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A Dark Knight’s Fate


They say ,darkness lurks in the hearts of man. I believe this is true. Everyone has darkness ,lurking in them .Waiting to come out. Most keep it contained. Some ,let it lose and do horrible things. Some ,are consumed by it, until they become naught but an empty shell of who they were.
I am writing this tale ,for I know not how long I have left before the tides shift and sweep me away again. When you see me ,you see a regular man. Just average member of society. I listen to music .I watch TV. I play videogames. I spend time with friends. I love. Sadly this is all a façade.
A young girl, recently discovered who I am .What I am. She asked me “Why don’t you tell your tale? I’m sure there are others who would like to hear it.”
So I am. I will tell this dark tale. Please bare with me, keep the lights on ,and keep the darkness at bay.


Chapter 1:Humble Beginnings
My story begins ,a long time ago .When things were simpler. The land was controlled by monarchs ,claiming to be chosen by the gods. The peasants are oppressed ,and the Knights keep order in the world.
When I was young, I was born to a poor family. I was always told that I will always be poor .Better get used to farming. When I was ten, my village was raided by barbarians from the nearby mountains. No one came to help. We were less then three hours ride from the nearest city, and no one could be bothered.
My family ,was killed ,and I hid .I hid under the floorboards ,where we kept our dried meat. For 4 days, I lived in darkness and silence ,barely surviving on dried meat and muddy water. Until one day ,they came. I woke early morning to hear a ruckus up above. The barbarians made their way to the doorway ,and then I heard metal clash. All went silent. “Well that takes care of this house. Stein ,Sykes take the two across the road. Be quick ,check for survivors.”

“Yes sir!” the two other voices said in unison.

I heard them leave in the distance. The owner of the one voice stayed for several minutes. I could see bits of them through the floorboard. They turned and readied to leave ,when one of the barbarians ,whom was supposedly dead, slowly got up and began to attack. I don’t know what came over me, but I took my chance. I jumped up through the floor boards ,surprising them both. I grabbed an axe from the hand of a deceased barbarian and charged at the alive one.

I wasn’t very tall at the time, but as sharp as the axe was , it didn’t matter,
I swung at the head of the barbarian and the axe easily cut through the side of the barbarians neck. He fell to the floor drowning in his own blood, trying to pull the axe free. In his last damned moments of life, he tried to reach for me with his grimy blood covered fingers until he finally passed. The two other voices from before ,Stein and Sykes , came rushing to the house.
“Captain! Are you ok? We heard fighting.” said one man
“Yes ,I’m quite alright. This uh…young lad here just saved me life.” replied the Captain. I never noticed until just now but, they were cladded in armor.
“Are you..Knights?” I asked nervously
The captain walked over to me slowly

“Captain ,be careful ,he might be one of them.”

“Nonsense. This is the boy that saved my life.”

He bent down to me and raised his visor.

“Hey there lad. Where is you parents?”

“T-they were killed ,several days ago.”

“Oh no. That is….horrible. Bloody barbarians. What is your name lad?”

“My name is Noctis. Noctis Lionheart.”

“Noctis Lionheart….. Night of the Lions heart. Interesting. Well lad. We very well can’t leave you alone. You will be coming with us.”

Though the other Knights objected and fought amongst themselves ,I was taken in. They brought me to The nearby castle where I stayed in the home of the captain ,which I later found out was name Vidriel Rollins.
When I hit thirteen years of age ,I was recommended to become a Squire, In which I was squired to a man named Sir Isaac Boskins.
For several years I trained ,and soon became the best of my squad.
When I was seventeen a war broke out between the Knights and the barbarians. This was my first time leading a squad into battle. It seems to come naturally to me .Within three days time most of the Knights were wiped out ,from the barbarians hit-and-run tactics. My squad was all that’s left. Just I ,and three good men. We were deep into the mountains ,which the barbarians called home. We were doomed for sure, until fortune found us
We were camping on a cliff ,overlooking a valleys. We awoke during the night to find the barbarians main army marching down the valley .This was the chance we needed. We quickly and silently rode to the farthest end of the vally. We used out swords and chipped away at the loose ground of the cliff ,until eventually we caused a rockslide to block the cliff. Half a day later, the war part arrived at the dead end. We sprung our plan .We once again chipped at the weak ground and caused another rockslide behind them We engulfed several logs in flames and rolled them down the cliff crushing several of our enemy. The bodies quickly blazed ,which trapped and slowly burned alive the barbarians…and their leader.

We returned to the castle ,and told them of the tale.
We were heroes. Given the highest honors. All was fine for years. The land was at peace ,until that dark day.