The Adventures of a Sword

Chapter 5

"So what exactly are we going to do now?" asked Arnie.
    "I don't know," said Gary, "since Jordan misused the sword."
    "Oh, come on!" whined Jordan. "Moe literally stuffed me in a trash can once!" He paused. "And he called me a two-piece chicken on a slimy slug!"
    "Moe sounds like an ass," said Arnie.
    "Eh, he's nothing compared to Emperor Ginold," said Gary. "I mean, who goes around decapitating dogs for fun?"
    "None other than Emperor Ginold," said Jordan.
    "Are you lost, kids?" said a voice.
    "Who is that?" said Jordan.
    "My name is Morliss," said the man.
    "Yes, we're lost," said Arnie. "We followed this guy into a tent, then an army chased us here into the woods."
    "Follow me," said Morliss. "I can let you guys stay in my cabin."
    "Thanks," said Gary.
    "Anytime," said Morliss.
    A few minutes later, they were in Morliss's house eating.
    "How come you're not eating anything?" asked Arnie.
    "Eh, I'm not really hungry," said Morliss. "Where are your parents?"
    "My parents abandoned me when I was a baby because they were unable to take care of me because of somebody," said Gary, before whispering "Emperor Ginold."
    "Same here," said Arnie.
    "My dad disappeared, and my mom's dead," said Jordan.
    "You guys sound like unlucky children," said Morliss.
    "Well, duh," said Arnie. "But at least we get freedom. We don't get grown ups ordering us around all the--"
    Gary poured a cup of water on Arnie because he could finish the sentence.
    "It's still quite dangerous with Emperor Ginold's massive reign of terror," said Gary.
    "I know," said Morliss. "But at least I became a professional wrestler."
    "That's where I've seen you before!" said Jordan. "You're Morliss the Mountain Giant! I've seen you in the local wrestling shows!"
    "Yeah, that's me," said Morliss. "I won every single wrestling match, cause I'm awesome."
    "Well, it shows, as you're able to pick up a dragon with your bare pinky," said Gary.
    "Are you guys done with your food?" asked Morliss.
    "Yes we are," Jordan, Gary, and Arnie said in unison.
    "And are you guys full?" he asked.
    "Yes we are," they said.
    "Good, cause I'm about to show you guys something."
    Morliss went into a room. He came out with some pictures.
    "I want you guys to look at these," he said.
    Jordan, Gary, and Arnie started looking at the pictures. The first picture showed Morliss ripping a dog in half with his bare hands, while a little kid watched in terror. The second picture showed Morliss pouring a box full of metal weight balls on a bunch of party-goers' heads, crushing their heads into crumbs. The third picture showed him throwing a baby into the creek. And the next seventy-two pictures all showed him ripping kids into parts and eating them. Jordan, Gary, and Arnie were shocked.
    "What the--" said Jordan.
    "The first three pictures were just me doing stuff because I was bored," said Morliss. "But those pictures of me eating those children are explanations."
    "Explanations for what?" Arnie asked in terror, as he could now see the monster Morliss truly is.
    "Explanations for how I became a wrestling champion," said Morliss. "I gained an extraordinary amount of strength from eating children, which is what I will do to you."
    Morliss grabbed Jordan and pinned him on the table. He pulled out a knife and was ready to cut him open when Gary picked up a bat and whacked Morliss on the back.
    "Ouch!" yelled Morliss.
    Jordan got up and ran off.
    "Parkskar!" yelled Morliss.
    "Who on earth is Parkskar!?" yelled Gary.
    "Parkskar is a teenager who I kidnapped and brainwashed into helping me with my plans!" replied Morliss.
    Parkskar came into the dining room.
    "Get them," said Morliss.
    Parkskar attempted to grab Jordan, Gary, and Arnie, but they escaped just in time.
    "You--" Morliss said in anger. He grabbed a spear, shoved it into Parkskar's neck, and smashed him out of the window. Parkskar hit the concrete floor headfirst.
    Morliss wasn't done. He pulled out a bunch of machetes and started throwing them at Jordan, Gary, and Arnie. One of the machetes grazed Jordan's right ribs, and he screamed in pain.
    Finally, the three kids were out of sight. Morliss screamed in anger and spotted a random man outside of his cabin. He thought of luring the man into his house, but he randomly decided to shoot the man with a shotgun for the heck of it. After that, he dragged the man's body into his house and ate it.
    Minutes later, there was a knock on Morliss's door. Morliss opened it, and found Emperor Ginold and Balthazar standing there.
    "What do you want?" asked Morliss.
    "We saw three kids named Jordan, Gary, and Arnie running out of your house a few minutes ago," said Balthazar.
    "I know," said Morliss, "I tried to eat them. But they escaped."
    "You let them escape?" Emperor Ginold asked in a vicious voice. "Let me show you what I am used to."
    Emperor Ginold and Balthazar shoved Morliss out of the way and went into his cabin. Ginold spotted a metal weight ball on a table near the wall. The metal weight ball weighs two-hundred and fifty pounds.
    "You exercise a lot?" Balthazar asked.
    "Duh. I'm a professional wrestler," said Morliss. "Can you fools get the **** out of my house now?"
    Emperor Ginold picked up the metal weight ball.
    "You see, there are lots of things in this world and universe that can escape from us, and no one is harmed," Emperor Ginold said in a dangerous tone. "But this--"
    Emperor Ginold suddenly turned around and smacked Morliss's skull with the metal weight ball as hard as he could. There was a loud cracking sound. Morliss shuddered for a second, and he fell on the dining table like a sack of potatoes.
    "--is completely unacceptable," Emperor Ginold said, finishing his sentence. "We need to go, Balthazar. This fool wasted a lot of our time."
    Emperor Ginold left the cabin. Balthazar took one last look at Morliss' lifeless body lying on the table before leaving as well. Blood started dripping down the table as Balthazar walked out of the cabin.