2 The Sun King (1/2)
[I thought I was going to die! And what's with this place?! 'A little bit of trouble' she said? 'Nothing I can't handle' right?]
[Where is my castle? Where are my armies? Wait. Is that kid, over there, picking his nose while looking at me?]
[All I can see are hunters and farmers. Can we even communicate? That damned god was speaking my language but do they? Huh?]
His thoughts were interrupted when everyone kneeled and shouted ”The Sun King!”
He tried to hide his surprise the best he could, not that it would have mattered as they all looked down. They didn't dare look directly at him.
[Oh... That makes things easier. The flashy entrance and my scarily good looks, certainly helped. I am glad I managed to strike a cool pose before the dust settled. I would have looked silly if there was no one around.
So... the Sun King huh. Not bad. The golden runes on this robe are strangely appropriate. Did that little god know about the title in advance?]
Chris' mind was working as fast as he could. He was about to speak to his people for the first time. Right now they were in awe, but if he messed up things could turn bad very fast.
He calmed himself down and said in his most majestic voice : ”Everyone, rise!”
[Right, let's act king-like]
Everyone hesitated but then stood up. Suddenly a man, jumped as if he came out of a trance and ran to Chris.
”Welcome Sun king! I am Berg Silowas, I am the village chief!”
”Well met Berg! I am Chris Duhan, the Sun King! I was sent by the Goddess Ariadne to save humanity!” He said just loud enough to make sure everyone heard it.
He looked at faces full of hope and thought: [Nailed it!]
”I have just arrived, can you show me around and explain the situation?” after saying this Chris thought: [Get it? I am a newbie here. I know nothing.]
”Of course! Please come!” Berg said.
Berg proceeded to show the tiny village.
”This is Five Caves Village. It was named after the five caves we use as shelter.” Berg looked at the nearby caves and sighed. ”We have no need for a real name as we won't stay long anyway.”
”Humanity lost the war 2 years ago. Our armies were defeated, our cities were razed and our king was...” Berg hesitated at this part and sneaked a peak at Chris.
”Killed” said Chris.
”Indeed. Any attempt to rebuild a country or even a decent szie city was met with force... So now we live in small tribes.”
As he said this, Berg pulled out a small map of the area. It was clearly incomplete and in bad shape. The map : goo.gl/v4ACBU
”This is the Riverhorn Valley.It was named after a lake in the form of a horn. The lake is long gone but the rivers it was connected to remain.If you follow the river north you will eventually reach the old capital, now completely destroyed. The river coming from the west leads to a mountain range, the home of the dwarves, as far as I know they are not in conflict with anyone right now. Both rivers merge and continue south east where you will reach the sea and the kingdom of the Razor Hide.”
”Razor Hide?” Asked Chris.
”It's a very aggressive race, a mix of reptilian and humanoide and one of the few races we can not communicate with. They are still very intelligent and tricky. They rarely leave their kingdom, and they prefer sneak attacks over frontal ones. They are not in any major conflict as far as I know. They will attack any intruders, but they almost never leave their territory.”
”East, beyond the valley lies the Kunalls, a very strong and aggressive race, their bodies are thick and go over 3 meters in height” Chris noticed Berg's tension rising when mention the Kunalls. ”They destroyed our kingdom! They used their huge bodies to bring down our defences. Wooden walls mean nothing to them, rock and mud walls only last for a little while. Our swords barely hurt them!”
[They are using mud as mortar so they must not have anything better. As for swords... Is he talking about those copper ones the sentries are using? No wonder they are not able to hurt those Kunalls]
”I am curious about one thing Berg”
”Please ask Sun King !”
”This is the old kingdom's territory right?”
”Yes my liege!”
”I noticed things were tough, but you are still able to move around freely. How come?”
Berg's eyes shined when he answered.
”This is only hearsay, my liege. But even with their superior bodies, the Kunalls still had to use a big army to attack us. This weakened their other borders. They were attacked by another force during the middle stages of their invasion. Apparently they didn't want to withdraw so they made a mad dash for the capital. They ignored everything and destroyed anything on their way. In just a few days the capital was destroyed.”