Alura landed hard on top of Marenzo, panting and forced herself to stand. "Tell me now what the hell's going on and why you did that!" she snapped.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxO2csrBKE
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPOU3t3C75
Marenzo tried to catch his breath, sweat slipping down from his brow as shattered metal rested in the dirt around his middle finger. "...Rings..."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuRqK7LgvO
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyCvNweEIb
"What about them?"709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVrvMTGYgD
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoUMhp5fJ2
Marenzo gulped and grunted as he started forcing himself to sit up. "...I tried...to explain..." he groaned and paused after lifting his upper body off the cold dirt. "...I use them..." his barely open eyes shifted his blurry gaze to one of his hands. "...I use them to...show off and..." he took a breath before exhaling, "...to look stronger...than I really am..." he tiredly explained before groaning while shifting his body around to get to his knees. "It...let's me be...what my brother...and mother already-gah!" he tried to push up to stand but his right leg gave out, causing him to return to the dirt.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPVRguGs8L
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVEQ4ZU2F9
"Would you stop being an idiot?!" Alura snapped as she moved and caught up to help him stay up.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSclvPTKbv
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwoSEC2oAM
"...I wanted to be as good as them. So...I used an easy way to do it...and I rely on it." He sadly admitted while avoiding meeting her eyes.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhJouDFcsl
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05fLPrSHYl
Alura was silent, her gaze narrowed on him as thunder rumbled above. "...Are you even able to use magic without them?" she finally asked.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEcThmXLPG
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdihWZvVxT
Marenzo nodded with a sigh. "Yes, I can but only...only teleporting short distances and mind reading frontal thoughts."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYSxAIScHo
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1T4qwRhIs
"Why didn't you say so when we met?"709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wHmt1DTnX
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfno8WsZeV
"Would you had trusted a guy who saved you and said..." he moved to try standing again but this time he shifted so his weight would be supported by Alura. "That he could only help you because of him having enchanted rings?" Alura opened her mouth to reply but closed it as she gave that more thought. "That's what I thought and why I didn't tell you."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHekWLcm9r9
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpY8B7WX94g
Alura shook her head. "Anyways, we should find shelter for the night before we find someway of getting out of here." She looked back to see the city lights and forward down the road to see not much. Best the darkened path than the lit one. She thought and began to slowly head away from the city with Marenzo being almost all dead weight.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVk4sfg0tdW
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjglLkVU0yT
They didn't get far down the road before an engine slowed down as a single wheeled vehicle looking cycle came up beside them. "Hey, you two okay?" the woman asked.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqSomhgyxQ
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEj6pePZHLr
"We're fine, leave us be." Alura sternly stated without looking at their inquirer.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlGExnSdxT
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2FdSv1RKO
"But you two look like you been through hell and back. Sure you don't need a lift?"709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKYL2T9uOa
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7c29g1cvw
"...I don't even know where we're going so we can't ask you to take us anywhere...unless you can take us off this land."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HF93U7iwE
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUzy6RZpy1
The woman thought before removing her helmet. "Well I can't do that but I can offer you a place to rest in my studio." She sniffed the air as her cycle stayed steady in its slow rolling motion. "And judging by your smells, you won't last long out here once night falls without shelter."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjBetRAnPx
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7K4VYF5uL
Marenzo looked to the woman, noticing scales dotting around her facial features and her slit eyes. "We might want to take her offer. Better than being mauled by wild demons."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHX7bbLwez1
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6G5bJNJLX2
"If anyone has been to school they already know that wild demons aren't uncommon here. We're kinda known for our demons outnumbering humans." She laughed lightly with a toothy grin. "How about it?"709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoMGW2RTogI
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1MI7nEESJ
Alura stopped and looked at the cycle. "I don't see a spot for us to sit."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTAkGjgFBQ
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtrdHVv2LKW
"If your friend can change shape or both your shapes then you can ride in my basket." She pointed back to a tall basket with a few grocery bags inside it.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzKt0luQrg
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvANVH7ndb
Alura was silent as she considered this before looking to Marenzo. "How you feel up to that?"709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYw2ABtW7b
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYGRNnsxQa
Marenzo took a deep breath and sighed, reaching into his pocket and pulled out another ring. "...I'm going to need a very good nap after all this." He muttered and held it closed securely in his hand. His eyes closed and the ring began to glow. Shortly after so did he and Alura. The woman stared with an impressed look as there stood, once the light faded, a little girl holding an orange and silver kitten.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClJUj6tnGY
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyC3k5QjUuQ
Alura looked down and gave a small noise of startlement at seeing her age had been reduced. "...you're...fine. Grab...my bag and...get in there..." Marenzo horsely whispered with his eyes just barely staying open as his body was limp in her arms. "The spell will...only last maybe...an hour."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTSZtVtMrR
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWUM9EnO7z
"Okay, sorry about this." Alura said in her eight year old voice. She picked up the bag, making sure no rings fell out and got into the basket. "Ready!" she confirmed and the woman nodded. She took the controls and they sped off.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sP95J0np6
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7svPRBgHN
They would arrive in a quiet town and be lead up a couple sets of stairs. The door was opened and they were allowed into an apartment that looked to had been a former dance studio. "Welcome to my abode." She greeted warmly as they entered and she set the groceries down on the table. "I've put a lot in to fix it up."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRv0UDezOA
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ60zOYjwCv8
"It looks good and so neat." Alura complimented as she stepped around the room to take it in.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBIwM0Y5q6
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaMpIbV519
"Thanks!" she began to put away the food as Alura wandered towards some back rooms. "If you want any food, I'll fix you something."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13zZweDL2r
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaYxMHn6n0
"Maybe later after a nap!" Alura called back from the bedroom she found.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj41R5JoOrm
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXqbqZOar2
Out in the main room, the door opened and a middle aged man entered, stretching and yawned. "Welcome home." She greeted in her cheerful tone. "How was work?"709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7yVjPRWvk
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjcfAtvkz8
"Tiering and if you would get an actual job you'd know."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mZz1EBiPl
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPSbIKVnS8
"I'm an artist and I spread beauty for money." She stated while striking an elegant pose.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInY45neKzv
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGZ7OpZ867
He stared at her with a straight eye look. "You paint homes and buildings for commission."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLKmZvrKmK
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsKw2mJ4ok
She sighed while folding her arms. "Still spreading beauty." She grumbled.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkvBM3UlXI
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7sNW9vAUG
"Uh huh," he answered flatly while making his way to the sofa to remove his shoes.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh31XO8tIaE
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgIlWm4Ipn
"Oh, by the way, we have company."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCyLn72Lup
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXGYsJadcq
"We do?" she nodded as he stood to go look. Soon he returned and made his way over to her. "Cloran...can you explain to me why there are two disheveled people in my bed? Did you give money to the slave market?"709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnRdpUdElc
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbRutiq1YrW
Cloran rolled her eyes. "Of course not. I know how much you hate that market."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqwbllkQOU
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQh6R02huYy
"That's good news." He sighed relieved.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF646SyB3Lb
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAm3ZTShRI
"I found them on the side of the road outside the capital."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBgj1efW0m
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMD5rF3FpI
He pinched the bridge of his nose while closing his eyes. "Never mind, I take back my relief. Please tell me you were dropped as a little one."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0kFUOshGF
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEntEyujw4O
"Pfft, of course not Gryble. Tsun wouldn't had been that careless, although I do remember falling off chairs as a child."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKTUn32Qmp
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrEi9VjbyU
Gryble took a deep breath, lowering his hand and opening his eyes. "Aren't you worried they will kill us in our sleep?"709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AAZB0AulT
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKog8s4IZvS
Cloran shook her head. "No and you need to learn to be more trusting of others."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IQDL08TNB
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHl78hiJBM
"And you need to learn to be more cautious." Gryble stated before rubbing the back of his neck. "They can stay but if they try to kill us, I'll kill them."709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFvr95yDnN
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfHhuy6RzB
"Sounds fair enough. So, what do you want for dinner?"709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4l9Z7ifIVv
709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziyEbZxCyp
"Just my usual sis, you know that." He walked over and relaxed on the sofa, turning the news on with the volume low as she got to making dinner, his eyes starting to droop shut into a light doze.709Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQ5dOpICHJ
Penana
search
登入arrow_drop_down
註冊arrow_drop_down
