Aries converses with the bartender to learn more about local goings-on and to follow the lead on the mage she'd been advised by the salty Mercenary's Guild Help Desk officer to pursue.
As you can tell, she hates being reminded of her status as a newbie to the work. Though she's not to the point in her life where she has a short fuse, she's still a bit touchy.
The bartender proceeds to tell the sorry tale of Billy Erton, who never managed to get far enough to satisfy his mother.
As you can tell, she hates being reminded of her status as a newbie to the work. Though she's not to the point in her life where she has a short fuse, she's still a bit touchy.
The bartender proceeds to tell the sorry tale of Billy Erton, who never managed to get far enough to satisfy his mother.
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She grew bitter and angry over time.
What truly jaded her, what filled her with rage, was when she discovered the demonic chains around her soul after she'd broken into, then out of Hell. By that point, she realized that no amount of doing good in the world would save her soul and no priest or mage could think of a way to break the chains. But she also knew that the more problems in the world she fixed (For a price) the more wrenches got thrown into the machinations of Hell. So she became less a person and more of a force of nature. It was around then that criminals, warlords and terrorists began whispering her name in reverent fear, like she had become a bogeyman.
But at this point in her life, she's still idealistic and wants to prove herself as being smart and capable so she'll be given better-paying, high-profile work in the future. She'd eventually develop a reputation for accomplishing 'impossible' tasks.
Of course about ten years after that sojourn into Hell, she began to calm down again. That's around the time she began leading a double-life and wanted to have a family...
What truly jaded her, what filled her with rage, was when she discovered the demonic chains around her soul after she'd broken into, then out of Hell. By that point, she realized that no amount of doing good in the world would save her soul and no priest or mage could think of a way to break the chains. But she also knew that the more problems in the world she fixed (For a price) the more wrenches got thrown into the machinations of Hell. So she became less a person and more of a force of nature. It was around then that criminals, warlords and terrorists began whispering her name in reverent fear, like she had become a bogeyman.
But at this point in her life, she's still idealistic and wants to prove herself as being smart and capable so she'll be given better-paying, high-profile work in the future. She'd eventually develop a reputation for accomplishing 'impossible' tasks.
Of course about ten years after that sojourn into Hell, she began to calm down again. That's around the time she began leading a double-life and wanted to have a family...
That's the plan with this tale/comic ^_^
But as for raising a family, can you picture one evening, you're ten years old, your mother drives you home from sports practice and there's a bunch of men waiting for your car outside of the house. One of them calls your mother by a name you don't recognize. He begins making thinly veiled threats.
Then your mother moves like lightning, her fists leaving heat trails as she punches one in the throat, takes his gun in one hand and knife in the other and cuts through each of the powerful, intimidating men like a blade. Soon the front yard you learned to walk in is littered with bodies. Your mother instructs you and your two siblings to pack a bag and get ready to leave immediately.
You see she has a bullet wound in her shoulder and cuts all over her arms, but she pays them no mind. She wipes fur touchup powder off, revealing numerous red markings.
Your mother is the most feared, hated and deadly woman in the world and the night is not yet over...
But as for raising a family, can you picture one evening, you're ten years old, your mother drives you home from sports practice and there's a bunch of men waiting for your car outside of the house. One of them calls your mother by a name you don't recognize. He begins making thinly veiled threats.
Then your mother moves like lightning, her fists leaving heat trails as she punches one in the throat, takes his gun in one hand and knife in the other and cuts through each of the powerful, intimidating men like a blade. Soon the front yard you learned to walk in is littered with bodies. Your mother instructs you and your two siblings to pack a bag and get ready to leave immediately.
You see she has a bullet wound in her shoulder and cuts all over her arms, but she pays them no mind. She wipes fur touchup powder off, revealing numerous red markings.
Your mother is the most feared, hated and deadly woman in the world and the night is not yet over...
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