"Are they found?!" slow, sharp and threatening - a figure in the dark spoke out, it engulfed the large room, almost void of possessions as though the high ceiling was only decorated by darkness and the room alike - a tall throne sits in place, behind it were the high walls, befitting the theme - darkness sits on the throne and his sharp voice stings when heard.
"Yes, Great Lord, the deserters like ants, they scattered around near the border" said a familiar voice, slight light from a circular ventilation above highlighted the other voice - it was of the shrewd little man from Fuu'ue's raid, bowing down before the figure of dark.
"Then remind me, Gu! why are you here?" said the dark sharp voice.
"Great Lord, I humbly simply came to report"
"Were my orders not clear?"
"Great Lord, it's just that, their numbers are high"
"Silence fool! , I am not in need of fodders, do you?..think I'm in need?" the dark voice seemed more irritated than before.
Fear consumed Gu, as he- who bowed, shivers in the voice's sight.
Weakly, "M-maybe" said Gu, suddenly his head and body fell on the ground - scared. Gu gawked, his bowing stature - now squeezed the ground more, like heavy unbearable weights from -his- above pushed the little man flat, the shrewd Gu gawked in pain.
"MAYBE? WHAT?" roared the voice, with a brush from his dark hand, the invisible weight that seemed to crush Gu then disappeared and the latter resumed his bow, gasping with - near death's - saliva flowing from his side.
"Great Lord, I'm sorry" Gu apologized - still in pain.
"SPEAK!!!"
"Ma-maybe we should.. " partially Gu closed his eyes, slightly turned his bowed head sideways for a moment, expecting pain, however, he felt no weights so he peaked and said, "Maybe we should send them to the mines"
"Fool! Au'khawm is coming and you expect me to keep mining?"
"Great Lord, our friend, your friend from Arienne can help us with an excuse.. he could tell us who this shirtless kid is and something more"
"General Grey was a loyal knight,.....very well. Go find them, torture them and bring them to the mines", " Relief me of your presence" ordered the voice.
"Yes Great Lord" said Gu and immediately he left for the high doors, to him the door was an escape from this dark nightmare of a room.
"Jin Woo, send a message for that greedy old man" said the voice.
Amidst the darkness a slender tall figure with blonde hair slightly showed himself and bowed - as the light from the ventilation slightly changes course, slowly it reached the throne, there sat the man in the darkness - a long beard of partial grey, Veradun the Overlord.
Guards-hold stood still in peace, their ever smiling citizens dealt with mundane hardships with ease, along these bustling peaceful citizens, Sako the assassin walked towards the Mid-infirmary, with her -blue- on, the citizens watched in awe of the beauty, her plump busts and tushy urged the men to gaze, ladies too - stared in wonder - her lustful yet serene beauty and her partially green hair, matched her every coloured walks, with confidence she strolled and in her mind she thought, 'Lu my master, these men can't even compare to even your shadow'.
Lucy now relieved of her newfound experience, walked out of the bathroom door, "You look brighter! did you poo a heavy number two?" teased Pay.
"Bright?" she asked, immediately grabbing a mirror, Pay wondered why Lucy wasn't comedically triggered.
Lucy stared -focused on the mirror, she highlighted her cheeks left to right in view to see herself clearer, 'Am I naughty?' she wondered, and Lu came to her mind, "Yaaaa!" she screamed, dropping her mirror to the ground. Pay in show of his lightning fast speed - grabbed the falling mirror in time.
"Without me sis, you won't survive" he proclaimed, and Lucy smiled a -proudly- one for her fun little brother but she knew danger was involved in this new job of a manager, she then asked Pay, "So about the school? ".
"Not this again" sighed Pay, bummed out.
"No.. no! you see, you maybe can solve what's the dream phenomena about also the taboo thingy"
"Even gramps can't figure it out, how can I?"
"It's just... Pay. . sometimes danger may come, I don't want you to get hurt"
"Danger is my middle name.. haha" laughed Pay.
"I'm serious" said Lucy, her face dropped her blushing clumsy looks for a while.
"I don't want you to get hurt too, ya know, also we have Sako, Szlick and..... Lu" said Pay, making a face of toughness when he mentioned Lu.
Sighed Lucy, "Just think about it, maybe you should work for Apu Elone"
"Sis!!! Do you know how many times, ugly ass beasts had chased me in my job... I can run fast you know, it's you I'm worried about" rebounded Pay, showing his confidence in his speed, "But you have you're boyfriend so I'm not worried" sneered Pay , teasing Lucy.
"Boyfriend!!?" in her mind Lu came up and she panicked- as usual. Fun Inc. now looked unguarded however secrets lay in the new construction, which as of now slumbered.
The western most of Arienne, watchers-keep, major occupants now involved the refugees from Sloan, the once empty - fertile green filled lands, just besides the main road were now filled with newly cultivated crops and farms of every kind. Just past these farm lands in a plain field stood two man, with familiar stances.
Hemi and Azuri still the audience, the first of the two bled a-heavy from the nose, much to her Lieutenant's ebullience.
Lu stood with open arms, receiving the burning fire based attacks from Al - naked as though a replay of their first bout. This time -round- Al let not his temper get to his focus. He enjoyed the fact that he could burn a-light - and go all out. A perfect punching bag. Lu felt Al's tenacity - his effort, so he move around with Al's beat. Massive waves of embers blew like winds, substituting the refreshing spring air.
On the other side Hemi looked worried, Lu hasn't thrown any blows back, with worry and confusion to 'why', she asked her Lieutenant, "Why isn't he fighting back?"
"Ooh! Is little Hemi worried about his little ol crush?" Azuri wasn't her usual self, she was filled with delight and words of tease was only heard.
"Don't wowwy wittle Hemi, he's training the fire kid" Azuri assured Hemi.
'So kind' Hemi thought.
In the fight, the waves of fire seemed never ending, Lu was taking it in and dodging some with weak charging attacks all meant to miss - mixed in, it was a training to both. Not long after, to Hemi's relief but also regret since she craved more of the all-showing Lu. Al shouted out a halt.
"Call it quits?" said Al, panting - he was tired.
"Your call bro" replied Lu, who was still very much in the zone.
The two gazed at each other with a grin for a moment, standing still - with Lu's golden blessings in clear view, an erotica in a play for Hemi.
Disrupting the moment, Al stomach quietly yielded, it rumbled.
In harmony the both of them declared aloud, "Hungry!" they said.
The unlikely duo did the more unlikely, -they walked together as friends -closely - towards the keep and within a mere distance they saw Hemi and Azuri, Lu was dangling his prime out for the world to see, Al noticed but took it for granted as he had already been and seen this situation before. However, Hemi with -nose bleed- still in effect, did a multi-task - a look and then a look away, on and on she goes, shy but wanting and Azuri knows it all.
"Lu!!" yelled Azuri, poking Hemi in the back -many a number of times. The other showed her blush for the first in all times and she pulled her Lieutenant in the arm, shaking her head as to not call them towards.
"Oh! Sup Ice queen" Lu yelled back, Azuri wondered 'does he know he's bareback?' but she shook it aside, for she feels the urge to tease her subordinate.
"How are you friendly to almost everyone?" Al asked Lu.
"Whaduya mean? She's the leader so she might have something to eat" with a smile that showed no other intent but what he had just said, Lu simply replied.
The closer Lu and Al got to Hemi and Azuri, the more intense and fast Hemi routine gets, with haste -curios yet shy- she looked at and then looked away from Lu, occasionally pulling Azuri's arm down.
"What are you doing here?" asked Al.
"There should be a Lieutenant in there somewhere" replied Azuri.
"Sorry Lieutenant Azuri" Al apologized, he disregard his tendency in thanks for treating the refugees. Azuri nodded then switched her attention at Lu for her much awaited interaction with Hemi.
"So this is Hemi!" Azuri with a look of hidden intent - introduced Hemi.
"Hemi?? cute name" said Lu, his kind eyes slowly gazed at the dark-skinned beauty.
"Right???!! " said Azuri, her tone was of something that Al can't comprehend - yet.
Hemi her hands covering her mouth, she stared at the ground,
And as Lu's pitch black eyes fixated it's gaze on her - who was too- doing the same at the exact moment. Right - the moment their eyes met, sparks formed and jolted Hemi's heart. She stood calm- her professionalism, inside she was pounding, Lu's kind eyes, his devilishly charming looks did their work, his carefree smile grinded her gears more - forcing her heart to beat faster than it should ever do, with heavy breaths her only option for escape was to gaze away but now it's strange she thought, as much as she tried - she just can't urged her eyes to turn away. To further brought the starstruck maiden to yield her feelings, Lu with his smile he said, "Oh! You're pretty".
Lufeng in the twins he finally arrived - but hearing the sounds of moans and an occasional loud scream of pleasure, he wrote something then turned away, a top the other rock of the twins he left a note, which said " Comeback soon you vile three...somes"
In the higher hill close to the keep, an entrance to Pilatun is found, there soldiers stood like a cutted hill for a path - a seemingly opened entrance with no gates or guards or any obstacles in it, it was simply an untouched road in the hill, however a little post made from a black log and a top that log shines an orb with dull lights, Bart went close to the orb and he reached down his satchel, he brought out a glowing green penchant and hold it close to the orb. The orb then - for a moment shined brighter, green light permeated within a small vicinity - shining at every soldiers present and to the eyes of all no other colour seemed allowed for that moment, a short moment it was then the orb returned dimmed and dull.
"Move out!" Bart commanded his troops and they soon follow.
"Sir what was that about" asked Marcus, unsure and creeped out, his partner Zudi too, stood close to Hothor.
"Let's say it as an entrance fee for the Dang'tu" Bart answered.
"Scaryyy!!!! remember everyone, no touching anything!!" yelled Marcus, relaying and repeating Bart's command from earlier.
Just below the entrance of the valley, within a short hike down lies the keep, Lu and the rest now walked insides the gate, Lu's privates were covered by Hemi's bandanna, much to her liking but shy to admitting, to even add to Hemi's unlikely shyness, Azuri ordered the two to walk behind her and Al.
"Al's hungry I'll show him the hall" said Azuri, dragging the kid.
She turned back at Hemi and said, "Hemi take Lu to the bath" and she gave a sinister smile, with two eyebrows twitches -up and down-.
Hemi shy but she followed the command,she took Lu to the bath and the latter followed without a sound, 'Do I smell bad' simply he thought.
Hemi still shy but now - strangely she felt curious, her naughty tendency peaked all of a sudden.
As they stood before the door of the baths,
"Follow me" she said, her voice extremely seductive.
Lu simply complied, and the two went in the bath, as Azuri predicted the bath was empty in this time of the day.
In the hall, Al ate and ate his fill, Azuri stood motionless which begs the soldiers present to wonder, her smile looked curious. In her mind she told herself, 'I'm the best wing-man there is'.
In the bath, the mood was set, Lu ignited his naughty and Hemi played along -her natural curiosity.
"Stand there!" she ordered, a sadistic alpha - as she appeared.
"Okay Babe, In good times" said Lu - slick in action and words.
The pair stood besides one of the many baths.
Slowly, the maiden unbuttoned her -blue-, she gave a slight gaze of lustful eyes, Lu looked like he yearned for a bite.
Without words the two acted, Hemi strips off her uniform -throwing it aside.
Lu gulped to the sight of an erotic physique, her chest was just right, two plumps of yummies - without a bra still with the whitest of panties,
She licked her lips - and proceeds to bite the lower, she slowly walked leg crossed to her man, she stood in front a couple of inches in distance, "It's in the way" she said, her voice breathed -hardness-, she quickly yanked her bandanna away, and slowly grabbed his -golden-.
Her touched smooth and slow, enough to -throb- incite a null-man's pleasure.
"You likey... boy?" she moaned as she spoke, while Lu grabbed her more closer, he reached down for a kiss, not gentle but one of lustful brought, as their lips closes -and just before the kiss, Hemi placed her slender finger in Lu's lips for a tease, "I didn't tell you to kiss me.. boy! don't be a jack rabbit" she spoke close to his ear, which further makes the Null-man pound and crave more for her sweets, her soft breasts -she squeezed in his chest and slowly rubbed down to his waist - she squatted down and look above, "Show me.. how you taste". Her pink lips opened - her tongue yearns for the taste - the licks and on she -nighs- their fun for the while.
What follows was Lu's fun in the keep, the one he'll remember for long.
Noon started it's reign again, Sako now reported in.
" Mustang, I'm here" she said, without a salute she went it.
"Sit down and it's Sir" he said, pointing towards the piles of paper-works.
'Nooooooooo' Sako thought, while Lucy smiled a bit - she pitied the poor Sako but her going away granted Lucy more chance, 'all's fair in love and war' she thought and smiled a more, she sits a top the house beneath the leafs made -as roof, she stared at some wanted posters and arranged the bounties in order.
The Kingdom was busy as men dug for the lines, Elones new peropero was almost now done.
A new wave of communication, an advance arts for many. Much to Dekadora's joy Arienne enjoyed a higher stance in technology. A much needed and sought after means, for ripper's power effects has limited vicinity.