A Bad Man Gets Badder

My name is Harald Runestorm. In real life, I help children with their homework and volunteer in a library project for homeless refugees (due to a probation order), but in my spare time, I log into the World of the Greenwood and kill people for fun. Sometimes I torture them too, and I generally rob them, but other days I stay in my tower and craft things. One day, from a shady informant, I heard about a shipment of ore going through the woods. It seemed the Druids Guild was taking its gold to market, so I thought I’d take it off them. I’ve always hated hippies, with their 'respect the woods' and 'pet butterflies' attitude to life. I wanted them to respect my sword and pet my fist. My Runefist that is. With their face.I went down to the woods to teach them a lesson about pain and loss. Then I learned a lesson myself.A LitRPG short story (15,280 words!) set in The World of The Greenwood MMO.Caution: The Runesmith is dark humor, so if you don't like dark humor, cursing, depictions of video game violence, or LitRPG (or any combination thereof), don't read.Written by Galen WolfNarrated by Damon Alums