Ben circled around the cave analyzing the structure of the caves defense system even if it’s a crude one his small adolescent body can’t overcome it. The goblins patrolled the caves entrance alone, walking back and forth leaving a huge gap in the defenses if someone truly knew how to grasp timing.

Within the elders tent the group was discussing what to do with the new born goblins who held terrifying potential while Ben plotted his big escape.

“We have to train them and make them be obedient, so we can take over the other camps of our race, we must use them to control everyone else”. The warrior said with eagerness in his voice and agitation in his step as he paraded around the tent telling his opinion.

“No, we must kill them, the spirits whisper of the dangers of keeping them alive, they whisper about a prophecy a horrifying prophecy”. This time a mage spoke up and his mage companion also nodded with fear in his eyes. The difference of opinions causes a great unrest in the tent causing tensions to run high as it looked as if a fight would break out between the five warriors and two mages.

Suddenly the quiet elder lifted his shriveled eyelids up causing his deep experienced green eyes to shine with a magical light as the tension reached an all-time peak except this time it was all caused by the elder making the goblins in the tent to shiver in fear, especially the mages as they seem to be more sensitive to danger and magic. “What is the prophecy you speak of Oz”. The elder said slowly as if he was using all his energy to speak these words. “The spirits speak of a devil rising amongst these children, the spirts refuse to say anymore and I only got this much because my life bound spirit told me after I begged and pleaded. But he refuses to say anymore as he says anymore, and the spirit community would come after it and the king spirit would banish him”. The mage Goblin named Oz said slowly and full of hesitation at first but picked up pace to an almost rapid speech. “I see”, the elder only left the group with those two words before motioning them to leave and not make any actions.

The same time Ben found the flaw in the defense and was preparing to leave during the day his plan was interrupted by the rage filled goblins who left the tent without finding a solution. The defenses were doubled by the angry warrior goblins and the mage goblins tasked for some goblins to be brought to them to help and Ben was one of the few unlucky ones.

“Come with me child, you are to be given as a slave to the great mage Oz”. The soldier said few words before picking up Ben and placing him on his shoulder as he saw Ben looking hesitant.

‘Damn, Oz if I recall correctly was a very ruthless mage who liked to experiment on his fellow goblins, turning them into monstrosities and then dissecting them and starting over with new goblins’. Ben thought as he lied on the shoulder of the soldier, ‘I can’t get off and run either, I’m too weak and I wouldn’t even get 3 meters before a sword would find itself in my back and my body would be delivered to Oz’. Thoughts raced through his mind as he thought of every possible way of escape and then.

“Hey super strong looking soldier, I need to use the bathroom” I said on his shoulder “Huh”? The soldier looked confused yet happy as he has had a hard time being one of the weakest soldiers in the whole company. “But you can’t” The soldier said with uncertainty as he didn’t want to deny this nice young goblin. “Please Mr. badass soldier, I bet you must get all the girls”. The soldier rubbed his head with a well maybe look on his face. “Fine make it quick I’m going to wait here”. The soldier said and ushered Ben forward with a wave of his hand and a come back soon look.

‘What a nice goblin, I kind of feel bad’ Ben thought as he rushed to where the bathroom was located. ‘I can’t believe I forgot about the opening in the bathroom designed to let the smell out of the cave’. Ben ran over to the bathroom in the privileged area of the camp where the hold is and crawled out of the small hole before anyone could see. Anyone except a small goblin girl dressed in a mage coat who has always had eyes on Ben.

When Ben crawled out and ran to the nearby woods before anyone can notice he heard a small noise along with a small cry of pain behind him. He turned around to be greeted by Amelia, she was known as the mage queen master of the 5 elements. She is an extremely intelligent and talented individual who had innate mastery of all 5 elements, nobody knew who killed her during the great war not even how but one day she disappeared, and no one knew why. Some speculated she joined the enemy forces and others say she was besieged by the top experts of the enemy and was killed by the combined efforts of the top houses of the Averts. “What the hell are you doing here Amelia”. Due to the suddenness of the situation and the time sensitivity of everything he accidently blurted out her human name without thinking”. Shock overtook the pain which filled her face and she looked at the fellow who garnered her interest for no reason, she followed him once she saw him enter the bathroom as she wanted to corner him and talk to him and find out why he interests her so much. But everything was thrown out the window as she saw him jump out the small window outside and she decided to follow him on a whim, but she slipped out of the window landing on her butt cause her to let out a small cry of pain.

She stared at him as her mouths curled into a fascinated smile as thoughts ran through her mind making Ben who was looking at her flinch because he understood that he caught the interest of the Mage queen for better or for worse he doesn’t know yet.

Before he could say anything, she snapped out of her stupor and said “I’m coming with you wherever you go I go” before sitting up and dusting herself off like she didn’t declare something weird to the horrified Ben.

But before he could say anything there was a cry of surprise from within the cave and a sound of rustling and running around by the guards who are searching for Amelia who is one of the few prodigies kept under constant guard.

Ben turned around and ran not caring about Amelia who followed him with a weird smile plastered on her white face.