A Trollhunter turned King

good old Trollmarket

(ok so the rest of the story is going to be in 3rd person unless stated otherwise)

walking down the crystal staircase, Jim could feel his heart pound as they got closer to the bottom. this would be the first time the blue clade teen has seen trollmarket since Gunmar took it over with the help of Queen Usurna. the last he heard of it was from Toby, from when he was helping Aja and Krel down there, and it didn't sound like i looked good. getting to the end of the stairs, they looked through the doorway that had a visual straight shot to the heartstone.

" Welcome to Heartstone Trollmarket, safe haven to trolls alike." Blinky announced with his usual dramatic flare. Jim couldn't help but smile and roll his eyes a little. he looked down at the busy streets as he heard his best friend staring in breathless awe. Jim watched the crowds as he was able to recognize most of them. some he knew personally, some he didn't, and some he knew were felled in one of the many battles Jim and his team fought in. guilt hit him a little hard and he wasn't able to hide it. with that guilt, something in the boys chest actually ached, like someone had physically poked his heart. it caught him off guard for a moment, as he reached up to massage the pain away. Toby was already following Blinky down to the streets below, so the only one that noticed was ARRRGGH! who was trying to make sure the two teens didn't get lost in the new environment. 

"Jim ok?" ARRRGGH! asked with concern for the markets newcomer. snapping out of his daze, Jim looked at ARRRGGH! realizing he was caught he tried to play it off, giving a fake smile.

"huh, . . oh yeah, I'm good. sorry." starting his walk down the stairs as he finally saw his best friend and once mentor already a fair way ahead of them. ARRRGGH! wasn't good with words, not even when speaking in trollish, but because of that he knew emotions. he could read anyone perfectly within the first hours hes known them as if he has known them his whole life. he knew Jim wasn't completely fine, anyone else would have missed it but ARRRGGH! didn't. his concern grew but he decided not to push it as the child no longer seemed in physical pain anymore. 

walking though the market once they had caught up. ARRRGGH! continued in his thoughts as he made sure no unwanted interactions were caused, but at the same time keeping a close eye on the dark haired teen. to make sure he was still physically ok, which he was. the boys were just taking in the beauty of trollmarket as the newly formed trollhunter was heard yelling back to his friend as he ran towards the heartstone.

"Jimbo, check it out. Maximum coolosity there!" the stout boy was in complete awe of the heartstone. Blinky and ARRRGGH! were so happy to see the humans loving their world as much as they do. ARRRGGH! did notice how Jim flinched at pain the moment he saw the heartstone, but i looked as if it wasn't that bad as the boys face only fell for a moment then right back to a bright smile, he could tell it was a real. 

"Heartstone." ARRRGGH! informed the boys as Toby looked at him in question. Jim knew full well what the stone was and had gained a new appreciation for it. although when he was a troll he never got to feel the power of the original heartstone, he knew the warmth that came from the one in new jersey. that one was a lot smaller than the original one before it was destroyed in the green knights attack. even as a human, with a past of a troll, Jim could still feel the heart beat like energy emitting from the stone, showing how much more powerful this one was.

"Our Heartstone. The life force of Trollkind! The means that keeps us from crumbling to stone, and the source of light and sustenance!" Blinky added in for more clarity. as the hustle and bustle of the market turned to muffled gossip. the streets quickly filled with 'humans?' 'what are they doing here?' 'flesh bags in trollmarket?' grabbing the quartets attention.

" i think we attracted the paparazzi." Toby joked to his best friend as Jim blew out a small chuckle. 

" do not be alarmed friends, they mean us no harm. he is the new trollh-" Blinky was cut short as an angry Drall came pushing though the crowd with his own questions.