Ah! This sensation! The ecstasy! How could I have forgotten the aromatic scent of Iron-rich blood on steel swords; the melody of metal hitting metal, mixed with the screams of the dying!?

This can’t be me, can it? Was I really like this, before I left the city of the Drow, whose name eludes me, thousands of centuries after I left and forsook my heritage?.

I don’t know. I have forgotten everything about that place except how to decieve, assassinate, basic battle magic and fight on any battlefield.

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“Drin, Drin, wake up! It’s six o’clock”

Whose angelic voice is raising me from whatever this is? I am actually in deep thought!

“Drin, last call, if you don’t get up, I will… I will... MELT ALL YOUR WEAPONS DOWN AND POUR THEM ON YOU!”

My eyes flew open and I went from lying on my back to sitting upright faster than a wind dragon ambushing it’s prey (it’s pretty damn fast when ambushing it’s prey, by the way), and my face collided with something soft, only for a moment, as the soft thing went flying across the room (it is a massive room) and hit the wall with a bang that didn’t match what I had thought it could have been. I then saw that it was only Emilliot, and got angry.

“Emilliot. What have I said about waking me up before I wake up on my own; much less about threatening to touch my weapons!”

“First off, we go through this every morning. The last time I let you ‘sleep in’, you slept for two months straight! Second of all, there is no other way of waking you up anymore. You sleep like a rock, despite not being a mountain giant. Don’t tell me that the neighbors have rubbed off on you! Also, why do you only care about your weapons?”

“That’s not true! I care about other things too.”

“Like what?”

“Can’t a Drowen have some privacy!?”

“Nope”

“Fine. Fine. I’ll get up.”

“‘Bout time. You’ll be late for todays updates. And why are you not answering my questions?”

“No I won’t be late. And the reason for not answering your question?... yes.”

“That makes no sense, and you had better not be late, or else… (smiles devilishly)”

(why does she look like she’s going to enjoy whatever is going to happen if I’m late!?)

“I will severely Punish you!”

(Damn! Why did she have to be such a sadist?) “If you don’t let me get dressed - I will never even be able to leave this room.”

“See you in three minutes then.”

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“Good morning everyone. Where are Bookworm and Shadow?”

“I’m in my usual spot, Drin. and Bookworm is in the Great Library as usual. He is connected to me through mental link. Treat it as if he’s here.”

“If that is so, then you can hear me Bookworm, can you confirm that for me?”

“Yep, I can hear you loud and clear Drin. but why do you have to interrupt my reading?”

“What are you reading this time?”

“A book about all possible divisions of species within Universe K.“

“Really Shadow, do we have to go through this again? We already talked about Bookworm reading first thing in the morning, and especially about specie divisions (sigh).”

“I heard that!”

“Nevermind. So do we have any updates on the rumored tenth Universe? Or about the Capital’s movements?”

“No progress on the tenth so far, but as for the Capital’s movements, we do. The capital’s best negotiators were recently seen in realm FA.”

“How recent is recently?”

“0107, local time”

“If that is so, then we may have a harsh battle on our hands. Get everyone into defensive formations, and open the hidden armoury to all soldiers, regardless of rank. If the Drow come at us, we need to be prepared. And Bookworm, put the book down. You’re on duty as of right now, so get your slithering ass over here pronto. Copy?”

“Roger that, I will be there shortly. Asshole, making me leave this perfectly good book.”

“No moxie, Bookworm. Just hide the book in a place where only you will find it, bookmark it, and Get. Over. Here. NOW!”

“Alright, alright, I’m coming! I’m coming!”

“Yep, I can hear you loud and clear Drin. but why do you have to interrupt my reading?”

“What are you reading this time?”

“A book about all possible divisions of species within Universe K.“

“Really Shadow, do we have to go through this again? We already talked about Bookworm reading first thing in the morning, and especially about specie divisions (sigh).”

“I heard that!”

“Nevermind. So do we have any updates on the rumored tenth Universe? Or about the Capital’s movements?”

“No progress on the tenth so far, but as for the Capital’s movements, we do. The capital’s best negotiators were recently seen in realm FA.”

“How recent is recently?”

“0107, local time”

“If that is so, then we may have a harsh battle on our hands. Get everyone into defensive formations, and open the hidden armoury to all soldiers, regardless of rank. If the Drow come at us, we need to be prepared. And Bookworm, put the book down. You’re on duty as of right now, so get your slithering ass over here pronto. Copy?”

“Roger that, I will be there shortly. Asshole, making me leave this perfectly good book.”

“No moxie, Bookworm. Just hide the book in a place where only you will find it, bookmark it, and Get. Over. Here. NOW!”

“Alright, alright, I’m coming! I’m coming!”