A dragging sound, water dripping from stalactites hanging above. The gravel beneath Artimus morphed into a concave shape growing longer. As he was coming to a more conscious state he realized his hands and feet were bound. As he looked around him he heard the hooded figure that carried him. He was murmuring something, rhythmically and precise.
Dark pillars and crimson statues loomed and passed by as he was dragged further into the kings domain. Artimus yelled "where are you taking me!" The hooded figure just kept going, murmuring along, almost in a fanatical fervor. All of a sudden he stops completely. No sounds come loose from his lips, and his body still. "Where is he!" A deep voice bellowed from in front of the figure. The king quickly saw Artimus and pulled him closer.
Artimus writhed and yelled but no freedom was to come. The king leaned in, inches away from Artimus' face. The cold and damp breath touched him to his core, the kings eyes raging a shimmering red. "Are you the one they call Artimus?" The king bellowed softly with his gravelly voice. Artimus nodded, "yes sir... But may I ask who are you?" The king stood tall and as his features were now bathed in Crom light he spoke. "I am the crimson king, this is my domain. And I am here all because of that dreaded dream walker you spoke to."
Artimus shook out of fear. He had no idea. And now he was alone in this man's dark kingdom. The hooded figure approaches again with a group of other masked men. "Wait... What's going on? Who are they, what do you want!" Artimus yelled. No emotion was seen from the king, he just started shrinking like the foreground he was recently in. As he was dragged away, all that was heard throughout the dark halls were his cries. "NO Don't take me into the dark! Please lord's no! Help me anyone!" And as soon as it was heard, his voice went silent.
The king slowly sat upon his throne, staring into the pitch blackness, he contemplated and laid wait, for he knew a battle was to come...
YOU ARE READING
The alchemist's journey.
FantasíaA lonely Alchemist who spends most of his days and nights in his underground apothecary is thrust into the world above, and the adventures to find him are abundant. Scared he gathers his necessary tools and gear and heads out. Only time will tell if...
