Fire447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqscYKUgpaq
and smoke, corpses burned beyond recognition, blood splattered streets. It was447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRyQXUFG7L
all around him, he stood in the middle of a burning village, watching as more447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKeIcaBB4q
people were butchered by the horsemen. Arrows plunged into some, while others447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6p2RCMvaO
were struck down with swords. The boy did nothing, only staring in horror at447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oA2e1YHwI
the scene which played before him. A group of horsemen started to approach him,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZzbODPJKq
he watched as they got closer and closer, the boy thought of running, but his447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjMaacEiVw
legs wouldn’t move. He was frozen, he was afraid, he would soon be dead as well.447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4UXNPBDAo
The horsemen stopped, and their leas dismounted and approached him, the447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJxMs18jDp
reflection of the flames danced along the silver longsword in hand. The boy stared447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsDvGTvNwZ
wide-eyed at him, he was an intimidating figure, larger than any man he had447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpt3iy3zTmb
ever seen, with a long scar running diagonally across his face, stretching from447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡca1GsF4qge
his right eye to the side of his mouth. The man grinned as he lifted the longsword447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDYp8au57Q
with one hand and swung down with it.
Kemari447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4G7fKEjMX
awoke suddenly, his heart was pounding in his chest and he was drenched with sweat.447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoI4Yd5iem
He sat up in his bed and put his right hand over his face then screamed loudly447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZWomvXwTV
into it. He stopped and caught his breath for a minute before swinging his legs447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPTP3g0Vil
off the tiny bed, looking around at the wooden room he sighed. It was tiny and447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKs9RKIh5qW
the only furniture were the bed crammed up against the wall which he slept in447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8EcSFaWmr
and a small chest tucked away in a corner, above it hung a small cracked mirror.447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVE9GTVSva
Kemari got up and tentatively walked towards the mirror and looked at himself. He447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVK0dD4WlN
stared at his reflection for a while, waiting for his heart rate and breathing447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp97kIL16ts
to steady. He brushed his locks out of his face and tied it behind his head,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBHPTLUIrL
leaving two strands to remain at the front. His two crimson eyes stared back at447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuak7yxRvc
him, and as usual he felt like he was sharing his vision with something else,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2FNDIDPbzx
as if there was someone else inside him using his eyes. He ran his hand over a447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uqPGLenUP
long scar that stretched from his shoulder to the middle of his chest, images447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmSkwpvFVZ
from his nightmare flashed before him making him sigh. He admired his dark447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvLqJLG2mR
brown complexion for a minute before opening447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmyHKDAzt6
the chest and getting dressed in his purple Mage’s robe.
“Time447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwDLaXHdcF
for another day of failures and being dependent on Isadora” he mumbled.
The447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5q2R6m1ZZb
Dragon’s Tongue was a small run-down Inn and Tavern situated in the slums of Lanatheas'447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAMMMd5yhD
royal capital. It was a place only frequented by the poor as well as a variety447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5cv3GfiOe
of unsavory types, it was here Kemari called home. For unlike all the others447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MKriVRmqO
who were members of the Adventurer’s Guild, he was incapable of earning enough447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIy4iYqyIPL
gold to get himself a room in the richer districts, this was something Kemari447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WyaQtjEKm
despised and always swore he would have to change. He sat in a corner, alone, with447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0EWvB2YPS
a book laid before him on the table, the common room was lively as server girls447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlldPql1lO
carried meals and ale to various tables of loud customers. A server walked by447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXDM2nazzD
him and the smell coming from the tray made him gag. How do they eat that447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZM1CFa988p
filth? He thought to himself shaking his head. He was about to start447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gw0htk28s
reading when a rusty iron sword impaled his book and lodged itself in the table.447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUigcoj34N
Kemari heard laughter from around the room as he looked at his book in horror, blue447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyajAnVoVFn
mist rose from it in a puff of smoke as the contents spilled out of the book as447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5XYLvKy5SK
if it were bleeding.
“What447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0iZUQHOL9
the fuck!” he heard a figure beside him exclaim. Kemari looked up to see the447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjFcM7LKwk
man who was holding the sword, he was muscular looking fellow who wore a rag tied447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9P44RhXRd
like a mask around his neck, and was wearing tattered clothing under a rusted447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1Y1V6wfcI
iron chestplate, which had its fair share of dents. “do you have any idea how447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgqSWX0h14
much this book cost me?” Kemari said as he clenched his fists. The man looked447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmo9DW9vclo
at him and laughed “would you look at this fool, boys” his laughter was echoed447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa7cBKdgThb
by the other people in the room “ha, looks like he wants to fight you” a voice447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPq6ZUb0LS
snickered.
“yea?447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEOEgR7xQX
Is that true, brat?” he lowered his body into a crouch and stared into Kemari's447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyX6uSLhY5C
eyes “you want to fight, you little weakling?”
“Go447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLEcZyj3MM
fuck yourself” Kemari spat in his face.
“Aargh!”447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyuQuqH0mJ
the brute grabbed him by his temples and yanked him from his chair then threw447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnmN9C0XXJ
him across the room in one fluid motion. Kemari crashed into chairs and tables447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdH8FIqj0C
as he flew through the room, and coming to a stop as he slammed against the447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmR7sAXqUL3
wall with a thud. His assailant pulled his sword out of the table and pointed447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLubKq7dEu
it at him “I think it’s time you learned your fucking place, trash.” He walked447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvUri1xhdH
forward slashing his sword through the air as he moved. “You might not have447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfziXkOINSa
realised it as you were coasting through life in your peaceful little village,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygya9VJHsK
but we live in a world where the strong eat the weak” he paused slightly then447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPppi8zCiLp
continued “There’s no place in it for pitiful, weaklings……... except for food447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYnbatruzI
that is. So do tell me mage” he was grinning madly by this point “WHAT.447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ415hDZBNkI
PURPOSE. DO. YOU. SERVE?” he punctuated each pause with a slash of his sword as447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMYFbPMGqx
he stopped over Kemari, who was now propped up against the wall holding a hand447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdbeHDmKxX
to his side while his other began to move in motion weaving a spell.
Despite447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgj1M7ofc4V
all that had happened, Kemari was not afraid, for he had faced down bigger and447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyyHPvYolE
more dangerous enemies and lived……never mind it being because he was saved by a447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MGSbzTwBj
certain someone most of those times. He held his hand before him and smirked as447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtyMQFDBUOx
the spell was completed, he was shocked however, when the brute grabbed his arm447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCG9OuvsfNP
and forced it downward right as an ethereal arrow shot out from his palm. He447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGpCpxDfA2
grimaced as he suddenly felt a kick to the gut, Kemari doubled over in pain and447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKpM9pB4Ql
coughed up blood. His assailant released his arm and placed the sword against his447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwvhcNQmN5
neck. Kemari glanced around the room, hoping someone would come to his rescue, he447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJoQ9OJm8K
soon realized that would not happen as he saw the twisted smiles on everyone’s447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2TLVXxq1Ug
face.
“That’s447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbx3h2Urs8
enough Ivan” Kemari’s head snapped in shock towards the rotund bartender who447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOILluYNtId
had spoken. Unlike the others his face was written with concern. “.......I447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhSBrgn0Ai
think the child has had enough of your lesson” he hesitated
“Is447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOk9ixxI55j
that so?” Ivan punctuated his question with a severe kick to Kemari’s side,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYNiWTE2D9
causing him to hit the floor. “Well what do you all say?” his question was447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHvIB0n2xlV
directed at the other occupants of the room and Kemari cringed as he heard447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFAAFXnJEW
their replies: “kill him”, “rip his guts out”, “show him who’s boss”, “Finish him off” they cried.
“As447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJD9meMqOxr
you command” Ivan sneered as he raised his sword. Just then a figure wearing a447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElIDg7uVp6
black hooded cloak broke from the crowd and walked towards them, Kemari laughed447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzkIqu9KrH
as he noticed it.
“What’s447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwwz4UUUi3
so funny?” Ivan said, his sword still held high.
Kemari447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbY9jj3CVwN
heard the bartender sigh “You done fucked up now Ivan”
“Huh?”447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHh52ZWKyMK
that was all he managed before the figure slammed a powerful kick into his neck447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhksDDf0eX
causing him to drop the sword as he skidded sideward before falling. “You ok447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCCmUzymso
Kemari?” it's feminine voice asked without looking away from Ivan who was447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimtXKC8he0
already back on his feet and holding his neck.
“yea”447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypTsbrHY9e
Kemari wheezed “Nothing a little healing magic can’t fix……and thanks by the way,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlxxuTTNqc
Isadora”
“good447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgt2ooVcDa5
and don’t mention it, just stay right there and watch as the greatest monk in447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFeCQZdnZj
all of Lanatheas kick ass” the figure giggled.
“Didn’t447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8R3F45IzQ
you drop out of your training?” Kemari smiled.
“SHUT447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwg13tkequ
UP!” she took a fighting stance “it was a mutual agreement”
The447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsvRf8hX9N
two laughed as everyone stared at them in bewilderment. Ivan, who had finally447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MCYEj5F1O
recovered from the blow looked at the figure as they sized up each other. “who447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECaVq0IVVW
the fuck are you?” he finally asked the figure.
“irrelevant”
“you447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YXSescMEF
sound like a woman”
“I447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRNNoqW1Ot
should hope”
“that447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwEjMlGqHA
was a magnificent kick, for a lady of course” he rubbed his neck and grinned at447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpm2dIUiLo
her
“Wow,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNJfYDsWeK6
that was a bit sexist don’t you think?”
“Sex447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbcXMB2mRi
what?” He shot a glare at Kemari who had laughed a little at his question.
“are447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHHT2sSmV8
we going to fight or not?” she asked sounding irritated.
“heh,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf4vN4WSiXw
I wouldn’t want to break your fragile little bones miss” Ivan smiled and the447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkzp3AlRsPu
crowd chuckled, the bartender only shook his head. Kemari sighed to himself as447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XeZm6fE86
he saw her dash toward Ivan with uncanny speed, he was barely fast enough to447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOmOCoC7pO
block the kick that was aimed at his face. Isadora spun and delivered a kick to447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSvOlapXkr
Ivan’s abdomen which forced him back a few steps, before he knew it she was on447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡis8IvjtXzN
him again, firing a quick jab to his nose followed by a myriad of blows to his447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVYohbwvu7
face and upper body. Ivan wobbled as the hits connected, he was unable to447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5To9jRPQ51
block, dodge or even see them. The onlookers watched in awe as Ivan was beaten,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpiva2f1lMb
unable to defend himself against the sheer powers of his enemy’s blows. Kemari,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERNgy5U7j7
who was now back on his feet fully healed looked on smiling as his friend447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83lzqptSEX
finished the fight by palming Ivan square in the chest then walking away447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1sYFseYDRV
towards Kemari. As he looked he noticed the man’s chestplate was even more447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgawe5qIaV
dented than it was before and there was a hole in it where he had gotten the447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQGDwpYAWz
last hit, his face was twisted and bloody. As she walked by him, he turned to447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztZGmU5lN3
follow her and heard a metallic clank as if Ivan’s body had finally registered447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHZMNGbA6n
that it was no longer living. The people moved to the side as Isadora walked past447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrKtpaP9n6
with Kemari in tow, they stopped by the counter where she fished a coin purse447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFEuKqON5s
from somewhere in her cloak an handed it to the barkeep.
“Sorry447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbeuUCvcdB
for the disturbance big guy.”
“No447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqhwWgKJlU
worries little one” the bartender replied.
The447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo42lgiSWWM
two walked down the streets of the slum districts. People in tattered clothes447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJeO1LQGo7G
walked along as if they had no purpose, while others looked out from alleyways447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMVEBIwf9C
and the insides of broken down houses looking for unsuspecting prey to rob,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavWZLCDCCp
abduct or kill. They walked in silence as they passed by buildings clumped together,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCQjWtd9NZ
some even looked as if they were about to topple. They stopped as a group of boys447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KWWUSo0Eg
ran out In front of them chasing after a smaller one who was running with a447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pX9Xx6Ma3
huge rat in his hands. Isadora started walking again as Kemari stared after the447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UAb2uPOSu
children as they caught up to the boy and took they rat from him then proceeded447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu74x6Ya6qF
to beat him.
“Same447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡudL0gf3bRm
age” he said before following after her
His447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lwclozYcX
friend looked at him as he caught up with her “said something?” she asked
“I was447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJRdP2syyWr
just thinking….” He paused “those children just now, they don’t look that much older447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDdiRAVUfz
than we were at that time…”
“What447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMaNlhdZbmS
does that have to do with anything?” she was curious, Kemari rarely mentioned447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN22w4uxM5r
anything about their past. He tried not to show it, but she could tell that it447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaxaC33ZO0
still haunted him.
“…It447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dfhNC2oEx
isn’t right” his voice quivered and was almost a whisper “children are supposed447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQLFAMfcnf
to be safe, they shouldn’t be exposed to these harsh realities at such a young447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoR2McsisQa
age”
“Better447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKA9Ws9FM3
now than when they’re older and are incapable of dealing with the shit the447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydv2VHnudF
world throws at them, because of the sheltered pampered life they lived” Her447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF0QTDCAiDY
reply was blunt and harsh, yet He knew she had a point. He had lived a447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0sDPe8HLR
sheltered life while she was always fighting for what she wanted, and now years447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVd2MyoKMB6
later she was an accomplished Monk despite being a 'failure' to her mentors as447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5f5mkQbqY
well as a 'B' ranked adventurer while he was stuck at 'F' the weakest rank447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuou6K91nMF
there was.
“I447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBmNVD1Em3
wish it didn’t have to be that way” she suddenly continued “But this is the way447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00OmaVbv7c
of life. With death lurking around every corner, we can’t afford to be weak” she447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Mak6tVkch
looked to the sky as she spoke.
“Like447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeu3jxqNnxx
me Huh?” Kemari chuckled lightly
“Pretty447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCX25vhKY7
much” she laughed and punched Kemari in the shoulder, he flinched as she hit447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEtAwg4hYR
him and that only made her laugh harder. He rubbed his shoulder as they447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3VKzPkpNI
continued their walk in mostly silence.
It447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xWgZB0hWz
was almost noon by the time they reached their destination; the Adventurer’s447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDeOTQQlTU
Guild. It was a large imposing structure which stood at the top of a grand marble447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TfIp7K4NR
staircase, Kemari stopped and stared in awe at the high walls that shined in447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFJxHQbiVx
the midday sun. No matter how many times he visited, the sheer beauty of it447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreRaqJaXdT
always caught his eyes . He smiled and walked up the steps where Isadora waited.447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNgmZEDrUF
They approached the large Oak double doors together which swung open as they447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiynlonCze
got close, stepping inside Kemari looked around the huge open area they now447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXAjYKlzQ7
stood in. The floors were made of a dark reflective surface that absorbed mana447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUP7JAkEY3f
from it’s occupants, making them weaker the longer they stayed, which Kemari447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oZw9gnLz2
believed to be weird, but apparently the GuildMaster had done this to prevent447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8k67nHh1lo
fighting in his hall “can’t fight if you can't freely manipulate your body’s447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1kdtvm072
ambient mana” the receptionists would repeat. The room was filled with a variety447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVp2yL6mQX2
of adventuring folk; some wore bulky, heavy armor and carrying massive swords447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTiibMRxEG
while others dressed lighter, wielding bows, staves, or much smaller swords.447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFdA427bW7
Two adventurers caught his eye, as they seemed to be out of place, one of them447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiulghcrxpU
was a green slightly muscular being Kemari assumed to be a Half-Orc who leaned447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgrhygNDCK
against the wall with a heavy looking broadsword leaned up next to him, and was447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsy6zEy4Wr
wearing a brown tunic over black leather pants and boots, on top of that he447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQusquZqAke
also wore a pair of silver pauldrons and and a half chestplate, His hair was a447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHkK3cehCz
greenish untamed mess from what Kemari could see. The other person was the447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQ4XA9Oh9L
second most beautiful girl he had ever seen, an Elf with long silver hair tied447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcgPH4tNrF
up in a ponytail.
“So447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdaFk7dLLd
that’s your type hmm?” His attention was drawn from her before he had a chance447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZTlWXzonN
to observe her fully. He turned to see Isadora staring at him intensely with a huge447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GqtvCu7ZM
grin on her face.
“No,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseCrO1D0DS
that wasn’t…….that’s not…” Kemari stumbled to find words.
“Don’t447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGEyern1u1
worry my dear sweet companion.” Isadora laughed as she leaned in close and447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6XAaRuBcZ
covered her mouth as if to whisper to him “I SHIP!” She bellowed, attracting447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDVrivukBY
the attention of the entire room.
Kemari447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeZrLeHTZNo
looked around nervously and hissed “what are you doing, you idiot?”
“why447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvO2bGuDzYg
I’m just so proud of you Kemari” she spread her arms wide and squealed “You’re447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrd40FGri7d
finally interested in exploring the lush flesh of a –“ she issued a yelp as Kemari447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFXSi7B8CD
grabbed her cloak and dragged her away to the reception area. He blushed447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhB6fjBxKWQ
slightly as he stormed past snickering adventurers. The reception area was a447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ690QZ4vZxo
long counter towards the back of the room, behind it stood the guild’s447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQXsUw5lEd
receptionists, all of which were identical women. The two approached the one447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxUogrGp9R
closest and exchanged greetings, it wasn’t until then that Isadora removed her447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kQG2m6Gu8
hood, revealing her face. Her skin was a smooth almond complexion and her light447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOX0dGgxG3W
brown hair was cut short in a close cropped style with the sides faded, her447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡham2DtesDW
eyes always took Kemari’s breath away, they were also a light brown with447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PqmZ3PbYL
matched her skin tone and hair color and always seemed to sparkle. “keep447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEmyJ8bQj2
staring at me like that and I’ll steal your heart” he was so engrossed in447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYTMzCOlvV
admiring her that he didn’t notice that she had stopped talking to the447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3sB945fto
receptionist and was now starting at him smirking. “And I meant that literally”447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeNzYgaCp0
she said teasingly before returning to her conversation.
Kemari447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHueI2q1DCc
gulped and then sighed as he went about observing the room once more. He looked447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31YAyB9fR4
around at the occupants who were all embroiled447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjoq5H7NxbD
in conversation amongst their companions, the elf he had seen was no longer447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUzljVWbts
there, but the Half-Orc stood the same place leaning against the wall; this447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYW8LpgOFz
time he was staring right back at Kemari who quickly turned away. In the centre447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pwUmR8oXh
of the hall was a giant golden statue of the legendary GuildMaster himself: Gaelin447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwb3O0FGpp
Branandor, who had faced down the Black Dragon in the Arena pits, gaining his447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbT2e8Dm2HJ
freedom from slavery in the process. The statue featured Gaelin in nothing but447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQZmh3pn5T
a loin cloth, with a broken sword in his left hand and the dragon’s head in the447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomyPhATE2L
other. The statue was of a powerfully built man, with long golden hair hung low447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaQcL4RDOc
behind his back. That looks nothing like the old fool Kemari thought to447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloE1dFMsmf
himself as he shifted his attention in scorn. The walls were a chalk white, and447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHl3fuQAAd
were decorated with long portraits of the Twelve Knights of Lanatheas; the only447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3vGhLKJob
'S' ranked heroes Lanatheas had to offer. They were the strongest and their447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZkqpWaeFw
names carried a lot of weight. Kemari only knew three of them: Markus The Bear,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGG7KsLxFO
who was a savage Hulk of a man who never wore anything apart from his brown fur447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QtgEeWv9o
loincloth and the pelt of some unknown beast around his shoulders. He was known447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlN5NKW82m
to tear his foes to pieces with nothing but his bare hands. Next was Lucien Arengar,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSug4M7pUY
leader of the kingdom’s Dragon Knights which was an elite unit tasked with high447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7aNVXewbsj
priority quests from the Crown itself, he wore his signature red and gold447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXyC9Ak98B
armour with his sword held high and his shield to his side. The last was the447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nWX7bEp60
rogue, the assassin, and the fastest of all the 12………fuck, what was his name447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkRA0HBLpn
again?. Kemari stared at the portrait of the man who stood completely clad447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDigCbwGMzt
in black and covered completely, hiding his features.
“Brinn,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLWYTgcPGN
I think” Isadora said from beside him. She had turned towards him and noticed447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLr57kxj1x
him staring with a puzzled look on his face.
“Thanks,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2HcLMkhJI
don’t know why I keep forgetting his name” Kemari replied “You finished?”
“Yuuup”447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgMbdzb4tR
she bounced and grinned
“Great,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBygcgEv7A
let’s go then” he stretched and started to walk away when Isadora grabbed his447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTiduc2NGI
robes
“Not447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Tm9vrLk8t
so fast, my dashing knight”
“What447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMTX87kQ1y
now?” Kemari sighed
“The447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jdTwokvET
GuildMaster has something for us”
Kemari’s447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG963H4LSZs
demeanor changed upon hearing that, he spun around and grabbed Isadora’s447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64XEN3CqK6
shoulders, she shuddered when she saw the cold look on Kemari’s face.
“Did447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhgUy6adB3
they find him” he tried to ask as calmly as he could, but his voice was instead447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XWjNegn6l
cold and tainted with anger. She nodded and turned then waved towards the447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqxLwvynvT
receptionist who was weaving a spell, she smiled and in an instant they were447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkclFGjjNf
standing in an empty blueish space which only had a small desk and a few chairs447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMXN4jd4nZ
in the middle.
Kemari447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Hb9nTgGgb
rushed towards the desk leaving his friend behind, he caught a glimpse of a447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP06M1mEmo0
giant ogre wearing full plate armour as it vanished from the room. Kemari447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WTKhCTwo7
stopped at the desk and stared at the447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIEABCI9Au
small sinewy man behind it. The man wore a black vest over a white buttoned447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpMPXYXQTLo
down shirt, his head was completely bald and he seemed to be well over 100447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwROXhuI04p
years old. “You stare too much Kephirian” the man said without looking up from447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8ZrSgbeYU
a paper he was scribbling on before him.
“Where447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAqGyMG2vv
is he!” Kemari slammed his hands on the desk
“Have447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhg6xtPm9AE
a seat first” the man gestured at a chair before the desk “you too monk”
Kemari447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK90SkzoxaZ
looked and noticed she was right next to him now, she plopped into the chair447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7cyryRj3g
and placed her feet on the desk, which evoked a glare from the man who made to447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobVhADWTi3
say something before shaking his head and changing his mind. “please?” He447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJ8rzevFXj
looked at Kemari this time, who sighed and sat in his chair.
“Who447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8MDfH4syN
was that just now, GuildMaster?” Isadora spoke first
Gaelin447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuunJoB98Ix
set down his quill and leaned back in his chair for a few moments before he447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8WxwReh9bp
finally responded “Targoth IronHorn…..” he hesitated, pondering how to continue447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHyIgMzaeln
“He looks for the same man as you do”
“Did……..did447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDW0Sy70Xv
you tell him what he wanted to know?” 447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7WSrU4ZlE
Isadora glanced at Kemari as she asked
“I447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsp5tonvTn
did”
“YOU447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZJo2BbIro
HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” Kemari flared up “WHAT THE FUCK? WE HAD AN AGREEMENT447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCwpB2AkHJ
YOU OLD FART” He reached across the table and grabbed Gaelin by his shirt447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgbjlYQVbq
collar.
“THAT’S447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHptoAlCbii
ENOUGH KEMARI” Isadora shot up and took his arm, he looked at her briefly and447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHWxgw5DwJ0
saw the disappointed way she looked at him. He grunted as he let go and paced447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumgBFlNCdG
around the room “Great, so now we competition….”
“Does447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYLsNP7U1r
it matter Kemari?” She paused then continued “We just want him dead, so we…….you447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Rzi3uFC74
can be free from your burden.”
Kemari447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6o40kt8ED
stood still with his fists clenched “How in the world would that relieve me of447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvman2oENib
my burdens?” he looked at Isadora and said firmly “I have to be the one who kills447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTTdBzbpqc
him...…..I won’t be at peace unless I am. Why do you seem to have a problem447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkBzlvVBhT
with that? You. Kill. All. The. Time…..so what’s the fucking difference here”447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXtmrInBe0
she didn’t answer, and the room stood in silence, waiting, before it was447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGqT7da0nk
finally broken.
“You’re447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbRzlh3tbz
a fragile one, Kephirian…...” The GuildMaster smiled “Do you honestly believe447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87FuFogVP6
you have what it takes to kill this monster on your own, or will you need the447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOkgNWEWbd
monk to do it for you?”
“…..” Kemari447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGu7Gc9yvKd
stood there in silence unable to answer.
“Nevertheless,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11vWwmDeeI
we have a deal. The man you’re looking for is known as 'Vanther The Bold',447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bea4y0Tbv
everything you need to know is in this” he handed Isadora a small scroll.
She447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DGT3dMCYK
muttered a 'Thank You' as she turned to leave
“Oh,447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKKpACAMBD
and one more thing” he said stopping the duo in their tracks “There was another447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGa7e9YAYGa
person besides the Orc who came for information on him, so you might want to447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOWqZfd5x9
hurry”
Kemari447Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKmCbfyRxp
and Isadora then vanished as they once again teleported elsewhere.
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