Calem fought to get back to his mother
"Wait why are you running away from mother!?"
Calem asked frantically.
The Kings guard sighed. He thought about his response and hesitated to answer.
"Listen your-..."
He stopped, and then spoke again
"You're more than just Calem Rivers, you're Shen, the true heir to the throne, and you will bring about peace to the realm."
Calem had trouble processing what he was hearing. Most importantly he didn't understand.
"Curse you knight, speak of mother!"
Calem yelled angrily.
The kings guard spoke softly.
"They were after her, not you, of course they knew of you but your mother, she..."
He stopped himself.
"Someone is after mother, you are the kings guard you're duty bound to protect mother!"
A sad silence passed over them, both hesitant to speak.
The kings guard broke silence first. He continued to speak in a gentle voice.
"Aye, I am. But her grace wanted this, and most importantly the realm needs you."
Silenced washed over them again.
"Shen..."
A few seconds past until the kings guard comes to a stop and lays Calem on the floor. The kings guard slowly unsheathes his sword, a long black blade that emitted blue light reached all the way down to the hilt which had the design of the royal family crest. A dragon with the wings of water and within the actual blade was a bright blue crystal.
The kings guard spoke in a stern voice.
"You clearly don't have an affinity for that magical crystal nor do you know its potential, otherwise so much magick wouldn't be pouring out wastefully."
Nothing happened. The kings guard sword was raised towards an area of the forest that was heavily covered with trees.
...
More time passed and as if time froze, the kings guard kept his sword raised. Finally he spoke again.
"I'm done with this charade, I must protect young master Shen."
He then held his sword upright, and started to mumble and with his words the crystal in the kings guard blade started to glow a bright blue color.
"May the GODDESS SELENE bless me with her Light."
The magick crystal glowed even brighter and water started to wrap around the blade. the kings guard then thrusted his sword forwards wasting no time. suddenly a wave of water flooded through the forest and all of the trees blocking everything out of sight was suddenly crushed and destroyed. In its wake was 3 bodies that laid dead on the floor. The kings guard looked above the bodies and their was several more men with shocked expressions on their face and behind them stood a large cart with a large cage attached to the back.
One of the men spoke.
"Fuck what are we supposed to do, that's a fucking kings guard. We cant kill him, he's been blessed by the Goddess."
Another man responded with a frantic voice.
"Doesn't matter, we just need to get the kid, I heard the Kings guard say his name, Shen, so he's at least a noble and with such expensive clothes he'll catch a nice price."
The kings guard responded back with an annoyed voice.
"Goddamn slave traders, you fucking bastards."
The slave traders then started to move slowley, beginning to circle around the front of the kings guard. But before any of them could fight an ominous presence was felt by all. The kings guard turned and looked behind him and could see nothing but pitch black.
Everyone was silent, not a sound made. That silence was broken by footsteps, ever so slightly did it make noise and at a slow pace it moved but even still it was heard by all.
With each step it took closer, the more you could feel the nervousness of everyone waiting for who would appear. Everyone stood still like statues, sweat dripping down faces of men paralyzed by fear.
It spoke.
"The Boy."
The kings guard gripped his sword tightly. He paced his breathing to calm himself. He realized the situation he was in, nowhere to run and cornered on both sides.
The slave traders made the first move and one men ran towards Calem.
The kings guard swung his sword directly behind him and water flew at the man at high speeds instantly beheading him. His body slumped to the ground and his head rolled towards their cart.
Suddenly black goo came up from the ground, the kings guard quickly took notice grabbed Calem and jumped. At this point Calem was scared and confused holding onto the kings guard for dear life.
The kings guard thought to himself.
~that's not just some ordinary magick someone can use with a magick crystal~
Then one of the slave traders pulled out a bow and arrow, on the base of the bow was a green glowing crystal embedded into the bow itself.
The slave trader pulled the arrow back on the bow and suddenly the wind started to swirl around the arrow very violently.
And as the arrow was being pulled back the slave trader finally let go, letting the arrow fly towards the kings guard in the air. The arrow was fast and made a piercing sound through the air.
The king's guard quickly lifted his sword infront of himself and water started to spread out making a shield, and as soon as the water started to form the arrow hit the water with its violent speed, it seemed like the arrow would cut through the water like butter until it just suddenly stopped. The water had turned to ice at the last second.
The slave trader scoffed
"Only a fucking kings guard could make water into ice so fast."
Suddenly the black goo shot up and grabbed the kings guard foot and pulled him to the ground, slamming him onto the floor.
Before the kings guard slammed, wind shot up and lowered Calem to the ground.
"Wind Magick to keep yourself in the air."
Kings guard started to cough up blood and chuckled.
"Heh.... So you knew..."
Calem looked at the kings guard and quickly screamed and looked away.
The kings guard leg was broken and twisted the other way.
"Now's our chance grab the noble boy!"
The few remaining slave traders grabbed onto Calem and started to drag him away.
The kings guard became frantic.
"No!..."
He tried swinging his sword but his arm was suddenly impaled by the black goo.
"AGGHHHHH!!"
Calem eyes was then covered by a sack and all he could hear was the screams of his kings guard and the claps of the horses feet hitting the ground pulling him away from his last shred of freedom.