Sakura's feet sank down to the snowy and swampy ground of the Gimaelic snow. Sunrise arrived in Gimael that day as the Gedrhit trekked to the territory where the Geldrius roam. The Earthlings took awhile to grow accustomed to the snow, with Constant pantting and breathing from Hayato, shivering from Paruru, fire-hogging by Takamina much to the discomfort of Ulrich who also needed some warmth and the occsional collapsing by Sakura.

"Here! Get your feet up." Wulfgar said giving the weakened Kagoshima-born a sip of heated milk.

"Thanks Wulf-san." She gratefully replied

"We'll camp once we reached the otherside of the valley. Osgar and Earth slaves, your in charge of camp while Ulrich, Wulfgar and I kill an Alpha Geldrius." Rainoric shouted from the front of the group's path.

After trekking the tundra for about a few hours the sun began to shine upon Gimael as a slight warmth comforted the Earthlings. Hayato who clang on to Osgar for warmth breathed a sigh of relief as he let his face get tanned by the sun. The Osgar spoke

"You sound like you want to become a warrior one day Hayato. How about I train you one day when your ready."

"Ok Osgar-san I want to become brave and strong just like you!" He replied cheerfully

"Ok men! Osgar and the Earthlings will set up camp while me, Wulf and Ulrich go kill an Alpha Geldrius." Rainoric ordered

"Have a safe hunt my lord." Osgar bowed

"May your hunt be succesful" Sakura said

"Good Slave.... Thats the kind of attitude I want around here." Rainoric affirmed Sakura as he loaded his Crossbow and packed some Javelins that they brought to the trip. But just as Rainoric was about to leave until he turned to Osgar and passed his sword 'Ulfberht' to him.

"Take care of my masterpiece Huskarlar." He said in Aurigan

"Yes my lord." the Spearman replied with a nod of yes on his head. He carried the sword and placed the 'Ulfberht' Sword next to his belongings. He and the Earthlings soon waved goodbye to Rainoric, Wulfgar and Ulrich as they began their hunt for the Alpha Geldrius.

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Sakura's POV

Sakura was busy gathering firewood and placing it at their will-be fireplace while Paru, Hayato and Takamina were busy building up the Tent that they will all be sleeping in for the night. Osgar was busy walking around the camp to make sure no Predatorial beasts gets to close to them. After the Tent was set up it was already around lunch time as Osgar and the Earthlings sat down to eat lunch. They had Dried fish and some soup for their meal. Then Takamina spoke:

"So Osgar can you tell us another story of how brave you were." She said entusiastically

"Yes! Tell me more, I love the one that you told me last night." Hayato added.

"Well..... How about the time I surrounded....." Osgar then faded back to his memories.

------Flashback--------

Osgar ed his spear onto an unsuspecting Cultist sentry. It was about ten years before the Raid of Tokyo when their was a war between the Gimaelites and a Horde of Cultists. The war was getting nowhere as equal numbers of casualties came in from both sides. Both sides are now desperate for a break in their adversaries defense just one tiny gap that they can bring the wedge onto.

It was night time and Osgar and about 75 Hirdmen were hiding upon a forrested hill. Downhill was a camp flying Cultist colors and it was bordering the no man's land of the warzone. He scouted out about 500 men were garrisoned there and most of the enemy was sleeping and only a few men were patrolling the camp. His 75 still standing men were grizzled by the various skirmishes and clashes with the Cultists and were now going to make a desperate surprise attack on them to try and break the stalemate. Then Wulfgar covered in some camoulflage emerged from the darkness of night and Asked the young Spearman.

"So whats the Plan?"

"The Cults are mostly sleeping and recuperating after their daily skirmishes and if we give them an ambush now they will flee south.We will then signal Belisarius' men to run them over and if we hit them hard enough we might win this war." Osgar said. He then signaled his batch of Gimael's bravest men and positioned themselves near the trees, all anxious for bloodshed.

Then Osgar shouted

"TE HETA HADA WODA!!!" Flaming torches were ignited by the Gimaelites and they threw them at the Camp. The torches burned the inhabitants of the tent and scattered those who woke up to the screams of their men where being cut down by Osgar and Wulfgar's men.

"They are fleeing!!! Call the Vanorans now! Before they flee!" Said one of their men

Osgar grabbed his horn and blew as loud as possible. The deep ring of the horn was followed by a roaming thunder of hooves. Magister Equites* Flavius Sabbatianus Belisarius, a friend of the Gimaelics and a briliant general of many decorations began to route the fleeing Cultists with his Tagmata calvary.

"Run'em over men!" He said triumphantly as he hacked, slashed and hewed every enemy his Dust horse chanced upon.

----------------------End Flashback----------------------------

"Wow, You led 75 men and defeated 500 men? That was really cool!" Hayato said in a mesmerized state.

"Plus 40 if you add Belisarius" Osgar replied.

"How did you sneak up to them from their flank without getting caught?" Haruka asked

"Well you see my Earthling friends, My parent's profession are herders. To avoid clogging up the roadways for our herds, my parents and I built this secret pass over that hill towards the grazing lands that the Cultist had the unfortunate luck to be setting camp on that day 10 years ago."

"How old are you if I can ask again?" Paru asked

"25 in Aurigan years." Osgar said

"You were 15 when you lead that ambush?" Paru asked in astonishment

"Yes and most children from what I heard from your planet, are said that their greatest achievement was getting a girlfriend. I mean everyone can do that! But not everyone can host a roasting of your enemies with 'the cattle' outnumbering 'the guests'.

"Who is Belisarius just so I can ask?" Takamina asked

"Magister Equites or Horse Master, if you want to be a mounted warrior then he is the best teacher in Auriga." Osgar said

"Do you think he will teach me how to be brave?" Hayato asked

"He will only teach you how to muster that bravery. Your bravery comes through here." Osgar placed his hand on Hayato's small head. Then he added "What lies behind you or ahead of you is of little matter, but what does is within you as he said to his men." Osgar then took a bite of the fish he is having for lunch and drank some ale.

"You girls got a story?" He asked again

"Well I got one, Paru and Hayato knows this well but I share it with you. I once entered a singing contest that had about fifty thousand contestants I had to compete with. When it was my turn to sing I received the loudest applause." Takamina said

"So you won?" Osgar asked

"No, I got 15th place and I was the only person who didnt cried when the winner was announced."

"Mmmm..... Earth women are so fragile." Osgar snickered

"Oh! I got one! When I first introduced Hayato to Kamen Rider he couldnt stop pretending he is one of heroes of the show." Paruru said

"Henshin!" Hayato stood up and shouted as he striked a poise by raisning his arm in the air.

"What's Kamen Rider?" Osgar asked confused

"They are a fictional group of heroes who protect the Earth from Aliens who want to destroy it." Paru explained

"Why would you make a hero whose exploits never really happened, you can get killed for lying about heroism when your here." Osgar said

"Back on Earth we tend to let our imagination fly away and just explore our own creativity. This doesnt exist here in Gimael does it?" Takamina explained further

"Im afraid that concept of thought is non-existent here. When ever we tell a story, its usually the exploits of a famous hero or someone significant."

Just as  Osgar said those words a faint scream was heard in the distance.

"What was that? It seems to be screaming?" Paruru said frozen in fear.

Osgar prompted the Earthlings to be quiet and he listened to the scream, it seemed to get closer and closer every passing second then the scream was loud enough for him to recognize who's voice was screaming ever so louder.

"That's Rainoric's screaming." Then the ground started to shake from a faint rumble to almost miniature earthquake. Sakura could not keep her small frame from balancing from the ground and fell down on the tundra floor.

"Whats causing these shakes?" Sakura asked

The Earthlings and Osgar looked at the forest at where their camp was bordering at and out emerged...

"ITS AN ALPHA GELDRIUS!!!" Osgar shouted as a giant 15 foot tall beast hurled its body away from the forest. It was indeed gargantuan to the Earthlings who have never seen a Geldrius before let alone an Alpha version of it. It had tusks, a striped-back fur patter and its feet could be as large or larger than an Elephants foot. But most shocking of all was that it had Rainoric on his mouth with its teeth rooted firmly on his body as he tried to beat the creature to let him go but in vain. If he were of flesh, Rainoric wouldnt even be screaming to begin with.

The Earthlings took cover by some nearby rocks as they looked on to the primal carnage that ensued. Osgar quick thinkingly grabbed hold of his gold lined spear and wrapped a piece of cloth around it. He then proceeded to ignite that spear from the fireplace that they earlier made. With a enflamed polearm at his side, Osgar pointed the spear at the Geldrius and made a few faint moves with it in order to scare the beast and make him loosen its grip on Rainoric.

"Wrragghh!!! Come on you stupid monster! You hate fire dont you!" Osgar roared. But the Geldrius still had ita teeth wrapped firmly on Rainroic despite the obvious hazard.

"Ulfberht! Ulfberht! Ulfberht!" Rainoric shouted as his hands were extended calling for his sword.

Sakura looked across the camp and spotted Rainoric's mastercrafted sword lying around near some luggage boxes with its scabbard still closing the blade. In an act of sheer humanity, bravery and stupidity, she quickly dashed (in her trademark pathetic way) to the sword. Grabbing it and then charging at the Geldrius with it on hand, she tossed the sword to Rainoric's hand.

Rainoric grabbed the sword and quickly unsheathed it. With a little twist from his wrists began to repeatedly stab the left eye of the monster. Blood gushed out to his sword hand as the monster fell down to the floor from the shock of the loss of its eye. With its grip weakened, Rainoric shook free from his dental restraints and slit the throat of the beast while Osgar hewed its lungs.

"Its... dead.... its dead.... ITS DEAD!" Rainoric said as he jumped up with his sword hand raising up in jubilee.

"We did it! Im going to get a new scarf!" Osgar said as he hugged his master in joy.

Then Rainoric's 2 companions showed up. Wulfgar and Ulrich were breathless from the intense run in the forest but also astonished as that Rainoric and Osgar slew the beast without any hunting gear.

"The beast is dead my lord, remind me never to use mating call whistles and pheremones next time." Wulfgar commented

"Skin! Skin! Skin!" Ulrch added

The Gedriht went to work as they Skinned the Geldrius off of its fur and harvested it tusk. Then Osgar told Rainoric

"Sakura helped kill the Geldrius. I believe you owe her something."

Rainoric looked towards the Cherry Blossom girl and with a reluctant tone in his voice said

"Thank You."

"Wow! Osgar-sama you are so brave and when you fought that monster! I want to learn how to fight just like you!" Hayato said as if looking to an Idol back in his planet

"I'll teach you the Way of the Spear soon my little warrior." Osgar grinned and placed his hand on Hayato's head and rubbed it.

After rolling up the Skin on to a cart that they brought with them, they settled down for lunch. It consisted of the Geldrius meat and some of the food that was taken from the Tokyo raid. Ulrich and Takamina happily gobbled down the meat as if they were in a race. Ulrich beaten Takamina by a mere 5 seconds after finish eating their share of the meat. Rainoric and Wulfgar since the are Dustborn Broken Lords 'ate and drank' Dust and Dust water respectively. And Osgar was eating cheese from his family's farm. Paruru and Hayato had some more smoked fish to pick apart from. But Sakura in the other hand, looked at her share of dinner in astonishment. It was a watermelon, but not just any watermelon, It was a Densuke Watermelon, the most expensive watermelon on Earth, grown in the North most area's of her home country of Japan. It was round, dark green to an almost uniform black and stripeless.

"Osgar, do you know what you just gave me?" She said

"Some fruit I got from a soldier who was selling his unwanted loot to me from the Tokyo Raid." Osgar ignorantly replied

Then Paruru, Hayato and Takamina looked at Sakura's share of dinner and were just as surprise as she is.

"My lord.... That's a very 'Noble' fruit you gave to Sakura." Takamina tactfully said to Rainoric.

"Densuke Watermelons are the most expensive fruit in our planet your basically giving me a richman's food and yet im a slave." explains Sakura.

"Damn, when the merchant was telling me how he got that green ball, he told me he smashed it on the face of the previous owner till his head looks flatter than an ingot." Osgar said

"Thats what I would do for that if only I can eat!" Rainoric said sipping on some Dustwater.

"So you grow expensive fruits ey? Does your planet grow lots of food?" Wulfgar asked

"Well, where I live we grow plenty way much more than we need."  Sakura replied

"Japan is very fertile place to grow food it grows the food that feeds my favorite food Tonkatsu." Takamina added

'Fertile' that word rang to the Gimaelics minds. It was a sacred word to them. A coveted word that any Gimaelic would go wide-eyed on when heard. Osgar digested those words into his mind. After a brief pause he spoke:

"When you said 'Fertile' Minami, when that word comes to mind to any Gimaelic he would just drop what he was doing and just listen."

"Did I say an insult or something bad?" Takamina said worried.

"No, if you noticed here in Gimael, the land is tundra and thus farming is almost impossible here, my family was fortunate to posses some grazing ground for our herds. You see allow Wulfgar to explain some history to you just to ease your confused look." Osgar replied

"If you had noticed back in Ghogthal, our relationship with Emperor Galerian can be what you Earthlings called 'Shaky'. Ever since Galerian took the throne about 4000 years ago, he unpopularly raised the tariffs for food exports. Many Gimaelics obviously didnt want to starve. A war broke out between us and Ghogthal and their cronies. The war was a stalemate as many deaths came in from all side. Untill the Vanorans called for peace between us. In exchange for not attacking the capital and pillaging the farms we are given immunity from the law to raid other planets not under the Aurigan empire's rule. After we do a raid we need to give a cut of the loot to the Emperor for as long as his sits on the throne back there." Wulfgar explained

"Why did the Emperor thinks it was a good idea for him to raise the food taxes?" Sakura asked

"He fears us. It can be seen from his souless eyes of his. He fears we will take his power from the throne with just our Gimaelic Steel alone." Rainoric said sharpening 'Ulfberht' with a whetstone after he finished supper.

"This subject is getting boring. You want me to say another story?" Paruru suggested

"Story! Me love stories! Wooo!!!" Ulrich enthusiastically said.

"Well, you Gimaelic's know about those 'Crystal Trees' back when were on the road right? We have a more colorful yet shorter blooming tree than that." Paruru said

"Their called Sakuras on the beginning of spring they would bloom and their flowers would gently fall down beautifully for a week untill all of the petals fall down." Takamina interrupted

The Gedriht then looked at Sakura with a surprised look on their eyes and Rainoric said:

"Sakura is a plant that grow flowers? She isnt a human? Should I dig up a plot for her to grow?"

"No! Master, Im just named after them. My parents think that I would become a beautiful girl just like a Cherry Blossom." Sakura replied

"Are Sakura tree's really that beautiful as they say you they are?"

"Yes wait give me a moment." Sakura grabbed a nearby piece of paper, some paint and began drawing.

The Aurigans looked at Sakura with curiousity painted a portrait of a Cherry Blossom tree. Its bark was of the color brown and the 'leaves' were of color pink.

"It feels just like home Sakuratan." Takamina commented

"Yeah! Spring Time!" Hayato said

"A painting, I like paintings." Said Osgar

"Thats a strange color for leaves." Wulfgar said

"Its a tree that has flowers instead of leaves." Said Paruru.

"Leee...aves??? Tree??? Impossible!!!" Ulrich said with a mouth full of Geldrius meat. It spat out of his mouth and the food particles landed on the Earthlings. Takamina reacted in disgust and she said.

"Baka! Dont spit food at me!"

"Me spit.... When Ulrich wants to spit!" Ulrich boldly defied as he spat on his cup of warm water.

Takamina could only flinch at the 'Young Wolf'.

The Gedriht continued to eat supper untill the Tundra sun began to approach the horizon. In Gimael it would be around 11pm. So Rainoric said it was bedtime and the Gedriht when to the tent and slept.

As Rainoric and Wulfgar, the 2 Broken Lords obviuosly dont need that much rest they just sat their meditating or sharpening their weapons untill the Sun rises up on the horizon again.

--------------------The NEXT DAY----------------

 Morning has arrived again in Gimael. The Gedriht has now came back down from the wildlands and entered the citadel of Guaita. After pushing the snow with the carriage that contained the Bony and Furry remains of the Alpha Geldrius that they recently put down, the Gedriht more specifically the Earthlings breathed in the scent of civilization after their one day in the wilderness.

The carriage marched down the citadel's roads as Gimaelics would take a peak at their future High King's latest trophy. Rainoric was given awes and cheers he paraded the slain beast around the city. Surely he will be proven his bravery for slaying it and be one step closer to finishing his rite of passage.

"Look! Rainoric killed a Geldrius!

Wow! Thats so courageous of him!

Only the very brave can go against those beasts Rainoric. Cheers to our future High King!" Said the admiring crowds of people. Rainoric blushed at the praise he had gain and he began to brag about how he killed the Geldrius while holding its skull in the air as he bragged. Then a man on a Dust Horse with feathered wings on his back approached the carriage. By the look of Sakura alone, she knew that this person is a Broken Lord just like Rainoric and Wulfgar. The Dust Horse then slowed down and lightly galloped alongside the carriage. Sakura saw Osgar smile as he looked at the Broken Lord as if he is seeing an old friend.

(A picture of Leofric Wieskirche on Horseback, look at the pretty wings guys! But in real life this is a Polish Winged Hussar. A model of what an Anstrutrione Calvary guard basically  Credits to the Artist Mynameisbyron)

"Rainoric, killed the Geldrius I see? A fine trophy it shall be displayed back in the Hold." The mounted Broken Lord said

"Leofric, my trusted father's most trusted Anstrutrione*! How's the Calvary Guard?" Rainoric said in a happy tone.

"Ready to run over some skulls with just your word my lord." Leofric replied.

Hayato then peeked at the man and tugged Osgar's cape and asked

"Who's he?"

"Leofric Wieskirche* Commander of Gimael's Calvary Guard. A very brave and daring man, He and 100 Anstrutrione Calvary ran over 500 pikemen armed to the teeth headfirst and squashed them like bugs." Osgar proudly explained

"Even if severely outnumbered, the Anstrutrione always come out as victors just to show you how great they are. Their only equal is the Tagmata Calvary that Belisarius commands in Vanoran." Wulfgar added

"Sugoi! They must be very good fighters! Can I be an Anstrutrione Osgar-san? Please? Please?" Hayato begged.

"No, unfortunately, Anstrutriones are Nobility only." Osgar sadly replied

"As of yesterday they are! King Gewis after consulting  some new wise men from Earth decided to reform some of our military doctrines. We now hold an exam that we use to select the next generation of Anstrutriones instead of handpicks." Leofric declared

"Ane! Ane! Can I join the exam? I had an A on P.E. and im really good with the kendo! Please?" Hayato with regained hope asked his sister Haruka.

"But you will become a soldier and you might get hurt or worst killed." Paruru saltily argued.

"But I want to protect you and your friends from anti's! Please!" he argued back

"Bravery alone isnt enough to be an Anstrutrione, you need to at least know the basics of riding a Dust Horse and you proficient with the lance and sword my boy." Leofric said

"Dont worry Hayat. I can teach you that at my farm tommorow." Osgar said. Hayato leaped in triumph with the vigor of a young male ox as he got excited for the Exam. Yet Paruru understandingly gave a worried smile. She knows the dangers and potential emotional pain of being the family member of a soldier.

"By the way my Lord I have a letter from Gizzur. He anticipated your hunt's success and as prepared a table for you at the Drunken Raider Tavern and your Gedriht tonight at the Drunken raider as a means for celebration. And when I mean Gedriht I mean you, Wulf, Young Wolf, Osgar and THE EARTHLINGS are invited for dinner tonight Gizzur wants to have a little chat with them." Leofric said as he passed a letter of invitation to Rainoric and sped off on his Dust Horse.

"Well my Earth Slaves, it seems you will be tasting mead and hearing shanties tonight!" Rainoric said cheerfully.

Sakura could not know what to think. She's going to a tavern underage, but at least Hayato is coming to and he is just eleven years old. She felt worried about what the taste of Ale and Mead taste like. When she was a child Sakura could remember smelling out of curiousity from her parent's Sake and Beer bottles. The scent was mildly revolting the last time she had her nose sense them and she couldnt believe at first that adults would drink in heavy amounts those 'drinks'.

--------------About 9 hours later------------------------

The sky's color turned orange that night as the Gedriht walked to the Drunken Raider tavern. After cleaning themselves of the dirt of the wilderness and changing to some fresh clothes, they apporached the entrance of the Tavern. By the door was a man who wore on his head a bejewelled hat and chest armor adorned with intricate patterns and more jewelry. The man at the door spoke.

"Gizzur is expecting you. Follow me."

Sakura looked on the richly dressed man with awe. She couldnt believe that a man can afford to have his own bodyguards wear bejewelled armor. Even her fellow Earthlings were impressed by the bodyguard's grandeur. Then Paruru asked Osgar who had a look of anticipation for his treat of drunken stuess.

"Why is Gizzur's bodyguard so.... Shiny?"

"Well he is called the BEJWELLED Headhunter. He maybe a bit off but he is a really good old man to be with." Osgar replied.

The Gedriht pushed open the doors of the Tavern to reveal the festival that was a Mead Hall inside. There were men giving cheers to each other, Waiters delivering food and drink to customers, Gamblers losing or winning money, cheery soldiers telling stories of their exploits and drunks who were walking around singing songs that the Earthlings couldnt understand but by the hearing of it, it might be like a Drinking song that Salarymen back in Japan would sing in Izakayas. They walked pass the tables of drunken patrons untill they approached men who were similarly dressed as Gizzur's bodyguard. In the table were some empty seats that looked reserved for a group of people and a man with a greyish-whitish hair from head to chin, A bejewelled crown like helmet with a diamond, skull shaped mask covering the hole wear the face was to be shown was siting on a throne like chair that didnt look like it was chair provided by the staff.

------------------------WARNING!!!! NOW COME THE SCARY PARTS!------------------------

"And he said 'Please dont kill me! I have a wife and child!' before I cut his head off!  But he got off easy. Wait till I tell you what I did to his neighbor.... Ahhh!!! Our Guest of Honor has arrived! Gentlemen, please look elegant for our Future King, Rainoric Eadwulf." The flamboyant man said as he stood up from his 'throne'. But as he stood up, a peculiar accessory caught the Earthling's eyes. It sent chills down their spines at what was accessorizing Gizzur's waist. Sakura could easily recognize what she saw.

It was belt, but not just any ordinary belt. It was belt decorated with the severed heads of the JSDF, US 7th Fleet and Tokyo Metropolitan Police leader commanders and comissioner. Their eyes were replaced by two large diamonds filling the sockets and their mouths captured their face at their last moments of life. They were the people who were keeping the law and order in Martial Law Tokyo and fought valiantly yet in vain against the Gimaelic raiding parties. Sakura's eyes widened at the man's scary choice of fashion. Gizzur smiled at the shocked Earthlings exposing his gold teeth adorned with a rainbow of jewels one on each tooth.

"I get that look alot from new acquiantances. Allow my me to introduce my self Earthling. I am Gizzur Halvard, Guildmaster of the Jeweller's guild, owner of the Jewel Mines and most infamously known as 'the Bejewelled Headhunter'. And what fine rubies am I having the pleasure of meeting tonight?" Gizzur introduced himself rather gentlemanly for a psychotic Jewelsmith.

"Sakura"

"Haruka"

"Minami but you can.... can *chokes*..... call me...... Takamina"

"Your scary" said Hayato

"Wow this little emerald has the piety to call me 'Scary'. This boy will make a fine Gimaelic Rainoric." replied Gizzur.

"Gizzur for some unknown reason takes Insults as compliments just to let you know." Osgar whispered to Paruru.

The Gedriht was then guided to sit down on the empty spaces. Sakura and the Earthlings sat together and the nearest Gimaelic was Wulfgar who sat next to Ulrich then Osgar and then Rainoric who sat directly at the right hand side of Gizzur. Then the Bejewelled Headhunter continued on his earlier story to his colleagues.

"Anyway, what I did to the wife and kid was mostly likely my best form of 'celebration' yet! I had Halthor and Oberyn hold down the boy and I made him watch as I !@#$%&^%$#@!@#$%%$#$%& (Basically to avoid losing my barely less than M rating im going to say this: Thumb+Eye Socket+Press=Blind; think of that scene in Game of Thrones when the Mountain fought the Viper*). Hey! Waiter! Get me your finest wine, Ribs and soup for my guests!" Said Gizzur after which was followed by the cackling of his Bejewelled retinue. Then scores of waiters marched in to their table with jugs of water, wine, human food and Dust in hand and served them the food. Ulrich mowed down on his Ribs while Osgar drank to his heart's content of some Earth wine. While the Earthlings had water, Bucella and Pottage. As they eat Gizzur would constantly ask the Earthlings questions about their planet. He started with Takamina:

"Minami, or Takamina.... Nah! I prefer just Tak. I heard that your people eat meat-of-the-water raw! Do you ever get your belly turned upside down?"

"No, I actually hate Sushi Gizzur. I prefer eating meat, specifically pork." Takamina said. Her answer was followed by whispers and eyes of astonishment.

"Ha! A woman who gouges her teeth in flesh! I like you already!" Gizzur happily reacted slamming the table causing a shake that spilled some volumes of mead. The Eccentric Headhunter turned his eyes to Haruka:

"Rainoric says that your fellow friends call you Paruru, What in Wodan's name is that meaning?"

The salty girl gave a socially awkward look on Gizzur and choked up the words

"Its just a name my friends made up, doesnt really mean anything. But im sometimes called Salt." She replied and her answer was followed by shocked looks from Gizzur's Retinue.

"Really? Salt? As in the white stuff I put on meat to making them not stink bad? Let me see if your made of some." Gizzur proceeded to Paruru. Shocked,  Haruka instinctively slapped Gizzur.

"Baka! Shio de tsukura rete imasen!" She loudly said in Japanese

"Ooooohhhhh!!!!! This one can sting!" said a half drunk Osgar as he downed yet another round of Earth wine.

Gizzur rubbed his reddened cheek and regained his composure. Usually when someone tries to get violent with Gizzur, the MORE VIOLENT your gruesome demise will be. But instead of grinding his teeth and rolling his eyeballs and going berserk, he smiled and laughed. His laughing was loud that the entire Tavern in all of its fesitvity could hear. After taking a sip of some mead from his also bejewelled drinking barrel he said cheerfully:

"Gimaelic's love a woman who can fight back! Try scratching and hitting with a little more feeling next time!"

"You should slap people more! Maybe do it to Ulrich before a fight! Gets him berserked faster." Rainoric commented

"Mmmraaagghhh!!!! Madness..... Fun..... Blood..... Screams.... GLORY......Boar Ribs!" Ulrich announced will downing to his hearts content a platter of Boar Ribs (that he was kind enough to share with Takamina.)

Gizzur expressed an amused smile at Lethuc's 'Young Wolf' then looked on to Sakura who like a princess was sipping on her pottage.

"This isnt a question 'M'lady who- drinks-soup-like-a-Ghoghthal-Socialite' I want to give a complement to your planet's jewelsmiths."

"Eh? A complement?" Sakura stopped eating her dinner in confusion. Gizzur raised his arm to reveal on his hand was a hollowed and dog paw-shaped accessory whose holes were inserted on Gizzur's four fingers.

"Look at this Ay? Got it as a 'Victor's Reward' from some half tatooed guy who keeps screamin 'Hyah!' and 'Yaaaaa!!!!' and 'Reeeeaaaaa!!!!!' before I promptly shut his noisehole with an Axe to the Face!" He boasted as he showed his new 'exotic ring' to his retinue of cackling psychopaths.

"Um, Mister Gizzur sir, that is not Jewelry." Sakura reluctantly said

"NOT a Jewelry? Then what is it?"

"Thats a Brass Knuckle, the man you killed was most likely a Yakuza, a criminal."

"Brass Knuckle? Its not made of GOLD!?! WHY WOULD THIS BE MADE IF ITS NOT TO 'BEAUTIFY' ITS OWNER!" Gizzur screamed as smashed the table yet again and causing the mead to spill too.

"Its a weapon, you wear it to make your punches stronger." Sakura replied truthfully.

"A weapon to make you punch harder? Like this?" Gizzur grabbed a random patron who was unfortunate enough to be sitting near their table and punched him in the face with the reinforced fist. The patron reacted by grabbing another man' glass drinking mug that was next to him and smashing it on Gizzur's head shattering it. If it werent for his heavily bejewelled helmet he would have been knocked out from the blow. The man whose drink was ruined stood up from his chair and began to relentlessly launch a barrage of fisticuffs on the drink smasher.

"BAR FIGHT!" Rainoric said and then body slammed himself towards to men knocking them on the floor. Ulrich got an already mouth cleansed Boar Rib from his platter and preceded to shank the nearest patron. Wulfgar grabbed a couple of heads of 2 men and smashed them into each other.

"Te Heta Hada ao Wodaaaa!!!!" Rainoric shouted

Osgar in the other hand quickly drank up the last drops of his Earth wine and flipped the bottle upside down. He then threw the bottle to a man infront of him and instantly impacting his head. Then he shouted with his mouth fresh of the scent of Cabernet Sauvignon*

"Osgar.... *hic*...... SPEAR!" Osgar flying punched the man making him land his back on a table.

Meanwhile Sakura, Paruru, Takamina and Hayato were hiding under the table.

"Hayato stay close to me." Paruru said like a responsible big sister in which Hayato uncomprimisingly agreed.

"We need to get out of here!" Takamina panickingly said.

Sakura looked out from under the table and saw that the nearest exit of the Tavern was blocked by a mass of burly bodies of men who were tackling each other and causing more broken bones than their side of the tavern. Sakura quickly looked for a another place that they can reach for safety and saw a cellar door about 20 meters from her. She pointed at the trapdoor to her fellow Earthlings and quickly got out of their hiding place. What they were sheltered from was a barrage of thrown bottles, Boar Ribs and Table Utensils. Takamina was shielding Hayato from the carnage while Sakura and Paruru protect them from any drunk Gimaelic.

When they reached the Cellar door, Takamina and Hayato entered first. But just when Paruru was about to enter next, Sakura's scream was heard.

"Got you little girl!" Said a drunk patron and he held Sakura's arms and was about to toss her when Paruru quickly ered punch the man.

"Thanks Salt." Sakura mentioned Haruka's Majisuka name.

"Thank you Sakura, where's your minions Kamisori and Zombie?" Paruru replied

But as they chat another drunk hurled himself behind Paruru with an empty bottle at hand. Paru instinctively weaved out of the way from the man and was greeted with a kick to the groin by Sakura. Paruru who was on the floor breathing heavily shouted to Takamina who was at the Cellar door looking on to her fellow AKB sisters.

"Close it now!" Takamina quickly closed the cellar door with Hayato also safely inside.

Sakura defended her down but not out friend from more drunks, putting into real life work of her stunt training when she was filimg for Majisuka Gakuen season 4. As she kicked punched and succesfully knocked out several men she felt another man's back on her back. Just as she was about to turn around and give that drunk a good punch to the gut when she heard a familiar voice.

"Sakura? Is that you? If not im going tear open a new ***hole at you!" Rainoric said with his fist on a defensive position.

"Its me master." She replied amidst the chaos.

"Dont you dare hide like your coward friend Takamina and Hayato! Fight! Embrace the chaos!" Rainoric replied as he unsheathed his Seax.

"You brought a knife to a fist fight? Your cheating!" Paruru said as she stood up.

"Your in Gimael now! A true Gimaelic will say 'Only the dead fights fair.' " Rainoric philosophize as he began to stab another drunk on the stomach with his Seax.

Sakura looked over the cell where Takamina and Hayato were hiding and new that she and Paru have to fight. In a moment of brief insanity and bravery she began to sing while punching even more drunken brawlers and tavern jerks.

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Magister Equites: Master of Horses (Belisarius' son will be an another character in the book and he is going to bring a certain dust animated dog statue with him

Anstrutriones: A fancy term for Retainer, In my sources they are trusted warriors of a king who are allowed to dine off of his table

Wieskirche: White Church or Church of Wie (Here's the Pronunciation: http://forvo.com/word/wieskirche/)

Mountain Vs the Viper (AKA What Gizzur did to a woman infront of a kid (WARNING GRAPHIC)): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aljOrOEv7p0