1 Chapter 1: A New Beginning

"Dumb shit, you think you can take us on? We're killers kid, your village is our target right now, and your gonna die today"

Johnathan Mansen had been a loner his whole life, which he thought might end in the next few minutes. He had always been an individual who always found a way to persevere. He was really hoping that this was one of those cases.

'There are five of them, the one in front is the closest, I can probably knock him upside the head with this....' he thought to himself as he tightened his grip on a metal rod he had been carrying to defend himself, and swung at the man's head as hard as he could.

All he heard was a crack, and something hit the ground after he started running into the woods north of his small village. He probably would have forgotten about the village if he had lived there for a smaller amount time. But by now he had lived in the village for at least 6 years, even being seen as an outsider since arriving in the village alone, he wouldnt abandon the family that shelters and feeds him and their hometown.

After the closest to Johnathan had hit the ground, the other four guys stood there for a solid 5 seconds before realizing what had happened

"Did he just...."

"He's dead, dammit. Get that fucker! Dont let him get away!!!"

But Jonathan was already a few hundred feet away, but they were gaining quickly. If they caught him, he wouldnt have anything to defend himself with since he dropped the metal pipe when he hit the closest one.

He ran about another 400 feet before he came upon a clearing in a field, with a small hill in the middle. Stopping to take in his surroundings, he noticed something sticking out of the hill. He hoped this would be something he could use to defend himself with

Without hesitation he sprinted towards the top of the hill with the last of the energy that he had left. As he reached the bottom of the hill, he heard one of the four men calling, "I see him, he's in the clearing over here! Hurry!!"

By the time he reached the top of the hill, the killers reached the bottom, and slowly made their way up.

As the men made their way to him, Johnathan was more concerned about the thing that was in the ground. He realized it was a sword as he pulled it out of the ground. But while he did so, he noticed an inscription on the cross-guard above the hilt, it read,

"Terror's Smite"

Johnathan read the words aloud, and in doing so, did something that would change the course of his life, and the world, forever.