In the holy kingdom of Athenena there is a sword that sits in the grand cathedral. Every year children are brought to the sword and told to put there hands on it. 

If the sword reacts to the child that child has the ability to become the hero of legends. This had happened to a blonde boy simply known as the hero David. 

David trained till he was eighteen learning the way of the sword and how to use holy magic. On his birthday the high priest told him he had to go out and defend the kingdom from the monsters plagueing the land.

Three other adventures were sent with him an archer a priest and a mage all the best of the young generation. As they left for parts unknown there first challenge faced them.

A small group of bandits appeared there were only five men. All in leather armour two held short swords and shields two had bows and the last had a heavy iron axe.

The young party of hero's attacked with powerful skills and spells. The hero swung his divine sword slashing  at one of the shield holding bandits the bandit was shocked by the speed of the young man.

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With a sharp crash the bandits shield was split in two the divine blade sinking deep into the chest of the bandit. Blood sprayed out of his mouth as the hero began to pull the blade free.

A golden light flashed up around the hero as the second shield wielding bandit tried so slash at the unprotected back of the hero  the short sword shattered like glass. 

Before the shock could register on the bandits face two arrow slammed into his back. As the bandit fell dead the hero looked up for someone ekse to fight and saw that the remaining 3 bandits lay dead they were peppered with arows and burned marks.

With a smile the hero David thanked the archer and returned to his horse all of the party forgetting about the dead bandits.

The dead body's lay rotting in the sun for the rest of the day until a cart full of merchants came across them. They gave the bandits a proper burial. Throwing them into the bushes by the side of the road.

for weeks all the body's were picked at by all manner of animals and monsters there rotting skin becoming a breeding ground for insects. 

MIiles away a great evil had began in the land an evil cult had sacrificed an intire town to summon a demon king.

As the demon was born a powerful blast of dark magic  bagan to twist the land  monsters grew in power ,old evils awakend  and a corpse with two arrows in its back began to move.