Allies and a Prince

"We should really get some form of transportaion for the journey to the Celestial Kingdom" Evan said, finishing his last bowl of food, putting the plate down along with the spoon and fork.

"I have already tried too" He replied, checking the utensils while waiting for Evan. "There's a rumor that says that a huge horde of monsters were passing by, making the trip all the more dangerous" He put the utensil at the plate "It led to a restriction of transport to the kingdom for who knows how long?".

Seeing that he finished, Ezekiel left the payment at the table, grabbed his racksack, and headed towards the exit, with Evan following him.

They walked along the streets, looking at the stores and items available, thinking if something valuable will be needed in case of the need to go outside the town. Ezekiel brought out one of the vials he bought, opened the lid, and drank the liquid inside.

"Ahhhh, is that the potion you bought last time?" Evan asked him, trying to think of anything to talk about and maybe, by opening up about the potion, can they talk about something after what happened in the inn.

Ezekiel, finishing of what remained in the potion, before speaking again.

"Yeah, want some?" He threw a vial to Evan and he grabbed it, barely.

"Isn't this kind of expensive? I mean, the remaining time is also your lifespan? Right?"

"Well, you're not wrong with that. But, you need to spend it or else you'll die in other ways like starvation and stuff" Ezekiel replied, analyzing the remaining vials on his pouch. Afterwards, he looked at Evan again "Just drink it. We don't know if someone comes after us because of that attack. Best we're prepared".

"Okaaayyyy then" He drank the vial as well, and it tasted sweet, almost like eating candy without chewing on it. He felt a bit strong after drinking it, feeling revitalized after a long day of fighting.

"About the transportation actually, now that I thinked about it. What were the monsters that made it very difficult to cross?"

"I've heard there were a lot of Scorpix and other monsters I don't know about" Ezekiel said.

"You're telling me that there are a lot more of what we fought IN HORDES?"

"Yeah, it is a bit unusual for it to group up like that, as they are pretty known to be alone. Not hunched up and moving in the same direction". He spotted another inn far away from the last one, and pointed it to Evan for him to notice "Why not let's stay here for the night?"

"Isn't this place too shady?" Evan replied, as he looked at the inn Ezekiel pointed too. It has a small garden filled with flowers of red and yellow, and is comparitively smaller than the last one they visited. The wood seem to be old and brittle while the windows were boarded up.

"Don't worry!" He patted Evan in the back "I know the owner of the place and I can pretty much assure you, that its safe".

"I think I'll just go back to the last...."

"No can do" Ezekiel dragged him towards the inn, while he was powerless to fight as the man itself was strong, and rejecting an offer head on seemed pretty rude to a person who just bought him food, his favorite at that.

"Fine, fine!" He slapped the hand dragging him along the ground "I'll go!"

"Good, follow me then" Ezekiel answered, as he walked towards the shady inn.

"I don't know if he is immature, serious, or weird...." He muttered on his own.

"Do you need anything Evan?" He asked, looking at him with a look that says "Is there anything I can help you with" type.

"Ah, no, its nothing" He replied as he waved his hand in disagreement while waving his head.

"Then" He grabbed a hold of his hand, feeling a bit hard and rough "Let's head in shall we?".

>:T

"Sorry sir, but he killed Zic" A buff man said. His voice deep and shaking, him feeling scared.

"I see" He crossed his fingers across each other, sitting crossed leg "It seems I underestimated his companion a tad bit too much" The other guy said.

They were on a large warehouse filled with junk that piled till it reached the roof. He is

sitting on a throne made out of wood, with red cushions on the back and the seat. Beneath it is a lot of unidentifiable junk that piled up, with the chair and person on top. He is wearing a long white fur coat, and white clothes from top to bottom. He is also wearing a white fedora. "Find their location and report back to me immediately" He said, his voice icy cold.

"Yes sir" The buff man said, then bowed and stood up again, he looked from side to side to signal the men who were also wearing white clothes from top to bottom. "Let's go men" He said, going back again towards the exit, leaving the man on his throne. The man took out a photo from his coat, a boy with red hair and eyes, smiling on a sunny day while sitting in chair. Beside him was a big tree, while the left portion of the picture was torn.

"Finally, after so long" He looked to the picture more, as he crumpled the already crumpled picture even more by closing his hand.

"I found you, Ezekiel Reige".

>:T

"PRINCE EZEKIEL!" A woman shouted from the counter, waving her hand in delight. She is a young woman, not far from her 20s, with a red lipstick on her lips, straight black hair, and dazzling brown eyes as well. She is wearing a green tunic, a brown long skirt, and a white apron with the text "I GOT YOU! ♡" with a red heart beside it "How long has it been? How's your father? your mother? The other maids? Oh my, how long has it been since I...."

"SHUUUUSSHHHHH!!!!" He covered her mouth, which continued talking, but it was already too late.

"Prince huh? This guy right here" Evan shouldered him from the back and laughed, he spoke again "This guy who...." A revolver is pointing at him as she removed the hand that covered her mouth.

"I dare you to befoul Prince Reige and I will tell you" She pushed down the iron handle on the back of the gun "You won't leave here alive".

"Woah woah woah WOAH!" Ezekield said, while putting himself in front of Evan and the mysterious lady, blocking the gun using his body. He faced the lady "This guy saved my life, as for it would too rude for him to die now doesn't it?"

"Oh" She threw the gun, fixed her hair, and removed Ezekiel from view and reached her hand for a handshake "Nice to meet you" She forward towards Evan after he didn't accept it, holding one of his hands with both of hers "My name is Miranna, former maid of the Reige royalty and now an innkeeper for adventurers and royalty alike".

He immediately let go and gone a lot of steps back till he reached the wall, the brown, clean wall "I was joking about last time" Evan pointed to the redhead and eyed Ezekiel "But this guy's a prince?".

"Not just any prince" Miranna waved her index finger "But the one and only prince of the powerful Reige kingdom as of the moment".

"Hallo" Ezekiel greeted him nonchanlantly.

"DON'T JUST HALLO HALLO ME YOU B******!" He pointed both at the Ezekiel first, then towards Miranna "AND WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY HE IS THE PRINCE OF THE REIGE KINGDOM" He has put both his hands on his head, him confused and surprised.

"For your information, you lowly peasant" She snickered, enjoying on teasing and calling him names and such "The Reige kingdom is best known as the "One who specializes on the sword" She replied. She opened the unsuspecting door down at the counter, and procedeed to exit from there and stood up again once she got out. "Now that I think about it" She put her finger on his lips and opened his down lip a little "You are actually a bit handsome yourself".

"Sorry but" Evan scratched the back side of his head in awkwardness, while his left hand further gripped the wall "I'm only fourteen and I already have someone for whom I am seaching for".

"WHAT!?" Miranna looked at Ezekiel for approval, her face covered in confusion.

"I don't know" He shrugged "I just knew his age the moment you knew".

She looked down at the ground, as both of them confused on to why she suddenly got quiet, then suddenly...

"I DON'T CARE ANYMORE!" She said, putting both her hands now on each of his shoulders "EVERYTIME I FOUND SOMEONE WHO'S MY TYPE, THEY ALWAYS REJECTED ME FOR SOMEONE BETTER!" She put her body against his, something pressing against his chest, something soft and plump, which made him feel awkward and weird even more. Ezekiel tried to drag her away from her shoulder, but got kicked out of the way and hit his head on the counter, leaving him to faint. She pushed him down to the floor, her mind filled with dirty thoughts and lust.

"ITS TIME FOR SOMETHING TO BE LOST, BOY!" As she reached down his chest first, slowly tearing it up using her fingernail.

"OY, WHAT'S GOING DOWN THERE!" A man shouted upstairs. The sound of the stairs is heard while a man started to go down until he reached the main area. His eyes still closed, thinking that he might have been awakened from the noise downstairs. He was only wearing a white shirt and black pants, a white hat, while carrying a white pillow with him. His skin is not too white nor too black, something that placed in between, a brownish-white color. He is also wearing white slippers and is scratching his chest. He opened his eyes to see a red haired guy unconscious next to the counter.

"Hey Miranna! Isn't that Master....." He looked at the scene that is happening in front of him. A lady on top of a guy with white hair and dark blue eyes, while laughing hysterically and just finished tearing his shirt apart.

"Now, let's start with the....." She fainted by her getting hit by a pillow so hard in the head.

"Bullseye" The guy said, blowing his hand like he just shot a gun and blew the smoke away.

"Thank....you...." Evan said, as his sight slowly turned black.

"oy oy oy OY!" The guy shouted.

He fainted.

>:T

"How come you never thought of that outcome?"

"I KNEW THAT THE OTHER SQUAD ALREADY TOOK CARE OF THAT"

"Well!" something pounded on what he thought was a table "BECAUSE OF YOU, THEY'RE DEAD!"

A blinding light then showed itself to him. He tried to block it with his arm or closed his eyes, but the light still found a way to be seen.

"Hurry, Evan" A cute voice said "Go to the Celestial Kingdom immediately".

The light started to shine brighter, no matter how hard he tried to block it, it was no use.

"Or else, you'll be too late".

He woke up.

>:T

"WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO OUR MASTER'S FRIEND" Someone shouted, a sound he thought he heard beneath.

"I'M SORRY OKAY!" Someone replied to the person, but he still don't know if its a boy or a girl.

"NO SORRY WILL EVER GET RID OF THE TRAUMA YOU PUT ON TO THE BOY!" The voice shouted again, this time, he knew it was a male.

He just woke up and people were already shouting downstairs. He moved and felt something soft on his head while his whole body is covered as well.

"What the....." He said, trying to remember the events that happened before his untimely faint. "The Scorpix. Person. Town. Ambush. Another inn. Innkeeper....." Then, he finally remembered the events, which made him rise from bed much more quicker. A squeaking sound came from the bed and the two people talking seemed to have heard it as they both felt silent.

"I see he is awake now" The man said to himself.

"Well, I'll make him feel better once he gets out of the room" He recognized as a girl voice, and he remembered that voice well. It made his face beet red and he covered himself in the blanket in embarassment. The morning light shone across the window, knowing that it was already morning.

After resolving himself over and over again, he finally found the courage to go inside to meet his saviour, and the criminal. He walked arose from bed, removing the blankets that covered his boy, and realized that he wore new clothes unlike the ones from last time. This time, he wore red tops and grey bottoms. He remembered his bag and looked for it. He saw his racksack was placed right in the corner, hanging at the hook in the wall.

"Did she.." He slapped himself with both hands softly "No, no, no, no, she wouldn't right?" He said to himself, fearing the other thing he thought in mind.

He walked to the door and grabbed the handle, giving himself courage to see and talk to the people beyond this door. Slowly but surely, he opened the door.

He has been greeted by two people sitting on chairs, facing each other on a round table. The one sitting on the left is the girl who forced her yesterday, and on the right was the guy who saved him getting his chastity stolen. The girl wearing pink clothes while the guy is wearing grey ones. Ezekiel is also there, sitting at the middle of the both of them, trying to calm them both down. He is wearing red clothes.

"Now, now, its time to stop shouting right?" He said, as he saw Evan going out of the room. "Well, if it isn't Evan?" He pointed on the chair on the opposite side of him "Take a seat". The guy and girl from yesterday looked at him. One with concern, and one with...He doesn't want too know. He walked and sit on the vacant chair, seeing a lot of food like bacon and eggs, grilled cheese, and a lot more, freshly cooked from the kitchen.

"Good morning Evan!" Miranna said, putting all the cheese flavored food on his side and afterwards, stared at him and spoke. "Now, I've heard from Ezekiel that you really liked cheese" Evan glared daggers at Ezekiel, while Ezekiel tried to say silently *I'm sorry*. "And so, most of the food served in here have cheese on them!"

"Thank you...Very much...." He said, weirded out on how there were so many food on the table that he liked. He silently said to Ezekiel *You d*** traitor*, which Miranna used as an opportunity.

"You want me to feed you?" She grabbed a knife, cut the sandwhich into cube bits, grabbed a fork, picked it, and slowly fed it to Evan.

"Now" She readied the fork to his mouth "Say ahhhh"

"Help. Me." He silently said to both of them, but they never answered, eager to watch him suffer.

While he waited for his suffering, a loud sound was heard. The two pulled their sleeves, and the guy who saved him read a message that hovered over his armband. He pulled down the sleeves again and looked at them, his face anxious and scared.

"Bad news, the horde is coming this way".