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savior’s skill once more. Dunger froze, terrified, as he stared into the face of the old man.
“So how about it, sir?” the old man asked. “Care to try it out on me?”
The old man pointed his enormous fireball straight at Dunger. Dunger made the smartest decision of his night and fled without so much as a backwards glance. The old man smiled happily and extinguished the flame. He turned around and extended a helping hand to Ash, pulling the boy up to his feet.
“That’s twice you’ve saved me now,” Ash said, brushing the remaining garbage off. “I can’t thank you enough. My name is Ash. Please, tell me yours.”
“You’re very welcome Ash,” the old man said. “You may call me Wil.” Wil brushed some chopped demon meat off Ash’s shoulder and placed his sturdy hand there. “I’m just doing my duty. After all, children are the future.”
“Sure… Um," Ash stammered to think of a suitable question to ask his twice-savior. "You suppose that guy will leave me alone from now on?" was the best he could come up with.
"I should think not," Wil said. Ash deflated. "Don't worry though. It's a nice thing to have a sparring partner and rival. Someone to keep you on your toes, making sure you’re always improving and getting stronger. You’ll come to admire him in the future, just you wait and see.”
"Maybe if he wasn't a complete psycho," said Ash. "Besides, I have enough sparring partners already."
"You are the same Ash that defeated that crazed Apsat Glumb a month ago, are you not?"
"Yeah, but no one knows that! The stupid Royal Guard covered it all up and said Commander Stryd was the one who beat him. No one would even believe that I could have. I mean, look at me!" Ash gestured to his battle scarred, near naked, garbage-covered body. He was in a sorry state.
"But you know you did it. And your friends know you did it. And most importantly, Commander Stryd knows you did it. Its only a matter of time until the story of the invincible Ash Kaplan starts to spread," Wil said with a cheerier tone.
"You really think they'll start calling me the invincible Ash Kaplan?"
"They will if you give them a reason to." At that, Wilhelm tipped his top hat and turned to go. "Think on that. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a very important dinner date." Wil left Ash standing in the alley, still naked except for the damp towel wrapped around his waist.
Ash was speechless.
The next thing he knew, the bathhouse door opened once more and several men were shoving someone else out into the alley.
“ What gives ?” Aura shouted. “ I wasn’t doing anything! You can’t kick me out! I’m leaving! ”
After yelling his last words at the employees, who had already shut the door on him, Aura turned to see his best friend standing there.
“ Hello Aura ,” Ash said, trying to conceal his temper. None of this would have happened if Aura hadn’t dunked him in the bath and left.
“Hey buddy,” Aura replied, surprised to not only see his friend standing in the alley, but also at his friend’s lack of clothing. “Don’t tell me all that racket I heard in there was from you ?”
“Let’s just go home now, okay?” Ash said, trying to let go of his aggression.
“Sure thing,” Aura agreed. “Um, do you think you could go inside and get my clothes? I’m probably not allowed back in there…”
“I don’t think I am, either…” Ash replied.
Well, the boys thought, this will be an interesting walk home in our towels…
Chapter Five: Fire it Up!
That same night, after a mad dash through Hell’s back alleys on their way back to their flat, Ash told Aura about the old man showing up and saving him again.
“His name was Wil,” said Ash. “He had white hair with a big white mustache. You know any Wil’s that might fit that description?”
“That’s a fairly common name. I know a bunch of Wil’s, but no old man Wil’s. Unless…”
“Unless what?” Ash asked with anticipation. The level of
“So how about it, sir?” the old man asked. “Care to try it out on me?”
The old man pointed his enormous fireball straight at Dunger. Dunger made the smartest decision of his night and fled without so much as a backwards glance. The old man smiled happily and extinguished the flame. He turned around and extended a helping hand to Ash, pulling the boy up to his feet.
“That’s twice you’ve saved me now,” Ash said, brushing the remaining garbage off. “I can’t thank you enough. My name is Ash. Please, tell me yours.”
“You’re very welcome Ash,” the old man said. “You may call me Wil.” Wil brushed some chopped demon meat off Ash’s shoulder and placed his sturdy hand there. “I’m just doing my duty. After all, children are the future.”
“Sure… Um," Ash stammered to think of a suitable question to ask his twice-savior. "You suppose that guy will leave me alone from now on?" was the best he could come up with.
"I should think not," Wil said. Ash deflated. "Don't worry though. It's a nice thing to have a sparring partner and rival. Someone to keep you on your toes, making sure you’re always improving and getting stronger. You’ll come to admire him in the future, just you wait and see.”
"Maybe if he wasn't a complete psycho," said Ash. "Besides, I have enough sparring partners already."
"You are the same Ash that defeated that crazed Apsat Glumb a month ago, are you not?"
"Yeah, but no one knows that! The stupid Royal Guard covered it all up and said Commander Stryd was the one who beat him. No one would even believe that I could have. I mean, look at me!" Ash gestured to his battle scarred, near naked, garbage-covered body. He was in a sorry state.
"But you know you did it. And your friends know you did it. And most importantly, Commander Stryd knows you did it. Its only a matter of time until the story of the invincible Ash Kaplan starts to spread," Wil said with a cheerier tone.
"You really think they'll start calling me the invincible Ash Kaplan?"
"They will if you give them a reason to." At that, Wilhelm tipped his top hat and turned to go. "Think on that. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a very important dinner date." Wil left Ash standing in the alley, still naked except for the damp towel wrapped around his waist.
Ash was speechless.
The next thing he knew, the bathhouse door opened once more and several men were shoving someone else out into the alley.
“ What gives ?” Aura shouted. “ I wasn’t doing anything! You can’t kick me out! I’m leaving! ”
After yelling his last words at the employees, who had already shut the door on him, Aura turned to see his best friend standing there.
“ Hello Aura ,” Ash said, trying to conceal his temper. None of this would have happened if Aura hadn’t dunked him in the bath and left.
“Hey buddy,” Aura replied, surprised to not only see his friend standing in the alley, but also at his friend’s lack of clothing. “Don’t tell me all that racket I heard in there was from you ?”
“Let’s just go home now, okay?” Ash said, trying to let go of his aggression.
“Sure thing,” Aura agreed. “Um, do you think you could go inside and get my clothes? I’m probably not allowed back in there…”
“I don’t think I am, either…” Ash replied.
Well, the boys thought, this will be an interesting walk home in our towels…
Chapter Five: Fire it Up!
That same night, after a mad dash through Hell’s back alleys on their way back to their flat, Ash told Aura about the old man showing up and saving him again.
“His name was Wil,” said Ash. “He had white hair with a big white mustache. You know any Wil’s that might fit that description?”
“That’s a fairly common name. I know a bunch of Wil’s, but no old man Wil’s. Unless…”
“Unless what?” Ash asked with anticipation. The level of
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