Fire217Please respect copyright.PENANAiClDPAKUeV
and smoke, corpses burned beyond recognition, blood splattered streets. It was217Please respect copyright.PENANAj71XcPdzmt
all around him, he stood in the middle of a burning village, watching as more217Please respect copyright.PENANAcZY3BK8cfD
people were butchered by the horsemen. Arrows plunged into some, while others217Please respect copyright.PENANAWho1DWjAqN
were struck down with swords. The boy did nothing, only staring in horror at217Please respect copyright.PENANAOcpI3ijNnW
the scene which played before him. A group of horsemen started to approach him,217Please respect copyright.PENANAbu0fMMav11
he watched as they got closer and closer, the boy thought of running, but his217Please respect copyright.PENANA6HHd6w8FtV
legs wouldn’t move. He was frozen, he was afraid, he would soon be dead as well.217Please respect copyright.PENANAx0OxA0DMau
The horsemen stopped, and their leas dismounted and approached him, the217Please respect copyright.PENANA6dOYwyZJfd
reflection of the flames danced along the silver longsword in hand. The boy stared217Please respect copyright.PENANAv75wCRv2g1
wide-eyed at him, he was an intimidating figure, larger than any man he had217Please respect copyright.PENANAXSHFqGR6Md
ever seen, with a long scar running diagonally across his face, stretching from217Please respect copyright.PENANAQXysHSKiRB
his right eye to the side of his mouth. The man grinned as he lifted the longsword217Please respect copyright.PENANA68xYnE2KZI
with one hand and swung down with it.
Kemari217Please respect copyright.PENANAAzxiTtKLp3
awoke suddenly, his heart was pounding in his chest and he was drenched with sweat.217Please respect copyright.PENANAb8P1BrEqAN
He sat up in his bed and put his right hand over his face then screamed loudly217Please respect copyright.PENANAjTPTlV7ZsS
into it. He stopped and caught his breath for a minute before swinging his legs217Please respect copyright.PENANAJEtYqHi2iO
off the tiny bed, looking around at the wooden room he sighed. It was tiny and217Please respect copyright.PENANA2HQNz04ypv
the only furniture were the bed crammed up against the wall which he slept in217Please respect copyright.PENANAYHzGIoJLbV
and a small chest tucked away in a corner, above it hung a small cracked mirror.217Please respect copyright.PENANAirLfwihuqS
Kemari got up and tentatively walked towards the mirror and looked at himself. He217Please respect copyright.PENANAKxHm5hrh3d
stared at his reflection for a while, waiting for his heart rate and breathing217Please respect copyright.PENANAGThFL72GWB
to steady. He brushed his locks out of his face and tied it behind his head,217Please respect copyright.PENANAiggAH6hXDN
leaving two strands to remain at the front. His two crimson eyes stared back at217Please respect copyright.PENANANI7jNSYdu0
him, and as usual he felt like he was sharing his vision with something else,217Please respect copyright.PENANAvBzANsbsod
as if there was someone else inside him using his eyes. He ran his hand over a217Please respect copyright.PENANADPaOcVO1e1
long scar that stretched from his shoulder to the middle of his chest, images217Please respect copyright.PENANAUQZUrE2fKw
from his nightmare flashed before him making him sigh. He admired his dark217Please respect copyright.PENANAlOCCkB9erX
brown complexion for a minute before opening217Please respect copyright.PENANAYHUXSaYNG0
the chest and getting dressed in his purple Mage’s robe.
“Time217Please respect copyright.PENANAg9RiUhcrV7
for another day of failures and being dependent on Isadora” he mumbled.
The217Please respect copyright.PENANAqJ7qTVHEv3
Dragon’s Tongue was a small run-down Inn and Tavern situated in the slums of Lanatheas'217Please respect copyright.PENANA44zFKsqLPO
royal capital. It was a place only frequented by the poor as well as a variety217Please respect copyright.PENANAGIUZhLr2A2
of unsavory types, it was here Kemari called home. For unlike all the others217Please respect copyright.PENANAecnZTuRnwm
who were members of the Adventurer’s Guild, he was incapable of earning enough217Please respect copyright.PENANAWIH9dQ6vVt
gold to get himself a room in the richer districts, this was something Kemari217Please respect copyright.PENANAV8oPtcgMgW
despised and always swore he would have to change. He sat in a corner, alone, with217Please respect copyright.PENANAEPEiopacI9
a book laid before him on the table, the common room was lively as server girls217Please respect copyright.PENANAcKq9hNzQ2m
carried meals and ale to various tables of loud customers. A server walked by217Please respect copyright.PENANA8vicEwR9Co
him and the smell coming from the tray made him gag. How do they eat that217Please respect copyright.PENANASotS6LSpmp
filth? He thought to himself shaking his head. He was about to start217Please respect copyright.PENANACk5tnl1PFV
reading when a rusty iron sword impaled his book and lodged itself in the table.217Please respect copyright.PENANAL15rfL57JE
Kemari heard laughter from around the room as he looked at his book in horror, blue217Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1QGBkkdE4
mist rose from it in a puff of smoke as the contents spilled out of the book as217Please respect copyright.PENANAxQa1ktSacA
if it were bleeding.
“What217Please respect copyright.PENANA2QKkiqXBue
the fuck!” he heard a figure beside him exclaim. Kemari looked up to see the217Please respect copyright.PENANACXxKxoeBwU
man who was holding the sword, he was muscular looking fellow who wore a rag tied217Please respect copyright.PENANAymXdDPmya9
like a mask around his neck, and was wearing tattered clothing under a rusted217Please respect copyright.PENANApEivIvSOsj
iron chestplate, which had its fair share of dents. “do you have any idea how217Please respect copyright.PENANAMopBVTaB6e
much this book cost me?” Kemari said as he clenched his fists. The man looked217Please respect copyright.PENANAdzhPGWmdap
at him and laughed “would you look at this fool, boys” his laughter was echoed217Please respect copyright.PENANAKqiNXYnmgB
by the other people in the room “ha, looks like he wants to fight you” a voice217Please respect copyright.PENANA2LJ4YQS8TP
snickered.
“yea?217Please respect copyright.PENANAteJQaDanpi
Is that true, brat?” he lowered his body into a crouch and stared into Kemari's217Please respect copyright.PENANAjEVcv0p40w
eyes “you want to fight, you little weakling?”
“Go217Please respect copyright.PENANACnOKU0Owe9
fuck yourself” Kemari spat in his face.
“Aargh!”217Please respect copyright.PENANAD5c9TnZZVg
the brute grabbed him by his temples and yanked him from his chair then threw217Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4FCl9b8Ft
him across the room in one fluid motion. Kemari crashed into chairs and tables217Please respect copyright.PENANAFRk80VBVo3
as he flew through the room, and coming to a stop as he slammed against the217Please respect copyright.PENANA6iXSl6Xiqw
wall with a thud. His assailant pulled his sword out of the table and pointed217Please respect copyright.PENANAzYED3RgnEB
it at him “I think it’s time you learned your fucking place, trash.” He walked217Please respect copyright.PENANAiyxXp0hpjF
forward slashing his sword through the air as he moved. “You might not have217Please respect copyright.PENANAozQ0GW9599
realised it as you were coasting through life in your peaceful little village,217Please respect copyright.PENANAFRVMfnuSKL
but we live in a world where the strong eat the weak” he paused slightly then217Please respect copyright.PENANAHFXlNgpcg8
continued “There’s no place in it for pitiful, weaklings……... except for food217Please respect copyright.PENANAGuEp4r7I3o
that is. So do tell me mage” he was grinning madly by this point “WHAT.217Please respect copyright.PENANAKsDyjKwmnR
PURPOSE. DO. YOU. SERVE?” he punctuated each pause with a slash of his sword as217Please respect copyright.PENANAYwDxzGyYPW
he stopped over Kemari, who was now propped up against the wall holding a hand217Please respect copyright.PENANAZJpP5XBGKI
to his side while his other began to move in motion weaving a spell.
Despite217Please respect copyright.PENANAqHgrc3xBOS
all that had happened, Kemari was not afraid, for he had faced down bigger and217Please respect copyright.PENANAoK2XDkwYfZ
more dangerous enemies and lived……never mind it being because he was saved by a217Please respect copyright.PENANAxCNcU63lPi
certain someone most of those times. He held his hand before him and smirked as217Please respect copyright.PENANABOhw55TRIZ
the spell was completed, he was shocked however, when the brute grabbed his arm217Please respect copyright.PENANAnbd2b4zF2x
and forced it downward right as an ethereal arrow shot out from his palm. He217Please respect copyright.PENANA6ePmfDzXVZ
grimaced as he suddenly felt a kick to the gut, Kemari doubled over in pain and217Please respect copyright.PENANAGAWLLxQwbx
coughed up blood. His assailant released his arm and placed the sword against his217Please respect copyright.PENANAeWyCymXGLU
neck. Kemari glanced around the room, hoping someone would come to his rescue, he217Please respect copyright.PENANAY4QIaePsxy
soon realized that would not happen as he saw the twisted smiles on everyone’s217Please respect copyright.PENANAtEpPiqK7ka
face.
“That’s217Please respect copyright.PENANAG5jVdxFRnF
enough Ivan” Kemari’s head snapped in shock towards the rotund bartender who217Please respect copyright.PENANAT3Utp2kjtE
had spoken. Unlike the others his face was written with concern. “.......I217Please respect copyright.PENANAxaU1LaVyod
think the child has had enough of your lesson” he hesitated
“Is217Please respect copyright.PENANATiXyWz3uMj
that so?” Ivan punctuated his question with a severe kick to Kemari’s side,217Please respect copyright.PENANAzhsjTwzM8o
causing him to hit the floor. “Well what do you all say?” his question was217Please respect copyright.PENANAkWydFLkWcG
directed at the other occupants of the room and Kemari cringed as he heard217Please respect copyright.PENANATxOWArSXLI
their replies: “kill him”, “rip his guts out”, “show him who’s boss”, “Finish him off” they cried.
“As217Please respect copyright.PENANAe25RMuDGmz
you command” Ivan sneered as he raised his sword. Just then a figure wearing a217Please respect copyright.PENANAbRLQOBRESt
black hooded cloak broke from the crowd and walked towards them, Kemari laughed217Please respect copyright.PENANAXoBbWq4tjl
as he noticed it.
“What’s217Please respect copyright.PENANAAWitpHqALT
so funny?” Ivan said, his sword still held high.
Kemari217Please respect copyright.PENANAROxQKB8lag
heard the bartender sigh “You done fucked up now Ivan”
“Huh?”217Please respect copyright.PENANAZrmSWpEG4O
that was all he managed before the figure slammed a powerful kick into his neck217Please respect copyright.PENANAFqD6w1LilU
causing him to drop the sword as he skidded sideward before falling. “You ok217Please respect copyright.PENANASVIJ5VV4gB
Kemari?” it's feminine voice asked without looking away from Ivan who was217Please respect copyright.PENANABshglieUpD
already back on his feet and holding his neck.
“yea”217Please respect copyright.PENANAYHIehRAHmi
Kemari wheezed “Nothing a little healing magic can’t fix……and thanks by the way,217Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4EL4q2Ywp
Isadora”
“good217Please respect copyright.PENANA4vVNiwkIkV
and don’t mention it, just stay right there and watch as the greatest monk in217Please respect copyright.PENANAcHDfYKmTA7
all of Lanatheas kick ass” the figure giggled.
“Didn’t217Please respect copyright.PENANAyAwEGSGxNA
you drop out of your training?” Kemari smiled.
“SHUT217Please respect copyright.PENANAWZBBYDrGSe
UP!” she took a fighting stance “it was a mutual agreement”
The217Please respect copyright.PENANAcCwcUyTtqC
two laughed as everyone stared at them in bewilderment. Ivan, who had finally217Please respect copyright.PENANAutmb8KroW2
recovered from the blow looked at the figure as they sized up each other. “who217Please respect copyright.PENANA9Wg4wWR8Oi
the fuck are you?” he finally asked the figure.
“irrelevant”
“you217Please respect copyright.PENANAHE3dMzxQA3
sound like a woman”
“I217Please respect copyright.PENANAz5cuDkacTY
should hope”
“that217Please respect copyright.PENANAHtDpS382dx
was a magnificent kick, for a lady of course” he rubbed his neck and grinned at217Please respect copyright.PENANAgYahaPGzBf
her
“Wow,217Please respect copyright.PENANAnXqUnYFOd1
that was a bit sexist don’t you think?”
“Sex217Please respect copyright.PENANARbLm73IrYT
what?” He shot a glare at Kemari who had laughed a little at his question.
“are217Please respect copyright.PENANAIvvMtK1px5
we going to fight or not?” she asked sounding irritated.
“heh,217Please respect copyright.PENANA7LvANZjkwe
I wouldn’t want to break your fragile little bones miss” Ivan smiled and the217Please respect copyright.PENANA4JNCiIYMek
crowd chuckled, the bartender only shook his head. Kemari sighed to himself as217Please respect copyright.PENANAnUh71fEuRE
he saw her dash toward Ivan with uncanny speed, he was barely fast enough to217Please respect copyright.PENANAKF9QLmFq5R
block the kick that was aimed at his face. Isadora spun and delivered a kick to217Please respect copyright.PENANAwhpNtRKWtj
Ivan’s abdomen which forced him back a few steps, before he knew it she was on217Please respect copyright.PENANAJV154jUQPh
him again, firing a quick jab to his nose followed by a myriad of blows to his217Please respect copyright.PENANA8qy8cZt8Hr
face and upper body. Ivan wobbled as the hits connected, he was unable to217Please respect copyright.PENANAZCMJWc8bRS
block, dodge or even see them. The onlookers watched in awe as Ivan was beaten,217Please respect copyright.PENANAkd8bVXgJ1P
unable to defend himself against the sheer powers of his enemy’s blows. Kemari,217Please respect copyright.PENANAN65gqkNGHV
who was now back on his feet fully healed looked on smiling as his friend217Please respect copyright.PENANA6tDyBpEgO6
finished the fight by palming Ivan square in the chest then walking away217Please respect copyright.PENANAm2l0qIlRT5
towards Kemari. As he looked he noticed the man’s chestplate was even more217Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8RFTeXb3W
dented than it was before and there was a hole in it where he had gotten the217Please respect copyright.PENANAIsFrAomtWE
last hit, his face was twisted and bloody. As she walked by him, he turned to217Please respect copyright.PENANA5EMRZY76g1
follow her and heard a metallic clank as if Ivan’s body had finally registered217Please respect copyright.PENANAWUvGLa0Rue
that it was no longer living. The people moved to the side as Isadora walked past217Please respect copyright.PENANAjWUzwsjhZQ
with Kemari in tow, they stopped by the counter where she fished a coin purse217Please respect copyright.PENANAPhNE6BdAer
from somewhere in her cloak an handed it to the barkeep.
“Sorry217Please respect copyright.PENANAUVxb5w2zS5
for the disturbance big guy.”
“No217Please respect copyright.PENANANFv6Q9XQX4
worries little one” the bartender replied.
The217Please respect copyright.PENANAJeQKEgi5Gi
two walked down the streets of the slum districts. People in tattered clothes217Please respect copyright.PENANAeV9pvBd3H8
walked along as if they had no purpose, while others looked out from alleyways217Please respect copyright.PENANACibAM0mrF5
and the insides of broken down houses looking for unsuspecting prey to rob,217Please respect copyright.PENANAAcWYprDGgi
abduct or kill. They walked in silence as they passed by buildings clumped together,217Please respect copyright.PENANAPZBwCGMmpy
some even looked as if they were about to topple. They stopped as a group of boys217Please respect copyright.PENANAfHDRijjxwB
ran out In front of them chasing after a smaller one who was running with a217Please respect copyright.PENANAEECPEka6Io
huge rat in his hands. Isadora started walking again as Kemari stared after the217Please respect copyright.PENANAYDoH8u6qLY
children as they caught up to the boy and took they rat from him then proceeded217Please respect copyright.PENANADh1RDxM6eU
to beat him.
“Same217Please respect copyright.PENANAul21ULUHxG
age” he said before following after her
His217Please respect copyright.PENANAVCjBmvsNcO
friend looked at him as he caught up with her “said something?” she asked
“I was217Please respect copyright.PENANA2cx4uYI2xK
just thinking….” He paused “those children just now, they don’t look that much older217Please respect copyright.PENANA8l7ngEgVq8
than we were at that time…”
“What217Please respect copyright.PENANAIK9K4VgWuN
does that have to do with anything?” she was curious, Kemari rarely mentioned217Please respect copyright.PENANAda7xEUtd7b
anything about their past. He tried not to show it, but she could tell that it217Please respect copyright.PENANAOjAIaYYBrA
still haunted him.
“…It217Please respect copyright.PENANArh9ljanfKf
isn’t right” his voice quivered and was almost a whisper “children are supposed217Please respect copyright.PENANATfE7ggoQQH
to be safe, they shouldn’t be exposed to these harsh realities at such a young217Please respect copyright.PENANACzH1DjBN7q
age”
“Better217Please respect copyright.PENANA38GC3IJRmq
now than when they’re older and are incapable of dealing with the shit the217Please respect copyright.PENANALMx53QZNUv
world throws at them, because of the sheltered pampered life they lived” Her217Please respect copyright.PENANA8M8JEjQuPW
reply was blunt and harsh, yet He knew she had a point. He had lived a217Please respect copyright.PENANAY66sZHZK8m
sheltered life while she was always fighting for what she wanted, and now years217Please respect copyright.PENANAESnIaa8lF2
later she was an accomplished Monk despite being a 'failure' to her mentors as217Please respect copyright.PENANARiIZ18xoC2
well as a 'B' ranked adventurer while he was stuck at 'F' the weakest rank217Please respect copyright.PENANAPNyrCP6FqI
there was.
“I217Please respect copyright.PENANAbgWF7f6kIZ
wish it didn’t have to be that way” she suddenly continued “But this is the way217Please respect copyright.PENANAvG08yfcRUe
of life. With death lurking around every corner, we can’t afford to be weak” she217Please respect copyright.PENANA66kuFO3J64
looked to the sky as she spoke.
“Like217Please respect copyright.PENANAFW2jBMtCJh
me Huh?” Kemari chuckled lightly
“Pretty217Please respect copyright.PENANAXsEcVNJ0Az
much” she laughed and punched Kemari in the shoulder, he flinched as she hit217Please respect copyright.PENANAhlILeu585I
him and that only made her laugh harder. He rubbed his shoulder as they217Please respect copyright.PENANAGuL2nJsme5
continued their walk in mostly silence.
It217Please respect copyright.PENANAAbxTkhVQlC
was almost noon by the time they reached their destination; the Adventurer’s217Please respect copyright.PENANAPUEjKlKuzC
Guild. It was a large imposing structure which stood at the top of a grand marble217Please respect copyright.PENANAOwDG8QmSux
staircase, Kemari stopped and stared in awe at the high walls that shined in217Please respect copyright.PENANAIuECqeqt8P
the midday sun. No matter how many times he visited, the sheer beauty of it217Please respect copyright.PENANATcThFtswVv
always caught his eyes . He smiled and walked up the steps where Isadora waited.217Please respect copyright.PENANAiv9KI1nDsC
They approached the large Oak double doors together which swung open as they217Please respect copyright.PENANABxb0rTLQuX
got close, stepping inside Kemari looked around the huge open area they now217Please respect copyright.PENANAEOPYwZExSV
stood in. The floors were made of a dark reflective surface that absorbed mana217Please respect copyright.PENANANR17PMHF55
from it’s occupants, making them weaker the longer they stayed, which Kemari217Please respect copyright.PENANALNYoai9bo4
believed to be weird, but apparently the GuildMaster had done this to prevent217Please respect copyright.PENANA7KVFa58dbi
fighting in his hall “can’t fight if you can't freely manipulate your body’s217Please respect copyright.PENANAThqd1gDh0H
ambient mana” the receptionists would repeat. The room was filled with a variety217Please respect copyright.PENANAx0PdGqzaE0
of adventuring folk; some wore bulky, heavy armor and carrying massive swords217Please respect copyright.PENANA3ghoK0HAcM
while others dressed lighter, wielding bows, staves, or much smaller swords.217Please respect copyright.PENANAngJtYbxzky
Two adventurers caught his eye, as they seemed to be out of place, one of them217Please respect copyright.PENANA5n2CYKhFsv
was a green slightly muscular being Kemari assumed to be a Half-Orc who leaned217Please respect copyright.PENANAevyxL6J2s2
against the wall with a heavy looking broadsword leaned up next to him, and was217Please respect copyright.PENANAY9jrEMvPMR
wearing a brown tunic over black leather pants and boots, on top of that he217Please respect copyright.PENANAmQVIS492BN
also wore a pair of silver pauldrons and and a half chestplate, His hair was a217Please respect copyright.PENANAeErnvhWzIF
greenish untamed mess from what Kemari could see. The other person was the217Please respect copyright.PENANAErb23MBGtC
second most beautiful girl he had ever seen, an Elf with long silver hair tied217Please respect copyright.PENANA1uTYe2UqKx
up in a ponytail.
“So217Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1mzK6MP1u
that’s your type hmm?” His attention was drawn from her before he had a chance217Please respect copyright.PENANAGYZ5jKMNDF
to observe her fully. He turned to see Isadora staring at him intensely with a huge217Please respect copyright.PENANAcp103LCtMQ
grin on her face.
“No,217Please respect copyright.PENANAt2usxEhWHg
that wasn’t…….that’s not…” Kemari stumbled to find words.
“Don’t217Please respect copyright.PENANAvQTuuSB0Ru
worry my dear sweet companion.” Isadora laughed as she leaned in close and217Please respect copyright.PENANAEpcknn6g0m
covered her mouth as if to whisper to him “I SHIP!” She bellowed, attracting217Please respect copyright.PENANAlzt6ur1eDm
the attention of the entire room.
Kemari217Please respect copyright.PENANAHYskIFG6JY
looked around nervously and hissed “what are you doing, you idiot?”
“why217Please respect copyright.PENANA2Cusond6CL
I’m just so proud of you Kemari” she spread her arms wide and squealed “You’re217Please respect copyright.PENANAX9Sqgchbtr
finally interested in exploring the lush flesh of a –“ she issued a yelp as Kemari217Please respect copyright.PENANAR9dNvq355X
grabbed her cloak and dragged her away to the reception area. He blushed217Please respect copyright.PENANAO7ueo5rLL7
slightly as he stormed past snickering adventurers. The reception area was a217Please respect copyright.PENANADDJY2hwduG
long counter towards the back of the room, behind it stood the guild’s217Please respect copyright.PENANAX8IFEfBreH
receptionists, all of which were identical women. The two approached the one217Please respect copyright.PENANAl5keZSy047
closest and exchanged greetings, it wasn’t until then that Isadora removed her217Please respect copyright.PENANAyQQfGHCNdW
hood, revealing her face. Her skin was a smooth almond complexion and her light217Please respect copyright.PENANArvDP60HzCH
brown hair was cut short in a close cropped style with the sides faded, her217Please respect copyright.PENANAO66oSyzCJl
eyes always took Kemari’s breath away, they were also a light brown with217Please respect copyright.PENANAq6bwQ9QEjL
matched her skin tone and hair color and always seemed to sparkle. “keep217Please respect copyright.PENANAhrZfL6aqKk
staring at me like that and I’ll steal your heart” he was so engrossed in217Please respect copyright.PENANA8qaGjM3N9k
admiring her that he didn’t notice that she had stopped talking to the217Please respect copyright.PENANAmBXN2awWUC
receptionist and was now starting at him smirking. “And I meant that literally”217Please respect copyright.PENANAB9kClIVh7p
she said teasingly before returning to her conversation.
Kemari217Please respect copyright.PENANA0lEsKRU3mM
gulped and then sighed as he went about observing the room once more. He looked217Please respect copyright.PENANAxYWGRcJIkw
around at the occupants who were all embroiled217Please respect copyright.PENANA4Bo2RavQFz
in conversation amongst their companions, the elf he had seen was no longer217Please respect copyright.PENANATUpEjJQRNM
there, but the Half-Orc stood the same place leaning against the wall; this217Please respect copyright.PENANATzDwf0Yilf
time he was staring right back at Kemari who quickly turned away. In the centre217Please respect copyright.PENANAUt0nhUDSkj
of the hall was a giant golden statue of the legendary GuildMaster himself: Gaelin217Please respect copyright.PENANA9bc7UnqWYx
Branandor, who had faced down the Black Dragon in the Arena pits, gaining his217Please respect copyright.PENANAziz4dn68Np
freedom from slavery in the process. The statue featured Gaelin in nothing but217Please respect copyright.PENANAIfSgY0kT32
a loin cloth, with a broken sword in his left hand and the dragon’s head in the217Please respect copyright.PENANAZSw5FD7iwS
other. The statue was of a powerfully built man, with long golden hair hung low217Please respect copyright.PENANAKiYl26cosg
behind his back. That looks nothing like the old fool Kemari thought to217Please respect copyright.PENANAUr5QpzM80Y
himself as he shifted his attention in scorn. The walls were a chalk white, and217Please respect copyright.PENANAOFovn30ugL
were decorated with long portraits of the Twelve Knights of Lanatheas; the only217Please respect copyright.PENANA2Y3F1Lq4Ah
'S' ranked heroes Lanatheas had to offer. They were the strongest and their217Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8G64IF6rP
names carried a lot of weight. Kemari only knew three of them: Markus The Bear,217Please respect copyright.PENANAdZAQhrLsdO
who was a savage Hulk of a man who never wore anything apart from his brown fur217Please respect copyright.PENANArHKbxFc5Ru
loincloth and the pelt of some unknown beast around his shoulders. He was known217Please respect copyright.PENANAoFcGOJF3ha
to tear his foes to pieces with nothing but his bare hands. Next was Lucien Arengar,217Please respect copyright.PENANAdY6oNLgGYo
leader of the kingdom’s Dragon Knights which was an elite unit tasked with high217Please respect copyright.PENANAdN0wlaoCvt
priority quests from the Crown itself, he wore his signature red and gold217Please respect copyright.PENANAgJeJ6YJFZh
armour with his sword held high and his shield to his side. The last was the217Please respect copyright.PENANAod1WDX1Amh
rogue, the assassin, and the fastest of all the 12………fuck, what was his name217Please respect copyright.PENANAqheH1XY2Ta
again?. Kemari stared at the portrait of the man who stood completely clad217Please respect copyright.PENANAGOoG6t96qQ
in black and covered completely, hiding his features.
“Brinn,217Please respect copyright.PENANAwjjTZvbj6a
I think” Isadora said from beside him. She had turned towards him and noticed217Please respect copyright.PENANAnoDrA1yZEF
him staring with a puzzled look on his face.
“Thanks,217Please respect copyright.PENANA0PtVJAkrdO
don’t know why I keep forgetting his name” Kemari replied “You finished?”
“Yuuup”217Please respect copyright.PENANAFN4W0UeIJg
she bounced and grinned
“Great,217Please respect copyright.PENANAEK21ovmuwZ
let’s go then” he stretched and started to walk away when Isadora grabbed his217Please respect copyright.PENANAlEUB8xt8iS
robes
“Not217Please respect copyright.PENANAW905BqPnY7
so fast, my dashing knight”
“What217Please respect copyright.PENANAvkG7hepw3j
now?” Kemari sighed
“The217Please respect copyright.PENANAQDuncpmY1Z
GuildMaster has something for us”
Kemari’s217Please respect copyright.PENANARPZx1kntsV
demeanor changed upon hearing that, he spun around and grabbed Isadora’s217Please respect copyright.PENANADRuMSETmWw
shoulders, she shuddered when she saw the cold look on Kemari’s face.
“Did217Please respect copyright.PENANAPP4RzvAHg0
they find him” he tried to ask as calmly as he could, but his voice was instead217Please respect copyright.PENANAYaskNVwtB1
cold and tainted with anger. She nodded and turned then waved towards the217Please respect copyright.PENANAzMd4OfD34g
receptionist who was weaving a spell, she smiled and in an instant they were217Please respect copyright.PENANA2ofefl94PA
standing in an empty blueish space which only had a small desk and a few chairs217Please respect copyright.PENANAdz6R1DJTYL
in the middle.
Kemari217Please respect copyright.PENANA3A1vH0PKjb
rushed towards the desk leaving his friend behind, he caught a glimpse of a217Please respect copyright.PENANA6xE4L04uon
giant ogre wearing full plate armour as it vanished from the room. Kemari217Please respect copyright.PENANA7C1g1JGBF8
stopped at the desk and stared at the217Please respect copyright.PENANA7qiQ4jXsZu
small sinewy man behind it. The man wore a black vest over a white buttoned217Please respect copyright.PENANAuDBhOJmF1d
down shirt, his head was completely bald and he seemed to be well over 100217Please respect copyright.PENANASER42Dn3Bw
years old. “You stare too much Kephirian” the man said without looking up from217Please respect copyright.PENANAtyLDMp3NgS
a paper he was scribbling on before him.
“Where217Please respect copyright.PENANAPEsRIILO9H
is he!” Kemari slammed his hands on the desk
“Have217Please respect copyright.PENANA5aP9RsZXkZ
a seat first” the man gestured at a chair before the desk “you too monk”
Kemari217Please respect copyright.PENANAXsxnS9kHfD
looked and noticed she was right next to him now, she plopped into the chair217Please respect copyright.PENANABdZgcwMZub
and placed her feet on the desk, which evoked a glare from the man who made to217Please respect copyright.PENANAx4eDzhqQGf
say something before shaking his head and changing his mind. “please?” He217Please respect copyright.PENANAquBff12mJZ
looked at Kemari this time, who sighed and sat in his chair.
“Who217Please respect copyright.PENANAH64R1WDMIp
was that just now, GuildMaster?” Isadora spoke first
Gaelin217Please respect copyright.PENANAVJx0KNqRbI
set down his quill and leaned back in his chair for a few moments before he217Please respect copyright.PENANAwdms2Ruwc6
finally responded “Targoth IronHorn…..” he hesitated, pondering how to continue217Please respect copyright.PENANAdeyChtfAfQ
“He looks for the same man as you do”
“Did……..did217Please respect copyright.PENANA5a6B4JY7qQ
you tell him what he wanted to know?” 217Please respect copyright.PENANA1n8tgBe1Yp
Isadora glanced at Kemari as she asked
“I217Please respect copyright.PENANA3X1WjzFhbo
did”
“YOU217Please respect copyright.PENANAayxZwhoypS
HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” Kemari flared up “WHAT THE FUCK? WE HAD AN AGREEMENT217Please respect copyright.PENANAGy4cZwy1Xo
YOU OLD FART” He reached across the table and grabbed Gaelin by his shirt217Please respect copyright.PENANAMa5Cj8swUx
collar.
“THAT’S217Please respect copyright.PENANAhqArPvxaan
ENOUGH KEMARI” Isadora shot up and took his arm, he looked at her briefly and217Please respect copyright.PENANAjsy5hl2Cmm
saw the disappointed way she looked at him. He grunted as he let go and paced217Please respect copyright.PENANAS7Ssv6VDUX
around the room “Great, so now we competition….”
“Does217Please respect copyright.PENANAM0XalQgib9
it matter Kemari?” She paused then continued “We just want him dead, so we…….you217Please respect copyright.PENANAjIZsyPnkXg
can be free from your burden.”
Kemari217Please respect copyright.PENANAYeow8S25cH
stood still with his fists clenched “How in the world would that relieve me of217Please respect copyright.PENANAxLI3VwD9Gt
my burdens?” he looked at Isadora and said firmly “I have to be the one who kills217Please respect copyright.PENANAYBz75V9EX6
him...…..I won’t be at peace unless I am. Why do you seem to have a problem217Please respect copyright.PENANAQHrFNO94A9
with that? You. Kill. All. The. Time…..so what’s the fucking difference here”217Please respect copyright.PENANAeE9P56m3ty
she didn’t answer, and the room stood in silence, waiting, before it was217Please respect copyright.PENANAPy6oAapXQB
finally broken.
“You’re217Please respect copyright.PENANAymIQOxNTsG
a fragile one, Kephirian…...” The GuildMaster smiled “Do you honestly believe217Please respect copyright.PENANAAtCxWRPVOj
you have what it takes to kill this monster on your own, or will you need the217Please respect copyright.PENANARFjFTNBYO2
monk to do it for you?”
“…..” Kemari217Please respect copyright.PENANART4qavXAlF
stood there in silence unable to answer.
“Nevertheless,217Please respect copyright.PENANAdQtGbJow7H
we have a deal. The man you’re looking for is known as 'Vanther The Bold',217Please respect copyright.PENANAThVOUnvSBQ
everything you need to know is in this” he handed Isadora a small scroll.
She217Please respect copyright.PENANApEDdYEYEjj
muttered a 'Thank You' as she turned to leave
“Oh,217Please respect copyright.PENANA0GFwh7rayd
and one more thing” he said stopping the duo in their tracks “There was another217Please respect copyright.PENANACBG8oM43dw
person besides the Orc who came for information on him, so you might want to217Please respect copyright.PENANAYZiJUFYkQo
hurry”
Kemari217Please respect copyright.PENANAsIIpEBU2Rd
and Isadora then vanished as they once again teleported elsewhere.
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