History of a Reaver:
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Lugrub gro Bokshn
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'I've walked for miles inside this pit of danger.
I've swallowed down a thousand years of Anger.
The weight of the world is falling on my shoulders.
A place that no one follows me, I walk alone!'
-Saliva, I Walk Alone.
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Born in Hell, Raised in Hell, Died Fighting in Hell.
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3E, 413
"Run, me boy, RUN!" those were the last words of little Lugrub's father before he met his end by a large Warhammer headed for his skull. Blood sprayed once the hit connected, painting the little Orsimer's face with the red substance. Lugrub was never the one to disobey his father, let alone when an urgent matter is at hand. Quickly turning on his heels, the child sprinted, without looking back at his family's burning caravan nor at his dead mother. The only thing on his mind is running away and telling his father's friend 'Awamus Philiwa' about the 'scawy banwits' that attacked his family on the Green Road, just a dozen miles away from Bravil.
One of the bandits saw the running child and, quickly alerting the others, ran after him. The orc turned around and his eyes widened in terror, so much so that he failed to notice a band of Legionnaires charging at the bandits. Lugrub was pushed aside harshly by an Argonian, and hit his head on a rock. Seeing red dots on his vision, the last thing his eyes laid upon was a silver-armored Imperial walking to him with a forlorn face.
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"You have the power and will to be One of Us, young one. You have tasted the bitter flavour of Anger, Sadness and Anguish. If you can bend them into your power, consider yourself my Vessel...of...Destruction or maybe even a Daedric God.." a demonic voice whispered in Lugrub's ear, while the area surrounding him becoming blurred, with the sky becoming crimson red. The temperature became hot, to the point little Lugrub's shirt dripped with sweat. The scene in front of him chilled his bones and soul. But it was replaced by curiosity and confusion.
There, standing atop on a black mountain was red-skinned giant, wearing a very heavy Armor while raising his War Axe in triumph. Tilting his head, little Lugrub shouted out loud;
"Mister! Who a' you? A' you z'a clown who per'fom mag'ickal 'ricks?"
The giant faced the source of the voice, and upon seeing the little Orsimer, threw his War-Axe just inches away from Lugrub's little feet. The child yelped in bewilderment and backed away from the Demon. His sudden curiosity disappeared and Fear took hold of him again. Burying his head in his hands, Lugrub started to cry. As the tears fell from his little eyes, the Demon appeared where the Axe was, and kneeled before little Lugrub. Putting a gigantic hand on Lugrub's lean shoulders, he said;
"Do not fear me, young orc. For I was once like you. Blissfull, oblivious and curious. But the lies of the damned Aedra are too big. It was...too much to take. They are nothing but frauds, deceivers! But that would change soon enough. FOR THE DOOMDRUMS ARE BEATING...AGAIN! THE TRUE CREATOR WILL PURGE THE UNWORTHY, AND ONLY THE CHOSEN SHALL SURVIVE! LUGRUB THE TERRIBLE WILL CARRY THE WILL OF LORKHAN!"
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The little orc awoke screaming, waking up the young Captain of the Guard, Adamus Phillida and the other Legionnaires. Standing upon hearing the wailling orc, the Imperial rushed over to Lugrub and hugged him tightly, hoping to calm the already emotional broken child. 'Learning a hard lesson on a young age. Poor kid.' the cries of Lugrub for his parents almost brought a tear on Adamus' eyes. He could even swear on his grandfather's grave that the other men are also crying. Even the Legion has a heart too.
"Ma'a! Pa'a! W'ere you? Me scar'd!" this a brought up another muffled sob under Adamus' shirt. The other Legionnaires couldn't really resist the urge to cry with Lugrub. One by one, they fell to their knees and covered their faces with one hand.
'Over-dramatic bastards. Probably doing that act so I can raise their salary. Those Brotherhood scum can wait. For now, I have a Demon to raise in Hell's Hand Legion." little did Adamus know, he would soon be refering that particular term for Lugrub.
"Luggrie," Adamus called Lugrub by his nickname, earning a sad and hopeless face looking up to him, "I need you to be strong. Those scary bandits are going to be executed today. But what matters is that you need to be the Strong Orc that your...late father wanted you to be. Ugol handed me this letter, in case anything happened to him or your mother, that says you are going to be recruited into the Legion. He also gave a document concerning a heirloom, yours to be correct. It is an axe called 'Despair Pleaser'. I'll gonna get it tommorow, we'll never know if you're strong enough to even carry it." he winked at Lugrub, in brotherly way.
That certainly calmed and shocked Lugrub. His crying stopped, and smiled at Adamus which the Imperial returned with a fatherly hug.
"Go get some rest. Your training begins the day after tommorow. Oh, and Lugrub, welcome to the Legion." The Imperial saluted at the little orc and exited the barracks followed by the lower-ranked Legionnaires and headed for Jensine's.
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END OF PART 1.
Hey, folks. I see that the Forums have rather filled with new members from the 'other' forum since I last left. Anyway, I didn't return here to tell a life-story or whatever. I came to finish Lugrub's past that I planned long ago. ALL of my stories are intertwined to say the least. And writing that childish dialogue is something I don't want to repeat again.
So yeah, constructive criticism, funny one-liners etc are welcome.