Otzi
He lived in a village, a small one but an important one. The village was one of the main villages in the area and produced many crops and livestock throughout the area. One of the rulers of the village was a small old man named Otzi. He lived there all his life and his family had a lot of history in the village. They were one of the first in the town and therefore one of the richest and one of the powerfullest, if not the most powerful. Their rivals were another large family, not far behind Otzi’s family in power. They wanted all the power and a constant power struggle was always happening. Then one day, everything changed.
It happened when one of the men from one of the weaker families was murdered. Otzi’s rivals jumped on this opportunity, and did their best to frame Otzi. It worked. Before anyone else noticed, they carefully stole bronze tools from Otzi’s family, along with some arrows and made it look like someone from Otzi’s family was to blame. Because of the fact everything was handmade, almost everything was unique, and thus could be traced to the one who made it.
Not long after, the whole town knew about the man’s death. Another powerful family, had a member who was a blacksmith. He could tell who owned the murder weapons with closer inspection. Otzi and his family denied the claim, which anyone would do who is innocent, but anyone who is guilty would likely do too. Rumors spread, and with it, the people’s trust of Otzi and his family rapidly declined, as well as their power. Soon, Otzi’s nephew moved to another town as he was the one the weapons belonged too.
More followed not long after. Otzi, however, stayed behind along with a few others. He stayed because that was his home and his illness prevented him from moving much. People saw that as a sign he’s guilty, and that now he’s being punished. Now, because his family was a weaker one and also one that was “guilty” of murder, fights started between Otzi’s and his rivals. Otzi’s son was killed in one of these fights and that started a non-stop fight. Otzi only forgave and just wanted to live a peaceful life. To his disappointment, fires were started in Otzi’s house. Then his crops and livestock were taken and set ablaze. Otzi is now a homeless, ill, and a suffering man. His family faced worse as more people were killed and similar persecution occurred to anyone who might be allies of Otzi. Otzi was spared his life because he was more trustworthy, but others disagreed. As Otzi’s rivals grew more in power they said that anyone who sided with Otzi would be treated the same as them. That helped stopped most of Otzi’s support.
Then, someone came and tried to kill Otzi with a dagger. Otzi moved in time and it only sliced his hand. Then he pushed the man into a wall, hard, knocking him out. Some bystanders saw this, and so did his enemies. They yelled “Quick! Otzi’s trying to kill someone!” and news quickly spread. Otzi hearing this and knowing he would be killed without a fair trial, quickly packed his unfinished bow, arrows, ax, and dagger. Otzi put some overcoats on and ran out quickly. He bumped into a storage of grain, raining him in grain and some pollen too. He regained his feet and ran towards his door. He ran out the village as fast as he could with him being ill while trying to stay hidden. His stomach ached as he stumbled along.
After he was out of the village, he slowed down and headed towards the mountains. Most His family went up and over this particular mountain looking for another village outside of their enemies rule and influence. He stopped every now and then to rest. He picked up some of the grains on him and ate them. He wasn’t sure if he was safe, so he had to finish his bow and arrows. As he neared a small clearing, he stopped to rest for the night. He made a fire and gathered materials for his bow making and also some medical materials for his hand. He saw a goat and quickly shot it in the shoulder. The goat died quickly and now he had food.
The next day, he decided to go around a large forested area ahead. He would go down the mountain, but he would quickly go back to the right way afterward and start ascending the mountain again. He tried not long afterward from his unknown illness and sat down in a hollow. It was about midday and he needed some water and food. He was constructing a backpack to help carry his stuff and chewing on some deer meat. Then suddenly he felt a jolting pain in his shoulder. He turned around and saw the arrow in his shoulder and one of his enemies, a man, or a boy? Maybe the leader of his enemies? He couldn’t tell who his attacker is. Otzi, knowing he would die, closed his eyes and stayed calm. He felt his heart beating hard, intense bleeding from his shoulder, and soon, Otzi fainted. He stumbled down and hit the back of his head hard on a rock, and took his last breath.
Thousands of years later, he would be found and only part of who he is and how he died will be discovered. Also known as the Iceman he would be wildly unexplainable because of how old the preserved body is.
The End???
(Yes it is)
