January 2011 - Patch Page
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Rollout Article
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January Rollout Fiction
Slowly pulling his bow string back, the young Aluvian took aim at the resting armoredillo. He lined up his shot, trying to get it perfect so the animal would not run off with only a wound. As the shot was released, the ground shook fiercely causing the Armoredillo to jump up and roll away as the arrow drove into ground.
The young Aluvian sighed as he pulled his arrow out of the ice. “I guess I won’t be enjoying that armoredillo sandwich today like I was hoping.” As he peered around for any sign of what may have caused the tremor the ground shook once more. This time the shaking was severe enough to cause the ice to form cracks all around him while nearly knocking him off his feet.
Curiosity overpowered the urge to flee from the scene. He climbed up to the peak of the icy mountain and scanned the area for anything out of the ordinary. That is when he saw it… a large rock golem pounding his fists into the side of the mountain causing rocks to shatter off in every direction.
With bow drawn, the boy carefully worked his way towards the golem. Each step firmly planted to ensure the shaking ground would not cause him to fall, leaving himself defenseless to the monstrosity before him. As he got closer, it was clear that the golem was shouting things over the crashing of the rocks. With no one else in sight, the only one the golem could be talking to was himself.
“I have tried to be kind!”
“ I have tried to peaceful!”
“But I will not let them attempt to destroy me again!”
“ This time I will destroy them!”
“ Destroy them and any other creature who tries to disturb me!”
“They will regret what they have done to me, but they will regret returning to this place even more! Why would those frail little beings help bring me together only to turn around and bring back the evil Empyreans who had been gone from this world for so long…. They shall pay for that mistake.” He muttered as he paused in his relentless beating of the rocks.
With the pounding of the rocks silenced, the boy suddenly realized that the ice was making crackling noises under his feet with each step he took. He froze with fear as the golem turned in his direction. With remarkable speed for a creature of such immense size, the golem had the boy pinned to the ice with one of his large boulder shaped fists while the other was raised in the air ready to crush the Isparian with a single blow.
It might have been the pure terror in the boy’s eyes, or maybe it was simply that the golem wanted his message to be spread through the land, but the golem did not crush the helpless young Aluvian before him.
“Tell them all I wish to remain undisturbed. If they leave me alone, I will leave them alone as well. I am tired of being hunted and tortured by other creatures when all I ever wanted was to live.” The golem spoke with purpose while staring deep into the eyes of the captured boy, “Be gone from this place at once and never return. For if you do; I will not spare you from the painful death once more. This I promise you.”
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