Book Four
Volume 11
Ch. 144 Troll of Yom ii
Pov.
-Kara-
I fell asleep up until we began arriving at a village that stood in between Iceland and the mainland
Except what woke Me up wasn't the ship's docking. But someone's gaze from far above
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I open My eyes
I sit up as Thors looks up at the cliffs
The grass around the village before us was inconsistent. There were large patches of dirt without any crops.
I look up at the cliffs above us
"That's weird, I could've sworn there were more houses." The old man Leif leading the ship says
"Well shit" I stand up
"Turn these ships around." Thors tells the boys
It's an ambush. No doubt.
Before we could make it back out onto the sea the Vikings that had been stalking us showered us with the debris they got from tearing the houses apart
They blocked the only way out and quickly swarmed us with their ships before taking aim with their bows above us.
"F-father? I-I'm scared." Thorfinn cowers behind Me as I stand tall and cross My arms besides Thors
"Quit being so pathetic, boy."
"Here," Thors kneels beside him, "only use this knife as a last resort."
I was ready to draw My blade but Thors grabbed My wrist. I glare at him as I use all the strength I had, but he holds a firm grip
"You don't have to kill, Kara."
"What happened to protecting what is ours?"
"Tell Me, is there really something here that you genuinely yearn to protect?"
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"Thorfinn, no?" I scoff
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"And you honestly believe the only way you can do that is with a blade?"
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"Taking the life of your enemy is easy, Kara. Sparing them is not."
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"Alright." I yank My arm back
"You all stand back. Kara and I will keep you from harm."
"Tch." I roll My eyes.
Thors jumps onto the first ship as I lunge onto the second one that pulled besides us
They all come at Me at once
Without a drop of coordination.
I slip under someone's fist and uppercut his elbow
"Gah!" He groans as I grab his wrist and swing him around into the oafs charging at me
I step aside and tilt My head as someone's blade grazes My hair from behind
I turn My body, step back, and elbow whoever tried to split My skull from behind
I lean back after another tried to take My nose off before I was forced to lean even further when the guy in front of Me tried to impale Me with his sword
I transition into a handstand and lock the guy's arm between My knees. I turn My body and toss him overboard before jumping back to My feet
I twist and danced around them until there was one left. Their captain I presume.
"Bahaha, I expect no less from a precious slave." He laughs
I draw My blade, but he does so his, before I could take his head off
"Tell me. What are you, kid?"
"Askladd! Take him out!" His men shout
I step back and extend My blade to jab into his gut
He taps it aside before pulling the blade back like a bat
I duck and spin right under his blade and I slam My elbow into his gut
I bring My blade in, ready to pierce it through his chest but he managed to turn just in time for My blade to drag across his chest
I turned around and lean way back before he could take My head off. As I did I kicked his elbow, knocking his blade or of his hand.
After catching his blade I was ready to take his head off in which he quickly ducked and elbowed My forearm, retrieving his blade
During which I stabbed My katana through his neck, only to stop a hair off his esophagus after he stopped just before he could sever My jugular.
We were both quite literally at each others necks
In a mutual agreement we step off just before the massive barbarian Thors was fighting crashed between us
"That's enough." Thors lands right beside Me
"What? He drew his first." I sheath My blade
"Nuh-uh. I called you a slave, as you are."
Thors holds his arm out before I could even attempt to draw My blade
"Killing him won't solve anything. We need him alive." He looks up at the archers aiming their bows at us
"Oh yeah? Then what do you suggest?"
Thors draws his blade.
"What?! No fair!" I growl
"I, Thor's Son of Snorre, Challenge you to a duel."
"Hmh." Askeladd cracks a smirk "I, Son of Olaf. Accept your challenge in the name of Odin."
"You mother-." I grumble
I step back as they stared each other down
The battle was short. Thors did quick work of Askeladd, who had been My equal in Battle.
All he did was overwhelm him with his sheer strength until he baited Askeladd into breaking his blade. Thors then unarmed him with a jab to his elbow and put the blade to his neck
"Accept your defeat. Son of Olaf, withdraw your troops." Thors pulls his blade back
"I wonder, what is a mighty warrior such as yourself hiding away in Iceland."
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"You're wrong, I relied on a sword to defeat you, because I'm weak. A mighty warrior is one who has no need to take arms or hurt the enemy."
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"Grrr* enough of this!" The barbarian jumps to our ship and puts his blade to Thorfinns neck
"Kya! Father!" Thorfinn cries
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"Kghe." I smile widely
I've been itching to kill someone.
I toss My blade straight for his head only for Thors to deflect by tossing his own sword.
"You fuck-." I grit My teeth
"I told you. There will be no shedding of blood, not in front of Thorfinn."
"Grr." I grumble
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"Askeladd, you violated the sacristy of our duel."
"Win or lose. We never agreed to any terms." Askeladd shrugs, "besides, I think we both know why we're truly here."
"Floki sent you… didn't he?"
"He took your desertion quite personally, even after fifteen years."
From My understanding, Thors faked his death and escaped the Jomsvikings with Helga to Iceland where they planned to live a peaceful life
Now looks like it's time to pay their ultimate price for desertion.
"Right" Thor's sighs
Askeladd raises his hand before closing his fist, signaling his men above to fire
Thors gets impaled from all over by maybe ten arrows.
Even so, he continued to stand tall before Askeladd.
"Hmh." I smile, what a pathetic way to die.
I expect no less from that fool.
"Grandpa!" Thorfinn cries
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"Askeladd…" he huffs
"My men will be called off at once. In the name of my great Ancestor Artorias your people will be granted safe passage home." He smiles
"You, release My grandson." Thors coughs before the barbarian shoves Thorfinn aside
"Papa no!" Thorfinn stumbles to join his side
"Leif, take My head to Sigvaldi, the leader of the Jomsvikings. If he were misled to believe I fled once more the village could suffer for it."
"And Kara… I do believe you too can become a true warrior." He smiles
Oh please. I roll My eyes
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I was hoping to be the one to shut that fool up for good
He speaks and says his farewell to Thorfinn before finally dropping dead
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We took shelter in the village for the night.
After bathing in a creek I got changed before being confronted by Thorfinn back at camp.
"You!" He growls. "You're not my father anymore!"
"Hmm?" I raise an eyebrow, wondering how that could possibly be
"You always hated him! You always wished he were dead!" He growls
"Yeah, so what?"
"Grah!" He lunges at Me with his knife
I step back before stomping on his face, sending him crashing into a tree
"Don't be ridiculous, boy."
"Y-you." He whimpers
"What the hell did I do? If you're looking for someone to blame, blame Askeladd."
"But you didn't help him!"
"It was a duel"
"But Askeladd cheated too! So why didn't you kill him!" He growls
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"Kgheheh." I giggle
"Damn you!" He lunges at Me again
Before he could do a thing I smash My knee into his face.
"Stop being so pathetic, boy." I stomp on his chest
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"Attacking Me. What, you think I won't kill you?"
"Y-you. No matter how much I tried to get you to even look at Me." He whimpers, "you never cared. You were always mean to Me…" he sniffs
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"Hya!" He shoves My foot aside and stumbles to his feet "I'm going to kill Askeladd and when I'm done you're next!" He wipes the tears off his face
"Hmh." I smile.
Stupid brat.
I watch as he hurries off into the boat they were getting ready to take with them. Since Thors was rowing for half the men we would've had to leave it here anyways.
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"What? You're leaving too?" Leif asks just after we arrived to the mainland
"Yeah, quite tired of that Icy wasteland." I stretch
"Her father, Son, and now her husband? What will I tell Ylva?
"Couldn't care." I shrug
"I…" he gulps "I'll tell her you went in search of Thorfinn, but please. Come back, for her."
"Yeah, whatever old man." I sigh
I take My leave and travel through the country for about a year
"Would you look at this shit." I step into the little shack I built Myself maybe ten thousand years ago. It was the one Ignia first found Me.
Back when I turned into that badass fucking dragon.
After cleaning up a bit I lay down on the bed.
It's not like this place holds any sentimental value. Just the odds of finding this place again after so long and on a planet as massive as this one is insane.
It was some ways from the city of Magnolia down below. Guess even then I liked My peace and quiet.
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I was ready to fall asleep when I suddenly heard something shuffle outside
Stupid dogs
I head over to the back door
I was ready to scold the creatures that had been making a mess of the trash when I see a plump little butt sticking out from the bin
She was struggling to get out, but after a couple of seconds she finally managed
"Mgh*" her eyes widen with a banana peel on her head
She doesn't bother taking it off
She was a child about My apparent age
"Hmh." I smile, guess I don't have to bother sneaking down the mountain to rape a bitch
She'll do just fine, until I can get My hands on some tatas I suppose
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From the looks of it she was too terrified to even move after our eyes met
"What?"
She slowly lowers her head like a submissive dog
I reach inside my fruit tray and I grab a half eaten quat which is a fruit that looks exactly like an orange but grows up in the mountain area
I sit down in front with the fruit in My hand
She was naked from head to toe
She was covered in dirt, stunk of piss, dog, and…
I raise her chin with my tail and examine her face
She smells familiar.
But why?
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I spit on the quat before offering it to her
"Hmm?" She tilts her head
I insist a second time
She takes the fruit and bites into it las if I hadn't just spat on it, absolutely clueless…
I lightly grab her throat as she chews.
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Or maybe I could just tear her to pieces. I smile
Been quite some time since I've had My fun.
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After chewing a bit she takes a bigger bite before eating the rest
"Hm-hmm" she gives me a little smile as she chews
Unlike the smaller kumquats these aren't sour on the inside. They were just as sweet as the outside
I hand her the fruit and she doesn't even hesitate to take it this time
I'll stuff her a little. Put some more meat on it to
She takes a big bite out of the fruit
The huge smile across her face suddenly disappeared after some twigs snapped behind her
It was a big ass dog
I just glared it down and put the fear of god inside it
"Hey, she's over here!"
"Nghk." I grit My teeth
"Aw shit!" I hurry into My house
It's the empire dogs that had been on My ass for months
I look around for my Tanto blade before I noticed a little red head rush into my house and into the closet
"Bitch. Get out of here you stupid kid!" I tear the closet open
"Eek!" She shrieks after I grab her hair
"Ursa! Get back here!" They shout
My whole body tensed up after hearing such name.
"Ursa?" I let go of her hair
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-to be continued