Captain : Chaarrge !!
Guards A-Z : CHAAARRGE!!!!!
Each of the twenty six guards charged weapons drawn and were ready to be trampled by what they thought was DeadEnd but is actually Page our main character
Guard A swiftly swung at the back of DeadEnds knees with his spear knowing full well it wouldn''t do anyth-
Page Immediately loss its balance and fell on its back
Guard A : huh ?
Guards B : He''s down !? keep going !
and so our guards promptly started stabbing,bludgeoning and slicing at Page
Leon with sweat on his forehead from worry that the person who''d just saved his friends and wife''s life had just been slaughtered while seeking help all because of a misunderstanding
Leon : Stop ! Its not what you think ! Stop !
The guards infused with adrenaline and fear hadn''t noticed Leon until he started pulling the captain aside from the rmob beating on Page
Leon : Stop them that''s not DeadEnd !
Captain : Its not ? Men at ease!
The men all snapped out of the haze of anger and confidence
Guard A : It took awhile but with our combined efforts we penetrated a few soft spots on his hide and he hasn''t struggled ! we killed DeadEnd Captain ! we got em !
Wearing a very worried expression Leon shoved a few guards aside and rushed to pages side and looked upon a hide full of holes and red stains all over it
Leon : You idiots !
the captain walked past his guards concerned at Leons words
Captain : now that you mention it its head has a hood and...
looking at Leons waist
Captain : That''s DeadEnds head...
Guard B : If DeadEnds dead then who''s this ?
Leon : A traveler who slew DeadEnd and saved me and everyone from DeadEnd I looked away for a second on our way here and Page went rushing ahead and I got Page killed.... what am I gonna tell me wife...
Page still laid on the floor unmoving
Captain : It was a misunderstanding what kind of fool runs around in monster skin anyway?
Leon : He was foreign
Captain : ah all the better they could be a spy for all I know these are time''s of war Leon ... Any chance they say where they were from ?
Leon : He was from a nomad tribe I think
Captain : The nomads ? so he''s a refugee then crap
Leon : What''s wrong ?
Captain : We''ve had alot of refugee''s come in the few days you''ve been out
Leon : I dont think page was a refugee
Captain : eh why''s that ?
Leon : refugees run from war page defeated DeadEnd I doubt someone with such battle prowess would flee from any fight
Captain : hm... If this page has so much strength how''d he get killed by me and my men ?
Leon : Page was carrying Nigel and Samuel and he defeated DeadEnd so page must of been worn out . . .
Captain : Damn well whats done is done, I''ll have to report to the lord we slew this page friend of yours sorry Leon
Leon : No your right it was a misunderstanding...
Captain : Someone help Leon with his companions !
Guards A D and E : Yes sir !
Captain : Where''s Bill ?
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Captain : . . . ok, Leon again sorry for your loss
???? : Who died ?
Captain : *sigh* some foreigner named Page
Page : Wow my names pretty common huh ?
Captain : What ?
The captain turned to face a towering being wearing DeadEnds terrifying hide
Captain : Y your alive !?
Leon : Page !? We have to get you to a healer !
Page : No it''s okay im fine they just drew the remaining blood from the hide
Leon : But they pierced it !
Page : I have a very strong body Im okay
Captain : Well lad it seems I owe you compensation
Page : For what ?
Captain : We damaged your . . . belongings and assaulted you without cause
Page : Its alright
Captain : I insist only 100 gold will do for the hide
Guard G : That''s everyone''s payment for the month and yours !
Captain : And I''d pay more but I cant afford it George thats an S rank hide we''ve damaged
Guard G : oh....
Page : A room at an inn will do Captain
Captain : What ?
Page : I just need somewhere to rest
Captain : I see . . . Fred !
Guard F : Yes sir
Captain : Spread word this Page slew DeadEnd and see to it the towns inn will give him a free year of residence we will cover it
Guard F : Yes sir !
Page : uh thats a bit much Captain
Captain : no... It isn''t you have avenged countless victims and saved future ones as well also there''s a Bounty on DeadEnd you should go collect it
Page : Ok
Leon : Page I''ll show you to the inn
And so Leon and Page entered the town of Nellum
Page immediately drew attention as a few shrieks from both men and women turned into looks of unbelief
Random guy : They slew DeadEnd ?
Random woman : DeadEnd has been slain !
cheers break out from everyone in town
Page and Leon make it to the inn after receiving countless gifts
The female innkeeper a gnome standing ten centimeters with tall with combed curly light brown hair and whiteless green eyes and a healthy glow to her white skin, she''s wearing blue overalls a white shirt underneath and wooden clogs with white socks calls out, She''s standing in the palm of a 4.5 inches tall human male with dark brown hair, grey eyes covered with glasses and white skin, he wears regular black pants and a buttoned white shirt with strapped shoes
The gnome calls out
Gnome : Hey Leon ! I take it this big basterd showed DeadEnd what being killed feels like ?
She says while looking at page with an OHH expression
Leon : Yeah he saved Catherine and the others
Gnome : wooow~ ok well he got name ?
Leon : Page
Gnome : Well page my names Meriel and this lug of love''s my husband Hank nice to meet ya !
she holds out her hand waiting for a shake
Page unsure holds out their pinky an she grabs it in and shakes it with a very firm grip...
Page : Nice to meet you Meriel and Hank
Meriel nods and Hank grunts
Meriels grip tightens so much that the pinky in hand start to crumple such strength would have a grown man on his kneels begging for mercy
Page : uh Meriel are you okay ?
Where once an adorable Gnome stood lies a demon her brown eyes showing bags and are squinted while her tinh teeth slightly sharpen and pointy ears poke out of her hair
Meriel : Let me be very clear no one has ever not paid out of their own pockets here but certainly not stayed here for free but the guards are covering your bill this I can look past BUT remember this page you stole my revenge from me so I''ll ask you this once did DeadEnd suffer when you killed him ?
The pinky she held was practically a lost cause now
Leon knowing full well Meriels rage is not something to take lightly and was concerned with the state of pages pinky
Leon : uhh Meriel
Meriel : shhh let him speak
Page : Well after crushing him I ate his insides and slapped on his skin
Meriel slipped back into her harmless appearance
Meriel : ahh so he was crushed like a bug? That is wonderful news though im sad I never got to wring his neck you see my older brother was stepped on while I watched after being beaten half dead by DeadEnd and the ape left me for dead when Hank here found me mhm I fell in love with this mute hunk and started this inn here because his nagging *pufff cheeks*
Hank : *grunt*
Pages pinky immediately filled itself while making a disturbing crunching sound
Page : wow sorry for your loss Meriel and please look after me
Meriel raises an eyebrow at the pink she murdered
Meriel : Well you just behave yourself here and well be like flowers and water
Page : Of course
Meriel : Say do you plan to show that hide to the guild as proof ?
Page : Yeah Leon said we''d split the bounty
Meriel : hmm well why dont you come back her after and you and I can talk about the skin you''re wearing yeah?
wait she''s noticed !? aw crap how ? Is because the pinky?
Meriel : Page ?
Page : Sure
Leon : alright well lets be on our way pages bye Meriel later Hank !
Hank : *grunt*
Meriel : Bye byee
Leon and page leave the inn
. . . .
Hank : What was that ?
Meriel : I ...... dont know ?
Hank : It could be a monster
Meriel : Well its sentient and not attacking anyone . . . yet
Hank : Could be an unregistered species
Meriel : Yeah
Hank : It was so empty....
Meriel : I almost thought the skin was walking on its own there wasn''t a shred of energy of any sort in that husk
Hank : Should we put it down or report to the guild ?
Meriel : Neither
Hank : Honey ?
Meriel : That thing could be anything and its not bothering me or you is it?
Hank : No but
Meriel : No butts but mine hunk leave em be if it hurts anyone we''ll give killing it a shot but....
Hank : You worried ?
Meriel : I think thats a fight you and I might lose
Meriel clenches her side and shivers its until now Hank hasn''t noticed Meriel is scared
Hank : Meriel !?
Meriel : Hank you have much to learn when I started crushing its pinky it went over wether or not I had to die in an instant with no hesitation...
Hank : So ?
Meriel : only the stupid or strong have that privilege and I think its the latter seeing as how it ate DeadEnd
Hank : Are you saying your strength and my magic cant beat it ?
Meriel : Im saying you and I couldn''t beat DeadEnd and fled after hurting him that thing crushed him and is obviously unharmed...
Hank : ...... life has a way of telling you there''s always someone stronger huh ?
Meriel : Yeah DeadEnd found out the hard way lets not join him in hell yeah ?
Hank : Sure Honey
Meriel : Mhm lets wait and see what our new friend will do . . . for now lets go have tea in our bedroom
Hank : h honey isn''t it a little early for tea ?
Meriel : Its never too early for tea hunk now shut up be a mute and show me why you call me honey and I''ll show you why I call you hunk ya ?
Hank : *grunt* I like the sound of that
The inn door closes