The Purple Witch(First draft)

Prologue

Prologue.

"So. Apparently that 'RITEZ' group is going to the purple witches lair."
"So another secret meeting with their leader on how to make our lives even worse?"
"What else would it be? The purple witches spawn going around and spreading their evil sexuality and shit. Pretending they want freedom and 'rights'. I can't believe people actually fall for that kinda stuff."
I kinda just give a chuckle and roll my eyes. It seemed so obvious, yet almost half the kingdom advocated for helping these people. Giving potions to change a persons body and gender? Shouldn't that only be allowed for undercover works? And what about same sex marriage? Even the king made all this stuff legal in recent times, despite it being against everything, even the church.
"I know right? It's crazy how gullible some people are." I respond to my friend Dustin. It was rare to find someone who agreed with my views these days, especially in the overrun town.
"Anyway," Dustin said, changing the subject. "Didn't you say you were going on another solo quest today? What for? You got the best adventuring gear anyone could ask for."
"Sometimes it's just fun to explore new places and dungeons. As long as it's not a repetitive type that is. You know how many missing pets I had to go around and find when I first started this job? You'd think someone just steals them to help rookies get work experience."
Dustin laughs. He tried getting into adventuring too, but he wasn't as successful as me and stayed low tier until he just simply lost interest.
"Well what's new about this job?" He asks.
"The job itself is casual and whatnot, i'm just excited for where it brings me." I answer. "It basically plants me as a delivery boy across 'dangerous lands' to the new town that popped up. What was it, Steelsburg? That's the part I'm interested in. Everything there is brand new! I even heard they have a brand new high quality crossbow type weapon that shoots steel pellets into the target."
"Dude! You didn't tell me you're going to Steelsburg! You gotta bring me with you on this!"
"I mean if you wanna, just don't interrupt the job or anything. I know how you get when you're bored."
"How will I get bored in Steelsburg of all places!?"
"It also requires a long journey. Then again you barely leave the town, so maybe a simple swamp will interest your dumbass self"
"Dude shut up. Just let me go. I promise I won't mess anything up"
I give a sigh and stand up. "Well if you wanna go, get your stuff ready and make sure your family knows where you're going. I'll go check out a carriage and we can head out early, alright?"
He nods and runs out of the breakfast place, obviously excited to explore the new town. Who wouldn't want to visit Steelsburg? It might even allow me to get better armor, which is nearly impossible at my rank. Who knew with how advanced that city was compared to the rest of the kingdom.
I stand up myself, and walk out the building after paying for our breakfasts and made my way down the busy streets. Kids playing in alleys, small shops trying to start their business, and of course, wasted fabric hung everywhere in the form of colorful flags. Gay flags. One of the worst parts of my hometown was how accepting of bullshit it was. You couldn't walk ten feet without seeing something related to it.
"Yo! Simon!"
I spun around to greet the voice calling my name. "Buckly! What's up?" I walk over to him, stepping out of the road.
"Nothing great, just stuck manning the food stall for Boss. You ever gonna teach me how to use a longsword?"
"Yes! I will, promise. How desperate are you to get out of here?"
"Why wouldn't I be desperate? Adventuring is everyone's dream! How could I not try picking up on it with the town's greatest and best adventurer as my childhood best friend."
"Adventuring isn't all that amazing. It's just another job."
"Says the professional adventurer. Plus you know it's been my dream. Imagine being famous enough to meet the king! I bet you could if you wanted to, you're just to humble to try out for the leaderboards since you know you'll make number one in the entire kingdom"
"Yeah sure, it sounds all cool, but it's mostly just a hassle. You gotta enter twice a year to keep your spot, plus theres also making the journey. Not a hard one, but way too long for me to go alone. Plus who wants to meet the king? He made men kissing eachother legal."
Buckly sighed and rolled his eyes. Oh right, he agreed with that decision.
"Well," he said, "I don't feel like getting into that so let's not. I take it you're still busy, huh?"
"Yeah. I got a big delivery across the faded marshes." I say, trying to move past the near argument. I didn't really want to get into it either.
"A delivery? For real? You should be out there fighting the purple witch and taming dragons, not doing small jobs like protecting cargo."
"Well, it pays a surprisingly large amount for something like this, so I took it before someone else got the chance. It's easy and it pays. It doesn't have to be huge like taming or fighting dragons. They'll be fully domesticated within a few years anyway."
"Alright, well, I'll leave you to it. Have a nice day."
I nod at him and walk off with a simple "you too."