Bounty Hunter Bash Friend Lock Part Two

 A Trade Of Tales

Once they were out of Roqaur and the mad mob it was completely dark. So, as they were in the middle of the field, they knew that they had to set up camp. So they took a moment to catch their breath.

“Well that was fun!”

“Shut up Cerpheres!” Both Chashathrophogh and Bash moaned.

“Seriously! Can you not get into trouble just once?”

“Nope!”

They rolled their eyes as they all looked at the sky.

“So, now that we’re under the stars-”

“Cerpheres, if you’re going to say anything inappropriate I swear I’ll kill you!”

“Ohh! Scary!”

“Just say it!”

“Well why don’t we light a fire and tell some stories?”

“Alright. Just keep in mind we have a twelve year old girl here.”

“Alright!” He sang, pointing upwards to a group of royal purple garnets, emeralds rose up and reflected the light of the moon. He then looped his finger and they spun in a ring. Then an amber cloud weaved in and out of the coins. Strena looked at it, her eyes wide.

“That’s beautiful!”

“See! Someone appreciates me!”

“She doesn’t know you.”

He chuckled.

“Well as you’re the only one being nice to me why don’t you start?”

She looked to the side to Zaryb.

“It’s alright. You can tell them everything. I’m certain that neither me nor Wolfox will kill them.”

Her eyes dropped.

“Alright.” She sighed slowly. “When I was five Master…Uncle Zaryb killed, no, both of them killed my mum and dad. Then he took me away from my home empire. He tolde to go under the name of Strena, I chose the surname Az. As to remind me of my real name. Then he took me across the sea to the bounty hunter’s tavern where I met so many people. They were scary at first but I came to like them. 

“Then he took me on a job where I accidentally helped him. That’s how I got Orion! Then, after a year training me, he made me become a bounty hunter. Once I had done a year of jobs and training, he made me leave there. I packed everything. Although I forgot Orion… Sorry Orion…

“Then I became an assassin. Then another year of jobs and training we found out… something… Then we traveled to places and I helped him out with a few of his jobs. That’s how I got Darkector! Then I became a slayer. 

“Then I was almost used by Dark Lady Grasharlo to kill Master… Uncle Zaryb. Then she said that she wanted me to become a Dark Lady and to find out Darkector’s name. She hurt us both and said that if we didn’t do it she would hurt us more. Then we did in the Bounty Hunter and Assassin’s library. Which had lots and lots of stairs!”

At this Bash chuckled.

“Yeah, it does!”

“Then people left the place once they saw my sword. Then we read lots and lots of books and we soon learnt that his name was Darkector and he could talk to me and everything! Then we arrived at Grasharlo’s place and she gave me a beautiful dress that helped me do bad things and I- and I- I HURT M-MASTER ZARYB!” She cried.

“It’s alright.”

“Then what?” Cerpheres asked eagerly.

“I killed her and she forced me to go drink her blood and I passed out. Then I wanted to go back to the bounty hunter’s tavern then we did and the bar guy gave me back Orion.” She finished wiping her tears away.

Cerpheres’s smile widened.

“Then?”

“We picked up three bounties, you two and Dark Lord Gajellidor Darcrogh. Although, it was the girl that picked that one.”

Chashathrophogh nodded.

“So what about you? Why are you here with your niece? And how come you haven’t killed her yet? I mean, you were eager to once.”

Bash raised her eyebrow.

“Well, me and my dear had a spell placed upon us by the Dark Lord Gajellidor who wanted us to kill each other. But we then set off after him and we have been chasing him ever since.”

“We traveled to where we thought he was, but he was not there. He said something to my dear uncle, which caused him to charge back home. Where we found out that father and my baby brother had been killed by Dark Lord Gajellidor and took Uncle Chash’s-”

“Chashathrophogh!”

“Uncle Chashathrophogh then! Blime me! Your name’s too long! Anyway. He killed father and my baby brother in his form to trick my mother into killing us both. As she would never listen to me I broke him out of jail and we left the kingdom and became stowaways on a ship. It was set to Roqaur and we went under the names Cari and Borevers Scar. Where we were discovered by the captain. We were put to the job to Gerald’s assistants. We soon found treasure and a nuisance.”

“I try my best!”

She rolled her eyes.

“Then ended up getting dragged into pirates and once we were able to find the Pieces Of Eight-”

Zaryb burst out laughing.

“Yes, Zarry, they exist!”

He stopped.

“Seriously?”

“Yes. Then we gathered them and found ourselves in a town under the water, killed a Sea Death God that looked more like a demon warlock of the Final Age Of Gods. After, we were able to get to one we finally were able to get to Roqaur. Where we were able to get to him.”

“And?” Asked Strena as she gripped the book that she was writing in tightly.

“He wiped the floor with us! I don’t know how we were able to survive, but we did. Then Cerpheres healed us. Then we met you. Also Cerpheres Lockheartsmith is Dark Lord Gajellidor Darcrogh’s son.”

“So, do you know where he is?”

“The Desert Planes.”

At this Strena looked up from her scribbling.

“M-my home?”

“Yes.”

“By the way, what’re you writing down?”

“Everything that was said.”

“That’s nice.”

Soon after eating, they drifted off.