Fire203Please respect copyright.PENANAvMmFNnHoH1
and smoke, corpses burned beyond recognition, blood splattered streets. It was203Please respect copyright.PENANAiRdZ05y8fi
all around him, he stood in the middle of a burning village, watching as more203Please respect copyright.PENANADYrRk8pNdP
people were butchered by the horsemen. Arrows plunged into some, while others203Please respect copyright.PENANAhWqQPE1I2X
were struck down with swords. The boy did nothing, only staring in horror at203Please respect copyright.PENANArB0XZhEygM
the scene which played before him. A group of horsemen started to approach him,203Please respect copyright.PENANAy5eofEX37r
he watched as they got closer and closer, the boy thought of running, but his203Please respect copyright.PENANApq5togBJcQ
legs wouldn’t move. He was frozen, he was afraid, he would soon be dead as well.203Please respect copyright.PENANAqlHwrBNaj7
The horsemen stopped, and their leas dismounted and approached him, the203Please respect copyright.PENANApaDPHxj6rg
reflection of the flames danced along the silver longsword in hand. The boy stared203Please respect copyright.PENANAOWLF4b0WzJ
wide-eyed at him, he was an intimidating figure, larger than any man he had203Please respect copyright.PENANAo2I6nwjjKb
ever seen, with a long scar running diagonally across his face, stretching from203Please respect copyright.PENANA7Wzp3ZmsbR
his right eye to the side of his mouth. The man grinned as he lifted the longsword203Please respect copyright.PENANAUt540VPrPz
with one hand and swung down with it.
Kemari203Please respect copyright.PENANAUbZBCo3F5v
awoke suddenly, his heart was pounding in his chest and he was drenched with sweat.203Please respect copyright.PENANAShVgeI8rai
He sat up in his bed and put his right hand over his face then screamed loudly203Please respect copyright.PENANAPkRhwtNj38
into it. He stopped and caught his breath for a minute before swinging his legs203Please respect copyright.PENANAvYmP7ccE6f
off the tiny bed, looking around at the wooden room he sighed. It was tiny and203Please respect copyright.PENANA0FHz52g6c0
the only furniture were the bed crammed up against the wall which he slept in203Please respect copyright.PENANACLKmW5TXL2
and a small chest tucked away in a corner, above it hung a small cracked mirror.203Please respect copyright.PENANAaXTuaXXtiX
Kemari got up and tentatively walked towards the mirror and looked at himself. He203Please respect copyright.PENANAbP2f1BUC8z
stared at his reflection for a while, waiting for his heart rate and breathing203Please respect copyright.PENANALsKLzFXS8N
to steady. He brushed his locks out of his face and tied it behind his head,203Please respect copyright.PENANAeDNuCw4bjo
leaving two strands to remain at the front. His two crimson eyes stared back at203Please respect copyright.PENANAeJOnOI12Hf
him, and as usual he felt like he was sharing his vision with something else,203Please respect copyright.PENANAtIljwBXnWY
as if there was someone else inside him using his eyes. He ran his hand over a203Please respect copyright.PENANApLh41N3Wmn
long scar that stretched from his shoulder to the middle of his chest, images203Please respect copyright.PENANAIqbO2AxlGZ
from his nightmare flashed before him making him sigh. He admired his dark203Please respect copyright.PENANAz5k9Q4SKJ1
brown complexion for a minute before opening203Please respect copyright.PENANAgFS9IwQw7y
the chest and getting dressed in his purple Mage’s robe.
“Time203Please respect copyright.PENANAKRxXrbTbFO
for another day of failures and being dependent on Isadora” he mumbled.
The203Please respect copyright.PENANAczzlld2EQs
Dragon’s Tongue was a small run-down Inn and Tavern situated in the slums of Lanatheas'203Please respect copyright.PENANAyxheIXv5df
royal capital. It was a place only frequented by the poor as well as a variety203Please respect copyright.PENANAg5HGCzFTGX
of unsavory types, it was here Kemari called home. For unlike all the others203Please respect copyright.PENANAbHv6WGn3zD
who were members of the Adventurer’s Guild, he was incapable of earning enough203Please respect copyright.PENANAVRGUFYdy3l
gold to get himself a room in the richer districts, this was something Kemari203Please respect copyright.PENANAIpQOl9Y2A7
despised and always swore he would have to change. He sat in a corner, alone, with203Please respect copyright.PENANATNIZlrRHpQ
a book laid before him on the table, the common room was lively as server girls203Please respect copyright.PENANAwGQnczYEv8
carried meals and ale to various tables of loud customers. A server walked by203Please respect copyright.PENANABbqXDRtzop
him and the smell coming from the tray made him gag. How do they eat that203Please respect copyright.PENANAa5NxQqqT0e
filth? He thought to himself shaking his head. He was about to start203Please respect copyright.PENANA0Cwn6NGth2
reading when a rusty iron sword impaled his book and lodged itself in the table.203Please respect copyright.PENANAth1s96AC9N
Kemari heard laughter from around the room as he looked at his book in horror, blue203Please respect copyright.PENANAoe3X5cw6Bt
mist rose from it in a puff of smoke as the contents spilled out of the book as203Please respect copyright.PENANA2LVwDBKakE
if it were bleeding.
“What203Please respect copyright.PENANAnmQgz2DsT0
the fuck!” he heard a figure beside him exclaim. Kemari looked up to see the203Please respect copyright.PENANAUkPqSjIMG8
man who was holding the sword, he was muscular looking fellow who wore a rag tied203Please respect copyright.PENANA4ltKb2prwz
like a mask around his neck, and was wearing tattered clothing under a rusted203Please respect copyright.PENANAitx2akyqpj
iron chestplate, which had its fair share of dents. “do you have any idea how203Please respect copyright.PENANAGfBQmNwv8W
much this book cost me?” Kemari said as he clenched his fists. The man looked203Please respect copyright.PENANABDwqeOGqQe
at him and laughed “would you look at this fool, boys” his laughter was echoed203Please respect copyright.PENANAx1pMr1wEqL
by the other people in the room “ha, looks like he wants to fight you” a voice203Please respect copyright.PENANAGePJKj7UUh
snickered.
“yea?203Please respect copyright.PENANAzlM4MDsagG
Is that true, brat?” he lowered his body into a crouch and stared into Kemari's203Please respect copyright.PENANAltD8PQ4Fdo
eyes “you want to fight, you little weakling?”
“Go203Please respect copyright.PENANANqUNKEdlDC
fuck yourself” Kemari spat in his face.
“Aargh!”203Please respect copyright.PENANAPOdbIUUjPR
the brute grabbed him by his temples and yanked him from his chair then threw203Please respect copyright.PENANAqHzDtMZOmS
him across the room in one fluid motion. Kemari crashed into chairs and tables203Please respect copyright.PENANAbyoxF70NmG
as he flew through the room, and coming to a stop as he slammed against the203Please respect copyright.PENANA9mRM2wSAK0
wall with a thud. His assailant pulled his sword out of the table and pointed203Please respect copyright.PENANAAcc9gvaURn
it at him “I think it’s time you learned your fucking place, trash.” He walked203Please respect copyright.PENANAbOgXeHLWFZ
forward slashing his sword through the air as he moved. “You might not have203Please respect copyright.PENANAON0nIIgoOs
realised it as you were coasting through life in your peaceful little village,203Please respect copyright.PENANA0jLuzJWsli
but we live in a world where the strong eat the weak” he paused slightly then203Please respect copyright.PENANAtR8QJ9eo4V
continued “There’s no place in it for pitiful, weaklings……... except for food203Please respect copyright.PENANAwzuSSdhVWP
that is. So do tell me mage” he was grinning madly by this point “WHAT.203Please respect copyright.PENANApId0vE5Epx
PURPOSE. DO. YOU. SERVE?” he punctuated each pause with a slash of his sword as203Please respect copyright.PENANAdmAzquJdhR
he stopped over Kemari, who was now propped up against the wall holding a hand203Please respect copyright.PENANAGSwNbA8tuF
to his side while his other began to move in motion weaving a spell.
Despite203Please respect copyright.PENANAhd6w3N8Wca
all that had happened, Kemari was not afraid, for he had faced down bigger and203Please respect copyright.PENANAnYL2pyJ42F
more dangerous enemies and lived……never mind it being because he was saved by a203Please respect copyright.PENANA2G1AZ0CO2r
certain someone most of those times. He held his hand before him and smirked as203Please respect copyright.PENANAWrroj2vfAC
the spell was completed, he was shocked however, when the brute grabbed his arm203Please respect copyright.PENANArcUBuPsK6o
and forced it downward right as an ethereal arrow shot out from his palm. He203Please respect copyright.PENANAntWJzo3BKT
grimaced as he suddenly felt a kick to the gut, Kemari doubled over in pain and203Please respect copyright.PENANAzr3nfsjHCH
coughed up blood. His assailant released his arm and placed the sword against his203Please respect copyright.PENANA2Exs7Kd53V
neck. Kemari glanced around the room, hoping someone would come to his rescue, he203Please respect copyright.PENANAGhw9UaFgaS
soon realized that would not happen as he saw the twisted smiles on everyone’s203Please respect copyright.PENANAoeBLBSeBaY
face.
“That’s203Please respect copyright.PENANAqMlyeY5kmM
enough Ivan” Kemari’s head snapped in shock towards the rotund bartender who203Please respect copyright.PENANABRvocH1poS
had spoken. Unlike the others his face was written with concern. “.......I203Please respect copyright.PENANA3JrZPJhf3p
think the child has had enough of your lesson” he hesitated
“Is203Please respect copyright.PENANAsr6Ln8Z0gt
that so?” Ivan punctuated his question with a severe kick to Kemari’s side,203Please respect copyright.PENANAm10uYuDUwo
causing him to hit the floor. “Well what do you all say?” his question was203Please respect copyright.PENANAJE55uRT4tv
directed at the other occupants of the room and Kemari cringed as he heard203Please respect copyright.PENANAWbCgqopVoW
their replies: “kill him”, “rip his guts out”, “show him who’s boss”, “Finish him off” they cried.
“As203Please respect copyright.PENANAiHvIpsyzcN
you command” Ivan sneered as he raised his sword. Just then a figure wearing a203Please respect copyright.PENANADuwLluU3VM
black hooded cloak broke from the crowd and walked towards them, Kemari laughed203Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2GjFRVYfZ
as he noticed it.
“What’s203Please respect copyright.PENANAeZ8jGsoN7B
so funny?” Ivan said, his sword still held high.
Kemari203Please respect copyright.PENANA85ypmRwVby
heard the bartender sigh “You done fucked up now Ivan”
“Huh?”203Please respect copyright.PENANAMboQNJG9VD
that was all he managed before the figure slammed a powerful kick into his neck203Please respect copyright.PENANAsGxSqd6T4t
causing him to drop the sword as he skidded sideward before falling. “You ok203Please respect copyright.PENANA2dSqzRugyq
Kemari?” it's feminine voice asked without looking away from Ivan who was203Please respect copyright.PENANAfg89IC8QuC
already back on his feet and holding his neck.
“yea”203Please respect copyright.PENANAnRRYHTNSMJ
Kemari wheezed “Nothing a little healing magic can’t fix……and thanks by the way,203Please respect copyright.PENANAgSDSzLHgtD
Isadora”
“good203Please respect copyright.PENANAltWgVb0IzS
and don’t mention it, just stay right there and watch as the greatest monk in203Please respect copyright.PENANAI4faZCL0bj
all of Lanatheas kick ass” the figure giggled.
“Didn’t203Please respect copyright.PENANATAC0E8W6NL
you drop out of your training?” Kemari smiled.
“SHUT203Please respect copyright.PENANA0yPJ2pgsAb
UP!” she took a fighting stance “it was a mutual agreement”
The203Please respect copyright.PENANAEDlUIpSLK9
two laughed as everyone stared at them in bewilderment. Ivan, who had finally203Please respect copyright.PENANAYu0eR7TfpG
recovered from the blow looked at the figure as they sized up each other. “who203Please respect copyright.PENANAo3k6dkeljC
the fuck are you?” he finally asked the figure.
“irrelevant”
“you203Please respect copyright.PENANAwUdEb5YhSz
sound like a woman”
“I203Please respect copyright.PENANAknps9qbJ5C
should hope”
“that203Please respect copyright.PENANAuT4CJQSuSq
was a magnificent kick, for a lady of course” he rubbed his neck and grinned at203Please respect copyright.PENANAVAJkgwnqqt
her
“Wow,203Please respect copyright.PENANA03NNNVXBbV
that was a bit sexist don’t you think?”
“Sex203Please respect copyright.PENANA5tYmkikSpZ
what?” He shot a glare at Kemari who had laughed a little at his question.
“are203Please respect copyright.PENANA5Un4gtsybj
we going to fight or not?” she asked sounding irritated.
“heh,203Please respect copyright.PENANArCZ62bX8Ql
I wouldn’t want to break your fragile little bones miss” Ivan smiled and the203Please respect copyright.PENANA8Lt5bDo0o1
crowd chuckled, the bartender only shook his head. Kemari sighed to himself as203Please respect copyright.PENANATE7vgAKNz6
he saw her dash toward Ivan with uncanny speed, he was barely fast enough to203Please respect copyright.PENANABtohsg9SNG
block the kick that was aimed at his face. Isadora spun and delivered a kick to203Please respect copyright.PENANATnBWzYFD1A
Ivan’s abdomen which forced him back a few steps, before he knew it she was on203Please respect copyright.PENANA0s71EPxj5J
him again, firing a quick jab to his nose followed by a myriad of blows to his203Please respect copyright.PENANAzLN2FDPRKk
face and upper body. Ivan wobbled as the hits connected, he was unable to203Please respect copyright.PENANAzAuAGa7RX0
block, dodge or even see them. The onlookers watched in awe as Ivan was beaten,203Please respect copyright.PENANALStkF44aVY
unable to defend himself against the sheer powers of his enemy’s blows. Kemari,203Please respect copyright.PENANAjUGPN6a5Ju
who was now back on his feet fully healed looked on smiling as his friend203Please respect copyright.PENANA6InwqDP95Y
finished the fight by palming Ivan square in the chest then walking away203Please respect copyright.PENANAKzRMLJwpEe
towards Kemari. As he looked he noticed the man’s chestplate was even more203Please respect copyright.PENANAIwZGlOUBNA
dented than it was before and there was a hole in it where he had gotten the203Please respect copyright.PENANAKct3N3UHpt
last hit, his face was twisted and bloody. As she walked by him, he turned to203Please respect copyright.PENANAs7eoNGNlgK
follow her and heard a metallic clank as if Ivan’s body had finally registered203Please respect copyright.PENANAM49f0XvNFE
that it was no longer living. The people moved to the side as Isadora walked past203Please respect copyright.PENANAhhH5Jo86RE
with Kemari in tow, they stopped by the counter where she fished a coin purse203Please respect copyright.PENANAtF7EThFr4G
from somewhere in her cloak an handed it to the barkeep.
“Sorry203Please respect copyright.PENANAj8uJ2BUanv
for the disturbance big guy.”
“No203Please respect copyright.PENANAtKTC89RJZF
worries little one” the bartender replied.
The203Please respect copyright.PENANAto1MeRHWMH
two walked down the streets of the slum districts. People in tattered clothes203Please respect copyright.PENANAvq2TetoTQo
walked along as if they had no purpose, while others looked out from alleyways203Please respect copyright.PENANA881s9vwEVC
and the insides of broken down houses looking for unsuspecting prey to rob,203Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZiPm25gmD
abduct or kill. They walked in silence as they passed by buildings clumped together,203Please respect copyright.PENANAuESAxUHDOI
some even looked as if they were about to topple. They stopped as a group of boys203Please respect copyright.PENANA57etMVs6ZC
ran out In front of them chasing after a smaller one who was running with a203Please respect copyright.PENANAm3zKX3Ly9O
huge rat in his hands. Isadora started walking again as Kemari stared after the203Please respect copyright.PENANAqjt5ISP7AB
children as they caught up to the boy and took they rat from him then proceeded203Please respect copyright.PENANAk2b6hJYNtr
to beat him.
“Same203Please respect copyright.PENANAwIQvmlQ1bV
age” he said before following after her
His203Please respect copyright.PENANAu2gh1cbtuJ
friend looked at him as he caught up with her “said something?” she asked
“I was203Please respect copyright.PENANAjusNhQgrLJ
just thinking….” He paused “those children just now, they don’t look that much older203Please respect copyright.PENANAZz9f4lMfuk
than we were at that time…”
“What203Please respect copyright.PENANA9NxG9D6Scf
does that have to do with anything?” she was curious, Kemari rarely mentioned203Please respect copyright.PENANAZmB0578Cxt
anything about their past. He tried not to show it, but she could tell that it203Please respect copyright.PENANAwPexSUiDze
still haunted him.
“…It203Please respect copyright.PENANA7PFRceqEIL
isn’t right” his voice quivered and was almost a whisper “children are supposed203Please respect copyright.PENANAmqQnwFJvWF
to be safe, they shouldn’t be exposed to these harsh realities at such a young203Please respect copyright.PENANAKGlHf1TcVf
age”
“Better203Please respect copyright.PENANAnYq1herHFR
now than when they’re older and are incapable of dealing with the shit the203Please respect copyright.PENANAw8jyehi6ZG
world throws at them, because of the sheltered pampered life they lived” Her203Please respect copyright.PENANAfTB6lKjlCj
reply was blunt and harsh, yet He knew she had a point. He had lived a203Please respect copyright.PENANAJB1aIIjXOF
sheltered life while she was always fighting for what she wanted, and now years203Please respect copyright.PENANALbEBhXMmWc
later she was an accomplished Monk despite being a 'failure' to her mentors as203Please respect copyright.PENANAhvOqajY9PI
well as a 'B' ranked adventurer while he was stuck at 'F' the weakest rank203Please respect copyright.PENANAqs8Iuonn3k
there was.
“I203Please respect copyright.PENANA8Bz9l2UwtL
wish it didn’t have to be that way” she suddenly continued “But this is the way203Please respect copyright.PENANAlattNs6rH3
of life. With death lurking around every corner, we can’t afford to be weak” she203Please respect copyright.PENANAydT0uR6clq
looked to the sky as she spoke.
“Like203Please respect copyright.PENANAuhDz9p38af
me Huh?” Kemari chuckled lightly
“Pretty203Please respect copyright.PENANAua29DiLLD7
much” she laughed and punched Kemari in the shoulder, he flinched as she hit203Please respect copyright.PENANAYv1o0RGKTa
him and that only made her laugh harder. He rubbed his shoulder as they203Please respect copyright.PENANAWFFiIu2BmK
continued their walk in mostly silence.
It203Please respect copyright.PENANAXjClgVNIHc
was almost noon by the time they reached their destination; the Adventurer’s203Please respect copyright.PENANA20XlFTfvNe
Guild. It was a large imposing structure which stood at the top of a grand marble203Please respect copyright.PENANAUqfUFkJtOu
staircase, Kemari stopped and stared in awe at the high walls that shined in203Please respect copyright.PENANAncsmQntZH1
the midday sun. No matter how many times he visited, the sheer beauty of it203Please respect copyright.PENANAKquQ3B6L2L
always caught his eyes . He smiled and walked up the steps where Isadora waited.203Please respect copyright.PENANAUVztXyqW2u
They approached the large Oak double doors together which swung open as they203Please respect copyright.PENANAFvIyWKFqWt
got close, stepping inside Kemari looked around the huge open area they now203Please respect copyright.PENANAJK168nUNPW
stood in. The floors were made of a dark reflective surface that absorbed mana203Please respect copyright.PENANAynyqzvcOpd
from it’s occupants, making them weaker the longer they stayed, which Kemari203Please respect copyright.PENANAVIwBluc1jx
believed to be weird, but apparently the GuildMaster had done this to prevent203Please respect copyright.PENANAHJLqIrkxNN
fighting in his hall “can’t fight if you can't freely manipulate your body’s203Please respect copyright.PENANAEHZAcz4LYg
ambient mana” the receptionists would repeat. The room was filled with a variety203Please respect copyright.PENANAnKwejX5wbK
of adventuring folk; some wore bulky, heavy armor and carrying massive swords203Please respect copyright.PENANAqKtRHNNibp
while others dressed lighter, wielding bows, staves, or much smaller swords.203Please respect copyright.PENANAGsmr9UWs4j
Two adventurers caught his eye, as they seemed to be out of place, one of them203Please respect copyright.PENANAQMAOiqT8gd
was a green slightly muscular being Kemari assumed to be a Half-Orc who leaned203Please respect copyright.PENANA2pTMSYS8FW
against the wall with a heavy looking broadsword leaned up next to him, and was203Please respect copyright.PENANAROgAGubPLm
wearing a brown tunic over black leather pants and boots, on top of that he203Please respect copyright.PENANAs3dmJhDlsD
also wore a pair of silver pauldrons and and a half chestplate, His hair was a203Please respect copyright.PENANA82Io0LyPLD
greenish untamed mess from what Kemari could see. The other person was the203Please respect copyright.PENANAEAYQABstbu
second most beautiful girl he had ever seen, an Elf with long silver hair tied203Please respect copyright.PENANAzfNuYkkzBJ
up in a ponytail.
“So203Please respect copyright.PENANA6RrteMsT3k
that’s your type hmm?” His attention was drawn from her before he had a chance203Please respect copyright.PENANA49Goha0ziC
to observe her fully. He turned to see Isadora staring at him intensely with a huge203Please respect copyright.PENANAy1aMNfUekp
grin on her face.
“No,203Please respect copyright.PENANASvERU1ViMk
that wasn’t…….that’s not…” Kemari stumbled to find words.
“Don’t203Please respect copyright.PENANA9fnbFmlAWz
worry my dear sweet companion.” Isadora laughed as she leaned in close and203Please respect copyright.PENANAquPvzpK1RB
covered her mouth as if to whisper to him “I SHIP!” She bellowed, attracting203Please respect copyright.PENANAZOfMBMqw0Q
the attention of the entire room.
Kemari203Please respect copyright.PENANATwBtLuOGso
looked around nervously and hissed “what are you doing, you idiot?”
“why203Please respect copyright.PENANAmdMrSAkSvH
I’m just so proud of you Kemari” she spread her arms wide and squealed “You’re203Please respect copyright.PENANAFMwJCUhYw9
finally interested in exploring the lush flesh of a –“ she issued a yelp as Kemari203Please respect copyright.PENANAr5tdPqPRmd
grabbed her cloak and dragged her away to the reception area. He blushed203Please respect copyright.PENANAaFXxiBlaKS
slightly as he stormed past snickering adventurers. The reception area was a203Please respect copyright.PENANABQvUhlCSws
long counter towards the back of the room, behind it stood the guild’s203Please respect copyright.PENANA3AwFbHz17b
receptionists, all of which were identical women. The two approached the one203Please respect copyright.PENANAL3YERFlGfO
closest and exchanged greetings, it wasn’t until then that Isadora removed her203Please respect copyright.PENANAmythUlXJPN
hood, revealing her face. Her skin was a smooth almond complexion and her light203Please respect copyright.PENANAPrhB9KuGkI
brown hair was cut short in a close cropped style with the sides faded, her203Please respect copyright.PENANApoY0t8VVLq
eyes always took Kemari’s breath away, they were also a light brown with203Please respect copyright.PENANA85iIvcdX9q
matched her skin tone and hair color and always seemed to sparkle. “keep203Please respect copyright.PENANAfbkWhn2CXw
staring at me like that and I’ll steal your heart” he was so engrossed in203Please respect copyright.PENANACYaMCiAtBb
admiring her that he didn’t notice that she had stopped talking to the203Please respect copyright.PENANAAd9KTczMoJ
receptionist and was now starting at him smirking. “And I meant that literally”203Please respect copyright.PENANANBvfziJJb1
she said teasingly before returning to her conversation.
Kemari203Please respect copyright.PENANATkv1QE0IbL
gulped and then sighed as he went about observing the room once more. He looked203Please respect copyright.PENANAXymPwzNE5p
around at the occupants who were all embroiled203Please respect copyright.PENANATQ4O5gFzcy
in conversation amongst their companions, the elf he had seen was no longer203Please respect copyright.PENANAdCHpkghkBd
there, but the Half-Orc stood the same place leaning against the wall; this203Please respect copyright.PENANAlWDp0lUkdD
time he was staring right back at Kemari who quickly turned away. In the centre203Please respect copyright.PENANADhewp7q6kA
of the hall was a giant golden statue of the legendary GuildMaster himself: Gaelin203Please respect copyright.PENANAl34owAeDEu
Branandor, who had faced down the Black Dragon in the Arena pits, gaining his203Please respect copyright.PENANAA8G8WDVUhd
freedom from slavery in the process. The statue featured Gaelin in nothing but203Please respect copyright.PENANA4hifmVOyMP
a loin cloth, with a broken sword in his left hand and the dragon’s head in the203Please respect copyright.PENANAYFC20bTHcQ
other. The statue was of a powerfully built man, with long golden hair hung low203Please respect copyright.PENANAFx73xODyJZ
behind his back. That looks nothing like the old fool Kemari thought to203Please respect copyright.PENANAnuQkE1bQYX
himself as he shifted his attention in scorn. The walls were a chalk white, and203Please respect copyright.PENANA9lYQYGMvTW
were decorated with long portraits of the Twelve Knights of Lanatheas; the only203Please respect copyright.PENANAZNBHmKgpTE
'S' ranked heroes Lanatheas had to offer. They were the strongest and their203Please respect copyright.PENANALk3bIp7lAs
names carried a lot of weight. Kemari only knew three of them: Markus The Bear,203Please respect copyright.PENANA4Q9HDjnqHz
who was a savage Hulk of a man who never wore anything apart from his brown fur203Please respect copyright.PENANARi3ITpNYeX
loincloth and the pelt of some unknown beast around his shoulders. He was known203Please respect copyright.PENANAA4yD2foE1s
to tear his foes to pieces with nothing but his bare hands. Next was Lucien Arengar,203Please respect copyright.PENANAA0YNwtgLtJ
leader of the kingdom’s Dragon Knights which was an elite unit tasked with high203Please respect copyright.PENANA6A6NHPVZTh
priority quests from the Crown itself, he wore his signature red and gold203Please respect copyright.PENANApmfr89rBAr
armour with his sword held high and his shield to his side. The last was the203Please respect copyright.PENANA39rQ1IMi74
rogue, the assassin, and the fastest of all the 12………fuck, what was his name203Please respect copyright.PENANAsB1WTA57yp
again?. Kemari stared at the portrait of the man who stood completely clad203Please respect copyright.PENANAFs7kykOrI7
in black and covered completely, hiding his features.
“Brinn,203Please respect copyright.PENANAOrlBOnIeQo
I think” Isadora said from beside him. She had turned towards him and noticed203Please respect copyright.PENANA3t49UNvSUo
him staring with a puzzled look on his face.
“Thanks,203Please respect copyright.PENANAzyPNaMZsjB
don’t know why I keep forgetting his name” Kemari replied “You finished?”
“Yuuup”203Please respect copyright.PENANAzEg83mO9ov
she bounced and grinned
“Great,203Please respect copyright.PENANA1LZugjLRvH
let’s go then” he stretched and started to walk away when Isadora grabbed his203Please respect copyright.PENANAJnYbVtHds3
robes
“Not203Please respect copyright.PENANAZyUx4TtHNf
so fast, my dashing knight”
“What203Please respect copyright.PENANAyRbSe33vb4
now?” Kemari sighed
“The203Please respect copyright.PENANAwuwAWXEwtN
GuildMaster has something for us”
Kemari’s203Please respect copyright.PENANACyEPWeQVWG
demeanor changed upon hearing that, he spun around and grabbed Isadora’s203Please respect copyright.PENANA608FZTcitN
shoulders, she shuddered when she saw the cold look on Kemari’s face.
“Did203Please respect copyright.PENANAp3mQhWxhsY
they find him” he tried to ask as calmly as he could, but his voice was instead203Please respect copyright.PENANAODl4Z3WSdf
cold and tainted with anger. She nodded and turned then waved towards the203Please respect copyright.PENANAOaEGHMRcaq
receptionist who was weaving a spell, she smiled and in an instant they were203Please respect copyright.PENANAcBylIHQzXx
standing in an empty blueish space which only had a small desk and a few chairs203Please respect copyright.PENANAVmqq3tEoYQ
in the middle.
Kemari203Please respect copyright.PENANA6PKzjqdk8w
rushed towards the desk leaving his friend behind, he caught a glimpse of a203Please respect copyright.PENANAiTvSGkSbKb
giant ogre wearing full plate armour as it vanished from the room. Kemari203Please respect copyright.PENANAA7Om4L4u0Z
stopped at the desk and stared at the203Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZaD4qqImR
small sinewy man behind it. The man wore a black vest over a white buttoned203Please respect copyright.PENANA0uPvka6t3o
down shirt, his head was completely bald and he seemed to be well over 100203Please respect copyright.PENANArItwGBa4Hk
years old. “You stare too much Kephirian” the man said without looking up from203Please respect copyright.PENANA8b3ogs88mf
a paper he was scribbling on before him.
“Where203Please respect copyright.PENANAFkSg5tRWpc
is he!” Kemari slammed his hands on the desk
“Have203Please respect copyright.PENANAOeiUlOCZGb
a seat first” the man gestured at a chair before the desk “you too monk”
Kemari203Please respect copyright.PENANAR4RIsncPjc
looked and noticed she was right next to him now, she plopped into the chair203Please respect copyright.PENANABbonoQ50R7
and placed her feet on the desk, which evoked a glare from the man who made to203Please respect copyright.PENANAHJLo0H2mkZ
say something before shaking his head and changing his mind. “please?” He203Please respect copyright.PENANAZiqusxfqHg
looked at Kemari this time, who sighed and sat in his chair.
“Who203Please respect copyright.PENANAeWsZhQxPYs
was that just now, GuildMaster?” Isadora spoke first
Gaelin203Please respect copyright.PENANAr5k7Oj9RBR
set down his quill and leaned back in his chair for a few moments before he203Please respect copyright.PENANAon8Y7qAOit
finally responded “Targoth IronHorn…..” he hesitated, pondering how to continue203Please respect copyright.PENANAuXBiwydIwr
“He looks for the same man as you do”
“Did……..did203Please respect copyright.PENANAFWxdS2r1sl
you tell him what he wanted to know?” 203Please respect copyright.PENANAsua4IfaDGU
Isadora glanced at Kemari as she asked
“I203Please respect copyright.PENANA4wY4g1rlLG
did”
“YOU203Please respect copyright.PENANA838M7nxtsw
HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” Kemari flared up “WHAT THE FUCK? WE HAD AN AGREEMENT203Please respect copyright.PENANAxfj6Dru1Te
YOU OLD FART” He reached across the table and grabbed Gaelin by his shirt203Please respect copyright.PENANAClnvTyoBny
collar.
“THAT’S203Please respect copyright.PENANARZqiVYNSA3
ENOUGH KEMARI” Isadora shot up and took his arm, he looked at her briefly and203Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7L1AfopCs
saw the disappointed way she looked at him. He grunted as he let go and paced203Please respect copyright.PENANAsHY4fwBC36
around the room “Great, so now we competition….”
“Does203Please respect copyright.PENANAfiUwpbsfb5
it matter Kemari?” She paused then continued “We just want him dead, so we…….you203Please respect copyright.PENANAadaL76IxgR
can be free from your burden.”
Kemari203Please respect copyright.PENANAzks7r906mj
stood still with his fists clenched “How in the world would that relieve me of203Please respect copyright.PENANAWs4ropHOCJ
my burdens?” he looked at Isadora and said firmly “I have to be the one who kills203Please respect copyright.PENANAcOqwHNrEKM
him...…..I won’t be at peace unless I am. Why do you seem to have a problem203Please respect copyright.PENANA4xgFCWSkon
with that? You. Kill. All. The. Time…..so what’s the fucking difference here”203Please respect copyright.PENANAK0Bv0lHBaD
she didn’t answer, and the room stood in silence, waiting, before it was203Please respect copyright.PENANAPRqu3hh75v
finally broken.
“You’re203Please respect copyright.PENANAu2dhR5pgB4
a fragile one, Kephirian…...” The GuildMaster smiled “Do you honestly believe203Please respect copyright.PENANAlq1MyOo4C4
you have what it takes to kill this monster on your own, or will you need the203Please respect copyright.PENANAgaq91iCjnL
monk to do it for you?”
“…..” Kemari203Please respect copyright.PENANAEEhZYGd0TY
stood there in silence unable to answer.
“Nevertheless,203Please respect copyright.PENANAMdb8I5d7U2
we have a deal. The man you’re looking for is known as 'Vanther The Bold',203Please respect copyright.PENANAJXrWwNbpLh
everything you need to know is in this” he handed Isadora a small scroll.
She203Please respect copyright.PENANATBh39BkQwn
muttered a 'Thank You' as she turned to leave
“Oh,203Please respect copyright.PENANA8tNGoYaDDx
and one more thing” he said stopping the duo in their tracks “There was another203Please respect copyright.PENANAO2HLAua7Ea
person besides the Orc who came for information on him, so you might want to203Please respect copyright.PENANAu378Mpkjao
hurry”
Kemari203Please respect copyright.PENANAcK8xl2IOAW
and Isadora then vanished as they once again teleported elsewhere.
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