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>>45807009
>Go to a window.

>>45807009
You let out a sigh as you head towards a window on the far left side of the room. You glance out and see people attacking each other, one of the repeatedly stabbing his opponent with a wooden stake.

You quickly move away from the window. "Welp, I guess we're stuck here until they've finished their war." You sigh.

"I told you we should've gone straight back to the castle." Hilana sighs. "And before you ask me why my father hasn't quelled the riots, you have to remember that this is a large city and the guards can't be everywhere at once. Also, most of them are worshipers of Sharia."

"Figures." You sigh. "I wonder if there's a bed in here."

Verna shoots a tense look at you, which gives you shivers down your spine.

"On second thought, I think I'm fine sleeping against the wall." You sigh.

"Oh, don't be ridiculous." Hilana sniffs. "We can all take turns sleeping while one of us stands guard."

"Me first, me first!" Verna shouts.

"...Fine, you can stand guard." Hilana sighs as she stands up and heads into one of the rooms. You look around and find a nearby tarp and wrap yourself in it. You let out a yawn as you sink onto the floor and sit near the wall, the sounds of carnage outside lulling you to sleep.

(Cont)

>>45807550
You are Kaire Bueller, and you are in a village, which you managed to reach. After checking in at the inn, you managed to get a bath and clean yourself. As you enter your bedroom in a towel, you check your belongings to see everything is in place.

...Wait, since when did you get a black thing in your knapsack- Oh, shit.

You quickly grab your sword as something jumps out of your knapsack and...

It's a monkey. What the hell.

You look at the tailed creature, who lets out a screech at you as it stares at you with its big old eyes. Wow.

What do you do?

>Get rid of it.
>Pet it.
>Hug it.

>>45807761
>Get rid of it.

>>45807761
You decide to get rid of the monkey by opening the window and grabbing a mango, waving it in front of the monkey.

It seems to work as the monkey jumps up and down, screeching loudly. You chuck the fruit out the window, the little critter jumping after it.

That's one problem down. You stretch your arms and sit on the bed, exhausted. Adventuring does take out a lot from you, after all.

As you stare up at the ceiling, you think back to your childhood days...


You watch the clouds flow on by with your little brother at your knees. The sun is shinning, and the sky was a bright blue. Just another clear day at your home village.

"Sissy, I wanna go to the pond!" Kline whines at you. "I wanna see the frogs!"

What do you say?

>"Maybe later."
>"Okay."
>"Not now."

>>45808091
>"Okay."

Might have to put this quest on a break or something.

>>45808091
"Okay, let's go." You take your brother by the hand and head down to the pond. The wind blows through your face as you reach the pond.

Cicadas greet your ears as they hum loudly. You see frogs sitting on the lilypads, croaking. Kline lets out a laugh as he runs into the pond, trying to catch one of the frogs.

"I'm gonna get a froggie!" He shouts loudly.

"Not with the way you're going," You remind him, as you slowly enter the water and calmly catch a jumping frog in your hands. "You have to be patient and calm, instead of rushing into things."

"But that sounds boring." Kline mutters.

>"No, it's not."
>"You won't think so if you try it."
>"Give it a chance."

>>45808516
>"Give it a chance."

>>45808516
"Give it a chance. You'll find you'll get more things that away." You say.

"Okay..." Kline then repeats what you did earlier and manages to catch a frog. "I caught one! I caught a froggie!" He shouts in joy.

"Yes, you did." You nod wisely. "I'm proud of you, little bro."

The two of you then head back to the house, feet caked in mud and water. Kline is grinning ear to ear, proud of today's frog-catching.


You let out a sigh as you rise from the bed, hearing knocking on the door.

"Who is it?" You ask.

"Room service." A female voice answers you.

...You didn't order any room service. You told the owner that you didn't want to be disturbed.

As you get off from the bed, you slowly grab your blade and walk near the door.

What do you say?

>"Come in."
>"What do you have out there?"
>"I don't need any service."

>>45808661
>"Come in."

>>45808661
"Come in." You say coolly.

The door opens, and you grab the hand and shove the person onto the floor, your sword at their neck. Your eyes are on the robed figure on the ground.

"W-Wait! Please, I mean you no harm! I am a friend!" The woman cries out.

"A friend, huh?" You say. "Why did you knock on door? I asked to be left alone."

"I have a message for you!" the robed woman gasps out. "A message from one of your friends!"

"Which friend?" You flatly snap at her.

"Someone named P-Palla!" The robed woman groans.

You quickly release her as you help her off the floor. "Palla's in trouble?" You ask the woman.

"Y-Yes! She informed me to seek you out! She needs your help in fending off an incoming threat in your country!" She gasps out.

"Where?" You ask curtly.

"Not far from here! In fact, you can get there by horse if you have to! I have one right outside!" The robed woman says.

Something in your gut is screaming that this is a trap, but you ignore it as you gather your things and head out of your room.

(cont)

>>45808838
You head downstairs with the woman and exit the inn. True to her word, the robed woman's horse is nearby, drinking from the trough.

"Now do you believe me?" She states.

"If this is a trick-" You start.

"No trick! I rode all the way here to give you the message! I can even give you the directions!" The woman says.

"There's no need. I know the way." You calmly state as you climb onto her horse and look at the woman. "Are you sure you don't need a ride?"

"I-I'll be fine! Just hurry!" The robed woman shoos you off.

You shrug and jerk the horse into action, galloping towards the town gates.

As you rush towards the place where Palla is, you can't help but wonder what kind of mess she's gotten into now...

(cont)

>>45808932
You are Palla Seiard, and you are fighting a dragon, not unlike the one you fought with your sword months ago.

But this time, it was a black dragon, one of the most dangerous dragons to roam free in the world.

You quickly dodge its acidic breath, melting everything in its way.

"Mistress!" Tana shouts, shooting an arrow at the beast's side. "I will help you!"

Argon, meanwhile, is pummeling his fists against the dragon's back. "Fucking thing's tough as shit!" He shouts.

You wonder if you're over your head here. As you draw out your holy sword and swing a wave of light at the beast, it sidesteps the attack and charges at you.

What do you do?

>Dodge it.
>Jump slash it on the head.
>Swipe at one of its legs.

>>45809057
>Swipe at one of its legs.

>>45809057
With great speed, you quickly slash at one of its scaly forelegs. But the black dragon lets out a roar and swings its tail at you, sending you flying into the dirt.

Tana and Argon are screaming out your name as the dragon then inhales the air around it, preparing to breathe out its horrid breath again.

You struggle to get up, not wanting to die here. This isn't where your story ends. This isn't where the history of Heral ends.

You manage to stand and summon a barrier in front of you, hoping it would last long enough to repel the creature's attack.

It was just in time too, as the black dragon exhaled its foul breath once again, this time headed straight towards you...

>To be continued.

Thanks for playing. I'll be taking a break from this quest, I have things to do this month. I'll find a way to return to this, though.