[ WP ] Write an ending scene that hints at the enormity of the quest that came before it .

As he felt his sword finally pierce the artery of the fell reptile-beast, Krod found himself reflecting on the enormity of his deed. He ’ d done it. He ’ d finally slain the beast that decimated his town, taking from him his wife and son. 
 
 The creature didn ’ t know it was dead yet. It was thrashing in agony, spraying its vital fluid onto its surroundings. Hanging onto his new sword with all his strength, he twisted around and found hilt of his grandfather ’ s sword, still protruding from the beast ’ s flesh where he had lost it, dislodging he massive scale that now served as Krod ’ s shield. Although it had caused the beast to retreat from their last engagement, it had provided the only opening in the beast ’ s otherwise impenetrable armour. This time the monster was finished. 
 
 Finally the great beast lay still. Krod pushed himself back up, somehow still able to support his weight after the epic battle. He retrieved his sword from the gargantuan creature ’ s flesh, and lay it down next to his grandfather ’ s blade. The starmetal sword drank the blood still upon it and, as if by magic, became again stronger its blade taking on the scarlet of the beast ’ s scale. His grandfather ’ s sword, unfortunately, was irreparably blackened and scored by the time it had spent bathed in the beast ’ s acidic blood. 
 
 That was no matter. As he ’ d vowed, Krod had let nothing stand in his way. When the King forbade him to leave the city, Krod led the city into rebellion vacating the throne. After escaping from the Emperor ’ s dungeons, when the princess had professed to him her love, tempting him stop, Krod pushed forward. The extremes of the seasons proved unable to faze him. Krod looked on them with contempt, for not even a blizzard could dissuade him. He had walked across most of the continent, tracking the beast by the devastation left in its wake. Finally it was over. 
 
 “ Well, Almost over. ” said Krod to nobody in particular. He still had a princess to marry. 
 

