Not All Nice

Ok this chapter is a little longer and has some cool stuff in it. Markus meets up with a new friend and well you'll see. Please R&R and tell me how you like it.

Disclaimer: Yet again I do not own exalted. OMG is that a surprise!

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Because of Markus's rampage on the Tepet house he now had the houses of Cathak and Sesus on his tail. Even though he took out many of the Tepet house's Dragon Blooded, he knew he couldn't stand up against many more. It was rage that kept him going before and he had that no longer. His revenge on house Tepet had been taken for their destruction of his home town of Fife on the edge of the Scavenger lands. He had killed the one that had ordered the destruction of his friends and family and could finally rest. Markus thought to himself "If I run to Nexus in the east than I will draw the 2 houses to more of my allies, but I don't want to risk their destruction. I can no longer go to the north or west because of the blockade house Cathak put on the southern and western inner sea, but if I can break thorough I would be home free. The south would be impossible. House Sesus just put two legions on the boarder to guard for smugglers and pirates and they surly know of my doings already."

"AGH" Markus let out a groan of frustration as he packed his things and again thought to himself. "So far the east is my best bet. My friends could help me stand against the wrath of the two houses and I could really use their help. But, I don't want to get them hurt, no way am I going to let the Dragon Blooded cause any more destruction to the east. I have to go. The east is my only chance." Markus finished packing his things in his temporary house just outside of the Imperial City. He got on his horse and started to ride along a dirt path towards the inner sea but stopped for a moment. It was mid day and the sun was shining brightly down on the Solar Exalted. Markus had a brownish cloak on and as he looked up into the sky the hood fell back revealing his dark brown hair and his green eyes. He breathed in deeply the warm summer air and released it from his lungs. The bright sun revealed some of his stress and he felt filled with energy and strength. He put the hood back on his head and snapped the reins on his horse yelling "Heea". He sprinted away on his horse leaving behind another of his short lives.

As he got closer to the border he thought of another problem. How can he get across the Inner Sea. A fairy would be his easiest way but that would be undoubtedly guarded. The only other option he had was to bribe a fisherman to get him across.

-A couple of hours later.

It was getting to be the early evening as he arrived. The sun was setting behind a couple of buildings behind him as he looked around for suitable transportation. As he walked towards the dock he started to hear some yelling and as he ran to the area he saw a man and a guard arguing over the rent space for his boat.

"When the hell are you going to listen? I paid you double last week because I had a good catch and now you here asking me for more! Go away will you, I don't have the money I already paid you." The fisherman was yelling at the guard and almost up in his face.

"If you don't watch your tone it just might get violent around here. You NEVER paid us any money last week and you own us 1000 talons already for the equipment we rented you. So if you are too arrogant to give us our money we just might need to take it." The guard walked by the man and onto his boat and started taking things at random.

"What the HELL do you think you are doing? You... Hey put that down you can't take that." The man as, Markus could see, was getting very angry. And then the man took a swing at the guard, but the guard quickly dodged, threw the man to the ground and pulled his sword to the fisherman's throat.

Then Markus decided to interrupt. "STOP THIS!" Markus yelled "No man has the right to do that, not even you." The guard turned and looked at Markus. As Markus walked forward three other guards appeared form the side of the building that Markus couldn't see.

"You got a problem little man." Which was clearly not an insult to Markus seeing as he was almost 6'8", but the guard was very muscular and only a little smaller than Markus. "This is our business and if you don't like it I can have my friends help you into a more suitable setting hahahah." The three guards walked closer to Markus chuckling. They had long spears with a small version of a tower shield and they started to surround Markus pointing their spears at him.

Markus only glanced around at the three guards and waited for their attack. "You don't want to do that." Markus said. "The only end this will bring about is a bad one friend." The guard pulled his sword away from the fisherman and walked off the boat.

"I'm not your friend, bud, and the bad end is for you not prepare to fight." Markus stood unfazed by his comment "Fine don't draw your weapon. It only makes it easier for us."

The first guard stood while back while the others started to circle around Markus. The first attack was from behind and Markus seemed to know the blow was coming before the guard even moved. He got clear out of the way before the spear got even a foot close to his body. Markus grabbed at the spear and pulled it forward, but the guard still hung onto it tightly. Then Markus thrusted the spear back towards the guard and the butt hit him in the stomach. The guard stumbled backward and tripped over a pile of fish. This caused the guard to fall backwards into the water and because of his armor, the guard quickly sank to the bottom. The other two looked at each other and jabbed with their spears at the same time. Markus tumbled backwards into a summersault dodging the two spears and then grabbed them as he came up. Markus pulled the spears toward himself and the guards held so firmly that they came along with the spears on either side of him. Markus pulled the spears from the guards and used them as staves to smack the guard's backs. These blows sent the other two guards flailing into the water a splash came up from the water as they hit.

The first guard looked at him in disbelief and started to run down the road by the dock. Markus picked up one of the fish and tossed it up into the air and caught it again, quickly getting a feel for his new weapon. Then he chucked it as hard as he could through the air and it hit the first guard's head and sent him stumbling clutching his head in pain. The guard stumbled so far that he to fell off the dock into the water. The fisherman who was watching the whole thing started to laugh and walked over to Markus.

"HAHAHA. Nice work kid." The man was clearly over 40 and even though Markus was 126 he looked as if he was only 26. "Thanks a lot I owe you one. My name is Wolf, Thomas Wolf that is. If you ever need anything I'm your man."

Markus thought this was a perfect opportunity to get a ride. "What happened there anyway?"

"Oh, those greedy bastards wanted almost 1500 talons out of me. They said that I didn't pay them for 2 weeks and that I never paid for the equipment I bought from them." Thomas said angrily. "Last week I paid them for all their stuff and for this weeks rent for the dock space. I swear the more I try the more I get screwed over."

Markus chuckled. "Well, do you mind if I call that favor in now I need a ride to Nexus (A major trade city in the east)."

"Why don't you take a fairy?" Thomas said questionably.

"I don't like all the people they are always to loud and obnoxious. Besides you said I can ask you for anything didn't you?" Markus said, trying to persuade the man to let him on his boat.

"Hmm." The man said as he thought to himself. "That sounds kind of suspicious to me, are you in any kinda trouble or something?"

"No, No, not at all I really just don't like crowds. All the smelly people and noise I cant stand it." Markus was starting to doubt his success with the man.

"Well if you screw me over then I will kill you myself but for now your welcome to come along as a friend. Hey what's your name anyway?" Thomas said with a friendly tone. "My name is Markus." Markus said "Thank you very much I promise you I am not in trouble and even if I was. well you saw what I did to those guards back there."

"Well yea I guess your right, but your name is only Markus?" Thomas said.

"Yes just Markus. I never knew my last name because I was an orphan." Which was obviously a lie but everyone knew the name of Swiftblade. Markus family was known for becoming Solars and that's why his town was attacked. His family took out half the fucking army before they finally fell to the dammed Tepet ruler's blade. Markus was the Last of the Swiftblades and he had sworn to his parents that he would carry on the name before they died, so he didn't want to get killed beforehand.

"That's too bad. I'm sure that they were great people well hurry up and get your stuff on we are going to ship out soon it will take 4 days to get to the other side and I'm a night person so I want to get moving." Boy, was he right Markus thought to himself, my parents were great people.

Markus got on the boat and they set sail towards Nexus.

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Hey well hope you liked chapter 2 hell you never know what could happen while they are at sea maybe they might be attack(hint, hint) well c ya next time

-Freeloader