Long, long ago lived a little rat who was never loved by his family for he was the runt. He was never even given a name, so he was known as the rat. He always wanted to be loved but was never given a chance. Then, one day, a giant flaming skeleton figure that stood at 6 feet appeared out of a sewer grate. It shrunk itself down to around 3 feet and bent over. Pupils formed in its empty eye hole. It walked up to the little rat. It told him not to be afraid and that it would help the little rat.
It began to speak, "I want to make a deal with you little rat, a deal that will change your life forever..."
"You.... seem very.... sketchy, but I will listen," said the rat with great curiosity in his tone of voice.
The skeleton gave a slight smirk and continued,
"Well first off I am Satan, god of the underworld, and my gift to you is immortality and an island with your own animals. But! There is a price, you will have to get me a unicorn horn in two years time from now or you will rot in the underworld forever."
"Uhhhh..."
"So we have a deal? Or not...?" His expression looked fierce, which gave shivers down the rats spine.
"I... I'll do it! But one question," the rat stated.
"Yes little one?" Satan said.
"How will I get a unicorn horn? I don't even know if one is real, let alone where one is!"
"Hmmm you're a smart one. Fine, I will tell you because I like you. Find a girl under 30 years of age. Then a man under 40 years of age, and take the man's heart out. Once you have the heart, shove it into the girl and it will transform her into a unicorn. Then all you have to do is cut off the horn!"
"Seems simple enou-," the rat was stopped by Satan.
"But beware! If you are to die then the spell will wear off and she will return to normal and the spare heart will rot. You might be immortal but you have a weakness too. Be prepared for a struggle. You might become powerful, but you also are inexperienced with such strength."
"I can do it! I will not let you down, sir."
And with those words, Satan used his powers to give the rat power, the power was so much for the little body that all his flesh ripped away to reveal just his bones His organs were so small that they vanished. He grew 10 times his size and felt strength push through his body. He was even given a new name, which was also his honorable title, Rat King. He was given an island, called Sandtopia, and animals as promised. The animals consisted of pigs, horses, cows, goats, dinosaurs, a giraffe, and others. He went to his new island and announced his rule to the animals who all bowed. The animals were no normal animals, given from Satan, they were smarter than many in the world.
They built a town and homes throughout the island, making themselves at home. The Rat King even had a castle built. It wasn't that big and glorious because of the lack of resources, but it was good enough. It was built with a throne room, kitchen, a few bedrooms, and a master bedroom for the king. It had an underground cellar that took a long time to complete. But when the castle was done they were all very proud.
Everyone had their own groups that they stayed in. The giraffe, however, was treated badly by the other animals. The giraffe did not belong and looked 'weird' to the others. The giraffe was a young female, though not too young. When she was young, her mother died, so she has been alone all her life. Even though, she was still sad.
One day she attempted joining them, but they kicked her out of the groups.
The rat saw this and told the giraffe to come with him. They went into a small clearing in the forest and he said this,
YOU ARE READING
The Rat King
FantasyA man? A Rat? A king of his own island. All that stands between him and paradise is a stupid princess.
