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Sorry. I just confused you didn't I?

No offence, but... yeah, a little. But it's fine.

It might have been 'cause of my english... It's not bad, but not ultimate either. -_-

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Bizz: Think about it. He’s got a bunch of people trying to kill him and at any point someone could attack him. Who knows how long they’ve been after him? This is probably the first time he’s gotten a chance to sleep comfortably for mouths!
Months? Mouths? Which one?

Nice chapter.

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New Episode: Off on the journey again.

Hexblade: *He opens his eyes. He looks around the room to see the group scattered across the floor sleeping.* Hm. *He notices the purple creature that is Linux sleeping on his leg.* .... *He lifts Linux up by the scruff of his neck and places the creature by Princess.*

Linux: *He squirms a little. But manages to snuggle up to Princess’s side.*

Hexblade: *He gets up, careful not to bump into anyone. Then walks outside.* Phew. That was a good nap......*He looks around the empty space in front of him.* So, what do you make of all this Rov?

Rov: *He steps out from his hiding spot.* Heh. How’d you know I was here?

Hexblade: I didn’t. I just said that in case you were around.

Rov: Is that so?

Hexblade: So....what do you make of all this?

Rov: You have a lot of people out there trying to kill you.

Hexblade: I can tell that much. *He glares at Rov.*

Rov: But you have a good group here. They’re a little shabby, but I think things will work out.

Hexblade: Probably.

Rov: So how are you gonna do all this?

Hexblade: I’ve taken some precautions. I’ve prepared for all this.

Rov: Then why are you worried?

Hexblade: There’s always a chance that I made a mistake somewhere. I would rather not risk their lives.

Rov: Or your own?

Hexblade: I’m not worried about myself. I can manage to keep myself alive for a while.

Rov: Indeed....

*A few hours later. The rest of the group is awake and preparing to set out again.*

Zero: *He fiddles with Gerofu for a little before placing it in his sheathe.* Are we ready?

Princess Kilvas: I am! *She holds Linux in her arms as he makes a small yelping sound in affirmation.*

Ocelot: Are you really gonna bring him along?

Princess Kilvas: Why wouldn’t I?

Hexbade: We’re gonna be going into plenty of dangerous situations. Linux will be exposed to a lot of danger. It’d be better if we left him with Rov.

Rov: *Whispering to himself.* Who said I would want it....?

Freohr: Oh come on! He’s so cute!

Bizz: Yeah! We have to take him!

Hexblade: .....Fine. He can come. But don’t blame me if he runs away or gets hurt.

Princess Kilvas: He won’t! I’ll make sure of it. Right Linux?

Linux: *He makes an affirming yelp.*

Ocelot: ...Can that thing really understand us?

Hexblade: *He opens a portal.* Alright. Let’s go.

*The group walks through the portal.*

Rov: ....Well, time to get back to work.

*Tellius. Arc and Lyle sit on the couch. Arc is reading, Lyle is eating.*

Masu: *He walks in the room.* Hey, Arc, Lyle, have you seen Princess around?

Lyle: Nope. *He pays little attention to Masu.*

Arc: *Continues reading.*

Masu: .....Cause she’s been missing for a few days.

Lyle: I’m sure she’s fine.

Arc: ....

Masu: *He scowls.* Can you guys help me go look for her?

Lyle: Psht. No.

Arc: Why the hell would we want to do that?

Masu: *His eye starts twitching.* THAT’S IT!! *He flips the couch that the two of them are sitting on over, sending Lyle and Arc flying.*

*Lyle and Arc lay on the ground in front of the tossed couch, expressions of shock on their faces.*

Masu: I’M SICK OF YOU TWO TREATING ME LIKE CRAP!!! I’VE PUT UP WITH IT FOR MONTHS NOW, AND I’M SICK OF IT!! NOW YOU TWO ARE GONNA HELP ME FIND PRINCESS, OR I’M GOING TO RIP YOUR GENITALS OFF AND FEED THEM TO YOU!!! *He storms off.*

Lyle: *He stares wide eyed at what just happened.* Dude.....I think I just pissed my pants...

Arc: Pissed your pants? Fuck that, I emptied my bowels!

Lyle: We better go help him.

Arc: Yeah. Let’s change our clothes first.

Lyle: Good idea.

*A bar in a random plane. Feil the ripper sits drinking his gin as the song: “I can see clearly now” plays in the background.*

Skral: *He walks in. He pauses as he listens to the song. Then he proceeds to the bar next to Feil and up the Barkeep.*

Barkeep: Can I help you?

Skral: If you enjoy where you’re head is, you’ll change the song...

Barkeep: Er. Yes sir. *Knowing better than to mess with Skral, he changes the song that is playing.*

Feil: *He tries to hold back, but he bursts out in laughter.*

Skral: *He growls.*

Feil: Oh come on Skral, admit it, if you weren’t the victim, you’d be laughing your ass off as much as I would.

Skral: *He continues to growl.*

Feil: Fine. Fine. We’re both losers anyway. *He takes a sip.*

Skral: Not quite.

Feil: ...No. I suppose we aren’t. We’re both still alive, and we’ve come closer to killing Hexblade than anyone else.

Skral: Indeed.

Feil: And technically we both ended up unscathed.

Skral: Feil...

Feil: Yeah?

Skral: What’s Grod doing?

Feil: Dunno. He’s usually the first one to rush into fighting an opponent. I dunno what’s taking him so long. It’s weird for him to be prepping.

Skral: Are there any newbies that we should worry about?

Feil: Well, there was that one pair that was talking big to Grod. But they don’t seem too bad. I would really only worry about one or two of them.

Skral: That’s probably what Grod is doing.

Feil: Hm?

Skral: Knowing Grod, if he isn’t attacking the Hexblade head on, he’s attacking the competition.

Feil: Yeah...That sounds more like him.

Skral: Weed out the weak. Grod is probably doing us all a favor.

Feil: I dunno. The new guys would just get killed by Hexblade. I mean if he held his own against us, why would you need to take out the weak guys? Let Hexblade do the work.

Skral: Grod doesn’t think smart like that.

Feil: Hah! Don’t let him hear you say that.

Skral: He’s heard me say that plenty of times. He can’t do anything to me.

Feil: Hm. *He takes another drink.* You know what I heard....?

Skral: No. What?

Feil: Io, one of the galilean soldiers is going after Hexblade himself. Since the two of us lost to him.

Skral: Hm. We better move fast then.

Feil: Nah.

Skral: Hm?

Feil: I wanna see what this Io guy is made of. Hexblade for that matter as well. Even if it does mean losing the kill.

Skral: Perhaps.

Feil: I say you and I lay low for a while. Let Grod kill off the competition, let Io attack Hexblade, and then see where things go from there. It’ll be fun to see how everything unfolds.

Skral: Io is only after Hexblade correct?

Feil: Well...yeah. Who else would he be after?

Skral: I want to kill that crow. She’s the one who blinded me. I’ll make sure she regrets that.

Feil: Harsh.

Skral: In the meantime, I’ll take your advice to lay low. You usually take the right path. *He moves to walk out of the bar.*

Feil: What a freaky guy...Barkeep! More gin!

To Be Continued

Next Episode: Rematch.

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New Episode: Rematch.

*The group examines their new terrain.*

Zero: Gezee. Another forest?

Hexblade: It is getting fairly annoying...

Princess Kilvas: Why exactly are we going through the planes anyway?

Ocelot: Yeah. What are we looking for?

Hexblade: Hm. Good point. Well, we’re looking for these galilean soldiers and stop them from killing me.

Freohr: Oh. Is that it?

Hexblade: Well, I feel like there’s more to this whole thing than just them trying to kill me. I think that there’s some form of conspiracy.

Ocelot: You sure you just aren’t paranoid?

Hexblade: ...There thousands of people trying to kill me. Yes. How could I not be paranoid?

Ocelot: ....Touche’...

Hexblade: Still, let’s wait here.

Bizz: Why? Shouldn’t we keep moving?

Princess Kilvas: Yeah. It’s not like we haven’t had time to rest...

Hexblade: Well, that’s true. But the easiest way to find out is to have the enemy come to us.

Zero: But won’t that put us at risk?

Hexblade: Yes.

*They all stare at him for a minute.*

Linux: *He sneezes.*

Freohr: AWW!!!! How cute!!

Ocelot: Freohr, do you care that at any minute we can be killed?

Freohr: But he’s so cute!

Hexblade: Sometimes you have to take a risk. Don’t worry, I’m pretty sure that things won’t get any tougher than that last guy. We’ll be fine. I can sense them if we’re about to get attacked. Take a break. You can all stray away from the clearing here. There’s a spring nearby. I’ve been here before.

*They all exchange looks as Hexblade leans back on a tree.*

Bizz: ...Where’s that spring?

Hexblade: *He points in a direction.*

Bizz: Thanks.

Zero: Mind if I come with you?

Bizz: *She blushes.* Oh...Sure...

*The two of them head off.*

Ocelot: *He watches Zero and Bizz, slightly jealously.* Hey! Freohr! Wanna go for a walk with me?

Freohr: Huh? Oh..Um, sure?

Ocelot: *He walks over takes her by the hand and pulls her aong.* Come on!

Freohr: Wait! Where are we going!?

Princess Kilvas: ....

Hexblade: Finally. I get the intelligent one all to myself.

Princess Kilvas: Huh? Me?

Hexblade: (In comparison to the others anyway.) So. Tell me Princess, what’s on your mind?

Princess Kilvas: What do you mean?

Hexblade: It’s pretty easy to tell that you’ve been thinking about this whole thing with Zero.

Princess Kilvas: ....Huh?

Hexblade: It must have been a surprise that he found you. And you’re probably confused about what to do with the fact that you’re a laguz now.

Princess Kilvas: ....

Hexblade: Tell me about things. Let me try to help.

Princess Kilvas: Why is it of your concern?

Hexblade: Okay then. Forget I mentioned it. *He leans back again.*

Princess Kilvas: Eh?!

*The spring.*

Zero: ...Bizz, can we talk?

Bizz: About what?

Zero: About Jen. I thought that after a while I could get used to it, but I can’t...

Bizz: I know Zero... It’s hard. But we have to remember that she’s still the Jen we know. We can’t just abandon her.

Zero: Still, I can’t take that she’s become what the two of us have considered our enemies for the past few years. It doesn’t sit well with me.

Bizz: Give it some time Zero..I know it’s tough, but we can do this together.

Zero: Thanks Bizz.

*Around the forest.*

Ocelot: *He drags Freohr around the forest.* (Like hell I’ll let Zero be the only one to come out of this whole thing with a girl!)

Freohr: *Oblivious to Ocelot’s intentions, she barely manages to keep from falling over.* Um..Ocelot, where are we going?

Ocelot: *He stops. Freohr bumps into him.* Right here! *He sits down.* Let’s have a bonding moment!

Freohr: Huh? A bonding moment?

Ocelot: Yeah! Tell me about yourself!

Freohr: Um....what do you want to know?

Ocelot: Anything!

Freohr: Um..like?

Ocelot: RGH! Fine! I’ll start: I’m Ocelot the Viper! El Bandito Grande! *He strikes a pose.*

Freohr: ....Oh! Um. I’m Freohr Daita! Um...servant to Princess Kilvas?

Ocelot: Alright! Let’s carry on!

*Back in the main clearing. Zero and Bizz return from the spring.*

Zero: We’re back.

Hexblade: I can see that.

Bizz: But you have you’re eyes closed...

Hexblade: *He sits up and scowls.* Wise ass.

Princess Kilvas: What did you guys do at the spring?

Zero: Nothing. We just talked.

Hexblade: Hm. I see.

Bizz: Where did Ocelot and Freohr go?

Princess Kilvas: I dunno.

Hexblade: Ocelot dragged Freohr to try and woo her.

Zero: Huh?

Hexblade: He’s just being stupid. He’ll give it up eventually.

*Up in one of the trees.*

Odion: *He readies his crossbow and takes aim at Hexblade.* (This time, I have you for sure.) *He shoots off his bolt.*

Hexblade: *Once again he instantly unsheathes his sword to deflect the bolt.*

Odion: *He smirks.*

Hexblade: *As his sword cuts the bolt, his eyes widen, and the bolt explodes.*

Zero: What the hell was that?!

Princess Kilvas: Hexblade!

Odion: *He drops down from the tree.* You can surprise me with that trick once Hexblade, but I planned ahead this time.

Zero: You!

Odion: Don’t worry, I won’t kill you. All I need is Hexblade’s body.

Bizz: We won’t let you!

*The smoke clears and Hexblade lays motionless. Princess runs over to him.*

Zero: How is he?

Princess Kilvas: He’s still alive, just knocked out.

Odion: As to be expected. Stand aside kids. I don’t need to kill you, but I will if you get in the way.

Zero: *He grabs Gerofu.* I’d like to see you try! *He charges Odion and swings Gerofu down.*

Odion: *He blocks the axe with his crossbow.* Pah. Useless! *Gerofu’s ability activates, and Odion’s crossbow breaks apart.* What the hell!? *He jumps back.*

Zero: (This thing is better than I thought.) Now what are you going to do?

Odion: ....

Zero: You’re gonna pay for hurting my friend.

???: And you’re going to pay for hurting mine.

Zero: !!!

Lalmeyde: *He stands behind Zero. He holds a black katana with an ominous red glow to the back of Zero’s neck.*

Bizz: Zero!

Lalmeyde: I am Lalmeyde. And I seek Hexblade’s life. You who stand in my way, would be wise to step aside.

Zero: Bastard...

Odion: *He holds out his hand and the disassembled crossbow pieces itself back together and leaps to Odion’s hand. Odion then loads the crossbow with a bolt and aims at Zero.* You can die, or you can live. It’s your choice.

Lalmeyde: Inde- Rgh! *He keels over as blood streams from his sholder.*

Odion: Lalmeyde!

Zero: *He jumps out of the way of the bolt.* Good job Bizz!

Bizz: Thanks!

Lalmeyde: *He recovers from the unexpected blow.* Hm. Seems like this will be a slight challenge. Very well. I’m game.

Odion: We really don’t have time though. So we’ll have to make this quick.

Zero: Don’t worry, we’ll take you out quickly.

To Be Continued.

Next Episode: To the point.

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