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Sir Justin stood facing the skinless man known as the Reaper. It was the only name and it was whispered in hushed terms throughout the kingdoms. There were rumors he was aligned with the young king Blackthorne but that was all Justin knew. It was rumor.
The Reaper had made many forays against King Alric’s kingdom but Sir Justin had stopped them all thus far. This would serve to only enrage the Reaper.
Justin looked at his enemy hoping to bait him into attacking him so that Justin could finally end this threat. But usually the Reaper escaped to plan again.
Justin spoke “ You have tried for years and still the same result. This kingdom will never be yours as long as I defend it” He stared into the Reaper’s fiery red eyes hoping to goad him into making a mistake.
The darkened skin and eyes of evil stared back at Justin. Any lesser man might have quivered at the sight but not Justin.
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Sir Justin smiled a little. The Reaper had never engaged in physical battle before. Relying more on others or his arcane knowledge of sorcery.
Justin deftly stepped aside the attack and used his sword to slice across the torso of the Reaper. It was a small success sure but Justin had ensured his blade had spells put on it to allow him to kill this vile creature. A lesson that the Reaper now understood from the howl of pain coming from his lips.
“Your reign of terror is over foul creature. Submit now or lose your life”. Justin knew he had to distract so that the Reaper would think of escaping.
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The howl told Justin what he wanted to know. The creature was hurt and now would be the time to finish the job. The beast chuckled a little.
“Do you find your impending death funny? I will find it satisfying to end your reign of terror”.
Justin moved towards the creature safely. Because even though it was injured it made it even more dangerous.
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Justin could see the Reaper was moving his lips. Possibly some kind of spell, probably to escape if this goes bad.
The reapers spells wouldn’t necessarily work on Justin as long as he had his sword. The beast came closer and Justin struck again injuring the Reaper who grabbed him. One of its claws pushing him against the wall. One of its claws over Justin’s lower torso the other ready to strike.
The beast bared a smile
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Justin braced his back against the wall ignoring the scratch to his chest. He lifted a leg to push the foul creature back away from him. This stunned the Reaper who was a few steps away. Justin took the opportunity to plunge the sword into the creature’s belly.
Justin smiled as the creature lay down. Justin prepared the killing blow.
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Justin was not happy that the creature escaped once again but was relieved that the threat for the time being was over. King Alric was grateful as always. The wound was not severe and he’d shortly head to the tavern to celebrate as he always did by himself.
He did have a feeling that he was being watched but wrote that off to the fight and the smell of birds
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Sir Justin knew he had to be vigilant as the Reaper could attack again. He had rumors of a sorcerer that used the Reaper to get things done that he didn’t want to sully his hands with. However, no one knew who he or she was that kept the Reaper on a tight leash. Perhaps Justin would need to track down this mysterious sorcerer.
But right now he would head for the tavern. A few pints of mead always went down well after a victory in battle. Justin couldn’t shake the fact that he was being watched but again summed it up to the rush after battle.
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Sir Justin entered the tavern as he always did. He found his way to a table in the corner where he wouldn’t be disturbed. While he enjoyed battle, he did not care for the company of people in large groups. Keeping to a close circle of comrades, some long passed.
He eyed the tavern always on the lookout for anything out of place. A redhead came over to his table. Justin ordered a mead and asked “you’re new here. I’ve not seen you before”
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Justin stuttered “would you like to sit down? My name is Sir Justin and I am a knight in the king’s service.”
“What brings you to this part of the kingdom Samantha?”
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Justin and Samantha both order another mead. They talk a little bit more. Midway through drinking his second pint Sir Justin gets up and excuses himself mentioning he has to relieve himself. He gets up and leaves his glass half filled with mead.
He thinks to himself that Samantha is beautiful but quickly throws out those thoughts as his life is for the kingdom and not to be a family man