*What's up everyone. Probably not gonna make any chaps for a bit. School trouble. I shall post whenever I can. Thanks for the patience and reading this. Hope you enjoy! :D*
Birds are singing, flowers are blooming, Jhin is waking up.
*"You up yet?"*
Jhin (waking up and stretching): "Yeah, it was pretty comfortable for a hollow tree."
*"Alright, we should get going. The Demacian bastards might find you soon."*
Jhin: "Good call."
Jhin stood up, took his items and left the tree. It was a pretty decently sized forest with multiple paths forming at every corner. Jhin just decided to go further in. He stopped at a strange looking stump.
*"Hold up, Jhin. What's that?"*
Jhin (walking up to the stump): "A stump. What? You've never seen one of these before?"
*"Dipshit, course I have. Check the side of it."*
Jhin circled around the stump and noticed a strange symbol.
*"Interesting."*
Jhin: "What's up?"
*"This symbol reads "Death". Not sure what it's doing here."*
Jhin (walking away from the stump): "Can't blame you. You haven't been here for 200 years. We should carry on, carefully."
*"Take the lead."*
Jhin got a few meters away before the symbol started glowing and a very quiet quote was heard.
Strange male voice: "We know your name..."
Strange female voice: "...we have always known it."
Jhin pressed on came up to a crossroads and stopped.
*"Right."*
Jhin (curious): "How is that a good idea?"
*"Because I said so. Now go."*
Jhin: "I am not about to go a random way you selected on a 50/50 chance."
*"You have a 50% chance to survive. Might as well take this opportunity, because you probably won't get a chance to take a 50% chance of surviving in the future."*
Jhin: "Fair."
Jhin started walking over to the right path. Some interesting sights could be seen along the path, like for example, some dead trees, there were random wood piles around and there was a chariot which was toppled over.
*"Seems like a chariot crash."*
Jhin: "Stay sharp, we don't know what could have caused this."
Jhin saw a few more piles of wood and some randomly positioned trees around nearing the end of the path. It appears he came to the end of the path.
Jhin: "Too late to go back. Maybe there is an exit somewhere."
*"I say we go through the vines. You have anything sharp?"*
Jhin: "Now that you mention it, I might have a dagger around. (pulling out a dagger out of his pack) Got it."
*"Alright, cut through then."*
Jhin cut through the vines and made it to a giant tree in the middle of a few other trees. The giant tree had the symbol Jhin and Xar saw earlier. It seemed like there were voices coming from the tree. Jhin drew his weapon as he heard a lovely female voice.
Female: "Never one..."
And a rough male voice.
Male: "...without the other."
A lamb and a wolf came out of the tree and started speaking. The wolf seemed to be floating and both of them had masks based on the symbol from before. Jhin drew his weapon while the lamb and wolf slowly approached him.
Lamb: "We are Kindred. We don't have specific names. Call us Lamb and Wolf."
Wolf: "Pleasure to meet you, Jhin."
Jhin: "Kindred. You two, whatever. How the hell do you know my name?"
*"I like how you started cursing. Really brings out the demon inside of you which is such a contrast from your old self. It's very interesting."*
Jhin (thinking): "Don't think it's time for this. I'll answer later, I agree though."
*"Understandable."
Lamb: "We knew of you ever since you turned mad. That mask is connected with our symbol. Think of it as a connection between us.
Jhin: "What do you want?"
Wolf: "We would like for you to join us in our cult."
Jhin: "And the reason for that is?"
Wolf: "We will have plenty of contracts for you and you will be famous worldwide. Good pay, you get to murder and you'll be famous. All in one package."
Jhin (quickly): "Give me a minute."
Jhin walked away and started talking to Xar.
*"Risky, they could eliminate you straight away. Their symbol itself means "Death". I don't trust them, but it's your call. You definitely need money."*
Jhin (thinking): "That is true. If they had something against me they would murder me already. Think about it, they know my name, they know what I've done. If they had families in that gallery they would care."
*"Suppose you're right. Your call."*
Jhin: "I'll take it, honestly. (walking up to Kindred) I shall take your offer. What is the name of your cult?"
Lamb: "Mark of Death. Welcome, Jhin. You owe your soul to us now, and we'll take care of you. If you'd like, we already have a contract for you."
*"That was seriously fast."*
Jhin (thinking): "Mark of Death themselves, kinda makes sense. (out loud) What is the contract about?"
Lamb: "It requires a swift assassination in the village of Rackbirt. A human threatened us and has generally committed crimes against the village."
*"I say we take it."*
Jhin (thinking): "Yeah, alright. (out loud) I accept this contract."
Lamb: "Good, if you can perform this assassination secretly without alerting anyone you'll get a bonus as well. I shall now mark the village on your map. Here's the letter with all the information."
*"Alright, we're off."*
Jhin took his map out and started to track the village. It looked like it would take quite a bit of time to arrive at their destination. Jhin left the giant tree area and went off into the jungle to find the village. It seemed like he was gonna have to do some major cutting to get through. He pulled his dagger out and got to work.
*"So, tell me about yourself a little more, Jhin."*
Jhin: "Well, I grew up in Natori, an Ionian city. I had a passion for painting ever since I was a young boy. I grew up peacefully with my mother and father."
*"What's gonna happen to them now?"*
Jhin: "Honestly, I'm not sure. I have no wish to end their lives or anything, maybe I am more of a target now so they will be in danger. Who knows?"
*"And you don't have any intention of checking on them?"*
Jhin: "I will after a while. Right now I wanna focus on this contract."
*"Your call."*
After a good 20-30 minutes of walking, things around Jhin were becoming boring for Jhin. Xar decided to nudge Jhin a little.
*"So, remember the time I told you I noticed you started cursing a fair bit? I think this curse is overall affecting your personality. I like it."*
Jhin: "In a good or bad way?"
*"If you feel good, there's no reason for me to complain. As I said, I like it."*
Jhin: "Alright, thanks for the opinion."
*"Of course."*
Jhin eventually arrived at the village after a good bit of walking. It was a small village containing a windmill, a few buildings and a chapel.
Jhin (pulling the letter out): "It seems like we have to find a human named Darma. Looks like he's a priest that mainly spends his time in the chapel, but from time to time he is at the village inn.
*"How about we ask around the inn? Maybe the people will know more."*
Jhin: "Good idea."
Jhin walked into the village and walked up to a horse keeper.
Jhin: "Pardon me, ma'am? (the woman turned to face Jhin) I'm looking for Darma, he's the priest here."
The woman: "Good day, Darma is actually out of town currently, but he should be back by tonight. My suggestion is you stick around. If you need a place to stay at the inn has a cheap bed available."
Jhin (with a small bow): "I see, thank you for your time, ma'am."
*"So, do we hang out at the inn?"*
Jhin: "That seems like the best decision. Maybe he has a personal house we can go check out later on. My sneaking abilities would come in handy."
*"Your call, Jhin."*
Jhin: "Let us proceed inside the inn."
*"Take the lead."*
Jhin walked up to the door of the inn and noticed it's called "The Inn of The Giant".
*"I wonder what that's all about."*
Jhin: "That's not really important right now."
Jhin walked into the inn and noticed a few people at some of the tables. What looked like a few knights on duty were relaxing here. He walked up to the innkeeper.
Jhin: "Good day, sir. I was hoping you could tell me something about Darma."
Innkeeper: "Darma? He's a regular unless he's on business trips, like today. He's been on it for the last few days."
*"Nudge him."*
Jhin: "Any personal information?"
Innkeeper: "I don't see a reason to give you any more information."
Jhin (leaning closer and whispering): "What about 50 gold?"
Innkeeper (after a slight pause): "Alright, give it. (taking the pouch from Jhin)..."
*"That was easy."*
Jhin (thinking): "Hell yeah, it was."
Innkeeper: "...he's a quiet fellow, always looks like he's in a good mood. Not a dangerous looking person. I think you should check his house. It's behind the chapel."
*"Convenience!"*
Jhin (thinking): "Behind the chapel? That's too good to be true. (out loud and with a small bow) Thank you, sir."
Jhin got up and left the inn.
*"Seems like one of the guards was watching you, perhaps we should figure out a spell to change the look of your face."*
Jhin: "That wouldn't be bad. We'll figure it out later. For now, let's head to this house."
*"You're the boss."*
*Chapter 6 end.
Not much that can be said. The next few weeks either no chapters or small chapters. I'm really busy. Hope you enjoyed! :D*