Fire379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYYtAAZlhE
and smoke, corpses burned beyond recognition, blood splattered streets. It was379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGRejQhypt
all around him, he stood in the middle of a burning village, watching as more379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyS8H9oV05
people were butchered by the horsemen. Arrows plunged into some, while others379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2swtHmyiZZ
were struck down with swords. The boy did nothing, only staring in horror at379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeM1GQs90iN
the scene which played before him. A group of horsemen started to approach him,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5xoSKHLPG
he watched as they got closer and closer, the boy thought of running, but his379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWvz49S9di
legs wouldn’t move. He was frozen, he was afraid, he would soon be dead as well.379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVC7ORrFjdA
The horsemen stopped, and their leas dismounted and approached him, the379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1wP710BVj
reflection of the flames danced along the silver longsword in hand. The boy stared379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTdEjo4lr1
wide-eyed at him, he was an intimidating figure, larger than any man he had379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKpHkytDVC
ever seen, with a long scar running diagonally across his face, stretching from379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYairTuUIic
his right eye to the side of his mouth. The man grinned as he lifted the longsword379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMCO2JWhsV
with one hand and swung down with it.
Kemari379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMn9G4fo5QZ
awoke suddenly, his heart was pounding in his chest and he was drenched with sweat.379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuGlkeV6rJ
He sat up in his bed and put his right hand over his face then screamed loudly379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Ohjgep3SR
into it. He stopped and caught his breath for a minute before swinging his legs379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5afvKDIBu
off the tiny bed, looking around at the wooden room he sighed. It was tiny and379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekWIyE8dML
the only furniture were the bed crammed up against the wall which he slept in379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFppc4PoC8
and a small chest tucked away in a corner, above it hung a small cracked mirror.379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgOHWHj9YY
Kemari got up and tentatively walked towards the mirror and looked at himself. He379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugXKn40c5k
stared at his reflection for a while, waiting for his heart rate and breathing379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRHxxFZoGV
to steady. He brushed his locks out of his face and tied it behind his head,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4UNa3NTm6E
leaving two strands to remain at the front. His two crimson eyes stared back at379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1Iqpth5JW
him, and as usual he felt like he was sharing his vision with something else,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kehoh5ont
as if there was someone else inside him using his eyes. He ran his hand over a379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWcvphSIky
long scar that stretched from his shoulder to the middle of his chest, images379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsarVZNAf4
from his nightmare flashed before him making him sigh. He admired his dark379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDgrC3po2L
brown complexion for a minute before opening379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6a83dkTAG
the chest and getting dressed in his purple Mage’s robe.
“Time379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4Y7gdCnY4
for another day of failures and being dependent on Isadora” he mumbled.
The379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TW20D5Gsu
Dragon’s Tongue was a small run-down Inn and Tavern situated in the slums of Lanatheas'379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO39jcEKO7u
royal capital. It was a place only frequented by the poor as well as a variety379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpJkwIvYYj
of unsavory types, it was here Kemari called home. For unlike all the others379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnG9yp19Xx
who were members of the Adventurer’s Guild, he was incapable of earning enough379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLPK8J4fda
gold to get himself a room in the richer districts, this was something Kemari379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9s8FsY6spg
despised and always swore he would have to change. He sat in a corner, alone, with379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2mYCL6mHKh
a book laid before him on the table, the common room was lively as server girls379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDH1DxFAlCV
carried meals and ale to various tables of loud customers. A server walked by379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TwljTxwIC
him and the smell coming from the tray made him gag. How do they eat that379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQuM2Jcrss
filth? He thought to himself shaking his head. He was about to start379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEql9MNEJ6S
reading when a rusty iron sword impaled his book and lodged itself in the table.379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnrIk3erAP
Kemari heard laughter from around the room as he looked at his book in horror, blue379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMYjRzBIWE
mist rose from it in a puff of smoke as the contents spilled out of the book as379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9TiSUj11Y
if it were bleeding.
“What379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcvZOyoONW
the fuck!” he heard a figure beside him exclaim. Kemari looked up to see the379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOtJOPlnMz
man who was holding the sword, he was muscular looking fellow who wore a rag tied379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKB6rIEBuVi
like a mask around his neck, and was wearing tattered clothing under a rusted379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLg57Zu9ilq
iron chestplate, which had its fair share of dents. “do you have any idea how379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2Gx5feVrP
much this book cost me?” Kemari said as he clenched his fists. The man looked379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQn0uXtHfY4
at him and laughed “would you look at this fool, boys” his laughter was echoed379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXK2KbreYq
by the other people in the room “ha, looks like he wants to fight you” a voice379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaUtqfNWFS
snickered.
“yea?379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuriFoBxhG
Is that true, brat?” he lowered his body into a crouch and stared into Kemari's379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwygSIL3uR
eyes “you want to fight, you little weakling?”
“Go379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06MDmaV3Xd
fuck yourself” Kemari spat in his face.
“Aargh!”379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55bzsXqLiV
the brute grabbed him by his temples and yanked him from his chair then threw379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsJAYLAvZs
him across the room in one fluid motion. Kemari crashed into chairs and tables379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3J146TTrv
as he flew through the room, and coming to a stop as he slammed against the379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhE99wNt3bL
wall with a thud. His assailant pulled his sword out of the table and pointed379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNct50wRxN
it at him “I think it’s time you learned your fucking place, trash.” He walked379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPBQxqFRvZ
forward slashing his sword through the air as he moved. “You might not have379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAtWbubo6o
realised it as you were coasting through life in your peaceful little village,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkZCOhi81D
but we live in a world where the strong eat the weak” he paused slightly then379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpQIpFC0W3
continued “There’s no place in it for pitiful, weaklings……... except for food379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6CUwBp7Rq
that is. So do tell me mage” he was grinning madly by this point “WHAT.379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvgkod5sls
PURPOSE. DO. YOU. SERVE?” he punctuated each pause with a slash of his sword as379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyFpGTkEUE
he stopped over Kemari, who was now propped up against the wall holding a hand379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkJU0fqPyn
to his side while his other began to move in motion weaving a spell.
Despite379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLMtl8F6Z9
all that had happened, Kemari was not afraid, for he had faced down bigger and379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXs52dK6qC
more dangerous enemies and lived……never mind it being because he was saved by a379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYxvBQwKxzG
certain someone most of those times. He held his hand before him and smirked as379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgx93j66bwD
the spell was completed, he was shocked however, when the brute grabbed his arm379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKapJJFJVu
and forced it downward right as an ethereal arrow shot out from his palm. He379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yyQCb4MsK
grimaced as he suddenly felt a kick to the gut, Kemari doubled over in pain and379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3b4dyElHOk
coughed up blood. His assailant released his arm and placed the sword against his379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnYrSMIZUm
neck. Kemari glanced around the room, hoping someone would come to his rescue, he379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rzMI7yaWj
soon realized that would not happen as he saw the twisted smiles on everyone’s379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNibv3Q0sqt
face.
“That’s379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSYCUoQnO5
enough Ivan” Kemari’s head snapped in shock towards the rotund bartender who379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIljScR7yz
had spoken. Unlike the others his face was written with concern. “.......I379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdYutJFd3j
think the child has had enough of your lesson” he hesitated
“Is379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsnz4poAXW
that so?” Ivan punctuated his question with a severe kick to Kemari’s side,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIItT8PI1U
causing him to hit the floor. “Well what do you all say?” his question was379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJmYF2Fmlq
directed at the other occupants of the room and Kemari cringed as he heard379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡki0AKgMF8W
their replies: “kill him”, “rip his guts out”, “show him who’s boss”, “Finish him off” they cried.
“As379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TKDjtclz7
you command” Ivan sneered as he raised his sword. Just then a figure wearing a379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3kcU21GbX
black hooded cloak broke from the crowd and walked towards them, Kemari laughed379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRcrXvCBM4
as he noticed it.
“What’s379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCIkeDBeB8
so funny?” Ivan said, his sword still held high.
Kemari379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdhEg42gj4
heard the bartender sigh “You done fucked up now Ivan”
“Huh?”379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmu6slDf55
that was all he managed before the figure slammed a powerful kick into his neck379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48OF2wCByZ
causing him to drop the sword as he skidded sideward before falling. “You ok379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShJqtLh5OT
Kemari?” it's feminine voice asked without looking away from Ivan who was379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhLleJsJsA
already back on his feet and holding his neck.
“yea”379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIj456MR8h
Kemari wheezed “Nothing a little healing magic can’t fix……and thanks by the way,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveGen96u4s
Isadora”
“good379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFj6naxNKav
and don’t mention it, just stay right there and watch as the greatest monk in379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTdr3Oc2Vx
all of Lanatheas kick ass” the figure giggled.
“Didn’t379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvToVlak1yI
you drop out of your training?” Kemari smiled.
“SHUT379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOev5vz026m
UP!” she took a fighting stance “it was a mutual agreement”
The379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYFQstT3bw
two laughed as everyone stared at them in bewilderment. Ivan, who had finally379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡik3dn2xuvo
recovered from the blow looked at the figure as they sized up each other. “who379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61YwmfljJn
the fuck are you?” he finally asked the figure.
“irrelevant”
“you379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLwSnkVQG9
sound like a woman”
“I379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYzWk1kx5N2
should hope”
“that379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jACbLoJgZ
was a magnificent kick, for a lady of course” he rubbed his neck and grinned at379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn56R3AoTs4
her
“Wow,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbFvm54IJk
that was a bit sexist don’t you think?”
“Sex379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlG7bGi4sLt
what?” He shot a glare at Kemari who had laughed a little at his question.
“are379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuB9dwEX0bj
we going to fight or not?” she asked sounding irritated.
“heh,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3axT4wYRNi
I wouldn’t want to break your fragile little bones miss” Ivan smiled and the379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXa7XXwSuBU
crowd chuckled, the bartender only shook his head. Kemari sighed to himself as379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjWZOjuixL
he saw her dash toward Ivan with uncanny speed, he was barely fast enough to379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsHckOTKX3
block the kick that was aimed at his face. Isadora spun and delivered a kick to379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAh3NCN7Am
Ivan’s abdomen which forced him back a few steps, before he knew it she was on379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4GzRaPAoi
him again, firing a quick jab to his nose followed by a myriad of blows to his379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMStflcTeP
face and upper body. Ivan wobbled as the hits connected, he was unable to379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTFiuVkk7R
block, dodge or even see them. The onlookers watched in awe as Ivan was beaten,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzdTH9tf5Q
unable to defend himself against the sheer powers of his enemy’s blows. Kemari,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3y6LkfzgQ
who was now back on his feet fully healed looked on smiling as his friend379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaO74s93gMB
finished the fight by palming Ivan square in the chest then walking away379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmJfmVkKac
towards Kemari. As he looked he noticed the man’s chestplate was even more379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLP5KImwyt
dented than it was before and there was a hole in it where he had gotten the379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFT161tRJk5
last hit, his face was twisted and bloody. As she walked by him, he turned to379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8Qgxwzo9n
follow her and heard a metallic clank as if Ivan’s body had finally registered379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJf1kckb2Lm
that it was no longer living. The people moved to the side as Isadora walked past379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDO1STQs0b
with Kemari in tow, they stopped by the counter where she fished a coin purse379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡySE2Bj6ZiG
from somewhere in her cloak an handed it to the barkeep.
“Sorry379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDB4J46PW0j
for the disturbance big guy.”
“No379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PPTxfteU6
worries little one” the bartender replied.
The379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaoilPsLtK6
two walked down the streets of the slum districts. People in tattered clothes379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXsJ7aOHT2
walked along as if they had no purpose, while others looked out from alleyways379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SlYyX6gvi
and the insides of broken down houses looking for unsuspecting prey to rob,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGICXjDZG4x
abduct or kill. They walked in silence as they passed by buildings clumped together,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTubq8o7HD
some even looked as if they were about to topple. They stopped as a group of boys379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiM1765gEqK
ran out In front of them chasing after a smaller one who was running with a379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpnPtTszzq
huge rat in his hands. Isadora started walking again as Kemari stared after the379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4e7Uv7lMF
children as they caught up to the boy and took they rat from him then proceeded379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3LpTJoRNW
to beat him.
“Same379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ295bWJjGm9
age” he said before following after her
His379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO40lttpS9o
friend looked at him as he caught up with her “said something?” she asked
“I was379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXlPbUx6Es
just thinking….” He paused “those children just now, they don’t look that much older379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJK2S7nKUe
than we were at that time…”
“What379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFS8nzD4BvC
does that have to do with anything?” she was curious, Kemari rarely mentioned379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKkuWbHv3U
anything about their past. He tried not to show it, but she could tell that it379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefQNie7iS5
still haunted him.
“…It379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlycx0rZulR
isn’t right” his voice quivered and was almost a whisper “children are supposed379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9W19wgzmt
to be safe, they shouldn’t be exposed to these harsh realities at such a young379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOCHh4fzbC
age”
“Better379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0miYh4G8WT
now than when they’re older and are incapable of dealing with the shit the379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOmF0C04Sm
world throws at them, because of the sheltered pampered life they lived” Her379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRCankp8fI
reply was blunt and harsh, yet He knew she had a point. He had lived a379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXzIZlknGg
sheltered life while she was always fighting for what she wanted, and now years379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHio7OjyfF
later she was an accomplished Monk despite being a 'failure' to her mentors as379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJIvAzqCIEe
well as a 'B' ranked adventurer while he was stuck at 'F' the weakest rank379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrk1c6mbgO
there was.
“I379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpL8tW4eN4
wish it didn’t have to be that way” she suddenly continued “But this is the way379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWwuTz93BV
of life. With death lurking around every corner, we can’t afford to be weak” she379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhP1Zs3eeN
looked to the sky as she spoke.
“Like379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcM59H11zMJ
me Huh?” Kemari chuckled lightly
“Pretty379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPwE7nVrWu
much” she laughed and punched Kemari in the shoulder, he flinched as she hit379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2Gos84HmT
him and that only made her laugh harder. He rubbed his shoulder as they379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNlTEHoGZ3
continued their walk in mostly silence.
It379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUMKoIUC2H
was almost noon by the time they reached their destination; the Adventurer’s379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznRoRzHHDv
Guild. It was a large imposing structure which stood at the top of a grand marble379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQYsXbRqLV
staircase, Kemari stopped and stared in awe at the high walls that shined in379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jZrWjuCgN
the midday sun. No matter how many times he visited, the sheer beauty of it379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZHOpVGtyw
always caught his eyes . He smiled and walked up the steps where Isadora waited.379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJD0DaSMp4k
They approached the large Oak double doors together which swung open as they379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4PyePoOWi
got close, stepping inside Kemari looked around the huge open area they now379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspGJFPhWD3
stood in. The floors were made of a dark reflective surface that absorbed mana379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVa9Y3NzN8x
from it’s occupants, making them weaker the longer they stayed, which Kemari379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKeVu3yCGrr
believed to be weird, but apparently the GuildMaster had done this to prevent379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mA3DcN9kR
fighting in his hall “can’t fight if you can't freely manipulate your body’s379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBRFtLvbEK
ambient mana” the receptionists would repeat. The room was filled with a variety379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNOcxKIMzx
of adventuring folk; some wore bulky, heavy armor and carrying massive swords379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOvzgrlb9p
while others dressed lighter, wielding bows, staves, or much smaller swords.379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3Vz79KaDR
Two adventurers caught his eye, as they seemed to be out of place, one of them379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6mH8hoDZNx
was a green slightly muscular being Kemari assumed to be a Half-Orc who leaned379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWS1yR9sLX
against the wall with a heavy looking broadsword leaned up next to him, and was379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcKikNSMgT
wearing a brown tunic over black leather pants and boots, on top of that he379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ045XCB5QQw
also wore a pair of silver pauldrons and and a half chestplate, His hair was a379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN60vlAzg13
greenish untamed mess from what Kemari could see. The other person was the379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyWKPLHEvx
second most beautiful girl he had ever seen, an Elf with long silver hair tied379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCxnKO1sTb
up in a ponytail.
“So379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAjxCPdH7T
that’s your type hmm?” His attention was drawn from her before he had a chance379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenianWwNOX
to observe her fully. He turned to see Isadora staring at him intensely with a huge379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGspgn9BCpX
grin on her face.
“No,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrgqafDcQr
that wasn’t…….that’s not…” Kemari stumbled to find words.
“Don’t379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GibMJFAnr
worry my dear sweet companion.” Isadora laughed as she leaned in close and379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYw9Njk3NIP
covered her mouth as if to whisper to him “I SHIP!” She bellowed, attracting379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjv33RiCNj
the attention of the entire room.
Kemari379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QXvIXFKB2
looked around nervously and hissed “what are you doing, you idiot?”
“why379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT9neH0HQES
I’m just so proud of you Kemari” she spread her arms wide and squealed “You’re379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANrS629MAy
finally interested in exploring the lush flesh of a –“ she issued a yelp as Kemari379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhpOA98Kfk
grabbed her cloak and dragged her away to the reception area. He blushed379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4PD1v5GL6
slightly as he stormed past snickering adventurers. The reception area was a379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPyEKLqKhZ
long counter towards the back of the room, behind it stood the guild’s379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKaGV7zw9D
receptionists, all of which were identical women. The two approached the one379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdLkd5dtRJ
closest and exchanged greetings, it wasn’t until then that Isadora removed her379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXJRQJ83NT
hood, revealing her face. Her skin was a smooth almond complexion and her light379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIx9XWPcHJM
brown hair was cut short in a close cropped style with the sides faded, her379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrO3AR27WH
eyes always took Kemari’s breath away, they were also a light brown with379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXOtlHMbCx
matched her skin tone and hair color and always seemed to sparkle. “keep379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogBNu0oDkR
staring at me like that and I’ll steal your heart” he was so engrossed in379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA77NJiSrZW
admiring her that he didn’t notice that she had stopped talking to the379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOgHpXniSV
receptionist and was now starting at him smirking. “And I meant that literally”379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWu8NGycdli
she said teasingly before returning to her conversation.
Kemari379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡontMpqR6DI
gulped and then sighed as he went about observing the room once more. He looked379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgexm0T2Wp
around at the occupants who were all embroiled379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenFGjfiFvd
in conversation amongst their companions, the elf he had seen was no longer379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QVZnR7Z6S
there, but the Half-Orc stood the same place leaning against the wall; this379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJpCR70aSK
time he was staring right back at Kemari who quickly turned away. In the centre379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuda83AjFH
of the hall was a giant golden statue of the legendary GuildMaster himself: Gaelin379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErVhZZQgvG
Branandor, who had faced down the Black Dragon in the Arena pits, gaining his379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmViCSVTd0
freedom from slavery in the process. The statue featured Gaelin in nothing but379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUekoCXPLMr
a loin cloth, with a broken sword in his left hand and the dragon’s head in the379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AjQmwhKdP
other. The statue was of a powerfully built man, with long golden hair hung low379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4YPP3PGmP
behind his back. That looks nothing like the old fool Kemari thought to379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBvCJjhppj
himself as he shifted his attention in scorn. The walls were a chalk white, and379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTYNsLZx6D
were decorated with long portraits of the Twelve Knights of Lanatheas; the only379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjn2wrO8HhQ
'S' ranked heroes Lanatheas had to offer. They were the strongest and their379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZp3Q6ycNn
names carried a lot of weight. Kemari only knew three of them: Markus The Bear,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpd3xDaKFDc
who was a savage Hulk of a man who never wore anything apart from his brown fur379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6Uf3CuEUI
loincloth and the pelt of some unknown beast around his shoulders. He was known379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboYOhutDhm
to tear his foes to pieces with nothing but his bare hands. Next was Lucien Arengar,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWKPWNfNGk
leader of the kingdom’s Dragon Knights which was an elite unit tasked with high379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21QGkeOtaI
priority quests from the Crown itself, he wore his signature red and gold379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFd4Tzgy6zV
armour with his sword held high and his shield to his side. The last was the379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8kjuqNngM
rogue, the assassin, and the fastest of all the 12………fuck, what was his name379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTNEJf6FaN
again?. Kemari stared at the portrait of the man who stood completely clad379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpuWMd7GBZ
in black and covered completely, hiding his features.
“Brinn,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMfz8iKwUT
I think” Isadora said from beside him. She had turned towards him and noticed379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQbrxuZ4Dd
him staring with a puzzled look on his face.
“Thanks,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1VwM74CRo
don’t know why I keep forgetting his name” Kemari replied “You finished?”
“Yuuup”379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLdoxsvSCy
she bounced and grinned
“Great,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCbrupTrUZ
let’s go then” he stretched and started to walk away when Isadora grabbed his379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDfiRvG6MO
robes
“Not379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiC2C0oUIEw
so fast, my dashing knight”
“What379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Ei0cLVzm5
now?” Kemari sighed
“The379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImtvZRvRW2
GuildMaster has something for us”
Kemari’s379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03NY0yQ5bj
demeanor changed upon hearing that, he spun around and grabbed Isadora’s379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuvMNnw3vL
shoulders, she shuddered when she saw the cold look on Kemari’s face.
“Did379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigwYaAORD4
they find him” he tried to ask as calmly as he could, but his voice was instead379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT47sdPrRza
cold and tainted with anger. She nodded and turned then waved towards the379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5kKuE1cepe
receptionist who was weaving a spell, she smiled and in an instant they were379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPwEl1RM5i
standing in an empty blueish space which only had a small desk and a few chairs379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOq51rudviU
in the middle.
Kemari379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvvEVBwSMq
rushed towards the desk leaving his friend behind, he caught a glimpse of a379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoecRJ09UmM
giant ogre wearing full plate armour as it vanished from the room. Kemari379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNB40mHD4u
stopped at the desk and stared at the379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzsiL4ffZS
small sinewy man behind it. The man wore a black vest over a white buttoned379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPbdk6AEpk
down shirt, his head was completely bald and he seemed to be well over 100379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrk4r1Rck0d
years old. “You stare too much Kephirian” the man said without looking up from379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBfYXSBBUz
a paper he was scribbling on before him.
“Where379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKVDIRbQu6
is he!” Kemari slammed his hands on the desk
“Have379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZsFHaVvA5
a seat first” the man gestured at a chair before the desk “you too monk”
Kemari379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMqXvhft2ZN
looked and noticed she was right next to him now, she plopped into the chair379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy09bIyYwNE
and placed her feet on the desk, which evoked a glare from the man who made to379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc83uGQ53AG
say something before shaking his head and changing his mind. “please?” He379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7yS6mi46t
looked at Kemari this time, who sighed and sat in his chair.
“Who379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUJ8kk1YbsP
was that just now, GuildMaster?” Isadora spoke first
Gaelin379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAQvWgaW6p
set down his quill and leaned back in his chair for a few moments before he379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dQ2QBj3Jk
finally responded “Targoth IronHorn…..” he hesitated, pondering how to continue379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh31qJIYS7o
“He looks for the same man as you do”
“Did……..did379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdL1QaEEwsR
you tell him what he wanted to know?” 379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTMR7iB4c0
Isadora glanced at Kemari as she asked
“I379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmPkqBBreq
did”
“YOU379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyIdf80OwJ
HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” Kemari flared up “WHAT THE FUCK? WE HAD AN AGREEMENT379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvp2ldmtR1
YOU OLD FART” He reached across the table and grabbed Gaelin by his shirt379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhEvBDmUEv
collar.
“THAT’S379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE48bL0lXuo
ENOUGH KEMARI” Isadora shot up and took his arm, he looked at her briefly and379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0u359yqfuY
saw the disappointed way she looked at him. He grunted as he let go and paced379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6wQQYLC8U
around the room “Great, so now we competition….”
“Does379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEAp7thIVj
it matter Kemari?” She paused then continued “We just want him dead, so we…….you379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VDjZf6Sht
can be free from your burden.”
Kemari379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3AhVSbZcK
stood still with his fists clenched “How in the world would that relieve me of379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqInbIvztv
my burdens?” he looked at Isadora and said firmly “I have to be the one who kills379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOw24nBt4b1
him...…..I won’t be at peace unless I am. Why do you seem to have a problem379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaT1hBCTCUw
with that? You. Kill. All. The. Time…..so what’s the fucking difference here”379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWe5pMPlXQ
she didn’t answer, and the room stood in silence, waiting, before it was379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hoG0rjebR
finally broken.
“You’re379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwKtWyiNOn
a fragile one, Kephirian…...” The GuildMaster smiled “Do you honestly believe379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOMeIYvtta
you have what it takes to kill this monster on your own, or will you need the379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqLvA1E0Kj
monk to do it for you?”
“…..” Kemari379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1JO3ue16T
stood there in silence unable to answer.
“Nevertheless,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WvQv3szP2
we have a deal. The man you’re looking for is known as 'Vanther The Bold',379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXAtdJ3r9U
everything you need to know is in this” he handed Isadora a small scroll.
She379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4KxE5RRM0
muttered a 'Thank You' as she turned to leave
“Oh,379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoQQQrvURX
and one more thing” he said stopping the duo in their tracks “There was another379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSJkeh4QWN
person besides the Orc who came for information on him, so you might want to379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTBCffuMgvk
hurry”
Kemari379Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvJi6lhSVL
and Isadora then vanished as they once again teleported elsewhere.
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