My Little Fortress : The Legend of Golden Heart

My Little Fortress : Legend of Golden Heart - Drinks for Two

By: Pnoy

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Day One:

Log One:

Golden Heart, Praries of Veiling

I just got my belongings together and I am headed out today to find my destiny that lays ahead

of me. Celestia be with me.

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Log Two:

Golden Heart, Praries of Veiling

I arrived at the town's tavern where I met with a local miner. He seemed wary, inviting me in to stay over night to avoid the 'Bogeymen' that he believed festered at night.

I got to know the miner as Gate Crescent and he told me the story of how he had lost a friend to some horrible creature that stalked and terrorized the citizens in the hamlet.

"It was horrible, it just seemed like such a normal day..." he started, smoothly taking a muzzle full from his flask and setting it back down on the table. "We were going out with a friend to find a dog that had went missing a few days before. The owner said she'd waited for her to come back, but usually she would have returned before the first night. So we agreed to go with her grandson to go find the dog out in the woods."

"And did you find the dog?"

"Hold on now, paitence, I am getting there," he hushed me and started with his story again. "We came upon a foul odor, which caused us to assume the worst." The bearded miner took another large swig from his drink, clearing his throat before continuting. "When we got to the body, like we expected it was the dog, the grandson was able to identify it by its mangled fur. The whole scene was gruesome and horrible and the body was absolutley mutilated and even its eyes were missing from their sockets." The hardened miner shivered recalling the details.

"What happened next?" I asked.

The miner dropped his head and nodded. "What happened next we didn't even see coming, there was a god awful shreak that came from the woods around us," the miner recited from memory.

"it was on us before we even knew it, it ran past me and immediatley had my friend by the throat. I heard him manage to usher out 'hel-' before it slit his throat causing blood to gush out everywhere from his jugular." The miner started sobbing, occasionally breaking the tense atmosphere of the conversation with his grief. "it went after the grandson into the woods and I was left alone. You have to believe me when I say I just didn't know what to do."

"I believe you, it's ok there wasn't much you could do from the sounds of it." It became clear to me this talk couldnt go on much longer without the miner having a complete meltdown so I tried my best to wrap it up. "It was good you made your way out of there or you could of ended up as one of them."

The miner choked trying to gain control of himself. "Y-Yeah I suppose, but I never did find out what happened to that lady's grandson." He finished, drinking more heavily from his cup.

"I can take care of this beast, I am on a journey of self discovery and glory." I assured the miner with a hoof on his shoulder.

The miner smirked and seemed discouraged, "Listen this isn't time for no heroics, it's dangerous out there you and I don't know if you can handle something like this, you could get yourself killed."

"I realize this, but I am properly trained in the arts of self defence and not deterred."

The miner seemed to look at me before shurgging it off. "Well fine, some say they see the beast make its home just north east of here, I'm sure you'll be able to find it there."

I thanked the miner for his time and hospitality, as I gathered my belongings before heading out the door the miner stopped me and informed me I didn't have to do this..

"Don't take this as a favor," I told him. "I am doing it because I feel it is my duty and a part of my path to enlightenment. Remember Golden Heart, because you all will be hearing alot of me." I spoke so aggresively as to relay a tone of strength in the foundations for my claims.

Before I could turn to the exit I felt a strong tug on my arm and I turned to face the miner who grabbed on to me. "Listen if anything happens to you out there, don't tell anypony I didn't warn you." I nodded and made my way through the exit out the tavern.

The door shut loudly as its spring pulled it back, shutting it behind me.

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Adrian closed the bloodied journal as the rest of the pages were blank and the only few other pages that had anything on then were just undecipherable markings.

These lands were dangerous, that much was obvious. Adrian made a note to himself to take extra care when dealing with these beasts of the night.

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