A breeze blows past two soldiers that were guarding the gate to the kingdom, one that was common to be felt during winter causing the soldiers to shiver a little. the soldiers were wearing chest plates. Representing the pride of their kingdom with just crests on their shoulders, both men held a spear in one hand to prevent any invaders from trying to siege the kingdom.
Soldier 1: "I'm so tired, why do we have to take the night shifts?"
the second soldier sighs as his posture clearly becomes a more sluggish than it was before as the weight of the world had been lifted off his shoulders.
Soldier 2: "I know, the boss is really being a pain in the ass this week. we haven't had an attack in years yet he's always so strict when it comes to time management for this gate."
Soldier 1: "He really is trying to kill us, isn't he? but I'd say it's not all that bad with how beautiful the stars are at night don't you think?"
the second soldier tilts his head up to face the sky and just observes it to try to take in every bit of detail to fully enjoy the view. the sky glittered with stars and distant worlds yet to be explored which caused a smile to appear on his face as he starts to sigh as well.
Soldier 2: "yea It's not all that bad, would want to show how beautiful the sky is to my kid, but she has school tomorrow... well today I mean, it's already tomorrow today if you know what I mean so when it turns night again, I'll try take her."
Soldier 1: "Yea, yea I get what you mean, maybe you can bring her during the weekend? I know I'm planning to bring my kiddo out on a walk at night soon too for some fresh air."
soldier 2: "yea not that bad of an idea, I think I can settle for that."
As the guards continue to have their conversation Scissors starts to walk towards the soldiers. He had a strange air around him; you couldn't tell if he was hostile or completely harmless from the way he was so naturally walking towards the guards at night. As the guards see him walking up to them the second soldier leans to the first soldiers' ear and whispers in a questioning tone.
Soldier 2: "I think that might be one of the slum folks, be weary they're always up to trouble."
the first soldier nods and then raises his hand in the air and starts waving hesitantly as the distance between them starts to shorten.
Soldier 1: "fate's fortune citizen is there any way we can assist you?"
Scissors puts his hand up and gives the guard a little wave back as he gives him a response.
Scissors: "fate' fortune sir, I do in fact need some help if you are willing to assist me."
The soldiers' expressions become a bit more confused, and both soldiers are now more wary of the kid even causing one of the guards' mutters under his breath a little 'huh'
Soldier 1: "um sure what's the issue?"
As Scissors crept closer towards the guards he eventually got close enough wrap his arms around both guards and held them down like they've known each other for years.
Scissors: "So guys do you know where the nearest village is outside this little old kingdom?"
the guards look at each other and look back at Scissors with a confused expression glued on their faces
Soldier 2: "a village, why would you want to leave the kingdom you're obviously not a merchant so leaving here would mean certain death why would you want to leave these walls?"
Scissors unwraps his arms from the soldiers and just pats the first guards back in full conviction as he begins to open his mouth.
Scissors: "I'm planning to start my life from zero over there"
one of the guards pauses and starts to look at Scissors with a serious expression as he looks him up and down to figure out if the boy is a fugitive.
Soldier 2: " you're not an escaped convict, are you?"
Scissors: "what no, I'm just trying to start a new life out in another village I swear!"
The other soldier sighs and pats the guard that was obviously about to arrest the boy implying to let the kid go. The man puts his hand in his pocket and searches in it for a few seconds until he finally stops and starts to pull out a map.
Soldier 1: "here kid, if you keep heading Southeast from here, you'll eventually stumble across Lilium village. It's a peaceful little town that makes most of its profits off farming"
Scissors eyes start to be lit up like fireworks in the night while a smile grew on his face. Scissors grabs the Soldiers hand and shakes it up and down thanking him repeatedly until he starts walking off with satisfaction.
Scissors: "Thanks again for everything!"
Soldier 1: "Yeah no problem kid, just don't die on us!"
Scissors raises his hand to gesture his parting and walks out the gate.
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Scissors walks down the path of the unknown, yet silence fell around him again, not even the sound of birds chirping just pure emptiness almost as if the world was reminding him that he will always truly be alone.
The landscape was vastly different from the usual scenery he surrounded himself in when he was in the kingdom. The busy streets filled with buildings towering over blocking almost any sunlight from shining down was a hard contrast to the empty road. Nothing but grass and trees coving the place and even worse not a person in sight, yet this didn't bother Scissors much as he usually kept to himself. The boy never really fit in with the kids in the cathedral which you would think would be strange if you saw the boy during his childhood. Through all the games he played with the children with smiles and laughs across his faces, through every joke he made to his 'friends' he felt himself growing farther from the people around him, yet he could never understand why.
Scissors: " I'm so cold..."
A shiver ran down Scissors spine, with every step he took another part of his body started to ache, He has lost count of how long he has been on this journey. As he turns his head around, he starts to wonder if it's too late to turn back but his wonders quickly turn into realisations on how much he has sacrificed to go back causing Scissors to take another step forward as he groans in pain.
Scissors: "I'd rather die while walking on this road to my own delusions than on the way back to my prison cell..."
The night was darker than it usually was in the kingdom causing Scissors to stumble and trip over a few stones or holes on the road but as the night lived on Scissors see's light. Almost as if dancing flowers in the distance which caused Scissors to walk towards it with any amount of hope he has left inside of him just like a moth being pulled to a flame.
As Scissors came closer his eyes started to adjust to the light causing him to be able to see clearer. The source of this light was a torch which was being held by a goblin, This grotesque creature had green skin with teeth as sharp as the swords the guards had, its mouth foaming and eyes full of enough hostility to make anyone it stared at to flinch, the goblin looked half the size of him but it did not look weak at all, It's clothes were also rags, the only difference between Scissors and the goblin you could say is the situation they were in. As Scissors scanned the surroundings better, he saw that there were two more goblins one holding a dagger and one with a sword. The two goblins were towering over a boy who looked around the same age as Scissors maybe even a year older which was on the ground. The boy had messy, straight black hair with white highlights, he had steel knife earrings which looked expensive, yet you could tell he wasn't a noble from the clothes he was wearing. He wore normal peasant attire yet when looking at his face you could mistake him for a prince, he was a handsome man, yet he held a scarred expression.
Scissors couldn't hear what the goblins or the boy were muttering from the distance he was observing from yet he could sort of grasp the situation when the goblin swung his sword close to the boys face as the boy emptied his pockets revealing he had nothing left to give to the goblins as he fell down onto the floor on his back. The goblin raised his sword to take the only thing the boy had to offer left being his life. The goblin felt a kick to the side of his stomach causing him to go flying directly towards a tree. You could hear all the air coming out of the goblin's lungs from the impact. The sword flew out of the goblins reach and his body just as a ragdoll being pulled by gravity down to the ground leaving the other goblins and the boy with black and white hair in complete shock.
Before anyone could get a word in the goblin with the knife swung at Scissors causing Scissors dodge its attack. The Bloodlust the creature had radiated from the way the goblin moved as it swayed side to side when running towards Scissors, Scissors heart was beating fast yet this time it felt like he was on equal footing with the oppressed as he took a step forward with the dagger he bought in the city in his hand that he had stashed in his dagger holster. They both started to charge at each other, both of their main objections being to survive. A dagger swing overhead caused the goblin to deflect the attack then right after a swift slash was being aimed at Scissors left abdomen which Scissors managed to dodge by drawing himself backwards. Scissors was already tired even after these small quick exchanges, he has never truly been in a fight where his life was on the line to this extent. His eyes started to blur and his muscles started to ache, the only sounds Scissors was able to truly focus on was his own, Scissors was gasping for air like a dog, on top of the blurred eyes his own sweat ran down his forehead starting to blind himself too but he knew that if he let himself rest for even a second his life would be over. Yet he miscalculated one more variable in this battle, he rapidly started to look around trying to find the other goblin but it was too late, Scissors turns his head and he sees that the grotesque creature had sneaked up behind him and was about to stab him with what looked to be a dagger as well. Memories of the children at the cathedral started to flood his mind as he started to try reason to himself why he even dragged himself into this situation. Was it out of his own morals? was it out of pity? or was it because he just wanted to feel like a hero?
Scissors: "No, I don't think it's any of those reasons... I don't really know why I rushed in to help that guy."
Scissors starts to loosen his grip on his dagger and starts to accept his '𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒆'. his eyes being full of sorrow contrasted his mouth which held a smile on his face, one could say it was a tragic expression.
Scissors: "I'm Sorry guy's I couldn't build that Kingdom, that escape we always dreamed of for us, I'm no sorry..."
Scissors could see the goblin start to charge at him in a position that looked like it was going in for a stab. its mouth was open and its red tongue was out and at the tip of it the tongue was pointy like the end of a devil's tail, it looked so barbaric like an animal out of control. Not wanting to see the creature as he dies Scissors closes his eyes. Yet Scissors doesn't die, he hears a monstrous scream of pain, and Scissors started to slowly open his eyes and what he saw caused Scissors to grip his dagger again.