AN: Hello, and welcome to the first chapter of this new story: Goblin Slayer's Daughter!

If you haven't figured out what exactly this story will be about, just from the title, the story will be about how Goblin Slayer himself will adopt a little girl. The inspiration for this story is based off of another story that I read a few years ago.

Apart from this first chapter, the story won't entirely be serious; this story would be humorous and somewhat heartwarming as well, considering that Goblin Slayer's Daughter would constantly dote on Goblin Slayer. Also, this is something new for me, but there might be some chapters where either Goblin Slayer or other characters might have to 'discipline' his daughter, mostly because Goblin Slayer's Daughter would be six-or-seven years old in this story. However, I am still contemplating whether or not I should write any chapter or scene with that in as the focus.

Anyways, time to describe how the first chapter will play out.

Obviously it'll start off with Goblin Slayer going to a village, that has been overrun by goblins. As he is killing all the goblins that he could find, Goblin Slayer comes across several goblins, trying to get inside a small shack...

The rest will be shown in the actual chapter.

Before I start, I just want to thank you guys for considering to read this story, even though the fanbase for Goblin Slayer is a bit smaller than the other shows that I've based stories on. Despite that, I still hope that this story is something to your liking.

With that said, it's time to start the chapter.

HERE WE GO!

Destroyed Village -

A goblin ends up with a small axe buried inside its head.

Nine.

Another goblin tries to attack from behind, only for a sword to sever its head from its body.

Ten.

On one of the days that he decided to do a quest by his lonesome, Goblin Slayer found himself in what remained of the village that placed the quest. Seeing the damage around him, Goblin Slayer knew that this was the work of the small, green, disgusting creatures he swore to kill. Thus, the lone adventurer began to kill all the goblins he could find, with the rest of the goblins that were in the village running towards him, trying desperately to kill the bane of their species.

Goblin Slayer, dressed in his dirty armor and signature helmet, quickly grabs a spear that was near one of the fresh goblin corpses and throws it at a shaman; the spear easily penetrates and kills the goblin before it could cast a spell. Noticing that two goblins tried to charge at him, Goblin Slayer pulled out two throwing knives from his belt, and threw them at the goblins. One knife was lodged deeply into the eye of the first goblin, while the second knife was embedded in the second goblin's throat.

In an emotionless voice, Goblin Slayer counted,

"Eleven...twelve and..."

While the shaman and first goblin died instantly, the second goblin was on the ground, trying to stop the blood that was gushing through its fingers. With its life slowly slipping away, the goblin looks up and noticed that Goblin Slayer rose one of his boots into the air, and stomped on the goblin's face multiple times.

"...Thirteen."

As Goblin Slayer examined the goblins he slaughtered, he couldn't help but notice that this was a relatively small horde of goblins. He assumed that the goblin horde may have been formed recently, or maybe it was possible that the villagers were able to kill some of the horde before he arrived. While Goblin Slayer thought that if he arrived sooner, maybe he could've saved the villagers from their demise, he knew that there was no time to ponder as he still had goblins to kill.

After all...he was the Goblin Slayer.

Anyways, Goblin Slayer walks around the village, making sure that there weren't any more goblins in the area. However, that was when he saw the final three goblins, all of which trying to storm inside a small shack. From the looks of it, none of the goblins heard any of their fellow kin being killed by the adventurer. Without any hesitation, Goblin Slayer ran towards the goblins, his short sword already in hand. One of the goblins noticed him, but it was too late as Goblin Slayer slashed its stomach, killing it instantly. The second goblin managed to jump on top of the slayer, a dagger was in its hands. With a savage smile, the goblin brought the blade down onto the adventurer's shoulder.

However, it wasn't aware that Goblin Slayer had chainmail underneath his armor.

He grabbed the goblin by the throat, and simply snapped its neck with one hand, the goblin going limp as soon as it happened. The third goblin witnessed what happened to its comrades, and decided to run away from Goblin Slayer. But, Goblin Slayer wasn't going to let it get away, so he pulls out the dagger from his shoulder, and throws it at the retreating goblin. The blade lands in the back of the goblin, the small creature crying out in pain before suddenly tripping over its own feet. Goblin Slayer slowly walks towards it, and stabs his sword into the back of the goblin's head.

"...Sixteen."

With all of the goblins dead, Goblin Slayer was prepared to leave the village and return to the Adventurer's Guild, explaining what has happened. However, the single adventurer stops when he hears muffled crying inside the shack the goblins were trying to break into.

A survivor?

Goblin Slayer heads towards the shack, unlocks it, and looks inside the shack.

Much to his not-so evident surprise, Goblin Slayer did find a survivor of this goblin raid.

Inside the small shack, Goblin Slayer was looking at the scared form of a little girl, who shakily brandishes a knife at the adventurer. The girl looked about six-years-old or so, dressed in dirty clothing - possibly due to the fact that she was hiding from the goblins. After realizing that Goblin Slayer wasn't a goblin, the girl slowly lowers the knife, and looks at him with a scared expression.

In a small voice, she asks,

"Who are you?"

"I am Goblin Slayer."

"Goblin...Slayer?"

"Yes."

"Are you...an adventurer?"

"Yes. I killed the goblins."

As soon as she heard that the goblins were dead, the little girl's eyes started to tear up in happiness as she stood up and ran towards Goblin Slayer. She wrapped her arms around his waist, and begins to cry into his armor, continuously thanking him for saving her. Goblin Slayer looks at the small girl, and slowly wraps his arms around the child's body.

He didn't know why, but it felt like the right thing to do...

Goblin Slayer's P.O.V. -

When the little girl pulled away from the hug, I walked out of the shack, the girl holding onto my hand as I left.

She asks me,

"...Can you help me find my parents?"

I looked down at the child, noticing the scared expression she had, and simply nodded my head. For the next couple of minutes, the both of us began to roam the village, trying to see if there were other survivors. However, we only saw the dead bodies of villagers either on the ground, or inside the homes that were broken in by the goblins.

I quickly covered the girl's eyes when we saw women who were...defiled by the goblins.

She didn't have to see that...

That was when the little girl stopped in front of one house that could've been her home. I noticed how not only was the door broken down, but I also noticed that the windows were also broken as well. The little girl simply stared at her house, scared of what she might find inside. Knowing what we were going to find inside, I told her,

"I'll check inside. Stay."

"But..."

"It's for the best."

She could only nod, letting go of my hand as I walked inside her home. I surveyed the damage, noticing how the walls were splattered in blood and how everything was destroyed downstairs. I looked at a dark corner, seeing what remained of the girl's father. The man was covered in blood, staring at the floor with lifeless eyes, his fingers wrapped loosely around a sword. I continued to look around, stopping to notice that there were scratch marks on the floor, which led to the upstairs. I followed to where the scratches stopped, and found what was left of the girl's mother.

The mother's clothing were violently ripped away from her.

Her hands bloodied as she tried to get away from the goblins.

Her body...her body...

I went back downstairs, and return to the girl, who looks behind me; hoping that her parents would quickly follow after me. Seeing that neither parent came out of the house, the little girl looks up to me, her eyes quickly filling up with tears. I could see that she struggled to speak, unsure of what to ask.

I told her,

"Your parents..."

She immediately dropped to her knees, loudly crying when she realized what I was about to say to her. She continues to cry, her hands balled up into fists as she tried to stop the tears from escaping her eyes, but failed miserably as she continued crying.

I could only look at the crying child, reminding myself of what happened when the goblins raided my village...

When they found my sister...

I get closer to the crying child, and offered my hand to her. That was when the girl stopped crying, and looked at me with puffy eyes, her eyes red after she was done crying. I slowly told her,

"I...know what it's like...to lose family."

The girl looks at my hand and then myself, and slowly grabs my hand.

Without anything else to say, we began to leave what was left of the girl's village.

Third P.O.V. -

Both Goblin Slayer and the little girl sat in the back of a wagon, both quiet to each other for most of the trip. The two of them sat next to each other in the wagon, with the small child clutching her knees with a sad expression. It was obvious that the girl was still in shocked by her parents' death. Then again, just about everyone wouldn't be able to forget the death of their loved ones easily. Goblin Slayer didn't look at the small girl, but he still spoke to the child, asking her,

"Do you have any other family?"

"Huh?"

"Aunts. Uncles. Anyone you could live with?"

"No..."

That was when the girl clenched her knees closer to her body, fresh tears already forming in her eyes. She stammered,

"M-My m-mama a-and p-papa...they're...they're..."

She broke down in tears once more, placing her head in between her knees as she continued to cry. While the adventurer remained quiet, possibly unsure of what to do in this situation, the man who was driving the wagon couldn't help but look at the two individuals with an uncomfortable expression. It was obvious that the man couldn't exactly focus while a child was crying behind him.

Goblin Slayer then tells the little girl,

"I...had an older sister."

The crying stopped as she looks up to the masked adventurer, her eyes had a confused expression on her face as she waited for Goblin Slayer to continue with what he was saying.

"She...was the only family I had. She taught me...and other children how to read and write...she told me stories when I was younger..."

The girl looks at Goblin Slayer, sensing the faint smile that he had behind his helmet. Even though she didn't know much about him, the little girl knew that the adventurer in front of her loved his sister very much; just like she loved her mother and father. However, that was when the girl heard the change in Goblin Slayer's tone.

"But...our village was raided by goblins...everyone I knew were gone."

"Even...even your sister?"

"She told me to hide, but when the goblins broke into our home...I saw...I saw..."

Goblin Slayer unconsciously clenched his fists as he remembered the horrid night when the only family he had was taken away from him. Her death was the sole reason that made the Goblin Slayer so fixated on killing every goblin he'd come across. But, he slowly let the anger inside him fade away, and turned his head to look at the little girl beside him. He places his hand on top of her head, bringing the child closer to his chest; the little girl not pulling back from the gesture. In a small voice, he said,

"I know what it's like...to lose your only family."

"I-I'm sorry..."

"Don't be. We're the same..."

Later -

After leaving the wagon, both Goblin Slayer and the little girl found themselves standing in front of an orphanage that was near the Frontier Town. A nun from the orphanage introduced herself to them, and began listening to the ordeal that the child went through. At the end of the story, the nun wiped away tears that formed in her eyes, and softly smiled at the young child,

"It's okay, little one, the nightmare will be over soon."

"O-okay..."

"Come along now, I'm sure the other children will take a liking towards you."

The little girl simply nodded at the nun, and turned towards Goblin Slayer, who was looking at her in return. Even though they didn't knew each other very well, the little girl was saddened when she realized that she may no longer be with the adventurer. In turn, Goblin Slayer knew that leaving the child with the nun and other children would be the best for everyone, but something inside him told him otherwise. He didn't know what was happening to him, and thought that maybe his childhood friend could help him understand this odd feeling.

The little girl said in an unsure voice,

"So...this is it."

"I see."

"Thank you...for saving me."

"It's alright. You should go now..."

Without another word, the little girl began to walk towards as the Goblin Slayer watched her. Before the adventurer could leave as well, he saw the girl stop walking alongside the nun, and immediately ran towards him; hugging him as tightly as she could. Goblin Slayer looked down at the child, and heard her whisper,

"I don't want you to go..."

Goblin Slayer remained silent, as he knew that the orphanage was the best place to leave the child. The girl also knew that this was the right decision to make, but she didn't care about that. Goblin Slayer came to her village when no other adventurer did, he was the one who killed all the goblins, and he was the one who stayed with her up until this very moment.

She didn't want to be away from him.

The adventurer was prepared to tell the child that this was for the best; that no staying in the orphanage would be a mistake. Instead, Goblin Slayer wrapped his arms around the child, and said to her,

"Neither do I..."

He didn't know why he said that.

He knew that this is a mistake.

But, he didn't care.

Seeing the spectacle in front of her, the nun had a small smile on her face when she realized what was happening. All her life, the nun had always made sure that every child that was leaving her orphanage would leave with a family that truly loves them. The two in front of her were no exception, even if the little girl wanted to stay with the Goblin Slayer.

But what could she do?

The nun walks up to Goblin Slayer, and offers,

"If you want, sir, I could..."

On the Farm -

Waiting for the arrival of her childhood friend, Cow Girl was cooking Goblin Slayer's favorite meal. Even though she knew that her old friend would be gone for some time, today felt different for her, as if something had happened to Goblin Slayer. But, she decided to remain optimistic, continuing to prepare the stew and to welcome her friend back home with a warm smile.

Sitting at the kitchen table, with a book in his hands, was her uncle. The Farmer knew that his niece - or daughter at this point - had romantic feelings for the adventurer. While he was glad that the girl was starting to act like other girls her age, he also couldn't help but wonder why she fell in love with the Goblin Slayer. It was obvious that young lad he had met before was no longer in the young man that had taken Cow Girl's heart. But, the Farmer was still willing to support his niece with whatever she plans to do.

After a few moments, the sound of boots walking towards the door entered both their ears, causing Cow Girl to smile happily. When the door opened and closed, she turned around to welcome home her childhood friend.

She said,

"Hey! You're a little..."

Cow Girl stopped talking when she saw that Goblin Slayer wasn't alone in his arrival. Her uncle lowered his book to see what has happened, and was also surprised to see the little girl that was holding onto Goblin Slayer's hand. The little girl was shy towards both Cow Girl and her uncle, hiding herself behind the adventurer.

Cow Girl slowly asked,

"W-Who...is that?"

Goblin Slayer, in his usual monotone voice, introduced the little girl.

"My daughter."

The little girl - no.

Goblin Slayer's Daughter poked her head from behind her father's leg, and quietly introduced herself.

"I-It's nice to meet you..."

AN: And that was the first chapter of Goblin Slayer's Daughter!

Tell me what you guys thought about the first chapter in the reviews.

While I am a bit proud of how this first chapter was written out, I am a bit concerned by how I possibly made Goblin Slayer a bit OOC. When I say 'OOC', it is because I feel like I didn't catch his personality correctly, considering that the man is unable to appropriately respond to such social cues. But, I also know that the Goblin Slayer wasn't completely emotionless, only that he's unable to act normally among his fellow peers.

With that said, the official name for the little girl is Goblin Slayer's Daughter. Or GS' Daughter for short.

Anyways, the second chapter will be based on more of the acquaintances of Goblin Slayer reacting to his new daughter. Also, I plan on showing Goblin Slayer's face in the second chapter, in which GS' Daughter will realize something when he does this.

Once again, thank you guys for any positive feedback you might give me while I am creating the second chapter.

See ya later!