NORTH ANGUSWith the last word slipping through the cracks of his teeth along came a ghostly radiation. Drom was overcome by a sudden burst of vigor, his broken ribs searched for their severed parts and wound themselves together. His scissored knee reshaped and reverted, allowing him to bend his leg again. Within moments he was back to his old self again, perhaps better.“Now, the link has chosen you to be one of the people who should witness the truth, just as he chose us.”“Truth?!” Drom said, still confused as to what had happened. Moments ago he was in unbelievable pain and a moment after he felt like he could sprint up a hill without breaking a sweat.“The great link has many things he wants to show you! But first, you must do as I instruct. Go to the dark bender, tell him you were sent by the commander. He will know what to do next.”He stepped aside and cleared a way for the king to pass. Drom began his stride wit
His expression said it all. His eyebrows were lowered almost covering his eyes. The little folds on his forehead disfigured his ever jovial face and he kept gnawing on one side of his lower lip with his canine. He pondered over the words he had been told before his departure, and anyone in his position would have reacted the same, maybe even worse. Harmel burst into the room, panting heavily." Stop doing that! You know I don't like that stupid prank of yours!"It took a while for Drom to realize Harmel's presence. His eyes rolled slowly until he caught a glimpse of him holding onto the door, tired, on the verge of a collapse. Drom quickly forced a smile, trying to mask his unease, " aren't you supposed to address me as my liege?""Liege my foot! Get down there, you big oaf! Commander is waiting for you, he has been here... For the past two damn hours you big mutt!"" Okay okay! I'm going... no need to get all aggravated, you know your intelligence reduces when you are angry right?!"
He hoisted his arms up high, beckoning to the skies. He drew in an extensive breath, breathing through the gaps of his teeth he sounded like he was in the middle of a virile blizzard.“I call to you great presence. Heed to my orison and grant me your unfathomable power! For we serve you, o great link, our path to...Tomasa!”With the last word slipping through the cracks of his teeth along came a ghostly radiation. Drom was overcome by a sudden burst of vigor, his broken ribs searched for their severed parts and wound themselves together. His scissored knee reshaped and reverted, allowing him to bend his leg again. Within moments he was back to his old self again, perhaps better.“Now, the link has chosen you to be one of the people who should witness the truth, just as he chose us.”“Truth?!” Drom said, still confused as to what had happened. Moments ago he was in unbelievable pain and a moment after he felt like he could sprint up a hill without breaking a sweat.“The great link has
The three were thrown back into the dungeon. They peeked through the tiny rusty window and watched as the black clouds of fumes and ash washed over the once blue sky. Tyndale had destroyed the once beautiful city. Whatever was left of it dangled at the edge of extinction, moments away from being torn apart. Soon after his invasion, Tyndale enslaved the unfortunate that did not escape with the rest of the people to District Dark. Lora Deryleen for reasons unknown decided to abandon the Independent States and join forces with her younger brother Jrue Deryleen, they were directly under Tyndale in the chain of command.༺DISTRICT DARK༻She waddled into the house exhausted. She yanked off her boots and threw them behind the door, proceeding to strip off the rest of her armor." MOTHER!"She cleared her throat once more and yelled out louder, " Mother! Are you awake?"Two definite coughs sipped through the closed doors on one end of the corridor. Alicia untangled her hair, releasing the lock
They approached the table. It was as if those blows sparked their feet into action. They got to the table, but Alicia couldn't comprehend their mumbles; maybe they were truly animals who couldn't talk.One thing led to another, and the elders were being yanked from their seats and thrown out of the diner before Alicia knew it. The knight with the filthy foot on the stool and the grip on the waiter's collar grinned at the other knights.The anger building up inside Alicia was overwhelming, so she folded her face in an attempt to suppress it. The knight's neighbor was still sipping his green tea. Because of his cool attitude, Alicia started to wonder whether he was deaf or if the green tea was just too good to pass up for a diversion."Give me a menu of everything on it, and I mean everything. We'll decide what to eat after it appears at the table.""Yes, sir!" As they waited for their meal, the knight let go of the waiter's collar and joined his fellow animals drooling all over the ta
The servants in the room rushed over to the pedestal in front of the candles and carried an enormous leather arm sleeve. They proceeded to place it over the man’s arm and tied the laces under the sleeve to hold it in place. The sleeve covered most part of his arm, from his wrist all the way to the area below his shoulder. It had little etched chipping the surface, they were dotted in order.He walked out of the room, his broad shoulders scraping splinters off the rotten door frame. He then stepped onto the fairly raised balcony and stared down at the multitude of soldiers lined up, ready to be inducted into his ever-expanding army.“Are they ready?” he asked one of the servants behind him.“Yes sire, I taught them everything. They are ready to recite the oath.”“... very well.” he lifted up his arm with the sleeve and suspended it in mid-air, waiting.The servant threw a wave to the crowd and they all started chanting in unison.“WE PLEDGE OUR ALLEGIANCE TO THE ALMIGHTY KING. WE REWAR
*****************************************SOUTH ANGUS***********************************"Hello, chief! I've returned; I hope nothing went wrong when I was gone.""Aah, I see my black princess has returned!"The guy in the seat in front of the others grumbled as he struggled to get to his feet. His knees made uncanny noises, like a bent crank, and he wasn't aging gracefully. His bent gait made him seem shorter than the others until he was standing up."Black princess?"Daito spoke in hushed tones. It sounded like he was going to chuckle for a brief moment."To cut a long story short, he mistook me for his long-lost daughter or something when I arrived. Even after I told him I was here to deal with the Vurhan crisis, he continued to refer to me as his black princess, so I just accepted it."She replied in reverent whispers to the others.He didn't seem to have remembered his own daughter, and he wasn't aged gracefully."So who are your friends?" He squinted his eyes in effort to observ
“Lisa had previously used healing magic on her hands. So they'll be as good as new in approximately three days.”She continued. Lora offered Daito an embrace from her wounded arms before she left for headquarters, and Daito recalled it. Under her arms, he felt nothing but remorse, and nothing appeared to be able to take his attention away from it. He chuckled gently as he swayed his cup.“What's so hilarious about it?” she inquired."... Nothing, except it's you.”“Wait, what? ”“I mean, you came here to take me back to Royal Republic, but you're still here three weeks later. You never know, you could wake up one morning and discover we've disappeared again.”“Well...the vurhans and the peasants were the sole reasons I stayed. Despite the fact that they are as foolish and obnoxious as you, they needed to be safeguarded. And I'll continue to aid people as long as I'm a state guard with the authority to do so.“... If you know what's good for you, you better stop hanging around us.”“L