Fire195Please respect copyright.PENANAdtn39ZkQ6K
and smoke, corpses burned beyond recognition, blood splattered streets. It was195Please respect copyright.PENANAmRqr5jAap3
all around him, he stood in the middle of a burning village, watching as more195Please respect copyright.PENANA0vKPSoBGI9
people were butchered by the horsemen. Arrows plunged into some, while others195Please respect copyright.PENANAQEpULXj0py
were struck down with swords. The boy did nothing, only staring in horror at195Please respect copyright.PENANAcpbHpGAM2y
the scene which played before him. A group of horsemen started to approach him,195Please respect copyright.PENANAHAJCI2vhNK
he watched as they got closer and closer, the boy thought of running, but his195Please respect copyright.PENANAzrNNOVuXSO
legs wouldn’t move. He was frozen, he was afraid, he would soon be dead as well.195Please respect copyright.PENANA2nd28gitVZ
The horsemen stopped, and their leas dismounted and approached him, the195Please respect copyright.PENANA0Txq8yWTsb
reflection of the flames danced along the silver longsword in hand. The boy stared195Please respect copyright.PENANAqf8zNQ01Ff
wide-eyed at him, he was an intimidating figure, larger than any man he had195Please respect copyright.PENANAFixptjAaTa
ever seen, with a long scar running diagonally across his face, stretching from195Please respect copyright.PENANAWoqsTPxBQ3
his right eye to the side of his mouth. The man grinned as he lifted the longsword195Please respect copyright.PENANAab2as9I1Up
with one hand and swung down with it.
Kemari195Please respect copyright.PENANApH2MWHi45d
awoke suddenly, his heart was pounding in his chest and he was drenched with sweat.195Please respect copyright.PENANAz6iUOXB1TM
He sat up in his bed and put his right hand over his face then screamed loudly195Please respect copyright.PENANAIEk85gK1rG
into it. He stopped and caught his breath for a minute before swinging his legs195Please respect copyright.PENANAniwwQaXqIl
off the tiny bed, looking around at the wooden room he sighed. It was tiny and195Please respect copyright.PENANAszEEXLNkgf
the only furniture were the bed crammed up against the wall which he slept in195Please respect copyright.PENANAzJ0GqPYiuA
and a small chest tucked away in a corner, above it hung a small cracked mirror.195Please respect copyright.PENANA6IiwVhtSX1
Kemari got up and tentatively walked towards the mirror and looked at himself. He195Please respect copyright.PENANAdAtSO2mB2g
stared at his reflection for a while, waiting for his heart rate and breathing195Please respect copyright.PENANAoVQXcuGQjq
to steady. He brushed his locks out of his face and tied it behind his head,195Please respect copyright.PENANAVcYtgPwsaG
leaving two strands to remain at the front. His two crimson eyes stared back at195Please respect copyright.PENANAxnDHTOlHhM
him, and as usual he felt like he was sharing his vision with something else,195Please respect copyright.PENANA55dwmc6GX8
as if there was someone else inside him using his eyes. He ran his hand over a195Please respect copyright.PENANA2qoeItwuMk
long scar that stretched from his shoulder to the middle of his chest, images195Please respect copyright.PENANAOBCx3Ec0x2
from his nightmare flashed before him making him sigh. He admired his dark195Please respect copyright.PENANAq2dV2LY4dB
brown complexion for a minute before opening195Please respect copyright.PENANAlVSk5Of4Rh
the chest and getting dressed in his purple Mage’s robe.
“Time195Please respect copyright.PENANAIKWbWZOYMI
for another day of failures and being dependent on Isadora” he mumbled.
The195Please respect copyright.PENANAwtH3gmSSMd
Dragon’s Tongue was a small run-down Inn and Tavern situated in the slums of Lanatheas'195Please respect copyright.PENANAhXxd8Gydm5
royal capital. It was a place only frequented by the poor as well as a variety195Please respect copyright.PENANA3t4rfuBLRU
of unsavory types, it was here Kemari called home. For unlike all the others195Please respect copyright.PENANA7jEpEKtnlI
who were members of the Adventurer’s Guild, he was incapable of earning enough195Please respect copyright.PENANA80yZ0VKeKP
gold to get himself a room in the richer districts, this was something Kemari195Please respect copyright.PENANADNZkpJhar8
despised and always swore he would have to change. He sat in a corner, alone, with195Please respect copyright.PENANAqlWhsJPYOH
a book laid before him on the table, the common room was lively as server girls195Please respect copyright.PENANAcc7JdGf4wu
carried meals and ale to various tables of loud customers. A server walked by195Please respect copyright.PENANAuGWHOJEV3c
him and the smell coming from the tray made him gag. How do they eat that195Please respect copyright.PENANAsmxitgqDRs
filth? He thought to himself shaking his head. He was about to start195Please respect copyright.PENANA9I8uqODwzf
reading when a rusty iron sword impaled his book and lodged itself in the table.195Please respect copyright.PENANAFSHzH15aHO
Kemari heard laughter from around the room as he looked at his book in horror, blue195Please respect copyright.PENANAd9075a7A6I
mist rose from it in a puff of smoke as the contents spilled out of the book as195Please respect copyright.PENANAz6lF65UNjL
if it were bleeding.
“What195Please respect copyright.PENANAukB38VCapy
the fuck!” he heard a figure beside him exclaim. Kemari looked up to see the195Please respect copyright.PENANAlIOpWke9D7
man who was holding the sword, he was muscular looking fellow who wore a rag tied195Please respect copyright.PENANA5F4IdjtKI9
like a mask around his neck, and was wearing tattered clothing under a rusted195Please respect copyright.PENANAsG5EuSjEZB
iron chestplate, which had its fair share of dents. “do you have any idea how195Please respect copyright.PENANAfkQdNdZzgE
much this book cost me?” Kemari said as he clenched his fists. The man looked195Please respect copyright.PENANAnF5yVR4Rwr
at him and laughed “would you look at this fool, boys” his laughter was echoed195Please respect copyright.PENANA0X2xNvJCkr
by the other people in the room “ha, looks like he wants to fight you” a voice195Please respect copyright.PENANAzPzvZpVAg3
snickered.
“yea?195Please respect copyright.PENANAqGc6wS28cO
Is that true, brat?” he lowered his body into a crouch and stared into Kemari's195Please respect copyright.PENANAkRFgO9JDqb
eyes “you want to fight, you little weakling?”
“Go195Please respect copyright.PENANAgGd4c5fNt8
fuck yourself” Kemari spat in his face.
“Aargh!”195Please respect copyright.PENANAVSrwzx91M4
the brute grabbed him by his temples and yanked him from his chair then threw195Please respect copyright.PENANAJGedyr55k0
him across the room in one fluid motion. Kemari crashed into chairs and tables195Please respect copyright.PENANAXz7uASq1VN
as he flew through the room, and coming to a stop as he slammed against the195Please respect copyright.PENANAPZjSd7lJYj
wall with a thud. His assailant pulled his sword out of the table and pointed195Please respect copyright.PENANAQkyK4d5OAu
it at him “I think it’s time you learned your fucking place, trash.” He walked195Please respect copyright.PENANAOKbsOKggiB
forward slashing his sword through the air as he moved. “You might not have195Please respect copyright.PENANAEF3pHj89kg
realised it as you were coasting through life in your peaceful little village,195Please respect copyright.PENANAYtDSQntxZF
but we live in a world where the strong eat the weak” he paused slightly then195Please respect copyright.PENANAjrrG8hVg9U
continued “There’s no place in it for pitiful, weaklings……... except for food195Please respect copyright.PENANAVN8CMIQyIy
that is. So do tell me mage” he was grinning madly by this point “WHAT.195Please respect copyright.PENANAuFOoGVoS1F
PURPOSE. DO. YOU. SERVE?” he punctuated each pause with a slash of his sword as195Please respect copyright.PENANAay9TKBQugK
he stopped over Kemari, who was now propped up against the wall holding a hand195Please respect copyright.PENANAnoH1JG8mgu
to his side while his other began to move in motion weaving a spell.
Despite195Please respect copyright.PENANApkfEEOPZUU
all that had happened, Kemari was not afraid, for he had faced down bigger and195Please respect copyright.PENANAqQzumzMVyh
more dangerous enemies and lived……never mind it being because he was saved by a195Please respect copyright.PENANAOxH5bpY2LM
certain someone most of those times. He held his hand before him and smirked as195Please respect copyright.PENANAxvFk5IOKpk
the spell was completed, he was shocked however, when the brute grabbed his arm195Please respect copyright.PENANA2kZvgaRMhp
and forced it downward right as an ethereal arrow shot out from his palm. He195Please respect copyright.PENANAeuq8kwokyA
grimaced as he suddenly felt a kick to the gut, Kemari doubled over in pain and195Please respect copyright.PENANAYGQOYtUJMx
coughed up blood. His assailant released his arm and placed the sword against his195Please respect copyright.PENANA5qQd9BMreV
neck. Kemari glanced around the room, hoping someone would come to his rescue, he195Please respect copyright.PENANAbIxqPIQkIq
soon realized that would not happen as he saw the twisted smiles on everyone’s195Please respect copyright.PENANAuKDdDIf55J
face.
“That’s195Please respect copyright.PENANAvTPI0ClVZh
enough Ivan” Kemari’s head snapped in shock towards the rotund bartender who195Please respect copyright.PENANABbgWZkrbMg
had spoken. Unlike the others his face was written with concern. “.......I195Please respect copyright.PENANAYgBvq9zRfS
think the child has had enough of your lesson” he hesitated
“Is195Please respect copyright.PENANAKQEMJta2VN
that so?” Ivan punctuated his question with a severe kick to Kemari’s side,195Please respect copyright.PENANAFtGmHd1vp8
causing him to hit the floor. “Well what do you all say?” his question was195Please respect copyright.PENANASCRssSu0Qr
directed at the other occupants of the room and Kemari cringed as he heard195Please respect copyright.PENANA8eersotmRl
their replies: “kill him”, “rip his guts out”, “show him who’s boss”, “Finish him off” they cried.
“As195Please respect copyright.PENANAvIm00U13yt
you command” Ivan sneered as he raised his sword. Just then a figure wearing a195Please respect copyright.PENANAB7ssWoTC65
black hooded cloak broke from the crowd and walked towards them, Kemari laughed195Please respect copyright.PENANAQLJWe5vuF3
as he noticed it.
“What’s195Please respect copyright.PENANAyCfJhfpPuh
so funny?” Ivan said, his sword still held high.
Kemari195Please respect copyright.PENANAgPkRBChR2v
heard the bartender sigh “You done fucked up now Ivan”
“Huh?”195Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5sJ23Jv88
that was all he managed before the figure slammed a powerful kick into his neck195Please respect copyright.PENANAN5rZR1Hkoc
causing him to drop the sword as he skidded sideward before falling. “You ok195Please respect copyright.PENANAxBWoiA3crB
Kemari?” it's feminine voice asked without looking away from Ivan who was195Please respect copyright.PENANAj9np3u4FWt
already back on his feet and holding his neck.
“yea”195Please respect copyright.PENANAIIdXE4GZz4
Kemari wheezed “Nothing a little healing magic can’t fix……and thanks by the way,195Please respect copyright.PENANAvt5Lgag9A5
Isadora”
“good195Please respect copyright.PENANAcQYnyxIr7o
and don’t mention it, just stay right there and watch as the greatest monk in195Please respect copyright.PENANAKBjv5CICfn
all of Lanatheas kick ass” the figure giggled.
“Didn’t195Please respect copyright.PENANAp6sPsYKVgt
you drop out of your training?” Kemari smiled.
“SHUT195Please respect copyright.PENANAc1Fm5jZGNE
UP!” she took a fighting stance “it was a mutual agreement”
The195Please respect copyright.PENANAPae38l3zSy
two laughed as everyone stared at them in bewilderment. Ivan, who had finally195Please respect copyright.PENANApXR9nQmzo5
recovered from the blow looked at the figure as they sized up each other. “who195Please respect copyright.PENANAj8SCYJgA5K
the fuck are you?” he finally asked the figure.
“irrelevant”
“you195Please respect copyright.PENANAyyjHQEFcby
sound like a woman”
“I195Please respect copyright.PENANAqH2TCICNDG
should hope”
“that195Please respect copyright.PENANAmY2OcPY9gm
was a magnificent kick, for a lady of course” he rubbed his neck and grinned at195Please respect copyright.PENANA0SW9It3eeH
her
“Wow,195Please respect copyright.PENANASXLPfU3OcU
that was a bit sexist don’t you think?”
“Sex195Please respect copyright.PENANA736IG8Cqs4
what?” He shot a glare at Kemari who had laughed a little at his question.
“are195Please respect copyright.PENANAPMrqIyw7zy
we going to fight or not?” she asked sounding irritated.
“heh,195Please respect copyright.PENANASYNRVKurXn
I wouldn’t want to break your fragile little bones miss” Ivan smiled and the195Please respect copyright.PENANAulWn0jHoJG
crowd chuckled, the bartender only shook his head. Kemari sighed to himself as195Please respect copyright.PENANAso8SPKrkaV
he saw her dash toward Ivan with uncanny speed, he was barely fast enough to195Please respect copyright.PENANAYdetii92e9
block the kick that was aimed at his face. Isadora spun and delivered a kick to195Please respect copyright.PENANApRtvDlTaL5
Ivan’s abdomen which forced him back a few steps, before he knew it she was on195Please respect copyright.PENANAK3MnlqSRFU
him again, firing a quick jab to his nose followed by a myriad of blows to his195Please respect copyright.PENANAVul3CHmVSf
face and upper body. Ivan wobbled as the hits connected, he was unable to195Please respect copyright.PENANAerQCKoXaqx
block, dodge or even see them. The onlookers watched in awe as Ivan was beaten,195Please respect copyright.PENANAOer8RLvz80
unable to defend himself against the sheer powers of his enemy’s blows. Kemari,195Please respect copyright.PENANAEATGbjzFri
who was now back on his feet fully healed looked on smiling as his friend195Please respect copyright.PENANAf4o2AB33y1
finished the fight by palming Ivan square in the chest then walking away195Please respect copyright.PENANAvRuy4pJ0D3
towards Kemari. As he looked he noticed the man’s chestplate was even more195Please respect copyright.PENANAnEFuwuv6EA
dented than it was before and there was a hole in it where he had gotten the195Please respect copyright.PENANAvCdBF93Aoq
last hit, his face was twisted and bloody. As she walked by him, he turned to195Please respect copyright.PENANA4gML4927jB
follow her and heard a metallic clank as if Ivan’s body had finally registered195Please respect copyright.PENANA7zCg7mlz8h
that it was no longer living. The people moved to the side as Isadora walked past195Please respect copyright.PENANARKmzrjlBcZ
with Kemari in tow, they stopped by the counter where she fished a coin purse195Please respect copyright.PENANA7bYD177lQj
from somewhere in her cloak an handed it to the barkeep.
“Sorry195Please respect copyright.PENANAKdKeKo14Hs
for the disturbance big guy.”
“No195Please respect copyright.PENANAUbXklOIAER
worries little one” the bartender replied.
The195Please respect copyright.PENANA74en4yMTMC
two walked down the streets of the slum districts. People in tattered clothes195Please respect copyright.PENANAfbsNlILHSf
walked along as if they had no purpose, while others looked out from alleyways195Please respect copyright.PENANAVGnwmPOZVK
and the insides of broken down houses looking for unsuspecting prey to rob,195Please respect copyright.PENANAbsOgqHmG6k
abduct or kill. They walked in silence as they passed by buildings clumped together,195Please respect copyright.PENANAliRJyX3927
some even looked as if they were about to topple. They stopped as a group of boys195Please respect copyright.PENANA88bvoynp9c
ran out In front of them chasing after a smaller one who was running with a195Please respect copyright.PENANAaHwt3eIApk
huge rat in his hands. Isadora started walking again as Kemari stared after the195Please respect copyright.PENANAYoBDaTpxvw
children as they caught up to the boy and took they rat from him then proceeded195Please respect copyright.PENANALt1ZXTVFd0
to beat him.
“Same195Please respect copyright.PENANAXVCTPls71T
age” he said before following after her
His195Please respect copyright.PENANAw3Yh8CjUwn
friend looked at him as he caught up with her “said something?” she asked
“I was195Please respect copyright.PENANAheJRSlFOIK
just thinking….” He paused “those children just now, they don’t look that much older195Please respect copyright.PENANAvK5l1zWyPO
than we were at that time…”
“What195Please respect copyright.PENANAEWnlAxtXtD
does that have to do with anything?” she was curious, Kemari rarely mentioned195Please respect copyright.PENANAzDGBiQe69L
anything about their past. He tried not to show it, but she could tell that it195Please respect copyright.PENANAWDpRI34km0
still haunted him.
“…It195Please respect copyright.PENANAPQawlRI1gx
isn’t right” his voice quivered and was almost a whisper “children are supposed195Please respect copyright.PENANAaYjSLNRepB
to be safe, they shouldn’t be exposed to these harsh realities at such a young195Please respect copyright.PENANA3L2zvuDsox
age”
“Better195Please respect copyright.PENANAOJdExnLiB1
now than when they’re older and are incapable of dealing with the shit the195Please respect copyright.PENANAtsFuzOYwpR
world throws at them, because of the sheltered pampered life they lived” Her195Please respect copyright.PENANAElNtv7r3jh
reply was blunt and harsh, yet He knew she had a point. He had lived a195Please respect copyright.PENANARluAvNqsKf
sheltered life while she was always fighting for what she wanted, and now years195Please respect copyright.PENANAP4vMeg4zvF
later she was an accomplished Monk despite being a 'failure' to her mentors as195Please respect copyright.PENANALi0wgPiByT
well as a 'B' ranked adventurer while he was stuck at 'F' the weakest rank195Please respect copyright.PENANAcH6nvOBTwW
there was.
“I195Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1KREpEcqL
wish it didn’t have to be that way” she suddenly continued “But this is the way195Please respect copyright.PENANA3gUMrfPpmS
of life. With death lurking around every corner, we can’t afford to be weak” she195Please respect copyright.PENANADx4nurV8Ht
looked to the sky as she spoke.
“Like195Please respect copyright.PENANArjicKACDZL
me Huh?” Kemari chuckled lightly
“Pretty195Please respect copyright.PENANAkPS3LZDLfD
much” she laughed and punched Kemari in the shoulder, he flinched as she hit195Please respect copyright.PENANAlBr7bbDv1Q
him and that only made her laugh harder. He rubbed his shoulder as they195Please respect copyright.PENANASJrjuJq1u4
continued their walk in mostly silence.
It195Please respect copyright.PENANAGX2Uxr6iYM
was almost noon by the time they reached their destination; the Adventurer’s195Please respect copyright.PENANAGCqqu3tjCt
Guild. It was a large imposing structure which stood at the top of a grand marble195Please respect copyright.PENANAjIOGp2C3Qe
staircase, Kemari stopped and stared in awe at the high walls that shined in195Please respect copyright.PENANAbQeaHJM39f
the midday sun. No matter how many times he visited, the sheer beauty of it195Please respect copyright.PENANAw8nzGZQzjr
always caught his eyes . He smiled and walked up the steps where Isadora waited.195Please respect copyright.PENANAuJqs3R1sh1
They approached the large Oak double doors together which swung open as they195Please respect copyright.PENANA5uzY4O1yB5
got close, stepping inside Kemari looked around the huge open area they now195Please respect copyright.PENANAfUZEragnvo
stood in. The floors were made of a dark reflective surface that absorbed mana195Please respect copyright.PENANAzYGTAg8Sf5
from it’s occupants, making them weaker the longer they stayed, which Kemari195Please respect copyright.PENANANsMH6rar86
believed to be weird, but apparently the GuildMaster had done this to prevent195Please respect copyright.PENANALZbZUZlPdU
fighting in his hall “can’t fight if you can't freely manipulate your body’s195Please respect copyright.PENANA5lusaFG7zA
ambient mana” the receptionists would repeat. The room was filled with a variety195Please respect copyright.PENANAPwU5anXJzE
of adventuring folk; some wore bulky, heavy armor and carrying massive swords195Please respect copyright.PENANAW85R4xxEPo
while others dressed lighter, wielding bows, staves, or much smaller swords.195Please respect copyright.PENANATm9nVTFpKY
Two adventurers caught his eye, as they seemed to be out of place, one of them195Please respect copyright.PENANAcDPmhIaxHV
was a green slightly muscular being Kemari assumed to be a Half-Orc who leaned195Please respect copyright.PENANAciA0DCZgvW
against the wall with a heavy looking broadsword leaned up next to him, and was195Please respect copyright.PENANAW3jtkvvXDP
wearing a brown tunic over black leather pants and boots, on top of that he195Please respect copyright.PENANApLUhsHlnW4
also wore a pair of silver pauldrons and and a half chestplate, His hair was a195Please respect copyright.PENANAlkI3mysG6b
greenish untamed mess from what Kemari could see. The other person was the195Please respect copyright.PENANAr5YFP2zGqh
second most beautiful girl he had ever seen, an Elf with long silver hair tied195Please respect copyright.PENANAnDjYkZzy7p
up in a ponytail.
“So195Please respect copyright.PENANAEwoWVEWGhs
that’s your type hmm?” His attention was drawn from her before he had a chance195Please respect copyright.PENANAvBzs5GGt32
to observe her fully. He turned to see Isadora staring at him intensely with a huge195Please respect copyright.PENANANLsMQnJSRJ
grin on her face.
“No,195Please respect copyright.PENANAd7nrHwMKTP
that wasn’t…….that’s not…” Kemari stumbled to find words.
“Don’t195Please respect copyright.PENANAaFTzWcTiH2
worry my dear sweet companion.” Isadora laughed as she leaned in close and195Please respect copyright.PENANAukst78XBdX
covered her mouth as if to whisper to him “I SHIP!” She bellowed, attracting195Please respect copyright.PENANAxnKSAn4I9X
the attention of the entire room.
Kemari195Please respect copyright.PENANAofNtE6iai6
looked around nervously and hissed “what are you doing, you idiot?”
“why195Please respect copyright.PENANAyB5l72JJJL
I’m just so proud of you Kemari” she spread her arms wide and squealed “You’re195Please respect copyright.PENANAJqLoOhywPj
finally interested in exploring the lush flesh of a –“ she issued a yelp as Kemari195Please respect copyright.PENANAeKvxGliWhM
grabbed her cloak and dragged her away to the reception area. He blushed195Please respect copyright.PENANAhr30KgTLZx
slightly as he stormed past snickering adventurers. The reception area was a195Please respect copyright.PENANAVqnPjEWOKX
long counter towards the back of the room, behind it stood the guild’s195Please respect copyright.PENANAiQzDbJgMje
receptionists, all of which were identical women. The two approached the one195Please respect copyright.PENANA0rU1SyDwa6
closest and exchanged greetings, it wasn’t until then that Isadora removed her195Please respect copyright.PENANAByQbszxeUw
hood, revealing her face. Her skin was a smooth almond complexion and her light195Please respect copyright.PENANAyfqylqhFQq
brown hair was cut short in a close cropped style with the sides faded, her195Please respect copyright.PENANAtMZyYwokW3
eyes always took Kemari’s breath away, they were also a light brown with195Please respect copyright.PENANA7PCmbw0YAC
matched her skin tone and hair color and always seemed to sparkle. “keep195Please respect copyright.PENANAWbfjMzQf7S
staring at me like that and I’ll steal your heart” he was so engrossed in195Please respect copyright.PENANAQPBSUe97nr
admiring her that he didn’t notice that she had stopped talking to the195Please respect copyright.PENANAu1oKpZNnRP
receptionist and was now starting at him smirking. “And I meant that literally”195Please respect copyright.PENANA8fYi48oC27
she said teasingly before returning to her conversation.
Kemari195Please respect copyright.PENANA6fHm9rI1Ag
gulped and then sighed as he went about observing the room once more. He looked195Please respect copyright.PENANAhoIoNemucC
around at the occupants who were all embroiled195Please respect copyright.PENANAJlvCcp9pWk
in conversation amongst their companions, the elf he had seen was no longer195Please respect copyright.PENANA0QSakNdb5b
there, but the Half-Orc stood the same place leaning against the wall; this195Please respect copyright.PENANAxAnvd5J4Q3
time he was staring right back at Kemari who quickly turned away. In the centre195Please respect copyright.PENANAhVUXbwk6yC
of the hall was a giant golden statue of the legendary GuildMaster himself: Gaelin195Please respect copyright.PENANAotgP19Y22I
Branandor, who had faced down the Black Dragon in the Arena pits, gaining his195Please respect copyright.PENANAAPq0anMXw4
freedom from slavery in the process. The statue featured Gaelin in nothing but195Please respect copyright.PENANAzBWIVi85I1
a loin cloth, with a broken sword in his left hand and the dragon’s head in the195Please respect copyright.PENANAHe7knr3FqJ
other. The statue was of a powerfully built man, with long golden hair hung low195Please respect copyright.PENANA3KMimMK3Bj
behind his back. That looks nothing like the old fool Kemari thought to195Please respect copyright.PENANAdKSw8ckLjc
himself as he shifted his attention in scorn. The walls were a chalk white, and195Please respect copyright.PENANAJbCCYECteJ
were decorated with long portraits of the Twelve Knights of Lanatheas; the only195Please respect copyright.PENANAALkdLGqctQ
'S' ranked heroes Lanatheas had to offer. They were the strongest and their195Please respect copyright.PENANAnEcQ795u5S
names carried a lot of weight. Kemari only knew three of them: Markus The Bear,195Please respect copyright.PENANASIzg6hrAFY
who was a savage Hulk of a man who never wore anything apart from his brown fur195Please respect copyright.PENANAwjxA5C71hI
loincloth and the pelt of some unknown beast around his shoulders. He was known195Please respect copyright.PENANAifUTWq95dL
to tear his foes to pieces with nothing but his bare hands. Next was Lucien Arengar,195Please respect copyright.PENANA7PemxzwCDX
leader of the kingdom’s Dragon Knights which was an elite unit tasked with high195Please respect copyright.PENANAfEF3JLfKN2
priority quests from the Crown itself, he wore his signature red and gold195Please respect copyright.PENANAtlyZKm5ioI
armour with his sword held high and his shield to his side. The last was the195Please respect copyright.PENANA5ktRiBU1gd
rogue, the assassin, and the fastest of all the 12………fuck, what was his name195Please respect copyright.PENANASYvhoflwYi
again?. Kemari stared at the portrait of the man who stood completely clad195Please respect copyright.PENANAkMKvzf2s7E
in black and covered completely, hiding his features.
“Brinn,195Please respect copyright.PENANATZSqTztCzZ
I think” Isadora said from beside him. She had turned towards him and noticed195Please respect copyright.PENANAGPYblXEnT4
him staring with a puzzled look on his face.
“Thanks,195Please respect copyright.PENANAwGpNlrQzC6
don’t know why I keep forgetting his name” Kemari replied “You finished?”
“Yuuup”195Please respect copyright.PENANAZrun1wTL4b
she bounced and grinned
“Great,195Please respect copyright.PENANAEwOYKdMsFK
let’s go then” he stretched and started to walk away when Isadora grabbed his195Please respect copyright.PENANARPf82mLqaC
robes
“Not195Please respect copyright.PENANAWeMSjftcC7
so fast, my dashing knight”
“What195Please respect copyright.PENANA95PClhFCbi
now?” Kemari sighed
“The195Please respect copyright.PENANA43IVsOZVWd
GuildMaster has something for us”
Kemari’s195Please respect copyright.PENANAPm2idVyOoA
demeanor changed upon hearing that, he spun around and grabbed Isadora’s195Please respect copyright.PENANAktD2LpI0QD
shoulders, she shuddered when she saw the cold look on Kemari’s face.
“Did195Please respect copyright.PENANAskmd2ThIJu
they find him” he tried to ask as calmly as he could, but his voice was instead195Please respect copyright.PENANAV92szUErRM
cold and tainted with anger. She nodded and turned then waved towards the195Please respect copyright.PENANA5a4d9VGRm6
receptionist who was weaving a spell, she smiled and in an instant they were195Please respect copyright.PENANAmd4OHLCXZv
standing in an empty blueish space which only had a small desk and a few chairs195Please respect copyright.PENANAOVftZ8dj4c
in the middle.
Kemari195Please respect copyright.PENANAPxDQJKzdq3
rushed towards the desk leaving his friend behind, he caught a glimpse of a195Please respect copyright.PENANAEB3jxOMelc
giant ogre wearing full plate armour as it vanished from the room. Kemari195Please respect copyright.PENANA3kiKa1D1PU
stopped at the desk and stared at the195Please respect copyright.PENANAIYIwzaf9Be
small sinewy man behind it. The man wore a black vest over a white buttoned195Please respect copyright.PENANAw9JLlGSRGM
down shirt, his head was completely bald and he seemed to be well over 100195Please respect copyright.PENANAbwQgQXoQBw
years old. “You stare too much Kephirian” the man said without looking up from195Please respect copyright.PENANAS7Hp1dnFid
a paper he was scribbling on before him.
“Where195Please respect copyright.PENANAlEpXg1vNpE
is he!” Kemari slammed his hands on the desk
“Have195Please respect copyright.PENANAmOfEbLOH7W
a seat first” the man gestured at a chair before the desk “you too monk”
Kemari195Please respect copyright.PENANArOQ23Cv59l
looked and noticed she was right next to him now, she plopped into the chair195Please respect copyright.PENANAtz2iD1UwvI
and placed her feet on the desk, which evoked a glare from the man who made to195Please respect copyright.PENANAfZhAaCAsNn
say something before shaking his head and changing his mind. “please?” He195Please respect copyright.PENANA9hfNhendk7
looked at Kemari this time, who sighed and sat in his chair.
“Who195Please respect copyright.PENANAWHs5OGbpfm
was that just now, GuildMaster?” Isadora spoke first
Gaelin195Please respect copyright.PENANAVz5Do4bNkp
set down his quill and leaned back in his chair for a few moments before he195Please respect copyright.PENANAs68fych6qk
finally responded “Targoth IronHorn…..” he hesitated, pondering how to continue195Please respect copyright.PENANAnN8Smij7PQ
“He looks for the same man as you do”
“Did……..did195Please respect copyright.PENANAHOiT5z9z9S
you tell him what he wanted to know?” 195Please respect copyright.PENANA2Y1XJZX5Ek
Isadora glanced at Kemari as she asked
“I195Please respect copyright.PENANA3oiehl4WYn
did”
“YOU195Please respect copyright.PENANAkmtsyfVyFm
HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” Kemari flared up “WHAT THE FUCK? WE HAD AN AGREEMENT195Please respect copyright.PENANAH41OgwgLg1
YOU OLD FART” He reached across the table and grabbed Gaelin by his shirt195Please respect copyright.PENANAcjdnnFdttt
collar.
“THAT’S195Please respect copyright.PENANArmZUbY9N0R
ENOUGH KEMARI” Isadora shot up and took his arm, he looked at her briefly and195Please respect copyright.PENANAmJUD8CsenV
saw the disappointed way she looked at him. He grunted as he let go and paced195Please respect copyright.PENANAwGbSDWhhU4
around the room “Great, so now we competition….”
“Does195Please respect copyright.PENANAEuThNimyIN
it matter Kemari?” She paused then continued “We just want him dead, so we…….you195Please respect copyright.PENANA9CN0g3p4hu
can be free from your burden.”
Kemari195Please respect copyright.PENANAi7QBQAfr0w
stood still with his fists clenched “How in the world would that relieve me of195Please respect copyright.PENANAq1u9HX818a
my burdens?” he looked at Isadora and said firmly “I have to be the one who kills195Please respect copyright.PENANAvp6hCwrVKt
him...…..I won’t be at peace unless I am. Why do you seem to have a problem195Please respect copyright.PENANAF5l9zml7ll
with that? You. Kill. All. The. Time…..so what’s the fucking difference here”195Please respect copyright.PENANAcNZGp4JQdn
she didn’t answer, and the room stood in silence, waiting, before it was195Please respect copyright.PENANA0ktb0osG3I
finally broken.
“You’re195Please respect copyright.PENANAVxxhW83vr3
a fragile one, Kephirian…...” The GuildMaster smiled “Do you honestly believe195Please respect copyright.PENANArzbmotJeXl
you have what it takes to kill this monster on your own, or will you need the195Please respect copyright.PENANAUofiHa5fDo
monk to do it for you?”
“…..” Kemari195Please respect copyright.PENANA9G0Cq4Mk86
stood there in silence unable to answer.
“Nevertheless,195Please respect copyright.PENANA9aptNUyTGh
we have a deal. The man you’re looking for is known as 'Vanther The Bold',195Please respect copyright.PENANAyT5iijDVFI
everything you need to know is in this” he handed Isadora a small scroll.
She195Please respect copyright.PENANAFvvc2ofZjS
muttered a 'Thank You' as she turned to leave
“Oh,195Please respect copyright.PENANArlhu4bB2Ed
and one more thing” he said stopping the duo in their tracks “There was another195Please respect copyright.PENANA5nLl6MfCGn
person besides the Orc who came for information on him, so you might want to195Please respect copyright.PENANA4xPF7XKgrl
hurry”
Kemari195Please respect copyright.PENANAbrkIxVBR8F
and Isadora then vanished as they once again teleported elsewhere.
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