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An apocalyptic romance Alisa X Kira

Sonia, still in love, nearly fell over when Ethel sang, all she could do was stare at Sonia, she forgot about everything else, and nearly tripped a few times, somehow catching herself every time, she was completely enamored by Ethel's singing. "So beautiful." she whispered, staring at Ethel, finally with the song was over Sonia clapped, perhaps a bit too enthusiastically as she shouted, "Another! Another!"
 
"hehe, easy girl, I would like to hear the rest of the team's thoughts, this song after all is about your group and their journey," she explained.
"besides you are pretty bias." she told Sonia.

"The rest of you, any parts you gelt fit really well? anything I should exclude? add?"
 
"M think me...meta..." M put a finger to his mouth trying to figure out the word.

"Metaphor?" Sheldon said,

"Yeah! That thing, M think that thing perfect for us, especially the lift part." He smiled a toothy grin.

"So, what I think M is trying to say here is that it makes perfect sense in a way, we carry each others burdens together, just as we fight and die together." Modok said, Margaret nodded. "I really feel like that song fit Sonia very well though might I Add, even though we all look it, Sonia is the greatest warrior among all of us."

Sonia blushed and looked away. "Modok.....I."

"Hush girl, you know its true, its why you scout and the rest of us stay behind, its why its my time to, retire." Modok said.

"NO!" M said, "YOU NO LEAVE! WHAT M DO IF YOU GONE!"

"You got me don't ya?" Sheldon said.

"Yes but, Modawk like father to M." The giant started crying. "He only one M can hug and not break."

"Ah relax M, I'm just retiring from the group, I'm sixty three, I am too damn old to be fightin anymore, Sonia, come here." Sonia ran up to walk next to Modok, who took off his ring, that had the seal of the once vast fighters guild they belonged to. "Its your's now, you're the boss." He handed it to her. "Sing me the song one last time you wrote about me?"

Tears ran down Sonia's face as she smiled, "With pleasure." She sang as loud and with as much heart as she could. This song.
 
Ethel started to play the Lute as Sonia sang, having already heard the song a few times already.

Once the song was finished Ethel spoke up.
"So was all that accurate? If so Modok, or I guess Matador, when you get to the nine hells, Tell them to get Big V, then tell him that Ethel said to get you a transfer, might work, if not, goof luck" She told him with a smile.
 
Modok furrowed his brow, not entirely sure if Ethel was serious, he barely knew the woman, "Voxx?" he said, "Prince of Hell?" he decided to play it off, but bring up a line of inquiry with Ethel later regarding her joke, not too many people referenced the prince of hell, let alone as a friend. "If I go to the nine hells, I am sure there is a special spot for me." he chuckled, "There may even be a throne, I can only hope my redemption was granted these past few years fighting the omen and its minions, if not, well I guess ill just have to kill every daemon in hell till they get the point." he smiled and chuckled.
 
"Haha, I am sure you can give those fiends a run for their money. Well if you end up there I am sure I'll see you again sooner or later" she joked.
 
Another look of puzzling crossed Modok's face, but he laughed it off, "Whelp, come on you lazies, we got half a days walk ahead of us before town." he said motioning for them all to pick up the pace.

"Huzzah!" Sheldon shouted, "To our new commander Sonia!" he shouted.

"Yeah!" M shouted.

"Mmmhmmm." Margaret simply said.

Sonia was still shocked, but she smiled.

"Ethel!" Sheldon said, "Give us some traveling music, something in celebration of what just happened here!"
 
The hours passed and they finally got into town and to the inn. The group walked in, found themselves a table in the back and sat, a bar wench walked by serving them the customary mead.

Sonia stood up and raised her mug as she looked at her motley crew she raised it high and said, "Here's to cheating, stealing, fighting, and drinking. If you cheat, may you cheat death. If you steal, may you steal a woman's heart. If you fight, may you fight for a brother. And if you drink, may you drink with me."

"Here here!" Sheldon said as he took a swig of his drink, "May our battles be epic, our blades never dull and our pockets never be scarce of coin!" He added.

"Oiii!" M said and drank his entire mug in a few swigs.
 
"here here" Thel cheered for each one, then drinking, noticing they had no music she looked at Modok.
"Should dI get to work?" She asked.
 
"Its not my call any more." Modok said gesturing to Sonia, "I'm just a retired old orc."
 
"Yes." Sonia said, "We do need rooms for the night, go speak with the inn keeper and see if we can arrange something, and do try to play innocent dear, should the innkeeper give you any guff just look at me and nod and I will send M over." she smiled and sipped her mead.
 
"Hehe, I can handle this stuff without the big guy, but thanks" Ethel stood up and walked over to the bar, talking to the barmaid behind the counter before they saw her go get a man, seemingly the owner. She then talked to him, pointed to the table where the others were sitting, and then at the empty stage. The man held his chin for a moment looking her up and down for a moment before smiling and replying. Ethel rubbed the bridge of her nose for a moment before nodding. The Innkeeper then smiled and clasped his hands together before pointing behind him and walking into the back, Ethel following him.
 
"I don't like this." Sheldon said.

"Let it be." Modok said.

"I don't like it either." Sonia said.

"Sonia." Modok said as he grabbed her by the wrist, "Don't"

She shook his hand off and headed towards the direction where the innkeeper had lead Ethel.
 
There was no guard at the now-closed door but the barmaid was still there.
"Hey, what can I get for you?" she asked as she started to approach the bar, in which the door was right behind.
 
"What goes on back there?" Sonia said pointing to the door that Ethel had disappeared behind.
 
"Oh well that is for employees only, there is a kitchen, and the owner's office and housing area. If you are concerned about that woman she is not in danger" The Woman answered cleaning a glasss.
 
"It's not danger I am concerned about." Sonia said ,staring at the door, "It's the inn keeper doing other things." she said, "That's what worries me."
 
"Well, if I were over listening, which I definitely wasn't doing. I might have heard them make a deal where she can play music and you can stay the night for free and she can keep gold given for the show if she let him fuck her. But that would only be if I was listening, which I definitely didn't do" She told her.
 
Sonia tightened her jaw, "That isn't right." she said, "I think it would be wise for you to maybe pretend you didn't see someone hop over the bar and walk through that door. I mean, I wouldn't want to hurt your pretty face." she said.
 
"I'm not security here, but there is a guard back there. All I can do is tell you that you can't go back there, which you of course can't" She told her clearing a spot on the counter for her to jump over then stepping off to the side.
 
"Oh how convenient. Looks like you were cleaning the counter as I hopped over." Sonia said, "M!" the hulking man walked over to her.

"Yes?" he said.

"M, take Sheldon and make sure no one comes into this door or out of it unless I knock three times. Tell Modok to make sure no one leaves or enters the front door." Sonia explained.

"Okay." M said without hesitation he walked back over to the table, "Sonia say we guard door and Modok you no let anyone in our out of front door."

Modok groaned, "We really shouldn't be doing this, but I trust Sonia." he stood up, "Alright everyone, so, I am gunna need you all to stay in your seats for the next few moments, my friends and I need to have a little talk with the inn keeper." he walked towards the door and stood there as M and Sheldon took their positions and Sonia hopped over the bar and walked through the door.
 
As Sonia hopped over the barmaid spoke in a monotone.
"no wait, you can't go back there"
Though she looked around as Sonia started to set up a perimeter.
"Oh umm, don't kill him, he pays me, and I really need this job," she told her, seeming a bit more concerned now.
 
"I won't, unless he tries to kill me." Sonia said as she walked through the door.

"No worry." M said, "Sonia no hurt man unless he try hurt her. Can M have more mead?" he asked.

Sonia walked down the hallway, quietly, listening for any sort of noise that may indicate where Ethel and the Innkeeper were.
 
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