"Huff… Huff… Huff…" I panted as we ran forward. The sky was black and cloudy. Raindrops pelted my head as my hair and clothes stuck onto my skin, making every movement uncomfortable as time passed.
"Come on lads! We're almost there!" I shouted as I turned to my stout companions.
"You've been saying that… for three days now, Bogger!" Jiru shouted between gasps as he trudged through the mud. Each of our steps made an audible plap as we struggled through the wet ground.
"And he'll be saying it... for another… three!" Gill yelled from the back. A few terse laughs followed his joke as we continued running forward.
This has been going on for three weeks. When our home fell, the Demon King's army moved in. With their subjugation of our people, they forced us to mine out the precious ores and deposits in our land to create weapons for their forces.
