[The past]
They stood in front of the old mansion, its windows were broken, the grass around it was overgrown and a lot of the trees needed to have their branches cut before they tore their way into the mansion itself.
The old man looked at them before he handed them a key to each of them, master keys that opened every door inside as well as the front and back door.
Just by lifting up his hand he cut down the tree branches, letting the suns light in.
''Thank you sir'' they both said to the old man who just patted them on the had, knowing that it was his fault that both of them were in this world after all.
Then in a flash of light, the old man vanished leaving them there.
''We're going to have to hire some maids and people to help us clean this place Mark said to Saito.
''The old man said hed sent us a couple of maids to help us out but it would be up to us to see if we wanted to keep them.''Saito answered Mark as he used his key to open the mansions giant stone white doors.
The inside was no different from the outside, covered in dust, dirt from animals that had managed to get in.
''At least we don't have to buy furniture.'' Mark said to Saito as he tried to look on the bright side, his gun lightly connected with his sword as he walked, making a slight clanking sound.
''Hey partner, why are you so quiet!'' Saito's sword asked him.
''Nothing, it just hit me I'm never going home.'' Saito answered his sword as he felt Marks hand on his shoulder.
''I'm here with you man and we aren't defenseless.'' Mark said to Saito as he pulled out Saito's sword from its sheath and Saito took out Marks own sword.
They fought each other and attempted to force their minds away from any thoughts that might bring them down, all the while Saito's sword yelled to Saito how Mark was going to attack.
A knock on the door made them stop and when they looked at the door they found several maids staring at them.
''Excuse us, we were sent here to help you fix this place up.'' said one of the maids, she had long black hair and equally black eyes, however, the size of her breast easily stood out from every other maid.
''Sorry we were just having fun'' Mark answered the maid.
''Go ahead and start, if you find something strange don't touch it and find us, well deal with it.'' Saito said to the maids and instantly the woman all went on to do their jobs whatever they may have been.
''We really aren't going back are we?'' Saito asked Mark.
''He would have found a way to send us back, it seems like we're here to stay, what do you say if we go and see the world, we were locked away learning the language of this place after all.'' Mark said to Saito as he began to walk out the door.
''Shouldn't we help with all of the cleaning.'' Saito said to Mark only for Mark to point behindSaito.
The common man and woman cant use magic jet somehow all of the maids seemed to be flying from side to side, moving furniture and the only god knows what else.
''I think we would just get in the way.'' Mark answered Saito.
''Hard to believe we're on an island floating in the sky, the only reason we can even live here is that there's a civil war going on, so no one is bothering to see who is the rightful heir to what.'' Mark said to Saito.
''A sword that returns all magic back on to its caster and can never be broken and a gun that shoots all kinds of bullets, that doesn't need to be reloaded.'' Saito said as he looked at Mark.
'A sword that can speak and devour magic rendering it useless and the ability to instantly know and master every weapon regardless of what it may be.'' Mark said to Saito.
''I say we both brought with us our own cheats'' Mark said to Saito as he handed back Saitos talking sword.
''I smell the scent of fire and dried blood lingering in the air'' Saito's sword said to himself, its voice was not even a whisper. ''You boys will be on the battlefield soon enough'' it added before going completely silent.
[Present]
The smell of freshly baked cookies and freshly baked cakes lingered as preparations were being completed, the two guests waited in each one of their respected rooms.
The two men were barely above commoners, yet their influence was only growing, either man's word could be felt from the lowest of commoners to the Dukes themselves.
In truth, neither man had any real power, but with every passing day, they brought out certain trinkets that made life slightly better, at first the had only been things that those beneath anyone of real importance would want, but slowly thing that even made nobles heads turn, began to show up.
Normally neither of these men would even be inside their home but as things stood candidates needed to be sorted out and their daughters needed to find husbands.
Unfortunately, their eldest was reaching the age that would leave her as the last option for any man, the age of twenty and the girl had a reputation.
Her temper was well known and to marry her off to just anyone would mean that when her husband tired of her, she would either end up as an abandoned woman or she would be dead or worse sent to a brothel as punishment.
Their second daughter was soft-spoken and beautiful, unfortunately, she needed someone patient and willing to set things aside, she was always a sickly child and unfortunately, her health only slightly improved now that she was older.
Second wives of those that could barely be considered people of importance...that thought alone pained both of them
Regardless it was time to meet both men.