Away from the madness

[Hiro]

When the first wave of... creatures started their assult Hiro had grabbed some things looking at his friends. "I'm getting the hell out of here, stay if you want." "Wait, we're going with you." Elise said to Hiro, James stepped forward "And if you'd have us we'd like to come as well."

"While we stand here wasting time chit chatting Kraft's men may be trying to 'save' me. Hurry!" Hiro grabbed a cloak and threw it on. The rest of the group hastily got ready "Blend in with the fleeing crowd" Hiro whispered to the others. They had made an escape without being noticed. He used the panic of the living dead? to get away. He was still shaken up about the whole assault. They had found a caravan of merchants on their way to Laus, Hiro had to control his kleptomaniac ways while traveling with them.

Upon reaching Laus the group split up. Jessica, James, Jill, and Karl went off on their own, Hiro and Elisa wondered around the bazaar for a bit, Hand of Death and Doppelganger went to look for an inn, then the Iron Wall went to a tavern to honor a lost comrade, friend, and a brother. They may of been a group of hired hands and would leave one behind but they were never forgotten.

While wondering around Hiro was looking at the books, he wasn't the type to read but what ever happened back in Ostia freaked him the hell out and he wanted to know what the freak went on. One book caught his eye, 'Plague Across Elibe'. He grabbed it "How much does this cost?" The vender told him the price and Hiro actually legit purchased the book. The two made their way back to the gates where they met up with HoD and followed him back to the rooms. Hiro almost started to read the book as he sat down.

"This book has to be about what was going on in Ostia. There's no other thing that I've heard of that could explain that madness."

[Hiro]

I have seen some the actions of such monsters. The Bandit King Hargus, of five years past, used forbidden magics (not to be grouped fully with the elder magics) to resurrect the heroes of The Scouring, corrupting their minds with evil, to do his bidding, defiling their graves and robbing them the honor of eternal rest. There are rumors of similar actions being done by The Prophet

That part stuck out to Hiro. He knew I had to meet the man who wrote this. It said it was wrote by some guy named 'Rayl', he got up and looked at Elise "I've gotta find who wrote this but I have to do it alone."

"No you don't, forget about that bull crap and try to live a normal life Hiro. You've always went chasing skirts and claiming you're return what rightfully belongs to you. It's past time you grow the f**k up, everything around us is going to hell in a hand basket and you're acting the way you did for the past 16 years. Kraft is full of crap and you help people fall into the lies he spreads. What we did in Ostia damned the whole world and you know it."

Hiro chuckled a bit. "The whole world can burn if means I'm alright for all I care. I know he's full of crap but he offers me protection and gold. Only thing I can't get away is fooling around with his hot priest. If you think we damned the world back there, this man may be the key for redemption. He has to know something about how to fix it. Think of this as my quest to save the world." Hiro got up and gathered his belongings and started to open the door.

"Hiro, hold on." Elise ran to Hiro and put her arms around him "Stay safe out there, I'll miss you." He smiled "I know, don't do anything stupid while I'm gone and don't tell anybody where I ran off to." With that he exited the room and made his way into the city to try to find any clues of where 'Sir Rayl of Pherae' is located.

As he looked around he thought to himself. "Haha, just perfect. He knows of the people Kraft speaks of and could help me eliminate them. If this man is able to get people to think Kraft is responsible for the zombies it makes this a little bit easier for me. Take down the prophet and the hiro will take his place."