Fire422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8zAwUWT00
and smoke, corpses burned beyond recognition, blood splattered streets. It was422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPjw6zVK0P
all around him, he stood in the middle of a burning village, watching as more422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRYR3b1J3c
people were butchered by the horsemen. Arrows plunged into some, while others422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAHmXcC5ss
were struck down with swords. The boy did nothing, only staring in horror at422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZTvyW5bmz
the scene which played before him. A group of horsemen started to approach him,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9jOFxJ42q
he watched as they got closer and closer, the boy thought of running, but his422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPwwkJu86E
legs wouldn’t move. He was frozen, he was afraid, he would soon be dead as well.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWp3bBpjr2l
The horsemen stopped, and their leas dismounted and approached him, the422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMbHaBnCYz
reflection of the flames danced along the silver longsword in hand. The boy stared422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKjjgsx4TVY
wide-eyed at him, he was an intimidating figure, larger than any man he had422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Hc6Trxz9W
ever seen, with a long scar running diagonally across his face, stretching from422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WUKEn1AaF
his right eye to the side of his mouth. The man grinned as he lifted the longsword422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR0cmLAaCk8
with one hand and swung down with it.
Kemari422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVigk9xpl9
awoke suddenly, his heart was pounding in his chest and he was drenched with sweat.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IlvidOeH3
He sat up in his bed and put his right hand over his face then screamed loudly422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3L7UiZWWpX
into it. He stopped and caught his breath for a minute before swinging his legs422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzoTTZ5GAR
off the tiny bed, looking around at the wooden room he sighed. It was tiny and422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2NaO4hzN0
the only furniture were the bed crammed up against the wall which he slept in422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMo4YRaKJoZ
and a small chest tucked away in a corner, above it hung a small cracked mirror.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZ1lvcKd2z
Kemari got up and tentatively walked towards the mirror and looked at himself. He422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxP0jLu8pv
stared at his reflection for a while, waiting for his heart rate and breathing422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbIXBUKzme
to steady. He brushed his locks out of his face and tied it behind his head,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorDaIwmCn7
leaving two strands to remain at the front. His two crimson eyes stared back at422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fbxtNG8uF
him, and as usual he felt like he was sharing his vision with something else,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF55mzu3tp5
as if there was someone else inside him using his eyes. He ran his hand over a422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPF0yigMpPY
long scar that stretched from his shoulder to the middle of his chest, images422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdzlxbYgXS
from his nightmare flashed before him making him sigh. He admired his dark422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEavXzdOz2X
brown complexion for a minute before opening422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsV8AoQ1bnd
the chest and getting dressed in his purple Mage’s robe.
“Time422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtqxjJOIFt
for another day of failures and being dependent on Isadora” he mumbled.
The422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrIflUBkdg
Dragon’s Tongue was a small run-down Inn and Tavern situated in the slums of Lanatheas'422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesipISw7tm
royal capital. It was a place only frequented by the poor as well as a variety422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8gRaldo1E
of unsavory types, it was here Kemari called home. For unlike all the others422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqwduqIq8Y
who were members of the Adventurer’s Guild, he was incapable of earning enough422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDBKp2eV82
gold to get himself a room in the richer districts, this was something Kemari422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hYEXHiB1y
despised and always swore he would have to change. He sat in a corner, alone, with422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0eoYKQxYly
a book laid before him on the table, the common room was lively as server girls422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedtBHlkeVI
carried meals and ale to various tables of loud customers. A server walked by422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gQRP9AzXR
him and the smell coming from the tray made him gag. How do they eat that422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGk02TxE5F
filth? He thought to himself shaking his head. He was about to start422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCLLGUcTC0t
reading when a rusty iron sword impaled his book and lodged itself in the table.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcbTM29D8S
Kemari heard laughter from around the room as he looked at his book in horror, blue422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgHSwV8cHf
mist rose from it in a puff of smoke as the contents spilled out of the book as422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFuNCmixrn
if it were bleeding.
“What422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovp2MJNe3z
the fuck!” he heard a figure beside him exclaim. Kemari looked up to see the422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1oQal1Y4B
man who was holding the sword, he was muscular looking fellow who wore a rag tied422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyaMCdPpW1
like a mask around his neck, and was wearing tattered clothing under a rusted422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBzpFT4Kzk
iron chestplate, which had its fair share of dents. “do you have any idea how422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCOm2JrfDq
much this book cost me?” Kemari said as he clenched his fists. The man looked422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAdd55HiHW
at him and laughed “would you look at this fool, boys” his laughter was echoed422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfEQpWQwr2
by the other people in the room “ha, looks like he wants to fight you” a voice422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx28ZwUSyKX
snickered.
“yea?422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXJhbGccgE
Is that true, brat?” he lowered his body into a crouch and stared into Kemari's422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUAmgXiKdO
eyes “you want to fight, you little weakling?”
“Go422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79mXfzaiPc
fuck yourself” Kemari spat in his face.
“Aargh!”422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlMHlrXWJS
the brute grabbed him by his temples and yanked him from his chair then threw422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzpRUmudRb
him across the room in one fluid motion. Kemari crashed into chairs and tables422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1wavJtddJ
as he flew through the room, and coming to a stop as he slammed against the422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPt8wlziKt9
wall with a thud. His assailant pulled his sword out of the table and pointed422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwXzMHtzlnX
it at him “I think it’s time you learned your fucking place, trash.” He walked422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8cCfffhac
forward slashing his sword through the air as he moved. “You might not have422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HBskm15GN
realised it as you were coasting through life in your peaceful little village,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHT33inWNWh
but we live in a world where the strong eat the weak” he paused slightly then422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lELgrpmzD
continued “There’s no place in it for pitiful, weaklings……... except for food422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA11O0o0gQ8
that is. So do tell me mage” he was grinning madly by this point “WHAT.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIMTU2UJQJ
PURPOSE. DO. YOU. SERVE?” he punctuated each pause with a slash of his sword as422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiglNsxaPuv
he stopped over Kemari, who was now propped up against the wall holding a hand422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzzDmTRTOi
to his side while his other began to move in motion weaving a spell.
Despite422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDMK4YSPza
all that had happened, Kemari was not afraid, for he had faced down bigger and422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aqJ9Z14wn
more dangerous enemies and lived……never mind it being because he was saved by a422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SbDoTbgiA
certain someone most of those times. He held his hand before him and smirked as422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQUhCaqb7M
the spell was completed, he was shocked however, when the brute grabbed his arm422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXw9zSkExsc
and forced it downward right as an ethereal arrow shot out from his palm. He422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKfEQ4LC0i
grimaced as he suddenly felt a kick to the gut, Kemari doubled over in pain and422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NmJMgHFI0
coughed up blood. His assailant released his arm and placed the sword against his422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIW5bmMOPxu
neck. Kemari glanced around the room, hoping someone would come to his rescue, he422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsT2NebmyE
soon realized that would not happen as he saw the twisted smiles on everyone’s422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Xfphx8cCW
face.
“That’s422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDJ42gGK1U
enough Ivan” Kemari’s head snapped in shock towards the rotund bartender who422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5OtDbmHZH
had spoken. Unlike the others his face was written with concern. “.......I422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHH9Ppzx9lE
think the child has had enough of your lesson” he hesitated
“Is422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmIuoJ29BS
that so?” Ivan punctuated his question with a severe kick to Kemari’s side,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5BzUH5F5i
causing him to hit the floor. “Well what do you all say?” his question was422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69jqBJEi4K
directed at the other occupants of the room and Kemari cringed as he heard422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw8JOw18Ojh
their replies: “kill him”, “rip his guts out”, “show him who’s boss”, “Finish him off” they cried.
“As422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hkFwOEQ6X
you command” Ivan sneered as he raised his sword. Just then a figure wearing a422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcguLcNeM01
black hooded cloak broke from the crowd and walked towards them, Kemari laughed422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTKzyUD0hB
as he noticed it.
“What’s422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6XSAoU8QU
so funny?” Ivan said, his sword still held high.
Kemari422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxV5gI1Rdc
heard the bartender sigh “You done fucked up now Ivan”
“Huh?”422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogtt2cktfi
that was all he managed before the figure slammed a powerful kick into his neck422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SdGfElsnw
causing him to drop the sword as he skidded sideward before falling. “You ok422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYgw4DQJ4Y
Kemari?” it's feminine voice asked without looking away from Ivan who was422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNjXYKNxtQ
already back on his feet and holding his neck.
“yea”422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYv1i9RqOVU
Kemari wheezed “Nothing a little healing magic can’t fix……and thanks by the way,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yHD8iZLvb
Isadora”
“good422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEbt0eLmm4
and don’t mention it, just stay right there and watch as the greatest monk in422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7fmuMuJtn
all of Lanatheas kick ass” the figure giggled.
“Didn’t422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3z8EqmnDm
you drop out of your training?” Kemari smiled.
“SHUT422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTG6EDXw1M
UP!” she took a fighting stance “it was a mutual agreement”
The422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp841rWk7J4
two laughed as everyone stared at them in bewilderment. Ivan, who had finally422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzL6MranIJ
recovered from the blow looked at the figure as they sized up each other. “who422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ8hqjSdk6N
the fuck are you?” he finally asked the figure.
“irrelevant”
“you422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3omabJSypS
sound like a woman”
“I422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfTpg1tl1i
should hope”
“that422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKiVvdA5eu
was a magnificent kick, for a lady of course” he rubbed his neck and grinned at422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJpPug5Dwe
her
“Wow,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbXrCgM9gJ
that was a bit sexist don’t you think?”
“Sex422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiI2a1B6Spx
what?” He shot a glare at Kemari who had laughed a little at his question.
“are422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nZN6InFWt
we going to fight or not?” she asked sounding irritated.
“heh,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2VmwOlZZp
I wouldn’t want to break your fragile little bones miss” Ivan smiled and the422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ay4KGYurn
crowd chuckled, the bartender only shook his head. Kemari sighed to himself as422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡShRw72Qnli
he saw her dash toward Ivan with uncanny speed, he was barely fast enough to422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1xR23xBDk
block the kick that was aimed at his face. Isadora spun and delivered a kick to422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXa3aMz9Q0
Ivan’s abdomen which forced him back a few steps, before he knew it she was on422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx16ILdIsb4
him again, firing a quick jab to his nose followed by a myriad of blows to his422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsPTsFA261
face and upper body. Ivan wobbled as the hits connected, he was unable to422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5OGrpR01N
block, dodge or even see them. The onlookers watched in awe as Ivan was beaten,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKXIIJEo9Z
unable to defend himself against the sheer powers of his enemy’s blows. Kemari,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Kco0TnPEX
who was now back on his feet fully healed looked on smiling as his friend422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMJIBJqcuy
finished the fight by palming Ivan square in the chest then walking away422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpKLv3kWUD
towards Kemari. As he looked he noticed the man’s chestplate was even more422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdRZFoaAYu
dented than it was before and there was a hole in it where he had gotten the422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdX2tDPKXVH
last hit, his face was twisted and bloody. As she walked by him, he turned to422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38r0jfkGeV
follow her and heard a metallic clank as if Ivan’s body had finally registered422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQ3V6HIpXx
that it was no longer living. The people moved to the side as Isadora walked past422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DcZhQgorA
with Kemari in tow, they stopped by the counter where she fished a coin purse422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQMooghuPQ
from somewhere in her cloak an handed it to the barkeep.
“Sorry422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDJDCt2jNB
for the disturbance big guy.”
“No422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHbfiSJvNk
worries little one” the bartender replied.
The422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxiQaVyc4z
two walked down the streets of the slum districts. People in tattered clothes422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2h84LSsTi
walked along as if they had no purpose, while others looked out from alleyways422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYisLj2DTD
and the insides of broken down houses looking for unsuspecting prey to rob,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qGD3udx0D
abduct or kill. They walked in silence as they passed by buildings clumped together,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTupUmSVJ5E
some even looked as if they were about to topple. They stopped as a group of boys422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbJ0iePQoh
ran out In front of them chasing after a smaller one who was running with a422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHqj2iNtSH
huge rat in his hands. Isadora started walking again as Kemari stared after the422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMswIPgTQsr
children as they caught up to the boy and took they rat from him then proceeded422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5F6Nx9e6j
to beat him.
“Same422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrneRnA4wE
age” he said before following after her
His422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKYQweeVHt
friend looked at him as he caught up with her “said something?” she asked
“I was422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJrpRAJiPa
just thinking….” He paused “those children just now, they don’t look that much older422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyhffQinl9
than we were at that time…”
“What422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DLyF4PhT1
does that have to do with anything?” she was curious, Kemari rarely mentioned422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIRfhJCH9q
anything about their past. He tried not to show it, but she could tell that it422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkhvway1b7
still haunted him.
“…It422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNteVdfMT1u
isn’t right” his voice quivered and was almost a whisper “children are supposed422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNNxSwJPuBZ
to be safe, they shouldn’t be exposed to these harsh realities at such a young422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz0JSDChWfq
age”
“Better422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUN8MWzDel
now than when they’re older and are incapable of dealing with the shit the422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqenSnHxUaL
world throws at them, because of the sheltered pampered life they lived” Her422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8NLA1sf55
reply was blunt and harsh, yet He knew she had a point. He had lived a422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPtlkud2o4
sheltered life while she was always fighting for what she wanted, and now years422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIb7m45gGQ
later she was an accomplished Monk despite being a 'failure' to her mentors as422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGP4NfUXlS0
well as a 'B' ranked adventurer while he was stuck at 'F' the weakest rank422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYKRTTLeU9
there was.
“I422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHDCadVvGR
wish it didn’t have to be that way” she suddenly continued “But this is the way422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6rB8OtSev
of life. With death lurking around every corner, we can’t afford to be weak” she422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp7IMg6p0RW
looked to the sky as she spoke.
“Like422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgibtXTAjUx
me Huh?” Kemari chuckled lightly
“Pretty422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47yvhDr06t
much” she laughed and punched Kemari in the shoulder, he flinched as she hit422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB85oaAlBX5
him and that only made her laugh harder. He rubbed his shoulder as they422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljvrYrBdFU
continued their walk in mostly silence.
It422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMZrTuVbI8
was almost noon by the time they reached their destination; the Adventurer’s422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewsoCL43rG
Guild. It was a large imposing structure which stood at the top of a grand marble422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSkdvSCnaV
staircase, Kemari stopped and stared in awe at the high walls that shined in422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhmbkC6LhQ
the midday sun. No matter how many times he visited, the sheer beauty of it422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8rsfMoxeV
always caught his eyes . He smiled and walked up the steps where Isadora waited.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcR9ogpbaT
They approached the large Oak double doors together which swung open as they422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO65HdlSdYE
got close, stepping inside Kemari looked around the huge open area they now422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zsVV4eP8w
stood in. The floors were made of a dark reflective surface that absorbed mana422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qdexNZNSh
from it’s occupants, making them weaker the longer they stayed, which Kemari422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92O3LXHyez
believed to be weird, but apparently the GuildMaster had done this to prevent422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkM9uklXQQe
fighting in his hall “can’t fight if you can't freely manipulate your body’s422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZYVusgrwP
ambient mana” the receptionists would repeat. The room was filled with a variety422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWa8LIf7nb2
of adventuring folk; some wore bulky, heavy armor and carrying massive swords422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZYo6wT49U
while others dressed lighter, wielding bows, staves, or much smaller swords.422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdM8z1xg3ic
Two adventurers caught his eye, as they seemed to be out of place, one of them422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqEXXdvsWe
was a green slightly muscular being Kemari assumed to be a Half-Orc who leaned422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbZ2JcV5dn
against the wall with a heavy looking broadsword leaned up next to him, and was422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNg2P5vrVnU
wearing a brown tunic over black leather pants and boots, on top of that he422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYCVTkxVJA
also wore a pair of silver pauldrons and and a half chestplate, His hair was a422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSADCccxz8
greenish untamed mess from what Kemari could see. The other person was the422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfzqMyZx9F
second most beautiful girl he had ever seen, an Elf with long silver hair tied422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTStxlU3vkB
up in a ponytail.
“So422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBI07DzeRO
that’s your type hmm?” His attention was drawn from her before he had a chance422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ856F2OpzY1
to observe her fully. He turned to see Isadora staring at him intensely with a huge422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1ZZ3aZCS7
grin on her face.
“No,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zxJTeD0Qx
that wasn’t…….that’s not…” Kemari stumbled to find words.
“Don’t422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiVMqf7OCS
worry my dear sweet companion.” Isadora laughed as she leaned in close and422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpQ20vouId
covered her mouth as if to whisper to him “I SHIP!” She bellowed, attracting422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzv3hOtgOn
the attention of the entire room.
Kemari422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDeYobGsmj
looked around nervously and hissed “what are you doing, you idiot?”
“why422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUL76n94mFx
I’m just so proud of you Kemari” she spread her arms wide and squealed “You’re422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmESApTJR2o
finally interested in exploring the lush flesh of a –“ she issued a yelp as Kemari422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzoNaTq3SR
grabbed her cloak and dragged her away to the reception area. He blushed422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PyQLFeHXg
slightly as he stormed past snickering adventurers. The reception area was a422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWrRNb2G9I
long counter towards the back of the room, behind it stood the guild’s422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsYNWnYZAP
receptionists, all of which were identical women. The two approached the one422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNQEkoqM14
closest and exchanged greetings, it wasn’t until then that Isadora removed her422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhEzfUYw1Y
hood, revealing her face. Her skin was a smooth almond complexion and her light422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTa9X6Pq3Nm
brown hair was cut short in a close cropped style with the sides faded, her422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOw1hFdJV9
eyes always took Kemari’s breath away, they were also a light brown with422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAdkcQ8pdA
matched her skin tone and hair color and always seemed to sparkle. “keep422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqv7tcaBkH
staring at me like that and I’ll steal your heart” he was so engrossed in422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuBaVeqZKn
admiring her that he didn’t notice that she had stopped talking to the422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99BaHDFExN
receptionist and was now starting at him smirking. “And I meant that literally”422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc58ZKwwTPX
she said teasingly before returning to her conversation.
Kemari422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnb7HmSPAIW
gulped and then sighed as he went about observing the room once more. He looked422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2O9Vudnxjj
around at the occupants who were all embroiled422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBkYB51Kml
in conversation amongst their companions, the elf he had seen was no longer422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OhWSi8BQV
there, but the Half-Orc stood the same place leaning against the wall; this422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPfK0Sv5Fr
time he was staring right back at Kemari who quickly turned away. In the centre422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAgbYJdjPGA
of the hall was a giant golden statue of the legendary GuildMaster himself: Gaelin422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoihNMAQxR
Branandor, who had faced down the Black Dragon in the Arena pits, gaining his422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aojldN7G2
freedom from slavery in the process. The statue featured Gaelin in nothing but422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmUrE0UnxQ
a loin cloth, with a broken sword in his left hand and the dragon’s head in the422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2khD3Nyps5
other. The statue was of a powerfully built man, with long golden hair hung low422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvVhlSUOrFs
behind his back. That looks nothing like the old fool Kemari thought to422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTCYAloRNX
himself as he shifted his attention in scorn. The walls were a chalk white, and422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvXBGu3LAF
were decorated with long portraits of the Twelve Knights of Lanatheas; the only422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTn3TDN6FMm
'S' ranked heroes Lanatheas had to offer. They were the strongest and their422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXylFWkJtTC
names carried a lot of weight. Kemari only knew three of them: Markus The Bear,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9lb4xfUNs
who was a savage Hulk of a man who never wore anything apart from his brown fur422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUFCwrE3C7
loincloth and the pelt of some unknown beast around his shoulders. He was known422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrbTZHwvgx
to tear his foes to pieces with nothing but his bare hands. Next was Lucien Arengar,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsscLKgcjRL
leader of the kingdom’s Dragon Knights which was an elite unit tasked with high422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZ0Qifxzl6
priority quests from the Crown itself, he wore his signature red and gold422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjRjzUJdTt
armour with his sword held high and his shield to his side. The last was the422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnFJp3z9ae
rogue, the assassin, and the fastest of all the 12………fuck, what was his name422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uT5XN3k07
again?. Kemari stared at the portrait of the man who stood completely clad422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsUEfhYQdQ
in black and covered completely, hiding his features.
“Brinn,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSyohoR9JC
I think” Isadora said from beside him. She had turned towards him and noticed422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9QUokHUKR
him staring with a puzzled look on his face.
“Thanks,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6ZoyUK0iw
don’t know why I keep forgetting his name” Kemari replied “You finished?”
“Yuuup”422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uKIR2RzaT
she bounced and grinned
“Great,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjBBramejuH
let’s go then” he stretched and started to walk away when Isadora grabbed his422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Zf1PceGMQ
robes
“Not422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXN0SajrBnu
so fast, my dashing knight”
“What422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZK1JMIlGA
now?” Kemari sighed
“The422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUsLifkNTh
GuildMaster has something for us”
Kemari’s422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAMhzeNUzy
demeanor changed upon hearing that, he spun around and grabbed Isadora’s422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbPfpl8NFG
shoulders, she shuddered when she saw the cold look on Kemari’s face.
“Did422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpuk8l6H7Z
they find him” he tried to ask as calmly as he could, but his voice was instead422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75Lka4OUnm
cold and tainted with anger. She nodded and turned then waved towards the422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ZchtAODxH
receptionist who was weaving a spell, she smiled and in an instant they were422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lPfieWGG2
standing in an empty blueish space which only had a small desk and a few chairs422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqK8I2cWkmy
in the middle.
Kemari422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbi1fx5wO7m
rushed towards the desk leaving his friend behind, he caught a glimpse of a422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrP0eCHSpft
giant ogre wearing full plate armour as it vanished from the room. Kemari422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6Gl8P51RV
stopped at the desk and stared at the422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nit9lnvOC
small sinewy man behind it. The man wore a black vest over a white buttoned422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgfisg2RB9
down shirt, his head was completely bald and he seemed to be well over 100422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvP5RrFxYHb
years old. “You stare too much Kephirian” the man said without looking up from422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOeZgE5rXZa
a paper he was scribbling on before him.
“Where422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UIeqQPRsb
is he!” Kemari slammed his hands on the desk
“Have422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVQ1oikOoT
a seat first” the man gestured at a chair before the desk “you too monk”
Kemari422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0F5juIiEr
looked and noticed she was right next to him now, she plopped into the chair422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW288jKbdaH
and placed her feet on the desk, which evoked a glare from the man who made to422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyfGH3rUMu
say something before shaking his head and changing his mind. “please?” He422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSWnDSuTfo
looked at Kemari this time, who sighed and sat in his chair.
“Who422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocbvLaNHi3
was that just now, GuildMaster?” Isadora spoke first
Gaelin422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbPHRgr10Z
set down his quill and leaned back in his chair for a few moments before he422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZNL1JXMHE
finally responded “Targoth IronHorn…..” he hesitated, pondering how to continue422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHGoaD9w0s
“He looks for the same man as you do”
“Did……..did422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5a599cPfz
you tell him what he wanted to know?” 422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAF425saFuM
Isadora glanced at Kemari as she asked
“I422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dBb1xGlsr
did”
“YOU422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwkGEFFRLL
HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” Kemari flared up “WHAT THE FUCK? WE HAD AN AGREEMENT422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXqj46okwU
YOU OLD FART” He reached across the table and grabbed Gaelin by his shirt422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4tZ6cAHyV
collar.
“THAT’S422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCtVIm07TTc
ENOUGH KEMARI” Isadora shot up and took his arm, he looked at her briefly and422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpgGvqr8Fp
saw the disappointed way she looked at him. He grunted as he let go and paced422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4m3k9Rx1w
around the room “Great, so now we competition….”
“Does422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUACi7vOr1T
it matter Kemari?” She paused then continued “We just want him dead, so we…….you422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiki5V5ICx
can be free from your burden.”
Kemari422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzG1B2Fakg
stood still with his fists clenched “How in the world would that relieve me of422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoisAzNpPWr
my burdens?” he looked at Isadora and said firmly “I have to be the one who kills422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0s90vCSnf
him...…..I won’t be at peace unless I am. Why do you seem to have a problem422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAQOWsoEM0H
with that? You. Kill. All. The. Time…..so what’s the fucking difference here”422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQ4Mh6YYCv
she didn’t answer, and the room stood in silence, waiting, before it was422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5W6MgjEQfW
finally broken.
“You’re422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpQe8gfehJ
a fragile one, Kephirian…...” The GuildMaster smiled “Do you honestly believe422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUJRTC4sia
you have what it takes to kill this monster on your own, or will you need the422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLmcqbEkjK
monk to do it for you?”
“…..” Kemari422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDtuV3noBt
stood there in silence unable to answer.
“Nevertheless,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SZzJs6cBM
we have a deal. The man you’re looking for is known as 'Vanther The Bold',422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VeBKnUcn8
everything you need to know is in this” he handed Isadora a small scroll.
She422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfOQCJGFon
muttered a 'Thank You' as she turned to leave
“Oh,422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZW0scyhmJ
and one more thing” he said stopping the duo in their tracks “There was another422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVB9QXUl4y
person besides the Orc who came for information on him, so you might want to422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tsIYFtCMn
hurry”
Kemari422Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa06DiPgfLx
and Isadora then vanished as they once again teleported elsewhere.
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