"Halt!" the guard screamed at the three militia members who just walked
into the base. "Tell me your names."
"Hello, young guard," The leader of the members bows down, "May I report to you that I am the legendary Skullton with my crew."
The guard's jaws dropped, Skullton, alive? Did he escaped the deadly forces of Obscleam, and been in hiding all along? This was great. This was wonderful. "Well, I need to see some proof of your existence."
"Proof? Bah!" One Dead man smiled. "You don't see a hero when he is in front of you?"
"And you guys must be his trusty soldier! Wow! That's all the proof I need! You're admitted!
The Zora man asked "Can I please request a small dinner with you? I need some refreshing after hiding from the evil, evil, what is it?"
"The Black Knights! The worst men of them all!" The guard shivered. "I feel unsafe just thinking about them."
"Don't worry. You will succeed, with our help! Too bad Raven died in the war."Skullton started to sob.
"Actually, Raven is one of the lucky one who escaped during the attack. He is living right here, thinking that all of you died in battle. Go, meet him." The Guard smiled. "May I take the honor to lead you?"
"Why, yes! Our dreams are coming true!"Skullton smiled sweetly. "However, I would like some quiet time to discuss this event. Come back, in say, an hour."
"Good-bye! May luck be with you!" The guard ran inside to tell the news.
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"How did you escape capture?" Raven asked intently to Skullton in the small courtyard of his hut. A muddy plain, hardened during the summer heat. Small trees, stones, and statues, not arranged in any particular order adorn this place.
"Me and the crew raided the Knights' towns for food, and gold. We used it to survive until you arrive."Skullton shook hands with Raven."I never thought I would see your face again."
"With the strategic powers each of us wield, the Dark will fall and Light will reign!"
"No, it won't."Skullton replied in a grave tone. "I gave Obscleam something of value that he is using against us, right this second."
"Yes, the talisman." Raven laugh, then smile. "Looking for this?" And he showed Skullton, the yellow triangle!
" Raven, how did you find it? Oh thanks! Now, Obscleam will never succeed!"Skullton hugged Raven."Now, give me the talisman for safe keeping."
"Why should I give it to you?" Raven eye Skullton carefully."It is in Aliza's hands. It doesn't need to belong to you."
"Yes it does!"Skullton's voice bounced off the statues."The talisman is mine! It was given to me as a child! It's mine!"
"You got it during your entire career! Let me have the chance!"
" Raven, you don't understand. It's been in the family for years!"
"For years! Well, I found it, I get it! Rules are rules, remember the tribal council!"
"I know your plan. After we take back Alizia, the Hyilan Powers will go and betray us! I won't let that happen!"
"I know your plan! After we take back Alizia, you'll use your Dead warriors to betray us! I will never give in!"
"Fine! Declare this friendship dissolved! I know your lies and I can see through them! The Dead will dispatch you, before you have a chance to fool them again!"Skullton stomped out of Raven 's courtyard.
"Well, you won't convince my troops under your banner of lies! May the war commence!"
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"Obscleam!"Shyguy screamed. "I was having a nice drink with the guard and discussing about the Black Knights, and then, the city is collapsing into civil war, and I was fighting that guard! What do you have to say?"
"Sorry?"Obscleam paced back and forth in the inn. "I was acting just like Skullton would, perhaps acting like him too much."
"At least the army will get weakened." Cash cheered. "That will help us eliminate the rebels!"
"Eliminate the rebels quickly? Cash, we are stuck in other bodies. We are forced to go in this war and fight! We can't walk away, otherwise..."
"What says we can't walk away?" Cash cocked his head.
"If we walk away, then we will leave the tribes in civil chaos. People will die."Shyguy cried. "Many people shall die."
"Bah!"Obscleam laughed. "Now you the one being embarrassed! You're a warrior, warriors are suppose to fight!"
"But, civilians will die!" Shyguy sob some more.
"Yeah, Obscleam! People will die! The real Skullton hates war as well, and only fights when we need to! This civil war you ignited have no real meaning expect who gets control over a silly talisman! People are going to kill because of it!" Cash fell down to the floor and cry with Shyguy.
"You guys didn't cower when we kill people to take control of Alizia!"Obscleam stared at Shyguy and Cash, "Or did you?"
"Yes!" Tears came down Cash's eyes. "You don't know, care about the lives of the people we all kill! But we do! Obscleam, please, stop the civil war!"
"But how? Surrendering won't work! I'll be lynched if I do!" Obscleam sighed. "You can't stop a war, sorry, Cash."
"But I can!" Shyguy stood up. "If I reveal that you aren't really Skullton, the war will be over!"
"And we'll be lynched!" Obscleam stared at Shyguy, "Oh please, let us leave, and let Raven take Alizia."
"Hello, young guard," The leader of the members bows down, "May I report to you that I am the legendary Skullton with my crew."
The guard's jaws dropped, Skullton, alive? Did he escaped the deadly forces of Obscleam, and been in hiding all along? This was great. This was wonderful. "Well, I need to see some proof of your existence."
"Proof? Bah!" One Dead man smiled. "You don't see a hero when he is in front of you?"
"And you guys must be his trusty soldier! Wow! That's all the proof I need! You're admitted!
The Zora man asked "Can I please request a small dinner with you? I need some refreshing after hiding from the evil, evil, what is it?"
"The Black Knights! The worst men of them all!" The guard shivered. "I feel unsafe just thinking about them."
"Don't worry. You will succeed, with our help! Too bad Raven died in the war."Skullton started to sob.
"Actually, Raven is one of the lucky one who escaped during the attack. He is living right here, thinking that all of you died in battle. Go, meet him." The Guard smiled. "May I take the honor to lead you?"
"Why, yes! Our dreams are coming true!"Skullton smiled sweetly. "However, I would like some quiet time to discuss this event. Come back, in say, an hour."
"Good-bye! May luck be with you!" The guard ran inside to tell the news.
*****************
"How did you escape capture?" Raven asked intently to Skullton in the small courtyard of his hut. A muddy plain, hardened during the summer heat. Small trees, stones, and statues, not arranged in any particular order adorn this place.
"Me and the crew raided the Knights' towns for food, and gold. We used it to survive until you arrive."Skullton shook hands with Raven."I never thought I would see your face again."
"With the strategic powers each of us wield, the Dark will fall and Light will reign!"
"No, it won't."Skullton replied in a grave tone. "I gave Obscleam something of value that he is using against us, right this second."
"Yes, the talisman." Raven laugh, then smile. "Looking for this?" And he showed Skullton, the yellow triangle!
" Raven, how did you find it? Oh thanks! Now, Obscleam will never succeed!"Skullton hugged Raven."Now, give me the talisman for safe keeping."
"Why should I give it to you?" Raven eye Skullton carefully."It is in Aliza's hands. It doesn't need to belong to you."
"Yes it does!"Skullton's voice bounced off the statues."The talisman is mine! It was given to me as a child! It's mine!"
"You got it during your entire career! Let me have the chance!"
" Raven, you don't understand. It's been in the family for years!"
"For years! Well, I found it, I get it! Rules are rules, remember the tribal council!"
"I know your plan. After we take back Alizia, the Hyilan Powers will go and betray us! I won't let that happen!"
"I know your plan! After we take back Alizia, you'll use your Dead warriors to betray us! I will never give in!"
"Fine! Declare this friendship dissolved! I know your lies and I can see through them! The Dead will dispatch you, before you have a chance to fool them again!"Skullton stomped out of Raven 's courtyard.
"Well, you won't convince my troops under your banner of lies! May the war commence!"
*****************
"Obscleam!"Shyguy screamed. "I was having a nice drink with the guard and discussing about the Black Knights, and then, the city is collapsing into civil war, and I was fighting that guard! What do you have to say?"
"Sorry?"Obscleam paced back and forth in the inn. "I was acting just like Skullton would, perhaps acting like him too much."
"At least the army will get weakened." Cash cheered. "That will help us eliminate the rebels!"
"Eliminate the rebels quickly? Cash, we are stuck in other bodies. We are forced to go in this war and fight! We can't walk away, otherwise..."
"What says we can't walk away?" Cash cocked his head.
"If we walk away, then we will leave the tribes in civil chaos. People will die."Shyguy cried. "Many people shall die."
"Bah!"Obscleam laughed. "Now you the one being embarrassed! You're a warrior, warriors are suppose to fight!"
"But, civilians will die!" Shyguy sob some more.
"Yeah, Obscleam! People will die! The real Skullton hates war as well, and only fights when we need to! This civil war you ignited have no real meaning expect who gets control over a silly talisman! People are going to kill because of it!" Cash fell down to the floor and cry with Shyguy.
"You guys didn't cower when we kill people to take control of Alizia!"Obscleam stared at Shyguy and Cash, "Or did you?"
"Yes!" Tears came down Cash's eyes. "You don't know, care about the lives of the people we all kill! But we do! Obscleam, please, stop the civil war!"
"But how? Surrendering won't work! I'll be lynched if I do!" Obscleam sighed. "You can't stop a war, sorry, Cash."
"But I can!" Shyguy stood up. "If I reveal that you aren't really Skullton, the war will be over!"
"And we'll be lynched!" Obscleam stared at Shyguy, "Oh please, let us leave, and let Raven take Alizia."
