Fire367Please respect copyright.PENANA8OGjYs1FNX
and smoke, corpses burned beyond recognition, blood splattered streets. It was367Please respect copyright.PENANAAWtq5cYGzu
all around him, he stood in the middle of a burning village, watching as more367Please respect copyright.PENANAtwzsv6u1Mc
people were butchered by the horsemen. Arrows plunged into some, while others367Please respect copyright.PENANArIRlU0rUoL
were struck down with swords. The boy did nothing, only staring in horror at367Please respect copyright.PENANAh8Ro2iAN1O
the scene which played before him. A group of horsemen started to approach him,367Please respect copyright.PENANAXVZAwO4bUK
he watched as they got closer and closer, the boy thought of running, but his367Please respect copyright.PENANALo53iF0gnp
legs wouldn’t move. He was frozen, he was afraid, he would soon be dead as well.367Please respect copyright.PENANAzwoToKXi3a
The horsemen stopped, and their leas dismounted and approached him, the367Please respect copyright.PENANArvCXomRUoZ
reflection of the flames danced along the silver longsword in hand. The boy stared367Please respect copyright.PENANAEDbMYGdINi
wide-eyed at him, he was an intimidating figure, larger than any man he had367Please respect copyright.PENANAdbj1vjzPyK
ever seen, with a long scar running diagonally across his face, stretching from367Please respect copyright.PENANA27rqKb5T11
his right eye to the side of his mouth. The man grinned as he lifted the longsword367Please respect copyright.PENANAz8f9FQuSTW
with one hand and swung down with it.
Kemari367Please respect copyright.PENANAPNycczeGEm
awoke suddenly, his heart was pounding in his chest and he was drenched with sweat.367Please respect copyright.PENANAbteYo3cu84
He sat up in his bed and put his right hand over his face then screamed loudly367Please respect copyright.PENANA9qiNWLQCeg
into it. He stopped and caught his breath for a minute before swinging his legs367Please respect copyright.PENANAMz8YWZUlCp
off the tiny bed, looking around at the wooden room he sighed. It was tiny and367Please respect copyright.PENANAUEaRl8LLXC
the only furniture were the bed crammed up against the wall which he slept in367Please respect copyright.PENANAUPzk2w8fN9
and a small chest tucked away in a corner, above it hung a small cracked mirror.367Please respect copyright.PENANAbgM2i4hyKk
Kemari got up and tentatively walked towards the mirror and looked at himself. He367Please respect copyright.PENANAQtQfPwLQjU
stared at his reflection for a while, waiting for his heart rate and breathing367Please respect copyright.PENANAXuemxRDdvB
to steady. He brushed his locks out of his face and tied it behind his head,367Please respect copyright.PENANANqxU72ae2e
leaving two strands to remain at the front. His two crimson eyes stared back at367Please respect copyright.PENANAfBjFFGnodb
him, and as usual he felt like he was sharing his vision with something else,367Please respect copyright.PENANAtbNlM21lsN
as if there was someone else inside him using his eyes. He ran his hand over a367Please respect copyright.PENANAWNEfUXhkjm
long scar that stretched from his shoulder to the middle of his chest, images367Please respect copyright.PENANAJiUXDy0oQi
from his nightmare flashed before him making him sigh. He admired his dark367Please respect copyright.PENANAURqrWlK4y1
brown complexion for a minute before opening367Please respect copyright.PENANABkoZHl9CmU
the chest and getting dressed in his purple Mage’s robe.
“Time367Please respect copyright.PENANAlBa7i4hsHS
for another day of failures and being dependent on Isadora” he mumbled.
The367Please respect copyright.PENANAnUr7g6SF1w
Dragon’s Tongue was a small run-down Inn and Tavern situated in the slums of Lanatheas'367Please respect copyright.PENANAvN5SOTl4kb
royal capital. It was a place only frequented by the poor as well as a variety367Please respect copyright.PENANA2kufigezbf
of unsavory types, it was here Kemari called home. For unlike all the others367Please respect copyright.PENANAI76RB8vUQb
who were members of the Adventurer’s Guild, he was incapable of earning enough367Please respect copyright.PENANAp5HwBxxaoQ
gold to get himself a room in the richer districts, this was something Kemari367Please respect copyright.PENANA631lLu1LJl
despised and always swore he would have to change. He sat in a corner, alone, with367Please respect copyright.PENANAgUkLtLcjYy
a book laid before him on the table, the common room was lively as server girls367Please respect copyright.PENANA0qQbtvEA5y
carried meals and ale to various tables of loud customers. A server walked by367Please respect copyright.PENANA9lNRJVSS4o
him and the smell coming from the tray made him gag. How do they eat that367Please respect copyright.PENANAqkkk3JBa4H
filth? He thought to himself shaking his head. He was about to start367Please respect copyright.PENANACEc1ywaPp6
reading when a rusty iron sword impaled his book and lodged itself in the table.367Please respect copyright.PENANA8baktKBTKl
Kemari heard laughter from around the room as he looked at his book in horror, blue367Please respect copyright.PENANAVt4vndiVIi
mist rose from it in a puff of smoke as the contents spilled out of the book as367Please respect copyright.PENANApchNPEAnXm
if it were bleeding.
“What367Please respect copyright.PENANA5UbbnlLRKY
the fuck!” he heard a figure beside him exclaim. Kemari looked up to see the367Please respect copyright.PENANACwycnAIp0I
man who was holding the sword, he was muscular looking fellow who wore a rag tied367Please respect copyright.PENANAKLwjZLnAHj
like a mask around his neck, and was wearing tattered clothing under a rusted367Please respect copyright.PENANAouBwTMOi4V
iron chestplate, which had its fair share of dents. “do you have any idea how367Please respect copyright.PENANABIVklwjmAV
much this book cost me?” Kemari said as he clenched his fists. The man looked367Please respect copyright.PENANATIFGAWqpv5
at him and laughed “would you look at this fool, boys” his laughter was echoed367Please respect copyright.PENANAOoSzrSlxE6
by the other people in the room “ha, looks like he wants to fight you” a voice367Please respect copyright.PENANAycy8jQ5qHn
snickered.
“yea?367Please respect copyright.PENANAkCFtQ0RRO6
Is that true, brat?” he lowered his body into a crouch and stared into Kemari's367Please respect copyright.PENANAu7JHmAr3kG
eyes “you want to fight, you little weakling?”
“Go367Please respect copyright.PENANAIZ22OtJJ2R
fuck yourself” Kemari spat in his face.
“Aargh!”367Please respect copyright.PENANAoCKapQFBkV
the brute grabbed him by his temples and yanked him from his chair then threw367Please respect copyright.PENANAyzRep2otci
him across the room in one fluid motion. Kemari crashed into chairs and tables367Please respect copyright.PENANAoW8KKiaGOl
as he flew through the room, and coming to a stop as he slammed against the367Please respect copyright.PENANAgzvT101WeU
wall with a thud. His assailant pulled his sword out of the table and pointed367Please respect copyright.PENANAutDzX0Jwxr
it at him “I think it’s time you learned your fucking place, trash.” He walked367Please respect copyright.PENANAzd4MyuWuqb
forward slashing his sword through the air as he moved. “You might not have367Please respect copyright.PENANAqyHlCjrcKo
realised it as you were coasting through life in your peaceful little village,367Please respect copyright.PENANA0rLlzWVRuJ
but we live in a world where the strong eat the weak” he paused slightly then367Please respect copyright.PENANADhp0j6ljNg
continued “There’s no place in it for pitiful, weaklings……... except for food367Please respect copyright.PENANA6FCsr3i5Wr
that is. So do tell me mage” he was grinning madly by this point “WHAT.367Please respect copyright.PENANAyhreBMKnBy
PURPOSE. DO. YOU. SERVE?” he punctuated each pause with a slash of his sword as367Please respect copyright.PENANAxYXwu4LDu2
he stopped over Kemari, who was now propped up against the wall holding a hand367Please respect copyright.PENANAcrRxpt3reQ
to his side while his other began to move in motion weaving a spell.
Despite367Please respect copyright.PENANAICK2fZNte7
all that had happened, Kemari was not afraid, for he had faced down bigger and367Please respect copyright.PENANAqJWBm3inrj
more dangerous enemies and lived……never mind it being because he was saved by a367Please respect copyright.PENANAHGJJ19hGHw
certain someone most of those times. He held his hand before him and smirked as367Please respect copyright.PENANAU0Fk9uS1fa
the spell was completed, he was shocked however, when the brute grabbed his arm367Please respect copyright.PENANAkaerqAnBC8
and forced it downward right as an ethereal arrow shot out from his palm. He367Please respect copyright.PENANAjTe9hHCGvt
grimaced as he suddenly felt a kick to the gut, Kemari doubled over in pain and367Please respect copyright.PENANAfU1KjiqSbN
coughed up blood. His assailant released his arm and placed the sword against his367Please respect copyright.PENANAOPaaixZ3OF
neck. Kemari glanced around the room, hoping someone would come to his rescue, he367Please respect copyright.PENANA0LZW7ciXxX
soon realized that would not happen as he saw the twisted smiles on everyone’s367Please respect copyright.PENANAFz0lLyOKrJ
face.
“That’s367Please respect copyright.PENANAve6eRcQjHD
enough Ivan” Kemari’s head snapped in shock towards the rotund bartender who367Please respect copyright.PENANA3NLP2BQiwK
had spoken. Unlike the others his face was written with concern. “.......I367Please respect copyright.PENANAgPGSzECaax
think the child has had enough of your lesson” he hesitated
“Is367Please respect copyright.PENANAXxu06GZoBJ
that so?” Ivan punctuated his question with a severe kick to Kemari’s side,367Please respect copyright.PENANAdiwaZdCO98
causing him to hit the floor. “Well what do you all say?” his question was367Please respect copyright.PENANAoMbR8Miw7V
directed at the other occupants of the room and Kemari cringed as he heard367Please respect copyright.PENANAGU7zkk14ze
their replies: “kill him”, “rip his guts out”, “show him who’s boss”, “Finish him off” they cried.
“As367Please respect copyright.PENANAAjyyzTMJ9q
you command” Ivan sneered as he raised his sword. Just then a figure wearing a367Please respect copyright.PENANA5CccpMMrP7
black hooded cloak broke from the crowd and walked towards them, Kemari laughed367Please respect copyright.PENANAKguIJBD9iL
as he noticed it.
“What’s367Please respect copyright.PENANAEdUuSxqRln
so funny?” Ivan said, his sword still held high.
Kemari367Please respect copyright.PENANAVbMwk5pegq
heard the bartender sigh “You done fucked up now Ivan”
“Huh?”367Please respect copyright.PENANAKrvtXrmXrJ
that was all he managed before the figure slammed a powerful kick into his neck367Please respect copyright.PENANAFh0xxpUiQY
causing him to drop the sword as he skidded sideward before falling. “You ok367Please respect copyright.PENANAGuzI6985Eo
Kemari?” it's feminine voice asked without looking away from Ivan who was367Please respect copyright.PENANAssCqa8wzgP
already back on his feet and holding his neck.
“yea”367Please respect copyright.PENANAZjoDH55s1W
Kemari wheezed “Nothing a little healing magic can’t fix……and thanks by the way,367Please respect copyright.PENANAsluei1H9oV
Isadora”
“good367Please respect copyright.PENANAFkOYPF5hMi
and don’t mention it, just stay right there and watch as the greatest monk in367Please respect copyright.PENANA2h4GAdJMno
all of Lanatheas kick ass” the figure giggled.
“Didn’t367Please respect copyright.PENANA9AhdWJZpNd
you drop out of your training?” Kemari smiled.
“SHUT367Please respect copyright.PENANAL4qLTK9Ms4
UP!” she took a fighting stance “it was a mutual agreement”
The367Please respect copyright.PENANAVOzLGr22Ss
two laughed as everyone stared at them in bewilderment. Ivan, who had finally367Please respect copyright.PENANA5aUVrih8Cq
recovered from the blow looked at the figure as they sized up each other. “who367Please respect copyright.PENANAMhEDTi2D5n
the fuck are you?” he finally asked the figure.
“irrelevant”
“you367Please respect copyright.PENANAQV4up5UjO3
sound like a woman”
“I367Please respect copyright.PENANA7DbGQi98X7
should hope”
“that367Please respect copyright.PENANACf57B6Z5Ox
was a magnificent kick, for a lady of course” he rubbed his neck and grinned at367Please respect copyright.PENANAoECt2IdWt8
her
“Wow,367Please respect copyright.PENANAIQ0eck0hLC
that was a bit sexist don’t you think?”
“Sex367Please respect copyright.PENANAlWnT8aLRb0
what?” He shot a glare at Kemari who had laughed a little at his question.
“are367Please respect copyright.PENANA88IGNTlQoT
we going to fight or not?” she asked sounding irritated.
“heh,367Please respect copyright.PENANA23vxTY68Gx
I wouldn’t want to break your fragile little bones miss” Ivan smiled and the367Please respect copyright.PENANAzlYfGjbjvO
crowd chuckled, the bartender only shook his head. Kemari sighed to himself as367Please respect copyright.PENANAjRf9dudo6K
he saw her dash toward Ivan with uncanny speed, he was barely fast enough to367Please respect copyright.PENANAxRqnyQn5i2
block the kick that was aimed at his face. Isadora spun and delivered a kick to367Please respect copyright.PENANARvnGPfkjsB
Ivan’s abdomen which forced him back a few steps, before he knew it she was on367Please respect copyright.PENANAXeKdmPMZlU
him again, firing a quick jab to his nose followed by a myriad of blows to his367Please respect copyright.PENANAMFQegxHbYg
face and upper body. Ivan wobbled as the hits connected, he was unable to367Please respect copyright.PENANAm2okEFMbf6
block, dodge or even see them. The onlookers watched in awe as Ivan was beaten,367Please respect copyright.PENANAt0O3QFsH7K
unable to defend himself against the sheer powers of his enemy’s blows. Kemari,367Please respect copyright.PENANAoAV9yWPWTh
who was now back on his feet fully healed looked on smiling as his friend367Please respect copyright.PENANAbAHPapJADF
finished the fight by palming Ivan square in the chest then walking away367Please respect copyright.PENANAAG9AxzEFQr
towards Kemari. As he looked he noticed the man’s chestplate was even more367Please respect copyright.PENANAL9YzzwKxH3
dented than it was before and there was a hole in it where he had gotten the367Please respect copyright.PENANAcmLJM0FsNC
last hit, his face was twisted and bloody. As she walked by him, he turned to367Please respect copyright.PENANAXTGAFiksj4
follow her and heard a metallic clank as if Ivan’s body had finally registered367Please respect copyright.PENANA67aOVWtcuX
that it was no longer living. The people moved to the side as Isadora walked past367Please respect copyright.PENANApevNnkXU8K
with Kemari in tow, they stopped by the counter where she fished a coin purse367Please respect copyright.PENANAp0Ru2YAQS8
from somewhere in her cloak an handed it to the barkeep.
“Sorry367Please respect copyright.PENANA03xL9iaWFs
for the disturbance big guy.”
“No367Please respect copyright.PENANAFmhLP7yVcr
worries little one” the bartender replied.
The367Please respect copyright.PENANAzPVA7VuAZV
two walked down the streets of the slum districts. People in tattered clothes367Please respect copyright.PENANA8sLsfEclEA
walked along as if they had no purpose, while others looked out from alleyways367Please respect copyright.PENANA7byycbCosN
and the insides of broken down houses looking for unsuspecting prey to rob,367Please respect copyright.PENANApleg5UTbE6
abduct or kill. They walked in silence as they passed by buildings clumped together,367Please respect copyright.PENANAScgSo9YBz0
some even looked as if they were about to topple. They stopped as a group of boys367Please respect copyright.PENANAUVF0bFAdHN
ran out In front of them chasing after a smaller one who was running with a367Please respect copyright.PENANAA4In3F4khQ
huge rat in his hands. Isadora started walking again as Kemari stared after the367Please respect copyright.PENANAEBV5EDNKny
children as they caught up to the boy and took they rat from him then proceeded367Please respect copyright.PENANAx0ZA1lR6EZ
to beat him.
“Same367Please respect copyright.PENANAUZww6jxbcM
age” he said before following after her
His367Please respect copyright.PENANAXMkl9ssmJI
friend looked at him as he caught up with her “said something?” she asked
“I was367Please respect copyright.PENANAVBWX8i1kXI
just thinking….” He paused “those children just now, they don’t look that much older367Please respect copyright.PENANAX1PdXWyrkS
than we were at that time…”
“What367Please respect copyright.PENANAlQoGpeHDZa
does that have to do with anything?” she was curious, Kemari rarely mentioned367Please respect copyright.PENANAWRHvajMdNu
anything about their past. He tried not to show it, but she could tell that it367Please respect copyright.PENANAyCQ0cy7Bcj
still haunted him.
“…It367Please respect copyright.PENANAqkATzQ585q
isn’t right” his voice quivered and was almost a whisper “children are supposed367Please respect copyright.PENANADVnR8lX0om
to be safe, they shouldn’t be exposed to these harsh realities at such a young367Please respect copyright.PENANAogTi2wxPEJ
age”
“Better367Please respect copyright.PENANACkWc0TGPcO
now than when they’re older and are incapable of dealing with the shit the367Please respect copyright.PENANAsFjH2AcdM5
world throws at them, because of the sheltered pampered life they lived” Her367Please respect copyright.PENANAv0ETSJ7Wmr
reply was blunt and harsh, yet He knew she had a point. He had lived a367Please respect copyright.PENANAlQq38lPQZn
sheltered life while she was always fighting for what she wanted, and now years367Please respect copyright.PENANAVGcNDFwxEH
later she was an accomplished Monk despite being a 'failure' to her mentors as367Please respect copyright.PENANA52CvnMqxqK
well as a 'B' ranked adventurer while he was stuck at 'F' the weakest rank367Please respect copyright.PENANAtOQPJkE8Ph
there was.
“I367Please respect copyright.PENANAM0UREflFhw
wish it didn’t have to be that way” she suddenly continued “But this is the way367Please respect copyright.PENANAvhYQtJ48Kz
of life. With death lurking around every corner, we can’t afford to be weak” she367Please respect copyright.PENANADyBB5a4WCV
looked to the sky as she spoke.
“Like367Please respect copyright.PENANAeSCi2MEYuq
me Huh?” Kemari chuckled lightly
“Pretty367Please respect copyright.PENANAvbFKfr9DyW
much” she laughed and punched Kemari in the shoulder, he flinched as she hit367Please respect copyright.PENANAFzIXHNTCoi
him and that only made her laugh harder. He rubbed his shoulder as they367Please respect copyright.PENANAQoMkSDLNx4
continued their walk in mostly silence.
It367Please respect copyright.PENANA5PANY74Wr6
was almost noon by the time they reached their destination; the Adventurer’s367Please respect copyright.PENANAflft184riX
Guild. It was a large imposing structure which stood at the top of a grand marble367Please respect copyright.PENANA2XzaNXvacT
staircase, Kemari stopped and stared in awe at the high walls that shined in367Please respect copyright.PENANA0FiSvYNJf0
the midday sun. No matter how many times he visited, the sheer beauty of it367Please respect copyright.PENANAEguswatupo
always caught his eyes . He smiled and walked up the steps where Isadora waited.367Please respect copyright.PENANAphngAnJBAq
They approached the large Oak double doors together which swung open as they367Please respect copyright.PENANA4rle9mQlBf
got close, stepping inside Kemari looked around the huge open area they now367Please respect copyright.PENANAj6JEpc03W9
stood in. The floors were made of a dark reflective surface that absorbed mana367Please respect copyright.PENANApk0WxuTIdd
from it’s occupants, making them weaker the longer they stayed, which Kemari367Please respect copyright.PENANAat9Z8nLloA
believed to be weird, but apparently the GuildMaster had done this to prevent367Please respect copyright.PENANAEXqlNl8Mpw
fighting in his hall “can’t fight if you can't freely manipulate your body’s367Please respect copyright.PENANA5pEzJII9QP
ambient mana” the receptionists would repeat. The room was filled with a variety367Please respect copyright.PENANALFcIwvrp1m
of adventuring folk; some wore bulky, heavy armor and carrying massive swords367Please respect copyright.PENANAXzg7J2EeyY
while others dressed lighter, wielding bows, staves, or much smaller swords.367Please respect copyright.PENANAHuJdqkr1SP
Two adventurers caught his eye, as they seemed to be out of place, one of them367Please respect copyright.PENANAiIYp3AYdNV
was a green slightly muscular being Kemari assumed to be a Half-Orc who leaned367Please respect copyright.PENANArFKOlJh96b
against the wall with a heavy looking broadsword leaned up next to him, and was367Please respect copyright.PENANATTIV4eYYMg
wearing a brown tunic over black leather pants and boots, on top of that he367Please respect copyright.PENANA2N0eYpMeDB
also wore a pair of silver pauldrons and and a half chestplate, His hair was a367Please respect copyright.PENANACrtxkXx59c
greenish untamed mess from what Kemari could see. The other person was the367Please respect copyright.PENANAiwbqa9ChD4
second most beautiful girl he had ever seen, an Elf with long silver hair tied367Please respect copyright.PENANAZgsWrhABvy
up in a ponytail.
“So367Please respect copyright.PENANASkBcnoB4la
that’s your type hmm?” His attention was drawn from her before he had a chance367Please respect copyright.PENANAT6NrNWWaTy
to observe her fully. He turned to see Isadora staring at him intensely with a huge367Please respect copyright.PENANA8lN6uFRq8T
grin on her face.
“No,367Please respect copyright.PENANAaiTdKmqedY
that wasn’t…….that’s not…” Kemari stumbled to find words.
“Don’t367Please respect copyright.PENANAnA1nnoocHJ
worry my dear sweet companion.” Isadora laughed as she leaned in close and367Please respect copyright.PENANAluDvwFX41I
covered her mouth as if to whisper to him “I SHIP!” She bellowed, attracting367Please respect copyright.PENANAvSOogAvy2V
the attention of the entire room.
Kemari367Please respect copyright.PENANAgBtyw7CzgA
looked around nervously and hissed “what are you doing, you idiot?”
“why367Please respect copyright.PENANABefc7eCerV
I’m just so proud of you Kemari” she spread her arms wide and squealed “You’re367Please respect copyright.PENANA45kFfNmrKl
finally interested in exploring the lush flesh of a –“ she issued a yelp as Kemari367Please respect copyright.PENANAWE0ranbvp6
grabbed her cloak and dragged her away to the reception area. He blushed367Please respect copyright.PENANApJXcf7HMMy
slightly as he stormed past snickering adventurers. The reception area was a367Please respect copyright.PENANAtsHQ6SrAa1
long counter towards the back of the room, behind it stood the guild’s367Please respect copyright.PENANA0mStWAAsfH
receptionists, all of which were identical women. The two approached the one367Please respect copyright.PENANA1Q5Bm1pCYs
closest and exchanged greetings, it wasn’t until then that Isadora removed her367Please respect copyright.PENANA9kPwgzXBGP
hood, revealing her face. Her skin was a smooth almond complexion and her light367Please respect copyright.PENANAjrAJgCheVg
brown hair was cut short in a close cropped style with the sides faded, her367Please respect copyright.PENANANGJlLyfAVH
eyes always took Kemari’s breath away, they were also a light brown with367Please respect copyright.PENANAA2svB7tqL7
matched her skin tone and hair color and always seemed to sparkle. “keep367Please respect copyright.PENANAOd6hQlH4af
staring at me like that and I’ll steal your heart” he was so engrossed in367Please respect copyright.PENANA42qxVyMZ3x
admiring her that he didn’t notice that she had stopped talking to the367Please respect copyright.PENANAM0hfwFWI2a
receptionist and was now starting at him smirking. “And I meant that literally”367Please respect copyright.PENANAtmglBUrxQN
she said teasingly before returning to her conversation.
Kemari367Please respect copyright.PENANAI2Wz6kfnv4
gulped and then sighed as he went about observing the room once more. He looked367Please respect copyright.PENANAhngrOxQHpT
around at the occupants who were all embroiled367Please respect copyright.PENANAy21pNLZgGH
in conversation amongst their companions, the elf he had seen was no longer367Please respect copyright.PENANAbE9DtzcLSv
there, but the Half-Orc stood the same place leaning against the wall; this367Please respect copyright.PENANA8nCo8tF9MQ
time he was staring right back at Kemari who quickly turned away. In the centre367Please respect copyright.PENANAsfcwosDpj6
of the hall was a giant golden statue of the legendary GuildMaster himself: Gaelin367Please respect copyright.PENANAIgoMGI8Nwa
Branandor, who had faced down the Black Dragon in the Arena pits, gaining his367Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7F2SLKiRK
freedom from slavery in the process. The statue featured Gaelin in nothing but367Please respect copyright.PENANAMxlED0gbFv
a loin cloth, with a broken sword in his left hand and the dragon’s head in the367Please respect copyright.PENANAXOPstpqFIG
other. The statue was of a powerfully built man, with long golden hair hung low367Please respect copyright.PENANAwqXosPNXwd
behind his back. That looks nothing like the old fool Kemari thought to367Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8BEONTNr3
himself as he shifted his attention in scorn. The walls were a chalk white, and367Please respect copyright.PENANA4TkPWN1ved
were decorated with long portraits of the Twelve Knights of Lanatheas; the only367Please respect copyright.PENANA0lLdft8Nll
'S' ranked heroes Lanatheas had to offer. They were the strongest and their367Please respect copyright.PENANA56dEUzR0SG
names carried a lot of weight. Kemari only knew three of them: Markus The Bear,367Please respect copyright.PENANALeTSlPzIFO
who was a savage Hulk of a man who never wore anything apart from his brown fur367Please respect copyright.PENANA2dPJ5BpFVa
loincloth and the pelt of some unknown beast around his shoulders. He was known367Please respect copyright.PENANAnBxPqeIdhM
to tear his foes to pieces with nothing but his bare hands. Next was Lucien Arengar,367Please respect copyright.PENANAfDsbciuBcM
leader of the kingdom’s Dragon Knights which was an elite unit tasked with high367Please respect copyright.PENANA03CwQlIzTt
priority quests from the Crown itself, he wore his signature red and gold367Please respect copyright.PENANA0ReMfDXKgk
armour with his sword held high and his shield to his side. The last was the367Please respect copyright.PENANATXiMMl9OTf
rogue, the assassin, and the fastest of all the 12………fuck, what was his name367Please respect copyright.PENANATA94kiNJwL
again?. Kemari stared at the portrait of the man who stood completely clad367Please respect copyright.PENANAljQ2QMPF6H
in black and covered completely, hiding his features.
“Brinn,367Please respect copyright.PENANAmh32RESWF5
I think” Isadora said from beside him. She had turned towards him and noticed367Please respect copyright.PENANA6apxRoXlTZ
him staring with a puzzled look on his face.
“Thanks,367Please respect copyright.PENANAHSY1QFfi6u
don’t know why I keep forgetting his name” Kemari replied “You finished?”
“Yuuup”367Please respect copyright.PENANAn9eONPQgfl
she bounced and grinned
“Great,367Please respect copyright.PENANAD0vNl1B7qR
let’s go then” he stretched and started to walk away when Isadora grabbed his367Please respect copyright.PENANAdWaYKyidQ8
robes
“Not367Please respect copyright.PENANAk7tPnweZeS
so fast, my dashing knight”
“What367Please respect copyright.PENANA71kRqQu1e9
now?” Kemari sighed
“The367Please respect copyright.PENANAKGIZBNtegF
GuildMaster has something for us”
Kemari’s367Please respect copyright.PENANAShtexZenR5
demeanor changed upon hearing that, he spun around and grabbed Isadora’s367Please respect copyright.PENANABaBrFdSiQu
shoulders, she shuddered when she saw the cold look on Kemari’s face.
“Did367Please respect copyright.PENANAEa2uYcy2Nc
they find him” he tried to ask as calmly as he could, but his voice was instead367Please respect copyright.PENANANsPd2JrQDg
cold and tainted with anger. She nodded and turned then waved towards the367Please respect copyright.PENANAkELIaKMine
receptionist who was weaving a spell, she smiled and in an instant they were367Please respect copyright.PENANA8iOBbnvCfJ
standing in an empty blueish space which only had a small desk and a few chairs367Please respect copyright.PENANAhLNCYHpZSi
in the middle.
Kemari367Please respect copyright.PENANALOkcqU1mOQ
rushed towards the desk leaving his friend behind, he caught a glimpse of a367Please respect copyright.PENANAWOVJOu8yJi
giant ogre wearing full plate armour as it vanished from the room. Kemari367Please respect copyright.PENANAqvmVC4kkU8
stopped at the desk and stared at the367Please respect copyright.PENANAvpndV79h6J
small sinewy man behind it. The man wore a black vest over a white buttoned367Please respect copyright.PENANA9SvBuL9l4t
down shirt, his head was completely bald and he seemed to be well over 100367Please respect copyright.PENANAMgJNCQb0jh
years old. “You stare too much Kephirian” the man said without looking up from367Please respect copyright.PENANALhkY67tA4X
a paper he was scribbling on before him.
“Where367Please respect copyright.PENANAlm2HeXVcCL
is he!” Kemari slammed his hands on the desk
“Have367Please respect copyright.PENANAnOsbJ4sbP2
a seat first” the man gestured at a chair before the desk “you too monk”
Kemari367Please respect copyright.PENANAX2yaAPZDXb
looked and noticed she was right next to him now, she plopped into the chair367Please respect copyright.PENANAJazYDsXmSD
and placed her feet on the desk, which evoked a glare from the man who made to367Please respect copyright.PENANAPcDQe1xT6D
say something before shaking his head and changing his mind. “please?” He367Please respect copyright.PENANAKyK3fcNBEC
looked at Kemari this time, who sighed and sat in his chair.
“Who367Please respect copyright.PENANAlc34uP8Nih
was that just now, GuildMaster?” Isadora spoke first
Gaelin367Please respect copyright.PENANASsURLyUUE3
set down his quill and leaned back in his chair for a few moments before he367Please respect copyright.PENANALsUjQWiIDb
finally responded “Targoth IronHorn…..” he hesitated, pondering how to continue367Please respect copyright.PENANADIkwAk9O0b
“He looks for the same man as you do”
“Did……..did367Please respect copyright.PENANAQTX8fm722Y
you tell him what he wanted to know?” 367Please respect copyright.PENANAWn6EthaHYB
Isadora glanced at Kemari as she asked
“I367Please respect copyright.PENANAs4MAwxVUjz
did”
“YOU367Please respect copyright.PENANAVOFchCNnEk
HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” Kemari flared up “WHAT THE FUCK? WE HAD AN AGREEMENT367Please respect copyright.PENANA9oqANqLUEe
YOU OLD FART” He reached across the table and grabbed Gaelin by his shirt367Please respect copyright.PENANATGEYWkBDIB
collar.
“THAT’S367Please respect copyright.PENANAACZvsDSUpN
ENOUGH KEMARI” Isadora shot up and took his arm, he looked at her briefly and367Please respect copyright.PENANAZkalwOYPdF
saw the disappointed way she looked at him. He grunted as he let go and paced367Please respect copyright.PENANAMO3kBJYsg2
around the room “Great, so now we competition….”
“Does367Please respect copyright.PENANAfNN8XM3WEe
it matter Kemari?” She paused then continued “We just want him dead, so we…….you367Please respect copyright.PENANAUosioS8eBf
can be free from your burden.”
Kemari367Please respect copyright.PENANAQbvdS6GHhh
stood still with his fists clenched “How in the world would that relieve me of367Please respect copyright.PENANAH0xHgGXZAG
my burdens?” he looked at Isadora and said firmly “I have to be the one who kills367Please respect copyright.PENANA4dmaeULVnv
him...…..I won’t be at peace unless I am. Why do you seem to have a problem367Please respect copyright.PENANAZ0h84aRj4N
with that? You. Kill. All. The. Time…..so what’s the fucking difference here”367Please respect copyright.PENANAS8etyY9Ol8
she didn’t answer, and the room stood in silence, waiting, before it was367Please respect copyright.PENANA9l0LjdSWfL
finally broken.
“You’re367Please respect copyright.PENANAqUGUNeuIdn
a fragile one, Kephirian…...” The GuildMaster smiled “Do you honestly believe367Please respect copyright.PENANATlSaWplDbP
you have what it takes to kill this monster on your own, or will you need the367Please respect copyright.PENANAe6V7wcN05e
monk to do it for you?”
“…..” Kemari367Please respect copyright.PENANAa8u2ImQp3c
stood there in silence unable to answer.
“Nevertheless,367Please respect copyright.PENANA3TMMy3G8Aw
we have a deal. The man you’re looking for is known as 'Vanther The Bold',367Please respect copyright.PENANAzGRLqMAENb
everything you need to know is in this” he handed Isadora a small scroll.
She367Please respect copyright.PENANAealBpkMgLg
muttered a 'Thank You' as she turned to leave
“Oh,367Please respect copyright.PENANAuEPXd57Xi1
and one more thing” he said stopping the duo in their tracks “There was another367Please respect copyright.PENANAwGQXMVlNeF
person besides the Orc who came for information on him, so you might want to367Please respect copyright.PENANAOsu8zAXstO
hurry”
Kemari367Please respect copyright.PENANAjR0nJelyUO
and Isadora then vanished as they once again teleported elsewhere.
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