adrenalize
[uh-dreen-l-ahyz]
verb (used with object), ad·re·nal·ized, ad·re·nal·iz·ing.
to
stir
to
action;
excite:
The
promise
of
victory
adrenalized
the
team.
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Hecin
sat up suddenly, ignoring the grass that had clung to his rough shirt. His eyes were open wide and a big smile was
on his face. He looked to the other four
members of his social circle. They were
all ignoring him, and remained doing what they had been. That stopped when Hecin spoke up.
“You
know what we should do? We should become
adventurers.”
The
others looked at each other and resumed their activities without a word. They had long since learned to ignore such fanciful
words from their friend. When he got no response,
Hecin continued.
“I mean
it, we should. I mean, think about
it. The five of us would be an amazing
party.”
The
largest member of the group, Baltist, replied.
“No we wouldn’t. None of us have fought
before, or even trained for fighting.
Hell, none of us have even held a weapon. We’d be slaughtered on our first fight.”
“True,
but that’s only for now. We can get experience
in the field. Besides, we’re practically
build for a party. You, for example,
would make a splendid warrior. Linnia has
good eyes and steady hands. She’s
practically built for an archer.”
The girl
in question looked up at the mention of her name. “No, I’m not.” She said.
“I’d be a terrible archer. I’d
never be able to draw anything bigger than a short bow.”
“You’ll
just have to train then.” Hecin said, undeterred. “Klyn is small, quiet, and smart. He’d make for a fine rouge.”
The small,
thin boy looked almost ashamed that he had been picked for that roll. “I don’t want to steal anything.” He said simply.
“Not
that kind of rouge, sure. I mean the kind
that sneaks around dungeons to find the monster and disarms traps and stuff.”
“I might
be able to do that?” Klyn admitted reluctantly.
“And the
best of all, Bellis would be our mage.”
Hecin patted the girl on the shoulder.
“I’m not
a mage.” She said. “I barely know any
magic at all. Just, like, cleaning
spells and stuff.”
“More
than most people can do. Did you know
only a handful of adventuring parties have a mage, or anyone who can use
magic? We’d be ahead of curve with that
alone. Besides, I’m sure you’ll learn
lots of spells on the road.”
The girl
sighed.
“I
notice you haven’t mentioned yourself yet.” Baltist said. “What role would you be filling, pray
tell? I know you wouldn’t be a healer.”
“Of
course not. I’m not nearly pious or
patient enough to be a healer. No, I’m steady
on my feet and have the best balance. I’m
a spearman.” He said proudly. “We have everything a good party needs. A strong, tough man on the front, a mage and
archer in the back—”
“I told
you I can’t be an archer.” Linnia insisted.
Hecin continued as if she had not spoken.
“A scout
making sure we don’t fight more than we can handle, and someone to attack from behind
our warrior. Plus, mages make everything
so much better, no matter what spells they use.”
The rest
grumbled. With the exception of a
healer, it was a decent party makeup. Still,
it was difficult to get behind his words when none of them had any idea of how
to go about doing said jobs.
“Oh come
now, think about it.” Hecin said. “Traveling
the world. Vanquishing great
beasts. Finding long lost
treasures. Fame and fortune.” He said,
moving his arms energetically and dramatically.
“Songs would be sung about us. Ladies…and
Gentlemen…would want to be with us.”
“R-really? We’d be popular?” Klyn said. The small boy had trouble catching the eyes
of the fair sex, and his mind was already racing with Hecin’s proclamation.
“Don’t
listen to him.” Linnia said. “Women won’t
fall for you just because you’re an adventurer.”
“Oh
really?” Hecin said. “What would you do
if a famous adventurer came up to you right now and asked for your hand?”
Linnia
stuttered and muttered. Bellis’s eyes
seemed distant and a distinct pink color came to her cheeks as she
thought. A color that was soon worn by
both girls.
“Point
taken.” Linnia muttered.
“See? We can be famous. Known the world over for our deeds. And fortune like we can’t even dream of. Magic items, piles of gold and gems. We can have it all.”
The others
thought about it for nearly a minute.
“Maybe
we can start small.” Bellis said. “A few gathering quests, maybe hunt some
slimes or insect monsters.”
“A-And
use the funds to hire trainers and such.” Baltist said, scratching the side of
his face. “You know, learn how to fight
properly before going up against anything really dangerous.”
“That’s
the spirit!” Hecin cheered. “We’ll take
a few days to gather supplies, and then head out to the nearest city! My friends, fame and fortune await!”
They collectively
let out a great cheer at the boy’s words.
Each had their head filled with fame, fortune and power. They each quickly quieted the tiny bits of
doubt still lingering in their minds, and continued to dream.
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Not sure if I should continue this or not. I used to try continuous stories in the early days of the blog, but I haven't done that recently. Maybe I should try and pick it back up? Depends on the words I get, I suppose.
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