My Form Is Deceiving

Chapter 4

You wake up from a slight poke to your head as you pop up to see Vendel holding his staff up for you to climb on to. Chirping with excitement you swiftly wrap your body around the top of the staff as Vendel walks to the forge. You look around to see barely any trolls walking around the market. They all must be the forge waiting for the fight to begin. We make it to the stands as the trolls move out of the way for us to see.

"Gathered trollkind! The Trollhunter has laid a challenge before the son of his predecessor, and you shall all bear witness to the ensuing battle, which will be one for the ages!" Vendel said as the trolls shouted in excitement," If not remarkably painful and short." Vendel said quietly but it was loud enough for you to hear.

"Draal, son of Kanjigar, son of Tarigar, Draal the Destroyer, come forth." Vendel shouted as Draal walked into the forge.

"And now, Draal's combatant, James Lake Jr., son of.."said Vendel as he stopped to think. You looked at him in disappointment, he's old but you didn't think he was that old. A troll next to him whispered the answer to him,"Ba-bu-rah. Come forth, human Trollhunter!" Vendel shouted as the trolls started booing. You were slightly upset by the troll's rude actions but the human must prove himself,"Prepare for battle!" Vendel said as Draal roars as he slams his fist into the ground and Jim summons his armor,"Begin!" Vendel shouts as the two of them clash. The battle went quick as it seemed Jim was going to perish but managed to catch Draal off guard as one of the axes from the wall hit Draal sending him flying into the void. Draal had caught the side of the wall before he could fully fall down as Jim limped over to him.

The troll started chanting,"Finish the fight! Finish the fight!" as you looked down to see the young troll you knew since he was a whelp. You remind yourself this is his problem now he must either submit or fall. Jim summons his sword as he raises it above his head. The Trollhunter slams the blade into the ground as he sticks his hand out for Draal to grab. You see they were talking but they were too far away for you to hear. Jim helps Draal out of the void as he walks a little bit before falling to his knees.

"Look, I may not have followed your rules, but neither did the amulet when it chose me."  Jim shouted as he faced the crowd of trolls that are booing at him,"Right now, over our heads, changelings are in Arcadia." As soon as those words left his mouth all the trolls gasp in surprise. No no NO those fowl impure's would never dare come back there ruler is gone so they will perish too you thought.

Vendel said," What is he talking about?"

"You'll need a Trollhunter who doesn't have to live in the shadows. This is a time to work together. They're building the Killahead-" Jim was cut off when blinky grabbed him while Dragging him away from the crowd. The crowd was unsure what to do but soon as a couple of them left the rest soon followed.

Soon it was just me and Vendel staring at the empty forge," I know what you're thinking, old friend, I don't think you should listen to the boys' words. He speaks of delusions and falsehood to be proven otherwise. Let's head back shall we?" Vendel said as he smiled slightly at you. Humming in agreement. You make your way out of the forge as you see Blinky, Arrrgh, Toby, and Jim talking.

"I will meet you there, I need to talk to those fools." Vendel said as you giggled. You grew in size a little bit as you grabbed the staff with your paws and flew off into the air. You made your back into the heartstone as you placed the staff against the wall. You look back out of the heartstone to see Jim and Toby walking to the exit of trollmarket. You feel a sadness grow in you, the desire to see their world is immense but you can not go with till you find a way to sustain your demands. Grabbing a piece of cloth from the table you flew over to the shelf as you shrink back to size. Using the cloth as a blanket you feel the extra heat it gives you while sleep takes over.