Yamada awoke only five days after Elven assault. The pungent scent of burning wood permeated the hut. He heard the frantic sounds people rushing around.The world spun around as he sat up slowly. From head to toe, Yamada was bruised. His skin yellow and purple, bones held in place with bandages and wooden splints.He looked around in a daze, seeing Islanders covered in cuts and bruises, to those missing limbs and being amputated, and finally to a group weeping weakly covered in burns.He stumbled out of the bed, falling onto his knees and hands. A unbearable obliterating pain shot through his entire body.He shrieked rolling onto his back, another searing sharp pain travelled through his body. Wailing and flailing, the pain became a loop of misery.To cry hurt his ribs. Crying made his face scrunch, jostling the loose bones in his jaw and nose. To stop it all he tried to clench a fists, each finger wrapped tightly around a splint.“MUMMY!” He cried out, snot and tears filling his eyes

Yamada awoke to the sound of heavy knocking against the wooden door. He perked his heavy head up, parched and weary. His vision was still clearing up for the morning.Each knock rung in his head, like a loud gong. What had made him so thirsty and tired? He tried to sit up, unable to feel his right arm. Shock ran through his body as he looked to his arm, suddenly breathing a sigh of relief.Gwyneth had fallen asleep on his till it fell numb. Yamada brushed her face, before carefully and gently pulling his numb arm out. As he freed his arm, her eyes shot open, bloodshot and irritated at the knocking.“Enough!” She shouted through the door.The sound of scurrying feet scrapped against the stone floor. Yamada begun to get out of bed, when he felt Gwyneth pull him down. “Where do you think you’re going?” She growled.“To train?” He said anxiously. “Can you seriously not take a small brief moment to lay with me?” She said glaring at him. He cleared his throat, awkwardly humming and hawing f

At the crack of dawn, Yamada and Jacara stood in the forest, ten paces apart. Gwyneth, Soel and Encara watched from above a high rock pillar.They sat off the edge, with a wicker basket full of bread and jams, and a bottles of wine.“Did you really need to be here Soel? And did we have to do this so early in the morning? Yamada is going to win.” She pouted, crossing her arms and legs.Soel slapped her on the back, making her lurch forward.“You’re just mad, you didn’t get your morning love.” She said smirking and nudging her in the ribs.“Shut up.” She growled.“YAMADA! If you lose this, I’m making you run 100 laps of the third ring naked!”Yamada winced summoning his armour.“Jacara, if you lose! I’ll make you run a long distance!” Encara yelled out. Jacara winced drawing a card. He kept the blank back towards Yamada.Soel stood up dusting her hands.“Alright, don’t hold back you two. If anything fatal is going to happen, we’ll jump in. Duellists take your stances!”Yamada raised Har

Yamada flew into the Citadel, terrifying the citizens, mages and knights, as he soared down to the Blesseds. Ul’lanna had fallen unconscious over his shoulder. He carried her nodachi in his mouth, and Harbinger in his free arm.The Blesseds rushed out, and then stopped giving Yamada a concerned and anxious look. He held a bloodied Elf warrior, and his armour soaked in blood and guts, but most of all he wore a too gleeful smile.“Help her. I have to go and find King En-“On cue, Encara emerged from a blinding light in front of Yamada.“What happened? Are you okay?” He asked looking him up and down with a worried face.“I feel amazing. I killed a son of Begron. They have one million soldiers coming to attack us.” Yamada said in a euphoric trance.Encara and the Blesseds standing around, shook their heads in disbelief. Before they could press him further, Yamada took off towards the Keep.“Alright, we’re not gonna get anywhere with him. Get her inside.” Encara said following after the Bl

Rai came down from the sky, exploding the camp fire as a giant bolt of lightning. He emerged from the smoke.“I am Rai Denki, and you will surrender to-“ He stopped seeing, Sarah and those chosen to scout, gazing at him wide-eyed and terrified.They wore their leather training armour still, carrying their weapons by hand. His face changed from confusion, to embarrassment to anger in the matter of seconds.“What the hell are you all doing out here!?” He yelled marching towards them.They broke off their huddle, quickly scurrying into a line and bowed. Rai stood before them, hands on his hips, impatiently waiting for their response. “Well?” He asked, Sarah stepped forward. “We were sick of the Forsaken Knight and Jacara being ahead of us. I mean, the other Grand Knights, haven’t even noticed we were gone.” She said clenching her fists.“Wrong, we didn’t care you were gone.” Rai said counting them. “There’s only eight of you. Who isn’t here?” He asked.“Grand Knight Lyn and Fervias, did