The Boy

'Run! I have to Run.' Thought a boy as he looked at Goblins slaughtering Everyone In the Village. The Village he was thinking about wasn't a Big Village. It only had 100 People, most of them being Elders.

As for the boy, he was one of the Young Men in the Village.

The Boy was 15 Year Old and had been living in the village alone, When he was 10, His Parents left for Orario City to become Adventures, and he hadn't heard from them in 5 years.

The Parents of the Boy had left him with their Neighbour, who was a Friendly Old Man and Loved Children. The Boy also thought of him as his grandfather, as The Old Man had taken care of him since he was a child.

But, The Old Man fell ill, It was after a few weeks the Boy's parents had left.

The Old Man, unfortunately, couldn't survive, which caused the Boy to live one, Even though The Villagers had been asking him to live with them and adopt him, The Boy denied and lived in the house his parents had left.

This caused him to mature early, as he kept on waiting for his parents to come back. The Villagers knew that his Parents wouldn't return, but they couldn't bear to tell him and make him lose His False Hope.

Even though he knew the Truth, he still cling to the False Hope he had built in his mind.

But Now, The False Hope was broken, and looking At Goblins, All he could think was to Run.

He knew that if he didn't run away, he would die, and Even if he could defeat one of them, it wouldn't Matter. Why? It was because there were 10's Goblins in the Group.

Running to his house, The Boy picked up whatever he could for the journey. And then his eyes fell on a box, that his grandfather had given to him.

He decided to break the promise he made to his Grandfather and opened it. Opening the Box, he saw a Dagger. It wasn't shiny nor was it lustrous. It looked like an Old Rusted Dagger, but as he touched it, he felt a prick on his fingers. Looking at it, he saw a Cut.

'So Sharp!' The Boy thought as he took the dagger, A Bag which had Cloth, Food, and Water for a few Days.

Taking the Bag, He came out of the House.

He saw that Goblins were a few houses away. Even though he wanted to run, he couldn't run without doing anything.

'No one would Survive. Then isn't it better if I burn everything here? At least one or two would Die, and I will have some revenge on them.'

As he looked at the Goblins, the Boy had a Cold Look on his face, which shouldn't match the Face of A Boy. Tears were coming out of his eyes.

Looking at The House he had lived in for years, he bowed to It and then Burned It. The Boy also made sure that the Fire would spread to the whole Village, by moving slowly here and there and Throwing Dry Grass, Planks, and The Liquid they used to Burn wood. As he was done, he felt a gaze on him and looked behind.

He saw a Gobline, Ten Meters away from him, looking at him with Predatory Eyes. Seeing The Goblin, The Boy Felt Pressure as Fear Gripped Him. He couldn't move and started sweating.

His body had started shivering, and then he saw the Goblin had a smirk.

"Khekhekhekhe." The Goblin let out a laugh and started to move to the Boy, It was like the Goblin could sense the Boy's fear and because of it, he was moving slowly and slowly to him.

As the Goblin was about to come near the Boy, he saw the Boy moving and then his whole world turned upside down. It was because, The Boy who was previously shivering, Now had a dagger in his hand, which had a Line Blood, while his Previous Fearful Look had changed to Cold One.

Looking at the Dead Goblin, The Boy snorted.

'It seems What Grandpa said was correct. Goblins prey on the weak and Fear The Strong. But, Why did Grandpa know this, And why is The Dagger so sharp, that It could Kill The Gobline in seconds? With This, I could... No! No! It seems Like I am getting confident after my Kill. No Emotions! The Technique that Gandpa taught was a good one. And, Only in front of me, He wasn't the Friendly Neighbourhood Grandfather.'

The Boy thought as he shuddered, remembering the time he spent with him.

'But! I won't see him again, and Now I can only remember him in my memories.'

Saying this, he turned around, and decide to start his Journey, After giving the Last look to the Village and Listening to the Shrieks of Burning Goblins.

'Some Escaped!' He thought as he left.

But it seems like fate had something else for him, Why? It was because, In the Direction he was moving, 2 Km away, A Woman was getting chased by 30 Goblins. She had a bow and was using it to hunt the Goblins while also running away From Them. If she continued to run in the same direction, she would Meet The Boy.

And she did!

As the Boy was moving, he heard a Voice, Climbing the nearest Tallest tree, He looked ahead and saw a Woman getting chased by Goblins.

'Eh? Looking at her, she can win against them, But only if someone else takes the Aggro.'

'Wait? What is Aggro?'

He thought as a new word came into his Mind. Shaking his head, he started to think about what to do. He only had a minute, and in the meantime, he remembered something Again. But the thing he remembered was the Thing, that made him decide To Help Her.

'There are 25 Gob... No! 24 Now. I don't think I can take care of all of them, But This Tactic would do it.'

Remembering the Tactic, he jumped to the Shortest Tree and waited there.

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