Category : Books-Fiction

Sub Category : Fantasy

“What do you want from me?” Jack said as he was backed up in an alleyway by three men.
The first man was tall and scrawny, the second was robust, and the last was built, with dark skin.
“James wants you dead, we just want the coin that is on your head mate.” the scrawny man said as he pulled out a steel dagger.
“Why us? Isn’t there more people out there that are worse than us?” Jack said as he glanced over at a broken glass bottle.
“Mr. James just wants one of ya dead, nothing personal.” the Built man said as he got closer to Jack.
“Well, tell him I will be seeing him tonight!” Jack said as he jumped to the glass bottle and wielded it like it was a dagger.
“Stay back, the Mr said they were crafty lil buggers.” the built man said as he stood back
“Let us have fun, shall we mate?” the built man said as he got closer to Jack.
Boris limped through the dancing crowds, looking for Jack, it seemed hopeless now that Jack is mad at him. The same words went across Boris`s mind “Selfish, greedy”. Boris now knew what his Pa meant in: Why Jack can’t be a great leader, any chance of leadership will get over his naive, weak mind of his. But Boris believed in his brother, he thought Pa was just some jealous drunkard.
The aching pain all around him tried to stop him, but he did not prevail.
“Could he be right?” Boris thought as he stopped to look around for Jack, grabbing his side.
“He did go nuts for the dagger.” Boris thought as he took out the dagger and inspect it.
“No, Pa is just a drunkard, I believe in Jack, he could save this island from the corruption that is lingering here!” Boris said as he sheathed his dagger and started limping again, looking for Jack.
Suddenly, Boris heard some ruckus in a nearby alleyway, he heard fighting and cries of pain.
“Jack!” Boris called out as he sped walked towards the alleyway
Then Boris made his way to the alley to find the most grieving thing his eyes have ever seen!
“The wrong alley,” Boris said as he dropped to the ground, watching two homeless, fight to the death over food.
Boris then stood up, he had an idea, he then started checking other alleyways in search of Jack.
But his wounds and aches were stopping him, everything was getting more blurry again, but he clenched his jaw, wiping off sweat, and started cracking his knuckles.
“Aye lad, you don’t when to give up, do ya?” the robust man said as he folded his arms.
“Since you are going to die, I’d guess you should know who killed you.” The built man said
“Allow me to introduce myself, it is I, Hugo Ebner, tis a pleasure, ain’t it mate?” Hugo asked.
“Now champ, let’s do this the Morkisham way!” Hugo said as he was holding a dagger in each hand.
“Morkisham? You're from Morkisham?” Jack said as he smirked.
“Ya, why you smiling there mate?” Hugo said as he got ready to attack.
“Oh, nothing, I just happen to be here watching my little brother getting his ass kicked by a Morkisher.” Boris said sarcastically as he pulled out “his” dagger.
“Explains the accent and dark skin you got their, tis a shame to get your ass kicked by one, you should be ashamed Jack!” Boris yelped out with labored breathing, struggling to keep his balance, trying to stop the bleeding from his wounds.
Then everyone laughed except Jack.
"What are you going to do mate? You're beaten to a sack!" Hugo said as he started laughing uncontrollably again
Then Boris let go of his side and started limping towards the robust man, preparing to fight.
"I got this lad!" The robust man said as he grabbed Boris by the arm, and pinned him to the floor.
Then Hugo stepped on his head and spat on him.
"Aye mate, people here think they can be some hero or something, well yer wrong," Hugo said as picked Boris up by the throat.
Then he started squeezing, Boris losing hope, dropping his dagger, his body feeling weightless, everything getting darker.
Then an arrow flew through the air, hitting the robust man in the stomach, dropping him to the ground.
"What the hell is going on!" Hugo said as he threw Boris on the floor.
Then Jack walked towards Hugo, picking up the white bladed dagger, then the scrawny man tried to stab Jack, but he grabbed his arm, and stabbed him the chest.
"Hell yeah, a challenge!" Hugo said as he grabbed his daggers.
Then Boris slowly got up, and head locked Hugo, strangling him with his last strength, making him drop his daggers.
“I surrender then mate, I don’t fancy dying tonight.” Hugo pleaded with struggled breathing as Boris said: “That is too bad, mate, I fancy breaking someone’s neck tonight.”
“Please, have mercy mate, I have a wife, and a beautiful daughter that I think you’d fancy! I have a son, he loves me dearly! He needs me! They all need me!” Hugo pleaded, but Boris just brushed it off like some petty lie a homeless drunk would make, to make him give money.
Then a tear rolled down his cheek, he did not know what to do.
Then Boris, with one hand, broke Hugo`s neck and dropped his corpse to the ground.
“No one messes with the Fen Brothers,” Boris said as he spat at Hugo’s corpse.
“Boris, why did you…..” Jack said, with fear in his tone, scared of his own brother.
Jack stepped back, shaking.
“What do you mean? That could’ve been you, on the floor dead, eaten by these cannibals here!” Boris said as he came closer to Jack to hug him, but Jack stepped back.
“I, you looked calm when you killed those people, why?” Jack asked.
“The man probably had a wife and kid, and you took that away from them!” Jack said as he broke into tears.
“He did that to himself, he became a mercenary, to kill more people than I ever did, just to get the bloodstained coin to support his wife and child,” Boris said to Jack as he put his hand on his shoulder to calm him down.
“I’d be very scared if my spouse was a mercenary, just killing for money!” Boris said.
Jack just sat there, scared of his own brother.
“It had to be done, they were going to kill you, let’s get back at him!” Boris said, hoping Jack would understand.
A slight pause between Jack and Boris.
“Let’s do this plan, You ready Freddy?” Boris said to Jack with a bright smile.
Then a smile brightened on Jacks' face.
“My name is Jack, but yes, Let’s do this Morrison,” Jack said as the two brothers laughed for a while.
The festival was over already, Boris`s wounds were cleaned and patched up, they were ready for the night, they were ready to do the heist.
The moon standing high above everything, emitting its light upon the lone island.
Then two cloaked figures, wearing a mask, walked slowly towards a booth, guarding a wretched sewer entrance.
“How may I help you, ladies?” The man in the booth said, he was tall and built, but his face was hidden behind a helmet in a shape of goats head.
“We are here to fulfill this request that Lord James posted today.” The Gray cloaked figure said in a strained voice.
The man just clenched his fist.
“Right? So what are your names?” The masked man said.
“Call me Morrison Skull Cracker!” Morrison bellowed.
“And what about you girl?” The masked man said as he leaned forward to see what’s behind those mask of theirs.
“Tis I, Lexi Xander held the I, I mean the II!” Lexi corrected as the Masked man crossed his arms.
“I think I’m going to like you puppies, do better the Zachiell, then we could be friends here. Enjoy my little snowflakes!” The man said as he opens his fist with relief, whilst flipping a switch to the main door.
The door gave an eerie creaking noise as if it were generations old, dust came bellowing out as if it were the breath of an old elder beast.
“The names Edward Don, have fun!” Edward said as Morrison and Lexi stepped in the dingy sewer entrance, with the door creaking behind them.
The sewer was dimly lit, it reeked of waste, the ground was mushy yet hard, the taste was unbearable.
“That guy is creepy!” Boris said as he took off his mask.
“No way, I thought he was cool, Idiot!” Jack said sarcastically.
“Are you still mad at me?” Boris said, trying not to breath in the air.
“Sorry, I still think killing those guys were wrong, Look where we are at!” Jack yelled out.
“I don’t want you dying, I love you Jack, your my only family that is alive. Thanks to Pa and Ma`a poor decisions!” Boris said as he started to tear up.
"Seemed like you needed my help the most." Jack said as he rolled his eyes.
"I love you?" Boris said again as he put his arms up for a hug.
“I`m sorry, ok. Love you too.” Jack said as he hugged Boris gently.
“Wait, Mom and Dads poor decisions? What were they?” Jack asked
“Did you hear that?” Boris whispered as he unsheathed his dagger.
“Are you even listening? Are you ignoring me!” Jack yelled out as Boris covered his mouth and said.
“Shhh, I hear something.” Boris said, as he looked into the darkness of the tunnel, leading to the unknown it seems.
As Boris said that, a loud screeching noise eroded from the darkness as a roach like creature, the size of a dog came charging full speed at the two brothers.
“What the hell is that thing! That looks disgusting!” Jack said as he pulled out his bow and readied an arrow.
The creature stopped and just started to pace back in forth, inspecting its trespassers.
“That’s a Brigmite, except bigger?” Boris said as he looked into the bugs yellow eyes and black pupils. Its head was like a roach, yet like a dogs head with sharp fangs,long antennas twitching at the movements that Jack and Boris are making, a body like a dogs, except covered in roach shells and saliva, legs like wolf, except more scrawning and gross, with crusty toe nails at the end, sharp enough to lit a persons throat. A huge shell on its back, covering its transparent slimy wings.
“Bigger! This is bigger, its size of great dane!” Jack yelled as he gagged in the air around the mite, it reeked of trash, urine and human waste.
The mite glared at the two brothers.
“They are usually found on ships, but they are smaller, like an actual bug, the biggest one I’ve seen was the size of a puppy, remember?” Boris asked.
“No I do not want to remember!” Jack yelled.
“No more stalling!¨ Boris said as he charged at the bug,
The bug jumped in the air trying to catch Boris, but he dodged to the side, and grabbed its antenna and pulled until its head was exposing its throat.
“Night night Mite!” Boris said as he attempted to kill the mite, but another Brigmite Knocked him off its brothers back.
The Brigmite got on top of Boris and started clawing him..
“Boris!” Jack said as he shot the beast in its eye, scaring it away from Boris, but the other mite saw Jack and charged at him, but Jack did the same thing. An arrow flew through the air, hitting the mite, squirting its brown, yellowish liquid everywhere as the mite tried to stop the pain, it finally died from blood loss.
“Boris!” Jack said as he ran and slided next to him.
“Im fine just some scars that are going to stick with me.” Boris said as he stood up like nothing happened.
Jack then stood up and moved closer to the corpse for closer inspection
“How much blood do these things have?” Jack said. Wondering why one arrow took out the mite fast.
“Not much when they are barely big, but soon more blood will generate.” Boris said.
“Thats sick, what god came up with an idea of giant roaches!” Jack exclaimed.
“Not me.” Boris said sarcastically.
“I wasn’t talking about you idiot.”Jack said mockingly as the two brothers laughed, walked and talk down the sewer tunnel, like nothing could break their bond, not even death!
Then Boris stopped, and started thinking. While Jack was confused on what was going on.
“I have an Idea, I could lure these Brigmites to Jamesons mansion and steal while everyone is trying to defend themselves while you do the same, except it will be at the hunting reserve. How does that sound?” Boris said.
“I don’t want to be separated again!” Jack said quickly.
“It’ll be alright, my job won’t be easy, all you gotta do is let the mites kill our food then, take it away, we’ll wash it later.” Boris said, trying to calm Jack down.
“I guess, lets hope we can pull this off.” Jack said, with a bit a fear in his voice.
"May we have Olar`s blessing." Jack said as Boris nodded in agreement.
“Hey, who is over there!” a female voice yelled out from the dark.
“Quick, put your mask on!’ Jack said as he put his mask on while Boris did the same.
“Whats going on here!” A women said as he walked towards the two cloaked figures.
“Who are you? New recruits?” The lady said.
“Yes, tis I Morrison Skull cracker!” Boris said as he put his hands on his waist like he was trying to impress her.
“And you?” she said as she folded her arms.
“I am Lexi Xanderheldt II.” Jack said as he put his hands out to shake her hand.
“The names Alexandra, nice to meet you both, lets hope we can be friends.”Alexa said as she shook Jacks hand.
“So, had a run in with mites?” She asked
“Yeah, how’d you know?” Boris said as he was feeling sick from the stench inside the sewer.
“The scars and cuts say otherwise, you’ve been through a lot it seems!” Alexa said as she moved closer to Boris.
¨You know, I could help you, heal your scars.¨ Alexa said seductively, as she moved closer to Boris, touching his chest.
¨Your not going to fool me, stop or i’ll stab you, you demon!¨ Boris said nervously, not knowing what to do.
¨Wow, you are different from others, I would’ve killed you if you agreed to my, ¨Invitation¨.¨Alexa said as she stepped back from Boris.
¨What are you? Some kind of siren?¨ Jack asked as he stepped back and moved closer to Boris for his protection.
¨No, I just use the technique that sirens use, except on little boys like you.¨ Alexa mocked, like she was older than Boris and Jack.
¨So, what`s this about, a heist?¨ Alexandra said as she pulled out a dagger.
¨What do you mean?¨ Jack said as he pulled an arrow from his quiver.
¨A little hiest with Brigmites you say? Sounds pretty intresting.¨ Alexa said as she drew back her dagger.
¨I don`t know what you`r talking about.¨ Boris said as he sheathed his dagger.
¨Heard you were going to steal from Jameson, food and coin, you say?¨ Alexa said as she twiddled her thumbs.
¨I`m intruiged in your little plan, you are lucky that I am not going to turn you in.¨ Alexa said as she clasped her hands like she was praying.
¨But in exchange for 10% of you`r loot, I help you, you help me. Deal?¨ Alexa said as she held out her hand.
¨No deal, sorry.¨ Boris said as he grabbed Jack`s arm and walked passed her.
Alexa stood there, shocked as the two brothers declined her offer.
¨Well, I will be seeing you later then.¨ Alexa said as she glanced at them.
¨Well, I hope so, cause..¨ But Boris was interrupted, as he turned around, shocked, to see the lady disapear in the darkness.
¨where the hell did she go?¨ Boris said.
¨What do you mean?¨ Jack asked.
¨Never mind, lets go.¨ Boris said as he continued walking.
As Boris and Jack walked through the acrid tunnels, gagging at the taste of human and Mite waste. They knew that Stoikia would succumb to this rancid waste, the sewer was over filling, and the nobles did not know what to do, so they dump the waste on the capital town of Stoikia, named MyreFall. Their leader used to be a kind noble named Osin the bad, the name the other nobles gave him, but he sadly was assassinated by a family called the Quindrakes, they were the second most powerful family, right behind the Forthmark Family, the real definition of nobles being assholes. Their new leader is Osin`s younger brother, Lufari, he is the opposite of his brother Osin.
"Hey, look at this." Jack said as he pointed at a corpse of a rotting Brigmite.
"Get down, more mites!" Boris whispered loudly as both he and Jack got down to the nearest hole that was forged in a wall,
Then, two Brigmites came trampling over the sewer waste, and made their way to the corpse of their fallen kin.
"What are they doing?" Jack asked as the two mites sniffed the corpse, as one started to eat the corpse.
"What the actual hell! Are they eating the corpse!" Boris said as he gagged on thought of going cannibal.
Then the two mites started fighting over for the corpse, the one bigger was losing to the smaller one, while Boris and Jack crawled out and made their way to another hole that was forged in the walls.
The two mites fought nasty, clawing at eyes and genitals, biting at necks and feet, eating off limbs from one another. Finally, the smaller one was victorious, and continued eating both corpses as a reward for its hard fight.
"I cant handle this!" Jack said as he took off his mask and threw up, giving away their location to the other Brigmite,
The Brigmite, still crippled from its last fight, limped its way to the last hole they were in. 
"Quickly, lets get out."Boris said as he threw some mysterious substance the other direction, causing the mite to walk the other way.
"Where now?" Jack said as he crawled out the hole, putting on his mask.
"That way." Boris said, pointing at a passage divided into two passages.
"Wait, I think right?" Boris said as Jack inspected the hole they were in more closely
"What did you think made these holes?" Jack asked as he grabbed a stick with sticky substance on it, and poked it into the hole, as far as he can go. Then he grabbed a rock, and tossed it into the back end of the hole, hitting something.
After Jack threw the rock, a slight squeal was made, and Brigmites, the size of cats woke up and stared at Jacks eyes.
"Uh, Boris, we have a problem!" Jack said, as he backed up from the hole, and grabbed his bow, readied his arrow.
"Whats the problem?" Boris asked as he unsheathed his dagger, walking closer to Jack.
"Lets get out of here!" Jack exclaimed as the cat sized Brigmites made their way outside the hole to see what invaded their nest.
Then, Boris and Jack ran towards the right passage way, as the cat sized Mites were in pursuit, snarling,growling and snapping at Boris and Jack, prepared for its next meal.
¨I can not handle this strain!¨ Jack said as he collapsed on the ground, throwing up at the taste and smell of the sewage.
¨Jack, what happen!¨Boris yelled out as he kneeled next Jack, dagger in hand, ready for what ever comes next, he only has one job to do.
Protect Jack no matter the cost!
The mites stopped, and stared at Boris, straight in his saphire eyes.
¨Come on! What are you waiting for!¨ Boris taunted, as he started swinging his dagger.
Then, the mites just turned around and left, like an invicible force, forced them to leave.
¨What the hell happen?¨ Boris asked as he rested Jacks head on the floor as he stood up.
Jack stood motionless, only thing he tried to say was "I don`t know?"
¨Now do you think you need me?¨ Alexa said as she tapped Boris on his shoulder.
¨What the hell! where did you come from!¨Boris said as he fell in the sewage waste.
¨Just hiding, using deception spells.¨ Alexa said as she held out her right hand, revealing a small ball of red light on her hand.
¨Deceptive magic, thats seems really fair.¨ Boris scoffs
Boris glanced at Jack to see if he would say anything or ask anything, but he just shrugged.
"Deceptive magic, how did you use it on the mites?" Boris asked as he brushed off any waste he had on him.
"Any creature like Brigmites, are really weak minded, so they are easy to fool." Alexa said as she chuckled a bit.
"Where did you learn how to hone Deceptive magic?"Boris asked as he felt like taking back his question
"Have you heard of the school Deception?" Alexa asked.
"Is it the one at DryoLiin?" Boris asked as he put his palm on Jacks head.
"Yeah, that is the one, pretty far." Alexa said as she sat down next to Boris.
"You know why I am here?" Alexa asked Boris as she started twiddling her thumbs.
"No, why, you sure you trust me with this information?" Boris asked as Boris glared at her.
"I am here pay my fathers debt, I work here to help decrease the amount of money he owes." Alexa said as a tear rolled down her cheek
"I am sorry to hear that, How much is his debt?" Boris asked as he rest Jacks head on his lap.
"I don`t know, but it is a lot." Alexa said as she sat a little closer to Boris.
The tunnels were filled with Jacks labored breathing. The tunnels seemed empty until Boris and Alexa`s eyes met, Boris and Alexa moving closer to eachother.
"So, what was your name again?" Alexa said. as she flinched back.
"My name is Bor.." Boris almost said, instead he said:"My name is Morrison."
"Morrison, weird." Alexa said as she put her arms behind her head.
"Why is that?" Boris asked, as he crossed his arms.
"I thought your name was Boris?" Alexa said as she gave a smirked at Boris. Boris stood silent, but shocked.
"And his name was Jack, Jackson Fen, was it" Alexa said as she pulled out a bounty with Jacks and Boris`s face and name on it.
"No, stay away, Ill kill you!" Boris said as he pulled out his dagger, whilst standing up quickly.
"Its fine, your secret is safe with me, as long its a deal!" Alexa said as she held her hand out.
Boris quickly thought about it, this will be helping her pay her fathers debt.
"Fine!"Boris said as he shook her hand.
"Perfect, tell me the plan later." Alexa said s she stood up, and started to walk down the tunnel.
"Wait, where are we supposed to go?"Boris asked as he put Jack over his back.
"Just keep going straight down there, you'll see." Alexa said as she pointed at the direction she was going.
"See you soon, Boris!" Alexa said as she gave a wink and disappeared in the darkness of the sewer.
As soon as Alexa disappeared, a couple of quiet minutes later, Jack stood up sickly.
"What happened?" Jack wheezed.
"Nothing, we got get you up, you ready?" Boris asked.
Jack responded with a slow nod, as Boris helped up Jack, putting his whole body on his back.
"Do not worry, I got you!" Boris thought as he started to walk slowly towards the direction Alexa pointed.
The tunnel got darker as Boris proceeded, the only thing Boris could hear were water droplets falling from the ceiling, his own footsteps, and Jacks labored breathing that was getting heavier and heavier by each passing minute. Boris thought about the moment with him and Alexandra. But he just brushed it off, but her ruby eyes keep reappearing in his mind, her chestnut hair flowing down her shoulders.
But Boris tried to stop, but the thought of her was getting out of control. But then Jacks Labored breaths turned into wheezing.
"You okay Jack?"
Jack just nodded.
Then, there was a light at the end, with a sign saying "Bunkers".
"I think we are here"Boris thought as his face turned red.
Then Boris started walking more slow, feeling a bit groggy.
"What is going on?" Boris wheezed as breathing became more difficult.
Then Boris couldn't see Jacks face, his face was getting blurrier each second,then he couldn't see his hands, finally he couldn't see the light. He finally couldn't hear anything either. Everything was just a faint object or sound, the only thing he heard was people talking.