\"So, why do I need to tell you?\" Nukasa said to an Ynnwn, half-annoyed.
\"Just do it, trust me, you\'ll earn more respect that way.\" The Ynnwn said.
\"Oh, alright, but after I\'m done, you\'re buyin\' all the ale from now on!\"
Nukasa leaned his feet on the table, sitting back in his chair and gulping his ale down fast. He was making himself look real cool, and full of confidence, but it also seemed like he didn\'t have any common sense. He could just be a normal street punk from Ojaveda, but all would be revealed soon.
\"Listen up! I\'m tellin\' y\'all how I got here! Anyone who doesn\'t feel like listenin\' had better leave now, \'cause this is gonna be a long story! This guy\'ll be buyin\' us the ale from now on, so just sit back and relax!\" He looked to the Ynnwn.
\"Hey! Why am I buying all the drinks? I thought you meant for me to only buy them for you...not everyone else!\" The Ynnwn said, sounding annoyed.
\"Ah, who cares! You have a lot of money in the sack, blow it all tonight and earn some tomorrow!\" Nukasa said.
\"Are you going to tell the story yet?\" Someone said from a chair far back in the corner of the tavern.
\"Yeah, keep yer pants on!\"
Nukasa coughed, then began his story.
\"I was born in Ojaveda, like the rest of us Enkidukai. Me mom passed away givin\' birth to me, and my father just left me hangin\', but I managed.\" Nukasa scratched his arm, and drank some more ale from his mug. \"I didn\'t care much for \'em anyway, I saw how this world treated weak people, so I decided to train meself. I stole a few daggers and went into the hills to kill off some Trepors, thinkin\' I could make some good money with their lootings, I was right. I spent it all on booze later, but that\'s a different story. I spent me whole life up in them hills! Me body looked like a huge stone, people stared at me, they did! In fact, they still do!\"
Nukasa looked around, wondering if anyone was listening. They weren\'t, but he went on with the story anyway, just so he could get the free ale.
\"While I was up there, I met some punk named Huar. He always competin\' with me, thinkin\' he was stronger. But, one day I killed him by accident. Ah well, he had it comin\' to him.\" Nukasa angled himself in the chair so that he would be more confortable. \"A few people came by and started killin\' off the Trepors, I got pissed off and started killin\' whoever\'d step on me territory, I still couldn\'t believe how strong I\'d gotten in such a short time! I felt invincible, and I still do!\"
Nukasa finished off his mug, and called to the Ynnwn to get him some more.
\"One day, I was sleepin\' on a rock next to a Trepor\'s nest, pokin\' the sacs and seeing what was inside. I tried eating them once, didn\'t taste good!\" Nukasa coughs again, and continues. \"There was this weird sound comin\' from the South, so I went to go take a look. There was this huge stone head, I figured it\'d be nice to use it as a shelter, sleepin\' on top of rocks next to them Trepors was startin\' to get a little dangerous! I heard the sound again, and went further in.\"
Nukasa began to make his voice sound scary, and more serious. \"Then, I looked in a bush, and I found...a Clacker!\"
Everyone looked really angry, and began hitting their heads on the table, waiting for him to finish.
\"I\'m bored! Just say you got bored and came to Hydlaa so we can get the booze!\" Someone called out.
\"Alright, fine! The rest of my life, I trained up there, got stronger, and what not? Met this guy, what\'s-his-name...ah, who cares. Anyway, he said he could take me on, thinkin\' he was real tough! Well, I showed him...broke his back, I did! Decided not to kill him, thought he may be a little more entertaining later. Like I said earlier, this world don\'t like the weak!\" Nukasa stretched out his arms. \"I heard of a few people in this town here who may put up a challenge. I was tired of the hills, I was, so I came to pick a few fights, see what would happen. They\'re stronger than I imagined, so I\'m still fightin\' to get stronger. People here are too nice to kill, so I\'ll get \'em later...\"
Nukasa looked around for the Ynnwn, he had already left. Angry, Nukasa ran out of the tavern, looking in both directions, and saw him bolting down the stairway to the main plaza. He looked back at the bartender, who was still waiting for him to pay him for all of the drinks he just had.
\"Err...I\'ll pay ya later! Deal?\" Nukasa slowly walked away, still looking at the bartender, then bursted into a dash. The bartender was yelling at him to come back, but he was long gone by then.
