Chapter 3

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Arno ran through the cold darkness, the sounds of booming footsteps echoed throughout the cave. He narrowly avoided tripping just barely staying balanced. He frantically looked around looking for an escape route, the creature growled behind him, it was not far. Arno came to a part where the path split, one went to the right and one went to the left. He desperately looked for the right way, he saw that there was light coming from the path to the left, Arno decided to run that way with the troll right on his heels. 

He sprinted as fast as he could. Just keep running towards the light and I'll be safe. Arno dashed as fast as he could knowing the exit was just around the corner, the cave made a sharp left turn and so did Arno. He turned the corner only to see a dead end, he looked up to see where the light had been coming from, it was from the top, the only way out was to climb. But there wasn't any time.

A large creature turned the corner, the troll with warts across its body looked down at the young boy, the troll licked its lips developing an craving for human flesh. As the large troll approached towering over the boy, Arno fell over rearing himself to the wall and covering his face in fear. He was petrified. I don't want to die, someone help.

The troll stopped suddenly, a loud roar of pain escaped its mouth. The troll turned around with loud stomps to see who had stabbed the beast. He looked to see another boy around the same age as Arno. Arno peaked through the cracks between his fingers. He saw a boy with black hair, raggedy clothes and pure anger. Arno saw the boy had some kind of fire inside him, a fiery anger yet a strong character within. The boy's face was covered in soot, he had a few cuts across his bare arms and and his left cheek. Some of the cuts were fresh with a pink color running along inside of it.

The boy clenched his fists looking up at the large troll that was more than ten times his size, he had a black sword on his back. The sword appeared heavy and a little bigger than the child himself. The troll reached behind its back and pulled out a sharp rock that had been stabbed in its shoulder blade, the beast studied it before dropping it to the ground. It raised its fist preparing to merely squish the young boy under its strength. The fist flew down towards the boy, the boy rolled forward quickly between the creature's legs, the fist hit the ground with a loud booming thud as the ground cracked and rocks fell off the walls and ceiling of the cave. The boy quickly stood up with his back turned towards Arno as Arno watched with awe.

The boy hastily pulled a makeshift dagger made of wood and jagged rock from a leather pouch. The boy quickly slashed at the troll's right calf, causing it to yelp in pain, the troll fell on that knee. The dark haired boy used the opportunity to to climb up the troll's back, the dagger was placed in between the boy's teeth as he climbed up to the troll's fat olive green neck wrapping his legs around it. The boy took the dagger from his mouth and repeatedly stabbed the monster in the back of the head, the boy's eyebrows were furrowed and he yelled with anger as he stabbed the monster repeatedly in the same area and with much speed.

The frantic troll in pain reached behind its neck snatching the young boy and throwing him to the floor in-front of it. The boys body rolled across the floor, but he still got up and looked up at the crying troll that clutched its head in pain. The boy ran forward at the crouched troll and used his dagger to slash out the troll's two eyes causing it to go blind and cry more in pain. The troll quickly stood up flailing its arms and body around wildly in agony and blindness.

The arms smashed the walls around smashing the cave walls and causing rocks to fall from the ceiling. The boy looked up at a large rock spike as it fell directly on top of the troll's head. The troll suddenly stopped moving, lifeless its body fell forward and laid there unmoving. The boy placed the bloody stone dagger in his pouch and looked over at Arno. He approached and offered his hand, "Are you hurt?" the boy asked,

Arno looked up at the boy and took his hand, "No... thank you for saving me." The young Arno said pulling himself up.

"Call me Ruko."

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