The rhythmic, monotonous clanging of metal could be heard. Perhaps these narrow streets near the fortress wall were always avoided, but now it was a real swamp. It's strange that someone would sharpen their sword in such a place.
It was a Yoru. He looked quite young; his hair was tied back in a ponytail. Soon another one appeared.
"Let's go. Immediately," said the newcomer. His determined gaze clearly indicated that he rarely listened to objections. But this was precisely one of those cases.
"Listen, you haven't been yourself lately. I understand that everything that has happened is upsetting for you. But that's exactly why you need to calm down. The one who knows how to wait and strike at the right moment wins the battle."
"Wait?!" The lion-maned Yoru drew his sword, which the "philosopher" continued to sharpen during the conversation. "And we'll lose soon because of your advice! I'll burn this city to ashes on my own! I don't even know why I was given such a team as yours! This false king is pathetic and lonely; it's easy to kill him!" The speaker paused. "I already visited our governor. I sent greetings from the emperor. I hinted at what will happen if important information is hidden from us. Although I slightly underestimated the consequences, I forgot about one person who is currently in the city and can make things much worse for the guilty party. And I mean myself!
“Your exploits do not interest me. Will there be any useful instructions?”
“Just sit still, smart guy... I’ll manage without you.”
Chapter 2. Size Doesn't Matter
Arandor cheerfully skipped along the embankment. Apparently, he accidentally bumped into
Heroist on the way, but he was okay. Still,
Heroist didn't refuse help from the priest nearby. It seems that no one noticed that the humanoid walking along the embankment suddenly fell sharply into the water. He climbed out with difficulty, breathing heavily, and seemed to be injured.
MyHighness was covered in blood, but this did not prevent her from consuming alcohol. Then she saw
Gekasan.
"It's you again!"
MyHighness jumped up from behind the table, knocking it over. "I told you yesterday not to come here anymore!"
Gekasan was quickly knocked unconscious. Not surprisingly, his helmet had somehow crumbled like sand beforehand. But then
MyHighness also felt bad: yesterday's wounds made themselves known.
"Damn!" That’s all she managed to say before collapsing lifelessly onto the tavern floor.
"How could he not understand that he needs treatment? Do these stupid brutes even know formal logic?" wondered the innkeeper about this incident.
VesperLindt was tightening bolts on her invention when she bumped into someone.
"I'm so sorry," a humanoid immediately reassured her. "I didn't mean to bother you. Where are your parents?"
Something in the voice of this humanoid really appealed to her. It seemed to have some kind of calmness, hope... But then something unexpected happened. An elf appeared on the street, standing out sharply in the crowd, and pointed his hands directly at the participants in this conversation. The man froze in place, astonished, but
VesperLindt, as if sensing trouble, ran towards the aiming elf and jumped right on him. A flash of light, a bang...
Many passersby were injured. But on the pavement stood a small, lifeless body –
VesperLindt. She proved herself a hero, and one can be sure that in recent days she will give a good answer…
This is not what
Rudyy expected. Suddenly, his shadow detached from the floor and appeared before him as a girl, black as night.
"Who are you?"
"Your worst nightmare," replied
0xFF. His hand passed through
Rudyy’s face, leaving no trace, but
Rudyy still fell to the ground, and his pupils turned black. He lay there motionless, and who knows what else this creature might have done to him? But then a gray-haired elf appeared and threw a flaming arrow at the monster. Apparently,
0xFF did not expect this, and he immediately disappeared, as if he had never been there.
"I'm still a little too old for this," said the elf rather calmly. "Ah, I remember the times when King Leopold ruled... That was a long time ago, but you can't turn back time," and he walked away, without waiting for gratitude from Rudyy. He woke up only when dawn broke and was pleasantly surprised that he met the Sun again...
Meanwhile, the formidable dwarf didn't know what happened in the city that night; he was doing his favorite thing – intimidating random passersby. The first one he caught was Taras Bulba.
"Taras Bulba? Where did you even come from? Never mind, it's obvious that you are a scoundrel, a villain. And you have accomplices, right? Tell me, how many of you are there! Answer, or things will get bad!"
"None. I am alone."
"I don't believe you! Liar and cheat! There are many of you, all murderers, fascists, dissidents! And you are the main murderer! You were created for this; it is written on your face!"
"That's not true. I cannot kill."
"NOT TRUE?!? IS THAT WHAT *I’M* SAYING?!" You are in every crime report; your name is everywhere! And your face is visible everywhere! In yesterday's newspaper, there was even a headline: 'Taras Bulba!' I remember exactly!"
"Well, maybe my name really has been mentioned once or twice."
"See! We came to an agreement, fascist. Now you!"
This time, the dwarf turned to someone who called himself Alexandrite.
"Alexandrite?! Yes, I heard about you too! You are a big cheater, you never pay for lunch, and you are also a liar. And now you will lie and wriggle out of it, you monster!"
"No, that's not my style."
"Rules are not for scoundrels like you! Especially armed ones! Do you think your weapon gives you the right to do whatever you want?"
"Yes, I have a weapon, but you are wrong about me."
"Of course, of course!! That's what everyone says! You were created to lie, kill, not pay for lunches, and humiliate weak women, you bastard!"
"But I am a woman..."
The rest should be omitted. Suffice it to say that everyone returned from the interrogation alive, but slightly damaged, especially mentally.
Playing:- Heroist
- Alexeagle
- Larisa
- Olam Hével
- Dagr
- Aniruddha
- Neyra Dрейк
- Rudyy
- Ursula
- Gekasan_RU
- MasteR
- BuglerV
- WisTrit
- Arandor
- Mona
Eliminated:- VesperLindt
- 0xFF
- MyHighness