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32. The Sailor And The Odyssey

  Ohohoho!

  Good day, unto you dear, reader, good day indeed...

  Why...

  I suppose it finds itself to be a Friday...

  Yes...

  And of it...

  Tis the very end of the week, I would say...

  Why...

  The very children do find themselves glad to dance among the very lilies...

  Yes...

  Even so, do the mothers of the lands find themselves verily happy to see the return of their children...

  Yes...

  The very dance betwixt child and parent...

  Yes....

  Why...

  Tis one of the very strange mysteries of mankind, I should say...

  Do tell, dear reader...

  Of what do you imagine the very relationship between a parent and a child?

  Hmmm?

  Why...

  Of course...

  Twould be strange to disagree with such...

  Why...

  Even so do many a parent know of this...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Do many a child...

  Nay...

  Do all that have once been children...

  Need the utter sustenance of their parents...

  Yes...

  Be it material, or even...

  How you say...

  To the heart...

  Yes...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Tis the very nature of humanity...

  Yes...

  Why...

  Tis as a very spring...

  Indeed...

  Even so as the very waters may find themselves bursting forth...

  Why...

  Do they find themselves returning from whence they came...

  Yes...

  Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...

  Does humanity find itself to be quite fascinating...

  Hmmm?

  Why...

  I simply meant to state of the very mystery of humanity...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Tis as an ever flowing spring...

  Yes...

  And thereof...

  Why...

  I suppose it is something that deserves a much larger discussion...

  Yes...

  And thereof, indeed...

  I suppose I shall wait yet another day to proceed...

  Yes...

  And of it...

  Tis good that I shall ask...

  How do you find yourself this glorious morn, dear reader?

  Hmmm?

  Quite cold?

  Yet again?

  Hmmm?

  Getting warmer?

  Oh...

  Tis good news I should say...

  Yes...

  Do find yourself a warm blanket even of...

  For...

  Indeed...

  It remains good that you shall find yourself healthy...

  Yes...

  And even so...

  Do feel no fear in merely getting along among the very...

  How you say...

  Fruit of the earth...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Tis the very world of which you live...

  And of it...

  Dare I say...

  Twould be a shame for you to merely fear it...

  And of it...

  Why...

  Even so as I would say...

  Tis a strange thing...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Does mankind find itself growing in strength...

  When faced with the very adversity of life...

  Yes...

  Truly, I say...

  Fear not the world...

  Nay...

  Even so...

  Embrace it...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Tis fully yours to conquer...

  Yes...

  And of it...

  Indeed...

  Tarry not...

  Yes...

  Well...

  I suppose I may as well find myself getting along...

  Yes...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Tis many a word to speak of, I must say...

  Yes...

  And to begin this tale...

  Why...

  I do believe I shall merely begin with the very telling of Jake's tale...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Hmmm...

  Wait...

  No...

  Why...

  Tis my folly...

  I did indeed misspeak...

  Yes...

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  And thereof...

  Indeed...

  Shall I merely begin from whence I left off...

  Yes...

  And of it...

  Indeed...

  Twould begin from the very point in battle...

  Yes...

  And of it...

  Why...

  I suppose you remember well...

  Yes...

  Why...

  Twas many a building razing to the ground...

  Even so, a flame, animating the shadows of the very warriors that stood upon the battle...

  And of them...

  Why...

  Indeed...

  I do believe you do remember...

  Yes...

  Why...

  Twas Sir Mendel of the Knights order...

  Even so was there Sir Terrence...

  Yes...

  Also, were there two shinobi...

  And of them, twas the very sort that would resort to magics...

  Nay...

  Even so, found themselves well versed of them...

  Yes...

  And...

  Why...

  I suppose you did take notice of my very avoiding the mentioning of him...

  And of it...

  Why...

  Tis Jake Phyr...

  Yes...

  The very grand lad of whom this literature finds itself...

  Yes...

  And of him...

  Why...

  He did indeed merely shortly arrive....

  Yes...

  And of it...

  Indeed...

  Did he make short work of the very shinobi...

  Yes...

  Why...

  The very shinobi by the name of Kyle Hessenger did find himself fallen upon a wall...

  His very body in agony many would fail to imagine...

  As for the man by the name of Fin Hessenger...

  Why...

  His very body found itself under the foot of...

  Yes...

  Jake Phyr...

  For...

  Indeed...

  His very foot was laid upon his chest...

  Yes...

  And of it...

  Indeed...

  Had he merely uttered the words...

  "Yield"...

  Yes...

  However...

  Even so as I may continue...

  Why...

  I suppose I may take a moment or so to merely...

  Take a look upon the very thoughts of the Knights that did look upon him for...

  Mendel: (thinking: Who is this... lad...?)

  Indeed...

  Twas a great shock to the very Knight...

  Yes...

  As for Sir Terrence...

  Terrence: (thinking: Sir Jake...)

  Indeed...

  Did he maintain his very reverence for the Knight...

  Hmmm?

  How so does Sir Mendel fail to know him?

  Why...

  Tis the very burden of those who find themselves upon the very occupation...

  That of...

  Border patrol...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Did he merely find himself never once meeting Jake...

  Yes...

  And of it...

  Truly, I say...

  Mendel: (thinking: I.... I must know...)

  Indeed...

  Twas a majesty of things truly...

  Why...

  Terrence: (thinking: Tis good that he found himself here...)

  Yes...

  Did the very Knight by the name of Terrence Bauer find himself glad of his arrival...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Twas of him...

  That the very shinobi found themselves upon their feet...

  Yes...

  Nay...

  Upon their knees...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Was the man by the name of Kyle Hessenger broken and beaten upon the very ground...

  Yes...

  Why...

  He did find himself as they would say...

  Fallen...

  Yes...

  Even so not dead, I would say...

  And...

  As for Fin Hessenger...

  Why...

  Did the man named as so find himself underneath the foot of the great Jake Phyr...

  And thereof...

  Indeed...

  Did he indeed contemplate his very situation...

  Yes...

  For...

  Indeed...

  This mere child...

  Nay...

  This child who remained a mere lad...

  Indeed...

  Had found himself upon him...

  With nary a thought to trouble...

  Yes...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Twas a quick defeat...

  However...

  Twas many more a thing to the lad...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Jake did indeed utter the words...

  "Yield"...

  And of it...

  Why...

  I suppose I should say this...

  Yes...

  Dear reader...

  Do you find yourself of a...

  Hmmm...

  How you say...

  Family?

  Hmmm...

  Well....

  I suppose the very term shall have to suffice for now...

  Yes...

  Hmmm...

  Nay...

  Mayhaps a proper word would be...

  Countryman...

  Yes...

  Hmmm...

  Well...

  I suppose tis far too little to explain the very thing...

  Yes...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Twas the very thing of Fin Hessenger...

  Yes...

  Why...

  I suppose I shall refer to it as countryman's pride...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Tis in the very nature of the man...

  Well, I suppose I may say this...

  Dear reader...

  Have you ever once heard of...

  How you say...

  Family pride?

  Well...

  I suppose I may well dabble on the matter...

  Yes...

  For...

  Well....

  Tis a long tale really...

  However, I shall give it my very best...

  And of it...

  I shall start with the very Knights...

  Yes...

  For, indeed...

  Do the Knights find themselves with pride and honour...

  Yes...

  Why...

  Do many a great man and woman find themselves of such....

  However...

  Twould be a mere lie...

  To state that even so as the shinobi are not prone to honor...

  That...

  Indeed...

  Their pride is lacking...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Even so as a mere mortal may find himself of pride in belief...

  Yes...

  Is it not merely to the very Knights...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Tis a mere thing of humanity...

  Of Knights and of shinobi...

  To be proud of who they are...

  Yes...

  Tis in a strong man to be proud...

  Yes...

  And of it...

  Why...

  Did Fin Hessenger...

  Even so as he found himself buried under the clasp of defeat...

  Fin: Never!

  Did he simply refuse to even so as surrender...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Tis true...

  That shinobi despise Knights...

  Even so as to never submit to one...

  Nay...

  To even risk harm...

  Yes...

  For...

  Indeed, dear reader...

  Tis pride...

  Yes...

  Tis pride...

  And of it...

  Yes...

  Does a great man have many a value...

  And of one...

  Indeed...

  Would the man by the name of Fin Hessenger...

  Simply refuse to submit to this Knight...

  Yes...

  However...

  Well...

  Twas not the very end of this tale...

  Yes...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Even as his very face lfted itself up to speak...

  Why...

  Did Jake's very foot slowly lift itself upon his chest...

  Yes...

  It did so by a very inch...

  Nay...

  Mayhaps two...

  And of it...

  Was his very foot soon hanging merely a short distance from his chest...

  And thereof...

  Why...

  Did Jake soon stomp upon his very chest...

  Yes...

  Twas a mighty stomp, I must add...

  For...

  It managed to send a very tremor upon the earth...

  Yes...

  A tremor that shook the very ground...

  Nay...

  Even the very ground upon which Sir Mendel and Sir Terrence found themselves...

  Terrence: (thinking: Sir Jake!)

  Mendel: (thinking: Tch... the... General's stomp?)

  Shaking under his very foot...

  And as for the man by the name of Fin Hessenger...

  Why...

  Even so as it was his pride...

  And of so...

  Was he merely unwilling to submit to one he so utterly despised...

  Was he there and then...

  Even in his pride...

  Utterly defeated...

  Yes...

  Why...

  Tis a strange thing, I must say...

  Human pride...

  For...

  Even as it was his pride...

  Was it...

  Hmmm...

  Well, I suppose I shall elucidate upon that later...

  Yes...

  Speaking of...

  Did the body of the man of the name of Fin Hessenger soon find itself bloodied and beaten...

  Why...

  His very chest bore wounds...

  And of his state...

  Indeed...

  Did blood come gushing out of his very mouth...

  Yes...

  Blood that he did spit out...

  Even as Jake did simply...

  Quietly...

  Watch him...

  Yes...

  Tis pride, dear reader...

  Tis pride...

  Yes...

  For...

  Tis in a shinobi...

  To never utter a word of submission to a Knight...

  Yes...

  Well...

  I suppose I shall have to give a better elucidation of such upon another time...

  Yes...

  And of that...

  Why...

  Of course...

  We shall continue...

  Yes...

  Ahem...

  Twas even as the shinobi did spit blood that he did once more consider the great strength of his opponent...

  Yes...

  Why...

  Tis a thing of battle...

  For...

  Even as a foe may find himself carrying himself upon the whims of battle...

  Tis a strange thing for one...

  Why...

  Tis normal to understand the very strengths of one's quarry...

  Yes...

  But of that, I say...

  Tis a terrifying thing...

  When such a quarry, is what one may refer to as...

  A monster...

  Yes...

  Hmmm?

  Why...

  I suppose I shall tell a short tale...

  Yes...

  Hmmm?

  Oh, worry not...

  Shan't take long, I say...

  Why...

  Tis the tale of The Sailor And The Odyssey...

  Yes...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Tis a grand tale, I must say...

  Hmmm?

  Oh, pish posh...

  Shan't take long...

  Now then...

  I shall begin...

  There was once upon a time...

  Time, time time...

  A brave adventurer...

  Yes...

  One who himself had crossed the many seas...

  For...

  He did find himself to be a seafarer...

  And of that...

  Why...

  Was his very nation quite proud of him...

  Why...

  The very lot of children would gather around to hear of his tales...

  Even so...

  Would adults draw to him in very admiration of his greatness...

  For, indeed...

  He did find himself to be a capable one...

  Yes...

  And of this capability...

  Why...

  Did his very reputation grow...

  Yes...

  And, indeed...

  Tis as all things that grow...

  Did he soon discover new heights...

  Yes...

  And of these heights...

  Why...

  Did a great man once upon a time find himself upon his door...

  Of a query...

  Yes...

  An query...

  And of it...

  Indeed...

  Would this very man have to travel to lands never before seen...

  Yes...

  Lands of which mankind had never before witnessed...

  And of it...

  Indeed...

  Lands from which nary a sailor had ever found himself returning...

  Yes...

  And of that...

  Why...

  There were many a teary goodbye...

  Yes...

  Many a child and adult did find themselves racing towards him...

  In the very hopes that he would surrender this dangerous challenge...

  However...

  Why...

  Twas pride...

  Yes...

  Hmmm...

  Why, I really should get upon that...

  Well...

  Tis for another time...

  Thereof, however...

  Shall I continue...

  Yes...

  The very adventurer soon found himself leaving his nation...

  And soon after...

  Trapped in the very bathings of the seas...

  The very battles of monsters...

  And of it...

  Why...

  Twas many a day a peril endured...

  Yes...

  However...

  He did indeed succeed in his quest...

  Yes...

  A truly marvelous tale, I must say...

  However...

  Indeed...

  Tis not the very end of the tale...

  For, even so as he did find himself returning...

  Did he have this to say...

  "Why, twas not even that hard. It is so that my adventures may have been many a time harder than this."

  For...

  Indeed...

  He did soon say...

  "Why, I can imagine at least five adventures more daring than this."

  Yes...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Twas not all that hard for him...

  Why...

  It did indeed shock the very villagers...

  Nay...

  Even so the very children...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Twas a place even so foreboding as a very death trap...

  Even so...

  Did it find itself to merely be...

  How you say...

  Unworthy of mention amongst his very travels...

  Yes...

  And of it, dear reader, truly I say...

  What does create a monster...

  Even so as a beast unknown to the very village around it...

  Is...

  Indeed...

  The uncertainty...

  For...

  Truly, I say...

  Tis a strange thing truly...

  For...

  Indeed...

  For...

  Even so as a man fails to perceive it...

  Nay...

  Fails to understand it...

  Indeed...

  Does it become...

  A monster...

  Yes...

  And of it...

  Why...

  Was Jake Phyr...

  A mere youth growing in his days...

  Even as a formidable opponent...

  Indeed...

  A monster...

  Yes...

  For...

  Even so as Fin Hessenger had battled many a foe...

  Yes...

  Twas his very first time...

  To find himself so caught up by his very own juniors...

  Nay...

  Even so by one much younger...

  Yes...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Twas Jake Phyr...

  Even stronger than the Knights before him...

  A monster...

  Yes...

  Tis a good lesson to learn, I must say...

  Well...

  I suppose I shall...

  Hmmm?

  Oh dear...

  Twould appear I have little time left...

  Hmmm...

  Oh my...

  Yet again, I say...

  Twould seem the tale did indeed take longer than I thought...

  Tis my fault dear reader...

  Truly, I say...

  Why...

  Tis merely a habit of mine...

  Yes...

  I do enjoy little stories here and there...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Tis the very artistry of life...

  Yes...

  Why...

  Tis a curious thing about humans...

  Yes...

  Hmmm?

  Well...

  Tis a question really...

  However...

  As one would say...

  Wherefore does a man learn to tell a tale?

  For...

  Indeed...

  To merely teach of hearsay is quiet easy...

  However...

  To speak of things and imaginations...

  Why...

  Tis a strange thing, I must say...

  Yes...

  Well...

  I suppose I shall have taken enough time for now...

  Hmmm?

  A teaser?

  Why...

  Tis a smashing idea of the sort...

  Yes...

  Why...

  The very idea does indeed fill me with joy...

  Yes...

  Now then...

  Let us see...

  Ah...

  Yes...

  Allow me to begin...

  Ahem...

  In the very blazes of the destruction...

  Does the boy by the name of Jake Phyr...

  Find himself in conversation with the two Knights...

  Yes...

  Tis a short conversation, however...

  For...

  Indeed...

  Tis soon after...

  That the very lad carries himself upon his very feet...

  And travels many a mile...

  Yes...

  And at a speed unbeknownst to many a racer...

  Yes....

  Tis the teaser, dear reader...

  Tis the teaser indeed...

  For...

  Yes...

  Even so as the battle has ended...

  Why...

  Hmmmm?

  Of course, dear reader...

  Of course...

  For...

  Indeed...

  There does remain but two Hessengers....

  Yes...

  And thereof...

  Why...

  They find themselves to be Jon and their leader, Vance Hessenger...

  Yes...

  The very lot, I say...

  And of them...

  Indeed...

  Tis with them that the very battle shall end....

  Indeed, dear reader, indeed...

  For...

  Tis as many a great warrior shall say...

  Time and time only...

  Shall tell of the test...

  Yes...

  Well...

  Tis all for today...

  Indeed...

  Do find yourself at rest, dear reader...

  Tis not wise...

  To frequently bother yourself with the troubles of life...

  And of them...

  Why...

  Do find yourself at ease...

  Yes...

  And of that...

  A good day to you, dear reader...

  A good day indeed...

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