The Elf Killer

Posted on by Colleen M. Chesebro

My friend Melissa Barker-Simpson sponsors a weekly writing contest called “Mel’s Midweek Writing Menagerie.” Each week on a Thursday, she posts a new prompt, and contributions will are shared via Featured Fiction. Check out her personal blog to get all the rules.

Here are the options for this week:

Option 1: Sentence Starter –

It wasn’t supposed to end like this.

This sentence (thanks, Rose), can appear anywhere in the story. The maximum word count is 1,000 words. The genre can be any of your choosing; either factual or fiction based. You may use art to interpret the sentence, or poetry if you wish.

Option 2: Fanfiction –

Write an alternative ending to one of your favourite films or television shows.

I am using Option One.

It wasn’t supposed to end like this. Rawmall knew Elves could be killed by violent acts because he had lost many friends during the Elf Wars long ago. That was when he found that living in captivity did not suit the Elves of Timmoral Forest. Some lost the will to live and were found wasting away in a cave after the insurrection. Elves are supposed to be immortal, thought Rawmall to himself, not die alone in a forest, the victim of a killing.

Rawmall stood in the clearing, staring at the half decomposed body of the male Elf. His long blue hair had been partially ripped from his head. A long metal-tipped arrow had pierced him through the heart. The metallic smell of blood was everywhere in the forest clearing. Rawmall sniffed the air noticing the leaves of the bushes were covered with sticky blood. Flies buzzed around the rotting corpse. There were no sounds other than the mournful howl of the wind sweeping through the mighty oaks.

Rawmall was a half-breed Elf, part human, part elf. Looking at his outward appearance he looked like a magnificent human man, except for his unusually long pointed ears. His father had been human, his mother a rare Nandor Elf from beyond the Misty Mountains. Rawmall’s heritage spoke for itself. He was a brave warrior and champion of his lineage.

The digging of a hole to bury the deceased Elf took several hours to complete. Rawmall dug with a thick limb from an oak tree, using his hands to loosen the red clay soil when necessary. Rawmall dragged the decomposing body to the edge of the burial mound. He reached for the arrow still buried in the Elf’s chest. It broke in his hands as he pulled the course arrow from where it had been lodged. He would find the owner of this arrow. His life depended on it.

The Elf’s body shifted as it fell into the gaping hole. A foul stench rose up into the air, and a dark cloud of flies quickly covered the body. Rawmall scraped dirt into the hole burying the body of the unknown Elf. Finally finished with the grueling burial, he took a long pull of water from the deer skin bag he wore while on his journey to discover new lands.

Suddenly, an arrow pierced the tree trunk nearest his head. He could hear it whiz by him in the still air. Rawmall grabbed his bow from the ground and crawled to his quiver which lay next to the burial mound. Placing an arrow on his bow he crouched low, taking aim at the trees from where the arrow had come. Silence filled the clearing. Rawmall crouched and waited, poised for immediate action.

Whoever had tried to kill him was long gone. Rawmall retrieved the enemy arrow from the tree and placed it in his own quiver. He would find this elf killer, even if it was the last thing he ever did.

Total Words: 500

Thanks for popping in. I promised an elf story to my friend, the Word Nerd. ❤

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29 thoughts on “The Elf Killer”

  1. Thanks so much for contributing, Colleen – I absolutely loved it. You brought the scene to life, your descriptions are wonderful; heart-breaking too. I love elves, and I really hope we see more of Rawmall. I want to know so much about him ❤

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    1. I have been having fun with my characters, Mel. Rawmell is a new entity. I am going to keep developing his character. What fun! I am happy you liked my little introduction. Made my day! 💕

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    2. I appreciate you writing this for me. 🙂 I loved it! Thanks a bunch! It was well-written. For the next challenge, maybe you should write an elf romance. I’ve always loved the human-elf combination. i.e. Aragorn and Arwen. Andreth and Aegnor.

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      1. Oh my. You are really challenging. LOL! I will try to do that. Stay tuned in the next couple of weeks. 💗

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    1. I am falling in love with fantasy. Thanks, Michelle. I have to finish my book about the swamp fairies. It is going to be epic. 💖😊

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  4. Great piece of flash fiction Colleen. I could vision Rawmell doing exactly as you wrote beacuse your descriptions were excellent. Reminded me of the movie and book “The Hobbitt” beacuse it was about Elves and creatures like Rawmell who are almost Human with just a touch of being an Elf.

    Such a sad story, but hopefuly one with a happy ending if you decide to write Rawmell’s story and his hunt for the killer. I know the ‘Swamp Fairies’ take pole position but hopefully you will come back to Rawmell. He sounds a hero.

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    1. Hugh, you are such a darling! Thanks so much. I am stretching my writing wings in fantasy. I will continue to update Rawmel’s journey with Mel’s prompts as I can. Elves are quite interesting creatures. I have about 4 things going right now. Lots of ideas. 💗😊

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    1. I think I will write this using Mel’s prompts each week. It is a challenge and fun to try something new. That way the story can develop over time. Thanks for reading it. 😀

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  6. Better to have too many things than not enough. I’m looking forward to more adventures in the elf dimension, Colleen. 🙂

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    1. This was a first attempt at writing a different type of fantasy. I love this genre. There is so much you can do. Fairies, elves, I am enjoying them all! Thanks, Olga. ❤

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      1. Me too. I wondering if I’ll take more of the fanfiction prompts and develop a host of “one shots.”

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