Mercenaries of the Gods: Chronicle One - Stories

Problems at Home

A week or so had passed since the Siege of Elminak, even though to Alan and Kadlin it was less than a day thanks to the quirks of time. I was enjoying a smoke atop my front room gold pile with Rina to my left and Thrack to right. I take a long drag off my smoke stick. Rina complains about the quantity and potency of drink, as is normal, while the ever-compassionate Thrack ponders the fate of our friends. To ease his mind, I take a moment and feel into Gaia, locating the essences of our dear friends. I say to Thrack with a smile "Fear not mighty Thrack. The couple is back in this existence." I take another drag. "Thought they seem to have made a detour." 

"Probably not fucking each other or maybe Kadlin is using a giant fucking strap on and giving itto Alan hard!" Rina states with her usual tact and a few sarcastic thrusts of her hips. Thrack and I both look at her and shake our heads. She smirks, slams a shot of very fine Yalak Gin and exclaims "Seriously you ass-hats look at me like that's the worst fucking thing I ever said and you were both there when I fucking ripped into Jikop Yumi and my awesome told him I would fucking deep fry his little dick like a stale taquito then fucking laugh when I feed it to Cerberus so I know you know I say much worse shit than that and Alan and Kadlin need to get their fucking bitch-asses back here so I can rip into them for going fucking killing without my amazing!" 

Surrounded in an aura of sarcasm, Thrack looks to me. "Explain to me again why we keep her around." 

"Rina isn't normal exactly, but she is a true friend and a stalwart companion." I reply as I see Rina giving Thrack a very evil look. "Besides, you are never going to hear comments of this nature anywhere else, that I promise you." 

With her ego at full power, Rina slams another expensive shot of my alcohol then says in her most condescending voice "And he forgot to mention how mother fucking incredible I am in every way so you can go use your fucking tusks to clean out a goblin latrine on a summer day and leave me the fuck alone." 

I point to Rina as I look at Thrack. "That is exactly what I was saying." 

Some time passes as I watch the amusing back and forth between my dear friends. Without knocking, the chaos bringers Alan and Kadlin portal into my living room. I draw a long drag, enjoying the smoke snake dancing in the air while their portal closes with a pop. After holding it in for a moment, I slowly spew out the smoke from my nose. They walk towards us in their standard entwined state. Before Rina starts her verbal assault on them, I look at them and say in my most serious of tones "Why was Tiamat at Elminak?" 

Alan chuckles, his fingers delighting in Kadlin's skin, and the lovers share a smile and a glance. Finally, he turns part of his focus to me and retorts "We were never supposed to recover the object; we were the distraction." 

I take another long drag then speak while exhaling through my nose. "Now you have it and she tried to take it from you." 

Kadlin takes a seat at the table next to Thrack. Alan grabs a smoke stick and enjoys a drag. "You know it, and you probably know what happened next then." 

A knowing smile forms on my face. "More or less. But please fill me in on the details." 

 "Actually," He says as his focus turns to Thrack. "I need to talk to Thrack about something for a bit over there." 

Thrack gets a wicked grins and stands. Thrack and Alan walk over into the corner, speaking low to each other. The planning commences with those two. Kadlin pours a shot as I look over at her and say quietly "It seems they are plotting the demise of Tiamat." 

"Ya got that right honey." she replies before slamming a shot. She refills her glass while her eyes dance over Alan. "Me man is so sexy when he's plottin."