Fire331Please respect copyright.PENANAwMDvNyYx8G
and smoke, corpses burned beyond recognition, blood splattered streets. It was331Please respect copyright.PENANA1zAW4Gc4m9
all around him, he stood in the middle of a burning village, watching as more331Please respect copyright.PENANAxfxLGfZbF6
people were butchered by the horsemen. Arrows plunged into some, while others331Please respect copyright.PENANAwWKCXdaIdr
were struck down with swords. The boy did nothing, only staring in horror at331Please respect copyright.PENANAWBjisVLob0
the scene which played before him. A group of horsemen started to approach him,331Please respect copyright.PENANATQofQZKxUz
he watched as they got closer and closer, the boy thought of running, but his331Please respect copyright.PENANA2oXhZe089o
legs wouldn’t move. He was frozen, he was afraid, he would soon be dead as well.331Please respect copyright.PENANA2lVf6Kwnjn
The horsemen stopped, and their leas dismounted and approached him, the331Please respect copyright.PENANA8nsPJoNzQ3
reflection of the flames danced along the silver longsword in hand. The boy stared331Please respect copyright.PENANATqSN65rm9G
wide-eyed at him, he was an intimidating figure, larger than any man he had331Please respect copyright.PENANAxfYsIeepbG
ever seen, with a long scar running diagonally across his face, stretching from331Please respect copyright.PENANAhbcGQkF5Cj
his right eye to the side of his mouth. The man grinned as he lifted the longsword331Please respect copyright.PENANAxoWwyXbiDM
with one hand and swung down with it.
Kemari331Please respect copyright.PENANA7TbwMH5mCG
awoke suddenly, his heart was pounding in his chest and he was drenched with sweat.331Please respect copyright.PENANABT3szBTSIe
He sat up in his bed and put his right hand over his face then screamed loudly331Please respect copyright.PENANACOojBOExvb
into it. He stopped and caught his breath for a minute before swinging his legs331Please respect copyright.PENANAawUS6Dix1s
off the tiny bed, looking around at the wooden room he sighed. It was tiny and331Please respect copyright.PENANAHbOuIgTjQi
the only furniture were the bed crammed up against the wall which he slept in331Please respect copyright.PENANAciE7USFE4X
and a small chest tucked away in a corner, above it hung a small cracked mirror.331Please respect copyright.PENANAKWlREX8GtW
Kemari got up and tentatively walked towards the mirror and looked at himself. He331Please respect copyright.PENANANUsrkPoBL0
stared at his reflection for a while, waiting for his heart rate and breathing331Please respect copyright.PENANAySuYtGrA9S
to steady. He brushed his locks out of his face and tied it behind his head,331Please respect copyright.PENANAACyoOXmcOK
leaving two strands to remain at the front. His two crimson eyes stared back at331Please respect copyright.PENANAOuhnSnCp7Y
him, and as usual he felt like he was sharing his vision with something else,331Please respect copyright.PENANA7zN7H2cds1
as if there was someone else inside him using his eyes. He ran his hand over a331Please respect copyright.PENANAr20ONWjp0J
long scar that stretched from his shoulder to the middle of his chest, images331Please respect copyright.PENANA5CzOjGKEbH
from his nightmare flashed before him making him sigh. He admired his dark331Please respect copyright.PENANAR8DMnaxwlO
brown complexion for a minute before opening331Please respect copyright.PENANA2bllGrTTXe
the chest and getting dressed in his purple Mage’s robe.
“Time331Please respect copyright.PENANA6ksos811BX
for another day of failures and being dependent on Isadora” he mumbled.
The331Please respect copyright.PENANANwZJfNU6Tk
Dragon’s Tongue was a small run-down Inn and Tavern situated in the slums of Lanatheas'331Please respect copyright.PENANAc91w4jnJCV
royal capital. It was a place only frequented by the poor as well as a variety331Please respect copyright.PENANAe5Q1aJ4Myj
of unsavory types, it was here Kemari called home. For unlike all the others331Please respect copyright.PENANAaCLVonoXTt
who were members of the Adventurer’s Guild, he was incapable of earning enough331Please respect copyright.PENANAdXc9iUxMKd
gold to get himself a room in the richer districts, this was something Kemari331Please respect copyright.PENANAZlTrXkwYQp
despised and always swore he would have to change. He sat in a corner, alone, with331Please respect copyright.PENANALnzxk3dbbk
a book laid before him on the table, the common room was lively as server girls331Please respect copyright.PENANA9P2CjbzhQO
carried meals and ale to various tables of loud customers. A server walked by331Please respect copyright.PENANAaqDT4bH7LP
him and the smell coming from the tray made him gag. How do they eat that331Please respect copyright.PENANAjehTzDcFii
filth? He thought to himself shaking his head. He was about to start331Please respect copyright.PENANAtDJ9XZ3xDs
reading when a rusty iron sword impaled his book and lodged itself in the table.331Please respect copyright.PENANAUYXwjZxdgD
Kemari heard laughter from around the room as he looked at his book in horror, blue331Please respect copyright.PENANAGlHDYGGRYk
mist rose from it in a puff of smoke as the contents spilled out of the book as331Please respect copyright.PENANAGiYpI0lW59
if it were bleeding.
“What331Please respect copyright.PENANAWjqquzgcof
the fuck!” he heard a figure beside him exclaim. Kemari looked up to see the331Please respect copyright.PENANAOBTUAQcDmt
man who was holding the sword, he was muscular looking fellow who wore a rag tied331Please respect copyright.PENANAlxdBjaUGnJ
like a mask around his neck, and was wearing tattered clothing under a rusted331Please respect copyright.PENANA1AFdUI1Jrg
iron chestplate, which had its fair share of dents. “do you have any idea how331Please respect copyright.PENANA5LitEJC8NF
much this book cost me?” Kemari said as he clenched his fists. The man looked331Please respect copyright.PENANApLwaQg5GBh
at him and laughed “would you look at this fool, boys” his laughter was echoed331Please respect copyright.PENANActqttwH0LV
by the other people in the room “ha, looks like he wants to fight you” a voice331Please respect copyright.PENANAPHlT6qz8fW
snickered.
“yea?331Please respect copyright.PENANADfL4iwYyQM
Is that true, brat?” he lowered his body into a crouch and stared into Kemari's331Please respect copyright.PENANAROQwVh3ica
eyes “you want to fight, you little weakling?”
“Go331Please respect copyright.PENANA9OsKq38wvS
fuck yourself” Kemari spat in his face.
“Aargh!”331Please respect copyright.PENANAx0TmuIbEW4
the brute grabbed him by his temples and yanked him from his chair then threw331Please respect copyright.PENANAZTUFHg2MxM
him across the room in one fluid motion. Kemari crashed into chairs and tables331Please respect copyright.PENANA9x2exMDJvp
as he flew through the room, and coming to a stop as he slammed against the331Please respect copyright.PENANAnQqGDXVBS0
wall with a thud. His assailant pulled his sword out of the table and pointed331Please respect copyright.PENANAWplhByXhbE
it at him “I think it’s time you learned your fucking place, trash.” He walked331Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3rwWMWA0s
forward slashing his sword through the air as he moved. “You might not have331Please respect copyright.PENANARbhlr1HYht
realised it as you were coasting through life in your peaceful little village,331Please respect copyright.PENANA4fnuKuXVJr
but we live in a world where the strong eat the weak” he paused slightly then331Please respect copyright.PENANAq6abyZmheP
continued “There’s no place in it for pitiful, weaklings……... except for food331Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1teFbdhQl
that is. So do tell me mage” he was grinning madly by this point “WHAT.331Please respect copyright.PENANAWJJWHj73tF
PURPOSE. DO. YOU. SERVE?” he punctuated each pause with a slash of his sword as331Please respect copyright.PENANAj6dk7L1WNH
he stopped over Kemari, who was now propped up against the wall holding a hand331Please respect copyright.PENANAgDWkTBVBfC
to his side while his other began to move in motion weaving a spell.
Despite331Please respect copyright.PENANA2yw8YtmCU8
all that had happened, Kemari was not afraid, for he had faced down bigger and331Please respect copyright.PENANATwVTCu41PW
more dangerous enemies and lived……never mind it being because he was saved by a331Please respect copyright.PENANAM5P5SgdSc2
certain someone most of those times. He held his hand before him and smirked as331Please respect copyright.PENANAoadj5Xycii
the spell was completed, he was shocked however, when the brute grabbed his arm331Please respect copyright.PENANALc7DT6Ec77
and forced it downward right as an ethereal arrow shot out from his palm. He331Please respect copyright.PENANA0rym76sGUr
grimaced as he suddenly felt a kick to the gut, Kemari doubled over in pain and331Please respect copyright.PENANAA63W0FPDai
coughed up blood. His assailant released his arm and placed the sword against his331Please respect copyright.PENANATliCT5H7dG
neck. Kemari glanced around the room, hoping someone would come to his rescue, he331Please respect copyright.PENANAe0B3fQi5SQ
soon realized that would not happen as he saw the twisted smiles on everyone’s331Please respect copyright.PENANAcaZPYnyoHK
face.
“That’s331Please respect copyright.PENANAi7mbyEhBcx
enough Ivan” Kemari’s head snapped in shock towards the rotund bartender who331Please respect copyright.PENANAbA5DOTTJnw
had spoken. Unlike the others his face was written with concern. “.......I331Please respect copyright.PENANAocT6fxsCL4
think the child has had enough of your lesson” he hesitated
“Is331Please respect copyright.PENANAnqw9LuIFFP
that so?” Ivan punctuated his question with a severe kick to Kemari’s side,331Please respect copyright.PENANAKLkmNd8klp
causing him to hit the floor. “Well what do you all say?” his question was331Please respect copyright.PENANAnajSgO03fm
directed at the other occupants of the room and Kemari cringed as he heard331Please respect copyright.PENANAAXd9ejoJDl
their replies: “kill him”, “rip his guts out”, “show him who’s boss”, “Finish him off” they cried.
“As331Please respect copyright.PENANAKYER4MKo8F
you command” Ivan sneered as he raised his sword. Just then a figure wearing a331Please respect copyright.PENANAMhKtI09kIr
black hooded cloak broke from the crowd and walked towards them, Kemari laughed331Please respect copyright.PENANAazDCAI64TS
as he noticed it.
“What’s331Please respect copyright.PENANATpBmqFMQF3
so funny?” Ivan said, his sword still held high.
Kemari331Please respect copyright.PENANAXUz6X4MJ2j
heard the bartender sigh “You done fucked up now Ivan”
“Huh?”331Please respect copyright.PENANAdsplpgpJru
that was all he managed before the figure slammed a powerful kick into his neck331Please respect copyright.PENANA0SV092iSVZ
causing him to drop the sword as he skidded sideward before falling. “You ok331Please respect copyright.PENANAiRfPlxScxQ
Kemari?” it's feminine voice asked without looking away from Ivan who was331Please respect copyright.PENANAsQoniApIam
already back on his feet and holding his neck.
“yea”331Please respect copyright.PENANATqDaDsLHvK
Kemari wheezed “Nothing a little healing magic can’t fix……and thanks by the way,331Please respect copyright.PENANARiuVLn5Ks2
Isadora”
“good331Please respect copyright.PENANALUHxIANVrf
and don’t mention it, just stay right there and watch as the greatest monk in331Please respect copyright.PENANAQTt4nNVFjn
all of Lanatheas kick ass” the figure giggled.
“Didn’t331Please respect copyright.PENANAYNN5V1VgWv
you drop out of your training?” Kemari smiled.
“SHUT331Please respect copyright.PENANAUPN4YLeXMh
UP!” she took a fighting stance “it was a mutual agreement”
The331Please respect copyright.PENANA64pHVWldnS
two laughed as everyone stared at them in bewilderment. Ivan, who had finally331Please respect copyright.PENANAuGhFtRZnff
recovered from the blow looked at the figure as they sized up each other. “who331Please respect copyright.PENANAgbKLWou73G
the fuck are you?” he finally asked the figure.
“irrelevant”
“you331Please respect copyright.PENANAq0zvFitOdi
sound like a woman”
“I331Please respect copyright.PENANAWFxyML9bhY
should hope”
“that331Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9pSAOaYAd
was a magnificent kick, for a lady of course” he rubbed his neck and grinned at331Please respect copyright.PENANAtxziYKjRif
her
“Wow,331Please respect copyright.PENANArXkFZV9U3q
that was a bit sexist don’t you think?”
“Sex331Please respect copyright.PENANA8J2CrW41rb
what?” He shot a glare at Kemari who had laughed a little at his question.
“are331Please respect copyright.PENANAugJwcEGz1i
we going to fight or not?” she asked sounding irritated.
“heh,331Please respect copyright.PENANAFJSAWGEfyD
I wouldn’t want to break your fragile little bones miss” Ivan smiled and the331Please respect copyright.PENANA4djgRM4OVT
crowd chuckled, the bartender only shook his head. Kemari sighed to himself as331Please respect copyright.PENANAk0Y9latSIo
he saw her dash toward Ivan with uncanny speed, he was barely fast enough to331Please respect copyright.PENANAbM07D7kirR
block the kick that was aimed at his face. Isadora spun and delivered a kick to331Please respect copyright.PENANA0cMPYC1urG
Ivan’s abdomen which forced him back a few steps, before he knew it she was on331Please respect copyright.PENANAIi4qyR3TAr
him again, firing a quick jab to his nose followed by a myriad of blows to his331Please respect copyright.PENANAoglHQNXezw
face and upper body. Ivan wobbled as the hits connected, he was unable to331Please respect copyright.PENANAJQdkRX9lga
block, dodge or even see them. The onlookers watched in awe as Ivan was beaten,331Please respect copyright.PENANAPLa70rrpsC
unable to defend himself against the sheer powers of his enemy’s blows. Kemari,331Please respect copyright.PENANATzH93lyX75
who was now back on his feet fully healed looked on smiling as his friend331Please respect copyright.PENANAE2lPDFEmA5
finished the fight by palming Ivan square in the chest then walking away331Please respect copyright.PENANAHEoNlTIsqF
towards Kemari. As he looked he noticed the man’s chestplate was even more331Please respect copyright.PENANAzqzZxeWk2h
dented than it was before and there was a hole in it where he had gotten the331Please respect copyright.PENANAWlg1fTSURn
last hit, his face was twisted and bloody. As she walked by him, he turned to331Please respect copyright.PENANAAWtHA0gZUb
follow her and heard a metallic clank as if Ivan’s body had finally registered331Please respect copyright.PENANAnGSYQSlX8Z
that it was no longer living. The people moved to the side as Isadora walked past331Please respect copyright.PENANA8hkmJWGjp5
with Kemari in tow, they stopped by the counter where she fished a coin purse331Please respect copyright.PENANA2mvMLUfUmR
from somewhere in her cloak an handed it to the barkeep.
“Sorry331Please respect copyright.PENANAsFw0Zo4w2C
for the disturbance big guy.”
“No331Please respect copyright.PENANAWyq1kca8qy
worries little one” the bartender replied.
The331Please respect copyright.PENANAcSYUDIbV9D
two walked down the streets of the slum districts. People in tattered clothes331Please respect copyright.PENANAcXiiMotSYl
walked along as if they had no purpose, while others looked out from alleyways331Please respect copyright.PENANAySn0MczTTv
and the insides of broken down houses looking for unsuspecting prey to rob,331Please respect copyright.PENANAyEHbfdKLiP
abduct or kill. They walked in silence as they passed by buildings clumped together,331Please respect copyright.PENANAAxA30RdiJM
some even looked as if they were about to topple. They stopped as a group of boys331Please respect copyright.PENANAJxvcQ30GIh
ran out In front of them chasing after a smaller one who was running with a331Please respect copyright.PENANA4g34fqyirS
huge rat in his hands. Isadora started walking again as Kemari stared after the331Please respect copyright.PENANAXlXK9RYHWD
children as they caught up to the boy and took they rat from him then proceeded331Please respect copyright.PENANAXxkGZtCfhv
to beat him.
“Same331Please respect copyright.PENANARTgr28JEiF
age” he said before following after her
His331Please respect copyright.PENANAQf603P2Dub
friend looked at him as he caught up with her “said something?” she asked
“I was331Please respect copyright.PENANAkg5w2dIp3z
just thinking….” He paused “those children just now, they don’t look that much older331Please respect copyright.PENANA5bZDJuz91X
than we were at that time…”
“What331Please respect copyright.PENANAUsGTfV85i2
does that have to do with anything?” she was curious, Kemari rarely mentioned331Please respect copyright.PENANAESD7a6ijug
anything about their past. He tried not to show it, but she could tell that it331Please respect copyright.PENANAxlmKUfn4FK
still haunted him.
“…It331Please respect copyright.PENANASdzarKW9Ni
isn’t right” his voice quivered and was almost a whisper “children are supposed331Please respect copyright.PENANAVWgUL9I90x
to be safe, they shouldn’t be exposed to these harsh realities at such a young331Please respect copyright.PENANAwYiBLprHGP
age”
“Better331Please respect copyright.PENANAFK046lv2L9
now than when they’re older and are incapable of dealing with the shit the331Please respect copyright.PENANATg12qM47Sj
world throws at them, because of the sheltered pampered life they lived” Her331Please respect copyright.PENANAWF3spHzawi
reply was blunt and harsh, yet He knew she had a point. He had lived a331Please respect copyright.PENANAuj4URbRQay
sheltered life while she was always fighting for what she wanted, and now years331Please respect copyright.PENANAzWFQoH6TWU
later she was an accomplished Monk despite being a 'failure' to her mentors as331Please respect copyright.PENANA2qb5QM6NfF
well as a 'B' ranked adventurer while he was stuck at 'F' the weakest rank331Please respect copyright.PENANASJUVhfQdCa
there was.
“I331Please respect copyright.PENANAR859HTtf3I
wish it didn’t have to be that way” she suddenly continued “But this is the way331Please respect copyright.PENANAaf77wFyj4w
of life. With death lurking around every corner, we can’t afford to be weak” she331Please respect copyright.PENANAJoafq5eA1c
looked to the sky as she spoke.
“Like331Please respect copyright.PENANAoz119z1CZZ
me Huh?” Kemari chuckled lightly
“Pretty331Please respect copyright.PENANAplQjgnEWvu
much” she laughed and punched Kemari in the shoulder, he flinched as she hit331Please respect copyright.PENANA7hAtu3jRSt
him and that only made her laugh harder. He rubbed his shoulder as they331Please respect copyright.PENANAqtgMzhpDRW
continued their walk in mostly silence.
It331Please respect copyright.PENANAeqSESNchhU
was almost noon by the time they reached their destination; the Adventurer’s331Please respect copyright.PENANAoXjhdPTWGr
Guild. It was a large imposing structure which stood at the top of a grand marble331Please respect copyright.PENANAXaP1mtcYc7
staircase, Kemari stopped and stared in awe at the high walls that shined in331Please respect copyright.PENANALxx2ot3a0q
the midday sun. No matter how many times he visited, the sheer beauty of it331Please respect copyright.PENANA87EJYfDBui
always caught his eyes . He smiled and walked up the steps where Isadora waited.331Please respect copyright.PENANA5CSjBg6kv8
They approached the large Oak double doors together which swung open as they331Please respect copyright.PENANAWOO7lgnoYa
got close, stepping inside Kemari looked around the huge open area they now331Please respect copyright.PENANAwejqIdigBF
stood in. The floors were made of a dark reflective surface that absorbed mana331Please respect copyright.PENANALcWWiWrbhV
from it’s occupants, making them weaker the longer they stayed, which Kemari331Please respect copyright.PENANAhqHRlzwDmM
believed to be weird, but apparently the GuildMaster had done this to prevent331Please respect copyright.PENANALgnOZTosEc
fighting in his hall “can’t fight if you can't freely manipulate your body’s331Please respect copyright.PENANAnwMxRAPY4F
ambient mana” the receptionists would repeat. The room was filled with a variety331Please respect copyright.PENANAq1mmOPhRSW
of adventuring folk; some wore bulky, heavy armor and carrying massive swords331Please respect copyright.PENANA2oySq5BSTq
while others dressed lighter, wielding bows, staves, or much smaller swords.331Please respect copyright.PENANAcAnfIlPwhD
Two adventurers caught his eye, as they seemed to be out of place, one of them331Please respect copyright.PENANA6NDbZCTjRM
was a green slightly muscular being Kemari assumed to be a Half-Orc who leaned331Please respect copyright.PENANAVu2wvgagNT
against the wall with a heavy looking broadsword leaned up next to him, and was331Please respect copyright.PENANAqsnLO0AzRg
wearing a brown tunic over black leather pants and boots, on top of that he331Please respect copyright.PENANA8v7XRKmjRo
also wore a pair of silver pauldrons and and a half chestplate, His hair was a331Please respect copyright.PENANAY5dKov7rZR
greenish untamed mess from what Kemari could see. The other person was the331Please respect copyright.PENANAYc1EMIFVwe
second most beautiful girl he had ever seen, an Elf with long silver hair tied331Please respect copyright.PENANARj9YqbyUN4
up in a ponytail.
“So331Please respect copyright.PENANApnaV4o6a3I
that’s your type hmm?” His attention was drawn from her before he had a chance331Please respect copyright.PENANAF26lxUHRv1
to observe her fully. He turned to see Isadora staring at him intensely with a huge331Please respect copyright.PENANAJM6ktCX4Nj
grin on her face.
“No,331Please respect copyright.PENANAZopCYE21hd
that wasn’t…….that’s not…” Kemari stumbled to find words.
“Don’t331Please respect copyright.PENANAgiDuGzFYsg
worry my dear sweet companion.” Isadora laughed as she leaned in close and331Please respect copyright.PENANATGnkOcdAbl
covered her mouth as if to whisper to him “I SHIP!” She bellowed, attracting331Please respect copyright.PENANA15UykdAbRi
the attention of the entire room.
Kemari331Please respect copyright.PENANAK5cTB4vJvr
looked around nervously and hissed “what are you doing, you idiot?”
“why331Please respect copyright.PENANAhIEN71tLSj
I’m just so proud of you Kemari” she spread her arms wide and squealed “You’re331Please respect copyright.PENANAicSUDhV9r2
finally interested in exploring the lush flesh of a –“ she issued a yelp as Kemari331Please respect copyright.PENANAQ79Fb5odlf
grabbed her cloak and dragged her away to the reception area. He blushed331Please respect copyright.PENANA7heKETmkUN
slightly as he stormed past snickering adventurers. The reception area was a331Please respect copyright.PENANA3XP2MvQ4hj
long counter towards the back of the room, behind it stood the guild’s331Please respect copyright.PENANAcjuaOoiSra
receptionists, all of which were identical women. The two approached the one331Please respect copyright.PENANAxv7mnZR96J
closest and exchanged greetings, it wasn’t until then that Isadora removed her331Please respect copyright.PENANATleEV419GQ
hood, revealing her face. Her skin was a smooth almond complexion and her light331Please respect copyright.PENANAeiGisy7fVs
brown hair was cut short in a close cropped style with the sides faded, her331Please respect copyright.PENANAZHQrYJpKhM
eyes always took Kemari’s breath away, they were also a light brown with331Please respect copyright.PENANAWzGp2DdFbT
matched her skin tone and hair color and always seemed to sparkle. “keep331Please respect copyright.PENANAzFnzaKS7Wp
staring at me like that and I’ll steal your heart” he was so engrossed in331Please respect copyright.PENANAGWrhrBk0Fv
admiring her that he didn’t notice that she had stopped talking to the331Please respect copyright.PENANAaM4Rq3kzFl
receptionist and was now starting at him smirking. “And I meant that literally”331Please respect copyright.PENANAFWjbaddkqI
she said teasingly before returning to her conversation.
Kemari331Please respect copyright.PENANALYam7uy12l
gulped and then sighed as he went about observing the room once more. He looked331Please respect copyright.PENANAV6twiSMFXQ
around at the occupants who were all embroiled331Please respect copyright.PENANAJEh5DKqEMI
in conversation amongst their companions, the elf he had seen was no longer331Please respect copyright.PENANA8af8qOJ5eP
there, but the Half-Orc stood the same place leaning against the wall; this331Please respect copyright.PENANAa2ryeQnIZW
time he was staring right back at Kemari who quickly turned away. In the centre331Please respect copyright.PENANApcRflmpHbT
of the hall was a giant golden statue of the legendary GuildMaster himself: Gaelin331Please respect copyright.PENANApNpg3t9PLM
Branandor, who had faced down the Black Dragon in the Arena pits, gaining his331Please respect copyright.PENANABEZY9nGZyO
freedom from slavery in the process. The statue featured Gaelin in nothing but331Please respect copyright.PENANADmwQ4lsbY8
a loin cloth, with a broken sword in his left hand and the dragon’s head in the331Please respect copyright.PENANAeoJEyqHZvD
other. The statue was of a powerfully built man, with long golden hair hung low331Please respect copyright.PENANA7mbvgZL9Cj
behind his back. That looks nothing like the old fool Kemari thought to331Please respect copyright.PENANAkEsD1G20O5
himself as he shifted his attention in scorn. The walls were a chalk white, and331Please respect copyright.PENANAzV8i2muhGM
were decorated with long portraits of the Twelve Knights of Lanatheas; the only331Please respect copyright.PENANA27u4d0dSLt
'S' ranked heroes Lanatheas had to offer. They were the strongest and their331Please respect copyright.PENANAH0Iwp5xpdR
names carried a lot of weight. Kemari only knew three of them: Markus The Bear,331Please respect copyright.PENANAQgqpyhVRFX
who was a savage Hulk of a man who never wore anything apart from his brown fur331Please respect copyright.PENANAEYvUE2DjJm
loincloth and the pelt of some unknown beast around his shoulders. He was known331Please respect copyright.PENANA2Lgxgb0NRK
to tear his foes to pieces with nothing but his bare hands. Next was Lucien Arengar,331Please respect copyright.PENANA7YBFkY1UJZ
leader of the kingdom’s Dragon Knights which was an elite unit tasked with high331Please respect copyright.PENANA8wcwbW7ww6
priority quests from the Crown itself, he wore his signature red and gold331Please respect copyright.PENANAAFCQuO5D2d
armour with his sword held high and his shield to his side. The last was the331Please respect copyright.PENANAiyAjJLwtY0
rogue, the assassin, and the fastest of all the 12………fuck, what was his name331Please respect copyright.PENANAekcAYARfiB
again?. Kemari stared at the portrait of the man who stood completely clad331Please respect copyright.PENANA5AWAdzBYmB
in black and covered completely, hiding his features.
“Brinn,331Please respect copyright.PENANAB0EFtc9Z6u
I think” Isadora said from beside him. She had turned towards him and noticed331Please respect copyright.PENANAZJPCiv7kc9
him staring with a puzzled look on his face.
“Thanks,331Please respect copyright.PENANADNGT19obQ7
don’t know why I keep forgetting his name” Kemari replied “You finished?”
“Yuuup”331Please respect copyright.PENANAOlwjyo3tdu
she bounced and grinned
“Great,331Please respect copyright.PENANAOaJvSgKhyu
let’s go then” he stretched and started to walk away when Isadora grabbed his331Please respect copyright.PENANA4PR7n6iKRe
robes
“Not331Please respect copyright.PENANA4HbIrMAb9r
so fast, my dashing knight”
“What331Please respect copyright.PENANAP4hOqEaQmQ
now?” Kemari sighed
“The331Please respect copyright.PENANA1P53Q4rK56
GuildMaster has something for us”
Kemari’s331Please respect copyright.PENANAHpHOVv5aex
demeanor changed upon hearing that, he spun around and grabbed Isadora’s331Please respect copyright.PENANA7UkNNkWm4p
shoulders, she shuddered when she saw the cold look on Kemari’s face.
“Did331Please respect copyright.PENANAlnmK8hx5xu
they find him” he tried to ask as calmly as he could, but his voice was instead331Please respect copyright.PENANAFbRcnbdLp7
cold and tainted with anger. She nodded and turned then waved towards the331Please respect copyright.PENANAAKFUNJGidx
receptionist who was weaving a spell, she smiled and in an instant they were331Please respect copyright.PENANAoesMGCL5FL
standing in an empty blueish space which only had a small desk and a few chairs331Please respect copyright.PENANASHrdzhbPnf
in the middle.
Kemari331Please respect copyright.PENANA4X2pawn0IK
rushed towards the desk leaving his friend behind, he caught a glimpse of a331Please respect copyright.PENANA44dlw29NMl
giant ogre wearing full plate armour as it vanished from the room. Kemari331Please respect copyright.PENANAtz2vc3M2ou
stopped at the desk and stared at the331Please respect copyright.PENANAtmKD2BhEna
small sinewy man behind it. The man wore a black vest over a white buttoned331Please respect copyright.PENANA8P7SatJHi5
down shirt, his head was completely bald and he seemed to be well over 100331Please respect copyright.PENANA1fLLLjoqh5
years old. “You stare too much Kephirian” the man said without looking up from331Please respect copyright.PENANAT1c56IiTeB
a paper he was scribbling on before him.
“Where331Please respect copyright.PENANAQ7LQAqmCLq
is he!” Kemari slammed his hands on the desk
“Have331Please respect copyright.PENANAfUnd0mR82Y
a seat first” the man gestured at a chair before the desk “you too monk”
Kemari331Please respect copyright.PENANAQWLVrqkw3v
looked and noticed she was right next to him now, she plopped into the chair331Please respect copyright.PENANABadL8bSNdF
and placed her feet on the desk, which evoked a glare from the man who made to331Please respect copyright.PENANANOgPUP5ClL
say something before shaking his head and changing his mind. “please?” He331Please respect copyright.PENANAsmS6bRLeQ7
looked at Kemari this time, who sighed and sat in his chair.
“Who331Please respect copyright.PENANAcfd7qf9CHE
was that just now, GuildMaster?” Isadora spoke first
Gaelin331Please respect copyright.PENANAQA9MVGvQqr
set down his quill and leaned back in his chair for a few moments before he331Please respect copyright.PENANAI32hGZEkOw
finally responded “Targoth IronHorn…..” he hesitated, pondering how to continue331Please respect copyright.PENANAz3bkadCExv
“He looks for the same man as you do”
“Did……..did331Please respect copyright.PENANAznA5WXsNyx
you tell him what he wanted to know?” 331Please respect copyright.PENANA8otCdRgB7o
Isadora glanced at Kemari as she asked
“I331Please respect copyright.PENANALBZ40M6xj9
did”
“YOU331Please respect copyright.PENANAUIrbVpTitF
HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME” Kemari flared up “WHAT THE FUCK? WE HAD AN AGREEMENT331Please respect copyright.PENANAaTCkcgeuxd
YOU OLD FART” He reached across the table and grabbed Gaelin by his shirt331Please respect copyright.PENANAEmGhNsmHV3
collar.
“THAT’S331Please respect copyright.PENANAjGW1bKozQ5
ENOUGH KEMARI” Isadora shot up and took his arm, he looked at her briefly and331Please respect copyright.PENANAh8BsxqAV5v
saw the disappointed way she looked at him. He grunted as he let go and paced331Please respect copyright.PENANAZapasIdEgV
around the room “Great, so now we competition….”
“Does331Please respect copyright.PENANALHFtaGIV78
it matter Kemari?” She paused then continued “We just want him dead, so we…….you331Please respect copyright.PENANA1pyOuDrQBt
can be free from your burden.”
Kemari331Please respect copyright.PENANAS35RN2n0Pv
stood still with his fists clenched “How in the world would that relieve me of331Please respect copyright.PENANAgZzQYXlrDU
my burdens?” he looked at Isadora and said firmly “I have to be the one who kills331Please respect copyright.PENANA8GIO32afbh
him...…..I won’t be at peace unless I am. Why do you seem to have a problem331Please respect copyright.PENANAqJinlt2TUe
with that? You. Kill. All. The. Time…..so what’s the fucking difference here”331Please respect copyright.PENANAZf5hxL2gZS
she didn’t answer, and the room stood in silence, waiting, before it was331Please respect copyright.PENANADB2c1GV77E
finally broken.
“You’re331Please respect copyright.PENANA7jeezKqr0C
a fragile one, Kephirian…...” The GuildMaster smiled “Do you honestly believe331Please respect copyright.PENANA3agE4I0B1I
you have what it takes to kill this monster on your own, or will you need the331Please respect copyright.PENANAgRpmJCjdE4
monk to do it for you?”
“…..” Kemari331Please respect copyright.PENANAfnEvk8z4UH
stood there in silence unable to answer.
“Nevertheless,331Please respect copyright.PENANA1nvtQ8EVUT
we have a deal. The man you’re looking for is known as 'Vanther The Bold',331Please respect copyright.PENANAXODdzInS1B
everything you need to know is in this” he handed Isadora a small scroll.
She331Please respect copyright.PENANAwuuw2pibjy
muttered a 'Thank You' as she turned to leave
“Oh,331Please respect copyright.PENANAFGejNmZh78
and one more thing” he said stopping the duo in their tracks “There was another331Please respect copyright.PENANAcvN3qJ5fZ2
person besides the Orc who came for information on him, so you might want to331Please respect copyright.PENANAqNUT0ShQ5X
hurry”
Kemari331Please respect copyright.PENANA3gCfTyHJPI
and Isadora then vanished as they once again teleported elsewhere.
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