Chapter 4


Healing Scars (Part 1)


A lot had happened in such little time. Aklase had realized that the four elements, Earth, Air, Water, and Fire, all represent the four main runes of Runescape. Jawwie had gotten the first element: Earth. Now the next main problem is waiting for the next element and helping Jawwie find out to use hers.

Once the four friends had filled in most of the hole that they had promised the monkeys they would do, they had rowed back to Crash Island and then flew back to The Great Tree. Now they were in the Great Tree bar, celebrating.

"Four Blurberry Specials my good gnome." War told the bartender.

As the friends sat around drinking, Aklase was careful how much she drank. She knew that she was not a good person when she got drunk. She had gotten drunk the night she murdered Npm's friend that she was convinced he was falling for. He had resented her for it and that ended in a nasty breakup. He later went on a ship for a long cruise away from her. She had gone there to try to stop him but he had ignored her. She later tried to chase after a guy named Morph who had been murdered in the same cave in the Wilderness she had been. She now realized that the guy that she convinced herself she loved was just a rebound, a toy to heal her broken heart. She was glad that nothing ever happened between them.

She suddenly realized that Jawwie was talking to her while she was spacing out into the blue drink, lost in her own thoughts. "Y-yes?" She asked.

"I think the guys are having a little too much." She nodded toward Npm and War. War was beginning to dance with gnomes and Npm could barely sit on his chair.

Aklase let out a small laugh. She wished things could always be like this. Four friends messing around, having fun. But they had a prophecy to fulfill and it would be selfish to turn their backs on it.

"So what do we do next?" Jawwie had a huge grin on her face. Obviously the alcohol was beginning to affect her as well.

"Well first, wait until were fully sober and then…continue to live our lives again."

Her smile vanished. "What? We just fulfilled a small corner of our destiny and you want us to go on like nothing happened again?"

"No. I think that we should do slayer and then-"

"WHAT?" Npm was looking at her as if she just said she was going to punch him in the face. "Slayer? Who's doing slayer?"

"Us." She turned to look at him. "I think it would be a great way for Jawwie to find and practice her powers-"

"Aklase! You know I hate slayer." Npm pouted. She just assumed it was the liquor.

"I know but this is a good thing for Jawwie. We could all do turoths."

"Speaking of turoths, what about your arm?" He let his gaze rest on her still healing scar.

Jawwie looked at it wide eyed. "When did you get that?"

"I was slaying and a turoth snuck up on me." She shrugged. "No big deal."

"It is if you reopen it." Jawwie scolded.

"Too late for that…" She mumbled to herself. Louder she told them. "I'll be fine. It's Jawwie who needs to do the most training anyway."

Npm made a face but mumbled "Fine…I think we need to wait until War is sober though."

Aklase looked over to see War had picked up two gnomes and was doing the jig with them.

"Yeah…I think that would be a wise idea." She held back a laugh.


Once War was sober, the four friends packed supplies and were now inside the Slayer Dungeon. Jawwie made a face as a cave crawler slithered by and stuck its tongue out at her.

"Why would someone choose to go in here?" Jawwie shivered in disgust.

"It's fun." Aklase shrugged, confidently walking around the creatures with War running ahead.

Npm walked next to her. "I hate slayer. There's no point to it. It's just killing a bunch of ugly monsters and then going to a slayer master to be ordered to kill more ugly monsters." Aklase noticed one of the cave crawlers flash him a glare.

War had stopped in front of the large crevice that had pyrefields running around just across it.

"Why did we stop here?" Jawwie asked. "None of us have high enough agility to get across it."

"I thought I saw something." War replied to her in a serious tone. "Look."

Jawwie raised an eyebrow but walked over next to the crevice and looked down. "I don't see anything." She frowned.

"Yeah, sure. It's right over-SAVED YOUR LIFE!" War pushed Jawwie toward the crevice and then threw her back in one motion while Jawwie let out a scream.

At this, Npm and War nearly toppled over in laughter while Jawwie glared furiously. "THAT WASN'T FUNNY!"

War managed to stop his laughing long enough to say in a still laughing tone, "Oh god, she's using her mad voice. RUN!" At this, Npm and War sprung forward deeper into the cave.

Jawwie still growled in frustration. "What do they think they are? Level 3's?"

Aklase rolled her eyes in agreement but she had to put her hands over her mouth to keep herself from laughing. She managed to keep her voice steady. "Well, I guess we'll meet them at the turoths. Come on." She began walking forward.

Jawwie walked next to her. "I hope a big turoth steals their weapons and then breaks their skulls…" She growled darkly.


By the time they reached the turoths, the guys were their panting in exhaustion. The girls walked up to them.

Jawwie glared at them. "That. Wasn't. Funny." She repeated.

"That was pretty funny to me, how about you?" Npm asked War who nodded in laughter.

"No it wasn't. That was stupid and immature." Aklase glared at them.

"Yeah that was stupid and immature." Npm glared at War.

"I'm being serious! We're supposed to be The Four and were acting like little kids."

War's eyes suddenly widened. "Uh, Aklase?"

"Not now War. We're here to help Jawwie with her powers and all you guys are doing is getting her pissed off."

"Aklase?" Npm tried to stop her.

"Not now Npm! We're supposed to be one and-" She stopped. "Jawwie, why are you breathing on my neck?"

"I'm over here…" Jawwie said beside her.

Aklase's eyes widened. "There's a big turoth behind me isn't there?" The three friends nodded.

"Terrific. STOP DROP AND ROLL!" She suddenly crouched down and rolled underneath and behind the turoth in one motion. "Don't just stand there; ATTACK!"


"You fool! You had your chance and you didn't seize it. You are a bumbling buffoon."

"I-I am sorry my lord. The snakes weren't fast enough. And-and that one boy got to her in time somehow-"

"Then you should have taken him out before he reached her you IDIOT!"

"A thousand apologies my king. I will do better this time, you have my word."

"The word of a buffoon…you better not mess up this time Dark Wizard, or your head will be on my sword."

"Yes sir…"


~To be continued~


Sorry I had to cut this one kind of short. I'm already behind with writing and school has been a pain. R&R!