charged forward from the darkness which caused the goblin to yelp in fright. I brought my leg up and slammed it hard agains the goblins temple. The force of the kick caused the goblin to fly off his feet. It landed a few feet away followed by a bone-chilling crunch.

I could feel my heart thump loudly in my chest as I gazed at the unmoving silhouette in the darkness. I reached down and grabbed the torch and shined the light at the creature.