Fire392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BPnY8iT02
and smoke, corpses burned beyond recognition, blood splattered streets. It was392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqqv1cDemR
all around him, he stood in the middle of a burning village, watching as more392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaoarN3KHY
people were butchered by the horsemen. Arrows plunged into some, while others392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVlaf3yWAQ
were struck down with swords. The boy did nothing, only staring in horror at392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34Vx8XFqxH
the scene which played before him. A group of horsemen started to approach him,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEqSqwtrBtC
he watched as they got closer and closer, the boy thought of running, but his392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXeC4rPEzw
legs wouldn’t move. He was frozen, he was afraid, he would soon be dead as well.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Jn2sn6u48
The horsemen stopped, and their leas dismounted and approached him, the392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuS5n0cppiB
reflection of the flames danced along the silver longsword in hand. The boy stared392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTvExKf8fv
wide-eyed at him, he was an intimidating figure, larger than any man he had392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXsWI6DJHI
ever seen, with a long scar running diagonally across his face, stretching from392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIfgtyHa4J
his right eye to the side of his mouth. The man grinned as he lifted the longsword392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEg5DF8H2H
with one hand and swung down with it.
Kemari392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zmaut1uRb
awoke suddenly, his heart was pounding in his chest and he was drenched with sweat.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMvGzXlGLH
He sat up in his bed and put his right hand over his face then screamed loudly392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPovd8pH2fL
into it. He stopped and caught his breath for a minute before swinging his legs392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryy2d5RI4k
off the tiny bed, looking around at the wooden room he sighed. It was tiny and392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwFkaD6lCz
the only furniture were the bed crammed up against the wall which he slept in392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KjXLuhIDO
and a small chest tucked away in a corner, above it hung a small cracked mirror.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSOkCruUxf
Kemari got up and tentatively walked towards the mirror and looked at himself. He392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsq4cz7a3pz
stared at his reflection for a while, waiting for his heart rate and breathing392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLdZrSFg05U
to steady. He brushed his locks out of his face and tied it behind his head,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBemmGNnoE
leaving two strands to remain at the front. His two crimson eyes stared back at392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDbF0k8wC9
him, and as usual he felt like he was sharing his vision with something else,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo80ANyXtSo
as if there was someone else inside him using his eyes. He ran his hand over a392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTvUpAAZHF
long scar that stretched from his shoulder to the middle of his chest, images392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdbCZDn24G
from his nightmare flashed before him making him sigh. He admired his dark392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6YER3nqbz
brown complexion for a minute before opening392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODVMQXUBZt
the chest and getting dressed in his purple Mage’s robe.
“Time392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSH0xh83bY
for another day of failures and being dependent on Isadora” he mumbled.
The392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡamXnCs8HjC
Dragon’s Tongue was a small run-down Inn and Tavern situated in the slums of Lanatheas'392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh98076xzs5
royal capital. It was a place only frequented by the poor as well as a variety392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YCLVmGzk3
of unsavory types, it was here Kemari called home. For unlike all the others392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEotFRxeJB
who were members of the Adventurer’s Guild, he was incapable of earning enough392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInVEMtYTbs
gold to get himself a room in the richer districts, this was something Kemari392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh0t2Aw7n9R
despised and always swore he would have to change. He sat in a corner, alone, with392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkt0cwEFVkh
a book laid before him on the table, the common room was lively as server girls392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbaWfP1iO5
carried meals and ale to various tables of loud customers. A server walked by392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRmeUztbRw
him and the smell coming from the tray made him gag. How do they eat that392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTd2inJHT4h
filth? He thought to himself shaking his head. He was about to start392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2D1wa3MCF
reading when a rusty iron sword impaled his book and lodged itself in the table.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlT29L7mQQ
Kemari heard laughter from around the room as he looked at his book in horror, blue392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSWl9NvLRZ
mist rose from it in a puff of smoke as the contents spilled out of the book as392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqCCdjJDqV
if it were bleeding.
“What392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0HeY9X5eA
the fuck!” he heard a figure beside him exclaim. Kemari looked up to see the392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFOhyLI0fO
man who was holding the sword, he was muscular looking fellow who wore a rag tied392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnacqS4PDci
like a mask around his neck, and was wearing tattered clothing under a rusted392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPD2GUW6guD
iron chestplate, which had its fair share of dents. “do you have any idea how392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9lO3QmUOL
much this book cost me?” Kemari said as he clenched his fists. The man looked392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNb4AfnWhia
at him and laughed “would you look at this fool, boys” his laughter was echoed392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo29VbVdU2m
by the other people in the room “ha, looks like he wants to fight you” a voice392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDRH6LePNna
snickered.
“yea?392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58Iw98Wm9i
Is that true, brat?” he lowered his body into a crouch and stared into Kemari's392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIObuXcjwv
eyes “you want to fight, you little weakling?”
“Go392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyTP9Jd6Py
fuck yourself” Kemari spat in his face.
“Aargh!”392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjFNg5bY9Ik
the brute grabbed him by his temples and yanked him from his chair then threw392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkB9YuAlk1M
him across the room in one fluid motion. Kemari crashed into chairs and tables392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajFwJDiB4P
as he flew through the room, and coming to a stop as he slammed against the392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGT3hEscLf
wall with a thud. His assailant pulled his sword out of the table and pointed392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EkwDdORID
it at him “I think it’s time you learned your fucking place, trash.” He walked392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SwymuqP5Q
forward slashing his sword through the air as he moved. “You might not have392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoX7QDLd0NT
realised it as you were coasting through life in your peaceful little village,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlO3K3V1BQ3
but we live in a world where the strong eat the weak” he paused slightly then392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24VcCSgdtK
continued “There’s no place in it for pitiful, weaklings……... except for food392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucNtkC3NTx
that is. So do tell me mage” he was grinning madly by this point “WHAT.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsO9alxyuK2
PURPOSE. DO. YOU. SERVE?” he punctuated each pause with a slash of his sword as392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyraczclVzi
he stopped over Kemari, who was now propped up against the wall holding a hand392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOjg4j3dvM
to his side while his other began to move in motion weaving a spell.
Despite392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg46U0Pk69B
all that had happened, Kemari was not afraid, for he had faced down bigger and392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GxBzJBeKJ
more dangerous enemies and lived……never mind it being because he was saved by a392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jwr8GNssE
certain someone most of those times. He held his hand before him and smirked as392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIm6WXZr5Ut
the spell was completed, he was shocked however, when the brute grabbed his arm392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtRRF82MEo
and forced it downward right as an ethereal arrow shot out from his palm. He392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26DLZx0jlx
grimaced as he suddenly felt a kick to the gut, Kemari doubled over in pain and392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJ9Dm9X0LW
coughed up blood. His assailant released his arm and placed the sword against his392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSf3nmyJq2i
neck. Kemari glanced around the room, hoping someone would come to his rescue, he392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnaClVTUp6
soon realized that would not happen as he saw the twisted smiles on everyone’s392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡniQdIhije1
face.
“That’s392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7UhIL5ORGR
enough Ivan” Kemari’s head snapped in shock towards the rotund bartender who392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOztroupLo8
had spoken. Unlike the others his face was written with concern. “.......I392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96mS5KsJB4
think the child has had enough of your lesson” he hesitated
“Is392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwfuMTQAar
that so?” Ivan punctuated his question with a severe kick to Kemari’s side,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHTHalD9Lf
causing him to hit the floor. “Well what do you all say?” his question was392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqoPAlDFrI0
directed at the other occupants of the room and Kemari cringed as he heard392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQeoEvoXbN
their replies: “kill him”, “rip his guts out”, “show him who’s boss”, “Finish him off” they cried.
“As392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnioBElNsC
you command” Ivan sneered as he raised his sword. Just then a figure wearing a392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSW0FaEmyaX
black hooded cloak broke from the crowd and walked towards them, Kemari laughed392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRMariJCKj
as he noticed it.
“What’s392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTyOXXpjbl
so funny?” Ivan said, his sword still held high.
Kemari392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQBEwuYMcV
heard the bartender sigh “You done fucked up now Ivan”
“Huh?”392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JzhqXh1ms
that was all he managed before the figure slammed a powerful kick into his neck392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYepuQaroJH
causing him to drop the sword as he skidded sideward before falling. “You ok392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkv2TVVmrHy
Kemari?” it's feminine voice asked without looking away from Ivan who was392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2BJmgkt28
already back on his feet and holding his neck.
“yea”392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQUOohORdf
Kemari wheezed “Nothing a little healing magic can’t fix……and thanks by the way,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwm0q0iBpvT
Isadora”
“good392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBIctg2GLG
and don’t mention it, just stay right there and watch as the greatest monk in392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8DqpEvAIbv
all of Lanatheas kick ass” the figure giggled.
“Didn’t392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4OnqWF6en
you drop out of your training?” Kemari smiled.
“SHUT392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0voq8lGpE9
UP!” she took a fighting stance “it was a mutual agreement”
The392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxRfl2zrxq
two laughed as everyone stared at them in bewilderment. Ivan, who had finally392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qOeClwZ0I
recovered from the blow looked at the figure as they sized up each other. “who392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOokhvpwMS
the fuck are you?” he finally asked the figure.
“irrelevant”
“you392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuZl5WOO1f7
sound like a woman”
“I392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLahhjcMil
should hope”
“that392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicbLP5MWiA
was a magnificent kick, for a lady of course” he rubbed his neck and grinned at392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzu59hflQN
her
“Wow,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSOhOgXhAu
that was a bit sexist don’t you think?”
“Sex392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGeOw6McGW
what?” He shot a glare at Kemari who had laughed a little at his question.
“are392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN0rjFYl71k
we going to fight or not?” she asked sounding irritated.
“heh,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswWeGFTzJp
I wouldn’t want to break your fragile little bones miss” Ivan smiled and the392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBtxg3aiDM
crowd chuckled, the bartender only shook his head. Kemari sighed to himself as392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ404aPZoQ0
he saw her dash toward Ivan with uncanny speed, he was barely fast enough to392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeEZw8az53
block the kick that was aimed at his face. Isadora spun and delivered a kick to392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLMR86Lz5D
Ivan’s abdomen which forced him back a few steps, before he knew it she was on392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7j4KkEPQf
him again, firing a quick jab to his nose followed by a myriad of blows to his392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOfpRVY7rVK
face and upper body. Ivan wobbled as the hits connected, he was unable to392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOe1ySbHSgq
block, dodge or even see them. The onlookers watched in awe as Ivan was beaten,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIkbQTXam3
unable to defend himself against the sheer powers of his enemy’s blows. Kemari,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxZz0pwoDf
who was now back on his feet fully healed looked on smiling as his friend392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXqR1DSvL1
finished the fight by palming Ivan square in the chest then walking away392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLYjBGdGzrY
towards Kemari. As he looked he noticed the man’s chestplate was even more392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEJYqcIRH2
dented than it was before and there was a hole in it where he had gotten the392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSrdWk11JZ
last hit, his face was twisted and bloody. As she walked by him, he turned to392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0d4JpSavLC
follow her and heard a metallic clank as if Ivan’s body had finally registered392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLIUBvEDLi
that it was no longer living. The people moved to the side as Isadora walked past392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzvb7OczI3
with Kemari in tow, they stopped by the counter where she fished a coin purse392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvkO2IVCHo
from somewhere in her cloak an handed it to the barkeep.
“Sorry392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcnIwcVxW7
for the disturbance big guy.”
“No392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtszEXQ1GJv
worries little one” the bartender replied.
The392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ293fpMaPyn
two walked down the streets of the slum districts. People in tattered clothes392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWJAjaIteG
walked along as if they had no purpose, while others looked out from alleyways392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPYX460NKl
and the insides of broken down houses looking for unsuspecting prey to rob,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHURWgMygi1
abduct or kill. They walked in silence as they passed by buildings clumped together,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWFywShxF2
some even looked as if they were about to topple. They stopped as a group of boys392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomu1CXVjHN
ran out In front of them chasing after a smaller one who was running with a392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVnh7xYCzh
huge rat in his hands. Isadora started walking again as Kemari stared after the392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPhpA8tXhU
children as they caught up to the boy and took they rat from him then proceeded392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUmDdgryg3
to beat him.
“Same392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Y9ZbNMKwr
age” he said before following after her
His392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcHDuNjsSR
friend looked at him as he caught up with her “said something?” she asked
“I was392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbpItqtB8X
just thinking….” He paused “those children just now, they don’t look that much older392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcXNbVAUUX
than we were at that time…”
“What392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RKmtQbzRv
does that have to do with anything?” she was curious, Kemari rarely mentioned392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUIiP2xXpm
anything about their past. He tried not to show it, but she could tell that it392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvJtNVCvDs
still haunted him.
“…It392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5Qrs16ABq
isn’t right” his voice quivered and was almost a whisper “children are supposed392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5F5AZZGKLP
to be safe, they shouldn’t be exposed to these harsh realities at such a young392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5JiuNZB31
age”
“Better392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwm8ZNcNGQH
now than when they’re older and are incapable of dealing with the shit the392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28yU5ghulr
world throws at them, because of the sheltered pampered life they lived” Her392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLoWgqxlcP
reply was blunt and harsh, yet He knew she had a point. He had lived a392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYg2bJcRzd
sheltered life while she was always fighting for what she wanted, and now years392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDzCC1Bjny
later she was an accomplished Monk despite being a 'failure' to her mentors as392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zRfusT94H
well as a 'B' ranked adventurer while he was stuck at 'F' the weakest rank392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkec7CBbtKA
there was.
“I392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEUFBsGhli
wish it didn’t have to be that way” she suddenly continued “But this is the way392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgx1k0fyQm
of life. With death lurking around every corner, we can’t afford to be weak” she392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVBzh8Sm35
looked to the sky as she spoke.
“Like392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSiAZ0eGmQ
me Huh?” Kemari chuckled lightly
“Pretty392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUZ5adX3Fc
much” she laughed and punched Kemari in the shoulder, he flinched as she hit392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJv0hGITbh
him and that only made her laugh harder. He rubbed his shoulder as they392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglixrx2HPg
continued their walk in mostly silence.
It392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bCXEqox3K
was almost noon by the time they reached their destination; the Adventurer’s392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnK2TmGEX0P
Guild. It was a large imposing structure which stood at the top of a grand marble392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLF9UhrUJEt
staircase, Kemari stopped and stared in awe at the high walls that shined in392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9xhm8lURe
the midday sun. No matter how many times he visited, the sheer beauty of it392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmd3grEokNg
always caught his eyes . He smiled and walked up the steps where Isadora waited.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs49z4Le9Tz
They approached the large Oak double doors together which swung open as they392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCD5YW2kFP
got close, stepping inside Kemari looked around the huge open area they now392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3dK6RuWsa
stood in. The floors were made of a dark reflective surface that absorbed mana392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy35qo6rInS
from it’s occupants, making them weaker the longer they stayed, which Kemari392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuX2e1VQgE
believed to be weird, but apparently the GuildMaster had done this to prevent392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIFfAIVhgc
fighting in his hall “can’t fight if you can't freely manipulate your body’s392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMRL5RiHD4
ambient mana” the receptionists would repeat. The room was filled with a variety392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfse0H2KfN8
of adventuring folk; some wore bulky, heavy armor and carrying massive swords392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZFgiDeK6B
while others dressed lighter, wielding bows, staves, or much smaller swords.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35iohA6zpv
Two adventurers caught his eye, as they seemed to be out of place, one of them392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGT4riQl63E
was a green slightly muscular being Kemari assumed to be a Half-Orc who leaned392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEyTQQtsp0
against the wall with a heavy looking broadsword leaned up next to him, and was392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKG6Lqo68d
wearing a brown tunic over black leather pants and boots, on top of that he392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxdiXYiAcj
also wore a pair of silver pauldrons and and a half chestplate, His hair was a392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVK2dt2eyxp
greenish untamed mess from what Kemari could see. The other person was the392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3okPVs4hj4
second most beautiful girl he had ever seen, an Elf with long silver hair tied392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmUjuatvS0
up in a ponytail.
“So392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksL58t5tJs
that’s your type hmm?” His attention was drawn from her before he had a chance392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznLYoZsYOd
to observe her fully. He turned to see Isadora staring at him intensely with a huge392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLOB3u80Cj
grin on her face.
“No,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfu2RcqhPU7
that wasn’t…….that’s not…” Kemari stumbled to find words.
“Don’t392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1FZHuhXPJ
worry my dear sweet companion.” Isadora laughed as she leaned in close and392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DmDtwRnuo
covered her mouth as if to whisper to him “I SHIP!” She bellowed, attracting392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hMUVksKed
the attention of the entire room.
Kemari392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDa3Zd8ckU
looked around nervously and hissed “what are you doing, you idiot?”
“why392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJjx8Pz7nyu
I’m just so proud of you Kemari” she spread her arms wide and squealed “You’re392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbV3moIGuN
finally interested in exploring the lush flesh of a –“ she issued a yelp as Kemari392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhW3ArUBWvt
grabbed her cloak and dragged her away to the reception area. He blushed392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKdgJs6g64
slightly as he stormed past snickering adventurers. The reception area was a392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2ZP6hQfoB
long counter towards the back of the room, behind it stood the guild’s392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQgALRT8HQI
receptionists, all of which were identical women. The two approached the one392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVK8oG8LKcA
closest and exchanged greetings, it wasn’t until then that Isadora removed her392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslz24J1Wzn
hood, revealing her face. Her skin was a smooth almond complexion and her light392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidkGV7eh9z
brown hair was cut short in a close cropped style with the sides faded, her392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGNM0liiLB
eyes always took Kemari’s breath away, they were also a light brown with392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaF8KJVuyw
matched her skin tone and hair color and always seemed to sparkle. “keep392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk05MxwLILN
staring at me like that and I’ll steal your heart” he was so engrossed in392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlE4hiht4xJ
admiring her that he didn’t notice that she had stopped talking to the392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkT7pRBqNZd
receptionist and was now starting at him smirking. “And I meant that literally”392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYHD3EIIgf
she said teasingly before returning to her conversation.
Kemari392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndFJRfLlfI
gulped and then sighed as he went about observing the room once more. He looked392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNObCSdbSg2
around at the occupants who were all embroiled392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOojdnA7IF
in conversation amongst their companions, the elf he had seen was no longer392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjwsfupNr7
there, but the Half-Orc stood the same place leaning against the wall; this392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfAZQJ1X6R
time he was staring right back at Kemari who quickly turned away. In the centre392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZeIRLzzuQ
of the hall was a giant golden statue of the legendary GuildMaster himself: Gaelin392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUksrHwwb2k
Branandor, who had faced down the Black Dragon in the Arena pits, gaining his392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBwcIme052
freedom from slavery in the process. The statue featured Gaelin in nothing but392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKPFTYd5Za
a loin cloth, with a broken sword in his left hand and the dragon’s head in the392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDzstnjY0C
other. The statue was of a powerfully built man, with long golden hair hung low392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9VCnOkp0l
behind his back. That looks nothing like the old fool Kemari thought to392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfFx4mHy2Y
himself as he shifted his attention in scorn. The walls were a chalk white, and392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lpa0IGTLz
were decorated with long portraits of the Twelve Knights of Lanatheas; the only392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXj2KIo0Ky7
'S' ranked heroes Lanatheas had to offer. They were the strongest and their392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Q7ryH0Q1H
names carried a lot of weight. Kemari only knew three of them: Markus The Bear,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyiBHxRUfp
who was a savage Hulk of a man who never wore anything apart from his brown fur392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZfmVqX5mu
loincloth and the pelt of some unknown beast around his shoulders. He was known392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAX0of1w9c
to tear his foes to pieces with nothing but his bare hands. Next was Lucien Arengar,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvDtIPRX1E
leader of the kingdom’s Dragon Knights which was an elite unit tasked with high392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cygiSaZGF
priority quests from the Crown itself, he wore his signature red and gold392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRwg320ZtM
armour with his sword held high and his shield to his side. The last was the392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstH9kE7es6
rogue, the assassin, and the fastest of all the 12………fuck, what was his name392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogylIKJAOi
again?. Kemari stared at the portrait of the man who stood completely clad392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvYeHA6Llt
in black and covered completely, hiding his features.
“Brinn,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CZnkjtSaR
I think” Isadora said from beside him. She had turned towards him and noticed392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBq6EqQ6LHn
him staring with a puzzled look on his face.
“Thanks,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5KurjmfmE
don’t know why I keep forgetting his name” Kemari replied “You finished?”
“Yuuup”392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lyt9eqjsX
she bounced and grinned
“Great,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonaqnapdji
let’s go then” he stretched and started to walk away when Isadora grabbed his392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVdSznyTOsC
robes
“Not392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWN6O7uxZ9H
so fast, my dashing knight”
“What392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7VqPy6X5b
now?” Kemari sighed
“The392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsCv5ChdUA
GuildMaster has something for us”
Kemari’s392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡax3yDuHTdG
demeanor changed upon hearing that, he spun around and grabbed Isadora’s392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74E47R8ZnU
shoulders, she shuddered when she saw the cold look on Kemari’s face.
“Did392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZark4PMc56
they find him” he tried to ask as calmly as he could, but his voice was instead392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2A1EzPrgvb
cold and tainted with anger. She nodded and turned then waved towards the392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB64Oz3YZkA
receptionist who was weaving a spell, she smiled and in an instant they were392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoDonsg0sk
standing in an empty blueish space which only had a small desk and a few chairs392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGko6T7zEuP
in the middle.
Kemari392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJL26lWasL
rushed towards the desk leaving his friend behind, he caught a glimpse of a392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53br3rUTxs
giant ogre wearing full plate armour as it vanished from the room. Kemari392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1geIoTkfmf
stopped at the desk and stared at the392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpj5N6wRfRM
small sinewy man behind it. The man wore a black vest over a white buttoned392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1ecECA0SO
down shirt, his head was completely bald and he seemed to be well over 100392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAE5XMgqus5
years old. “You stare too much Kephirian” the man said without looking up from392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9cZ4cQb1j
a paper he was scribbling on before him.
“Where392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbgNMFf0ze
is he!” Kemari slammed his hands on the desk
“Have392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqSUk1zjGG
a seat first” the man gestured at a chair before the desk “you too monk”
Kemari392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrSAGRsGdE
looked and noticed she was right next to him now, she plopped into the chair392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFE5OOQEGV
and placed her feet on the desk, which evoked a glare from the man who made to392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlOGi1apTY
say something before shaking his head and changing his mind. “please?” He392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanmu3s84mn
looked at Kemari this time, who sighed and sat in his chair.
“Who392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzkWOYDlew
was that just now, GuildMaster?” Isadora spoke first
Gaelin392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68DeJq3ns2
set down his quill and leaned back in his chair for a few moments before he392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtS4UcAhw2
finally responded “Targoth IronHorn…..” he hesitated, pondering how to continue392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEo3gLUdluo
“He looks for the same man as you do”
“Did……..did392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoG42GZ483u
you tell him what he wanted to know?” 392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYHXmjRlxG
Isadora glanced at Kemari as she asked
“I392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UHiGmXpu2
did”
“YOU392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGWG0hX9tr
HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” Kemari flared up “WHAT THE FUCK? WE HAD AN AGREEMENT392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaxqJyIrav
YOU OLD FART” He reached across the table and grabbed Gaelin by his shirt392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChYyiia7Bm
collar.
“THAT’S392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIP6oLnRfM3
ENOUGH KEMARI” Isadora shot up and took his arm, he looked at her briefly and392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5osEjrGcXP
saw the disappointed way she looked at him. He grunted as he let go and paced392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9ebJ2n207
around the room “Great, so now we competition….”
“Does392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaZ0lM2RW0p
it matter Kemari?” She paused then continued “We just want him dead, so we…….you392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgrI0QjfGe
can be free from your burden.”
Kemari392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZE5GF9GDm
stood still with his fists clenched “How in the world would that relieve me of392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5a122Z6dLF
my burdens?” he looked at Isadora and said firmly “I have to be the one who kills392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4cWu4KyTb
him...…..I won’t be at peace unless I am. Why do you seem to have a problem392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zECl1lv45
with that? You. Kill. All. The. Time…..so what’s the fucking difference here”392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetCCtTb63s
she didn’t answer, and the room stood in silence, waiting, before it was392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzldUx0bJuG
finally broken.
“You’re392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Sxq5ZPYxE
a fragile one, Kephirian…...” The GuildMaster smiled “Do you honestly believe392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pnG6ZZ6W8
you have what it takes to kill this monster on your own, or will you need the392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrkyvvv0ak
monk to do it for you?”
“…..” Kemari392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbRrK8q0ki5
stood there in silence unable to answer.
“Nevertheless,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sppSYSWdg
we have a deal. The man you’re looking for is known as 'Vanther The Bold',392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgwsS1x8Tp
everything you need to know is in this” he handed Isadora a small scroll.
She392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRQPvLlAOE
muttered a 'Thank You' as she turned to leave
“Oh,392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgjD5KCmxD
and one more thing” he said stopping the duo in their tracks “There was another392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MI4XteuIf
person besides the Orc who came for information on him, so you might want to392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3yKSNj3BJ
hurry”
Kemari392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3kUbI5WwM
and Isadora then vanished as they once again teleported elsewhere.
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