Adding Jonn to the roster didn’t take long at all, by the time they stepped out from the Adventurer’s Guild, every Guild was soon updated with the information that Jonn had joined Fate’s Golden.

  “ you track it?” Adam asked as they made their way to the main road, before veering off into the forest, heading towards the general area it was st spotted.

  “We will try,” Kitool replied, simply. “I have never seen one before.”

  Jurot nodded his head. “Its tracks may be obvious, though it could be fused for other creatures as rge as it.”

  “I realised it was a stupid question to ask,” Adam said. “I’ll keep that to myself ime.”

  “It is fine,” Kitool said. “You have pced your faith in us to plete our task, and we pce our faith in you to lead us.”

  Adam rubbed the side of his neck. “Yeah.”

  Suddenly, it felt as though the entire world was on his shoulder. This was the stro creature they would face to date.

  Other than the White Dragon, but that didn’t t since he had three Silver Rank Adventurers, all three of whom were Iyrmen or Iyrmen adjat, at his side.

  ‘I know I said I wao test out our strength, but I wasn’t this serious about it,’ Adam thought, gng at Jurot’s babsp;

  The Iyrman always walked with his head held high, his powerful back a sight of safety.

  Adam wondered if his back was the same.

  They spent hours within the forest, with Jurot and Kitool grunting to each other iongue.

  “Wolves.”

  “Daily?”

  “Yes.”

  “Around?”

  “Doubtful.”

  Each word tained a sentehat only the other person truly uood, as Adam couldn’t keep up with what they were saying.

  “We have not found its tracks,” Kitool eventually said.

  “We may not have reached the area it resides,” Jurot added.

  ‘Sounds like a bad omen…’ Adam recalled Sir Dorian, his face twitg into annoyance.

  “Adam?” Jaygak called, patting his back.

  “Right, sorry.” Adam cleared his throat, returning back to the present. “Let’s camp for the night?”

  “I will stay awake with Jonn,” Jurot said.

  “Alright,” Adam said, catg Jurot’s eyes, which said to leave it to him. Adam snapped his fingers, and an owl fluttered to a branch to the top of a tree. ‘Let me know if something dangerous approaches.’

  Omen: 2, 9

  “Here,” Kitool said.

  Jurot checked the tracks before catg her eyes, nodding at her.

  “So you’ve found it?” Adam asked.

  “Yes,” she said. “The tracks are only a few days old.”

  “Let’s find fresh tracks,” Jurot said.

  With that, the pair tio lead the group, with Dunes behind Jurot, Adam behind Kitool, and Jaygak and Jonn side by side.

  Eventually, Kitool and Jurot stopped the group, nodding to Adam.

  “Soon,” Jurot said.

  “Wait,” Dunes said. “The good Lady has blessed me with greater powers.”

  “Which spells?” Adam asked.

  “Sed Gate.”

  “Nice,” Adam said, smiling.

  “I cast Aid on Jurot, Kitool, and Jaygak.”

  Adam furrowed his brows. “Jurot doesn’t need Aid, you do. Don’t you worry about Jurot, he’s got me to aid him.”

  “As you wish,” Dunes said, dropping down to a knee and praying to Arya, before the three were finally filled with greater power.

  ‘Aid,’ Adam thought. ‘I should get that spell too. With how much Mana I have, I have it active ohree without much thought.’

  Eventually they followed the rge tracks, which were rger than even Adam’s by nearly double the size, and they soon could hear the sounds of something rge and lumbering.

  Jurot donned his shield, causing the rest to draw their own ons. Even Jonn, who was no longer an observer, drew his greatsword, the amulet at his chest filled with power.

  Battle OrderD20 + 1 = 15 (14)

  The tree in front of them shook violently before a rge creature then crashed against it, before it stepped forward to see the group of Adventurers waiting for it.

  It was a rge humanoid, almost twice as rge as Adam, with long and spindly arms and legs. It’s face was ugly, with a rge protruding nose, and a mouth which was almost wolfish, with teeth like daggers, and each hand was more like a set of swords. Its skin ale green, with darker warts and shrooms growing from its skin.

  The scratches from the splintering wood of the tree it had crashed into were slowly closing up as it roared at the Adventurers.

  “Oh good Lady, please grant us your blessing,” Dunes ted, half shuddering as he heard the roar of the creature. He raised his shield and sword, keeping them close to him, staring up at the creature as he peeked above his shield.

  Jonn, oher hand, was not quite so shy, as he charged in to fight the creature. Jonn’s bde cut into the creature’s arm as it tried to catch the bde in its hand, only for the bde to fsh with fire as it tore into it.

  Seeing the fmes, the rge creature screeched in pain, horror flickered within its eyes as Jonn cut into it.

  Warrior Spirit: 3 -> 2

  Attack (Fnking)D20 + 8 = 11 (3)D20 + 8 = 14 (6)Omen: 2, 9 -> 29 + 8 = 17Hit!1D6 + 2D6 + 5 + 3 = 19 (4)(3, 4)19 damage!

  Jonn was not the only Half Elf eager to fight, as Adam leapt beside the creature, plug a Thread of Fate in order to cut the creature deeply across its babsp;

  Kitool, who had been full of fear in front of this huge creature, inhaled deeply.

  Adam opened a rge wound across the creatures back, one which did not close due to the fire which had engulfed its arm.

  “See?” Adam said, gripping Lightsear tight in his hand. “You don’t need a on like mine when you have yics.”

  Jonn decided not to fire a retort, too busy engaged with their foe.

  Onward Soar: 1 -> 0

  Attack (Fnking)D20 + 8 = 13 (5)D20 + 8 = 16 (8)Hit!1D6 + 2D6 + 5 + 3 = 18 (1)(4, 5)18 damage!

  Jurot grit his teeth, his entire face turning a deep red as rage fuelled him. He leapt into the fray, his shield leading the charge, his fming axe brought up towards the sky. The creature turowards him, seeing the flickering fmes, eyes full of terror as not one, but two of its meals wielded a on with fire.

  The creature brought up an arm to protect itself, and Jurot’s axe cut it through, causing its arm to drop beside the Iyrman, who was crouched, his axe striking the ground from the might of his blow.

  Kitool, let out a soft exhale as Jaygak stepped beside her. However, as the Devilkin took her pce beside the other Iyrman, the woman disappeared.

  A shadow loomed over the terrified creature, one by the name of Kitool, whose Fate had been shifted, filled with the magic of Wahtu.

  With Seekerstaff gripped tightly within both hands, Kitoht her on down, smming it across the back of the vile creature’s head, shattering its skull, and sinking deep within its brains.

  If Jonn and Jurot did not have their fming ons, the creature would have been able to stand even after Kitool’s heavy blow, but as Kitool nded beside it, the creature dropped, uee.

  Victory!Troll+300XP

  Jaygak stared at Kitool, fused for a moment, but she smiled. “Good strike.”

  Kitool stared down at her Seekerstaff, w how she had mao strike so harshly. Her blow had been hard, harder than even Adam’s typical blow, and she had mao nd the st hit oroll.

  ‘I didn’t die?’ she thought.

  “Nice,” Adam said, sheathing his Lightsear. “Looks like I was worried for nothing.”

  Jurot threw Adam a look, a small smile on his lips.

  “I know, I know,” Adam said, patting the Iyrman against his powerful back. “There’s a reason why I accepted so easily.”

  Jurot dropped down to butcher the creature for proof, though took some of its body parts which would be useful for those who made certain potions.

  “You’re very strong, Jonn,” Adam said. “I didn’t expect you to be that strong.”

  “Is that a joke?” Jonn asked, staring at Adam. “You had defeated me previously, when I was not at my stro.”

  “Stro or not, I did beat you senseless,” Adam said, nodding his head. “Though I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about that Aura you give off, the one which empowers our attacks.”

  Jonn nodded his head slowly. “Even Oathbreakers have their own power.”

  Adam nodded his head.

  “A power which is unsightly,” Dunes said.

  “Rex, Dunes,” Adam said. “Unsightly or not, it helped us out.”

  Dunes frowned. “We should be careful keeping him with us. I kept my tongue before, but I hope that you don’t fet what he is.”

  “And what is he?” Adam asked. “A bastard Half Elf? Last time I checked, that Dwarven friend of yours isn’t about, so don’t go talking shit about our pointy ears.”

  “No,” Dunes said. “That wasn’t what I was talking about. I meant the fact he was an Oathbreaker.”

  “I know, I’m just pulling y.” Adam chuckled. “I uand you might not like him, but we ’t deny how easy this was because of him. I haven’t fotten what he is, and how he’s already broken his word to me before. That’s why Jurot is keeping an eye on him wheake watches, and why I’ll be cutting him down if he betrays us.”

  Duared at Adam. “I will assist you if you o cut him down.”

  “I appreciate the help,” Adam said.

  “You keep talking about how much you distrust me,” Jonn said. “Are you sure you should be saying sht in front of me?”

  “It should be obvious, right? We don’t trust you, that’s why we keep an eye on you. You don’t trust me, that’s why you keep an eye on me.” Adam raised his brows, smiling like one smug bastard towards the other Half Elf. “e on, Jonn. If yoing to keep saying stupid stuff like that, I might have to kick you out of our party.”

  Jonn narrowed his eyes.

  They finally returo town, and with the gate fee paid, they quickly retreated to the Adventurer’s Guild.

  “You all slew the Troll?” the Guild Worker asked. Their eyes caught sight of the three Iyrmen and then Jonn. “Right, of course you did. Well done.”

  Quest plete: Troll HuntingXP Gained: +150XP: 4220 -> 4370Currency Gained: +37GP, +5SP

  “Since you’re a member of this party, that means you o uand a few things. First, I’m the leader. Sed, you o pay into the Party Funds too. I expect a minimum of oh, but one fifth is probably best. We did start off with a certain pertage, but so far everyone’s been putting in a det k.”

  “Uood,” Jonn said. He had o deny it, sihis was the first step between building a proper retionship between one another.

  “I should probably make some more…” Adam g Jonn. “Nevermind.”

  Jonn remained silent, w what Adam was about to say.

  ‘Now that I think about it, we have enough Health Potions. We probably don’t need any more…’

  “We should do that,” Jurot said.

  “That?” Adam asked.

  “That thing,” Jurot stated, staring at the Half Elf.

  “Right, you mean that thing,” Adam said, as though he uood what Jurot was saying. ‘What are you talking about?’

  Jurot led the group out of the Adventurer’s Guild and through the town. Adam and Jonn always wore their helmets, or kept their hoods up when walking about, sidering they were still iral Aldnd.

  It was then Adam smelt the fresh smell of…

  “Oh,” Adam said. “That thing!”

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