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A cloaked and quick shadow jumps233Please respect copyright.PENANAIF84ryHpcu
from a dark corner to another; seconds233Please respect copyright.PENANACIZRvvODrJ
pass and then there it is again, it is very233Please respect copyright.PENANA0t2RBAHdsQ
fast, easily as fast as any of them...233Please respect copyright.PENANARQb6SETMq2
“Could it be?” mumbled Dhanel Marce233Please respect copyright.PENANAI30ZVxHOF2
as he was the only one keeping his more233Please respect copyright.PENANAPRLGIWbUaB
relaxed approach, while the rest quickly233Please respect copyright.PENANAchKxUdryzb
assumed a much more prepared stance.233Please respect copyright.PENANAWcok8DJoVn
Harigar Rhim drew his sword as fast as233Please respect copyright.PENANA1ouN7mnIck
his eyes travelled through that dark, while233Please respect copyright.PENANAQHS0q0BgHQ
standing right next to him, Lorian already233Please respect copyright.PENANAcjEad9pC7h
had his weapon at the ready. Dhanel233Please respect copyright.PENANAmKEXLKI7ji
Marce did not even consider holding233Please respect copyright.PENANAuinUH5oGy5
his blade once. A few more unsettling233Please respect copyright.PENANAsofRTtZh0d
seconds of silence and then a rising flame233Please respect copyright.PENANAQMQCr1TmCt
would lure them into a more open area; it233Please respect copyright.PENANA9EsVUBZ55m
is a most familiar flame to some of them,233Please respect copyright.PENANASA4Q7wL8vQ
even if it is one not seen in quite a while.233Please respect copyright.PENANA8buY5ZHe23
A peculiar flame, a different kind of233Please respect copyright.PENANAUphJDzhfnz
burn, an eternal fire that was hard to233Please respect copyright.PENANAcnY6Bkrawe
earn but worthy to master that currently233Please respect copyright.PENANAwwxUZ8UyS6
inhabits the shapes of an also familiar233Please respect copyright.PENANALTFkY2rKAm
sword. It is known as the Malaguis Fire,233Please respect copyright.PENANACnxI0vHRji
for it is named after some sort of ´deity´233Please respect copyright.PENANAeHZfZhdoK2
worshipped by some elder tribes in the233Please respect copyright.PENANA2nXrg7NPAp
eastern depths of the world. Named after233Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZHthCCHJ1
such divinity for it is a fire that does not233Please respect copyright.PENANAHahYu8Svuq
hurt its wielder and also never runs out.233Please respect copyright.PENANAY2mOafLqwh
Folklore maybe? Perhaps.233Please respect copyright.PENANAq42NWFQ2BG
Regardless, that red glowing stone was233Please respect copyright.PENANAm4zonwhqdy
long ago recovered by a couple of young233Please respect copyright.PENANAttfLqlwJkT
adventurers and once it was confined to233Please respect copyright.PENANABUq3YjA1XW
a blade of their choosing, it allowed its233Please respect copyright.PENANAYBjl464M3a
wielder, after much hardship, to secure233Please respect copyright.PENANAgUy033sGvK
himself a great power. Now in front of233Please respect copyright.PENANAVefgasv6QX
them, waiting with his back turned, is said233Please respect copyright.PENANAEDjHjXlULM
wielder, a large and familiar man to some233Please respect copyright.PENANA1vTxy4EgGn
of them here, for his fire also served the233Please respect copyright.PENANAb0qAaUmY7F
Hand once.233Please respect copyright.PENANAKBbo86fmUU
With his back turned to them but in233Please respect copyright.PENANAmsLEy2Wd1H
an inviting manner, as if he was almost233Please respect copyright.PENANAZNLFMYxDzi
waiting for them, as he too faces that233Please respect copyright.PENANAIdZthOtNMI
mountain. The fire on his sword burns233Please respect copyright.PENANA7Fdc6TJtHi
up one more time as if calling them once233Please respect copyright.PENANA1QDEZLckSE
again...233Please respect copyright.PENANAOGD2Usb1Op
“Red...” said Deena as she slowly puts her weapon to rest. Harigar Rhim also233Please respect copyright.PENANA2mmtQa6hkp
sheathed his blade but the remaining two did not. Lorian looked back at Dhanel233Please respect copyright.PENANATPbjEXLWI2
Marce, and only after this one nodded did he do the same. Celle however would stay233Please respect copyright.PENANARShV0JPZoj
armed and ready.233Please respect copyright.PENANAvafiJm98HK
“Red…not entirely unexpected I suppose.” Dhanel Marce takes a few steps forward233Please respect copyright.PENANAeXXs6IgmQg
as the hooded figure gently turned around.233Please respect copyright.PENANAurmpGcCZxA
He is not wearing any mask. The fire he carries on his back diminished as he took233Please respect copyright.PENANAKdqEvemM7E
some steps towards them. Both men met halfway, under rain and lightning, and now233Please respect copyright.PENANANRNlRxaMhC
fire too; they stared at each other leaving the rest in quiet contemplation. Short words233Please respect copyright.PENANAYvl7AWraZN
were exchanged between them that no one else was able to hear and after that, the two233Please respect copyright.PENANA1vCW7nuI7r
approached the rest of them.233Please respect copyright.PENANAXmYyCxob9T
Greetings took place among the already familiar faces, but they were not overdone.233Please respect copyright.PENANAvs8sPCINHs