Somewhere - Hill above battlefield
Group of people charging at you number around ten, maybe fifteen people. You can see that they are well armed - few of them carry spears and shields, rest of them have swords. One of them casts some kind of spell, as soon as you are within range of his magic. You see how another two stops and aim at you...
Fuck! - you curse in your thoughts, as you ducks behind rock. Bolts fly few fingers above your head.
You look around, trying to find something that you could use as weapon. Only stones and rotten wood, damn it. You pick one of stones in one hand and some sand in another... maybe you can blind one of them with it. You also look at other direction, only to find out that battle rages everywhere around hill. Finally, one of soldiers emerges from behind rock.
You pounce at him, from your hiding place. He was stupid enough to overtake his comrades, as they are still at least fifty steps away. He moans when he land on the ground, but he doesn't drop his spear. You throw sand right into gap in his helmet and kick him in the face, trying to pull spear out his hand. You manage to do it, as he try to hit you with his shield, but he can't do much when you crush his chest with your leg and keep kicking him. Finally, you roll away form him, with spear in your hands and stand up.
You do it in right time, as his companions are now few steps to you. All of them, even wizard, wear some kind of armor - spearman and swordsman wear simple scale armours, wizard some sort of hauberk... you have only simple clothes. You don't think you can kill them all... but even if you will die, you are taking some of those bastards with you. You manage to parry first few swordsman attack and repay him with stab. You manage to pierce his armor and he looks at spear embbed into his body before you pull it out.
You try to parry or dodge next attacks and you manage to do it, at least for a while. And then, one of spearman impales you on his spear. You gasps as it penetrate your body, when you feel how it slide on your spine and come out on the other side of your body. And then, you realize - you don't feel any pain. Quickly looking down, you find out that not ever drop of blood come out. And then, you smile to shocked soldier, as you push and finally, you manage to grab sword, worn by him in scabbard on his belt.
You slash, aiming at his throat. Head fly into air and lands somewhere behind line of other soldiers. They look at you, cursing and screaming to each other, as you push spear deeper into your wound, to get rid of it. Wizard start to sing some kind of spell, as you quickly turn to him and charge. Another brave fool blocks your way. He try to slash you, but you only laughs when blade reach your body and stab him, aiming into gap on helmet. You hear only wet sound as your blade get into his skull, through eyeball.
Then, something different happends. Above your position, something flash and portal appear. At first, only one. Then another. And another. You see people coming out and suddenly, you feel happiness and hope. First few people coming out of portals quickly slaughter rest of your enemies. Some of them salutes to you and says something, but you can't hear them. You feel how you lose control of your body, how you scream words that aren't yours. You turn around, to battle around you. You rise your sword and point it at two armies, slaughtering each other. And then, you charge, with everyone around you.
***
You take your hands of shard, just before it crumbles, releasing fountain of colors. Bands of energy dance around, as you gasps. You
remember it now. At least, part of it. Those people standing, together. Charging at two armies, with your own forces. Your own... death? Are you dead? Did you died during that battle? Or maybe it is only a dream? Or twisted memory?
Suddenly, bands of energy strike at your body, but those don't harm you. No, you feel
stronger. Some of your strength came back. You look around, trying to find another shard. You stand firmly on your legs, smiling. As you walk to next shard, you feel much better then before. You touch it...
***
People standing everywhere around are talking about something you can't understand. Or maybe, you don't hear their words. Or you can't hear them. But you know that you must speak to them, about something. You open your mouth and say something, but everybody ignores you. Trying to push your way to one of podiums, but they simply push you back...
Flustrated, you sit on the ground... why you are so small? Why nobody listen to you? Maybe... maybe you just need something? You look around, trying to find anything that would help you... and then something strikes you. You open your mouth, ready to speak about something that you had. Something important.
In the past, you had something. Powerful. Important. Precious. What it was? (Pick only one)
A - "I had Tounge so I could be understood and understand others. I spoke and they understood. I listened and I understood. My words and their were same."
B - "I had Mouth so I could make them smile, when I wanted. Cry, when I needed it. They were ready to give me their souls and lives. For my one smile."
C - "I had Mind so they never could broke my will. They could break my body and my heart, but my mind was locked for them."
D - "I had Body so they never could kill me. They burned me, they make me drown, they stabbed me, they broke my bones. But I always came back."
E - "I had a Weapon that only I could wield. Many tried to stole it, many tried to carry it. They rest in their graves. It listen only to me."
F - "I had a Friend that would never betray me. I could trust him with my soul, my woman, my gold and my house. And he never failed."
G - "I had an Servant that obeyed only me. He live to serve, he belong to me. Waiting for me, somewhere."
H - "I had Home, where I could always feel safe. My paradise, my kingdom, my fortress... it still is there... it must be."
I - "I had a Power. My spells crushed my enemies, my words changed reality. My own soul shivered whenever I was angry."
J - "I had my Name. And it was everything I ever needed."