Meanwhile, on the Tavern our seven warriors are staying overnight, in a room of this Tavern, something it is happening. There are two people there, who are completely naked and also they are looking at each other in awkwardness and also like a couple who is about to a big step into their future. Those two people there are Camille and Josh, and these two, are in a secret relationship, and this is their first night, which they will have for the first time in entire life, the activity every lover couple is doing, touching their private areas in a dark room.
Josh and Camille are in a secret relationship from a long time, longer than the time this war was happening. These have been together for almost an entire year, and they really love each other. Plus these two are very compatible, Camille likes to fight, and also Josh like fighting, but much more on her side. Josh likes reading books, and also Camille, but these two likes the same genre, romance. And also the same book which is called "Fatal", a story about a guy who is going to a wizarding university and is having a great time with his colleagues.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" asks Josh who is standing close to Camille while he is feeling embarrassed he is seeing a naked lady in front of hm for the first time.
"Yes. I am sure." says Camille who is touching with her soft hands the chest of Josh. "I wanted to do this since we have met."
"Alright. Then come here!" says Josh who is smiling, hugging Camille, jumps on the bed with her and using the blanket to cover themselves while they are doing what bees and flowers are doing it.
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Meanwhile, outside of the Tavern, Lucian and his little brother, Louis, are staying on a log who is close to the Tavern, they are looking at the sky which is filled with stars. Those two are fascinated with the stars and constellations. Since when they were kids, they have never known why do these stars are up there, but their teacher has told them that these stars are for guiding people and also making the night feels much more beautiful.
"Do you think we can see a flying star on this night?" asks Lucian which is looking at the night sky.
"We never know, brother. We might see one on this night." responds his little brother looking at the sky.
"Do you remember the night... When both of us has seen our first flying stars?"
"I do, brother. And it was magnificent."
"It really was. Now look at us, from such weakling, we have become some strong warriors."
"You really sounds nostalgic, brother." laughs Louis to Lucian. "But, you are right. When we were younger we were always bullied because of our weight and height, and also about how different we were from each other."
"But together we make a great team, right?"
"Right, brother."
Lucian and Louis are doing a fist-bump like they ever do after a nice talk, or about to leave, and sometimes, they did when a mission is accomplished. After they were doing that fist-bump, Louis is asking his brother.
"I want to ask you a favour, brother."
"... What is it?" asks his brother after a while.
"Of course."
"Do you remember Nidal?"
"Yes, how can I forget it. The only girl who has not made fun of you at the school, and it seems she always had a crush on you."
"She died."
"What?"
"She died, brother. She died a few days ago, right when we have left to go into this journey."
"How come she has died?"
"... She got a disease, which cannot be cured by magic... She has died... Right when... Right, when I was about to ask her to be my soulmate." says Louis who is looking at the ground and he is shedding a tear from his left eye.
"I am sorry." says Lucian who is putting his right arm on the shoulders of his little brother, and feeling sad about this news. "Go on, brother. Take everything out. I will not judge you."
A few seconds later, Louis was bowling like a little girl when she has found her both parents dead. Louis has cried and sobbed so hard, that even his big muscular and no mercy in fighting brother has started to shed a tear. Both of these brothers are remembering Nidlae as being a saviour for them, their only first friend who wanted to play games with them every day and learn magic from Louis because he was with one year bigger than Nidal.
A few moments later, these two brothers saw on the sky flying stars, and they have started to smile. Both of them are looking at each other and they are hugging because even if they do not have wives and kids, at least they have each other and that it is the most important thing at brothers, you might hate them, but you always love them even though they are ruining your day.
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On the battlefield, a few Moldovian soldiers are running away from that giant who is chasing them. One wizard has tried to launch a fireball at that monster, but it did not stop him because giants cannot be stopped by a single fireball. A few of those have been killed by that giant hands or foot, and those who got killed, were not Roger, because Roger, being a master in hiding from the enemies is having a better idea than retreating. He wanted to try a strategy which will allow him to go into the enemy territory, he wanted to infiltrate into the Empire and try to take the Emperor down.
Roger is right now on the forest who is close to the Empire and he is silently running into that Empire because walking it will not be a good idea and also there are chances to see the sunshine appearing. While Roger was running to the Empire, there was one assassin who is following him and he is leaping from tree to tree, and that assassin cannot be someone who you can trust.
A few minutes later, Roger almost arrived at the Empire, but he suddenly stopped right when a dagger, which was launched at three meters distance, was about to hit his head. Roger is taking out his from his sheath the sword he has acquired from the family he was working at, and he is looking upon the trees.
"I know you are here. You can come out! I will attack you!"
Then, the mysterious figure jumped from the tree and he has landed in front of Roger, he landed in the same place where the dagger has pierced the root of a tree. That mysterious assassin he is wearing a robe in black and dark red, has his face completely hide by the hood of that robe, has three daggers on his belt and he does not wear light shoes, just some shoes made out by metal.
"Why are you following me?"
"I want your help. I know why your people are here." says the mysterious assassin in a female voice, which surprised Roger.
"You do?"
"Yes. you are here to seize land, but your commander wants to take out the Empire."
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"Pretty much, correct. But who are you?"
"I do not have a name, but I know where is that land you wanted to seize them, after all, that land cannot be used by anyone. Except for the chosen one can do it."
"Who is the chosen one, then?"
"There is not one chosen one? There are many more, but all of these chosen ones are not here anymore."
"What are you talking bout?"
But, the mysterious female assassin is turning around, walks a few steps and he tells Roger while she is walking into the empire.
"Come with me and you will see it with your own eyes."
At first, Roger thought this could be a trap, but he has decided to go along with the mysterious lady because that kind of clothes she is wearing are not normal clothes for an assassin. Roger knew that these clothes belong to nobles, and the nobles on this part of the land are pure and also much more non-corrupted than those from the Kingdom of Romania.
These two arrives in front of a giant wall which is protecting the Kingdom. The mysterious lady is taking one dagger out from his belt and she is inserting into a hole which now, is opening a secret door to something Roger has never seen before.
"What is this?"
"This is the tunnels who are going to guide us into the place you have to seize." says the mysterious lady who is walking on that downstairs which is guiding her to a tunnel filled with darkness, a few torches and a few skeletons from the times when the civil war has started a few thousand years ago. "Follow me."
Roger is entering that secret entrance and when he has entered, the door has automatically closed. Roger was scared when that was happening because he has never seen that kind of technology in his entire life and he decides to follow the mysterious lady because she might help him a lot in this journey.
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On the tunnels which are located underground of the Empire, two people are walking into them. The guy whose name is Roger doesn't have a vague idea about this kind of tunnel, but the lady assassin, who is guiding the way into the darkness, has told him that these tunnels might help him find what the kingdoms are looking for.
"What are these tunnels used for, anyway?"
"For helping peasants who are not guilty." responds the mysterious lady to Roger's request while she is guiding the way to the place she has to show to Roger. "We are very close to that place."
"What do you mean we are close to that place? I cannot see anything."
"Just follow me and you will see it." says the assassin lady which sounds kind of upset because of Roger who has started to ask her questions.
Roger decides to leave these questions alone and he continues to follow the assassin lady which will guide him into a room from this underground. While the lady was guiding him to that place, outside the giant has destroyed almost the entire army, letting the captain and other soldiers leave.
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On the Tavern, all of these seven warriors are in their chambers and start sleeping in their beds and rooms, which have been taken by them for this night. While the other five warriors were sleeping, Josh and Camille were in their rooms and they are in bed, together, completely naked and also exhausted after this "massage".
"It was really great," said Camille holding Josh's arm and with the other hand, she is covering his small chest.
"Yeah... I cannot believe it. Being in a relationship with a girl much tougher than me." says Josh who is heavily breathing after this big match.
"Well... You are tough too."
"In bed, right?"
"Right," she said that while she is smiling at Josh. "You know, I really want a second round."
"Well..." says while he is looking at his man treasure. "It looks like we will have to wait for a whi-"
Suddenly, something which can be characterized as a scream was heard outside of this Tavern. Camille has quickly left the bed and start taking her clothes she wore every day under her heavy armour, and also Josh has left his bed and started to dress into his casual clothes. After that, these two left the room and saw their teammates, which also have left their room.
"What's happening?" asks Camille to the warrior named Gabriel.
"Something big is coming." says while he is transforming his hands into frozen fists.
"I can hear that. What is it?"
Then, Lucian has entered the Tavern, and start looking around after he saw people who were panicking around the Tavern and start hiding wherever they could or running into their chambers and hiding there. Lucian saw his teammates who are leaving the first-floor but taking the stairs and they are rushing to him.
"What is happening?" asks Gabriel to Lucian which seems quite scary.
"We are attacked by a Giant," says Lucian, who is pointing with his head outside.
"Oh, Hell!" says Fred who is leaving the Dining Room. "Can't a man eat his midnight dinner in peace?"
"Fred. We have to face a Giant," says Gabriel to Fred after Camille and Josh are running into helping the ones into this Tavern. "And both of us have to go there and start fighting him."
"But is cold outside." winning Fred to his best friend which is starting to be pissed.
"YOU are literally a human-fire element for God's sakes!"
"Oh... I forgot about that."
"Quit being a retard and help us already!" says Lucian to Fred who is going outside and prepare his sword.
"Ugh... Fine." says after he creates a giant hammer made out of the fire and leaves the Tavern in a fast peace because he doesn't want to burn something in there. "I hope this will be worth it."
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After a few mere minutes of walking, Roger and that mysterious lady arrive in a room which is covered in a few torches put around the walls. In that room, there are several weapons in a weird shape design and having some weird models which do not even belong to this world. The mysterious lady enters the room and walks into the middle, and Roger is following her steps. After she arrived in the middle, she stopped and turned around to Roger.
"What is this room?" asks Roger to that mysterious lady.
"The reason your nobles want this part of the Empire." says after she puts the torches in a hole on the floor and raises his left hand which is covered by a metal object who is shining. "Light it up."
After she said that, a big ball of light has left that "glove" and stays on the ceiling which gives a better vision of the room. Now Roger can finally see the differences in those weapons which are all of them unknown and also known to him. For example, there is that crossbow that has a giant arrow that measures almost two and a half meters on the launching spot. And also an axe which is made entirely in gold and has some weird emblem. And as a final example, there is a set of gloves made out of iron and has some sharp things on their fingers. Roger was curious and also overwhelming at these kinds of weapons.
"What is the deal with these weapons?"
"These weapons belong only to the chosen ones." responds the mysterious lady which is going to a table with swords and takes from there a big one and which resembles one with mysterious crystals on them. "Like this one."
While she is walking with that sword to Roger, the sword has started shining, and Roger had no idea about this one, but the mysterious lady has started to smile while she was walking with that sword to him.
"It looks like you are the chosen one."
"Excuse me?" asks Roger who is confused there.
"You have to take this." she says while handing that sword to Roger.
"Why do you mean by taking it? Is this some kind of trap?"
"No it is not. You see, all of these people are hating the Emperor, but I have no business with him because I am the keeper of these weapons. Nobody could come here without my permission or entering this place, only I can do this by using some ancient magic which is inherited from generations... You see, my family job it is to give these weapons to the chosen ones, for free, because they are the only ones who can use these weapons and taking care of them. And you, you are the chosen one of this sword."
"What is this sword?" asks Roger after he takes the sword on his hill and the shining is starting to disappear slowly.
"This sword has a name. Agata Sword and this one can even slay a giant with two slashes. And also this one can teleport you after you throw it somewhere because of the connection this weapon is having with his user."
"So... You give me this weapon for free, just because I'm some kind of chosen one guy and also you will let me leave this place."
"With a condition. Tell your king that the room is looking does not belong to him."
"But how come he knows about this room or any other nobles?"
"Because my family was your Kings, but that was before the incident has to happen."
"What incident?"
"It doesn't matter... Now, you have to promise me you will never tell anyone about this thing, or I will hand a curse to this sword."
"This sword is cursed?" asks Roger who has quickly dropped the sword onto the floor.
"No. not yet. But if you tell anyone it will be... understand?"
"... Yes, ma'am." says Roger after a long pause while he takes the sword he takes a quick look at this one and she is looking at the lady. "By the way, from where are those weapons?"
"I don't know exactly where they are coming from. There are some portals which are opening around the world and they come from different worlds or something like that."
"I see." he takes a look at the hallway he took to come here, and then he looks at the lady.
"You can go." she said after she takes off her hood and she shows her face which is totally blind and also some marks her forehead which resembles a few crosses burned on her. "Your fighting squad need you."
"Alright... Thanks, and I will not tell him about this place."
"... gods be on your side, Roger."
"Same thing to you, Lady." says Roger to the lady and then he is running into the hallway while he is carrying his new sword made by different types and crystals and also an ability to teleportation.
While Roger was running from this place, the old lady has started to vanish like a cloud of dust which is taken by the wind and the lights from that room have suddenly started to shut down, including the weird lighting sphere which was launched from her weird looking glove.