Ragnarok Fan Fiction ❯ Forsaken ❯ The Storm ( Prologue )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

In Payon forest there's a large clearing, there's a small cottage there. Inside there's a fire burning bright red, there's two people sitting next to the fire.
A paladin has been stripped of his heavy armor and seats himself next to his beloved wife. The paladin leans forward and lays his head at the bottom of the high priestess' belly as to not disturb their unborn child. He strokes the womb lovingly as she looks at their babe kick in response. Outside all that is heard is nothing but the continuous roaring of the envious thunderstorm as it assaults the cottage.
 
The couple inside ignore the furious battle that's going on outside and also the dangers that reside in it. Through all the gusts of wind, through all the showers of the rain, resides Baphomet. Unknown to the couple, Baphomet had been creeping closer and closer to their home. Now nearly outside of their door, Baphomet raises his scythe and then strikes down practically tearing the cottage in half. Baphomet looks at the crumbled cottage with joy but is taken aback for the rubble starts to shake. With a large explosion you heard the words “GLORIA DOMINI!!!” Baphomet is thrown back in to the forest with great force. Turns out that at the last minute they noticed that something was wrong so the priestess casted Kyrie Elesion on both of them as the Paladin put on his armor.
 
Now the couple is running through the forest to try and lose Baphomet when the unforeseeable happens, the water brakes. The high priestess falls to her knees and starts to breathe hard, the paladin tries to urge her on but she cannot. She leans against a tree and screams from all the pain she is feeling. From a distance, Baphomet is lying down on the ground but is awaken by a yell from a woman. He jumps to his feet and starts his rampage towards the directions of the screams. The Paladin, becoming distressed starts to frantically look for a safe place so his wife can give birth. The pouring rain only makes it harder form him to see anything and the loud pounding combined with the screams make it impossible to hear out anything. He then recalls a waterfall where they used to bathe. Now struggling with his wife, he tries to get them as quickly as possible towards the waterfall. The high priestess tries to muffle her pain as much as possible by picking up a small branch and biting it.
 
They finally make it to the water only to hear Baphomet getting closer at an incredible rate. The paladin directs his wife to hide behind the waterfall. To his relief there was a small cave behind the waterfall where they could hide for a little while. Baphomet, blinded by his rage didn't even notice the waterfall as he passed them by. The contractions were getting worse and the babe wasn't waiting any longer, the high priestess was going to give birth right there and then. The paladin then directed her to the water. Water births help the mom and the babe through the transition, it's a lot better than your regular births. Finally in the water the priestess starts to panic, she's scared for all of them. The paladin doesn't give up and urges her to push but she's still too scared. The paladin comforts her and with a kiss the priestess gives birth to their baby.
 
Their joy is cut short when they hear Baphomet heading their way. The paladin tells his wife to teleport out of there but she refuses to leave him alone. He starts to argue with her only to be caught of guard by Baphomet. He's flung to the side as his wife screams in shock. The paladin stays motionless on the ground. Baphomet then directs his attention to the wife and newborn child. Baphomet raises his scythe to smite them when his attacked by the paladin, who is barely standing. The high priestess immediately heals and buffs him. The battle ensues.
 
The fight looks like if it would never end. Baphoment would not stand down and the paladin would not give up. To their dismay, the high priestess was becoming exhausted from using all her magic and from the birth of her babe. The paladin pleaded with her to teleport away but she still refused. Frustrated the paladin give Baphomet one hard hit that send him flying, giving him enough time to run to his wife. He grabbed her by the arm and directed her to the forest telling her that if she didn't run the babe would be in grave danger. She looked at him, bawling and begged that he not ask what she could not do. He looked at her lovingly, smiled and said that all would be alright. “We will always be together.” With that, he kissed her and pushed her towards the trees. He then turned around to parry an oncoming attack. With one last look the priestess started running away from her beloved. After running for what seemed like eons, she trips on a tree root and falls but makes sure that the babe is alright. Still bawling she smothers her child her in bosom as to hold it closer.
 
From afar you can hear a loud explosion which made the ear shake. The priestess' head jolted up as she felt her husband's life fade away. Pain and agony gripped at her heart, chocking her, suffocating her, killing her. She had no time to indulge herself in despair for Baphomet was hot on their trail. She got up and started running again only to get caught on another tree root. This time when she landed her gaze focused on an opening at the base of one of the tree trunks. She lays her babe there for protection. She wraps the baby as best as she can in a cloth for warmth. When she feels that the baby is comfortable she turns her gaze and there stands a vagabound wolf glaring at her. What she hadn't noticed was that the hole in the trunk was actually a litter of baby wolves. The vagabound starts to growl, the priestess tries to go for her baby but the vagabound snaps at her making her crawl away from her child. Then the worst occurs, Baphomet finally appears.
 
He tosses his scythe from one hand to the other in a taunting motion. The vagabound forgets about the priestess and directs her attention to Baphomet. Baphomet laughs at the thought of a vagabound trying to attack him. Baphomet ignores the vagabound and starts towards the woman. The vagabound, in an act of protection attacks Baphomet. In return she is sent flying towards a tree with a yelp. Baphomet, without taking his eyes off the priestess, he creeps towards her until he hears something strange coming from the base of a tree. The heart of the priestess stops as she hears her baby calling out to her. Baphomet immediately realizes what has transpired. He walks towards the tree. Out of no where 4 wolves attack Baphomet. The vagabounds pack had finally returned from hunting. The male vagabound heads towards his mate and becomes furious with his incompetence at protecting a member of his pack. Baphomet is now being attack by 5 wolves and is too occupied to notice the priestess crawl towards the nest. She takes out her baby and cradles it to her but as she starts to walk away she sees the vagabound limping towards her pups. In compassion she heals the vagabound. In the same instant, Baphomet lets out a huge roar and flings all the wolves in different directions. The male vagabound is sent towards the litter and crashes against the tree so hard it breaks the tree trapping the puppies. Baphomet finally lays eyes on the priestess again and raises his scythe, he brings it down towards them with a vengeance. In distress, the high priestess uses the last bits of her strength casts “Basilica!” The barrier causes the scythe to brake and also causes Baphomet to fall on his back. The high priestess then stands and using the last bits of her life energy she starts to pre cast, “Magnus!” Baphomet looks up and sees what the high priestess is doing. He gets up and starts to charge towards them again but is stopped by the female vagabound, “Exorcismus!!!”
 
 
 
…Years later.