“Her eyes are yellow,” young warrior blurted out. “She has seen what is forbidden.” Older warrior struggled to hold her, while the younger warrior fought to put a gag in the slave’s mouth Wild Orchid bit his hand, immediately received slap on the left side of her face leaving a red palm print. “A fighter,” the eldest warrior remarked. They finally succeeded in placing the gag into the slave’s mouth. Young warrior curious, “What was she yelling about, the truth about what?” “The ancient one…
The Kawakawa Indians had a great ability to imagine, which means they could use flint (rock) for weapons or tools. They didn’t have any fishing rods or fishing hooks like we do, so they used their arrows and traps to fish. The Karankawa's favorite weapon, the weapon they are famous for, is the long bow. The Karankawa used powerful bows that were as long as the bow user was tall. Remember, the Karankawa men were often over 6 feet tall. The arrows they used were long lengths of slender cane.…
vision start to fade and growing slightly blurry…. I don’t feel much in the way of pain… but am I actually dying? Finally activating her aura, further shots were repelled. Upon seeing Ruby’s Aura activate the bear realized he had no chance. He himself was not an aura user. Ruby thrust down the naginata once more into the squirrels arm before he reached his shotgun. “Hey Rio, We got to get away from here we can’t take em now!” the bear faunas glancing over at the Koala. Fear in his eyes as Emmet,…
A boy runs into an alley, anger flowing through every pulse in his veins. Punches fly and knives are drawn, and a few seconds later the boy’s on the ground, with blood on his face and a cut on his arm. His targets, all of them sporting injuries of their own, circle the boy, determined to continue the fun that he’d so rudely interrupted. A cat scurries away, now that the focus of her tormenters is elsewhere. The scene shifts, and a girl is sitting on the side of a road on a threadbare blanket.…
With the swing of his mighty axe, another body falls. Rynault straightens his stance and lowers his weapon as he peers into the battle scarred sky, streaked red from the moon, Dalamud. It would not be long before it would finally touch down onto the once lush green valley, now a wasteland of blood and corpses. More soldiers rush in whilst thinking he was distracted, he wasn't. As the first soldier came within range, Rynault thrust his right greave square into its gut; pivoted his weight,…
In the stories of Beowulf, he is displayed as a hero in many instances. Mostly from major fights or battles he has won, when no one thought it would be possible. He most famously defeated Grendel, Grendel’s Mother and the Dragon. Each are very similar in the way he fought, and had their differences at the same time. When Beowulf is decided he will fight the demon Grendel, he is very confident in himself. He knows his strength and he knows he is blessed with the ability from god. The night before…
Finger Claws This alternative weapon is not exactly practical for humans outside of science fiction and fantasy but it is one of the most aesthetically pleasing weapons on the list. This weapon will likely never see a dip in popularity thanks to the awesome examples that some of the animal kingdoms give us for claws. Someone will always want tiger claws. You can find some pretty ornate claws throughout the internet, most notably etsy, which makes this weapon a fashion statement all on their…
awoke at night, drawn to the old weapon. She had taken the curved sword to the market several times to sell but always turned home halfway. Amikah reached across the table and took the katana from its resting place. Her left hand grabbed the hilt while she held the cherrybark sheath between her ribs and the stump that remained of her right arm. Amikah pulled the blade from its scabbard with one silent movement. She placed the sword on the countertop and ran two fingers across the flat side of…
left hand while I held the enhanced Riptide in the other. Hyperion starting shooting blasts of fire at me so I sent bursts of water at them, making steam and extinguishing his attacks. I charged at Hyperion with my enhanced Riptide and he pulled a sword of fire out of the air. I swung a clumsy blow at his head and he easily blocked it, but that was just a distraction for me to wrap my whip around his leg before making it razor sharp. He roared in pain and shot an intense burst of fire at my…
William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, is a tragic story about the struggles of a prince named Hamlet who seeks to avenge his father’s death. Hamlet is so determined to sabotage his uncle, who has taken his father’s crown and is responsible for the crime, that Hamlet himself increasingly becomes insane. Family bonds and friendships are broken as death begins to claim their loved ones and vengeance becomes the primary mindset of the characters. As the play progresses, three prominent themes of death…