The End-Days War

Chapter 4: A Huntsman's Pain

The Ranger took Iris and they both began to walk the Road together as the fate of the World hangs in the balance. Delphine appears and tells the Ranger that he must train her and be fit to Hunt if she wishes to survive in this Earth. And so, the Ranger goes his way and he trains her to Hunt or be hunted for survival is the key to everything in this life. Survival is a type of thing of which they must do if they wish to continue onward on their journey to defeat the Daedric Lords. The role of The Huntsman is to live and survive in the Wilds and Hunt the Deer that roams around here.
You put quite a risk on taking this Girl with you, Ragnar for her survival is in your hands and you're responsible for whatever happens to her. Do you so simply desire the Daedric Lords to Hunt them down and kill them before they could do anymore damage? If so, then you must warn that Girl that the path ahead is difficult, Far difficult than it will ever be. You're not meant to die here, Ragnar, you still have a destiny to fulfill for yourself. This Destiny of yours will either be your greatest achievement or perhaps even your greatest mistake. Farewell, for now.

I

And so, Ragnar and Iris Continued On and they followed the Deer's track for a very long while for it was a long track. A while later, Iris found the Deer licking it's wound on it's arm. So, Iris his behind a large stone and pulled out her Bow and an Arrow and she readied it. Ragnar then went next to Iris and spoke with her, saying, "Remember what I said to you. When you aim, make sure it hits where you want it to hit. If you shoot like a mortal, then you will miss like a mortal. You are the Hunter, the Deer is your prey. The only thing that this Deer shall receive is a quick Death. Do not hesitate!"
Iris had her Arrow readied onto the Bow and she begins to slowly pull it with the string and she aims at the Deer. She then releases the Arrow and it landed onto the Deer between it's Throat.
           "I got it!" Iris Shouted.
"Good." Ragnar said.
Iris then runs towards the Deer and she kneels down and she stares at it for a very long while as the Deer laid dying. Then, Ragnar walks towards Iris and he kneels down next to her. And as he kneeled down, he said to her, "Now... finish what you started."
Then, Iris pulls out her Sword and she points it at the Deer to stab it and put it out of it's misery before going anywhere else. She looked at the Deer and the deer's eyes were innocent that she couldn't do it.
           "I... I can't," She said.
And so, Ragnar helped her do it, he held the Sword with two hands with Iris; and together, they both slowly pierced the Deer's side. Then the Deer died and Iris's Hunt was over. Iris looked at him and she asked him, "So, what happens now?"
"Now... your life as a Hunter begins," He said.
And so, they looked at the many lands of the Earth through a cliff that they were standing upon where the Deer is. And they stared through the cliff for a few seconds at what else lied ahead for them. Then, Ragnar was going to put his arm and wrap it around Iris but he could not. So he takes the Sword out of the Deer's side. He then gives the Sword back to Iris and then Ragnar gets himself up.
Then, Ragnar picks up the Deer with two hands and Iris gets herself up and she continued to stare on into the World. Then, she goes before Ragnar and she asks, "Where are we going?"
"You have hunted this Deer," He said. "And you've succeeded, and now we eat."
And they went walking again and they find a perfect place to gather logs and make fire before them as the Night goes on. They gather logs and made fire and Ragnar cooked the Deer as Iris sat down and watched. As he cooked the Deer, Ragnar cuts it into many pieces and hands one of them to Iris.
           "Eat up," He said. "It will satisfy your hunger for a good while."
And so, Iris took a piece of the Deer and she begins to eat that piece of the Deer as it was now cooked. As she ate it, she began to feel herself changing and evolving.
           "Iris, what troubles you?" Ragnar asked, "You have hunted your prey and you've succeeded. Why do you feel sad?"
"I... have killed... I... I've never felt this pain inside of me," She said. "I feel as if something... important left me. I feel painful after doing such a deed as this."
           Then, Ragnar wraps his left Arm around Iris's body and he began to hold her to warm her up from the Cold. Then, he spoke with her, saying, "I know... I have experienced this myself when I killed my first animal. That first kill is always the most... intense. Be beware Iris, the more animals you kill, your envy of the Hunt will only increase."
           As he spoke this, he sees that Iris sheds a Tear from her eye as she stares at the fire that burned before them. Then, Ragnar offers her comfort and he speaks with her again, saying, "Do not cry, Iris. Those who weep for the Dead will not find hope in the end. Their faith dies and their soul fades away. Yes, there is nothing for you to fear anymore. Let go, Iris. Let go of all of your fears and all of your sorrows. Cast everything into the fire and watch as they all slowly burn away."