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Chapter 10 - CH(10):UNDER THE SURFACE

Ryan realized that the whole kingdom had only one source of water. He decided to investigate deeper into the matter by going to a local tavern in the kingdom. The moment he entered the tavern all eyes were on him. Some of the elves in the tavern looked like normal folk while some looked like mercenaries. Ryan ignored all the stares and went straight to the counter to make an order (He didn't even have their currency on him). "Ma'am I'd like a cup of water please","A cup of water ?[pftt!] Are you a kid or something. [She shouts to the crowd in the tavern] You guys it looks like this kid can't hold his beer what a wussy." Everyone started laughing but Ryan had his head down while sitting at the counter. He had a heinous grin on his face the whole time, his plan to lighten the mood had worked. "I never said I could not drink I just don't wanna" Ryan said as he tried to save himself from the shame. The counter lady pulled out a huge jug of beer for him to drink,"Then prove it". Just like that Ryan's popularity in the local tavern skyrocketed and was even known to leaders in the kingdom. The news reached Kramas leaving him in fits of laughter out of pitty for Ryan. Night time came around fast and it was time for phase 2 of the plan: Bringing Princess Leah to their side.

Denzel was in gear and was ready for the operation. He put on the psycho mask which erased all traces of his aura and presence. Denzel was now full incognito.

[Setting: The Elven kingdom's King's Palace]

On the balcony of one of the rooms in the King's Palace, a beautiful white haired elf stood at the edge of the balcony basking in the night breeze. She was calm for a moment and the next she frowned. "Why can't father understand? I'm not ready yet." Her reaction was caused by the resurgence of the words her father, King Vishorn told her, "Leah please do marry him he's a kind person." Leah was frustrated because she didn't want to disappoint her father and on the other hand she wanted nothing to do with Kramas' family. "I wish I could be free ..", Leah mumbled. Without any prior notice there was an entity standing behind Princess Leah. Princess Leah for the first time in her life could not sense the person at all it felt like just a blank space behind her. "Who are you?", Leah asked in a fearful tone. "Please calm down Princess Leah I'm not an enemy. I'm a friend". The moonlight fell upon the entity and the red and black mask on his face could be seen clearly, it was Denzel. Princess Leah knew that someone who was skilled enough to evade all the guards and even her detective skills was no joke so she decided to comply with him. "Why are you here at this time?", Princess Leah asked Denzel. "I have come to make an offer to you one that am sure you would like ." Princess Leah was willing to hear him out after all what did she have to lose,"Okay, so what proposal do you have for me?" "I want to help you get rid of that evil man, Kramas." Leah's eyes immediately glowed pale green. "I see you're interested, if you accept the offer you will have to do something for me and yes both parties win. I'll be back tomorrow I hope I get an answer from you. Goodbye Princess" Denzel disappeared. Princess Leah was left alone on the balcony of her room and she continued to star at the stars in the sky, "Maybe I can still be me..". Morning came by quickly and just like the theme of the prior day Ryan went to the local tavern and Denzel just lazed around during the day. They both knew that the d-bay was the next day but they didn't show signs of preparation. They both just went around receiving all sorts of mockery and critcism from the elves but little did the elves know that the humans they were dealing with were cunning to the utmost nature. It was the late hours of the afternoon and Ryan was struggling to walk down the streets of the kingdom due to being intoxicated from another long day of drinking. He walked for about 5m before branching into the nearby bushes. Ryan disappeared into the bushes initiating the last and vital part of the mission. "Let's get this over with [Ryan's eyes glowed yellow]". The final part of Ryan's mission was to actually find the evidence of Kramas' evil deeds. Ryan didn't spend all his time in the tavern drinking and making merry, he gathered information about Kramas' and the the Elven kingdom in general. He found out a lot;

1) Kramas' son, Dulahan was interested in Princess Leah and we're going to get engaged soon.

2)The Elven kingdom had only one main source of water, The Zephyr River

3) The weird disappearances of Kramas and his soldiers sometimes.

All this information only pointed to two thing, Kramas had been planning something big for a very long time and the kingdom's source of water was also a key factor in transfer the disease. Ryan walked through the woods occasionally coming across some elves which he had to hid from. The elves also had one thing in common which also heightened Ryan's speculations, the Kramas' Family Emblem on their armor. Ryan walked along the bank of the river and he noticed a strange purple glow in the river that later dissolved completely without a trace. "Sh*t!, this river, it's been polluted and for how long now?" Ryan stared into the distance and behold there was an underground facility near the outskirts of the forest. There was a strange purple liquid that was being poured into the river. He saw elves and another kind of creatures moving in and out of the underground facility. The creatures had pig-like heads with two of theier teeth protruding from the ends of their mouth and they were also big humanoid. Orcs. Ryan knew he could not win in a head on clash so he waited for the elves and orcs to lower their guards. Not long after, the elves left and the orcs were having their supper. They all moved a fair distance away from the facility giving Ryan the chance to sneak in. Ryan steathly sneaked into the facility. The facility didn't look big from the outside but once inside one could tell how big it actually was. The facility looked soo technically advanced with a lot of cables and even lighting system laced in it's entrails. Ryan walked down the large hallway moving from door to door trying to find information on the facility. Ryan finally came across a door with the inscription "TOP SECRET (DO NOT ENTER" and curiousty got the better of him. He opened the door and to his surprise it was not locked. Inside the room were many files and documents. Most of them were blueprints to certain weapons but after a while of rummaging through the documents Ryan found the one he was looking for. ..

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