The Goblin Nation

The troll spun the sword with Sun holding on tightly with his left hand. Sun dropped his buckler and used his free hand to hold on the sword. The goblins watched as their Chief hang on for his life. Then the troll released the sword and Sun along with it, throwing him at a group of goblins. They managed to catch him before landing on the hard ground. "f.u.c.k!" Sun yelped, "Watch where your touching!"

Sun got up, dropped his sword and buckler, and held his left arm in place because it got dislocated when he was thrown around like a mouse. Without giving Sun any time to breathe, the troll rushed towards him. "All of you go and reform in the back! I"ll hold it here."

"But Chief," The goblins protested.

"Go!"

The goblins ran away and formed their lines just as Sun ordered. Sun stood up, waiting for the troll to attack. The troll kicked the ground, blowing snow and dirt towards Sun. With his vision obscure, Sun could see the troll pull its shield over its shoulder and slammed it against Sun"s left side, further damaging his left arm.

Sun fell and slid on the ground. The troll thought it was over; no one would get up from that experience, but it still wants the red goblin to live. Now it sets its sights on the town. Blocking its way was a wall of fire. Looking at the flames dancing in front of it gave the troll a brilliant idea. It will burn the town to the ground and watch the goblins burn. The troll smiled beneath its mask from imagining the goblin"s scream from the pain and forcing the red one to watch as the tribe he once ruled burn. Then the troll got hit with a s...o...b..ll.

The troll turned his face to the left and saw Sun on his feet while leaning on his sword. His left arm was dangling on his side. The troll saw nothing but a defeated goblin. Then Sun whipped back his long dreads blocking his eyes, and that"s when the troll realized the red goblin was not defeated. Sun"s eyes were far from the eyes of hopelessness. It was filled with resolved because Sun is determined to win. Sun tightened his grip on the sword and was about to run when suddenly, behind were the goblins he told to retreat.

Two of them carried him away from the fight. "What are you doing? I told you to stay back!" He screamed.

The goblins dropped their Chief on Mari"s feet. "Chief! You mama healer!" They said happily. Sun looked up, and he saw his mom staring at him.

"Mom, what are you doing here?" Sun tried to push himself upright.

"To help you," She told him. Sun laid on his mother"s lap while she showered her with the cold, soothing drops of her gold-colored magic. Sun did not want to end this moment, but duty calls for him.

Sun stood up once more. One of the two goblins that carried him brought the buckler he used during the fight before dropping it on the ground. He turned his mom before returning to the fight, "Thanks, mom. Now its for me to fight."

Sun ran towards the troll with his sword on his shoulder and buckler in front of him. The troll saw Sun coming, and to swing its shield"s sharp edge at him. Sun used his smaller size to his advantage, lowering his posture while running. The troll"s shield merely grazed Sun"s back.

Sun ran underneath the troll and landed a critical strike on the troll"s inner thigh. The cut was not deep enough to reveal the troll"s skin to the sun, but the impact was nearly strong enough to break the troll"s thigh bone.

This show of strength surprised the troll and made it drop its shield, but it refused to get on its knee because doing so is a sign of weakness. Sun slipped past under the troll"s crotch and was about to deliver another slash, but then the troll jumped backward, hoping to land on Sun. Without hesitation, Sun rolled to the side, barely dodging the attack. Now the troll was on the ground giving Sun the height advantage. Sun got up and was about to attack when suddenly the troll punched him in the face.

The troll managed to roll its body on its side, facing Sun to deliver a punch. The punch crushed Sun"s pointy nose and sent him rolling away. The troll got on all four and crawled towards Sun. The goblins on the wall shot their arrows at the troll, but they all bounced off its leather coat.

Sun quickly got up on his feet after seeing the troll crawl to him like a lizard. He ran up the wall and then jumped on the trolls back, thrusting the sword on the back of its shoulder. Then he lifted the sword to cut its neck. Unfortunately, the troll pushed itself on its feet, knocking Sun off of its body.

The troll turned around and stomped on the ground, shaking the earth beneath them. Sun lost his balance and fell on his b.u.t.t. Like a stationary ball, Sun sat in front of the troll and watched it lift its leg back before delivering a devastating kick. Sun blocked his body with the buckler, but it was not enough. The sound of bones and metal breaking could be heard as far as the wall of fire. The kicked made Sun travel across the field while his blood tainted the snowy ground.

"Sun!" Mari yelled after watching Sun fly across the sky. He eventually landed on a pile of empty barrels.

Mari rushed to his aid while the goblins formed a line around the troll. Many of them were crying after witnessing their Chief fly in the air like a lifeless doll. "Troll bad! Troll hurt Chief!" Spat jumped down from the wall and landed on the troll"s back. The other archers joined in, dropping their bow before jumping on top of the troll. They tried to stab through its coat with their arrows.

The troll laughed at the goblins crying because they were too weak to protect their Chief. The troll began to spin around in delight with arms wide open. Spat and the rest of the goblins were flung off the troll"s body as the speed increased. The troll stopped once all of the goblins on its back were off.

Then the troll made its way towards Sun, walking over the goblins in front of it. The goblins tried to get its attention by stabbing its legs, but the troll ignored them. Instead, it giggled at the lesser goblins in their desperation to help their fallen Chief.

"Don"t you dare give up on me." Mari sat next to Sun, desperately trying to heal him.

"I"m sorry, mom." He coughed out blood trying to speak.

"I said, don"t give up! You are going to get up no matter what." Mari"s voice started to waver, and tears flooded out of her eyes. "You promised you would save me remember. That you will take care of me when I get old, so don"t leave me. I beg of you!" Mari cried out.

"Oh yeah. I promised." Sun slowly closed his eyes.

Eventually, the troll"s shadow blanketed Sun and Mari. The troll raised its fist, pulling it back as it could. Mari hugged Sun blocking his body and concentrated her all of her mana in her body to her back, hoping to use her remaining mana to block the attack. Mari closed her eyes in antic.i.p.ation.

Then the troll released his fist and penetrated through flesh and bone. Blood was dripping off its fist and landed on the snow. Mari opened her eyes and placed her hand on her chest. There was no hole, no blood, and she could still breathe.

Mari turned around and saw a female goblin standing behind her. She had dirty blond hair, a mouth filled with sharp jagged teeth, and a smug little smile that annoyed Mari. Then she looked down and saw the troll"s hand clenched into a fist protruding out of her chest. Mari knew who this goblin was; she was her caretaker. Or better yet, their caretaker. The one that taunted her and bragged to the others about how strong Sun was to the other caretakers. She protected Sun just as she promised.

But this was futile. The troll hurled her corpse away and prepared to punch Mari and Sun. Then suddenly, an intense blue light appeared behind Mari. But this light was not coming from Mari"s mana. She turned around and saw a bright blue halo around Sun"s head. Then that halo exploded.