The other guy's story · 11:43am Aug 31st, 2016
ACHTUNG: This is not a well-thought out post, so beware of rambling.
I've been thinking on the things I want to write, and it kinda came to me that I want to tell the story of the other guy.
We all know that trope in the movies. The long-time student of the ancient master, excelling in the technique who is not chosen to be number one because the fated newcomer came and took that mantle. The hero of the tribe who is unable to save his people, because a white dude came in with his unorthodox way and got his girl and saved the day. The archeologist who spent fortune and years uncovering ancient secrets, begging for his funding and cutting through the red tape, only for a whip-wielding wise-cracking asshole to bungle through, trampling all over the works and steal the priceless artifacts right under his nose. The guy who makes a deal with his consciousness and with powers that should not be named, much less summoned, to achieve his goals, only for all to crumple in front of his eyes, by a charming rogue and his cute animal sidekick.
The un-chosen ones. The ones with no great fate, no plot immunity. The ones who don't get the girl and do not have prophecies about them fulfilled, who have to pay their way through life with blood, sweat and tears.
They deserve a story too.
They undoubtedly deserve it. This promises to be interesting.