Fire225Please respect copyright.PENANAQhcgNDLRwi
and smoke, corpses burned beyond recognition, blood splattered streets. It was225Please respect copyright.PENANA8PfBxmStja
all around him, he stood in the middle of a burning village, watching as more225Please respect copyright.PENANA7eNrHV8A6U
people were butchered by the horsemen. Arrows plunged into some, while others225Please respect copyright.PENANAAozWUcSlTv
were struck down with swords. The boy did nothing, only staring in horror at225Please respect copyright.PENANAoKTu1isWN6
the scene which played before him. A group of horsemen started to approach him,225Please respect copyright.PENANAypm0n1tXfz
he watched as they got closer and closer, the boy thought of running, but his225Please respect copyright.PENANAOF2woidJwp
legs wouldn’t move. He was frozen, he was afraid, he would soon be dead as well.225Please respect copyright.PENANAG5YvzteBzB
The horsemen stopped, and their leas dismounted and approached him, the225Please respect copyright.PENANAy6PM6Cxnc3
reflection of the flames danced along the silver longsword in hand. The boy stared225Please respect copyright.PENANABUBB3tOTlj
wide-eyed at him, he was an intimidating figure, larger than any man he had225Please respect copyright.PENANAOWy84T7n8O
ever seen, with a long scar running diagonally across his face, stretching from225Please respect copyright.PENANAZWBc8ceib2
his right eye to the side of his mouth. The man grinned as he lifted the longsword225Please respect copyright.PENANAAFCeRQzgb9
with one hand and swung down with it.
Kemari225Please respect copyright.PENANAcgzAgqoNMd
awoke suddenly, his heart was pounding in his chest and he was drenched with sweat.225Please respect copyright.PENANA6Ti8bZ3hYP
He sat up in his bed and put his right hand over his face then screamed loudly225Please respect copyright.PENANAamvs5mNEPC
into it. He stopped and caught his breath for a minute before swinging his legs225Please respect copyright.PENANAqqMnnFOwOg
off the tiny bed, looking around at the wooden room he sighed. It was tiny and225Please respect copyright.PENANA4SYRJhMPxY
the only furniture were the bed crammed up against the wall which he slept in225Please respect copyright.PENANA4XhzA6AtfU
and a small chest tucked away in a corner, above it hung a small cracked mirror.225Please respect copyright.PENANAyWb540fcGa
Kemari got up and tentatively walked towards the mirror and looked at himself. He225Please respect copyright.PENANAqgtOaNFvVU
stared at his reflection for a while, waiting for his heart rate and breathing225Please respect copyright.PENANA6JqQfcjvUZ
to steady. He brushed his locks out of his face and tied it behind his head,225Please respect copyright.PENANAQ7TYhJO2GS
leaving two strands to remain at the front. His two crimson eyes stared back at225Please respect copyright.PENANAI3VC1cTcYP
him, and as usual he felt like he was sharing his vision with something else,225Please respect copyright.PENANAyjp92dG2Kk
as if there was someone else inside him using his eyes. He ran his hand over a225Please respect copyright.PENANAYfRj6jQKmv
long scar that stretched from his shoulder to the middle of his chest, images225Please respect copyright.PENANAiDHIVAdg6P
from his nightmare flashed before him making him sigh. He admired his dark225Please respect copyright.PENANAIl3zzTmPkK
brown complexion for a minute before opening225Please respect copyright.PENANAxqnzaKyR5X
the chest and getting dressed in his purple Mage’s robe.
“Time225Please respect copyright.PENANAW4DBb2PonP
for another day of failures and being dependent on Isadora” he mumbled.
The225Please respect copyright.PENANAvppk8eu5VW
Dragon’s Tongue was a small run-down Inn and Tavern situated in the slums of Lanatheas'225Please respect copyright.PENANAKR0OeRu1It
royal capital. It was a place only frequented by the poor as well as a variety225Please respect copyright.PENANAl3sbcQ0FKB
of unsavory types, it was here Kemari called home. For unlike all the others225Please respect copyright.PENANAwnoIT83Uwv
who were members of the Adventurer’s Guild, he was incapable of earning enough225Please respect copyright.PENANAi6TGziKmQu
gold to get himself a room in the richer districts, this was something Kemari225Please respect copyright.PENANAicjG1Zzcrd
despised and always swore he would have to change. He sat in a corner, alone, with225Please respect copyright.PENANA4jDtZWp8wx
a book laid before him on the table, the common room was lively as server girls225Please respect copyright.PENANAzvxiytJkO1
carried meals and ale to various tables of loud customers. A server walked by225Please respect copyright.PENANAyunSw4lMcK
him and the smell coming from the tray made him gag. How do they eat that225Please respect copyright.PENANA6bBDSOTEUW
filth? He thought to himself shaking his head. He was about to start225Please respect copyright.PENANAj0t3IF4Uod
reading when a rusty iron sword impaled his book and lodged itself in the table.225Please respect copyright.PENANAUUjz18HpSJ
Kemari heard laughter from around the room as he looked at his book in horror, blue225Please respect copyright.PENANAlTMxPaDK0Z
mist rose from it in a puff of smoke as the contents spilled out of the book as225Please respect copyright.PENANA1xQCJloA09
if it were bleeding.
“What225Please respect copyright.PENANAQgTv7XSnv2
the fuck!” he heard a figure beside him exclaim. Kemari looked up to see the225Please respect copyright.PENANAGpTdXsCU6Z
man who was holding the sword, he was muscular looking fellow who wore a rag tied225Please respect copyright.PENANAwAOMWs1YAL
like a mask around his neck, and was wearing tattered clothing under a rusted225Please respect copyright.PENANA2i0Tl3WsqP
iron chestplate, which had its fair share of dents. “do you have any idea how225Please respect copyright.PENANAakTyXEYC3u
much this book cost me?” Kemari said as he clenched his fists. The man looked225Please respect copyright.PENANA1LJ7SG7Lhi
at him and laughed “would you look at this fool, boys” his laughter was echoed225Please respect copyright.PENANA8yY0h0u8so
by the other people in the room “ha, looks like he wants to fight you” a voice225Please respect copyright.PENANASYP23icWUm
snickered.
“yea?225Please respect copyright.PENANA841i2rAJB0
Is that true, brat?” he lowered his body into a crouch and stared into Kemari's225Please respect copyright.PENANATyorCQnIUx
eyes “you want to fight, you little weakling?”
“Go225Please respect copyright.PENANALwk9THwwZb
fuck yourself” Kemari spat in his face.
“Aargh!”225Please respect copyright.PENANA3HIwxMjZzJ
the brute grabbed him by his temples and yanked him from his chair then threw225Please respect copyright.PENANAKSatr7w2aq
him across the room in one fluid motion. Kemari crashed into chairs and tables225Please respect copyright.PENANAQXRA8GGKi9
as he flew through the room, and coming to a stop as he slammed against the225Please respect copyright.PENANAgbeBjoTRTl
wall with a thud. His assailant pulled his sword out of the table and pointed225Please respect copyright.PENANA1gmTiYkT3o
it at him “I think it’s time you learned your fucking place, trash.” He walked225Please respect copyright.PENANABlpGDJZHgc
forward slashing his sword through the air as he moved. “You might not have225Please respect copyright.PENANAnZoTum0dxc
realised it as you were coasting through life in your peaceful little village,225Please respect copyright.PENANAkv28UlkTZP
but we live in a world where the strong eat the weak” he paused slightly then225Please respect copyright.PENANAya3p3nATwJ
continued “There’s no place in it for pitiful, weaklings……... except for food225Please respect copyright.PENANAKd4tJEktUO
that is. So do tell me mage” he was grinning madly by this point “WHAT.225Please respect copyright.PENANAxKwt0PnlMZ
PURPOSE. DO. YOU. SERVE?” he punctuated each pause with a slash of his sword as225Please respect copyright.PENANAqm9nQGPtxs
he stopped over Kemari, who was now propped up against the wall holding a hand225Please respect copyright.PENANA4iVryLDP6L
to his side while his other began to move in motion weaving a spell.
Despite225Please respect copyright.PENANAJBr8YuX2Zk
all that had happened, Kemari was not afraid, for he had faced down bigger and225Please respect copyright.PENANAhH3swI15nL
more dangerous enemies and lived……never mind it being because he was saved by a225Please respect copyright.PENANAn80XWmECHE
certain someone most of those times. He held his hand before him and smirked as225Please respect copyright.PENANApQcXUIkLUa
the spell was completed, he was shocked however, when the brute grabbed his arm225Please respect copyright.PENANACNLZEsMXpd
and forced it downward right as an ethereal arrow shot out from his palm. He225Please respect copyright.PENANAr33MFo2RW3
grimaced as he suddenly felt a kick to the gut, Kemari doubled over in pain and225Please respect copyright.PENANAw2h5pkDJ6y
coughed up blood. His assailant released his arm and placed the sword against his225Please respect copyright.PENANAse5aYmriby
neck. Kemari glanced around the room, hoping someone would come to his rescue, he225Please respect copyright.PENANAqlTCiAGfG5
soon realized that would not happen as he saw the twisted smiles on everyone’s225Please respect copyright.PENANA1C9qtuYXZ3
face.
“That’s225Please respect copyright.PENANAUNsDfJbiVc
enough Ivan” Kemari’s head snapped in shock towards the rotund bartender who225Please respect copyright.PENANAfZJWlrHr5e
had spoken. Unlike the others his face was written with concern. “.......I225Please respect copyright.PENANA5bQ66try0L
think the child has had enough of your lesson” he hesitated
“Is225Please respect copyright.PENANAf6A8wSSarX
that so?” Ivan punctuated his question with a severe kick to Kemari’s side,225Please respect copyright.PENANAcEtHO7i99P
causing him to hit the floor. “Well what do you all say?” his question was225Please respect copyright.PENANAaSFpxDTQaO
directed at the other occupants of the room and Kemari cringed as he heard225Please respect copyright.PENANACteHfa4pat
their replies: “kill him”, “rip his guts out”, “show him who’s boss”, “Finish him off” they cried.
“As225Please respect copyright.PENANA1aRnOcv677
you command” Ivan sneered as he raised his sword. Just then a figure wearing a225Please respect copyright.PENANAmZ94xhtfAH
black hooded cloak broke from the crowd and walked towards them, Kemari laughed225Please respect copyright.PENANAxFuAzsjpMA
as he noticed it.
“What’s225Please respect copyright.PENANAk5jIZHandS
so funny?” Ivan said, his sword still held high.
Kemari225Please respect copyright.PENANAJvRPT2r2GN
heard the bartender sigh “You done fucked up now Ivan”
“Huh?”225Please respect copyright.PENANAXoNoZpem2a
that was all he managed before the figure slammed a powerful kick into his neck225Please respect copyright.PENANAOsWBGRL8LX
causing him to drop the sword as he skidded sideward before falling. “You ok225Please respect copyright.PENANAHpKLy1RLPH
Kemari?” it's feminine voice asked without looking away from Ivan who was225Please respect copyright.PENANAKEkzfhTKgz
already back on his feet and holding his neck.
“yea”225Please respect copyright.PENANAs0WPgKacBR
Kemari wheezed “Nothing a little healing magic can’t fix……and thanks by the way,225Please respect copyright.PENANA2782xUO7Dm
Isadora”
“good225Please respect copyright.PENANAoEF89j9vNa
and don’t mention it, just stay right there and watch as the greatest monk in225Please respect copyright.PENANAM5ku54QqqX
all of Lanatheas kick ass” the figure giggled.
“Didn’t225Please respect copyright.PENANALpmH126oR9
you drop out of your training?” Kemari smiled.
“SHUT225Please respect copyright.PENANAwXMF2lcBiJ
UP!” she took a fighting stance “it was a mutual agreement”
The225Please respect copyright.PENANAUW71Cjs4ih
two laughed as everyone stared at them in bewilderment. Ivan, who had finally225Please respect copyright.PENANAhTLvSk1mJW
recovered from the blow looked at the figure as they sized up each other. “who225Please respect copyright.PENANAJcF4I1gmRX
the fuck are you?” he finally asked the figure.
“irrelevant”
“you225Please respect copyright.PENANA7aMaj5V09C
sound like a woman”
“I225Please respect copyright.PENANAyIyWdTzmdq
should hope”
“that225Please respect copyright.PENANATDGHZ67hXZ
was a magnificent kick, for a lady of course” he rubbed his neck and grinned at225Please respect copyright.PENANADLHnCjwcnV
her
“Wow,225Please respect copyright.PENANABbXnsZF524
that was a bit sexist don’t you think?”
“Sex225Please respect copyright.PENANAaSNo7r5Ptj
what?” He shot a glare at Kemari who had laughed a little at his question.
“are225Please respect copyright.PENANANmHyXWiU1q
we going to fight or not?” she asked sounding irritated.
“heh,225Please respect copyright.PENANACxBcqMvFB3
I wouldn’t want to break your fragile little bones miss” Ivan smiled and the225Please respect copyright.PENANAUKx3JljqS7
crowd chuckled, the bartender only shook his head. Kemari sighed to himself as225Please respect copyright.PENANARcrDTVt9Pb
he saw her dash toward Ivan with uncanny speed, he was barely fast enough to225Please respect copyright.PENANAC5j31kBZ2f
block the kick that was aimed at his face. Isadora spun and delivered a kick to225Please respect copyright.PENANAu7TWVLWLX1
Ivan’s abdomen which forced him back a few steps, before he knew it she was on225Please respect copyright.PENANAu0fq8nEV5M
him again, firing a quick jab to his nose followed by a myriad of blows to his225Please respect copyright.PENANAw8tjFOOZib
face and upper body. Ivan wobbled as the hits connected, he was unable to225Please respect copyright.PENANAB6Vif0WAzd
block, dodge or even see them. The onlookers watched in awe as Ivan was beaten,225Please respect copyright.PENANA8ndaJTnOXH
unable to defend himself against the sheer powers of his enemy’s blows. Kemari,225Please respect copyright.PENANA3ZlpBLSEEI
who was now back on his feet fully healed looked on smiling as his friend225Please respect copyright.PENANAaZo6AhehCm
finished the fight by palming Ivan square in the chest then walking away225Please respect copyright.PENANAc6dkkMFY3r
towards Kemari. As he looked he noticed the man’s chestplate was even more225Please respect copyright.PENANAZxLdrZw3d8
dented than it was before and there was a hole in it where he had gotten the225Please respect copyright.PENANA0sVzWs111H
last hit, his face was twisted and bloody. As she walked by him, he turned to225Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5nlgKv7yB
follow her and heard a metallic clank as if Ivan’s body had finally registered225Please respect copyright.PENANABxXpgXm5u4
that it was no longer living. The people moved to the side as Isadora walked past225Please respect copyright.PENANA6bgg3PU96T
with Kemari in tow, they stopped by the counter where she fished a coin purse225Please respect copyright.PENANA0EQJ7M0PNj
from somewhere in her cloak an handed it to the barkeep.
“Sorry225Please respect copyright.PENANAHgq27DbZKG
for the disturbance big guy.”
“No225Please respect copyright.PENANAqNIEb5sQVP
worries little one” the bartender replied.
The225Please respect copyright.PENANAMS6PhS6RS5
two walked down the streets of the slum districts. People in tattered clothes225Please respect copyright.PENANAttjityIGZM
walked along as if they had no purpose, while others looked out from alleyways225Please respect copyright.PENANAvbIsHrqI0H
and the insides of broken down houses looking for unsuspecting prey to rob,225Please respect copyright.PENANA0tJ2JI0HCj
abduct or kill. They walked in silence as they passed by buildings clumped together,225Please respect copyright.PENANAKEJVCo9ERY
some even looked as if they were about to topple. They stopped as a group of boys225Please respect copyright.PENANA2ifN6UfzAe
ran out In front of them chasing after a smaller one who was running with a225Please respect copyright.PENANA8rHFhcickc
huge rat in his hands. Isadora started walking again as Kemari stared after the225Please respect copyright.PENANAYjZdd6iQtl
children as they caught up to the boy and took they rat from him then proceeded225Please respect copyright.PENANAlMlPM4ggFJ
to beat him.
“Same225Please respect copyright.PENANAEWWoarqxpJ
age” he said before following after her
His225Please respect copyright.PENANAml2VkUVpeR
friend looked at him as he caught up with her “said something?” she asked
“I was225Please respect copyright.PENANA9Z95nK6mKD
just thinking….” He paused “those children just now, they don’t look that much older225Please respect copyright.PENANACXaKnjGNEi
than we were at that time…”
“What225Please respect copyright.PENANALQEAvGHp8R
does that have to do with anything?” she was curious, Kemari rarely mentioned225Please respect copyright.PENANAvpTHrOs6PY
anything about their past. He tried not to show it, but she could tell that it225Please respect copyright.PENANAwB5sf4mpVz
still haunted him.
“…It225Please respect copyright.PENANAfLaqBDG6og
isn’t right” his voice quivered and was almost a whisper “children are supposed225Please respect copyright.PENANAks7zh8DDv5
to be safe, they shouldn’t be exposed to these harsh realities at such a young225Please respect copyright.PENANA3FzYmzwBlm
age”
“Better225Please respect copyright.PENANACr7OhfjwEJ
now than when they’re older and are incapable of dealing with the shit the225Please respect copyright.PENANACcSRGsfNBC
world throws at them, because of the sheltered pampered life they lived” Her225Please respect copyright.PENANAp7SUgS10MO
reply was blunt and harsh, yet He knew she had a point. He had lived a225Please respect copyright.PENANADqfCkBPQ9X
sheltered life while she was always fighting for what she wanted, and now years225Please respect copyright.PENANAVtFDlMwbVn
later she was an accomplished Monk despite being a 'failure' to her mentors as225Please respect copyright.PENANAe0bxT2AsNy
well as a 'B' ranked adventurer while he was stuck at 'F' the weakest rank225Please respect copyright.PENANAHxU4tyTGws
there was.
“I225Please respect copyright.PENANAZgWKHCLSGE
wish it didn’t have to be that way” she suddenly continued “But this is the way225Please respect copyright.PENANAjkwbQC0fQ8
of life. With death lurking around every corner, we can’t afford to be weak” she225Please respect copyright.PENANALUlIUZyibi
looked to the sky as she spoke.
“Like225Please respect copyright.PENANA40WXWOsiZM
me Huh?” Kemari chuckled lightly
“Pretty225Please respect copyright.PENANAKrZjmvnfnh
much” she laughed and punched Kemari in the shoulder, he flinched as she hit225Please respect copyright.PENANAzxk9MqJi2E
him and that only made her laugh harder. He rubbed his shoulder as they225Please respect copyright.PENANAXb1kz9iLFc
continued their walk in mostly silence.
It225Please respect copyright.PENANAPo4BGynI6D
was almost noon by the time they reached their destination; the Adventurer’s225Please respect copyright.PENANAeI9K6QAL6e
Guild. It was a large imposing structure which stood at the top of a grand marble225Please respect copyright.PENANAcpnaT0UeSi
staircase, Kemari stopped and stared in awe at the high walls that shined in225Please respect copyright.PENANAIWxRqN0Rxh
the midday sun. No matter how many times he visited, the sheer beauty of it225Please respect copyright.PENANAPBzsCQ9OMV
always caught his eyes . He smiled and walked up the steps where Isadora waited.225Please respect copyright.PENANAj8BuaaKFzC
They approached the large Oak double doors together which swung open as they225Please respect copyright.PENANAzxItRtzfrG
got close, stepping inside Kemari looked around the huge open area they now225Please respect copyright.PENANAzc9c0jfClH
stood in. The floors were made of a dark reflective surface that absorbed mana225Please respect copyright.PENANAvDSdel6N9s
from it’s occupants, making them weaker the longer they stayed, which Kemari225Please respect copyright.PENANAnDyQw2fA3n
believed to be weird, but apparently the GuildMaster had done this to prevent225Please respect copyright.PENANAFWUEzlbKq2
fighting in his hall “can’t fight if you can't freely manipulate your body’s225Please respect copyright.PENANAaHaOvmYXWv
ambient mana” the receptionists would repeat. The room was filled with a variety225Please respect copyright.PENANAX2xNMCmuEj
of adventuring folk; some wore bulky, heavy armor and carrying massive swords225Please respect copyright.PENANAjXSWBYleXH
while others dressed lighter, wielding bows, staves, or much smaller swords.225Please respect copyright.PENANAo3u2S2t3bU
Two adventurers caught his eye, as they seemed to be out of place, one of them225Please respect copyright.PENANAeJRcxrGMUA
was a green slightly muscular being Kemari assumed to be a Half-Orc who leaned225Please respect copyright.PENANAUizURL166g
against the wall with a heavy looking broadsword leaned up next to him, and was225Please respect copyright.PENANAKTcX1wKAA9
wearing a brown tunic over black leather pants and boots, on top of that he225Please respect copyright.PENANAx7NdMok2ob
also wore a pair of silver pauldrons and and a half chestplate, His hair was a225Please respect copyright.PENANAoNJdMt61Yb
greenish untamed mess from what Kemari could see. The other person was the225Please respect copyright.PENANApe1aABHPO1
second most beautiful girl he had ever seen, an Elf with long silver hair tied225Please respect copyright.PENANATygSfg2VeH
up in a ponytail.
“So225Please respect copyright.PENANAKUazTTwypJ
that’s your type hmm?” His attention was drawn from her before he had a chance225Please respect copyright.PENANAdHUxgxHCtE
to observe her fully. He turned to see Isadora staring at him intensely with a huge225Please respect copyright.PENANA31xHlvJ8Sp
grin on her face.
“No,225Please respect copyright.PENANA3y5W9mRHDN
that wasn’t…….that’s not…” Kemari stumbled to find words.
“Don’t225Please respect copyright.PENANA5Yyakh6N3c
worry my dear sweet companion.” Isadora laughed as she leaned in close and225Please respect copyright.PENANAthRl4t6tst
covered her mouth as if to whisper to him “I SHIP!” She bellowed, attracting225Please respect copyright.PENANAbcVqgPgIjX
the attention of the entire room.
Kemari225Please respect copyright.PENANAJhEiBJggWe
looked around nervously and hissed “what are you doing, you idiot?”
“why225Please respect copyright.PENANA0iI0gMaNyh
I’m just so proud of you Kemari” she spread her arms wide and squealed “You’re225Please respect copyright.PENANAkK8Se8wSrG
finally interested in exploring the lush flesh of a –“ she issued a yelp as Kemari225Please respect copyright.PENANA218aySskoQ
grabbed her cloak and dragged her away to the reception area. He blushed225Please respect copyright.PENANA7o2ACpFUim
slightly as he stormed past snickering adventurers. The reception area was a225Please respect copyright.PENANAkwvtAZXClD
long counter towards the back of the room, behind it stood the guild’s225Please respect copyright.PENANAi2yPv1OtLF
receptionists, all of which were identical women. The two approached the one225Please respect copyright.PENANAF62VhvqZp5
closest and exchanged greetings, it wasn’t until then that Isadora removed her225Please respect copyright.PENANA8yAJR59mOB
hood, revealing her face. Her skin was a smooth almond complexion and her light225Please respect copyright.PENANATpRb569WdN
brown hair was cut short in a close cropped style with the sides faded, her225Please respect copyright.PENANAUzsJgKiGBx
eyes always took Kemari’s breath away, they were also a light brown with225Please respect copyright.PENANAe0ix8JVMpq
matched her skin tone and hair color and always seemed to sparkle. “keep225Please respect copyright.PENANAyYuPlEe06h
staring at me like that and I’ll steal your heart” he was so engrossed in225Please respect copyright.PENANA2fZlJwegH7
admiring her that he didn’t notice that she had stopped talking to the225Please respect copyright.PENANAdunyqFM2he
receptionist and was now starting at him smirking. “And I meant that literally”225Please respect copyright.PENANA5RGKTxqZcJ
she said teasingly before returning to her conversation.
Kemari225Please respect copyright.PENANAHm6sKTP25B
gulped and then sighed as he went about observing the room once more. He looked225Please respect copyright.PENANAhMcTl94W3D
around at the occupants who were all embroiled225Please respect copyright.PENANABCIF2UM3Ab
in conversation amongst their companions, the elf he had seen was no longer225Please respect copyright.PENANA2nBhle104E
there, but the Half-Orc stood the same place leaning against the wall; this225Please respect copyright.PENANAHqBGWhBB0e
time he was staring right back at Kemari who quickly turned away. In the centre225Please respect copyright.PENANAaaNVc7MMHS
of the hall was a giant golden statue of the legendary GuildMaster himself: Gaelin225Please respect copyright.PENANAEc5BqA3AqK
Branandor, who had faced down the Black Dragon in the Arena pits, gaining his225Please respect copyright.PENANAjXaKUAkISR
freedom from slavery in the process. The statue featured Gaelin in nothing but225Please respect copyright.PENANAPPr6Uqf0WP
a loin cloth, with a broken sword in his left hand and the dragon’s head in the225Please respect copyright.PENANAXWcMdBQy0N
other. The statue was of a powerfully built man, with long golden hair hung low225Please respect copyright.PENANAFGRHDgSoEI
behind his back. That looks nothing like the old fool Kemari thought to225Please respect copyright.PENANASekfuiHdVb
himself as he shifted his attention in scorn. The walls were a chalk white, and225Please respect copyright.PENANAK3D8GqEgz2
were decorated with long portraits of the Twelve Knights of Lanatheas; the only225Please respect copyright.PENANAMLx61ehtbg
'S' ranked heroes Lanatheas had to offer. They were the strongest and their225Please respect copyright.PENANA0lA0cYxZv6
names carried a lot of weight. Kemari only knew three of them: Markus The Bear,225Please respect copyright.PENANAXnDHUwZ6Pl
who was a savage Hulk of a man who never wore anything apart from his brown fur225Please respect copyright.PENANAjGVGzeRIW7
loincloth and the pelt of some unknown beast around his shoulders. He was known225Please respect copyright.PENANAT4LnKmx4MF
to tear his foes to pieces with nothing but his bare hands. Next was Lucien Arengar,225Please respect copyright.PENANAXDnH6wzRaO
leader of the kingdom’s Dragon Knights which was an elite unit tasked with high225Please respect copyright.PENANAAz9bZ6GOW6
priority quests from the Crown itself, he wore his signature red and gold225Please respect copyright.PENANAjiNSxqjTf2
armour with his sword held high and his shield to his side. The last was the225Please respect copyright.PENANAO2SF0T7i0P
rogue, the assassin, and the fastest of all the 12………fuck, what was his name225Please respect copyright.PENANAnt0ja0oj5n
again?. Kemari stared at the portrait of the man who stood completely clad225Please respect copyright.PENANAx7xpeOcHx8
in black and covered completely, hiding his features.
“Brinn,225Please respect copyright.PENANA41rKL2FuXP
I think” Isadora said from beside him. She had turned towards him and noticed225Please respect copyright.PENANAMVhstXreHk
him staring with a puzzled look on his face.
“Thanks,225Please respect copyright.PENANAakpYEyAzjX
don’t know why I keep forgetting his name” Kemari replied “You finished?”
“Yuuup”225Please respect copyright.PENANAe0T2ORaI1B
she bounced and grinned
“Great,225Please respect copyright.PENANApBT4XM5jO4
let’s go then” he stretched and started to walk away when Isadora grabbed his225Please respect copyright.PENANAPZVMB7NFTl
robes
“Not225Please respect copyright.PENANAYDsznYEHKs
so fast, my dashing knight”
“What225Please respect copyright.PENANA6zNFcqbjwM
now?” Kemari sighed
“The225Please respect copyright.PENANAJYH6TzyKTX
GuildMaster has something for us”
Kemari’s225Please respect copyright.PENANAi96aXdmoQv
demeanor changed upon hearing that, he spun around and grabbed Isadora’s225Please respect copyright.PENANA1qJo2TRS3p
shoulders, she shuddered when she saw the cold look on Kemari’s face.
“Did225Please respect copyright.PENANA5EGcHJPsuW
they find him” he tried to ask as calmly as he could, but his voice was instead225Please respect copyright.PENANAr86ybpLhsW
cold and tainted with anger. She nodded and turned then waved towards the225Please respect copyright.PENANAbOiiF21ceg
receptionist who was weaving a spell, she smiled and in an instant they were225Please respect copyright.PENANAWBANjowNfe
standing in an empty blueish space which only had a small desk and a few chairs225Please respect copyright.PENANAhTRYHt0LZ6
in the middle.
Kemari225Please respect copyright.PENANAvVSv5YZphQ
rushed towards the desk leaving his friend behind, he caught a glimpse of a225Please respect copyright.PENANAC0eNtGdDEe
giant ogre wearing full plate armour as it vanished from the room. Kemari225Please respect copyright.PENANAjeCUTU7Xgf
stopped at the desk and stared at the225Please respect copyright.PENANAMxzfQ9MUP8
small sinewy man behind it. The man wore a black vest over a white buttoned225Please respect copyright.PENANAer2Bl8Zgfu
down shirt, his head was completely bald and he seemed to be well over 100225Please respect copyright.PENANAWGUXg7fIZD
years old. “You stare too much Kephirian” the man said without looking up from225Please respect copyright.PENANAhYFZDkqejD
a paper he was scribbling on before him.
“Where225Please respect copyright.PENANAGnvZPsvvZx
is he!” Kemari slammed his hands on the desk
“Have225Please respect copyright.PENANA55FHvIMmnM
a seat first” the man gestured at a chair before the desk “you too monk”
Kemari225Please respect copyright.PENANA0NJar93BPP
looked and noticed she was right next to him now, she plopped into the chair225Please respect copyright.PENANADNQXkMsjyT
and placed her feet on the desk, which evoked a glare from the man who made to225Please respect copyright.PENANAkJhrxuexAz
say something before shaking his head and changing his mind. “please?” He225Please respect copyright.PENANABDDMCCVNJw
looked at Kemari this time, who sighed and sat in his chair.
“Who225Please respect copyright.PENANABcsU8CXzlS
was that just now, GuildMaster?” Isadora spoke first
Gaelin225Please respect copyright.PENANAZKI691xUf0
set down his quill and leaned back in his chair for a few moments before he225Please respect copyright.PENANATC3T28p9rR
finally responded “Targoth IronHorn…..” he hesitated, pondering how to continue225Please respect copyright.PENANA62IaKBcLyL
“He looks for the same man as you do”
“Did……..did225Please respect copyright.PENANAMppLJkabtV
you tell him what he wanted to know?” 225Please respect copyright.PENANAeQv8GCFiys
Isadora glanced at Kemari as she asked
“I225Please respect copyright.PENANA8beXWvMMpZ
did”
“YOU225Please respect copyright.PENANAc8wU9wkeRf
HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” Kemari flared up “WHAT THE FUCK? WE HAD AN AGREEMENT225Please respect copyright.PENANAjcknY8wWle
YOU OLD FART” He reached across the table and grabbed Gaelin by his shirt225Please respect copyright.PENANA6ACfuqCSO6
collar.
“THAT’S225Please respect copyright.PENANAwQJbtFI1AE
ENOUGH KEMARI” Isadora shot up and took his arm, he looked at her briefly and225Please respect copyright.PENANAR09jYid4Up
saw the disappointed way she looked at him. He grunted as he let go and paced225Please respect copyright.PENANAIxHdCYYHgR
around the room “Great, so now we competition….”
“Does225Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2n43Vz9zk
it matter Kemari?” She paused then continued “We just want him dead, so we…….you225Please respect copyright.PENANAwfNvlcw0Yn
can be free from your burden.”
Kemari225Please respect copyright.PENANAa4sjUYjdyS
stood still with his fists clenched “How in the world would that relieve me of225Please respect copyright.PENANAJnnxpDjwcB
my burdens?” he looked at Isadora and said firmly “I have to be the one who kills225Please respect copyright.PENANAqMYpIZVHQG
him...…..I won’t be at peace unless I am. Why do you seem to have a problem225Please respect copyright.PENANAmi0GWPkMwj
with that? You. Kill. All. The. Time…..so what’s the fucking difference here”225Please respect copyright.PENANAIuL1zHaeK3
she didn’t answer, and the room stood in silence, waiting, before it was225Please respect copyright.PENANAOOLreP1WNJ
finally broken.
“You’re225Please respect copyright.PENANAyB6NPjjXTt
a fragile one, Kephirian…...” The GuildMaster smiled “Do you honestly believe225Please respect copyright.PENANAfIZp420Pj8
you have what it takes to kill this monster on your own, or will you need the225Please respect copyright.PENANA0XyQWOiojB
monk to do it for you?”
“…..” Kemari225Please respect copyright.PENANAaLUT9lMGd2
stood there in silence unable to answer.
“Nevertheless,225Please respect copyright.PENANA2orvoG878Q
we have a deal. The man you’re looking for is known as 'Vanther The Bold',225Please respect copyright.PENANAs6W8l3y7nH
everything you need to know is in this” he handed Isadora a small scroll.
She225Please respect copyright.PENANAuLIi2X8HyG
muttered a 'Thank You' as she turned to leave
“Oh,225Please respect copyright.PENANABmbi9AGdhi
and one more thing” he said stopping the duo in their tracks “There was another225Please respect copyright.PENANAkOZOKo7W42
person besides the Orc who came for information on him, so you might want to225Please respect copyright.PENANAYRgVTCmMXL
hurry”
Kemari225Please respect copyright.PENANAvOOYPhiD5Q
and Isadora then vanished as they once again teleported elsewhere.
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