Creak Creak Creak
I stir awake to the sounds of something creaking. "Ugh, my head hurts and the floor is so cold" I thought. I could feel the extremely cold floor through the ragged clothes I wore. I try to feel for my head, wincing in pain because of my aching body, I push through to feel my messy, long and knotted up hair. "Im hungry and thirsty" I thought "Where am I"? I thought out loud "You're in a carriage" a deep voice comes from a dark corner. Surprised that somebody responded I confusingly ask "who are you"? "Who am I"? In a raspier voice, then I remember. "My throat is so dry" I thought , "actually i don't remember anything" I thought. "The names Regal" Regal says. "And how the fuck am I supposed to know who you are"? He asked sounding irritated "I d-don't know" I quickly stammer. "Do you know where we are"? I ask Regal. "Dumbass I already told you a carriage why are you asking me stupid shit"? Regal annoyingly responds. "I know we are in a carriage but where are we going" I say while rolling my eyes, I suck in cold air and reel back from the pain of rolling my eyes "and stop calling me a dumbass"I say while holding my head. "One, how the fuck am i supposed to know i only woke up a few minutes ago and can't remember anything from before and two, what are you going to do about it" Regal responds while getting up or at least thats what I think he was doing. Quickly I respond "there is no need for us to fight without knowing whats going on" Regal quips back "then don't tell me what to do asshole". Is that his favorite word? I think while rolling my eyes, which feel a lot better "So Regal if you woke up with no memories how do you know your name" I ask trying to change the subject. "I don't, this is just the name I gave myself when I woke up, I suggest you give yourself a name too or should I just keep calling you dumbass?" Regal questions. After he said that I start to think about my name while looking around. The carriage seems small but not too small, and its really dark I put my hand out in front of me trying to gauge the distance and couldn't see my hand anymore. The wood floor is really cold and feels very worn out like it could give me a splinter if i just rubbed my hand against it. "Alister" I say to Regal "The fuck did you just say"? Regal asks me "Alister, thats the name I've given myself". "Dumbass name for a dumbass person" Regal responds "why are you calling me a dumbass"? I ask. "Because you are o-" BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. Before Regal could finish his statement he was abruptly cut off by a quick series of explosions that blew up the carriage. I shot out of the back of it with my body in a bow shape. While flying out I heard a loud ringing in my ears and could feel my bones crack against the old wood of the carriage as if they were about to break and my skin blister up from the heat of the explosion. Before the heat could set in I felt this blistering cold air assault my body all over. "UGH dam that shit hurt" I exclaim gritting my teeth. I look towards the carriage and see a big hole torn from where I just flew from and see another hole across from where mine was. The carriage, which should have been hard to tell the color because of the darkness, looked a very dark red color and looked kind of burgundy-ish. With part of a golden symbol next to the hole i flew out of. With the smoldering hot flame coming from the carriage I could see 4 other carriages that looked identical, I could see people running away burning, and screaming for help, sum are clawing at their throats hoping it would help them breath better, some are just running and dying. Why were me and regal the only ones in our carriage I think to myself. The pungent smell of burnt flesh pierced my nose, the last screams, shrieks and cries for help penetrated my ears. "YOU-" "YOU OK" "YOU OK"? I finally hear Regal call out to me while also shaking me simultaneously "IVE JUST FLEW OUT THE BACK OF A OLD WORN DOWN CARRIAGE WHAT DO YOU THINK" I quickly yell not knowing how loud I really am "THATS GOOD" he yells back my hearing still not fully there "YOU OK"? I ask making sure he is fine as well "IVE BEEN BETTER" he says. I grab my head and say "you can stop yelling now it hurts my ears". While we check on each other I got a good look at his face. He looked like he was about 16 and has a dark brown complexion and has a slick jawline, his eyes are green and they really stood out, his hair was a mess and looked scorched. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. Another set of explosions go off and we both get sent flying again from the blast "REGAL YOU OK"? I yell hoping the only other person I have interacted with is fine "STOP YELLIN DUMBASS, YOUR GOING TO ALERT THEM OF OUR POSITIONS" I hear Regal quip back. I exhale a breath of relief, even though I just met him he is the only person I know right now and I don't want to lose him. Then I question myself "who is he talking about" I thought, then I heard it. I hear the loud clanking of armor coming from my right side, so I look up through the darkness the only other light besides the flame. A army all but one dressed in shiny sliver armor they had big shiny silver boots ,that look like they have been polished too much, that went all the way up their shins. The leggings and chest piece had no cracks or ways to penetrate inside it seemed, they had a bunch of scratches from the many battles they have been in and won, and the helmet had a long feather on top which i couldn't make out the color, and a slit across the middle where you can see their eyes. The only person who stood out was the man in the middle who wore silver and gold armor which was a weird mix, it was shiny but also dull, looked very nasty but also like the most beautiful thing you've ever laid you're eyes on and he had a big emblem on the middle of his chest piece that looked like a dragon roaring out to the skies with a man looking down upon it, his feather was also darker and very much longer than the others, he was also riding a horse who was fitted out in the same color armor he was in, the horse also had the same feather and emblem aswell. I make eye contact with him then, "NE LAISSEZ AUCUN SURVIVANT, TUEZ-LES TOUS!" He yelled from his horse "QUI" the army yelled in unison. The army started charging towards every carriage killing everyone they laid their dark soulless eyes upon, I could hear the hacks, the wind moving because of them slashing, more screams come from the carriages the people who thought they would be able to hid and survive, brutally slaughtered with no mercy, their swords covered and dripping in blood people begging, it was forever ingrained into my mind a sight i could never forget, a real slaughter. Catching my composure I try to find Regal "REGAL WHERE ARE YOU WE GOTTA RUN" I yell out in a scared tone I turn around to see one of the people cladded in armor walking towards Regal as he tries to back away. I run over grabbing a scolding hot piece of wood, while it singed my skin I cry out "STAY AWAY FROM HIM" and hit the armored soldier. THWACK. I hear as the wood hit and broke against his helm, surprise filled my face, because not only was the wood sturdier then the wood in the carriage I was in but because I actually did it. I came back to when Regal yelled to me "WE GOTTA RUN, NOW" I snapped back to reality just in time to barely jump out of the way of a swinging sword, I could hear the wind groan around the sword as it made a swishing sound, I could feel the sword slightly dig into my side as it cut across, I winced in pain and almost passed out but the cold kept me awake. As I fell and struggled to get back up I see Regal hit the soldier with another piece of wood and yell "GET UP NOW IF WE GET OUT OF THIS I WILL STOP CALLING YOU DUMBASS SO LETS GO" I get up and try to run and fall so Regal hurriedly comes and helps me back up and we start running through the woods. CLANK. CLANK. CLANK. I hear the armored soldier behind us "FUCK, what are we supposed to do"? I ask Regal looking at him desperately hoping, wanting, him to have an answer. I see his face distort and he starts to think, then he just says "I really don't know this might be the end". First I was surprised he didn't call me dumbass then the shock settled in, thinking about how im going to die without even knowing who I am? "No" I say loudly "huh"? Regal looks at my confused "NO" I yell then i took a sharp left turn while grabbing Regal. "WHAT THE FUCK AR-" he tried to yell but I covered his mouth. "shut the fuck up" I whisper, we duck behind a tree to see the soldier looking around for us with those same lifeless eyes. "What the fuck are we supposed to do now dumbass" he whispered to me, rolling my eyes at the fact he can still call me that even in this situation I tell him my plan. "I was going to trip or at least try to distract the soldier-" he cut me off said "those are fucking knights why are you calling them soldiers". Now that I think about it why am I calling them soldiers, I shake my head to get rid of the useless thoughts. "Igh so the 'knight' I was thinking about distracting or tripping but his lifeless eyes make me second guess myself" I say correcting myself. "Ok so you basically want us to fight this thing? This is why i call you a dumbass now" Regal sighs while shaking and grabbing his head. "Aye I personally want to survive and at least find out who I am so i'm just thinking of ways for us to live, I don't see a certain someone doing anything but going with an injured mans plan" I quip back. "W-well at least-" I cut him off and say mockingly "W-well, shut up wit yo stuttering". While Regal tries to come up with a good comeback I look towards the 'knight' thing, I just have a nagging feeling its not what it seems and 'it' isn't a 'knight' at all. Regal suddenly yells "WELL AT LEAST-" I hurry and go to shut him up but its too late the 'knight' is already looking towards us. I smack Regal and scream "YOU FUCKING DUMBASS ARE YOU MISSING BRAIN CELLS OR SOMETHING"? He looks down and apologizes "Im sorry I forgot about our predicament". With the 'knight' knowing our location we start running and find a hiding spot behind a different tree. "Whats the plan now ole great captain" Regal asks while saluting me. "Sigh, I don't kn-" I stare forwards at a cabin and my heart starts to palpitate. Regal puts his hand in front if my face and asks if i'm ok "you ok Alister"? I snap out of it and ask him "don't you see that cabin". He looks forwards and squints his eyes, then he widens them "YES" he yells. "SHHHH" I put my finger over my mouth and quickly shush him "my fault" he exclaims. "But thats were we are going lets B-line it and hope the 'knight' doesn't follow" I tell him. I turn around to see the 'knight' cutting down trees, or at least attempting the trees are very thick and he can't cut through it all. With those lifeless eyes he searches for us, "alright lets go" I say. Regal and I start to run straight for the cabin trying to make as little noise as possible, but no matter how much we run we can't get close. "What the fuck is going on"? Regal asks "how the fuck would I know" I quip back. I turn around to see the 'knight' still looking for us. "Sooner or later he is going to find us" Regal says, right after he said that the 'knight's head snapped in our direction. "Good going jinxing us" I say with a hateful look towards Regal. clank. clank. CLANK. CLANK. With the 'knight' getting closer I yell in a desperation to hope we can get past "FUCKKKKKK LET US BYYYYY". I see a beautiful cyan blue light with these memorizing swirls and dots all around "dam thats beautiful" Regal exclaims. "Beautiful" I softly say and then, darkness.