Anonym & Switch, Obtaining Power to Retaliate Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Significance (3)

Anonym was really upset when they arrived at the Rain Clan, the biggest clan on the Murkcloud continent. The travel time had been too quick and she’d been having so much fun!

The townspeople that surrounded the clan made it look very large, yet the Rain Clan itself was less than a third of the amount of population of the townspeople. What kept everything well organized was that this was where the royal lineage of the Murkcloud continent stayed.

When the follower saw that they were indeed coming to this place, he had gone pale.

Anonym saw his complexion and then asked casually, "What are you worried about?"

He looked at her, as Presley landed on the big wall that surrounded the Rain Clan. The dragon was heavy enough to leave claw marks on the wall and have a brick fall down the great height and fall towards the ground.

The follower had no idea what to say, he was already thankful, because he had nearly been caught again. And she had kept him healthy since they had met, but why did they have to come here of all places?

"I will gift you something good. I want to know what you will do with it."

He looked down, then back up again, "I am already grateful for your help."

Anonym cheekily smiled at him, "We will show you our hiding spot, then I will give you something special."

Looking outside of the walls, she saw a mountain within some mist in the far distance, and looked around for Switch.

He came up to them a minute later and Anonym pointed towards the misty mountain, "Hiding spot, there."

Switch looked towards the misty mountain, then nodded. "Okay, let's go."

They all landed and found that this place was riddled with low level magical beasts.

Anonym thought it was perfect, but Switch thought otherwise.

“The hideout will always have to be closed then!”

“So? If it’s such a big deal, get Presley to stay near the entrance!”

“What’s Presley going to do!”

“Let out a roar and scare them away.”

“Oh…”

“I don’t want to stay outside!”

“See, he doesn’t want to stay outside!”

“Then close the hideout all the time! Who cares!”

The follower watched them bicker over the 'hiding spot' with a funny feeling. He hadn't really spent much time with other people like them, so this was quite new. Turning back to the Rain Clan in the distance, he really was starting to worry. He knew these people were strong but through all his years of being terrified and running for survival, he just couldn't help reverting back to the same feelings.

"Oi!" Anonym yelled.

The follower turned back to see that Switch was walking inside something that went underground.

"Follow."

Seeing Anonym walk into it too, he followed inside to see a gigantic cave! Was this here before?

Just by being with these three for a couple of days, there had been so many things that he'd never seen before!

"So, what will you need?" Switch said, after finis.h.i.+ng his 'jobs', and turned towards Anonym. He had to make treasure and food for Presley, then have all of Anonym's other belongings appear again. He started to feel like a slave...

"First, I have to remember all the talents, and where I am with them...I figured I'd probably need a book!"

"Talents?" The follower asked, worry written on his face.

Anonym turned to him and simply said, "Yeah, I want to cultivate all my talents."

"All your talents? You have more than one?" He asked, hearing that this was about her, he felt better, but then he felt curious. It was nice to meet someone with more than one talent, like himself.

"Yeah, I probably have them all, who knows!" Anonym shrugged.

The follower stared wide eyed at her, how could...That be!?

"Hey, what's your name?"

He looked at them in apology, "I'm sorry, I hadn't introduced myself, my name is Mark."

"Right, well Mark, I plan to travel to Rain Clan for some shopping, then come back and go into secluded cultivation. We can get what you need if you want to go into secluded cultivation as well. But, like I said I do have a present for you."

Anonym had noticed his face all this time, how he had fought so hard that he was using his own life to gamble. He probably hasn't anywhere to go...Then, upon coming here, and seeing his face the way she had seen it, she was sure that he feared something from here!

Walking up to him, she touched him and he wondered what she was doing.

"Now you don't have to worry." Was all she said.

Mark didn't understand, "I'm sorry?"

Switch gave him a new set of clothes and said, "You are invisible now."

"Revenge is sweet, Mark. Do it well. I'm guessing you won't need a hand, but I'll be happy to help!" Her smile was mischievous and Mark was glad that she wasn't his enemy!

"Thank...Thank you." Looking down, to see the new clothes, he felt so relieved at that moment. He had been running for so long, been given the worst things, lost the people he loved and been schemed on until he had nearly died countless times. Unable to move, tears ran down his face to his past. For so long he had wanted exactly this, to have someone to help, even with something small. And now, he could let go a little bit and relax...

Wiping his tears, he nodded to himself. He took a deep breath in and let it out, hoping that the harsh past would stay there and now he could start anew.