Lightning
About a week later, the eight warriors had again crossed the mountains, and had arrived at the town of Resine. Harry had long since left them, after getting lost back on the Peak of Despair, which suited the whole gang just fine. Brad had broken his daggers that he called Wolf Daggers when he slipped on the glacier and had tried to use them to break his fall, and needed a replacement. He had wanted to go back to his own town since it was famous for weapons. It had been a lucky break that Jamie and Fara had been there with their bows Rey and Ptera, since Brad hadn't been able to fight with his broken daggers.
Right away Brad went to order his new weapons. He learned that it'd be about a day before they were ready, and the warriors decided to wait in the village. Bit reserved a room in the inn, and they all went to go sightseeing, as everyone except Brad had never been there.
While in town, Bit bumped into a young man - -not much older than he. The boy had grayish purple hair, and gray eyes. He had full body iron armor with iron gauntlets and iron boots. Around his torso a golden band with an iron plate at the front and back of his body. On the plate was a lightning bolt that was made of pure gold. A dark blue band with light blue diamonds on it adorned the man's head. With him were two young girls with light brown hair and amber eyes. Their armor was similar to his - -right down to the golden lightning plate - - except the top part of it was like a dress.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going," said Bit.
The man replied, "It's alright. I wasn't watching either. There's a lot on my mind at the moment, and I just want to think."
Leena - - who had followed Bit - - exclaimed, "Bit, it's Jack Cisco and the Tasker Twins. They're the famous Lightning Squad in the Jatiran army. Many of our soldiers dream of the chance to meet or train under these warriors."
Jack looked at the duo. "I recognize you," he told her, "You're Leon's little sister Leena. And this is your bodyguard Bit, the one who Leon trains with when not at the castle. What are the two of you doing in this town?"
So Bit and Leena told of their adventures to the Lightning Squad. They spoke of the crossing of the mountains into elf territory in order to find out the intentions of Vilyane. Then they told of their findings of the demon that had taken over the emperor's intentions.
"Say no more, we'll help you," stated Jack. He and the twins then returned to the inn with Bit and Leena in order to talk to the others.
* * *
The next day, Brad went to the blacksmith in order to pick up his new weapons. These daggers steel like the others, but were black steel. "I'll call them Shadow Daggers," he told the blacksmith. Then he went to show them to his friends.
Everyone congratulated Brad on his new weapons. Then they prepared to head on out and go towards Vilyane. With Jack and the Taskers traveling with the group now, their strength had increased tenfold. So many monsters avoided the eleven.
But one problem still arose as they traveled onwards. When they'd almost arrived at the border, a telltale voice rang out, "Leeeeeeeeena." At once, Harry ran up to Leena, and gave her a hug. "I'm sorry I lost you back on the mountain. But my love has led me back to you at last, and we'll be together forever." He then gave her a kiss.
Leena's temper skyrocketed well above the triple digit mark. She grabbed Harry and threw him as if they were wrestling. Harry fell right to the ground, and was out like a light. "Let's go before the Moron King wakes up again."
It was about two hours before Harry regained consciousness. He began looking around, and called, "Leena, where did you get to my love? Why did you leave me here all alone? C'mon baby, what did I ever do to you?"
* * *
While Harry began whining, Leena and the others were heading past the border and towards the capital of Vilyane. Along the way, they encountered a patrol of guards. "Who are you, and what business do you have here in Vilyane?" inquired the leader.
At that moment, Bit ran forward and killed the leader. Jack followed suit, and attacked some of the other soldiers. Chris Tasker ran towards one group while her sister Kelly took on another. Everyone else split up and began killing soldiers right and left.
It wasn't long before they'd killed all of the guards. For safety reasons, they hid the bodies in a deep ditch, and then sneaked through the woods. In a few hours, they'd arrived at a town. Since they were all tired, the eleven warriors decided to stay at an inn.
"This is the village I went to after the caravan was attacked," commented Bit, "The doctor said that it is two weeks walking back to the capitol city from here."
"So we should expect a long campaign. The pay from the Jatiran Royal Family better be good for all the work I'm doing," grumbled Brad.
Naomi replied, "Just get some sleep. We need a fresh nights sleep if we're to get to the capitol as fast as we can."
Everyone saw her reasoning, and they went to bed. Before going to sleep, Bit looked at Leena's prone form and smiled. He wouldn't ever let her get hurt, that beautiful face of hers would never be scarred. Even if he had to give his own life to assure that.
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A little fluff in the last paragraph. Well, we added the Lightning Team, teased Harry, got Brad talking about money, and set up the journey to the capitol all in one chapter. Dang, I must be charmed.
About a week later, the eight warriors had again crossed the mountains, and had arrived at the town of Resine. Harry had long since left them, after getting lost back on the Peak of Despair, which suited the whole gang just fine. Brad had broken his daggers that he called Wolf Daggers when he slipped on the glacier and had tried to use them to break his fall, and needed a replacement. He had wanted to go back to his own town since it was famous for weapons. It had been a lucky break that Jamie and Fara had been there with their bows Rey and Ptera, since Brad hadn't been able to fight with his broken daggers.
Right away Brad went to order his new weapons. He learned that it'd be about a day before they were ready, and the warriors decided to wait in the village. Bit reserved a room in the inn, and they all went to go sightseeing, as everyone except Brad had never been there.
While in town, Bit bumped into a young man - -not much older than he. The boy had grayish purple hair, and gray eyes. He had full body iron armor with iron gauntlets and iron boots. Around his torso a golden band with an iron plate at the front and back of his body. On the plate was a lightning bolt that was made of pure gold. A dark blue band with light blue diamonds on it adorned the man's head. With him were two young girls with light brown hair and amber eyes. Their armor was similar to his - -right down to the golden lightning plate - - except the top part of it was like a dress.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going," said Bit.
The man replied, "It's alright. I wasn't watching either. There's a lot on my mind at the moment, and I just want to think."
Leena - - who had followed Bit - - exclaimed, "Bit, it's Jack Cisco and the Tasker Twins. They're the famous Lightning Squad in the Jatiran army. Many of our soldiers dream of the chance to meet or train under these warriors."
Jack looked at the duo. "I recognize you," he told her, "You're Leon's little sister Leena. And this is your bodyguard Bit, the one who Leon trains with when not at the castle. What are the two of you doing in this town?"
So Bit and Leena told of their adventures to the Lightning Squad. They spoke of the crossing of the mountains into elf territory in order to find out the intentions of Vilyane. Then they told of their findings of the demon that had taken over the emperor's intentions.
"Say no more, we'll help you," stated Jack. He and the twins then returned to the inn with Bit and Leena in order to talk to the others.
* * *
The next day, Brad went to the blacksmith in order to pick up his new weapons. These daggers steel like the others, but were black steel. "I'll call them Shadow Daggers," he told the blacksmith. Then he went to show them to his friends.
Everyone congratulated Brad on his new weapons. Then they prepared to head on out and go towards Vilyane. With Jack and the Taskers traveling with the group now, their strength had increased tenfold. So many monsters avoided the eleven.
But one problem still arose as they traveled onwards. When they'd almost arrived at the border, a telltale voice rang out, "Leeeeeeeeena." At once, Harry ran up to Leena, and gave her a hug. "I'm sorry I lost you back on the mountain. But my love has led me back to you at last, and we'll be together forever." He then gave her a kiss.
Leena's temper skyrocketed well above the triple digit mark. She grabbed Harry and threw him as if they were wrestling. Harry fell right to the ground, and was out like a light. "Let's go before the Moron King wakes up again."
It was about two hours before Harry regained consciousness. He began looking around, and called, "Leena, where did you get to my love? Why did you leave me here all alone? C'mon baby, what did I ever do to you?"
* * *
While Harry began whining, Leena and the others were heading past the border and towards the capital of Vilyane. Along the way, they encountered a patrol of guards. "Who are you, and what business do you have here in Vilyane?" inquired the leader.
At that moment, Bit ran forward and killed the leader. Jack followed suit, and attacked some of the other soldiers. Chris Tasker ran towards one group while her sister Kelly took on another. Everyone else split up and began killing soldiers right and left.
It wasn't long before they'd killed all of the guards. For safety reasons, they hid the bodies in a deep ditch, and then sneaked through the woods. In a few hours, they'd arrived at a town. Since they were all tired, the eleven warriors decided to stay at an inn.
"This is the village I went to after the caravan was attacked," commented Bit, "The doctor said that it is two weeks walking back to the capitol city from here."
"So we should expect a long campaign. The pay from the Jatiran Royal Family better be good for all the work I'm doing," grumbled Brad.
Naomi replied, "Just get some sleep. We need a fresh nights sleep if we're to get to the capitol as fast as we can."
Everyone saw her reasoning, and they went to bed. Before going to sleep, Bit looked at Leena's prone form and smiled. He wouldn't ever let her get hurt, that beautiful face of hers would never be scarred. Even if he had to give his own life to assure that.
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A little fluff in the last paragraph. Well, we added the Lightning Team, teased Harry, got Brad talking about money, and set up the journey to the capitol all in one chapter. Dang, I must be charmed.