Ch 6 Renewal

Figial~~~ Alright Arthur I can tell you are favored by the gods however I don't think you can do this

Arthur~~~ Figial can we go to town?

Figial~~~ I do need to make a supply run! but this conversation isn't over.

Arthur~~~ along the way can I have a pad and pen?

Figial~~~ A pad??? Pen???

Arthur~~~ Paper and something to write with.

Figial~~~ Well I do have a writing instrument you can use. It's called a quill!

Arthur~~~ Right old man you don't have a fountain pen? hell, I would take a junk pen at this point.

Figal~~~ listen here we do not have any of that fancy rigamarole you had in your world.

Arthur~~~ Did you just say rigamarole?

Figial~~~ Yes now help me load the carriage.

Arthur~~~ Wait how long will we be gone?

Figal~~~ Bout a day and a half if we don't take any time in town.

Arthur~~~ So how long in reality?

Figial~~~ Who knows. Figure may take a day in town.

Arthur~~~ 2 days.... just for a trip to the store.... great... I could use a beer.

Figial~~~ No beer but I have moonshine...

Arthur~~~ I've known you for how many days now and you just mentioned this? Forget it hand it over.

Figial~~~ Manners may be in your best interest in town.

Arthur~~~ I get it. don't piss off the commen folk.

Figial~~~ ya know I can tolerate yea more than others.

Arthur~~~ Can we just get this started?

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Several hours later Figial and Arthur start their journey to the town. Figial pulls up a map and shows Arthur the path they are following going directly around a Castle City. Arthur being impatient recommends they go to the castle city only for Figial to demand they stay by the map. Arthur begins writing down blueprints for an ink press

Several hours go by and Figal lets Arthur rest in the back of the carriage. While Arthur is in the Back resting Figial follows the map in the route specified earlier. Hours go by and a group of bandits reveals themselves from the brush along the path.

One bandit shouts for Figial to get down from the carriage waking Arthur. Arthur quickly gets up and exits the carriage.

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Arthur~~~ Are you the valet?

Bandit 1~~~ Shut up brat you and the old man leave everything you have.

Bandit 2~~~ Get down old man! (Yelling at Figial)

Figial~~~ Calm down you can have it all just keep those swords to yourselves.

Bandit 3~~~ Move it brat you were told to get.

Arthur~~~ Hay Larey Moe and Curley!!! Didn't your mommy tell you not to take things that don't belong to you?

Bandit 1~~~ What did you say you little shit?

Figial~~~ The boy didn't mean it please forgive him.

Arthur~~~ Tell me something? (Knocking a wheel off the carriage) Are those things on the side of your head for show?.? Oh, my apologies I didn't realize that backward creatures, Sutch, as yourself exist. Let me be frank. I hate delays and long car rides.

Bandit 3~~~ Kid you're about to learn your place. The worms are gonna love you.

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At this moment the third bandit rushes Arthur slashing at him with his sword with a horizontal slash. Arthur dodges and plunges his fist into the bandit's chest causing the bandit to drop his sword and fly backward 15 feet.

Bandit 2 Jumps down from the carriage and rushes with bandit 1 at Arthur. Arthur grabs the sword off the ground and stabs bandit number 2 in the chest using his body as a shield for only a moment before a sharp pain to his chest becomes apparent.

Arthur looking down to see a second blade penetrating The second bandit spends a few seconds trying to figure out what happened only seeing the tip of the blade retracting from his chest through the chest of the second bandit as he begins to feel cold.

Arthur looking around for the first bandit doesn't realize that that second blade is, in fact, the blade of the first Bandit.

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Figial~~~ Arthur?

Arthur~~~how the fuck Figial?

Bandit 1~~~ Heros all die the same kid maby in your next life you will learn about that.

Arthur~~~ inferno!!! (Arthur snaps his fingers and the bandit catches fire instantaneously.)

Figial~~~ Arthur hold on I got a healing potion for you. just keep talking.

Arthur~~~ you know I'm really dam tired...

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Darkness...

Complete Darkness with no end in sight...

A voice makes itself known to Arthur...

~~~ IT'S NOT YET YOUR TIME CHILD~~~

~~~FRET NOT YOUR TIME WILL COME~~~

~~~MAY THE WIND GUIDE YOU~~~

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A Bright Light Blinds My Eyes As slowly into view a familiar scene appears. A gravel road just at the edge of the site beyond the forest that encircled me.

As I walked closer I realize that this road has gotten somewhat wider than before. Maby I'm not where I was before? The surrounding hills and landscape don't seem too far off from memory. I carve my initials in a tree nearby for a marker.

As I walk in the direction of Figals house I see a house appear in the distance. That wasn't there before right. in disbelief, I continue along the road and suddenly a small town appears. Growing slowly as I approach a sign comes into view that reads Welcome to the Town of Kaishi.

When I finally got to the center of town I realized that Figal had erected an entire town around his house. The once desolate earth and tree lines now filled to the brim with housed and businesses.

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Arthur~~~ What is going on here.

Suspicious girl~~~ Who are you?

Arthur~~~ Where is Figal and who built this town around his home?

Suspicious girl~~~ Figal you mean like the man who founded this town by inventing the impress?

Arthur ~~~ No the old.... wait did you say he invented it?

Suspicious girl~~~ You don't know nothing about this town huh.

Arthur~~~ Hold on lets start with this my name is Arthur who are you?

Esper~~~Im Esper nice to meet you. so you seriously don't know our history.

Arthur~~~ Where is Figial now?

Esper~~~Just missed him by 80 years give or take. nearly 100 years ago he was attacked by bandits whial taking a kid to the nearest town and they were ambushed. needless to say the kid died, however the kid left behind some secrets. Figial also left a book behind that is not to be opened by anyone but that kid if he comes back but... well it is kind of empty and...

Arthur~~~ SHUT UP!!! do you just like to hear yourself talk or are you that fucking stuck in your own history you can't see that I don't care!?!

Esper~~~ Are you an adom born?

Arthur~~~What of it?

Esper~~~ Well then you should know im a eve born. And Figial has told me a lot about you before he passed on.

Arthur~~~That would make you 80 years old or more

Esper~~~And you would be over 100 years old. what's your point.time is truly an illusion here? you died you respawned one hundred years later here in the exact town in the same area you originally came here from.

Arthur~~~ How do you know that?

Esper~~~ You think your pathetic story is the only one where someone dies and comes back, that is our glitch. that is the one thing we all have in common.

Arthur~~~ so what happened to the ones frozen in glass?

Esper~~~ They didn't die... they were just frozen solid by magic, you can see thru them but, they are still alive.

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