1 Chapter One: The Betrayed

The earth underneath me shifted as my body rested heavily against the cold dirt. My eyes faced the never ending night sky as I studied the stars. It had been a long time since I've seen such a sight, since I've been blessed with a moment of pause, or enough time to just... chill for a bit. I closed my eyes as I sucked in a breath of the cold night air, I could easily fall asleep to this evening calmness. My eyes drifted open daring to look once more at the sight before me. Everything is so peaceful..

So with that being said I really need to start moving cause, not only was I incredibly bored I also was NOT going to sleep because FUCK that nonsense. Not gonna be dealing with nightmares again no thanks bitch. With a groan and a few hearty cracks from my body I stood and stretched my arms high over my head. Shaking my head to remove the fuzziness from my head I gathered my pack and re-fastened to my back. Now I just needed to figure out where the hell I was sent to now?

I decided to pick a direction and start walking, having no compass nor internal knowledge of really anything I was just kinda walking for shits and giggles. Dried leaves crunched under my boots and the sounds of both crickets and frogs filled the air. I was enjoying this truthfully, better than most of the other places I've ended up if I were being honest. Though being a person of short attention span and someone who gets bored VERY easily, I wasn't enjoying the calmness too much and I really needed to find SOMETHING. NOW.

I carefully climbed the nearest tree and reached the top of the safest point of the said tree. Anddd nothing, no talking, no people, no fires, no villages, no ghosts, not even those damned ass flesh monsters or zombies. I groaned and walked off the tree with a solid oof as I landed. So with not many other options I kept walking...

To keep my attention I began to count sticks, sounds lame but let me tell you something, its as lame as you think it is but it was distracting and since sleeping my problems away isn't an option anymore, this was a decent alternative.

Seven hundred and twenty sticks later...

Dawn was swiftly approaching and I had finally reached seven hundred and twenty sticks, and a boot. I looked up and raised an eyebrow at the man. "You're on my stick" I glared viscously at him, the man looked up at me. "I'm on what?!" he questioned, "That is my seven hundred and twenty first stick that you are on, please move your foot" the man glared at me and I heard a snap coming from his boot. He moved his leg leaving the stick that was once one now in three pieces. "I'm still only counting that as one stick" I said as the man before me smirked. "Remove yourself woman, this is official business and you are blocking the way" I felt a shove and with the fact that I wasn't expecting it I fell off to the side. I then felt a glob of something wet hit my hair. Reaching up my fingers came in contact with... Spit?

Yeah these fuckers were dead.

I started laughing gaining attention from the asshole who both spit on me and pushed me down. I slowly stood up towering over the little man as a wicked grin spread across my face. "You know from what I recall, men don't like women taller then them and I knew some short guys however they all were the same... They never reached very far.." I spoke and easily pulled my pistol from my halter and shot the man in the leg. He fell down on one knee screaming in pain as I laughed "I WILL KILL YOU, YOU'VE ATTACKED THE EMPEROR'S GUARD!!" he yelled. I kneeled down next to him "Don't threaten me with a good time" I whispered lovingly in his ear. I then felt a sharp pain go through my chest and as I looked down I sighed.

He was laughing, "Fucking bitch-" I cut him off by pulling out the sword he so kindly impaled me with, I grabbed his head and pulled him close relishing in the fear that crossed through his eyes "I think you've dropped this love" I softly said before shoving the sword up through his throat killing him instantly. I stood up as I heard a clanking sound, whipping out my pistol I saw another one of those guards "HELP HELP!! WU'S BEEN KILLED" the man shouted franticly, aiming my pistol at him I fired and he dropped like a potato sack falling off a shelf.

I sighed as I looked at the new hole in my chest, "This sucks". Then as if this new universe itself thought it was sooo damn funny, I felt something else hit my right shoulder. "FUCKING HELL MATE WHATS WRONG WITH YOU!!" I cursed, braking the arrow leaving the tip still imbedded. I heard shouting as more men emerged from the forest, each one with a loaded bow. I rolled my eyes "Fucking fine then..." At least I wasn't bored anymore.

I fired one bullet after another watching the men drop like flies. It was kind of amusing really, I must have looked insane however as the blood of my previous victims stained my face, I could feel it. That and the men who came to take me down looked... Afraid, I live when dick-wads such as these are scared, gives me so much life.

Following the shouts of the men I stumbled upon two men on horses who upon my arrival drew their swords, "Now fellas lets be cordial I don't want to kill you and I'm sure you don't want to die-" "DIE YOU WHORE" One of the men yelled charging me, I sighed quickly shooting him and his friend, the horses made a sound before starting to take off. I quickly rushed over and grabbed the reigns calming them both. "Easy now I need you two" I said running my hand down its nose to comfort it.

Something silver caught my eye, a man emerged from between the horses. He clumsily swung a sword at me, I fell back unto the ground not expecting it. I quickly raised my gun and shot him in the chest, relieved that this ordeal was over my head fell back to ground with a heavy sigh. "This is what I get for complaining that I was too bored.."

I sat back up, and moved over to the horses, stepping over the body of the man who came out of no-where. I rummaged through the packs left on the horses hoping to find either food or some sort of currency, I'd check the bodies later, they're clearly NOT going anywhere. I didn't find much just some documents, feeling nosy I started to read them. They were orders, to kill the man, that I shot. Well assholes you're welcome, not only did I kill that man I killed everybody so where is my reward??

Who even was the man that was supposed to die?

Glancing up from the papers, I took notice of the guards uniforms clearly it wasn't one of them. I then glanced at the last guy that I shot, he was wearing well nothing really, he had cloth to hide his junk but now that I was looking at him, that was it..

He was the one they were after, and from what the papers said, he was also the emperor. Well former emperor anyways..

I knelt down to him observe him, his chest was still rising and falling. He was still alive!? How?

Looking at his body he had several cuts and areas I could tell would give him a nasty bruise later. These guys clearly wanted him dead, would be a shame if, he were to.... Live or something crazy like that. I laughed "Okay buddy, the living isn't done with you come on!" I heaved him unto my shoulders before tying him down to the other horse. I looked up into the sky and sighed heavily, "This is gonna be a long ass day isn't"..