Defenders of Evodusai Part 0
With eyes still tightly shut,
the first thing that I could sense was the freshness of nature's cool
air toying with my nostrils. Funny, I don't remember heading out
into the wilderness but the peace and serenity of this moment kept me
at ease. A gentle breeze blew across my bare body and sent a few
shivers down my skin. "Why was I naked," I wondered to myself
before letting the thought silently drift away. I can't remember when
I've felt this relaxed. Coming from a world where only the strong and
cunning survived, I did all I could to make my living decent. It was
all work and no play for five years until recently. After getting
stabbed in the back by my former friends, I soon found myself left
with nothing except for wasted time. The sound of leaves dancing
softly upon their branches eased my mind away from the coldness of
both the weather and my thoughts as I began to slowly crack my eyes
open. Darkening gray clouds flowing along with the winds above
greeted me before I noticed something orange poking out from
underneath my eyes. Reaching towards said object that was plastered
upon my face, I jabbed at it with a finger only to find myself
wincing in pain. The shock lifted me off of my back as I sat up to
grasp my now throbbing face. Seeing my hand only made my eyes widen
as I noticed that it was now orange as well. All I could do at that
moment was cringe before looking downwards towards the rest of my
body. My mind was not prepared for the information that my eyes had
sent to it. Bright orange scales covered my
shortened arms and legs while my scaly chest and pudgy belly were
colored gold. Where my proud member had once laid tucked between my
legs was replaced with a slit that just made me uncomfortable.
Looking behind me I found a thick lizard-like tail attached to me
that drew my eye's focus towards its tip. I just stared at the tip in
silence, feeling my eyes starting to water up. A large glowing flame
had found its way onto my new appendage and even though I couldn't
feel any kind of pain, the beating of my heart had gone into
overdrive. My body began to move on its own accord since panic had
just consumed almost all of my rational. Finding myself standing up
on my feet, I took a couple of shaky steps forward before breaking
out into a sprint. My stubby arms flailed wildly in the air before
all of the terror that built up inside me was transformed into an
ear-piercing screech. I ran for an unknown amount of time like this
until I could no longer feel the ground with my feet. Returning to my
senses, all I could see was a huge body of water before a sudden
explosion of darkness and chills enveloped me.