Madam Rosaline woke up with a brain splitting headache. She walked up to the mirror as she usually does,her long dark braids were messy and looked poorly kept,her ebony skin was pale and rough and she had bags under her green eyes.She undressed herself and went straight to the bathroom to take a shower. She was taller than most women her age,her figure was curvy and her body was well toned. She made sure to scrub every inch of herself before stepping out. She breathed a sigh of comfort as she stepped out in her white puffy robes and slippers. After eating her fill,she took her precious time in freshning up and applying her make up, surely to hide the wrinkles that were beginning to appear on her face. She wore a long,red,silky dress and on top of that,a black leathery jacket. She showed no signs of discomfort walking around in her heels. She also held tightly,a silvery purse. Well fed and properly dressed,she walked out the door to her house, a house that seemed to be situated in th
In that instant Rashen thought,he had kicked Madam Rosaline right in the abdomen with so much force it sent her flying and crashing into her throne,her throne which in turn was pushed back and toppled over with the wooden frame snapping. With the fact that he wore metallic boots coupled with force at which he kicked her he should've assumed Madam Rosaline was either seriously injured or dead but he knew it was neither,he could feel it, that Madam Rosaline was extremely strong.He turned to face the children who looked far beyond what Rashen could call surprised,they were mortified. His eyes glowing bright red and his flames shooting out his back,they must've thought he was a demon or something,he couldn't blame them. He turned off his flames as he walked towards the Dontei who still laid on the floor,"Don't touch him!" Lekan snapped, "You stay away from him!" He looked like he was still trying to process what just happened.Rashen didn't stop however,he knelt down to meet Dontei,"St
Rashen couldn't breathe,he couldn't struggle,he couldn't do much of anything. He could feel the cold grip of death,it wouldn't be long now before it's finally over,he closed his eyes. Suddenly he felt instant relief on his neck and the sensation of air being forced into his nostrils. He opened his eyes but couldn't see anything,he could hear muffled voices. His senses were only just returning to him when he heard someone call his name, "Rashen! Rashen are you okay?" It was Macy. "Is he dead?" Asked Gayle, his voice sounding strained. "I can't tell. I can't see a thing in here." Macy replied.Rashen took a sharp breath and sparked a flame from his hand to provide light, "Rashen?" "Macy? Gayle? You're....you're here." "Yeah cuz where else would we wanna be eh Rashikins?!" Gayle said,his voice still strained. Rashen's head had been on Macy's lap and she had been trying to revive him by forcing air into his lungs. He slowly sat up,his flame still dancing weakly on his palm. Macy g
The walls of the earth construct Gayle made to shield himself and the others from Madam Rosaline's vines crumbled. Fortunately at the very last second and just before the vines could grab hold of them Gayle forced the earth beneath them to launch them upwards with so much force they crashed through the top floor and all the way to the roof of the building."Good thinking Gayle." Rashen said forcing himself up."Yeah but now what eh? What exactly is the plan here!" He asked breathing heavily.But before he could get an answer the building began to collapse."Crazy vine bitch is going to destroy the building we need to-" The building collapsed as large vines burst through from beneath their feet. It didn't take much for Rashen to launch himself upwards with his flames. For Rashen it was like time stopped. He was mid air, his flames dancing beautifully behind him,to his left was Macy keeping herself afloat with her wind taming and to his right was Gayle in his earth armour. They were hi
"So let me get this straight." Rashen said with sheer fascination in his voice, "You compress the air around you and focus it into a single slashing attack?""Yes." Macy replied,"And it can cut through anything?" Rashen asked again,"For the hundredth time yes Rashen." Macy replied glaring at Rashen,"Sorry but I just think that's so cool. Gayle don't you think it's cool?" "Supah cool." Gayle responded absent mindedly,"It's just that I know a very skilled wind tamer but I don't think I've ever seen him do something like that. In fact I don't think I've ever seen any wind tamer so something like that." Rashen said excited but Macy on the other hand looked terrified,her face turning a slight shade of red,"Drop it already Rashen!" She warned and Rashen complied. He didn't get why she was so against him complementing her,but then again he had never been one to understand how girls function.It was a beautiful morning, one week after the defeat of the Madam Rosaline the Queen of Thieve
It was in the evening Rashen headed home after helping Hanabi and the Grittshore Watch with the children. By tommorow they'll be set to leave Grittshore for Lambrid where they'll start their new lives.Rashen was still amazed at Almyrah's taming ability. He had never seen a lightning tamer before,he never even thought it was possible to tame lightning,there were still so many mysteries surrounding the art of Taming he didn't know. One thing he did know however was that taming abilities can be affected by strong feelings and emotions and that Almyrah living in constant fear of Madam Rosaline probably stunted her powers. He was still impressed that she could gain some level of control over her powers in such a short period. He wondered if Lekan,Dontei and the other children would also awaken their taming ability now that they don't have to live in constant fear.His thought process would come to a halt as he saw a lanky and awkward man walking towards the building with a bag over his sh
It was already a long journey to Nottenam,Owellis but Rashen wouldn't have minded if it took the whole day. Not even the strong winds and the sound of that Rail Runner's loud engines could distract Rashen from his thoughts as he sat alone in his compartment. The last two days had been especially stressful for him. He had received the order to return to Nottenam to stand before the Court Marshall. He would've loved to focus on that,focus on how nervous he was but the only thing on his mind was his argument with Macy. She hasn't spoken to him for the past two days,she hasn't even spared him a glance. She wanted nothing more to do with him and all because he left out the detail of having relations with one of the Ephyre Honours, the Goldenfire Family. Things had gotten so bad to the point that she almost got into a shouting match with Miss Marun about not wanting to go to Nottenam for any reason. Rashen knew that Macy was a bit over the top. She had no problem getting violent when she
Rashen barely got any sleep at night, other than Gayle's snoring,he had much in his mind. The next morning he got up early to take his bath and freshen up,there was no food in their room but he wasn't particularly hungry. He took out his casual clothes to wear(he really didn't have a lot of them). "Headin' out today?" Gayle asked drowsily. He had just woken up. "Yeah. Got a couple of places I need to head to today." Rashen replied as he picked up his badge that was on the table. "Place ya heading needs you to bring your badge?" Gayle asked. "One of them yes." Rashen replied.He counted some amount of money, running calculations in his head before turning back to Gayle. "Listen man,I know you don't want to hear this but..." Rashen started, "We need to get food that'll last us three weeks and that's going to require you pulling some of your money too."Gayle sat up in the bed rubbing his eyes lazily, "Yah, sure okay." Rashen was shocked he was quick to agree. "You... you're on bo
In a particular bar in Blak Acre,the Goddess Spit,sat a crusty,hairy and unkept drunk. Sticking out of the pocket of his coat was a rusty dagger. He downed a jug of beer and slammed it on the counter demanding another. The workers as well as other customers found him incredibly annoying and overbearing. He harasses the female workers and constantly picks fights with the men. It was safe to say that no one enjoyed his presence,but he was a paying customer and as long as you have the money to pay, anyone is welcomed at the Goddess Spit bar.The door to the bar swung open violently and in came two Imperial Soldiers."NIGSKY!!!" One of the soldiers,the shorter one with natural tan skin,messy hair and red eyes yelled. Nigsky wasted no time pulling his dagger out of his coat but it was instantly slapped away by the cadet who grabbed his head and slammed it hard on the counter repeatedly leaving him disoriented.The cadet dragged him outside the bar and into an alley close by. Nigsky called
It had been over an hour since Rashen arrived at the Grittshore Watch Headquarters with Ridnik in arms. He sat in one of the many rooms in the building together with Garle,Hanabi,Miss Marun,Macy and Gayle. As they sat there in silence,Nanalie arrived. Garle was the first to ask her,"How is he Nanalie?" "He's unconscious Head Watcher. He still has his convulsions but I'd like to think his condition has gotten better. I'm told that they can manage to keep him alive till we can take him to the hospital for professional treatment." "That's good. We should let him rest a while before transporting him." "I'll let the others know Head Watcher." Said Nanalie. She walked out the door, closing it behind her."Now then..." Garle said,his voice as soothing as ever, "I suppose it's time to discuss things as they are." "I'm sorry Head Watcher." Rashen started. "I probably shouldn't have just dumped him on the Watch so suddenly,I thought he was dying and I-- I panicked." Rashen said,his voice g
Rashen, feeling good about himself, walked the streets of Blud Valley, deciding to go on his morning patrol before heading over to the Watch. The streets of Blud Valley seemed a lot healthier these days and it had everything to do with the Grittshore Division. Rashen had become something of a local celebrity in Grittshore, particularly Blud Valley,known by the name 'Hell Wings'. Blud Valley was still ridden with petty thefts, robberies and assault but crime was on a slow decline. Blak Acre on the other hand was a different story. The biggest subregion in Grittshore and they hadn't covered much grounds there,but Rashen didn't want to think about that too much. He was well aware that the issues in Blak Acre and Grittshore as a whole would take years to handle but Rashen was up for the challenge. He greeted various merchants and shop owners as he walked through the local market of Blud Valley. The children at the corner invited him over for their game of Atcherball but he declined. He
"So Rashikins..." Gayle called from his bed just across Rashen's space. "What type'o woman d'you like?" "What?" Rashen,who at this point was used to Gayle keeping him up at night, asked."What type'o woman d'you like?" Gayle asked again. Rashen didn't think too much about his response."I mean...I like Macy." "No Rashikins,I mean romantically. The type'o woman you'd want to spend the night with having steamy,hot se-" "Yeah I got it!" Rashen interrupted. "I don't really have an answer for you though." "Come on Rashikins don't be a disappointment." "I'm serious! Girls never really liked me y'know." "With the whole 'demon who killed his parents' situation?" Asked Gayle."Yeah... also I don't think that physically,I was their type." "Ok but of all the women you've seen, different types with different body shapes, which one do you like the most?""I really couldn't tell you man." Rashen said truthfully."Fine,if you say you." Gayle replied, clearly unsatisfied with his Rashen's answ
The Red Ring Fox gang had been causing trouble in the deeper parts of Blak Acre and today they managed to corner an aging merchant in an alley. They pushed the merchant to the wall and forced his bag out of his hands. "Please don't. That's all I could make today and I have children at home to feed." The merchant begged. "Shut him up Burnlow!" Ordered one of the members,a young woman with a nose ring and a satchel hanging on her shoulders. Burnlow, the bald man with a particularly large nose landed a punch on the merchant's stomach. He retched as he got down on his knees,tears in his eyes. "What's in the bag Narry? Anything worth it?" Asked Snyther, another member of the group with sharp eyes and spiky hair. "There's money here but it's not nearly enough." Narry said irritated. She walked up to the merchant and got down to meet his eyes,she grabbed him by the hair. "Listen old man,the phrites ya got here ain't nearly enough to pay for our protection." She said. "Pr- protecti
Claruk's body ached all over as he struggled to get to the kitchen. Ignoring his blood loss, he forced forced himself to get to the cabinets,he needed something to stop the bleeding. His arms pushed him forward leaving a trail of blood behind him where his left leg used to be. As he drew closer to the bottom cabinets he felt a sharp pain from his left thigh. He couldn't scream in pain as his throat had been slashed,he coughed up blood instead. He looked back to see the metal blade that had been forced into his thigh and standing behind him,a large man with metal blades sticking out of his back. The man dragged Claruk out of the kitchen and back to the living room using the blade. He sat him on the floor,back against the wall where he had a clear view of the dead woman in the middle of the scattered living room. His attacker pulled out another metal blade and forced it through Claruk's other thigh, another through his left shoulder. He sobbed as he coughed up blood, the pain was too i
Three days had passed since the duel and the three week mandatory leave for the Imperial Soldiers had elapsed and now it was time to return to business as usual and for Rashen, Gayle and Macy, that would mean returning to Grittshore."You guys better hurry. The carriage'll be here soon." Macy called from just outside the lodge. She stood in the cool 6 o'clock breeze,her bag hung over her shoulder all packed and ready to go."Yeah yeah I'm coming." Said Gayle walking out the lodge. He hung his bag over his shoulder as well,but in his hand was another bag,a bigger one."You know you could've just left your leftover foodstuffs for the next people that'll be using your room." She said arms crossed. Gayle laughed."Foodstuff we bought? With our own money? Macy we're not philanthropist y'know." "Whatever." She checked her watch. "What's taking Rashen so long?" "He's signing out and returning the key." "Wish he'd hurry up." "Meh,s'not like the carriage's here yet." "Still,he should be h
Rashen finally regained consciousness and the first person he sees after opening his eyes is Macy. She had laid his head in her lap while he was unconscious."He's awake." She whispered to Gayle who was leaning by the door. As his senses returned to him, Rashen realized that they were in his changing room. He struggled to get up,"Easy." Macy said as she helped him sit up.He had a slight headache, hopefully not another concussion,he looked around from Macy to Gayle and then back to Macy."You came." He said."Yeah...I did." She replied quietly."Why?" "Well,your friend Cobbs is...let's just say he was very persuasive." "Mr Cobbs? What does he have to do with--""Was it all true?" She interrupted. Rashen frowned, clearly he didn't like her interrupting him and dodging the question, she noticed this too."Sorry Rashen, it's just...what you said out there? Was it all true?"Rashen looked away from her. He wanted to snap at her,why would he lie about something like that?. He looked ba
"That's my boy!!!" Basterious laughed, "He's already perfected the Golden Sun at such a young age." "Should we stop him? An attack like that would kill Rashen wouldn't it?" Raspin asked Ngoko to which he replied,"Lumins wouldn't kill Rashen though... would he?" "It's time to put an end to this!" Alora spoke up."Don't bother! All of you!" Said Allum still seated arms crossed. "Lumins is many years too young to be using a technique like that." "And what exactly is that supposed to mean Allum? You dare to underestimate my son?" LiLyna snapped."Just watch!" Said Allum nonchalantly.Lumins was about to hit Rashen with the Golden Sun when suddenly his face contorted and his body tensed up. The arm holding up the attack began to tremble till it gave out. As Lumins fell to the ground the Golden Sun began to destabilize,it released flares and the heat shot up astronomically."What's happening Lumins?Is it going to explode or something?!!" Rashen asked in panic. Lumins didn't answer,he ju