The Adventures of the Warrior Maximus

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"Die, you evil thing, die," exclaimed Maximus as he swung his agile

sword at the mutated spider. The spider quickly jumped back, and

leaped into the trees. Maximus looked up, searching for the

camouflaged spider. Suddenly, a white web engulfed the great warrior,

rendering him helpless. The spider fell from the trees and slowly

approached its weary prey. Maximus did not panic, and took out his

pocket-blade, and released himself from the sticky prison. He swiped

his sword up on the ground near him, severed three of the spider's

legs. The spider screeched in anguish, and stumbled away. But the

spider was to slow and Maximus came up behind the helpless creature,

and thrusted his sword through the spider's head. The creature

instantly collapsed, and Maximus grunted in victory. Unfortunately,

Maximus was inflicted with poison from the web. He wearily began his

journey home.

As darkness engulfed the weary warrior, a soothing singing sound came

from deep in the woods. The heavenly noise instantly put our brave

warrior into a deep sleep where he tossed and turned with troubled

dreams. "No, how can this be," exclaimed Maximus as he dropped to his

knees in sadness. The Great Northern Dragons had destroyed his

kingdom, leaving no survivors.

Maximus crawled to his deserted palace and cried out, "What have we

done to deserve this!" Suddenly, a low growl could be heard in the

distance. Maximus swiftly drew his mighty sword and spun around. But

there was nothing there. The warrior cautiously approached the

horrible noise to witness a sleeping dragon! Maximus instantly knew

that this dragon was the leader of his clan from his enormous si...

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who had saved me from the forest. He was overwhelmed with joy when he

saw her and gave me some housing and job as a blacksmith, which was

one of best hobbies. I worked there peacefully till I could no longer

manage the job, and never took another wife. I'm just glad that I was

able to make such a difference in someone's life," exclaimed Maximus

as a tear ran down his face. "Yet I will never forget the family I so

dearly miss, and I shall see them sometime soon." After Maximus

finished his story, he died with a smile on his face, as though he had

never experienced the horrors he had during his life. "Go my friend,

seek the family that you miss, and live in happiness," sadly whispered

the kind benefactor who's wife was saved by Maximus. And Maximus left

this world to meet his family, which he so rightly deserved to see.

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