Alura landed hard on top of Marenzo, panting and forced herself to stand. "Tell me now what the hell's going on and why you did that!" she snapped.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmNoogRV6f
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQcVgJo4Iq
Marenzo tried to catch his breath, sweat slipping down from his brow as shattered metal rested in the dirt around his middle finger. "...Rings..."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktHLigcThr
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyDs1xCnzg
"What about them?"755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BHL1ocpGA
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWDZZqla2k
Marenzo gulped and grunted as he started forcing himself to sit up. "...I tried...to explain..." he groaned and paused after lifting his upper body off the cold dirt. "...I use them..." his barely open eyes shifted his blurry gaze to one of his hands. "...I use them to...show off and..." he took a breath before exhaling, "...to look stronger...than I really am..." he tiredly explained before groaning while shifting his body around to get to his knees. "It...let's me be...what my brother...and mother already-gah!" he tried to push up to stand but his right leg gave out, causing him to return to the dirt.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9MZXwQdj2u
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6FCazPgOL
"Would you stop being an idiot?!" Alura snapped as she moved and caught up to help him stay up.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP69P5lND89
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCSDxMSlfj
"...I wanted to be as good as them. So...I used an easy way to do it...and I rely on it." He sadly admitted while avoiding meeting her eyes.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ZPlTpreH3
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7Ttznv7tj
Alura was silent, her gaze narrowed on him as thunder rumbled above. "...Are you even able to use magic without them?" she finally asked.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3btoQnZ9AG
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFicrZoKN8k
Marenzo nodded with a sigh. "Yes, I can but only...only teleporting short distances and mind reading frontal thoughts."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TnSABR9Qc
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzrDZwunhq
"Why didn't you say so when we met?"755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5MmG387Uc
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKGtiDHUx1
"Would you had trusted a guy who saved you and said..." he moved to try standing again but this time he shifted so his weight would be supported by Alura. "That he could only help you because of him having enchanted rings?" Alura opened her mouth to reply but closed it as she gave that more thought. "That's what I thought and why I didn't tell you."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cx9nmKBWB
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyUbtSZ43V
Alura shook her head. "Anyways, we should find shelter for the night before we find someway of getting out of here." She looked back to see the city lights and forward down the road to see not much. Best the darkened path than the lit one. She thought and began to slowly head away from the city with Marenzo being almost all dead weight.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27xAHoYZd3
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdmVEEwpTy
They didn't get far down the road before an engine slowed down as a single wheeled vehicle looking cycle came up beside them. "Hey, you two okay?" the woman asked.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiwPkCcWGm
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2m2Bf0Z9X
"We're fine, leave us be." Alura sternly stated without looking at their inquirer.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYcqx8NcbE
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRGANuCqzX
"But you two look like you been through hell and back. Sure you don't need a lift?"755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcAzzsPKUd
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaeElCWtbN
"...I don't even know where we're going so we can't ask you to take us anywhere...unless you can take us off this land."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8iQT1OOO1
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLdosCuQko
The woman thought before removing her helmet. "Well I can't do that but I can offer you a place to rest in my studio." She sniffed the air as her cycle stayed steady in its slow rolling motion. "And judging by your smells, you won't last long out here once night falls without shelter."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡffKFOiBbWt
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNn9YNgmiI
Marenzo looked to the woman, noticing scales dotting around her facial features and her slit eyes. "We might want to take her offer. Better than being mauled by wild demons."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BDUP6DC1i
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqp9XZElxI
"If anyone has been to school they already know that wild demons aren't uncommon here. We're kinda known for our demons outnumbering humans." She laughed lightly with a toothy grin. "How about it?"755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4psrdNR9sm
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyiCSkhrOf
Alura stopped and looked at the cycle. "I don't see a spot for us to sit."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgqI4ZP4gg
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB32T1V9rbF
"If your friend can change shape or both your shapes then you can ride in my basket." She pointed back to a tall basket with a few grocery bags inside it.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ25F5Vv7I9
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NfHiPKwbe
Alura was silent as she considered this before looking to Marenzo. "How you feel up to that?"755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jA3bZ06ql
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwBP2k8WQp
Marenzo took a deep breath and sighed, reaching into his pocket and pulled out another ring. "...I'm going to need a very good nap after all this." He muttered and held it closed securely in his hand. His eyes closed and the ring began to glow. Shortly after so did he and Alura. The woman stared with an impressed look as there stood, once the light faded, a little girl holding an orange and silver kitten.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcWG8zvYDd
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPQmyfOwVL
Alura looked down and gave a small noise of startlement at seeing her age had been reduced. "...you're...fine. Grab...my bag and...get in there..." Marenzo horsely whispered with his eyes just barely staying open as his body was limp in her arms. "The spell will...only last maybe...an hour."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmJTyzwWW3
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvib3M16Esp
"Okay, sorry about this." Alura said in her eight year old voice. She picked up the bag, making sure no rings fell out and got into the basket. "Ready!" she confirmed and the woman nodded. She took the controls and they sped off.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVgOzDwxLi
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywfMmWiOgv
They would arrive in a quiet town and be lead up a couple sets of stairs. The door was opened and they were allowed into an apartment that looked to had been a former dance studio. "Welcome to my abode." She greeted warmly as they entered and she set the groceries down on the table. "I've put a lot in to fix it up."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIklTY05U9I
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DjwNzvkZC
"It looks good and so neat." Alura complimented as she stepped around the room to take it in.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsl05ZmoIb
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8MrqmymEO
"Thanks!" she began to put away the food as Alura wandered towards some back rooms. "If you want any food, I'll fix you something."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3tZSJXY1z
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSdgUKxaqB
"Maybe later after a nap!" Alura called back from the bedroom she found.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkeficHilO
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PFAYHucHe
Out in the main room, the door opened and a middle aged man entered, stretching and yawned. "Welcome home." She greeted in her cheerful tone. "How was work?"755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOltjL3GOV
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX4DNfHFOQv
"Tiering and if you would get an actual job you'd know."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9JvO8oQCT
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2WcCmEP2M
"I'm an artist and I spread beauty for money." She stated while striking an elegant pose.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95JA1jVVog
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡob3Z1UpiXQ
He stared at her with a straight eye look. "You paint homes and buildings for commission."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3RCHUKzXF
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpZ6NTxaqf
She sighed while folding her arms. "Still spreading beauty." She grumbled.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNa67LcF91
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42uOhCn2Cn
"Uh huh," he answered flatly while making his way to the sofa to remove his shoes.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzngqUWxHW
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Bsy1h2YnJ
"Oh, by the way, we have company."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vBmQpf0Eq
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfYISOad9i
"We do?" she nodded as he stood to go look. Soon he returned and made his way over to her. "Cloran...can you explain to me why there are two disheveled people in my bed? Did you give money to the slave market?"755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRsylrYIMq
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiivQUJ3wGL
Cloran rolled her eyes. "Of course not. I know how much you hate that market."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtAEzGgavE
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3YzBtbr6L
"That's good news." He sighed relieved.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZkqiXEVkA
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTORC4BCcey
"I found them on the side of the road outside the capital."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEMGZP726n
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOsNi7H1oK
He pinched the bridge of his nose while closing his eyes. "Never mind, I take back my relief. Please tell me you were dropped as a little one."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UbHLoz2AJ
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaxr9708IZ
"Pfft, of course not Gryble. Tsun wouldn't had been that careless, although I do remember falling off chairs as a child."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR25LLfakd0
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSjX7l5ciw
Gryble took a deep breath, lowering his hand and opening his eyes. "Aren't you worried they will kill us in our sleep?"755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LvIreOBph
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSpDJuUjBs
Cloran shook her head. "No and you need to learn to be more trusting of others."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbe3LH7spu
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtc31QumbK4
"And you need to learn to be more cautious." Gryble stated before rubbing the back of his neck. "They can stay but if they try to kill us, I'll kill them."755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsaKs4lkow
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGsUKqygL7
"Sounds fair enough. So, what do you want for dinner?"755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcNrgJTTe9
755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEneC3VSdxR
"Just my usual sis, you know that." He walked over and relaxed on the sofa, turning the news on with the volume low as she got to making dinner, his eyes starting to droop shut into a light doze.755Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUMCaRc100f
Penana
search
Loginarrow_drop_down
Registerarrow_drop_down
