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Chapter 2c: Thrilling Comrades! Balthazar's Return?

"You know, I wonder where that Okayama dude went. Do you think he secretly knows where the Holy Key is?", Drexel said as they were coming in over a small mountain. Arron wasn't worried. He was too busy swinging his axe and doing tricks with it. "Please, I doubt it. No one's found it in years, I keep telling you!".  Arron replied. Meanwhile with Okayama, who was flying around and goes to a big dark mountain and land in it and walks inside.  Inside was a castle with a throne and rooms.  "Wow, never thought I would be back here. Sheesh.  Time to find that room.", Okayama said.  He walks down a bunch of hallways and sees a giant door with a big lock on it. "Okay.... A lock. Pffft.", Okayama forms a giant fireball of black and red fire and melts the lock. "They say that demon's fire is hotter than Hell fire.", he snickered.  So Okayama opened the door and looked around and saw a big box with a demonic symbol on the top of it.  "OH Balthazar, I am here for you!", Okayama laughed and picked up the box and ran out of the mountain and flew away.  As Okayama was flying away, he noticed that the box had 4 foreign symbols on that represented elements. "This must be clues on how to get to the Key.", Okayama landed on a tall rock and overlooked everything and smiled as a breeze blew in the wind. "Looks like the demon king is gonna be returning soon.". Back with Arron and Drexel, they were running down the mountain because they happened to be chased by bison because out of curiosity, Arron decided to poke a flock of them with a sharp stick. "Almost down! But they are gaining on us !", Arron yelled as the bison was gaining on them. The flock of bison almost trampled them until Drexel turned into a Phoenix and flew away with Arron.  "Wahooooooooo!!",  Arron cheered. "Don't you ever do something as stupid as that again!", Drexel yelled. "Sorry! I'm just an unpredictable dude.",  Arron laughed. The two continued to fly across the woods until as they kept shouting at each other, Drexel flew into a tree. The two of them fell down and hit branches and finally hit the ground." Damn, Drexel.  Work on your flying skills!", Arron said, rubbing the back of his head.  "MAYBE YOU SHOULD LEARN TO SHUT YOUR STUPID MOUTH!", Drexel shouted. Next thing you know, some guy in a gray shirt and dark blue shorts was watching them. "Hello! Are you two lost?",  the guy was standing there smiling at them while he helped them both up. "Nah just had a malfunction with my wings.", Drexel said while swiping the dust off his shirt. "Woah! You must be Genomancer.", the guy replied. Arron scratched his head. "Genomancer?", Arron said. "Yeah, it means a human figure with supernatural or magical attributes. Since I turn into a Phoenix, that makes me one.", Drexel replied to Arron. "Never thought I would run into one of ya! My name is Boone. I'm a scientist who goes out and searches for  species of things! Would you mind if you came by village and let me study you?",  Boone asked. "Well maybe we should take a break with the Holy Key, don't you think, Arron?", Drexel asked. "Yeah, why not. Okayama is never gonna find it anyways.", Arron snickered.  So Drexel agreed to go with Boone to be studied upon. "Hey Arron, stay out here and wait for me. Go roam the nearby town or something. We'll meet back around 8pm if I'm still not being looked at. ", Drexel said, walking away with Boone. "Oh yeah! There are a lot of things you can do around the Hishii Village. It's practically a city!", Boone replied. "Okay! Catch you guys later", Arron said, running in the opposite direction. "Village is this way.", Drexel pointed out. Arron then stopped and ran the other direction saying "I knew that!". So while Drexel was with Boone, Arron went off into the village city. There were a lot of stuff to see like big roads, big buildings, some signs and carts. "Wow! There is a lot of places to see! Arron went inside a restaurant and ate some new foods he's never tried before. He walked around and talked to random strangers on the corner. He went to a park and scared kids and parents with his axe, trying to show them cool things he could do with it. Then he heard some kind of carnival music and looked around and saw a fat guy in a tux and a top hat saying stuff so Arron went to go see. "COME ONE, COME ALL TO THE ONE AND ONLY HISHII VILLAGE  BATTLE TOURNAMENT! PEOPLE OF ALL AGES CAN ATTEND!", the top hat gut said. "Woahhhhh, a battle tournament?? Maybe I can make some money with that!, Arron thought, so he went up and was about to ask if they had prize money until he said" WITH A PRIZE OF 13,000 REN! (That was the currency there)." Arron nearly passed out but told the top hat guy that he would try out for the battle tournament. "Oh that's wonderful! What's your name, sir?", they top hat guy asked. "Arron Flallen!", Arron replied with a smile. The smile on the top hat guy faded away and then he nudged him away with his little stick thing. "So sorry sir, but we can't take kinds like you.". "What!? But why?!", Arron asked while being nudged away. "Because. Flallens are very show-offy and powerful. So you would win easily.", top hat guy said.  "What! Let me see the rule book! Just because I'm part of a famous family doesn't make me so strong!", Arron flipped out and yelled. Another man, who was wearing a tux came by and noticed Arron yelling. "Is everything okay here? What seems to be the problem?", tux guy asked.  Arron marched up to him and told him how the fat man in the top hat wouldn't let him be in the battle tournament because he's a Flallen. "Hmmm, a Flallen you say? Well I don't  see a problem with that. We certainly have a lot of strong guys and gals. So he would fit in with them.", tux guy replied to the top hat guy. "SEE! NOW LET ME INNN!", Arron said, still yelling at top hat guy.  The top hat guy groaned and let him go in. But then later after Arron went in. He made a mischievous smile. Meanwhile, with Okayama. "Okay, so this box has four symbols on it, which means there is four places I gotta go to. This is bullshit! But it's all for Balthazar so I'll do it.", Okayama said while flying. The first symbol was a water symbol so he had to go to the Divine Waterfall of Chesser the Aqua King. Okayama started flying high and fast and went off to search for him..........

TO BE CONTINUED.