Blood splatters the ground as a rock cracks over a warrior's head. The warrior hits the ground as his opponent gives a fierce war cry to demonstrate his victory. As the ring of observers grumble a lone figure wearing dark clothing and warpaint approaches. "Suin 'tai wade. You have done well for a dirt warrior. (Suin 'tai traditional greeting of victor of a fight. Dirt warrior: person not pure to the tribe.) You have demonstrated your blood lust and showed that you can defend yourself. Now its time for the tribe to decide your challenge to become a man of the swamp. Who has a befitting challenge for this young prospect?" Angry glares swap from Wade to each other never had a dirt warrior made it to the coming of age ceremony let alone passed it. Now they had to decide what challenge to give to this sub-human. One man steps forward it was the village advisor that had wanted to kill wade at birth, now here to present a challenge."Chief never before has a dirt warrior passed the coming of age ceremony. So i present a new challenge for this dirt warrior. Kill the Monster lord."
"Zalt that is preposterous only a hand full of people have ever killed one, and to top it off the people of the world would never accept him and kill him shortly after."
"That is a possibility but he has demonstrated a first here today let him keep trying his luck at yet another new first for our village."
The tribe could not believe what they had just heard him say but immediately they all had dark smiles as they erupted in cheers. Wade had not said a word through this ordeal. He knew he was hated and that this was a suicide mission, but he would never give a single one of them the satisfaction. That alone was why he fought to break there stereotype of him. Not for there affection but to prove he was better than them in every way. The chief looked at the boy and with a grave look spoke four words. "The Tribe has spoken."
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