Avilien: Tutorial islands

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Little paws scurrying up stone spiral stairs led Squeeks out into a hallway on the first floor of the town hall. He didn't know which way to turn or go so he did the only feasible measure he could think of. Rushing the nearest window, Squeeks jumped through the glass. With all the explosions and sounds of battle, no one would have heard the sound of glass smashing.

Through gardens, hedges, and across empty streets as every player piled onto the main road to try and stop Cissy, Squeeks climbed one of the nearest house drainpipes until he reached the top. He caught a glimpse of Brit skyrocketing across rooftops in pursuit of someone. Someone Squeeks couldn't see until he scrambled up the tiles to the tippy top of the slanted roof.

Brit hounded and chased Luke with a ruthlessness Squeeks had only seen when she hunted Nate. It was crazy and unbelievable. Squeeks couldn't fathom why she was going at Luke so hard, and even more, he noted Luke's reflexes and skills. Brit could try all day but without added stats and level she would never land a blow. The gap in skill was evident.

"Miss Brit!" screamed a frantic Squeeks as he leapt from roof to roof in pursuit. Both Brit and Luke moving faster than he.

"Easy there little blue mouse," said Trix as he grabbed a hold of Squeeks and lifted him into the air by the scruff of his neck.

Squeeks hadn't seen anyone else and now struggled to find words as he looked at the player named Trix.

"G...God!" he stammered. A wave of delight rushed over him and then he saw Trix's red nameplate, his level, and bounty. After that, his heart almost exploded.

"Why is that idiot attacking Luke? I swear that girl is nothing but a bag a crazy!" Lance stood with Rajin and Trix. His presence helped calm Squeeks, if by a fraction.

"M... master Lance. How good it is to see you again." Squeeks gulped as he looked at Trix's bearded smiling face.

"Hey, Squeeks. You know why your moron of a master is attacking Luke like she wants to delete him?" asked Lance as he watched Luke and Brit battle.

"Because if she doesn't then Damocles threatened to delete me. He intended to delete me regardless. Please let me go benevolent god of design. I beg of you, please. I can put a stop to this and then you can maybe stop Damocles?" Squeeks held his little paws together and shook them in Trix's face.

"Not going to do that and you're going to stay with us a little while longer. I want to see how our dear Awesome Biscuit deals with your master." Trix put Squeeks down and then Squeeks noticed that Rajin and Lance had miserable facial expressions.

"He won't allow us to interfere either and my sister and Cissy are battling down there. Although they have it handled so I'm not worried." Lance folded his arms a trait he surely passed on to Cissy.

"Is my brother okay? Tell me that my sweet innocent brother is okay. He's called Nebs." Rajin dived on Squeeks and peered down on him.

"I have not seen Sir Nebs. Forgive me..." Squeeks shook as the giant panther let go of him.

"Relax Rajin. I'll let you save Nebs soon. For now, we don't get involved. This is Awesome Biscuit's chance at redemption. I want to see proof that he has changed. Count ourselves lucky that Levit and Angel are on our side otherwise this place would be a real mess." Trix's friendly smile vanished, replaced by a stern look.

"He let his friend deal with that Nook guy knowing he would lose," claimed Rajin.

"The little mage hasn't lost yet," said Trix.

Everyone on the roof went quiet as Luke without knowing it led Brit back to the main road. Cissy had dealt with the red players except for the two shell-shocked Moto and Salamay who stood way ahead outside the town hall. Crashing down on the road with Brit after him Luke figured a way to stop her. It was justified. In part, he had caused a great deal of the girl's pain and trauma.

Stood still on the road Luke turned to the angry, tear-filled Brit and dismissed his sword as she swung down on him. Brit saw Luke dismiss Crackling Thunder as her sword crashed down on him and sliced clean through. All her rage melted away, like the fire from her sword. Shock replaced it. In one brutal strike, she scored a critical strike and removed half of Luke's health. Motionless, she dropped her weapon, her hands trembling. Lips quivering she screamed as she cried. Tears flowing without a stop valve.

Luke looked at his friend, looked at her pain, and smiled as he walked towards her. Wrapping his arms around her he clenched tight and hugged her.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry I didn't tell you I was Awesome Biscuit. I'm sorry for being a terrible jerk of a friend. Knowing you, you probably told Damocles that I'd come to save you. I'm sorry that I am late Brit. I'm sorry for a lot of things. I'm not good with people, I'm not good at a lot of things. So allow me to do the one thing that I can do. Allow me to beat Damocles." Luke clutched Brit tighter and she rested her head on his shoulder before wailing.

"Duke! It was horrible! It was really, really horrible. They're evil, as evil as evil can be and Squeeks... Squeeks..."

"I'm here Miss Brit!" Squeeks now jumped from one of the houses and entered the area. Nagori had also hopped off of the wall. Her emotional drama senses making her cry after witnessing what unfolded.

Luke loosening his grip allowed Brit to rush to Squeeks. She swept him up in her arms and hugged the life out of him. She even noticed the curse had gone.

"It is you, right Squeeks?" she asked.

"Do you even have to ask, you dolt. It is me, miss Brit. I'll explain later how I got free. Good to see you again master Luke, miss Cissy, and miss Nagori." Squeeks squeezed through Brit's arms and retook his rightful spot on her shoulder.

"Damocles is in that building? Right Squeeks?" Luke looked beyond Moto and Salamay. They were insignificant and he was furious.

"He is master Luke, but I must warn you that he is terrifyingly strong," said Squeeks.

"Don't worry about how strong he is." Luke stretched his arms and then clenched his fists. Never did his eyes avert from the town hall building.