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  "writing": "[t]Say Uncle - Re:yiffed[/t]\n[u]Chapter 5[/u]: [u]The Dawn of the Butterfly[/u]\n\n\n\tThe next dawn was not long after the start of what soon started to cross the sky. And it was Anthony that woke first that morning beating his young bed mates to the punch. He gave a yawn once his mind returned to his body. However he was awake for a few seconds before he felt a pleasant little sensation he had not woken up to before. He felt it a bit comedic seeing as when he fell asleep Annie had his member under lock and key. Now upon waking her sister had seized it. The little pup in her sleep had managed to find herself something that was warm and loosely resembled her not to long ago weaned bottle. He groaned silently as he could as the pup suckled on her 'bottle'. He could only smirk, such a treat literally second one of his being awake; he didn't want to ruin it. He groaned lightly as the youngest pup kept trying to drink from his tip. 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Still wasn't actually expecting you of all people to go along with it.” She teased watching the littlest pup try to drink from the cock her mind had mistaken for a bottle. “Is it bad that this is turning me on?”\n\t“She's sucking on it like a little pro.” Anthony then softly groaned. “OOOh man, I'm so close already; heh, makes me wonder how long she's been sucking.”\n\t“Doesn't matter.” Annie started once more. “Anyone who tries to stop it is gonna have to go through me first.”\n\t“That little remark has me thinking though.” Anthony gave his remark with a smirk, soon after groaning again. Jen had managed to cram a little more of him into her mouth and he was very grateful. She was also starting to get a little bit of a treat as he started to leak his pre.\n\n\t“OH?” Annie quickly replied.\n\t“Yeah,” Was his quick reply before he went on with, “You keep making me wonder who the true monster here is. Is it me for making this little tiny sex drive next to me? Or the pup who loves to let me rev up her sex drive?”\n\t“Why don't we just keep it at fifty fifty and wait to watch you cum in her little mouth?” As she asked this, her tail was wagging. She was indeed enjoying this little moment. “Go on, fill her up; I know you want to go on, go on.”\n\t“Nope, I'm still the monster; that little remark solidified it.” Anthony teased, as they both kept their voices to a whisper. “To make a little monster like you; I'd have to be a mega monster, no wait I know I'll become the King of Monsters.” Anthony told her then, giving a laugh. However that laugh quickly turned into a moan when the young pup managed to find herself a soft spot on his shaft and started rubbing her teeth into it. She also quickly started getting some cum as he groaned loudly. Naturally this woke said pup who let out a startled yelp as the sticky hot cum blasted against the roof of her mouth; before it turned into a soft little whine. Her tail slowly started to wag as the pup got herself a surprise wake up call. And he was exploding inside her muzzle.\n\n\t“OH I know that sound.” Annie teased reaching down to pet her sister. “The smell of your cum just filled her nose from the inside of her head; I love that part myself. All you can smell huh sis?” Ann asked her just as softly as before. The pup gave a nod before she started to yawn and stretch; not ready to let go of him just yet. “And look at Uncle A; holding back and not drowning you like he would to me. So how do you pull that little trick off? The only oral load I know is, open my throat and learn to ignore my gag reflex. But baby sis gets a cute and quick meal ready to enjoy?”\n\t“I have my way's.” Anthony told her with a smirk. “Can't tell you all my secrets.” He then sat up, gave something of a stretch himself. By now he had finished and Jenny had pulled away; leading her sister to boo her and call her lucky. Anthony patted Jenny's head and then rubbed her ears. The pup giggled then jumped into his arms. Then she giggled a little more as she kissed his cheek; then hugged him. The pup let her age show for a few seconds as she played. He returned the hug, until one of his hands started to scratch her just above the base of her tail. The pup suddenly cried out, before she started to giggle but then moaned softly then right back to the giggles; as her little left leg thumped on the ground and she held onto him. “Feel good?” He teased then stopped and rubbed her head again.\n\n\t“That tickled, but it felt good too.” Jenny told him so he did it to her again. But this time as her leg thumps on the floor, and her legs widened as a soft moan and more giggles echoed out of her. This time as one hand scratched the base of her tail, his other hand captured her tiny cunt; and started rubbing on her and fingering her but only a very little bit. Making her cry out loudly and being overwhelmed by what she was feeling as he attacked the spot that made her leg thump and molested her little pussy which she couldn't bring herself to defend. Jenny opted to hold onto him as he gave her little brain and body a workout; diddling her if only a bit, but the pup was letting him so he didn’t stop until he was satisfied.\n\t“Hey where's all that cute and sugar when I want some loving?” Annie promptly asked, looking at her Uncle. But he simply caught the back of her head with his palm and startled the pup as he pulled her in for a kiss. Even as Jenny cried out and started to cum even as his other hand continued to diddle her young sex and the pup clutching her hands to her chest was happy to let him.\n\n\t“Because, you don't want cute and sugar;” Anthony told her, then poked her nose. “You want; fucking break me. You want wear my pussy like a cock warmer and fucking ruin me for anyone else; that's what you want. You don't want, scratch my ears and bad touch my pussy; you're more of a. Cram every last inch of it inside me and wear me around town kind of girl. The kind of pup that would gladly walk around with my cum dripping down her thighs.”\n\t“Hey, just because you're right doesn't mean I can't get mad at you!” Annie whined loudly. However she was surprised when the back of her head was captured by his hand once more; she cried out of surprise when she found her lips being pushed toward his. His hand already having secured her clit and was about to tickle torture said tender and defenseless little nub.\n\n\tHowever, almost as if too much of a good thing just continued to pissed her off; seconds after one of the lambs suddenly gagged. “It's fine, the twins choke each other from time to time; they must have been watching.” However when just as promptly the second twin started gagging and sputtering for air. “Ok they never strangle each other at the same time.”\n\t“Fool.” The Butterfly that boiled his blood then spoke. “If you can put off ahem; inappropriately, swabbing your niece's throat with your tongue for a time, and come outside and greet her? If not she can continue to entertain herself with these two dumb dumbs, you actually call these two companions? Are they strictly of the sexual kind of companions? If not, you have her pity their magic is paltry. But seeing as they attacked her first; they will die if they are left in her custody much longer.” She said so with such a casual, oh well, kind of tone; at least Annie saw how the fur on the back of his neck spiked as a growl started to fill his throat.\n\t“Damn it.” Anthony grumbled as he reached over and clutched his large sword.\n\n\t“Leave it fool!” The fairy then shouted. “Despite these bugs jumping the gun and attacking her; She is here as a messenger, no less. Your vassals break etiquette by attacking a diplomat; this would normally mean war. However she is well aware her Master is above kicking a newborn. And Lucky for you her Master does not wish for your eradication. Or she suspects Master would have sent her dear baby sister and you would all be dead already. Yes yes you too Tauren; Out of the tent with the plant-elemental. And Fool, put your pants on before you face her; the only cock she desires to see belongs to her glorious Master.”\n\n\t“Girls get dressed.” Anthony told them as he then pulled on his own pants and slipped outside. Outside he found the fairy in question and the twins suspended in midair, nothing seeming to be touching them. However she had turned their own shadows on them; Anthony could see that she currently had them in a choke lock with their own greatest weapon tightly bound around their throats. The fairy herself had her great big black wings folded around her slender body; so little a treat they were to her she didn't even bother to use her wings. Her skin is still as pale and white as undisturbed snow. Hue joined him shortly after as Ammy hid behind the flap of their heavy leather tent.\n\t“If I put them down you must order them into decorum; She is here as a diplomat on the behalf of her Master, King that Never Was.” The Fairy then spat at him. “She speaks on behalf of Her Master; Attack her once more, now then you know this; and you will anger the eldest being in all of creation. If you want a war she can easily call for her dear baby sister Lilith and allow her Hive the enjoyment of slaughtering you in our Master's glorious name for defaming his Honor.”\n\t“Right right; they'll behave, I swear.” Anthony told her. “Put them down.” The fairy promptly nodded but as they had tested her; she would not simply put them down. She tossed the twins like rags with a halfhearted flick of her wrist tossing them away as if they were garbage. Once the twins had been tossed her lithe hand returned to her side under her wings. She then approached, and gave a bow; albeit utterly shallow and only because her Master had made her swear to decorum during the mission. Only because she had been told to do so was she playing the polite diplomat? “So your Master gave you a message for me?”\n\n\t“That is correct.” The fairy chirped. From under her wings, her hands then held a large orb like gem. She then held her hand above it; and a young sounding boy's voice spoke. However there was something to his voice only the strongest of the group noticed. And it bothered them greatly.\n\t“Anthony, my dear boy Anthony. You have proved a hard wolf to find; let me tell you.” The boy's voice replied then he laughed. However the twins had gathered themselves and joined his side; only they were about to protest. The glare the butterfly fairy shot at them, along the speed of her finger she jabbed at them; once their mouths had opened. Shut them right back up. She nodded and cleared her throat. Then returned her hand over the orb. “He hid you well indeed. I even found the decoys first; the assassin and his students, the lone wanderer who travels the Storytellers worlds. Even now he has hidden beyond my reach, for now at least; behind the shadow of a, heh, a German knight of all people. I was not expecting that. Least alone that he seems to be Isekaied from a variant universe of nineteen forty four Germany; The storyteller made a strange choice with this one. It boggles my mind; Why?” The boy seemingly confessed with a lighthearted chuckle.\n\n\t“How do you know about my Master?” Anthony then asked, but got no response.\n\t“It's a recording fool. It is a message not an answer. Yell at the orb if you wish, you will only look more of a fool then you already are for doing so.” The Fairy once more chirped.\n\t“Now, you might be wondering now; Why the hell is something like me wanting to have something to do with a nobody like you; hum?” The boy's voice then chimed again. “I mean if my dear sweet little Midnight here is anything to judge me by; Why I would be the monster that haunted the nightmares of your monster's fucking monsters. Well simply put because;” He paused because he snorted then laughed. However he recovered shortly after. “Oh dear me, that was cute; and unexpected. Where was I? Right, right now you are not important enough to know everything. Do as I ask and you will learn more details. Suffice to say all you need to know is this. Right now I am trying to trigger, deliberately, one chain of events in your world over another.” He paused for a moment then went on. “The irony of trying to fix a system that you yourself tore down; and trying to make it work again. Now is that I must try to do so; without the gods whose task it was to man and maintain this machinery of creation. Right now you are the key figure head piece I need to move, in your world, to make the first event trigger; but I lack the means to make you move. You are intelligent enough to understand a reward though, right? And your plot armor is thick enough. Even I can't force your mind to think the way I want it to. Without unwinding the universe you are in or killing the German who's shadow you have been hidden in; for now. If I wanted to, I could easily just crush your world into dust and make something new with the dust. Well let's just say yours wouldn’t be the first story I tore down. It will be in your best interest; I assure you to play along. Make no mistake about it, I am not here to end your story; in fact I need to protect it. I have been to The End; I don't plan to go back. Good news for you. I need you to live and remain alive for this to happen. Bad as I hate to say it; and take this as you will. Your life is my last line in the sand. I need you to live because I am not yet once more ready for war; and the literal shadow of death is on my door. I am not ready to fight that dragon; so I need you to live; Capiche? I will give you a great reward as well.”\n \n“The events I need to change today will benefit you in the long run; in many ways. Make no mistake about it. It will allow your world to finally hear that loud popping sound; as they pull their heads out of their collective asses and finally smell the world for all the shit in it. Enough stalling though right; talk talk talk you want to know it right?” He paused to laugh; the laugh was so childish however at the same time it sounded off putting. “Today I want you to go to the market here in that little town over there. The lambs know it well don't they; unless the information i have is wrong they live there? Make your presence known; you will be approached by a shifty looking merchant, but he is harmless; to you that is. Follow him and listen to his story; That is all I ask. Not even that you say yes or no. All I ask is you hear him out. Sometimes even scum needs a second chance; but he is but the means to the end in this case.” The light in the gem quickly cut away and the fairy returned it under her wings. “Him taking you to his store; that is the key I need to trigger.”\n\n\t“There you have it fool.” Midnight then chimed. “She has given the message she was told to give; she will now return to her Master's side. If you or your friends wish to test her further. She will be happy to show you how far the magical rabbit hole goes. Those two are fake Casters; Fraudsters at best. Midnight is a god of magic compared to them; cheap eldritch parlor tricks wrapped in a slutty fleece. And before her master they are not but dust before the storm. The reason you are not dead already is that her Master no longer wishes it so; he has given you a task Boy. You had best follow it. Anger him at your own risk. That is her only warning; She cares not if you think it unfair you being dragged into this little game you will never truly see. But her Master spent time entombed; nearly an eternity In of itself. In utter blank deafening silence, based on nothing more than a lie of his maker; the game was never meant to be fair from the beginning. Sorry buttercup sometimes you don't get a, once upon a time or a happily ever after. We are all tools in someone's story in one way or the other; and right now you have a chance. To gain even the smallest of favors from the eldest being in creation. If you wanted to become a monster to fight them; you would have succeeded, boy. It would just be a question of if your mind would survive. But here is her tidbit; despite your judgment of her. Midnight doesn't hate you. She hates that you are a fool; that is all. She does care that you live.”\n\t“Yeah right? Like you did with my parents or my village?” Anthony then spat at her. “Have you ever watched someone you loved wither and die before your eyes in the span of hours?!? My father! MY FUCKING MOTHER! THEY FUCKING ROTTED AWAY BEFORE MY FUCKING EYES! TWO AGNOIZING I HAD TO WATCH PARENTS WITHER AND ROT BEFORE MY VERY FUCKING EYES! OVER THE COURSE OF TWO FUCKING HOURS!! HOW FUCKING DARE! YOU STAND HERE BEFORE ME DEMANDING I BE THANKFUL FOR YOU! I WOULD KILL YOU IF I COULD! BUT I'M NOT STUPID ENOUGH TO START A FIGHT I CAN'T FUCKING WIN; PISS OFF TWAT!” By now he had grabbed her by the scruff of her neck; however surprisingly she let him lift her off the ground. His attempt to throw her on the ground failed when her wings quickly and easily broke her fall and returned her to the ground on her feet.\n\n\tHowever even as his voice still cried out in rage into the forest around them. Midnight scoffed then laughed once. “Would you rather have turned into a monster then? And know the taste of your parents' flesh? Know the quench of your parents' blood? If I did not find you that day; that was your fate. You played the foolish little explorer. You got lost and actually stumbled upon a pit into the Wailing Abyss. You choose to look into the abyss and surprise; something looked back didn’t it. You choose your fate; my Master ordered you spared. By giving you the twilight eye; i prevent your mind from being destroyed. By the demon you let infest your shadow that day. They choose theirs; they all chose their fate! Because I told them, if they did, I could save you. They all said that was good enough, that Anthony was a good boy; every last one of them. She had to have this same damn talk with every single last one of them! Her world altering magic can’t be forced, it can only be accepted. But someone who may have died in a monster's rampage would surely welcome my taking that event away right? If a small village of people were told that if they let me save him; this one boy would become a true hero one day. They all said the same thing of their own free will; why did a bug like you have to tear at my heart!?! WHY did you make me care for you? So many questions: why is my master still fighting? Why does he now care for you mortal bugs? So many questions but they matter not. Buy it or not we are in fact allies. We fight together in a war against The End itself. And if we lose, we all will simply cease to be.”\n\n“After all, the sad thing about mortals is that they die right? What if the hand that is telling your story even as we speak it, was mortal and his time was limited? And if your Tale was not akin to legends of myths like that of the mighty Hercules or the powerful Achilles; or even fools like Kirito and men in over their heads like Ainz Ooal Gown. Then once he was gone, who would tell our stories? That was the question her master asked with her first waking thoughts. As Master has told her; Even he, the eldest being in all of creation. Now fears this concept above all others. Master truly seems to fear being truly forgotten; That is when the Storyteller finally goes the way of all mortals and passes. If we are no longer strong enough to sustain ourselves without him, we will simply cease to be; another story that failed to be told. So what if that was what made her fall; it does not make her a monster for crying for someone she could never meet. The Twilight Butterfly Weeps indeed for the Storyteller she could never meet. But by all of us he tried to forge a piece of himself that is good enough. If we are not then once he's gone all our worlds our universes poof be gone. And even her Mighty Master would poof simply cease to be after that. Even if all the power in the cosmos was to be at his beck and call at any given second; it matters not if your Omniverse no longer exists. And without your Teller or a mighty legend. You fade and are forgotten.”\n“Midnight weeps for all those who have lost their Storyteller, Those that survived; and those whose name is no longer known. She truly wishes she could see our Truest Maker but that is the tragedy of us; he and We can never meet him or her. Master says that the fact we are all here that we all exist is the proof that he loves us all; for we are all still here are we not? On the edge of Armageddon according to the words of her Master. But what if you were not the hero others wanted to see? What if your story failed to be told? Don't you think that would wound the heart of the one whose hand now crafts your own attempt at legend? Master can easily make whatever dream you want come true. And all he asks in turn is for your moment, you like all the heroes and antiheroes before you. Trot your moment upon the stage; but do your best. Lest you be forgotten and be heard of. Once you are ushered off the stage; Nevermore.”\n\n\tShe promptly after however, as Anthony's mouth fell open and he seemed petrified at her words; even his tail didn't move. She opened a portal and marched through. Turned her nose up at them then closed it behind her. After the supernatural way their day started it quickly went back into routine. Hue made breakfast as Anthony taught the girls the ins and outs of putting up and taking down tents; but they still didn't get it and everyone laughed at them. They all helped in breaking the tents down to get them stowed away again. Once that was done, Hue had cooked breakfast and everyone ate. Then it was time to talk over some plans.\n\n\t“Alright, here's what I'm thinking.” Anthony started. “I agree with one thing the twins said yesterday; we need more wagons. At least two more just for cargo, and Hue needs one too. It'll eat up to much of your mana if I let you guys continue to haul your cargo magically. And I hate that he is running aside my wagon. I am not that kind of jerk. Twins, you know people right; and you have people in this city that work for you?”\n\t“Yup.” The lambs chimed as they enjoyed tea with the other girls.\n\t“Alright I want you to get your people to work. We need at least two more normal sized wagons and a larger one for Hue; He needs to be able to lay in the back at least.” Anthony started. “I'm thinking of one wagon for dedicated cargo transport. Maybe another wagon for cargo or even a wagon for small livestock; hell lets go with it. I know we'll also need more people. You can't found a nation with only six people, a small herd of horses; and a baker's dozen of chickens. But that can come later. We have only just started down this path. Aside from that I want all hands on deck for this one; I don't know what chain of events this Thing wants to trigger. But if he commands the undying loyalty of the Twilight Butterfly of all beings; This Thing, Midnight's Master is not to be trifled with. The way his voice sounded; it sounds too familiar to how a Game Masters sound and those brats are powerful; but it's off in a very scary way. I think it may be a mask of some kind. But a being that could wear a Game Master as a mask; would be the nightmare of nightmares. This is deep end shit guys, I'm sorry but it seems I'm what he wants.” Anthony cupped his hand to his jaw.\n\tWith the plans laid that was that. They ate, broke camp, got horses hitched to the wagons, and the entire group, heard and all; left for town. It would take an hour or two more. But it was early, there was a nice breeze, and they still had goodies to eat and drink. And though it did take two hours to get there and a little bit of nonsense was had on the drive; before long the stone gates of Leudinsberg came into view. First the nation's banner flew over the highest above the gatehouse. A field of blue, which upon it had fields of grain by ships at sea. Next under it flew Scott's own Banner, a field of soft black; that bore a pale crescent moon with a field of little gold and blue stars streaking behind it. However it was the third flag that flew over the gate separate from the others that bothered Anthony; his brow almost pulsed just by him seeing it. It was a field of green that bore a golden outline of a stag. However unlike the other flags, the device of this one was in a large kite shield like shape and also bore an aural wreath running the top and a rapier style sword along the bottom laid vertically under the stag head outline.\n\n\t“That's a Knights Banner.” Anthony replied. A scowl then creased his mouth if ever so slightly. “Order of the Green Wilds; Newly Appointed Knight. Sir Kyle of Green Wood; the Prancing Prick. That deer has an over inflated ego for a man who can't even handle a real sword, I'd rather fight with my claws than a thin little rapier.” Annie and Jenny giggled as they watched him seemingly fume about something they had no knowledge of. “What is he even here for? Weren't most of the Greens operating out of Copper-Ridge far to the west of here for the last several months?” Anthony asked as he looked back into his wagon. Once again the twins were laying in the sheltered privacy of the back of his covered wagon with the pups. The twins had closed the back sheets of the wagon, the inside was very shaded and rather nice in temperature and private; Sure Anthony could see everything. Looking back at the girls in the back with a smirk from the driver's seat. But no one inside seemed to care at all. In naught but their panties once more the twins just lewdly lounged on each other as usual. As the pups remained all natural, wearing nothing put their own puffy fur; all the same their fur hid more than the lambs underwear did.\n\t“Oh it's sickening really.” Sally first chirped after having finished swapping a little spit with her twin.\n\tArie then said. “Fool's let his Knighthood go to his pointed little head and stubby little prick equally. The ink on his title isn't even dry as his stubby little antlers, he's so proud of, are attached to his head. But he’s already been trying to lord over merchants; trying to wrest himself some manner of powerbase out of the kingdom. And he's been trying to court us among other things. First and foremost he had the gall to demand, not even a request or suggest; He flat out told us. We had to forsake the Black Order. That we simply had to leave the order of the black for the order of the green.”\n\t“WHAT!?” Anthony snapped then started to growl. “Mother fucking, cock sucking, piece of prancing shit. I'll forsake my foot up his ass next time I see him.”\n\tThen Sally put on a disgusted tone of her own as she informed him. “He seemed to have some foolish notion that we, as beautiful females, powerful mages, and proud members of a prey species; that we shouldn't even consider an order that allows bloodthirsty monsters like wolves to join, not even making it up. That was his word for word; hand ta god. He seems to think that we as sheep, females, and mages, would end up as helpless food for the big bad wolf; he didn't even consider for a second we didn't need or want. A, his help, B, his advice. C, to be saved because we are female! And D, Being told what to do! He wears his Prejudice and Chauvinist on his sleeve like they were medals to be collected. Every woman is merely a maiden to be conquered. He truly means the shit he spouts; for he truly believes he is right. He thinks he is the main character in his story and we are all the supporting cast. We refuse to work with people like him; male, female; human, predator, pray. It matters not, they just can't be trusted.”\n\tArie then started however she gagged and had to pause. “And to top it off; he wants both our hands in marriage. He's even already talked to an alchemist who claims he can make two different species conceive a babe with the right potions; and that fool deer thinks we'll let him use our ovens to easy bake himself an heir. The gall to think he alone is worth us both. We are the fucking Gemini; and he is but a pompous poser who got all his wealth and training on daddy's dime. The twin daughters of rich noble merchants we may be; At least we earned our position in the black order. We earned the gaze of our Master's eyes. Unlike a certain deer whose father bought the Knightly attention he loves to lord over people. Unlike you who unfairly lost everything; only to be now on the cusp of being able to hold the world by the throat. He is one who has been given everything and learned and done nothing with it; we’re not sure if we pity him or loathe him yet.” Arie paused as her twin caressed the wool that currently made up her hair. \nSally then started after once again. Biting her lip as her sister pushed her knee “Yeah, Now he seems to think that he can buy off mom and dad and have them make us marry him. Even as we refuse to even see him. And he thinks that will work with our parents; I don't think that fool has ever been cornered by mommy before. He is either an utter fool or more dense than the fools the bards regale people with in their songs; this is honestly the third time he's been here in as many months. Trying so hard to butter up mommy and daddy; no doubt he's at city hall with his nose half way up dad’s ass. If he thinks that's how it works in this family. Knight or not mommy is going to fucking work him; for even thinking that because he is A a knight, B a male, C a noble, and D rich beyond words. Means he can spout whatever drivel he wants and not get his dick kicked in for it.”\n\n\t“Heh the Green knights don't even do anything about demons or monsters unless they are attacking their trade routes any more.” Anthony started then followed up with. “And For an Order that dares call itself The Order of the Green Wilds; they don't do much protecting of nature. More a bunch of stuffed shirt pricks with views as narrow as their swords. More interested in protecting their big, tax haven, money maker, stronghold cities than the ball of dirt and water they are built upon.”\n\t“Sister dear,” Arie then started. “Is there going to be a fight before the day is over?” She asked even as she rubbed on and exchanged kisses with her twin.\n\t“Sister dear,” Sally then followed up. “There just might, there just might. My money is on Tony though!” She quickly returned the kiss and moments later, once more; the twins were fucking each other. But everyone was watching well except Hue.\n\n\tThey rode on to the gatehouse; where, unlike normal, people and wagons going in and coming out were being stopped and checked. So Arie threw on a top at least before she poked her head out of the wagon from the back wall as Anthony was stopped. Sure her ass was naked but she was sure Anthony wouldn’t let anyone peek.\n\t“Hold there, Oh Anthony it's only you; that's a relief at least there will be no paperwork.” The young guardsmen told him as they pulled up to him waving them in a few paces more before he had them stop. The young guardsmen then approached the driver's seat of the wagon and tipped his helmet back so they could better see his face.\n\t“What's the hubbub bub?” Arie asked, giving the lad a wave from the back. “Father doesn't normally have the guards pulling gate checks; what gives?” She asked as her sister, who though still topless, simply laid herself onto her sister's back and hid her tits that way; and figured the problem was solved right. No one could see her tits if she was too busy squeezing them into her sister's back.\n\t“Oh forgive us my ladies.” The young guard replied. “It was under your fathers orders admittedly at the break of dawn this morning. You see my ladies, The Lord Governor Palemoon revived sudden foreign dignitaries and The Lord Governor of the Northern provinces very early this morning. They had to wake your father to greet them, I was told.”\n\t“Huh, that’s unlike daddy.” The twins then chimed together.\nTHe young guard then nodded. “So until the company of the Emperor of the Fang Territories and The Lord Governor of the North has left; the city is under a soft lock down by Orders of your father. For the most part it is just formality and paperwork. No one with any kind of criminal record would be allowed to enter the city for the next several hours however.”\n\t“Yeah yeah we know the rules.” Sally then chimed. However they both watched the boy gulp when Sally’s hands slipped up into her sister's top. And gave the boy an eyeful of something that flushed him over in about two beats. “How bout you be a good boy, open the fuckin gate, and get the hell out of our way?” Sally said with a smile and a dismissive little hand wave. Aerie then moaned overdramatized as she did. To her sister pinching her nipple. That made the boy gulp and try so hard to keep it professional.\n\t“Yes my ladies, at once.” The lad replied with a closed fist thump to his chest in salute. He then walked rather stiffly over to a slit in the stone gate house where a man poked his head next to it. “The Palemoon twins are riding in that wagon; open the gate and let them in at once.”\n\tFirst the man snickered at him. “Right.” He shouted to men in the tower. “Open the gate! The lord's children in that wagon! Move it!”\n\n\tAs the steel bar gate first rose into the gate house, then the steel reinforced wooden gates were lowered into the ground; it took maybe five minutes until they were driving into the city. But Anthony wouldn't want to have to be the one trying to breach these gates; as he had been one of the ones defending them before.\n\n\t“I know how this sounds, but the next wagon and the herd of horses are with me.” Anthony told the guard, who then gave a nod. Anthony then gave a sharp whistle where Stalyth trotted up to him in the following moments. “You know what Equinarii are right?” To which his answer was given a nod of the head. “Good, This big guy here is my horse you normally see me riding him; and he is one. Very intelligent you see; if he makes it obvious he wants his herd to come in. Can you let them in the city for me? He'll likely have a good reason for it. K bud, all you take care of them. We’ll be back.” He patted the horse who then returned to his herd.\n\t“Uh Sure, we can do that for you.” The lad told him. “You're still a Knight in our books sir. Alright go on in; sorry for delaying you my ladies.”\n\t“It's ok you're still a good boy.” Arie then told the boy.\n\tAt which point once he was near the side. Sally pulled away from her sister; let him see the goods. His jaw dropped. Then she leaned out topless and planted a big kiss on his lips as pushed his hands to her tits if only for a few seconds. “Good boy.” She cooed then patted his head once the wagon pulled away. One of her hands lifted her sister's skirt as his jaw dropped. Showing the lad her other hand digging into her twins pussy. “Now you go back to playing big important gate guard, k cutie?” She told him even as her sister moaned in her arms. The boy's face took on a sharp crimson blush as they pulled away as his hands were unable to unclasp the soft orbs he had touched. The lad then however yelled at the other guards to shut up as his face told just how flustered he was. And they were all, just flat out, pissing themselves laughing even the guys in the tower were rolling.\n\t“He did have an adorable little face for such a young human.” Arie then cooed. “How much do you think it would cost to buy his contract from daddy? I like him too. He's young, he's got talent; he'd make a good pet guard dog and a better toy.”\n\t“Mind not talking about people like you can just buy them?” Anthony then asked.\n\t“But we can, slavery is legal in this kingdom.” The twins then chimed. Anthony pulled the wagon down the main street from the gate that would lead to the town square, which was also a large open market. Once the sounds of more people started filling the outside area of the wagon. The girls figured it would be a good time to get dressed. Even if following the twins lead the other pair of sisters had started playing a little game of their own.\n\n\t“Let's leave the wagon and horses at the stables. We'll be able to move around better without the wagons.” The others agreed with him however when he was about to pull to the fork that fed to the public stables and the Military Only stables. The right path led closer to the walls where the military base and stables were; naturally only those authorized by Either Scott or any of his War Ministers. Or served in some fashion the city's armed forces could use those stables. The left pass lead closer to the town square where the large open public stables were offered to the general public. Both twins however pointed in another direction. “What the stables are the other way?”\n\t“We have our own stables, thank you very much.” The twins chimed at him and once more pointed him, once more in the other direction.\n\t“Then we'll use your stables I guess.” Anthony replied, turning toward the direction they were pointing.\n\t“Besides.” Arie then started. The twins had retreated back into the wagon and alongside the pups were getting dressed. “The Prancing Prick as you aptly called him would not be permitted at the military stables; too new, too full of himself, and he had not fought for this city or our family like you have. He hasn't impressed Father or any of Father's war ministers like you have. He would be working out of the public stables as well as he had been banned from every establishment we own.”\n\n\t“Good point; though I can use the military stables.” Anthony replied; then getting.\n\t“Anthony!” Both twins promptly growled.\n\t“They used my real name; Now I'm in trouble.” Anthony teased with a laugh. “Right I got it; you own your own stables.” Anthony started as he drove along the road; and even waved to a few passersby. “I'm sure your pride would be bruised to no end if you had to leave my wagon at any stables other than your own.”\n\tThe twins looked away heavily for a moment. “Thank you.” They both chimed then went back to getting dressed.\n\n\t“I want you both decent too.” Anthony told them. “Adjust your outfits in whatever way you desire. I told your father I'd keep you two decent; once we are beyond his eyes, all you go bare ass naked for all I care. For now keep it within reason.”\n\t“Fine, we'll work with you for now then.” The twins then chimed together.\n\t“May our Alliance ever grow then?” Anthony asked them once Arie pointed him into the next building. To be fair it was a rather large establishment; and it was busy. Many of the nobility had come to their stables; on the offered services from one of their own. Members of the Blue Blooded upper class both in nobility and of wealth it was a no brainer they'd make money. Nobles and wealthy merchants both normally had large and luxurious carriages and wagons. The fact that this city was also a keystone gateway city of the kingdom's supply lines. It served as a crossroads to all traffic going north, south, east, or west. At one point or another all of the so-called elites found their ways through this city. For business or pleasure or even a mix of both.\n\tAnthony was approached as he drove the wagon into the first large main yard by a man riding a horse. Hue for the sake of not being more out of place returned to his normal form and followed along on hoof. “Sir this is a private stab … oh thousand apologies Sir Anthony didn't recognize you with the hood on I've only seen you from afar; are the young lady's with you then?”\n\t“That we are.” Arie then declared as both twins hopped over the back wall and into the front drivers seat with the wolf driving it. They were for now wearing what they considered their full tack. However they both still planted that wolf’s hands up their skirts; and the wolf, well he didn’t pull away right away. And he met the girls in the middle and gave their cilts a firm squeeze. Making both twins moan in delight not what they wanted but they got something at least. The chain mail, the skirts, thigh high stockings with matching well crafted thigh high leather boots simply with the soles not put on.  And as Anthony was rather pleased to find they had no panties on but with the longer skirts then the show it off shorts they loved; no one would see unless they flash. And well they did do that just for shits and giggles anyway so he couldn’t control that if he wanted to. Embedded in the leather on the boots were carved magical runes on steel plates. It was more for a case of covering their legs and protecting them from the elements or blades. Their hooves required no shoes. Though from time to time if they were expecting to walk a lot then they would get themselves some in this case sheep shoes. Very similar to horseshoes, they are, however, fit for the far smaller feet of sheep.\n\t“I knew you two had clothes.” Anthony told them then giving both twins a chop to the back of their heads. “Seriously, can you two pack something respectable that doesn't involve your armor? I love a show but it gets boring if it's all I ever see on you; got it?”\n\t“Yeah, let us go talk to our maids today.” The twins cooed to him. “If you're gonna keep whining about it we'll get more clothes packed.”\n\t“Gratize.” Anthony swiftly replied then turning to follow the man as he led them deeper. “On the road go all natural for all I care. Anywhere any of your father's eyes can see you keep it respectable at least.”\n\n\tArie then went on as she looked to the man riding along the wagon as he led Anthony to a stall. “Oh Steward. See too it that Anthony's wagon meets our standards on the house. The wagon will be seeing a lot of travel so, shall we have the cart designed as a living area Tony? You and the girls could easily sleep in the wagon once we built it up for you. Maybe replace the cloth top for a hard top? With a pot belly stove and a chimney the hard top would keep the area cozy; and allow you to cook in the wagon.”\n\t“What do you girls think? Want to ditch the tent and sleep in the wagon with me?” Annie had also hopped over the back wall having gotten herself and her sister dressed. Jenny bless her little heart she tried, but the tiny pup could not hop high enough. “I'm sure we can wolf the place up once they build it up for us.”\n\t“HELP HELP, I'm trapped!” Jenny cried out as her little hands just barely managed to reach up to the driver's seat and now alone in the back.\n\t“I could get used to it.” Annie replied. “I kinda like having a big cuddle pillow to sleep with. Plus the wagon is big enough for the three of us. And if the top was solid material and not fabric; we might even be able to build a few ledges or shelves for whatever we wanted.”\n\t“We've already been sleeping together.” Jen said with a cute little giggle once he looked down at her inside the wagon; a chicken now sat next to her feet now that the cubs had mostly left the wagon now empty. “Uncle A is the best pillow ever. Plus … tents are hard to figure out. Plus … mama bought this wagon for family trips. ” The pup confessed as she rubbed the back of her head adorably; she looked sad for a few seconds even shedding a little tear. But she managed to buck up a little. “I'm … I'm sure mommy and daddy would be happy to know the wagon they bought for us will still be put to a good use. And we'll see lots of things as we travel right? Mama told me that's what she wanted for us. Said there is a beautiful world out there, and it's worth seeing. So Jenny won't cry that they can't have this journey with us. I know mana and daddy didn't want to … But it was like what Uncle A said to Annie last night. If no one else stands up who will? I know Daddy and Mommy died trying to protect people.”\n\t“Jeez baby girl; you fuckin heard that from Hue's place?” Anthony asked as he rubbed the pup's ears. “Alright,” Anthony chimed then, giving a laugh as he scooped Jenny up onto his side. “Even though I know it is just to get out of one chore. Hook us up good sir, one wagon fit to serve as living quarters for three wolves on the road. We will be heading to the wild lands so there is no telling what conditions or weather we may come across.” Both the lambs then cleared their throats. “Uh plus space for a few guests, while on the road.”\n\n\t“Leave it to us sir.” The man called Steward told him. “There is a reason the nobility and the wealthy come to our stables; we accept only the highest standards that have been set by our young mistresses here. The rich and the well connected respect such services of their own as you no doubt can tell sir Knight.”\n\t“I'm not a Knight yet.” Anthony quipped.\n\tHowever Steward politely laughed. “My good Sir you can't fool me. Your official title may not read Knight but I can spot a true Knight with one good look at his or her face; I may not have had the honor to make your acquaintance before sir Anthony. But rest assured you are highly praised by our mistresses; your reputation precedes you. We'd be honored to offer the services of our stables to you at a highly reduced fee. The standard fare is two platinum coins a day, per customer. Full repair and maintenance of your craft and the care and welfare of the cart animals included. But seeing as you are the Lord of our Mistresses; I couldn't charge you more then two gold coins for lodgings on your wagon as the mistress have comp’ed the upgrade.”\n\t“Deal.” Anthony told him then shaking his hand then flipping two coins into the air. The man skillfully caught it as he trotted alongside him. Then just as quickly he dropped the coins into one of the saddlebags. Then looking at the twins. “Alright do the wagon coop thing. Those chickens need a proper storage unit, not a bag nest on the sidewall of my wagon.”\n\n\t“Right.” Arie chimed even as he pulled the wagon to a stall-like parking spot. It had all manner of tools and things built into the walls. Even something that looked like it could hold it up so they could remove and change wheels. She then glanced over to a very large young human man some ways away; despite his size he could have been no younger than the twins. He stood at a table working on his blueprints as he ate a pastry. It took a moment for him to notice Arie flagging him down. “YOU WHO Thomas; we've brought you a customer Teddy Bear.” The large guy pointed at himself first. She nodded and so in a hurry the large lad gathered up all his blueprints and stowed them in a bag. Then grabbed his tools dumping most into a wooden box, then grabbing a large leather hat and his pastry. And with his arms loaded with stuff and tools and prints and boxes, and a pastry now disappearing past his lips; he hurried over.\n\n\t“Oh my god, I never thought this day would come.” This large lad Thomas replied. “I started thinking no one was ever going to be interested in my custom built livestock wagons.” Once he reached Anthony and the young man saw who he was talking to. Then suddenly he just dropped everything he had been carrying; and for a moment looked like he had seen a ghost. The sack of blueprints fell to the ground with a thud; screws and tools fell everywhere around him as his tool box hit the floor. “Holy cheese and crackers! You're the Steel Bulwark of the Battle of Blood Mouth Pass! I read about you in the books the bards wrote about the last great war! You look just like that picture they painted of you. The stories claim you stood alone in that pass for forty days protecting an emergency field hospital from a demonic incursion! After our forces suffered a disastrous defeat, that while many sides still claim many things; its wildly believed the incompetence in the army's leadership and the bickering between foreign nobles was to blame. You saved the lives of the five hundred thousand warriors that got treatment in the hospital as you stood your bloody vigil! CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH!?” By now the young lad was geeking out spouting more trivia of the war and the knight orders, and then asking about Anthony's choice for primary weapon; to which just as frankly Anthony replied with claymore. The lad after stammering and sputtering, gashing and geeking, managed to get Anthony to sign his name on one of his blueprints. “Oh my word, mom’s I've made it. I never thought my first client would be a literal freaking war hero. It's such a shame they've not Knighted you yet.”\n\t“That's not how it works.” Anthony replied. “I'm the only thing holding back my title.”\n\n\t“OH, well anyway. Oh jeez I've made a mess; in multiple ways sorry sir.” Thomas now that he started to calm down started to recollect his things. “So what can I build for you sir; it is an honor to have you as my first customer.”\n\t“I've got chickens my nieces won't let me leave behind and I'm leaving for the wild lands soon.” Anthony told him. “I need a wagon-coop to stow them in.”\n\t“Ah, I can do that. I can easily adjust one of my designs for chickens. My original plants were for horses, cattle, and forgive me my ladies, sheep. I mean the feral kind, not like the young ladies; they're Anthromorphs not ferals.” Thomas told him as he pulled out one of his blueprints. “I could get started now, and I could have it done by the end of the day. Well, If I can borrow a few people, that is?” He asked looking at the lambs who gave a nod in turn. “Solid, I can get it sorted before the days out.”\n\n\t“Heh.” Anthony chuckled, lifting his left brow as he looked at him. “My lad, if you can pull that off I may just have to steal you for myself. Considering that going to the wild lands means I will no longer have access to people with the know-how of building and repairing wagons and the like. You would become a very vital craftsmen.”\n\t“Wait, you'd hire me for a Knightly expedition to stake a claim in the wild lands and Swear the Rite of the Sovereign!?” Thomas almost dropped his jaw after that was dropped. “A real knight and not to mention an actual war hero would hire me!?!” First he looked at the lambs again. “I'm not dreaming right? I've not fallen asleep on the table again? And I'm gonna wake up with doughnut all over my face again right and look like a fucking fool to everyone again right?” But the twins promptly gave him a pinch, he cried out in pain; they then patted his side. “Is this real! I'm awake. I never thought a peasant boy like me would get this chance.”\n\t“Well, audition time, peasant boy.” Anthony told him with a smile. “Yes this would involve you leaving with us; we'd not likely be back any time soon, if ever.”\n\t“That'd be fine.” Thomas told him having finally tucked the last of his blueprints. “God bless her soul, After I buried my mother I have no family left; that I know of at least. Never knew my father, as mom tells it he just walked away; wasn't interested in a family. All I have now are my skills and my tools; well and mom's house, she left everything to me. Though I suppose the ladies here would be able to help me out with that? Maybe I could rent it out and make a steady source of income for myself outside of my dues.” Thomas looked to the twins, who gave him a nod.\n\n\t“Alright, then show me your skills.” Anthony quickly told him. Then waving his hand toward the nest bag the girls had woven; as one of the chickens then poked its head up over the edge. “Make me something for my chickens that I won't be embarrassed about. Now if it had to be pulled by horses, that would mean drivers which I am short of right now. Any chance you could attach this to my wagon without slowing us to a crawl?” However moments after this, the bag fell apart for no apparent reason and the chickens fell to the ground with the bag and started scurrying around the yard. The twins looked at it a moment before Arie spat out and the pups started collecting chickens with the help of some of the yard workers.\n\t“That little fairy twat!” Arie spat, even as she and her sister each went after a chicken each. “She erased all the magic we wove into that damn thing to keep it in one piece. I'm gonna fuckin kill her!”\n\n\t“Sure, I could easily rig that up.” Thomas then pulled out a blueprint which Anthony didn't understand in the slightest even as he was shown it; all the while for a few moments the yard became chaos as his chickens ran around. “I can easily modify this setup here. Which I came up with for daisy chaining a few hand carts together. I can modify it for the added weight and load of the wagon though. And if I made the frame light enough that could also lessen the impact on performance. Also I studied a little bit of dwarven rune magic. I was taught how to carve the grease rune spell from a dwarven rune carver. I can chisel them into the bearings for the wheels making them entirely and endless self lubricating making the entire thing easier for the pull horses as well. We may even be able to improve the speed if I did the same to the wheels on the wagon you already have.”\n\t“Sold.” Anthony told him which the lad nodded and started jotting down notes on a spare scrap of parchment.\n\tThomas went on explaining to the wolf who by now … was smiling and nodding. “Though that would be a tall order for any two horses even with all that work. I could rig a harness from a carriage so we could put four horses on your wagon.”\n\t“It won't be an issue.” Anthony told him. “The horses are from the herd of an Equinarii; it's a new herd but they will be very strong.”\n\t“You ride a horse lord into battle?!?” Thomas promptly shouted; once more dropping another bag and another tool. “Dude, you are like the coolest guy ever.”\n\n\t“Alright we've got to see to things; and now so do you. Get your team and get working, show me what you've got.” Anthony then told him as he turned to leave; the rest of the crew hot on his tail now that his chickens had been wrangled and tossed into the wagon for now. “Show me what you can do lad. Show me this wagon and demonstrate your skills. If you impress me I'll bring you with me; if you want to come and you'll get paid.”\n\n\t“Yes sir.” Thomas replied once more, dropping one of his tools when he thumped his chest with a balled fist. “A freaking war hero wants to hire me!” The lad then shouted as he in a rush grabbed his bag and the tool he dropped; then raced off to a mixed group of the yard workers. Most of them were near his own age; well save for the female high elf. She could easily be over a thousand and would still be considered of his age group. All the same he started gushing about the order to his friends who quickly became just as excited. Surely he'd be willing to hire more than one craftsmen; he and his friends always talked about this chance but figured it would never happen. As his group then started getting to work; Anthony and his group left the yard.\n\n\tWith that sent into motion the horses and wagons were left in the care of the twins' stables. Anthony and his band started toward the center of town. The large town square that doubled as a large open air market place, was the Palemoon's Pride and Joy; aside from their daughters. And it was just starting to get busy as the day had only just begun. However it was quickly proven as the band started walking. That little Jenny just couldn't keep up; her tiny legs let her down as she quickly fell behind. So as to not leave her in the dust, Anthony scooped her up then placed her on his shoulders.\n\t“Good now sweetheart?” Anthony asked, then tickling her back a little with his fingers.\n\t“Yeah, thank you.” Jenny then hugged his head. Then enjoyed her vantage point as they walked over to the market. Her little head panned around as her ears worked to catch all the strange sounds she was hearing.\n\t“So, just make my presence known huh?” Anthony then asked. He shrugged his shoulders and donned his long flowing black hooded cloak, same as he normally did but lowered his hood.\n\t“Uncle A,” Annie then started as she watched his cloak materialize. “What war did you fight in? What was the Battle of Blood Mouth Pass?”\n\n\tWell that shut him up for a moment; even Jenny noted how his ears suddenly fell. “This was before even the twins joined us; you would have been what seven, eight? I fought in The Dreadalisk War alongside my Master several years ago when I was in the middle of my training. My Master was called to serve, as his star and at that point only squire; I was to join him in the field. A demonic prince from a plane of Hell, under the orders of one of the Seven Prime Evils; managed to sunder the barrier between the mortal world and the Wailing Abyss, The Plane of Sin. The Battle of Blood Mouth Pass I guess you could say was the moment that made me well somewhat famous; but it was called the Battle of Blood Mouth pass. Because we all had blood in our mouths during that retreat. Our forces had just gotten our asses handed to us like a child throwing a fit over a sandwich. My Master was furious because some royal prick from another country changed the formation of half the army last second. Because too many of the volunteer pig-morph battalions were on the front line; not even kidding. He was furious his people would have to wait until after the bacon was served to seek the glory of battle. And after that nightmare came the storm and alone for a week; it was only a week. After my Master had to leave to go save the eastern front from being wiped out. I Ended up alone the only capable warrior left to hold a fucking mountain pass, in near twelve feet of snow and an endless onslaught of lesser demons. That led to the hastily built and poorly defended emergency field hospital. And there were only twenty thousand people that needed treatment or worse. But still thanks to the bruised egos and battered prides of a few noble cock suckers; I was left to defend it alone. The Ruler's of Five of the nine nations that partook in the war agreed however; that I went well above and beyond the call of duty. They awarded me, with much protesting from the remaining four nations; The Defenders Platinum Cross, and the Medal of Honor. They are awards that can only be given with the consent of the majority of the nations involved in any major conflict. The irony is, that when I attain my Knighthood. I also get citizenship from all five nations and honorary nobility status in at least three of them. That would include the territory of Emperor Jagger of the Fang Territories. In fact my master tells me the man fought duels to demand he be the one to award me this Medal and Cross.”\n\t“I never heard of that war before.” Annie then told him.\n\t“Good, then we did our jobs well enough. And the men who died didn’t do so in vain.” Anthony told her, with a cold and distant look on his face. “War is hell; let no one tell you otherwise. There is no glory to be had in war. Against demons, monsters, or mortals. War is hell, but sadly I doubt it will ever change.” She looked at him as he visibly seemed to not want to talk about it anymore; so she held back.\n\n\tHowever the three of them seemed to shudder in the seconds after. As the noise and goings on and the life of the market place washed over them. Annie clutched his hand and stuck to his side, her tail then coiled around her waist as they entered. And Jenny's ears dropped so too did she as she tried to make herself smaller on his head. The lambs flanked behind him followed by Hue And Ammy getting a piggyback ride of her own. The Town square turned Market was loud and bumping in the early hours of the morning. People walking, or shopping, or working, or talking. Shop and Stall owners hawked their goods to passersby. Wagons click and clack on the cobblestones of the main road. Dogs barked, horses neighed, cats meowed, and children and cubs laughed and played as they ran around among the stalls and shops. It was loud and busy and it was just plain obvious to everyone but the wolves, that they didn't want to be here. At least not until one stall owner managed to catch Jenny's eye even hiding them in her tail as she was; well and also her nose. He had a grill built into a stall cart and he was grilling skewers of various items. Some items for herbivores, some for strictly carnivores. A few in the middle of the grill had a mix of both for those who could have both. It was about that moment as the man flipped a few of them; and the meat sizzled on the grill and more smoke rose into the air. Jenny's stomach growled the growl of its people in protest against his head as she watched the man cook and smelled how good it smelled. \t\n\tAnthony opted to pat her back. “Hungry sweetheart?”\n\t“Sorry.” The pup told him. Her ears folded down at his remark.\n\t“Hey don't worry about it baby girl.” Anthony told her as he reached up and tousled the fur on her head. “We all get hungry and besides you're a growing pup. How would you girls like a few of those skewers?”\n\t“OH can we can we?” Jenny asked as the life slowly returned to the pup now bouncing on his shoulders, her small but fluffy tail wagging behind them. Her mouth drooling as she eyed the meats on the grill and the smoke rising off it dancing in her nose. Now the pup was giddy and hungry and bouncing on her uncle's shoulders, tail wagging with joy.\n\n\t“They do smell really good.” Annie said as they approached.\n\tWhich led the human male working the stall and grill to say. “Why thank you little darling; this here's my mama's recipe you see. Good morning my good people how my I help you on this lovely fuckin mornin?” The man had a simple nearly country like draw as he talked. He was a white guy with green eyes and black hair. He wore a hat, an apron, and a simple linen shirt and flax woven pants. He was a simple man but right now he was the wizard the pups belly needed.\n\t“How much for a skewer?” Anthony first asked.\n\t“Three Bits a stick, gets you cloths and fixen's included. I gots dippin sauces and seasonings to sprinkle on them if-en you want em.” The man replied with a practiced pitch. “I just threw on some beef, and pork; they should be ready in bout a few. I also gots me some chicken that I just put on will be ready shortly; you gots to cook dem longer see. My mama told me y'all can get hella sick eaten undercooked chicken and pork. Y'all ever heard about that? Them worm things are fuckin disguin i’m told. I ain’t never seen one myself but my pa made hella sure i learned it. Said boy you ain’t gonna fill my gut with worms so you gonna learn ito fuckin cook if thats what you want to do. Now y'all done did; take that little tidbit with you, never a bad thing to share with people information that may save them from gettin sick. So I make sure I done dooed a good job cooken em. And if you my friendly wolves can stomach them I do have sticks with a mix of fruits, veggies, and meat. I also have sticks with straight meat and sticks with straight veggies and fruits. I stride to serve all kinds sir. What may I get you, what may I get for you?” The man then asked after he finished his pitch.\n\tJenny's little hand shot up as the pup had started drooling on her uncle's head making him laugh. “I want chicken! I love chicken!”\n\t“I can get you one of those in just a few little darling.” The man told her as he dunked his hands in a wooden pale that Anthony could tell was enchanted. The liquid seemingly forced to clean hands once the bucket was filled with water. And everyone who was serving food from these stall carts was also made to have a bucket; which they were to use often to clean their hands and tools before serving a new customer. Which he promptly did. Swapping tongs with a pair that had been in the bucket; then leaving the other pair to clean. Seeing as he had the two pairs he must have swapped them often to ensure he was cooking with clean tools. Alice had made sure all the vendors knew this rule when she showed them how steeled her hoof could be; it must have been the work of Alice's guilds working together. “You want one or two? And do you want veggies or just meat Sweet pea?”\n\t“I want two.” Jenny declared with two fingers upheld on her left hand, then a giggle. “And only meat please. I like em but veggies give me a belly ache.”\n\t“Coming right up little darling. Remember I gots to cook dem bit longer den the moo cow.” The man said, then looking at the second pup; even as he flipped several of his chicken skewers over. “And for the other little lady? Sorry good sir but ladies first after all.”\n\t“Beef please, a little bloody still, also no veggies. I've had a bit too much the last couple days.” Annie started before she looked up to Anthony. “Uncle A, could I have three?”\n\t“Sure can.” Anthony quickly told her.\n\t“Got it dear, coming right up.” The man told her. First he sat down a blue lined white cloth and even as he served up her sticks he looked at Anthony. “And you my good sir?”\n\t“Give me two chicken skewers, one with veggies; and the same story with the pork.” Anthony quickly replied as he waited for the man to finish. Though seconds after he did reach for his coin purse that was in his bag.\n\n\t“Coming right up.” The man declared as he set down two more cloth towels with the blue linings; all of them looked clean. “When y'all are done with these please toss dem towels into them brown tubs over by them trees or any others like em. They were scattered around the plaza for the convenience.” He quickly pointed to one to give them a reference. Then going back to serving Annie's food and flipping his chicken skewers once more. “The Blue Star Laundry service here on the other end of the plaza gets paid by the city to wash all dem towels ya here. All us cart vendors serve our foods on them knowing they are clean. Y'all see, then Blue Star returns them to us in disposable enchantments that keep them absolutely clean until we use em. Oh the standards may be high as set By Lord and Lady Palemoon; but shoot, not a one of my customers ever done gotten sick. I may be a simple man; but I can cook my friends, I can cook. Shoot, Blue Star don't even charge us for the service cause the Palemoon's cover the cost. So we cart cooks like ta make sure they end up in them brown bins for the Blue Star seein as we don’t gots to pay for it to begin with.” \nFirst he set down three beef skewers. “Alright three beef sticks, here ya go little darlin. Hope you enjoy; oh and do be careful little darling. Dem's is very hot. I know dem cat folks gots that really tender tongue, and they can't handle flat hot foods cuz it burns the fuck outta their tongues. Not sure if-en you wolves got anythin like the same, so just a warnin darling. Not like a human like myself would ever understand how your tongues and shoot yer noses work fer that matter.” Then he stopped as he set the pork skewers. “One piggy with and without veggies coming up; and the chicken.” The man paused to flip over a few more. “Need another minute; hold tight princess.” The man said, addressing the pup up on Anthony's shoulders. Shortly after he finished getting their order and Anthony gave the man the money he owed him. “Enjoy and thank you for your business.” Anthony passed the cloth with the two chicken skewers up to Jenny as Annie claimed her own. Seconds after the twins joined them as Anthony and the pups helped themselves to the seasonings and some dipping sauces. \n\n\t“OOOH gimme gimme.” Jenny cooed as she took the cloth then set it down on top of his head, using his hood and head as a little table. “Thank you Uncle A.” The pup told him before she bit into a piece of chicken. Promptly cooing in delight as meat juice erupted with her bite. The pup was in bliss as her eyes sparkled and her tail wagged. \n\tWith one pup happily nomming on his shoulders, Annie then said. “Yeah, thank you.” She also told him as she started eating. “Oh wow, they're as good as they smell. And he cooked them just how I wanted it god it's soooo good.”\n\n\tShortly after he severed the twins and even Hue got a few skewers. Now as they ate a little bit of an early lunch, the three wolves together didn't seem so bothered by the market. They walked around the market, taking in the sights, sounds, and smells of the market. It bothered them still; though not as harshly as before. He bought a few items. A necklace that wasn't too pricey had caught Annie's eyes. And Jenny had found a cute little green and pink linen bands that was woven together to make bracelets and she just had to have them. It was however after some time maybe an hour or two. Anthony had just sat down with his group for a more proper lunch. The twins, working with and through their underlings. As Anthony had treated the pups to another treat after having bought Lunch for Hue and Amaranth as well as for himself and the pups. A Feline woman and her two kittens were selling fresh pastries outside of their family bakery; Anthony had just finished buying them food for lunch. However hot and fresh from her husbands oven come and get them was what the lady said and she hooked a couple of curious pups. And what followed was the call of a hungry little pup. As the smell of the sweet pastries danced in her nose. Her eyes glittered as the frosting which she had never seen or tasted looked like a treasure. And as once again the little pup drooled on his head. So soon he bought them one each and now they were sitting in the shade of a tree; some wooden tables with benches set under it for public use. Eating once again; to satisfy the cutest little bottomless pit.\n\n\t“You can tell the Palemoon's are Merchants.” Anthony said aloud as he even managed to admire the market; badly as he hated its noise. “Their market place is a work of art. The food stalls have standards set. The merchants are loosely reigned in with laws that make sense; taxes aren't that high keeping prices low. This is a place where money can actually flow back to the people.”\n\t“And dis thingy is soooooo goood.” Jenny cooed, her mouth stuffed full of sticky sweet goodness. “Uncle A is this what heaven tastes like?” Her words were as gooey as the pastry stuck in her teeth. Her tail was wagging like it just couldn't stop and a very happy hum was emitted from her when she wasn't talking; it was proving contagious.\n\t“It is very nice; thank you again Uncle A.” Annie was sitting next to him still enjoying her own treat. “The frosting is nice and the pastry is light, flaky, and buttery.”\n\n\t“Oh yes the Palemoon's run a very tight ship. And I also use that little bakery. Why, I loaned those two happy kitty cats the money they needed to get it started; before they had the kittens.” A stranger then said as he approached them from behind. “Their market place is nearly flawless, the Palemoon's have indeed won the support of the under and merchant class. And naturally the nobles can't complain as a rising tide raises all ships. And the ships that are already the biggest will only continue to get higher after all.”\n\t“And who are you?” Anthony then asked as the man walked to his front side. From first glance the man was a shopkeeper or a merchant; and he did well. His clothes were well made and of good materials. He wasn't too ritzy but he was wearing some small amount of jewelry in the form of rings and a gold chain with some ornate pendant on it; and his dark oak walking stick which had a jade in its hand grip. His coat covered his body and his hat was just the right size for his head. However for a man that was human; he almost looked like he had more in common with a rat or a weasel. He had a rather long nose and rather big ears. But all the same he walked in such a manner he had to not only have money; he had to have come from it as well.\n\t“Names Rupert Merdock.” The man relaid with a tip of his hat and a bow of his head. “And it must be my lucky and worst day ever at the same time. I just had a problem that dropped in my lap last night. That I could only trust a man with a reputation like yours. If you would be willing to follow me to my establishment.” The man asked him as he kicked a fancy walking stick into the air for a moment before he caught it and used it to point the way. Even the way the man spoke felt slimy but still he spoke well.\n\n\t“I suppose I could.” Anthony told him. “But first what is it you sell good sir?”\n\t“Why my friend, I am perhaps the biggest slave dealer in the city, and there isn’t a serious competitor to me within the span of five cities near this one.” Rupert told him with a rather dramatic gesture to his chest, Then a flashing of an expensive and well designed card. “Still however the problem I have I would still prefer to speak away from prayin eyes and ears. May I lead the way?”\n\tAnnie looked up to Anthony, but he nodded and got up. “After you.”\n\n\tAnthony got up; With Jenny still happily stowed on his shoulders. Annie followed hotly after then followed by Hue and the Twins. It did take some minutes, the establishment was not small. But by regulations set by the Palemoon's it could not be along the main streets or the market plaza. He led them away from the plaza then went ‘Tada’ as he showed them to the building. It was only half a block from the main square. And it was a large building. It had four floors and was rather a sizable building in the length and with departments.\n\t“Allow me my good Knight.” Rupert quickly opened the door. Even as Anthony once more protested that he was not a Knight. Once they all entered he himself entered and shut the door behind him. However before much else could be done.\n\t“Ah, is that the rising star squire I spy with my little eyes? I would not have thought to see you here boyo.” A rather round but very short man said. His Irish accent was easy to tell, as he spoke. Despite his shape and size the man looked human and dressed in what was easily only the best most expensive robes on the planet. Adorned with all manner of jewels, rings, chains, earrings with large expensive diamond studs. His shoes were polished, his brow waxed. His very pronounced butt chin was embroidered with a meticulously groomed beard, however he only allowed the hair on his chin; he had a large bushy mustache, just as well groomed. The rest of his face was clean; tanned, flawless, and his skin oiled. He stood maybe four two and for a man his size his one hundred and twelve pounds was a rather hefty sum. He was about to exit the building about twelve people who had been lashed together with magical bonds behind him. And not far off his guard dogs. Four elite female warriors; who were clad and properly geared. Their weapons and armor simply the best, and when Annie felt one of their eyes fall upon her she would swear she felt a literal chill run down her spine. “OH, that is a very adorable hat you have there, but I think I see a family resemblance. May I ask her name I do not believe we were ever properly introduced?”\n\n\tHe asked glancing up at the pup who after a moment opened one of her eyes; and she gave him a wave which he quickly returned. “My word my guards have the little ones frightened half to death. Forgive me where are my manners; Ahem ladies decorum! Do not blemish my honor and reputation by unnerving the other guest!” The man sharply snapped at his guards; and in truth the atmosphere got noticeably lighter. Then he hooked a finger and called someone. “Izza,” The man softly called as a girl, who was currently hidden under a massive hat and holding a large impressive looking staff, meekly approached. “What have I told you?”\n\t“But I.” Izza quickly tried to protest.\n\t“AHHH.” The round man protested him. “We get ahead again dear. We have not even had introductions yet deary.” He then motioned his hand to first and foremost Anthony. “With him here; do you really think you need to deploy dimension controlling magics?? You know the lads' reputation even if ye've not met him in person.”\n\t“But there's so many strangers!” Izza then cried out from under her hat. “I was trying to protect you, plus I also have to keep an eye on the slaves; you're asking me to do too much!” She then whined her hat ruffling as she shuffled around. Her hat was stark white but it was all you could see. The girl under the hat was buried by it.\n\t“Ah,” He then replied as the wolf and crew still stood silent.\n\t“No … I guess, maybe I didn't.” Izza finally admitted her hat drooping along with her.\n\t“Dear child; dear sweet child.” First the round man pointed his hand at Annie first. Snickering he said, “First we have a druid; oh yes Druids are so well know for randomly hurting people aren't they lass?” Then he moved next to Annies and motioned to her with his hands. “I know she's fearsome; and the tiny pup riding piggyback? Oh she's terrifying!” The man joked as he held his hands to his face in blatantly mock fright. Jenny quickly giggled and a big smile broke out across her face. “AH dear me there it is; I could feel she had a beautiful smile the second i saw her face. God bless her soul, their mother also had a very beautiful smile; I don't have to guess who's pups they are. She was such a beautiful person and a loving soul; It was an honor that I got to teach her. Cry with you I do little ones in your mothers death. You may not have known me; but I was the man who taught your mother magic. The girl was the first prodigy that it was ever my honor to teach. That pup absorbed magic like a sponge. Now Anthony boyo introductions please; this is already delayed long enough. Poor girls must be as confused as ducks trying to fly through the dust devil spell.” The man protested with a wave of his hand.\n\t“Right, uh permission to say it?” Anthony quipped.\n\tTo which the round man replied, “Granted.” With a dismissive hand wave to boot.\n\t“The little one is Jenny, her big sister is Annie; and my druid friend back there is Hue and the dryad Amaranth.” Anthony then started. “Despite his ridiculous size and shape. This is Lord Governor Tobart Barrock; and he is a gnome. He is also a Grand Magistar of the seventh circle. An Arch Sorcerer of the order of Gre'thor. The Lord Governor of The Northern Provinces. Thrice Medal of Honor recipient for feats of bravery and darning upon the field of battle. And yes, I was told he was the man who taught your mother sorcery and spellcraft at the institute of Deep Gem. Uh, I miss anything?” Anthony then asked as he butted his fist to his muzzle.\n\t“Nope nope about sums it up.” Tobart replied, clapping his hands together, which made Jenny giggle again. “Who do you think introduced him to my dear comrade Scott? You two precious little angels, dear me you look so much like your mother. I keep having moments of deja vu. I keep expecting to see a white hood clutching a book three times her size asking me to show her explosion magic again. My goodness oh how wonderful pleasant memories are.” The gnome recalled with a smile as he put his hand to his face.\n\t“Lord Tobart, permission to ask your business sir?” Anthony quickly asked, which made Tobart chuckle.\n\t“Oh granted.” Tobart quickly replied. “I am here on a diplomatic mission in part for the kingdom with the Emperor of the Fang Territories. They've been having dire problems stocking a rather necessary but very dangerous mine with new man power. They mine an ore there vital in the art of their spell craft. So we've come here to buy all the slaves that fit the category they needed.”\n\t“Wait, all those men are going to be forced to mine a dangerous ore?” Annie asked, which Tobart then nodded. “But that's cruel.”\n\n\t“Oh bless me she even has her mothers golden heart.” Tobart clasped his hands together with Annie's once he got close. “Oh worry not my sweet girl worry not; that is precisely why we came here. Those twelve over there are rapist and murders the lot of them; scum that all deserve to rot. Spare them your Mercy my dear girl, those beast narry deserve it. They are scum that don't deserve to breathe the same air as us decent folk; they are already sentenced to death by a court of law for various crimes. And not that it will not be fatal I'm told. But whatever process these men will be put through will make them good for nothing but mining that ore; it is a death in of itself I was told. Thus why they needed help staffing these mines; it is their own laws. Only those Willing or otherwise already sentenced to death by a rightful legal body are to be forced to work these mines; their regulations are very strict, we are assured. And we certainly won't mind our garbage being put to better use than filling a hole in the ground. Rupert, my good man the crown will foot this bill; please have the sales receipt sent to the palace with my name. You will be handsomely paid for your services my good man.”\n\n\t“It was a great honor that my establishment was able to take so much of your load off your shoulders Lord Governor Tobart.” Rupert quickly clasped the man's hand and shook it. “I pray your next stop will end your journey though. I bet the Lord Governor’s family is waiting with baited breath for daddies return.”\n\n\t“Oh that I do, that I do. I miss my wife and children dearly. Been on the road for months already we have. But Still duty calls! I didn't let my size stop me from becoming the most powerful sorcerer in this hemisphere. I won't let me yearning for home stop me from fulfilling my duties.” Tobart nodded, well sort of. “Right, let's get going, move them out. Izza we're leaving my dear. Ladies keep an eye on this scum; I won't risk for a second these beasts trying to harm any of the citizens on our way out. Lord Scott would never let me live it down; I already own that Ram money from a game of cards i lost to him. I'll not have him add, allowing thugs to accost his citizens, on top of the pile of things to mock me over. You are good with this part ladies, keep them on a short leash.” He nearly sang the final words as he finally exited the building.\n\t\n\tShortly after that the Gnome, his bodyguards, and his prized student; quickly they took the twelve men away with them. Once they were gone and the room had a chance to get quiet. Finally Rupert let out a deep held breath and collapsed across one of his counters.\n\n\t“Oh thank god he's gone. You have no idea how stressful it was. Him of all people the day after the night before which was hell. My lad I'm pooped.” Rupert promptly clasped his hands together with his words. Then motioned Anthony to follow. “Right, now that we are alone and in my house; allow me to explain my situation to you. And why you are one of the very few people who can help me.” He then looked at someone that approached after a glance. “Lock the door, close the shop, we're done for the day.”\n\t“Yes sir.” A male replied who then hurried to carry out the task. Anthony followed the man through a door; which led to a room with a few couches. Two of which faced each other with a small table between them. “Please have a seat lad, the others are free to join you; we also have tea if you are thirsty.” Anthony nodded then took a seat, with Jen and Annie joining him on the couch; but when the lambs squeezed in two. First the man shouted when he had somehow not noticed the daughters of the cities own Lord Governor in his midst.\n\t“GAH! The Palemoon twins are with you?!? What a lovely surprise!” Rupert shouted as he had tossed himself against the wall in fright. “How the hell did I not notice you?!?”\n\t“Magic!” The twins chimed together. “Naturally a fool at the end of his rope would never approach Tony if we were sitting near him. So we hid our very presence with magic. Phhh.” The twins then finished by blowing him some raspberries.\n\t“Alright fool; jokes up.” Arie then demanded as she tapped the table. “Tea, and cake for me and my sister too; Now! Girls, Hue, Sugar leaf, you want some?” The pups and Hue nodded; with Amaranth on his shoulder saying. Even as his staff jumped in a shared fright of the lamb's forcefulness alone.\n\t“Oh I would love a cup of tea.” Ammy cooed as she sat next to Hue on a couch near them.\n\n\t“But sugar leaf;” Sally cooed as she popped herself up on the couch. “If you drink tea is that a tad close to cannibalism? I really don't know. How does it work with dryads?”\n\t“Oh no, it's common practice.” Hue told them as he then accepted a, rather sizable but still a, tea cup. “Oh my, you have dinner wear for my size; I am honored. I am rarely treated to such fine wares. I had to learn how to make my own.” Hue told his server and her master with a bow; which was returned by the server and master both. “No no, I assure you; every time I've been invited into a Dryadic Glade. I have always been offered tea. And each glade has their own delightful blend, one of the items on my list would have to be to drink them all at least once. They pride themselves in their teas. It is a drink almost to die for.”\n\t“Hum, the dryads seem like delightful people; as do your own. I've not had the pleasure in either case. I also love a good cup of tea.” Rupert replied as he slipped upon a cup of his own. Then he put his hand on another of his servants' shoulders. “Go and fetch Gridden and his partner.”\n\t“Yes sir.” The man replied then quickly he left.\n\n\tThen it was a moment later Rupert joined them at the table. Everyone had a drink and Jenny was showing Anthony her cup; then made a fuss about how nice the tea was and Anthony played along with her. Rupert laughed softly, after a drink of his own tea. “Yes, I may be a salver but I do at least try to have some standards. I only stock my sales floor with the legally condemned or the willing; and I import from twelve nations. Four of which are even from overseas. I get some of the worst of the worst; and the most desperate. So before a salve dealer; I would call myself a garbage man first and the dealer of second chances second.” The man then sat his walking stick across his lap as he took another drink of his tea. “It is a dirty job but someone had to do it. So I will delay no longer; I do not wish to try your patience good sir and my dear sweet ladies. Please I beg you not to tell your mother. She would have my license out of my ass with the snap of her fingers for this fuck up.” He promptly sat his cup on its saucer and put them both back on the table. “Here goes. Four days ago a man that was placed into my custody escaped. I had not been told the bastard was a mage of the hermetic variety.”\n\tBoth of the twins called out, “oooooh.”\n\tThen Arie asked with a snicker. “You … you fr phh,” She had to stop and compose herself but failed to do so. “You didn't gag him did you?”\n\t“We did not, if I had even the faintest suggestion he was a mage.” Rupert replied with a defeated slump. “Of my entire career this is the first time I've been in so much trouble. And it wasn't even my fucking fault. I'm at least man enough to own up to it when the fuck up is mine. I was never told the man was a vocal caster. I'd never have bought his contract if I had been told he was. He was way too dangerous for my establishment. He played the fool until we got him into the bunk houses with the other slaves. He opened his damn mouth dropped everyone into a fucking trance and was able to walk out of the front door with my damned keys. Not one person was able to move to stop him; hell able to move it was like the bastard stopped time or something. After we found him; well here their leaders are now.”\n\n\tAs he said so, the door to the room opened. They quickly entered, what they all first mistook for a small dog morph wearing a simple cloth over his lower half. However, just as promptly a small reptile-like female followed in after him. She was scantily clad but didn't seem to notice or care. The cloth she wore was on her arms and her outer thighs. Her chest and the rest of her body for that matter was just her scales. Her breast exposed the same for other parts as well. Rupert then did the introductions. “The dog looking fellow is Gridden. The reptilian female is Trizza. Together they are the Co leaders of their tribe; two hundred and fifty strong. And despite their looks they are members of a twined species. They are called Kobolds and by the standing of most nations they are considered monsters. But now they need help and have nowhere to go. Let me explain. The foul caster that escaped custody lucked across their village and subjugated. Befouled their lands with foul magic. Then the worst part in the battle with the experts I hired to take care of the heathen. He set the village on fire; everything was lost. Legally I am liable as this event was due to the slave escaping my facility. But as monsters they have no rights as far as this kingdom goes. I sell them to the wrong people; they could easily be worked to death with no recourse. But truly hand to god I swear upon my life Sir Knight; I was never told he had magic of any kind. And I never sell innocent people without them willing the sale. This fuck up came from the other end; these poor creatures are the ones suffering for it. They are considered monsters; no nation will take them in. If someone like a Knight to be, had no use for these people. The only thing I could offer them is forced labor. They have no homes to return to, on land now too befouled to support any kind of life. They have no money, no wealth at all, They have no food and are not smart people. All they have is their numbers, and that they breed and grow fast. And while they are as strong as a human they get just taller than a Gnome. Those two before you are young adults and they speak for their tribe as co leaders. As the one partly responsible for this disaster, mushy may it sound I am trying to find them a new home. With scarce places to look. You are the only Knight I could think of based off of what I have heard of you that is within reach. That would be willing to take in someone who may have been forced to be; The Other. When you yourself may well feel it about yourself already? Please talk to each other, you all understand common. Get to know each other to see if this arrangement would work.”\n\n\tAnthony sat there looking at the two strange creatures before him. So he gave a nod and started with a proper greeting. “Greetings, my name is Anthony Grawclaw; and I am the proud Squire of the Black Knight Sir Wulrick of Lancaster.”\n\t“OOOH Black knight uh know him! Grid Met. Had big fuckin fight.” The Kobold started. “Trizza fought him with me. Black Knight won and fuckin handily. He beat all our fuckin asses. I felt like a goddamned pup and I'm the damn leader!” Gridden spoke well, kind of. It was broken at times; but the creature was obviously trying to be coherent at least. His fur was a rich golden brown, short and stiff. His eyes are soft green. His nose was a dark brow color and was wet. He seemed to have a thing for touching a person he was talking to as he spoke. When he looked at his companion he put his hands on her in random places; but it didn't bother her. She returned the gesture a time or two in fact.\n\t“Ahuh. We know Black Knight.” Trizza then started talking with a soft, almost chirping kind of voice. The bird side of her reptilian nature seemed to like showing itself. The way her voice seemed to want to talk she tweeted or chirped at times as she tried to form her words. Cooing was also a thing she randomly did, just started cooing and vibrating for a few moments. The little reptile seemed to also like talking with her hands. As her mouth was talking her hands were moving as she tried to tell her tale. “He good person. Big golden fuckin heart and everything; and boy he fuckin powerful. Kobolds respect Black Knight; Black Knight kicked all our fuckin asses at one fuckin time. Didn't kill nobody can you fuckin believe dat? Dat pissed Grid off, me too. I can't fight people with weapons and not kill. How the fuckin hell did he? That sword was like a fuckin razor even my claws was duller then his blade. But the fuck is squire?” The reptile asked with a cock of her head. Exposing the feathers rather well hidden among her jade colored scales on her head as she turned them into the light; the feathers were a very similar shade of green as her scales. If you weren't looking at them just right you might not even think she had any feathers at all until you touched her head. Her scales and feathers matched to the crisp sapphire blue of her eyes with their vertical slit pupils. “No know that word? Story time, tell tell.” She clapped her hands and gestured to Anthony.\n\n\t“What's a squire?” Anthony asked. To which both kinds of Kobolds nodded. “The Black Knight is my Master.” But that only cocked their heads to one side together. But he was already used to playing this little game with a certain little pup in his family. He would ask a question and she would reply by just cock her head or a nod or a shake; he would have to look at Annie to have a conversation with the pup when they were little. Even after her first words she didn't talk much, and she kept the pacifier until she was six. They were so like little Annie they nearly made him smirk. “Uh, He teaches me to fight like big fuckin monster like him.”\n\tTo which both Kobolds shouted. “NO FUCKIN WAY! YOU WANNA FUCKIN FIGHT RIGHT FUCKIN NOW!?” They both nearly came over the table in their excitement. Claws of both kinds already pressed on the wood. Both their tails wagging behind them. Their eyes glittered in excitement. They wanted to fight so fucking bad they were nearly glowing with anticipation.\n\t“Not today no. Sorry I must decline.” Anthony told them then patted the pups at his sides. “I have my nieces here; I have to protect them first before I would want to fight.”\n\t“Ah it fuckin shame but no biggy. No spillin milk.” Grid then sat back down his triangular ears perked up. But he definitely didn't understand how that metaphor worked even as he failed to use it.\n\t“Yeah.” Trizza chirped for a second before she went on and sat back down herself. “No shine off my scales justen cause we didn't get to brawl. Always fuckin tomarra.”\n\t“But the fuck is a Nieces?” Grid then asked as he cocked his head to one side; this time Trizza and Jenny both joined in. Then came laughter as both pups lost it and the sisters giggled together.\n\n\tAnthony shook his head, but went on with story time as both Kobolds once more clapped their hands together and motioned to him. “OK UH you guys know what relationships are right?”\n\t“Yeah.” Grid swiftly quipped. “Like families and dat fuckin shit?”\n\n\t“Yeah, like families. Good on a great start.” Anthony clapped his hand together as progress was being made, the Kobolds repeated with claps of their own however.\n\t“Wow he fuckin good.” Trizza chirped. “Already knows story time clap and he not even fuckin Kobold.”\n\t“Back on track.” Anthony told them and they nodded and piped down. “Family. You have your mother and father right?”\n\t“Right” They both replied.\n\t“They breed make you right?” Anthony then went on.\n\t“Right.” They chirped again.\n\t“You mother and father breed again, and you have a brother or a sister right?” Anthony then regaled them.\n\tOnly for both Kobolds to chirp once again, “Right”\n\t“Sibling ok new word your brother or sister is called a sibling.” Both Kobolds opened their mouths wide even as Grid dropped his fist into his hand. “Ok, if so your sibling gets a mate, and has cubs of their own and they are female like Trizza.” Anthony said his story is nearly done.\n\tAnd the Kobold chirps, “Right.”\n\t“Those girls would be your nieces.” Anthony finally finished. “And a male cub like Grid, would be called a nephew. Same thing a male cub of your sibling is a nephew.”\n\t“OOOOOOOOOOH.” Both Kobolds cooed.\n\t“That makes perfect fuckin sense; it good words we should use it.” Trizza then gave a thumbs up.\n\t“Yeah, Fuckin good word.” Grid told her back. “And that other one; what is Cub?” But Anthony pointed to Jenny to answer him. “OH this is a good fuckin word. We don't have a word for the little fuckers do we? Cub, nieces, and nephew's them good fuckin words. Kobolds should start fuckin usin 'em.”\n\t“So would you people be willing to follow me?” Anthony then asked.\n\t“We would.” Gridden then told him. “Look Kobolds simple fuckin creatures. We fuckin know it, we can't fuckin change it. We not good for much, but we are good in a fuckin fight; we're also real good at fuckin too. And we are good with our fuckin hands. And we uh fuck was was the fuckin word again. Honor yeah that was a good fuckin word. Kobolds honor strength. We farm, we fight, we fuck. Kobolds not worth much but we still good in own fuckin way. We can fuckin trust you; I can see it in your eyes. But that would all depend on if you fuckin wanted us. And if you don't it's no fuckin problem. Shop man already gave us a good fuckin uh con tr a tact. Did I fuckin say it right at least?” He asked looking at Rupert who gave a so so have motion but a thumbs up for the effort. “If you don't want us he'll find us a place for us to call home. So all fuckin good sooner or later.”\n\n\t“Let me ask you one thing first.” Anthony then paused to let the two Kobolds look at him. “And what is it you guys would call a good fuckin home exactly?”\n\n\tThe two looked at him for a few moments. Before Trizza cooed. “Oh fuckin shit, I think dis one them deep fuckin questions; he wants to get in our fuckin heads ooh he fuckin smart.” The kobold tapped her own head a few times. She chirped and cooed as she enjoyed a cleaver fucker. “What is home? Fuck what a question. Well Trizza thinks fuckin home is a fuckin house she build with her own fuckin claws. With a family she made with her own fuckin efforts. On a farm we all fuckin planted together. In a tribe that fuckin loves us and us fuckin love them back. One big happy fuckin family that well, eats with and fights with and fucks and protects and fuckin loves each other. One fuckin Kobold alone not gonna fuckin do much. But a lota fuckin Kobold’s together is a big fuckin problem!” She said this as she drew her hand out into a large metaphorical sphere she was holding and very proudly mind you.\n\n\t“Oh, don't I fuckin know it.” Rupert replied from his seat giving himself a laugh as he drank more of his tea after. “Sorry they talk like that all the time. For no other reason then they really like the fuckin word. I couldn't help myself.” Laughing again after.\n\n\t“Oh dis kind of fuckin question fuckin hard.” Gridden then replied after cupping his muzzle and thinking about it for a moment. “Gridden knows he's simple. But when he was little, Father came and fuckin told me. Son one day you gonna fuckin be chief. It's gonna be a lotta fuckin hard work for a lotta fuckin people. But he told me nothing fuckin feels better knowing your fuckin people love and trust you. What I think fuckin home is, the fuckin place that all my fuckin people is at. And as long as we can all be fuckin safe and happy and keep ourselves fuckin fed. That is fuckin home! Gridden don’t need nothin else.” The Kobold replied tapping his finger on the table. A proud of himself kind of look on his face; proud of himself for being able to speak his mind and have them understand it. Trizza even clapped as she agreed with his statement. “Gridden may have just lost father to the fuckin caster; but I don't have time to be fuckin sad about it. I've got a lotta fuckin people needing me to take fuckin care of em. I got cubs I need to feed with no fuckin land to farm. I got people I need to make feel fuckin safe that fuckin don't right fuckin now becasue i’m not strong enough. I've only just fuckin started and already I'm a bad fuckin Chief. But I'll get fuckin better. You fuckin watch I'll get fuckin better. When Gridden Joins Father on other side, I won't allow father any reason to laugh and mock me. He will be proud of all the fuckin work Gridden does! And I'll make my fuckin father tell me I was the better fuckin chief.”\n\n\tAnthony watched the, for a moment, as he clasped his hands together. He seemed to be thinking about something. “So what do you think?” Annie then asked as she tugged his shoulder. “You just told us this morning you can't found a new nation with six people. You've got a small army ready to jump into your lap. This is what you needed. And if you don't take them then who knows what they could end up having to do. They could be sold to a jerk that’ll work them all to death. Or they could end up sex slaces or worse.”\n\n\t“Why do I feel like I'm being pressured to make this decision by my own niece?” Anthony quickly asked. “I mean jeez two hundred and fifty people is enough for an entire division; I've never had to manage that number of people without an established supply chain. I couldn't even feed them all.”\n\t“Don't I fuckin know it friend.” Grid then told him. “But well … little pups not doing well. Caster's magic made them ill. Kobolds can't afford the strange liquids your healers offer to fix em. And food is getting hard to find. Father right, being leader lotta fuckin hard work.”\n\t“Are they ill still?” Hue then asked. Promptly setting down his cup.\n\t“Up, excuse us, there Father goes.” Amaranth was promptly hoisted from her seat as she accepted his hand.\n\t“Well yeah.” Gridden told him. “Humans with clear pots want shiny coin to fix-em.”\n\t“The Earth Mother has blessed me with magic.” Hue told him. “I can fix them; show them to me now. Sorry Anthony if you take them or not. As a healer I can't walk away from sick children.”\n\t“Sorry Anthony; father wears his heart on his sleeves.” Ammy told him with a bow from the man's shoulder even as the Kobolds hopped off the couch.\n\t“No fuckin foolin?” Trizza asked as they hurried after him. “Minotaur man can fuckin fix people.”\n\n\t“Here we go.” Anthony laughed softly as he followed.\n\t“Oh boy; They’ve triggered the Huggycow.” The twins teased.\n\t“I told you two the last time that I disliked that nickname.” Hue told them. Rupert now flabbergasted as the bull nearly rampaged as he followed the Kobolds through his building.\n\t“No dis way.” Gridden told him as they hurried. The pair of Kobolds raced ahead of him to show Hue the way. Anthony and crew could only follow the storm of the golden heart Anthony called a friend.\n\t\n\tInside the room the pair led him two. They found more Kobolds of both breeds. And many were still very ill, some violently so; and none of them were older than the age of seven. In fact most were as old as Jenny and no older. Hue gasped as he walked in. “Not as bad as I feared; but still pretty bad. No wonder what you need is expensive.” Hue more or less barged in then approached the first child. The dog at the pups side glanced up at him, she was female and was sobbing, unable to help her child. “Excuse me, I can fix him.”\n\t“Can you?” The female then cried. Then she clutched at his clothing and started begging “Please please! Have no shiny coin; still swear I will make it up to you. I fuckin swear it!”\n\n\tHue quickly did his thing first he vocalized his spell then pressed his thumb to the cubs forehead. However his face grew nearly frigid once that white mist covered his eyes again. In fact even Anthony had never seen that look on his face. He then promptly slammed his bag down and started tearing bags out of it. “Amaranth! Mandrake root, Cimmis leaves, Dragon's Tail, and Earl Wood shavings from my stores now! Anyone who doesn't have mana leaves this room now OUT!” The bull then roared, starting to push people out himself, as a bit of chaos ensued as the room was vacated; even as it was being done. Hue was slathering the walls with red paint as he drew runes on the left wall. Amaranth piled the ingredients from her magic pocket space pace for him. “Anthony, Arie, Sally; No Anyone with mana. I need twenty five mana pearls now; start focusing. I need them now because we don't have time. This is a cursed plague from the Fetid Pools of Narithsis*. Befouled magic my ass, that monster was dealing with the plane of Pestilence! If a single one of these cubs die this city and all life in it will be lost! We are all in immense luck however; Druid's and Narithsis don't get along well. My magics are rather potent on their foul plagues. I can help but think you were meant to bring me here today.\n\n\t[i]~** Pronounced as Nar-Thar-sis~\n\tNarithsis : Category place – Type: capital city\n\tThe fetid seat of power of the Prime Evil of Plagues; Nerosis The Living Swarm. The demons and monsters that live here under the Prime Evils rule work tirelessly to create new and powerful plagues to unleash on the mortal world. Naturally to force more souls to have to come their way as a person taken by one of these plagues will mostly never see their soul reach the afterlife. No, a tragic fate of being eaten by the Swarm Lord's children or he himself awaits those who pass from his wicked evil. As a force that seeks to sicken and kill the natural world; they naturally stand as a living affront to Nature. Druids, Dryads, Stayrs, Centuars, and every race of the Fey; all stand as one against the forces of the Plague Lords. It remains and back and forth endless war between those who would protect nature with their lives. And those who would give everything to corrupt and kill her. Nerosis himself was one of the Prime Evils that backed the demon prince who invaded the mortal world and started the Dreadalisk war.[/i]\n\n\tThat lit a fire under peoples asses as then gave a shout and had all hands on deck. As that happened, Hue kept drawing his runes on the walls. “Father, what next?” Ammy then asked, having readied his ingredients.\n\t“Conjure your flower.” Hue told her as he put the final stroke into his rune. “It won't do anything but buy time but that's what we need first.”\n\t“Alright.” But as the plant realized she was going to need a pearl to do so. She quickly hurried over to Hue to ask her father but she got two steps before she more an automatic reaction, caught one. Anthony had flicked it to her and was already working on another. The twins were making them two each at a time. A few of the staff were also making them but not as quickly as the trained squires.\n\n\tAs this event fell into Action, things started happening rather fast. Hue finished the rune he had been drawing then started working on the wall right across from it; then he started mirroring the rune. As he did that Amaranth consumed the pearl she had been tossed and called forth her flower. This time as the flower bloomed it once again sprouted its star spiral vines. However the petals that bloomed on it were a soft white color. The plant girl promptly stamped her foot, unhappy with the outcome; but she would have to make do. After that she saw her father was busy. However then Anthony tossed her another pearl. By now they had a good number of them but still needed a few more.\n\tWithin the mound of dirt that formed for her flower to bloom from. She followed as she had seen Hue do and buried the new pearl at the base where its roots bound themselves to it once they sensed its mana. And with that the pollen started wafting into the air. Already a sweet smell filled the air and the sick children after admittedly coughing as they inhaled the pollen. Soon found themselves resting far far more easily than before with the spores within their lungs. Once the flower had started to heal and restore the cubs scattered around the room; Hue was putting the final touches on the rune he was drawing.\n\n\t“That's the last of them.” Anthony told Hue in the seconds after as he set the final pearl on the pile. “Turn on the lights then ey buddy.”\n\n\t“Right.” Hue told him. Promptly he took off the shirt he had on then coated his hands with the paint. “And you Kobolds are indeed blessed by whatever being you call god. As a Druid, I am known as He of Two Mothers, a rarity for druids. As a druid, naturally I am blessed by the Earth Mother; the Goddess Terra. And as a Healer I am also blessed by the Mother of Waters; Her sister the goddess Luna. And before me that boat fly is powerless. This foul plot, he must have spent eons shaping, is ruined today; By my actions he will draw that wrath of Both Mothers. I dare to say the demons would be busy for some time. All I need to do is open the mirrors and show our mothers what ills have been wrought upon their children. Hell shall never know the fury of a mother whose child you have harmed.” Then he looked up at Anthony and snorted. “Yes I am very fucking angry.”\n\t“Wait you're opening the fucking mirrors?” Anthony asked then, almost afraid. “Oh shit you are pissed.”\n\n\t“OOOH my friend my heart is big for a reason.” Hue told them The bull then started painting his body. Two large hand prints, one on his chest over his heart. The other on his right eye. “And seeing these cubs in this condition because of a plague lord; I have never been more livid. Even the Prime Evil Sin who was the primary sponsor of the Dreadalisk war outlawed the use of infants. Everyone stand back. Do not cross sight of the mirrors; it would mean your death.” Then he took a sharp breath and manifested the power of a more wild nature. As his horns returned with glowing tips. His breath carried a blue vapor and his fur grew longer. “I beseech thee, The Mothers of We. The children bore between both the earth and the starry sea. Hear my words; and follow my Prayer. Still the waters and charge the Air. Rouse your Power and collect thy wits. Open the Mirrors Oh Mothers Here my pray and see; that this here is the moment; where there is need for Thee!” Then he clapped his hands and the cry of a storm cloud. However then all of the runes Hue hand drew on the walls then the paint upon his own body started to glow. Then lighting arced from nowhere at first then it caught metal. After some moments of the lighting arcing around the room, found the pile of mana pearls. The entire pile then burst into light then vanished, scattered with sparks and firefly's, of the literal kind. The lights skittered around as it seemed Hue's ritual was not done. Next Amaranth started striking on the drum with two beats; a pause of four seconds then two more beats. However this time the pause was only two seconds before the plant struck the drum once more; however after she repeated the cycle. “Good girl; keep the rhythm for a moment, stop once the mirrors are open.”\n\n\tNext he moved his hands to his chest. Then like he was clutching the air itself. Jabbed his hands forward in front of his chest. Then his right hand keeping its clutched grasp was dragged through the air scattering light orbs around as the walls then changed. Only in color. One was an earthy green that started creeping over the wall like fast growing moss. As its sister side took on a soft gray with sapphire blue inlays creeping into it as if it was a flowing tide of gemstone. As this change in the walls happened Hue mirrored the last gesture with his left hand. Tossing more of these light orbs into the air as the paint on his body then started to glow blue. Then once the walls had fully changed and the painted runes upon the walls started changing their respective colors; the circle they painted then shone Blue for a moment before it then took on a nearly fluid glass like puddle. A mirror of each-other on the walls. Then with a thunderous clap of his hands along with the final stroke of the drum the mirrors opened and then pure beautiful light did flow in from them. Firefly's once more scurried through the air as they passed in from the mirrors.\n\n\t“Hubert Love; What have we told you about opening the mirrors?” A motherly voice called out with a sound so calming so soothing even the most savage lion would have turned into a cuddly house cat after hearing it.\n\t“Please Earth Mother; Don't call me that. Besides we have,” Hue then protested.\n\t“But Huey.” A different voice then called out. It sounded as if it was spoken by a young child. “You know big sis and I Love teasing ya; So we have to call you Hubert.”\n\t“Earth Mother, Moon Mother please be silent.” Hue then ordered as both goddess fell silent. “The cubs in this room; can you not feel their suffering? Hear their cries for help? You two have never missed something like this. Are you blind?”\n\t“What do you mean my son?” Terra, if Hue was to be believed then asked. Her motherly tone seemed to sooth with each word. Like the embrace of one's own mother. “Your voice carries genuine rage and sorrow both; what is wrong my son? If I am truly blinded let me borrow one of your eyes so I may see.”\n\t“Yeah yeah Ditto.” Luna then called out as if challenged. “Huey called me blind; he better be right or it's time for a penalty game!” Luna then declared. The paint upon his eye then started to glow a muted mix of the colors that swirled around in each other upon his flesh. Then light replaced his own eye but once it opened. Both goddesses gasped in horror. Then they remained silent, Wide eyed as Hue then approached one of the young Kobolds; this one the worst of the bunch. He was a reptilian kobold Poor boy had a wretched sounding cough that he just couldn't stop. Struggling so hard to try to breathe as it seems his condition had finally turned for the worse.\n\tHue shook his head and had to admit defeat. “His lungs have putrefied Mothers; though it shames me to say this as a healer. He is beyond my help; there is nothing more that I can do.”\n\n\tHowever that was when the rules of the game got thrown out the fucking window. As the poor child hacked and coughed; struggling in vain to try and breath. And the boy's own mother wept at his side. Clutching his hand, unable to help her own child; the pain killing her inside. The Mother's of all mothers grew rightfully enraged; as the old saying goes. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Then from elsewhere outside the city itself in response to the fury of the goddesses. Suddenly started to billow, a loud and mighty horn from the north. Its sound started soft until it rose into a thunderous angry war cry. It echoed its angry call through the valleys and forest, it thundered in the mountain peaks and depths. Then Hue chuckled softly. “I almost pity the demons. They have angered Goddesses who bless and protect this world; this will only end with their deaths.”\n\n\tThen at his side Jenny suddenly looked up and heard a soft sweet voice. Anthony watched her as it had asked a question only she could hear, and Jenny told her. “Ok, I don't mind helping you.”\n\t“Who are you talking to Jen?” Anthony asked. Then opting to hold on to her. Well aware of the games of demons.\n\t“Hue said her name was Terra right? She asked me for me help.” Jenny asked him as suddenly a little green halo formed over her head. Seconds after her eyes shone a verdant green light that replaced them.\n\n\tFirst the pup looked to her hands; then up at her uncle. “Worry not,” A familiar voice then spoke from the pup's lips. “I'm only borrowing the girl Good Knight; she shall not be harmed. Too many conveniences gathered in one place however on the cusp of ruin though. Was this event preordained I wonder?” Terra asked with a following giggle. Unable to contain the pup's bubbly attitude. “Oh my the colors of your niece's aura are delightful; oh and her soul is beautiful as well. Oh my she's such a good girl isn't she?”\n\t“Earth Mother Terra?” Hue then asked, this time flabbergasted. He then fell to his hands and knees and prostrated himself before her. Only for the pup to hurry over and hug him.\n\t“Oh Hubert. I've always wanted to hug you; now this  pup has given me that gift. Now back to work.” Terra declared after staying and hugging him a moment longer. “This little one is loaning her body. I need not make this take longer than it needs to.” Then the pup tapped the ground with one finger. And growing from it a large and large petaled flower quickly did grow alongside Ammy’s own. But this new flower dwarfed hers in every way. It was like a rose but the petals, similar to Ammy's own blossom, were a different color. However this flower started producing pollen even before getting a mana supply. And naturally as it was one of the goddess' own blooms. It would be leaps and bounds more potent than her own; even if the plant disliked the taste of defeat. Even if it came from the hands of her own mother.\n\n\t“Allow me Earth Mother.” A soft feminine voice called out. In waltzed the butterfly with great black wings. Midnight then placed a sizable pearl at the flower's base. Then she looked at Terra and patted her head.\n\t“Midnight, what are you doing here?” Anthony asked through a snarl.\n\n\tHowever she glared at him for a moment. “She never gave you permission to use her name fool. And Midnight Is here by the order's of her Master once more. Seems this event Master wants to force is indeed what Master desires to achieve. Once again he sends her to make sure it happens right.” The fairy told him once she then marched up to him. Even as the large flower started casting its glow and pollen. Even as the kobold cub that had turned for the worst finally started to calm his wretched coughing subsiding. “Midnight is here once again to deliver a message from her Master; no gem this time.” She cleared her throat before she started reciting it. “My Dear boy Anthony; good job so far.” The fairy quipped, reciting her message. “The event is shaping perfectly you and yours have done well. However you my lad have a dire date in the market place in.” At that the fairy paused to look at her wrist he must have made the same gesture. “In about less than a minute.  Best get to the square or people will be dying by the time you get there; good luck.” The fairy quipped before she stopped. “That is it fool. You'd best be going. She doesn't know what event Master is trying to force. But seeing as it has already aroused the wrath of the goddesses that protect your world; it is not going to be an easy one.”\n\n\t“Damn it.” First Anthony looked at the two Kobolds he had been talking to. “I don't have time to think about this it seems so fuck it. Consider you guys bought.” Then he looked at Rupert. “You, get me outside now.”\n\t“Right.” The man said as he then looked to one of the walls. “Go, Escapee Tunnel.” A few jolts of mana flew from his fingertips and created a magical hole in the wall. Despite the fact they were deep inside the building; this hole led right to the outside of the building. Anthony raced through followed by the twins and Annie as Jenny was left with Hue as he and the goddess worked to heal the young ones; and stop this evil before it could spread. In the market however it was fine; in fact it was booming. There were more people there now then when they were walking around. However the butterfly followed him. Then she pointed to him in one direction; and she did so laughing at him. He saw nothing at first. However seconds after a lion cub fell out of an alley. He cried out in pain when a bolt struck his calf and dropped him; the cubs blood spewing across the ground from the wound. At first Anthony couldn't believe what he was seeing. But once the boy cried out for help; Anthony had already started running. Then his eyes caught a glint; it was the tip of a pointed sword. And it was already stained with blood. “Fuck I won't make it in time.” So first he stopped and dropped down to all fours. His eyes pin points on the tip of the rapier. “Fortress of Steel,” First he called, then taking a starting block stance. “Hyper,” He then reacted, having seen the lunge. “SONIC!” Then came a blast wave that even made the butterfly shield herself with her wings over. Then within that span of seconds as fates suddenly came to a collision. When the boy's eyes could only watch that pointed steel tip lunging for his face. Then the whirlwind that enveloped them and the claws that shattered the blade before his eyes. Anthony then tucked and rolled as he crashed into the ground; he rolled a little ways as he waited to come to a stop. The cub scooted away from his attacker. As the cub, knowing he needed to get back to his feet, pulled the bolt from his leg. He managed to get it out, but failed to get back up.\n\tAnthony promptly got up from his break neck sprint, as who but the prick in question rolled up out of the alley. “I knew you were a prick but you're still a fucking knight! Attacking a cub the fuck is wrong with you?!?? Have you lost your mind?!?” However he didn't get a response from the deer; strange enough. He had never ignored Anthony's provocations before and that made the wolf wherry; something was wrong and in the very bad kind of way. Seeing as what being was pro-porting to be the puppet master of this event. So he looked at the boy as he pushed himself back to his feet. “Boy what is he supposed to be doing?”\n\n\tThe lion cub looked up to him before he shouted. “He's supposed to be my baby sitter.” The cub shouted as Anthony promptly hurried to his side. “Father insisted that if I wanted to explore the foreign kingdom while he did business; he wanted a knight to watch over me. The man suddenly lost his mind. He killed his own men and attacked me.” However then Anthony squared up with the deer then started to try and fight him hand to hand. As this happened and the wolf traded a few blows, “The back of his neck!” The cub then shouted. “Some weird bug stung him but no one else noticed! That was when he lost his mind. It's stinger is still lodged in the back of his neck!” Then as Anthony traded blows with the other knight; another loud horn blared out from the wilds. This time from the south of the city. The first coming from the north. However as he fought with him Anthony became aware that at least at some level the deer was still in his own head. But the look in his eyes was one begging for help. Even as the deer's fist caught Anthony in the right side of his head. His eyes were begging, pleading, for help.\n\t“Damn it.” Anthony snarled as he retracted his claws. Even as the twins bounded into the situation. The twins managed to pin the deer to a wall after they fired two shots of weighted arrows. They caught the deer's clothing then pinned him to one of the walls. Then as the deer tried to get himself off the wall Anthony saw this stinger. It was a sickly green color; and throbbed as it pulsed and ejected more of whatever toxin was flowing through his veins. Anthony grabbed it even as the sizzling sound started eating at his gloves. He pulled the stinger out and almost instantly the deer regained his senses.\n\t“SMASH IT! FUCKING SMASH! IT QUICKLY!” The male promptly begged. Anthony did just that; then had to discard his gloves as the foul purple looking blood oozed from the stinger upon being crushed. And had started to melt his gloves forcing him to discard them.\n\n\tHowever once that was done and the deer freed from the wall; Next came the sound of laughing. Then Kyle had just turned his head; only to be met with a large green arm jabbed through a portal and wrapped around his throat. “This wasn't the deal!” Kyle sputtered trying to rip the hand from around his throat. “You said you just wanted to make a little chaos. That the green order would benefit from it! You never said you were a plague lord foul Cur!\n\t“Deal change!” A demon then uttered. Then Kyle started groaning in agony as the hand siphoned his mana away. “You fail, Goddess know now. Demons do better now without puny deer man! Your schemes pointless and plans pathetic; Nilgoth do better without mortal!” At that the deer cried out in agony once more as his energies were stolen away and used to force open a portal. At first it was rather tiny; sure small demons could get through it. However the large and flabby arm that then jabbed through it; well It most certainly did not belong to a small demon. Kyle was then slammed into a wall as both of the demon's arms began tearing the portal wider. A tail then shot out of the portal and caved in the wall of a building behind him. Then exposing the situation to the market place. The citizens started screaming in terror as a plague lord of all beings was tearing its way into the mortal world. Having been using the deer as a Trojan horse to get past the magic wards Alice protected the city with. Once the portal had been torn open wide enough out walked a large fat nearly slug like demon. It had a massive and flabby torso that at least was loosely humanoid. From the waist down the monster turned into a putrid maggot. Its flesh was slimy and sticky. Its body is large and heavy. Its tail was large and fast and had a mouth of its own with razors for teeth and foul gas seeping from its breath. Then this plague lord reached back through and took a staff one of its wretched underlings was offering. “Now this world shall fall. Today this city is claimed as the Throne of Nilgoth!” The putrid looking maggot demon declared. Then he took a deep breath; Anthony was no fool however. He grabbed the boy then the deer and beat fucking feet as soon a putrid cloud of gas and insects was billowed into the space they seconds before had been occupying. The gas was instantly proven acidic as the stone and all else where the gas was burped melted. Then after that the demon swung its staff at Anthony who met the demon's weapon with his own.\n\tThe demon looked to him, then laughed. “Hooo, You not like other knight? You threat actual. Deal with weaklings later. Threats dies first.” Then its other hand clasped its trident and the battle began; Anthony then tossed away by the plague lord. Its sickening and bloated form smashed a wall knocking down the building it held up. “Nilgoth not had battle in long time; Try to give best effort mortal.” The demon then spay a sickening loogie on the ground; from which bugs started to crawl.\n\n[center]“Boss fight time Theme – [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib_kQZC_0vs&t=804s]Who is the monster here?[/url]”[/center]\n\n\tThen the battle began. Anthony clutched at his hood, his large sword in hand and pulled it back up. Before this time he clutched his hand to his face. Where a sleek black mask formed over his face; And his fur then wrapped in a Black kind of steel that vastly darkened his fur. As those two squared up; and Anthony played for time to let people flee before he and the plague lord here started trading serious blows. The Twins had pulled Ann aside once she tried to race to his side. “Let me go, I have to help him!” however simply put both twins slapped her face.\n\t“You can't,” They both cried. “even we can do little. This is a battle rated for our Master; Anthony might lose this fight! If you wish to help him watch from here and cheer him on. Get in his way and you do so much more than put him at a disadvantage. Stay here, watch if you must but do not go near that monster. And do not get in his way.” The twins told her before they donned their own cloaks and raced into the fray. The plague Lord and the Wolf trading blows with the crash of steel on steel and the rumble of power battering against power. The twins let off shots from their bows; the arrows glowing as they traced through the air. The then exploded as they hit Nilgoth; but the putrid worm shrugged it off. Then it too took a sharp inhale and forced Anthony to black flip. Again and again after his foul breath started trying to chase down the wolf. Finally he found a perch on a cart for a second then sprung into the air just skimming the foul gas being billowed at him. Then he raced back into the fray, the clash of steel once more ringing out. The two warriors trading blows once again. Though Anthony's blade found the demon's flesh and spilled his foul purple blood. So did its blade find Anthony's. The jagged spike of the trident stabbing straight through his side. However the demon then forced to retreat and the twins unleashed some far more serious magic. First green fire bombs blasted at the plague lord. Then a void like slash lashed at him; however it only managed to slice off the tip of his blobish tail. The city guards started getting ready to join in. Already mages were reading spells, Archers lining then taking shots. Taking the chance Anthony raced into close range. Forcing the plague lord to make a choice, to fight him or defend himself from ranged attacks. Naturally he focused on the current threat and ignored the arrows and bolts for the most part that stuck him but didn't seem to make it through its fatty flesh. Anthony parried his weapon then managed to climb up onto the demon. Then as the demon tried to throw him, fire bolts, ice lances, and lighting bolts then struck the monster. Annie however had to move when some magic destroyed her hiding spot. And in the chaos of her retreat and random chance not liking its hand being forced; unleashed its wrath. Annie then found herself before the monster who smirked at her.\n\n\t“Oh? Snack? No more than snack; you are blessed by gods.” The demon sneered wrapping his hand around her and picked her up. “Gonna eat you real good!” However it was a devious ploy. Anthony, desperate to save her, carelessly charged him. Where the demon's trident found itself a warm roost. The sound of blood spilled. And Annie was horrified to watch her Uncle's heart tossed away from his chest. Anthony spewed blood as this wound was struck; Annie found herself painted red as the demon chuckled. However the demon promptly smirked, almost delighted. “Huh, fucking hypocrite.” The plague lord sneered however he laughed after. However seconds after Anthony's head snapped in the demon's direction. A twisted smile filled his face and his fur and flesh faded away behind an inky black shadow that quickly enveloped him. “Me called monster, called demon? How are you still standing with no heart I wonder? Someone works with the Wailing Abyss it seems; Hypocrite.”\n\n\tHowever, as the demon traded words with Anthony, Annie was shell shocked. No longer needed the demon tossed her. Annie, still in a haze, found her way to pick up Anthony's heart. However as she did she found a red cloak forming on her back the heart now in her hands suddenly took a beat. Then twins wearing matching red cloaks raced to her side and grabbed her; to save her from a strike from Anthony of all people. The wolf sneered at them as the plague lord chuckled. “This good entertainment; Kill her lesser demon. Serve me and I free you from mortal. Deal?” The plague lord commanded then offered his hand. However, said hand was then taken off by Anthony's Fangs when his jaw snapped around the demon's hand.\n\tOnly for the wolf to look once more at the demon; its hand and blood now impaled on his growing sharper fangs. Its purple blood oozing down his mouth and throat both. “Going to regret waking me.” Anthony told the demon. However it was not his voice it was darker, had a higher pitch and a deeper tone; and he lacked his normal kindness. But now the battle took a sinister turn. And Anthony, whose fur was slowly becoming that of pitch, turned away from the demon. “But first I need to kill the key to my cage.” The twins raced Annie away; only to have him follow after them with a loud snarl. The plague Lord now abandoned to fight the guards; and the event utterly ruined. Annie however found his Heart once more beating in her hands. One beat at first, another beat after some time. As she felt it pulse in her hands she was filled with well hope. His heart was somehow still beating. His heartless body was now after her. But he was still alive; Maybe she could save him.\n\n\t“Thank god he's still alive.” Arie said as they had to stop as Anthony crashed into the ground in front of them. “I never thought he'd actually try it. I was a fool to teach him this magic. To think he'd actually turn his shadow into a demonic symbiote; and fucking succeed. He really is crazy, no wonder he got so strong so fast.” The face Annie saw grinning back at her didn't belong to her uncle. He cocked his head to one side then the other. “OOOOH remember you I do.” The strange version of Anthony told her. The twins pulled their blades but found themselves gagging with a simple move of his hand. “You stopped me from claiming him that day. But In doing so you shaped me. You remember me don't you pup. You thought you looked so fearsome, a tiny pup snarling at me.” However then his hand held out as the twins were still held aloft and the plague lord had not followed. With the renewed sound of battle taking place in the plaza. “Give me his heart, little red riding hood; and I'll let you live as a pet.” Annie however refused and clutched Anthony's heart tighter to her chest. Making the growing more demonic by the second wolf before her start to snarl. “I'll give you a five second head start.” The demonic wolf told her. “[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ-D9UwgUlU]Run away little girl; Run away.[/url]” Annie raced away from him in the seconds after as he counted. She was forced to duck when he came after her then turned and hurried away into the market as the shadowy version of her uncle with a still fresh hole in his chest had not started to hunt her.\n\tOnce she pulled away from him; the shadow started laughing. “Ready or not, here I come, little red!” Annie hurried racing into the market and the battle unfolding between the plague lord and the guards. She ducked his first swipe with his claws, then jumped but that only got her smacked across the yard. Ironically she was saved from going splat because she crashed into the flabby flesh of the plague lord. However before he could grab at her the wolf then jumped through the air and kicked the worm in the face as they both then crashed into the ground. “She's Mine maggot!” The wolf then snarled as he started ripping into the demon's flesh and the demon returned the favor in kind. Annie was then grabbed by another familiar hand. None other than Scott himself as he clutched the girl then threw her to one of his men.\n\n\tThe ram was wearing his armor that glinted; as did the long-sword in his hands. “Did you think you could have this battle in my front yard and not have me notice? Demon your kind is unwelcome in my lands; the price for trespassing by your kind is death.”\n\t“Huh, bigger threat.” The demon declared with an amused smile. “You fun fight, better than runt knights. This will be fun, don't die too fast, puny mortal!”\n\n\tBut as that battle unfolded, Scott now fighting on an surprisingly even field with the demonic plague lord. Soon his efforts were aided by a blast of magic from his wife. Once the rulers of this city took over the battle with the plague lord. Annie and the twins were left to deal with Anthony. The twins had gotten back to her, and in doing so. Made use of their magic. Both twins grabbed their books then cast a spell that shape shifted themselves into flawless copies of Annie. The now three red hooded pups shuffled together for a moment; mixing the girls and scents alike before they scattered. “RUN RUN IT'S THE BIG BAD WOLF!”\n\t“Get back here girl!” The shadow Wolf demanded. As the Twins and Annie scattered. Their ploy worked for a few moments at least. Annie managed to lose him after he chased after one of the twins mistaking her for herself. Annie still clutched his heart; still beating in her hands. The pup by now was lost in back allies and side paths as she tried to hide from him. But it was a game of cat and mouse she was tragically doomed to lose. Ironically she had managed to find herself in a dead end. But before she could turned around. “Foooound you.” She heard him declare. By now the wolf that turned the corner was solid colorless black and his normally blue eyes replaced with red. “Game over little red. Time to get eaten then huh?” However once his claws were about to make a fatal trike he found himself stopping. After a small body hugged him from behind. Leave it to the pup with near superhuman hearing to find them lost in the back alleys. She hugged Anthony's tail from behind; hoping it would wake the person they cared for back up. However when the toddling pup found claws heading for her face the sound of a roared cried out before a large lion tackled Anthony and tossed the both of them farther into the alley. The roars of Hue was matched only by the snarls of the wolf as the two rolled around clawing each other ripping and biting. Tearing and slashing, However for as mighty as Hue was even he was not enough to best this living shadow.\n\n\tThe Druid was soon bashed from his transformed state by a haymaker then slammed him into a wall. He still returned his attacks in kind. However it seemed blunt damage was not the way to fight this beast in wolf's skin. And soon Hue crashed to the ground too bloodied and battered to stand any longer. “Oooo, Tough luck kitty cat; Time to die.” But once the claws were lashed in his direction; Annie found herself doing something stupid. Without even knowing why she ran to him as his claws sailed through the air. She threw herself in front of Hue not knowing if her life and death gamble would pay off. The second the first claw grazed her flesh as she felt the sting and the trickle of blood. However even as she feared she was doomed; The strike wasn't able to finish. Annie opened her eyes to see two things. He still had a claw dug into her head. And his left hand now clutched his right hand nearly to the point of breaking it.\n\t“WHAT?! HOW?!?” The Shadow wolf snarled. The battle for control then ensued as one of his eyes had returned to its normal color; the other still red. His now freed hand still clutched his own hand. Something akin to the sound of snapping bone cried out as he competed with the demon's claw.\n\t“Quickly the lads' hearts!” Annie heard Alice shout. “Shove it into his chest while he's containing the beast!” Her hands had a potent aura coating them as she added her own effort to Anthony's attempt to stay his own hand.\n\t\n\tAnnie nodded unsure what to make of both the eyes glaring at her as she hurried to and shoved his heart back into his chest. The shadow then retching. “Damn.” With its first beat the hole that had filled his chest filled back in.\n\t“This is my head.” This time it was Anthony's voice. “That is my fucking hand. And I'll go to hell before I let you kill my own niece with my own FUCKING HANDS.” He then steeled his grip and shattered his own wrist. The wolf then yelped and broke the hold the shadow had stolen.\n\t“You win … this round.” The shadow threatened as Anthony's fur then started to return to his normal color. “We'll meet again, little girl.” The red eye said to Annie before the color bleed out of his eye and Anthony once again was in control of himself. “Bet on it.”\n\t“I always win.” Anthony snapped back once he managed to regain his senses. However the look he saw in the pup's eyes once he managed to look at them, opened a pit in his gut. “No sweetheart; please don't look at me like that.” The wolf whimpered; only to have the pup pull away when he tried to reach for her. Her shell shocked state was unable to tell the difference. She was still too afraid, and running on adrenaline. “I am not a monster.” Anthony stammered, shaking his head; however, that only caused something to break. Seemed chance was indeed furious that day. “I am not”\n\t\n\t“Annie is getting away from him now.” Arie told her.\n\t\n\tHowever even as a backhand found and silenced the lamb. Then Annie before him, but now he was just turning. “Does that mean? If I was a monster; you'd no longer be able to love me?” However even as his question broke her stupor. Before she could say a word he was simply gone. Then four dashing sounds announced his departure. Now the boy was broken and seeing red. Something had to pay. His rage started to burn and once his hatred started to boil that was all it took.\n\n[center]“Heh; showtime.”[/center]\n\n\tHe started to mutate as the powers he had been mixing and combining did not take kindly to the sudden demonic rupture that happened inside him. But by that point he wasn't up for talking or asking questions. “First, the worm.” By now any semblance of reason was lost to his form. He now looked akin to what he swore he was not. It didn't take him but half a sniff to have him. The slug was so proud of its wretched stench. He wore it like a cape. Then he raced toward the slug. A step seemed like a sprint; however whatever way he was moving it was not a normal one. Soon he found himself finding the slug wrapped in battle with the Palemoon's. But the slug was proving to be the likely victor.\n\n\t[i]~~At that moment in time~~[/i]\n\n\tAs the battle unfolded. Scott was bloodied but still trading blows with the slug. Alice had expended her vast arsenal of quick cast spells; and was now forced into incantations. The sheep could only weep as she had to focus on a chant as her husband was battered by a plague lord. However just as her spell was about to finish the slug smirked. “That's enough Bitch!” The slug barked and then sent a Shockwave. It did not phase Scott however Alice suddenly screamed when her spell promptly self-destructed. It went off with the force of a crate of tnt and tossed both sheep in the blast-wave. Scott managed to grab her as the blast tossed them. Alice however was not conscious now. So he did the only thing he could. He pulled her close and he took the blow. And when his landing was a stone wall; he was glad he did even if moving after would prove to be a poor life choice. However he put her down and pushed a kiss to her head; he took up his sword once more.\n\tEven as he barely managed to carry himself. The ram pointed his sword at the word once more. “Touch her again; and die!”\n\t“Got guts mortal.” The demon told him before he spat on the ground again. “Nilgoth gives you that. Nilgoth knows honor. He won't belittle yours trying to buy you now. Nilgoth will give you a warrior's death; you deserve that much at least.”\n\n\tHowever when the slug lifted his trident to make the fatal blow; Anthony exploded from a shadow on the wall. The demon yelled in fright once he found himself tumbling and the feral beast mauling him. “ANTHONY NO!” Scott promptly roared as the monster before him was not the boy he would call son. All the same he was no longer able to fight; the blood he promptly spat proved that. “Curse my age.” However his eyes rolled back in his head moments after. But now that the slug was busy with the wolf now savaging him.\n\t“Arresto Momentum!” A familiar round voice shouted. Followed by the pointing of the man's wand as he stopped the man from falling. Tobart then accompanied by a regal looking lion morph. “I can't Reckon there be a force that can keep a barrier up that my little ass can't break and it not needin ta die. Scott my friend ye lookin a we bit hagged. The fuck ye been dancin with; the fookin devil?”\n\t“One of them.” The ram managed to joke out. But he coughed up more blood. “Sorry my friend may I ...”\n\t“Yeah yeah leave this to me friend. Ye lookin a bit like shit.” He easily set the ram down by his wife; Tobart then yelled. “Get them stabilized now!” as his crew ran up. Then followed by his four guards Came a large lion man. He was wearing steel armor with a large kite shield and his sword. “Sorry your majesty. Still not found your boy. But oh boy have I found us a fuckin problem. The plague lord I can deal with. But I think I know how that wolf is; The boy I can't take. Can I rely on you milord? Magic like mine won't affect the boy that well me thinks.”\n\tThe lion nodded and got ready to hurry into the fray. “Not what I was expecting when you brought me here my little friend. But indeed I can not walk away from a demon lord and leave the boy in this state.” The gnome nodded then called another spell as his magic then blasted the plague lord with a blast of color filled magic. As the gnome made the demon focus on him. As the lion charged then slammed Anthony or at least what was left of him with his shield. The shadowy wolf yelped at the slam that hit him. The lion carried on with his charge and split the wolf from the plague lord. He charged through a building and brought his fight with Anthony elsewhere.\n\n\t“Well lad are you still in there? I refuse to believe a young squire with a talent and skill like yours; that this is all it would take to end you.” Emperor Jagger asked as he took a combat posture with him. The wolf shook its head a few times then lashed out at the lion man. The two danced the dance of battle as the feral wolf unleashed against the lion king before him. The sound of steel ringing out as the wolf unleashed his worst upon the lion; the man who then had no choice but to dawn a hood of his own. After the boy split his shield in two. “You've gotten strong boy.” The lion said just like the wolf had always done. The lion reached up over his head and clasped a white hood. His cloak then materialized behind him, the same as Anthony's own cloak had done many times before. “Even I need to treat this fight seriously.” But before the white lion knight could even take his stance; Anthony's head looked away.\n\n\t“Uncle A?” Annie's voice called out.\n\t“Girl, this is not the place for you right now.” Jagger declared as he and the wolf circled each-other.\n\t“I told you he's not here, girl.” Shadow replied again. “But this time it's you that delivered that blow. Heh even the demon couldn't break the man. Leave it to a female to succeed where the monster’s failed.”\n\t“Is the boy still in there beast?” Jagger asked.\n\t“He is.” Shadow replied in turn as the two continued to circle. “But the girl has broken him; Today has just been too much on the poor lad. For me to be unleashed twice in one day. Someone is playing a dangerous game with mortals today; and the boy is paying the price. But you mortals will win the day. That maggot was not ready to be forced into action. He may have an army on standby; but the goddesses are on the way. He will fall. Me, I just want some fun.”\n\t“There are other ways to have fun, demon.” Jagger told him as they then squared up.\n\t“Maybe; but I want to fight.” Shadow replied.\n\n\tBut before the battle could begin; Annie raced out before them both and threw her arms out. “You have to stop.” She declared once more snarling at him.\n\t“OOOH been awhile since I saw that face.” Shadow replied. “And why should I stop? Because you said so?”\n\t“Because my Uncle is not a monster!” Annie shouted. “So why would a part of him want to be a monster then?”\n\t“How do you think knights fight them bitch?” He snarled back to her; even as Jagger stepped up in front of her. “None of you fools know what it takes to put a demon down. Maybe the white knight over there But unless i'm wrong you white knights draw your power from the same sources as the fey right? I'd hate to have to fight you under a full moon. Certainly not you girl. Your Uncle created me because he had to. None of you seem to realize how bad you all are. That worm is not even that impressive. But he is already on the cusp of overtaking this entire kingdom. No wonder The butterfly's Master is making this happen.”\n\t“Wait what butterfly?” Jagger then asked.\n\n\t“That would be me.” Midnight then declared. However Jagger was speechless when the Fey he saw watched out into the open. Next the wolf's blood started to boil. But once the fallen fairy flinched at the wolf already seconds from claws in throat. However then Anthony found himself thrown when a small boy seemingly stepped from nothingness itself. Caught Anthony in the side of the face with a small closed fist then pitched the wolf like a rocket propelled brick. Once he collided with the wall of a building; that then proceeded to fall from the force of the blow.\n\t“Midnight dear.” The boy's voice caught in Annie's ears. She had heard it this morning on that orb. “What have I told you about trying your luck?”\n\n\t“YOU!” Annie shouted at the boy then pointed to himself. His hand was white, and his hood a very similar shade of black. “You're her Master?”\n\t“I am?” The boy asked as the fairy hugged him from behind. “What of it?”\n\t“Your underling claim we are allies!” Annie then shouted.\n\t“And she wasn't misspeaking.” The boy told her following. “Though a young mortal like yourself couldn't comprehend what it is we face.”\n\tAnnie then turned her head as the sounds of massive magical explosions rocked the area as the battle between the gnome and the plague lord ramped up. She looked back as the shadow thing still hung on her uncle's fur. “Will you help him now? He's like this because of you.”\n\t“Wrong.” The boy corrected promptly. “He's like this because of you. The one being he though loved him beyond condition; the person he willing became a monster to protect. I can think of nothing more offensive to someone who's given up so much already. The one person he thought loved him without condition feared him. You blame me but it was your fear that wounded him.”\n\t“Bullshit! That demon lord thing hurt him because you forced his hand! Now the people who are here are dying trying to fight it! ” Annie shouted. “You claim to be an ally. But what kind of Ally starts a battle his side can't fucking win?!?!?!?! I don't see any of your warriors here.”\n\n\tThe boy laughed for a moment. “Oh forgive me, you don't even know what it is you are trying to blame me for.” He told her even as he used his sleeve to wipe his eyes. “Girl this plague lord was doing this already. You ever stop to wonder why so many people suddenly feared predators in this kingdom? Why does this blind hatred spread like a plague? Plagues and diseases come in many forms and prejudice is one such toxin they love to use. I forced the worm's hand to make him lose the day and save your planet. I exposed his evil through your friend Hue to the goddesses your planet still has because he wasn't able to kill them yet. I could have done nothing and sure your Uncle's dirty laundry would not have been aired. But your goddesses would have died in the long run given two more years; yes only two more years would have been enough for that slug to putrefy the core of your world without you mortals even knowing he had done it until it was too late. The king that you think sits on this kingdom's throne is a Thing. A mimic it's not even mortal, long since replaced, but you fools follow its words to the letter still. Today their scheme is exposed. If the Lion King over there was any kind of intelligent. He would create a coalition of nations to burn this one down; this kingdom is in fact already lost. Hell Copper-Ridge is already overrun by demons.” But All the same the boy after he finished walked over to the wolf now slumped against the wall. The boy once before him simply snapped his fingers. And the shadow that clung to his fur was expelled into a small ball. The ball moved and tried to flee like it was a living liquid substance, but the boy easily contained it into a capsule. “There he'll recover.” The boy told Annie then gave her the nearly liquid pill. “ Hold on to this for him. I'm sure once he's gathered his thoughts and mind; He'll want his shadow-self back. You don't struggle to create such a creature only to let it be taken from you.”\n\n\tThen the boy turned away, he looked up to the knight who was now standing down. “I trust you can handle this?” The boy then continued to walk toward the sound of battle. “The boy’s druid friend will be here shortly; he is a druid and will be able to hela him.”\n\t“Where are you going?” Annie then demanded. However even as Midnight was about to protest; the boy held a hand up and the fairy silenced before she could say a word.\n\t“Your words strike true girls; that’s where I'm going. Ironically enough everything that has gone on here was supposed to be my plan.” The boy told her as he walked away. “This is an event of my doing; it's my own fault the pawns I put here could not handle the bill. Though I did not expect Random Chance to be a force with a will of its own; and for it to subvert my plans to such a level. For this valuable insight you people have given me I will do what I must then. I will end the event you have proven powerless to end; because Chance stood against me this day.”\n\n\tAnnie watched the boy walk off with the fairy in tow. His hands clenched together behind his back. Wearing the black hooded cloak that covered his entire body. Annie looked to her Uncle then the boy. Anthony wasn't moving any time soon. The Lion however put his hand on the girl's shoulder. “I'll keep an eye on him. I'm sure he'll want to know what that little monster over there did and is capable of. Be his eyes in this moment of weakness.” Annie looked to the lion then back to Anthony he was out cold. But he was once again the man she knew. All the same she gave a nod then hurried after the boy.\n\n\t“Master.” Midnight chimed Once Annie caught up. “The puppy is following us.”\n\t“She's here to watch us.” The boy started as he suddenly turned a corner. “then rat out what abilities I use to her Uncle.” The tiny child looking being explained. “Leave her she is harmless.” Annie hurried her pace then caught up to him. “For what it's worth; I didn't know the event would turn out like this. For all intents and purposes, I expected Anthony to join Scott and Alice against the demon. Together the three would have overwhelmed the demon. Random Chance seems to have taken that away from us. It took your uncle out of the equation and that was all it took; to take all of my careful calculations and throw right into the fucking trash. So for what it's worth; tell the boy I'm sorry that I failed.”\n\t“Can I tell him your name as well?” Annie then asked. “That demon claims my Uncle works for the Abyss. And you are the most powerful creature I've ever had the misfortune to meet. With only that slug and the fairy to judge you by.”\n\t“OH can you actually feel the power wafting off of me?” The Boy then asked. In Fact he was so invested in the answer he stopped walking and looked at her.\n\t“It's fuzzy.” Annie told him. “It's like you feel really hot and extremely cold all at once. It's a confusing sensation, all the same I feel strangled by it nonetheless.”\n\t“Huh, curious.” The Boy told her before he went on. “If I gave him my name though; your uncle would become powerless.”\n\t“Why?” Annie then asked.\n\t“”If he knew who I was he'd never work with me again. So it's in his and your for that matter; best interest not to trigger more red flags than we need to. This whole day has proven that. There it is.” The Boy Turned around the corner. They then witnessed the Gnome in battle with the demon. Colorful magic spells blasted the worm; who tried to return the favor but his slime slammed into a magic barrier. “If you must give him a name however; I've recently taken the name Otiv. He won't know this name so the beans will remain unspilled. He can have a name to tie to me but still won’t know who he is working for.”\n\t“So you're not human then?” Annie then asked, making the fairy sneer at her; but she managed to keep her nerve.\n\t“How can you tell?” Otiv then asked. As he made another turn.\n\t“You don't smell right.” Annie replied she kept her distance even as she followed. “And your movements are too fluid. Uncle A seems heavy compared to how you move.”\n\t“Your Uncle is a Lycanthrope; I am not.” Otiv replied.\n\t“No you're something else.” Annie told him back. “You're something scary right?”\n\t“And yet you're following me?” Otiv then turned and asked her. Ann flinched and stopped walking; still she did not turn away. “Well you wolves are brave; I'll give you that much. Let's get this over with shall we? This oversight has gone on long enough.”\n\n\tThey quickly found themselves immersed in the sounds of battle after having crossed a threshold. Magic blasted and exploded as the demon roared and spewed. However, Otiv made a chop with his hand and the battle then came to an instant end. When the plague lord suddenly found itself cleaved in two. The gnome turned to face him but with a wave of Otiv's hand the man simply fell to the ground. “Wha! Na No No.” The slug sputtered after its severed torso slammed to the ground and he pushed himself back up to see his attacker. “No! What are you doing here? That's no no that's not fair! THAT'S NOT FAIR! How can I be expected to win a fight against you? Whats One of the fuckin Primes doing here?” The worm spat his question. However, a large tentacle coiled around him and squeezed him to make him silent.\n\t“That's a you problem.” Otiv then told it, The demon then started crying out and whimpering until the coil tightened; and what followed was snapping, ripping, gushing, tearing, and spilling. “I never said the game was fair. We're done here Midnight. Collect the corpse and clean up the collateral. Wipe this from the minds of everyone that is not important. This entire event is a disgrace to my name; expunge it from this world. And Sweetheart, That does not mean by your biased opinion. All of the important people including the boy and the pup are to remain unaltered.” The Tentacle that crushed the demon then coiled into a tight ring; then glowed purple. The boy without another word stepped through and left them all behind.\n\n\tThe Fairy then looked at the pup. “Shows over girl. Go back to your Uncle; the man is awake. And who knows maybe you can help him where it seems I failed. The man now fears he has become a monster; can you prove him wrong?” Annie paused for a moment, then gave a nod and hurried off. “Alright let's see; Icky Slug gross gross gross. Oh well I'm Sure the Nibbler Demons well make lots of mana for mommy eating him.” Annie lingered a moment longer. Having watched the fairy open a portal. From out of which stepped several small fey looking children. They all looked just like her save for their sleek black color. She commanded them without words as the robbed strangers carried the demons' remains away through the portal. “Lets see Gnome. Lord Governor. Oh poo you are important; no poking around in your head. A shame I wanted to see how the mana has managed to flow so well through his brain. Go girl this show is no longer free! Tell the Lion king and your uncle whatever you wish.” And once the fairy snapped at her Annie fled.\n\n\tIt took her a few moments to get back. Hue had managed to get back to his feet and was healing people by enveloping them with whirling greens vapors that surrounded them. Annie was as surprised as the others when the results of the demon's rampage were magically and suddenly washed away. So cleanly and thoroughly soon the market place was restored to its previously busy state. Somehow like it never even happened. Even as Hue finished healing Scott and his wife. The sheep were both very grateful for his efforts. Even as he continued to shape his winds he looked up to Annie as the pup walked over.\n\t“What happened to the city?” Scott promptly asked. “And that demon, is it defeated?”\n\tAnnie promptly nodded. “Our otherworldly backer dealt with Nilgoth. He asked me to relay a message. For what it's worth he did not mean for people to get hurt. He claims to have orchestrated this entire event up to Lord Tobart and Emperor Jagger suddenly arriving here.” The pup told them. “He claimed that had Uncle A, Lord Scott, and Lady Alice fought him together the battle would have been won; he didn't even mention Tobart and Jagger … uh no offense your grace.” The lion nodded. “Then he said, though I don't know what it means. But he told me, it seems random chance is a force that has a will of its own; and that it was random chance that took Uncle A out of the fight; Thus unraveling his entire plan before he could finish shaping it. Nilgoth got a lucky hit and tore out Uncle A’s Heart. Then he became possessed by his shadow.”\n\t“It is as she says.” Midnight replied walking into the scene with Lord Tobart. Two of her underlings had found the twins. “Midnight is reassured that you will want these. The gnome Tobart and the Gemini twins. She returns them to you here, Tauren the gnome is unharmed; built very well it seems. And the Lambs have minor wounds and are not at risk. They are merely unconscious, Anthony smacked them rather hard it seems.” Then she looked at Annie. “I'll leave this message with you in his place seeing as Anthony is not in a way to receive guests at the moment. Master claims he will repay the debt he owes him for this mistake. And Vows there shall not be a repeat performance. Now that Master knows to watch out for the inner workings of random chance, he swears should a similar event need to be forced in the future he will bring him into the planning to prevent fuck ups. That is all for now though, Your city has been restored. Sheep lord, the demon's influence removed from this city; Though you have done well in that his influence was next to nil. For a being you two did not know you were contending with. You did well unknowingly keeping that worm out of your places of power. As far as the public knows there was no demon, the city is not under attack; and Nature’s call was never mustered. Only those now present know what has happened. However, Master expressed to her that she made one thing clear. This kingdom is a write off Scott. Demons have replaced the king and many of the royal supporters he utilizes. This is no kingdom of man and morph; it is a lie foisted on you mortals by demons. Your city Copper-Ridge is the most infested. Lion king let your Knightly Orders know that the order of the green is lost. Those knights are working with them. Of their own freewill or not it is unknown. But they were the reason the demons were able to replace so many key figures so easily. Master claims if it was him, he'd side with the Lion king there and have a coalition of nations burn this one down for the sake of not letting the demons have a foothold on mortal soil. The Goddess Terra and Luna also still know of the demons. However, Master has now introduced himself to them. Rest assured your Goddess will be made aware once again of the demons. Your world should get easier to protect from the demons in the following months. The goddesses have agreed to erect a new barrier to make it nearly impossible for greater demons like Nilgoth the plague lord to enter this world again. But that is all for now; She will excuse herself as she suspects she has already overstayed her welcome.”\n\n\n\n\tWith Tobart and the twins returned to the group, Midnight and her two underlings quickly entered a portal the fairy opened. It shut behind them leaving them to their own devices revelations were allowed to sink in. Annie after the fairy was gone asked where Anthony was. Hue shook his head then pointed round the corner. Told her he was fine at least physically. What the pup found hurt her in a way she wasn't expecting. She found Anthony turned away from the others rocking himself back and forth. Holding himself as he muttered to himself that he was not a monster. It was like at that moment the rest of the world didn't exist to him. And all she could think was; it was just like that night in the attic. Once again she feared she would lose him if she let go at this moment of time.\n\n[center]~ Mood music: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dNNNwsENyI]A haunted hero[/url] ~[/center]\n\n\t“Uncle A?” Annie then called out. Her voice broke the silence and made him stop muttering to himself. In fact he kind of locked up and froze in his seat; seemingly afraid to even look her way. “Anthony, are, are you … ok?” She didn't get a reply. “I'm not afraid of you, you know that right?” The pup told him as she approached. She figured approaching him from behind was a bad move. So first she walked around until he could see her; The look in his eyes hurt her heart as his fear filled eyes followed her movements. Sure he looked away in the seconds after; but she made sure he saw her before she approached. “And no I don't believe you are a monster.” She saw one of his eyes glance her way as she approached. She held out the pill she had been given. But somehow it turned into that mask he had put on as the battle started. “I don't know what this is, but it does not make you a monster. It doesn't make you a bad guy. It means you were willing to do what it took to win. It means to me that we mean more to you then your only health does; I couldn't be afraid of you for how you were forced to come out. ” Annie offered him the mask; silently seconds after a trembling hand took it from her.\n\tThen his voice finally replied. “are you … alright?” was all he managed. He still did his damnedest to avoid eye contact and he didn't want to touch her. Like he was afraid he'd get her dirty or something.\n\t“Yeah I'm alright just a little shaken up.” Annie told him then sitting down before him. “And Jenny's ok too. Lady Alice is holding her as she sleeps right now.”\n\n\t“Are you afraid of me now?” Anthony then managed to ask after some moments of silence.\n\t“A little;” Annie confessed to him. “But that's only because I don't understand what's happened to you.” She waited a moment. Anthony had stopped talking, pulled back into his head and started rocking again.\n\tHowever when she tried to hug him, he jumped, yelped, and then shouted. “Don't touch me!” However then she did wrap her arms around him and softly shush him. But she didn't use her words after that. Instead she crawled up to his front side and even with is protesting and trying to push her away; she pushed herself into his arms, then hugged him again.\n\t“You're not a monster.” Annie then told him once his misty eyes met hers. “Say it with me damn it! You are not a fucking monster. Say it!” The pup yelled at him.\n\t“I'm … not a monster.” The wolf told her. However, she smacked his face.\n\tThe pup, angry this time, got angry with him as she told him. “Fucking mean it! You are not a monster! Say it again!”\n\tThis time he managed to close his arms around her. “I am not a monster.” She returned the hug as he in the seconds after scooped her up and held her snug. Rocking back and forth with the pup doing what she figured she could to help him calm down. “I'm not a monster.”\n\t“No you're not.” She told him softly as she tried to cuddle into him more. It wasn't like she could do much. But just the affection and the reassurance. He clutched her close in the moments after; just the haunted hero and the person he became a monster to protect.\n\n\n\n\t[i]~End of Chapter 5~[/i]",
  "writing_bbcode_parsed": "<span style='word-wrap: break-word;'><span class='font_title'>Say Uncle - Re:yiffed</span><br /><span class='underline'>Chapter 5</span>: <span class='underline'>The Dawn of the Butterfly</span><br /><br /><br />\tThe next dawn was not long after the start of what soon started to cross the sky. And it was Anthony that woke first that morning beating his young bed mates to the punch. He gave a yawn once his mind returned to his body. However he was awake for a few seconds before he felt a pleasant little sensation he had not woken up to before. He felt it a bit comedic seeing as when he fell asleep Annie had his member under lock and key. Now upon waking her sister had seized it. The little pup in her sleep had managed to find herself something that was warm and loosely resembled her not to long ago weaned bottle. He groaned silently as he could as the pup suckled on her &#039;bottle&#039;. He could only smirk, such a treat literally second one of his being awake; he didn&#039;t want to ruin it. He groaned lightly as the youngest pup kept trying to drink from his tip. He laid there enjoying her unintended affections, however he groaned once more after a short time. He looked over to see Annie&#039;s eyes looking up at his.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Perv.&rdquo; Annie teased quietly as she could. &ldquo;How&#039;d you sleep? &hellip; Uh kinda blacked out on me last night, I was a little afraid. Did &hellip; did I wipe you out?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Sorry sweetheart.&rdquo; Anthony told her seconds after still keeping their voices down. &ldquo;I was a little more wiped out then I expected I would be after a day like that. Forgive me?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Already done.&rdquo; Annie teased then, giving him a peck on his cheek. Then after she snuggled herself to his side, she looked on as her baby sister nursed on his morning wood. &ldquo;Was hoping I&#039;d get to see this. Still wasn&#039;t actually expecting you of all people to go along with it.&rdquo; She teased watching the littlest pup try to drink from the cock her mind had mistaken for a bottle. &ldquo;Is it bad that this is turning me on?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;She&#039;s sucking on it like a little pro.&rdquo; Anthony then softly groaned. &ldquo;OOOh man, I&#039;m so close already; heh, makes me wonder how long she&#039;s been sucking.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Doesn&#039;t matter.&rdquo; Annie started once more. &ldquo;Anyone who tries to stop it is gonna have to go through me first.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;That little remark has me thinking though.&rdquo; Anthony gave his remark with a smirk, soon after groaning again. Jen had managed to cram a little more of him into her mouth and he was very grateful. She was also starting to get a little bit of a treat as he started to leak his pre.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;OH?&rdquo; Annie quickly replied.<br />\t&ldquo;Yeah,&rdquo; Was his quick reply before he went on with, &ldquo;You keep making me wonder who the true monster here is. Is it me for making this little tiny sex drive next to me? Or the pup who loves to let me rev up her sex drive?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Why don&#039;t we just keep it at fifty fifty and wait to watch you cum in her little mouth?&rdquo; As she asked this, her tail was wagging. She was indeed enjoying this little moment. &ldquo;Go on, fill her up; I know you want to go on, go on.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Nope, I&#039;m still the monster; that little remark solidified it.&rdquo; Anthony teased, as they both kept their voices to a whisper. &ldquo;To make a little monster like you; I&#039;d have to be a mega monster, no wait I know I&#039;ll become the King of Monsters.&rdquo; Anthony told her then, giving a laugh. However that laugh quickly turned into a moan when the young pup managed to find herself a soft spot on his shaft and started rubbing her teeth into it. She also quickly started getting some cum as he groaned loudly. Naturally this woke said pup who let out a startled yelp as the sticky hot cum blasted against the roof of her mouth; before it turned into a soft little whine. Her tail slowly started to wag as the pup got herself a surprise wake up call. And he was exploding inside her muzzle.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;OH I know that sound.&rdquo; Annie teased reaching down to pet her sister. &ldquo;The smell of your cum just filled her nose from the inside of her head; I love that part myself. All you can smell huh sis?&rdquo; Ann asked her just as softly as before. The pup gave a nod before she started to yawn and stretch; not ready to let go of him just yet. &ldquo;And look at Uncle A; holding back and not drowning you like he would to me. So how do you pull that little trick off? The only oral load I know is, open my throat and learn to ignore my gag reflex. But baby sis gets a cute and quick meal ready to enjoy?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;I have my way&#039;s.&rdquo; Anthony told her with a smirk. &ldquo;Can&#039;t tell you all my secrets.&rdquo; He then sat up, gave something of a stretch himself. By now he had finished and Jenny had pulled away; leading her sister to boo her and call her lucky. Anthony patted Jenny&#039;s head and then rubbed her ears. The pup giggled then jumped into his arms. Then she giggled a little more as she kissed his cheek; then hugged him. The pup let her age show for a few seconds as she played. He returned the hug, until one of his hands started to scratch her just above the base of her tail. The pup suddenly cried out, before she started to giggle but then moaned softly then right back to the giggles; as her little left leg thumped on the ground and she held onto him. &ldquo;Feel good?&rdquo; He teased then stopped and rubbed her head again.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;That tickled, but it felt good too.&rdquo; Jenny told him so he did it to her again. But this time as her leg thumps on the floor, and her legs widened as a soft moan and more giggles echoed out of her. This time as one hand scratched the base of her tail, his other hand captured her tiny cunt; and started rubbing on her and fingering her but only a very little bit. Making her cry out loudly and being overwhelmed by what she was feeling as he attacked the spot that made her leg thump and molested her little pussy which she couldn&#039;t bring herself to defend. Jenny opted to hold onto him as he gave her little brain and body a workout; diddling her if only a bit, but the pup was letting him so he didn&rsquo;t stop until he was satisfied.<br />\t&ldquo;Hey where&#039;s all that cute and sugar when I want some loving?&rdquo; Annie promptly asked, looking at her Uncle. But he simply caught the back of her head with his palm and startled the pup as he pulled her in for a kiss. Even as Jenny cried out and started to cum even as his other hand continued to diddle her young sex and the pup clutching her hands to her chest was happy to let him.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Because, you don&#039;t want cute and sugar;&rdquo; Anthony told her, then poked her nose. &ldquo;You want; fucking break me. You want wear my pussy like a cock warmer and fucking ruin me for anyone else; that&#039;s what you want. You don&#039;t want, scratch my ears and bad touch my pussy; you&#039;re more of a. Cram every last inch of it inside me and wear me around town kind of girl. The kind of pup that would gladly walk around with my cum dripping down her thighs.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Hey, just because you&#039;re right doesn&#039;t mean I can&#039;t get mad at you!&rdquo; Annie whined loudly. However she was surprised when the back of her head was captured by his hand once more; she cried out of surprise when she found her lips being pushed toward his. His hand already having secured her clit and was about to tickle torture said tender and defenseless little nub.<br /><br />\tHowever, almost as if too much of a good thing just continued to pissed her off; seconds after one of the lambs suddenly gagged. &ldquo;It&#039;s fine, the twins choke each other from time to time; they must have been watching.&rdquo; However when just as promptly the second twin started gagging and sputtering for air. &ldquo;Ok they never strangle each other at the same time.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Fool.&rdquo; The Butterfly that boiled his blood then spoke. &ldquo;If you can put off ahem; inappropriately, swabbing your niece&#039;s throat with your tongue for a time, and come outside and greet her? If not she can continue to entertain herself with these two dumb dumbs, you actually call these two companions? Are they strictly of the sexual kind of companions? If not, you have her pity their magic is paltry. But seeing as they attacked her first; they will die if they are left in her custody much longer.&rdquo; She said so with such a casual, oh well, kind of tone; at least Annie saw how the fur on the back of his neck spiked as a growl started to fill his throat.<br />\t&ldquo;Damn it.&rdquo; Anthony grumbled as he reached over and clutched his large sword.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Leave it fool!&rdquo; The fairy then shouted. &ldquo;Despite these bugs jumping the gun and attacking her; She is here as a messenger, no less. Your vassals break etiquette by attacking a diplomat; this would normally mean war. However she is well aware her Master is above kicking a newborn. And Lucky for you her Master does not wish for your eradication. Or she suspects Master would have sent her dear baby sister and you would all be dead already. Yes yes you too Tauren; Out of the tent with the plant-elemental. And Fool, put your pants on before you face her; the only cock she desires to see belongs to her glorious Master.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Girls get dressed.&rdquo; Anthony told them as he then pulled on his own pants and slipped outside. Outside he found the fairy in question and the twins suspended in midair, nothing seeming to be touching them. However she had turned their own shadows on them; Anthony could see that she currently had them in a choke lock with their own greatest weapon tightly bound around their throats. The fairy herself had her great big black wings folded around her slender body; so little a treat they were to her she didn&#039;t even bother to use her wings. Her skin is still as pale and white as undisturbed snow. Hue joined him shortly after as Ammy hid behind the flap of their heavy leather tent.<br />\t&ldquo;If I put them down you must order them into decorum; She is here as a diplomat on the behalf of her Master, King that Never Was.&rdquo; The Fairy then spat at him. &ldquo;She speaks on behalf of Her Master; Attack her once more, now then you know this; and you will anger the eldest being in all of creation. If you want a war she can easily call for her dear baby sister Lilith and allow her Hive the enjoyment of slaughtering you in our Master&#039;s glorious name for defaming his Honor.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Right right; they&#039;ll behave, I swear.&rdquo; Anthony told her. &ldquo;Put them down.&rdquo; The fairy promptly nodded but as they had tested her; she would not simply put them down. She tossed the twins like rags with a halfhearted flick of her wrist tossing them away as if they were garbage. Once the twins had been tossed her lithe hand returned to her side under her wings. She then approached, and gave a bow; albeit utterly shallow and only because her Master had made her swear to decorum during the mission. Only because she had been told to do so was she playing the polite diplomat? &ldquo;So your Master gave you a message for me?&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;That is correct.&rdquo; The fairy chirped. From under her wings, her hands then held a large orb like gem. She then held her hand above it; and a young sounding boy&#039;s voice spoke. However there was something to his voice only the strongest of the group noticed. And it bothered them greatly.<br />\t&ldquo;Anthony, my dear boy Anthony. You have proved a hard wolf to find; let me tell you.&rdquo; The boy&#039;s voice replied then he laughed. However the twins had gathered themselves and joined his side; only they were about to protest. The glare the butterfly fairy shot at them, along the speed of her finger she jabbed at them; once their mouths had opened. Shut them right back up. She nodded and cleared her throat. Then returned her hand over the orb. &ldquo;He hid you well indeed. I even found the decoys first; the assassin and his students, the lone wanderer who travels the Storytellers worlds. Even now he has hidden beyond my reach, for now at least; behind the shadow of a, heh, a German knight of all people. I was not expecting that. Least alone that he seems to be Isekaied from a variant universe of nineteen forty four Germany; The storyteller made a strange choice with this one. It boggles my mind; Why?&rdquo; The boy seemingly confessed with a lighthearted chuckle.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;How do you know about my Master?&rdquo; Anthony then asked, but got no response.<br />\t&ldquo;It&#039;s a recording fool. It is a message not an answer. Yell at the orb if you wish, you will only look more of a fool then you already are for doing so.&rdquo; The Fairy once more chirped.<br />\t&ldquo;Now, you might be wondering now; Why the hell is something like me wanting to have something to do with a nobody like you; hum?&rdquo; The boy&#039;s voice then chimed again. &ldquo;I mean if my dear sweet little Midnight here is anything to judge me by; Why I would be the monster that haunted the nightmares of your monster&#039;s fucking monsters. Well simply put because;&rdquo; He paused because he snorted then laughed. However he recovered shortly after. &ldquo;Oh dear me, that was cute; and unexpected. Where was I? Right, right now you are not important enough to know everything. Do as I ask and you will learn more details. Suffice to say all you need to know is this. Right now I am trying to trigger, deliberately, one chain of events in your world over another.&rdquo; He paused for a moment then went on. &ldquo;The irony of trying to fix a system that you yourself tore down; and trying to make it work again. Now is that I must try to do so; without the gods whose task it was to man and maintain this machinery of creation. Right now you are the key figure head piece I need to move, in your world, to make the first event trigger; but I lack the means to make you move. You are intelligent enough to understand a reward though, right? And your plot armor is thick enough. Even I can&#039;t force your mind to think the way I want it to. Without unwinding the universe you are in or killing the German who&#039;s shadow you have been hidden in; for now. If I wanted to, I could easily just crush your world into dust and make something new with the dust. Well let&#039;s just say yours wouldn&rsquo;t be the first story I tore down. It will be in your best interest; I assure you to play along. Make no mistake about it, I am not here to end your story; in fact I need to protect it. I have been to The End; I don&#039;t plan to go back. Good news for you. I need you to live and remain alive for this to happen. Bad as I hate to say it; and take this as you will. Your life is my last line in the sand. I need you to live because I am not yet once more ready for war; and the literal shadow of death is on my door. I am not ready to fight that dragon; so I need you to live; Capiche? I will give you a great reward as well.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;<br />&ldquo;The events I need to change today will benefit you in the long run; in many ways. Make no mistake about it. It will allow your world to finally hear that loud popping sound; as they pull their heads out of their collective asses and finally smell the world for all the shit in it. Enough stalling though right; talk talk talk you want to know it right?&rdquo; He paused to laugh; the laugh was so childish however at the same time it sounded off putting. &ldquo;Today I want you to go to the market here in that little town over there. The lambs know it well don&#039;t they; unless the information i have is wrong they live there? Make your presence known; you will be approached by a shifty looking merchant, but he is harmless; to you that is. Follow him and listen to his story; That is all I ask. Not even that you say yes or no. All I ask is you hear him out. Sometimes even scum needs a second chance; but he is but the means to the end in this case.&rdquo; The light in the gem quickly cut away and the fairy returned it under her wings. &ldquo;Him taking you to his store; that is the key I need to trigger.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;There you have it fool.&rdquo; Midnight then chimed. &ldquo;She has given the message she was told to give; she will now return to her Master&#039;s side. If you or your friends wish to test her further. She will be happy to show you how far the magical rabbit hole goes. Those two are fake Casters; Fraudsters at best. Midnight is a god of magic compared to them; cheap eldritch parlor tricks wrapped in a slutty fleece. And before her master they are not but dust before the storm. The reason you are not dead already is that her Master no longer wishes it so; he has given you a task Boy. You had best follow it. Anger him at your own risk. That is her only warning; She cares not if you think it unfair you being dragged into this little game you will never truly see. But her Master spent time entombed; nearly an eternity In of itself. In utter blank deafening silence, based on nothing more than a lie of his maker; the game was never meant to be fair from the beginning. Sorry buttercup sometimes you don&#039;t get a, once upon a time or a happily ever after. We are all tools in someone&#039;s story in one way or the other; and right now you have a chance. To gain even the smallest of favors from the eldest being in creation. If you wanted to become a monster to fight them; you would have succeeded, boy. It would just be a question of if your mind would survive. But here is her tidbit; despite your judgment of her. Midnight doesn&#039;t hate you. She hates that you are a fool; that is all. She does care that you live.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Yeah right? Like you did with my parents or my village?&rdquo; Anthony then spat at her. &ldquo;Have you ever watched someone you loved wither and die before your eyes in the span of hours?!? My father! MY FUCKING MOTHER! THEY FUCKING ROTTED AWAY BEFORE MY FUCKING EYES! TWO AGNOIZING I HAD TO WATCH PARENTS WITHER AND ROT BEFORE MY VERY FUCKING EYES! OVER THE COURSE OF TWO FUCKING HOURS!! HOW FUCKING DARE! YOU STAND HERE BEFORE ME DEMANDING I BE THANKFUL FOR YOU! I WOULD KILL YOU IF I COULD! BUT I&#039;M NOT STUPID ENOUGH TO START A FIGHT I CAN&#039;T FUCKING WIN; PISS OFF TWAT!&rdquo; By now he had grabbed her by the scruff of her neck; however surprisingly she let him lift her off the ground. His attempt to throw her on the ground failed when her wings quickly and easily broke her fall and returned her to the ground on her feet.<br /><br />\tHowever even as his voice still cried out in rage into the forest around them. Midnight scoffed then laughed once. &ldquo;Would you rather have turned into a monster then? And know the taste of your parents&#039; flesh? Know the quench of your parents&#039; blood? If I did not find you that day; that was your fate. You played the foolish little explorer. You got lost and actually stumbled upon a pit into the Wailing Abyss. You choose to look into the abyss and surprise; something looked back didn&rsquo;t it. You choose your fate; my Master ordered you spared. By giving you the twilight eye; i prevent your mind from being destroyed. By the demon you let infest your shadow that day. They choose theirs; they all chose their fate! Because I told them, if they did, I could save you. They all said that was good enough, that Anthony was a good boy; every last one of them. She had to have this same damn talk with every single last one of them! Her world altering magic can&rsquo;t be forced, it can only be accepted. But someone who may have died in a monster&#039;s rampage would surely welcome my taking that event away right? If a small village of people were told that if they let me save him; this one boy would become a true hero one day. They all said the same thing of their own free will; why did a bug like you have to tear at my heart!?! WHY did you make me care for you? So many questions: why is my master still fighting? Why does he now care for you mortal bugs? So many questions but they matter not. Buy it or not we are in fact allies. We fight together in a war against The End itself. And if we lose, we all will simply cease to be.&rdquo;<br /><br />&ldquo;After all, the sad thing about mortals is that they die right? What if the hand that is telling your story even as we speak it, was mortal and his time was limited? And if your Tale was not akin to legends of myths like that of the mighty Hercules or the powerful Achilles; or even fools like Kirito and men in over their heads like Ainz Ooal Gown. Then once he was gone, who would tell our stories? That was the question her master asked with her first waking thoughts. As Master has told her; Even he, the eldest being in all of creation. Now fears this concept above all others. Master truly seems to fear being truly forgotten; That is when the Storyteller finally goes the way of all mortals and passes. If we are no longer strong enough to sustain ourselves without him, we will simply cease to be; another story that failed to be told. So what if that was what made her fall; it does not make her a monster for crying for someone she could never meet. The Twilight Butterfly Weeps indeed for the Storyteller she could never meet. But by all of us he tried to forge a piece of himself that is good enough. If we are not then once he&#039;s gone all our worlds our universes poof be gone. And even her Mighty Master would poof simply cease to be after that. Even if all the power in the cosmos was to be at his beck and call at any given second; it matters not if your Omniverse no longer exists. And without your Teller or a mighty legend. You fade and are forgotten.&rdquo;<br />&ldquo;Midnight weeps for all those who have lost their Storyteller, Those that survived; and those whose name is no longer known. She truly wishes she could see our Truest Maker but that is the tragedy of us; he and We can never meet him or her. Master says that the fact we are all here that we all exist is the proof that he loves us all; for we are all still here are we not? On the edge of Armageddon according to the words of her Master. But what if you were not the hero others wanted to see? What if your story failed to be told? Don&#039;t you think that would wound the heart of the one whose hand now crafts your own attempt at legend? Master can easily make whatever dream you want come true. And all he asks in turn is for your moment, you like all the heroes and antiheroes before you. Trot your moment upon the stage; but do your best. Lest you be forgotten and be heard of. Once you are ushered off the stage; Nevermore.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tShe promptly after however, as Anthony&#039;s mouth fell open and he seemed petrified at her words; even his tail didn&#039;t move. She opened a portal and marched through. Turned her nose up at them then closed it behind her. After the supernatural way their day started it quickly went back into routine. Hue made breakfast as Anthony taught the girls the ins and outs of putting up and taking down tents; but they still didn&#039;t get it and everyone laughed at them. They all helped in breaking the tents down to get them stowed away again. Once that was done, Hue had cooked breakfast and everyone ate. Then it was time to talk over some plans.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Alright, here&#039;s what I&#039;m thinking.&rdquo; Anthony started. &ldquo;I agree with one thing the twins said yesterday; we need more wagons. At least two more just for cargo, and Hue needs one too. It&#039;ll eat up to much of your mana if I let you guys continue to haul your cargo magically. And I hate that he is running aside my wagon. I am not that kind of jerk. Twins, you know people right; and you have people in this city that work for you?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Yup.&rdquo; The lambs chimed as they enjoyed tea with the other girls.<br />\t&ldquo;Alright I want you to get your people to work. We need at least two more normal sized wagons and a larger one for Hue; He needs to be able to lay in the back at least.&rdquo; Anthony started. &ldquo;I&#039;m thinking of one wagon for dedicated cargo transport. Maybe another wagon for cargo or even a wagon for small livestock; hell lets go with it. I know we&#039;ll also need more people. You can&#039;t found a nation with only six people, a small herd of horses; and a baker&#039;s dozen of chickens. But that can come later. We have only just started down this path. Aside from that I want all hands on deck for this one; I don&#039;t know what chain of events this Thing wants to trigger. But if he commands the undying loyalty of the Twilight Butterfly of all beings; This Thing, Midnight&#039;s Master is not to be trifled with. The way his voice sounded; it sounds too familiar to how a Game Masters sound and those brats are powerful; but it&#039;s off in a very scary way. I think it may be a mask of some kind. But a being that could wear a Game Master as a mask; would be the nightmare of nightmares. This is deep end shit guys, I&#039;m sorry but it seems I&#039;m what he wants.&rdquo; Anthony cupped his hand to his jaw.<br />\tWith the plans laid that was that. They ate, broke camp, got horses hitched to the wagons, and the entire group, heard and all; left for town. It would take an hour or two more. But it was early, there was a nice breeze, and they still had goodies to eat and drink. And though it did take two hours to get there and a little bit of nonsense was had on the drive; before long the stone gates of Leudinsberg came into view. First the nation&#039;s banner flew over the highest above the gatehouse. A field of blue, which upon it had fields of grain by ships at sea. Next under it flew Scott&#039;s own Banner, a field of soft black; that bore a pale crescent moon with a field of little gold and blue stars streaking behind it. However it was the third flag that flew over the gate separate from the others that bothered Anthony; his brow almost pulsed just by him seeing it. It was a field of green that bore a golden outline of a stag. However unlike the other flags, the device of this one was in a large kite shield like shape and also bore an aural wreath running the top and a rapier style sword along the bottom laid vertically under the stag head outline.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;That&#039;s a Knights Banner.&rdquo; Anthony replied. A scowl then creased his mouth if ever so slightly. &ldquo;Order of the Green Wilds; Newly Appointed Knight. Sir Kyle of Green Wood; the Prancing Prick. That deer has an over inflated ego for a man who can&#039;t even handle a real sword, I&#039;d rather fight with my claws than a thin little rapier.&rdquo; Annie and Jenny giggled as they watched him seemingly fume about something they had no knowledge of. &ldquo;What is he even here for? Weren&#039;t most of the Greens operating out of Copper-Ridge far to the west of here for the last several months?&rdquo; Anthony asked as he looked back into his wagon. Once again the twins were laying in the sheltered privacy of the back of his covered wagon with the pups. The twins had closed the back sheets of the wagon, the inside was very shaded and rather nice in temperature and private; Sure Anthony could see everything. Looking back at the girls in the back with a smirk from the driver&#039;s seat. But no one inside seemed to care at all. In naught but their panties once more the twins just lewdly lounged on each other as usual. As the pups remained all natural, wearing nothing put their own puffy fur; all the same their fur hid more than the lambs underwear did.<br />\t&ldquo;Oh it&#039;s sickening really.&rdquo; Sally first chirped after having finished swapping a little spit with her twin.<br />\tArie then said. &ldquo;Fool&#039;s let his Knighthood go to his pointed little head and stubby little prick equally. The ink on his title isn&#039;t even dry as his stubby little antlers, he&#039;s so proud of, are attached to his head. But he&rsquo;s already been trying to lord over merchants; trying to wrest himself some manner of powerbase out of the kingdom. And he&#039;s been trying to court us among other things. First and foremost he had the gall to demand, not even a request or suggest; He flat out told us. We had to forsake the Black Order. That we simply had to leave the order of the black for the order of the green.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;WHAT!?&rdquo; Anthony snapped then started to growl. &ldquo;Mother fucking, cock sucking, piece of prancing shit. I&#039;ll forsake my foot up his ass next time I see him.&rdquo;<br />\tThen Sally put on a disgusted tone of her own as she informed him. &ldquo;He seemed to have some foolish notion that we, as beautiful females, powerful mages, and proud members of a prey species; that we shouldn&#039;t even consider an order that allows bloodthirsty monsters like wolves to join, not even making it up. That was his word for word; hand ta god. He seems to think that we as sheep, females, and mages, would end up as helpless food for the big bad wolf; he didn&#039;t even consider for a second we didn&#039;t need or want. A, his help, B, his advice. C, to be saved because we are female! And D, Being told what to do! He wears his Prejudice and Chauvinist on his sleeve like they were medals to be collected. Every woman is merely a maiden to be conquered. He truly means the shit he spouts; for he truly believes he is right. He thinks he is the main character in his story and we are all the supporting cast. We refuse to work with people like him; male, female; human, predator, pray. It matters not, they just can&#039;t be trusted.&rdquo;<br />\tArie then started however she gagged and had to pause. &ldquo;And to top it off; he wants both our hands in marriage. He&#039;s even already talked to an alchemist who claims he can make two different species conceive a babe with the right potions; and that fool deer thinks we&#039;ll let him use our ovens to easy bake himself an heir. The gall to think he alone is worth us both. We are the fucking Gemini; and he is but a pompous poser who got all his wealth and training on daddy&#039;s dime. The twin daughters of rich noble merchants we may be; At least we earned our position in the black order. We earned the gaze of our Master&#039;s eyes. Unlike a certain deer whose father bought the Knightly attention he loves to lord over people. Unlike you who unfairly lost everything; only to be now on the cusp of being able to hold the world by the throat. He is one who has been given everything and learned and done nothing with it; we&rsquo;re not sure if we pity him or loathe him yet.&rdquo; Arie paused as her twin caressed the wool that currently made up her hair. <br />Sally then started after once again. Biting her lip as her sister pushed her knee &ldquo;Yeah, Now he seems to think that he can buy off mom and dad and have them make us marry him. Even as we refuse to even see him. And he thinks that will work with our parents; I don&#039;t think that fool has ever been cornered by mommy before. He is either an utter fool or more dense than the fools the bards regale people with in their songs; this is honestly the third time he&#039;s been here in as many months. Trying so hard to butter up mommy and daddy; no doubt he&#039;s at city hall with his nose half way up dad&rsquo;s ass. If he thinks that&#039;s how it works in this family. Knight or not mommy is going to fucking work him; for even thinking that because he is A a knight, B a male, C a noble, and D rich beyond words. Means he can spout whatever drivel he wants and not get his dick kicked in for it.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Heh the Green knights don&#039;t even do anything about demons or monsters unless they are attacking their trade routes any more.&rdquo; Anthony started then followed up with. &ldquo;And For an Order that dares call itself The Order of the Green Wilds; they don&#039;t do much protecting of nature. More a bunch of stuffed shirt pricks with views as narrow as their swords. More interested in protecting their big, tax haven, money maker, stronghold cities than the ball of dirt and water they are built upon.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Sister dear,&rdquo; Arie then started. &ldquo;Is there going to be a fight before the day is over?&rdquo; She asked even as she rubbed on and exchanged kisses with her twin.<br />\t&ldquo;Sister dear,&rdquo; Sally then followed up. &ldquo;There just might, there just might. My money is on Tony though!&rdquo; She quickly returned the kiss and moments later, once more; the twins were fucking each other. But everyone was watching well except Hue.<br /><br />\tThey rode on to the gatehouse; where, unlike normal, people and wagons going in and coming out were being stopped and checked. So Arie threw on a top at least before she poked her head out of the wagon from the back wall as Anthony was stopped. Sure her ass was naked but she was sure Anthony wouldn&rsquo;t let anyone peek.<br />\t&ldquo;Hold there, Oh Anthony it&#039;s only you; that&#039;s a relief at least there will be no paperwork.&rdquo; The young guardsmen told him as they pulled up to him waving them in a few paces more before he had them stop. The young guardsmen then approached the driver&#039;s seat of the wagon and tipped his helmet back so they could better see his face.<br />\t&ldquo;What&#039;s the hubbub bub?&rdquo; Arie asked, giving the lad a wave from the back. &ldquo;Father doesn&#039;t normally have the guards pulling gate checks; what gives?&rdquo; She asked as her sister, who though still topless, simply laid herself onto her sister&#039;s back and hid her tits that way; and figured the problem was solved right. No one could see her tits if she was too busy squeezing them into her sister&#039;s back.<br />\t&ldquo;Oh forgive us my ladies.&rdquo; The young guard replied. &ldquo;It was under your fathers orders admittedly at the break of dawn this morning. You see my ladies, The Lord Governor Palemoon revived sudden foreign dignitaries and The Lord Governor of the Northern provinces very early this morning. They had to wake your father to greet them, I was told.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Huh, that&rsquo;s unlike daddy.&rdquo; The twins then chimed together.<br />THe young guard then nodded. &ldquo;So until the company of the Emperor of the Fang Territories and The Lord Governor of the North has left; the city is under a soft lock down by Orders of your father. For the most part it is just formality and paperwork. No one with any kind of criminal record would be allowed to enter the city for the next several hours however.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Yeah yeah we know the rules.&rdquo; Sally then chimed. However they both watched the boy gulp when Sally&rsquo;s hands slipped up into her sister&#039;s top. And gave the boy an eyeful of something that flushed him over in about two beats. &ldquo;How bout you be a good boy, open the fuckin gate, and get the hell out of our way?&rdquo; Sally said with a smile and a dismissive little hand wave. Aerie then moaned overdramatized as she did. To her sister pinching her nipple. That made the boy gulp and try so hard to keep it professional.<br />\t&ldquo;Yes my ladies, at once.&rdquo; The lad replied with a closed fist thump to his chest in salute. He then walked rather stiffly over to a slit in the stone gate house where a man poked his head next to it. &ldquo;The Palemoon twins are riding in that wagon; open the gate and let them in at once.&rdquo;<br />\tFirst the man snickered at him. &ldquo;Right.&rdquo; He shouted to men in the tower. &ldquo;Open the gate! The lord&#039;s children in that wagon! Move it!&rdquo;<br /><br />\tAs the steel bar gate first rose into the gate house, then the steel reinforced wooden gates were lowered into the ground; it took maybe five minutes until they were driving into the city. But Anthony wouldn&#039;t want to have to be the one trying to breach these gates; as he had been one of the ones defending them before.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;I know how this sounds, but the next wagon and the herd of horses are with me.&rdquo; Anthony told the guard, who then gave a nod. Anthony then gave a sharp whistle where Stalyth trotted up to him in the following moments. &ldquo;You know what Equinarii are right?&rdquo; To which his answer was given a nod of the head. &ldquo;Good, This big guy here is my horse you normally see me riding him; and he is one. Very intelligent you see; if he makes it obvious he wants his herd to come in. Can you let them in the city for me? He&#039;ll likely have a good reason for it. K bud, all you take care of them. We&rsquo;ll be back.&rdquo; He patted the horse who then returned to his herd.<br />\t&ldquo;Uh Sure, we can do that for you.&rdquo; The lad told him. &ldquo;You&#039;re still a Knight in our books sir. Alright go on in; sorry for delaying you my ladies.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;It&#039;s ok you&#039;re still a good boy.&rdquo; Arie then told the boy.<br />\tAt which point once he was near the side. Sally pulled away from her sister; let him see the goods. His jaw dropped. Then she leaned out topless and planted a big kiss on his lips as pushed his hands to her tits if only for a few seconds. &ldquo;Good boy.&rdquo; She cooed then patted his head once the wagon pulled away. One of her hands lifted her sister&#039;s skirt as his jaw dropped. Showing the lad her other hand digging into her twins pussy. &ldquo;Now you go back to playing big important gate guard, k cutie?&rdquo; She told him even as her sister moaned in her arms. The boy&#039;s face took on a sharp crimson blush as they pulled away as his hands were unable to unclasp the soft orbs he had touched. The lad then however yelled at the other guards to shut up as his face told just how flustered he was. And they were all, just flat out, pissing themselves laughing even the guys in the tower were rolling.<br />\t&ldquo;He did have an adorable little face for such a young human.&rdquo; Arie then cooed. &ldquo;How much do you think it would cost to buy his contract from daddy? I like him too. He&#039;s young, he&#039;s got talent; he&#039;d make a good pet guard dog and a better toy.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Mind not talking about people like you can just buy them?&rdquo; Anthony then asked.<br />\t&ldquo;But we can, slavery is legal in this kingdom.&rdquo; The twins then chimed. Anthony pulled the wagon down the main street from the gate that would lead to the town square, which was also a large open market. Once the sounds of more people started filling the outside area of the wagon. The girls figured it would be a good time to get dressed. Even if following the twins lead the other pair of sisters had started playing a little game of their own.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Let&#039;s leave the wagon and horses at the stables. We&#039;ll be able to move around better without the wagons.&rdquo; The others agreed with him however when he was about to pull to the fork that fed to the public stables and the Military Only stables. The right path led closer to the walls where the military base and stables were; naturally only those authorized by Either Scott or any of his War Ministers. Or served in some fashion the city&#039;s armed forces could use those stables. The left pass lead closer to the town square where the large open public stables were offered to the general public. Both twins however pointed in another direction. &ldquo;What the stables are the other way?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;We have our own stables, thank you very much.&rdquo; The twins chimed at him and once more pointed him, once more in the other direction.<br />\t&ldquo;Then we&#039;ll use your stables I guess.&rdquo; Anthony replied, turning toward the direction they were pointing.<br />\t&ldquo;Besides.&rdquo; Arie then started. The twins had retreated back into the wagon and alongside the pups were getting dressed. &ldquo;The Prancing Prick as you aptly called him would not be permitted at the military stables; too new, too full of himself, and he had not fought for this city or our family like you have. He hasn&#039;t impressed Father or any of Father&#039;s war ministers like you have. He would be working out of the public stables as well as he had been banned from every establishment we own.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Good point; though I can use the military stables.&rdquo; Anthony replied; then getting.<br />\t&ldquo;Anthony!&rdquo; Both twins promptly growled.<br />\t&ldquo;They used my real name; Now I&#039;m in trouble.&rdquo; Anthony teased with a laugh. &ldquo;Right I got it; you own your own stables.&rdquo; Anthony started as he drove along the road; and even waved to a few passersby. &ldquo;I&#039;m sure your pride would be bruised to no end if you had to leave my wagon at any stables other than your own.&rdquo;<br />\tThe twins looked away heavily for a moment. &ldquo;Thank you.&rdquo; They both chimed then went back to getting dressed.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;I want you both decent too.&rdquo; Anthony told them. &ldquo;Adjust your outfits in whatever way you desire. I told your father I&#039;d keep you two decent; once we are beyond his eyes, all you go bare ass naked for all I care. For now keep it within reason.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Fine, we&#039;ll work with you for now then.&rdquo; The twins then chimed together.<br />\t&ldquo;May our Alliance ever grow then?&rdquo; Anthony asked them once Arie pointed him into the next building. To be fair it was a rather large establishment; and it was busy. Many of the nobility had come to their stables; on the offered services from one of their own. Members of the Blue Blooded upper class both in nobility and of wealth it was a no brainer they&#039;d make money. Nobles and wealthy merchants both normally had large and luxurious carriages and wagons. The fact that this city was also a keystone gateway city of the kingdom&#039;s supply lines. It served as a crossroads to all traffic going north, south, east, or west. At one point or another all of the so-called elites found their ways through this city. For business or pleasure or even a mix of both.<br />\tAnthony was approached as he drove the wagon into the first large main yard by a man riding a horse. Hue for the sake of not being more out of place returned to his normal form and followed along on hoof. &ldquo;Sir this is a private stab &hellip; oh thousand apologies Sir Anthony didn&#039;t recognize you with the hood on I&#039;ve only seen you from afar; are the young lady&#039;s with you then?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;That we are.&rdquo; Arie then declared as both twins hopped over the back wall and into the front drivers seat with the wolf driving it. They were for now wearing what they considered their full tack. However they both still planted that wolf&rsquo;s hands up their skirts; and the wolf, well he didn&rsquo;t pull away right away. And he met the girls in the middle and gave their cilts a firm squeeze. Making both twins moan in delight not what they wanted but they got something at least. The chain mail, the skirts, thigh high stockings with matching well crafted thigh high leather boots simply with the soles not put on.&nbsp;&nbsp;And as Anthony was rather pleased to find they had no panties on but with the longer skirts then the show it off shorts they loved; no one would see unless they flash. And well they did do that just for shits and giggles anyway so he couldn&rsquo;t control that if he wanted to. Embedded in the leather on the boots were carved magical runes on steel plates. It was more for a case of covering their legs and protecting them from the elements or blades. Their hooves required no shoes. Though from time to time if they were expecting to walk a lot then they would get themselves some in this case sheep shoes. Very similar to horseshoes, they are, however, fit for the far smaller feet of sheep.<br />\t&ldquo;I knew you two had clothes.&rdquo; Anthony told them then giving both twins a chop to the back of their heads. &ldquo;Seriously, can you two pack something respectable that doesn&#039;t involve your armor? I love a show but it gets boring if it&#039;s all I ever see on you; got it?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Yeah, let us go talk to our maids today.&rdquo; The twins cooed to him. &ldquo;If you&#039;re gonna keep whining about it we&#039;ll get more clothes packed.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Gratize.&rdquo; Anthony swiftly replied then turning to follow the man as he led them deeper. &ldquo;On the road go all natural for all I care. Anywhere any of your father&#039;s eyes can see you keep it respectable at least.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tArie then went on as she looked to the man riding along the wagon as he led Anthony to a stall. &ldquo;Oh Steward. See too it that Anthony&#039;s wagon meets our standards on the house. The wagon will be seeing a lot of travel so, shall we have the cart designed as a living area Tony? You and the girls could easily sleep in the wagon once we built it up for you. Maybe replace the cloth top for a hard top? With a pot belly stove and a chimney the hard top would keep the area cozy; and allow you to cook in the wagon.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;What do you girls think? Want to ditch the tent and sleep in the wagon with me?&rdquo; Annie had also hopped over the back wall having gotten herself and her sister dressed. Jenny bless her little heart she tried, but the tiny pup could not hop high enough. &ldquo;I&#039;m sure we can wolf the place up once they build it up for us.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;HELP HELP, I&#039;m trapped!&rdquo; Jenny cried out as her little hands just barely managed to reach up to the driver&#039;s seat and now alone in the back.<br />\t&ldquo;I could get used to it.&rdquo; Annie replied. &ldquo;I kinda like having a big cuddle pillow to sleep with. Plus the wagon is big enough for the three of us. And if the top was solid material and not fabric; we might even be able to build a few ledges or shelves for whatever we wanted.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;We&#039;ve already been sleeping together.&rdquo; Jen said with a cute little giggle once he looked down at her inside the wagon; a chicken now sat next to her feet now that the cubs had mostly left the wagon now empty. &ldquo;Uncle A is the best pillow ever. Plus &hellip; tents are hard to figure out. Plus &hellip; mama bought this wagon for family trips. &rdquo; The pup confessed as she rubbed the back of her head adorably; she looked sad for a few seconds even shedding a little tear. But she managed to buck up a little. &ldquo;I&#039;m &hellip; I&#039;m sure mommy and daddy would be happy to know the wagon they bought for us will still be put to a good use. And we&#039;ll see lots of things as we travel right? Mama told me that&#039;s what she wanted for us. Said there is a beautiful world out there, and it&#039;s worth seeing. So Jenny won&#039;t cry that they can&#039;t have this journey with us. I know mana and daddy didn&#039;t want to &hellip; But it was like what Uncle A said to Annie last night. If no one else stands up who will? I know Daddy and Mommy died trying to protect people.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Jeez baby girl; you fuckin heard that from Hue&#039;s place?&rdquo; Anthony asked as he rubbed the pup&#039;s ears. &ldquo;Alright,&rdquo; Anthony chimed then, giving a laugh as he scooped Jenny up onto his side. &ldquo;Even though I know it is just to get out of one chore. Hook us up good sir, one wagon fit to serve as living quarters for three wolves on the road. We will be heading to the wild lands so there is no telling what conditions or weather we may come across.&rdquo; Both the lambs then cleared their throats. &ldquo;Uh plus space for a few guests, while on the road.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Leave it to us sir.&rdquo; The man called Steward told him. &ldquo;There is a reason the nobility and the wealthy come to our stables; we accept only the highest standards that have been set by our young mistresses here. The rich and the well connected respect such services of their own as you no doubt can tell sir Knight.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;I&#039;m not a Knight yet.&rdquo; Anthony quipped.<br />\tHowever Steward politely laughed. &ldquo;My good Sir you can&#039;t fool me. Your official title may not read Knight but I can spot a true Knight with one good look at his or her face; I may not have had the honor to make your acquaintance before sir Anthony. But rest assured you are highly praised by our mistresses; your reputation precedes you. We&#039;d be honored to offer the services of our stables to you at a highly reduced fee. The standard fare is two platinum coins a day, per customer. Full repair and maintenance of your craft and the care and welfare of the cart animals included. But seeing as you are the Lord of our Mistresses; I couldn&#039;t charge you more then two gold coins for lodgings on your wagon as the mistress have comp&rsquo;ed the upgrade.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Deal.&rdquo; Anthony told him then shaking his hand then flipping two coins into the air. The man skillfully caught it as he trotted alongside him. Then just as quickly he dropped the coins into one of the saddlebags. Then looking at the twins. &ldquo;Alright do the wagon coop thing. Those chickens need a proper storage unit, not a bag nest on the sidewall of my wagon.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Right.&rdquo; Arie chimed even as he pulled the wagon to a stall-like parking spot. It had all manner of tools and things built into the walls. Even something that looked like it could hold it up so they could remove and change wheels. She then glanced over to a very large young human man some ways away; despite his size he could have been no younger than the twins. He stood at a table working on his blueprints as he ate a pastry. It took a moment for him to notice Arie flagging him down. &ldquo;YOU WHO Thomas; we&#039;ve brought you a customer Teddy Bear.&rdquo; The large guy pointed at himself first. She nodded and so in a hurry the large lad gathered up all his blueprints and stowed them in a bag. Then grabbed his tools dumping most into a wooden box, then grabbing a large leather hat and his pastry. And with his arms loaded with stuff and tools and prints and boxes, and a pastry now disappearing past his lips; he hurried over.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Oh my god, I never thought this day would come.&rdquo; This large lad Thomas replied. &ldquo;I started thinking no one was ever going to be interested in my custom built livestock wagons.&rdquo; Once he reached Anthony and the young man saw who he was talking to. Then suddenly he just dropped everything he had been carrying; and for a moment looked like he had seen a ghost. The sack of blueprints fell to the ground with a thud; screws and tools fell everywhere around him as his tool box hit the floor. &ldquo;Holy cheese and crackers! You&#039;re the Steel Bulwark of the Battle of Blood Mouth Pass! I read about you in the books the bards wrote about the last great war! You look just like that picture they painted of you. The stories claim you stood alone in that pass for forty days protecting an emergency field hospital from a demonic incursion! After our forces suffered a disastrous defeat, that while many sides still claim many things; its wildly believed the incompetence in the army&#039;s leadership and the bickering between foreign nobles was to blame. You saved the lives of the five hundred thousand warriors that got treatment in the hospital as you stood your bloody vigil! CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH!?&rdquo; By now the young lad was geeking out spouting more trivia of the war and the knight orders, and then asking about Anthony&#039;s choice for primary weapon; to which just as frankly Anthony replied with claymore. The lad after stammering and sputtering, gashing and geeking, managed to get Anthony to sign his name on one of his blueprints. &ldquo;Oh my word, mom&rsquo;s I&#039;ve made it. I never thought my first client would be a literal freaking war hero. It&#039;s such a shame they&#039;ve not Knighted you yet.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;That&#039;s not how it works.&rdquo; Anthony replied. &ldquo;I&#039;m the only thing holding back my title.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;OH, well anyway. Oh jeez I&#039;ve made a mess; in multiple ways sorry sir.&rdquo; Thomas now that he started to calm down started to recollect his things. &ldquo;So what can I build for you sir; it is an honor to have you as my first customer.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;I&#039;ve got chickens my nieces won&#039;t let me leave behind and I&#039;m leaving for the wild lands soon.&rdquo; Anthony told him. &ldquo;I need a wagon-coop to stow them in.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Ah, I can do that. I can easily adjust one of my designs for chickens. My original plants were for horses, cattle, and forgive me my ladies, sheep. I mean the feral kind, not like the young ladies; they&#039;re Anthromorphs not ferals.&rdquo; Thomas told him as he pulled out one of his blueprints. &ldquo;I could get started now, and I could have it done by the end of the day. Well, If I can borrow a few people, that is?&rdquo; He asked looking at the lambs who gave a nod in turn. &ldquo;Solid, I can get it sorted before the days out.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Heh.&rdquo; Anthony chuckled, lifting his left brow as he looked at him. &ldquo;My lad, if you can pull that off I may just have to steal you for myself. Considering that going to the wild lands means I will no longer have access to people with the know-how of building and repairing wagons and the like. You would become a very vital craftsmen.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Wait, you&#039;d hire me for a Knightly expedition to stake a claim in the wild lands and Swear the Rite of the Sovereign!?&rdquo; Thomas almost dropped his jaw after that was dropped. &ldquo;A real knight and not to mention an actual war hero would hire me!?!&rdquo; First he looked at the lambs again. &ldquo;I&#039;m not dreaming right? I&#039;ve not fallen asleep on the table again? And I&#039;m gonna wake up with doughnut all over my face again right and look like a fucking fool to everyone again right?&rdquo; But the twins promptly gave him a pinch, he cried out in pain; they then patted his side. &ldquo;Is this real! I&#039;m awake. I never thought a peasant boy like me would get this chance.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Well, audition time, peasant boy.&rdquo; Anthony told him with a smile. &ldquo;Yes this would involve you leaving with us; we&#039;d not likely be back any time soon, if ever.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;That&#039;d be fine.&rdquo; Thomas told him having finally tucked the last of his blueprints. &ldquo;God bless her soul, After I buried my mother I have no family left; that I know of at least. Never knew my father, as mom tells it he just walked away; wasn&#039;t interested in a family. All I have now are my skills and my tools; well and mom&#039;s house, she left everything to me. Though I suppose the ladies here would be able to help me out with that? Maybe I could rent it out and make a steady source of income for myself outside of my dues.&rdquo; Thomas looked to the twins, who gave him a nod.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Alright, then show me your skills.&rdquo; Anthony quickly told him. Then waving his hand toward the nest bag the girls had woven; as one of the chickens then poked its head up over the edge. &ldquo;Make me something for my chickens that I won&#039;t be embarrassed about. Now if it had to be pulled by horses, that would mean drivers which I am short of right now. Any chance you could attach this to my wagon without slowing us to a crawl?&rdquo; However moments after this, the bag fell apart for no apparent reason and the chickens fell to the ground with the bag and started scurrying around the yard. The twins looked at it a moment before Arie spat out and the pups started collecting chickens with the help of some of the yard workers.<br />\t&ldquo;That little fairy twat!&rdquo; Arie spat, even as she and her sister each went after a chicken each. &ldquo;She erased all the magic we wove into that damn thing to keep it in one piece. I&#039;m gonna fuckin kill her!&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Sure, I could easily rig that up.&rdquo; Thomas then pulled out a blueprint which Anthony didn&#039;t understand in the slightest even as he was shown it; all the while for a few moments the yard became chaos as his chickens ran around. &ldquo;I can easily modify this setup here. Which I came up with for daisy chaining a few hand carts together. I can modify it for the added weight and load of the wagon though. And if I made the frame light enough that could also lessen the impact on performance. Also I studied a little bit of dwarven rune magic. I was taught how to carve the grease rune spell from a dwarven rune carver. I can chisel them into the bearings for the wheels making them entirely and endless self lubricating making the entire thing easier for the pull horses as well. We may even be able to improve the speed if I did the same to the wheels on the wagon you already have.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Sold.&rdquo; Anthony told him which the lad nodded and started jotting down notes on a spare scrap of parchment.<br />\tThomas went on explaining to the wolf who by now &hellip; was smiling and nodding. &ldquo;Though that would be a tall order for any two horses even with all that work. I could rig a harness from a carriage so we could put four horses on your wagon.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;It won&#039;t be an issue.&rdquo; Anthony told him. &ldquo;The horses are from the herd of an Equinarii; it&#039;s a new herd but they will be very strong.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;You ride a horse lord into battle?!?&rdquo; Thomas promptly shouted; once more dropping another bag and another tool. &ldquo;Dude, you are like the coolest guy ever.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Alright we&#039;ve got to see to things; and now so do you. Get your team and get working, show me what you&#039;ve got.&rdquo; Anthony then told him as he turned to leave; the rest of the crew hot on his tail now that his chickens had been wrangled and tossed into the wagon for now. &ldquo;Show me what you can do lad. Show me this wagon and demonstrate your skills. If you impress me I&#039;ll bring you with me; if you want to come and you&#039;ll get paid.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Yes sir.&rdquo; Thomas replied once more, dropping one of his tools when he thumped his chest with a balled fist. &ldquo;A freaking war hero wants to hire me!&rdquo; The lad then shouted as he in a rush grabbed his bag and the tool he dropped; then raced off to a mixed group of the yard workers. Most of them were near his own age; well save for the female high elf. She could easily be over a thousand and would still be considered of his age group. All the same he started gushing about the order to his friends who quickly became just as excited. Surely he&#039;d be willing to hire more than one craftsmen; he and his friends always talked about this chance but figured it would never happen. As his group then started getting to work; Anthony and his group left the yard.<br /><br />\tWith that sent into motion the horses and wagons were left in the care of the twins&#039; stables. Anthony and his band started toward the center of town. The large town square that doubled as a large open air market place, was the Palemoon&#039;s Pride and Joy; aside from their daughters. And it was just starting to get busy as the day had only just begun. However it was quickly proven as the band started walking. That little Jenny just couldn&#039;t keep up; her tiny legs let her down as she quickly fell behind. So as to not leave her in the dust, Anthony scooped her up then placed her on his shoulders.<br />\t&ldquo;Good now sweetheart?&rdquo; Anthony asked, then tickling her back a little with his fingers.<br />\t&ldquo;Yeah, thank you.&rdquo; Jenny then hugged his head. Then enjoyed her vantage point as they walked over to the market. Her little head panned around as her ears worked to catch all the strange sounds she was hearing.<br />\t&ldquo;So, just make my presence known huh?&rdquo; Anthony then asked. He shrugged his shoulders and donned his long flowing black hooded cloak, same as he normally did but lowered his hood.<br />\t&ldquo;Uncle A,&rdquo; Annie then started as she watched his cloak materialize. &ldquo;What war did you fight in? What was the Battle of Blood Mouth Pass?&rdquo;<br /><br />\tWell that shut him up for a moment; even Jenny noted how his ears suddenly fell. &ldquo;This was before even the twins joined us; you would have been what seven, eight? I fought in The Dreadalisk War alongside my Master several years ago when I was in the middle of my training. My Master was called to serve, as his star and at that point only squire; I was to join him in the field. A demonic prince from a plane of Hell, under the orders of one of the Seven Prime Evils; managed to sunder the barrier between the mortal world and the Wailing Abyss, The Plane of Sin. The Battle of Blood Mouth Pass I guess you could say was the moment that made me well somewhat famous; but it was called the Battle of Blood Mouth pass. Because we all had blood in our mouths during that retreat. Our forces had just gotten our asses handed to us like a child throwing a fit over a sandwich. My Master was furious because some royal prick from another country changed the formation of half the army last second. Because too many of the volunteer pig-morph battalions were on the front line; not even kidding. He was furious his people would have to wait until after the bacon was served to seek the glory of battle. And after that nightmare came the storm and alone for a week; it was only a week. After my Master had to leave to go save the eastern front from being wiped out. I Ended up alone the only capable warrior left to hold a fucking mountain pass, in near twelve feet of snow and an endless onslaught of lesser demons. That led to the hastily built and poorly defended emergency field hospital. And there were only twenty thousand people that needed treatment or worse. But still thanks to the bruised egos and battered prides of a few noble cock suckers; I was left to defend it alone. The Ruler&#039;s of Five of the nine nations that partook in the war agreed however; that I went well above and beyond the call of duty. They awarded me, with much protesting from the remaining four nations; The Defenders Platinum Cross, and the Medal of Honor. They are awards that can only be given with the consent of the majority of the nations involved in any major conflict. The irony is, that when I attain my Knighthood. I also get citizenship from all five nations and honorary nobility status in at least three of them. That would include the territory of Emperor Jagger of the Fang Territories. In fact my master tells me the man fought duels to demand he be the one to award me this Medal and Cross.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;I never heard of that war before.&rdquo; Annie then told him.<br />\t&ldquo;Good, then we did our jobs well enough. And the men who died didn&rsquo;t do so in vain.&rdquo; Anthony told her, with a cold and distant look on his face. &ldquo;War is hell; let no one tell you otherwise. There is no glory to be had in war. Against demons, monsters, or mortals. War is hell, but sadly I doubt it will ever change.&rdquo; She looked at him as he visibly seemed to not want to talk about it anymore; so she held back.<br /><br />\tHowever the three of them seemed to shudder in the seconds after. As the noise and goings on and the life of the market place washed over them. Annie clutched his hand and stuck to his side, her tail then coiled around her waist as they entered. And Jenny&#039;s ears dropped so too did she as she tried to make herself smaller on his head. The lambs flanked behind him followed by Hue And Ammy getting a piggyback ride of her own. The Town square turned Market was loud and bumping in the early hours of the morning. People walking, or shopping, or working, or talking. Shop and Stall owners hawked their goods to passersby. Wagons click and clack on the cobblestones of the main road. Dogs barked, horses neighed, cats meowed, and children and cubs laughed and played as they ran around among the stalls and shops. It was loud and busy and it was just plain obvious to everyone but the wolves, that they didn&#039;t want to be here. At least not until one stall owner managed to catch Jenny&#039;s eye even hiding them in her tail as she was; well and also her nose. He had a grill built into a stall cart and he was grilling skewers of various items. Some items for herbivores, some for strictly carnivores. A few in the middle of the grill had a mix of both for those who could have both. It was about that moment as the man flipped a few of them; and the meat sizzled on the grill and more smoke rose into the air. Jenny&#039;s stomach growled the growl of its people in protest against his head as she watched the man cook and smelled how good it smelled. \t<br />\tAnthony opted to pat her back. &ldquo;Hungry sweetheart?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Sorry.&rdquo; The pup told him. Her ears folded down at his remark.<br />\t&ldquo;Hey don&#039;t worry about it baby girl.&rdquo; Anthony told her as he reached up and tousled the fur on her head. &ldquo;We all get hungry and besides you&#039;re a growing pup. How would you girls like a few of those skewers?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;OH can we can we?&rdquo; Jenny asked as the life slowly returned to the pup now bouncing on his shoulders, her small but fluffy tail wagging behind them. Her mouth drooling as she eyed the meats on the grill and the smoke rising off it dancing in her nose. Now the pup was giddy and hungry and bouncing on her uncle&#039;s shoulders, tail wagging with joy.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;They do smell really good.&rdquo; Annie said as they approached.<br />\tWhich led the human male working the stall and grill to say. &ldquo;Why thank you little darling; this here&#039;s my mama&#039;s recipe you see. Good morning my good people how my I help you on this lovely fuckin mornin?&rdquo; The man had a simple nearly country like draw as he talked. He was a white guy with green eyes and black hair. He wore a hat, an apron, and a simple linen shirt and flax woven pants. He was a simple man but right now he was the wizard the pups belly needed.<br />\t&ldquo;How much for a skewer?&rdquo; Anthony first asked.<br />\t&ldquo;Three Bits a stick, gets you cloths and fixen&#039;s included. I gots dippin sauces and seasonings to sprinkle on them if-en you want em.&rdquo; The man replied with a practiced pitch. &ldquo;I just threw on some beef, and pork; they should be ready in bout a few. I also gots me some chicken that I just put on will be ready shortly; you gots to cook dem longer see. My mama told me y&#039;all can get hella sick eaten undercooked chicken and pork. Y&#039;all ever heard about that? Them worm things are fuckin disguin i&rsquo;m told. I ain&rsquo;t never seen one myself but my pa made hella sure i learned it. Said boy you ain&rsquo;t gonna fill my gut with worms so you gonna learn ito fuckin cook if thats what you want to do. Now y&#039;all done did; take that little tidbit with you, never a bad thing to share with people information that may save them from gettin sick. So I make sure I done dooed a good job cooken em. And if you my friendly wolves can stomach them I do have sticks with a mix of fruits, veggies, and meat. I also have sticks with straight meat and sticks with straight veggies and fruits. I stride to serve all kinds sir. What may I get you, what may I get for you?&rdquo; The man then asked after he finished his pitch.<br />\tJenny&#039;s little hand shot up as the pup had started drooling on her uncle&#039;s head making him laugh. &ldquo;I want chicken! I love chicken!&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;I can get you one of those in just a few little darling.&rdquo; The man told her as he dunked his hands in a wooden pale that Anthony could tell was enchanted. The liquid seemingly forced to clean hands once the bucket was filled with water. And everyone who was serving food from these stall carts was also made to have a bucket; which they were to use often to clean their hands and tools before serving a new customer. Which he promptly did. Swapping tongs with a pair that had been in the bucket; then leaving the other pair to clean. Seeing as he had the two pairs he must have swapped them often to ensure he was cooking with clean tools. Alice had made sure all the vendors knew this rule when she showed them how steeled her hoof could be; it must have been the work of Alice&#039;s guilds working together. &ldquo;You want one or two? And do you want veggies or just meat Sweet pea?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;I want two.&rdquo; Jenny declared with two fingers upheld on her left hand, then a giggle. &ldquo;And only meat please. I like em but veggies give me a belly ache.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Coming right up little darling. Remember I gots to cook dem bit longer den the moo cow.&rdquo; The man said, then looking at the second pup; even as he flipped several of his chicken skewers over. &ldquo;And for the other little lady? Sorry good sir but ladies first after all.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Beef please, a little bloody still, also no veggies. I&#039;ve had a bit too much the last couple days.&rdquo; Annie started before she looked up to Anthony. &ldquo;Uncle A, could I have three?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Sure can.&rdquo; Anthony quickly told her.<br />\t&ldquo;Got it dear, coming right up.&rdquo; The man told her. First he sat down a blue lined white cloth and even as he served up her sticks he looked at Anthony. &ldquo;And you my good sir?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Give me two chicken skewers, one with veggies; and the same story with the pork.&rdquo; Anthony quickly replied as he waited for the man to finish. Though seconds after he did reach for his coin purse that was in his bag.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Coming right up.&rdquo; The man declared as he set down two more cloth towels with the blue linings; all of them looked clean. &ldquo;When y&#039;all are done with these please toss dem towels into them brown tubs over by them trees or any others like em. They were scattered around the plaza for the convenience.&rdquo; He quickly pointed to one to give them a reference. Then going back to serving Annie&#039;s food and flipping his chicken skewers once more. &ldquo;The Blue Star Laundry service here on the other end of the plaza gets paid by the city to wash all dem towels ya here. All us cart vendors serve our foods on them knowing they are clean. Y&#039;all see, then Blue Star returns them to us in disposable enchantments that keep them absolutely clean until we use em. Oh the standards may be high as set By Lord and Lady Palemoon; but shoot, not a one of my customers ever done gotten sick. I may be a simple man; but I can cook my friends, I can cook. Shoot, Blue Star don&#039;t even charge us for the service cause the Palemoon&#039;s cover the cost. So we cart cooks like ta make sure they end up in them brown bins for the Blue Star seein as we don&rsquo;t gots to pay for it to begin with.&rdquo; <br />First he set down three beef skewers. &ldquo;Alright three beef sticks, here ya go little darlin. Hope you enjoy; oh and do be careful little darling. Dem&#039;s is very hot. I know dem cat folks gots that really tender tongue, and they can&#039;t handle flat hot foods cuz it burns the fuck outta their tongues. Not sure if-en you wolves got anythin like the same, so just a warnin darling. Not like a human like myself would ever understand how your tongues and shoot yer noses work fer that matter.&rdquo; Then he stopped as he set the pork skewers. &ldquo;One piggy with and without veggies coming up; and the chicken.&rdquo; The man paused to flip over a few more. &ldquo;Need another minute; hold tight princess.&rdquo; The man said, addressing the pup up on Anthony&#039;s shoulders. Shortly after he finished getting their order and Anthony gave the man the money he owed him. &ldquo;Enjoy and thank you for your business.&rdquo; Anthony passed the cloth with the two chicken skewers up to Jenny as Annie claimed her own. Seconds after the twins joined them as Anthony and the pups helped themselves to the seasonings and some dipping sauces. <br /><br />\t&ldquo;OOOH gimme gimme.&rdquo; Jenny cooed as she took the cloth then set it down on top of his head, using his hood and head as a little table. &ldquo;Thank you Uncle A.&rdquo; The pup told him before she bit into a piece of chicken. Promptly cooing in delight as meat juice erupted with her bite. The pup was in bliss as her eyes sparkled and her tail wagged. <br />\tWith one pup happily nomming on his shoulders, Annie then said. &ldquo;Yeah, thank you.&rdquo; She also told him as she started eating. &ldquo;Oh wow, they&#039;re as good as they smell. And he cooked them just how I wanted it god it&#039;s soooo good.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tShortly after he severed the twins and even Hue got a few skewers. Now as they ate a little bit of an early lunch, the three wolves together didn&#039;t seem so bothered by the market. They walked around the market, taking in the sights, sounds, and smells of the market. It bothered them still; though not as harshly as before. He bought a few items. A necklace that wasn&#039;t too pricey had caught Annie&#039;s eyes. And Jenny had found a cute little green and pink linen bands that was woven together to make bracelets and she just had to have them. It was however after some time maybe an hour or two. Anthony had just sat down with his group for a more proper lunch. The twins, working with and through their underlings. As Anthony had treated the pups to another treat after having bought Lunch for Hue and Amaranth as well as for himself and the pups. A Feline woman and her two kittens were selling fresh pastries outside of their family bakery; Anthony had just finished buying them food for lunch. However hot and fresh from her husbands oven come and get them was what the lady said and she hooked a couple of curious pups. And what followed was the call of a hungry little pup. As the smell of the sweet pastries danced in her nose. Her eyes glittered as the frosting which she had never seen or tasted looked like a treasure. And as once again the little pup drooled on his head. So soon he bought them one each and now they were sitting in the shade of a tree; some wooden tables with benches set under it for public use. Eating once again; to satisfy the cutest little bottomless pit.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;You can tell the Palemoon&#039;s are Merchants.&rdquo; Anthony said aloud as he even managed to admire the market; badly as he hated its noise. &ldquo;Their market place is a work of art. The food stalls have standards set. The merchants are loosely reigned in with laws that make sense; taxes aren&#039;t that high keeping prices low. This is a place where money can actually flow back to the people.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;And dis thingy is soooooo goood.&rdquo; Jenny cooed, her mouth stuffed full of sticky sweet goodness. &ldquo;Uncle A is this what heaven tastes like?&rdquo; Her words were as gooey as the pastry stuck in her teeth. Her tail was wagging like it just couldn&#039;t stop and a very happy hum was emitted from her when she wasn&#039;t talking; it was proving contagious.<br />\t&ldquo;It is very nice; thank you again Uncle A.&rdquo; Annie was sitting next to him still enjoying her own treat. &ldquo;The frosting is nice and the pastry is light, flaky, and buttery.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Oh yes the Palemoon&#039;s run a very tight ship. And I also use that little bakery. Why, I loaned those two happy kitty cats the money they needed to get it started; before they had the kittens.&rdquo; A stranger then said as he approached them from behind. &ldquo;Their market place is nearly flawless, the Palemoon&#039;s have indeed won the support of the under and merchant class. And naturally the nobles can&#039;t complain as a rising tide raises all ships. And the ships that are already the biggest will only continue to get higher after all.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;And who are you?&rdquo; Anthony then asked as the man walked to his front side. From first glance the man was a shopkeeper or a merchant; and he did well. His clothes were well made and of good materials. He wasn&#039;t too ritzy but he was wearing some small amount of jewelry in the form of rings and a gold chain with some ornate pendant on it; and his dark oak walking stick which had a jade in its hand grip. His coat covered his body and his hat was just the right size for his head. However for a man that was human; he almost looked like he had more in common with a rat or a weasel. He had a rather long nose and rather big ears. But all the same he walked in such a manner he had to not only have money; he had to have come from it as well.<br />\t&ldquo;Names Rupert Merdock.&rdquo; The man relaid with a tip of his hat and a bow of his head. &ldquo;And it must be my lucky and worst day ever at the same time. I just had a problem that dropped in my lap last night. That I could only trust a man with a reputation like yours. If you would be willing to follow me to my establishment.&rdquo; The man asked him as he kicked a fancy walking stick into the air for a moment before he caught it and used it to point the way. Even the way the man spoke felt slimy but still he spoke well.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;I suppose I could.&rdquo; Anthony told him. &ldquo;But first what is it you sell good sir?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Why my friend, I am perhaps the biggest slave dealer in the city, and there isn&rsquo;t a serious competitor to me within the span of five cities near this one.&rdquo; Rupert told him with a rather dramatic gesture to his chest, Then a flashing of an expensive and well designed card. &ldquo;Still however the problem I have I would still prefer to speak away from prayin eyes and ears. May I lead the way?&rdquo;<br />\tAnnie looked up to Anthony, but he nodded and got up. &ldquo;After you.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tAnthony got up; With Jenny still happily stowed on his shoulders. Annie followed hotly after then followed by Hue and the Twins. It did take some minutes, the establishment was not small. But by regulations set by the Palemoon&#039;s it could not be along the main streets or the market plaza. He led them away from the plaza then went &lsquo;Tada&rsquo; as he showed them to the building. It was only half a block from the main square. And it was a large building. It had four floors and was rather a sizable building in the length and with departments.<br />\t&ldquo;Allow me my good Knight.&rdquo; Rupert quickly opened the door. Even as Anthony once more protested that he was not a Knight. Once they all entered he himself entered and shut the door behind him. However before much else could be done.<br />\t&ldquo;Ah, is that the rising star squire I spy with my little eyes? I would not have thought to see you here boyo.&rdquo; A rather round but very short man said. His Irish accent was easy to tell, as he spoke. Despite his shape and size the man looked human and dressed in what was easily only the best most expensive robes on the planet. Adorned with all manner of jewels, rings, chains, earrings with large expensive diamond studs. His shoes were polished, his brow waxed. His very pronounced butt chin was embroidered with a meticulously groomed beard, however he only allowed the hair on his chin; he had a large bushy mustache, just as well groomed. The rest of his face was clean; tanned, flawless, and his skin oiled. He stood maybe four two and for a man his size his one hundred and twelve pounds was a rather hefty sum. He was about to exit the building about twelve people who had been lashed together with magical bonds behind him. And not far off his guard dogs. Four elite female warriors; who were clad and properly geared. Their weapons and armor simply the best, and when Annie felt one of their eyes fall upon her she would swear she felt a literal chill run down her spine. &ldquo;OH, that is a very adorable hat you have there, but I think I see a family resemblance. May I ask her name I do not believe we were ever properly introduced?&rdquo;<br /><br />\tHe asked glancing up at the pup who after a moment opened one of her eyes; and she gave him a wave which he quickly returned. &ldquo;My word my guards have the little ones frightened half to death. Forgive me where are my manners; Ahem ladies decorum! Do not blemish my honor and reputation by unnerving the other guest!&rdquo; The man sharply snapped at his guards; and in truth the atmosphere got noticeably lighter. Then he hooked a finger and called someone. &ldquo;Izza,&rdquo; The man softly called as a girl, who was currently hidden under a massive hat and holding a large impressive looking staff, meekly approached. &ldquo;What have I told you?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;But I.&rdquo; Izza quickly tried to protest.<br />\t&ldquo;AHHH.&rdquo; The round man protested him. &ldquo;We get ahead again dear. We have not even had introductions yet deary.&rdquo; He then motioned his hand to first and foremost Anthony. &ldquo;With him here; do you really think you need to deploy dimension controlling magics?? You know the lads&#039; reputation even if ye&#039;ve not met him in person.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;But there&#039;s so many strangers!&rdquo; Izza then cried out from under her hat. &ldquo;I was trying to protect you, plus I also have to keep an eye on the slaves; you&#039;re asking me to do too much!&rdquo; She then whined her hat ruffling as she shuffled around. Her hat was stark white but it was all you could see. The girl under the hat was buried by it.<br />\t&ldquo;Ah,&rdquo; He then replied as the wolf and crew still stood silent.<br />\t&ldquo;No &hellip; I guess, maybe I didn&#039;t.&rdquo; Izza finally admitted her hat drooping along with her.<br />\t&ldquo;Dear child; dear sweet child.&rdquo; First the round man pointed his hand at Annie first. Snickering he said, &ldquo;First we have a druid; oh yes Druids are so well know for randomly hurting people aren&#039;t they lass?&rdquo; Then he moved next to Annies and motioned to her with his hands. &ldquo;I know she&#039;s fearsome; and the tiny pup riding piggyback? Oh she&#039;s terrifying!&rdquo; The man joked as he held his hands to his face in blatantly mock fright. Jenny quickly giggled and a big smile broke out across her face. &ldquo;AH dear me there it is; I could feel she had a beautiful smile the second i saw her face. God bless her soul, their mother also had a very beautiful smile; I don&#039;t have to guess who&#039;s pups they are. She was such a beautiful person and a loving soul; It was an honor that I got to teach her. Cry with you I do little ones in your mothers death. You may not have known me; but I was the man who taught your mother magic. The girl was the first prodigy that it was ever my honor to teach. That pup absorbed magic like a sponge. Now Anthony boyo introductions please; this is already delayed long enough. Poor girls must be as confused as ducks trying to fly through the dust devil spell.&rdquo; The man protested with a wave of his hand.<br />\t&ldquo;Right, uh permission to say it?&rdquo; Anthony quipped.<br />\tTo which the round man replied, &ldquo;Granted.&rdquo; With a dismissive hand wave to boot.<br />\t&ldquo;The little one is Jenny, her big sister is Annie; and my druid friend back there is Hue and the dryad Amaranth.&rdquo; Anthony then started. &ldquo;Despite his ridiculous size and shape. This is Lord Governor Tobart Barrock; and he is a gnome. He is also a Grand Magistar of the seventh circle. An Arch Sorcerer of the order of Gre&#039;thor. The Lord Governor of The Northern Provinces. Thrice Medal of Honor recipient for feats of bravery and darning upon the field of battle. And yes, I was told he was the man who taught your mother sorcery and spellcraft at the institute of Deep Gem. Uh, I miss anything?&rdquo; Anthony then asked as he butted his fist to his muzzle.<br />\t&ldquo;Nope nope about sums it up.&rdquo; Tobart replied, clapping his hands together, which made Jenny giggle again. &ldquo;Who do you think introduced him to my dear comrade Scott? You two precious little angels, dear me you look so much like your mother. I keep having moments of deja vu. I keep expecting to see a white hood clutching a book three times her size asking me to show her explosion magic again. My goodness oh how wonderful pleasant memories are.&rdquo; The gnome recalled with a smile as he put his hand to his face.<br />\t&ldquo;Lord Tobart, permission to ask your business sir?&rdquo; Anthony quickly asked, which made Tobart chuckle.<br />\t&ldquo;Oh granted.&rdquo; Tobart quickly replied. &ldquo;I am here on a diplomatic mission in part for the kingdom with the Emperor of the Fang Territories. They&#039;ve been having dire problems stocking a rather necessary but very dangerous mine with new man power. They mine an ore there vital in the art of their spell craft. So we&#039;ve come here to buy all the slaves that fit the category they needed.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Wait, all those men are going to be forced to mine a dangerous ore?&rdquo; Annie asked, which Tobart then nodded. &ldquo;But that&#039;s cruel.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Oh bless me she even has her mothers golden heart.&rdquo; Tobart clasped his hands together with Annie&#039;s once he got close. &ldquo;Oh worry not my sweet girl worry not; that is precisely why we came here. Those twelve over there are rapist and murders the lot of them; scum that all deserve to rot. Spare them your Mercy my dear girl, those beast narry deserve it. They are scum that don&#039;t deserve to breathe the same air as us decent folk; they are already sentenced to death by a court of law for various crimes. And not that it will not be fatal I&#039;m told. But whatever process these men will be put through will make them good for nothing but mining that ore; it is a death in of itself I was told. Thus why they needed help staffing these mines; it is their own laws. Only those Willing or otherwise already sentenced to death by a rightful legal body are to be forced to work these mines; their regulations are very strict, we are assured. And we certainly won&#039;t mind our garbage being put to better use than filling a hole in the ground. Rupert, my good man the crown will foot this bill; please have the sales receipt sent to the palace with my name. You will be handsomely paid for your services my good man.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;It was a great honor that my establishment was able to take so much of your load off your shoulders Lord Governor Tobart.&rdquo; Rupert quickly clasped the man&#039;s hand and shook it. &ldquo;I pray your next stop will end your journey though. I bet the Lord Governor&rsquo;s family is waiting with baited breath for daddies return.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Oh that I do, that I do. I miss my wife and children dearly. Been on the road for months already we have. But Still duty calls! I didn&#039;t let my size stop me from becoming the most powerful sorcerer in this hemisphere. I won&#039;t let me yearning for home stop me from fulfilling my duties.&rdquo; Tobart nodded, well sort of. &ldquo;Right, let&#039;s get going, move them out. Izza we&#039;re leaving my dear. Ladies keep an eye on this scum; I won&#039;t risk for a second these beasts trying to harm any of the citizens on our way out. Lord Scott would never let me live it down; I already own that Ram money from a game of cards i lost to him. I&#039;ll not have him add, allowing thugs to accost his citizens, on top of the pile of things to mock me over. You are good with this part ladies, keep them on a short leash.&rdquo; He nearly sang the final words as he finally exited the building.<br />\t<br />\tShortly after that the Gnome, his bodyguards, and his prized student; quickly they took the twelve men away with them. Once they were gone and the room had a chance to get quiet. Finally Rupert let out a deep held breath and collapsed across one of his counters.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Oh thank god he&#039;s gone. You have no idea how stressful it was. Him of all people the day after the night before which was hell. My lad I&#039;m pooped.&rdquo; Rupert promptly clasped his hands together with his words. Then motioned Anthony to follow. &ldquo;Right, now that we are alone and in my house; allow me to explain my situation to you. And why you are one of the very few people who can help me.&rdquo; He then looked at someone that approached after a glance. &ldquo;Lock the door, close the shop, we&#039;re done for the day.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Yes sir.&rdquo; A male replied who then hurried to carry out the task. Anthony followed the man through a door; which led to a room with a few couches. Two of which faced each other with a small table between them. &ldquo;Please have a seat lad, the others are free to join you; we also have tea if you are thirsty.&rdquo; Anthony nodded then took a seat, with Jen and Annie joining him on the couch; but when the lambs squeezed in two. First the man shouted when he had somehow not noticed the daughters of the cities own Lord Governor in his midst.<br />\t&ldquo;GAH! The Palemoon twins are with you?!? What a lovely surprise!&rdquo; Rupert shouted as he had tossed himself against the wall in fright. &ldquo;How the hell did I not notice you?!?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Magic!&rdquo; The twins chimed together. &ldquo;Naturally a fool at the end of his rope would never approach Tony if we were sitting near him. So we hid our very presence with magic. Phhh.&rdquo; The twins then finished by blowing him some raspberries.<br />\t&ldquo;Alright fool; jokes up.&rdquo; Arie then demanded as she tapped the table. &ldquo;Tea, and cake for me and my sister too; Now! Girls, Hue, Sugar leaf, you want some?&rdquo; The pups and Hue nodded; with Amaranth on his shoulder saying. Even as his staff jumped in a shared fright of the lamb&#039;s forcefulness alone.<br />\t&ldquo;Oh I would love a cup of tea.&rdquo; Ammy cooed as she sat next to Hue on a couch near them.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;But sugar leaf;&rdquo; Sally cooed as she popped herself up on the couch. &ldquo;If you drink tea is that a tad close to cannibalism? I really don&#039;t know. How does it work with dryads?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Oh no, it&#039;s common practice.&rdquo; Hue told them as he then accepted a, rather sizable but still a, tea cup. &ldquo;Oh my, you have dinner wear for my size; I am honored. I am rarely treated to such fine wares. I had to learn how to make my own.&rdquo; Hue told his server and her master with a bow; which was returned by the server and master both. &ldquo;No no, I assure you; every time I&#039;ve been invited into a Dryadic Glade. I have always been offered tea. And each glade has their own delightful blend, one of the items on my list would have to be to drink them all at least once. They pride themselves in their teas. It is a drink almost to die for.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Hum, the dryads seem like delightful people; as do your own. I&#039;ve not had the pleasure in either case. I also love a good cup of tea.&rdquo; Rupert replied as he slipped upon a cup of his own. Then he put his hand on another of his servants&#039; shoulders. &ldquo;Go and fetch Gridden and his partner.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Yes sir.&rdquo; The man replied then quickly he left.<br /><br />\tThen it was a moment later Rupert joined them at the table. Everyone had a drink and Jenny was showing Anthony her cup; then made a fuss about how nice the tea was and Anthony played along with her. Rupert laughed softly, after a drink of his own tea. &ldquo;Yes, I may be a salver but I do at least try to have some standards. I only stock my sales floor with the legally condemned or the willing; and I import from twelve nations. Four of which are even from overseas. I get some of the worst of the worst; and the most desperate. So before a salve dealer; I would call myself a garbage man first and the dealer of second chances second.&rdquo; The man then sat his walking stick across his lap as he took another drink of his tea. &ldquo;It is a dirty job but someone had to do it. So I will delay no longer; I do not wish to try your patience good sir and my dear sweet ladies. Please I beg you not to tell your mother. She would have my license out of my ass with the snap of her fingers for this fuck up.&rdquo; He promptly sat his cup on its saucer and put them both back on the table. &ldquo;Here goes. Four days ago a man that was placed into my custody escaped. I had not been told the bastard was a mage of the hermetic variety.&rdquo;<br />\tBoth of the twins called out, &ldquo;oooooh.&rdquo;<br />\tThen Arie asked with a snicker. &ldquo;You &hellip; you fr phh,&rdquo; She had to stop and compose herself but failed to do so. &ldquo;You didn&#039;t gag him did you?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;We did not, if I had even the faintest suggestion he was a mage.&rdquo; Rupert replied with a defeated slump. &ldquo;Of my entire career this is the first time I&#039;ve been in so much trouble. And it wasn&#039;t even my fucking fault. I&#039;m at least man enough to own up to it when the fuck up is mine. I was never told the man was a vocal caster. I&#039;d never have bought his contract if I had been told he was. He was way too dangerous for my establishment. He played the fool until we got him into the bunk houses with the other slaves. He opened his damn mouth dropped everyone into a fucking trance and was able to walk out of the front door with my damned keys. Not one person was able to move to stop him; hell able to move it was like the bastard stopped time or something. After we found him; well here their leaders are now.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tAs he said so, the door to the room opened. They quickly entered, what they all first mistook for a small dog morph wearing a simple cloth over his lower half. However, just as promptly a small reptile-like female followed in after him. She was scantily clad but didn&#039;t seem to notice or care. The cloth she wore was on her arms and her outer thighs. Her chest and the rest of her body for that matter was just her scales. Her breast exposed the same for other parts as well. Rupert then did the introductions. &ldquo;The dog looking fellow is Gridden. The reptilian female is Trizza. Together they are the Co leaders of their tribe; two hundred and fifty strong. And despite their looks they are members of a twined species. They are called Kobolds and by the standing of most nations they are considered monsters. But now they need help and have nowhere to go. Let me explain. The foul caster that escaped custody lucked across their village and subjugated. Befouled their lands with foul magic. Then the worst part in the battle with the experts I hired to take care of the heathen. He set the village on fire; everything was lost. Legally I am liable as this event was due to the slave escaping my facility. But as monsters they have no rights as far as this kingdom goes. I sell them to the wrong people; they could easily be worked to death with no recourse. But truly hand to god I swear upon my life Sir Knight; I was never told he had magic of any kind. And I never sell innocent people without them willing the sale. This fuck up came from the other end; these poor creatures are the ones suffering for it. They are considered monsters; no nation will take them in. If someone like a Knight to be, had no use for these people. The only thing I could offer them is forced labor. They have no homes to return to, on land now too befouled to support any kind of life. They have no money, no wealth at all, They have no food and are not smart people. All they have is their numbers, and that they breed and grow fast. And while they are as strong as a human they get just taller than a Gnome. Those two before you are young adults and they speak for their tribe as co leaders. As the one partly responsible for this disaster, mushy may it sound I am trying to find them a new home. With scarce places to look. You are the only Knight I could think of based off of what I have heard of you that is within reach. That would be willing to take in someone who may have been forced to be; The Other. When you yourself may well feel it about yourself already? Please talk to each other, you all understand common. Get to know each other to see if this arrangement would work.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tAnthony sat there looking at the two strange creatures before him. So he gave a nod and started with a proper greeting. &ldquo;Greetings, my name is Anthony Grawclaw; and I am the proud Squire of the Black Knight Sir Wulrick of Lancaster.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;OOOH Black knight uh know him! Grid Met. Had big fuckin fight.&rdquo; The Kobold started. &ldquo;Trizza fought him with me. Black Knight won and fuckin handily. He beat all our fuckin asses. I felt like a goddamned pup and I&#039;m the damn leader!&rdquo; Gridden spoke well, kind of. It was broken at times; but the creature was obviously trying to be coherent at least. His fur was a rich golden brown, short and stiff. His eyes are soft green. His nose was a dark brow color and was wet. He seemed to have a thing for touching a person he was talking to as he spoke. When he looked at his companion he put his hands on her in random places; but it didn&#039;t bother her. She returned the gesture a time or two in fact.<br />\t&ldquo;Ahuh. We know Black Knight.&rdquo; Trizza then started talking with a soft, almost chirping kind of voice. The bird side of her reptilian nature seemed to like showing itself. The way her voice seemed to want to talk she tweeted or chirped at times as she tried to form her words. Cooing was also a thing she randomly did, just started cooing and vibrating for a few moments. The little reptile seemed to also like talking with her hands. As her mouth was talking her hands were moving as she tried to tell her tale. &ldquo;He good person. Big golden fuckin heart and everything; and boy he fuckin powerful. Kobolds respect Black Knight; Black Knight kicked all our fuckin asses at one fuckin time. Didn&#039;t kill nobody can you fuckin believe dat? Dat pissed Grid off, me too. I can&#039;t fight people with weapons and not kill. How the fuckin hell did he? That sword was like a fuckin razor even my claws was duller then his blade. But the fuck is squire?&rdquo; The reptile asked with a cock of her head. Exposing the feathers rather well hidden among her jade colored scales on her head as she turned them into the light; the feathers were a very similar shade of green as her scales. If you weren&#039;t looking at them just right you might not even think she had any feathers at all until you touched her head. Her scales and feathers matched to the crisp sapphire blue of her eyes with their vertical slit pupils. &ldquo;No know that word? Story time, tell tell.&rdquo; She clapped her hands and gestured to Anthony.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;What&#039;s a squire?&rdquo; Anthony asked. To which both kinds of Kobolds nodded. &ldquo;The Black Knight is my Master.&rdquo; But that only cocked their heads to one side together. But he was already used to playing this little game with a certain little pup in his family. He would ask a question and she would reply by just cock her head or a nod or a shake; he would have to look at Annie to have a conversation with the pup when they were little. Even after her first words she didn&#039;t talk much, and she kept the pacifier until she was six. They were so like little Annie they nearly made him smirk. &ldquo;Uh, He teaches me to fight like big fuckin monster like him.&rdquo;<br />\tTo which both Kobolds shouted. &ldquo;NO FUCKIN WAY! YOU WANNA FUCKIN FIGHT RIGHT FUCKIN NOW!?&rdquo; They both nearly came over the table in their excitement. Claws of both kinds already pressed on the wood. Both their tails wagging behind them. Their eyes glittered in excitement. They wanted to fight so fucking bad they were nearly glowing with anticipation.<br />\t&ldquo;Not today no. Sorry I must decline.&rdquo; Anthony told them then patted the pups at his sides. &ldquo;I have my nieces here; I have to protect them first before I would want to fight.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Ah it fuckin shame but no biggy. No spillin milk.&rdquo; Grid then sat back down his triangular ears perked up. But he definitely didn&#039;t understand how that metaphor worked even as he failed to use it.<br />\t&ldquo;Yeah.&rdquo; Trizza chirped for a second before she went on and sat back down herself. &ldquo;No shine off my scales justen cause we didn&#039;t get to brawl. Always fuckin tomarra.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;But the fuck is a Nieces?&rdquo; Grid then asked as he cocked his head to one side; this time Trizza and Jenny both joined in. Then came laughter as both pups lost it and the sisters giggled together.<br /><br />\tAnthony shook his head, but went on with story time as both Kobolds once more clapped their hands together and motioned to him. &ldquo;OK UH you guys know what relationships are right?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Yeah.&rdquo; Grid swiftly quipped. &ldquo;Like families and dat fuckin shit?&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Yeah, like families. Good on a great start.&rdquo; Anthony clapped his hand together as progress was being made, the Kobolds repeated with claps of their own however.<br />\t&ldquo;Wow he fuckin good.&rdquo; Trizza chirped. &ldquo;Already knows story time clap and he not even fuckin Kobold.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Back on track.&rdquo; Anthony told them and they nodded and piped down. &ldquo;Family. You have your mother and father right?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Right&rdquo; They both replied.<br />\t&ldquo;They breed make you right?&rdquo; Anthony then went on.<br />\t&ldquo;Right.&rdquo; They chirped again.<br />\t&ldquo;You mother and father breed again, and you have a brother or a sister right?&rdquo; Anthony then regaled them.<br />\tOnly for both Kobolds to chirp once again, &ldquo;Right&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Sibling ok new word your brother or sister is called a sibling.&rdquo; Both Kobolds opened their mouths wide even as Grid dropped his fist into his hand. &ldquo;Ok, if so your sibling gets a mate, and has cubs of their own and they are female like Trizza.&rdquo; Anthony said his story is nearly done.<br />\tAnd the Kobold chirps, &ldquo;Right.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Those girls would be your nieces.&rdquo; Anthony finally finished. &ldquo;And a male cub like Grid, would be called a nephew. Same thing a male cub of your sibling is a nephew.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;OOOOOOOOOOH.&rdquo; Both Kobolds cooed.<br />\t&ldquo;That makes perfect fuckin sense; it good words we should use it.&rdquo; Trizza then gave a thumbs up.<br />\t&ldquo;Yeah, Fuckin good word.&rdquo; Grid told her back. &ldquo;And that other one; what is Cub?&rdquo; But Anthony pointed to Jenny to answer him. &ldquo;OH this is a good fuckin word. We don&#039;t have a word for the little fuckers do we? Cub, nieces, and nephew&#039;s them good fuckin words. Kobolds should start fuckin usin &#039;em.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;So would you people be willing to follow me?&rdquo; Anthony then asked.<br />\t&ldquo;We would.&rdquo; Gridden then told him. &ldquo;Look Kobolds simple fuckin creatures. We fuckin know it, we can&#039;t fuckin change it. We not good for much, but we are good in a fuckin fight; we&#039;re also real good at fuckin too. And we are good with our fuckin hands. And we uh fuck was was the fuckin word again. Honor yeah that was a good fuckin word. Kobolds honor strength. We farm, we fight, we fuck. Kobolds not worth much but we still good in own fuckin way. We can fuckin trust you; I can see it in your eyes. But that would all depend on if you fuckin wanted us. And if you don&#039;t it&#039;s no fuckin problem. Shop man already gave us a good fuckin uh con tr a tact. Did I fuckin say it right at least?&rdquo; He asked looking at Rupert who gave a so so have motion but a thumbs up for the effort. &ldquo;If you don&#039;t want us he&#039;ll find us a place for us to call home. So all fuckin good sooner or later.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Let me ask you one thing first.&rdquo; Anthony then paused to let the two Kobolds look at him. &ldquo;And what is it you guys would call a good fuckin home exactly?&rdquo;<br /><br />\tThe two looked at him for a few moments. Before Trizza cooed. &ldquo;Oh fuckin shit, I think dis one them deep fuckin questions; he wants to get in our fuckin heads ooh he fuckin smart.&rdquo; The kobold tapped her own head a few times. She chirped and cooed as she enjoyed a cleaver fucker. &ldquo;What is home? Fuck what a question. Well Trizza thinks fuckin home is a fuckin house she build with her own fuckin claws. With a family she made with her own fuckin efforts. On a farm we all fuckin planted together. In a tribe that fuckin loves us and us fuckin love them back. One big happy fuckin family that well, eats with and fights with and fucks and protects and fuckin loves each other. One fuckin Kobold alone not gonna fuckin do much. But a lota fuckin Kobold&rsquo;s together is a big fuckin problem!&rdquo; She said this as she drew her hand out into a large metaphorical sphere she was holding and very proudly mind you.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Oh, don&#039;t I fuckin know it.&rdquo; Rupert replied from his seat giving himself a laugh as he drank more of his tea after. &ldquo;Sorry they talk like that all the time. For no other reason then they really like the fuckin word. I couldn&#039;t help myself.&rdquo; Laughing again after.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Oh dis kind of fuckin question fuckin hard.&rdquo; Gridden then replied after cupping his muzzle and thinking about it for a moment. &ldquo;Gridden knows he&#039;s simple. But when he was little, Father came and fuckin told me. Son one day you gonna fuckin be chief. It&#039;s gonna be a lotta fuckin hard work for a lotta fuckin people. But he told me nothing fuckin feels better knowing your fuckin people love and trust you. What I think fuckin home is, the fuckin place that all my fuckin people is at. And as long as we can all be fuckin safe and happy and keep ourselves fuckin fed. That is fuckin home! Gridden don&rsquo;t need nothin else.&rdquo; The Kobold replied tapping his finger on the table. A proud of himself kind of look on his face; proud of himself for being able to speak his mind and have them understand it. Trizza even clapped as she agreed with his statement. &ldquo;Gridden may have just lost father to the fuckin caster; but I don&#039;t have time to be fuckin sad about it. I&#039;ve got a lotta fuckin people needing me to take fuckin care of em. I got cubs I need to feed with no fuckin land to farm. I got people I need to make feel fuckin safe that fuckin don&#039;t right fuckin now becasue i&rsquo;m not strong enough. I&#039;ve only just fuckin started and already I&#039;m a bad fuckin Chief. But I&#039;ll get fuckin better. You fuckin watch I&#039;ll get fuckin better. When Gridden Joins Father on other side, I won&#039;t allow father any reason to laugh and mock me. He will be proud of all the fuckin work Gridden does! And I&#039;ll make my fuckin father tell me I was the better fuckin chief.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tAnthony watched the, for a moment, as he clasped his hands together. He seemed to be thinking about something. &ldquo;So what do you think?&rdquo; Annie then asked as she tugged his shoulder. &ldquo;You just told us this morning you can&#039;t found a new nation with six people. You&#039;ve got a small army ready to jump into your lap. This is what you needed. And if you don&#039;t take them then who knows what they could end up having to do. They could be sold to a jerk that&rsquo;ll work them all to death. Or they could end up sex slaces or worse.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Why do I feel like I&#039;m being pressured to make this decision by my own niece?&rdquo; Anthony quickly asked. &ldquo;I mean jeez two hundred and fifty people is enough for an entire division; I&#039;ve never had to manage that number of people without an established supply chain. I couldn&#039;t even feed them all.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Don&#039;t I fuckin know it friend.&rdquo; Grid then told him. &ldquo;But well &hellip; little pups not doing well. Caster&#039;s magic made them ill. Kobolds can&#039;t afford the strange liquids your healers offer to fix em. And food is getting hard to find. Father right, being leader lotta fuckin hard work.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Are they ill still?&rdquo; Hue then asked. Promptly setting down his cup.<br />\t&ldquo;Up, excuse us, there Father goes.&rdquo; Amaranth was promptly hoisted from her seat as she accepted his hand.<br />\t&ldquo;Well yeah.&rdquo; Gridden told him. &ldquo;Humans with clear pots want shiny coin to fix-em.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;The Earth Mother has blessed me with magic.&rdquo; Hue told him. &ldquo;I can fix them; show them to me now. Sorry Anthony if you take them or not. As a healer I can&#039;t walk away from sick children.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Sorry Anthony; father wears his heart on his sleeves.&rdquo; Ammy told him with a bow from the man&#039;s shoulder even as the Kobolds hopped off the couch.<br />\t&ldquo;No fuckin foolin?&rdquo; Trizza asked as they hurried after him. &ldquo;Minotaur man can fuckin fix people.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Here we go.&rdquo; Anthony laughed softly as he followed.<br />\t&ldquo;Oh boy; They&rsquo;ve triggered the Huggycow.&rdquo; The twins teased.<br />\t&ldquo;I told you two the last time that I disliked that nickname.&rdquo; Hue told them. Rupert now flabbergasted as the bull nearly rampaged as he followed the Kobolds through his building.<br />\t&ldquo;No dis way.&rdquo; Gridden told him as they hurried. The pair of Kobolds raced ahead of him to show Hue the way. Anthony and crew could only follow the storm of the golden heart Anthony called a friend.<br />\t<br />\tInside the room the pair led him two. They found more Kobolds of both breeds. And many were still very ill, some violently so; and none of them were older than the age of seven. In fact most were as old as Jenny and no older. Hue gasped as he walked in. &ldquo;Not as bad as I feared; but still pretty bad. No wonder what you need is expensive.&rdquo; Hue more or less barged in then approached the first child. The dog at the pups side glanced up at him, she was female and was sobbing, unable to help her child. &ldquo;Excuse me, I can fix him.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Can you?&rdquo; The female then cried. Then she clutched at his clothing and started begging &ldquo;Please please! Have no shiny coin; still swear I will make it up to you. I fuckin swear it!&rdquo;<br /><br />\tHue quickly did his thing first he vocalized his spell then pressed his thumb to the cubs forehead. However his face grew nearly frigid once that white mist covered his eyes again. In fact even Anthony had never seen that look on his face. He then promptly slammed his bag down and started tearing bags out of it. &ldquo;Amaranth! Mandrake root, Cimmis leaves, Dragon&#039;s Tail, and Earl Wood shavings from my stores now! Anyone who doesn&#039;t have mana leaves this room now OUT!&rdquo; The bull then roared, starting to push people out himself, as a bit of chaos ensued as the room was vacated; even as it was being done. Hue was slathering the walls with red paint as he drew runes on the left wall. Amaranth piled the ingredients from her magic pocket space pace for him. &ldquo;Anthony, Arie, Sally; No Anyone with mana. I need twenty five mana pearls now; start focusing. I need them now because we don&#039;t have time. This is a cursed plague from the Fetid Pools of Narithsis*. Befouled magic my ass, that monster was dealing with the plane of Pestilence! If a single one of these cubs die this city and all life in it will be lost! We are all in immense luck however; Druid&#039;s and Narithsis don&#039;t get along well. My magics are rather potent on their foul plagues. I can help but think you were meant to bring me here today.<br /><br />\t<em>~** Pronounced as Nar-Thar-sis~<br />\tNarithsis : Category place &ndash; Type: capital city<br />\tThe fetid seat of power of the Prime Evil of Plagues; Nerosis The Living Swarm. The demons and monsters that live here under the Prime Evils rule work tirelessly to create new and powerful plagues to unleash on the mortal world. Naturally to force more souls to have to come their way as a person taken by one of these plagues will mostly never see their soul reach the afterlife. No, a tragic fate of being eaten by the Swarm Lord&#039;s children or he himself awaits those who pass from his wicked evil. As a force that seeks to sicken and kill the natural world; they naturally stand as a living affront to Nature. Druids, Dryads, Stayrs, Centuars, and every race of the Fey; all stand as one against the forces of the Plague Lords. It remains and back and forth endless war between those who would protect nature with their lives. And those who would give everything to corrupt and kill her. Nerosis himself was one of the Prime Evils that backed the demon prince who invaded the mortal world and started the Dreadalisk war.</em><br /><br />\tThat lit a fire under peoples asses as then gave a shout and had all hands on deck. As that happened, Hue kept drawing his runes on the walls. &ldquo;Father, what next?&rdquo; Ammy then asked, having readied his ingredients.<br />\t&ldquo;Conjure your flower.&rdquo; Hue told her as he put the final stroke into his rune. &ldquo;It won&#039;t do anything but buy time but that&#039;s what we need first.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Alright.&rdquo; But as the plant realized she was going to need a pearl to do so. She quickly hurried over to Hue to ask her father but she got two steps before she more an automatic reaction, caught one. Anthony had flicked it to her and was already working on another. The twins were making them two each at a time. A few of the staff were also making them but not as quickly as the trained squires.<br /><br />\tAs this event fell into Action, things started happening rather fast. Hue finished the rune he had been drawing then started working on the wall right across from it; then he started mirroring the rune. As he did that Amaranth consumed the pearl she had been tossed and called forth her flower. This time as the flower bloomed it once again sprouted its star spiral vines. However the petals that bloomed on it were a soft white color. The plant girl promptly stamped her foot, unhappy with the outcome; but she would have to make do. After that she saw her father was busy. However then Anthony tossed her another pearl. By now they had a good number of them but still needed a few more.<br />\tWithin the mound of dirt that formed for her flower to bloom from. She followed as she had seen Hue do and buried the new pearl at the base where its roots bound themselves to it once they sensed its mana. And with that the pollen started wafting into the air. Already a sweet smell filled the air and the sick children after admittedly coughing as they inhaled the pollen. Soon found themselves resting far far more easily than before with the spores within their lungs. Once the flower had started to heal and restore the cubs scattered around the room; Hue was putting the final touches on the rune he was drawing.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;That&#039;s the last of them.&rdquo; Anthony told Hue in the seconds after as he set the final pearl on the pile. &ldquo;Turn on the lights then ey buddy.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Right.&rdquo; Hue told him. Promptly he took off the shirt he had on then coated his hands with the paint. &ldquo;And you Kobolds are indeed blessed by whatever being you call god. As a Druid, I am known as He of Two Mothers, a rarity for druids. As a druid, naturally I am blessed by the Earth Mother; the Goddess Terra. And as a Healer I am also blessed by the Mother of Waters; Her sister the goddess Luna. And before me that boat fly is powerless. This foul plot, he must have spent eons shaping, is ruined today; By my actions he will draw that wrath of Both Mothers. I dare to say the demons would be busy for some time. All I need to do is open the mirrors and show our mothers what ills have been wrought upon their children. Hell shall never know the fury of a mother whose child you have harmed.&rdquo; Then he looked up at Anthony and snorted. &ldquo;Yes I am very fucking angry.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Wait you&#039;re opening the fucking mirrors?&rdquo; Anthony asked then, almost afraid. &ldquo;Oh shit you are pissed.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;OOOH my friend my heart is big for a reason.&rdquo; Hue told them The bull then started painting his body. Two large hand prints, one on his chest over his heart. The other on his right eye. &ldquo;And seeing these cubs in this condition because of a plague lord; I have never been more livid. Even the Prime Evil Sin who was the primary sponsor of the Dreadalisk war outlawed the use of infants. Everyone stand back. Do not cross sight of the mirrors; it would mean your death.&rdquo; Then he took a sharp breath and manifested the power of a more wild nature. As his horns returned with glowing tips. His breath carried a blue vapor and his fur grew longer. &ldquo;I beseech thee, The Mothers of We. The children bore between both the earth and the starry sea. Hear my words; and follow my Prayer. Still the waters and charge the Air. Rouse your Power and collect thy wits. Open the Mirrors Oh Mothers Here my pray and see; that this here is the moment; where there is need for Thee!&rdquo; Then he clapped his hands and the cry of a storm cloud. However then all of the runes Hue hand drew on the walls then the paint upon his own body started to glow. Then lighting arced from nowhere at first then it caught metal. After some moments of the lighting arcing around the room, found the pile of mana pearls. The entire pile then burst into light then vanished, scattered with sparks and firefly&#039;s, of the literal kind. The lights skittered around as it seemed Hue&#039;s ritual was not done. Next Amaranth started striking on the drum with two beats; a pause of four seconds then two more beats. However this time the pause was only two seconds before the plant struck the drum once more; however after she repeated the cycle. &ldquo;Good girl; keep the rhythm for a moment, stop once the mirrors are open.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tNext he moved his hands to his chest. Then like he was clutching the air itself. Jabbed his hands forward in front of his chest. Then his right hand keeping its clutched grasp was dragged through the air scattering light orbs around as the walls then changed. Only in color. One was an earthy green that started creeping over the wall like fast growing moss. As its sister side took on a soft gray with sapphire blue inlays creeping into it as if it was a flowing tide of gemstone. As this change in the walls happened Hue mirrored the last gesture with his left hand. Tossing more of these light orbs into the air as the paint on his body then started to glow blue. Then once the walls had fully changed and the painted runes upon the walls started changing their respective colors; the circle they painted then shone Blue for a moment before it then took on a nearly fluid glass like puddle. A mirror of each-other on the walls. Then with a thunderous clap of his hands along with the final stroke of the drum the mirrors opened and then pure beautiful light did flow in from them. Firefly&#039;s once more scurried through the air as they passed in from the mirrors.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Hubert Love; What have we told you about opening the mirrors?&rdquo; A motherly voice called out with a sound so calming so soothing even the most savage lion would have turned into a cuddly house cat after hearing it.<br />\t&ldquo;Please Earth Mother; Don&#039;t call me that. Besides we have,&rdquo; Hue then protested.<br />\t&ldquo;But Huey.&rdquo; A different voice then called out. It sounded as if it was spoken by a young child. &ldquo;You know big sis and I Love teasing ya; So we have to call you Hubert.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Earth Mother, Moon Mother please be silent.&rdquo; Hue then ordered as both goddess fell silent. &ldquo;The cubs in this room; can you not feel their suffering? Hear their cries for help? You two have never missed something like this. Are you blind?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;What do you mean my son?&rdquo; Terra, if Hue was to be believed then asked. Her motherly tone seemed to sooth with each word. Like the embrace of one&#039;s own mother. &ldquo;Your voice carries genuine rage and sorrow both; what is wrong my son? If I am truly blinded let me borrow one of your eyes so I may see.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Yeah yeah Ditto.&rdquo; Luna then called out as if challenged. &ldquo;Huey called me blind; he better be right or it&#039;s time for a penalty game!&rdquo; Luna then declared. The paint upon his eye then started to glow a muted mix of the colors that swirled around in each other upon his flesh. Then light replaced his own eye but once it opened. Both goddesses gasped in horror. Then they remained silent, Wide eyed as Hue then approached one of the young Kobolds; this one the worst of the bunch. He was a reptilian kobold Poor boy had a wretched sounding cough that he just couldn&#039;t stop. Struggling so hard to try to breathe as it seems his condition had finally turned for the worse.<br />\tHue shook his head and had to admit defeat. &ldquo;His lungs have putrefied Mothers; though it shames me to say this as a healer. He is beyond my help; there is nothing more that I can do.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tHowever that was when the rules of the game got thrown out the fucking window. As the poor child hacked and coughed; struggling in vain to try and breath. And the boy&#039;s own mother wept at his side. Clutching his hand, unable to help her own child; the pain killing her inside. The Mother&#039;s of all mothers grew rightfully enraged; as the old saying goes. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Then from elsewhere outside the city itself in response to the fury of the goddesses. Suddenly started to billow, a loud and mighty horn from the north. Its sound started soft until it rose into a thunderous angry war cry. It echoed its angry call through the valleys and forest, it thundered in the mountain peaks and depths. Then Hue chuckled softly. &ldquo;I almost pity the demons. They have angered Goddesses who bless and protect this world; this will only end with their deaths.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tThen at his side Jenny suddenly looked up and heard a soft sweet voice. Anthony watched her as it had asked a question only she could hear, and Jenny told her. &ldquo;Ok, I don&#039;t mind helping you.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Who are you talking to Jen?&rdquo; Anthony asked. Then opting to hold on to her. Well aware of the games of demons.<br />\t&ldquo;Hue said her name was Terra right? She asked me for me help.&rdquo; Jenny asked him as suddenly a little green halo formed over her head. Seconds after her eyes shone a verdant green light that replaced them.<br /><br />\tFirst the pup looked to her hands; then up at her uncle. &ldquo;Worry not,&rdquo; A familiar voice then spoke from the pup&#039;s lips. &ldquo;I&#039;m only borrowing the girl Good Knight; she shall not be harmed. Too many conveniences gathered in one place however on the cusp of ruin though. Was this event preordained I wonder?&rdquo; Terra asked with a following giggle. Unable to contain the pup&#039;s bubbly attitude. &ldquo;Oh my the colors of your niece&#039;s aura are delightful; oh and her soul is beautiful as well. Oh my she&#039;s such a good girl isn&#039;t she?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Earth Mother Terra?&rdquo; Hue then asked, this time flabbergasted. He then fell to his hands and knees and prostrated himself before her. Only for the pup to hurry over and hug him.<br />\t&ldquo;Oh Hubert. I&#039;ve always wanted to hug you; now this&nbsp;&nbsp;pup has given me that gift. Now back to work.&rdquo; Terra declared after staying and hugging him a moment longer. &ldquo;This little one is loaning her body. I need not make this take longer than it needs to.&rdquo; Then the pup tapped the ground with one finger. And growing from it a large and large petaled flower quickly did grow alongside Ammy&rsquo;s own. But this new flower dwarfed hers in every way. It was like a rose but the petals, similar to Ammy&#039;s own blossom, were a different color. However this flower started producing pollen even before getting a mana supply. And naturally as it was one of the goddess&#039; own blooms. It would be leaps and bounds more potent than her own; even if the plant disliked the taste of defeat. Even if it came from the hands of her own mother.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Allow me Earth Mother.&rdquo; A soft feminine voice called out. In waltzed the butterfly with great black wings. Midnight then placed a sizable pearl at the flower&#039;s base. Then she looked at Terra and patted her head.<br />\t&ldquo;Midnight, what are you doing here?&rdquo; Anthony asked through a snarl.<br /><br />\tHowever she glared at him for a moment. &ldquo;She never gave you permission to use her name fool. And Midnight Is here by the order&#039;s of her Master once more. Seems this event Master wants to force is indeed what Master desires to achieve. Once again he sends her to make sure it happens right.&rdquo; The fairy told him once she then marched up to him. Even as the large flower started casting its glow and pollen. Even as the kobold cub that had turned for the worst finally started to calm his wretched coughing subsiding. &ldquo;Midnight is here once again to deliver a message from her Master; no gem this time.&rdquo; She cleared her throat before she started reciting it. &ldquo;My Dear boy Anthony; good job so far.&rdquo; The fairy quipped, reciting her message. &ldquo;The event is shaping perfectly you and yours have done well. However you my lad have a dire date in the market place in.&rdquo; At that the fairy paused to look at her wrist he must have made the same gesture. &ldquo;In about less than a minute.&nbsp;&nbsp;Best get to the square or people will be dying by the time you get there; good luck.&rdquo; The fairy quipped before she stopped. &ldquo;That is it fool. You&#039;d best be going. She doesn&#039;t know what event Master is trying to force. But seeing as it has already aroused the wrath of the goddesses that protect your world; it is not going to be an easy one.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Damn it.&rdquo; First Anthony looked at the two Kobolds he had been talking to. &ldquo;I don&#039;t have time to think about this it seems so fuck it. Consider you guys bought.&rdquo; Then he looked at Rupert. &ldquo;You, get me outside now.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Right.&rdquo; The man said as he then looked to one of the walls. &ldquo;Go, Escapee Tunnel.&rdquo; A few jolts of mana flew from his fingertips and created a magical hole in the wall. Despite the fact they were deep inside the building; this hole led right to the outside of the building. Anthony raced through followed by the twins and Annie as Jenny was left with Hue as he and the goddess worked to heal the young ones; and stop this evil before it could spread. In the market however it was fine; in fact it was booming. There were more people there now then when they were walking around. However the butterfly followed him. Then she pointed to him in one direction; and she did so laughing at him. He saw nothing at first. However seconds after a lion cub fell out of an alley. He cried out in pain when a bolt struck his calf and dropped him; the cubs blood spewing across the ground from the wound. At first Anthony couldn&#039;t believe what he was seeing. But once the boy cried out for help; Anthony had already started running. Then his eyes caught a glint; it was the tip of a pointed sword. And it was already stained with blood. &ldquo;Fuck I won&#039;t make it in time.&rdquo; So first he stopped and dropped down to all fours. His eyes pin points on the tip of the rapier. &ldquo;Fortress of Steel,&rdquo; First he called, then taking a starting block stance. &ldquo;Hyper,&rdquo; He then reacted, having seen the lunge. &ldquo;SONIC!&rdquo; Then came a blast wave that even made the butterfly shield herself with her wings over. Then within that span of seconds as fates suddenly came to a collision. When the boy&#039;s eyes could only watch that pointed steel tip lunging for his face. Then the whirlwind that enveloped them and the claws that shattered the blade before his eyes. Anthony then tucked and rolled as he crashed into the ground; he rolled a little ways as he waited to come to a stop. The cub scooted away from his attacker. As the cub, knowing he needed to get back to his feet, pulled the bolt from his leg. He managed to get it out, but failed to get back up.<br />\tAnthony promptly got up from his break neck sprint, as who but the prick in question rolled up out of the alley. &ldquo;I knew you were a prick but you&#039;re still a fucking knight! Attacking a cub the fuck is wrong with you?!?? Have you lost your mind?!?&rdquo; However he didn&#039;t get a response from the deer; strange enough. He had never ignored Anthony&#039;s provocations before and that made the wolf wherry; something was wrong and in the very bad kind of way. Seeing as what being was pro-porting to be the puppet master of this event. So he looked at the boy as he pushed himself back to his feet. &ldquo;Boy what is he supposed to be doing?&rdquo;<br /><br />\tThe lion cub looked up to him before he shouted. &ldquo;He&#039;s supposed to be my baby sitter.&rdquo; The cub shouted as Anthony promptly hurried to his side. &ldquo;Father insisted that if I wanted to explore the foreign kingdom while he did business; he wanted a knight to watch over me. The man suddenly lost his mind. He killed his own men and attacked me.&rdquo; However then Anthony squared up with the deer then started to try and fight him hand to hand. As this happened and the wolf traded a few blows, &ldquo;The back of his neck!&rdquo; The cub then shouted. &ldquo;Some weird bug stung him but no one else noticed! That was when he lost his mind. It&#039;s stinger is still lodged in the back of his neck!&rdquo; Then as Anthony traded blows with the other knight; another loud horn blared out from the wilds. This time from the south of the city. The first coming from the north. However as he fought with him Anthony became aware that at least at some level the deer was still in his own head. But the look in his eyes was one begging for help. Even as the deer&#039;s fist caught Anthony in the right side of his head. His eyes were begging, pleading, for help.<br />\t&ldquo;Damn it.&rdquo; Anthony snarled as he retracted his claws. Even as the twins bounded into the situation. The twins managed to pin the deer to a wall after they fired two shots of weighted arrows. They caught the deer&#039;s clothing then pinned him to one of the walls. Then as the deer tried to get himself off the wall Anthony saw this stinger. It was a sickly green color; and throbbed as it pulsed and ejected more of whatever toxin was flowing through his veins. Anthony grabbed it even as the sizzling sound started eating at his gloves. He pulled the stinger out and almost instantly the deer regained his senses.<br />\t&ldquo;SMASH IT! FUCKING SMASH! IT QUICKLY!&rdquo; The male promptly begged. Anthony did just that; then had to discard his gloves as the foul purple looking blood oozed from the stinger upon being crushed. And had started to melt his gloves forcing him to discard them.<br /><br />\tHowever once that was done and the deer freed from the wall; Next came the sound of laughing. Then Kyle had just turned his head; only to be met with a large green arm jabbed through a portal and wrapped around his throat. &ldquo;This wasn&#039;t the deal!&rdquo; Kyle sputtered trying to rip the hand from around his throat. &ldquo;You said you just wanted to make a little chaos. That the green order would benefit from it! You never said you were a plague lord foul Cur!<br />\t&ldquo;Deal change!&rdquo; A demon then uttered. Then Kyle started groaning in agony as the hand siphoned his mana away. &ldquo;You fail, Goddess know now. Demons do better now without puny deer man! Your schemes pointless and plans pathetic; Nilgoth do better without mortal!&rdquo; At that the deer cried out in agony once more as his energies were stolen away and used to force open a portal. At first it was rather tiny; sure small demons could get through it. However the large and flabby arm that then jabbed through it; well It most certainly did not belong to a small demon. Kyle was then slammed into a wall as both of the demon&#039;s arms began tearing the portal wider. A tail then shot out of the portal and caved in the wall of a building behind him. Then exposing the situation to the market place. The citizens started screaming in terror as a plague lord of all beings was tearing its way into the mortal world. Having been using the deer as a Trojan horse to get past the magic wards Alice protected the city with. Once the portal had been torn open wide enough out walked a large fat nearly slug like demon. It had a massive and flabby torso that at least was loosely humanoid. From the waist down the monster turned into a putrid maggot. Its flesh was slimy and sticky. Its body is large and heavy. Its tail was large and fast and had a mouth of its own with razors for teeth and foul gas seeping from its breath. Then this plague lord reached back through and took a staff one of its wretched underlings was offering. &ldquo;Now this world shall fall. Today this city is claimed as the Throne of Nilgoth!&rdquo; The putrid looking maggot demon declared. Then he took a deep breath; Anthony was no fool however. He grabbed the boy then the deer and beat fucking feet as soon a putrid cloud of gas and insects was billowed into the space they seconds before had been occupying. The gas was instantly proven acidic as the stone and all else where the gas was burped melted. Then after that the demon swung its staff at Anthony who met the demon&#039;s weapon with his own.<br />\tThe demon looked to him, then laughed. &ldquo;Hooo, You not like other knight? You threat actual. Deal with weaklings later. Threats dies first.&rdquo; Then its other hand clasped its trident and the battle began; Anthony then tossed away by the plague lord. Its sickening and bloated form smashed a wall knocking down the building it held up. &ldquo;Nilgoth not had battle in long time; Try to give best effort mortal.&rdquo; The demon then spay a sickening loogie on the ground; from which bugs started to crawl.<br /><br /><div class='align_center'>&ldquo;Boss fight time Theme &ndash; <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib_kQZC_0vs&amp;t=804s\" rel=\"nofollow\">Who is the monster here?</a>&rdquo;</div><br /><br />\tThen the battle began. Anthony clutched at his hood, his large sword in hand and pulled it back up. Before this time he clutched his hand to his face. Where a sleek black mask formed over his face; And his fur then wrapped in a Black kind of steel that vastly darkened his fur. As those two squared up; and Anthony played for time to let people flee before he and the plague lord here started trading serious blows. The Twins had pulled Ann aside once she tried to race to his side. &ldquo;Let me go, I have to help him!&rdquo; however simply put both twins slapped her face.<br />\t&ldquo;You can&#039;t,&rdquo; They both cried. &ldquo;even we can do little. This is a battle rated for our Master; Anthony might lose this fight! If you wish to help him watch from here and cheer him on. Get in his way and you do so much more than put him at a disadvantage. Stay here, watch if you must but do not go near that monster. And do not get in his way.&rdquo; The twins told her before they donned their own cloaks and raced into the fray. The plague Lord and the Wolf trading blows with the crash of steel on steel and the rumble of power battering against power. The twins let off shots from their bows; the arrows glowing as they traced through the air. The then exploded as they hit Nilgoth; but the putrid worm shrugged it off. Then it too took a sharp inhale and forced Anthony to black flip. Again and again after his foul breath started trying to chase down the wolf. Finally he found a perch on a cart for a second then sprung into the air just skimming the foul gas being billowed at him. Then he raced back into the fray, the clash of steel once more ringing out. The two warriors trading blows once again. Though Anthony&#039;s blade found the demon&#039;s flesh and spilled his foul purple blood. So did its blade find Anthony&#039;s. The jagged spike of the trident stabbing straight through his side. However the demon then forced to retreat and the twins unleashed some far more serious magic. First green fire bombs blasted at the plague lord. Then a void like slash lashed at him; however it only managed to slice off the tip of his blobish tail. The city guards started getting ready to join in. Already mages were reading spells, Archers lining then taking shots. Taking the chance Anthony raced into close range. Forcing the plague lord to make a choice, to fight him or defend himself from ranged attacks. Naturally he focused on the current threat and ignored the arrows and bolts for the most part that stuck him but didn&#039;t seem to make it through its fatty flesh. Anthony parried his weapon then managed to climb up onto the demon. Then as the demon tried to throw him, fire bolts, ice lances, and lighting bolts then struck the monster. Annie however had to move when some magic destroyed her hiding spot. And in the chaos of her retreat and random chance not liking its hand being forced; unleashed its wrath. Annie then found herself before the monster who smirked at her.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Oh? Snack? No more than snack; you are blessed by gods.&rdquo; The demon sneered wrapping his hand around her and picked her up. &ldquo;Gonna eat you real good!&rdquo; However it was a devious ploy. Anthony, desperate to save her, carelessly charged him. Where the demon&#039;s trident found itself a warm roost. The sound of blood spilled. And Annie was horrified to watch her Uncle&#039;s heart tossed away from his chest. Anthony spewed blood as this wound was struck; Annie found herself painted red as the demon chuckled. However the demon promptly smirked, almost delighted. &ldquo;Huh, fucking hypocrite.&rdquo; The plague lord sneered however he laughed after. However seconds after Anthony&#039;s head snapped in the demon&#039;s direction. A twisted smile filled his face and his fur and flesh faded away behind an inky black shadow that quickly enveloped him. &ldquo;Me called monster, called demon? How are you still standing with no heart I wonder? Someone works with the Wailing Abyss it seems; Hypocrite.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tHowever, as the demon traded words with Anthony, Annie was shell shocked. No longer needed the demon tossed her. Annie, still in a haze, found her way to pick up Anthony&#039;s heart. However as she did she found a red cloak forming on her back the heart now in her hands suddenly took a beat. Then twins wearing matching red cloaks raced to her side and grabbed her; to save her from a strike from Anthony of all people. The wolf sneered at them as the plague lord chuckled. &ldquo;This good entertainment; Kill her lesser demon. Serve me and I free you from mortal. Deal?&rdquo; The plague lord commanded then offered his hand. However, said hand was then taken off by Anthony&#039;s Fangs when his jaw snapped around the demon&#039;s hand.<br />\tOnly for the wolf to look once more at the demon; its hand and blood now impaled on his growing sharper fangs. Its purple blood oozing down his mouth and throat both. &ldquo;Going to regret waking me.&rdquo; Anthony told the demon. However it was not his voice it was darker, had a higher pitch and a deeper tone; and he lacked his normal kindness. But now the battle took a sinister turn. And Anthony, whose fur was slowly becoming that of pitch, turned away from the demon. &ldquo;But first I need to kill the key to my cage.&rdquo; The twins raced Annie away; only to have him follow after them with a loud snarl. The plague Lord now abandoned to fight the guards; and the event utterly ruined. Annie however found his Heart once more beating in her hands. One beat at first, another beat after some time. As she felt it pulse in her hands she was filled with well hope. His heart was somehow still beating. His heartless body was now after her. But he was still alive; Maybe she could save him.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Thank god he&#039;s still alive.&rdquo; Arie said as they had to stop as Anthony crashed into the ground in front of them. &ldquo;I never thought he&#039;d actually try it. I was a fool to teach him this magic. To think he&#039;d actually turn his shadow into a demonic symbiote; and fucking succeed. He really is crazy, no wonder he got so strong so fast.&rdquo; The face Annie saw grinning back at her didn&#039;t belong to her uncle. He cocked his head to one side then the other. &ldquo;OOOOH remember you I do.&rdquo; The strange version of Anthony told her. The twins pulled their blades but found themselves gagging with a simple move of his hand. &ldquo;You stopped me from claiming him that day. But In doing so you shaped me. You remember me don&#039;t you pup. You thought you looked so fearsome, a tiny pup snarling at me.&rdquo; However then his hand held out as the twins were still held aloft and the plague lord had not followed. With the renewed sound of battle taking place in the plaza. &ldquo;Give me his heart, little red riding hood; and I&#039;ll let you live as a pet.&rdquo; Annie however refused and clutched Anthony&#039;s heart tighter to her chest. Making the growing more demonic by the second wolf before her start to snarl. &ldquo;I&#039;ll give you a five second head start.&rdquo; The demonic wolf told her. &ldquo;<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ-D9UwgUlU\" rel=\"nofollow\">Run away little girl; Run away.</a>&rdquo; Annie raced away from him in the seconds after as he counted. She was forced to duck when he came after her then turned and hurried away into the market as the shadowy version of her uncle with a still fresh hole in his chest had not started to hunt her.<br />\tOnce she pulled away from him; the shadow started laughing. &ldquo;Ready or not, here I come, little red!&rdquo; Annie hurried racing into the market and the battle unfolding between the plague lord and the guards. She ducked his first swipe with his claws, then jumped but that only got her smacked across the yard. Ironically she was saved from going splat because she crashed into the flabby flesh of the plague lord. However before he could grab at her the wolf then jumped through the air and kicked the worm in the face as they both then crashed into the ground. &ldquo;She&#039;s Mine maggot!&rdquo; The wolf then snarled as he started ripping into the demon&#039;s flesh and the demon returned the favor in kind. Annie was then grabbed by another familiar hand. None other than Scott himself as he clutched the girl then threw her to one of his men.<br /><br />\tThe ram was wearing his armor that glinted; as did the long-sword in his hands. &ldquo;Did you think you could have this battle in my front yard and not have me notice? Demon your kind is unwelcome in my lands; the price for trespassing by your kind is death.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Huh, bigger threat.&rdquo; The demon declared with an amused smile. &ldquo;You fun fight, better than runt knights. This will be fun, don&#039;t die too fast, puny mortal!&rdquo;<br /><br />\tBut as that battle unfolded, Scott now fighting on an surprisingly even field with the demonic plague lord. Soon his efforts were aided by a blast of magic from his wife. Once the rulers of this city took over the battle with the plague lord. Annie and the twins were left to deal with Anthony. The twins had gotten back to her, and in doing so. Made use of their magic. Both twins grabbed their books then cast a spell that shape shifted themselves into flawless copies of Annie. The now three red hooded pups shuffled together for a moment; mixing the girls and scents alike before they scattered. &ldquo;RUN RUN IT&#039;S THE BIG BAD WOLF!&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Get back here girl!&rdquo; The shadow Wolf demanded. As the Twins and Annie scattered. Their ploy worked for a few moments at least. Annie managed to lose him after he chased after one of the twins mistaking her for herself. Annie still clutched his heart; still beating in her hands. The pup by now was lost in back allies and side paths as she tried to hide from him. But it was a game of cat and mouse she was tragically doomed to lose. Ironically she had managed to find herself in a dead end. But before she could turned around. &ldquo;Foooound you.&rdquo; She heard him declare. By now the wolf that turned the corner was solid colorless black and his normally blue eyes replaced with red. &ldquo;Game over little red. Time to get eaten then huh?&rdquo; However once his claws were about to make a fatal trike he found himself stopping. After a small body hugged him from behind. Leave it to the pup with near superhuman hearing to find them lost in the back alleys. She hugged Anthony&#039;s tail from behind; hoping it would wake the person they cared for back up. However when the toddling pup found claws heading for her face the sound of a roared cried out before a large lion tackled Anthony and tossed the both of them farther into the alley. The roars of Hue was matched only by the snarls of the wolf as the two rolled around clawing each other ripping and biting. Tearing and slashing, However for as mighty as Hue was even he was not enough to best this living shadow.<br /><br />\tThe Druid was soon bashed from his transformed state by a haymaker then slammed him into a wall. He still returned his attacks in kind. However it seemed blunt damage was not the way to fight this beast in wolf&#039;s skin. And soon Hue crashed to the ground too bloodied and battered to stand any longer. &ldquo;Oooo, Tough luck kitty cat; Time to die.&rdquo; But once the claws were lashed in his direction; Annie found herself doing something stupid. Without even knowing why she ran to him as his claws sailed through the air. She threw herself in front of Hue not knowing if her life and death gamble would pay off. The second the first claw grazed her flesh as she felt the sting and the trickle of blood. However even as she feared she was doomed; The strike wasn&#039;t able to finish. Annie opened her eyes to see two things. He still had a claw dug into her head. And his left hand now clutched his right hand nearly to the point of breaking it.<br />\t&ldquo;WHAT?! HOW?!?&rdquo; The Shadow wolf snarled. The battle for control then ensued as one of his eyes had returned to its normal color; the other still red. His now freed hand still clutched his own hand. Something akin to the sound of snapping bone cried out as he competed with the demon&#039;s claw.<br />\t&ldquo;Quickly the lads&#039; hearts!&rdquo; Annie heard Alice shout. &ldquo;Shove it into his chest while he&#039;s containing the beast!&rdquo; Her hands had a potent aura coating them as she added her own effort to Anthony&#039;s attempt to stay his own hand.<br />\t<br />\tAnnie nodded unsure what to make of both the eyes glaring at her as she hurried to and shoved his heart back into his chest. The shadow then retching. &ldquo;Damn.&rdquo; With its first beat the hole that had filled his chest filled back in.<br />\t&ldquo;This is my head.&rdquo; This time it was Anthony&#039;s voice. &ldquo;That is my fucking hand. And I&#039;ll go to hell before I let you kill my own niece with my own FUCKING HANDS.&rdquo; He then steeled his grip and shattered his own wrist. The wolf then yelped and broke the hold the shadow had stolen.<br />\t&ldquo;You win &hellip; this round.&rdquo; The shadow threatened as Anthony&#039;s fur then started to return to his normal color. &ldquo;We&#039;ll meet again, little girl.&rdquo; The red eye said to Annie before the color bleed out of his eye and Anthony once again was in control of himself. &ldquo;Bet on it.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;I always win.&rdquo; Anthony snapped back once he managed to regain his senses. However the look he saw in the pup&#039;s eyes once he managed to look at them, opened a pit in his gut. &ldquo;No sweetheart; please don&#039;t look at me like that.&rdquo; The wolf whimpered; only to have the pup pull away when he tried to reach for her. Her shell shocked state was unable to tell the difference. She was still too afraid, and running on adrenaline. &ldquo;I am not a monster.&rdquo; Anthony stammered, shaking his head; however, that only caused something to break. Seemed chance was indeed furious that day. &ldquo;I am not&rdquo;<br />\t<br />\t&ldquo;Annie is getting away from him now.&rdquo; Arie told her.<br />\t<br />\tHowever even as a backhand found and silenced the lamb. Then Annie before him, but now he was just turning. &ldquo;Does that mean? If I was a monster; you&#039;d no longer be able to love me?&rdquo; However even as his question broke her stupor. Before she could say a word he was simply gone. Then four dashing sounds announced his departure. Now the boy was broken and seeing red. Something had to pay. His rage started to burn and once his hatred started to boil that was all it took.<br /><br /><div class='align_center'>&ldquo;Heh; showtime.&rdquo;</div><br /><br />\tHe started to mutate as the powers he had been mixing and combining did not take kindly to the sudden demonic rupture that happened inside him. But by that point he wasn&#039;t up for talking or asking questions. &ldquo;First, the worm.&rdquo; By now any semblance of reason was lost to his form. He now looked akin to what he swore he was not. It didn&#039;t take him but half a sniff to have him. The slug was so proud of its wretched stench. He wore it like a cape. Then he raced toward the slug. A step seemed like a sprint; however whatever way he was moving it was not a normal one. Soon he found himself finding the slug wrapped in battle with the Palemoon&#039;s. But the slug was proving to be the likely victor.<br /><br />\t<em>~~At that moment in time~~</em><br /><br />\tAs the battle unfolded. Scott was bloodied but still trading blows with the slug. Alice had expended her vast arsenal of quick cast spells; and was now forced into incantations. The sheep could only weep as she had to focus on a chant as her husband was battered by a plague lord. However just as her spell was about to finish the slug smirked. &ldquo;That&#039;s enough Bitch!&rdquo; The slug barked and then sent a Shockwave. It did not phase Scott however Alice suddenly screamed when her spell promptly self-destructed. It went off with the force of a crate of tnt and tossed both sheep in the blast-wave. Scott managed to grab her as the blast tossed them. Alice however was not conscious now. So he did the only thing he could. He pulled her close and he took the blow. And when his landing was a stone wall; he was glad he did even if moving after would prove to be a poor life choice. However he put her down and pushed a kiss to her head; he took up his sword once more.<br />\tEven as he barely managed to carry himself. The ram pointed his sword at the word once more. &ldquo;Touch her again; and die!&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Got guts mortal.&rdquo; The demon told him before he spat on the ground again. &ldquo;Nilgoth gives you that. Nilgoth knows honor. He won&#039;t belittle yours trying to buy you now. Nilgoth will give you a warrior&#039;s death; you deserve that much at least.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tHowever when the slug lifted his trident to make the fatal blow; Anthony exploded from a shadow on the wall. The demon yelled in fright once he found himself tumbling and the feral beast mauling him. &ldquo;ANTHONY NO!&rdquo; Scott promptly roared as the monster before him was not the boy he would call son. All the same he was no longer able to fight; the blood he promptly spat proved that. &ldquo;Curse my age.&rdquo; However his eyes rolled back in his head moments after. But now that the slug was busy with the wolf now savaging him.<br />\t&ldquo;Arresto Momentum!&rdquo; A familiar round voice shouted. Followed by the pointing of the man&#039;s wand as he stopped the man from falling. Tobart then accompanied by a regal looking lion morph. &ldquo;I can&#039;t Reckon there be a force that can keep a barrier up that my little ass can&#039;t break and it not needin ta die. Scott my friend ye lookin a we bit hagged. The fuck ye been dancin with; the fookin devil?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;One of them.&rdquo; The ram managed to joke out. But he coughed up more blood. &ldquo;Sorry my friend may I ...&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Yeah yeah leave this to me friend. Ye lookin a bit like shit.&rdquo; He easily set the ram down by his wife; Tobart then yelled. &ldquo;Get them stabilized now!&rdquo; as his crew ran up. Then followed by his four guards Came a large lion man. He was wearing steel armor with a large kite shield and his sword. &ldquo;Sorry your majesty. Still not found your boy. But oh boy have I found us a fuckin problem. The plague lord I can deal with. But I think I know how that wolf is; The boy I can&#039;t take. Can I rely on you milord? Magic like mine won&#039;t affect the boy that well me thinks.&rdquo;<br />\tThe lion nodded and got ready to hurry into the fray. &ldquo;Not what I was expecting when you brought me here my little friend. But indeed I can not walk away from a demon lord and leave the boy in this state.&rdquo; The gnome nodded then called another spell as his magic then blasted the plague lord with a blast of color filled magic. As the gnome made the demon focus on him. As the lion charged then slammed Anthony or at least what was left of him with his shield. The shadowy wolf yelped at the slam that hit him. The lion carried on with his charge and split the wolf from the plague lord. He charged through a building and brought his fight with Anthony elsewhere.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Well lad are you still in there? I refuse to believe a young squire with a talent and skill like yours; that this is all it would take to end you.&rdquo; Emperor Jagger asked as he took a combat posture with him. The wolf shook its head a few times then lashed out at the lion man. The two danced the dance of battle as the feral wolf unleashed against the lion king before him. The sound of steel ringing out as the wolf unleashed his worst upon the lion; the man who then had no choice but to dawn a hood of his own. After the boy split his shield in two. &ldquo;You&#039;ve gotten strong boy.&rdquo; The lion said just like the wolf had always done. The lion reached up over his head and clasped a white hood. His cloak then materialized behind him, the same as Anthony&#039;s own cloak had done many times before. &ldquo;Even I need to treat this fight seriously.&rdquo; But before the white lion knight could even take his stance; Anthony&#039;s head looked away.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Uncle A?&rdquo; Annie&#039;s voice called out.<br />\t&ldquo;Girl, this is not the place for you right now.&rdquo; Jagger declared as he and the wolf circled each-other.<br />\t&ldquo;I told you he&#039;s not here, girl.&rdquo; Shadow replied again. &ldquo;But this time it&#039;s you that delivered that blow. Heh even the demon couldn&#039;t break the man. Leave it to a female to succeed where the monster&rsquo;s failed.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Is the boy still in there beast?&rdquo; Jagger asked.<br />\t&ldquo;He is.&rdquo; Shadow replied in turn as the two continued to circle. &ldquo;But the girl has broken him; Today has just been too much on the poor lad. For me to be unleashed twice in one day. Someone is playing a dangerous game with mortals today; and the boy is paying the price. But you mortals will win the day. That maggot was not ready to be forced into action. He may have an army on standby; but the goddesses are on the way. He will fall. Me, I just want some fun.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;There are other ways to have fun, demon.&rdquo; Jagger told him as they then squared up.<br />\t&ldquo;Maybe; but I want to fight.&rdquo; Shadow replied.<br /><br />\tBut before the battle could begin; Annie raced out before them both and threw her arms out. &ldquo;You have to stop.&rdquo; She declared once more snarling at him.<br />\t&ldquo;OOOH been awhile since I saw that face.&rdquo; Shadow replied. &ldquo;And why should I stop? Because you said so?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Because my Uncle is not a monster!&rdquo; Annie shouted. &ldquo;So why would a part of him want to be a monster then?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;How do you think knights fight them bitch?&rdquo; He snarled back to her; even as Jagger stepped up in front of her. &ldquo;None of you fools know what it takes to put a demon down. Maybe the white knight over there But unless i&#039;m wrong you white knights draw your power from the same sources as the fey right? I&#039;d hate to have to fight you under a full moon. Certainly not you girl. Your Uncle created me because he had to. None of you seem to realize how bad you all are. That worm is not even that impressive. But he is already on the cusp of overtaking this entire kingdom. No wonder The butterfly&#039;s Master is making this happen.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Wait what butterfly?&rdquo; Jagger then asked.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;That would be me.&rdquo; Midnight then declared. However Jagger was speechless when the Fey he saw watched out into the open. Next the wolf&#039;s blood started to boil. But once the fallen fairy flinched at the wolf already seconds from claws in throat. However then Anthony found himself thrown when a small boy seemingly stepped from nothingness itself. Caught Anthony in the side of the face with a small closed fist then pitched the wolf like a rocket propelled brick. Once he collided with the wall of a building; that then proceeded to fall from the force of the blow.<br />\t&ldquo;Midnight dear.&rdquo; The boy&#039;s voice caught in Annie&#039;s ears. She had heard it this morning on that orb. &ldquo;What have I told you about trying your luck?&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;YOU!&rdquo; Annie shouted at the boy then pointed to himself. His hand was white, and his hood a very similar shade of black. &ldquo;You&#039;re her Master?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;I am?&rdquo; The boy asked as the fairy hugged him from behind. &ldquo;What of it?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Your underling claim we are allies!&rdquo; Annie then shouted.<br />\t&ldquo;And she wasn&#039;t misspeaking.&rdquo; The boy told her following. &ldquo;Though a young mortal like yourself couldn&#039;t comprehend what it is we face.&rdquo;<br />\tAnnie then turned her head as the sounds of massive magical explosions rocked the area as the battle between the gnome and the plague lord ramped up. She looked back as the shadow thing still hung on her uncle&#039;s fur. &ldquo;Will you help him now? He&#039;s like this because of you.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Wrong.&rdquo; The boy corrected promptly. &ldquo;He&#039;s like this because of you. The one being he though loved him beyond condition; the person he willing became a monster to protect. I can think of nothing more offensive to someone who&#039;s given up so much already. The one person he thought loved him without condition feared him. You blame me but it was your fear that wounded him.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Bullshit! That demon lord thing hurt him because you forced his hand! Now the people who are here are dying trying to fight it! &rdquo; Annie shouted. &ldquo;You claim to be an ally. But what kind of Ally starts a battle his side can&#039;t fucking win?!?!?!?! I don&#039;t see any of your warriors here.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tThe boy laughed for a moment. &ldquo;Oh forgive me, you don&#039;t even know what it is you are trying to blame me for.&rdquo; He told her even as he used his sleeve to wipe his eyes. &ldquo;Girl this plague lord was doing this already. You ever stop to wonder why so many people suddenly feared predators in this kingdom? Why does this blind hatred spread like a plague? Plagues and diseases come in many forms and prejudice is one such toxin they love to use. I forced the worm&#039;s hand to make him lose the day and save your planet. I exposed his evil through your friend Hue to the goddesses your planet still has because he wasn&#039;t able to kill them yet. I could have done nothing and sure your Uncle&#039;s dirty laundry would not have been aired. But your goddesses would have died in the long run given two more years; yes only two more years would have been enough for that slug to putrefy the core of your world without you mortals even knowing he had done it until it was too late. The king that you think sits on this kingdom&#039;s throne is a Thing. A mimic it&#039;s not even mortal, long since replaced, but you fools follow its words to the letter still. Today their scheme is exposed. If the Lion King over there was any kind of intelligent. He would create a coalition of nations to burn this one down; this kingdom is in fact already lost. Hell Copper-Ridge is already overrun by demons.&rdquo; But All the same the boy after he finished walked over to the wolf now slumped against the wall. The boy once before him simply snapped his fingers. And the shadow that clung to his fur was expelled into a small ball. The ball moved and tried to flee like it was a living liquid substance, but the boy easily contained it into a capsule. &ldquo;There he&#039;ll recover.&rdquo; The boy told Annie then gave her the nearly liquid pill. &ldquo; Hold on to this for him. I&#039;m sure once he&#039;s gathered his thoughts and mind; He&#039;ll want his shadow-self back. You don&#039;t struggle to create such a creature only to let it be taken from you.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tThen the boy turned away, he looked up to the knight who was now standing down. &ldquo;I trust you can handle this?&rdquo; The boy then continued to walk toward the sound of battle. &ldquo;The boy&rsquo;s druid friend will be here shortly; he is a druid and will be able to hela him.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Where are you going?&rdquo; Annie then demanded. However even as Midnight was about to protest; the boy held a hand up and the fairy silenced before she could say a word.<br />\t&ldquo;Your words strike true girls; that&rsquo;s where I&#039;m going. Ironically enough everything that has gone on here was supposed to be my plan.&rdquo; The boy told her as he walked away. &ldquo;This is an event of my doing; it&#039;s my own fault the pawns I put here could not handle the bill. Though I did not expect Random Chance to be a force with a will of its own; and for it to subvert my plans to such a level. For this valuable insight you people have given me I will do what I must then. I will end the event you have proven powerless to end; because Chance stood against me this day.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tAnnie watched the boy walk off with the fairy in tow. His hands clenched together behind his back. Wearing the black hooded cloak that covered his entire body. Annie looked to her Uncle then the boy. Anthony wasn&#039;t moving any time soon. The Lion however put his hand on the girl&#039;s shoulder. &ldquo;I&#039;ll keep an eye on him. I&#039;m sure he&#039;ll want to know what that little monster over there did and is capable of. Be his eyes in this moment of weakness.&rdquo; Annie looked to the lion then back to Anthony he was out cold. But he was once again the man she knew. All the same she gave a nod then hurried after the boy.<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Master.&rdquo; Midnight chimed Once Annie caught up. &ldquo;The puppy is following us.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;She&#039;s here to watch us.&rdquo; The boy started as he suddenly turned a corner. &ldquo;then rat out what abilities I use to her Uncle.&rdquo; The tiny child looking being explained. &ldquo;Leave her she is harmless.&rdquo; Annie hurried her pace then caught up to him. &ldquo;For what it&#039;s worth; I didn&#039;t know the event would turn out like this. For all intents and purposes, I expected Anthony to join Scott and Alice against the demon. Together the three would have overwhelmed the demon. Random Chance seems to have taken that away from us. It took your uncle out of the equation and that was all it took; to take all of my careful calculations and throw right into the fucking trash. So for what it&#039;s worth; tell the boy I&#039;m sorry that I failed.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Can I tell him your name as well?&rdquo; Annie then asked. &ldquo;That demon claims my Uncle works for the Abyss. And you are the most powerful creature I&#039;ve ever had the misfortune to meet. With only that slug and the fairy to judge you by.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;OH can you actually feel the power wafting off of me?&rdquo; The Boy then asked. In Fact he was so invested in the answer he stopped walking and looked at her.<br />\t&ldquo;It&#039;s fuzzy.&rdquo; Annie told him. &ldquo;It&#039;s like you feel really hot and extremely cold all at once. It&#039;s a confusing sensation, all the same I feel strangled by it nonetheless.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Huh, curious.&rdquo; The Boy told her before he went on. &ldquo;If I gave him my name though; your uncle would become powerless.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Why?&rdquo; Annie then asked.<br />\t&ldquo;&rdquo;If he knew who I was he&#039;d never work with me again. So it&#039;s in his and your for that matter; best interest not to trigger more red flags than we need to. This whole day has proven that. There it is.&rdquo; The Boy Turned around the corner. They then witnessed the Gnome in battle with the demon. Colorful magic spells blasted the worm; who tried to return the favor but his slime slammed into a magic barrier. &ldquo;If you must give him a name however; I&#039;ve recently taken the name Otiv. He won&#039;t know this name so the beans will remain unspilled. He can have a name to tie to me but still won&rsquo;t know who he is working for.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;So you&#039;re not human then?&rdquo; Annie then asked, making the fairy sneer at her; but she managed to keep her nerve.<br />\t&ldquo;How can you tell?&rdquo; Otiv then asked. As he made another turn.<br />\t&ldquo;You don&#039;t smell right.&rdquo; Annie replied she kept her distance even as she followed. &ldquo;And your movements are too fluid. Uncle A seems heavy compared to how you move.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;Your Uncle is a Lycanthrope; I am not.&rdquo; Otiv replied.<br />\t&ldquo;No you&#039;re something else.&rdquo; Annie told him back. &ldquo;You&#039;re something scary right?&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;And yet you&#039;re following me?&rdquo; Otiv then turned and asked her. Ann flinched and stopped walking; still she did not turn away. &ldquo;Well you wolves are brave; I&#039;ll give you that much. Let&#039;s get this over with shall we? This oversight has gone on long enough.&rdquo;<br /><br />\tThey quickly found themselves immersed in the sounds of battle after having crossed a threshold. Magic blasted and exploded as the demon roared and spewed. However, Otiv made a chop with his hand and the battle then came to an instant end. When the plague lord suddenly found itself cleaved in two. The gnome turned to face him but with a wave of Otiv&#039;s hand the man simply fell to the ground. &ldquo;Wha! Na No No.&rdquo; The slug sputtered after its severed torso slammed to the ground and he pushed himself back up to see his attacker. &ldquo;No! What are you doing here? That&#039;s no no that&#039;s not fair! THAT&#039;S NOT FAIR! How can I be expected to win a fight against you? Whats One of the fuckin Primes doing here?&rdquo; The worm spat his question. However, a large tentacle coiled around him and squeezed him to make him silent.<br />\t&ldquo;That&#039;s a you problem.&rdquo; Otiv then told it, The demon then started crying out and whimpering until the coil tightened; and what followed was snapping, ripping, gushing, tearing, and spilling. &ldquo;I never said the game was fair. We&#039;re done here Midnight. Collect the corpse and clean up the collateral. Wipe this from the minds of everyone that is not important. This entire event is a disgrace to my name; expunge it from this world. And Sweetheart, That does not mean by your biased opinion. All of the important people including the boy and the pup are to remain unaltered.&rdquo; The Tentacle that crushed the demon then coiled into a tight ring; then glowed purple. The boy without another word stepped through and left them all behind.<br /><br />\tThe Fairy then looked at the pup. &ldquo;Shows over girl. Go back to your Uncle; the man is awake. And who knows maybe you can help him where it seems I failed. The man now fears he has become a monster; can you prove him wrong?&rdquo; Annie paused for a moment, then gave a nod and hurried off. &ldquo;Alright let&#039;s see; Icky Slug gross gross gross. Oh well I&#039;m Sure the Nibbler Demons well make lots of mana for mommy eating him.&rdquo; Annie lingered a moment longer. Having watched the fairy open a portal. From out of which stepped several small fey looking children. They all looked just like her save for their sleek black color. She commanded them without words as the robbed strangers carried the demons&#039; remains away through the portal. &ldquo;Lets see Gnome. Lord Governor. Oh poo you are important; no poking around in your head. A shame I wanted to see how the mana has managed to flow so well through his brain. Go girl this show is no longer free! Tell the Lion king and your uncle whatever you wish.&rdquo; And once the fairy snapped at her Annie fled.<br /><br />\tIt took her a few moments to get back. Hue had managed to get back to his feet and was healing people by enveloping them with whirling greens vapors that surrounded them. Annie was as surprised as the others when the results of the demon&#039;s rampage were magically and suddenly washed away. So cleanly and thoroughly soon the market place was restored to its previously busy state. Somehow like it never even happened. Even as Hue finished healing Scott and his wife. The sheep were both very grateful for his efforts. Even as he continued to shape his winds he looked up to Annie as the pup walked over.<br />\t&ldquo;What happened to the city?&rdquo; Scott promptly asked. &ldquo;And that demon, is it defeated?&rdquo;<br />\tAnnie promptly nodded. &ldquo;Our otherworldly backer dealt with Nilgoth. He asked me to relay a message. For what it&#039;s worth he did not mean for people to get hurt. He claims to have orchestrated this entire event up to Lord Tobart and Emperor Jagger suddenly arriving here.&rdquo; The pup told them. &ldquo;He claimed that had Uncle A, Lord Scott, and Lady Alice fought him together the battle would have been won; he didn&#039;t even mention Tobart and Jagger &hellip; uh no offense your grace.&rdquo; The lion nodded. &ldquo;Then he said, though I don&#039;t know what it means. But he told me, it seems random chance is a force that has a will of its own; and that it was random chance that took Uncle A out of the fight; Thus unraveling his entire plan before he could finish shaping it. Nilgoth got a lucky hit and tore out Uncle A&rsquo;s Heart. Then he became possessed by his shadow.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;It is as she says.&rdquo; Midnight replied walking into the scene with Lord Tobart. Two of her underlings had found the twins. &ldquo;Midnight is reassured that you will want these. The gnome Tobart and the Gemini twins. She returns them to you here, Tauren the gnome is unharmed; built very well it seems. And the Lambs have minor wounds and are not at risk. They are merely unconscious, Anthony smacked them rather hard it seems.&rdquo; Then she looked at Annie. &ldquo;I&#039;ll leave this message with you in his place seeing as Anthony is not in a way to receive guests at the moment. Master claims he will repay the debt he owes him for this mistake. And Vows there shall not be a repeat performance. Now that Master knows to watch out for the inner workings of random chance, he swears should a similar event need to be forced in the future he will bring him into the planning to prevent fuck ups. That is all for now though, Your city has been restored. Sheep lord, the demon&#039;s influence removed from this city; Though you have done well in that his influence was next to nil. For a being you two did not know you were contending with. You did well unknowingly keeping that worm out of your places of power. As far as the public knows there was no demon, the city is not under attack; and Nature&rsquo;s call was never mustered. Only those now present know what has happened. However, Master expressed to her that she made one thing clear. This kingdom is a write off Scott. Demons have replaced the king and many of the royal supporters he utilizes. This is no kingdom of man and morph; it is a lie foisted on you mortals by demons. Your city Copper-Ridge is the most infested. Lion king let your Knightly Orders know that the order of the green is lost. Those knights are working with them. Of their own freewill or not it is unknown. But they were the reason the demons were able to replace so many key figures so easily. Master claims if it was him, he&#039;d side with the Lion king there and have a coalition of nations burn this one down for the sake of not letting the demons have a foothold on mortal soil. The Goddess Terra and Luna also still know of the demons. However, Master has now introduced himself to them. Rest assured your Goddess will be made aware once again of the demons. Your world should get easier to protect from the demons in the following months. The goddesses have agreed to erect a new barrier to make it nearly impossible for greater demons like Nilgoth the plague lord to enter this world again. But that is all for now; She will excuse herself as she suspects she has already overstayed her welcome.&rdquo;<br /><br /><br /><br />\tWith Tobart and the twins returned to the group, Midnight and her two underlings quickly entered a portal the fairy opened. It shut behind them leaving them to their own devices revelations were allowed to sink in. Annie after the fairy was gone asked where Anthony was. Hue shook his head then pointed round the corner. Told her he was fine at least physically. What the pup found hurt her in a way she wasn&#039;t expecting. She found Anthony turned away from the others rocking himself back and forth. Holding himself as he muttered to himself that he was not a monster. It was like at that moment the rest of the world didn&#039;t exist to him. And all she could think was; it was just like that night in the attic. Once again she feared she would lose him if she let go at this moment of time.<br /><br /><div class='align_center'>~ Mood music: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dNNNwsENyI\" rel=\"nofollow\">A haunted hero</a> ~</div><br /><br />\t&ldquo;Uncle A?&rdquo; Annie then called out. Her voice broke the silence and made him stop muttering to himself. In fact he kind of locked up and froze in his seat; seemingly afraid to even look her way. &ldquo;Anthony, are, are you &hellip; ok?&rdquo; She didn&#039;t get a reply. &ldquo;I&#039;m not afraid of you, you know that right?&rdquo; The pup told him as she approached. She figured approaching him from behind was a bad move. So first she walked around until he could see her; The look in his eyes hurt her heart as his fear filled eyes followed her movements. Sure he looked away in the seconds after; but she made sure he saw her before she approached. &ldquo;And no I don&#039;t believe you are a monster.&rdquo; She saw one of his eyes glance her way as she approached. She held out the pill she had been given. But somehow it turned into that mask he had put on as the battle started. &ldquo;I don&#039;t know what this is, but it does not make you a monster. It doesn&#039;t make you a bad guy. It means you were willing to do what it took to win. It means to me that we mean more to you then your only health does; I couldn&#039;t be afraid of you for how you were forced to come out. &rdquo; Annie offered him the mask; silently seconds after a trembling hand took it from her.<br />\tThen his voice finally replied. &ldquo;are you &hellip; alright?&rdquo; was all he managed. He still did his damnedest to avoid eye contact and he didn&#039;t want to touch her. Like he was afraid he&#039;d get her dirty or something.<br />\t&ldquo;Yeah I&#039;m alright just a little shaken up.&rdquo; Annie told him then sitting down before him. &ldquo;And Jenny&#039;s ok too. Lady Alice is holding her as she sleeps right now.&rdquo;<br /><br />\t&ldquo;Are you afraid of me now?&rdquo; Anthony then managed to ask after some moments of silence.<br />\t&ldquo;A little;&rdquo; Annie confessed to him. &ldquo;But that&#039;s only because I don&#039;t understand what&#039;s happened to you.&rdquo; She waited a moment. Anthony had stopped talking, pulled back into his head and started rocking again.<br />\tHowever when she tried to hug him, he jumped, yelped, and then shouted. &ldquo;Don&#039;t touch me!&rdquo; However then she did wrap her arms around him and softly shush him. But she didn&#039;t use her words after that. Instead she crawled up to his front side and even with is protesting and trying to push her away; she pushed herself into his arms, then hugged him again.<br />\t&ldquo;You&#039;re not a monster.&rdquo; Annie then told him once his misty eyes met hers. &ldquo;Say it with me damn it! You are not a fucking monster. Say it!&rdquo; The pup yelled at him.<br />\t&ldquo;I&#039;m &hellip; not a monster.&rdquo; The wolf told her. However, she smacked his face.<br />\tThe pup, angry this time, got angry with him as she told him. &ldquo;Fucking mean it! You are not a monster! Say it again!&rdquo;<br />\tThis time he managed to close his arms around her. &ldquo;I am not a monster.&rdquo; She returned the hug as he in the seconds after scooped her up and held her snug. Rocking back and forth with the pup doing what she figured she could to help him calm down. &ldquo;I&#039;m not a monster.&rdquo;<br />\t&ldquo;No you&#039;re not.&rdquo; She told him softly as she tried to cuddle into him more. It wasn&#039;t like she could do much. But just the affection and the reassurance. He clutched her close in the moments after; just the haunted hero and the person he became a monster to protect.<br /><br /><br /><br />\t<em>~End of Chapter 5~</em></span>",
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