Part 34: I Reject Your Name

"Really…"

"Oops…"

"??"



"Go get me some gunpowder!"

"How did you get a giant metal monstrosity built and forget about the working ingredient?"



"I don't think how it tastes is the real concern here.."

"Hmm… ask, ask around!"



"Well yeah, but what does it taste like?"

"Sometimes brimstone, sometimes wine, sometimes piss. Depends on what they used to pack it. You takes your chances."

"That's… lovely…where are these dwarves at?"

"The entrance to their village is just before the bridge over the Cleft of the Earth…"

"Back, back we go! And let's hope that we get the wine tasting gunpowder."

"We're not getting it for eating!"



"Oh, it is… the dwarves are using the reflections and the angle of incidence to hide the entrance. I'll just.."

"Gwuh?"

"Magic illusion rocks. I'll fix it. See, there you go!"



"Actually, I'm a half-elf."

"And I'm a beast-man."

"Ohh…"

"I'm a human! One out of three isn't bad."

"Yes it is! It's only 33 percent!"



"That's too easy..disappointing."



"Feel better now?"

"It's certainly more like what we're used to."



"Sounds like something to fight! Unless it's just eyes…need a big body to fight."

"I think a monster just made of eyes would be kind of freaky. And squishy."



"Beds look pretty comfortable. Let's rest!"

"Hell no. I don't care if we go out and find Watts or go back to the last town, but we're not sleeping here."



"No matter how I look at it, I just can't see a tunnel here."




"Ow…"

"Doesn't anybody.. just use doors…"



"Hey, I think I see him!" Watts! Watts!"

"Hi ho, hi ho…"



"Like you think that I piss gold and crap diamonds. We've got a thousand gold. Take it or leave it."



"We're kind of trying to prevent a world-wide war of conquest here. Can't you give us a break?"

"Nope, too busy looking for Gnome. Maybe after.. oh, and watch out for earthquakes."

A few minutes later...



"Pfft. Little bit of shaking and he runs off. What's he scared of?"



"I think it might have been that thing."

"Awesome! Imma punch it until a spirit pops out!"

"Kevin, I don't think it works quite like that…"



"And I also think that you're punching it too hard when rocks start falling from the ceiling."

"Really, how hard do you have to punch something before a spirit pops out?"



"Evidently hard enough that it explodes. I don't even know sometimes."



"Yeah, yeah, sorry. Any second now…"

"Dammit Kevin, that's not how it.."



"I guess if I hadn't woke up, I would been eaten alive! Ahahahahaha!"

"You were saying?"

"That's.. the world doesn't.. how?"

"You'll get used to it."



"I like this one already."

"I wasn't talking to you, toots. It's wings or nothing for me. Sure, I'm in."



"That's what I'm talking about! Let's get this back to the nutcase with the cannon in his back yard."




"Just so you know, I've watched him punch things until elemental spirits popped out on two separate occasions."

"He's also kind of a werewolf."



"Thanks ladies. It's so nice not to have to threaten people myself."




Kevin sticks the landing. I'll do a video of this next time we go somewhere by cannon, as I had already taken the shots before somebody mentioned it.



"I'm Duran… swordsman of Forcena. Nice to meet you."

"Kevin, Heir to the Beast Throne."

"Carlie, from Wendel."

"Angela from Al…l over the place

"That's…. a bit odd… anyway, Altena is planning an attack so I came back. You guys look tough.. maybe you could help?"

"Fight off an army? Sounds like fun."

"I'm in kind of a a hurry
… so if you'll excuse me…"



"Don't worry about it. By the time we get there it'll probably be mostly over."

"And they did kind of try to kill you, so there's that."



"See, told ya."

"I'm... not sure if I should feel better or not…"



"Hey Angela, I can't help but notice that the Altenan soldiers aren't dressed the same way you are. Are you sure that your outfit is normal there?"

"Well.. it might have been a bit on the daring side so that I could piss off my mother…"




The best part of having Angela is that she continually gets new attacks and abilities. Gem Missile just looks brutal.



"So it was indeed the Wizard of the Red Lotus who spied upon us that night…"

"What was your name again?"

"Kor.."

"You look like a Steve. Your name is Steve now." Anyway, Steve…"

"Tell me, why has Valda, the Queen of Reason, chosen to attack Forcena?"

"Simple. We need your Mana Stone, and we'll stop at nothing to get it."

"You do realize that our Mana Stone isn't anywhere near the castle and you could have just went right past the castle, right?"

"Is that all you have to say for yourself?"

"Pretty much. I don't have fucks to give for guys named Steve."



"Awww… it was just about to get good!"



"And I never wanted to see you again, Koren."

"Steve."

"We'll meet again, that's for sure. Wait till your mother hears about this!"

"If I had a luc for every time I heard that growing up…"




"… Yes… but… I left Altena because my mother tried to kill me…"

"I don't believe it… Valda had a daughter…!?"

"The odds were about 50-50 if you think about it.."

"What's interesting is that you're not shocked that she tried to kill her daughter. I guess family's the same all over…"

"You'd have to know Valda… although… still, she had a daughter…"

"What, what is it?"

"… No, it's nothing…"



"Hey! Don't talk to the King like that!"

"Why, because he's royalty? Well I'm a Princess, and I'll talk how I bloody well please if I think somebody's keeping a secret from me!"



"Valda… how could she think of killing her own daughter…?"

"Ahh, it just took a few minutes for it to sink it. That's a good thing to hear."



"Mana Stones? All over the place…go to Rolante first and find Jinn. He'll help you find the rest."

"That's actually pretty helpful. Thanks!"



"Do you have a cannon too?"

Yep. But it's not ready yet, so go screw around in town until I'm done. I'm working here!"