Ham-Ham the Wandering Black Hamster
Book 1: Journeys
Arc 3: The Battle at the Eastern Sea, Chapter 15: Conversations and The Road Once More
Previously: Ham-Ham had just defeated Amien, and the Battle for the Town of Guoy ended in victory for the Western Tribe and the citizens of Guoy.
The battle had ended, but it was not time to rejoice just yet. The dead had to be accounted for and buried and the injured had to be treated. However, all those things could be worried about in the next day, for tonight, they would celebrate. Those who fought would rejoice for the fact that the town was protected and that their way of life could continue on.
The party was a splendid affair with plenty of booze and grub to go around. Hamsters and Felion alike where gathered around those Brave Four: the mayor Ganoldo, the twins Gris and Dris, and finally the swordsman Rai. Those that were gathered around partying danced and talked of the bravery of those four that managed to change the tide of the battle. Even the Felion cheered for those four. Now the party was only missing Ham-Ham, the hero of the battle and the one who stopped Amien. Unfortunately he was still unconscious from the battle and is still sleeping.
The next day, when the party ended, the groggy villagers and Felion began to clean out the rubble and count the dead. From the initial attacks from the Northern Felion to the final battle, almost ten thousand of the cuddly hamsters had died. Although the Guoy's population was nowhere as big as some of the other town's population, the ten thousand deaths cut Guoy's population by about a tenth.
"To think that such a thing could happen. I-I'm a failure as this town's mayor." Gan kneels to the ground to weep epically. If one was to listen closely, you could almost hear murmurs from the Felions saying how can someone weep so epically, so gracefully.
Jeal: "Gan, it is not your fault, but the fault of that blasted elder who controlled us. Speaking of which, what will we do with that elder?"
With all of the partying last night and the counting of the dead in the morning, the Felion and townspeople totally forgot about the mind controlling elder. So they went to where the elder was tied up the previous day. As the group approached the elder, he suddenly began to stir.
"Arrrrg, what hit me...huh what..." Amien could only look up and stare at the big group in front of him.
"Oh...Shit! I can't believe I lost to a bunch of weaklings."
Rai: "Well you did lose to Ham-Ham, so if we are weak then you're a maggot, hahahahaha!"
The townspeople LOL'ed literally at Rai's witty comeback. When they all calmed down, someone shouted "Lynch him!"
Gan: "Well he does need to pay for his crimes, but he is an elder, so don't elders have their own way of punishing their members?"
Ferona: "That certainly is true."
Random town hamster A: "So...then what should we do..."
"How about I command you to free me!"
Jeal pokes Amien in the tummy.
"Ouch! tchh that hurt, did you have to poke me in my tummy, that is where that lightening elder punched me."
Zanbar: "Hehehehehe, he is too weak right now, he complains like a little boy!"
"I am not a little boy, just you wait, I will get you weaklings for this. I will regain my powers before the Elders learn of this and you cannot kill me for that is against the laws set by the Elders. Only the Elders can decide the punishment for other elders/Elders."
Before anyone could reply, Leliel suddenly came running.
"Hey everyone, Ham-Ham is awake," (in a relieved voice)
They saw Ham-Ham walking toward them while balancing himself with his stick. The Felion and townspeople did not let Ham-Ham walk toward them, instead they instantly pounced on him once they saw him. The hamsters were all over him and singing praise to Ham-Ham while throwing him up into the air. The Felion were either busy licking Ham-Ham or roaring to show their praise and respect. Even the dignified Rai joined in to celebrate the hero of Guoy. Leliel watched with joy at the happiness of the Felion and townspeople. She felt her heart flutter since she was glad that Ham-Ham was safe. Although she didn't know the full extent of her feelings at this time, she of course did react like at girl would do for their crush when she say what happens next. Some of the younger girls began to touch and cuddle with Ham-Ham a bit far more intimately than Leliel was comfortable with.
Mount Leliel began to awaken. With a breath of air, she shouted "Let him go, he's starting to suffocate! huff... huff... huff..." Unfortunately for Leliel, with all of the cheering, her shout was effectively muted out leaving a poor suffocating Ham-Ham in its wake. After a lovely period of time, more so for some other people, a suffocated Ham-Ham began to breath once more.
"It's good to see that everyone is okay. How ba..."
"YOU! I CURSE YOU, HOW COULD AN UNKNOWN elder DEFEAT SOMEONE AS MAGNIFICIENT AS ME!" (huffs)
(Insert Massive Sweatdrop)
"...Wow I didn't know that the "great"(sarcastically) Amien was such a drama queen. Also I'm better than you because I know that there are THREE Elders here. Also you three can come out now Old Man, Ezmerelda, and the other Elder.
Suddenly a group of three hamsters appeared in the town.
"Fufufu, you two lost the bet Ezmerelda and Ruin. I told you that my first and only apprentice is a true prodigy."
"I will admit that he is certainly talented."
"For such skill in such a short amount of time certainly shows his ENERGY OF YOUTH!"
"Urusai (shut-up)!" Ezmerelda icily freezes up Ruin. "Don't mind Ruin, anyways we'll take Amien off of your hands and punish him very accordingly."
Amien was so surprised that not one, but three Elders showed up. He knew that he was utterly and royally screwed, so he did the only thing any elder would do, which was to faint. The townspeople of course have heard about the power of an Elder. but they have never thought that they would ever meet one.
"Hohoho, it seems like the townspeople are awestruck by our presence. Anyways, Ham-Ham, I have a mission for you."
"Yes Master?"
"Once you are well rested and have finished your obligations in this town, I want you to go to the Village Sham east of here. I believe that the events that will occur in that village will be quite beneficial to you."
"Mission accepted Master!"
"Sache, are you sure? You should know that they are quite vicious and deadly."
"It's fine, that's why it will be a good learning experience for my apprentice. I trust that he will survive."
"Very well then, we'll take Amien with us and good job with beating him."
"Thank you."
Ham-Ham bows as the Elder's leave with Sache dragging Amien and Ezmerelda lifting the ice incased Ruin. The townspeople were still awestruck and it wasn't until Leliel that spoke up that broke the silence.
"Ham-Ham, you didn't tell me that you were trained by the Great Elder Sache himself! He's considered the strongest Elder!"
"Hah hah, well it never came up"
Ferona suddenly came up to Ham-Ham: "Well young elder, we of the Western Felion tribe would like to thank you for your help. We must be going now, back to our home and send word to both the Southern and Eastern Tribes. Should you ever need our help, feel free to ask us."
Queltz: "And I too, young elder, we of the northern Tribe must see the damage that wretched elder caused to our homes. Our doors will always be open to you."
With that, the Felion began to leave the town and return to their homes. And so the townspeople began to rebuild again.
Timeskip - One week later
Over one week after the Battle of the Town of Guoy, Ham-Ham, Rai, Leliel, and Lilis finally decide to depart from the town. It was decided that Leliel planned to go the Great Town of Saisei(Rebirth), the capital of the country of Ohen with Lilis boasting a population of over 5 million including other races. Meanwhile, Ham-Ham and Rai would go east to the village of Sham. Before they decide to split, Leliel decides to talk with Ham-Ham.
"Ham-Ham, please be careful."
"I will and I hope your trip to Rebirth goes well."
"Rai do you see what I'm seeing, the dignified Leliel is blushing like a schoolgirl." (Shocked)
"Yep, that Ham-Ham will be one lucky bastard in the future. Ouww"
"language mister."
"Sigh, yes ma'am!"
With one final hug Leliel parts with Ham-Ham. Gan, Dris, Gris, and the entire village decides to see the four off.
Gan: "Don't be a stranger and be too shy to visit. We the inhabitants of this town will forever thank you for what you did for this town!"
Townspeople: "May the great Hams bless your Journeys!"
As Leliel and Lilis head north, Ham-Ham and Rai head east to unknown dangers.