[Finished] Thugs

[Nylan]

Nylan crossed over into the alleyway, breaking free from the unusually large mass of people. Taking in a deep breath, he began to travel between the buildings, to the other road where it was much more open and free. It wasn't that he didn't like large groups of people, or people in general, he was just having a hard time making it down the street with so many.

His white cloth covered his weaponry, and he was considerable well known as the priest in this subjective area of Castle Town, and while rumors had surfaced of him being an assassin, it was not anything that held actual proof. At the end of the alleyway, two men leaned against the walls, chatting it up in what seemed to be a casual, innocent manner.

[ALISTAIR LUOR]

Alistair was happily walking around castle town when he noticed a couple of degenerates moving about. They seemed a little shiftier than the other people in town, so they ended up piquing his interest. He decided to follow them, watching as the suspects entered an alleyway. He kept his distance, watching as they spoke idly to each other. He was just about to give up and continue on his way as he saw another man enter the alley. Perhaps this was about to get interesting. He inched forward, taking cover next to an unmanned shop kiosk as he watched the group.

[Nylan]

As Nylan began to come near the road, and the end of the alleyway, the two stepped out, blocking his exit. Slowing down to a halt, Nylan stared at the two with a moment of confusion. Then, it became painstakingly obvious.

"Fish scum. Fork up the money."

Both men drew small daggers, pointing them at the Priest. He blinked once, his green eyelids melting over his black eyes. He sighed, bothered by the pointless gesture of violence. Had they come to the church, he would of gladly given them a job.

"If your hard up on money...you can visit the church at any time. Work is always needed to keep the place stable, brothers."

They looked at each other, laughing slightly.

[ALISTAIR LUOR]

Alistair watched intently, and had to resist immediately jumping out when the first two people drew their weapons at the third. He would wait just a few more moments. The third stranger looked like he could handle himself, but then again, so did the thugs. He looked around before making a decision. He climbed on top of a barrel, jumped on top of the shop kiosk, and scaled the small building it leaned against. He then made his way slowly across the roof, making sure to stay out of sight. His movements elegantly flowed together, and he was able to carefully position himself over the group in question.

[Nylan]

Don't think so fish. Where is your great Goddesses now?

Nylan lowered his brow and stood erect, his posture perfect. His green skin fluctuated slightly, changing shades as the sun danced off of him. Suddenly, the air grew extremely arid and dry, as a small light sparkled about his finger. The ring he had glowed lightly, sapping the hydrogen from the air and replinishing his body.

"And Sheperds we shall be, for thee my lord for thee, power hath descended forth from thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out thy command, we shall flow a river forth to thee, and teeming with Souls shall it ever be, In Et Spiritus Sancti."

The men fumbled in laughter, the one on the right lunging his blade forth with no hint. Nylan stepped back and to the side, watching as the blade flew past his face. Grabbing the mans elbow, he wrapped his arm around it, then shoved down, breaking it like a twig in a single motion.

The man yelled out in pain as he used his other arm to grab the dagger and fall back, tears dripping from his eyes as the arm dangled as a lump of meat from a string.

[ALISTAIR LUOR]

After seeing the first clash with one of the thugs and the stranger, Alistair honestly didn't know whose side he should choose. Of course the stranger was merely defending himself, but the sound of his enemy's arm cracking was almost enough for him to join the thugs. None the less, he decided that he would stick with his initial impulse to help the Zora, not that he needed any help. He flipped over the edge of the roof and aimed a kick at the unharmed thug below him. Hopefully if it hit it would just knock him out or force him back, nothing as drastic as breaking bones. He quickly gripped the hilt of his sword midair just in case his initial attack backfired in some way.

[Nylan]

As the boy flew down and landed a scoring kick right in the man's face, Nylan lifted the cloth and over his belt and revealed two twin pistols, holstered and latched. The thug stumbled back, the other slowing his painful screams; a Knight would be here soon from the noise. Nylan couldn't kill them with that taken into consideration.

"Leave young one. This isn't childs play."

Drawing the guns, he shot both at once, hitting the thug with the broken arm in the other arm, causing him to drop the dagger. The other thug took a flesh wound through the leg, causing him to stumble back. Raising his sword at both the Zora and boy, Nylan stepped forth, positioning himself between the thug and Alistair.

[ALISTAIR LUOR]

Alistair landed the kick and firmly rolled as he hit the ground to assure that he wouldn't get himself injured. He watched as the Zora opened fire on the thugs, and then smirked at his comment. "I appreciate the concern, but I'm no child. At least, not as far as combat goes." As he finished his sentence, he sidestepped Nylan and ducked under the thug's blade, aiming his own sword at the ruffian's other leg.

[Nylan]

Alistair had a direct hit, furthering the damage dealt to the mans leg. Stepping back and away from Alistair to give him room, he nodded, impressed at the boys ability. "Very well, suit yourself." Raising the pistol back to the man with two useless arms, he scanned the body for any ways to further injure him. He didn't have to much time to choose those, as the man turned away and began running away. Pulling the trigger, he hit the mans leg, causing him to hit the floor.

"We should ride ourselves from this place before the Authorities get here. Follow me?"

He aimed the other pistol back at the other thug, before he dropped the dagger and began limping off, one hand raised in the air as the other grasped the giant gash across his leg, desperately trying to stop the bleeding. It was an impressive hit.

[ALISTAIR LUOR]

"Sounds good to me. Lead the way~" Alistair sheathed his sword and nonchalantly waved to the thugs. "Goodbye, gentlemen!" After he was done putting on a show, he turned to face Nylan, ready to follow him to wherever it was he wanted him to go. After all, having to deal with angry Knights wouldn't be fun at all, answering questions and such. Besides, he wouldn't mind knowing if the person he helped was, in fact, the good guy in this situation.

[Nylan]

Nylan retraced his steps through the alleyway, trailing his hand alongside the buildings wall. It was a church, his church to be exact. He had just left it, and fought his way through a previously crowded street to reach the alleyway. Now, from the commotion, it was basically empty. Luckily, the knights had no gotten there yet...which was strange. Perhaps they were talking to the thugs now.

"Quite an unfortunate event. I'm Nylan, Priest and head of this Church."

He gave his introduction as he opened the door to the church, and held it open for Alistair. He was just a child to Nylan, but was quite skilled for his age. It reminded him of his teenage years....so troublesome.

[ALISTAIR LUOR]

Alistair walked behind Nylan as he led him to the church. Once the Zora had introduced himself, he felt a little strange. I've never seen a priest so effortlessly beak someone's arm like that, especially without hesitating. He was a little suspicious, but he kept telling himself that it was for self defense. After all, he had badly cut the other man's leg in the same fight, so it's not like he could really judge.

He decided to just disregard it for the time being as he entered the church. "Pleasure to meet you, Nylan. I'm Alistair." He kept his introduction short and sweet. He had a question or two to ask, after all. "So, I couldn't help but notice that you're pretty skilled with those guns of yours. Do you get a lot of field experience with those things?" He made sure his tone was nice and calm, no need to sound obnoxious.

[Nylan]

He nodded to the introduction; Alistair was a fairly odd name, but then again wasn't Nylan? Closing the door, he moved up through the church and came to the alter, where knelt down and closed his eyes, momentarily saying a short prayer.

"I was raised by Slavers; they trained me to become a living weapon, one with these guns. I have over Twenty Five years of training with them."

He stood up, looking to Alistair. "You and the sword seem capable."

[ALISTAIR LUOR]

Alistair propped himself up, leaning on one of the pews as he listened to Nylan's answer. "Thank you, but I'm sorry to say that the story of how I picked up the sword isn't as interesting as you and your firearms. Where I grew up, there wasn't much to do, and I heard stories in Castle Town about the state of Hyrule growing worse, I decided it would be in my best interest to learn to defend myself." He looked down for a moment. "So... slavers huh? How did you manage to get mixed up with them?"

[Nylan]

Nylan listened and nodded, finding the boys choice to be quite an admirrible one. He took a hard path to defend not only himself, but as the Zora saw first hand others as well. Stroking his hand across the stand, Nylan thought momentarily.

"My father was a travelling priest. One day during the travels we were ambushed, and I was adopted in since." He paused, rubbing his fins. "Your parents?"

[ALISTAIR LUOR]

Alistair couldn't tell if he should feel bad for Nylan. Sure, his father had been ambushed, but look at the outcome; Nylan seemed more than capable of defending himself, so it had a decent outcome, right? He didn't really know what to think, so he just disregarded it for the time being and answered the Zora's question.

"My parents live a simple life on a farm our in Hyrule field. They know how to take care of themselves, but I still visit occasionally just to make sure they're okay." That's the one thing he regretted about leaving home; he wasn't sure if his family would be okay. But he needed to venture out and become stronger so he could defend everyone. At least, that's what he thought.

[Nylan]

Nylan lowered his cloth back over the guns, hiding them once more. "Living on your own; may the Goddess bless you. You are very strong, Alistair." Stepping aside from the stand, he bowed to Alistair in a kind, curteous manner. He saw much of himself in the kid, a lot more than he would potentially admit. There were vital differences though, and this kid seemed like the type to grow into a hero, the type to sit in the front lines of the history book like an icon.

Knock Knock

A brief bang on the church doors echoed through the pews.

[ALISTAIR LUOR]

Being complimented by the person who had shown such great combat skills earlier actually surprised Alistair. Even though the comment fueled his ego to unknown levels, he decided to take the modest route. Smiling and scratching the back of his head, he replied, "Me? Well, I don't think I'm that strong, but thank you." He might have continued, but he was interrupted by the knocking. "I believe you may have business to attend to." He said, stepping to the side to allow Nylan a clear path to the door.

[Nylan]

Open the Door! A rough voice, not the Knights.

Nylan raised his brow and patted the boy on his shoulder. "I'll see you around Alistair, take the back door and let me handle this. May the goddesses guide you." Motioning for him to make the exit out of the back door. It was the fact of not letting someone as young as Alistair enter battle without any other absolute.

[FADE]

[ALISTAIR LUOR]

As much as Alistair wanted to stay, he decided his new companion was making the logical decision. He gave him a lazy salute. "May they guide you as well. Until we meet again, Nylan." He made his way out the back door, managing to slip in one more statement as he left. "Just don't rough 'em up too bad~"

[Exit]