Chapter 127 - Chapter 127 Word Of Pria’s Retribution

After Daisy and Ocis helped treat Thomas's burns Ceil and Peri walked up to him and said "We will continue our training and surpass you." Thomas stared at them confused and said "Surpass me?" They nodded and said "You were able to beat us simultaneously with a major handicap but this just proves we need to train even harder!" Thomas stood up and said "I'm sure you will with enough time and effort." Lily glared at him and said "Then what's your excuse and don't even try to say you were training in secret." Thomas stared at her and said "Well I guess I haven't bothered training for a while now." Lily smirked and said "That's exactly why we put those talismans on you." Ceil glanced at Peri and whispered "He still has the third talisman on him." Peri stared at her and whispered back "Well he doesn't seem to notice it so we'll just leave it." Scarlett stood up and walked towards Thomas as she said "You'll be getting stronger by doing normal everyday tasks now so you can take it easy for now." Thomas smiles and said "I got a few things to do before a relax a bit." They all stared at him and asked "What do you need to do?" Thomas froze and thought "Wait I cant tell them I agreed to help with the guild situation." Thomas stood there and said "It's nothing special I just have a few things I need to do." Daisy stood up and walked towards Thomas as she said "You should at least relax today." Ocis stood up and said "I agree with her." Thomas stared at Ocis and said "But I'm fine." Ocis stared at him and said "You were just set on fire!" Thomas began to slowly walk away as Daisy glanced at Ceil and said "You didn't take off that third talisman did you?" Ceil shook her head as Daisy sighed and said "He's gonna have a tough time walking around with more then three hundred pounds on him." Scarlett pointed at him and said "Or maybe not, it seems like he's doing fine with it." Peri glanced at Scarlett and said "What the hell, how is he doing that when he was clearly struggling with two hundred pounds a few hours ago?" Scarlett shrugged and said "I honestly don't know but it's clear that if we want to catch up with him we must also use those talisman." Ceil held up six talismans and said "Each of these are one hundred pounds and will activate once placed." Ceil turned to Peri and asked "Do those of us that use magic really have to go through with this?" Peri shrugged and said "It's only fair that we try it since we're forcing three of these into him." Ceil sighed and said "Fine we'll all try them but I'm not wearing mine very long." As they placed one talisman on each of them they all stumbled and lost their balance except for Scarlett who was standing there completely unfazed. Scarlett glanced at them as she asked "Shouldn't these things have more of an effect?" Lily glanced at Scarlett as she fell to the ground and said "None of us have beyond human levels of strength like you do." Scarlett walked towards them and asked "Are you all alright?" They all glanced at her and said "We're fine but these weights are a bit excessive." Peru stood up straight and said "I'll leave this talisman on me so I can become stronger!" Ocis began to flail her arms around as she said "This isn't very different from my training from before." Ocis smiled and said "I'll leave mine on too!" Lily pushed herself off of the ground and said "I won't let you guys beat me so I'll leave mine on too!" Ceil stood up and said "If Peri can do it so can I!" Daisy sighed and said "I'm not gonna be the odd one out so I'll leave mine on too." Scarlett nodded and said "Then we shall all leave them on." Thomas sat there watching them as he said "So they're also gonna wear these ridiculous things." Thomas stood up and said "It was fun watching them but I did happen to overhear a lead while I was sitting here." Thomas walked into the town and said "The guy I overheard went into one of these building." Thomas smiled and said "That guy even had some strong mana." Thomas stared at a door to a building with a sign that had a cup on it and smiled as he said "That guy was talking about five super strong people so I suppose it's only reasonable he's connected to Pria's Retribution." Thomas opened the door and said "I have a few questions for one of you." Everyone turned and stared at Thomas as he said "I'm searching for someone who has connections to Pria's Retribution." Thomas walked further into the building and sat down beside one of the men as he said "Your the guy I followed in her so maybe you have some info?" The man stared at Thomas and said "I ain't gonna help a demi human." Thomas glanced at the bar tender and said "Anything nonalcoholic." The man stared at Thomas and said "What, are you too good for an actual drink?" The bartender put a cup down in front of Thomas that was full of water as Thomas said "No I just assumed he wouldn't have bothered." The bartender crossed his arms and said "Well you assumed right, water is all your getting." Thomas grabbed the cup and said "So are you gonna tell me who those five people are or are you going to refuse?" The man grabbed Thomas by the head and said "Ask once more and I'll kill you!" Thomas grabbed the man's wrist and said "If your gonna make a threat make it worth while." Thomas ripped the man's hand off of his head and said "Another thing, if your gonna make a threat you should at least prove you can do it first." The man glanced at the bartender as Thomas said "I followed you in here on purpose, I know you have magic but you won't risk casting it if there are civilians around that may get injured." The man pulled his arm away from Thomas and said "Your truly despicable, using all of these people as your hostages." Thomas drank the water and set the cup down as he said "So who are these five people?" The man stared at Thomas and said "Even if I tell you they'll kill me even if I just tell you their names." Thomas glared at him and said "And I'll kill you if you don't." The man glanced at the people around him and said "I can't give you their names but what if I give you something else." Thomas stared at him and said "I'm listening." The man turned to the bartender and said "Two shots." The man glanced at Thomas and said "Name your price and make sure it's reasonable, I'd prefer to keep my life." The bartender set two shots in front of them and said "I wouldn't be giving this to you if he hadn't requested it." Thomas sighed and said "Naming my price is definitely something I wasn't prepared to hear." The man handed Thomas one of the shot glasses and said "We'll discuss the finer details now and we'll see if I can manage it." Thomas stared at him and said "Are you able to tell me where their base is located?" The man stared at Thomas and said "That's even worse then you knowing their names." Thomas drank the shot and asked "Do you believe in evil organizations?" The man stared at Thomas and asked "What's with this sudden question?" Thomas stared at him and said "Just answer the question." The man sighed and said "If an evil organization did exist it would probably be stopped by a hero or something." Thomas sighed and said "Yeah I guess your right." Thomas stood up and said "Before I go just tell me how strong are these five people?" The man stared at Thomas and said "They'd probably have the strength to take down the king if they all worked together." The man sighed and said "Unfortunately I guess that's a fight that'll never pan out since the king's already died." Thomas glanced at the man and said "So they're packing some serious power." Thomas smiles and walked out of the building as he said "I've already killed the king but it wasn't a fight so my knowledge about their abilities is still quite vague." Thomas smiled and said "I wasn't able to get any real info on them, but I do know that if I want to stand any sort of chance I have to fight them either one on one or have people with me to help." Thomas sighed and said "Nope I'll just do it myself, if anyone found out I was doing this it would just cause more problems."