《The Jinni and The Isekai》Chapter Eleven—Traveller
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Chapter Eleven—Traveller
One Year Ago
Evening had come upon him. Shiro had walked the entire day, taking breaks every few hours to rest on the side of the road where there were trees, and sometimes there were even rocks to sit.
Once he got into town, he would need to find a place to stay. The family had no money to spare, so hadn’t given him any. He would most likely be sleeping under a tree or against a wall somewhere, unfortunately.
He needed to find a way to make some money.
Only one of his water skins was used, so he began to drink more, realizing there were more roadside travellers now. He was getting close to the city, and thought he could see light coming from the hills beyond the blue-night horizon. The stars shone bright, but since the moon was slim, he could see the lights of Oravar in the coming darkness.
From behind, he heard the patter of footfalls from beyond the road. Here, there was a depression, so he could not see over the hills.
In this strange place, with no one to turn to, Shiro was on his guard. In a way he was terrified. What could happen in this strange land, who could he meet. What evils lie in wait for travellers that he didn’t know off because he was gaijin—a foreigner?
In my own lands, monsters are not uncommon. I need to be vigilant.
Just his sword alone was worth stealing. But he kept it covered, holding it in his hand. Hopefully it simply looked like a stick instead of a wrapped parcel he was trying to keep unseen.
A distant creature called in the night. A long, moaning call that sounded eerie and lonely at the same time. Not a wolf, but similar?
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Perhaps there were like animals in the deserts of these lands.
But now he wasn’t in the desert so much as the farmlands surrounding the city. There had been streams and fields of green grass and crops, and farmers toiling in those fields.
Even so, he did not see many people.
That pattering from above came again. Shiro narrowed his eyes. Those creatures were near, surely. He unwrapped the hilt of his katana, ready to slice the beasts in two should they attempt to attack him.
He could skin them, take their hides to the city and exchange them for coin. What a good idea. Then he might sleep in a secure place!
The pattering was close.
These animals were brave.
Shiro was about to reveal his blade, when a man in black clothing came over the ridge. His trousers were voluminous, his feet sandaled up to his calves and upon his face, he had a cloth concealing his identity.
What alarmed Shiro the most was the curved blade in his hand.
He pulled the cloth off his blade.
In the little moonlight there was, the high quality steel glinted. The man gestured to Shiro with his sword, said some words he didn’t understand.
Angling his sword forward with his elbow held high, Shiro cursed. “Come for me, you dog—if you dare I’ll spill your guts where you stand!” He called the threat in as intimidating a voice he could. But he didn’t need to try. Shiro was afraid, and outraged at the same time.
Normally he would almost welcome a challenger, but in this strange place, he knew nothing of the local peoples, their abilities with blades, what their motives were. Perhaps he wanted to skin Shiro and make a magic book out of his hides or perform some other terrible deed upon him.
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Does he have friends in the hills?
He glanced about with his eyes, keeping his ears attuned to his surroundings.
The man with the sword came forward.
And then Shiro heard the others approaching from behind. He did not turn. He moved forward, keeping his sword held high, defensively, ready to deliver a razor sharp death slash to this bandit.
The others—two of them it sounded like—came up close from behind him. Shiro spun with a slash of his katana, his blade glancing off the sword of the other, then he came in with another slash and took the man down with one strike across his chest.
Spinning, he addressed his other attacker and exchanged parries with him.
This first attacker was more skilled.
He must be their leader!
“COME AT ME, FOOLS!”
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Tim the Engineer
Summoned against his will to a world of swords and magic, an engineering student struggles to find a way home under the shadow of a world devouring threat. ***************************** Updates: 5/13/19: Revisions to several chapters for clarity, grammar, and style. 4/29/19: A short side story and artwork has been added to the blog. 4/8/19: A Side Story has been updated on my new blog (every writer is required to have one). https://talesfromliahar.wordpress.com/ ***************************** “The summoning scenarios are broken down into groups of ten.” Emi Ito stated. “Don’t, don’t you dare say another word.” Muttered Genzo Uchida. His eyes had turned bloodshot and his hands shook with rage. “The first thirty…” “Shut up!” Genzo bellowed “How dare you help these disrespectful gaijin?” Flecks of spit and madness flew from his face, his fist raised ready to strike. But Emi did not flinch, instead she was about ready to continue when Yuma Takeuchi interrupted her. “Uchida, please,” her sweet sounding words could melt ice. “I think we will have a better chance of getting home if we all work together.” When she glanced up with her sleepy looking eyes at Genzo Uchida he deflated visibly. “Were not getting home.” Uchida said coolly. “Group summoning, large, that puts us in the 60 series. No one came to greet us after five minutes of arrival. That leaves scenarios 68 and 69. In scenario 68 there is something that binds the large group together; they are all classmates or a single family. But thanks to the gaijin” he spit out the word “I think we are scenario 69 with no way home.” Ikko Inoue’s eyes went wide, while Katsukno and Hayata started muttering to themselves. Tim took on a serious look and rubbed his scruffy chin. Emi maintained her stoic expression while trying to find something to refute. McKenzie glanced at Randall and giggled. Randall took the prompting of his teammate and followed up by approaching Genzo. “Uh, so we are in a sixty-nine?” “Yes.” Replied Genzo with the seriousness of someone who’s life was about to end. McKenzie covered her mouth and snickered. “You and me, were stuck in a sixty-nine situation?” Randall pushed with a grin. “Yes, we are all stuck in a sixty-nine scenario together!” Genzo retorted in anger. McKenzie fell on her butt laughing. “What the hell is so funny?” Demanded Genzo, whose face had turned red. “It’s a problem with the automatic translation.” Retorted Tim. Randall, who seemed unable to quit started in again “So, about this sixty-ni…” Genzo interrupted Randall with a swift punch to the face. But, because of their height difference it was a bit of an uppercut that left Randall rattled. Tim and Ikko moved to step in between the two, but Genzo showed no further hostility. Instead he just stared at his clenched fist with such intensity it grabbed the attention of the room. “I unlocked a skill.” He said bluntly. ***************************** This is not a light novel, but people who like light novels should enjoy the themes of this book. ***************************** A Map of the Region
8 164Yin Yang Saint of Athena
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8 253Worlds Apart
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8 226Star Wars Preferences & Imagines
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8 123You Broke Me First
"𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦? ""𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘦. ""𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦? ""𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘦. ""𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩? ""𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨. "🔷🔹One day Izuku gets into a small argument with a friend, to which leads to something a little physical. Despite both parties coming out with nothing but a small scratch on their physical form, Izuku feels more mentally destroyed. Aizawa makes them apologize to one another but Izuku doesn't comply. So, he starts being targeted to which he starts being ridiculed, judged, and hated.🔹🔷How will everything turn out when members of the LOV take advantage of the situation and try to recruit the innocent little cinnamon and turn him into a not so innocent little 𝙎𝙞𝙣namon?👉(Midoriya isn't really cannon in this. There will be other ships besides dekubowl.)👈Started:8/26/2020
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