Act 3
I have been pondering as I was walking down the stairs, Everything didn't make sense from how the military was at the scene, already giving a detailed instructions about where the civilians should go and that we are undergoing an invasion, It's almost like they knew something was going on it would not be ridiculous to rule out that possibility.
Another question and it was the most puzzling one was where did these creatures come from? It is as if they appeared out of thin air, did they emerge from the ground? How long did the military know about them? None of that matters now. My current task is to secure an escape route just in case the one eyed specimen noticed that there are people hiding in buildings, he really didn't seem that smart at all, he was swinging his sword on anything that was near him be at a soldier shooting at him or a baby crying at the sidewalk.
Finally, after going down 15 flights of stairs I arrived at the basement parking and met with my most prized possession.
It would not be an overstatement to say that it was more like a tank than a car—loaded with bulletproof windows and tires, this eight-wheeled beast can drive up to 160 miles per hour and climbs hills like a mountain goat. It was equipped with the most advanced military technology developed over the years. Who said constant war was a bad thing? Definitely not for me.
I have to thank my veteran uncle for somehow getting me the approval to purchase, he always told me that I was just anxious for no reason and that the Herathian Empire are in a peace treaty with our countries.
I took out my handgun and started preparing multiple magazines. As I loaded my ammunition, I smelled something horrendous, as if someone had used sewage waste as deodorant. Turning around, I saw a short, red creature with an abnormal facial features. a long pointy ears and a wide flared nose. and my first thought was do you know how horrid you must smell for someone to notice you from 35 feet!!! I said to myself, finally the creature spoke.
Doradoran: Greeting human! My name is Doradoran the great I am the commander of the great Herathian Empire goblin division, I am here to secure this. He started fiddling with a strange device in his hand and said
Doradoran: I see you have some terrifying intelligence human!!! I will have to take you alive you will be a great asset to the Empire.
I stared at him for a moment and said my most important question that was burning my mind
???: why do you smell so bad?
Doradoran: .....
We stared at each other for a minute and he answered with pain in his voice
Doradoran: I am a red goblin, I try to stay clean all the time but the smell wont go away it always returns after 2 hours.
I looked at him with pity and said
???: I have some expensive hygiene products in my apartment would like to take some with you? Perhaps they will help
Doradoran: that would be most helpful thank you kind human
He smiled with gratitude in his face, while I was trying to process everything that he told me when he introduced himself
???: if you don't mind i have a couple of question before you take me to your base
Doradoran: sure thing human ask away
During this whole confrontation we were at the same distance still wary of each other, compared to the big guy rampaging on the street Doradoran seemed intelligent enough to not believe that I'm not going down without a fight, he seemed interested in our conversation but at the same time he kept checking my arms and legs presumably for weapons, he had an obsidian and steel infused blade on his hips and a monocle looking device in his left hand, I proceeded to ask him the second and most important question.
???: how are we communicating? The words that are coming out of your mouth do not match the movement of your mouth.
Doradoran snickered with a throaty laugh and said
Doradoran: it seems the device wasn't lying human, you really are sharp.
I am using translation magic to converse with you.
Did he just say magic? My mind started racing and I inspected him one more time does he have a trick up his sleeve? Is he gonna use the same magic to do something out of my perception to surprise me? I tried to stall and asked him another question
???: did you just say Herathian Empire? That doesn't make any sense they may have advance technology that was on bar with this country but not enough to invade this country….
Doradoran cut me off suddenly, my heart started racing. Maybe the standoff will come to an end now, i had my magazine in my left hand and an unloaded hand gun behind me, Doradoran had an unbelievable amount of muscle mass on his leg and excluding his unknown magic I had no doubt he can close the distance in less than three seconds, my advantages was that my loaded quick draw was less than 1.5 seconds, and that he wants me alive, which is pretty difficult.
Doradoran: The country you are referring to is but a small seed we planted four thousand years ago, today, we reap what we have sown.
my mind went blank and everything started connecting everything, historians could never go back more than 4000 years when searching about herathia, Its as if the country suddenly appeared and dominated Korea and Japan, it was only 150 years ago that countries banded together and opposed them. But something still felt off
doradoran: Boy, I am going to make my move now resist and pain shall await you.
He said these words menacingly and but his hand on his hilt
Doradoran: I, doradoran the great shall defeat you today and bring glory to my empire human, FOREFATHERS BEAR WITNESS.
Doradoran proceeded to release an ample amount of pressure, I could feel my lungs get push back as my spine was glued to the truck, I acted on instinct and started reloading my gun, he saw me getting ready to fight back and instead of taking cover he lunged straight at me, and I wondered.
???:'does he not know what a gun is?'
As soon as Doradoran reached me at a velocity faster than I anticipated drew my gun and shot him twice, one in the liver and another one in his chest, this whole sequence was not longer than 2 seconds.
I rolled to the left as strong as I can when his body blitzed by me then I started aiming at his temple but before I could shoot I saw him staring at his bloodied body in disbelief.
Doradoran: It seems it is my loss brave warrior, you have fought well.
He unsheathed his sword and walked a couple feet away to lean against a pillar.
I stared at him as he blankly looked dazed with a satisfied look on his face and I said to myself 'thats it?? Is he not gonna fight any longer? Is he trying to trick me?'
???: Doradoran I don't understand why are you giving up? Are you really gonna let me go like that? Are you playing tricks?
Doradoran: what is it that you don't understand warrior? You are not a fighter and you are not a mage and you still defeated me through your bravery to stand before me, it is a great honor to be defeated by you, strong warrior
This time I really got pissed off!!! Ofcourse I would win!! He had a sword and I had a fucking handgun how is this even fair? I said to myself
???: I am a medic I can save you right now if you don't want to continue fighting me.
Doradoran chuckled and said
Doradoran: You want to help save your enemy? You really are a funny human, I shall gift you my sword and my instrumentem aestimationis may it it help you on your journey nameless warrior.
He put his sword and the Latin-sounding tool on his right side facing me before he slumped back on the wall with his consciousness fading by the second.
I went on to grab the sword and it was the most badass cool looking sword that I had ever seen, the flat blade was made out of a shiny black material that looks like it can support 3 tons pressing on it without damaging the blade, and the sharp part was made out of what I believe a semitransparent steel like material, I was not stupid to test out the sharpness with my finger.
The shape of the sword was interesting to say the least it looked like a thick curved Arabian sword but somehow it was balanced despite the shape and the materials, it honestly felt wrong to take it since I defeated a great swordsman with a handgun but it was his dying request.
The other device seemed like an appraising tool, he said its name weirdly, I know Latin because I watch A LOT of medieval movies and i went through one of my obsessive compulsions. Growing up i had an intermediate to advanced level of understanding of it, however the name he said sounds like another version of Latin, now that I think about it, it sounded familiar? Also what did he say about me being nameless? I have name obviously.
When I was walking away to scout the area I heard a sound behind me, and I thought was he acting dead? No way those shots are guaranteed death sentence even If I stopped the bleeding anyway, or is it? He was not a human in the first place.
Doubt and anxiety started clouding my mind and just to be sure I wanted to put a bullet in his head, I can't take any risks. When I got close to him he got up suddenly started gasping for air, naturally I also screamed loud enough to alert the whole neighborhood.
Doradoran: fucking hell human you have a throat on you.
I forgot to tell you my underlings are not as smart as me do not try and communicate with them if they see your face the first thing on their mind is they will fornicate with you forcibly and kill you, someone as important for the empire as you should not die such a meaningless death.
I could hear my heart beating in my head from the jumpscare.
???: You FUCKING BASTARD, WHAT WAS THAT????? Were you acting dead?
Doradoran: human, dying takes a while for someone as strong as me.
I felt kind of bad, so i offered to help him put an end to the pain
???: do you want me to end it? It will be painless I promise you
Doradoran: Thank you, human. Not every day do you get to invade another realm and die for your Empire, I will take my time and enjoy each moment, whether it be painful or joyful.
He started to close his eyes slowly and he slumped back to his previous position,
I stared at him for a minute and thought to myself ' this is really a big world'
Doradoran: *GAAAAAASP* human I forgot to tell you th….
BANG
I screamed again but this time I reacted differently than before and shot him between his eyebrows unconsciously before he could finish his sentence "FUCK WHY DOES HE KEEP DOING THAT" I cursed because I lost some valuable information.
For the next 10 minutes, I scouted the parking lot and found only one exit out of 5 was unobstructed, unfortunately i was sure that there were a lot of creatures roaming the street I will have to wait for an opening in order to escape with minimal loses.
I went up the stairs and met up with angie and henry and they bombarded me with questions, what was that scream? Was the gunshots yours? Why is there blood on you?
I told them a fraction of what happened and their curiosity was justified honestly but it was just not the time. I was wondering about why did the commander call me nameless warrior it has been bugging me it would be waste of my mental resources to keep thinking about it so I asked.
???: Angie, Henry, a really stupid question but what is my name?
Henry laughed at my question and said
Henry: Bro did you hit your head or something? Ofcourse we know your name its…..
Angie was actually concerned about my question she thought I had a concussion or something.
Angelica: your name is….
Both of them started panicking slightly, how could they forgot about my name?
I obviously knew my name and said
???: My name is... what the hell!? Why can't I say it out loud?
It was as if a lump was in my throat preventing me from saying my name, and obviously I started panicking as well, after reality set in and we calmed down a little bit I said
???: it's probably because of a magic spell or something anyway that is not important just call me handsome, I secured an escape route but the problem is we need a distraction, any suggestions?
Henry: I would rather call you dickhead but anyway, i believe should we wait for a helicopter to pass us, It will surely distract the monsters.
Angelica: that would be the most optimal, but we are pressed for time, I say we make a run for it as long as there is no colossal monster that can knock your 8 ton armored truck.
I started weighing in their suggestions, there is really no time, a group of 9 goblins broke one of the barricades and killed 6 people, there is a big chance if we make a run for it something more dangerous than the Cyclops will appear. My truck was strong but not monster proof.
So I gave my final suggestion, I gathered their attention and said
???: we should make a run for it, if a monster can chase us down we throw henry's grandma on the street to distract them.
Silence, absolute silence descended on us, almost like everyone in the city heard what I said.
Angelica: that is not funny love.
Henry: dude I swear to god I will throw down this rooftop if you threaten my grandma one more time.
The sound of someone climbing the stairs distracted us, it was Henry's grandma
Henry's grandma: he is right, I will make sure my babies live to see tomorrow.
???: Thank you
Henry: GRANDMAAAA NOOOO!!!