Fire433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XejNhy2qJ
and smoke, corpses burned beyond recognition, blood splattered streets. It was433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtQaoobi4k
all around him, he stood in the middle of a burning village, watching as more433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizLUUV0HjC
people were butchered by the horsemen. Arrows plunged into some, while others433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJULWvLhI4
were struck down with swords. The boy did nothing, only staring in horror at433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRu0PG1Qne
the scene which played before him. A group of horsemen started to approach him,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdC2EraoLi
he watched as they got closer and closer, the boy thought of running, but his433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEc0UmUueG
legs wouldn’t move. He was frozen, he was afraid, he would soon be dead as well.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMk0EKvKZm
The horsemen stopped, and their leas dismounted and approached him, the433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sXP0q06lX
reflection of the flames danced along the silver longsword in hand. The boy stared433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgthoGpZbLK
wide-eyed at him, he was an intimidating figure, larger than any man he had433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN9yCuP2BFw
ever seen, with a long scar running diagonally across his face, stretching from433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnmw5PKVp9
his right eye to the side of his mouth. The man grinned as he lifted the longsword433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFPmSC8fbz
with one hand and swung down with it.
Kemari433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9WpRmabrP
awoke suddenly, his heart was pounding in his chest and he was drenched with sweat.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIq7LuBkJho
He sat up in his bed and put his right hand over his face then screamed loudly433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6RzxsizYT
into it. He stopped and caught his breath for a minute before swinging his legs433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLCQt363Ez
off the tiny bed, looking around at the wooden room he sighed. It was tiny and433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjER2pA0Mwl
the only furniture were the bed crammed up against the wall which he slept in433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzL1smDhCh
and a small chest tucked away in a corner, above it hung a small cracked mirror.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMaDkHwF3Tj
Kemari got up and tentatively walked towards the mirror and looked at himself. He433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGF7maHd9h
stared at his reflection for a while, waiting for his heart rate and breathing433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01kfqgZhWH
to steady. He brushed his locks out of his face and tied it behind his head,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXXildcLCT
leaving two strands to remain at the front. His two crimson eyes stared back at433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBiYoWWwm80
him, and as usual he felt like he was sharing his vision with something else,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoehShN3VPl
as if there was someone else inside him using his eyes. He ran his hand over a433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0qQ5EUlWxe
long scar that stretched from his shoulder to the middle of his chest, images433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNuFfP2BZC
from his nightmare flashed before him making him sigh. He admired his dark433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfK9DlMfdX
brown complexion for a minute before opening433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxkXStKFi4
the chest and getting dressed in his purple Mage’s robe.
“Time433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqOeubpA8q
for another day of failures and being dependent on Isadora” he mumbled.
The433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡETSTCmzpmr
Dragon’s Tongue was a small run-down Inn and Tavern situated in the slums of Lanatheas'433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbV53JktEl
royal capital. It was a place only frequented by the poor as well as a variety433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCezHtbWdCB
of unsavory types, it was here Kemari called home. For unlike all the others433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBftoOOfPnD
who were members of the Adventurer’s Guild, he was incapable of earning enough433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sJfMmmRfu
gold to get himself a room in the richer districts, this was something Kemari433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFIjUtE56p
despised and always swore he would have to change. He sat in a corner, alone, with433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnN10JiOiD
a book laid before him on the table, the common room was lively as server girls433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcgJiAWzjk
carried meals and ale to various tables of loud customers. A server walked by433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnNWs3Xb5xG
him and the smell coming from the tray made him gag. How do they eat that433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHCmEbyFUN
filth? He thought to himself shaking his head. He was about to start433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCI8AOCmIYL
reading when a rusty iron sword impaled his book and lodged itself in the table.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2f5k7urp1v
Kemari heard laughter from around the room as he looked at his book in horror, blue433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhN0ZDOaw1
mist rose from it in a puff of smoke as the contents spilled out of the book as433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4WpqAXnUh
if it were bleeding.
“What433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VYJ1kyoTg
the fuck!” he heard a figure beside him exclaim. Kemari looked up to see the433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6oF3bicegJ
man who was holding the sword, he was muscular looking fellow who wore a rag tied433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNmKfg75oa
like a mask around his neck, and was wearing tattered clothing under a rusted433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2seVwDMNws
iron chestplate, which had its fair share of dents. “do you have any idea how433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4obM4AUnsY
much this book cost me?” Kemari said as he clenched his fists. The man looked433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCk7dXRzLrf
at him and laughed “would you look at this fool, boys” his laughter was echoed433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOIR47lZsS
by the other people in the room “ha, looks like he wants to fight you” a voice433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7ueYr7g1A
snickered.
“yea?433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqWtEeo4iI
Is that true, brat?” he lowered his body into a crouch and stared into Kemari's433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppC6c1ZiEE
eyes “you want to fight, you little weakling?”
“Go433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq90ZKoX24w
fuck yourself” Kemari spat in his face.
“Aargh!”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡws06Z9kq1z
the brute grabbed him by his temples and yanked him from his chair then threw433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LMTXZ1mqu
him across the room in one fluid motion. Kemari crashed into chairs and tables433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSifREYJ9IC
as he flew through the room, and coming to a stop as he slammed against the433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFij5a3SGw
wall with a thud. His assailant pulled his sword out of the table and pointed433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMP6y4QyvIc
it at him “I think it’s time you learned your fucking place, trash.” He walked433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFtPKBrxNJ
forward slashing his sword through the air as he moved. “You might not have433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCr1VoD4B2
realised it as you were coasting through life in your peaceful little village,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapWFYaHDBh
but we live in a world where the strong eat the weak” he paused slightly then433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9wNYHsKTe
continued “There’s no place in it for pitiful, weaklings……... except for food433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4C0x8h86El
that is. So do tell me mage” he was grinning madly by this point “WHAT.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyRtv6ALMU
PURPOSE. DO. YOU. SERVE?” he punctuated each pause with a slash of his sword as433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlDmqdlqF1
he stopped over Kemari, who was now propped up against the wall holding a hand433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtCzTPwBnIC
to his side while his other began to move in motion weaving a spell.
Despite433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZosWdX8pR
all that had happened, Kemari was not afraid, for he had faced down bigger and433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHT6ySlyUZK
more dangerous enemies and lived……never mind it being because he was saved by a433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTSDQrnCSn
certain someone most of those times. He held his hand before him and smirked as433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7dnxQdA54p
the spell was completed, he was shocked however, when the brute grabbed his arm433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfr5IlklFi
and forced it downward right as an ethereal arrow shot out from his palm. He433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CKyBQsvAq
grimaced as he suddenly felt a kick to the gut, Kemari doubled over in pain and433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBuUnWjUXV
coughed up blood. His assailant released his arm and placed the sword against his433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIbifh1qtd
neck. Kemari glanced around the room, hoping someone would come to his rescue, he433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc51QYS1lv7
soon realized that would not happen as he saw the twisted smiles on everyone’s433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3sHnMgThYD
face.
“That’s433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qR1M6TL76
enough Ivan” Kemari’s head snapped in shock towards the rotund bartender who433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbPtrq1N2l
had spoken. Unlike the others his face was written with concern. “.......I433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIrGp8XVua
think the child has had enough of your lesson” he hesitated
“Is433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3uySeOKhr
that so?” Ivan punctuated his question with a severe kick to Kemari’s side,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNC4vYEuAk7
causing him to hit the floor. “Well what do you all say?” his question was433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzs7Cmcmge1
directed at the other occupants of the room and Kemari cringed as he heard433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVxSvUwfAB
their replies: “kill him”, “rip his guts out”, “show him who’s boss”, “Finish him off” they cried.
“As433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRdjzFwFbE
you command” Ivan sneered as he raised his sword. Just then a figure wearing a433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TyivH0qHu
black hooded cloak broke from the crowd and walked towards them, Kemari laughed433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUYy4hDcQU
as he noticed it.
“What’s433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFlua1dwlY
so funny?” Ivan said, his sword still held high.
Kemari433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKQAXLxelq
heard the bartender sigh “You done fucked up now Ivan”
“Huh?”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBWJRUnHNw
that was all he managed before the figure slammed a powerful kick into his neck433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSgbxfqkDv
causing him to drop the sword as he skidded sideward before falling. “You ok433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHmD88Mbjz
Kemari?” it's feminine voice asked without looking away from Ivan who was433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1g5mdOOtJE
already back on his feet and holding his neck.
“yea”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRupz1t8dpW
Kemari wheezed “Nothing a little healing magic can’t fix……and thanks by the way,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zTKuGXCjz
Isadora”
“good433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZTNbmFGoK
and don’t mention it, just stay right there and watch as the greatest monk in433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfT5AbnqQvc
all of Lanatheas kick ass” the figure giggled.
“Didn’t433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBltknyZXC
you drop out of your training?” Kemari smiled.
“SHUT433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWQ4AkVcNb
UP!” she took a fighting stance “it was a mutual agreement”
The433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLSi8SlhPO
two laughed as everyone stared at them in bewilderment. Ivan, who had finally433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nKBsL1MlU
recovered from the blow looked at the figure as they sized up each other. “who433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlMc1LdUkm
the fuck are you?” he finally asked the figure.
“irrelevant”
“you433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KpHSOa3RB
sound like a woman”
“I433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHuDEiVg4H
should hope”
“that433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5hAvdDlj5
was a magnificent kick, for a lady of course” he rubbed his neck and grinned at433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwNcm40ivH
her
“Wow,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdinggXKGnT
that was a bit sexist don’t you think?”
“Sex433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanMl7i2Vka
what?” He shot a glare at Kemari who had laughed a little at his question.
“are433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3S5WTg2aKP
we going to fight or not?” she asked sounding irritated.
“heh,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAygjbNshgv
I wouldn’t want to break your fragile little bones miss” Ivan smiled and the433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPqSBTPaf6
crowd chuckled, the bartender only shook his head. Kemari sighed to himself as433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFjNjwpU0T
he saw her dash toward Ivan with uncanny speed, he was barely fast enough to433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJssu5lqlCU
block the kick that was aimed at his face. Isadora spun and delivered a kick to433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyKMZW8kSej
Ivan’s abdomen which forced him back a few steps, before he knew it she was on433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40m2NBaSAR
him again, firing a quick jab to his nose followed by a myriad of blows to his433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXVywCeBvr
face and upper body. Ivan wobbled as the hits connected, he was unable to433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkBmEJOj43
block, dodge or even see them. The onlookers watched in awe as Ivan was beaten,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ45A7kE6VQ2
unable to defend himself against the sheer powers of his enemy’s blows. Kemari,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP9sAEalShU
who was now back on his feet fully healed looked on smiling as his friend433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrJgUeyYQ9
finished the fight by palming Ivan square in the chest then walking away433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rseW8nWTh
towards Kemari. As he looked he noticed the man’s chestplate was even more433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIb1dtDqEZ
dented than it was before and there was a hole in it where he had gotten the433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUsPpWzh2l
last hit, his face was twisted and bloody. As she walked by him, he turned to433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZDDyoBdmS
follow her and heard a metallic clank as if Ivan’s body had finally registered433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiN9Jcvuo9S
that it was no longer living. The people moved to the side as Isadora walked past433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOoryeg9gHR
with Kemari in tow, they stopped by the counter where she fished a coin purse433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkUzPRVESN
from somewhere in her cloak an handed it to the barkeep.
“Sorry433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SXB7eHJaE
for the disturbance big guy.”
“No433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrYculbAG3
worries little one” the bartender replied.
The433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREqnr7A2GI
two walked down the streets of the slum districts. People in tattered clothes433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5s5FuXEM5
walked along as if they had no purpose, while others looked out from alleyways433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgVwebIvjY
and the insides of broken down houses looking for unsuspecting prey to rob,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFaCt12YmN
abduct or kill. They walked in silence as they passed by buildings clumped together,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFW0DeX6S2
some even looked as if they were about to topple. They stopped as a group of boys433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnGdyVnMq6
ran out In front of them chasing after a smaller one who was running with a433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eCGmfyIhL
huge rat in his hands. Isadora started walking again as Kemari stared after the433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX86ZjZozqY
children as they caught up to the boy and took they rat from him then proceeded433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJwfYjdWie
to beat him.
“Same433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡteRUD6ecRJ
age” he said before following after her
His433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Snjx36UBk
friend looked at him as he caught up with her “said something?” she asked
“I was433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkkpQ8KrNl
just thinking….” He paused “those children just now, they don’t look that much older433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9w04t5CUmr
than we were at that time…”
“What433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlikxNhkVVe
does that have to do with anything?” she was curious, Kemari rarely mentioned433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZu4I3npfze
anything about their past. He tried not to show it, but she could tell that it433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT79hqVz5F1
still haunted him.
“…It433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS14UZLUI8K
isn’t right” his voice quivered and was almost a whisper “children are supposed433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVfAfzyg7V
to be safe, they shouldn’t be exposed to these harsh realities at such a young433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZbASOapWC
age”
“Better433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsraisTmyed
now than when they’re older and are incapable of dealing with the shit the433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1A0ldHBd5b
world throws at them, because of the sheltered pampered life they lived” Her433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNlGJasKd3
reply was blunt and harsh, yet He knew she had a point. He had lived a433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedzw1BVfL8
sheltered life while she was always fighting for what she wanted, and now years433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFYMaFTIIG
later she was an accomplished Monk despite being a 'failure' to her mentors as433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTdJTbD7iA
well as a 'B' ranked adventurer while he was stuck at 'F' the weakest rank433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoiIcfm267
there was.
“I433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2XFlYAaAK
wish it didn’t have to be that way” she suddenly continued “But this is the way433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZ7xWfC71f
of life. With death lurking around every corner, we can’t afford to be weak” she433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHa47Oj55d
looked to the sky as she spoke.
“Like433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEX1YaF4YkZ
me Huh?” Kemari chuckled lightly
“Pretty433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaRuQ9K36z
much” she laughed and punched Kemari in the shoulder, he flinched as she hit433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxmGkSyUKX
him and that only made her laugh harder. He rubbed his shoulder as they433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvYHnWzZGn
continued their walk in mostly silence.
It433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhPatGtlyF
was almost noon by the time they reached their destination; the Adventurer’s433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXomjTxspvF
Guild. It was a large imposing structure which stood at the top of a grand marble433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7m0ihGZ6m5
staircase, Kemari stopped and stared in awe at the high walls that shined in433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesTQJHVK5s
the midday sun. No matter how many times he visited, the sheer beauty of it433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7avSdaCDsH
always caught his eyes . He smiled and walked up the steps where Isadora waited.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrBPzd28wa
They approached the large Oak double doors together which swung open as they433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5Ah5QJphd
got close, stepping inside Kemari looked around the huge open area they now433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3cMJXiX8GQ
stood in. The floors were made of a dark reflective surface that absorbed mana433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo6oQLsOtan
from it’s occupants, making them weaker the longer they stayed, which Kemari433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDDDVmrYW6
believed to be weird, but apparently the GuildMaster had done this to prevent433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEZndWAoIw
fighting in his hall “can’t fight if you can't freely manipulate your body’s433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJLrkK0pkA
ambient mana” the receptionists would repeat. The room was filled with a variety433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbgmcAY0fT
of adventuring folk; some wore bulky, heavy armor and carrying massive swords433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlC7qsf4tTm
while others dressed lighter, wielding bows, staves, or much smaller swords.433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszdBU1LYMg
Two adventurers caught his eye, as they seemed to be out of place, one of them433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgigkbvXULx
was a green slightly muscular being Kemari assumed to be a Half-Orc who leaned433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1FqMOwmaZ
against the wall with a heavy looking broadsword leaned up next to him, and was433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zYJ3WkXuJ
wearing a brown tunic over black leather pants and boots, on top of that he433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKZVSidvt6
also wore a pair of silver pauldrons and and a half chestplate, His hair was a433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUM0wPDk3o1
greenish untamed mess from what Kemari could see. The other person was the433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuTcNWbFsf
second most beautiful girl he had ever seen, an Elf with long silver hair tied433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MIvX44BhX
up in a ponytail.
“So433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YQfQU8NgB
that’s your type hmm?” His attention was drawn from her before he had a chance433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRA3Wm2dbqv
to observe her fully. He turned to see Isadora staring at him intensely with a huge433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqn4WkXHyN1
grin on her face.
“No,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDRYM0dqNT
that wasn’t…….that’s not…” Kemari stumbled to find words.
“Don’t433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDoDv70Vzn
worry my dear sweet companion.” Isadora laughed as she leaned in close and433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOJMitXD4M
covered her mouth as if to whisper to him “I SHIP!” She bellowed, attracting433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ju3Ltb0yi
the attention of the entire room.
Kemari433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fevi574ki
looked around nervously and hissed “what are you doing, you idiot?”
“why433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uuVdLMHgz
I’m just so proud of you Kemari” she spread her arms wide and squealed “You’re433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLfgAPRcOK
finally interested in exploring the lush flesh of a –“ she issued a yelp as Kemari433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPEcRnri7M
grabbed her cloak and dragged her away to the reception area. He blushed433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMJKTvS1Xz
slightly as he stormed past snickering adventurers. The reception area was a433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1cJB6ORApZ
long counter towards the back of the room, behind it stood the guild’s433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZXSsmG4idW
receptionists, all of which were identical women. The two approached the one433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdMI6JAVJx
closest and exchanged greetings, it wasn’t until then that Isadora removed her433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpN3wIKgFm6
hood, revealing her face. Her skin was a smooth almond complexion and her light433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6cYBI3wrpF
brown hair was cut short in a close cropped style with the sides faded, her433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOmVCTJkPo
eyes always took Kemari’s breath away, they were also a light brown with433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wLOZnuuTS
matched her skin tone and hair color and always seemed to sparkle. “keep433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSX2rqsyDS
staring at me like that and I’ll steal your heart” he was so engrossed in433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUURVQ2hGz
admiring her that he didn’t notice that she had stopped talking to the433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70G3brPYwG
receptionist and was now starting at him smirking. “And I meant that literally”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aORglPddn
she said teasingly before returning to her conversation.
Kemari433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDnIF0sJpM
gulped and then sighed as he went about observing the room once more. He looked433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthRgzmyvLv
around at the occupants who were all embroiled433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoBNyP9lqmc
in conversation amongst their companions, the elf he had seen was no longer433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3YCbwQ0yJ
there, but the Half-Orc stood the same place leaning against the wall; this433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMYKF03GB8
time he was staring right back at Kemari who quickly turned away. In the centre433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEmWijkgR1
of the hall was a giant golden statue of the legendary GuildMaster himself: Gaelin433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy86T8tRRJZ
Branandor, who had faced down the Black Dragon in the Arena pits, gaining his433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4MBj7ztsK
freedom from slavery in the process. The statue featured Gaelin in nothing but433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGSNMtLPPg
a loin cloth, with a broken sword in his left hand and the dragon’s head in the433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbEFwGZ7hI
other. The statue was of a powerfully built man, with long golden hair hung low433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFsSEl63AU
behind his back. That looks nothing like the old fool Kemari thought to433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEUaIcYIPo
himself as he shifted his attention in scorn. The walls were a chalk white, and433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVyMXgfRvr
were decorated with long portraits of the Twelve Knights of Lanatheas; the only433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMkmzcRY4a
'S' ranked heroes Lanatheas had to offer. They were the strongest and their433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizBFeGSHmw
names carried a lot of weight. Kemari only knew three of them: Markus The Bear,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvb2kzZATu
who was a savage Hulk of a man who never wore anything apart from his brown fur433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDi6cQIJq9
loincloth and the pelt of some unknown beast around his shoulders. He was known433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVaQO6tRiM
to tear his foes to pieces with nothing but his bare hands. Next was Lucien Arengar,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHO2dTmHShW
leader of the kingdom’s Dragon Knights which was an elite unit tasked with high433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucobwjurxN
priority quests from the Crown itself, he wore his signature red and gold433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYNNvzwNdYR
armour with his sword held high and his shield to his side. The last was the433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KGNMTT8pu
rogue, the assassin, and the fastest of all the 12………fuck, what was his name433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmEJsYzFpP
again?. Kemari stared at the portrait of the man who stood completely clad433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYZZvn2Wf9N
in black and covered completely, hiding his features.
“Brinn,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv666o4FGV6
I think” Isadora said from beside him. She had turned towards him and noticed433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjyKaIGpEk
him staring with a puzzled look on his face.
“Thanks,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuaul7eKp8
don’t know why I keep forgetting his name” Kemari replied “You finished?”
“Yuuup”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMbQfRWJKm
she bounced and grinned
“Great,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCws5prR1b
let’s go then” he stretched and started to walk away when Isadora grabbed his433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcVAMcJOgV
robes
“Not433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dNL0UxLZq
so fast, my dashing knight”
“What433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFdMnGf0wj
now?” Kemari sighed
“The433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ORZwjcZPD
GuildMaster has something for us”
Kemari’s433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOpp388aA9h
demeanor changed upon hearing that, he spun around and grabbed Isadora’s433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaGGX2wRvu
shoulders, she shuddered when she saw the cold look on Kemari’s face.
“Did433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTyAiZTacW
they find him” he tried to ask as calmly as he could, but his voice was instead433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWeE5FrcS7f
cold and tainted with anger. She nodded and turned then waved towards the433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEGnWGT4UIE
receptionist who was weaving a spell, she smiled and in an instant they were433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsKOAZYsBt
standing in an empty blueish space which only had a small desk and a few chairs433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYUDLL2pdo
in the middle.
Kemari433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33J6HABZOT
rushed towards the desk leaving his friend behind, he caught a glimpse of a433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrr9DifwTpn
giant ogre wearing full plate armour as it vanished from the room. Kemari433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqu3HVNl5z
stopped at the desk and stared at the433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsYg1Uyg2A
small sinewy man behind it. The man wore a black vest over a white buttoned433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyTJ0ZSfnJ
down shirt, his head was completely bald and he seemed to be well over 100433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vuigzb72S
years old. “You stare too much Kephirian” the man said without looking up from433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbddlXBywMC
a paper he was scribbling on before him.
“Where433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLrDoW5ShI
is he!” Kemari slammed his hands on the desk
“Have433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8TXzqDThr
a seat first” the man gestured at a chair before the desk “you too monk”
Kemari433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhmS21Q8e2
looked and noticed she was right next to him now, she plopped into the chair433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVucvIAbgyP
and placed her feet on the desk, which evoked a glare from the man who made to433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFA4Vm2ePs
say something before shaking his head and changing his mind. “please?” He433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs85FTjcOHN
looked at Kemari this time, who sighed and sat in his chair.
“Who433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmXufAdlIA
was that just now, GuildMaster?” Isadora spoke first
Gaelin433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡptauu3gYI8
set down his quill and leaned back in his chair for a few moments before he433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeV3yYcDBTI
finally responded “Targoth IronHorn…..” he hesitated, pondering how to continue433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1cwI1XPeQ
“He looks for the same man as you do”
“Did……..did433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGS8EFwIlIw
you tell him what he wanted to know?” 433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHrt924N8t
Isadora glanced at Kemari as she asked
“I433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qb9pYdUut
did”
“YOU433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPr5w8QQXNO
HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” Kemari flared up “WHAT THE FUCK? WE HAD AN AGREEMENT433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4yDng953e
YOU OLD FART” He reached across the table and grabbed Gaelin by his shirt433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDiuBMkiKT
collar.
“THAT’S433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOP4D7ka4B
ENOUGH KEMARI” Isadora shot up and took his arm, he looked at her briefly and433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjhVxPs040
saw the disappointed way she looked at him. He grunted as he let go and paced433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrn4POExPSl
around the room “Great, so now we competition….”
“Does433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANBg1GAxyq
it matter Kemari?” She paused then continued “We just want him dead, so we…….you433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7b2yw4PfOY
can be free from your burden.”
Kemari433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXms5v2n8E5
stood still with his fists clenched “How in the world would that relieve me of433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVINPPxXLyg
my burdens?” he looked at Isadora and said firmly “I have to be the one who kills433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdn0wzrjkoz
him...…..I won’t be at peace unless I am. Why do you seem to have a problem433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZOIOOJ3Lx
with that? You. Kill. All. The. Time…..so what’s the fucking difference here”433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTg9zDO453F
she didn’t answer, and the room stood in silence, waiting, before it was433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8xZhZEc04k
finally broken.
“You’re433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0ZIZBLtnc
a fragile one, Kephirian…...” The GuildMaster smiled “Do you honestly believe433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFq1R9lHC4x
you have what it takes to kill this monster on your own, or will you need the433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkA24jSi1Na
monk to do it for you?”
“…..” Kemari433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrV6DrtWzPH
stood there in silence unable to answer.
“Nevertheless,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5itBcCPo7
we have a deal. The man you’re looking for is known as 'Vanther The Bold',433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Oe2gCdM8J
everything you need to know is in this” he handed Isadora a small scroll.
She433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZNLGEoF17
muttered a 'Thank You' as she turned to leave
“Oh,433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOogSvBActy
and one more thing” he said stopping the duo in their tracks “There was another433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOxCeiYEWs
person besides the Orc who came for information on him, so you might want to433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLlzDePfJI
hurry”
Kemari433Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡusgY6kwMtN
and Isadora then vanished as they once again teleported elsewhere.
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