The Fall and Rise of the Last Talisman.

Chapter 3: Purification

Entering the realm of 13:15 our heroes seem to be heading to the right direction of their destination. "So, where does this lead us now?" Bronze asked the rest of the gang. "Killing Velgious II is our only objective as of right now. So, lets focus on that first, before we do anything else. Gold spoke up a little bit. "Hey, haven't any of you seen the Four Horsemen?" Gold questioned this as he did not know fully of what they were exactly either. Inca, Dawson, Graphite, Luminaria." 

Jumu nodded at the response to the Four Horsemen. "I know what they're, but I don't think we really need to get into this right now. We still haven't found out where the King is hiding nor do we know if he is being protected by extra help. We shouldn't allow ourselves to become distracted, it would be bad enough if we lost the king and he ended up building a Empire that he ends up trying to purposely burn down again." Koi having something on his mind, tried to talk to the rest about how he was feeling. "I think if we were to track down a king, maybe the nearest tavern could work? They seem to be knowledgeable about mostly everything, from the city, all the way to the villages. We can all give it a shot." 

 Koi had a flashback of when he used his energy pistols to stop Suave's Arrow from killing Jumu while he was distracted. Had he been too late, who could really say that Jumu would come out of that alive? It was a scary thought to think about. Gold saw how worried Koi was feeling, so he put his hand on his shoulder and pat it a little to try and comfort him a little bit. The memory he felt was not perfect and it was not peaceful at all. 

"Man, I'm tired as hell. I can't keep myself occupied all day. I am not even sure I feel interested anymore about this Murdering king plan. Can we all just sleep on it for one day?" Bronze expressed this very deeply. He couldn't go out killing the king without some grub and a good night sleep. The others agreed to call it a day, for now. While walking around near the inner city, they entered a type of expensive hotel. It had an in-door pool, luxury desert selection that were good for people with sweet tooth's, and tons more! Gold, grabbing a cup of red whisky. He approaches the woman that handling the hotel and spoke. "To James Tiberius McCarthy!" After he said this, he chugs it all in one go, it seemed the taste was not pleasing his taste buds, so it all came rushing out of his mouth and landing on the lady's face. "Forgive me Ms. I'm not exactly perfect at conversation, I'm sure you have plenty of men that spit on your face from time to time; so, I don't think that should be much of a problem to you." The woman feeling a little angry, grabbed her hand and took out the liquid that was covering her face. She shrugged her face and sighed. Slapping Gold in the face, she needed to somewhat give him a proper handling on manners. "Disgusting, really. I can't fathom how much you men do this to woman on a daily basis. Have some class, yeah? If you cannot do that, then you shouldn't bother speaking to woman this way." Gold felt a little sad at her comment. "I'm sorry for that. It will not happen again. Can me and a few friends of mine, rent a room here for at least two days or so?" The woman sighed and gave it a shot to forgive him for his actions just this once, she gave them a hotel card. The card number was for room 1. room 1, it stood out to Gold as to why that room was available? What was so special about room 1? They could have got a bunch of other room keys, but number 1 on the list? It was rather confusing, while taking the card he was given by the woman. He gestured to his other friends to follow him to the room. He bowed and gave his best regards to the woman before going off. "Apologies for before, I hope we can become good friends one way or another and look past this incident. I know I may seem like a jerk in the beginning, but I am sorry." She giggled. The woman was interested in him, it was not difficult to notice. Going into her pockets she decided to grab a pen and paper and wrote down 12 digits. Giving it to him on her own, she bowed and said her last words to Gold. "If you need anything, please give me a call or text me. I....hope to get to know you better, of course. I am not as cold as people think I am. I was raised with principles from my own family, so even though I don't know you fully. I'll do my best to get to know you the best I can, so please don't hesitate to give me a call." Gold felt something. Was this love? Was this embarrassment? Was this confusion? He did not know, but he felt at peace with what just went on. All he could do is smile. His only reaction was a nod of respect. He knew not everyone was a bad person, what he witnessed was a good thing for not only him but for the people around him. "People really are something else. I like that." Gold said with happiness, continuing to smile as it looked warm and friendly.