Romano Tucker

The Challenge

My story is the story of legends. From the age of fifteen until now I have lived a life that no one could ever imagine. It all started from the moment I took up the sword. I was deemed a knight who would fight for my country, even if it took demons as its ruling party and wanted the world, I would be sent to fight. On many occasions I was sent off to do battle with ‘enemies’ of our kingdom in name, but truthfully they were just people who got in the way.

It might be better if I explained that my beginning was that of a mercenary with a sword, the heart of a knight, and the will of somebody else's piece of paper. I had no way to say no, and in the end the amount of innocence I murdered surmounted the amount I could save in three lifetimes. The blood on my blade stains souls, and my own is fading slowly. This is pain never to be taken lightly. Nevertheless, it is well earned.

However, I am the soldier of death, officially titled by no one and currently ordered by not a soul. How I became free is simple. However if you want to hear more, you must first defeat me. This is a challenge to the world...

Romano Tucker is a senior at Connecticut River Academy. He is a resident of Hartford who reads a lot more than anything else. He spends most of his free time working on novels and fantasy-based stories. He also helps review other people's stories when he's free. Writing and everything that comes with it is just a part of him, and he wants to make himself better at it.

He says, "I am not able to completely consider 'A Challenge' a good short story of mine. Everything can be said in thousands of different words or phrases. I just chose one that looked interesting as my brain turned on. It was fun to write and visualize. It is similar to watching a king/queen you created take his/her seat on the throne. Thank you for reading."