Darkness covered the entire forest. This darkness was a darkness that held throughout time. Light was not allowed in and people were unwelcome. Only those that grew mad would come out of the forests darkness into the light of the sun.
The brave soul that walked through the woods now avoided being noisy. No sense in attracting unnecessary attention that would be passed by the trees and the wind to the demonic souls that lived here. No sticks broke, no grass ruffled and no breath could be heard from this traveler. Tall, with broad shoulders and hair that covered his shoulders were some traits of this human that had entered the demon zone. His mouth moved but no words or breath could be heard coming out of him. What was he?
His scent was caught by one of those forewarned about. Gently, without making any noise from branch to branch it moved to intercept this arrogant human. Catching up to him was quick work due to the slowness the human moved by. This was strange in itself because every other human moved with quick haste and thought they could make it from the dark forest. The creature didn’t really think long on how strange it was that a human walked slowly where others ran. Descending on the human from above, claws came out of its six fingered hands. Just before it landed on him with its half ton weight it bounced off a shield that could not be seen. As it landed off to the left side of the human it pivoted and launched another attack.
The stranger turned calmly to the creature. Now a sigh escaped the human’s lips which of course the creature did not understand. The creature’s pivot was almost slow to the human’s eyes. He didn’t really want to harm anyone or anything. In fact if he had been left alone as he wished he would have flown in and out of the woods once he had achieved reaching the object he was on a quest for. The creature was approaching him now put an end to the creature before he even knew what was happening. The man raised his hand toward the creature. Just as the creatures mouth reached the hand to close down and chew it off a bright white light shined that blinded the creature. Then an extreme heat filled the creature to make its blood boil.
Now the creature understood. Too late as it was it realized that this human was not just a human. A cleric, a paladin, a man of strength and virtue that no one or no creature should take lightly. With that basic spell of light no evil could touch this man without dying from grievous wounds. Only one demon had survived that and this creature was one of its creations. The stranger continued on without so much as a glance back at the now glazed over eyes of death from this once prosperous enemy.
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