Fire196Please respect copyright.PENANA5tbFDtSqbu
and smoke, corpses burned beyond recognition, blood splattered streets. It was196Please respect copyright.PENANAxakfmSWmkZ
all around him, he stood in the middle of a burning village, watching as more196Please respect copyright.PENANApuHPl4jZ8L
people were butchered by the horsemen. Arrows plunged into some, while others196Please respect copyright.PENANAFK3A0J31aE
were struck down with swords. The boy did nothing, only staring in horror at196Please respect copyright.PENANAbQWn2hpwVH
the scene which played before him. A group of horsemen started to approach him,196Please respect copyright.PENANA3hlCmm20xO
he watched as they got closer and closer, the boy thought of running, but his196Please respect copyright.PENANA2bYXPII0MJ
legs wouldn’t move. He was frozen, he was afraid, he would soon be dead as well.196Please respect copyright.PENANALPptUYZVlm
The horsemen stopped, and their leas dismounted and approached him, the196Please respect copyright.PENANAHPruzEOHwX
reflection of the flames danced along the silver longsword in hand. The boy stared196Please respect copyright.PENANArZ22ftRvkz
wide-eyed at him, he was an intimidating figure, larger than any man he had196Please respect copyright.PENANABawBqiVeJX
ever seen, with a long scar running diagonally across his face, stretching from196Please respect copyright.PENANAI6ElqTk6NJ
his right eye to the side of his mouth. The man grinned as he lifted the longsword196Please respect copyright.PENANArCAujfpO1x
with one hand and swung down with it.
Kemari196Please respect copyright.PENANAy7Av3EpJ0V
awoke suddenly, his heart was pounding in his chest and he was drenched with sweat.196Please respect copyright.PENANAGEOSImcSfq
He sat up in his bed and put his right hand over his face then screamed loudly196Please respect copyright.PENANAWV1aQdL5N5
into it. He stopped and caught his breath for a minute before swinging his legs196Please respect copyright.PENANATm6geTW0il
off the tiny bed, looking around at the wooden room he sighed. It was tiny and196Please respect copyright.PENANA5OU7SwHFEn
the only furniture were the bed crammed up against the wall which he slept in196Please respect copyright.PENANA53KvNPaEm6
and a small chest tucked away in a corner, above it hung a small cracked mirror.196Please respect copyright.PENANAhZ1oNTBNls
Kemari got up and tentatively walked towards the mirror and looked at himself. He196Please respect copyright.PENANAkXjIqpcUZm
stared at his reflection for a while, waiting for his heart rate and breathing196Please respect copyright.PENANAN6UzfT4zjM
to steady. He brushed his locks out of his face and tied it behind his head,196Please respect copyright.PENANAv2Qt9s7bLp
leaving two strands to remain at the front. His two crimson eyes stared back at196Please respect copyright.PENANAOjqaMKyJ0G
him, and as usual he felt like he was sharing his vision with something else,196Please respect copyright.PENANAUD2iDU0UL0
as if there was someone else inside him using his eyes. He ran his hand over a196Please respect copyright.PENANAOBaME750Nb
long scar that stretched from his shoulder to the middle of his chest, images196Please respect copyright.PENANA1QZM2luhvo
from his nightmare flashed before him making him sigh. He admired his dark196Please respect copyright.PENANAj5K50Ykna2
brown complexion for a minute before opening196Please respect copyright.PENANAiTO8dOpJuO
the chest and getting dressed in his purple Mage’s robe.
“Time196Please respect copyright.PENANAVMi1HTvA5z
for another day of failures and being dependent on Isadora” he mumbled.
The196Please respect copyright.PENANAaX7tmCR3hC
Dragon’s Tongue was a small run-down Inn and Tavern situated in the slums of Lanatheas'196Please respect copyright.PENANAiRaR9MYTQt
royal capital. It was a place only frequented by the poor as well as a variety196Please respect copyright.PENANAnXXCMHI56v
of unsavory types, it was here Kemari called home. For unlike all the others196Please respect copyright.PENANAwnsm242xzh
who were members of the Adventurer’s Guild, he was incapable of earning enough196Please respect copyright.PENANAhyrm6aokhT
gold to get himself a room in the richer districts, this was something Kemari196Please respect copyright.PENANANzzFvPchek
despised and always swore he would have to change. He sat in a corner, alone, with196Please respect copyright.PENANATeHMqsRTkO
a book laid before him on the table, the common room was lively as server girls196Please respect copyright.PENANAdq8OOH0Ryo
carried meals and ale to various tables of loud customers. A server walked by196Please respect copyright.PENANAhsfwCzPtyx
him and the smell coming from the tray made him gag. How do they eat that196Please respect copyright.PENANAJtHqNMONAg
filth? He thought to himself shaking his head. He was about to start196Please respect copyright.PENANADkeApdtCh0
reading when a rusty iron sword impaled his book and lodged itself in the table.196Please respect copyright.PENANAEoWu57Xcef
Kemari heard laughter from around the room as he looked at his book in horror, blue196Please respect copyright.PENANANgxkFTBVPk
mist rose from it in a puff of smoke as the contents spilled out of the book as196Please respect copyright.PENANASJFXQsvGhR
if it were bleeding.
“What196Please respect copyright.PENANAbAYgNdrAo4
the fuck!” he heard a figure beside him exclaim. Kemari looked up to see the196Please respect copyright.PENANASpquklo71b
man who was holding the sword, he was muscular looking fellow who wore a rag tied196Please respect copyright.PENANAZJezwbIZnm
like a mask around his neck, and was wearing tattered clothing under a rusted196Please respect copyright.PENANAT1vwPtT3d0
iron chestplate, which had its fair share of dents. “do you have any idea how196Please respect copyright.PENANASkjQ8m6tyG
much this book cost me?” Kemari said as he clenched his fists. The man looked196Please respect copyright.PENANA4JHhyiJPYT
at him and laughed “would you look at this fool, boys” his laughter was echoed196Please respect copyright.PENANA949ieb7Qrm
by the other people in the room “ha, looks like he wants to fight you” a voice196Please respect copyright.PENANABvUSErHylO
snickered.
“yea?196Please respect copyright.PENANAARGHPrp7Zg
Is that true, brat?” he lowered his body into a crouch and stared into Kemari's196Please respect copyright.PENANAYsBLVSMnjA
eyes “you want to fight, you little weakling?”
“Go196Please respect copyright.PENANAv996O81PAw
fuck yourself” Kemari spat in his face.
“Aargh!”196Please respect copyright.PENANAPI8u4vR7cb
the brute grabbed him by his temples and yanked him from his chair then threw196Please respect copyright.PENANAmhYunKkW8M
him across the room in one fluid motion. Kemari crashed into chairs and tables196Please respect copyright.PENANAJT9qoobCsb
as he flew through the room, and coming to a stop as he slammed against the196Please respect copyright.PENANAecoNsiTuiQ
wall with a thud. His assailant pulled his sword out of the table and pointed196Please respect copyright.PENANA0W6r3NZ96R
it at him “I think it’s time you learned your fucking place, trash.” He walked196Please respect copyright.PENANAINTp2boLeC
forward slashing his sword through the air as he moved. “You might not have196Please respect copyright.PENANAoLMLjDQFDg
realised it as you were coasting through life in your peaceful little village,196Please respect copyright.PENANAUMEAWq0pd6
but we live in a world where the strong eat the weak” he paused slightly then196Please respect copyright.PENANAFPYPF4PXY8
continued “There’s no place in it for pitiful, weaklings……... except for food196Please respect copyright.PENANAMO6kz87RPD
that is. So do tell me mage” he was grinning madly by this point “WHAT.196Please respect copyright.PENANAKZ4pzewM8o
PURPOSE. DO. YOU. SERVE?” he punctuated each pause with a slash of his sword as196Please respect copyright.PENANAnQusKKnrJD
he stopped over Kemari, who was now propped up against the wall holding a hand196Please respect copyright.PENANA2EI5uL5cba
to his side while his other began to move in motion weaving a spell.
Despite196Please respect copyright.PENANADrrhlAWyIB
all that had happened, Kemari was not afraid, for he had faced down bigger and196Please respect copyright.PENANAoqFCtE3bDh
more dangerous enemies and lived……never mind it being because he was saved by a196Please respect copyright.PENANAARSjCgdB5C
certain someone most of those times. He held his hand before him and smirked as196Please respect copyright.PENANAFp41AlZGMW
the spell was completed, he was shocked however, when the brute grabbed his arm196Please respect copyright.PENANA14unn2BnZr
and forced it downward right as an ethereal arrow shot out from his palm. He196Please respect copyright.PENANAKaBwA28smy
grimaced as he suddenly felt a kick to the gut, Kemari doubled over in pain and196Please respect copyright.PENANAoz1kjB9jcG
coughed up blood. His assailant released his arm and placed the sword against his196Please respect copyright.PENANAx3QrLw4aiD
neck. Kemari glanced around the room, hoping someone would come to his rescue, he196Please respect copyright.PENANAes1LiVt75C
soon realized that would not happen as he saw the twisted smiles on everyone’s196Please respect copyright.PENANA6shq4eIyND
face.
“That’s196Please respect copyright.PENANAlEnLNZkydT
enough Ivan” Kemari’s head snapped in shock towards the rotund bartender who196Please respect copyright.PENANADUHINpj9mF
had spoken. Unlike the others his face was written with concern. “.......I196Please respect copyright.PENANAB6QvWifKA1
think the child has had enough of your lesson” he hesitated
“Is196Please respect copyright.PENANAIiyJ63YRpW
that so?” Ivan punctuated his question with a severe kick to Kemari’s side,196Please respect copyright.PENANATB4SI7Nl8c
causing him to hit the floor. “Well what do you all say?” his question was196Please respect copyright.PENANAHBXivz82FC
directed at the other occupants of the room and Kemari cringed as he heard196Please respect copyright.PENANAAGDZ8uBrDL
their replies: “kill him”, “rip his guts out”, “show him who’s boss”, “Finish him off” they cried.
“As196Please respect copyright.PENANAfe50AkgEdR
you command” Ivan sneered as he raised his sword. Just then a figure wearing a196Please respect copyright.PENANAaR4ZfYZ0pg
black hooded cloak broke from the crowd and walked towards them, Kemari laughed196Please respect copyright.PENANAHbn72uzcF1
as he noticed it.
“What’s196Please respect copyright.PENANA6ewbzalDyC
so funny?” Ivan said, his sword still held high.
Kemari196Please respect copyright.PENANAUF30okbICD
heard the bartender sigh “You done fucked up now Ivan”
“Huh?”196Please respect copyright.PENANAmrNFCmEHd9
that was all he managed before the figure slammed a powerful kick into his neck196Please respect copyright.PENANAOVqJpw75vV
causing him to drop the sword as he skidded sideward before falling. “You ok196Please respect copyright.PENANAtXPq769Nhd
Kemari?” it's feminine voice asked without looking away from Ivan who was196Please respect copyright.PENANAttmctfXa0G
already back on his feet and holding his neck.
“yea”196Please respect copyright.PENANAJeU9gaAnN2
Kemari wheezed “Nothing a little healing magic can’t fix……and thanks by the way,196Please respect copyright.PENANAFc9cdJw9qJ
Isadora”
“good196Please respect copyright.PENANAksBBYYb9J0
and don’t mention it, just stay right there and watch as the greatest monk in196Please respect copyright.PENANAxYjxrzDLRV
all of Lanatheas kick ass” the figure giggled.
“Didn’t196Please respect copyright.PENANAGZpLaMFNbm
you drop out of your training?” Kemari smiled.
“SHUT196Please respect copyright.PENANAqGmv32aGO8
UP!” she took a fighting stance “it was a mutual agreement”
The196Please respect copyright.PENANAIIZxcN9WCl
two laughed as everyone stared at them in bewilderment. Ivan, who had finally196Please respect copyright.PENANAeaLSIypXVH
recovered from the blow looked at the figure as they sized up each other. “who196Please respect copyright.PENANApfos2BpOEe
the fuck are you?” he finally asked the figure.
“irrelevant”
“you196Please respect copyright.PENANAjpSqzjZGGP
sound like a woman”
“I196Please respect copyright.PENANA4DcnCooEv2
should hope”
“that196Please respect copyright.PENANANDGS3Stkkp
was a magnificent kick, for a lady of course” he rubbed his neck and grinned at196Please respect copyright.PENANAKMK4pYzSTL
her
“Wow,196Please respect copyright.PENANACRfVJ7V1li
that was a bit sexist don’t you think?”
“Sex196Please respect copyright.PENANAKHhjZuOYez
what?” He shot a glare at Kemari who had laughed a little at his question.
“are196Please respect copyright.PENANAnAZSGFoqUV
we going to fight or not?” she asked sounding irritated.
“heh,196Please respect copyright.PENANALuG7yARxOo
I wouldn’t want to break your fragile little bones miss” Ivan smiled and the196Please respect copyright.PENANAKH4z0Fr56t
crowd chuckled, the bartender only shook his head. Kemari sighed to himself as196Please respect copyright.PENANA0BDFssRo4S
he saw her dash toward Ivan with uncanny speed, he was barely fast enough to196Please respect copyright.PENANAWy81Dou2LM
block the kick that was aimed at his face. Isadora spun and delivered a kick to196Please respect copyright.PENANA8iBC7moTHE
Ivan’s abdomen which forced him back a few steps, before he knew it she was on196Please respect copyright.PENANAv8dUs3QGyl
him again, firing a quick jab to his nose followed by a myriad of blows to his196Please respect copyright.PENANAleQL6OF7uX
face and upper body. Ivan wobbled as the hits connected, he was unable to196Please respect copyright.PENANAmXxBOH4AHc
block, dodge or even see them. The onlookers watched in awe as Ivan was beaten,196Please respect copyright.PENANAeqlhtFgJOe
unable to defend himself against the sheer powers of his enemy’s blows. Kemari,196Please respect copyright.PENANATghakNjDUg
who was now back on his feet fully healed looked on smiling as his friend196Please respect copyright.PENANAJw63IV9sXT
finished the fight by palming Ivan square in the chest then walking away196Please respect copyright.PENANAyK2RzPpZ6N
towards Kemari. As he looked he noticed the man’s chestplate was even more196Please respect copyright.PENANAr1MIZLOu3O
dented than it was before and there was a hole in it where he had gotten the196Please respect copyright.PENANAWZjyh8XV1k
last hit, his face was twisted and bloody. As she walked by him, he turned to196Please respect copyright.PENANAdSKRhlDtNr
follow her and heard a metallic clank as if Ivan’s body had finally registered196Please respect copyright.PENANAOdC4b8ku7m
that it was no longer living. The people moved to the side as Isadora walked past196Please respect copyright.PENANAPKKTjewPD6
with Kemari in tow, they stopped by the counter where she fished a coin purse196Please respect copyright.PENANA04ouQz8Lu0
from somewhere in her cloak an handed it to the barkeep.
“Sorry196Please respect copyright.PENANApJeKRYaEXG
for the disturbance big guy.”
“No196Please respect copyright.PENANAxc0MkqRKZd
worries little one” the bartender replied.
The196Please respect copyright.PENANAZkEe2tPD7C
two walked down the streets of the slum districts. People in tattered clothes196Please respect copyright.PENANAombj6WVqvk
walked along as if they had no purpose, while others looked out from alleyways196Please respect copyright.PENANARqwp1ZepFL
and the insides of broken down houses looking for unsuspecting prey to rob,196Please respect copyright.PENANAxHpFKyOJ5y
abduct or kill. They walked in silence as they passed by buildings clumped together,196Please respect copyright.PENANAg1XtIsX8Y3
some even looked as if they were about to topple. They stopped as a group of boys196Please respect copyright.PENANA7tOf4W5LGd
ran out In front of them chasing after a smaller one who was running with a196Please respect copyright.PENANAQKa9uqzPeW
huge rat in his hands. Isadora started walking again as Kemari stared after the196Please respect copyright.PENANAxVQlyiz7HM
children as they caught up to the boy and took they rat from him then proceeded196Please respect copyright.PENANAbaGLD9n7yd
to beat him.
“Same196Please respect copyright.PENANAn8jUxmgZo9
age” he said before following after her
His196Please respect copyright.PENANAFnhBPW6VbV
friend looked at him as he caught up with her “said something?” she asked
“I was196Please respect copyright.PENANAUjf6pFZhEU
just thinking….” He paused “those children just now, they don’t look that much older196Please respect copyright.PENANAunGbdYIsk1
than we were at that time…”
“What196Please respect copyright.PENANAOhrl7Fap6G
does that have to do with anything?” she was curious, Kemari rarely mentioned196Please respect copyright.PENANATq9CYqwgPL
anything about their past. He tried not to show it, but she could tell that it196Please respect copyright.PENANAMWZ4NLkWIG
still haunted him.
“…It196Please respect copyright.PENANAQzzo2NnUIy
isn’t right” his voice quivered and was almost a whisper “children are supposed196Please respect copyright.PENANAJKvMAnjC1I
to be safe, they shouldn’t be exposed to these harsh realities at such a young196Please respect copyright.PENANARfsiPkj2Uz
age”
“Better196Please respect copyright.PENANA1q7C4fhx6K
now than when they’re older and are incapable of dealing with the shit the196Please respect copyright.PENANAqoNBeXVVLL
world throws at them, because of the sheltered pampered life they lived” Her196Please respect copyright.PENANAProE6Y1eKo
reply was blunt and harsh, yet He knew she had a point. He had lived a196Please respect copyright.PENANA6GX3srHidl
sheltered life while she was always fighting for what she wanted, and now years196Please respect copyright.PENANAQz6s4JxMER
later she was an accomplished Monk despite being a 'failure' to her mentors as196Please respect copyright.PENANApvavB6PrBO
well as a 'B' ranked adventurer while he was stuck at 'F' the weakest rank196Please respect copyright.PENANAryCvEDYgps
there was.
“I196Please respect copyright.PENANAO8MB9It0Si
wish it didn’t have to be that way” she suddenly continued “But this is the way196Please respect copyright.PENANAIyGQGnowbe
of life. With death lurking around every corner, we can’t afford to be weak” she196Please respect copyright.PENANATbZIaZQ4Yd
looked to the sky as she spoke.
“Like196Please respect copyright.PENANAHcHwdU0lfk
me Huh?” Kemari chuckled lightly
“Pretty196Please respect copyright.PENANAwvTFBQmgsl
much” she laughed and punched Kemari in the shoulder, he flinched as she hit196Please respect copyright.PENANA86msQTR9Sq
him and that only made her laugh harder. He rubbed his shoulder as they196Please respect copyright.PENANAsRfb4ajy06
continued their walk in mostly silence.
It196Please respect copyright.PENANAkb7fMhm9CV
was almost noon by the time they reached their destination; the Adventurer’s196Please respect copyright.PENANAxyjXvuLSDj
Guild. It was a large imposing structure which stood at the top of a grand marble196Please respect copyright.PENANANETMaEQc97
staircase, Kemari stopped and stared in awe at the high walls that shined in196Please respect copyright.PENANArbQ4o9FUXH
the midday sun. No matter how many times he visited, the sheer beauty of it196Please respect copyright.PENANA7Vc71xobjy
always caught his eyes . He smiled and walked up the steps where Isadora waited.196Please respect copyright.PENANAS2wkt0JQ4K
They approached the large Oak double doors together which swung open as they196Please respect copyright.PENANACKOI2qKxOu
got close, stepping inside Kemari looked around the huge open area they now196Please respect copyright.PENANAxBxXDAa6ku
stood in. The floors were made of a dark reflective surface that absorbed mana196Please respect copyright.PENANAA2fFduyDY9
from it’s occupants, making them weaker the longer they stayed, which Kemari196Please respect copyright.PENANAUrUgzZxTxR
believed to be weird, but apparently the GuildMaster had done this to prevent196Please respect copyright.PENANAFOWv9FdFa8
fighting in his hall “can’t fight if you can't freely manipulate your body’s196Please respect copyright.PENANAEyYWCO3Ftx
ambient mana” the receptionists would repeat. The room was filled with a variety196Please respect copyright.PENANAL5cxY7efqv
of adventuring folk; some wore bulky, heavy armor and carrying massive swords196Please respect copyright.PENANAgxo0d3IHDD
while others dressed lighter, wielding bows, staves, or much smaller swords.196Please respect copyright.PENANAojnuwOkICw
Two adventurers caught his eye, as they seemed to be out of place, one of them196Please respect copyright.PENANAFss1eSuCFj
was a green slightly muscular being Kemari assumed to be a Half-Orc who leaned196Please respect copyright.PENANAvu6ghu8kDl
against the wall with a heavy looking broadsword leaned up next to him, and was196Please respect copyright.PENANABm5sJxamcq
wearing a brown tunic over black leather pants and boots, on top of that he196Please respect copyright.PENANA195gXrUfAc
also wore a pair of silver pauldrons and and a half chestplate, His hair was a196Please respect copyright.PENANAmTnetPeMcs
greenish untamed mess from what Kemari could see. The other person was the196Please respect copyright.PENANAFcjpeIPxOg
second most beautiful girl he had ever seen, an Elf with long silver hair tied196Please respect copyright.PENANAPtTnR43Fsb
up in a ponytail.
“So196Please respect copyright.PENANAOQnRP9pbv4
that’s your type hmm?” His attention was drawn from her before he had a chance196Please respect copyright.PENANArprpibTr3g
to observe her fully. He turned to see Isadora staring at him intensely with a huge196Please respect copyright.PENANAr5oAMxCWPR
grin on her face.
“No,196Please respect copyright.PENANA4KFZ13coAu
that wasn’t…….that’s not…” Kemari stumbled to find words.
“Don’t196Please respect copyright.PENANAoo4fMuFCHP
worry my dear sweet companion.” Isadora laughed as she leaned in close and196Please respect copyright.PENANAwaR4N3biUc
covered her mouth as if to whisper to him “I SHIP!” She bellowed, attracting196Please respect copyright.PENANAAZhlW72cip
the attention of the entire room.
Kemari196Please respect copyright.PENANAXcxfyUcnc8
looked around nervously and hissed “what are you doing, you idiot?”
“why196Please respect copyright.PENANAXAIkKeQsHg
I’m just so proud of you Kemari” she spread her arms wide and squealed “You’re196Please respect copyright.PENANASHv202riB7
finally interested in exploring the lush flesh of a –“ she issued a yelp as Kemari196Please respect copyright.PENANAAXzowYnhm7
grabbed her cloak and dragged her away to the reception area. He blushed196Please respect copyright.PENANAjMi6MjN40w
slightly as he stormed past snickering adventurers. The reception area was a196Please respect copyright.PENANAS8C9tcscXq
long counter towards the back of the room, behind it stood the guild’s196Please respect copyright.PENANAwWkaEuTbys
receptionists, all of which were identical women. The two approached the one196Please respect copyright.PENANAVzv0bTi8X0
closest and exchanged greetings, it wasn’t until then that Isadora removed her196Please respect copyright.PENANAm8EsAmDHa2
hood, revealing her face. Her skin was a smooth almond complexion and her light196Please respect copyright.PENANAOBGF99YZBy
brown hair was cut short in a close cropped style with the sides faded, her196Please respect copyright.PENANAXkkh5gX0iJ
eyes always took Kemari’s breath away, they were also a light brown with196Please respect copyright.PENANAOxbEhHNmqC
matched her skin tone and hair color and always seemed to sparkle. “keep196Please respect copyright.PENANAKAwZfrFzCm
staring at me like that and I’ll steal your heart” he was so engrossed in196Please respect copyright.PENANAXQJIFVuv65
admiring her that he didn’t notice that she had stopped talking to the196Please respect copyright.PENANAuUS3Tf5LFE
receptionist and was now starting at him smirking. “And I meant that literally”196Please respect copyright.PENANAatcjzgSWTU
she said teasingly before returning to her conversation.
Kemari196Please respect copyright.PENANAeBpamu8syp
gulped and then sighed as he went about observing the room once more. He looked196Please respect copyright.PENANA6LLW1qGWpO
around at the occupants who were all embroiled196Please respect copyright.PENANAx3H8Q1D72e
in conversation amongst their companions, the elf he had seen was no longer196Please respect copyright.PENANA91x3P3TwSo
there, but the Half-Orc stood the same place leaning against the wall; this196Please respect copyright.PENANAJOYYUE2kLB
time he was staring right back at Kemari who quickly turned away. In the centre196Please respect copyright.PENANAee3msMDS95
of the hall was a giant golden statue of the legendary GuildMaster himself: Gaelin196Please respect copyright.PENANAxtBgHTv63K
Branandor, who had faced down the Black Dragon in the Arena pits, gaining his196Please respect copyright.PENANArlYlQcBD3B
freedom from slavery in the process. The statue featured Gaelin in nothing but196Please respect copyright.PENANAmOD2Ht12IG
a loin cloth, with a broken sword in his left hand and the dragon’s head in the196Please respect copyright.PENANApDVUKHf5Zc
other. The statue was of a powerfully built man, with long golden hair hung low196Please respect copyright.PENANAviWw0lzFyg
behind his back. That looks nothing like the old fool Kemari thought to196Please respect copyright.PENANAvszoqhsdMB
himself as he shifted his attention in scorn. The walls were a chalk white, and196Please respect copyright.PENANApk8Qy5AP2R
were decorated with long portraits of the Twelve Knights of Lanatheas; the only196Please respect copyright.PENANAE9x6yaGpOD
'S' ranked heroes Lanatheas had to offer. They were the strongest and their196Please respect copyright.PENANA5AM1H0RReG
names carried a lot of weight. Kemari only knew three of them: Markus The Bear,196Please respect copyright.PENANAGwQpIwDhKH
who was a savage Hulk of a man who never wore anything apart from his brown fur196Please respect copyright.PENANASZR7pBtqVl
loincloth and the pelt of some unknown beast around his shoulders. He was known196Please respect copyright.PENANADeTdSfBLQ4
to tear his foes to pieces with nothing but his bare hands. Next was Lucien Arengar,196Please respect copyright.PENANATm9Mog1lfL
leader of the kingdom’s Dragon Knights which was an elite unit tasked with high196Please respect copyright.PENANAkQhWZHl6WA
priority quests from the Crown itself, he wore his signature red and gold196Please respect copyright.PENANAFbwkvQN4KM
armour with his sword held high and his shield to his side. The last was the196Please respect copyright.PENANAHOOQ6pHjoQ
rogue, the assassin, and the fastest of all the 12………fuck, what was his name196Please respect copyright.PENANAhV7lpc8A15
again?. Kemari stared at the portrait of the man who stood completely clad196Please respect copyright.PENANAISAKGSEOgC
in black and covered completely, hiding his features.
“Brinn,196Please respect copyright.PENANAAoZFuweZO2
I think” Isadora said from beside him. She had turned towards him and noticed196Please respect copyright.PENANA9ssaTgTElp
him staring with a puzzled look on his face.
“Thanks,196Please respect copyright.PENANAVFUUf39KTS
don’t know why I keep forgetting his name” Kemari replied “You finished?”
“Yuuup”196Please respect copyright.PENANAR5BtysvBu2
she bounced and grinned
“Great,196Please respect copyright.PENANAbA6PIAbcxt
let’s go then” he stretched and started to walk away when Isadora grabbed his196Please respect copyright.PENANAvWrGe9EIUN
robes
“Not196Please respect copyright.PENANAK8P7F0uGwG
so fast, my dashing knight”
“What196Please respect copyright.PENANAUuK1jWUFha
now?” Kemari sighed
“The196Please respect copyright.PENANABO0lrbx3CT
GuildMaster has something for us”
Kemari’s196Please respect copyright.PENANAaGDAfQFM9I
demeanor changed upon hearing that, he spun around and grabbed Isadora’s196Please respect copyright.PENANAt3VLEvEiyQ
shoulders, she shuddered when she saw the cold look on Kemari’s face.
“Did196Please respect copyright.PENANA9xjLggy9kl
they find him” he tried to ask as calmly as he could, but his voice was instead196Please respect copyright.PENANAgMjozlsZRU
cold and tainted with anger. She nodded and turned then waved towards the196Please respect copyright.PENANAu7BXdi3nis
receptionist who was weaving a spell, she smiled and in an instant they were196Please respect copyright.PENANAVJ8gHzaPCG
standing in an empty blueish space which only had a small desk and a few chairs196Please respect copyright.PENANAs4LF0LuGpi
in the middle.
Kemari196Please respect copyright.PENANAxwOD19TPxE
rushed towards the desk leaving his friend behind, he caught a glimpse of a196Please respect copyright.PENANAPZsK0bLlTL
giant ogre wearing full plate armour as it vanished from the room. Kemari196Please respect copyright.PENANAfpteQEsEDG
stopped at the desk and stared at the196Please respect copyright.PENANANAxRpJ49cb
small sinewy man behind it. The man wore a black vest over a white buttoned196Please respect copyright.PENANA65D0L5FxQS
down shirt, his head was completely bald and he seemed to be well over 100196Please respect copyright.PENANAjrXgmfNwQ8
years old. “You stare too much Kephirian” the man said without looking up from196Please respect copyright.PENANAPp252AIjWn
a paper he was scribbling on before him.
“Where196Please respect copyright.PENANANzETWsnVSN
is he!” Kemari slammed his hands on the desk
“Have196Please respect copyright.PENANAxhfKDRhXmu
a seat first” the man gestured at a chair before the desk “you too monk”
Kemari196Please respect copyright.PENANALaaUREtASC
looked and noticed she was right next to him now, she plopped into the chair196Please respect copyright.PENANAwWpjss9YDq
and placed her feet on the desk, which evoked a glare from the man who made to196Please respect copyright.PENANAf7db08dkym
say something before shaking his head and changing his mind. “please?” He196Please respect copyright.PENANA5dRyd80hSU
looked at Kemari this time, who sighed and sat in his chair.
“Who196Please respect copyright.PENANAjgFdFfw927
was that just now, GuildMaster?” Isadora spoke first
Gaelin196Please respect copyright.PENANAxLaZMED8Mr
set down his quill and leaned back in his chair for a few moments before he196Please respect copyright.PENANAsKjCKbR6Bq
finally responded “Targoth IronHorn…..” he hesitated, pondering how to continue196Please respect copyright.PENANAzvJdCtksQo
“He looks for the same man as you do”
“Did……..did196Please respect copyright.PENANAS3DjWf91PV
you tell him what he wanted to know?” 196Please respect copyright.PENANAuoVarpLKJB
Isadora glanced at Kemari as she asked
“I196Please respect copyright.PENANALeFyrK83Pa
did”
“YOU196Please respect copyright.PENANAQvQr6uQF2f
HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” Kemari flared up “WHAT THE FUCK? WE HAD AN AGREEMENT196Please respect copyright.PENANAcJl7ipXeBq
YOU OLD FART” He reached across the table and grabbed Gaelin by his shirt196Please respect copyright.PENANAiLx2Av9nbN
collar.
“THAT’S196Please respect copyright.PENANA9aQT3r6N2s
ENOUGH KEMARI” Isadora shot up and took his arm, he looked at her briefly and196Please respect copyright.PENANAX0kBSnOap9
saw the disappointed way she looked at him. He grunted as he let go and paced196Please respect copyright.PENANAeZ7Rdvt9hl
around the room “Great, so now we competition….”
“Does196Please respect copyright.PENANA2VvRsjfv0z
it matter Kemari?” She paused then continued “We just want him dead, so we…….you196Please respect copyright.PENANA2JbP9d2u6C
can be free from your burden.”
Kemari196Please respect copyright.PENANAxPp9Vbf0WU
stood still with his fists clenched “How in the world would that relieve me of196Please respect copyright.PENANAPj9WikfG4Z
my burdens?” he looked at Isadora and said firmly “I have to be the one who kills196Please respect copyright.PENANAODwu6m0VRs
him...…..I won’t be at peace unless I am. Why do you seem to have a problem196Please respect copyright.PENANALuzSznLccZ
with that? You. Kill. All. The. Time…..so what’s the fucking difference here”196Please respect copyright.PENANAW0WaTcJ2vb
she didn’t answer, and the room stood in silence, waiting, before it was196Please respect copyright.PENANAcv3pJgIktb
finally broken.
“You’re196Please respect copyright.PENANAXG5NfVImSc
a fragile one, Kephirian…...” The GuildMaster smiled “Do you honestly believe196Please respect copyright.PENANA4TwxQwGCus
you have what it takes to kill this monster on your own, or will you need the196Please respect copyright.PENANAhZoUMuVBQw
monk to do it for you?”
“…..” Kemari196Please respect copyright.PENANApVoEpRp8rt
stood there in silence unable to answer.
“Nevertheless,196Please respect copyright.PENANAXxtI88kH2B
we have a deal. The man you’re looking for is known as 'Vanther The Bold',196Please respect copyright.PENANAJiSkuEdQIL
everything you need to know is in this” he handed Isadora a small scroll.
She196Please respect copyright.PENANA4D6NzzRFdM
muttered a 'Thank You' as she turned to leave
“Oh,196Please respect copyright.PENANAezbXY3BHzd
and one more thing” he said stopping the duo in their tracks “There was another196Please respect copyright.PENANAxnfIhoLPm0
person besides the Orc who came for information on him, so you might want to196Please respect copyright.PENANAo3BjNrGwuj
hurry”
Kemari196Please respect copyright.PENANAJEwPUTC1of
and Isadora then vanished as they once again teleported elsewhere.
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