"Okay guys. Let's go rescue those hostages." XiYang clapped his hands to get the attention of his fellow party members.
"Ah yes. Let's go." Risa agreed.
The four-member party headed back into the castle and walked down the long hallway where they soon found a doorway that led to a set of stairs, which led to the dungeons below. The group headed down the stairs with Pine in the lead as scout...and because he was holding the torch. Upon nearing the dungeons, a strong stench of human excretions and disease permeated the four's senses. Everyone gagged...especially XiYang who was not used to such terrible scenarios. The four covered their noses with cloth fused with purification water from Risa before continuing downwards.
Upon arriving, XiYang nodded towards Risa who immediately understood his intentions. Risa walked forward and started casting a number of purification spells and recovery spells on the imprisoned townspeople. Initially, the prisoners cowered in fright at the appearance of the four, but when they realized that the group were not demons, they became dazed for a few seconds as if to not believe what was happening. One cheer erupted followed by many others...soon everyone was happy and crying with joy. They were rescued...they were finally freed from their captivity. It was all thanks to these four...these Heroes...their saviors.
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"Congratulations for saving the townspeople of Polaris and for killing the demon elite Tor the Slaughterer. We have a feast in preparation for your success. Please do attend." High Priest Grandine exclaimed in excitement.
"Thank you very much. I couldn't have done it without the help of my fellow party members." XiYang replied as he nodded towards Pine, Janet, and Risa who were all smiling with pride. It was near noon when they arrived from their mission to Polaris.
"Oh, by the way, we've notified the king of your presence and that you were able to successfully kill a strong demon elite. The king was joyous when he heard the news and would like to meet you. His Majesty will also be attending the feast as well, so be sure to be on your best behavior. Pine will teach you the necessary etiquette so learn well."
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"The king eh...okay, I understand."
"Okay, go prepare now. You may even have some time to rest if you need it. The feast will start in five hours."
XiYang and the rest of his party bowed one more time before leaving the hall. Outside the hall, XiYang glanced towards Pine, "How many more demon elites are left?"
"About ten more I believe." Pine replied after thinking for a bit. "You should be careful of one demon though...this demon elite is called Talia. She's the older sister of Tor and it's believed that she's stronger and faster than Tor."
"Really? Hmm...that's troubling. Any weaknesses?"
"I heard she was rash and extremely reckless...does that count as weaknesses?"
"Yea...if she's rash...do you think she would attack us here once she heard we killed her brother?"
"That's...likely."
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"Boss! Boss! Boss!" A messenger smacked open the doors to a large room and rushed inside before kneeling in front of a chair.
A female demon elite sat on the chair with her back turned. This was Talia...the older sister of Tor the Slaughterer. She was busily wolfing down all the food placed on the table in front of her. The messenger dared not to speak given the Boss's attitude towards people disturbing her meal.
When Talia paused from her food, she slightly turned her head back and growled, "Speak!"
"Boss...it's your brother...he was killed."
"WHAT!?" Talia roared as she smashed her fists on the table, crushing it to pieces. Talia stood up and furiously looked at the messenger, her killing intent suffocating the messenger. "WHO KILLED TOR!?"
"It was a human...a human that used a strange board with round stones and metal balls."
"H...U...M...A...N!!!"