► Sig ◄
I woke that morning and a bit excited for today actually. I still didn't fully trust this cat guy Zack but he said he could help. We shall see how far it will last.
My armor was laid out on the chair and table in the room, I approached and started inspecting all the various pieces and weapons. Can't back out to explore with damaged gear.' I thought to myself.
I did some stretching and slight workout before kneeling in front of my gear. I recited a short verse before dawning the gear.
After all dress and everything situated, I headed down stairs to get some food. May not be needed but always wise to have a good meal before leaving.
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After I finishing my food I thanked the staff and left to wait outside for Zack. 0900 comes approaching and out runs Zack still braiding his hair. We exchanged greetings and information about the plan ahead and started for the road to Area 3.
We approached a store that I needed to stop into before we left. “I have to stop in here first if you don’t mind.” I mentioned pointing at the store a head of us.
“Not a problem. I’ll just wait outside. I’ll probably get distracted if I go in with you.” Zack replied with a smile on his face.
I nodded in response before answering “I’ll be out quickly then.”.
In the store I was looking for general items; ropes, a fishing net, and some nails for repairs in Area 5. It would be easier to find them here then along the way while buys looking for other stuff.
I paid the younger lady behind the counter and thank her for her time. She seemed a little intimidated by the horns but the was usually for me.
I pushed open the door with everything in my hands and look over at Zack.
"Zack, you all ready to go?" I asked as I opened my inventory to put everything away.
He looks up and over to me. "Yeah I'm good." he says before turning all the way around to start walking.
I finished putting everything into my inventory before replying. "Alright then. Lead the way since you know what we need."
Before I could even finish Zack head started for the arch that lead out of town. Won't lie, we got a bit of looks as we left town but not to sure what the reason was but who cares anyway.
The trip to Area 2 was uneventful for us and with company didn't seem as long as when I traveled in a few days ago.
However, the good luck we were having changed traveling through Area 2. It was close to dusk when I saw Zack's eats start twitching more then usually.
"What's the matter the Zack? Something feel off to you too?" I asked him as I quickly jogged to catch the few steps he was in front of me coming up on his left side.
He slowed his walking down some as he started to look around the frozen area. "I feel we are not alone here." He said while still looking around and his left hand sliding over a knife of his.
We continued to walk forward slowly but keeping our eyes scanning the area as we went. The wind start to pick up and visibility was quick reducing to zero.
"Watch out for Iceines, they typically hunt in weather like this." I mentioned to Zack as we continued to walk.
"Don't they usually howl before the attack though to signal to each other to start?" Zack stated back noting the lack of warning in the air.
Not a moment after he finished say that two men jump from the frozen dune on the our right side slightly behind us.
"5'o clock!" I shouted without thinking pushing Zack to ground as the men had daggers in their hand. I quickly dropped my right shoulder and tucked my head.
His dagger smack one of the shields on my back put he grabbed on. The one aimed for Zack missed and rolled forward before turning around to face us. Before he could finish turning an arrow shot pasted his face causing him to stagger backwards.
At the same time the man on my back tried to reach forward with his dagger. I grabbed his arm and drove my elbow into his face before pulling him over my shoulder in front of me.
I picked him up and kneed him in the chest before throwing him at the other guy that had just started running forward towards us.
I saw another arrow fly past their heads. They slid to a stop before turning around and running off. I looked over to see Zack covered in the snow with his bow drawn.
"Sorry about that Zack. You okay?" I asked as we started to regain our composure.
"Yea I'm good." He replied as he dropped the string tension on his bow but left the arrow.
"Alright lets get to the town near the way start of Area 3." I said as I started walking. I don't want to risk camping here now that they showed their presents here."
"Agreed." He replied before leading the way again.
After that run in nothing else really happened but we kept an open and cautious eye out for anything.
We finally made it to the small town and found a place to stay. We had to share a room but it was nice to have a room in general.
As we entered into the room Zack closed the door and turned to me. "Who were those people?"
Pulling out the chair from the table in the room I sat down to reply.
"They looked to be members from the guild called Venomous Veins." I said as I removed my helmet placing it on the table behind me.
Zack walked over the bed and sat down on it looking towards me. "Never heard of that guild before." replied with a slight puzzled look on his face.
"It is an interesting guild to say the least and it is good you haven't heard about it." I stated as I started to undo some of the buckles for my armor.
"The main members that truly are the guild are all actual female players. Their leader calls herself Poison Ivy and like persona, they use toxins to manipulate men to do their work." I stated before taking a pause to remove my chest armor.
"All the female guild members have been insulted, harassed, and or any other thing you can probably think of. So they take revenge on male gamers for what was done to them." I finished stating before finally remove the last piece of armor on my legs.
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