I finally got the next chapter up! This one is still not that long, but
well, ah shut up! Enjoy the fic!
Yolei's jaw was still unhinged from her mouth. 5000 gp was practically a fortune! "So basically, we find his wife and bring her back to you? No problem!"
"Yolei, it's not that simple, if someone dies outside the town, their body is most likely to be shred up to pieces. Her body was probably someone's meal!" TK explained. "I guess we should get going now. Though, I'm not sure where to start looking"
"What!? TK, this impossible task is only for the fools! Don't go with them to their death! Besides, you're too young" Jyou exclaimed.
"I'm sorry Jyou, but I will not sit idle while this country is in ruins. I'll help the Biderians find your wife's body, whether you like it or not"
Jyou gave Cody and the other Biderians a long nasty look before saying. "If you let him die, I swear by the gods, I will kill you all!"
"You worry too much. Let's go!" TK said to his friends.
"So, where do we start looking?" Izzy asked.
"Well, if rumours are true, then the brigand fortress would be the best place to look" TK replied.
"And would you happen to know where that is?" Cody asked.
"Yeah, should be somewhere to the south-west. It will look like a town, with walls constructed out of wood instead of stone. The only problem would be that there are ambushes upon ambushes of brigands and bandits"
"Alright, we'll head down there, keep your weapons ready"
Through their trip, they confronted several brigand parties, all ending up in the group's favour. "I think I see it" Cody exclaimed, pointing out the wooden walls ahead.
"That's definitely it. I'm not sure how we'll get in though. We'll get killed if we are anywhere near the front gates, or make noise near the walls"
"I could check it out" Izzy offered.
"Are you nuts, you'll get killed. It's not like you can float over the walls," TK said.
"Go ahead Izzy" Cody said.
"Good luck" Yolei whispered.
"He'll get killed!"
"Not if he just floats over the wall"
"What?" TK asked sceptically.
"Izzy's a mage. He can use magic" Yolei answered.
"Wow, he's rather young to be one"
Izzy, at the side walls, just like when he was at the cliffs, extended his arms outward, and floated vertically and above the wall. He saw hundreds of brigands, all near the front gates. He saw three buildings near the rear. He identified the largest one as being the headquarters, one smaller one to the left, and one to the right. Izzy floated back down, and went back to his friends. "There's no way you guys are going to be able to get through the front. I'll have to take each one of you one by one"
"Alright, let's go" Cody said. They all gathered at the side walls. Izzy took Cody first, when they reached above the walls, Cody attached his rope and grapnel to the wall, so he can climb down on the other side. He then took TK, and then Yolei. Once they were all down, they tried to sneak towards the headquarters. "Why are we heading there, TK? Mimi's dead body is probably in one of the smaller houses"
"I just think that we should go to the headquarters first"
"Well, there's a change of plans, first we go around to the smaller buildings" Cody said.
"If that's what you think is best" The first house to the right had a couple of brigands standing guard, but they were soon dealt with the fire missile Izzy used against them. It was clear that the building was a barracks. Because of the hundreds of beds found there.
Izzy went around each bed, looking for some extra change. "Well, now we know why they are so aggressive for money. They hardly have any at all"
"That's impossible, they raid so many caravans that there must be a fortune here" TK said.
"Check for yourself if you don't believe me" Izzy replied.
"Come on. Let's check out the next place" Cody said. From the second building, they were able to hear lots of noise shouting and laughter. "It sounds like there are too many in there to take on. Izzy, you'll have to check it out from the roof"
"Alright, I'll try" Izzy floated above the building and on to the roof. Thankfully, there were rather big gaps in the roofs made from hay, so it was easy to peek in. There were many brigands eating and enjoying themselves. It was clear that it was the mess hall. Izzy climbed back down "There is no way that there will be a body in there, it's the mess hall"
"Can we check the headquarters now?" TK asked.
"Alright, let's go" The front of the building had two guards standing. Yolei shot one of them through the throat, while Izzy got the other with several fire missiles to the face. Cody and TK ran in, swords ready. 10 brigands at least. Cody took two of them on at once, as did TK, while easy was launching fire missiles upon fire missiles. Yolei was shooting bolts at them, taking them out slowly. TK took his sword and shoved it in one of the brigand's gut, and slicing another one's head off, blocking the blows with his shield. Cody was on the defensive, parrying with his sword, and getting a good hit in every once in a while. After the battle was won, they ran to the other room. This room had riches and rugs all over the place, it looked like the chambers of a king. There stood, a tall blond man, with a scar running across his face, with two scimitars, that looked much like Cody's, ready.
He just looked at them and laughed "Children? Children got by my men? I better teach them a lesson, but first to take care of you insects" He rushed his way through, wailing his swords through the air. Everyone moved out of the way, but TK stood his ground. They exchanged blow after blow. Each time Cody tried to join the sword fight, he was knocked across the room by the strength the brigand leader showed. He successfully dodged Yolei's and Izzy's missiles. Finally, the brigand leader got a cut in at TK across his chest. Yolei's bolt finally hit the brigand leader, getting him off balance. The still standing TK, took his sword, and rammed it in his chest, took it out, and cut off his head. TK then fell to the ground.
They all rushed to his side, while Izzy checked under his armor, it was then they realised, just how deep the cut was.
Well, I hope you enjoyed the ending of this chapter. It's short, I know! Don't remind me! But since I've been grounded and can't play games, I'll probably get the chapters out sooner. Hope you've enjoyed it so far. Please review!
Yolei's jaw was still unhinged from her mouth. 5000 gp was practically a fortune! "So basically, we find his wife and bring her back to you? No problem!"
"Yolei, it's not that simple, if someone dies outside the town, their body is most likely to be shred up to pieces. Her body was probably someone's meal!" TK explained. "I guess we should get going now. Though, I'm not sure where to start looking"
"What!? TK, this impossible task is only for the fools! Don't go with them to their death! Besides, you're too young" Jyou exclaimed.
"I'm sorry Jyou, but I will not sit idle while this country is in ruins. I'll help the Biderians find your wife's body, whether you like it or not"
Jyou gave Cody and the other Biderians a long nasty look before saying. "If you let him die, I swear by the gods, I will kill you all!"
"You worry too much. Let's go!" TK said to his friends.
"So, where do we start looking?" Izzy asked.
"Well, if rumours are true, then the brigand fortress would be the best place to look" TK replied.
"And would you happen to know where that is?" Cody asked.
"Yeah, should be somewhere to the south-west. It will look like a town, with walls constructed out of wood instead of stone. The only problem would be that there are ambushes upon ambushes of brigands and bandits"
"Alright, we'll head down there, keep your weapons ready"
Through their trip, they confronted several brigand parties, all ending up in the group's favour. "I think I see it" Cody exclaimed, pointing out the wooden walls ahead.
"That's definitely it. I'm not sure how we'll get in though. We'll get killed if we are anywhere near the front gates, or make noise near the walls"
"I could check it out" Izzy offered.
"Are you nuts, you'll get killed. It's not like you can float over the walls," TK said.
"Go ahead Izzy" Cody said.
"Good luck" Yolei whispered.
"He'll get killed!"
"Not if he just floats over the wall"
"What?" TK asked sceptically.
"Izzy's a mage. He can use magic" Yolei answered.
"Wow, he's rather young to be one"
Izzy, at the side walls, just like when he was at the cliffs, extended his arms outward, and floated vertically and above the wall. He saw hundreds of brigands, all near the front gates. He saw three buildings near the rear. He identified the largest one as being the headquarters, one smaller one to the left, and one to the right. Izzy floated back down, and went back to his friends. "There's no way you guys are going to be able to get through the front. I'll have to take each one of you one by one"
"Alright, let's go" Cody said. They all gathered at the side walls. Izzy took Cody first, when they reached above the walls, Cody attached his rope and grapnel to the wall, so he can climb down on the other side. He then took TK, and then Yolei. Once they were all down, they tried to sneak towards the headquarters. "Why are we heading there, TK? Mimi's dead body is probably in one of the smaller houses"
"I just think that we should go to the headquarters first"
"Well, there's a change of plans, first we go around to the smaller buildings" Cody said.
"If that's what you think is best" The first house to the right had a couple of brigands standing guard, but they were soon dealt with the fire missile Izzy used against them. It was clear that the building was a barracks. Because of the hundreds of beds found there.
Izzy went around each bed, looking for some extra change. "Well, now we know why they are so aggressive for money. They hardly have any at all"
"That's impossible, they raid so many caravans that there must be a fortune here" TK said.
"Check for yourself if you don't believe me" Izzy replied.
"Come on. Let's check out the next place" Cody said. From the second building, they were able to hear lots of noise shouting and laughter. "It sounds like there are too many in there to take on. Izzy, you'll have to check it out from the roof"
"Alright, I'll try" Izzy floated above the building and on to the roof. Thankfully, there were rather big gaps in the roofs made from hay, so it was easy to peek in. There were many brigands eating and enjoying themselves. It was clear that it was the mess hall. Izzy climbed back down "There is no way that there will be a body in there, it's the mess hall"
"Can we check the headquarters now?" TK asked.
"Alright, let's go" The front of the building had two guards standing. Yolei shot one of them through the throat, while Izzy got the other with several fire missiles to the face. Cody and TK ran in, swords ready. 10 brigands at least. Cody took two of them on at once, as did TK, while easy was launching fire missiles upon fire missiles. Yolei was shooting bolts at them, taking them out slowly. TK took his sword and shoved it in one of the brigand's gut, and slicing another one's head off, blocking the blows with his shield. Cody was on the defensive, parrying with his sword, and getting a good hit in every once in a while. After the battle was won, they ran to the other room. This room had riches and rugs all over the place, it looked like the chambers of a king. There stood, a tall blond man, with a scar running across his face, with two scimitars, that looked much like Cody's, ready.
He just looked at them and laughed "Children? Children got by my men? I better teach them a lesson, but first to take care of you insects" He rushed his way through, wailing his swords through the air. Everyone moved out of the way, but TK stood his ground. They exchanged blow after blow. Each time Cody tried to join the sword fight, he was knocked across the room by the strength the brigand leader showed. He successfully dodged Yolei's and Izzy's missiles. Finally, the brigand leader got a cut in at TK across his chest. Yolei's bolt finally hit the brigand leader, getting him off balance. The still standing TK, took his sword, and rammed it in his chest, took it out, and cut off his head. TK then fell to the ground.
They all rushed to his side, while Izzy checked under his armor, it was then they realised, just how deep the cut was.
Well, I hope you enjoyed the ending of this chapter. It's short, I know! Don't remind me! But since I've been grounded and can't play games, I'll probably get the chapters out sooner. Hope you've enjoyed it so far. Please review!