Greetings, if this chapter has a few bumps, try toignore them, I am trying desperately to figure out how to work the new interface here, this is my third attempt at getting this right. Enjoy, and I own none of this. The estate of Robert E. Howard owns Solomon Kane, and Nintendo owns Fire Emblem. Wait, one more thing- Weaponology 101: we all are familar with the rapier, Eliwood uses it,the Dirk is a dagger used for armor piercing and has its set of advantages in a knife fight. Most probably know what a flintlock is, but Solomon's pistols are supposed to be heavier than the normal calvary set. So one more time, enjoy.
"So you are a thief?" Solomon Kane questioned the new member of the legion he chose to side with for the moment. "Well, I can be if I need to, but-" Serra yet again interrupted "he's a spy for Ostia." "Supossed to be a secret, how thick are you woman?" "A spy, are you? When this is over I request you help me find information the man I am hunting." "Ostian spies can't just give their services to someone who isn't a citizen like that..." Solomon felt the sting of frustration when Matthew told him that Ostia did not share information easily "...But maybe I can make a deal with you, check back with me tomorrow."
All of a sudden Mark cmae out of nowhere with a child at his side "You see this kid? The people on the other side of that mountain kdnapped his sister, think he needs our help?" Mark said rhetorically, a unanimos decision was made by the small army, Kane prepared himself from the word kidnap, it did help that others agreed. "I think I can help too." Said a man arriving on the scene, "I have a skill with light magic, that might be useful." Kane already had the ways of Elibe's magic told to him by Erk, so he knew light magic would be useful when he saw a dark magician, dressed in the same black robes as the man who killed the village, must be getting close, he thought. The man dispatched the dark magician "My name is Lucius, any more I can do?" "I have an idea" Mark said "Florina, I know you aren't good with men, but I need you to take Lucius with you across the mountain, then the two of you dispatch as many enemies as you see." Good plan, Solomon Kane thought, but it needs something. An idea formed in Kane's mind "Florina, take this" Kane presented his stave "What does she need your walking stick for?" Mark asked "It nullifies magic around the wielder, it could help greatly." "Lucius, guess she won't need your help, think you can do this on your own Florina?" "I...I can" the pegasus knight said and flew off over the mountains. A few minutes later "Hientz has fallen! Retreat!" "Guess she can handle herself after all" Mark said, and the party ventured into the castle where the child's sister was held. At first they thought the enemy army already took her, but a red haired man made himself known while he carried the girl they looked for. "Ninian!" "She's just unconsious, give her time, she will be alright." The man turned out to be the Marquis of Pherae's son, Lyn explained her situation to him, and he offered his nation's aid in getting her to Caelin. Another royal ally, Kane thought, I might even get an army on my side if they know my cause. "Oh no, my ring" Solomon left his train of thought when the girl spoke up "What ring?" Mark said "Its an important family hierloom, I think they stole it" Nils said. "Before we help you, could you tell us all about yourselves" "We're entertainers, I play the flute and she dances, but now she looks like her leg's hurt, so she won't do any of that for a while, we don't know why those men are hunting us." Swell, thought the puritan, a musicican and a dancer, "we can also help in special ways... we can, see events before they happen" and fortune tellers as well. Solomon concluded there was nothing wrong with helping them though, he decided he would judge them later. "So, should we help them?" "I say we should, they must be brought to justice for stealing from young children." Kane made his statement, and Mark ordered everyone to find the thieves.
"Just give me five minutes, I'll catch up." Solomon knelt down while the others began following the trail. He took his stave and entered the familiar trance "N'longa, tell me, does Nergal have anything to do with the Black Fang?" "Blood brother, I only know so much about the world I sent you to, I can only say that the magician you are hunting is very powerful." Solomon woke up and ran back to Mark's group "what did you need?" "I needed to contact an old friend for advice, he wanted to help but could not supply me the right information." "What do you need advice for?" "Something Matthew could supply me with." "Alright, now, we think the thieves are hiding in this old castle here" Mark said, pointing foreward. "Guess we're going in" they entered. "You actually came here, to our base? This is going to be too easy, slaughter them." Men with swords, lances, axes, bows and magic tomes diverged on the main entrance where Lyn and the others stood at the ready. Mark said something about keeping a formation but Kane started running off to the fray on his own once again. "No, you are not going to run off and take all the glory again." Sain said while he rode up to Solomon. "Fine then, just do not get in the way" the two then proceeded to fight the assorted Black Fang members, Sain impaled a few with his lance, Solomon got a few with his spainish blade, next thing they knew Solomon stood before the leader, said his name was Beyard. The pirotan struck at Beyard, he blocked, but Kane unsheathed his Dirk, and while the primary swords clashed Kane sunk his dagger into Beyard's right arm. The leader of the ones who stole Ninian's ring dropped his sword, and the puritan grabbed him by the collar. "What do you know about a man named Nergal?" "You know so little" the man said as he fell to the floor. "Poison" Lyn said "these aren't everyday bandits" Kent said, "a ring, is this yours Ninian?" Mark asked the young dancer, "yes, this is mine, but what should we do if they come after us again?" "Hey, all of us will be there if they come back, right everybody?" Mark said, everyone nodded and the group with three new members continued down the road to Caelin, "should be at the border by nightfall" Mark said.
That night everyone gathered around the campsite, that is, everyone except Solomon Kane gathered around the campsite while Nils demonstrated to everyone his flute playing skills. Matthew approached the puritan sitting on a rock away from the campsite "what are you doing over here?" "Music is against my religon, so I am over here, away from it." "Got it, anyway, what information do you need from an Ostian spy anyway?" "I am pursuing a man named Nergal for wiping out a village in my land." "Your village?" "No, but I cannot turn a blind eye to such slaughter, I must find Nergal, and kill him." "Then I can get you the information when I get back to Ostia, but know this, it will put you in debt to me, and maybe not today, mabe not for years, I will ask you to pay me back." "Fine, I shall do whatever you ask of me in exchange for your information upon recieving it." "Deal, are you staying over here?" Solomon nodded, Matthew headed back to the campsite, Florina arrived and paid Solomon a visit a few minutes afterward. "Since I do not have a gun pointed at you right now, are you willing to talk?" Florina breathed in deeply and said "I... wanted to... to thank you for... back at the village... for saving me." "You are welcome, then, but you do know I recieved help from Lyn and the others, so not all the credit is mine." "Yes... well it is good... that, you said that... goodnight, I guess." "Goodnight" Solomon laid down and let sleep take him to the dawn of the next day