Fire434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByeDen6CAt
and smoke, corpses burned beyond recognition, blood splattered streets. It was434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiW7FgZIM6y
all around him, he stood in the middle of a burning village, watching as more434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCoPeYfQ4Gi
people were butchered by the horsemen. Arrows plunged into some, while others434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OP9flaERB
were struck down with swords. The boy did nothing, only staring in horror at434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCajsVbmjJb
the scene which played before him. A group of horsemen started to approach him,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuu3cWa7cN7
he watched as they got closer and closer, the boy thought of running, but his434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIENvaLPQ9Y
legs wouldn’t move. He was frozen, he was afraid, he would soon be dead as well.434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLBrDTxQsP
The horsemen stopped, and their leas dismounted and approached him, the434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByBMsUijv8
reflection of the flames danced along the silver longsword in hand. The boy stared434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEaIe9J00T
wide-eyed at him, he was an intimidating figure, larger than any man he had434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeyipfn7kkV
ever seen, with a long scar running diagonally across his face, stretching from434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7rTTpJ3VU
his right eye to the side of his mouth. The man grinned as he lifted the longsword434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Vkm52CSrO
with one hand and swung down with it.
Kemari434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYkDAc2QZ1
awoke suddenly, his heart was pounding in his chest and he was drenched with sweat.434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfHEnYb6UB
He sat up in his bed and put his right hand over his face then screamed loudly434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8d5wMbumb
into it. He stopped and caught his breath for a minute before swinging his legs434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7STX0vVdb
off the tiny bed, looking around at the wooden room he sighed. It was tiny and434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xH7g1wEvp
the only furniture were the bed crammed up against the wall which he slept in434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqz4M6oJNW
and a small chest tucked away in a corner, above it hung a small cracked mirror.434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhux9cN3KQM
Kemari got up and tentatively walked towards the mirror and looked at himself. He434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsCSUJ7fe5
stared at his reflection for a while, waiting for his heart rate and breathing434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzPVW2eUWm
to steady. He brushed his locks out of his face and tied it behind his head,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMZkuMBQyp
leaving two strands to remain at the front. His two crimson eyes stared back at434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4OZJLcdnT
him, and as usual he felt like he was sharing his vision with something else,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVxwKdmb3k
as if there was someone else inside him using his eyes. He ran his hand over a434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcZwvUq3R7
long scar that stretched from his shoulder to the middle of his chest, images434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBeeerEtsoN
from his nightmare flashed before him making him sigh. He admired his dark434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55BzFFcVky
brown complexion for a minute before opening434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeHyn1zJUd
the chest and getting dressed in his purple Mage’s robe.
“Time434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtgV235dbX
for another day of failures and being dependent on Isadora” he mumbled.
The434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYI2QoncSxG
Dragon’s Tongue was a small run-down Inn and Tavern situated in the slums of Lanatheas'434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDolsypavJF
royal capital. It was a place only frequented by the poor as well as a variety434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgkaag6EVi
of unsavory types, it was here Kemari called home. For unlike all the others434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69WoSf4dmy
who were members of the Adventurer’s Guild, he was incapable of earning enough434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9QIK8EyrU
gold to get himself a room in the richer districts, this was something Kemari434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHdgjSvGFB
despised and always swore he would have to change. He sat in a corner, alone, with434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZu0nweUT7T
a book laid before him on the table, the common room was lively as server girls434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPjR9gkZO1
carried meals and ale to various tables of loud customers. A server walked by434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuwRxUxkWj
him and the smell coming from the tray made him gag. How do they eat that434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxRajueyQd
filth? He thought to himself shaking his head. He was about to start434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUi1RmN2Is
reading when a rusty iron sword impaled his book and lodged itself in the table.434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1nCR9O8TH
Kemari heard laughter from around the room as he looked at his book in horror, blue434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzDzo5FHbN
mist rose from it in a puff of smoke as the contents spilled out of the book as434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjjFkK8k4B
if it were bleeding.
“What434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuWwDuXLqG
the fuck!” he heard a figure beside him exclaim. Kemari looked up to see the434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ282YYzMBDI
man who was holding the sword, he was muscular looking fellow who wore a rag tied434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡId6RRvnaGn
like a mask around his neck, and was wearing tattered clothing under a rusted434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFuACr14Ht
iron chestplate, which had its fair share of dents. “do you have any idea how434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOfAgkclzQ
much this book cost me?” Kemari said as he clenched his fists. The man looked434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujGhe8kuri
at him and laughed “would you look at this fool, boys” his laughter was echoed434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfqwUG2JBWk
by the other people in the room “ha, looks like he wants to fight you” a voice434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgWSeBUQYx
snickered.
“yea?434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kf8df8UbP
Is that true, brat?” he lowered his body into a crouch and stared into Kemari's434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhwPboy0Kz
eyes “you want to fight, you little weakling?”
“Go434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMS6niJ5Hh
fuck yourself” Kemari spat in his face.
“Aargh!”434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRC4fBBLjI
the brute grabbed him by his temples and yanked him from his chair then threw434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRfzTYtB7r
him across the room in one fluid motion. Kemari crashed into chairs and tables434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pqD7WxF7S
as he flew through the room, and coming to a stop as he slammed against the434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QmJfmU9Ct
wall with a thud. His assailant pulled his sword out of the table and pointed434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJyBam3TY9
it at him “I think it’s time you learned your fucking place, trash.” He walked434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6t9JzcGqw
forward slashing his sword through the air as he moved. “You might not have434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2sGKGwoR8
realised it as you were coasting through life in your peaceful little village,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJj2nzJ50N
but we live in a world where the strong eat the weak” he paused slightly then434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtA0n9Bqq7E
continued “There’s no place in it for pitiful, weaklings……... except for food434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCd41oCicMx
that is. So do tell me mage” he was grinning madly by this point “WHAT.434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhsrHSqG2k
PURPOSE. DO. YOU. SERVE?” he punctuated each pause with a slash of his sword as434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0gc6mYpNe
he stopped over Kemari, who was now propped up against the wall holding a hand434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnB9L7OVwp
to his side while his other began to move in motion weaving a spell.
Despite434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlebuz5U84Z
all that had happened, Kemari was not afraid, for he had faced down bigger and434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWRXwzEVDh
more dangerous enemies and lived……never mind it being because he was saved by a434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RZvUElLJD
certain someone most of those times. He held his hand before him and smirked as434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMneiGVSHpb
the spell was completed, he was shocked however, when the brute grabbed his arm434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLufZMQDYX2
and forced it downward right as an ethereal arrow shot out from his palm. He434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzgDu6wSVX
grimaced as he suddenly felt a kick to the gut, Kemari doubled over in pain and434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrg82VqItHV
coughed up blood. His assailant released his arm and placed the sword against his434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZrx7SNt0g
neck. Kemari glanced around the room, hoping someone would come to his rescue, he434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1QYh52OABC
soon realized that would not happen as he saw the twisted smiles on everyone’s434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuXhLbJjOO
face.
“That’s434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFZqNlN36p
enough Ivan” Kemari’s head snapped in shock towards the rotund bartender who434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBtM1NA4Qn
had spoken. Unlike the others his face was written with concern. “.......I434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnC2xvxNnR
think the child has had enough of your lesson” he hesitated
“Is434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuLloJuVMU
that so?” Ivan punctuated his question with a severe kick to Kemari’s side,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fqExnCdmA
causing him to hit the floor. “Well what do you all say?” his question was434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdC4dflShV
directed at the other occupants of the room and Kemari cringed as he heard434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK2Lp5jA0EP
their replies: “kill him”, “rip his guts out”, “show him who’s boss”, “Finish him off” they cried.
“As434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkML1Nq1qMp
you command” Ivan sneered as he raised his sword. Just then a figure wearing a434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVoh52U5WJ
black hooded cloak broke from the crowd and walked towards them, Kemari laughed434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNXAF7GXES
as he noticed it.
“What’s434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGe2g1yRpW
so funny?” Ivan said, his sword still held high.
Kemari434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uAH8MJzK0
heard the bartender sigh “You done fucked up now Ivan”
“Huh?”434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZgGErVtn7
that was all he managed before the figure slammed a powerful kick into his neck434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmN4sABwDsP
causing him to drop the sword as he skidded sideward before falling. “You ok434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuQITjAX89
Kemari?” it's feminine voice asked without looking away from Ivan who was434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwDJmUl3J1
already back on his feet and holding his neck.
“yea”434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Le1p4v6pV
Kemari wheezed “Nothing a little healing magic can’t fix……and thanks by the way,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQHD2vjaID
Isadora”
“good434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeplKDbFEyW
and don’t mention it, just stay right there and watch as the greatest monk in434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSyeMdbVrE
all of Lanatheas kick ass” the figure giggled.
“Didn’t434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq328y5takQ
you drop out of your training?” Kemari smiled.
“SHUT434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdvecV9OmXC
UP!” she took a fighting stance “it was a mutual agreement”
The434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwgd9Vin5e
two laughed as everyone stared at them in bewilderment. Ivan, who had finally434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUydDICkkoD
recovered from the blow looked at the figure as they sized up each other. “who434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOTBD0uo3Ih
the fuck are you?” he finally asked the figure.
“irrelevant”
“you434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqF0TrJsp26
sound like a woman”
“I434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqIU8ntBxU
should hope”
“that434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPR5DE17eN
was a magnificent kick, for a lady of course” he rubbed his neck and grinned at434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJPo5acbFO
her
“Wow,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOC4ZO5ibKW
that was a bit sexist don’t you think?”
“Sex434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMxWvt6fVe
what?” He shot a glare at Kemari who had laughed a little at his question.
“are434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJqy2rzBrp
we going to fight or not?” she asked sounding irritated.
“heh,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Z9UBFWjN7
I wouldn’t want to break your fragile little bones miss” Ivan smiled and the434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7BVNmI3ja
crowd chuckled, the bartender only shook his head. Kemari sighed to himself as434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVtaFrFwAe
he saw her dash toward Ivan with uncanny speed, he was barely fast enough to434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtQxgNsqyM
block the kick that was aimed at his face. Isadora spun and delivered a kick to434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwV85scBgX
Ivan’s abdomen which forced him back a few steps, before he knew it she was on434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0k2WHp1bT
him again, firing a quick jab to his nose followed by a myriad of blows to his434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡda0AlMZbov
face and upper body. Ivan wobbled as the hits connected, he was unable to434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjF34EFTux4
block, dodge or even see them. The onlookers watched in awe as Ivan was beaten,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7XzG9hdb9
unable to defend himself against the sheer powers of his enemy’s blows. Kemari,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LPfYQpas8
who was now back on his feet fully healed looked on smiling as his friend434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQ5lwu8IHm
finished the fight by palming Ivan square in the chest then walking away434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyqJkvIn1R
towards Kemari. As he looked he noticed the man’s chestplate was even more434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GCsrzL2CT
dented than it was before and there was a hole in it where he had gotten the434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMR5D6KCwn
last hit, his face was twisted and bloody. As she walked by him, he turned to434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIQPFohZpq
follow her and heard a metallic clank as if Ivan’s body had finally registered434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQndRUjcuT
that it was no longer living. The people moved to the side as Isadora walked past434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGSfH9y8D3
with Kemari in tow, they stopped by the counter where she fished a coin purse434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsF0zdwiYyB
from somewhere in her cloak an handed it to the barkeep.
“Sorry434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29bgakjexO
for the disturbance big guy.”
“No434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuw3xa9boR4
worries little one” the bartender replied.
The434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6HzZuDrFy
two walked down the streets of the slum districts. People in tattered clothes434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZ3C4ExBeR
walked along as if they had no purpose, while others looked out from alleyways434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOirnld12k
and the insides of broken down houses looking for unsuspecting prey to rob,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qzBVLFmJw
abduct or kill. They walked in silence as they passed by buildings clumped together,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtEzzvYeWJ
some even looked as if they were about to topple. They stopped as a group of boys434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvHhoYAjQw
ran out In front of them chasing after a smaller one who was running with a434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDERVnVgA3
huge rat in his hands. Isadora started walking again as Kemari stared after the434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5g2irRNDK
children as they caught up to the boy and took they rat from him then proceeded434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMeH1Gmmn5j
to beat him.
“Same434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4HT52d0BW
age” he said before following after her
His434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrJKtEFOYv
friend looked at him as he caught up with her “said something?” she asked
“I was434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dRpn1zKrM
just thinking….” He paused “those children just now, they don’t look that much older434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPxjltBfrA
than we were at that time…”
“What434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNo3oDfBZrz
does that have to do with anything?” she was curious, Kemari rarely mentioned434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgBU0lSn6o
anything about their past. He tried not to show it, but she could tell that it434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3ag41AyWM
still haunted him.
“…It434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl52oSCnS97
isn’t right” his voice quivered and was almost a whisper “children are supposed434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbCLGlh20b
to be safe, they shouldn’t be exposed to these harsh realities at such a young434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwFEYDjFbp
age”
“Better434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5otjnvh73u
now than when they’re older and are incapable of dealing with the shit the434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKUJGE10Nj
world throws at them, because of the sheltered pampered life they lived” Her434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdsU9Xc1Jy
reply was blunt and harsh, yet He knew she had a point. He had lived a434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2p6JfLueRu
sheltered life while she was always fighting for what she wanted, and now years434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0z3rrdEZ3
later she was an accomplished Monk despite being a 'failure' to her mentors as434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeljtvJl5o
well as a 'B' ranked adventurer while he was stuck at 'F' the weakest rank434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyJdmHDlHh
there was.
“I434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1F7OkzVIq
wish it didn’t have to be that way” she suddenly continued “But this is the way434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jubgeVXRV
of life. With death lurking around every corner, we can’t afford to be weak” she434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveHFRM2GmT
looked to the sky as she spoke.
“Like434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86rksYEerI
me Huh?” Kemari chuckled lightly
“Pretty434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1m6rHl9Ttr
much” she laughed and punched Kemari in the shoulder, he flinched as she hit434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVjWVhW9kr
him and that only made her laugh harder. He rubbed his shoulder as they434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnshS9kCu8
continued their walk in mostly silence.
It434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGgRcygkWT
was almost noon by the time they reached their destination; the Adventurer’s434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WJuQlSPH3
Guild. It was a large imposing structure which stood at the top of a grand marble434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwuNDVkJuj
staircase, Kemari stopped and stared in awe at the high walls that shined in434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UPkarsy4o
the midday sun. No matter how many times he visited, the sheer beauty of it434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUXthicXFs
always caught his eyes . He smiled and walked up the steps where Isadora waited.434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqiEo0moaAu
They approached the large Oak double doors together which swung open as they434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIbOT1j8SM
got close, stepping inside Kemari looked around the huge open area they now434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NnUBDl1Eb
stood in. The floors were made of a dark reflective surface that absorbed mana434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wg25cPs0I
from it’s occupants, making them weaker the longer they stayed, which Kemari434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLuAknQ6rK
believed to be weird, but apparently the GuildMaster had done this to prevent434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMFDOavRuA
fighting in his hall “can’t fight if you can't freely manipulate your body’s434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRr83qCZhGl
ambient mana” the receptionists would repeat. The room was filled with a variety434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnfzhVjr8u
of adventuring folk; some wore bulky, heavy armor and carrying massive swords434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrlUyQLMAa
while others dressed lighter, wielding bows, staves, or much smaller swords.434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYlwihW68c
Two adventurers caught his eye, as they seemed to be out of place, one of them434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEU5Ms7Ugld
was a green slightly muscular being Kemari assumed to be a Half-Orc who leaned434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwJSeMIjoY
against the wall with a heavy looking broadsword leaned up next to him, and was434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKbWQ4A2BLq
wearing a brown tunic over black leather pants and boots, on top of that he434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRaBP3bwdZj
also wore a pair of silver pauldrons and and a half chestplate, His hair was a434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaYtozhadM
greenish untamed mess from what Kemari could see. The other person was the434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQBzLN0agja
second most beautiful girl he had ever seen, an Elf with long silver hair tied434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rhvXEx6ms
up in a ponytail.
“So434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQA09hkzmM
that’s your type hmm?” His attention was drawn from her before he had a chance434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYl9h920GVP
to observe her fully. He turned to see Isadora staring at him intensely with a huge434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtUcpdQ0Vi
grin on her face.
“No,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOvDoyGZEY
that wasn’t…….that’s not…” Kemari stumbled to find words.
“Don’t434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7i9cl0OfEE
worry my dear sweet companion.” Isadora laughed as she leaned in close and434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVYShsxQWj
covered her mouth as if to whisper to him “I SHIP!” She bellowed, attracting434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYGYJY0zTbS
the attention of the entire room.
Kemari434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgIe024mVC
looked around nervously and hissed “what are you doing, you idiot?”
“why434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gs2H9VyjA
I’m just so proud of you Kemari” she spread her arms wide and squealed “You’re434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLmxL2HdqH
finally interested in exploring the lush flesh of a –“ she issued a yelp as Kemari434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2PVfy7mmT
grabbed her cloak and dragged her away to the reception area. He blushed434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYPQihXq5GJ
slightly as he stormed past snickering adventurers. The reception area was a434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVvilH1u8x
long counter towards the back of the room, behind it stood the guild’s434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6E8ag1HQIu
receptionists, all of which were identical women. The two approached the one434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBYoKCIya7
closest and exchanged greetings, it wasn’t until then that Isadora removed her434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21DppttpyP
hood, revealing her face. Her skin was a smooth almond complexion and her light434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6LtzE4g0E
brown hair was cut short in a close cropped style with the sides faded, her434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLMIbd24Z8
eyes always took Kemari’s breath away, they were also a light brown with434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsGPDmmuFE
matched her skin tone and hair color and always seemed to sparkle. “keep434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNL25PnNyS
staring at me like that and I’ll steal your heart” he was so engrossed in434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXfsWLHk9z
admiring her that he didn’t notice that she had stopped talking to the434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBJ0IhhiUA
receptionist and was now starting at him smirking. “And I meant that literally”434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWfjq1tiQ3
she said teasingly before returning to her conversation.
Kemari434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vRtaSoBOw
gulped and then sighed as he went about observing the room once more. He looked434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1npLGpION1
around at the occupants who were all embroiled434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwjRJ8p8QC
in conversation amongst their companions, the elf he had seen was no longer434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGP1SOih5x
there, but the Half-Orc stood the same place leaning against the wall; this434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlIl01rMLc
time he was staring right back at Kemari who quickly turned away. In the centre434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7StmeObLV
of the hall was a giant golden statue of the legendary GuildMaster himself: Gaelin434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4ByTK4teH
Branandor, who had faced down the Black Dragon in the Arena pits, gaining his434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWRjAN3ronc
freedom from slavery in the process. The statue featured Gaelin in nothing but434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquIzxgXFxd
a loin cloth, with a broken sword in his left hand and the dragon’s head in the434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsjsHEJO3j
other. The statue was of a powerfully built man, with long golden hair hung low434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINT37la9UW
behind his back. That looks nothing like the old fool Kemari thought to434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhe1yE2BQ4X
himself as he shifted his attention in scorn. The walls were a chalk white, and434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8haFKOyuS
were decorated with long portraits of the Twelve Knights of Lanatheas; the only434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7lgaQRDBo
'S' ranked heroes Lanatheas had to offer. They were the strongest and their434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLq4qUVBCm
names carried a lot of weight. Kemari only knew three of them: Markus The Bear,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzekobTT2TV
who was a savage Hulk of a man who never wore anything apart from his brown fur434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3jbfvDOQ6
loincloth and the pelt of some unknown beast around his shoulders. He was known434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSCqAibGJPM
to tear his foes to pieces with nothing but his bare hands. Next was Lucien Arengar,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtnpf2OGpj
leader of the kingdom’s Dragon Knights which was an elite unit tasked with high434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpMKwVXnp2
priority quests from the Crown itself, he wore his signature red and gold434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnSjVcWdh7
armour with his sword held high and his shield to his side. The last was the434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6dMbCXLTP
rogue, the assassin, and the fastest of all the 12………fuck, what was his name434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsT57t358r
again?. Kemari stared at the portrait of the man who stood completely clad434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLXk6nfNCr
in black and covered completely, hiding his features.
“Brinn,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6aJ1B2lrQ
I think” Isadora said from beside him. She had turned towards him and noticed434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0BxUxNh5p
him staring with a puzzled look on his face.
“Thanks,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxu1AQzUaw7
don’t know why I keep forgetting his name” Kemari replied “You finished?”
“Yuuup”434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ20enKdxWod
she bounced and grinned
“Great,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYgdPcpiX7
let’s go then” he stretched and started to walk away when Isadora grabbed his434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9gygyPlKI
robes
“Not434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJvOoBhuVc
so fast, my dashing knight”
“What434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQK3YMZ0uN
now?” Kemari sighed
“The434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UN9roM58q
GuildMaster has something for us”
Kemari’s434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeri8F7fpQD
demeanor changed upon hearing that, he spun around and grabbed Isadora’s434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbupZZWZ5C
shoulders, she shuddered when she saw the cold look on Kemari’s face.
“Did434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjXDyV5Ug5m
they find him” he tried to ask as calmly as he could, but his voice was instead434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeoBuNKPAqL
cold and tainted with anger. She nodded and turned then waved towards the434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XXjdLZwG6
receptionist who was weaving a spell, she smiled and in an instant they were434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmFEQtS9eC6
standing in an empty blueish space which only had a small desk and a few chairs434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDpE9bQtJD
in the middle.
Kemari434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKBvOgO6wb
rushed towards the desk leaving his friend behind, he caught a glimpse of a434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4NieHkU2w
giant ogre wearing full plate armour as it vanished from the room. Kemari434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3o7CzIrgt
stopped at the desk and stared at the434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkqTVb4LO6
small sinewy man behind it. The man wore a black vest over a white buttoned434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tIFecA3Yv
down shirt, his head was completely bald and he seemed to be well over 100434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXNsFvNwjV2
years old. “You stare too much Kephirian” the man said without looking up from434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Do3ut4SDr
a paper he was scribbling on before him.
“Where434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ97MP0AsPAl
is he!” Kemari slammed his hands on the desk
“Have434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlkwtTJkp29
a seat first” the man gestured at a chair before the desk “you too monk”
Kemari434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2J9XR7znK0
looked and noticed she was right next to him now, she plopped into the chair434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwN60v9twsN
and placed her feet on the desk, which evoked a glare from the man who made to434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5F76Yge5U
say something before shaking his head and changing his mind. “please?” He434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOEATTFMlG
looked at Kemari this time, who sighed and sat in his chair.
“Who434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUBALlPWsW
was that just now, GuildMaster?” Isadora spoke first
Gaelin434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrDJw2cjsu
set down his quill and leaned back in his chair for a few moments before he434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpa40v8UVcq
finally responded “Targoth IronHorn…..” he hesitated, pondering how to continue434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpStSXNO4Jo
“He looks for the same man as you do”
“Did……..did434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIlPSB0OrM
you tell him what he wanted to know?” 434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZeZ4CHYTq
Isadora glanced at Kemari as she asked
“I434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKMoaMgxiN
did”
“YOU434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCsdVqr8vjA
HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” Kemari flared up “WHAT THE FUCK? WE HAD AN AGREEMENT434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYblNDFfobn
YOU OLD FART” He reached across the table and grabbed Gaelin by his shirt434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhrYRwwds3
collar.
“THAT’S434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkMnYQ2IDRh
ENOUGH KEMARI” Isadora shot up and took his arm, he looked at her briefly and434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMfij2yhTs
saw the disappointed way she looked at him. He grunted as he let go and paced434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFq8Fbh00x1
around the room “Great, so now we competition….”
“Does434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiodSUc5kBc
it matter Kemari?” She paused then continued “We just want him dead, so we…….you434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkvRobnSmu
can be free from your burden.”
Kemari434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNi58E6vC4
stood still with his fists clenched “How in the world would that relieve me of434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HlAsT8C9P
my burdens?” he looked at Isadora and said firmly “I have to be the one who kills434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGEsYl2r6Y
him...…..I won’t be at peace unless I am. Why do you seem to have a problem434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1CVuq3f76
with that? You. Kill. All. The. Time…..so what’s the fucking difference here”434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6lK1KS3AcL
she didn’t answer, and the room stood in silence, waiting, before it was434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERZLOMdHY9
finally broken.
“You’re434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCE07Db7p1D
a fragile one, Kephirian…...” The GuildMaster smiled “Do you honestly believe434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIoFSoZi0K
you have what it takes to kill this monster on your own, or will you need the434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCyruD9P3S
monk to do it for you?”
“…..” Kemari434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAx541SBYl4
stood there in silence unable to answer.
“Nevertheless,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04UxCjCay4
we have a deal. The man you’re looking for is known as 'Vanther The Bold',434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbp6MObsbgi
everything you need to know is in this” he handed Isadora a small scroll.
She434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MP4DN7GEU
muttered a 'Thank You' as she turned to leave
“Oh,434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUo9f4RgfSt
and one more thing” he said stopping the duo in their tracks “There was another434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYvirA7E6S
person besides the Orc who came for information on him, so you might want to434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBo5eGSSz6X
hurry”
Kemari434Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡueefKEtNuy
and Isadora then vanished as they once again teleported elsewhere.
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