The Twin Rings of Novderich

"What is that smell...ughh

...shit....i can't even open my eyes...."

Michael felt like his head was blowing itself up.He clutched his head with both hands. but the pain was too much. He writhed on the ground ,for some time, before losing consciousness again.

"Aahhh...the fucking headache..."

Taking deep breaths , Micheal endured the pain that was gradually spreading throughout his body.

In a couple of seconds, he could smell blood, all around him.

Gently opening his eyes , he saw his body was covered in blood. Panicking , he tried to sit up, only to feel more pain.Grinding his teeth ,he sat up and saw something that made him be completely dumbfounded.

A mountain of corpses, blood and guts filled his view.Getting his mind out of the bewildering sight, he stood up and ran for his life.After what felt like eternity, he stopped.He felt too tired to move.

He tried to calm himself and looked around.He was in a forest and all he could see in his range of vision were more and more trees.

WTF , was his first thought. his last memory was reading a book and all he could think was .

Was he kidnapped ?. But why ?.

He was thinking of all possible scenarios, when he heard clatter of hoofs coming in his direction.He hid in the nearest tree.

The sounds became closer and closer and then suddenly stopped.Micheal was holding his breath, when a strong hand fell on his shoulder and yanked him from the back of the tree.

Michael saw his attacker, a women covered in green armour and hooded cloak, but he could see her face, pale but beautiful ,which was full of doubt looking at him.

"N'arth feare deax", said the women in a serious tone.

" I'm sorry but I don't know the language ...I Was..." Micheal stammered as the power of her hold increased.

The woman cursed something in an unknown language. looking at Micheal, she sighed and suddenly her eyes glowed.

"What happened here , half elf ?" these words resonated in his head...he looked at her, but found her lips haven't moved a bit.

"Iam not going to ask again, what happened here, half elf ?"

The pressure doubled on his body , he understood that she was talking inside his mind.

"How is it possible..... I don't know any technology, that could speak to mind. What is happening here?."

He tried to think that, this was a dream ...but the forest and the woman in front of him painted a different picture.he could still smell blood on him and see the woman getting frustrated as the seconds passed by .He pinched his arm and felt pain.

Michael's body shivered , assimilating the fact that this is not a dream.

While his current situation was quite shoking, he knew if he didn't answer her, she may kill him.

It looked like she doesn't know anything about him or how he got here.She must be taking about the corpses. but why did she call him a half elf ?.

" Iam not an half elf, Iam a human and I don't remember anything about corpses, I woke up there...."

When he said he was not a half elf, the woman's face scrunched up , but the next sentence made her look at him like an idiot.

"You woke up there?"

"Yeah.....look i dont remember anything...."

"How is that possible,. you're covered in their blood "

" I don't know ...i just woke up there"

"Hmmm...."

She pulled her hand on his shoulder slowly,"I don't know vif your telling the truth or not ,so come with me to, Barandhil."

She whistled and a big antler came into the view. white and 10 feet in height, it's horns looked big and menacing .

Before he could say no , she took him up to the antler and threw him up. And then jumped on the antlers wide back.

"Hold on", she said to him before turning and whispering to the antler, "let's go home ,Herjx"

The antler neighed and speed off.

Micheal had to grip her shoulders strongly, so as not to

fall off, because they were speeding through the forest at a high pace.

Soon he could see the the trees thinning and a big gate. Two fully armored men were standing in front of a gate.

Micheal looked up at the gate, it was shining with the sun's rays.With intricate markings through out the gate, it looked an amazing product of architecture. He could see more armoured personnel atop the gate. Even from the distance, he felt that they were looking at him, intently .

The guards looked at the antler and then the woman.

They said," wor bo nilk "

The woman took a badge like thing and showed it to the guards , who became solemn and saluted her saying,

"gutkanoc vinc perxi"

The woman saluted them back and the inscriptions on the gate glowed and it opened backwards.

He was stupified by the people in front of him....they had pointed ears and pale skin.His memory of a certain fanatsy race filled his mind.His eyes went sideways looking at the crowd in front of him.

On the two sides of the entrance, the guards looked at them. They looked at the antler and the green hooded women Micheal was with, in a reverential manner.They bowed, but suddenly their attention catched Micheal and They looked at him and scowled.

The crowd ,near the entrance looked at him in surprise and muttered animatedly ,while pointing at his face.

"Elves...." , Micheal stammered looking at the surrounding population.

"Oh.....is it your first-time seeing elves", she said in an amused tone.When She took of her hood, he could see two pointed ears .

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"Elves....the city is full of elves", Micheal muttered looking through the window.

The woman , who brought him asked him to stay here for sometime.The room was big and full of several green writings on the wall.

He looked around and found the window showed a angular view of the busy streets.

There were mother's with children , merchants and guards , who looked like they  came out of a beautiful painting.