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Chapter 15: Mana

"Make sure you stop and see Leana, she will be very excited to hear your good news. I am so proud of you, K!" My father said before heading back into The Forge.

"James? Are you wasting time? Again? What do I pay any of you useless louts for?" Came the whiney voice of Gastbo, The Forge owner, and my father's boss. "You! Your James's little toy bo…"

Gastbo was a short and fat greasy little man, and when he came out and started to yell and complain, but when he started to insult me, Lesha's arm shot forward and wrapped around his neck. Gastbo's eyes went huge in fear, and he tried to put his hands on Lesha's arms to stop her, but she squeezed harder, preventing the hands from touching her. Gastbo's eyes were near popping out of his head, and my father stood behind him with a concerned look on his face, but he did not try to stop Lesha.

"Enough, don't take it too far or guards will be called, and we don't need that."

Lesha released Gastbo, but he scurried back and ran into the large frame of my father. James glared down at him, and the man nearly squeaked before scurrying for his life. Today was just not a good day for Gastbo.

One of the biggest changes that happened since what we call The Fall when the gods arrived, was the food chain. Higher up like city officials and the few nobles had been pushed to the back now as nothing more than private backers. Adventures were the nobility now, they were the only ones that bought the expensive things and higher quality armor, so they were treated with more respect than was reasonable in some cases. The biggest issue that I found with it is the way we can act outside of the law.

Not a single person batted an eye or made a complaint the entire time the altercation happened. In this situation, this wasn't that big of a problem, but if we were on other adventures, we might not have let him go so easily. It was very easy for a powerful or high-ranked adventure to 'accidentally' kill the offending person, and the charge for the death was fifty gold coins, if they had family, if not, it just wasn't talked about.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have reacted like that," Leasha said, turning to me.

"No, it was a long time coming, I normally let things like that slide with him, simply because he is one of the lowest forms of a human that I have ever seen. He is basically a dog that can walk on two feet, he barks at anyone that walks by his shop, but it was good you did that. There are adventures out there that don't really care about the working class or anyone, better you put the fear of gods into him then he ends up dead, no matter how good it might actually be for the world, hehe."

Lesha looked back at The Forge, but I took her hand in mine. It felt natural, and normal for her hand to be in mine, and the smile she gave me heated up my body, bringing a smile to my face. I turned with her hand in mine and started to walk to the bakery that was just down the street from where we were. This was where Leana worked, and father had told me to stop by and let her know, so that was what we were doing.

The streets were not packed, but no carts or horses were allowed on this main road, there were service streets that ran behind all the shops for them. The people that walked around right now were mostly wives of adventures or younger children running errands, but there were the odd adventures. They always stood out from the rest; besides guards, adventurers were the only ones that carried weapons, and most of the time you could tell the class just by looking at what they were wearing.

Our walk to the shop was peaceful. I was still holding Lesha's hand and we were about to enter the bakery when a disturbance made us both stop. We turned at the same time, to find what looked to be a Fighter bothering a scrawny man in black robes.

"What do you mean you don't want to join my party? You said you're an adventure to that shop lady, and I need a new party member to fill our group. So, what's the problem?" The large brown hair Fighter said, getting into the other man's face.

"I do not wish to join the likes of you! I am not looking for a party, please step back from me now. I do not like when people get too close to my person," The small man said with a scholarly voice, but it almost sounded like the tone was forced.

"You don't know what's good for you! Now, I have asked you a couple of times nicely, and now I'm done asking," the Fighter said in a low voice menacing voice.

I was about to move to stop things before they got worse for the little man, but then stopped. The scrawny man's eye began to glow and he raised his hand almost faster than I could see. Only the man's finger touched the Fighter's armor as he was still drawing his sword, and then the man said two words.

"Lightning{gninthgil}!"

The Fighter exploded off his feet and was sent hurtling backward into the tailor shop wall beside the bakery. I understood lightning, but he had said something else at the exact same time, giving the words an otherworldly effect. I had never seen anything like this before; What did he just do?

'Magic, an art this world has never experienced before. Mages will be rare, but they will start appearing more, and they will be drawn to you.' -Drania.

'Why would they be drawn to me?'

'You are the first real Guild Master in this world and the only one that can create Mana Potions. They will be able to sense your powers even though you do not consume Mana. Mana is the energy consumed when a mage casts a spell like he just did, but at a lower level, they burn through it fast.' -Drania.

I looked at the small man, who was straightening his robes, but then he looked up at me and smiled.

"I think you're the person that I have been looking for. Though I could only just recently sense you, I have been drawn to Healia since I received these powers. I need to give my thanks to Healia, and there is a leader that I am to find. Are you the person I am looking for?" The small man asked.


Chapter 16: You Mean, Like This?

Lesha squeezed my hand in excitement, and I wanted to be excited with her, but Healia's words came back to me. Still, this guy could send a full grown man flying across the street with the touch of a single finger. I think it would be unwise not to take him, just because he would make a powerful foe.

"My name is Kiada and this Is Lesha, I am the Guild Leader of The Red Legion."

"Hmmm? Red Legion? Well, I am drawn to you, but from what I have heard, Healia was a supporter of Hawk Vision Guild. I think I need to go talk to her first before I make any decisions. First, I'm Corbit, and I guess I'm what you would...no...what will be called a Lightning Mage," Corbit said, using a more relaxed way of speaking.

"Don't worry, K, sorry, I mean Kiada, changed the name when she became the Guild Master," Lesha awkwardly explained.

Corbit looked relieved, so I spoke up.

"Listen, we were just going inside the bakery here to see someone, and then we can take you to the guild hall to meet with Healia. If you don't mind waiting, or you can come inside with us, best to be somewhere else when that one wakes up."

"Yes, I will come with you. That man was being rather forceful about getting me to join his party," Corbit said, following us into the bakery.

I was hit with the blast of freshly baked bread, pies, and pastry that left me with a ravenous feeling gnawing at my insides. The place wasn't big in the front, just a single counter top, and some special glass cases that held the fresh baking. I could see Leana moving around the back, but she was kneading some dough, and I suspected she was just taking it from rising, so I would leave her be. Instead, I turned back to Corbit.

"It was good that you refused his offer, people like that are only looking for someone to push into a trap to set it off or to use as a shield. I want to change that and make it safe for everyone to profit from the dungeons. I have other plans but this is my first goal."

"Oh, hmm, very nice, I like your spirit. One of those go getter types, I see. Well, I am not the type to be bullied around!" Corbit said with more of his fake bravado.

"No, maybe not now that you can shoot sparks from your fingers, but I will just go and assume you didn't have it easy before this. Am I right?"

Corbits shoulders dropped and he hung his head. Yup, hit the nail on the head with that one, but it wasn't hard to assume, given his stature. I was about to try and cheer him up, but that was when Leana called my name.

"K?! You came to visit me! You must have just seen your father! What a pleasant surprise, and you brought your 'friend' with you! But who is this other young man you have with you?"

Leana fired off the words before I could even react, but I wish she wouldn't put so much emphasis on the word, friend. I was going to have to get used to it, Lesha wasn't going away and I didn't want her to. So, I would just have to get over my squeamishness over it and not let it bother me.

"Yes, I just saw dad, I had good news to tell him, and I wanted to come over and let you know as well. I am now a Guild Leader, and this boy…"

"I am almost eighteen!" Corbit complained in indignation.

"...This, BOY, is Corbit, one of my new potential members to the Guild." I finished.

"Congratulations! I am so happy for you!" Leana said with excitement and she wrapped me in a hug.

The experience of telling her wasn't the same as with dad, but that wasn't her fault. I had just never got that close with her, and it always felt like she was trying a bit just too hard. Still, I hugged her back in gratitude, and then broke apart from her, and she was smiling brightly.

"Just wait here! I have something for the two of you tonight; I was just going to give it to you when I finish work, but you're here now," Leana said, turning to go around the counter and into the back. "Jenna, give them all a meat bun or two, I'm sure that they haven't eaten yet, and it's well past lunch now!"

At the mention of food, all three of our stomachs started to growl like angry animals. We each accepted a still warm bun that had a meat filling on the inside. As I bit into the bun, Lesha let out a soft, but she was just behind me, so it was louder in my ear than it probably was to everyone else, but I felt my legs start to become less sturdy.

"Do you need to enjoy your food that much! We are in a public place!" I whispered severely back to Lesha.

That didn't help; instead of stopping, Lesha moved closer behind me so our bodies were touching, I could feel the points of her nipples pressing into my back, and I started to have trouble breathing normally. As I could feel the pressure of her soft breasts, pushing into my back, Lesha put her lips beside my ear and whispered.

"You mean, like this? Mmmmm!"

The feeling that hit my body was like a pain with no pain. I started to feel an aching pressure between my legs that was demanding pressure. I could actually feel myself starting to get wet, and the feeling of wanting pressure was building up, Lesha's fingers...I was starting to lose control of my legs and they felt like they were just going to bend over at any moment and I would fall…

"Lesha?" Leana asked.

All the heat, blood, and pressure that had been growing between my legs went straight to my head. Leana put a hand to her mouth to cover her face splitting smile, and then handed me a bottle of wine.

"I thought you might need some encouragement tonight, but it looks like you are already both enjoying each other's company. I will see you girls tomorrow, be safe, and try not to keep the neighbors up." Leana said, still with the hand covering her mouth.


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