83 chapter 7

The swordsman backed off quickly and said, "We might as well set up camp since he is going nowhere for a while. The remaining trolls had chased each other outside the remains of the hall."

Lin spoke, "Brother, you think that Ten is alright? He is hurt pretty bad."

Rin spoke with concern on his face, "I believe so because his kind has weird ways of self

-healing. It is best to leave him be until he returns to the land of the living."

His sister seemed pleased with the answer, as he went to search for supplies.

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Back at Mary's house, the young widow was praying in the same wooden chair that she prayed on some many nights before. She was crying, while she was leaning on the chair. She was praying for her younger son, Tenlong. Mary, since she was a little girl, had always believed in the power of prayer and had never lost that enduring faith.

She was glad that he had two comrades to go with him on his journey to find whatever Rin and Lin were searching after. Mary also knew that Tenlong had a second objective of going. That

was to seek out battles beyond her wildest imaginations. He wanted to help rid Lowroda of all potential dangers so the people within could finally live in peace.

Tenlong was not as short-sighted as her deceased husband was. Jimmy Sr was not a bad man,

but he cared only for his loved ones and not those outside his village. Her husband would help all those in need around him, but he would not travel to the nearby villages volunteering his help. Jimmy had a heck of time protecting his home and it had cost him his own life. Tenlong was attempting at just thirteen years old to protect an entire nation and that fact scared her the deepest. Despite being a giant warrior from old, he was still her son. Back at Mary's house, Tenlong's adopted mother was a nervous wreck.

Mary knew that Tenlong and his comrades would be facing all sorts of dangers. But what worried her the most was how much Tenlong was still struggling over his birth mother's death. This tragedy caused deep darkness to dwell in the corners of his soul. The black aura covered him during his darkest moments and he would hurt all those who were in his path. Mary did not hold any anger against her son for striking her, while covered in the evil black aura.

Mary prayed, "Lord, please help my boy and the twins. Help Tenlong conquer the darkness that

is within him. Teach Rin and Lin how to comfort him during those times."

Tenlong had started to stir on the fourth day to the twins' joy.

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Lin spoke, "He maybe will wake up today!"

Tenlong started to groan and rub his eyes.

Rin smiled, "You could be right."

Tenlong opened his eyes.

The giant spoke, "How long was I out for!"

Rin spoke, "You were out for three whole days, my friend."

Lin hugged Tenlong around his thick neck and was swing around Tenlong, like a tie around a man's neck.

Tenlong finally looked down to Lin smile like a Cheshire cat

Lin spoke, "About time you woke up. We were worried about you."\

Tenlong spoke, "It must have been a heck of a fight since I do not remember the end of it. Did I win?"

Rin looked at Lin with a look of concern.

Lin spoke, "Of course, you won. It was a violent battle."

The twins were starting to sweat a little.

Tenlong spoke, "Oh well, we won. That is all that matters"

The twins were relieved that he did not press the matter of Tenlong blacking out.

Tenlong spoke, "What is for breakfast?"

Lin scolded, "We are in a hall full of rotten flesh. We will cook you a meal once we find somewhere sanitary to cook in. The trolls are starting to smell something fierce. You are too many to move to another location."

Tenlong spoke, "Let's go find somewhere to eat some dinner.!"

The trio searched for a spot to cook a meal

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What the twins didn't tell Tenlong was that he had awoken once before. He had awoken to see that both of the troll kings' dead bodies were still there. He put the corpses on top of each other and preceded to curb stomp the heck out of the pair

Minutes go by and Tenlong had punched Reji and Zulgeteb into a stain on the ground. Yet, he was still pounding down on a hole in the ground.

Rin cried out, "Tenlong, he is long since dead! Stop it!"

Lin spoke, "Let me deal with him, brother!

Rin spoke, "Do not go over there!"

The swordsman held his sister so that she would not get hurt by the enraged Tenlong.

Lin spoke, "Do not hear him crying up there? We are family to him and you know it!"

Rin spoke, I am not deaf but he is so hard to stop when in his rages. You had heard that from his

own mother.

Lin was crying at the sight of her friend's personal struggle.

Tenlong was pounding the ground in the attempt to kill the hallucination of his mother's killer.

Tenlong spoke, "Why won't you die already? You come back to haunt me, no matter how many times I kill you!"

Lin broke free of her brother's grip over her slowly walked up the stairs. This was done so that it would not set off Tenlong anymore than he already was. She was in the dark about what was going on with Tenlong, but Lin knew that she had to try.

Lin spoke, "He is dead now! You do not have to hurt him anymore! This is Lin here and I want to help you through this. Rin is here as well. We are both worried about you. I do not know what happens before we met you, but I am with you."