The firey tale of Redd Coal

I stood there, my hammer raised to my side in preparation for my opponents next move. He stared at me with a look of sadistic glee, the blade of his scythe gleaming in the torchlight. With a rebellious yell I charged, prepared to crush him like the bug he truly was. He swung his scythe and our weapons clashed with an ear piercing ring. He laughed at my actions, saying, " you were a fool to challenge me mortal."

As he drew back his scythe,  I thought, "maybe he's right, maybe a am a fool. I, a mere peasant compared to him, I am nothing." As I felt the cold steel his blade pierce my flesh, my whole life flashed before my eyes. My only thought then was, "Where did I go so wrong?"

  Who am I, you may ask? My name is Redd Coal and you are witnessing my final moments. How did I end up here? Well, the only way to answer your question is to take you back to where it all began.  You shall learn what I've done and how it all led to this.

"All the darkness in the world can never extinguish the light of a single flame."

St. Francis of Assisi