Tales Of Valor

MEET THE RED HAWK AND 5TH RING

The 5th Ring

"Could I ever have a real life, instead of this bullshit fuckfest I live in? I mean why is this city my problem anyway? I never asked for the job and I never accepted it either. He just gave it to me and left. Now he's out there probably living it up, while I handle the responsibilities he left behind. It's complete Fucken bullshit right Link?"

The boy with pink wings says to the sleeping street dog-rat stuck in a tree.

"Well I've lost it, No point resting on that sad truth though. Need to get you back to your people you gross little shit."

The boy gently grabs the lost pet and flies it back to a wooden house with a tarp for a roof and no door.

"I found ya kid's dog-rat Ainsley." The boy says as he walks into the place. Once inside it's the typical image of you'd find in the 5th. Dirt floors, tattered blankets and a lone boy playing with rocks while his mother is making a living in the backroom.

"Mom already has customers. Wait until they leave." The boy said without even looking up from his rocks until he heard "Seriously brat what has ya mom trained you be a door man?"  The boy eyes lit up immediately as he saw his beloved pet being carried inside. "Wade, you found Link!" The boy jumped and attempted to hug Wade only to get the top of his head palmed as Wade put the pet on the ground. "Hug the mut, not me."

Despite his unwillingness to accept the boy's hug, watching the little one run around the room with his buddy made him feel inkling of pride.  While Wade watched the boy play, the backroom opened and a group of 12 men walked out, each of them obviously adventurers from the 3rd Ring who came down to 5th for a cheap lay.

The Adventurers passed Wade some glares and seemed like they wanted to start something but the leader of the band gestured for the others to just move along. "Lovely company she keeps. Ainsley get the fuck out here. I need my cigs!" After making this command a barely dressed woman limped her way out. Her face is bruised and bloody and marks all over her body and she's carrying a small coin bag proudly in one hand and 5 dragon-tail cigarettes in her other. "Since you don't own a mirror, I'll tell ya you look like shit right now."

Ainsley pats her son on the head before handing Wade 4 cigarettes. "Mine if I keep this one?" she says while putting it in her lips. "Sure, keep it" He replied as he immediately does the same as her and then snaps his fingers lighting both cigs. The two just stand around smoking for a bit before Wade asks, "Want me to kill those guys?" The casualness of his tone shocked Ainsley. "You're nothing like your big brother Wady. Warren would've just killed them without asking permission. And no, those jerks might play rough and break a few of my bones sometimes but they pay five times as much as a typical customer so it's all worth it in the end." Wade gave an annoyed look at her response but decided he'd just take her word for it. Afterall no point stressing himself about it if she's not worried. He pocketed the rest of his cigs and started making his way to leave when Ainsley asked "Are you serious about this Red Hawk thing? No offense Wady but you're not Warren." He looked back at her while flipping her off "Why do you care bitch?" She was so caught up in him helping her son she had forgotten How much of a rude brat he is and signed "I just don't want you to die Wade. All of us here in the 5th appreciate your effort, but you'll never be him. So how about you quit this little Red Hawk and go work at the church or something." The tone of her voice was now irritating Wade "Ainsley stupid shit is making money and not buying a front fucken door when you know damn well kids are going missing. So shut ya mouth. Besides I'm only talking to you because ya kid might be my nephew. So don't act like we're friends or family dammit. And I'd slam the door as I leave but you don't fucken have one." After these mean words walks out the house leaving Ainsley passed and her son sad.

"Those Pierce brothers! First Warren leaves me to raise his kid alone and adorable little Wady turned into a foul-mouthed workaholic who can't even find a few missing brats. Those damn thugs."

As she vents her frustration her son tugs at her leg "Mom what were you two fighting about with uncle Wade?" The boy looked up at his mom while hugging his beloved pet Link. "Your Uncle is a piece of shit who hates everyone. If you wanna grow up to have lots of friends and have a pretty wife, make sure you never act like your uncle does. Because he's going to Die alone and obviously you don't want that to happen to you, right Jr?" She pointed her finger at her boy as she warned him, and he shook his head in agreement. "Good now, stay here with Link. I'm going to go buy some grub from Mystery Meals."

The boy Waved his mom goodbye while on the side of the Ring Wade had stomped the three Adventurers from earlier into the pavement. It took him only a few seconds to find them After he hit the skies and honestly, he just beat them up so he could blow off some steam. Everything is always so complicated so moments like this where he can just beat the shit out of bad guys and have the problem resolved felt liberating.

Wade hadn't gotten his brother's people skills or charisma, but he could fight just like him. In just a few simple blows he had taken out nine of the adventurers.

Wade: "Oh would you look at that. So, you losers got more in Ya then those bitches!"

Adventurers: "You got luckily brat. The rest of the crew were rookies. We seasoned Bronze Ranks treated to a good time! Those morons hadn't even unlocked their Flairs yet, but we have!!"

wade: "Wow, did you just brag about being mediocre?