A Hardened Warrior

A/N: Yo, sorry bout the short wait. Went to Michigan lake to swim. That thing is HUGE. here's the chapter <3

Chapter 11 - A Fist Full of Fate

Carrying on from the edge of the forest, Roderick stops to consult Nightmare on where to go.

‘So... from here, which way?’

’Northwest, the sun is just rising, so walk with your back against it, then turn left a bit.’

‘You seem more compliant...’

’I’m stuck here until you’re purged of me.’

‘So you are... How long will it take to get there? To the...’

’Dominion. Two days.’

Wasting no more time, Roderick began the direct path to the Dominion, avoiding crevices, pitfalls, and trees. They saw no animals, like usual.

7 Hours Later

A loud swooping noise was heard overhead as he was walking past a rather large mountain. Apparently, it was large. Because the shadow, which Roderick managed to miss, could cover an entire block. Roderick was growing frantic.

‘Did you hear that? Or am I going mad?’

’Dragon...’

‘WHAT?’

’Well... You are passing by one of the resting places for the great dragon migration. Seems they’re here for a while. I am curious however... Why is there one so low on the mountain?’

‘A dragon.’

’Yes... a dragon. Do you not have them in your world?’

‘Only from bone. And Wyverns. Both are evil. Evil must die.’

’...’

When the adult green dragon finally landed in front of Roderick, it readied to ask him questions. As to why he was trespassing on his turf, and why he was so ballsy as to come near the mountain that dragons were residing for the time being. But before he could ask said questions, Roderick rushed at him, to try and chop it to bits. But the dragon simply opened its mouth, and chomped down on him, like a boa constrictor and a mouse.

“Foolish crea-”

Before the dragon could finish it’s statement, A burning sensation was coming from his stomach. So he screamed. Loud enough to attract the other dragons’ attentions from the border of the top of the mountain. Most ignored it, the rest didn’t care enough to inspect the scene. But by the time the screams stopped, some looked back to see a dragon dissipating into a golden glowing mist. One that was being absorbed by the ground. One of their own had deceased.

5 minutes later

“DRAGONS ARE EVIL! EVIL MUST DIE!” Was all Roderick was chanting as he finished killing the great beast. He looked for more foes to best, but none showed themselves. Forgetting all about the mountain, he ran in the direction he had been going in.

’I’ve never seen that before... It’s like his soul was removed and taken into the earth.’

...

’Hello? Are you there? Roderick...?’

...

’Roderick. Calm down. I wish to speak with you. Cease your insanity.’

...

‘What?’

’You went insane. Stay away from dragons. That and I need to speak with you.’

‘About what?’

’What was that, when the dragon died? It’s never happened before.’

‘I was hoping you could tell me.’

’Well... this is great. New things to learn.’

‘You sound like that unicorn... Twilight I think it was.’

’The element of magic? Speak not her name ever again.’

‘...’

‘...’

‘...’

’What? Why did you stop speakin-’

‘What in the Sam Hill is that.’

’What? I- Oh... That... Is Cerberus.’

Laying before them, sleeping, in a field, with a ball in its mouth, was a giant, three headed monster dog.

Roderick’s mind: Broken.

His first course of action was to stare intensely at it. With wide eyes. Then came the slow backward steps. Finally, the infamous ‘random twig’ struck again. His heavy armor, despite making loud clangs as he walked, didn’t wake up the dog. But that twig.

That twig will pay.

But first, comes the problem of Cerberus. He woke up. And. He. Is. Pissed.

“GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOWL~~~”

’RUN.’

‘ALREADY ON IT.’

But Roderick wasn’t quick enough, and he was now the dog’s chew toy. Only, Cerberus can’t have nice things. He breaks them. All of them.

But Roderick wouldn’t just lay down (hang mercilessly from the air) and die. He would fight (plead for his life to) the dog. But Cerberus would have none of it. He woke him up, he gets to suffer for a while. Thankfully, Cerberus couldn’t smell the scent of Nightmare within him, or he would be in for a long, warm eternity...

6 Hours Later

Cerberus had finally fallen asleep. Roderick’s armor, was now dented everywhere possible. Nightmare was feeling sympathetic however, so once Roderick slipped out, she used her power to undent his armor.

‘Thanks...’

’But of course. I may be evil, but I am not entirely cruel. That dog scares even I.’

So, night had approached, and they were now on their way to the Dominion. Again. But fate had other plans. Fate was a troll. Roderick had run into large, unnamed animals, plants, and even spirits. That night had been VERY angering for him. He’d been eaten, again, Burned, Frozen, Burned twice more, Dropped from the sky, Haunted by a very talkative ghost, who was, an ancestor of Pinkie’s. Go figure. Finally, he got clubbed in the face. Hard enough to shatter every bone in your body.

When he’d finally arrived at the border, he dropped. into a pit. which housed a nasty giant wyrm. Roderick had had enough.

‘Know any explosive spells?’

’With fire? no.’

‘Damn... This immortality is getting really annoying. Infinite pain, and infinite life. How did you put up with this for so long?’

’By not getting killed repeatedly...’

‘...’

’Fine... I will lend you some more of my power.’

A bright flash occurred within the pit, followed by a man climbing out of it, completely disoriented. He stumbled to get away from the wyrm before it recovered. It was, undoubtedly, angry. Enough to rip him to pieces for the rest of its life. After minutes of stumbling and running, Roderick was safe from the wyrm. He collapsed, exhausted after a days worth of fighting, and pain. It was time to take a nap...

A/N: Another author's note. Back to watching Doctor Who.