Dawn of Fate

6. I Smell The Blood of an Englishman

Luminous walked into the cave, she was generally surprised to find the inside looking more like a small house with its navy blue carpeted floor, a couch that sat off to the side, and the small bed in the back corner. The lantern lights shined across some bookshelves and books that were splayed across the floor.

"Hey! Who are you and what are you doing here!?" Yelled a boy's voice.

Luminous looked up to see someone staring down at her from a wooden balcony in a dark blue trench coat, with a blue snowflake pattern face mask and goggles covering his face. He was standing next to what looked like a makeshift chemistry lab.

"What are you dumb or something?" Asked the boy. "I asked. You.A. Question!" He said with each step down the stairs.

He stood right in front of Luminous as if he were bigger than her, but his face only came up to her chest. She stared down at the top of his wavey snowy looking hair. It looked so soft and fluffy it was almost tempting to touch.

"Answer me, girl!" Yelled the little boy getting impatient.

"Oh ya, uh. You must be an apprentice right? So..d.. do you happen to know where the wizard Vainglorious is?" Stuttered Luminous.

"Make it quick what do you want and what do you have to offer me in return?" Asked the little boy crossing his arms. "My time is valuable."

"You? Huh?"

"Oh for folklore...I'm the powerful wizard Vainglorious!" Yelled the little boy.

"Yo..You're the powerful wizard Vainglorious?!" Sputtered Luminous."But you're like 9 years old!"

"I'm 12!" Vainglorious yelled back. "I just haven't hit my growth spurt yet is all...besides what's your excuse, you're obviously a kid with how short you are and how babyish your face is, but your boobs are way too big you tavern wench!"

"Huh?...What?!"

"Hahaha! He's got you there short stuff."Laughed the Dawn of Fate.

Vainglorious jumped hearing the masculine gruff voice come out of nowhere. He looked around the cave but saw that no one else was with them.

"He does not, my boobs are of normal size.D cup is normal." Replied Luminous. "I'm perfectly normal."

"Pfff sure you are." Scoffed the Dawn of Fate.

Vainglorious looked closer at the huge sword strapped to the girls' back.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Asked Luminous.

"Let me ask you something then," Said the Dawn of Fate. "what about you do you think is normal short stuff?"

Luminous paused a moment shifting her eyes around the room as if looking for the answer.

"Is your sword talking?" Asked Vainglorious.

"Huh? Am I what?" Asked Luminous.

"Who's asking?" Retorted the Dawn of Fate.

"Wow, that's incredible." Said Vainglorious. Moving behind Luminous to get a better look at the Dawn of Fate. "How did you enchant the sword to talk?"

"Oh, I didn't." Said Luminous.

"Oh.." Said Vainglorious, the excitement in his voice immediately dying down. "Well then, what do you want? Let's get this over with."

"Well, I got this sword because I need it to help me save my friends. And. I mean, there was a ball that night, and I was going to ask Chasm. Because the red prince encouraged me to."