Suddenly the tavern door was thrown open and a man burst in, panting heavily. "The undead are attacking the village!" he shouted.170Please respect copyright.PENANAXMS4ov5jCd
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The Tavern fell silent for a moment, before chaos erupted. Everyone was shouting and trying to rush out the door. After a few minutes, the tavern was empty except for Lunadea and Dorian. When they stepped outside, they saw an army of skeletons and zombies everywhere they looked. The guards were fighting them and some townspeople were helping. One particular man wielding a giant sword was swinging away at them with incredible power.170Please respect copyright.PENANAbwJjClyeEC
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Dorian - What do we do?170Please respect copyright.PENANAbiTR4HW9fq
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Lunadea - These are the same undead that attacked the girl in the forest, don't you think? We should help.170Please respect copyright.PENANAa9Afld4xkN
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Dorian - Let's go!170Please respect copyright.PENANART3GewtixB
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Lunadea - The world needs some new heroes!170Please respect copyright.PENANAm4OvC9KkRU
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Lunadea infused her sword with fire and charged towards the undeadDorian shook his head at Luna's enthusiasm, but he too jumped into the fight. His speed was such that the undead didn't even react to him like they did with others. In one sweep, he destroyed almost every skeleton that was fighting the giant sword guy.170Please respect copyright.PENANA8QPKR5IqeY
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Sword guy - Who are you?170Please respect copyright.PENANAv8QQzqq89D
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Dorian - We're just trying to help.170Please respect copyright.PENANAp4MsUpQV6r
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Sword guy - Good, we could use some help.170Please respect copyright.PENANAgSDfrdEDX6
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The fight continued for another 15 minutes, but the undead didn't stand much of a chance. They put up little resistance and there were no casualties on the human side. Once everything was clear, the giant sword guy approached Dorian.170Please respect copyright.PENANA1tUAxFp2nW
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Ethan - I'm Ethan, the captain of the town's guard.170Please respect copyright.PENANAKFo9JJsf9q
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Ethan had a muscular and imposing build, with short black hair, shorter than Dorian's. He had a scar on his chin that gave him a rugged appearance. He had a distinct 'heroic' face with a strong jawline and sharp features that conveyed strength and determination. He had an intimidating presence, but his actions and the way he carried himself reveals a noble and just character.170Please respect copyright.PENANA9S52rfSGJO
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Dorian - I'm Dorian, and this is Lunadea. We're just passing through.170Please respect copyright.PENANAxB0hFuRd4W
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Ethan - Just passing through, huh? Two magic warriors traveling through this town? You're trying to become Shadomins, aren't you?170Please respect copyright.PENANAaqw1r3ySke
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Lunadea - Is it that obvious?170Please respect copyright.PENANAnJQAbLsYzO
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Ethan chuckled.170Please respect copyright.PENANA7V1ZFaiOP4
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Ethan - Well, there's only one road from this town to the capital, and the Shadomin tournament is three months away. It's not too hard to put two and two together. But what you do is none of my business. You two helped us out a lot, so we owe you something.170Please respect copyright.PENANAeZcSBlu5Qt
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Dorian started to decline, but Lunadea eagerly accepted.170Please respect copyright.PENANAhW0fhB14ic
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Ethan - Great! Come on, I'll introduce you to the mayor of the town.170Please respect copyright.PENANAR7AecKjbuI
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While on the road to the mayor, Dorian and Lunadea argued about the reward.170Please respect copyright.PENANAPzAzSGfJWG
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Lunadea - We need the money to survive! Why did you want to decline the reward?170Please respect copyright.PENANAMETzEb4Hxc
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Dorian - But you shouted that "the world needs new heroes" how is accepting a reward heroish?170Please respect copyright.PENANA30EPsdRWxH
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Lunadea - How will dying of hunger help people?170Please respect copyright.PENANAPLbXLOWmi9
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Ethan - Ok you two! We're here. Hey! Mister mayor?!170Please respect copyright.PENANAyhkgqbqnoS
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Mayor - Ethan! What's the situation? Who are these two?170Please respect copyright.PENANAFN5ZU3wWZL
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Ethan - The town is clear and these two travelers helped us clear it.170Please respect copyright.PENANAn3HnIpQIBD
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Mayor - They did? My name is Cornelius and I'm the mayor of this town, thank you for helping us.170Please respect copyright.PENANAdbYWK7WVr6
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Ethan - He is Dorian, the fastest guy I've seen. And she is Lunadea, a better swordsman than I could ever be. She also has fire magic and can infuse her sword with it!170Please respect copyright.PENANAT3x1WlLs5E
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Cornelius - Magic users? Why help us?170Please respect copyright.PENANAsEQuUPpUQP
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Lunadea - To be honest, we saw these undead before. This morning in the forest south of here. There was this lord named Ereadus and his daughter.170Please respect copyright.PENANABrkcVQ9wbJ
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Cornelius - His daughter?! You saw her?170Please respect copyright.PENANAgbByr1M7N2
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Dorian - What does that mean?170Please respect copyright.PENANA6ihrjqZctV
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Cornelius - ...170Please respect copyright.PENANA4CoHy3oWm1
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Cornelius - Lord Ereadus was once my close friend. But everything changed when his wife died. She was a tier 1 Shadowmin, incredibly powerful, but even the strongest can fall. Ereadus was devastated by her death and retreated into the castle with his daughter, refusing to see anyone. I tried to reach out to him, to offer my support, but he would not respond.170Please respect copyright.PENANAR5ZPXS69hy
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It was around this time that the undead started appearing in the town. Skeletons, ghosts, zombies, all coming from the castle. People in the town began disappearing, and the captain of the guard at the time, Ethan's father, discovered that Ereadus was summoning the undead. I couldn't believe it, Ereadus had no magic, he was born without it. But eventually he agreed to meet with me170Please respect copyright.PENANAFhDnSzuu5r
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Cornelius - Tell me this isn't true, Ereadus.170Please respect copyright.PENANAiJupFY3XTH
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Ereadus - I'm afraid it is.170Please respect copyright.PENANAp7CBLsDrrP
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Cornelius - But how is that possible? You have no magic!170Please respect copyright.PENANAn3PkrM6y0c
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Ereadus - There is so much we don't know about magic, and there are many things that your king doesn't tell you.170Please respect copyright.PENANA5Cqv1elzEc
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Cornelius - Ereadus, listen to me. I don't know what your plan is, but if you hurt any more of our townspeople, I'll have no choice but to send the town guard after you.170Please respect copyright.PENANA4YNLDX8FQc
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Ereadus - I will stop taking your people. But never come near my castle again. If you do, I'll kill all of you.170Please respect copyright.PENANAOLJaGty9Bv
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Cornelius - And what about your daughter?170Please respect copyright.PENANA6107WRkmxz
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Ereadus - Don't mention my daughter, Cornelius. I'll take care of her. Now leave and never come back.170Please respect copyright.PENANAUmmv3Aw1RM
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Cornelius - That was the last time I saw him. He hasn't attacked the village since then.170Please respect copyright.PENANAC47Ifhligt
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Dorian - Then why now?170Please respect copyright.PENANA36rrqspwri
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Cornelius - Something else happened...170Please respect copyright.PENANAStbWFlQ7Fj
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Ethan - He killed my father.170Please respect copyright.PENANAFQoyZWRSgq
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The air in the room was thick with tension. Cornelius looked uneasy as he spoke.170Please respect copyright.PENANAESGX2InaQq
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Cornelius - I told Ethan's father to let Ereadus do whatever he wanted. But he wouldn't let it go. One night, he approached the castle and saw Ereadus's daughter. Ethan's father tried to save her, but the undead were too many and he had to run away. He came back to me and told me about it. I sent him home, but he never arrived.170Please respect copyright.PENANAMNriHe8WUG
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Lunadea - What did you do then?170Please respect copyright.PENANA53YdVnApkP
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Cornelius sighed.170Please respect copyright.PENANANMR3B6Wrxn
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Cornelius - Nothing. I knew Ereadus was too powerful, and if we went to war with him, everyone in the village would suffer.170Please respect copyright.PENANANbxsDj56gl
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Dorian - It makes sense.170Please respect copyright.PENANA18cWhJgsEZ
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Just then, a young girl burst into the room.170Please respect copyright.PENANAPEnNmXE3K2
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Girl - Mister mayor! she cried. You need to help me! My daughter is missing!170Please respect copyright.PENANAzUX8ZxvqJt
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Ethan - What?170Please respect copyright.PENANAlV2cqt3KoC
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Lunadea - Mister mayor! This is surely his fault!170Please respect copyright.PENANAZeCWlzidOj
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Elie - His? Who? Who took my baby?170Please respect copyright.PENANAWOUkuriOgl
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Ethan - What do we do, Mister Mayor?170Please respect copyright.PENANArVebmcrx1t
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Cornelius had a look of concern on his face. Lunadea spoke up.170Please respect copyright.PENANAAflyJKurR8
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Lunadea - You didn't do anything then, do something now. Let us help you!170Please respect copyright.PENANAckhIADmeDp
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Cornelius - Elie, I promise we will get your daughter back. Could you please wait outside? We need to discuss a strategy to get her back.170Please respect copyright.PENANAADUOcYaJTN
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Ethan - Is it "his" time?170Please respect copyright.PENANAshZYKrpJzk
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Cornelius - Yes, we need to bring in Sammy. And you two, I have a job for you. The town's guard could use some extra help. But before that, you can take off your clock, Lunadea. It's obvious from this distance that you are a Dämoneneko. Your eyes can't be mistaken.170Please respect copyright.PENANAsvylP7RwBC
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Dorian, sensing potential danger, gets his guard up and becomes cautious.170Please respect copyright.PENANAiorzrYG3to
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Dorian - Is that going to be a problem?170Please respect copyright.PENANAxJ3bqFpttR
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Cornelius - You saved my people, even if the world hates you, I could never.170Please respect copyright.PENANATDUC0eXZEv
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Ethan - I saw you fight alongside me. I could never not respect that.170Please respect copyright.PENANAWATtlDbHfo
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Cornelius - Now, are you guys in?170Please respect copyright.PENANA8iZQHGQeC5
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Dorian - We're in! Luna?170Please respect copyright.PENANAGkZsfMvqFt
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Lunadea - Huh? Yes Of course I'm in!170Please respect copyright.PENANAw0ZYB0yh7m
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As they spoke, a cloud of black smoke filled the room and out stepped a tall man with black nails, tattoos on his hands and neck, he was wearing a long coat, and a chain wrapped around his right hand.170Please respect copyright.PENANAXu1FcYrKhq
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Cornelius - Sammy, it's your turn to pay off your debt.170Please respect copyright.PENANA4nScASXrQp
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Sammy - Whatever, old man. What do you want me to do?170Please respect copyright.PENANAWDN2T5w5Fk
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Cornelius - I need you to rescue a little girl from Ereadus.170Please respect copyright.PENANAI3lufiwsGn
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Sammy - Fine.170Please respect copyright.PENANAVmmL1op71w
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He didn't seem particularly concerned about the task, in fact, he looked quite bored.170Please respect copyright.PENANAWZ0QhxPwv4
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Cornelius - Wait! You'll have a team with you.170Please respect copyright.PENANAMqEza0pXmt
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Sammy - A team?170Please respect copyright.PENANAgT15AbrKqQ
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Cornelius - Dorian, Lunadea, and Ethan will be joining you.170Please respect copyright.PENANAFyDEv0qFaA
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Sammy - No thanks.170Please respect copyright.PENANAN08CKd0FMV
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Cornelius - This is not a request, Sammy.170Please respect copyright.PENANA0vua8zlSi9
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In a flash, he vanished in the smoke and reappeared behind the mayor's chair.170Please respect copyright.PENANABHuqbnxet4
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Sammy - Listen, old man. I do have a debt to pay, but that doesn't mean I take orders from you.170Please respect copyright.PENANAlAcKBs9KO1
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Ethan - Sammy, please! This is no time for this. We need to save that child. Ereadus is powerful and, as capable as you may be...170Please respect copyright.PENANAg8qxiAFJRd
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Sammy vanished in the smoke again and reappeared, standing face to face with Ethan.170Please respect copyright.PENANAVQR82tsKG0
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Sammy - What do you know about my capabilities?170Please respect copyright.PENANA3C33D3Esm8
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Lunadea - We don't need you. Mister mayor, let us three go.170Please respect copyright.PENANAo7hJHicSpA
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Sammy turns to Lunadea with a bored expression.170Please respect copyright.PENANATrcYlnpU5A
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Sammy - It's the reverse, lady. I don't need you. You look like a small, fragile thing that will slow me down. Tell you what, if you can touch me, we can discuss it further...170Please respect copyright.PENANAcsIyMBkyg0
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He couldn't finish the sentence before Dorian touched his back.170Please respect copyright.PENANAZDycADeqxq
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Everyone was stunned.170Please respect copyright.PENANApsNrRXC7V5
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Sammy - Interesting one here. What's your name?170Please respect copyright.PENANA87KalJOdi4
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Dorian - It's Dorian.170Please respect copyright.PENANACykbrqyja8
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Sammy - Well, Dorian, it seems I can wait for you.170Please respect copyright.PENANAzZhpkMGFhm
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Ethan - (These two are incredible.)170Please respect copyright.PENANAlVmuvqFXyZ
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Cornelius - (With these four, we can really do it!) It's settled then! Ethan, take these two to the armory before you go, gear them up.170Please respect copyright.PENANAnLY11KGjJX
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Sammy - I'll wait for you at the castle gate. Don't be late.170Please respect copyright.PENANAL1P2QoQAbL
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And with that, he disappears into his smoke again.170Please respect copyright.PENANANjx7yFDkEy
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Ethan - Well, let's go you two170Please respect copyright.PENANApnB7W6deiw
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Dorian and Lunadea got new gear from the town's armory. They both got the town's guard uniform. The uniform includes a breastplate made of durable steel, with a black long-sleeved sweater worn over it for added warmth and protection. The pants are made of black leather, with sturdy boots to complete the outfit. This combination of armor and comfortable clothing allows the town's guard to stay protected while also being able to move freely and easily. The sleek, all-black design adds a sense of professionalism and authority to the uniform.170Please respect copyright.PENANAonuDJQslxa
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Lunadea also received a steel sword with intricate engravings etched into the metal. The hilt was wrapped in black leather and had a ruby embedded in the pommel. The blade itself was sharp and glinted in the light, indicating its high quality, Dorian got a short dagger and a long one. Both of these weapons were crafted with great care, ensuring that they would serve Dorian well in any situation. The steel used to create these weapons was of the highest quality, ensuring that they would be able to withstand even the most intense battles.170Please respect copyright.PENANA2PnCqXCjyw
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Dorian - These daggers are insanely good!170Please respect copyright.PENANAkiNx31lIw3
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Lunadea - I love the uniforms, they fit so well!170Please respect copyright.PENANAgtQHW9x5jW
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Ethan - You guys look amazing! Let's go now, it's time for Ereadus to pay for what he has done.