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[Spawn]

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After the Sanctus tournament, Spawn went back to his home still feeling the strain on his body. It was months since Spawn fought in any tournaments, trainings and even the conflict between the factions in Felucca. At this point, Spawn felt himself aging as time went on as he went into his room where his wife Tika was sound asleep. A smile was on his face as he made his way over to the wash basin on the other side of the room. Once at the wash basin, Spawn stared at the mirror sitting on the counter of the basin at the reflection of himself where he saw his aging appearance. Spawn was human and he was growing old just like any other human would.

“I have dreaded this day since I can remember” Spawn said placing one of his hands against the mirror running it down where the reflection of himself was. A small sigh escaped his lips as he thought about the days when he was younger and even some of the moments before right now. Spawn began to remove his armor piece by piece recalling the Sanctus tournament fight he was in that he lost. It was a close match but he still lost which was rare for him to do. That fight was the point that he realized that he was too old to continue fighting especially with these young agile warriors making their way into the realm. Once removing all of his armor, Spawn sat down on the end of the bed inside his bedroom looking at the floor caused his wife, Tika to wake up from her slumber.

“Hello my husband how is Moonglow?” Tika asked sitting up on the bed. Spawn just continued to stare aimlessly onto the floor in front of him. It didn’t take Tika long to realize that something was troubling her husband. “What is wrong my love?” she asked shifting herself towards the end of bed next to Spawn.

“I fought in a tournament tonight and was defeated” Spawn said glancing over to his wife with a disappointed look on his face.

“So you lost a match, did you expect to win after you haven’t fought in some time?” Tika asked placing her arms around Spawn’s neck in a comforting manner.

“The outcome doesn’t matter to me, I was sluggish out there and I knew it” Spawn said letting out another deep sigh. “I was not myself out there like I was years ago” He said resting his head on Tika’s shoulder.

“You are getting old Spawn, you didn’t think you would stay young forever did you?” Tika said with a joking smile on her face.

“No, I know I am old and I realize that I cannot be doing this anymore” Spawn said looking up at his wife. Tika looked right into his husband eye’s trying to figure out where he was going with this conversation. “Therefore, I’m going to put down my sword and magic for good” Spawn said with a worried look on his face waiting to see his wife’s reaction.

“Oh Spawn, I…I…I don’t know what to say” said Tika with a surprised look. Spawn wrapped his arms around her and held her close to him.

“It is time for me to stand aside and let the younger warriors fulfill their legacies” Spawn said with a smile fully proud at the decision he just made. It was a tough choice to make but it was to be done. Spawn was old now and it was time for him to retire his sword, shield and magic. Tika looked at her husband with a tear streaming down her face.

“I love you Spawn” Tika said moving in close to kiss her husband. Spawn leaned in and kissed Tika on the lips.

“And I love you Tika” Spawn said before lying down on the bed next to Tika. He glanced at the ceiling briefly thinking about the choice to retire. The last time he retired was from Sanctus where he returned to active duty with the Moonglow Town Council. This time, he was going to stay retired but would remain with the town council to help them train their soldiers or educate them in law since he had full knowledge of the subject. Spawn had the credentials to educate in law since being the current Constable of Moonglow, former Justicar and Sheriff of Britannia, former Sheriff and Chief Justice of Sanctus, former Sheriff of Stormhaven and even former Sheriff of the legendary city of Rivendell. Spawn continued to stare at the ceiling recollected the key moments of his career realizing that he could very well be the true “Man of Justice” of the realm. “Out with the old and in with the new...” Spawn said before cuddling up to his wife and began to sleep.
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