In the Land of Amissa-amentia

Chapter II

As I walked I looked around and took in the scenery and sounds of the forest in which I found myself stranded. Around me I noticed that all the trees were magnificent and beautiful. Most of them had flowers ranging from colors of blue, red, yellow, and purple. This made me assume it was most likely spring time; assuming they had seasons in this world. I also noticed that all the trees were as big as redwoods and even bigger. This led me to believe that the world I was in was much warmer and perhaps even younger than earth. As I continued to walk I heard the sounds of many different birds chirping. "It's so peaceful." I thought, "I wouldn't mind living in a place like this." I kept walking more optimistically.

That's when I heard the high pitched scream of a woman coming from somewhere in the woods. It sounded like she was in trouble so I started running towards the sound. As I got closer I could hear the sounds of a scuffle. I slowed my pace and approached cautiously through the bushes until I came to a clearing.

What I saw before me both shocked and surprised me. There was a group of about twenty to thirty men all wearing what seemed to be medieval garb. They surrounded a young woman who I couldn't quite make out. The men were being led by a tall man with a strong upper body. His skin was of a darkish hue and his hair was pitch black. On his right eye he wore a patch and across his left there was a scar spanning from the top of his face to his cheek. It was a face you couldn't forget that was full of malice and evil intent.

He started to talk to the group raising his voice so they could hear him over their own violent ruckus. "What should we do with this tramp?!?!" he proclaimed, and they replied with the chant of, "Verberavit Eandem Annam Hoor! Verberavit Eandem Annam Hoor! Verberavit Eandem Annam Hoor!" The leader then raised his hand in consent at which point the whole crowd began beating the woman. I didn't know what to do! I couldn't help her by myself so all I could was watch in horror as they beat her bloody. Surely if they weren't stopped she was going to die.

Then I heard above all the noises two others. From one direction came a gigantic roar. From the other came a loud cry that sounded like, "Subete no senseikunshu no shinja ni shi!" With that two figures burst into the clearing. One was what seemed to be a giant, hulking; man covered with red hair and the other was a normal sized man with jet black hair and pale skin brandishing a long sword. They charged at the men and it was then I decided to join them carrying a giant branch. We three swung left and right felling several men around us until eventually the few remaining ran into the woods escaping.

When I had finally calmed down I looked around. There were 20 dead men around us and that's when I realized I had become a killer. I didn't like this but it was what had to be done to save the one presumed innocent. I threw my weapon away in disgust and continued to examine the bodies around us. As I looked at all the men I noticed the man with the scar, the leader of these uncontrollable monsters was nowhere to be seen. He had escaped.