Tales of the MisFit

A series of short stories by Zetafire

Chapter 1: Rufio

My time is almost over, this I know. So dreadfully do I wait in this dank and dark room for the assassin who shall claim my soul. It wasn't my fault! Ah, what lies do I tell. It is my arrogance which will be my undoing. Life isn't worth it when you have been cornered and await your doom, like a mouse caught in the trap.

Oh ungraceful darkness! How did I stoop so low? Why did I commit that unspeakable deed that brought naught but anguish to my soul. Who do I pray to for my salvation! No soul can save me now! I am marked and my fate is sealed. What shall that fiend do to me? Ohhhh I fall to sleep now, for the fourth time today, because I cannot bear to imagine what shall become of me.

I dream of...freedom. It is unreachable yet in plain sight. I am running towards it, but something is behind me. Something large, ominous and indescribable. A large shadow looms over me and stretches ahead. It's figure! It is Sithis! He has come for me even though I was so close to escaping from Him. I never had a chance.

I wake. Tears upon my eyes and cheek I feel. The lone candle castes eerie shadows upon the disgusting room. I can faintly hear a conversation above me. I don't mind it, why should I? That is, until I hear my name mentioned. It is the murderer, the fiend sent to snatch my life so cruelly! I dare say I try to run away, but as I approached the door of my room, I heard heavy footsteps coming down. By the nine divines! I run into the room next to mine, kicking the door open and quickly shutting it behind me. I press my back towards it and listen.

The footsteps continue, heavy and slow. They didn't sound like the footsteps of a payed murderer. They reach the landing and continue towards my room. They stop. I almost scream as the door of my former room is slammed against the wall. Sweat covers my face, and fear runs through my body, unleashed. I can hear a tremendous sound of ruckus going in that room. Suddenly, it stops. The heavy footsteps resume, now much faster, and stop right outside this room in which I have cowered in!

I dare not test His might and run to the corner. It was of no use, but I still clung to the smallest silver of hope that I wouldn't be seen. As I hide in a corner, the door comes flying in, freed from it's hinges, and crashes against the wall. In the light entering from the meek hallway is a tall figure. His whole body is covered in the most exotic heavy armor I have seen in my life. Not only is his armor exotic, it is also terrifying, and I immediately know that this individual is not mentally stable. His head scans the room and stops, staring at my direction.

I am caught! I wasn't going down on the blade of this assassin. I try to make a run and slide beside him, but I feel the pang of my hair being pulled just as I thought I had slipped him. I am thrown to the floor, and he grasps my neck and holsters me upward. I am in the air as his arm stretches out, his fingers connecting around my neck. I am having trouble breathing already, but I am glad that my death process shan't be too long.

I am wrong. His other hand unsheathes a sword. It is long, sharp, and as exotic as his armor. The hilt holds a small, purplish gem, and the middle of the sword has a teeth like surface. He slowly pierces my neck with that monstrosity! I try to scream, but his other hand tightens around my neck, causing me to choke. I feel the sword's tip, icy cold. Than, he drives it all the way through my neck, and I die...

I am a spirit now. I know, because I can see the assassin and my body. He is lifting my corpse by the silver hairs, holds in the air for a second, and then cleanly cuts the head off. Blood gushes through the severed section. I cringe at the sight of this. He than ties the severed head around a belt of some kind, and takes his leave.

I float around for a few hours. I am slowly materializing into a substantial being. I shall have my vengeance once I have become a complete ghost. I hear footsteps again, but very soft. I feel a presence, and as I turn towards it, I feel a shot of magical energy going through me. I see the figure who has assaulted me.

''Hello Rufio... I see our newest family member has completed his task. Good. As for you, Rufio, you will come with me...''