Fire417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTO12ngmAyV
and smoke, corpses burned beyond recognition, blood splattered streets. It was417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIa59tOg3Y
all around him, he stood in the middle of a burning village, watching as more417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡroJ7d1ak5M
people were butchered by the horsemen. Arrows plunged into some, while others417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡor7XnPoMej
were struck down with swords. The boy did nothing, only staring in horror at417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAAXkt4f6P
the scene which played before him. A group of horsemen started to approach him,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjceofpVkQY
he watched as they got closer and closer, the boy thought of running, but his417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLfR0jLMTD
legs wouldn’t move. He was frozen, he was afraid, he would soon be dead as well.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjMblcr4x7
The horsemen stopped, and their leas dismounted and approached him, the417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPx3NIW0RIZ
reflection of the flames danced along the silver longsword in hand. The boy stared417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlmaKj4z7y
wide-eyed at him, he was an intimidating figure, larger than any man he had417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWHHcuPbxnP
ever seen, with a long scar running diagonally across his face, stretching from417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubk2SikD6P
his right eye to the side of his mouth. The man grinned as he lifted the longsword417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldWonxVsNW
with one hand and swung down with it.
Kemari417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVZk9UVPqU
awoke suddenly, his heart was pounding in his chest and he was drenched with sweat.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfvBYBLt1H
He sat up in his bed and put his right hand over his face then screamed loudly417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8MRF9kyQm
into it. He stopped and caught his breath for a minute before swinging his legs417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tbvLK6fdj
off the tiny bed, looking around at the wooden room he sighed. It was tiny and417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25DSqs3sp7
the only furniture were the bed crammed up against the wall which he slept in417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSjDC6gziH
and a small chest tucked away in a corner, above it hung a small cracked mirror.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvC7CHSicQ
Kemari got up and tentatively walked towards the mirror and looked at himself. He417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3Gk8NDRnA
stared at his reflection for a while, waiting for his heart rate and breathing417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzXuHFm6Rl
to steady. He brushed his locks out of his face and tied it behind his head,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFUKRsRxLB
leaving two strands to remain at the front. His two crimson eyes stared back at417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanpQE2lk2v
him, and as usual he felt like he was sharing his vision with something else,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjoDZjcdMDo
as if there was someone else inside him using his eyes. He ran his hand over a417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡacy4qeY8K0
long scar that stretched from his shoulder to the middle of his chest, images417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJOq59O1SK
from his nightmare flashed before him making him sigh. He admired his dark417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87pMCRjKpM
brown complexion for a minute before opening417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3QFTsrzXHc
the chest and getting dressed in his purple Mage’s robe.
“Time417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgPuCX4Qge
for another day of failures and being dependent on Isadora” he mumbled.
The417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCY9GftU7E
Dragon’s Tongue was a small run-down Inn and Tavern situated in the slums of Lanatheas'417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp52435Zr2p
royal capital. It was a place only frequented by the poor as well as a variety417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvUhXmfu1K
of unsavory types, it was here Kemari called home. For unlike all the others417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlceOi6jSrz
who were members of the Adventurer’s Guild, he was incapable of earning enough417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7K539ucg6b
gold to get himself a room in the richer districts, this was something Kemari417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGuaNpqgaw
despised and always swore he would have to change. He sat in a corner, alone, with417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfepaZSBNqA
a book laid before him on the table, the common room was lively as server girls417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesIH3Cq8U2
carried meals and ale to various tables of loud customers. A server walked by417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHF8OQYBNlr
him and the smell coming from the tray made him gag. How do they eat that417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7MWFhvoh7
filth? He thought to himself shaking his head. He was about to start417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNQNgnKGyK
reading when a rusty iron sword impaled his book and lodged itself in the table.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzLY5Pn598
Kemari heard laughter from around the room as he looked at his book in horror, blue417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBB0Q7sAqh
mist rose from it in a puff of smoke as the contents spilled out of the book as417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUzdEb4EXS
if it were bleeding.
“What417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3rL1Qq1SR
the fuck!” he heard a figure beside him exclaim. Kemari looked up to see the417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwaZxTun6f
man who was holding the sword, he was muscular looking fellow who wore a rag tied417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWReeaeICJE
like a mask around his neck, and was wearing tattered clothing under a rusted417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtefdURrqsg
iron chestplate, which had its fair share of dents. “do you have any idea how417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pWxGOTa7B
much this book cost me?” Kemari said as he clenched his fists. The man looked417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkyVFhcm65
at him and laughed “would you look at this fool, boys” his laughter was echoed417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyxB6e7MnS
by the other people in the room “ha, looks like he wants to fight you” a voice417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobUZsFkOga
snickered.
“yea?417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsZw9R6kCc
Is that true, brat?” he lowered his body into a crouch and stared into Kemari's417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmL4Ak08AW
eyes “you want to fight, you little weakling?”
“Go417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVS9RGrpGys
fuck yourself” Kemari spat in his face.
“Aargh!”417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlwUflggSzC
the brute grabbed him by his temples and yanked him from his chair then threw417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbrhO9H9Yf
him across the room in one fluid motion. Kemari crashed into chairs and tables417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD75Kz0VEMe
as he flew through the room, and coming to a stop as he slammed against the417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkGgphWSMs
wall with a thud. His assailant pulled his sword out of the table and pointed417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLChF4cced
it at him “I think it’s time you learned your fucking place, trash.” He walked417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlRMwsJoij
forward slashing his sword through the air as he moved. “You might not have417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHp6191hSjE
realised it as you were coasting through life in your peaceful little village,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3kcCy6vzO
but we live in a world where the strong eat the weak” he paused slightly then417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtqOjahxN3
continued “There’s no place in it for pitiful, weaklings……... except for food417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKvDYCcWKZ
that is. So do tell me mage” he was grinning madly by this point “WHAT.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQog5trjAR8
PURPOSE. DO. YOU. SERVE?” he punctuated each pause with a slash of his sword as417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrc7rD2L54z
he stopped over Kemari, who was now propped up against the wall holding a hand417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkreVegWsL
to his side while his other began to move in motion weaving a spell.
Despite417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcak4CgAY18
all that had happened, Kemari was not afraid, for he had faced down bigger and417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhwJ84YUjA
more dangerous enemies and lived……never mind it being because he was saved by a417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTAxdMM40J
certain someone most of those times. He held his hand before him and smirked as417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfM2HGv8X1
the spell was completed, he was shocked however, when the brute grabbed his arm417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYm58hjsg2
and forced it downward right as an ethereal arrow shot out from his palm. He417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPBXgIk5rD
grimaced as he suddenly felt a kick to the gut, Kemari doubled over in pain and417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47X8p1xmBf
coughed up blood. His assailant released his arm and placed the sword against his417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeU3iFCVvLE
neck. Kemari glanced around the room, hoping someone would come to his rescue, he417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlTIBMGQ2y
soon realized that would not happen as he saw the twisted smiles on everyone’s417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1W5MSKwWw
face.
“That’s417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtkJ3jphzU
enough Ivan” Kemari’s head snapped in shock towards the rotund bartender who417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8nCJvewm7V
had spoken. Unlike the others his face was written with concern. “.......I417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDR3DZkiJVH
think the child has had enough of your lesson” he hesitated
“Is417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlihgpNH5cB
that so?” Ivan punctuated his question with a severe kick to Kemari’s side,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQCAuXKmMR
causing him to hit the floor. “Well what do you all say?” his question was417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReCM0evEuc
directed at the other occupants of the room and Kemari cringed as he heard417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7R38Q5303J
their replies: “kill him”, “rip his guts out”, “show him who’s boss”, “Finish him off” they cried.
“As417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFbnpsiZN0
you command” Ivan sneered as he raised his sword. Just then a figure wearing a417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZ7dQOwQyb
black hooded cloak broke from the crowd and walked towards them, Kemari laughed417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FCihcYovy
as he noticed it.
“What’s417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ACPs89VxQ
so funny?” Ivan said, his sword still held high.
Kemari417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZmxa4ITxl
heard the bartender sigh “You done fucked up now Ivan”
“Huh?”417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hOQFpxvPb
that was all he managed before the figure slammed a powerful kick into his neck417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWw9dDbpSI
causing him to drop the sword as he skidded sideward before falling. “You ok417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrGYE7zeIFx
Kemari?” it's feminine voice asked without looking away from Ivan who was417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ZSxqgZhbA
already back on his feet and holding his neck.
“yea”417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26rKi196OB
Kemari wheezed “Nothing a little healing magic can’t fix……and thanks by the way,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYxUFSyqQ6
Isadora”
“good417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TopswCcg4
and don’t mention it, just stay right there and watch as the greatest monk in417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFtq2NJ9WB
all of Lanatheas kick ass” the figure giggled.
“Didn’t417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LP9GzJhDc
you drop out of your training?” Kemari smiled.
“SHUT417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IC39Ye1Nt
UP!” she took a fighting stance “it was a mutual agreement”
The417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJkHZqTkul
two laughed as everyone stared at them in bewilderment. Ivan, who had finally417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPwkyjVtqA
recovered from the blow looked at the figure as they sized up each other. “who417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB5eDoud1IS
the fuck are you?” he finally asked the figure.
“irrelevant”
“you417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2ueRDiYM9
sound like a woman”
“I417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubZZfdJT84
should hope”
“that417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJlGX0s8Xi
was a magnificent kick, for a lady of course” he rubbed his neck and grinned at417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jthR0yQ0I
her
“Wow,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWCMTR22py
that was a bit sexist don’t you think?”
“Sex417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSoncTv7nu
what?” He shot a glare at Kemari who had laughed a little at his question.
“are417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5L4c4A7QM
we going to fight or not?” she asked sounding irritated.
“heh,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDavUMzqWk
I wouldn’t want to break your fragile little bones miss” Ivan smiled and the417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnYMydUN9O
crowd chuckled, the bartender only shook his head. Kemari sighed to himself as417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkhPkqve7J
he saw her dash toward Ivan with uncanny speed, he was barely fast enough to417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcLNlskyWX
block the kick that was aimed at his face. Isadora spun and delivered a kick to417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHb0c4Dmm4y
Ivan’s abdomen which forced him back a few steps, before he knew it she was on417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloFq80UwLK
him again, firing a quick jab to his nose followed by a myriad of blows to his417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEoA9my17G
face and upper body. Ivan wobbled as the hits connected, he was unable to417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHplF046HPO
block, dodge or even see them. The onlookers watched in awe as Ivan was beaten,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ888UeSM3Dr
unable to defend himself against the sheer powers of his enemy’s blows. Kemari,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsB69iMlwBa
who was now back on his feet fully healed looked on smiling as his friend417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0JTRVCEVL
finished the fight by palming Ivan square in the chest then walking away417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlzHYpzIEV
towards Kemari. As he looked he noticed the man’s chestplate was even more417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QdNRPRvCW
dented than it was before and there was a hole in it where he had gotten the417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlurKEcWpnm
last hit, his face was twisted and bloody. As she walked by him, he turned to417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXzBZp1woO
follow her and heard a metallic clank as if Ivan’s body had finally registered417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16j5N7xrTt
that it was no longer living. The people moved to the side as Isadora walked past417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9GwRXKab2
with Kemari in tow, they stopped by the counter where she fished a coin purse417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhg9HaBTa5A
from somewhere in her cloak an handed it to the barkeep.
“Sorry417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fnnutmwM4
for the disturbance big guy.”
“No417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLd7UC0W5H
worries little one” the bartender replied.
The417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyMAG8WoAK
two walked down the streets of the slum districts. People in tattered clothes417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtngJKFv7m
walked along as if they had no purpose, while others looked out from alleyways417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcwhpfXN7Zw
and the insides of broken down houses looking for unsuspecting prey to rob,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4DA0s2Nei
abduct or kill. They walked in silence as they passed by buildings clumped together,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdB8FulbHPx
some even looked as if they were about to topple. They stopped as a group of boys417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gv7g49vHC
ran out In front of them chasing after a smaller one who was running with a417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kkYxxso2M
huge rat in his hands. Isadora started walking again as Kemari stared after the417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmaDpQ6s76
children as they caught up to the boy and took they rat from him then proceeded417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINunAsi3VZ
to beat him.
“Same417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkBr6TCYHM
age” he said before following after her
His417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1MfIXnSu7
friend looked at him as he caught up with her “said something?” she asked
“I was417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OkTMQaVy7
just thinking….” He paused “those children just now, they don’t look that much older417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfknH4eoZg
than we were at that time…”
“What417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwIwJfXzjX
does that have to do with anything?” she was curious, Kemari rarely mentioned417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX73ytbJfQI
anything about their past. He tried not to show it, but she could tell that it417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1H9bBU5Rf6
still haunted him.
“…It417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19ELziAVcM
isn’t right” his voice quivered and was almost a whisper “children are supposed417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnN97yS6v0
to be safe, they shouldn’t be exposed to these harsh realities at such a young417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMWkDQ2pqE
age”
“Better417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRwd6zekRG
now than when they’re older and are incapable of dealing with the shit the417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIzYJzPmit
world throws at them, because of the sheltered pampered life they lived” Her417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDYEfAC0Pa
reply was blunt and harsh, yet He knew she had a point. He had lived a417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0G4bycuiGx
sheltered life while she was always fighting for what she wanted, and now years417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiysWkIFCf7
later she was an accomplished Monk despite being a 'failure' to her mentors as417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxpOdnsP9r
well as a 'B' ranked adventurer while he was stuck at 'F' the weakest rank417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4zl6fAacq
there was.
“I417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Y065I2LdL
wish it didn’t have to be that way” she suddenly continued “But this is the way417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxv2Vb6fXO
of life. With death lurking around every corner, we can’t afford to be weak” she417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWmvR0g58j
looked to the sky as she spoke.
“Like417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqLrrijydT
me Huh?” Kemari chuckled lightly
“Pretty417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCDdc8evod
much” she laughed and punched Kemari in the shoulder, he flinched as she hit417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxyUtczVfv
him and that only made her laugh harder. He rubbed his shoulder as they417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7Q6elbnnn
continued their walk in mostly silence.
It417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvGMcLbxHI
was almost noon by the time they reached their destination; the Adventurer’s417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuKMTNVlFiR
Guild. It was a large imposing structure which stood at the top of a grand marble417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeOWeXAgnM
staircase, Kemari stopped and stared in awe at the high walls that shined in417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzQGZIdVZS
the midday sun. No matter how many times he visited, the sheer beauty of it417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7l5vdsGQAK
always caught his eyes . He smiled and walked up the steps where Isadora waited.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFu4QB6MSh
They approached the large Oak double doors together which swung open as they417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWZylSiQbO
got close, stepping inside Kemari looked around the huge open area they now417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrFhzOnvbd
stood in. The floors were made of a dark reflective surface that absorbed mana417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjbV5VjYNI
from it’s occupants, making them weaker the longer they stayed, which Kemari417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUb6vigFcQ
believed to be weird, but apparently the GuildMaster had done this to prevent417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyMFRISu2l
fighting in his hall “can’t fight if you can't freely manipulate your body’s417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVtkwLwUED
ambient mana” the receptionists would repeat. The room was filled with a variety417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjVSZ3PQYz
of adventuring folk; some wore bulky, heavy armor and carrying massive swords417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTtQvXKNed
while others dressed lighter, wielding bows, staves, or much smaller swords.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTft0GnPPx
Two adventurers caught his eye, as they seemed to be out of place, one of them417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7xrnU514o
was a green slightly muscular being Kemari assumed to be a Half-Orc who leaned417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzpvCw7Cl6
against the wall with a heavy looking broadsword leaned up next to him, and was417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBkCjVTjG6
wearing a brown tunic over black leather pants and boots, on top of that he417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYkeal3y96
also wore a pair of silver pauldrons and and a half chestplate, His hair was a417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzGvKBr3ac
greenish untamed mess from what Kemari could see. The other person was the417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXI1KKXfK4A
second most beautiful girl he had ever seen, an Elf with long silver hair tied417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliUpaaontO
up in a ponytail.
“So417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0nsCQGJyq
that’s your type hmm?” His attention was drawn from her before he had a chance417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPowSDJLTRE
to observe her fully. He turned to see Isadora staring at him intensely with a huge417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7OG33BCud
grin on her face.
“No,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtZ8ZwlHqH
that wasn’t…….that’s not…” Kemari stumbled to find words.
“Don’t417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAc1MUmr8g3
worry my dear sweet companion.” Isadora laughed as she leaned in close and417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4MgD2dKuc
covered her mouth as if to whisper to him “I SHIP!” She bellowed, attracting417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo44n2oPaEn
the attention of the entire room.
Kemari417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZ9sr1Z1Og
looked around nervously and hissed “what are you doing, you idiot?”
“why417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nFlODwBNb
I’m just so proud of you Kemari” she spread her arms wide and squealed “You’re417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWL8OVwKh75
finally interested in exploring the lush flesh of a –“ she issued a yelp as Kemari417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHYwBCBHRo
grabbed her cloak and dragged her away to the reception area. He blushed417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiT72uEAt4u
slightly as he stormed past snickering adventurers. The reception area was a417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2s3DEMMFAF
long counter towards the back of the room, behind it stood the guild’s417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HDIhloshL
receptionists, all of which were identical women. The two approached the one417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IYgXmq4A7
closest and exchanged greetings, it wasn’t until then that Isadora removed her417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllhM4Klfgq
hood, revealing her face. Her skin was a smooth almond complexion and her light417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqefXivrVM
brown hair was cut short in a close cropped style with the sides faded, her417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyU1oDokvWq
eyes always took Kemari’s breath away, they were also a light brown with417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRG2NJxzBU
matched her skin tone and hair color and always seemed to sparkle. “keep417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJuLWiaDQBQ
staring at me like that and I’ll steal your heart” he was so engrossed in417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsmuGrPKbq
admiring her that he didn’t notice that she had stopped talking to the417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Z0ZvFJvHc
receptionist and was now starting at him smirking. “And I meant that literally”417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHhiMA0rBg
she said teasingly before returning to her conversation.
Kemari417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvhu8VBkQI
gulped and then sighed as he went about observing the room once more. He looked417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDd7Rt0vHka
around at the occupants who were all embroiled417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapQTto2Y0X
in conversation amongst their companions, the elf he had seen was no longer417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5OyGSWb56
there, but the Half-Orc stood the same place leaning against the wall; this417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoX9Bbnc6ks
time he was staring right back at Kemari who quickly turned away. In the centre417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlY8lQ4xzU1
of the hall was a giant golden statue of the legendary GuildMaster himself: Gaelin417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7GAYMPnKv
Branandor, who had faced down the Black Dragon in the Arena pits, gaining his417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKsSm0veNb
freedom from slavery in the process. The statue featured Gaelin in nothing but417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmg9OWoCbV1
a loin cloth, with a broken sword in his left hand and the dragon’s head in the417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohmDpWOgv1
other. The statue was of a powerfully built man, with long golden hair hung low417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamnj4mR56J
behind his back. That looks nothing like the old fool Kemari thought to417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxnrZShxrW
himself as he shifted his attention in scorn. The walls were a chalk white, and417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMoku1egJg
were decorated with long portraits of the Twelve Knights of Lanatheas; the only417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrGdti8jk5
'S' ranked heroes Lanatheas had to offer. They were the strongest and their417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYrydrit1M
names carried a lot of weight. Kemari only knew three of them: Markus The Bear,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIKrMzhmw4
who was a savage Hulk of a man who never wore anything apart from his brown fur417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC0KaoBJe0t
loincloth and the pelt of some unknown beast around his shoulders. He was known417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaP45EMtuvC
to tear his foes to pieces with nothing but his bare hands. Next was Lucien Arengar,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDHXfnwUJh
leader of the kingdom’s Dragon Knights which was an elite unit tasked with high417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstNVKAOpOv
priority quests from the Crown itself, he wore his signature red and gold417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbLrVYoRQX
armour with his sword held high and his shield to his side. The last was the417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXx4EBYgIez
rogue, the assassin, and the fastest of all the 12………fuck, what was his name417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5oHv94BMIn
again?. Kemari stared at the portrait of the man who stood completely clad417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2Q5NDbR3F
in black and covered completely, hiding his features.
“Brinn,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaXPXmgqf1
I think” Isadora said from beside him. She had turned towards him and noticed417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSEqidk2WI
him staring with a puzzled look on his face.
“Thanks,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6qQ13be1c
don’t know why I keep forgetting his name” Kemari replied “You finished?”
“Yuuup”417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj79Fzmr0tW
she bounced and grinned
“Great,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrSwcLQSSA
let’s go then” he stretched and started to walk away when Isadora grabbed his417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZXIjKssjB
robes
“Not417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfHrOEQ2ZU
so fast, my dashing knight”
“What417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdOQtIQI0z
now?” Kemari sighed
“The417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hGVZqnhIr
GuildMaster has something for us”
Kemari’s417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5O6VS85JDh
demeanor changed upon hearing that, he spun around and grabbed Isadora’s417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZY4vp1LDUL
shoulders, she shuddered when she saw the cold look on Kemari’s face.
“Did417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdL83uyqeWl
they find him” he tried to ask as calmly as he could, but his voice was instead417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuFgOjhqSu
cold and tainted with anger. She nodded and turned then waved towards the417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCehNLNzqr0
receptionist who was weaving a spell, she smiled and in an instant they were417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87wmnEUOgy
standing in an empty blueish space which only had a small desk and a few chairs417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXkQs4KTVE
in the middle.
Kemari417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXQsTPuPpX
rushed towards the desk leaving his friend behind, he caught a glimpse of a417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWdOXFnktg
giant ogre wearing full plate armour as it vanished from the room. Kemari417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRm4jfUm5VV
stopped at the desk and stared at the417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8J1PfZAOp
small sinewy man behind it. The man wore a black vest over a white buttoned417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9EidkZMqYP
down shirt, his head was completely bald and he seemed to be well over 100417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF12OaRmyLu
years old. “You stare too much Kephirian” the man said without looking up from417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3WWOBY1id
a paper he was scribbling on before him.
“Where417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKayf4CS4V5
is he!” Kemari slammed his hands on the desk
“Have417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDYPxoAX9f
a seat first” the man gestured at a chair before the desk “you too monk”
Kemari417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrqDessPxU
looked and noticed she was right next to him now, she plopped into the chair417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqq9jAB1HK
and placed her feet on the desk, which evoked a glare from the man who made to417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9QtgBAmY3
say something before shaking his head and changing his mind. “please?” He417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uV237DKit
looked at Kemari this time, who sighed and sat in his chair.
“Who417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5xAmwqB70
was that just now, GuildMaster?” Isadora spoke first
Gaelin417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR51bHTaVTG
set down his quill and leaned back in his chair for a few moments before he417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKPhLH8N0f
finally responded “Targoth IronHorn…..” he hesitated, pondering how to continue417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYBJu9Pjlw
“He looks for the same man as you do”
“Did……..did417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoi3zOvrtI
you tell him what he wanted to know?” 417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zuXrABowr
Isadora glanced at Kemari as she asked
“I417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcMqMFnpoi
did”
“YOU417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpqeSMfBQo
HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” Kemari flared up “WHAT THE FUCK? WE HAD AN AGREEMENT417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXerAMNbOf
YOU OLD FART” He reached across the table and grabbed Gaelin by his shirt417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHBxlje05Fg
collar.
“THAT’S417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0i3FdXbo0l
ENOUGH KEMARI” Isadora shot up and took his arm, he looked at her briefly and417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoLhd49mXw
saw the disappointed way she looked at him. He grunted as he let go and paced417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSST77vKWM
around the room “Great, so now we competition….”
“Does417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxG7ByPoAe
it matter Kemari?” She paused then continued “We just want him dead, so we…….you417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VPD1u3dKp
can be free from your burden.”
Kemari417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5SrXp1Ouc
stood still with his fists clenched “How in the world would that relieve me of417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrtlI61DjR
my burdens?” he looked at Isadora and said firmly “I have to be the one who kills417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYM8oJMOOM
him...…..I won’t be at peace unless I am. Why do you seem to have a problem417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5nOITEcc9
with that? You. Kill. All. The. Time…..so what’s the fucking difference here”417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGgC3nRP7s
she didn’t answer, and the room stood in silence, waiting, before it was417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhS5li2zvs
finally broken.
“You’re417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqafaVAzDf
a fragile one, Kephirian…...” The GuildMaster smiled “Do you honestly believe417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xKhVwJVAs
you have what it takes to kill this monster on your own, or will you need the417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIwXdym2wm
monk to do it for you?”
“…..” Kemari417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZYFqIQbYK
stood there in silence unable to answer.
“Nevertheless,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbD7e6nTauq
we have a deal. The man you’re looking for is known as 'Vanther The Bold',417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQLOxO2XMN
everything you need to know is in this” he handed Isadora a small scroll.
She417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUwH1wUOyM
muttered a 'Thank You' as she turned to leave
“Oh,417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsApVV7vBnP
and one more thing” he said stopping the duo in their tracks “There was another417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9AVBZ7YCz
person besides the Orc who came for information on him, so you might want to417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cNpWGhY5y
hurry”
Kemari417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUgkcHcWHK
and Isadora then vanished as they once again teleported elsewhere.
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