Drabble STORY ARC #2: Seek and Avenge

The Lizard’s Blade

Part of a ‘choose your own’ story — drabble edition

This is a ‘choose your own’ fiction story, “drabble edition”. You can check out Chapter 1 of this story, ‘The Burned Village’, or check the previous chapter: ‘Like a Rat, Departing’, by JF Danskin.

You draw your sword, approaching the lizard warriors who cut down their orc prisoner in cold blood.

“Murderers!” you say. “Face my wrath!”

One laughs, one looks perplexed. The leader steps towards you. “You’re no orc. Back off. It’s no business of yours.”

You point at the corpse. “He surrendered.”

“These orcs are backstabbers. Besides, they killed dozens of ours, and tormented many more in their dungeons. Stay out of it.”

Seeing red, you raise your sword. But the lizard is fast. A chill runs through you, and you look down to realize that his spear has penetrated your heart.

The End.

Oops!? Well, at least you stood up for the orc guard. But if you changed your mind about running off without Dara and Tox’ar, you could always go back and shoot the gladiators instead!

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