“Ah, this? This is free at the thieves guild,” Alex answered as he looks down at his clothes.
“What!? Really!?” Argos flinched back after a shock. *I skipped the tutorial goddamnit.*
“I did know that you’re not an enemy since we entered, but why are we here,” Alex asked out of confusion.
“This is what negotiation looks like,” Argos said with a smile.
“You’re crazy!” Zak exclaimed with a high-pitched voice.
Argos looks up at the light holes and speaks. “It’s not night yet, and this place is dark. Not only bats would live here, but also phantoms as well. If you don’t hear of them, they’re the monsters conquering the forests at night. Your hungry bodies will be their food, sliced into bits where every part of you, even your blood, will fit their stomachs. If you don’t want to stay here, I think it’ll cost you a lot.” *I made this up on the
“But thank God, we’re spared,” Alex said with a deep sigh of relief.“How can you explain us being healed? Did you find it unbelievable too? We both fainted near our death back there,” Zak asked.“Just be blessed that she still has some kindness. If I didn’t request for it, you’ll be skeletons,” Argos said.“What are you, chicks?” Zak argued with a raised eyebrow.“Maybe she really did, but it might be that she realized that we’re players too. As players, we should be considerate of each other. I wanted to apologize to her because of the misunderstanding,” Alex said with a down-turned face.“If you do, nothing will change. Anyhow, can we stop these pitfalls of assumption?” Argos said and puts out a dagger. Zak’s face turned pale after seeing the sharp whoosh of its edge. He thought that he will be killed because they didn’t satisfy them, but
Argos’s mouth falls open after reaching the visible site. He gasped with his bulging eyes while he stares incredulously at the state of the campsite he didn’t expect. His heartbeat starts racing while forming the weights on his stomach. By that time, he already lost his thinking.All of the camps are ruined. Some of the tents are still burning, but the rain helped redden the fire just before it scatters more. There are no signs of people nor breathing life around their view. The smell of burnt wood radiates up to their place. The only thing they can hear is the heavy drops of rain mixing with his loud breathing heterogeneously.The first that comes to his mind is checking everything. He rushed towards the site and checks every ruined tent while screaming “Is everybody here!?” with his tears hidden by the rain. While the two confused followers chase him, he throws out every debris from the camps fallen down the ground. His heart beats fast that i
“I’m going to talk to Holessa,” Argos shouted with clenching jaws as he stands tried to walk out of the tent, but a grip stopped him.“No…” Walter said while holding Argos’s arm with full force. Argos tries to escape his grip but Walter puts his full force on it. “Do not ruin things now. You do not want more of this to happen without you, right?”“This is not purely anyone’s fault. This is all my fault,” Argos shouted with his teeth grinning out of struggle. “If you want me to get her side, then you should let me now.”“Please Argos, not now. Without knowing everything, we might end in a pitfall,” Walter said with trembling hands that radiate through Argos’s arm. “This is everyone’s fault, and I’m guilty too, so please don’t blame only yourself. It’s also my fault that I followed Adeline without me thinking of the consequences. It
“Holessa!” Walter shouted in the middle of the heavy rain as he sees Holessa lying on the ground. Her face is pale white as it swims with the low level mud below her. Her forehead contracts as she feels pain from the strange nightmare she’s dealing with. Walter didn’t waste time to carry her back. Argos is on his way towards them too which added some help for her to carry back.They brought her into their tent and let her lie down on the pile of soft clothes on the floor. Walter didn’t waste time to cast a healing spell on her. He puts his wide-open palm over her warm forehead. Small glowing particles traverse back-and-forth in the gap between them. The contraction from Holessa’s face gradually fades where she can sleep comfortably.“Fever and colds, no severities. If this is real world, I can’t heal her in a day,” Walter commented.“No one would, but I trust you in watching her, Walter. Don’t do
The kingdom of Aumoxozar is a tiny kingdom with a population of 137482 humans. Bordered by the walls of the crater from the meteor the kingdom was named from, the Aumoxozar mainly lives off tailoring, jewel crafting, and wood crafting.Aumoxozar itself is open but hidden under the plains and has a cold climate, which has led to a tightly concentrated population. The kingdom’s landscape is quite pleasant; relaxing hot springs, green, open fields, and half-frozen rivers are just a sliver of the allure Aumoxozar has to offer, which is why the country is beloved among foreigners. The people of Aumoxozar are polite towards foreigners and tend to welcome them with warmth. They feel foreigners could further finance the country's well-being.Aumoxozar has firm laws and law enforcement, which is fairly normal. The people are tormented due to failing crops, caused by horrible leadership. This is also reflected in the Kingdom’s insignia, which has a cross dividing a b
The sun’s ray blooms with the leaves of trees swaying together with the winds, greeting Walter a nice morning. As he enters the tent where Holessa is resting, his eyes suddenly widen after seeing Holessa already sitting from her bed made of a pile of clothes. She is staring blankly towards the end of the void, thinking about the past things she should have done. Her mouth goes dry while a heavy and numb feeling weighs her heart.Walter sighs and talks. “Are you fine?” He did not get an answer from her, instead, he goes out to prepare a soup for her. He enters the tent with the bowl in his hand and sits beside Holessa. He scoops a tablespoon of the soup and puts it in Holessa’s mouth but she didn’t open it. “Take this while I’m still patient. Don’t you want this?”Holessa shakes her head slowly to deny his offer. Walter puts the soup beside her so that anytime she can fill her stomach in case she calms and changed he
Argos gasps out of shock as he sees the collection of weapons and paintings hanging in the guild master’s room. They saw an old man standing and staring at the window where he can clearly see outside. He turns back and sees the two who just entered. Argos saw an old man wearing a thick kimono. Standing 5' 3" tall and with olive skin, this man has a respectable feel about him. He has soulless blood-red eyes and his mid-back length, lank, grey hair is lightly loose. He greets his guest and treats them like a family.“Hello, kids!”“Hello, grandpa Chasly!” Alex said with joy as he waves his hand in the air. Argos did not catch up with their connection, that is why he also copied what he did.“Hello, grandpa Chasly!”“W… Who is this, Alex?” The old man asks Alex but Argos replies.“Oh, hahaha! I apologize for the late introduction. I am Argos, and I am currently living in Algaur. I met
A few minutes later, Alex and Argos already finished their talk with the guild master and go down to the resting area. They wandered around for free space but it seems that the tables are already full, except for one. In the far left near the barrels, there is a table with four seats but only one person who is sleeping occupies it. They decided to share the table for just a small amount of time.“Excuse us,” Alex said and sits down. Argos sits in front of him. “How does your talk go?”“Nice,” Argos replied with a cold voice.“That’s just it? What did he say about the quest? Is he really aware of the details of the quest?”“He isn’t. He said that it was just a misplace and he deeply apologizes for you. In return, he will help us in facing Octagon,” Argos said. *I can’t say the whole reason why that quest emerged. They will just worry more to their guild master, causing a quantita