Legends of Belariath
Alyx Cynth
Alyx was a lost soul a wanderer never having actually found her place within her clan or her people she was always to small not strong enough not tuff enough to see things through like her brothers and sisters. Finally the young woman had had enough and she left the security of her clan of her family. Perhaps it was exactly what she needed to toughen her up to make her stronger better able to handle herself.
She left the safety of her mother and father left the safety of her clan one night when the fires dimmed an all had gone to sleep she walked off into the darkness alone determined to find her own way through life determined to gain a better understanding of herself and determined to grow stronger learn more. Pride was something important to her people and even more important to her and she would have something to be proud of one way or another whether she died trying to obtain it or fell short.
The world was a cruel place though outside of her tribe her people she learned that soon enough barely able to get by on her own she had trouble fending for herself no money and no skills she wanted and needed desperately for some food and for a warm place to sleep. It was on that fateful night that it seemed her resolve had reached rock bottom that tings got even worse.. She stumbled upon a small camp of people maybe four or five and soon the one on watch had approached her welcoming her inviting her into the camp. She should have seen the lecherous stares the hungry gaze of the man but sure enough her own gaze was very similar one of starvation fear and cold one of desperation and she moved in to the pit of vipers not knowing how high the stakes would be and not suspecting what would come of her
All went well at first she ate she drank it wasn’t till about halfway through her meal when she was suddenly very sleepy that she sensed something was wrong and by that time it was too late. Soon the tribes woman was out cold sleeping like a baby and the proceeded to lock her into irons and through her in one of wagons. She hadn’t even noticed before carting her off toward a slave market. It wasn’t more than a day and a half before she was sold to the highest bitter a cruel looking man who exacted upon her his every will. as a slave she was beaten showed nearly every moment of the day that she was a slave and that her survival depended solely on her master. That he comfort and joy was his to take as he wished and please. For two years she toiled under the mans thumb until one day she had enough and when the opportunity presented itself she took the dagger from his side while he was raping and abusing her she stabbed him in the stomach. A fight ensued and struggle the girl nearly half his size was fighting for her life then the dagger taken from her she was certain that she would be killed and slash to her throat had nearly done her in. the wound was deep but not fatal and when the man had turned her back she used every bit of her strength every last bit of herself to stand and make a final attack picking up another dagger she rushed at him and this time put the dagger in his heart. he on the other hand had managed a glancing blow again at her side in deep pain from the fight she grabbed a hold of a piece of cloth raising it o her neck she clutched her neck tightly as she passed out the fight taking everything out of her.
It was nearly a week later that she woke up a passer by must have found her and nurse her back to health a traveling monk brought her from the clutches of death back to life a life she would never again for sake. Her nurse her back to health taught her how to fight and defend herself showing her own inner strength before parting ways with her. It was then that new chapter of her life found a chapter where she found her independence found her way into the land of Nathanilion sure she had not made something of herself yet but at least now she was able to survive finding herself a job and earning some money it wasn’t until fates ugly hand struck again she would become the person that she is today. While exploring one day the girl ventured into a cave, Moving slowly through the cave in the pitch dark with just a small lantern she was suddenly struck from behind and sent tumbling into a dark abyss falling to the ground she struck her head and when she was awakened she was held in place on an alter fearing the worst she looked at the black hooded beings that surrounded her fearing this would be the end she was soon fed a concotion by the one who seemed to be in charge and the chanting began she began blacking out and then coming back into consciousness only to go back out again the chanting seemed like it had been going on forever and ever until finally she awoke laying on the floor of the forest the sun shining on her face. Her body ached all over her hands tightening as she pushed herself up from the forest floor something different something in the back of her head in the pit of her stomach darker more sinister something that had never been there before and now was. What the future held for her now she would not know but she was sure she would find out.