Fire446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnOVUuXWTX
and smoke, corpses burned beyond recognition, blood splattered streets. It was446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9u6xm1goA
all around him, he stood in the middle of a burning village, watching as more446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bm3FpWnOH
people were butchered by the horsemen. Arrows plunged into some, while others446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOimsK2Jm9m
were struck down with swords. The boy did nothing, only staring in horror at446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZBHFKtiKt
the scene which played before him. A group of horsemen started to approach him,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJmXax1OoH
he watched as they got closer and closer, the boy thought of running, but his446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSRFE8lUMO
legs wouldn’t move. He was frozen, he was afraid, he would soon be dead as well.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Tu2rFwfUT
The horsemen stopped, and their leas dismounted and approached him, the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEUIavl24X
reflection of the flames danced along the silver longsword in hand. The boy stared446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Lc2bC3FFo
wide-eyed at him, he was an intimidating figure, larger than any man he had446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡISQXz9cOWG
ever seen, with a long scar running diagonally across his face, stretching from446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTwKqy8uVT
his right eye to the side of his mouth. The man grinned as he lifted the longsword446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCnDbNIYet
with one hand and swung down with it.
Kemari446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fo2ZRRh7A
awoke suddenly, his heart was pounding in his chest and he was drenched with sweat.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKDNA2P90L
He sat up in his bed and put his right hand over his face then screamed loudly446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvGRcXCQlJ
into it. He stopped and caught his breath for a minute before swinging his legs446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5y3mpaAyO
off the tiny bed, looking around at the wooden room he sighed. It was tiny and446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1Gzuv75hI
the only furniture were the bed crammed up against the wall which he slept in446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoekonsamm
and a small chest tucked away in a corner, above it hung a small cracked mirror.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5o9iwvMOG
Kemari got up and tentatively walked towards the mirror and looked at himself. He446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQE1ZpkYsAM
stared at his reflection for a while, waiting for his heart rate and breathing446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkpZju2RuO
to steady. He brushed his locks out of his face and tied it behind his head,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBrtT9AeYw
leaving two strands to remain at the front. His two crimson eyes stared back at446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9UogV1zZX
him, and as usual he felt like he was sharing his vision with something else,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfBFDb0tsX
as if there was someone else inside him using his eyes. He ran his hand over a446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbT1QFQ0N3F
long scar that stretched from his shoulder to the middle of his chest, images446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6w51mQkMr
from his nightmare flashed before him making him sigh. He admired his dark446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaEp8yen0H
brown complexion for a minute before opening446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCAROyo2CKH
the chest and getting dressed in his purple Mage’s robe.
“Time446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3L5uLDubZy
for another day of failures and being dependent on Isadora” he mumbled.
The446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ583FDG7BTs
Dragon’s Tongue was a small run-down Inn and Tavern situated in the slums of Lanatheas'446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyt6yES6PKv
royal capital. It was a place only frequented by the poor as well as a variety446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsLcy39GzR
of unsavory types, it was here Kemari called home. For unlike all the others446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU64Y855qbC
who were members of the Adventurer’s Guild, he was incapable of earning enough446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkKMtc7z1n
gold to get himself a room in the richer districts, this was something Kemari446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzb54nVENM3
despised and always swore he would have to change. He sat in a corner, alone, with446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0p2qe99kQ
a book laid before him on the table, the common room was lively as server girls446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hXyFSelNZ
carried meals and ale to various tables of loud customers. A server walked by446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WthYpSMap
him and the smell coming from the tray made him gag. How do they eat that446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVD6JCz6Tw
filth? He thought to himself shaking his head. He was about to start446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzedOBh6cS0
reading when a rusty iron sword impaled his book and lodged itself in the table.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQSmx8d2lc
Kemari heard laughter from around the room as he looked at his book in horror, blue446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡld8M1wNXdq
mist rose from it in a puff of smoke as the contents spilled out of the book as446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXSmHNdSjs
if it were bleeding.
“What446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rBvT7odkE
the fuck!” he heard a figure beside him exclaim. Kemari looked up to see the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmeDg5Ppi1a
man who was holding the sword, he was muscular looking fellow who wore a rag tied446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpFZNiBCoG
like a mask around his neck, and was wearing tattered clothing under a rusted446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oSxJFBkCO
iron chestplate, which had its fair share of dents. “do you have any idea how446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyJsUNlMZ7
much this book cost me?” Kemari said as he clenched his fists. The man looked446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXujN6MXb3
at him and laughed “would you look at this fool, boys” his laughter was echoed446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBh9MRDfA55
by the other people in the room “ha, looks like he wants to fight you” a voice446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7iurpGCKM
snickered.
“yea?446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UxottbjMH
Is that true, brat?” he lowered his body into a crouch and stared into Kemari's446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZMw3HIL2V
eyes “you want to fight, you little weakling?”
“Go446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZABV2LkAsX
fuck yourself” Kemari spat in his face.
“Aargh!”446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqIWFPirCD
the brute grabbed him by his temples and yanked him from his chair then threw446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanEKDn3hZ0
him across the room in one fluid motion. Kemari crashed into chairs and tables446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEObJem3X1y
as he flew through the room, and coming to a stop as he slammed against the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ193VnNEuuv
wall with a thud. His assailant pulled his sword out of the table and pointed446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMRIvEce2l
it at him “I think it’s time you learned your fucking place, trash.” He walked446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zHbYwYtUh
forward slashing his sword through the air as he moved. “You might not have446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbDDuzguF3
realised it as you were coasting through life in your peaceful little village,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQU9IlIq6B
but we live in a world where the strong eat the weak” he paused slightly then446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvbFsaZU4W
continued “There’s no place in it for pitiful, weaklings……... except for food446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM13sSOwoma
that is. So do tell me mage” he was grinning madly by this point “WHAT.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkVKKkPP6p
PURPOSE. DO. YOU. SERVE?” he punctuated each pause with a slash of his sword as446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8OEOH1qsQ
he stopped over Kemari, who was now propped up against the wall holding a hand446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYXIXdLVcL
to his side while his other began to move in motion weaving a spell.
Despite446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBmJp7P7x2
all that had happened, Kemari was not afraid, for he had faced down bigger and446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDVeDRShUU
more dangerous enemies and lived……never mind it being because he was saved by a446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QQkBMhoD7
certain someone most of those times. He held his hand before him and smirked as446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtfk7mv2nx
the spell was completed, he was shocked however, when the brute grabbed his arm446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEX8b4EWrl
and forced it downward right as an ethereal arrow shot out from his palm. He446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdn6UK8yPDK
grimaced as he suddenly felt a kick to the gut, Kemari doubled over in pain and446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Xnbhnbe9b
coughed up blood. His assailant released his arm and placed the sword against his446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQ1Lpn3Rkw
neck. Kemari glanced around the room, hoping someone would come to his rescue, he446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxWn90tnaj
soon realized that would not happen as he saw the twisted smiles on everyone’s446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fbeKZ931r
face.
“That’s446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtHRHFmpQC
enough Ivan” Kemari’s head snapped in shock towards the rotund bartender who446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3B8XaM65sl
had spoken. Unlike the others his face was written with concern. “.......I446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfeT2etwKPC
think the child has had enough of your lesson” he hesitated
“Is446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08xIAzyDxe
that so?” Ivan punctuated his question with a severe kick to Kemari’s side,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiRK3CAyu6
causing him to hit the floor. “Well what do you all say?” his question was446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sRxDoyTHj
directed at the other occupants of the room and Kemari cringed as he heard446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpl1uWK6Ape
their replies: “kill him”, “rip his guts out”, “show him who’s boss”, “Finish him off” they cried.
“As446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxro1vGl3Js
you command” Ivan sneered as he raised his sword. Just then a figure wearing a446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpsc3WQfdq
black hooded cloak broke from the crowd and walked towards them, Kemari laughed446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQisKd9Xjf
as he noticed it.
“What’s446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGMkTVmfIx
so funny?” Ivan said, his sword still held high.
Kemari446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18yBCKsXxH
heard the bartender sigh “You done fucked up now Ivan”
“Huh?”446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTZl5u2M7f
that was all he managed before the figure slammed a powerful kick into his neck446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjs2SaH2ien
causing him to drop the sword as he skidded sideward before falling. “You ok446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjYAYbnKiKN
Kemari?” it's feminine voice asked without looking away from Ivan who was446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGatZqObB5
already back on his feet and holding his neck.
“yea”446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GltdCAy3D
Kemari wheezed “Nothing a little healing magic can’t fix……and thanks by the way,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FSLRHXSAR
Isadora”
“good446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQUDNEhg5j
and don’t mention it, just stay right there and watch as the greatest monk in446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6lKnz4mBf
all of Lanatheas kick ass” the figure giggled.
“Didn’t446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZJeYwJvRG
you drop out of your training?” Kemari smiled.
“SHUT446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3b8DfDh2av
UP!” she took a fighting stance “it was a mutual agreement”
The446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtl9t9GYWCT
two laughed as everyone stared at them in bewilderment. Ivan, who had finally446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ajgrtMWaS
recovered from the blow looked at the figure as they sized up each other. “who446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3aC5VvuUu
the fuck are you?” he finally asked the figure.
“irrelevant”
“you446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡne4w7dAw9B
sound like a woman”
“I446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfK6fnadjBs
should hope”
“that446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw17BejnyzQ
was a magnificent kick, for a lady of course” he rubbed his neck and grinned at446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsKZObAPE0
her
“Wow,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5x92Zk9nd
that was a bit sexist don’t you think?”
“Sex446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8HudHZUDE
what?” He shot a glare at Kemari who had laughed a little at his question.
“are446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXt4KcyYqK0
we going to fight or not?” she asked sounding irritated.
“heh,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PznepnWE3
I wouldn’t want to break your fragile little bones miss” Ivan smiled and the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1a3fM6pmBn
crowd chuckled, the bartender only shook his head. Kemari sighed to himself as446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSypIK0vDR
he saw her dash toward Ivan with uncanny speed, he was barely fast enough to446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JJhlXcpHv
block the kick that was aimed at his face. Isadora spun and delivered a kick to446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhgPKh4foj
Ivan’s abdomen which forced him back a few steps, before he knew it she was on446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRH3aAQUixj
him again, firing a quick jab to his nose followed by a myriad of blows to his446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVyRAIJ6i0
face and upper body. Ivan wobbled as the hits connected, he was unable to446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLoYpsZEps
block, dodge or even see them. The onlookers watched in awe as Ivan was beaten,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBhSIriefM
unable to defend himself against the sheer powers of his enemy’s blows. Kemari,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKn1DPG8GA
who was now back on his feet fully healed looked on smiling as his friend446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4T526oqrPB
finished the fight by palming Ivan square in the chest then walking away446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNzMNya9yQ
towards Kemari. As he looked he noticed the man’s chestplate was even more446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBK5swIHKc0
dented than it was before and there was a hole in it where he had gotten the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGl5W61SqVk
last hit, his face was twisted and bloody. As she walked by him, he turned to446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcm8nTQ2Wag
follow her and heard a metallic clank as if Ivan’s body had finally registered446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdWNmsnWzc
that it was no longer living. The people moved to the side as Isadora walked past446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbpWWYhNpY
with Kemari in tow, they stopped by the counter where she fished a coin purse446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDy7kUR8V1r
from somewhere in her cloak an handed it to the barkeep.
“Sorry446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhoXGfmwGD
for the disturbance big guy.”
“No446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡydRlg8M8vH
worries little one” the bartender replied.
The446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbILWr0RXnS
two walked down the streets of the slum districts. People in tattered clothes446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyKFiVaq7e
walked along as if they had no purpose, while others looked out from alleyways446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIgbeFvGFA
and the insides of broken down houses looking for unsuspecting prey to rob,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYLd1hKjAg
abduct or kill. They walked in silence as they passed by buildings clumped together,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsQgOAjrXzF
some even looked as if they were about to topple. They stopped as a group of boys446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6g5FUFcfIJ
ran out In front of them chasing after a smaller one who was running with a446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ah76ZRYOF
huge rat in his hands. Isadora started walking again as Kemari stared after the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLOAD5spP7
children as they caught up to the boy and took they rat from him then proceeded446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilv7hovx8F
to beat him.
“Same446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiBPVKaY42E
age” he said before following after her
His446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwrXEmHxFs
friend looked at him as he caught up with her “said something?” she asked
“I was446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC6Oc89zBbZ
just thinking….” He paused “those children just now, they don’t look that much older446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtzruMtUY0
than we were at that time…”
“What446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqe7JCOJVF
does that have to do with anything?” she was curious, Kemari rarely mentioned446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsH4D4sgeE
anything about their past. He tried not to show it, but she could tell that it446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKm19tljpeO
still haunted him.
“…It446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTS6NdU1Lc
isn’t right” his voice quivered and was almost a whisper “children are supposed446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiekK3lYJ67
to be safe, they shouldn’t be exposed to these harsh realities at such a young446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbf5THvMlhy
age”
“Better446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFEWPkiKvc
now than when they’re older and are incapable of dealing with the shit the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKAr1Ogky3
world throws at them, because of the sheltered pampered life they lived” Her446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEb0gaYK4Wh
reply was blunt and harsh, yet He knew she had a point. He had lived a446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuo8T3x8WZ
sheltered life while she was always fighting for what she wanted, and now years446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNMoO7krum
later she was an accomplished Monk despite being a 'failure' to her mentors as446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAvhoRCxyl
well as a 'B' ranked adventurer while he was stuck at 'F' the weakest rank446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOv00RXnXw5
there was.
“I446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEetaDls7f
wish it didn’t have to be that way” she suddenly continued “But this is the way446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiu1vXZYCf
of life. With death lurking around every corner, we can’t afford to be weak” she446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4Ag6fS2zD
looked to the sky as she spoke.
“Like446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5eOiobWpg
me Huh?” Kemari chuckled lightly
“Pretty446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjndRja1Twi
much” she laughed and punched Kemari in the shoulder, he flinched as she hit446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3gBwFT0vP
him and that only made her laugh harder. He rubbed his shoulder as they446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr345s8JWjp
continued their walk in mostly silence.
It446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIJqbYRAIM
was almost noon by the time they reached their destination; the Adventurer’s446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9SNs8p2dq
Guild. It was a large imposing structure which stood at the top of a grand marble446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJJgr18sAE
staircase, Kemari stopped and stared in awe at the high walls that shined in446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUwz9SxYYG
the midday sun. No matter how many times he visited, the sheer beauty of it446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOvCPh0RMl
always caught his eyes . He smiled and walked up the steps where Isadora waited.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDFbk7oI22
They approached the large Oak double doors together which swung open as they446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFUiyKQAL2
got close, stepping inside Kemari looked around the huge open area they now446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfpurPcdmI
stood in. The floors were made of a dark reflective surface that absorbed mana446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa99Ga9nMe3
from it’s occupants, making them weaker the longer they stayed, which Kemari446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1qfL7Qh77
believed to be weird, but apparently the GuildMaster had done this to prevent446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccyexvucnS
fighting in his hall “can’t fight if you can't freely manipulate your body’s446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UJFSzJRHD
ambient mana” the receptionists would repeat. The room was filled with a variety446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPwmcuddj5
of adventuring folk; some wore bulky, heavy armor and carrying massive swords446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3xNxrQF5h
while others dressed lighter, wielding bows, staves, or much smaller swords.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kHcC6QwVj
Two adventurers caught his eye, as they seemed to be out of place, one of them446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUXgMjWsN8
was a green slightly muscular being Kemari assumed to be a Half-Orc who leaned446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunNowASQzT
against the wall with a heavy looking broadsword leaned up next to him, and was446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uc49HSE59
wearing a brown tunic over black leather pants and boots, on top of that he446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8zqbM0Nfk
also wore a pair of silver pauldrons and and a half chestplate, His hair was a446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVQ2Bw41JH
greenish untamed mess from what Kemari could see. The other person was the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfUfqjU1tk
second most beautiful girl he had ever seen, an Elf with long silver hair tied446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrZc9CTtKY
up in a ponytail.
“So446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TfkXNI6r3
that’s your type hmm?” His attention was drawn from her before he had a chance446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51YetNqc0D
to observe her fully. He turned to see Isadora staring at him intensely with a huge446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8pUvYgKUe
grin on her face.
“No,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRc59Iqnni
that wasn’t…….that’s not…” Kemari stumbled to find words.
“Don’t446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmtlQZIy94
worry my dear sweet companion.” Isadora laughed as she leaned in close and446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPsTNb1SmB6
covered her mouth as if to whisper to him “I SHIP!” She bellowed, attracting446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErWCLj6rWB
the attention of the entire room.
Kemari446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzY9NzIiiA
looked around nervously and hissed “what are you doing, you idiot?”
“why446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8ptgTuJ3d
I’m just so proud of you Kemari” she spread her arms wide and squealed “You’re446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZjyt2coo9
finally interested in exploring the lush flesh of a –“ she issued a yelp as Kemari446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlN8PWWygi
grabbed her cloak and dragged her away to the reception area. He blushed446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSciRKv7T0l
slightly as he stormed past snickering adventurers. The reception area was a446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZB1aMWoLtV
long counter towards the back of the room, behind it stood the guild’s446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQdponUEsy
receptionists, all of which were identical women. The two approached the one446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOm1Ar30vL
closest and exchanged greetings, it wasn’t until then that Isadora removed her446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSqiv3k5cn
hood, revealing her face. Her skin was a smooth almond complexion and her light446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOrHs3HJnQ
brown hair was cut short in a close cropped style with the sides faded, her446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLg4YfqUft
eyes always took Kemari’s breath away, they were also a light brown with446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVC6G02wp2t
matched her skin tone and hair color and always seemed to sparkle. “keep446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0u1XYzHvd
staring at me like that and I’ll steal your heart” he was so engrossed in446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvxSxZoxDb6
admiring her that he didn’t notice that she had stopped talking to the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeee1x0dC1
receptionist and was now starting at him smirking. “And I meant that literally”446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1B4lcHzsdx
she said teasingly before returning to her conversation.
Kemari446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvwWdk73Tg
gulped and then sighed as he went about observing the room once more. He looked446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DXaSNRuU3
around at the occupants who were all embroiled446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmJVvMgs5T
in conversation amongst their companions, the elf he had seen was no longer446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSyLWT1tWq
there, but the Half-Orc stood the same place leaning against the wall; this446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3bXzBaXtL
time he was staring right back at Kemari who quickly turned away. In the centre446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4u9xpfedbS
of the hall was a giant golden statue of the legendary GuildMaster himself: Gaelin446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VlUH5f9OL
Branandor, who had faced down the Black Dragon in the Arena pits, gaining his446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsl2ekcYtFh
freedom from slavery in the process. The statue featured Gaelin in nothing but446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LP9X2vChi
a loin cloth, with a broken sword in his left hand and the dragon’s head in the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIgzJsNAdKn
other. The statue was of a powerfully built man, with long golden hair hung low446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhKbgfkNeS
behind his back. That looks nothing like the old fool Kemari thought to446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3rYzM3q4w
himself as he shifted his attention in scorn. The walls were a chalk white, and446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiUrPZLQDO
were decorated with long portraits of the Twelve Knights of Lanatheas; the only446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzazeovOgL9
'S' ranked heroes Lanatheas had to offer. They were the strongest and their446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNW0sVcrcuS
names carried a lot of weight. Kemari only knew three of them: Markus The Bear,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DGuXJnlCe
who was a savage Hulk of a man who never wore anything apart from his brown fur446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStSUSDZqIx
loincloth and the pelt of some unknown beast around his shoulders. He was known446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RvYSUw8Z0
to tear his foes to pieces with nothing but his bare hands. Next was Lucien Arengar,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxZCUXslJs
leader of the kingdom’s Dragon Knights which was an elite unit tasked with high446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIYb7KpttE
priority quests from the Crown itself, he wore his signature red and gold446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUyVKLxvPl
armour with his sword held high and his shield to his side. The last was the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgM8u8Qm1M
rogue, the assassin, and the fastest of all the 12………fuck, what was his name446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3L6G4hsf06
again?. Kemari stared at the portrait of the man who stood completely clad446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EBiGPTyr4
in black and covered completely, hiding his features.
“Brinn,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTTR48Hi6A
I think” Isadora said from beside him. She had turned towards him and noticed446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RHnP79fFx
him staring with a puzzled look on his face.
“Thanks,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFX586s4TPa
don’t know why I keep forgetting his name” Kemari replied “You finished?”
“Yuuup”446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1XqhE324o
she bounced and grinned
“Great,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJoeMh9Se2u
let’s go then” he stretched and started to walk away when Isadora grabbed his446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyI8BmbJuQ
robes
“Not446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgppfBotIGR
so fast, my dashing knight”
“What446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnvbhTeefU
now?” Kemari sighed
“The446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vCmacdgFP
GuildMaster has something for us”
Kemari’s446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCL4AvnfJgq
demeanor changed upon hearing that, he spun around and grabbed Isadora’s446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFLHFtAJ9a
shoulders, she shuddered when she saw the cold look on Kemari’s face.
“Did446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlFNTDDBW5
they find him” he tried to ask as calmly as he could, but his voice was instead446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnXL0WqFzp
cold and tainted with anger. She nodded and turned then waved towards the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUGQmRWZeu
receptionist who was weaving a spell, she smiled and in an instant they were446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWWtKs3LIq
standing in an empty blueish space which only had a small desk and a few chairs446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7ZQWN9tAR
in the middle.
Kemari446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUdDXPw1O0
rushed towards the desk leaving his friend behind, he caught a glimpse of a446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuxP1v9dJU
giant ogre wearing full plate armour as it vanished from the room. Kemari446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnSHKUgYNM
stopped at the desk and stared at the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcoJP6wId9
small sinewy man behind it. The man wore a black vest over a white buttoned446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJUmr6TY7WL
down shirt, his head was completely bald and he seemed to be well over 100446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBLy3zXyBb
years old. “You stare too much Kephirian” the man said without looking up from446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRzxr1Xv6o
a paper he was scribbling on before him.
“Where446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKYYCIO3Z3
is he!” Kemari slammed his hands on the desk
“Have446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQI1pbRY3JI
a seat first” the man gestured at a chair before the desk “you too monk”
Kemari446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8i9gFrFDmm
looked and noticed she was right next to him now, she plopped into the chair446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtbieomBxH
and placed her feet on the desk, which evoked a glare from the man who made to446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibGVeN3iIr
say something before shaking his head and changing his mind. “please?” He446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3X4C9NN0PA
looked at Kemari this time, who sighed and sat in his chair.
“Who446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr23TdPxXWO
was that just now, GuildMaster?” Isadora spoke first
Gaelin446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVZPCuSG0D
set down his quill and leaned back in his chair for a few moments before he446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ870LX4EsaM
finally responded “Targoth IronHorn…..” he hesitated, pondering how to continue446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEkDNQ9Uuv
“He looks for the same man as you do”
“Did……..did446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmQwzFBqCC
you tell him what he wanted to know?” 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1hiPnAPTC
Isadora glanced at Kemari as she asked
“I446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡojH0Qolvt6
did”
“YOU446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwB67sfoxg
HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” Kemari flared up “WHAT THE FUCK? WE HAD AN AGREEMENT446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7erjx8cUII
YOU OLD FART” He reached across the table and grabbed Gaelin by his shirt446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7TWBlit9a
collar.
“THAT’S446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6Ji9KMwcG
ENOUGH KEMARI” Isadora shot up and took his arm, he looked at her briefly and446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91TfD7v2p2
saw the disappointed way she looked at him. He grunted as he let go and paced446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Nx1H5os4l
around the room “Great, so now we competition….”
“Does446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAmTnplinO
it matter Kemari?” She paused then continued “We just want him dead, so we…….you446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡls9bUsotML
can be free from your burden.”
Kemari446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcpebF8nBtR
stood still with his fists clenched “How in the world would that relieve me of446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKn4SHLf4Hi
my burdens?” he looked at Isadora and said firmly “I have to be the one who kills446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLI97L0Sgsh
him...…..I won’t be at peace unless I am. Why do you seem to have a problem446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsde0GFyPH
with that? You. Kill. All. The. Time…..so what’s the fucking difference here”446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdxialdIaiL
she didn’t answer, and the room stood in silence, waiting, before it was446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaypt4XXrc
finally broken.
“You’re446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9k1PS7g7R
a fragile one, Kephirian…...” The GuildMaster smiled “Do you honestly believe446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJqCTHMD0C
you have what it takes to kill this monster on your own, or will you need the446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3Csy9tlpL
monk to do it for you?”
“…..” Kemari446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu4C3ioyc9M
stood there in silence unable to answer.
“Nevertheless,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mxXjTVQeV
we have a deal. The man you’re looking for is known as 'Vanther The Bold',446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvTuMBnhDd
everything you need to know is in this” he handed Isadora a small scroll.
She446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtS1gBZgSp
muttered a 'Thank You' as she turned to leave
“Oh,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YbBhuGhql
and one more thing” he said stopping the duo in their tracks “There was another446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAI12Fqq8zk
person besides the Orc who came for information on him, so you might want to446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBOxOO5Y34
hurry”
Kemari446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTApLf33KNK
and Isadora then vanished as they once again teleported elsewhere.
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