to protect

Gentleman awakes from awful dream of being killed by his father for being a wife-killing demon, spends a lot of time preparing for the day, masters a new magical skill, and is led to the kingdom to choose a weapon.

It starts out very vividly, and the line, to the son, "You're the damn demon that killed my wife!" resonated with me for some reason, perhaps because I haven't seen that setup before in fantasy. And I do love a fantasy story with a strong female character, I do so hate the boys' club atmosphere of fantasy writing. But to be honest, one of the first things I noticed was the indifferent punctuation and spelling, and I had an awful time getting over it. The story didn't come off right in my head, so it was difficult to imagine, so I had difficulty responding to it. All the same, I was starting to get into it and then it just up and ended. Whom is he protecting? I personally have an awful time finishing fantasy fiction myself, I personally find it lends itself more to an epic than a short story. But I hope to see yours finished.