A young warrior was silently going thorough the forest. Any sound was heard as he was going. The only sound that was heard was his heart beating.
Why, he thought. Why they have done this. I havn’t done anything bad. That noble was trying to rape my wife. I killed him just because I was defending here. And they decided to sacrifice for him. Just because his victim was a noble. They do not lisened to him. Simply decided, that lord Passeportout need a sacrifice and this criminal, as they called him, is perfect for this..
Again before his eyes rose an image of whats happened.
4 priests are dragging him to the temple of Lord Passeportout, putting him on the altar and the main priest raised the knife. And then he starts to wander. Why I have to die in such young age? I haven't done anything. I just defended my wife. The dishonourable scum, who attacked her, is a criminal. Then why there am I on the alter. Why the priest is going to rip MY heart out of MY chest? Does the gods want my death. But it wont change anything. I am the most poorest and thus unimportant man in my village. Thus gods can want my life because it is too unimportant. That means, that only mortals want my death. And these mortals are these priests. They want my heart. They will rip it from my chest. But wait. If I am not guilty, why I am lying on this altar. These priests are going to kill me, and I do not resist. I will resist. I wont die like a yeanling, who is taken to the butchery. I will fight. And if I will die, I will die like a warrior.
The sacrifice mustered all his strength and then with a sudden motion freed himself out of the priests hands, catched the main priests hand, teared the knife out of his hand and then with a fast strike ripped his heart out of his chest, raised it shouted
Lord Passeportout, I am no longer your sacrifice and I give this heart in exchange of mine. And he throwed the heart on the altar.
The other priests only now awakened from the first shock and attacked the warrior. There were much of them, and the warrior was only one. The only choice for him was to jump from the temple. And he jumped. As he landed, the blood started to flow thought nose and mouth. It seemed, that a big jaguar was pushing his chest and a hot benders are pressing his legs. But he stayed alive and the shock lasted only a moment. The warriors don't had rime to for a rest. The priests gave the alarm, and the guirds allready saw him. His only chance was forest. There he wouldn't be accessible for the guards arrows. But the forest is so far. Warrior doesn' hve time for more reasoning, as guards were already aiming their bows on him. So he jumped and ran. He was eruning so fast, that he thought, that his heart will explode. The arrow were zipping around him. On his way he impaled on one of the archers, killed him quickly, took his arows and ran futher. And finaly he reached the forset. Nor his heart exploded, nore any of the arows killed him. The forsert was his element, so he quickly hided.
That about the young warriors was thinking. Sudently he heard some thing. A lot of mens runing thought the forsest. It is my chasers. I must run.. And he runed. But the holed do has done its. The warriors was wery tired, so his chasers were aproaching. It seemed, that nobody can save the warrior. But...
Lord Gytisl saw everything. How the warriors defended its wife, how he escaped the sacrifeise and his brave run to r\the forest.
It seems, that this warriors is wise, brave and strong. In the meantime, I need a servant. He would be perfect for this. But at fist, thets test him.
A jaguar appeared out of nowhere near the runner and attack him. Because of the sudden appear of a new enemy, warrior was took by surprise. Jaguar knocked him down and trying to bite thought his through. But then the warrior took jaguars on throat, slinged him and then shooted the arrow to its throat. Good. Now another test.
The giant beast appeared out of nowhere near the wariors. It was half bear, half jaguar. It noticed the warrior and prepared to attack. But the warrior do not scared. He took his bow and shooted three arows. One to creators head, other to its throat and other to its heart. The beast roared and felt.
Good. Its time to intervene for me.
And the god of mutation himself appeared near the warrior. The warrior immediately genuflected. After that, a group of warriors appeared. They gasped in amazement, when they saw lord Gytisl himself... and were turned into toads.
They won't distract us anymore. Now, Little Eagle... by the way, whay are you called Little Eagle?
I dind't fought in my first battle, where I should had to fought. It's because I was atacked by a small red eagle. He was very strong and I fought hole day until I killed him. When I showed its corpse to elder warriors, they only laughed and dubbed me Strange Eagle.
So thats what happened to my mosts powerful man eating eagle. So, lets speak short. I desided to turn you into my servant. What do you think about it?
I am your plaything.
Good. I will give you the power of all creatures in the world. Also, I am not the god of death and I can't make you immortal, but I can give you salamanders power. When you get old or when you die in the battle you will get embodied in flames and you will once again become young and alive.
I grant you these powers, because from now on you will be my right hand.
And the god with his new servant disappeared.
