My head is buzzing. All kind of memories swirling from when I was a child. My earliest memories of my parents, how they showered me with love and I turned out to be such a disappointment to them as I grew older.
In University I majored in history especially in the years 1700s where kingdoms fought in land and sea. Both my parents were Surgeons and growing up I learnt a lot of medical knowledge from them. They wanted me to be like them. But I was fascinated with Knights, templars, sword fights, treasure hunting so obviously I followed my own dream.
Last I remembered I was going through an ancient text brought to me by a client. It was still sealed when I took possession of it. I remember carefully opening the seal and that was it. I can't remember anymore.
Opening my eyes, I hear the sound of crickets. What surprised me is I'm not in my office but in a forest. I'm still wearing my lab coat.Why do I also feel something's changed in me? Why am I in a forest? So many questions.I stood up and look at my surroundings. All I can see is trees. The forest looked neverending. I looked at my hands, one of the scars I had when I accidently scratched a blade was no longer there. I was still in school at that time and the teacher was showing off a blade he believed to be thousands of years old. That happened when I was 16 years old. What is all this? How can a scar disappear just so suddenly?
Let's figure out the why later I said to myself.
I made a plan to myself. Firstly. Find water and food and a place to stay for the night. I need to protect myself from not only changes in the weather but also Incase there are wild animals. Then I need to figure out where I am and get home. With the plan sorted, I picked a direction and walked,constantly focusing on my surroundings in the event of any irregularities. After walking for about two hours with nothing but a thick stick that I picked up along the way I heard the sound of people talking. Great I can finally get back and go home, I thought to myself.
Walking towards their chatter, I found myself in a makeshift encampment. There were two men there. They were huge, muscled all over with markings of blue paint on their face. They were both bald and looked extremely menacing. They were wearing only shorts that were made out of brown fur. My first guess was bear skin. Truly I was shocked to come across people like this in the middle of the forest. I thought to myself, probably some people who came to hunt and be with nature. Nowadays people are into all sorts of things. Anyways, I gathered up my courage and approached them. As I was at their back, they have not yet noticed me. I cleared my throat and said in a not so loud manner so as not to startle them. "Hello, I got lost here, can I please ask for some assistance".
I was never prepared for what happened next. The two of them jumped up. One picked up a sword and the other a huge club made out of wood. They then shouted something totally unintelligible to me. I stood there mouth agape and I saw it as if In slow motion as that huge wooden club came to my head.
When I regained consciousness, I realized my hands and feet were bound by vines. Try as I may, I could not free myself. I shouted, "Hey, what's the meaning of this, Don't you know what you are doing is against the law"?
Big one and Big two then appeared. That's the name I gave them in my head. They then started laughing. I noticed a stench coming from them as if they have not showered for months. I wanted to puke but I forced it down.
Big one then grabbed me by my collar and lifted me up to him. I could then realize the size disparity between us. He as at least seven and a half feet tall. I was like a dwarf compared to him. And he was huge. Now being so close to him as he lifted me up and brought me towards him,I once again wanted to puke because of the stench. My fear of him hitting me if I did puke on him made me force it down once again.
In an almost begging tone I asked, "what do you want from me, I don't have much in my name. Please just let me go".
Big one then turned to Big two who was even bigger than him and then said, " braftiwal fulgi grand kia histo graf". At least that was what I made out that sentence to be.
My eyes widened and I said ," English"?
They both looked confusedly at me and Big one threw me down again and walked away with Big two.
My mind was racing, what the flying fuck was this. Being a professor in history, I may not know all the languages in the world but I have come across most even ancient ones and those words were unlike any I have heard before.
I gingerly sat up and calmed myself down and tried to collect my thoughts.
Well, firstly where am I? How do I get out of this mess? At least they did not hurt me again. I can rule out them killing me because I would not be bound by vines if they wanted to kill me.