Ohohoho!
Good morrow unto you dear reader, good morrow indeed...
Why...
Tis a glorious morn, I must say...
Hmmm?
Why...
Tis because of Jake Phyr...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
Tis finally time that I may narrate of him...
Yes...
Why...
It has been quite a while I must say...
Yes...
Well...
I suppose I may as well simply get started...
Yes...
And...
Oh dear...
Do tell, dear reader...
Twould seem I have forgotten to ask...
Yes...
Do tell, dear reader...
How do you find yourself this morning?
Hmmm...
Foggy?
Oh dear...
Do find yourself a nice place to keep yourself...
Yes...
Why...
The very sun shall soon do away with it I'm sure...
Yes...
And of it...
Truly, I say...
Do lack shame in merely...
How you say...
Taking it easy...
Yes...
Hmmm?
Something to do, you say...
Hmmm?
Oh dear...
Quite the busy life you lead...
You say...
Every day of the week you say...
Hmmm?
Why...
Tis quite a bother, I must say...
Hmmm?
Well...
I suppose you do at least have the weekend...
Yes...
Truly, I say, dear reader...
Tis a good thing for humans to merely...
Take it easy...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
Mayhaps it would be best for me to...
How you say...
Suggest something unto you...
For...
Indeed...
Twould be better for you to take of this chapter with...
Yes...
A well rested mind...
For...
Indeed...
This riveting chapter shall indeed cause great palpitations within you...
Yes...
Hmmm?
Ohohoho!
We shall see, dear reader...
Indeed...
We shall see...
For...
Indeed...
Truly, I say...
Why...
Even with my very own heart do I say...
Indeed...
Tis finally time...
Yes...
Finally time to introduce you...
Dear reader...
To the boy...
Yes...
And oh what a lad...
What a great lad indeed...
What a grand lad indeed...
Tis the boy...
Yes...
The boy by the name of Jake Phyr...
Indeed...
And of it...
Why...
I suppose I shall set the scene...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
This very day do I find...
Was quite special to him...
Why...
Twas special to me also...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed, dear reader...
Why...
I could dawdle on and on about it really...
Yes...
However...
I do suppose...
Indeed...
That it is true...
For...
Yes...
Tis a story...
And of it...
As they say...
Why...
As even I would say...
Every story starts somewhere...
And of it...
At times....
With a story of its own...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
I shall keep you waiting no longer...
Why...
I may even as so simply start...
Yes...
However...
As they say...
Tis often better...
To...
Indeed...
Allow things take their course...
Yes...
As even a mere herb may find itself maturing into a great forest...
Yes...
Even as a young man may...
Why...
After many years of trouble and tussle...
Find himself a great warrior...
Indeed...
Even after all that...
Indeed...
Even as these great things do occur...
Would the very beginnings require time...
Yes...
Time, I say...
For...
Indeed...
When a thing grows beautifully...
Indeed...
Is its very eloquence refined...
And of that...
Indeed...
Is its very grandeur realised...
Yes...
Tis a glorious thing, I must say...
Indeed...
Tis a truly glorious thing...
And of it...
Of course...
Is its very splendor true...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
May I finally narrate to you...
The boy by the name of Jake Phyr...
Yes...
And thereof...
Shall I begin...
Yes...
And thereof...
Indeed...
I shall set the scene...
Yes!
Now then...
To fully narrate this tale...
I shall have to take your eyes elsewhere, dear reader...
Yes...
Away from the heroic acts of Sir Jebediah Morningstone...
Yes...
Even from the battle with the mighty Jason Hessenger...
Yes...
Even so from such, must my tale take itself from...
Yes...
Indeed...
Why...
It shall take us from battles of victory for the Knights...
To...
Indeed...
'Twill take us to a battle...
Yes...
A very battle...
Indeed...
In which the Knights of Vesturia...
Proved not victorious...
Yes...
A pity, I must say...
Hmmm?
Oh...
Nay...
'Twould have nothing to do with Jake Phyr...
Why...
'Twould be them that he would rescue...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
Shall I begin...
Ahem...
Now then...
The tale I am about to tell you is of the nation of Vesturia...
And of it...
Yes...
Tis a nation of Knights...
And of such...
Indeed...
Are the very Knights capable...
Why...
They find themselves able to do battle with many a threat...
Yes...
Why...
Be it warriors armed with bows...
Beasts with the breath of fire...
Nay...
Even nations with powers one may say...
Why...
Tis a mere coin flip...
Nay...
Tis mere imagination...
Yes...
Even against such...
Do the Knights of Vesturia find themselves strong...
Indeed...
Why...
Tis true...
The Knights of Vesturia find themselves strong indeed...
Yes...
And of it, my dear reader...
May I say...
Tis often true...
That...
Even as one may battle against the winds...
Tis also true...
That even as one may indeed succeed...
Why...
Tis true that he may not be the only one...
Yes...
For...
Indeed, dear reader, indeed...
Be not deceived...
For...
Many a man upon this very world...
Find themselves in battle...
And of it...
Be never deceived...
For...
Even in your very hardest battles...
Be wary...
Yes...
For many a man battle as well...
And of such...
Knight: Gaaaah!
Name: Mendel Nelson
Age: 33
Description: He finds himself to be a man of a muscular build, yes...
Occupation: Knight, border patrol, of the rank C
Weapon of choice: Spear
Threat level: C
Fact: Why... Tis his very first day back from many months along the border. And of it, indeed, he finds himself once again in the folds of battle. Truly, a man I say. Truly, a man amongst men.
Indeed...
Knight: Guhhh!
Name: Terrence Bauer
Age: 26
Description: Yes... yet another man of a muscular build, I would say...
Occupation: Knight, city patrol, of the rank D
Weapon of choice: Single sword
Threat level: D
Fact: Why... Even as he is not the strongest the Knight's order, even so, he finds himself here. Truly, I say... Yet another man amongst men. Yes....
Did two Knights find themselves blown away by an impeccable attack...
And the origin thereof...
Why...
Twas the very shinobi...
Yes...
Why...
Kyle: Find yourselves far from us, Knights of Vesturia!
Fin: Indeed!
Yes...
Twas the very shinobi, Fin and Kyle Hessenger...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
The very pair were rummaging upon the abandoned belongings when and where the Knights did
Indeed come upon them...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
Did a battle start...
However...
Terrence: They are... too strong...
Mendel: Tch...
Yes...
Did the very Knights, even so as they refused to surrender...
Fail to subdue their opponents...
Yes...
Truly, I say...
Fin: Dear brother, shall we add upon them yet another spell...?
Kyle: Indeed...
Was it a shock to the Knights...
For...
Indeed...
Twas a spell that blew the Knights back...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
Twas a terrible attack...
Yes...
Even so as the Knights returned to their feet...
Terrence: Wherefore do they...
Mendel: Silence yourself!
Terrence: Hmph.
Yes...
Even as Sir Mendel's eyes readied themselves towards their very foe...
Yes...
Even as Sir Terrence's eyes looked about...
Unsure of his survival...
Indeed...
Twas in their minds...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
How so would a man of Vesturia...
Nay...
A man of Vanamour...
Nay...
Even so a man of any land perceive it...
For...
Indeed...
Twas the very thing...
A shinobi...
And yet a practitioner in magic...
Truly, I say...
Twas a horrid thing...
Yes...
Truly...
A thing yet unimaginable...
Even so by the very Knights who sought to slay them...
Yes...
And of it...
Kyle: Shall we once again use the incantation?
Fin: Indeed, brother. Indeed.
Yes...
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Were the very shinobi...
How you say...
Raring to go...
Yes...
For...
Fin: We shall finish them off and tarry here no longer.
Kyle: Indeed!
Yes...
The very pair were of the mind to flee...
Yes...
A wise decision, I may add...
Yes...
Dear reader...
Do find yourself wary...
If and so...
You ever so happen to find yourself...
How you say...
Unsure of your environment...
Yes...
Do feel no shame...
In being quick to flee...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
Tis a dangerous thing...
To merely tarry in enemy territory...
Yes...
To merely tarry...
Where your enemy knows better...
Yes...
Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...
And of it...
Mendel: They ready it again.
Terrence: Hmph!
Yes...
Were the Knights of the mind...
Mendel: Brother, what is your name?
Terrence: Uh... Sir Terrence....
Indeed...
Mendel: Listen closely...
For...
Indeed...
Were the Knights simply...
Not of those who would simply draw back against the enemy...
Yes...
And of it...
Mendel: Twould seem that our enemy is prone to longer ranged attacks...
Terrence: I see...
Mendel: Therefore, we shall have to close their distance...
Terrence: Indeed...
Did the Knights speak amongst themselves as well....
However...
Kyle: They speak among themselves....
Fin: Hmph!
Indeed...
Were the shinobi even the wiser...
And of it...
Mendel: We shall end this quickly...
Yes...
Terrence: Sir?
Did the very man stand upon his feet...
Mendel: Indeed.
Even so, did Sir Terrence as well arise...
Terrence: I see...
Yes...
Twas as such...
Mendel: You shall strike first...
Terrence: Sir!
Yes...
Why...
Sir Terrence was, how you say...
Intimidated by the mighty task laying in front of them...
Mendel: Indeed.
For...
Well, I suppose it lacks saying...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
The very Knights did find themselves upon their backfoot...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
These shinobi were far more...
Far more, than the very men could have imagined...
Yes...
And thereof...
Mendel: You shall charge headlong...
Terrence: Sir!
Yes...
Mendel: And I shall find myself behind you...
Indeed...
Twas hat one may refer to as a...
How you say...
Questionable ideal...
Yes...
Speaking of...
Fin: They speak to each other...
Kyle: Very well then. Let us...
Indeed...
Did the very shinobi as well find themselves prepared for battle...
Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...
And of it...
Indeed...
Without even so much as a warning...
Yes...
Even so...
Mere seconds later...
Did Sir Terrence find himself charging directly at his foes...
Kyle: He comes!
And of that...
Indeed...
Fin: Come, Knight!
Yes...
Were the very shinobi prepared...
Yes...
Even so, as the Knight...
With footsteps tearing apart the very ground...
Closed the distance...
Did the shinobi find themselves well ready to strike...
However...
Even as he was merely within striking distance...
Yes...
Terrence: Sir!
Indeed...
Did Sir Mendel suddenly speed up from behind him...
For...
Indeed...
He did find himself right behind him...
Yes...
And of it..
Indeed...
Did Sir Mendel take the lead...
Even as Sir Terrence found himself turning away to the side...
Yes...
Twas a truly mighty sight, I would say...
For...
Indeed...
Twas Sir Mendel's plan...
Seeing as...
Earlier...
Mendel: You shall charge upon them, at full force, with your blade drawn.
And as he prepared his very spear...
Terrence: Sir?
Mendel: And even as such, I shall find myself behind you, crouching, and shall cleave at their necks...
Yes...
Indeed...
Twas his very plan to end things quickly...
As he said before...
Indeed...
And of it...
Why...
To use the very reach of a spear...
Even to add the shocking surprise of the sudden displacement of the shinobi's attention...
Truly, I say...
Tis a tactic among tactics...
Yes...
A tactic indeed...
And of such, may I say...
Dear reader...
Tis always good to remember...
Indeed...
Battle is battle...
And of such...
Yes...
Such may end in mere moments...
Nay...
Even such...
It may end even with the slightest of furls...
For...
Indeed...
Twas said...
A man is only as strong...
As the very weakest thing that may kill him...
Yes...
And of it...
Be it a mere blade...
Nay...
Even an arrow...
Indeed...
Find yourself ready, dear reader
Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...
And thereof...
Yes...
Did Sir Terrence flee the scene...
And even so...
Did Sir Mendel strike with his very spear...
However...
Kyle: Tch... (thinking: A trick...)
Fin: (thinking: Tis of no concern...)
Indeed...
Were even the very shinobi prepared...
Yes...
And of such, dear reader...
May I say...
Be not deceived...
For...
Shall your opponent have time to sharpen his blade...
Yes...
Be not deceived...
For...
Indeed...
Tis simply unlikely...
That an opponent would simply allow...
Such precious time to be wasted...
And of it...
Indeed...
Kyle: Now!
Yes...
Even as the very spear shaft found itself soon at the neck of Fin Hessenger...
Even as the very blade was mere inches away...
Indeed...
Did they speak...
Kyle and Fin: Incantation: Gale!
Indeed...
Did a powerful wave of...
Hmmm...
Why...
Twould be a mere disservice to describe it as such...
Well...
I suppose I may well state this...
For...
Indeed...
Tis magic...
Why...
Tis wind magic, I'll have you know...
And of that...
Indeed...
Tis a powerful one, truly...
Yes...
Why...
Twould require even two of the Hessengers to attempt such...
Indeed...
As for what it does indeed do...
Yes...
The incantation: Gale...
Finds itself classified among the many defensive spells among the wizards...
And thereof...
Indeed...
Is it a defensive...
Well...
I suppose you may refer to it as a defensive-offensive incantation...
For...
Indeed...
Even as a warrior may well use this spell...
Yes...
Tis a massive gale of wind that shall surround its user...
Yes...
And a violent one, may I say...
Why...
Tis a rare thing indeed...
That a man may manage to penetrate it...
Well...
I suppose that does indeed depend on the strength of the user...
Yes...
Indeed...
However...
Tis not all that comes of such...
For...
Yes...
Even as the spell does find its purpose in defense..
Indeed...
Does the very wind...
Well...
I suppose it does need even further elucidation...
Yes...
As the very gale of winds finds itself protecting the user...
It does also...
How you say...
Doom the attacker...
For...
Indeed...
Even as the very winds do defend the user...
Do they force the very attacker to remain close to the gale...
Yes...
Why...
They do push him even closer...
Indeed...
Truly, I say...
Mere moments from their quarry...
And even so...
Wholly incapable of even so much as landing a blow...
Why...
The very spell does indeed push the victim into itself...
Yes...
With a wind pushing from his quarry...
And another pushing towards...
Yes...
Quite the entertaining spell, I must say...
However...
Tis not the very end...
For...
Indeed...
Even as the spell does leave its victim in a...
How you say...
Unfurled state...
Truly, I say...
Is there yet another stage to...
Hmmm?
Time?
Already...
Oh dear...
Yet again...
Oh my...
Even so...
Now?
Hmmmm....
Well...
I suppose...
Tis a promise, as one may say...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
Tis merely as I said...
And of such...
Yes...
I shall be requiring your patience, dear reader...
Well...
I suppose I should yet again apologise...
For...
Indeed...
Yet again, I have failed you...
Yes...
However...
Nay...
It shall happen today...
Indeed...
And of such...
Truly, I say...
I do apologise...
Yes...
Do take a break if you so find yourself needing one...
Yes...
Even so...
Do feel un-necessitated...
To simply continue reading...
For...
Indeed...
Tis good to rest...
Yes...
And of it...
******
Indeed...
Shall we continue...
Yes...
Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...
I shall not fail you...
Yes...
Indeed...
I shall not fail...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
Where did I find my self stopping?
Ah... yes...
Why...
Twas the predicament of Sir Mendel...
Yes...
For...
Even so as he did find himself merely floating...
Suspended between the two winds...
Indeed...
Did...
The very gale...
Terrence: Sir!
Thereafter...
Explode...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
Did a powerful burst of wind send Sir Mendel flying back...
Terrence: Sir!
Yes...
Why...
Twas even further back than their very previous attack...
For...
Indeed...
Tis the incantation...
Gale...
Yes...
Truly, I say...
Tis a mighty magic of the wind...
Yes...
Hmm....
Well, moving along...
As Sir Mendel did find himself flying even further than before...
Yes...
Why...
He did indeed land upon the earth...
And of it...
Indeed...
Remaining even more injured than before...
Yes...
And thereof...
Terrence: Sir!
Did Sir Terrence find himself running towards his injured ally...
Truly, I say...
Tis a grand thing indeed to care for your comrades in battle...
Yes...
However...
Kyle: Shall we kill him?
Indeed...
Even as those words were spoken...
Even as Sir Terrence's feet did stomp upon the ground...
Indeed...
Were the words of the man by the name of Kyle Hessenger heard clearly...
And of such...
Yes...
Even as his running feet did slow...
Fin: Of course. Tis a Knight...
Did his heart slowly grow...
Encompassed by fear...
And of such...
Yes...
Did he soon turn to a halt...
Fin: ... And you know... Knights are often... perservering...
Yes...
And of that halt...
Indeed...
Twas fear...
Yes...
True fear...
Indeed...
Kyle: Agreed and well met, brother...
Yes...
Twas merely as so...
And of that...
Indeed...
Did Sir Terrence feel a fear upon his heart as never before...
Why...
Even so as...
Mendel: Flee, Sir Terrence. Flee...
Even so as the injured cries of his comrade sounded...
Indeed...
For...
Truly, I say...
Tis fear...
Why...
Tis a fascinating human emotion, I may say...
Yes...
Why...
Twas as though the very mind of him...
Yes...
Had already thought of it all...
Yes...
Why...
His very mind had already thought of it all...
Indeed...
For...
He had already perceived himself weaker than the Hessengers...
Yes...
Even so, had he perceived himself at a disadvantage...
Seeing as he was outnumbered...
And even so...
Why...
Twas his enemies...
For...
Indeed...
They found themselves to be shinobi...
Well versed in the arts of magic...
Yes...
Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...
Twas a truly fascinating ordeal in his mind...
Yes...
Why...
Twas as though his very fears...
Well...
I suppose...
Tis a conversation for another day...
Yes....
Hmmm?
You would like to know?
Oh...
Thank you, dear reader...
Tis truly a pleasure...
That you entertain me so...
Yes...
However...
Tis a conversation for another day, dare I say...
Why...
I suppose tis simply for...
I yet lack the...
How you say...
Colour...
To give mind to the feelings of his heart....
Yes...
Truly, I say...
Hmmm?
Oh...
Worry not, dear reader...
Indeed...
I shall come upon it...
Yes...
Truly, I say...
However...
For now...
We shall go on....
Yes...
Twas then that Kyle and Fin Hessenger did charge at their opponent...
Yes...
And they did even as shinobi do...
With the soft pitter patter of their feet...
Across the very ground upon which Sir Terrence's feet once lay...
Yes...
Why...
Twas of Sir Terrence's training...
And of the great Knight himself...
Even to hear such...
Yes...
And of that, did he hear everything...
Yes...
Even so as their feet did come upon the ground...
Even the increment of sound as they did come closer...
Yes...
Twas in that...
In all that...
Indeed...
That Sir Terrence did find himself frozen...
Yes...
Frozen in fear...
And of it...
Even so, as...
Mendel: Flee!
Indeed, his brother did call unto him to flee...
Even as such...
Indeed...
Had he no strength in his limbs...
Yes...
Twas the very last of him...
For...
Indeed...
Kyle: Incantation: Mist bomb.
And thereof...
Indeed...
Did the shinobi by the name of Kyle Hessenger...
Fire a strange grey orb at his foe...
Even so as he did run at him...
Yes...
Why...
Twas the incantation by the name...
Mist bomb...
And thereof, dear reader...
Truly, I say...
Tis a truly entertaining magic...
Yes...
Why...
Tis for its very origin...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
Tis a low level magic, may I say...
Yes...
A low level magic of the wind element as well....
Ohohoho...
And of its very effect...
Why...
Tis in the name...
For...
Even as the bomb does find itself landing...
Indeed...
It does create a cloud of mist...
Yes...
Even so where it lands, does it find itself...
Creating a cloud of mist...
And of it...
Indeed...
Does the victim fail to see....
Yes...
Quite the clever tactic, I may say...
Yes...
However...
Indeed...
The bomb finds itself, how you say...
Not quite strong...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
Tis merely comparable to the shinobi's smoke bomb...
Yes...
Indeed...
However, tis as I said, dear reader...
For...
Indeed...
Its very origin is quite fascinating....
Yes...
Why...
Twas created by the very Hessenger clan themselves...
Yes...
Even so as the shinobi found themselves...
Well...
I suppose the very history of the clan is a tall tale in and of itself...
Yes...
Hmmm?
Why...
Of course...
Tis a tale of shinobi...
Who, from their land...
Found themselves to the land of the wizards...
And thereof...
Why...
Tis said that they did indeed learn of the many magics there...
Yes...
And of such...
Indeed...
Tis a curious thing...
For...
Yes...
They did find themselves learning of their magics...
Yes...
Why...
They even went so far as to patent their very own...
Yes...
Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...
Do find yourself wary...
For...
Indeed...
Tis in a human to adapt to things...
Yes...
Even so...
Is it in him to adapt things...
Yes...
And of those things to be adapted...
Yes...
And of such...
Indeed...
Twas of such a tale that the very shinobi did learn magic...
Yes...
Why...
Twas of such...
That the Hessenger clan...
Did learn of their magics...
Yes...
Well...
I suppose that is enough for now...
Yes.
Well...
Moving along...
The very Hessenger did fire the attack...
And of it...
Why...
Did Sir Terrence find himself blinded...
Yes...
Indeed...
For even as the very blow did land upon his back...
Indeed...
Did his very sight...
Nay...
Was his entire body...
Suffered by a thick cloud of fog...
And thereof...
Terrence: (thinking: What!? What be this!? What....)
Yes...
Twas truly a terror to the young man...
Why...
He had little more to think of...
For...
Indeed...
Twas yet more to his ever growing terror...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
Tis not many a thing of this world...
That drive fear unto a man...
Than...
Indeed...
Blindness...
Yes...
And of it...
Why...
Twas the impeccable teamwork of Fin and Kyle Hessenger...
For...
Indeed...
Did Fin Hessenger...
Even as Kyle Hessenger fired his attack...
Without even as much as a word...
Nay...
Not even a gesture...
Did Fin Hessenger...
Yes...
As though of the same mind as his brother in arms...
Find himself rushing into the fray...
And of it...
Indeed...
He did kick of him...
Yes...
Why...
Twas a kick of both feet, I say...
For...
Indeed...
He did jump and land the pair of his feet upon his person...
And of it...
Indeed...
Even and also upon his very back...
Yes...
Was Sir Terrence sent flying aback....
Yes...
Why...
Even so...
Towards Sir Mendel...
Terrence: Gaaaaah!
Yes...
Twas a mighty kick, I must say...
And of it...
Indeed...
Even as he did land upon his stomach...
Yes...
Why...
Twas mere feet from Sir Mendel...
Yes...
Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...
Tis a terrible place...
To be struck as that upon your back...
Yes...
Mendel: Sir Terrence!
Even so as he did land upon the ground...
Was he in terrible agony...
Yes...
Terrence: Gaaaahhhh!
For...
Even then did he hold his back as he arose...
As for the shinobi...
Why...
Fin: Yes. Struck true!
Kyle: Indeed. A mighty effort, brother.
Why...
Were the very pair fully endowed in the joys of battle...
Yes...
And of it...
Why...
Even as they lay their eyes upon their fallen victims...
Why...
Kyle: Perhaps we shall simply end them both.
Fin: Indeed. Twould be best...
Yes...
Truly, I say...
Tis a thing of battle...
For...
Indeed...
Tis often better...
To leave no stone unturned...
For...
Indeed...
A dead opponent...
Tis one that shall fail to...
How you say...
Cause trouble...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
Did the very pair soon find themselves marching towards their quarry...
Yes...
Mendel: Sir Terrence...
However...
Even so...
Did Sir Melden find himself rising...
Yes...
Even so as his very body ached...
Mendel: Arise and ready yourself.
Yes...
However...
Twas so...
That Sir Terrence was in far too much agony for such...
Why...
Twas in this very pain that even he failed to leave the ground...
Squirming in agony...
Melden: Arise, Terrence! Arise!
Terrence: Gaaaaaahhhh!
As for the shinobi...
Kyle: Tshall be nothing...
Fin: Yes...
Did the very pair charge unto them...
Mendel: Sir Terrence! Arise!
As for the Knights...
Why...
Even as the shinobi did charge at them...
Did Sir Mendel hold his spear at the ready...
And, of Sir Terrence...
Why...
Even in his terrible pain...
Did he soon arise to his very feet...
A blade in his hand...
Even so as his very eyes struggled to focus upon his opponents...
And also...
Even as he remained an arm upon his back...
Yes...
Twas a truly perilous sight...
For...
Indeed...
Mendel: (thinking: Tch...)
As for Sir Terrence...
Terrence: (thinking: How... may I survive this?)
Yes...
Twas their very thoughts...
Indeed...
That they may soon find themselves defeated...
Nay...
That they may soon find themselves dead...
Yes...
Twas their very thought...
Indeed...
And of it...
Why...
Even so as the shinobi did close the gap...
As they say...
Even as the Knights...
Yes...
Even as the Knights did find themselves upon their last hopes...
Nay...
Their last stand...
Did...
Indeed...
Why...
I suppose it would be said...
Yes...
Even as the shinobi's feet sounded...
Yes...
The very soft sounds that did dare to emanate from their feet...
Yes...
Truly, I say...
Did there sound...
Yes...
Even and so...
Unto the ears of all those able...
Yes...
Unto the ears of both shinobi and Knight...
Indeed...
Yet another pitter patter of foot steps sound...
And of them...
Why...
They did find themselves to be terribly loud...
Well, in comparison with those of the shinobi, so to speak...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed, dear reader, indeed...
*****
Why...
Tis finally time, I say...
Indeed...
Tis finally time...
For...
Indeed...
Well...
I suppose...
Seeing as you find yourself quite unfoolish...
That...
Indeed...
Why...
I even managed to separate this section of the tale...
For...
Indeed...
Tis a special occasion...
Yes...
Why...
I must admit...
I did intend upon telling of him far sooner...
However...
As they say...
I did get quite carried away...
Yes...
However...
Make no mistake...
For...
Indeed...
I find myself quite exhilarated thereof...
For...
Indeed...
Tis a tale of a boy quite precious to me...
Yes...
Tis a tale of a boy I find myself quite fond of...
Why...
Tis the tale of the boy of Jake Phyr...
And of it...
Indeed...
Tis the tale of the boy...
Whose very name...
Indeed...
Whose very name...
Rhymes with fire...
Yes...
And thereof...
Indeed...
Tis the boy by the name of Jake Phyr...
Yes...
And of him...
Why...
His very garbs were those of one of the less common folk...
Yes...
A red coat upon which many a golden embroidery lay...
Yes...
Even so, were his very pants of a red color...
Yes...
And of his hair and eyes...
Why... was his very hair of a bright red...
And of his eyes...
Indeed...
Did they find themselves to be of a darker shade of red...
Yes...
Even so, upon his left arm lay a shield...
Yes...
And a mighty one it was...
As for his very right...
Truly, I say...
Lay there upon it a blade...
Yes...
Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly I say...
Twas the boy by the name of Jake Phyr...
Yes...
And of him...
Indeed...
Without even and such as a sound...
Nay...
Did he charge towards them...
Yes...
A mighty warrior...
One of valor and honor...
Yes...
As for the shinobi...
Why...
Fin: Yet another?
Kyle: Tch. I shall do battle with him..
Indeed...
Twas the man by the name of Kyle Hessenger, that did elect to strike of him...
Yes...
And thereof...
Indeed...
Did he yet attempt to charge unto him...
Yes...
For...
As Jake Phyr did appear from behind the Knights...
Terrence: Sir Jake?
Mendel: (thinking: Hmmm?)
Did the man by the name of Kyle Hessenger...
Yes...
Even so as the very Knights whom he had made work of turned their backs to gaze upon Jake...
Did he merely pass by them...
All the while...
Kyle: (thinking: I shall use my mark.)
Yes...
And, dare I say...
Twas a strange mark indeed...
Well...
I suppose it shan't hurt to tell of his mark...
For...
Indeed...
Tis an efficient one...
Yes...
And of it, dear reader...
Why...
He did name it...
Kyle: (thinking: My paralytic arm...)
For...
Indeed...
His very right arm was that which bore the mark...
And of it thereof...
Why...
It did indeed have the ability...
To release a powerful paralysing electrocution to one's body...
Yes...
Why...
By a mere touch would he find himself upon his opponents body...
Electrocuting him thereof...
And of such...
Why...
Tis a dangerous situation indeed...
Why...
Kyle Hessenger even finds himself able to electrocute the very blade he wields...
Yes...
Even so...
Cutting one...
With an electrocuted blade...
Yes...
Truly, I say...
Tis a fantastic mark for battle...
Yes...
One well able to make quick work of an unaware opponent...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
Did he electrocute his blade...
Yes...
Even so as he did charge unto his opponent...
Kyle: (thinking: I shall paralyse... Nay... I shall cut of him...)
Yes...
Even did Fin Hessenger...
Fin: Tch... Tis his mark... (thinking: Tis over...)
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
Twas a mighty mark...
Well...
I suppose I should say this...
And truly, do I say, dear reader...
In battle...
May anything...
Yes...
Anything occur...
Yes...
And of such...
Why...
I suppose I may refer to it as a...
How you say...
Failure, of the human intellect...
For...
Indeed...
Even as Kyle Hessenger did charge...
Kyle: (thinking: Even as such... should he survive, why... I shall have many a tool at my disposal.)
Did he indeed consider the many ways he could end this fight...
Yes...
Why...
Even so...
Kyle: (thinking: My opponent is... so young...)
Did he find himself pondering upon Jake's very face...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
Tis rare for a warrior of his age to find himself in battle...
Yes...
And of this all, I say...
Did Kyle Hessenger truly believe...
Yes...
Even so from the very bottom of his heart...
That...
Indeed...
The victory was his...
However...
Tis as I said, dear reader...
Be not deceived...
For...
In battle...
Even one's very own mind may play tricks upon you...
Nay...
One's own mind may soon fool him...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
Even as one's lack of preparedness may lead him to defeat...
Why...
Tis a curious thing...
For...
Indeed...
Even one's own very preparedness may lead him to defeat...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
Tis battle...
And of such...
Dare I say....
Never find yourself underestimating your quarry...
Yes...
Never allow your very mind to merely play tricks on you...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
Never allow it to fool you, in whatsoever way it may...
For...
Indeed...
Twas not in Kyle Hessenger to perceive...
For...
Even as he did soon come upon Jake...
Why...
Even as his very electrocuted blade did come upon his adversary...
Why...
Did his body...
Indeed...
His very body...
Soon meet the shield of Jake Phyr...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
Twould have been...
That Jake was simply...
Much faster...
Kyle: Gaaahh!
And oh what a mighty blow it was...
For...
Indeed...
It blew the very breath from Kyle Hessengers own chest...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
Did Jake Phyr fail to cease there...
For...
Even as he did strike...
Yes...
Even as the onlookers did bear witness...
Fin: Kyle...
Indeed...
Did Jake...
With the very hand that held his blade...
Prepare a fist...
And of it...
Indeed...
Pound the very inner of the shield with a mighty force...
Yes...
And of that...
Why...
Did he send the shinobi wizard Kyle Hessenger...
Flying...
Yes...
Flying all towards a building...
Where his body smashed against the concrete wall...
And of did...
Indeed...
Did many a crack...
Nay...
Even a crater, form...
Yes...
Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...
Twas a mighty blow...
Fin: Kyle!
And of it...
Terrence: Sir Jake!
Indeed...
Mendel: Sir... Jake....?
Were the onlookers verily astounded...
Yes...
Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...
Jake Phyr is a mighty warrior...
And of it...
Indeed...
Did the boy by the name of Jake Phyr soon set his very sights upon Fin Hessenger...
Yes...
And of that...
Why...
Did he do a quite peculiar thing...
Yes...
For...
Even as he held a shield and sword upon his arms...
Did he face the shinobi...
And thereof...
Bang his blade upon his shield twice...
Before pointing it...
At the very shinobi...
Yes...
And of it...
Terrence: (thinking: Twice?)
Melden: (thinking: Only twice?)
Hmmm?
Well, I suppose a mere bit of elucidation is required...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
Tis a very custom in Vesturia...
Nay...
One amongst the many Knights...
Yes...
Truly, I say...
As for the custom...
Tis one of battle...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
Tis the very nature of battle amongst the Knights...
And of it...
Why...
I suppose a mere narration should suffice...
Yes...
Dear reader, well...
I suppose I have asked of this before...
However...
Have you once known honor?
Well...
Tis merely to further...
How you say...
Give color, to my narration...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
Do the Knights of Vesturia find themselves practitioners of it...
Yes...
Why...
Do they treat it as though their very moral order...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
Are and do the very Knights uphold its very order...
Yes...
Why...
Twould also be that the very Knights uphold it in battle...
Yes...
Why...
Tis a custom really...
For...
Even so as a Knight must train...
Yes...
May...
At times be...
A requirement...
For more than a mere battle...
Yes...
And of such...
Indeed...
Tis a rule...
Yes...
In order that two warriors may do battle...
Must they first be agreed...
Yes...
And of such...
Indeed...
Must the pair of warriors...
Even and such in spite of their weapon...
Yes...
Be it blade or even arrow...
Nay...
Be it spear or even axe...
Indeed...
Shall a Knight bang his weapon against the ground...
Or even so...
Against itself...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
Must a Knight bang the same number of times as his brother...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
Does each number of bangs...
Bear a different meaning...
Yes...
And of such...
Why...
Does one bang intend to merely spar,
Yet another to fight seriously...
And yet two more...
Why...
Tis to end in death...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
Tis a custom ferociously guarded in the nation of Vesturia...
Yes...
Truly, I say unto you ear reader, truly...
Tis the way of the Knights of Vesturia...
And of it...
Indeed...
Did Jake Phyr bang upon it merely twice...
For...
Indeed...
He did intend to do epic battle with his very opponent...
Yes...
And of such...
Why...
Fin: Tch...
Well, I suppose it should be said...
The very meaning of Jake's gesture...
Was, how you say...
Lost upon the very warrior...
Yes...
However...
Why...
Twas not unknown to him that...
Indeed...
Jake meant to fight...
Yes...
And of it...
Fin: Tch...
Did Fin truly consider things...
For...
Fin: (thinking: This mere boy...)
For...
Indeed....
Twas in a mere two blows...
That the boy by the name of Jake Phyr did quickly subdue Kyle Hessenger...
Yes...
Why...
Twas a brutal blow, one would say...
As for the others...
Terrence: (thinking: Sir Jake of the Third...)
Mendel: (thinking: This child...)
Indeed...
Twas the very though...
For, truly I say....
Did not a man among them...
Fail to respect...
The great danger...
That was the boy by the name of Jake Phyr...
And of it...
Indeed...
Fin: Tch... (thinking: I shall have to use my very best spells.)
For...
Indeed...
The man found himself alone...
Without another to, how you say, back him up...
Yes...
Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...
Tis a thing of battle...
Yes...
And of it...
Do be wary...
For...
Indeed...
Should you find yourself relying on another...
Yes...
Do hesitate...
To allow that other to merely...
Collapse...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
Did the man by the name of Fin Hessenger quickly come to a plan...
Yes...
Fin: (thinking: I shall utilise both my magic, and thereafter... yes.) Come! Knight!
And of such...
Indeed...
Did Jake come...
Running even so past his very comrades..
Even so as their very eyes did meet him...
Terrence: (thinking: Sir Jake...)
Mendel: (thinking: A warrior... so... young....)
As for Fin Hessenger...
Why...
Twas merely of his plan...
Yes...
And of it...
Indeed...
Fin: Incantation: ...
Even as Jake found himself mere meters from his foe...
Fin: (thinking: I have you!)
And of it...
Indeed...
Fin: Skyward!
Yes, twas the very incantation...
Skyward...
And of it...
Indeed...
Did Fin Hessenger find himself quickly floating several meters away....
Yes...
Even so before Jake could even manage to reach him...
Indeed...
For...
Yes...
Twas so that he was did indeed rise quickly...
Truly, I say...
Tis the incantation by the name of Skyward...
And of it...
Why...
Is the user sent high into the sky...
Whereof he may simply and perillessly float...
Yes...
And of it...
Fin: Face me now, Knight!
Indeed...
For...
Even and so as he did find himself in the air...
Did Fin Hessenger indeed utilise his mark...
And thereof...
Yes...
Well...
I suppose I should say this...
For...
Indeed...
Did Jake give his foe nary a chance even so...
To strike...
For...
Indeed...
Even so as he did climb upon the sky...
Did...
Indeed...
Jake jump upon the very roof of a building...
And thereof...
Fin: Tsk. You find yourself not high enough. (thinking: He moves fast...)
And thereof...
Indeed...
Did Jake leap towards his foe...
Yes...
However...
Fin: Tsk. I shall merely utilise my...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
Twas the plan of Fin Hessenger all along...
Yes...
Yet...
Even so...
Twas not the very end of the battle plan of the boy by the name of Jake Phyr...
For...
Even so as his body did elevate...
Indeed...
Did he lower his shield unto his feet...
And...
Dare I say...
Indeed...
Leap off of it, thereof...
Yes...
Indeed...
Terrence: Oh my...
Mendel: This child...
Yes...
And as his very shield did come hurtling to the ground at a terrific speed...
Firmly shoving itself unto the ground...
Was...
Fin: Oh... no...
The Hessenger clan member, how you say...
Merely caught off guard...
Yes...
And of that...
Indeed...
Did Jake waste no time...
In merely...
Jabbing him...
With tremendous force...
Yes...
Why...
Twas the force so great...
That it sent the Hessenger hurtling down at a terrific speed...
Falling unto the ground with an expensive explosion of dust, I would say...
Yes...
Why...
Did Terrence and Mendel...
Merely stare agape...
In sheer awe of the power of the lad...
But...
Even of...
Was he not finished...
For...
Even as he did land his blow...
Did he shortly thereafter land upon the ground...
Yes...
Mere meters from his quarry...
And of him...
Fin: (coughing) (thinking: What... strength...)
Indeed...
Was he...
How you say...
Intimidated...
Fin: Why.. you...
And of it...
Even as he did arise from the dusty bowl that was where he found himself...
Did Jake merely find him...
And thereof...
Grab him by his face...
And...
Well...
I suppose I should say this...
For...
Indeed...
Twas a blow amongst blows...
Yes...
For...
Indeed...
Did he slam the Hessenger by his very face...
Upon the ground...
Yes...
In an even more powerful dusty storm...
Yes...
Fin: Gaaaaaaah!
Indeed...
Was Fin Hessenger...
Truly defeated...
Yes...
And of that...
Indeed...
Did he lay...
Simply fallen upon the very ground...
Even as a dead man...
For...
Indeed...
He had little fight left of him...
Yes...
And thereof...
Did he look upon his opponent...
Yes...
Fin: (thinking: This... lad...)
For...
Indeed...
Twas of him that he had found himself defeated...
And of that...
Terrence: Sir Jake...
Mendel: Who... who is that child...
Indeed... Were the Knights merely struck with awe...
As for Jake...
Why...
Even as he did look unto his opponent...
Did he indeed utter the words...
Jake: Yield.
Name: Jake Phyr
Age: 15
Description: Why, unlike many of his age, he finds himself to be, how you say, well, I suppose I should dwell upon the matter, yes... As a mere lad is he... say about a head or so taller than many his age... Yes... And thereof, is he a muscular youth... yes... Why... Tis not as the very bulky men of the land who wield sword and spear... Yes... However, tis also unalike the very archers who prime their very bodies for speed... Yes... And thereof, would I imagine that a dealing in the middle would suffice... Yes...
And of it, indeed is he an aggressively muscular lad... Yes... Hmmm.. What praytell shall I have missed... Well, I suppose I shall also dwell upon his eyes, yes... For, indeed tis a red color that finds them. Even so, does his hair find itself to be red... Yes... Why... His very skin is fair, and light... Yes... Tis the very appearance of Jake Phyr...
Occupation: Knight: And thereof, does he partake in city patrols from time to time, why... tis of them that many a Knight do and of which he himself gained a reputation among the people, yes...
However, tis not all, for, indeed, he shall also find himself among the very few Knights of the order, to whom the great duty of Royal Guard has been placed. Yes... Why... Tis he and a few others who find themselves of the guard of the princess Genevieve. Yes... Well, I suppose it bodes well for, indeed the pair are agemates. Yes...
Well, I suppose the princess did have more than one Royal Guard her age... Well... Tis a long story.....
And, of course, does Jake find himself to be the greatest monster hunter in all of Vesturia. Nay... His very skills only in contestation with the very general. Yes... For... Indeed... Is Jake a mastermind of sorts... Yes... Why.. His very nose can pick up a trail many a mile away, his very ears, hear even the flapping of an owls wings... And as for his intuition... Why... Tis as sharp as that of a well read scholar... Nay... Tis even sharper than the many of the wisest wizards... Yes. Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly... He does find himself to be well equipped for all the such and such of monster hunting... Yes...
And of ranking, why... I almost found myself forgetting... Yes... He does find himself of the rank B+, yes... Hence leaving him at the higher echelon of the Third Order among the Knights... Yes....
Weapon of choice: Tis an unusual tale, I must say... Well... I suppose, twould take too long to tell it all, however. Indeed... Tis a blade and a shield, and thereof, a sword and shield... Yes... Well, I suppose he finds himself to be well endowed in the knowledge of many a blade, yes... However... Indeed... Tis his very own... Yes...
Threat level: A-
Fact: Why... of this tale, indeed... He is the character of focus, the main protagonist, if you will. And of that, well, I suppose I may as well add something along... Hmmm... Yes... What of... Indeed... He does find himself enjoying sleep. Why... Tis most impossible to awake him in such... Yes...
Yes...
Well, I suppose we may stop here, dear reader...
Why...
It has been quite the while, I may say...
Yes...
And thereof...
Do tell...
What do you think of Jake Phyr?
Hmmm...
Well, I suppose I expected as such...
Hmmm?
Well...
Tis to say...
Indeed...
More is to come...
Indeed, dear reader...
Much more is to come...
And of that...
Why...
I do bid you...
Farewell...
And thereof...
Do take care, dear reader, do take care...
