I found myself browsing through equipment, feeling the need to buy something and momentarily take my mind off of things. There was a sword at particular street vendor that grabbed my attention. After nudging myself between two other players and finally getting an up-close view of it, the sword became ever more interesting. To be honest, I was desperate to get rid of my Knights of the Blood Oath gear, I was the one who pushed we leave in the first place.

"That sword right there is gonna be 23,000 gold, miss," burst the vendor, who noticed my drooling. It still made me a bit angry that everyone saw me as a woman, and it's price was over my head. I thought for a moment, and had an idea.

"Do you take trades?" I asked. The vendor looked intrigued.

"What'cha got?" He replied in his gruff voice. I swiftly pulled my inventory list up, and showed him my old gear. As he examined it, I peeked my head around the side of the interface. His eyes brightened. "Alright," the vendor looked me dead in the eye, "I'll tell you what. I'll make the trade if you throw 7,000 gold in with 'em." I looked down at the sword, I had already decided in my head that it was to belong to me. I extended my hand to him and he met me midway for the deal-sealing handshake.

"Pleasure doing business." He said as we completed the trade. Walking away from the vendor stand, I was looking at the sword's stats, I felt more confident and satisfied when I glanced at the damage level. I was so excited, I had to equip it immediately. Before I closed the inventory screen, I noticed a small, unfilled box at the bottom titled Item Name. I selected it and named my sword Twilight.

I looked around for a while, satisfied, until I started to think about what I should do next. I did spend almost all of my money, so the logical option would be to find some work and earn some more. I made my way to the pub, and opened the door to the smell of cooking meat and beer. I made my way up to the second floor, heading towards the request board. I scroll through the list of odd jobs and tasks. One in particular catches my interest. REQUESTING ESCORT FOR TEST OF BOSS KILLING ITEM. I accepted the quest and left to head to the meeting place given in the details. It was an inn on the other side of the village. I climbed the staircase and walked towards the listed door. Having knocked thrice, I waited for a response. After a moment or two of waiting with no response, I grew impatient. Then my high level in the perception skill triggered me to someone's presence in the hallway. I let my arm rest, my hand on Twilight's hilt. As if in response, a cloaked figure jumped out from around a corner, sword drawn. I parried with ease, knocking their sword from their grasp, and placing the blade of my own at their throat. "You better start talking right now." I say, trying to make my face as grim as my words.

"Excuse me? You're the one standing in front of my door like some kind of pervert." The voice was effeminate, and the cloak was pulled back to reveal the face of a young girl staring at me with puffed cheeks.

My eyes widened, "This is your room? I'm sorry, I must have the wrong place, I was told to come here for a debriefing of a quest. She looked at me like a prospector looks at a mineral.

"Hmm, you seem like the right guy for the job." She smiled, unlocking her room. "Please, do come in. Excuse the mess, I just posted the request today, I didn't expect it to be accepted so quickly."

"Excuse my intrusion." I said after passing through the doorframe. "So what exactly is it that I'm doing?"

She showed me to a chair and I sat watching her as she fumbled around the kitchen. "Um, basically you're going to be my bodyguard as I transport a special item to a boss room. All you have to worry about is getting me there. You only have to participate in the battle if you want to."

"But wait," I replied. "You're not planning to run in there all by yourself are you?"

She let out a giggle. "Of course not silly, I have a raid party that's going to meet us there. Unfortunately though, they're coming from a different direction, so I need someone to get me to where I can meet up with them.

"Well you've found the right girl!" I decided it was best to not fight it, it makes it less awkward for everyone.

She laughed a little harder at this, "That's a funny thing to say."

My eyebrow raised in curiousity, "What are you talking about."

"A boy shouldn't be calling themselves a girl. Especially not with that amount of unenthusiasm." She smiled.

Eyes wide, I replied, "You can tell?" Who was this girl? What have I got myself into?

"Of course I can silly! Now, let's get started on our strategy."