Corruption and redemption

Story i've been toying with for a while, there were a few reviews of this section before the great database crash so i guess this part is a repost.

The rain roared from the sky like a million hurtling arrows. Pelting every surface, they bounced off the dark figure crawling painfully up the steps, every drawn breath forced through gritted teeth.
The water washed over the figure, carrying his blood on its journey down the mountain, diluting it until the pink river flowed.
The figure slumped forward and lay on the steps, their coolness bringing some comfort to his body, burning from the beatings that had left him like this.
He tried to take a deep breath and spat out blood instead. Screaming in pain, the broken rib dug deeper into his lung and sent the world spinning away from his eyes to be replaced with swirling dots and colors.
He mustered every ounce he could find and screamed. "HELP ME!" His words were not carried far, ripped into nothing by the wind.


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The Journey Begins

The wolf looked up wearily from its feast, the scarce meal momentarily forgotten.

It could smell something in the air and, whatever it was, it didn't like it. Raising its bloody snout, it took a deep breath trying to catch the scent again. When it howled, in the distance across the silent forest, the rest of the pack picked up the call. It quickly grabbed the remains of its meal and slipped silently into the forest.
The bushes rustled and branches cracked as the figure tore through the darkness, panting heavily. The fear was evident, drawn in the sweat and screaming through the figure’s eyes. The figure stumbled on a branch, screaming out in pain and disbelief as her ankle gave an audible snap.
"Please god, help me." The tears flowed freely; and she tried to force herself to her feet and move off, but the broken bone shot pain through her whole body. She gave up and sat against a tree. Not much further on the other side of the river was the sanctuary she had desperately sought, running through the forest all night to find it.
IF only I had made it to that cave, to my weapons and the answer." The sound of the dogs growling through the undergrowth snapped her back to reality and she drew her dagger. "Come on then."
Over the sound of the dogs, she heard the thumping of the hooves, and soon she could see the steamy breath coming from five horses as they trampled into the small clearing. The dogs stopped and circled, the smell of the fresh blood clearly firing their instincts. At a snap from their master’s fingers, they trotted over and lay down by his horse.



"Did you honestly think you could steal from me and survive?" The cloaked figure forced his horse forward, pulling back the hood of his cloak. "Tell me child, do you know who you stole from?"
She took a few moments to compose herself and began laughing. "Another @#%$ who doesn't know their own name." She spat at the figure and swung wildly for the horse’s leg. The horse whinnied and tried to throw its rider in panic; he jumped from the horse and drew his sword, stabbing it deeply into the woman’s leg, smiling broadly as she screamed.


"A foolish thing to try, child. Where is it?!"
She spat again, too slow to avoid the sharp slap that found her cheek. She screamed again as the figure cruelly twisted the hilt of his sword.

"I will ask you one more time. WHERE IS THAT WHICH YOU STOLE FROM ME?!"
She smiled, already resigned to the fate that had been dealt. "You shall never find it, and I will take the secret to my grave." She lifted the dagger to her chest and plunged it deeply into her heart. Her world began to grow darker, but soon the light blinded her.

The figure screamed in rage, "Stupid child, your death proves nothing and it will not protect it or him. I will find them both." He jumped back onto his horse and motioned for his men to come close. "We must find it! Do not leave this forest till you have it. If you don't find it, I will kill you if I ever see you again UNDERSTOOD?!"

A murmur of agreement rose from the men. The figure snapped the reins and his horse galloped off into the growing darkness.
 

Reviews

[Pakino]

Love the fantasy aspect to it. Work with it wouldn't mind reading it if you create more chapters.