Y03 – 730. Outbreak V

Y03 – 730. Outbreak V

Konarot stared up at the Iyrman, whose hair and eyes were dark, like most Iyrmen, but especially like her nana. He was tall, and thicker than most other Iyrmen, though not quite at the level where one might mention it. A thick beard covered his jaw, hiding much of his face. He wore a blade at his side. She squinted her eyes, feeling as though the Iyrman was familiar. His tattoo was extremely familiar, a purple five pointed star with yellow flowers emanating out from it. It was almost identical to the Kan family, except the colours were inverted.

The Iyrmen stared down at the young girl, who was barely two years old, yet was already walking around with such intelligence in her eyes. The girl who had been so defiant against the world. He noted the faint scar across her cheek, something from before the time they had met.

“Good afternoon,” the Iyrman said, his voice low and raspy.

“Hello,” Konarot replied.

After an awkward moment of silence, the girl reached up to grab his free hand, the other holding a large basket full of food. The Iyrman allowed her to grab his hand, and allowed her to pull him along towards the rest of the triplets.

“Look!” Konarot pointed out the Iyrman to her siblings, pointing towards his tattoos. The trio of triplets stood in front of the Iyrman, each staring up at him, their eyes expectant. Slowly, the memory of the Iyrman returned to them, though they had been so young when they had last seen him, and even younger when they had first seen him.

“Good afternoon,” the Iyrman said.

“Hello,” the triplets replied.

“Are you well?”

The triplet nodded their heads, causing their silver hair to bounce and shimmer under the dawnval sun. The trio were adorned in the attire of the Iyr, their tunics wrapped with a sash at their stomachs, their trousers rolled up slightly, their thick leather boots, which conformed around their feet and allowed them to trek the Iyr freely and safely.

“You did not bring Danagek?” Sonarot asked, returning from a separate entrance. She held a red baby within her arms, and following her was her aunt, who carried a tiny pair of goblins.

Jirot and Jarot laughed and squealed as their nano played with them, nuzzling against their faces and cheeks, causing them to clap their hands excitedly. Their eyes were glued to their nano’s face, but once they had finally calmed down, they spotted the stranger amongst their midst.

“He was to nap,” the Iyrman said, placing down the basket, his eyes falling across the other set of babies within the estate, who were also beginning to yawn, though their eyes were glued to him too. “They are growing well.”

Sonarot bowed her head. “Come, Jirot, Jarot, greet your baba.”

“Baba?” Jirot asked, still within her nano’s arms.

“He is my papa.”

Jirot twitched upon hearing the words, narrowing her eyes. “Jawoh is my papa.”

“That is right, Jarot is your papa, and Tonagek is my papa,” Sonarot stated.

“Is baba?” Jirot asked, her eyes scanning across the Iyrman. He was slightly chubbier than most Iyrmen she had seen, and she could see the dark bags around the Iyrman’s eyes, something she hadn’t seen in many Iyrmen, save perhaps her greatfather now and again. “Is not baba.”

“Jirot, you must behave,” Sonarot said, lowering her voice, her tone shifting to become more serious.

Jirot pouted, hiding within her nano’s chest. The old woman leaned down to kiss her cheek gently, but drew closer with the pair.

“You must treat your baba well,” Gangak said, placing the children down, causing Jirot to groan and complain, but the older woman ruffled the children’s hair. “Do you think I will fall for your cries? I am not your father, I will not give in to your every demand.”

“Jirot, what is your papa’s name?” Sonarot asked.

“Is Jawoh,” Jirot replied, holding onto her nano’s trouser for emotional support.

“What of your other kakas and papa?” Sonarot asked, her eyes falling to the triplets.

“Yes?”

“Okay,” the girl said, before she followed her eldest sister away, nibbling away at the nutball still. Sometimes she’d glance back towards the Iyrman suspiciously.

“She means well, our Jirot,” Sonarot said, smiling smugly towards her brother.

“The three should have been mine,” Tonagek said, his eyes glued to the half dragon triplets he had saved years ago, back when his own son had been so gruesomely killed. His entire body tensed up, his head pulsing, though he felt his elder sister’s hand against his own, quickly calming him.

“They are still yours,” Sonarot assured. “Adam would not deny you your rights.”

“What right do I have?”

“Without you, he would not have known of his three children.”

“He would have found them,” Tonagek replied, his eyes falling to the red skinned boy.

Sonarot smiled, that kind of smile which came to be the moment Adam entered into the Iyr, and the phrase had come into the lexicon of the Iyr. “Are you envious I have six?”

“Tanagek does not intend to return for some time, so there will be much time before I claim the title of grandfather,” Tonagek replied.

Sonarot held out the boy towards the brother, who paused for a long moment, before taking the boy. She quickly left to bring some tea, allowing Tonagek to eye up the boy, who squinted up at him suspiciously.

“The boy is a relic,” Sonarot informed, placing down the pot against the large red stone.

Tonagek blinked, furrowing his brows before he slowly turned to face his sister, his face taken by surprise. ‘What?’

It was the same thought Amira had held when she heard the fiery explosion in the distance, as well as as the screeching and crying of the birdcats. It was shocking enough the half elf could cast a Fireball considering how many towers he had formed. Amira, who wasn’t a mage, and didn’t know magic, was fairly certain it was difficult for Adam to cast more than two Third Gate spells.

Yet.

There he was.

Raining down several Fireballs from the heavens.

Even as the divine magic of her companions filled the air, pressing against her with warmth, Amira’s mind raced as the third Fireball fell from the heaven.

Mana: 19 -> 16

Spell: Fireball

8D6 = 27 (1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6)

Mana: 16 -> 13

Spell: Fireball

8D6 = 26 (1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 5, 5, 6)

Mana: 13 -> 10

Spell: Fireball

8D6 = 39 (4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6)

The birdcats were thin felines, with light grey fur and feathered tail. Though they were struck with a supernatural viciousness, even they howled and cried as fire engulfed them to the brim, striking at least a dozen of them each time. Even the duabears, large bears with two heads, growled in pain.

As Adam readied his axe, the distant flames caught his attention, the other outpost surrounded by a wall made of fire. ‘Is that a-,’ Adam thought, before his attention was caught by the duabear trying to climb up to bite his head clean off.

‘Mother Soza, please watch over them,’ Vonda thought, the sounds of death filling the fort.

So it begins.