Fantasy Stories – Elf and Necromancer and Sword and Magic

Hello, fantasy reader! I've already published two fantasy stories. The first is "Crossed Blades." The second is "Elf and Necromancer." The first tells of a battle between two elves. A dark elf and a wood elf fight in the sands. In parched land. The second story tells of a dialogue between an elf and a necromancer. On a hot summer day. On a forgotten path. It's a shortcut to the city. Two stories. I'm pleased with myself.

After the first story, I wanted to write this text explaining the story. But I got so carried away that I forgot and moved straight to the second story. Before I forget, as they say. But there are two stories. And perhaps this is the best way to sum things up. To put a full stop, so to speak, as a writer. Two fantasy stories. Perhaps they are similar. Fantasy. I've reached that limit.

I've had the idea for these stories in my head for a long time. Well, more or less. And I've realized them in this form now. So, it could be implemented differently. And I could write more stories on these topics. I'm actually a big fan of the Heroes of Might and Magic series of computer games. The first story was inspired by the opening theme for the Armageddon's Blade expansion for Heroes of Might and Magic 3. And the second story was inspired by Heroes of Might and Magic 4.

First idea. Crossed Blades. It's the Armageddon's Blade opening theme from Heroes of Might and Magic 3. It features an epic battle between an elf and someone else. They crossed powerful magical blades. Which are incompatible. And destroyed the world. So, an elf in black and white runs like a zebra. On the sand. With a sword. Pointy ears, pale, I think. That's how I remember it. From memory. What stuck in my mind. Maybe the opening theme itself was different.

Actually, it's great. Such a wonderful fantasy piece. Like Heroes of Might and Magic. And you're so impressed by it. That you want to do something too. Write a story, for example. Your own. Yes, impressed. But your own. A launchpad for creativity.

I still remember how my brother came home from the store with his mom and dad. To my surprise, they must have gone to the mall, to the radio market. I don't know. And my brother brought a disc. Armageddon's Blade. A beautiful cover with characters. I was so smart to say that. It's just an expansion. New cards. That's all. Why did you buy it? It would have been better to get a full-fledged and new game. My brother stood his ground and said that's what he wanted.

BUT for me, it turned out to be a launchpad into the fantasy world. We already had a disc for Heroes of Might and Magic 3. I think it had a blue cover or something. I don't remember. And we played. Great game. Played so much. But we played it like a game. I still hadn't understood what deep fantasy was. That it was like literature. We built cities. Raised armies. And so on. Here's a map - here's snow. There's a swamp there. Everything is so beautiful and interesting. But it felt like a game. By the way, my brother also bought a disc with the game. He should buy the sequels as add-ons. As they say.

But I was really staring at the cover of Armageddon's Blade. I realized – this is actually like literature. Fantasy, by the way, there's a story. A plot. Its own world. There's a lot here for a fan. And a kind of writer. How could I not have seen that? There were a lot of characters on the cover. That elf in the middle was striped like a zebra. So, in the end, my brother is a good guy. He later bought Death's Shadow on a separate disc. It had a map generator, and we played with it. A fantastic add-on!

That's what the first story is about. Crossed Blades.

The second story is based on Heroes of Might and Magic 4. I adore that game. I really like the visual style. It's unique. Everything is so colorful. And it's a new fantasy. It doesn't repeat the third game. Everything is new and different. Although there are recognizable features, there is much more that is new. There are interesting elves. And necromancers. Sandro is a necromancer. A skeleton in black. And also there are heroes on the battle map participating in it. And the skeleton is so funny. I really like how all the animations are done there. They are so funny. I adore the fourth part. And he reconciled the elves and necromancers in his story. In the form of dialogue. The figures on the battlefield are so cute. And all those sprites on the big map. I adore this part. It's like a nice sunny day for me. And there's this old paper effect in the background of the menu. So that's the story.

This is the second story. An elf and a necromancer. It's like they met and talked. They are, of course, very different. These two stories are about Heroes of Might and Magic for me personally. Noya, of course, wrote his own stories. Not even in the world. Just his own independent fantasy stories. They are not connected with Heroes of Might and Magic. From a historical perspective. But I'm 100 percent inspired. I felt like a richer fantasy writer, so to speak, in terms of my inner world. My fulfillment.