The Demon Story Part 3

*Tarold and the gang travel through the wind elf kingdom, named Valucant, and come across abandoned and wrecked settlements that belonged to the wind elves. The buildings look yellow and have round roofs. Larwin explains that this used to be a populated town that the wind elves lived in, until the cave elves came and raided it, killing and enslaving everyone inside.*

*They walk through it until they get ambushed by a group of wind elf ninjas. They ask who they are and why they are there, but then one of them recognizes the group, that person being Mike.*

*Tarold and his friends are shocked to see Mike and he explains that he went through a portal with Zach and Penson and ended up near the capital of Valucant, named Remossa. A group of wind elf scouts found them and took them in, telling them everything that Tarold and the others also learned. They brought them to Remossa and they were unexpectedly appointed to being the leaders of three scout groups, due to the scouters having seen the useable potential they had, and were working for them ever since.*

*Mike offers Tarold and his friends a ride to Remossa on their motorcycle-like instruments with jets and they accept, although Wilbur had to be unwillingly crammed into the trunk of one of them due to a lack of space.*

*When they arrive, Mike says that they should meet up again at major chef Rimdoff’s dining hall where they will eat dinner together with Rimdoff and Zach and Penson. Tarold and friends go explore the city in the meantime and go to a disappointing “magic” shop and a bakery filled with tasty foods.*

*They go to the dining hall as they were told and see Mike, Zach, and Penson there and they all greet each other. Before, Mike had caught Zach and Penson up on the recent events and they start to talk to each other about their own adventures in Hancinia to that point.*

*At some point, the major chief Rimdoff comes in with a dramatic entrance (as ordered to be done) and announces the presence of Tarold and his friends and how they are on a quest, which he asks Tarold to explain to everyone. Tarold and his friends describe how they plan to stop the cave elves activity and restore balance to both Hancinia and Earth, to which Rimdoff commends them for their bravery and courage.*

*He says that they will have a tough time ahead of them, however, and that the cave elves have been reported to be hostile and dangerous. He says that a scout team was recently killed a group of cave elves, all except for one person to report the incident and who is currently in intense care. Rimdoff believes that Tarold should be wary of what lies ahead and should prepare for anything.*

*They then continue the feast and afterwards Tarold and the gang go to the guest chambers of the major chiefs’ quarters. They wake up and set off out of the city, but are stopped at the last minute by Mike, Zach, and Penson. They came to wish them good luck and also to tell them that the guy who was attacked by the cave elves described the cave elves and one of the descriptions sounded a lot like that of Butch. They told Tarold and friends to be careful and then rode off back into the city.*

*Tarold and the gang then started walking through the Venthorn Falls, a jungle like area, and when they got tired of walking set up camp near a waterfall. They gazed upon the beauty of the waterfall as they ate and sat peacefully.*

*But then all of a sudden, a ball n’ chain came out of nowhere and was about to hit Tarold, but Moose pushed Tarold out of the way and got hit instead. Moose was alright because of his thick build and then no one other than Butch and four cave elves showed themselves.*

*Butch mocks Tarold and his friends and says how great it was that he found him here. Tarold asks what happened to him and why he was with the cave elves, and Butch explains how he fell into a portal and was thrown into a village in the iron elf region. The village was under attack by the cave elves at the time and the cave elves recognized Butch’s black delharia aura and therefore took him under their wing. He was told about the same things Tarold learned about, but from the cave elves perspective and was taught to be like them. He became very skilled and was appointed leader of a scout team. Tarold warns Butch that the cave elves are not a good influence, and that their plans will be stopped, then a battle starts.*

*Wilbur and Moose fight two cave elves with ball n’ chains and shields, Charlie and Larwin fight two cave elves with katanas and smaller shields, and Tarold fights Butch. Tarold and his friends were losing the battle, but were saved at the last second by Jerry. Wilbur, Moose, Charlie, and Larwin defeat and kill the cave elves and together Tarold and Jerry defeat Butch, but he then escapes.*

*Tarold thanks Jerry for his help and asks why he did it. Jerry says that he, too, went through a portal and landed close to a dusk elf camp who took him in and told about Hancinia. After that, he became a wanderer and started to journey throughout the world, helping out anyone in danger so that he can make friends. Tarold offers that Jerry join their team, but he declined because he would prefer to not get involved in big business and would rather continue to help those who need him. They say bye to Jerry and finish the food that they abandoned before the fight.*

*Afterwards, they get into the water and have fun swimming and splashing at each other to calm down and enjoy themselves. They sleep there for the night and continue walking until they leave the Venthorn Falls and mark their next destination: the Zenroth Wastes.*