Reiln had spent the night thinking about the broken light wire in the basement's bathroom, the mad tap in the kitchen, and probably 8 thousand other things around the inn. Then he thought of Ellie, and the graceful way she moved. Her delicate facial features. The world seemed to disappear around him. But still, he did not know about her sad past.
Any girl would have screamed just to touch Reiln's hand. Being level 81 at only 17 years old. His good looks, and godly body. Reiln was finally in love. All those years his father worried he had no emotional quotient. "Reiln's in love." He smiled to himself.
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The next day, the most unexpected thing happened……
Reiln was working in the basement, Ellie was roasting a turkey, Aunt Rachel had just come back from her hector hunting trip, Uncle Rick was busy with the customers. The sky had turned gloomy and the ground seemed to shake. Anyone could have heard the snarls in the distance.
"Oh my God!" Uncle Rick started, " Everyone into the basement!"
" Dad! What happening?!" Reiln asked, bewildered.
" I haven't seen anything like this in four decades, mass monster attack. Get everybody into the basement now!" Uncle Rick shouted.
Reiln and Ellie surprisingly had no trouble getting them into the wide basement.
The stomping has increased tremendously, thunderous voices filled the air, Reiln had just realized that his father wasn't in the basement with him.
"I SEE. AN INN IS IT NOT? LET'S HAVE SOME FUN." A disgustingly loud voice sounded from above them.
" This is no place for you balrog. Go back to where you came from." Uncle Rick's voice could be heard over the leers and snarls.
" NO PLACE FOR ME?! ARMY! SHOW HIM WHO'S BOSS!" the balrog shouted, making the ground vibrate.
" Reiln! Uncle Rick's out there!" Ellie sobbed.
" I know! But he's locked us in here!" Reiln said, desperate for some way to get out. He knew his father was a powerful wizard but he could not hold for long.
" No! No! No!" Ellie sobbed into her amoria skirt.
"We have to help him!" Several 3rd job warriors shouted among the din.
Reiln was busy smashing up bit of wood, the opening was big enough. " Guys! Over here!"
All the people of high enough level climbed out to get rid of the monsters.
" Please help him!" Ellie cried to a Priest who was making her way out through the hole.
The fighting lasted over seven hours. But to the people trapped in the basement, it seemed like eternity. Everyone prayed as hard as they could for safety of the inn and the old man.
When the place went quiet for 5 minutes, Ellie stuck her head through the opening. The entire inn was in smithereens. The metallic stench of blood hung low in the air. The exhausted maplers who were fighting against the monster army could be seen in a big circle. Depressed looks tacked on their face. Ellie scanned once more, then ran towards the gathered circle.