let me ask you something . the perfect fantasy world with monsters, magic , heroes and heroines, how do you picture it ? how tall is the hero ? how pretty is the heroine? how big are the monsters? how colorful is the magic?
everyone's imagining will picture something different despite it being the same scene. So now I hope whatever you picture when you read this novel is what's perfect for you.
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"another beer please"
"so then the goblin went for the tree and i-"
"hahahhaah, that's crazy"
right in the middle of the village was a lively wooden inn. with folk music , constant chatter and beauty's dancing to the melody, it was just another night at the Ceterna village guild. it was home to the adventurers and anyone else who seeked excitement and danger.
most guilds are always so lively at night . adventurers come back from tiring quests and get what their owned. others linger and try to strike up a conversation with someone of the opposite gender. and some adventurers travel far and wide so they take the chance to rest at a nearby guild and enjoy the night .
the bar was currently full of all kinds of people young and old. from young novice adventurers to old retired folk who just wanted to relive the guilds nights. clean shaved , burly , tall , short , lean , bulky, whatever you can think. Men of all kinds were present.
what of the women? oh each was her own sort of beauty. they are wore classsical medival dresses which hugged all their curves in the right places. the waitresses and receptionist were even a notch more attractive than the rest.
in a table in the corner, 4 adventurers talked in loud drunken voices . on each side of the table was a man with a pretty girl sitting in his lap.
"crazy isn't it ? 100 pieces of slime bones in just a week? i really envy the guy who pulled that off"
a stout man with a busy brown beard spoke to the man across from him. he was much younger looking and fairly handsome with dark green hair.
"he does sound quite interesting does he. I'd really like to meet him"
the black haired beauty in his lap looked at him with emploring eyes
" how strong do you think he is , babe?"
"well the best i can manage is 27 slime bones in a week, so he must acres ahead of me"
" baby, you're too modest , don't you think u can do more than 27?"
" hahaha , i'm sure he can, this man is stronger than me and my best is 34"
the bearded man burst out laughing again.however this time, the woman in his lap didn't stay quiet.
"I wonder how common strong adventurers likes that are in the city? small villages like this don't have much. oh i'd like to live in the city someday"
the dark haired man looked at the girl but his face seemed to show 2 emotions at the same time . he had a smile of politeness but eyes of darkness
" well the city certainly is an interesting place…. and the food is to die for"
"…you're still going on about that huh"
"u can't see it yet grignard but one day you'll see things as i do. i hope for you sake, that it happens before it's too late".
"baby, tonight's suppose to be pure fun, don't ruin the mood"
the blacked haired girl cutely pouted and took a swig of her beer . her cheeks slightly flushed red
" hrrmmm, baby, i want your warmth right now"
she leaned her head onto her partner
" haaah, what to do with you"
he gave her a peck on the head and took her in a princess carry.
" goodnight grig, we shall party ways now"
" good night ,zanthel"
with that , the youth and his lover left the guild.
once again the grignards woman spoke " i'm worried about him , he's seemed off ever since his return from the capital"
she looked at the door with a concerned face.
" don't worry, it's just an adventurers mood swings. tough missions can mess with your head a bit"
Although he played it off, he too was concerned with zanthels mental state.
it seemed like the end of another hearty night at the guild. the clock was just about to strike 12 when something unprecedented occured.
bell on the door chimed as a stranger in a shabby hood entered. at first there was no notice of him and his footsteps could barely be heard over the loud chatter and folk music. however, as he slowly moved towards the counter, more and more eyes fell on him.
the cute receptionist had a awkward look on her face but replaced it with a business like smile when the stranger reached the counter
"hello there, welcome to the Ceterna town guild, what would you like?"
in a sweet voice she asked the hooded being