[IC] A Hero Tale {Complete}

[Jensoman]

Jenso narrowed his eyes at Vale. "So you know." Jenso responded calmly, albeit in a serious tone. He was unsure if he should mention Nexus to the man at all, so he decided against it for now. "Look, either way...I'm still alive. Lark saved me on his own accord, which I'm very grateful for. Twice in fact, since he gave me this familiar." Jenso responded, as the flame phoenix emerged from his soul. The phoenix took flight immediately, and began to scan the surrounding area with it's eyes from above to see if there was anything crazy or unusual going on. "Well, it's good to see that you're still alive. I was concerned since you've been gone for a couple months.." Jenso admitted.

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"Feh, I've little heed for your fickle words," Vale spat, following Pij with his eyes. He cringed constantly and spat on the floor. "An abomination, you and everything you've done. I told Lark that with proper planning, sifting silently like a mouse, this whole chaos business could be avoided without lifting a finger, much less a sword. Too late now, bang bang! The fireworks resound, set off by a playful little boy and his childish desires!" Vale paused and dropped his usual shtick for a moment.

"Where are you headed now?"

[Jensoman]

"I heard that one of the neighboring areas was in need, but I don't exactly know much details. Can you point me in the right direction?" Jenso asked calmly. He hadn't received many rumors when he was within Tech-mo city, other than someoe who had managed to sneak in and ask the guild's help. It was quite some time since the man had mentioned the name of his kingdom though. Perhaps Vale heard rumors, and he knew what Jenso was talking about. He pulled the device out of his bag and called Jeff. "Hey Jeff, this is Jenso. What area did that man from a month ago mention again? His name was Derrick, I think.." He muttered.

[SuperFlash]

After calling the phone it did some weird beeping noises for a few moments before Jeff's voice came through the mic. "Geeze Jenso, I didn't expect you to be trying it out this quickly. Not that I mind though, its great to see my mechanical genius at work! hahahahaha!" The inventor responded back with his usual overconfident laugh.
"But yes, the objective right? If I remember correctly its somewhere in Yvngarde. They didn't give us much details otherwise so I'm placing hopes on you to figure out what exactly is going on over there."

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"Nifty," Vale chirped, lowering his blade to the ground, "Yvengarde is it? The golden city? Bah. Shouldn't you be headed for the Tower of Chaos?" Vale paused and sighed. "Not that you, or anyone else know where that fortress of chaos stands."

[SuperFlash]

"Oh no" Jeff said to himself out loud over the phone at the sound of Vale's voice. "You really do have a thing for following Jenso around don't you?"
He could then be heard muttering to himself incoherently for a few more moments before speaking up into the microphone once more. "Not like I haven't looked into trying to get into the place, its just I'm really stumped on ideas for it. Unless you got any?" he asked Vale with a tincy bit of hope it wouldn't be a sarcastic remark.

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"If I could find that filthy fortress, I wouldn't be standing here," Vale barked, "Jenso, turn that off!"

[Jensoman]

Jenso looked up at the sky towards Pij. The flame phoenix chirped happily and soared downwards, flying right back into Jenso's chest. He turned to Vale. "I'll be able to find the Tower of Chaos when the time is right. I'm not strong enough to deal with the Order yet. I've managed to get used to my phoenix form in those months that I was in Tech-mo, but I still have a lot to learn." Jenso stated. "Yvengarde, huh? I know where that is!" He muttered in a cheerful tone, and began to head towards the direction where the golden city was. "I'm definitely going to take down the man that killed Lark eventually, I promise you that." Jenso suddenly stated in a serious and cold tone, and began to head off.

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Vale's eyes narrowed and he clasped his blade tightly as Jenso ran off. The silhouette of Jenso's figure paired with his claim for vengeance did little to sway Vale into rooting for the golden idiot. He bit into his lip furiously and sheathed his Yyiang with an unsatisfied clank.

"It should have been you," Vale hissed angrily, under his breath, "It should have been you..."

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~ End Of Chapter 84 ~

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~ Chapter 85 ~

_{News Travels Fast}

As Jenso made his way down the dirt path leading towards Yvengarde, there was a mountain line in the distance that became clearer with every step. The Calombo Mountains, a treacherous patch of terrain that varied vastly despite the small amount of land it covered. Nobody ventured into the valleys, and few scaled the mountains to their plateaus. Before it though, stood the small castle city of Yvengarde. It shined brightly, surrounded by trees and bushes that thickened more and more as Jenso got closer. It made it very easy to hide, and considering it was literally a city made of gold, one would imagine that thieves and pillagers would take advantage of that.

As Jenso was within nearly a kilometer of the city, something called out to him from a large patch of bushes nearby. "Psst!" It hissed. Looking closer, Jenso would spot a woman with a purple turban obscuring most of her hair, and a similar type of patch-work clothing over her body. "Golden Hero!"

[Jensoman]

Jenso felt incredibly amazed as he gazed upon the golden city. 'Wow, it really is made of gold...that's crazy..' He thought. He turned towards the woman that called out to him and gave her a confused look. He headed over to her, but was somewhat on guard. He imagined that thieves would be interested to steal the gold from the city, so he was prepared in case he was being led into an ambush of some sort. "Uh...hi?" He said.

[tex]

"You Jenso? The Golden Hero? Legit?" She asked, peering back and forth occasionally. Behind her, deeper in the bush, stood a man in similar clothing wearing a red turban. He smiled wide and glared at Jenso like a fanboy.

[Jensoman]

Jenso blinked once. "Yeah, that's me!" Jenso shouted cheerfully, looking at the man briefly and back at the woman. "I'm here to help. I heard there's been problems in Yvengarde?" He asked.

[tex]

"What?" she squeaked, backing up, "What? No! Screw Yvengarde, they're fine! They're always bloody fine with that fancy-shmancy barrier that Tech-Mo shipped over. Small castle, small barrier, works fine- No! We're here with news from somebody very important!" The woman said excitedly.

[Jensoman]

"Who are you talking about?" Jenso asked in a confused tone, not exactly knowing what was going on here. He was still questioning wether or not this was an ambush, but he assumed that he would soon find out.

[tex]

The girl smiled again and bounced up and down for a moment before running down into what appeared to be a hidden tunnel. She man ran ahead and waited for the two of them to catch up.

"Your father!"

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~ End Of Chapter 85 ~

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~ Chapter 86 ~

_{My WHAT!?}

[Jensoman]

Jenso blinked at the two people ran into the tunnel. 'What? My father?! But he-' Jenso thought, dashing after them. "Hey, wait up!!" He shouted, following after them.

[tex]

"Come on, come on!" The girl shouted, "Our tunnels are the fastest way to get where we're goin' no matter where the place is!"

"Calm down Fay," The man ahead shouted, running ever faster, while trying to hide his own excitement, "He's the Golden Hero! He'll keep up!" Fay nodded to herself and kept running. They made a sharp right turn, and then a left.

[Jensoman]

Jenso did his best to keep up with the two, easily being able to match their speed despite having some trouble to navigate through the tunnels. He wasn't used to them and would often slow down on uneven ground, but he still managed to keep up. 'This has to be a trap...there's no way this can be true...I better prepare myself to fight.' Jenso thought, keeping a close eye on his surroundings as he moved.