Today suppose to be a good day for Alkis, the mighty one. This mighty one that the elves and humans in the surrounding feared has elegant but extremely tough emerald scales throughout the body including wings. It also has a cute little horn protrude of the front of its snout. At the very least, that is what it thinks. Moreover, the most noticeable feature it has, which is the 12 snake like long necks and crocodile-like heads which are all identical where their thought is one. Ever since thousand of years that it was born, It came and reside in this land where it raises trees and plant that some reaches an incredible height to cover it from the sun as canopy. Most of the time it will eat the offerings from those puny beings that barely takes its hunger away and sleep to conserve energy.

However, one day an insolent creature dare to disturb its rest and building an extremely majestic structure. Bigger than it and so tall that it seems has no end, making him the mighty one looks stupid as its dignity, nobility and grandeur is challenged. It feels small, weak and frail compared to it. Not that it, a dragon is small as it is 100metres high and 400metres long standing on four legs with wings spreading 300metres wide. After the noisy sound and the shaking to the earth that awoke him from its sweet slumbering dream, it’s so furious that its thundering roar shaken the forest making the creatures run chaotically in panic.

As it nears, it fly fast and faster charging forwards and slamming into the structure with its massive body that contains heavy mass. Then it rotates its body 180degree sweeping its tail and continue to strike with its claw. If the building is small then Alkis might have open its jaw and and bite it into rubbles. However, after expending much efforts , it notices that there where not even a scratch on the wall. It was so angry that green fumes started to be expelled from its nose. Its 12 heads then proceed into spraying acid breath wanting to corrode this eyesore. Eventually the breath ended and as the acid flows down the structure the ground below caved in and dirt emit smokes and turns whitish in colour but nothing happens to the structure. After all this commotion, Alkis is in disbelief. It is one of the mighty dragons that brings destructions, terror and death in its path if it feels wantiny to do so. Why is it not happening now.

Suddenly, out of nowhere an energy based green arrow flew through the air and penetrates Alkis from the back and exits through the bottom of its body, flying toward the ground near the forest. As it hits the ground, trees and plants began sprouting and growing in a eye catching speed where they reach maturity in a few breath. In the process of merging with the great forest, Alkis roars in agony and fell to the ground below. A big booming sound and dust rises. It felt an illusionary hand had grab something from its wound and it feels the whole body getting weaker.

As Alkis landed, it raises its limped heads and sees somewhere in the tower there is a small little creature in the shadow using its dragon’s super focused eye sight. The creature has pointy ears, a crown on his beautiful long shiny silvery hair and a bow in his hand. He looks with chin pointing up and eyes looking down at it. After a breath or so, he said with slow and steady tone.

“Puny lizard, that was a warning shot. If you try to blemish the supreme one’s sanctuary again, then it will be the end of you”

“Don’t worry we will make soup out of you, won’t be too wasteful”

“Go away” the creature walk off back into the exit hole as he finishes his speech.

As he returns, he informs the old man of the dragon with [Telepathy]. After the creature return into the structure which the humans so called tower, Alkis quickly flees back to its lair while thinking to itself.

“Quick! Quicker!! Before he changes his mind”

“Why is he so dangerous, scary! Is that an elf? Those elf in the forest is so weak that even if I breath lightly they might be thrown off the ground” the dragon thought while flying shakily.

“The tiny needle is so painful” tears slowly form in the corner of its eyes.

There is a lake somewhere in the forest. Out of a sudden it is dyed red from few drops of blood fell from the sky and started to bubble vigorously while slowly turn black. After the Sun fell and rise again, multiple explosion suddenly occur at the same time and several shadows of serpent flew out of the explosions. One day in the near future, an elf visiting the lake to fetch water will witness a shadow of a monster, 10 metres in height. It has 5 serpent head slitter above its massive crocodile-like body frame standing on four.

That is when the legend of the vicious monster, Hydra started to spread. There were similar tales among the humans and dwarves too. Tales such that ‘Hydra can recovers almost instantly from wound even if the heads are severed, they will still regrow’ are popular. It seems to have inborn ability to use the nature magic that of elves to regenerates its body. However some said that it was a young dragon which they conclude with the descriptions of the great Alkis. Other than that, those that survived the fights with it mentioned that it was tough to battle it as there are multiple heads came biting at random and will also spit acidic saliva at range which can melt through armors and skins quickly. Even the most experienced adventures had a hard time and need to turn tail and ran away. The ones that met it in the huge Great forest of Alkis is considered very unfortunate.

Recently, the atmosphere in the goblins tribes that were gathered are very tense. Every single one of them have been conscripted. In the near past, their cousins the hobgoblins battle maniac and bugbear had came from a distance place. The hobgoblins actively seeks new territory for new resources while bugbear wants bloodshed and treasures too.

Today, the goblinoids finally hear the war horn sound which leads to more sound that of the thundering footsteps of thousand booted feet. The legions of goblinoids that rides the wolves and worgs that they tamed and the infantry is are ready.

The green skin wore simple unprocessed pelts and holding a primitive wooden club, bone spear or slingshot while riding wolves which consist the most numbers in the army are at the forefront. The red skin are better off with leather armor made of hides and longswords made of bronze while riding worgs.

The red skin captains has their leather armors layered with bronze plate on top to cover their chest and belly while the one and only Warlord is fully armored with bronze plate over padded leather jacket and holding greatsword while ridding an muscular bull. Even though wearing thick or layered armor is heavy and reduces speed but they provide more protections for the elites. As the formation is ready everyone wait for signal of moving out.

Bone spear: Spear where the head is made out of bone, claw, fang or teeth of monsters or animal in general. The pole connecting the head can be made by wood, metal or monster part.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! City guards rush toward their post on city wall as the bell rang throughout the city one by one. While in Roderick’s mansion,

“Report! Report of enemy’s attack” a soldier came running.

“Relax! Explain in details” said the city lord.

“An army of goblins was sighted near the southern gate”

“They are standing in a very uniform formation when last seen” reported the soldier

“Haven’t our scout unit reported anything on the goblins?” ask Roderick

“No news from them since the noon”

“If this much of goblins move, surely it will not go unnoticed”

“Either something happen to them or these goblins came from another place” the soldier voices his opinion.

“I assume the scout unit should be ambushed” said Roderick

“Now then, since the army is ready for combat so send them out to the southern wall and assign a small part of the to guard the other area in case enemy appears there while the battle goes on” ordered the Marquis with his commanding military tone.

Near the forest, the goblin vanguards stand in line facing the human city, giving space between adjacent team. Each team is a small squared formation of 3by3 consisting of 9 goblins. Then there are other goblin inside the forest hiding in shadow. They are ready to shoot stones at those decided to draw close by leaving the city.

There is a lady sitting on the ground, leaning against the wall with both hand slumping down on the sides and head bowed. Her long silky black hair covered the twin peaks on the front like a black curtain. The atmosphere around her are gloomy, covered by complete darkness of the damp cave. Is it a ghost, ghouls or zombies of the legend?