THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
Ever since I woke up, a thought has been nagging at me: “Something’s not right here.” It felt like everything was too calm, eerily so. As quiet as an abandoned graveyard at night…
All morning, I wandered the empty streets, feeling no breeze and hearing no birdsong. Occasionally, guards hurried past with worried expressions on their faces. They ignored my questions. There was only one option – to go to the tavern; maybe I could talk to someone there.
At the entrance, I ran into
SnowmanV2. He was about to start talking to me when one of the guards approached him. “It’s urgent!” he whispered loudly in his ear and nodded towards something.
SnowmanV2 put a hand on my shoulder and said, “Sorry, buddy, they need me urgently at the king's court. Important business... We'll talk later!” Then he quickly left.
I went to the bartender and asked for something stronger. He clearly wasn’t in the mood. “Looks like there’s a huge wasp nest on the roof of the tavern,” he muttered to himself, “
Neyra got stung by those bastards! Why couldn’t they have chosen some drunkard instead? There are plenty of them around here…” Then he abruptly threw a mug at me, which I managed to catch just in time.
The door opened again, and several people in elite royal guard armor entered the tavern. They were carrying another comrade whose armor was badly damaged. “Bartender, bring bandages and something alcoholic right away!” shouted one of the warriors. “Quickly send someone for healers!” cried another in panic. Fortunately, among the guards, I saw my friend. He began to tell me quietly what had happened to their commander:
“We tracked down the creature that was killing our citizens and set a trap for it. Everything went wrong! To allow others to escape, our commander engaged the beast in combat. He held out until the very end, forcing the monster to retreat, but he sustained many injuries...”
“Listen, I wanted to tell you something else… But this is top secret! Something bad happened to the king today! Last night, someone broke into his chambers. The king said he only remembered seeing burning eyes in the darkness, then a sharp pain throughout his body, as if all his blood vessels were being turned inside out. His brain was filled with voices, and the king couldn’t even move a finger! Finally, the uninvited guest said, ‘Prepare for death!’ and disappeared…” So now, the entire royal guard has been on high alert since morning, including the battle mages! Although, I think it might have just been another nightmare for the king. No one can enter the king's palace unnoticed!”
This story shocked me. I went home to carefully consider everything. It all seemed too similar to what I had seen earlier that night. This can’t be a coincidence... Then I remembered the light mage; maybe he could help? Unfortunately, they wouldn’t let me see him!
Gekasan_RU has been there with him all day!
I don’t know why, but my gut tells me that war is coming, and it may be our last…
Alive:
1.
Neyra Drake2.
SnowmanV24.
mika6.
oven6667.
KindShaman8.
Gekasan_RU9.
Ment11.
Mona/
Vall d'Emerol12.
Kostyakkk13.
Zlobny Yashchur16.
Heroist17.
Larisa/
NefelaDead:
14.
Olam Hevel10.
Vall d'Emerol3.
Alexeagle5.
Nefela15.
ArandorTHE DAY BEGINS