3 Friends Forever

Walking down the roads of town I stop by a few of my caches and pull out a few items from each. various types of threads, glues, a few bag of emergency money, some stashed jewels and a large veriety of small mechanical pieces like the piece he used to hold his cross bow earlier today.

Grabbing all the valuable items and leaving the less useful items like marbles, bottles and other common products. He heads to his old friend to collect his coin and say his good byes. Taking the long way through town he finally arrives at the store front. Stopping at the front he hesitates to open the doors, taking a deep breath he reaches for the knob.

Bang! The door slams open to reveal a man dressed in black. Knox is thrown on his back less then a foot from the man who looks down noticing his presence. "Fuck a bystander" say the man as he reaches behind to pull out his crossbow but before he can grab the weapon. He yelps in pain and falls to the floor gasping for breath, tears wetting his eyes. Knox who saw that the man was holding a burlap sack filled with good immediately knew what he was there to do so given his current position he kicked him in the balls, before standing up and holding a blade to his now exposed neck.

"Tell me who you are" Roars Knox

"Kekekeke oh so big an scary and what do you plan to do with that butter knife of yours" as he quickly grabs his bag and cracks his palm on my wrist I drop the blade.

Quickly I pull my bow and quickly load and fire an arrow. The man sceams and tumbles as his foot hits an empty bottle. "You piece of shit!" He yells limping away "Your going to fucking regret targeting the great" Silence.

A second arrow now protrudes from the mans throat and he falls to his knee's eyes wide holding on to his neck. Looking back at the attacker disbelief and hatred burns in his eyes. Never once did he think he would die robbing a petty shop owner, especially not one located in the slums. Who is that asshole? He falls face first into the ground motionless.

Walking up to the body Knox grabs the Burlap Sack and heads inside the general store. Reynold is unconscious gaged and beaten. Taking off his friends gage he none so kindly dumps a full bucket of water on his head bucket included.

"What? Huh? I already gave you all I got what else do you want from me asshole" Kicking Reynald and tossing the sack in his line of site makes him puase and look up. "Thank the heavens your back. Where in the blazes did you go? What happened to the guy that robbed me? Why are you wearing a backpack? Hey don't tell me you plan on leaving town?"

As Reynold runs off his questions Knox heads to a cabinet and starts digging through them and tossing gauze, healing medicines and other healing remedies before heading over to apply them to his friend.

"Shut up your so annoying when your like this here drink this" handing him a drink he finally shuts his mouth "I only came over here to collect my coin and let you know that I was offered an apprenticeship of sorts and that I'll be leaving with them and don't worry if they're too much trouble or they go back on their word I'll be back. As much as I want to leave this place I'm not stupid."

Reynald nods "I know that, your stubborn and pain in the ass but you've been a good friend these years I could alway count on you and you me" he pauses "So thats why I'm going with you"

"No"

"No?" Shock written on his face, "Stubborn asshole" he thinks to himself.

"You heard me I said no" Knox nods affirmatively.

"With what reasons?"

"Your slow, loud, you complain about everything, you can't fight, you have a store to run and you nag too much"

"I... You know what? Your a dick." He shakes his head. "But I'm still going I'll have all my affairs in order by morning even if I have to run around the whole town screaming bloody murder to get it done. There is no way in hell that your going to get rid of me that easily"

Knox lets out a really long sigh and smiles. He didn't know whatbhe would do if he didn't have someone else to accompany him thru this ordeal. "Thank you" he whispers out loud while looking out the window. A fullmoon hangs in the sky tonight and it lights up the ally way with an eerie glow.

"What? Did Knox just say something nice for once? Come on I didn't hear you clearly say that again?" As he gets closer his brown eyes are beaming with a sly expression. Knox just shoves him to the side, just be ready and at the high tent next to Fortuna Lake. We'll be traveling with them for a long while.

The short man just nods his head and starts to rummage through his things. "Hey Knox, thank you for letting me come with you. Your a real friend you know?" not getting an answer he glances up to see an empty room and all his apples are missing. "You asshole, who needs you anyway!" He yells into the night a smile plasteted on his face as he begins diging through his things again.

Meanwhile Know is leaning against the frame of the door he just left biting into an apple as he hears Reynold yell and with a smirk on his face he walks off toward thw Lake of Fortuna to do his last heist in Ravens Peak. "Maybe I'll find something good. The two noble families have always been out of my grasp. This will be fun" he thinks to himself.

Dashing through the streets he stops by a few orphanages and drops a few gold royals into the donation box and the symbol he made for himself. A white crow with a blue flame on its wings. Before heading off to the circus tent. Presenting the silver coin he got from the master he is let in with out issue and was even given the best seat in the house. Top seat in the front row was specifically reserved, evidently for Knox. Sitting down everyone gives him an odd expression wonder who the young man could be to get such a privilege. But more people didn't care especially since its just a traveling group of strange talents. They are just happybto get a seat.

The show already started by the time Knox arrived, one of the attendants offered to store his bag but he politely refused. The show was interesting a man and a tiger with wings were dancing sround the stage. The flying tiger often taking off in a spiral releasing various colors from under its wings dazzling the crowd.

Another performance was two people one male and one female that could bend their bodies into any shape making alot of the people cringe and a few even started yelling suggestions to the due who effertlessly did as asked. Some of the more complicated pieces required both of then to produce.

Soon the lights went dark and William came to the stage but his clothes were exchanged for a deep red and black attire came on the stage before he spoke. The sounds of a cage rumbling from behind startled the guests.

"Ladies and gentlemen of Ravens Peak it is time for the darkest part of the show. If there are any of you who can not stand to stare into the face of the abyss I ask that tou leave now for what your about to see comes from the forbidden lands."

Pausing he waits and a few people get up from their seata and leave. After another shack from the cage in the back a few more get up and leave. This caused the scene to get quiet a tension ao thick you need a claymore to cut through it was placed on the room.

"Now for those brave souls who stayed come and bare witness to the watcher of the abyss the one and only Black Beholder" on cue the curtains fall from the back and a large creature about the size of a carriage is revealed. The monster is chained down in the cage. Its entire body is like a loliving meat ball with many tentacles that are burned down to nubs. Its single eye as large as a wooden wheel looked dull almost blind as he constantly pulled on its restraints but as soon as it was revealed its eye glowed dimly getting brighter by the second and Its large mouth started to drip saliva and it immediately started to thrash in its cage as it glared at the people in the audience.

People screamed and some ran. Those who stayed pulled their blades or wet themselves their legs to weak to let them run away. In moments the entire place was in a panic Knox was no exception his bow was already out and loaded his eyes looking over the beast quickly to determine any weaknesses.

As quickly as he pulled his bow he put it back down and even started walking toward the beast his daggers in hand just in case, this made many people look at his in disbelief or admiration. But in Knox's view the beast was nothing in its cage and besides the monster was bleeding heavily. The chains seemed disigned to hurt the beast or even kill it if it attempted to fight the harness. Even now as it tried to push towards the crowd blood was running down its hideous face. Getting thicker as it struggled.

Before he could get to close Williams voice entered everyones ears. "This people is the fearsome Black Beholder. It was captured on the edge of the forbidden lands by one of the kings sentinels." he extravagantly waved his hands and acted like he was fighting a large monster "This is just one of many large dangers found at out boarders, this one is injured and his appendages removed. I assure you the beast the beast can not harm you and if he does attempt to escape the cage will kill it before he gets that far"

Soon many people realize the situation and the more curious ones walk closer to the cage. after everyone had their fill the curtains fell hiding the monster again. The show continued with many acts, some of strength and others of extreme balance and team work but soon the place calmed down and people staryed heading home. Just as the last person left William came out.

"I see you're interested in my proposal after all"