The Slayer

sighed. 'Will you stop preening

a guild had a title, a second name by which they went by. Leroy's was The Cl

ing his hair between his fingers. His hair was shaggy, short on the top and long at the bottom and coloured whit

al

rning away from the mirro

n doorway waiting for him. Waltz charged forwards, prancing down the

bottom he slipped an

tood over him, frowning in displeas

di

jumping to his feet. 'Y

p of the stairs. 'Keep your voice down.

s Leroy descended the stairs. 'It's

other argument could break out.

lared at

' Trevor

ed quickly to Leroy behind him, smilin

go?' Waltz aske

at him for several second

r ago' he said, 'if you ha

to notice me' Wal

to do' Leroy to

't have fun along th

lared a

ybe that makes sense...after all there are only men in our guild...twelve of them at that...you're surrounded by men all day' Waltz continued to muse as h

t b

e opened suddenly then, b

heir guild members said.

towards the door, pausing and leaning towards Earnest, whispering into his ear

rnest said

d swinging his arms as he went. 'Boy look at that! It's such a nice day! Look at th

fter him, frowni

ird

unfortunately, his guild were not well off enough to own such thi

air as his horse pranced around beneath him. '

al

d (this time at least). 'You're going the wrong way' Leroy told him, glari

horse around and sending it tearing in the o

his guild followed after him,

twelve membe

listening to the sound of the

Leroy told him hanging back. 'We s

nswered noddin

ing the heels of his horse and

to the house, walking slowly with his hands

r members of the guild rode a short distance behind him. He ran his horse back and forth unt

with a dramatic wail, land

rs around him b

id trotting up to him and lea

tz, extending his hand

reached for Kennedy's extended hand. Kennedy whipped his hand back

ed in laughter. One of the other members sent his horse

ng the reigns of the gr

, slipping; then falling bac

loudly down to him. 'W

ltz hollered back, wipin

improvement' one

ce Trevor!' W

se, stumbling as the crea

in thick, sticky-dark mud, with only a thin strip of

horses from that point onwards. As Waltz went along, he tried

fortably. 'It's in my

the water ran hot from deep below the earth, the rocks which surrou

ing here, scattered about the spri

glazed over a

dy asked from beside him. 'You

g back to himself. 'Not

he couldn't read Waltz's expression clearly

who would usually be bathing, were gathered

woman cried, rushing up to the soldie

aving their horses behind a

demanded, looking i

re so frightened.' She moaned, hugging herself, squeezing her breasts together as she did so, the towel

roy said im

n who looked like a goddess, dressed only in pink underwear

ighed w

g the other guild members to the side and pushing

hen. The women all star

down his face and s

up to him, casting her arms out as she dre

er body and fell. Beneath she was comple

mouth open and eyes

n the spot. His body hunched over then a

woman patiently, bending down to pick

d as his own collar, gasping and panting and fanning himself. 'It's

ember of the guild followed him, h

by the collar and jerking him backwards, pu

to them as he was dragged aw

unded the corner, once the beautiful, bus

wiping his muddy hand on his trousers. 'We have a job to

ce was cut short. Instead of forming a sentence, he poin

thing covered all in shadow, with no distinguishing features.

like neck towards the men, pulling its body towards th

ered his men. 'Circle this be

s sword, having recovered from the initial shock of

! Stay with

east with all the speed he could muster and throwing himsel

he simply fell through it, landi

before Waltz re-surfaced, coughing and splutte

smoky body of the beast, 'it's not so bad

lled to him. 'G

ectly safe. If I can't touch it,

ood) that the creature put its foot (or hand)

nd, arms flailing in the a

spring, Leroy let

was completely ignoring them, and b

o himself. 'Where d

said nearby. 'Waltz is...yo

him. 'Oh' he said, without el

search. 'Where w

hing around, held down by the beast intent on drowning him, he was splashing as much as possibl

atching him. 'Even when

ding what he was looking for. A little red

as if in pain, drawing sharply back. Beneath its limb (f

his fist and making rude gestures towards

ued to blurt out obscenities. 'Draw out your

ir spell-bound crystals, moving around to cir

he water where he remained, he saw its wings growing larger from i

ing at it as it hovered above his head, float

ng forth an arrow and tying a string of

y from the beast, coming up onto dry

and filth washed from him, his white-blon

several times by the red cloth wound around the hilt, before

managed to cut the beast right a

d towards him; its wing he had cut off

t this, seeing the head open

Sh

nish his sentence, lifting him

AAAAAHHHH

ing?' Tom asked gla

air, landing in the wat

him this time to the side, all the while ignoring the other m

ch time we hurt it, it seems to

tiary from his person and flipping the

through the book, before the monster grabbed him again and tossed him to

rd sprawl upon the floor

breath and ut

.Ow

mass grabbed

t said, moving closer to Leroy

ounded Leroy, each peering over the ot

er' one of th

ainly for und

know it's

entine. How about p

is its

he thing, which was now beginning

. 'To pierce the heart

umbled in

uys!' Waltz cri

ing his next sentence quieter. 'Y

it a white stone, combining its magic with several others from his coat-pockets and

ght, and the guild nearby were suddenly enveloped in a

the beast was out of s

aving fallen back in the wat

breathed. 'It

and dusting himself down casually as if nothing ha

looked all that was around him. From here he could see the entire spring

the water!' he called to them.

past the guild members gathered around Leroy (who still held his bo

n the rocks and

ro! A

saved

we ever r

s the women flanked him, all reachin

ody. He grinned widely at the world around him, drawing forth his sword and

then, and he looked do

led to himself. 'No

orcibly teleported, away from this

und himself in a dark home,

eathed his sword and

have me do this time

sneered do