Fire200Please respect copyright.PENANAgVSYM36TLV
and smoke, corpses burned beyond recognition, blood splattered streets. It was200Please respect copyright.PENANApMEZVi8iEt
all around him, he stood in the middle of a burning village, watching as more200Please respect copyright.PENANA4gD9TZrw2f
people were butchered by the horsemen. Arrows plunged into some, while others200Please respect copyright.PENANAPMSvEAE5rc
were struck down with swords. The boy did nothing, only staring in horror at200Please respect copyright.PENANAQl3aLPMjof
the scene which played before him. A group of horsemen started to approach him,200Please respect copyright.PENANAgG8Rk00lIy
he watched as they got closer and closer, the boy thought of running, but his200Please respect copyright.PENANAcs2k8ucaH1
legs wouldn’t move. He was frozen, he was afraid, he would soon be dead as well.200Please respect copyright.PENANAJn55qYA5uM
The horsemen stopped, and their leas dismounted and approached him, the200Please respect copyright.PENANAtNHc8d79vZ
reflection of the flames danced along the silver longsword in hand. The boy stared200Please respect copyright.PENANAd3FcWsBr3o
wide-eyed at him, he was an intimidating figure, larger than any man he had200Please respect copyright.PENANAmcwW3P0OJo
ever seen, with a long scar running diagonally across his face, stretching from200Please respect copyright.PENANAzLxrUz6KV3
his right eye to the side of his mouth. The man grinned as he lifted the longsword200Please respect copyright.PENANAYInIIe9blO
with one hand and swung down with it.
Kemari200Please respect copyright.PENANABteL5NSQGi
awoke suddenly, his heart was pounding in his chest and he was drenched with sweat.200Please respect copyright.PENANAnb7uexeNVE
He sat up in his bed and put his right hand over his face then screamed loudly200Please respect copyright.PENANACtheLaN2Yy
into it. He stopped and caught his breath for a minute before swinging his legs200Please respect copyright.PENANAqZnUvN6Q3Z
off the tiny bed, looking around at the wooden room he sighed. It was tiny and200Please respect copyright.PENANABVJbOzHdqv
the only furniture were the bed crammed up against the wall which he slept in200Please respect copyright.PENANA0jZSpdtUVF
and a small chest tucked away in a corner, above it hung a small cracked mirror.200Please respect copyright.PENANAAbx6KzMliQ
Kemari got up and tentatively walked towards the mirror and looked at himself. He200Please respect copyright.PENANApcSfWhGBWr
stared at his reflection for a while, waiting for his heart rate and breathing200Please respect copyright.PENANAa7fZoq3h6g
to steady. He brushed his locks out of his face and tied it behind his head,200Please respect copyright.PENANAYGJpragdsK
leaving two strands to remain at the front. His two crimson eyes stared back at200Please respect copyright.PENANA2hbEcyRkVs
him, and as usual he felt like he was sharing his vision with something else,200Please respect copyright.PENANA1Ijcq0npR2
as if there was someone else inside him using his eyes. He ran his hand over a200Please respect copyright.PENANAwbFMonXvzd
long scar that stretched from his shoulder to the middle of his chest, images200Please respect copyright.PENANAKiobU21CL7
from his nightmare flashed before him making him sigh. He admired his dark200Please respect copyright.PENANAATHKyAReyx
brown complexion for a minute before opening200Please respect copyright.PENANArkmkv02EWb
the chest and getting dressed in his purple Mage’s robe.
“Time200Please respect copyright.PENANAoyO1We7Ve9
for another day of failures and being dependent on Isadora” he mumbled.
The200Please respect copyright.PENANAho9hql8DQk
Dragon’s Tongue was a small run-down Inn and Tavern situated in the slums of Lanatheas'200Please respect copyright.PENANAKfiDqGYG43
royal capital. It was a place only frequented by the poor as well as a variety200Please respect copyright.PENANAWZdNYimmL3
of unsavory types, it was here Kemari called home. For unlike all the others200Please respect copyright.PENANARzzHDPuFDV
who were members of the Adventurer’s Guild, he was incapable of earning enough200Please respect copyright.PENANAQ62ruq1GRO
gold to get himself a room in the richer districts, this was something Kemari200Please respect copyright.PENANAN0zgwWzTaW
despised and always swore he would have to change. He sat in a corner, alone, with200Please respect copyright.PENANAvwjBA7slzf
a book laid before him on the table, the common room was lively as server girls200Please respect copyright.PENANAiHN3rFHCuE
carried meals and ale to various tables of loud customers. A server walked by200Please respect copyright.PENANAMR2dl5nEz7
him and the smell coming from the tray made him gag. How do they eat that200Please respect copyright.PENANAa5xkJnrLay
filth? He thought to himself shaking his head. He was about to start200Please respect copyright.PENANAh8M9cwgOR6
reading when a rusty iron sword impaled his book and lodged itself in the table.200Please respect copyright.PENANAMepfo7qxJw
Kemari heard laughter from around the room as he looked at his book in horror, blue200Please respect copyright.PENANA80GWjzdx93
mist rose from it in a puff of smoke as the contents spilled out of the book as200Please respect copyright.PENANAtke0rpZ4Ye
if it were bleeding.
“What200Please respect copyright.PENANAsMmxVCX8dU
the fuck!” he heard a figure beside him exclaim. Kemari looked up to see the200Please respect copyright.PENANAsuBYUUUt9Q
man who was holding the sword, he was muscular looking fellow who wore a rag tied200Please respect copyright.PENANAEvaig4gwrR
like a mask around his neck, and was wearing tattered clothing under a rusted200Please respect copyright.PENANAmQ4bjczboQ
iron chestplate, which had its fair share of dents. “do you have any idea how200Please respect copyright.PENANAK7FWAec2Tm
much this book cost me?” Kemari said as he clenched his fists. The man looked200Please respect copyright.PENANAeLRCDA2cnt
at him and laughed “would you look at this fool, boys” his laughter was echoed200Please respect copyright.PENANACMbbAB3gvn
by the other people in the room “ha, looks like he wants to fight you” a voice200Please respect copyright.PENANAb55PODg57J
snickered.
“yea?200Please respect copyright.PENANA1RrzhBC1k7
Is that true, brat?” he lowered his body into a crouch and stared into Kemari's200Please respect copyright.PENANAr9CvLc90FL
eyes “you want to fight, you little weakling?”
“Go200Please respect copyright.PENANAMa5yJLPYlO
fuck yourself” Kemari spat in his face.
“Aargh!”200Please respect copyright.PENANAkFdRgNdIY3
the brute grabbed him by his temples and yanked him from his chair then threw200Please respect copyright.PENANAQD2VE03pFc
him across the room in one fluid motion. Kemari crashed into chairs and tables200Please respect copyright.PENANAkiG83tQWqj
as he flew through the room, and coming to a stop as he slammed against the200Please respect copyright.PENANAAutmPSwBiE
wall with a thud. His assailant pulled his sword out of the table and pointed200Please respect copyright.PENANAxeOOFp6vdt
it at him “I think it’s time you learned your fucking place, trash.” He walked200Please respect copyright.PENANA7M0Q2v6vuD
forward slashing his sword through the air as he moved. “You might not have200Please respect copyright.PENANAFikhVpIeh8
realised it as you were coasting through life in your peaceful little village,200Please respect copyright.PENANAIAytLzn6sN
but we live in a world where the strong eat the weak” he paused slightly then200Please respect copyright.PENANAgTAtXj9GeT
continued “There’s no place in it for pitiful, weaklings……... except for food200Please respect copyright.PENANA3JL4bZYit7
that is. So do tell me mage” he was grinning madly by this point “WHAT.200Please respect copyright.PENANAY9kE7LwU6w
PURPOSE. DO. YOU. SERVE?” he punctuated each pause with a slash of his sword as200Please respect copyright.PENANAbhCBwMyzIP
he stopped over Kemari, who was now propped up against the wall holding a hand200Please respect copyright.PENANAoacTXBRDb5
to his side while his other began to move in motion weaving a spell.
Despite200Please respect copyright.PENANA412bvcvjQb
all that had happened, Kemari was not afraid, for he had faced down bigger and200Please respect copyright.PENANAXsNIgeQT7K
more dangerous enemies and lived……never mind it being because he was saved by a200Please respect copyright.PENANA0jsLQF3rBc
certain someone most of those times. He held his hand before him and smirked as200Please respect copyright.PENANAVSDHwFiUcI
the spell was completed, he was shocked however, when the brute grabbed his arm200Please respect copyright.PENANATqVExVREfg
and forced it downward right as an ethereal arrow shot out from his palm. He200Please respect copyright.PENANAoedYLydfUq
grimaced as he suddenly felt a kick to the gut, Kemari doubled over in pain and200Please respect copyright.PENANAafbyRrF09R
coughed up blood. His assailant released his arm and placed the sword against his200Please respect copyright.PENANALkS9Uxn2iI
neck. Kemari glanced around the room, hoping someone would come to his rescue, he200Please respect copyright.PENANAB4EdhrOPhv
soon realized that would not happen as he saw the twisted smiles on everyone’s200Please respect copyright.PENANAzjg0BJKWkH
face.
“That’s200Please respect copyright.PENANAZJeUxGjfKq
enough Ivan” Kemari’s head snapped in shock towards the rotund bartender who200Please respect copyright.PENANAoKzFJAJSHa
had spoken. Unlike the others his face was written with concern. “.......I200Please respect copyright.PENANAYqQLvFvRbT
think the child has had enough of your lesson” he hesitated
“Is200Please respect copyright.PENANAqYaxQMN9HR
that so?” Ivan punctuated his question with a severe kick to Kemari’s side,200Please respect copyright.PENANAODXXu10HrA
causing him to hit the floor. “Well what do you all say?” his question was200Please respect copyright.PENANAklIoYIGrkm
directed at the other occupants of the room and Kemari cringed as he heard200Please respect copyright.PENANAFTUy8qjXTr
their replies: “kill him”, “rip his guts out”, “show him who’s boss”, “Finish him off” they cried.
“As200Please respect copyright.PENANAM8z2fXqpje
you command” Ivan sneered as he raised his sword. Just then a figure wearing a200Please respect copyright.PENANAgWkKpw8yE2
black hooded cloak broke from the crowd and walked towards them, Kemari laughed200Please respect copyright.PENANAPdqkYybXK8
as he noticed it.
“What’s200Please respect copyright.PENANAQsLD4gKft7
so funny?” Ivan said, his sword still held high.
Kemari200Please respect copyright.PENANA9EHDvG0AdL
heard the bartender sigh “You done fucked up now Ivan”
“Huh?”200Please respect copyright.PENANAjVnzOCVmBa
that was all he managed before the figure slammed a powerful kick into his neck200Please respect copyright.PENANAOhcnvs0XR0
causing him to drop the sword as he skidded sideward before falling. “You ok200Please respect copyright.PENANAhlrEWRujP5
Kemari?” it's feminine voice asked without looking away from Ivan who was200Please respect copyright.PENANAg1qYKAoEvb
already back on his feet and holding his neck.
“yea”200Please respect copyright.PENANAniiSQxTD7l
Kemari wheezed “Nothing a little healing magic can’t fix……and thanks by the way,200Please respect copyright.PENANAK8vIoeC7UL
Isadora”
“good200Please respect copyright.PENANAwQuRwTkWYL
and don’t mention it, just stay right there and watch as the greatest monk in200Please respect copyright.PENANAhiDLzrq4Uu
all of Lanatheas kick ass” the figure giggled.
“Didn’t200Please respect copyright.PENANALErJmF6zlg
you drop out of your training?” Kemari smiled.
“SHUT200Please respect copyright.PENANA39hV14FLbD
UP!” she took a fighting stance “it was a mutual agreement”
The200Please respect copyright.PENANAVDvqQEQQcn
two laughed as everyone stared at them in bewilderment. Ivan, who had finally200Please respect copyright.PENANAk00PaH2pBd
recovered from the blow looked at the figure as they sized up each other. “who200Please respect copyright.PENANAKGaNoOM9n4
the fuck are you?” he finally asked the figure.
“irrelevant”
“you200Please respect copyright.PENANAyH0b0px7J1
sound like a woman”
“I200Please respect copyright.PENANA5nwqWPhed6
should hope”
“that200Please respect copyright.PENANAUCnzLYsW9t
was a magnificent kick, for a lady of course” he rubbed his neck and grinned at200Please respect copyright.PENANAU15Q7jgVjN
her
“Wow,200Please respect copyright.PENANAPKmpYFKzjQ
that was a bit sexist don’t you think?”
“Sex200Please respect copyright.PENANAUQN26GjxCY
what?” He shot a glare at Kemari who had laughed a little at his question.
“are200Please respect copyright.PENANAAFtZHiYKTF
we going to fight or not?” she asked sounding irritated.
“heh,200Please respect copyright.PENANASiEMHpBgSq
I wouldn’t want to break your fragile little bones miss” Ivan smiled and the200Please respect copyright.PENANATuiENHlxap
crowd chuckled, the bartender only shook his head. Kemari sighed to himself as200Please respect copyright.PENANAPL8fD5BDYf
he saw her dash toward Ivan with uncanny speed, he was barely fast enough to200Please respect copyright.PENANAtvWfXNo6r7
block the kick that was aimed at his face. Isadora spun and delivered a kick to200Please respect copyright.PENANA8VCYg42X9Z
Ivan’s abdomen which forced him back a few steps, before he knew it she was on200Please respect copyright.PENANARpmxOUb4lW
him again, firing a quick jab to his nose followed by a myriad of blows to his200Please respect copyright.PENANAcjO3Ea6oug
face and upper body. Ivan wobbled as the hits connected, he was unable to200Please respect copyright.PENANAgMs5Ss0m3l
block, dodge or even see them. The onlookers watched in awe as Ivan was beaten,200Please respect copyright.PENANA6G1dBaIe9J
unable to defend himself against the sheer powers of his enemy’s blows. Kemari,200Please respect copyright.PENANA05hOoSxaUu
who was now back on his feet fully healed looked on smiling as his friend200Please respect copyright.PENANAMW0XU7SQnt
finished the fight by palming Ivan square in the chest then walking away200Please respect copyright.PENANAu02hwWXEt6
towards Kemari. As he looked he noticed the man’s chestplate was even more200Please respect copyright.PENANAMpwalz6HTz
dented than it was before and there was a hole in it where he had gotten the200Please respect copyright.PENANAd8FboTfkWy
last hit, his face was twisted and bloody. As she walked by him, he turned to200Please respect copyright.PENANAC8baOJM3Ax
follow her and heard a metallic clank as if Ivan’s body had finally registered200Please respect copyright.PENANAcgEfIGofFI
that it was no longer living. The people moved to the side as Isadora walked past200Please respect copyright.PENANAoba5JLnT3r
with Kemari in tow, they stopped by the counter where she fished a coin purse200Please respect copyright.PENANAgH0O2GLswL
from somewhere in her cloak an handed it to the barkeep.
“Sorry200Please respect copyright.PENANAIdDhspy7qM
for the disturbance big guy.”
“No200Please respect copyright.PENANAxDjb3Qyjip
worries little one” the bartender replied.
The200Please respect copyright.PENANA24YSd8hrNa
two walked down the streets of the slum districts. People in tattered clothes200Please respect copyright.PENANA599gZE1Zss
walked along as if they had no purpose, while others looked out from alleyways200Please respect copyright.PENANAN3BF4cWztV
and the insides of broken down houses looking for unsuspecting prey to rob,200Please respect copyright.PENANAc5PGWVldz6
abduct or kill. They walked in silence as they passed by buildings clumped together,200Please respect copyright.PENANAfcjdhl7vdy
some even looked as if they were about to topple. They stopped as a group of boys200Please respect copyright.PENANAt46cVm14GK
ran out In front of them chasing after a smaller one who was running with a200Please respect copyright.PENANABH8KCctQzl
huge rat in his hands. Isadora started walking again as Kemari stared after the200Please respect copyright.PENANA1PXtpuq7xx
children as they caught up to the boy and took they rat from him then proceeded200Please respect copyright.PENANA4ITngCBx9i
to beat him.
“Same200Please respect copyright.PENANAHrJw2WglUh
age” he said before following after her
His200Please respect copyright.PENANA8OlQzGSdbM
friend looked at him as he caught up with her “said something?” she asked
“I was200Please respect copyright.PENANAPIioLdDziO
just thinking….” He paused “those children just now, they don’t look that much older200Please respect copyright.PENANAjRUAkGP3DO
than we were at that time…”
“What200Please respect copyright.PENANA3mu2xpsRkc
does that have to do with anything?” she was curious, Kemari rarely mentioned200Please respect copyright.PENANAja64G0Qs41
anything about their past. He tried not to show it, but she could tell that it200Please respect copyright.PENANAzMOjqrFsP4
still haunted him.
“…It200Please respect copyright.PENANAs3u4OF9xzp
isn’t right” his voice quivered and was almost a whisper “children are supposed200Please respect copyright.PENANAkCyvQpmrQa
to be safe, they shouldn’t be exposed to these harsh realities at such a young200Please respect copyright.PENANAM9bwrukQ6M
age”
“Better200Please respect copyright.PENANAlWarvBgMZM
now than when they’re older and are incapable of dealing with the shit the200Please respect copyright.PENANAufssL6U0V7
world throws at them, because of the sheltered pampered life they lived” Her200Please respect copyright.PENANAcZbW4UkSxm
reply was blunt and harsh, yet He knew she had a point. He had lived a200Please respect copyright.PENANAE7lX9kYa2E
sheltered life while she was always fighting for what she wanted, and now years200Please respect copyright.PENANAPuK3iVGIsC
later she was an accomplished Monk despite being a 'failure' to her mentors as200Please respect copyright.PENANARbiW0BKspb
well as a 'B' ranked adventurer while he was stuck at 'F' the weakest rank200Please respect copyright.PENANAvFhyjSQesf
there was.
“I200Please respect copyright.PENANAmqfi7daYio
wish it didn’t have to be that way” she suddenly continued “But this is the way200Please respect copyright.PENANAWsqDdD1n7u
of life. With death lurking around every corner, we can’t afford to be weak” she200Please respect copyright.PENANAhOxUmmsPDc
looked to the sky as she spoke.
“Like200Please respect copyright.PENANAKJzMR5z0ZI
me Huh?” Kemari chuckled lightly
“Pretty200Please respect copyright.PENANA4EZNXDo5ia
much” she laughed and punched Kemari in the shoulder, he flinched as she hit200Please respect copyright.PENANADZ6Mq9bruf
him and that only made her laugh harder. He rubbed his shoulder as they200Please respect copyright.PENANAIxTHnOEo6L
continued their walk in mostly silence.
It200Please respect copyright.PENANA2oi9zEIxPs
was almost noon by the time they reached their destination; the Adventurer’s200Please respect copyright.PENANAtrdB4URwon
Guild. It was a large imposing structure which stood at the top of a grand marble200Please respect copyright.PENANAkMT7NMRn8k
staircase, Kemari stopped and stared in awe at the high walls that shined in200Please respect copyright.PENANA1nGfIzmbhy
the midday sun. No matter how many times he visited, the sheer beauty of it200Please respect copyright.PENANAUlvhMQMVl6
always caught his eyes . He smiled and walked up the steps where Isadora waited.200Please respect copyright.PENANAu4jRwgW3c2
They approached the large Oak double doors together which swung open as they200Please respect copyright.PENANAwmLDsgzftY
got close, stepping inside Kemari looked around the huge open area they now200Please respect copyright.PENANATN0kGBH7I6
stood in. The floors were made of a dark reflective surface that absorbed mana200Please respect copyright.PENANAI03SsP9dTQ
from it’s occupants, making them weaker the longer they stayed, which Kemari200Please respect copyright.PENANAuZWDd6mgFp
believed to be weird, but apparently the GuildMaster had done this to prevent200Please respect copyright.PENANAeLdRAPECni
fighting in his hall “can’t fight if you can't freely manipulate your body’s200Please respect copyright.PENANAdDIk2B3Yd6
ambient mana” the receptionists would repeat. The room was filled with a variety200Please respect copyright.PENANAIRqOhsFXlL
of adventuring folk; some wore bulky, heavy armor and carrying massive swords200Please respect copyright.PENANArdh5Q0MgQS
while others dressed lighter, wielding bows, staves, or much smaller swords.200Please respect copyright.PENANA1CHkMmnCDy
Two adventurers caught his eye, as they seemed to be out of place, one of them200Please respect copyright.PENANA0ykZMMI3KY
was a green slightly muscular being Kemari assumed to be a Half-Orc who leaned200Please respect copyright.PENANA8J8HUyLWol
against the wall with a heavy looking broadsword leaned up next to him, and was200Please respect copyright.PENANAUReKusgJ5k
wearing a brown tunic over black leather pants and boots, on top of that he200Please respect copyright.PENANAqSaIdkWrQz
also wore a pair of silver pauldrons and and a half chestplate, His hair was a200Please respect copyright.PENANAXD4i5CBNRC
greenish untamed mess from what Kemari could see. The other person was the200Please respect copyright.PENANAZPYHuu9Jym
second most beautiful girl he had ever seen, an Elf with long silver hair tied200Please respect copyright.PENANAfr0WTpri5Q
up in a ponytail.
“So200Please respect copyright.PENANADv8LquNOHo
that’s your type hmm?” His attention was drawn from her before he had a chance200Please respect copyright.PENANASsbRB2tPZk
to observe her fully. He turned to see Isadora staring at him intensely with a huge200Please respect copyright.PENANAgTFT7OAySG
grin on her face.
“No,200Please respect copyright.PENANAHBm5z91C82
that wasn’t…….that’s not…” Kemari stumbled to find words.
“Don’t200Please respect copyright.PENANAPajRdNYHHh
worry my dear sweet companion.” Isadora laughed as she leaned in close and200Please respect copyright.PENANA06EBBQaeK4
covered her mouth as if to whisper to him “I SHIP!” She bellowed, attracting200Please respect copyright.PENANAUwlhbI8jCw
the attention of the entire room.
Kemari200Please respect copyright.PENANAMVIt8ow15H
looked around nervously and hissed “what are you doing, you idiot?”
“why200Please respect copyright.PENANAUOddNNayYs
I’m just so proud of you Kemari” she spread her arms wide and squealed “You’re200Please respect copyright.PENANABFS4anHbUP
finally interested in exploring the lush flesh of a –“ she issued a yelp as Kemari200Please respect copyright.PENANA2L7xdwaTxN
grabbed her cloak and dragged her away to the reception area. He blushed200Please respect copyright.PENANAfBc5VzUFQJ
slightly as he stormed past snickering adventurers. The reception area was a200Please respect copyright.PENANA6p8YiTljoX
long counter towards the back of the room, behind it stood the guild’s200Please respect copyright.PENANAqmbo7qRdVr
receptionists, all of which were identical women. The two approached the one200Please respect copyright.PENANAaqCsOyaXub
closest and exchanged greetings, it wasn’t until then that Isadora removed her200Please respect copyright.PENANACDa4JIMoRu
hood, revealing her face. Her skin was a smooth almond complexion and her light200Please respect copyright.PENANAzl9YSYGIdT
brown hair was cut short in a close cropped style with the sides faded, her200Please respect copyright.PENANAFw5VZOribT
eyes always took Kemari’s breath away, they were also a light brown with200Please respect copyright.PENANAidXKMgbiHN
matched her skin tone and hair color and always seemed to sparkle. “keep200Please respect copyright.PENANAOGVTBUWLCv
staring at me like that and I’ll steal your heart” he was so engrossed in200Please respect copyright.PENANAaI0AIiwFYx
admiring her that he didn’t notice that she had stopped talking to the200Please respect copyright.PENANADS4ZmMHpKI
receptionist and was now starting at him smirking. “And I meant that literally”200Please respect copyright.PENANAgwOYPlUJj1
she said teasingly before returning to her conversation.
Kemari200Please respect copyright.PENANAcAzpYXyTtT
gulped and then sighed as he went about observing the room once more. He looked200Please respect copyright.PENANACfuHT284vs
around at the occupants who were all embroiled200Please respect copyright.PENANAP7npO1FX90
in conversation amongst their companions, the elf he had seen was no longer200Please respect copyright.PENANAleb8mQ7qkd
there, but the Half-Orc stood the same place leaning against the wall; this200Please respect copyright.PENANA0iH2fFA00C
time he was staring right back at Kemari who quickly turned away. In the centre200Please respect copyright.PENANAmCeyGYUe2C
of the hall was a giant golden statue of the legendary GuildMaster himself: Gaelin200Please respect copyright.PENANAuKCQuOuf52
Branandor, who had faced down the Black Dragon in the Arena pits, gaining his200Please respect copyright.PENANAcuqvCKeZA9
freedom from slavery in the process. The statue featured Gaelin in nothing but200Please respect copyright.PENANASpgUJF69cp
a loin cloth, with a broken sword in his left hand and the dragon’s head in the200Please respect copyright.PENANAUUw9nau6yy
other. The statue was of a powerfully built man, with long golden hair hung low200Please respect copyright.PENANAVPFOzx7UxS
behind his back. That looks nothing like the old fool Kemari thought to200Please respect copyright.PENANAMeywO8oSxF
himself as he shifted his attention in scorn. The walls were a chalk white, and200Please respect copyright.PENANAHqo69tc4ZK
were decorated with long portraits of the Twelve Knights of Lanatheas; the only200Please respect copyright.PENANAcC2kv2eLoe
'S' ranked heroes Lanatheas had to offer. They were the strongest and their200Please respect copyright.PENANAE1zYaa6hqq
names carried a lot of weight. Kemari only knew three of them: Markus The Bear,200Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZjmQxlukQ
who was a savage Hulk of a man who never wore anything apart from his brown fur200Please respect copyright.PENANAY8LYjBOm6b
loincloth and the pelt of some unknown beast around his shoulders. He was known200Please respect copyright.PENANAdISXvJjsHG
to tear his foes to pieces with nothing but his bare hands. Next was Lucien Arengar,200Please respect copyright.PENANAyH501bzCeP
leader of the kingdom’s Dragon Knights which was an elite unit tasked with high200Please respect copyright.PENANAMRJuQVd0Yw
priority quests from the Crown itself, he wore his signature red and gold200Please respect copyright.PENANAYCwuJqWuYz
armour with his sword held high and his shield to his side. The last was the200Please respect copyright.PENANAGRLqS9kzNd
rogue, the assassin, and the fastest of all the 12………fuck, what was his name200Please respect copyright.PENANArva1ayc1yk
again?. Kemari stared at the portrait of the man who stood completely clad200Please respect copyright.PENANAsWrSCJCx76
in black and covered completely, hiding his features.
“Brinn,200Please respect copyright.PENANAC8r2l7BfCS
I think” Isadora said from beside him. She had turned towards him and noticed200Please respect copyright.PENANA8PVbMIlbbo
him staring with a puzzled look on his face.
“Thanks,200Please respect copyright.PENANALMOEmRlJX4
don’t know why I keep forgetting his name” Kemari replied “You finished?”
“Yuuup”200Please respect copyright.PENANAPu2ujlcDPR
she bounced and grinned
“Great,200Please respect copyright.PENANAIzfBYsqnle
let’s go then” he stretched and started to walk away when Isadora grabbed his200Please respect copyright.PENANAYvbZHX2j3R
robes
“Not200Please respect copyright.PENANAbgP4x6eBNM
so fast, my dashing knight”
“What200Please respect copyright.PENANAoNUK8h4Gai
now?” Kemari sighed
“The200Please respect copyright.PENANAlo0WjACG5U
GuildMaster has something for us”
Kemari’s200Please respect copyright.PENANANrPyVmtEs4
demeanor changed upon hearing that, he spun around and grabbed Isadora’s200Please respect copyright.PENANAf8Hsjt3SwU
shoulders, she shuddered when she saw the cold look on Kemari’s face.
“Did200Please respect copyright.PENANAGLdWnhoJt2
they find him” he tried to ask as calmly as he could, but his voice was instead200Please respect copyright.PENANA08Hc7RA5yk
cold and tainted with anger. She nodded and turned then waved towards the200Please respect copyright.PENANAq8RZpEBAIb
receptionist who was weaving a spell, she smiled and in an instant they were200Please respect copyright.PENANAPeqwxxNkE1
standing in an empty blueish space which only had a small desk and a few chairs200Please respect copyright.PENANAZwnmjufVCm
in the middle.
Kemari200Please respect copyright.PENANAm2qmwDKXyH
rushed towards the desk leaving his friend behind, he caught a glimpse of a200Please respect copyright.PENANAzquTAlZ1Jk
giant ogre wearing full plate armour as it vanished from the room. Kemari200Please respect copyright.PENANACB9Q7ZJ7Rh
stopped at the desk and stared at the200Please respect copyright.PENANAOkvKlXEAJZ
small sinewy man behind it. The man wore a black vest over a white buttoned200Please respect copyright.PENANAR4ImZNMGpv
down shirt, his head was completely bald and he seemed to be well over 100200Please respect copyright.PENANA0L0t5er9Me
years old. “You stare too much Kephirian” the man said without looking up from200Please respect copyright.PENANAhmzX3e3cuN
a paper he was scribbling on before him.
“Where200Please respect copyright.PENANARxcnB22dtM
is he!” Kemari slammed his hands on the desk
“Have200Please respect copyright.PENANANMjrRy1Imf
a seat first” the man gestured at a chair before the desk “you too monk”
Kemari200Please respect copyright.PENANATXN9c2c7zg
looked and noticed she was right next to him now, she plopped into the chair200Please respect copyright.PENANAwjw8PjGW94
and placed her feet on the desk, which evoked a glare from the man who made to200Please respect copyright.PENANAbc2fqM5UBQ
say something before shaking his head and changing his mind. “please?” He200Please respect copyright.PENANAXmGhxmqPbU
looked at Kemari this time, who sighed and sat in his chair.
“Who200Please respect copyright.PENANAHJOXPbPWpc
was that just now, GuildMaster?” Isadora spoke first
Gaelin200Please respect copyright.PENANARHedpMEBIy
set down his quill and leaned back in his chair for a few moments before he200Please respect copyright.PENANAcYQG2EqEkO
finally responded “Targoth IronHorn…..” he hesitated, pondering how to continue200Please respect copyright.PENANAfgVIOvh9rR
“He looks for the same man as you do”
“Did……..did200Please respect copyright.PENANANRAwcWG3pg
you tell him what he wanted to know?” 200Please respect copyright.PENANA2IDg9mIZ9k
Isadora glanced at Kemari as she asked
“I200Please respect copyright.PENANAH3KzilI9GO
did”
“YOU200Please respect copyright.PENANAC0T7mGBRTo
HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” Kemari flared up “WHAT THE FUCK? WE HAD AN AGREEMENT200Please respect copyright.PENANAjGvUPRSKq9
YOU OLD FART” He reached across the table and grabbed Gaelin by his shirt200Please respect copyright.PENANAZ3Fuuqg8I5
collar.
“THAT’S200Please respect copyright.PENANAl4eByhoCmW
ENOUGH KEMARI” Isadora shot up and took his arm, he looked at her briefly and200Please respect copyright.PENANAZNzwa8w2ND
saw the disappointed way she looked at him. He grunted as he let go and paced200Please respect copyright.PENANACSl5Srirm9
around the room “Great, so now we competition….”
“Does200Please respect copyright.PENANA9lBQngbRiJ
it matter Kemari?” She paused then continued “We just want him dead, so we…….you200Please respect copyright.PENANAmIf1QXtURZ
can be free from your burden.”
Kemari200Please respect copyright.PENANAZHZKbnJIyq
stood still with his fists clenched “How in the world would that relieve me of200Please respect copyright.PENANA0qY7QLCrxl
my burdens?” he looked at Isadora and said firmly “I have to be the one who kills200Please respect copyright.PENANAw6MLHnbZfm
him...…..I won’t be at peace unless I am. Why do you seem to have a problem200Please respect copyright.PENANA8LxdolbN5D
with that? You. Kill. All. The. Time…..so what’s the fucking difference here”200Please respect copyright.PENANAy2Xh4qaSlG
she didn’t answer, and the room stood in silence, waiting, before it was200Please respect copyright.PENANAHKjam08Kdj
finally broken.
“You’re200Please respect copyright.PENANAWL2Lmyh4We
a fragile one, Kephirian…...” The GuildMaster smiled “Do you honestly believe200Please respect copyright.PENANAhQ203hIBDJ
you have what it takes to kill this monster on your own, or will you need the200Please respect copyright.PENANAoRLvAJubEc
monk to do it for you?”
“…..” Kemari200Please respect copyright.PENANAg3vz5mtkPy
stood there in silence unable to answer.
“Nevertheless,200Please respect copyright.PENANACOM0GcFht3
we have a deal. The man you’re looking for is known as 'Vanther The Bold',200Please respect copyright.PENANALa90VqBNZW
everything you need to know is in this” he handed Isadora a small scroll.
She200Please respect copyright.PENANAQbAVa7bbLT
muttered a 'Thank You' as she turned to leave
“Oh,200Please respect copyright.PENANAG3YCfW2KkH
and one more thing” he said stopping the duo in their tracks “There was another200Please respect copyright.PENANAr1y5fN4ZmQ
person besides the Orc who came for information on him, so you might want to200Please respect copyright.PENANAGneC91QEzQ
hurry”
Kemari200Please respect copyright.PENANAuHvL92kmca
and Isadora then vanished as they once again teleported elsewhere.
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