(A piece of news: the dark guild Silent Oblivion needs more members. Anyone willing? They do make an appearance in this chapter, but before I can add in some fighting scenes, we need more people. Oh, yeah, and Naryx, you mind if I make your OC the dark guild master? Cause the personality's right and all, but I don't wanna do that without asking, seeing as the evil mastermind's gonna get the biggest butt-thrashing.)
(Anyway, that's all, and here's the next chapter!)
The next day began with the usual: Tom, a long sword user, hitting on Akira, the guild's dark-haired Ice Queen, and getting his butt kicked, Scar and Kukryu, a PKer hunter, watching this scene with mild amusement. Water sketched happily in her notebook, designing the new plan, with Fire adding stuff to make it run more smoothly. Hiderashi observed the scene from the corner, playing with her earring, while Smam downed a cup of cold beer. Xero, the guild master, watched it all from his corner, chuckling at how stupid some of them could be.
That's when Alistair, an armor-wearing one-handed straight sword user, walked in.
Everyone gasped, and even Water's eyes widened. Mostly because Alistair was carrying (well, dragging, more like) the scythe user, Jake. And he was a MESS. Sliced up badly, with only a tiny fraction of his HP left.
Xero took one look at him and frowned. "What happened?"
"PKers." Alistair responded grimly. "I would've given him a healing potion, only I felt you needed to see this."
"Dammit..." Scar was shaking, which he never did. "Who did this?"
"Silent Oblivion." was the reply. "The new PKing guild."
Scar's face hardened, and he marched toward the door.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Fire blocked the way. "Where are you going?"
"Where else? To rip 'em apart."
"Well, then wait for us, man." Smam said. "We're a team, you know! We work together!"
"Oh, really? Would you be willing to risk your life on this mission? For someone else's best friend?" Scar questioned.
"I would."
All eyes turned to Water, who had spoken.
"You're just a kid!" Scar snapped exasperatedly. It wasn't like him to be this way, but one of his best friends had just gotten practically ripped apart. "What level are you, anyway? I mean, we all know everyone else's levels, so why do you keep yours hidden like that? I'm level 56. Jake was level 57, and he still got his butt kicked. Do you seriously think you can help?"
Water's face remained stony. "My level's way higher than yours, if you really want to ask me that. As for exactly what it is, I don't need to tell you that."
"..." was Scar's reply.
"Look. I know you don't like trusting people all that much, but I'm your friend, right? We're a team. We stand up for each other. That's what teammates are for. That's what being in a team means." She smiled her trademark smile. "So? Are you in?"
Scar let out a sigh. Then a rare smile appeared on his face. "All right. I'm in."
xXx The team was currently walking around in a dungeon, since someone had told them that the bad guys were last seen there. They'd battled a couple of monsters and such, and both Smam and Hiderashi had leveled up. Water had too, and just out of curiosity, Scar had tried to sneak a peek at her level, but Fire had blocked his view.
"It's a secret." he said quietly. "Don't pry."
Which just made him wonder more.
An hour later, they were still wandering around. Smam let out an exasperated sigh.
"This is so boring! Where are the bad guys?!"
"Be patient." Scar told him. "Maybe they'll show up soon."
"Oh, yeah? Like when?"
"Who the heck are you?"
Everyone turned.
"Well, that was a coincidence if I ever saw one." Smam finally said.
Behind them were two red players. PKers.
"What do you people think you're doing in OUR woods?" the older boy demanded.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Last time I checked, these were everybody's woods." Fire scowled. "And who the heck are you?"
"My name is Kogun." The person smiled, and Water shuddered. Fire looked worriedly at his partner, who explained,
"His eyes. It's like...he has no soul."
"Yes, it does seem that way, does it not? I have been told that, many times." Kogun smiled again, and Water took a step back.
"He's insane!"
"Ooh, now you've done it!" his partner sang. She was about Water's age, with bright golden eyes and a broadsword strapped to her waist. Kogun's eyes narrowed.
"You DARE to QUESTION MY SANITY?!"
"Whoa, Kogun, hold on," his partner warned. "The boss said - "
"Be quiet, Kai!" Kogun hissed. "I'll kill you - I'll kill you all!"
"Bring it on!" Smam's eyes lit up. "I've been itching for a fight!"
"Wait!" Scar snapped. Turning to the PKers, he asked, "Did you or did you not attack a scythe user with an Irish accent?"
"Hmm..." Kai thought for a minute. "Oh, him. He was fun."
Hearing his friend's attack being described as "fun" sealed it for Scar, who scowled.
"Let's take these guys down."