The Tales Of Esmeralda

Chapter 15: "WHY DO WE KEEP RUNNING INTO VICIOUS WARLORDS?!"

Esmeralda tensed up. Since her last fuck up she wasn't ready to face another villain. Either way, she grabbed the hilt of her sword just in case.

"Well well well," the male voice behind her said deeply and slowly. "Who is this lovely lady?"

Ughk, Esmeralda thought, her eyes rolling. He really is a douchebag. I thought he was a semi-douche... Ughk. I was wrong... Why does he exist...?

"HEY!" the warlord yelled. "I'm TALKIN' to you!"

Esmeralda's grip on her sword tightened. "My name is Esmeralda. You are a total douchebag. Any last words?"

The warlord laughed. "Yeah right! Like a puny young girl is gonna kill me!"

Esmeralda smirked, making the old woman's eyes sparkle with hope. "Try me."

Esmeralda turned around with the smirk still on her face, but it left as soon as she realized that where Esmeralda was looking was the man's hips. She looked up at him. He was the tallest person she had ever seen. The ugliest too. Not only was there giant bumps on his face, but he looked as if he had been beaten up repeatedly and never treated his wounds. His hair was also wispy and almost nonexistent.

Esmeralda paused, thinking that she possibly was looking up at a god or a Titan based off of his size. But she put that thought aside as her grip tightened on her sword making her knuckles white. "Your height is irrelevant. Just makes you an interesting challenge."

Esmeralda quickly unsheathed her sword and went to stab the warlord in his gut. The warlord moved his fist in front of his stomach. Esmeralda's sword only went through his fist. She barely even grazed his stomach. The warlord lifted his fist up, the sword still in and Esmeralda still holding onto it. Esmerlada shrieked for a second. The warlord had lifted her off the ground, and he was only frowning at her like she was a small annoyance like an insect.

"Ow..." the warlord said. "Esmeralda, prepare to DIE!" The warlord flung his hand up the side, and Esmeralda flew off. She screamed as she was in the air, and she probably would've continued the screaming if she didn't land hardly on the roof of a building.

Yolanda and Sebastian heard the commotion from inside the inn that they decided to stop in to talk (surprisingly enough, Yolanda didn't drink!). They ran outside quickly, Sebastian picking up Triana. They looked at where they heard the loud CRASH! and saw Esmeralda on a roof.

Yolanda gasped. "Esmeralda!" she yelled. She started running towards the building when she felt the ground shake. Yolanda and Sebastian both turned and saw the warlord that was hella tall and flew Esmeralda around like a rag doll (except they couldn't use that simile back then). The warlord walked over to Yolanda and Sebastian.

"So. You're friends with Esmeralda?"

Sebastian looked him dead in the eye. "Yes. Yes we are."

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"WHY DO WE KEEP RUNNING INTO VICIOUS WARLORDS?!" Sebastian yelled as the two warriors, the Queen of Thieves, and the cat ran away from the village, their horses running too. Yolanda hopped onto the cart and pulled Sebastian up. Triana meowed as she jumped up into the back. Esmeralda did the same (without the meowing).

Esmeralda looked back at the village, its members looking sad and defeated.

"I'll come back for you!" Esmeralda yelled. "I promise! I will!" Esmeralda turned around and faced the road ahead before saying to herself, "I will."