Rouen arrived faster at Carlstead, his stallion is faster than normal horse after all. He left Midnight in the woods without tying him, this he do so he can called it fast in the dangerous situations. Rouen then walk closer to the main house slowly and carefully. His dark cloak covered him from sights. He takes his time and studied the locations first, there's only three buildings that has a light on them, he noticed Victor wasn't completely alone, some of his goons stays with him. He spoted two inside the main house, maybe more, it's where Victor's probably are. Two at the smaller house, they were siting and drinking outside in the terrace...and one at the store house who seems working at something.
Damn! It's more numerous than i thought!
But they were scattered...i can take them one by one! The one who's alone...he's first!
Rouen move closer to the storehouse, he sneak around, he sees the lonely goon who seems to shortening suplies there.
Why you still work at this hours?
Nevermind you dead!
Rouen moves from the opened door, he steps casually, it could be heard but the unlucky man probably thinks it was one of his friends. Rouen step closer, his swordstaff's ready! The man turn his back unprepared...*Trust! Right at his head, pierced his skull. He make little noise before meeting his death, none probably heard. That's one!
Rouen take his time looking at the storehouse, it's all items that normally can be found in a storehouse, he takes a keg of alchohol and a torch with him.
The two guys infront of the smaller house is next! Lets bait them first, i need the away from the main house...
Rouen take the keg and torch a bit far from the residents. He pass from the sights of the two goons, his torch light can be seen moving by them.
"What's that?" Said one of them.
"That's Bron right? Why he's taking a torch there?
"Ah! I know! He's taking a shit there! Hahaha!"
They both been drinking but not quite drunk yet.
"Yeah you right...haha!"..."fuck man...why must we be the one to stay!?"
"Right man...i too want to fuck some whores too"
"I told you man...this dice system is fucking unfair! I got stuck here for two weeks! While those fuckers go and fuck the whores all night! Shit!"
"I got someone waiting for me there, you know...bigest tits i've ever seen i tell you!"
"Fuck're you talking about mate? Nobodies fucking waiting for you! You delusional maniac!
"Fuck you man! You dont believe me? You'll gonna saw her latter, next week!"
"Bahh...whatever you say man, but i'am telling you this...if the dice is still fuck me up next week, i swear the Gods, i'am gon-"
Their conversations is stoped a moment when they see fire comes from the torch they think their friends.
"What the fuck!?"
"Fuck is that!? Bron burn his arse?"
"Haha! You think!?"
"But seriously though...fuck is happening?"
"Bah! Let's just go there and see if Bron's ass already burn or not."
"Haa...i'am quite heavy on my feet right now though..."
"Ha! You couldn't hold that much drink!? You such a sisy hah!"
"Shut up man!"
"Come on! Walk your ass, ha!"
"Man shut the fuck up!"
"Hah!"
They arrived at the source of the fire, there they see a keg of beer catching fire with some dried wood.
"Fuck is this!?"
"Bron burn up a keg full of beer!?"
"How dare he! No matter how drunk he is, he cant just burn a beer?"
"Where's he anyw-"
*Trust!
"Krrgghhh!"
From behind them, Rouen sneak and stab one of them throught his neck! He coke blood silently.
"The fuck!?"
The other one tried to flee, but he stumbled on his feet, his balance was off to begin with, too much drink. Rouen moves to finish him, he's panic, he doesn't had any weapon at all, he doesn't see this coming. The only thing he can think rationally is; "Spare me! I told you everything you want to know!"
Ahh...what a luck!
Rouen place his Silveredge close his neck.
"Is that so?"
"Yes! But you must promise me, no!, swear me! By the Gods, if i tell you all the truths, you must spare my life! Let me go, and i'll never come back here, i swear!"
Look at you...pissing yourself eh?
"Alright...i swear the Gods..."
"Haahh...thank you!"
Look at you...so easy to relax...
"What do you want to know?"
"Victor Ash..."
"I see...i know this days will come, i know it! Since he kidnap that girl...now all the adventurers is right at our tail!"
"You off subjects..."
Rouen press his Silveredge.
"No! No, ofcourse...Victor, he's inside! I swear the Gods!"
"And who's with him? How many?"
"Besides Vic, there's only three more of his men there...everyone else is far away from here now!"
That, i know...
"What are they doing right now?"
"Vic's probably fucking one of the kids, the others is either drinking or sleeping...i swear! That's all i know!"
Motherfucker!
Rouen's blood is boiling at the thoughts of what Victor's did to those poor kids.
"Look man...i've told you everything i know! I swear it! Just let me go now!"
"Oh...i forgot to tell you onething."
"Wha-" *Stab! "Aatthh...!?"
"I believed no Gods...not in this cruel, unfair, shit hole of a world!"
Piece of shits!
I'll come killing you all now!
Rouen spied the main house throught the windows. He spoted three of them right in the living room, just some distances from the door! Two of them drinking and chating, one is sleeping, Victor was not among them. Rouen take his time...ready himself, he takes a deep breath.
Right...let's do this!
Rouen open the door casually, without any sudden moves, he move some steps closer to them without geting noticed, it seem the two man who's sits on the table and drinking is playing a card game, and one of them facing his back to Rouen's makes him doesn't sees who's coming trought the door, and while another one of them sleeping in the couch, there's only one of them seeing Rouen's coming...but it's to late!
"Who you!?"
*Swing!
Rouen swings his Silveredge swiping the neck of one of them who doesn't see him coming. His head leaves his neck smoothly, he doesn't even voice a single words! Blood flows from his neck like a fountain, his friend who sees it froze in fear, he cant seems to moved because of the terror, he can scream though!
"Viiiicccc!!!" *Trust! "Hgghh!"
"Wha! What hap-" *Stab! "Arrgghh!" The one in the couch cant do much either, a stab in his chest, whether it hits his heart or not, he's fucked!
Element of surprise is the best!
"What the fuck is happening!?"
Finally...the lunatic is here! Victor Ash, in flesh...literally in only flesh!
What the fuck!? Why he's naked?
Victor's come out from a room that seems to be the main room of the house. Rouen hear some cries from inside the room.
Those kids!? Motherfucker!
"You! Who the fuck are you!?"
"Fuck you!" Rouen charge to him furiously!
"The fuck!?" Victor's quick in his steps, he runs indide fast, Rouen's following him!
Inside the room, Rouen's shocked to see the kids states...beaten and raped...girls and boys.
Motherfucker!
Victor's found his weapons, he's a dual wielding sabers, and from his stances, Rouen can tell he's a master!
"Ha! You want to get my bounty eh? Come and get it then!" He taunts.
Rouen easily clear all his goons because he got the advantages of element of surprise, which he doesn't have right now. And no matter how crazily Victor's look right now as to fighting while naked, he doesn't seems drunk! The only advantage for Rouen, is Victor completely unarmoured, one slash or stab, and his done for, though he seems really quick on his feet.
Time to end this...
Rouen close the gaps...He swings hard at Victor, Victor's deflect it with one of his sabres, and trust to Rouen's way with his other ones. Rouen manage to evade it's point which aimed to his neck! It hits his pauldron instead, it leaves no scratch at all, even though Victor's hit it hard! Victor's noticed that.
"What the shit...some armour you got there boy!"
That's dangerous! He's faster and more skillful than me! If not for this armour...
Fuck! If not carefull i can die here!
Rouen changes his stands, and his tactics is not about charging at Victor's carelessly!
Rouen quick to accept the reality, Victor is much more experienced and stronger than him, in matters of speed, streng, and perhaps on cunningness too!
I must corner him! Limited his moves!
I cant match his speed!
Rouen points his Silveredge on Victor's face. He try to drag him to the corner of the room, on this matter, Victor doesn't have much choices! Rouen's got longer weapon than him, and he's completely naked, once he fail to deflect or evade Rouen's attack, he's done for! Victor's tried to feint attack Rouen, to break the pace that he starts to noticed.
"Ha! You want to corner me boy!?"
Rouen's parry it from far, he wins interms of weapon's range, it helps him maintained his potitions and continue to drag Victor's to the corner.
I got you fuckers...you cant escape!
Before Victor's get completely cornered, he finally come to Rouen on full attack! After all it's do or die in Victor's side.
*Clank *Clank
They both exchanges steels, a sparks of fire can be seen each time their weapons meet.
Fuck! He's much faster than me!
And his swing is heavy too!
I cant step back! I cant let him break free!
Victor's swordman's skill is far above Rouen's but he cant make careless moves or he'll die. Betweet deflecting and attacking Rouen, he can actually find some oppening in Rouen's stand, since he's wearing such a heavy armour and wielding such a heavy weapon too. But everytime he got a chances to pokes on Rouen's body, it's all holded by Rouen's armour, he cant even scratch it, let alone pierced it!
"What an actual fuck!?"
He's frustate! He halt his chains of attacks for a while, the both catch a breath."
"What the hell that armour boy!? Where you get it!?"
Heh...noticed it now?
You dont have chances!
"You are an adventurer aren't you?" Victor's said pointing his saber at him. "What ranks, boy?"
Rouen fix his stands, he ready to go again, he doesn't interesting to have a conversations with the maniac who just rape some kids, who's cries could still be heard inside the room!
"Ahh...come on now!? We are about to fight to the death! Might at least know a bit of someone who's going to kill you!"
Victor said demanding.
I suppose it's just fair...
"Bronze...bronze rank." Rouen said.
"The fuck!? You got to be kidding me boy!"
He said feeling insulted. "A fucking bronze!? Tried to kill me? Ghahahah!" He laugh maniacly. "I've killed a bunch of silvers rank already! And what chances you think you have boy!?"
"Shut up!" Fuck you! "You die today..."
"Hah! You dare talk back to me bronze!? Hahah! But i must admit though...i'am surprised, you really dont look like a bronze! I mean look at that armour! What the fuck!? Which bronze rank wearing such an armour? I've even knows some of the gold's rank, even they didn't seems to wear such an armour! And that swordstaff too! What the hell? You got too much silver that you make one as your weapon? Who are you boy? Are you some kind of nobility or something?."
Why did he talk so much...?
As if...he's buying time?
Hgghhh!
The fuck!?
Rouen felt weird...his visions geting blur, and a heahace come disturbs his head!
"Ahh...seems it takes it's effect finally!"
"The fuck!?"
"Hahaha! Amateurs!" Victor's mocked.
"Fuck did you do to me!?"
"Hehehe...secrets boy..." Victor's smiled sinisterly.
Rouen's search his body...he can feel a little bit sting close in his armpit areas, areas that only covered with the gambeson! Victor's manage to find an opens in Rouen's armour, it's just a small opening between Rouen's Platinum armour, but still an opening never the less!
Even though...it's probably just a scratch!
Why such a little wound...have such an effect like this...?
This is must be what's Luna warns me about!
Rouen's drop to the floor, a sounds of his coughing inside his full covered helmet can be heard.
"Well...funny, it usually take faster than this, you got some good body i guess boy...never the less, your adventures ends here now boy!" Victor's move closer to finish Rouen!
"I'll promise i'll make good use of your armour and weapon...hehehe"
The kids inside the room cries histerically, they were praying someone will rescue them all this time, and that someone is finally come...but now, he's about to get head cut off!
"Now, now, now...dont be cried kids...the intruders is about to leave to the other worlds, hehe...and we gonna continue our fun times soon! Hehehahah-" *Stab! "Haghh...what the fuck!"
"Die...asshole!"
"But...how!?"
"Secrets..." Rouen pull out his swordstaff from Victor's chest. He's blood burst out, he fell on his knees, perfect stands! *Chop!
Rouen's swing his Silveredge throught Victor's neck, completely severed his head from his body, blood flows.
"Burn in hell...asshole!"
.....
Some moments before...
"What is it...?" Rouen asked Luna.
"Here..." Luna takes a small bottle from her cabinets. "Take this, love..."
"What is this?"
"Antidote...it neglect poisons!"
"Why you give me this?"
"Drink it up before you fight Victor, he...he covered his weapons with poisons!"
"How did you know? And why did you have this?" Rouen's curious.
"Because Victor got his poisons from me" Luna said quitely.
"What!?"
"Besides informations and my body...there some of my talents that i sold to other people, making poisons and antidotes is one among them." Luna looks ashamed.
Did she fucked with him too!?
Fuck!
"What else did you serve him other than selling poisons?" Rouen asked demanding.
"Nothing! Nothing else i promise, love! I would never spend nights with low lifes and maniacs!"
So it's fine with anyone else but them?
Fuck! I need to stop blaming her...
She cant do anything about it...
"I see..." Luna's touch Rouen cheek and move it so they can see each other eyes.
"It's you...it's only you from now on." She promised.
"Alright..."
"And...i've been thinking, love"
"About what?"
"Since you going to kill Victor Ash, and all his goons in Carlstead...it's better to kill all his goons in the brothels too i think." She said calmly. "It'll put an end to all Victor's group in one night!"
That doesn't sounds bad, really...
But how...?
"Did you sugest me to ambush them?"
"No! I have other plans..." she hold a small bottle and give it to Rouen. "Poisons!"
"I see...so you know where i could put this on their meal or drinks?"
"No! Not you, love!"
"What...?"
"Dont worry! You just go and finish what you must in Carlstead...i'll take care of this!"
"You...sure!? It's sounds dangerous!"
"No...not really, love...i've done this before, and i have quite a helping hands too, you know...dont worry, love...i got this."
She...done this before?
She, killed a persons before?
Isn't that make her an assassin?
"If you say so then..." Rouen's nod.
.....
Rouen take another small bottle of antidotes from his pocket. Luna give him two bottles, one doesn't seems enough!
*Glup "Ahh...it's really strong and sour too"
Rouen manage to surprise attack Victor who thinks he's completely done for. But to do so Rouen must use all the strength left he got, the truth is, even though he drinks the antidote, the poison's effect still quite strong, making his body really heavy!
Rouen then walks to the kids.
"My name is Rouen, an adventurer working for the guild! I'am here to save all of you!"
There's five girls and two boys in the room, they all look miserable.
"Is there any other kids that were hold here?" Rouen ask kindly.
"Y-yes sir...there's more that held in the basement." A scared girl answer him.
"Alright then...i'll go there free them alright?
"Yes sir..." they answer together.
Before he goes down the basement, Rouen notice a small table in the room, there's some books and papers there and one piece of paper caught his attention. Rouen take the paper and read it carefully. It apears to be a transaction letter.
Content:
Seven girls
Four boys
Destination:
Bee's stung brothel
Recievers:
Madam Luna
What an actual fuck is going on...?
Is this for real...?
Rouen froze for some moment, processing his thoughts.
Beat it! Save it for later...
There's more pressing matters now...
Rouen move outside the room, blood's smells fresh in the air, he kills quite a lot of people tonight. Rouen reach the basement, he walk the stairs down and he found there, at least thirty kids, boys and girls, been living in the most unlivable environment he ever saw!
"Fear not kids!" He shouts, he's rage can be seen throught his eyes. "You're all save now! I promise!"