Giants

The quiet of the land. The peace in the air. All seemed serene. Then the ground shook. Lightning crossed the air as two large figures stood facing each other across the valley's floor. Tall as the redwoods the last two giants stood. Each showed the wear of time. They stood for hours in silence. The last time that they had met meant the destruction of their families. They blamed each other for the demise of their race. "And now!" both giants thought, " Vengeance shall be mine." The Giant to the south let loose a terrible, fearsome roar. It seemed as though the earth gathered darkness with his cry. The Giant to the north just stood still, fixated with his hate. Then in a flash he burst forward with all of his might. The Giant to the south grabbed a large bolder in each hand. As the gap rapidly closed between them the rushing Giant stuck out his hand and grabbed a very large tree. With a slight pull the tree was pulled up by its roots, and went swinging toward the defensive Giant. The Giant from the north suddenly stopped a few feet from his assailant, letting the tree fly forward like the shot of an arrow. The southern Giant instinctively raised the boulders to block the incoming projectile. With a great crash the tree knocked the Giant back off his feet. Then a boulder came soaring through the air. The southern Giant rolled quickly to the side just in time to avoid being hit by the enormous rock. He then bolted up a nearby cliff and dove down on his assailant. The two tumbled down the hill into the river bed. Here they wrestled. They bit and clawed, each trying to crush their opponent with incredible strength. They struggled on through the night, then through the day, until at last the two collapsed from exhaustion. There they lay side by side, ever so peaceful and calm when at the break of the next day a bird landed on a Giant's nose. He slowly awoke and looked around. Then seeing his enemy lying there beside him, he was once again filled with inexpressible anger. He rose, then finding a sharp broken branch he finished the deed. Then after resting walked away as the last giant.

Upon his death the last giant wrote this epitaph. Once a noble, great, majestic race, greed, anger, doubt, and hate hath brought to pass a lonesome fate.

This is the giants sad end.