User blog:GoldenDiva/Dead Realm: Conversation with the codemned 2

Inside another cave, lays still a scroll. It was dimly glowing amidst the dark place, where none dared explore. Inside the scroll, was written and recorded some scratched conversation of two being still unidentifiable due to the scroll giving no precise voicing. However, what was certain was that the two speaking were definitely men...

''Portal opening. Man entering it, tired. Sound of fall on a rocky chair. Sleep.''

Silence...

''Foot steps getting louder. Another man walking near. Foot Steps stopping. Rift closing.''

-So I heard the lost man was brought back to his family.-

"..."

-I wonder who they have to thank for.-

"His daughter gave me mean to find him. Escort him back to safety. Thank her, not me."

-Oh really? I heard that none bothered to because he was presumed dead, and suddenly a man just goes to find him without expecting anything?-

"Anyone would have done that."

-And the same 'anyone' would have went through an entire horde of monsters with high power, while not killing nor gravely injuring anyone?-

"I was lucky..."

-Hah, lucky! Respectfully sir, not everyone would have went in without disturbing anyone in his way.-

"Like I said, I was lucky."

-I continue to doubt that sir.-

"If you say so."

Silence

-SO, were they okay?-

"Yes. It seems he was gone a long time before I came in."

-How so?-

"The family was in tears. They kept crying at each other's arms for quite a while."

-You stayed?-

"I...I wanted to make sure none was harmed. That they would go back home safely."

-Sir...-

"Do not cry for me, cry for them. He's a good man."

-But, so are you.-

Silence

-What mamono were they?-

"Manticores, the two of them."

-I see. What did they do afterward?-

"Well, the man was looking to give the two an easier time by bringing something back, of great value, but couldn't due to his condition."

-Condition?-

"Bandits had found out about his treasure and tried to pry answers out of him deep in the mountain."

-Oh dear, I did hope you taught these hooligans a lesson.-

"They won't harm anyone ever."

-You didn't---

"No, I stopped that long ago. The orc band that intercepted us all gave me time to recover his treasure and himself before leaving the bruised bandits to their mercy."

-Oh, good. What happened next?-

"Well ultimately, the mother decided that his everyday job as town guard was safer and that he didn't need to go out of his way to make them live in the wealthy."

-Ohh really?-

"She told him that they were very happy of their lives before he had delusion about a better house and all. The source was another one who had a taste for riches. He wanted her to have the same. She wanted their old lives back."

-I see.-

"The father instead of keeping the new fortunes for themselves, distributed it all to their fellow neighbor and got his old post as tower guard back."

-What did they do after that?-

"Well, they wanted to thank me for rescuing him"

-But you didn't, did you?-

"I'm not allowed to have this sort of happiness."

-Sir...-

Silence for days

-Sir!-

"What is it?"

-About you recent defense...-

"What of it?"

-It seems someone is looking for you in the material plane.-

"There is always someone looking for me."

-Huh?-

"They're mamono, after hearing of a man rescuing someone else from powerful foes, they no doubt want that him for themselves."

-Ohh. But sir...-

"hmm?"

-This one was different.-

"Different?"

-Yes.-

"How so?"

-Well...-

"Go on."

-This one looked like she didn't belong hi this area.-

"What!?"

-Well, yes. She obviously came from another far away land.-

"Can you describe what she looked like? Her clothing?"

-Well, the most definitive signature was to foreign letters.-

"So, maybe a Zipangu person here to meet me?"

-No sir. For how close it was, this one had feature they don't have.-

"Where was that foreign writing?"

-Well sir, it was over her face.-

"No, you must be wrong!"

-I wish I was, but I am not. What's more, is that this one was her nails dyed in pink, thought it seemed to be more of a natural color.-

"Did she bring a weapon in the shape of two fat swords?"

-Well yes, how did you know? She told me they were called Dao Bagua.-

"No, no, no, no, no...this isn't happening. Why is SHE here?"

-I'm sorry sir, I didn't mean to give such news.-

The second voice is trembling.

Silence

"I'm sorry, my Servant. I didn't mean to treat you like this."

-It's fine sir, but...who is she?-

".......A witness of my past....."

The record suddenly stops....