Chapter 5: Give Me a Kiss

## Plot

With a change in recent events, the group fights a dangerous minotaur. Meanwhile, Jaeden‘s motives have been revealed.

## Summary

Ea, Sodoku, Showqu, and Jerry decide to go into the dungeon. To their surprise, the dungeon is old and tattered as it has already been explored. Showqu decides to percept and see if he notices anything. Then, there is a loud noise, a noise from a deadly creature. Shortly after, a minotaur comes form out of nowhere and prepares to attack.

Meanwhile, Jaeden takes a stroll with Popper across the village and notices an event going on, like a party or parade. To his surprise, it is a homecoming for the soldiers. He then proceeds to start feeling lonely, and remembers what he has to do; his quest to Dwarf. For a quick moment, he starts thinking about going on his own way to find his father in sister. After a short while, Jaeden looks to the distance, and notices something. A man approaching.

Back at the dungeon, the group goes to attack the minotaur, and Showqu is focused on the golden ring on his nose. For a short moment, Ea tries to seduce the minotaur, but this just makes him upset and angry. She then proceeds to quickly attack its tail but it quickly kicks her to the wall and she starts to bleed out, and being knocked on conscious. Sodoku quickly runs over to her and tries to stop the bleeding. To get him distracted, Showqu attacks him. After Sodoku finishes fixing up Ea, the minotaur attacks him and he is knocked on conscious. Showqu quickly trips the minotaur and starts to slash him with his sword. Not long after, Sodoku rises back up and recovers himself quickly before attacking. Before realizing that they’re almost dead (or near death), Showqu shouts for Jerry to go get Jaeden and anyone else who will help fight the Minotaur, and obeys.

Back in Firewood Village, Jaeden notices a man approaching him. He is nervous, but then starts to talk. He startes he heard what Jaeden was talking about in the inn and is willing to take him to Dwarf with him. Jerry then comes out from the woods and shouts for Jaeden and help. Jaeden apologizes to the man and says he will be back soon.

When he arrives at the dungeon, nearly every solider in the village start to attack the minotaur and then therefore succeed to kill him. However, something strange happens, as the minotaur disappears from their sight.

The group heads back to the village, leaving Sodoku to go in the inn. There, he finds Bluesitting there, as if he was waiting for him.

Jaeden goes back to the man who offered him a ride, and declines the offer, as he has a group taking him there already. However, Jaeden notices something familiar about the man, something sketchy.

Ea recovers shortly after and goes to the inn for some mead. However, he notices she is badly injured, and gives her wine instead. She thanks him and moves on.

Blue is very happy to see Sodoku, as he has so much to tell him. He tells him about a rebellion and gives him minor information on The Night Union. In addition, Sodoku invites Blue to follow him and his group on his journey. He declines and states he’d rather stay hidden in the shadows and watch over them instead.

Meanwhile, Jaeden and Showqu go out into the woods to scavenge and hunot. However, Jaeden notices a bear, and it comes to attack them. Showqu panics, but Jaeden assures him the bear means no harm. Jaeden calms the bear down, and he is then on his way. Showqu is shocked by Jaeden’s training, and asks him how he learned. Jaeden states all animals love him. Before Jaeden and Showqu leave, they notice Jerry is no,ding something purple but can not identify it. Showqu asks what it is, and Jerry states he’d rather not say. This frustrates Jaeden.

Around nightfall, the group heads out to the next village, but Jaeden notices something over the hill. It is a city, so Jaeden decides to go down and talk. A man approaches Jaeden when he is by the gates. He asks him why he is here, and Jaeden states he doesn’t know what this place is, as it is not located on the map. The man tells him to leave or he will be killed. Jaeden obeys and heads back to the group. He tells him what he saw, and Ea scouts and notices they are getting ready for some type of battle and a man on a tower searching for danger. Jerry knows who they are, and decides to sacrifice himself. He starts to walk down, but Jaeden pulls him back, only to realize the soldiers spotted them, and the man Jaeden was talking to earlier is mad and furious. There are about 600 men circling them and getting ready to attack. Jaeden asks them who they are and they state they’re a rebellion and they’re going to destroy Firewood Village as an act of revenge. The rebellion decides not to attack the two Because they’re not worth it, so they start marching away.

Jaeden and Jerry quickly run back to the group and warn them about firewood village. They all decide to go to the village and warn them, but the time they get there, the village is in flames and people are being killed. In front of his eyes, a child gets a spear through his head, which causes Jaeden to go in mental shock.

the group realize they are not safe.

## Appearances

* Last appearance of Firewood Village (inhabited)
* First appearance of The Rebellious City

## Notes/Trivia

* This chapter marks the first explored dungeon by the group.
* This marks the groups first minotaur encounter.
* This chapter marks the first destruction of a town, city, village, establishment, or any other major place.