As noon arrived in Prontera, so did the businesses. Shops opened everywhere, from the staple weapon and armor shops, to the occasional merchant selling wares from his or her cart.
And like other businesses, prostitutes began to appear here and there, selling their bodies for as much as 10k zenny per hour, they wore outfits which allotted much more flesh than the church of Prontera would prefer, some covered their entire faces with thick make up, some chose to try their luck with their natural beauty.
Among them was a teenage girl, her hair was brown, no make up on her face hide her eyes, which although were frightened, had confidence in them, as people arrived to choose them, she put on her biggest smile and mentally recited what she was suppose to say…
"Hey Topaz, check it out! There's some rich looking guy heading towards us!" another girl said nudging her,
Topaz looked up and could barely make out the two figures approaching; she walked forward to get a closer look…
"Hmm… I don't think this is the area to get to the famous Knight hall is it?" a young man wearing blue sniper clothes and sunglasses said to his companion, he was the son of the well renowned leader of the hunters and snipers guild, he himself was the guildmaster of Heaven and Hell,
The other, slightly shorter, wore mage clothes, although they usually don't travel together, the mage had really wanted to see the Knight hall, and the sniper decided to bring him along, "How would I know? They don't call me Blinded for no reason…"
"Wait a minute; if you're blind… then why on earth would you want to see the Knight hall?"
"Romance, my friend, female knights, shining brightly as they fight, defeating all those who dare to challenge them! Beautiful! Magnificent women who without a doubt, they are the most enchanting creatures to walk this earth!" Blinded said happily,
"Err… Sung, that's why you said about female sages last week…" the sniper said with a smile, "That, and you're talking to a tree…"
The mage turned around sheepishly, "Don't call me Sung, for I am Blinded, blind poet of romance!"
The sniper sighed and looked up, "Damn, I think we entered the prostitution zone…" he put away the map he had been staring at, "Don't make eye contact…"
The two silently walked forward, suddenly a teenage prostitute ran up to them, "Hey! Are you looking for a good time?" she smiled at the sniper, who was looking away,
"I want to have a good time… with a female knight… not some slut off the streets…" Blinded muttered,
The sniper hit his friend, "No, but we need a guide."
The prostitute smiled, "Hey, not problem! I'll do that… for a price…"
"Look miss…" the sniper sighed and turned, and stopped talking, the young girl was beautiful, no make up to cover her face at all, her perfect eyes… her cute features… this was beyond any high class girl he knew, and most of all, her smile was the biggest he'd ever seen, he recollected himself then said, "Yes, that will be fine, how much? And may I know your name?"
She giggled, "Since you're my first today, I'll only charge you… one thousand zenny! Oh, my name? Topaz."
Truly a gem within these parts… the sniper thought to himself, "Sounds fair."
Topaz smiled a real smile this time, this man… he seemed different from the rest, most of her customers were generally really stupidly annoying, and for the most part, she thought they were pretty ugly… "Uh… since I told you my name, you have to tell me yours!" she demanded,
He laughed, "My name is Steve, but most people call me Origin."
"You're very beautiful…" Blinded said from behind Origin,
"Sung, you moron, that's a cow!" Origin said with a sigh,
"I'll have you know, cows are beautiful creations too!"
The trio walked to the Knight hall, within minutes, Origin realized his mistake, he had been holding the map upside down, but then… why complain? It was a good mistake…
"Hey Sung, go in, I'll meet you at the entrance at noon." Origin said quickly,
"Yay! Female knights!" Blinded ran quickly into the hall,
Origin held out the money, as Topaz took it, he held her hand, "Please, don't go back…"
She stared at him awkwardly, "Err…"
"Please, that is not the life that you should force on yourself, it is not a life that you deserve…"
"Mr. Origin…"
"Call me Steve, please, do this, if not for me, then for yourself…"
"Where would I go?"
"If you want, I'll let you be the guildmistress of Heaven and Hell…" he put his hand gently on the side of her face,
"Oh… Steve… I… I'll go with you!" she exclaimed,
He smiled, then moved his face slightly closer as she moved towards him, slowly, the gap between their lips closed…
They were interrupted by a loud crash and scream as Blinded was thrown out of the hall,
"Sung?" Origin said lifting up the fallen mage,
"Wow… they sure are strong…" Blinded said with a goofy smile before fainting,
"Damn, I should get him to the healing house, after you Topaz, ladies first."
Topaz smiled and helped the sniper lift up the unconscious mage and carried him to the healing house.
Shingen had taken his human form and was slowly walking around Prontera; he looked like a perfectly normal knight. Normally he would also have large wings to signify his importance, but on that day, he felt the need to remain inconspicuous, his white hair blew softly in the wind,
A young man, of whom many would describe as cute, walked beside the god, a sharp and powerful axe hung from his back; he too was very powerful,
"My lord, what exactly are we looking for?" the young man asked,
"I don't know Mita, something dark… and powerful, I feel the need to ask the mortals if they know anything about it."
"It's sort of sad how much some of the humans have deteriorated…" Mita sighed,
"What do you mean by…?" Shingen began and was interrupted by loud shouts,
A stark naked young man ran across the street, a bottle of beer is has hands, behind him was a monk, who was carrying a bundle of clothes,
"Decept you stupid drunk!" the monk screamed,
"WHEEEE!" was the reply that was given,
Both Mita and Shingen felt a drop of sweat as the disturbing yet amusing scene continued through the streets of Prontera…