Short story

The Chosen One

By: Allen Gomez

Once there was a man named Geralt, he was a great warrior and the townsmen call him the monster slayer. He lives at the Baskerville near the wasteland where the monsters live. Almost everyday their town was attacked by a monster but Geralt was there to save them.

One day, Geralt was drinking at the bar and a stranger approaches him and said,

“You!! you were the chosen one, you must defeat Balthazar to stop this nightmare. He is the one making the monsters and the only way to defeat Balthazar is to pierce his heart with a magical sword that can be activated by yourself .

 Geralt says,

 “What are you talking about?!? ”.

But suddenly a monster attacked their village and Geralt has no choice but to save his town. The stranger runs away without any hint what he is saying. After defeating the monster, Geralt went curious about Balthazar.

 He went to the library to find out who is Balthazar and once again the stranger showed up and gave him a book.The book contains a prophecy. The prophecy says that “there was an evil king making monsters to destroy the world but there was a chosen one who will defeat him and save the whole world”. Geralt wants to question the stranger but the stranger was gone in a blink of an eye.

 Geralt don’t believe and ignores the prophecy and lived back to his normal life. Days past by, the monsters that is attacking them became more even stronger. Geralt is having a hard time to defeat the monsters. Until he remembers the prophecy. He thought that it was Balthazar’s fault that the monsters are starting to become strong.

Geralt took an adventure at the wasteland to find Balthazar. He searches every corner of the wasteland. He encountered various of monsters until he saw a tower called “the tower of doom”. He enters the tower and there was a strange monster. That monster was talking and said

“You will not defeat our creator”

. Geralt easily killed the monster and suddenly Balthazar appeared with rage.

“You are messing with my creations, you must die!!” said Balthazar.

Balthazar unleash his true form, He became a big monster. Geralt was not afraid of him and still fight him. Geralt was covered in bruises and wounds, but he did not stop fighting. Geralt remembered what the stranger said to him. He doesn’t lose hope and suddenly his sword was covered with a light and his pain went away. He feels in his veins that he became more stronger. And he charges towards Balthazar and cut his limbs and pierce his sword through Balthazar’s heart. All the monsters turns to ash and blown away by the wind. Geralt went back to his town victorious and bringing back the peace.

End