Chapter 23: Bom's POV — Daggermire Town
We were walking for about fifteen minutes when we spotted flickering lights ahead. A town.
Regis : " Faye, put your hoods up. Hector, Clavis, Bob—don't say the word 'king' once we're inside," he warned. "Here, we're not royalty. We're assassins."
Everyone nodded.
"Let's go."
We entered the town like the chaotic, mismatched team we were. imaginary Applause? Obviously reserved for me. I'm the handsome one.
Bob contorted his face like he was possessed. Faye struck a dramatic kick pose. Regis, Clavis, and Hector walked like they were heading into war.
Me? I twirled, turned, and walked like a supermodel with a dangerous past. My eyes gleamed red and irresistible.
One of the villagers shouted out—( he was ugly, by the way let's be honest )—"Who are these clowns?!"
Regis stepped forward, ready to introduce us, but I beat him to it. No way I'm letting him act like the leader.
"We are... the Bok-Bok Clan!"
Silence.
Everyone stared.
Then all the villagers burst out laughing.
One villager squinted. "He's a funny one huh ."
Another one said " He said Bok Bok ! "
Another chimed in, mocking, "You're monster hunters? Killers? Witches?"
I grinned. "Half-monster, half-human," I said, pointing at myself, then Faye. The crowd murmured in awe.
I gestured toward Hector. "The Iceberg."
"Iceberg?" villagers repeated.
Thats clear why ! , he is always serious and cold ...
Then to Clavis. "The Heart Assassin."
Somewhere, Zera probably blushed involuntarily.
I pointed to bob " He is half troll ! "
Bob shouted, "And I get the half-troll?!"
Faye kicked him. Deserved.
Then came Regis. I hesitated. What to call him? Royal Disaster? King of Crying?
"And this," I said proudly, "is a...—King!"
Regis blinked. Shock. Horror. Silence.
"king ?? " a villager said in rage .
"King Killer " I mean .
"Killer, huh?" a villager nodded. "Respect."
Regis forced a smile like someone just told him chickens were extinct ( Its will be a horror movie for me ...)
"You want to stay the night?" one villager asked.
"Yes," I replied.
"There's a tavern. It's usually empty. No guests come here. Or if they do... we eat them."
Faye gulped.
Bob turned ghost white.
Behind us, a man screamed as another dragged him by the hair and smashed his head into the ground.
Faye whispered, "Should we save him?"
Bob muttered, "Shut up or we'll need someone to save us next."
The villagers let us inside the tavern.
It was a nightmare.
The walls were covered in faded red stains—blood or paint, no one knew. Candles flickered on warped wood. Taxidermy of unidentifiable creatures hung from the walls. The floor creaked with every step like it hadn't seen joy in a century.
Bob clung to Faye. Faye clung to Bob.
I noticed even Regis, Hector, and Clavis had tension in their eyes.
I turned to them, my usual smirk cracking just a bit.
"So," I said. "This night might actually be our last ."
Fade to black.