The night seemed to pass in seconds. As I drug myself from bed I could still feel the throbing from the hits that I had taken the previous night. I grabed a quick shower and headed down stairs. " So he is alive" big commented humorously. " Though you had died in your sleep". "I'm fine " I snapped back. Giving him a glare that would melt gold. "Whoa bud just pickin on ya. Take it easy". "Sorry just not feeling myself today" I replyed. "Ya know we " big started. " NO!!! " I snapped back quickly " I'm fine just a little hurt". "K then I think we should start in this area here" he continued while showing me the map." We haven't been he yet so you have to keep your eyes open". " Okay " I replyed. " We leave in 30 so get whatever provisions you need". It was finally time to leave. Not that either one of us had to buy anything. I just think he has a thing for one of the town girls. We met back up at the lounge at the hotel and we were off. It started out to be a good day four ghouls eight spartoi and enough skeletons to make a bridge out of. Then off in a distance I saw another elf approching. I pointed him out ot biggie. " Careful " he said. " That elf has a evil red glow to him". " Blah its a elf" I said not heading his warning. As the strange elf approached I stepped forward to greet him " Hello I'm Zedicus" I said while extending my hand. " Fuck off" he snapped. At a loss for words I turned to look at biggie. Strangely he didn't have the same look of confusion that I did. No he was up to somthing. I could see that he was conjuring up some kind of spell already. " You watch your mouth" I yelled at the strange elf. "Or what" he replyed while pulling up his bow. " How dare you threaten us. You should be ashamed". " I've had about enough of this" he grumbled. " I think you should just go on your way elf, your kind is not welcome around here" biggie said in a demanding tone. " Thats it" shouted this evil elf as he pulled back the draw to his bow. " MOVE !!!! " big yelled. Acting off pure instinct I leapt to the right just as a arrow passed right through where I was standing. Extremly confused now I snapped my head toward biggie. To my amazement I watched as the ground in front of him arose. Like a wave it headed for this evil elf. It struck with tremendous force, and you could hear the pain in his voice. " This is not over mage" the strange elf yelled as he disappeared in a flash up into the sky. " Hehehe weak elf" big said pompously. Baffled by what had just transpired I didn't say anything. As the dust cleared I heard big laugh with a almost cackle. " Weak wuss dropped his bow" he chuckled as he walked toward the spot where the elf disappeared. " Oh my god" he continued. He walked forward a bit more and lifted up a bow from the dirt. This wasn't a normal bow mind you no this bow had a strange glow to it. " What is it" I asked. "Its a bow .... thought all you elfs knew that" big said with a smile. " You know what I mean" I replyed with a bit of anger. " This is a blessed bow, one that has been enchanted with the most powerful Daiyen Fools scrolls or by the most powerful mages in the world" big explained. " Here " he said while handing me this strange bow. " I have magic and your aims not that great yet you use it". Kind of upset by his words I didn't say anything , he was right I could barely hit a barn let alone a human sized monster. Just as I got my old bow slung across my back a skeleton arose from the ground about 20 paces away. I lifted this new bow and took aim but it seemed as though it had a mind of its own. It readjusted itself for a better shot. As I pulled the draw back it was like air. I thought there is no way that this arrow is even going to make it to the target let alone do any damage. To my amazment the arrow shot off with great force. It passed straight through the skeletons head ripping it from its neck and continued on for about 100 meters until the arrow embedded itself in a tree. " Whoa" I shouted while turning to look at big. He to had a look of absoulte amazment. " Nice shot" he said with a look of fear in his eyes. Confused I asked " Whats wrong". "Well I was just thinking that could have been me with my head nailed to a tree if that elf had fired on me" he explained. "heheh" I chuckled. Guess big's not so fearless after all. As we walked up to collect the loot from the skeleton I had completly desimated moments earlier. Big had the look of a child on christmas morning. " I don't belive it" he shouted as he lifted a tattered book out of the sand. " Finally after all this time". "Ya its a book" I said nonchalontly "Well its the tame monster book I've searched for over a month" he said with a bit a arrogance. " Help me get to the Chaotic temple at the top of the wasteland so I can read it". " Chaotic temple "???? I questioned. " Yes its just a north a litte further. Have to be in a temple to memorize spells" he explained. " Alright" I replyed. It was the least I could do. We ventured north toward this strange temple . " Be careful" big cautioned. " Bugbears inhabit this area. " Okay" I said with question. Hmmm what was a bugbear I pondered as we continued on. Then in the distance I saw this temple. Such a evil looking place. Oh my its made of bone. Frightened I proceeded behind big. Oddly he didn't even look phased by the evilness that raidiated from the structure. " Bugbear !!! big yelled. " Shoot it while I go read this" he ordered. Oh great I'm going to fight this pale looking fat bastard while he causually sits and reads a book. I took a shoot at this behemioth thinking that he would suffer the same fate as the previous monsters who dared to attack me with this bow. The arrow landed with perfect presision right to the chest. He bellowed in agany. HaHa I thought I got ya big boy. Then to my amazement he pulled the arrow from his body and glared at me. "Oh god" I muttered while backing up. The bugbear turned his walk into a full sprint after me. " AAHHHHHHHH" I screamed while turning to run. Dodging around a tree I was able to gain a few steps on him. But gosh was he fast. I headed toward the temple where I could see big standing at the altar. Not wanting to enter a place called a " Chaotic Temple" I ran to the back side and yelled through the structure. " Are you about done" I asked. I got no reply. Hmm must be a really good book I thought. Just then a grawl came from behind me. I turned to look just in time as I saw the bugbear take a homerun swing at my head with his spiked club. In a moment of haste I dropped to the ground. Just as the club impaled itself into the side of the temple. I spun my head to look and big didn't even as much as blink from the sound of the impact. " I don't belive this" I said in esarperation. As I got to my feet the bugbear was busy trying to free his weapon from the wall he had just tried to make my head apart of. Laughing at humor of this simple creature trying to figure out why he couldn't retrive his weapon I forgot where I was. Just then I felt a breath of hot air on my neck. I glanced over my shoulder and there was another standing right behind me. He smacked me right on the ear with a open hand that left my head ringing with pain. While laying on the ground I took a shoot at him. Hitting him in the leg. That should slow ya down a bit I remarked to myself. As I looked beyond this second bugbear. I saw six more approching. "Oh this is just great" I said in disbelife. Running into the temple to break big of his medititave state. He turned to me and said " Hang on". Wrapping his arms around me we vanished in a bolt of lightning. In a blink of an eye we were back in town. " What a day " big said. " Tomorrow will be even better.Lets get a drink to celebrate today's good fortune" he continued. "Sure" I said gasping for breath. " A ..a drink just what I need". As we entered the lounge at the hotel there were many people already there. Drinking telling stories of their adventures. I over heard one of the stories from this man in the corner. A Knight I think they called them, looks like a man in a tin can to me. He was recalling his days in the desert far away to hte east. Telling how he single handedly took on a baslisk, and told how he gained a Zelgo Mer scroll out of the whole deal. I tugged on BIG's sleave " Psst whats a zelgo mer scroll?" I questioned. "Well remember the daiyen scroll enchants weapons, zelgo's enchant armor. Makes it more resistant to attack" he finished. " I want some of those " I exclaimed. "Aiight , we will go to the desert tomorrow. Lets just have fun tonight" big said then walked toward the bar again. And I as I picked up my glass now proclaimed that tomorrow the desert monsters get it. .........................