4 Sam

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Meanwhile, when Runette walked infront of me as her back facing through mine. A light tingled went through my fingers as I now slightly remembered that I'm still grasping the weird stone on my right palm.

This made me curious so I tried to read it and looked at it clearly. There were a few indistinct patterns on its surface. I drew the outline with my fingers through it, mesmerizing the ancient symbols on it. It was crescent moon that was drawn. I could feel the mysterious energy, swirling about it as the sparks tingled on my fingers like it was bonded for me in some reason.

Why is it felt like it meant for me?

I shooked my head from the thought.

"Hey, wait for me!" I ran after her, catching up to Runette as we headed back to the guild.

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      The both lads arrive to the front gate of Lyruxia, in which they sighed in relief, realizing that they're no longer in the dense forest makes them keep safe for awhile against the creatures lurking around the darkness. We don't know what's hiding behind them and secrets within, flashing their minds, imagining that the monsters could devours human flesh each by each with their very dark vicious teeths makes them shiver in fear. The scene stopped when Eve forced Rune to go back to the guild but Rune refused to do so as she couldn't helped it but to whine.

"Aww, we're going back to the Adventure guild?"

"yes, we were. That's I've been saying this entire time."

"I didn't think you were that serious."

"Of course, I was serious."

"I was being optimistic." she sighed.

"Here take this." handed her the pouch which holds the item she stole awhile ago.

"Wait what? Why?!" she looked at me in 'really?' look with enthusiasm.

"Oh don't be so happy about it. You'll return it back." showing with blank face in serious which dropping her mood.

"What?! Awe, I thought you were giving it to me." she pouted.

Suddenly, an idea popped out on her little head as she grins at me. I sighed. This kid, is surely such a nuisance.

"So..you'll not afraid if I'll run." raising her eyebrows at me, testing me.

"No, not at all. I trusted you." with calm tone.

She gaped her mouth open, ruining her plan.

"But what about my quest?" she whined.

"You'll always take the quest again. Perhaps, a new one." stated as it's obvious.

"But it'll take for ever..Even though I'll still find the Rogue's charter location." she whimpered.

"Then, you find it again. "

"That's not the point. Maybe, these people are kind of bad at finding things."

After moments later, the duo arrived to the Adventure Guild which they could hear an argument. They saw the two party members pestering the poor glasses guy for his reckless actions, inability to play the class which he's intended to follow, and delving too seriously within the aspect of the game.

"We are almost here. C'mon!" I called her, telling her to hurry.

"Okay, comin.." she increases her pace to catch up on me.

I stopped my tracks when I heard one of the members yelled sternly to the other guy.

"What's your problem?" the black guy asked.

"Huh? What's going on?" Rune asked me from behind as she noticed the commotion in front of us.

"Not sure.." trying to shush her and listen to them.

"You could've gotten us killed, you moron!" The other blue haired guy said.

"What can't you put a game right, idiot and take it seriously. We only gained one life for game's sake." the black haired guy yelled angrily.

"Calm down my friends. There's more than way to play this game." glasses guy smiled fakingly, while he was clutching his fist tightly at his back with his head down but the both guys didn't noticed except Eve.

"Ugh this is your fault." he blamed the blue guy.

"This guy is weird. I told you we shouldn't have partied up with him. He's useless anyway." he warned the other guy.

"We are gonna play, you spoony noob. Or no one will play with you." his last words, kicking his stomach makes him flew backwards and let his glasses thrown to the air, and falls infront of me as the poor guy groaned in pain then left him.

I was about to help him but bumped into the black guy who glared at me but stopped when he realize that I'm a girl makes him apologize to me.

"Watch where you going!" I hissed showing my cat fangs as he widened his eyes and scoffed, leaving me alone.

I picked up his glasses then turned over to Rune and nodded as we approached the isolated guy.

He tsked as he was about to leave but stopped by the both girls.

"Hey, you okay? I'm sorry about those guys." I concerned as I turned over my head to them, shaking my head disapprovingly.

"Yeah, they were a bunch of meanies whoever let them into the data." Rune said.

"Oh I didn't see but—" cleared his throat.

"Hahaha, don't worry. I'll be just fine. Well, just heading to the guild hall. " he chuckled with their kindness.

"Yeah, just finishing up the quest." I laughed nervously.

"Yay.." Rune sighed sadly.

"Oh, what a coincidence! I was going there myself. May I join you perhaps." he asked.

"Well, sure absolutely. And here, you forgot this." handing him the glasses.

"Thanks. My name is Samuel. It's a pleasure to meet you both." he takes it and wears the glasses above his nose then looked up on us.

"My name is Evelrya. And this is Runette." introduces ourselves to him.

"Nice to meet you, Samuel!" she greeted him.

I felt his gaze looking at me makes me turned my head and glanced at him back.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" makes me nervous.

"Nothing, I've never seen a cat-girl  before.." he admitted.

"Yeah, he's right." Runette leaning closer and tried to touch my ears.

"You mean Meifwa? And no, Rune. No touching!" I hissed and back away at Runette.

"Awe I wanna touch it and Mef.. wait what??" she tried to pronounce it.

"It's Meifwa. Gosh, it isn't that hard to say." corrected her.

"But how did you get on this form?" Samuel asked seriously.

"I don't know. I just logged in then fell and poof, it appeared with like this." wailing her white tail.

"Wow!" she was amazed.

"You just appeared like that? No Character Screen?" he questioned.

I nodded.

"Hm, Interesting.." pushing up his glasses above his nose. It was kinda cute but nerdy.

"So.." Rune spoke up, snapping both of us back into the game, wiggling her eyebrows.

"Okay, shall we go now?" they nodded at me then turned around as we all walk towards the guild hall.