Side story 001 - Twin Misadventures

The twins walked along the various hallways to the third floor with a mischievous glint in their eyes. The guards silently led the way to the kitchen, unaware of the terror the twins were about to unleash upon it.

As the twins closed in upon the kitchen like wolves nearing a chicken den, mouth-watering scents wafted through the air towards them, causing the guards to unknowingly quicken their pace. When the door with a large bronze sign reading 'Kitchen' upon it appeared, they rushed inside with their stomachs growling fiercely.

A loud feminine voice resounded around the four hungry people, locking them in place, “Hon, I'm almost done making the Captain's lunch, so go entertain our guests for a bit.”

Hon gazed at the four who had lost all reason and only wished to devour the source of the delicious scent, “As you wish, Milady! Air expel!”

A youth entered their line of sight and threw a talisman in the center of the twin’s group. As soon as it touched the floor, the talisman broke in half, causing a large air bubble to form around them, blocking the delicious scent that caused them to lose their sanity.

The boy moved gracefully and quickly hit various pressure points on the four, removing the senseless madness that ruled their minds. After clearing up the greedy look in their eyes, Hon turned around and yelled at another teen in the room, “Lao Shin, it was your turn to renew the formation, how dare you slack off! I shall punish you later!”

A smaller boy dressed in kitchen robes stood with a pale face, shaking furiously. Getting on his knees, Lao Shin began to beg Hon for leniency, but Hon only gave him a cold stare then went back to working on dispelling the food’s scent from the four.

Pink steam rolled off the twins and their guides, filling the bubble around them, as Hon pulled out a small bottle from his sleeves and mouthed a single word, "Consume!"

The pink mist surged towards the small bottle, vanishing inside and clearing the air within the bubble. With their minds cleared and the pink mist was gone, the twins could clearly see Hon's features as he snapped his fingers to close the bottle and pop the bubble.

His gold cat-like eyes screamed predator as his wild short orange hair hung messily around his face, his fluffy tiger striped ears and tail twitched freely through the air. Returning to their senses the twins were shocked, they had never seen a demi-human before!

Hon stood there expressionlessly opening his mouth, “Why are you in the Mistress’s kitchen? Explain before I call the discipline squad.”

Shocking the two twins, the two black-robed men suddenly got on one knee and clasped their hands, “We pay respects to the Mistress! Sorry to intrude, but two of the promising youths Master Mo found came to visit the kitchen! Please pardon our intrusion and forgive us for losing ourselves!”

Standing there, the boy called Hon gazed coldly at the two black-robed men before moving his death glare over to the twins, making their spines shiver.

“Oh, two of the brats that old fart Mo brought in? What do you want? To eat? Wait until lunch you gluttons! You little brats eat more than a team of veteran warriors that starved for a week! Whatever, Lao Shin! You take this meal to Elder brother Sky Wind and if you screw up I’ll chop off your member!”

A woman walked forward and gave Lao Shin a large tray of food, making sure he scurried off before facing the twins. The woman wore what seemed like a hybrid of cooking and Taoist robes, and her sunshine colored hair hung over her shoulder in a braid. Bright blue flowers were woven into her bangs, and her emerald green eyes gleamed with a pleasant shine.

She was an absolutely stunning beauty that made even the hardened black-robed man and woman blush, with the cross scar on her cheek only adding a wild charm to her haughty demeanor.

Her sleeves were rolled up as she stood proudly, facing the twins in an awe-inspiring stance, “State your business you brats, before I have Hon here boot you out! I already have my hands full, so I have no time to babysit the two of you!"

The two wiped the drool from their mouths and clasped their hands, bowing as they discarded all evil intentions of raiding the kitchen for snacks, “We wish to learn how to cook!”