Heroes & taverns

Chapter 1 - Heroes & taverns

*In the middle of the night, a carriage moves through the density of the forest. The full moon highlights the beauty of the plants and flowers that surround the night landscape, that pale glow that complements the glow of the flying fireflies. Inside the carriage you can see the silhouette of a young woman whose face is covered by a thick hood, although it allows a slight orange glow to pass through the thick fabric. The mysterious girl seems to be asleep, even in that state, she retains a bearing and beauty worthy of a portrait of the highest quality. This girl, so mysterious and special, is the key to the future of this world...*

My name is Kenna Brandt, and I am a mercenary. Despite my profession, the truth is that my life was not always like this. I was born into the royal family of the kingdom of Cyrus, the largest and most powerful of the 3 kingdoms. The history of the current world began with the rise of 4 very powerful leaders, these by joining forces managed to take civilization to very high levels of agriculture. , economics, studies and above all... magic. Those 4 leaders had an innate connection with the magic that made up the world, and they decided to share it with their followers and the people. Civilization prospered for a long time, until one of the 4 leaders began to want to dominate and exploit the power that was and could be achieved. Concerned, the other 3 leaders called a council, where it was decided that the power should not be used in a bad way. This enraged the fourth leader, who, blinded by rage, declared a war against the other 3 leaders in order to take over all the power that was denied him. He called on all his followers to take up arms and fight against the 3 leaders. Their armies destroyed towns, cities, temples, and in turn ended the lives of countless people. In a desperate attempt to stop the war the 3 leaders decided to join forces to stop the fourth leader, these united managed to stop the fourth leader and his followers, finally stopping the war. After that, the leaders understood that having so much power was too dangerous, so in a last intervention, together they separated the lands under their feet, creating 3 separate continents, Cyrus, Ulia and Farran, each leader would govern each continent to avoid future conflicts. of power between leaders. Some time after the separation of the lands, the leaders had descendants, who would be their successors and would help them govern more effectively. But divisions of power do not always work out for the best. The nobility's search for power to govern led to several internal disputes among the royal family. My mother, Meryl Duchess of Cyrus, had a lot of dominance and power in the nobility, although I don't remember much from those times, I remember that she always believed that being part of the nobility should be considered an honor and a responsibility to the people. to help and provide peace, however, the lower-ranking nobles did not think the same, they only wanted to dominate more lands and have more power over others, which led them to attack other members of the royal family to be able to rise in the hierarchy, which led them to attack me and my mother suddenly. Despite only being a child, I remember seeing and feeling the greed and anger of the attackers. My mother defended me to the end, and made sure I fled to the outskirts of the capital so they couldn't find me. That was the last time I saw my mother, but despite that, her dream will always live with me and I will do whatever it takes to take revenge and fulfill that dream.*The carriage stops, Kenna wakes up, gets out and pays for the trip.

*Kenna - well, finally I arrived

The taverns. places where people come to hang out and relax, well, before that was the case, now the taverns are more like a mission center, these are published directly by people who need an order, organizations or even the nobility on rare occasions. On these boards you can see all the published missions, each one has a reward for completing them so they are a good way to get quick money.

*enters the tavern*

Inside, the place is full of clients such as adventurers, mercenaries, bounty hunters, etc. Everyone is looking for a way to make a living in their own way. In the distance you can see a bar full of people and behind it a woman serves all the customers, she is Iris, the owner of the tavern. Kenna approaches the owner, takes a seat and the owner greets her.

Iris - Hey Kenna! im glad you're back. How was your mision this time? very easy for you? he he

Kenna - *remains silent and takes out the sealed mission paper, which means she completed it.*

Iris - *giggles* well, not specting less from the powerfull Kenna, well, here's your reward! *she takes out a cloth bag full of silver coins*. Enjoy!

Kenna - Thank you *she takes the money and stands up*. I'll see you soon.Iris - Sure, see you later! *