Standing confused, his eyes darted between the two females that stood before him, then back to the demon. More than startled, he was perplexed.'What in tarnation had happened? The demon looked like it had been run through a meat grinder with just the bones to spare. And I did that?'"Me?" He poked at his chest. "You're crazy, you know that right?" He chuckled a bit, maybe the demon was already dying by the time they had found it, Liora probably weakened it with some spell while the other girl finished it off."You think I?... Would face that thing?" She pointed at it once more then poked Rhok's chest. "Deal with it, you had an insane power-up, something possessed your body and killed the demon almost instantly" She shrugged.'Insane power up?'He shook his head in disbelief."It's true" the odd girl spoke for the first time, bowing her head slightly."You were possessed by the Spectre of Death, it's a fragment that still remains" She bowed in respect towards Rhok."Hey now..." He sai

The man who stood before Rhok backed up by a few meters, he reached for his blade and drew it, levelling it at Rhok."How did you find me?" He asked calmly.Rhok shrugged, although he doubted the man would be able to see his facial expression in the dark of the night."How else, I can't be spied upon. And you made it a bit too obvious" he lied."Impossible. I made sure to hide myself from yours or anyone's detection abilities" he cried out, taking a few steps back.'He's that good huh?' Rhok sighed."Alright, I'm tired, out with it. What do you want?" Rhok asked the young man tiredly, although he couldn't see the man's face, he knew the man was quite powerful. He was a head taller than Rhok, which was actually pretty tall for a human being.The man sidestepped, walking in a half circle, trying to gauge Rhok who still rested on the wall he had appeared from."Alright. You've been following me for quite a while. You know just how tired I am, I need to sleep. So let's get this over with

"An interesting young man that you've brought here. Wouldn't you say so, Ben?" The wizened old man turned to look at Ben, then back to Rhok."How odd. I haven't seen or heard of you before your arrival" Darrell looked at Rhok with an intense gaze.Rhok unknowingly took a few steps back the way he had come from, his back hit the wall. He turned, surprised. Hadn't a door been there a few moments ago?"Running away are we?" Darrell asked."Aahh. Of course not, I just needed to scratch my back on the wall" Rhok stuttered.Darrell laughed lightly. "Very well then. I'm sure you know why you're here", he gave Rhok a questioning glare."The... demon head?" Rhok asked.Darrell's face instantly grew serious. "How did you do it?" Darrell asked, letting his arms rest at his sides. Although he still sat down, the air in the room quite literally shifted.Rhok felt slightly suffocated."I... I don't know, I'm not sure..." Rhok said truthfully. 'Of all people to suspect me. It just had to be someone

"Uuhhm, are you okay Boss?" Dian walked over to where Rhok had landed."Boss? What am I? Your employer? And why does that word even exist in this world?" Rhok cursed as he righted himself. He looked up at Dian. "How long has it been since I left?" He asked curiously."About... ten minutes? Yeah I think so" Dian admitted, Rhok sighed. He couldn't guess what exactly the old man's powers were. At first it seemed like spatial manipulation, but it could have well been teleportation magic, or something else.Just then, Liora and Eryn walked down the stairs, it seemed they were coming down from their rooms. Upon seeing Rhok, they both smiled and walked over to him."Why are you sitting on the table? And where have you been?" Liora asked, Eryn kindly nodded her head in respect.Rhok rolled his eyes. "Nothing too serious, I was teleported to the capitol and back. Also, there's a change of plans." Rhok sighed."Teleported?" Dian looked at him in surprise, then back to the counter where he had

At the very first light of dawn, when the sky was still painted in shades of purple and gold, Rhok was already standing outside the tavern, leaning against the weathered wooden frame like he owned the place. His cloak hung loose, and the cold morning air slapped at his face, but he didn’t seem to mind. Honestly, he looked more annoyed at how early the day had started than anything else.“Seriously, who decided that dawn was a good time to be anywhere but asleep?” Rhok muttered to himself, though he knew better than to complain too loud, but there was work to be done.Minutes later, Liora appeared from the shadows of the doorway, a smile on her lips. “Oh, you’re awake. I was worried you’d actually overslept for once.” She stepped out, boots scrubbing on the stone, her eyes already sharp with anticipation.Rhok just rolled his eyes. “Please, I’m a creature of habit. A grumpy, stubborn creature of habit.”Eryn and Dian weren’t far behind. Eryn’s long golden hair was still a little messy