Ah... truly... dear reader.... truly....

Twas a horrid tale... that of Dwight Fettersquare....

Hmmm?

You found it quite said as well...

Why... naturally?

Twould be strange if one would not...

Hmmm?

Why?

Well... I suppose....

... twould be quite odd if one did not.

For... tis a fact of humans...

That humans tend to have empathy...

Yes...

Tis a strange thing... really....

Hmm?

You think it is a good thing?

Well... who am I to disagree?

Hmmm?

What am I?

Well... tis a long story... really...

Hmmm?

Oh dear no...

Twould take far too much time to get into...

Perhaps another time... dear reader...

Perhaps another time...

Now... where were we....

Ah yes....

Twas mere moments after Dwight Fettersquare had struck his neck through...

Yes...

With the blade of Jason Hessenger...

Yes...

Truly...

For he had commited suicide...

A truly horrifying act...

Yes...

Truly, I say unto you dear reader... truly...

Tis a horrifying thing to end one's existance...

Truly...

More horrifying than murder...

More horrifying than any art one could iamgine...

Why....

Even the man by the name of Jason Hessenger....

Yes...

Even him...

Even a man who had seen much...

Had battled many...

And had triumphed over several in battle...

Yes...

Truly...

A mighty man in his own right...

Even he...

did indeed find himself....

Completely... cornered....

Well.... I suppose that is not the best word to use here...

Nay...

For he found his hands shaking....

And his very body...

Still...

For what could he do....

A mortal man had vanquished his own soul before himself...

And for what...

For.... another....

Nay...

For.... his revenge....?

Truly...

a strange feeling crept over this man's shoulder...

One he had never known the name of....

As for Thorton...

He too....

was beyond words...

Nay...

Not a word left his lips...

For... what could be said....

A man died for another's.... revenge?

Truly...

Would he have been killed in another way...perhaps... yes...

However... for a man to dive into his own death...

Truly...

Twas a miraculous sight in those of the shinobi...

Truly...

However....

There was yet another who was there...

Yes...

Indeed....

Wallace Darlington...

A man whose very ally had simply...

died....

All for the sake of...

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Yes....

His revenge...

For the honor of Vesturia...

For the honor of the women of Vesturia...

For the honor of Abigail Darlington...

To honor the life of Abigail Darlington....

Yes, indeed...

To honor the life of this young woman, Abigail Darlington...

To honor her death...

To allow this man to attack the perpetrator of this murder...

To allow this father... to avenge his daughter...

To even... allow his ally revenge...

Truly...

To describe it as pain... well....

Twould be less.... would you not agree?

Yes...

For what Wallace felt... truly....

Was the deepest of griefs...

For now...

Yes... even now...

The very soul he had thought to protect...

The very soul he was not willing to let die...

Yes...

Even then....

Even now...

For he had simply done the deed himself...

Truly...

He did not except that....

Yes...

Truly, I say unto you dear reader, truly...

For this man.... yes....

Even this man....

Did indeed find himself grieving...

Grieving in pain...

Grieving in agony...

But also...

Somewhat... grieving in gratefulness...

Hmmm?

Yes...

Hmmm?

Grateful that he could avenge his daughter?

Nay...

For...

And ally did indeed die for him....

Truly...

For an ally.... did indeed love him enough...

.... to die for him...

For... what manner of man would die for another...

Truly, I say unto you... dear reader...

Truly...

Twas not a mere act of fury that brought upon this act...

Nay...

Twas an act of duty...

For....

What manner of man...

... sees upon himself such action....

And... does not repay it with his very being...

Yes, indeed....

For...

be it a mere few seconds...

Yes...

Wallace Darlington did indeed....

With fury and purpose...

And without warning...

Place his hands upon the neck of Thorton Hessengger...

And...

Yes...

Begin to strangle him..

Hmm?

Quite sudden, you say...

Why... yes...

For this man... wasted not a second...

Yes...

Not even a second...

For his very hands...

Did indeed strangle him...

And not gently...

Mind you...

Nay...

He strangled him...

With every intent of ending him as quickly as possible...

Yes...

With his very fingers...

Squeezing with all their might...

Upon his throat...

Yes...

With even his very last breath...

This man would indeed die...

As for Thorton...

Thorton: Tch... (cough) (thinking: How dare....you!)

For he could not speak...

Nay...

All he could do was simply...

Choke...

Struggle...

And

Yes...

Fight back...

As he did indeed use his blade and now thorned arm to...

... attack at Wallace's arms...

But... nay...

Wallace would not falter...

Not for his brother...

And neither for his daughter...

As for Jason.... as he was still reeling from the madness of this suicide...

Yes...

Truly...

To see Wallace attack once more...

Truly...

Moreover so suddenly...

Twas yet another shock...

Twas not all, however...

For even then dear reader...

Yes, even then...

Did Thorton use his thorned arm to scrape at his foe's hands...

Indeed.

Scrape and scratch...

For then and there...

Were stands of flesh dropping to Wallace's side...

But... nay...

This man would not falter...

Thorton: (thinking: Kniiiiiiiiighhhhht!)

His eyes did indeed turn to Jason in desparation...

yes...

And as for Jason...

He did indeed turn and rush to the pair...

And, in response...

Did indeed...

Jason: Incantation! Blazing whip!

Yes...

Did he immediately and without fail...

Start a spell...

A spell that conjured a long strand of flames...

A strand...

That there and then he used...

to whip of Wallace.

Yes...

This whip did indeed strke of his skin...

And also...

Left beside him several burn marks upon his back...

Yes...

Truly...

Pain beyond pain....

However....

Twas not enough...

And so....

did Thorton scratch ever harder...

Yes...

Tis quiet the scene, truly...

Do you not think... dear reader....

Hmmm?

Quiet the change of events?

Yes...

I do agree

Tis battle... dear reader

Do do well to remember that...

For until your opponent has drawn his or her last breath...

Yes...

Till that moment...

Tis not over...

Nay...

For yet a new battle may well begin...

Yes...

A new battle indeed...

For if one battle was fought with taunts, wills and blades...

Yes...

Yet another may be fought with fingers, thorns and blades...

As well as fire... I suppose..

Well....

I do believe we should continue...

Hmmm?

The art of battle

Why... tis far too long to fully explain a tale it is...

Truly...

Moving along...

As Jason did indeed whip of him...

Did it then happen that...

Why... yes...

... the body of Wallace Darlington was indeed engulfed in flames...

Yes...

His entire body...

However...

Not that of Thorton...

Nay...

For the very flames did not even touch of him...

Hmmm?

How is that possible?

Why... twas the incantation

For... the incantation blazing whip...

Sets to fire anything that is whipped...

However... all that is not...

Is not...

Truly...

An incredible art in and of itself...

Truly...

However....

In spite of this...

Wallace Darlington would not falter...

Nay....

His grip did not loosen...

Not even for an inch...

Amidst the pain of his wounds...

Amidst the pain of his burning flesh

Nay...

He did not falter...

Thorton: (thinking: How... how....?!)

The thorns upon his palms did indeed begin to strike blood through...

Yes...

For now...

He was not rubbing against mere flesh....

Nay...

he was rubbing against mere blood...

Yes...

Even burning bloodly flesh...

A horrifying agony...

Truly...

I say unto you...

For even Jason himself did indeed find himself astounded...

Truly...

This man...

This man would not die...

Nay...

Even amidst such horrible pain...

He would not fall...

As for Thorton...

he did indeed change tactics...

Yes...

His mark... to be said...

For his mark could change more than simply his hands...

Yes...

For even his neck... Yes...

His very neck...

Did indeed become thorny...

And of that, I tell you, dear reader...

Did his very neck also be come harder to crush...

However...

Even then...

Did this man not waver....

Nay...

Even upon puncturing tougher skin...

Even upon being pierced by many a thorn...

Nay...

This man would not perish...

Nay...

For.... He would not surrender....

And... of Jason... needless to say...

Amongst many things... he was... shocked...

Yes...

Shokced I say...

That a man such as he would survive a thing that many a man would cry of...

That a man could stay standing...

Yes...

Truly...

An incredible thing....

However...

Twas not all in his mind...

For...

even at the sight of such...

indeed...

Ths man...

Had the wisdom and foresight...

To look against it... yes...

To... simply...

Indeed...

Kill him.

And of that... he simply...

with his blade....

Quickly decapitated his opponent...

Twas a fast cut... yes....

and a heavy one indeed...

Yes....

However...

In merely moments...

Was it that Wallace Darlington had then been decapitated...

Yes...

Truly, I say unto you dear reader...

Truly...

For this very man was dead...

And of that... did his body linger only for a moment...

Before...

Indeed....

It did drop down....

Yes...

Truly....

The man by the name of Wallace Darlington... was dead...

However....

as Jason did indeed walk towards the pair of corpses...

He did indeed take note of this...

Yes...

For even then... yes...

Even then...

Was the life of Thorton Hessenger also... gone...

Indeed, I say unto you dear reader... Indeed...

For even Thorton had been murdered...

Yes...

As for Jason...

Jason: Tis a shame... my brother... had you... only stayed alive a moment longer...

Yes....

For Wallace did not surrender...

Jason: Then you... Thorton... would still be here... Shame, really..

Yes, a shame...

Hmmm?

You are happy he died?

Well, I do suppose he did deserve it...

Yes...

For any man that dares attack another man's pride...

Yes...

Truly...

He does deserve what comes to him...

Whether he kneweth or not...

For, I say unto you dear reader....

Do be wary of attacking a man's pride...

For for that he shall seek revenge...

Indeed.

And truly, dear reader...

Truly...

Of one who never surrenders...

Truly...

Victory is assured...

Indeed, I say unto you, dear reader... truly...

Victory is assured.

Yes....

Hmmm?

A good lesson?

Indeed.

A good lesson of any...

Born of woman...

Yes...

Ah... well...

I suppose that is enough for now...

Hmmm?

Twould be best to add a bit of a "teaser"?

Oh... do tell.... what is a "teaser"

Hmmmm...

I see...

Why... a smashing idea...

I suppose I shall try my hardest to do one...

Yes...

Now...

Let us see....

Ah yes...

Twould be a continuation of the tale of the Hessnger Jason..

Yes...

For... at that very moment...

Indeed...

Was the loud sound of footsteps heard...

Yes...

From a distance...

Yes...

From the direction from which the knights Wallace and Dwight did appear...

Indeed...

Did several knights suddenly appear...

Yes...

Several knights indeed...

And all of them...

Yes, truly...

Did quickly and without a word surround Jason...

Yes....

Even unto the rooftops...

Even unto the ground...

Yes...

These knights had surrounded the shinobi...

Through and through...

And on all sides...

Yes indeed...

For now....

Jason Hessenger was surrounded...

Hmmm

Was truly fun... really...

Perhaps I shall try this..."teaser" yet again.... dear reader...

Yes...

Truly... I do believe that this shall increment the excitement for the next chapter...

Yes...

Well, I do bid you goodbye, dear reader...

Until next time...