"Alright then, guess it's time to get paid." said a young man, on his nineteenth.

"Very well." replied an old man "Here's your payment. I don't have much money but I think some water and shotgun shells satisfy you right ?"

"Yeah...thanks." said the young man 

The young man's name is Mordred Pendragon. At the age of 5, his mother was killed by his father because his father found another woman who's far more better than his mother. At age of 15, he was charged with multiple GBH and some assault on House's guards. He gets the code name "Wanker" for his huge record of assault to even Royal Family's relatives. At the age of 17, he was migrated to the Albain Highland to avoid from making more trouble . and live there. Since that, he removes his surname and never used it again 

"Ahh.... today is a good day to practice some skeet shooting." he said as he collected some rubble from destroyed buildings to be used as a targets, while he found a weird stone. The stone is like a sword's hilt in appearance.

"Hmm.... is this a sword hilt ? " he wondered why there is a sword hilt lying, not to mention that the hilt is like made of jade which is quite bad to be used as a weapon's hilt.

"Guess this hilt serves no purpose other than selling it. Well that's too bad." he said as he thrust the hilt to sky imagine it as it was complete, then suddenly a beam disperse from the hilt with various range, then the beam returned to the hilt.

Curious, Mordred thrust the hilt to the sky again and the beam disperse and return again. He noticed that the beam's range is different to each other, he then follow to the nearest beam and he found a piece of blade whose material are similar to the hilt.

"Is this the blade part ? this piece seems broken too ..." he murmured as he tried to matched the blade to the hilt then suddenly, the blade attached to the hilt.

"What the !? it fuse itself ?" said Mordred, in surprised. Then suddenly a jolt ran through his hand and his eyes dazzled. When he opened his eyes, he's surprised that his vision is somewhat sharpened had a HUD-like.

Surprised, Mordred dropped the hilt to the ground and his vision returned to normal. He picked the hilt again and his vision sharpened again. "Well, this is weird..." he murmured as he scratching his hair "I guess I should go home and take a rest."

The morning would be great, if it wasn't raining. Mordred was cleaning his shotguns while someone knocked his door. "Yeah, come in it's not locked...yet" he said as he remind himself fix his room's doorknob.

"Okay then ." said a young man who wore a khaki shirt with short trousers. His long hair swept the left. He had a traditional elven pointy ears and his body was quite tall. "Mordred, I think that you don't have to clean your guns. You rarely use it ."

"Yeah yeah... I know that Setanta." replied Mordred

"Oh, by the way yesterday you said something about a magical sword right ? I'm interested to see it." said Setanta 

"Oh yeah....wait a sec, please." said Mordred as he searched his sword

Setanta looked around at his friend's room. For Modred, his room is a cozy place for him to eat, play, sleep. But for Setanta, it's like a wrecked ship that miraculously still operational.

"Uh.. Mordred, did you actually have a time for cleaning your room ?" asked Setanta 

"Nope, I guess .... Wait don't step on that book."

Surprised, Setanta took a step back and got slipped. He managed to took a grip to an object on the floor.

"You okay, mate ?" asked Mordred

"Well, dammit Mord. If it not because this thing I woul-"

"Ah... there is it. I've been searching it for a whole damn night..." said Mordred in relief

"Wait, this is sword ?" asked Setanta in confusion because the sword is actually more like a cross-shaped jade.

"Hey, did you get shocked ? or your vision get somewhat funny ? or are you-" asked Mordred in such a childish haste

"Nothing ." said Setanta while handing back the sword to Setanta "Nothing happened like what you said. No jolt from hilt nor funny vision . Oh, second thing. Where did you get this sword ? another this is if this is sword, where is the blade part ? "

"Man, elves are so big mouthed aren't they ?" mumbled Mordred in irritation

"What did you said ?" asked Setanta

"Nope..nothing. Anyway, I got a jolt from the hilt, seriously I'm not lying. Next is well... I got this sword from a field near Glesga on my way return from my job, this sword seems missing it's pieces and when I found a piece of this sword, it's attached itself. No crack." explained Mordred

Hearing Mordred's story Sentata became even more interested about his sword

"Now, I've seen everything ." exclaimed Setanta. "Seems sometimes folklore is true, eh ? "

"What ? "

"So, there is a local folklore in Airlann about a warrior who fights demons but more demons he slain, more he become corrupted. To prevent himself for being corrupted, he transferred his demonic power to his sword, and then proceed to break it and spread the pieces over the world ." 

"Wait a sec, now consider that this sword is from that legend, is it infused with demonic power, then maybe it can corrupt me one day....right ? anyway knowing that this sword is demonic, why did that warrior decided to break it into pieces ? " asked Mordred

"Well the sword that used to store demonic power is said from the local church, blessed by the druids. So it used to be a holy sword ." explained Setanta

After finish cleaning his shotguns, Mordred put the guns on his desk and started tidying some of his items. "Okay then, let's find the other pieces ." said Mordred

"Did you really know the total of the pieces ?" asked Setanta

"Actually it's around ten or twelve or something that's less than fifteen ." answered Mordred

"What ? How did you know that ?"

"Just thrust this sword, there will be beams scattered. I followed the nearest beam and voila, a piece ."

"Do you really want to collect all the pieces ?"

"Yes ."

"Really ?"

"Of course,I am. Imagine how many money can I get if this sword is complete ?"

"Very well ." sighed Setanta "Then show the other locations ."

"Well, here goes nothing." said Mordred, who then thrush his sword to the sky, and then beams of light scattered through the walls and windows, but it scattered in southeastern direction.

"Uhh... someone have a good knowledge about Britannia Union geography ?" asked Mordred sarcastically 

Setanta put his hand to Mordred's shoulder "I'll go to the harbor to see if I can find miss Bonny and make a deal with her. I'll tell you tomorrow ."

"Jezz. Setanta is surely late ." said Mordred while sitting on a pile of bricks on the ruined house just outside of the Glesga. He started to wondered about what happened before the Apocalypse, what's the fate of other place beside Britannia, and what's the fate of the people living there. After spacing out for some time, Mordred looked at the sky and he noticed a small light was approaching him. The light suddenly dispersed and turned into a paper. Mordred took it and then read it

To Mordred

I have made contract with Ms. Bonny that she agreed to escort us to Europa. But, since there will be a harbor inspection at 5 AM, she advised that we should go at the midnight since it's obvious for a boat to set sail on midnight (unless we're talking about that expensive motor boat). Grab all your items needed for traveling and that sword, and be careful to not to get seen by MP and military personnel, especially military personnel.

Setanta

"Military personnel ,eh ? I've met worse ." said Mordred to himself, after that he returned to his room to get prepared. 

Later that night, Mordred walked from Glesga towards the gateway to Anglos. Because there are guards watching around the entrance, Mordred followed gate's wall and walked along the wall to get to the edge of the wall.

"Heh, those stupid guards still didn't noticed this flaw for straight 2 years." murmured Mordred as he walked away the fort and going towards Anglos.

Arrived at Anglos, Mordred spent no time navigating through the town until he stopped and saw a manor. He remembered whose manor is that, it was his family's manor. Various memories returned to Mordred as he remembers the night he left the manor and choose to "fight the power". 

"Excuse me, are you lost ?" asked someone on Mordred's back, he then quickly turned back and he saw a female military officer whose around his age behind him. Mordred then started a quick analyze the officer. From the patch, he known that she's a sergeant. Judging by her age to held the rank "sergeant", she must be a seasoned veteran....or so according to Mordred.

'Crapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrap ...' thought Mordred, he checked his surrounding to see if he can just escape, but that action would raises suspicion. 

"Wait, are you ..... Mord-". Before finishing her words, Mordred do a quick temple punch to her, causing her to knocked out.

'Oh great ,guess that I punch her too strong' thought Mordred. 'She know my identify. I should find a way to make her forget about it . After a quick decision, he decided to "took" her to his journey, before that, he checked her heart if it still beating. "Thank goodness that she's still alive" 

Arrived at the harbor, Mordred was greeted by the ship captain, Anne Bonny. "Well, hello there ." said her to Mordred. "So, you want to go to Europa ? Well, what business did you have there ? and does it requires military personnel as I see that you are carrying one ."

"Well ....... it's a long story, so I'll tell you later okay ?" asked Mordred.

"... So, it was an accident ? I mean,the whole story is like you did it on purpose. Not to mention that she's quite beautiful. And not to mention her bo-" asked Anne in while sailing her ship. Mordred cut her talking and answered "No."

"Hey, we're going to reach Dieppeir harbor. " shouted Setanta to Mordred

"A'ight then. Anyway is she is still fainting ?" asked Mordred

"She is starting to regain her consciousness."

"I see. Well shouldn't we change her clothes ?" 

"Why ?"

"Because it would be funny to have a soldier hitchhiking an old ordinary sail ship, and single foreign soldier's presence can make nation gone wild. Just like before Apocalypse ."

"Oh yeah .... you got the point, Mordred."

Mordred went to the cabin where the sergeant is resting. He opened the door and saw the sergeant is still holding her head. Her face seems confused and her eyes wildly scrambling around.

"So you're awakened .... sergeant Morgause .." asked Mordred. His face showed a small smile

"Well, Mordred. By the law of Britannia, you are going to spend your time on jail for 20 years. Not counting all of your law evading action ." said Morgause in a menacing voice

"And that's why I decided to knocked your up and well ... bring you here ." said Mordred.
"Your name. That's ..... never mind ."

"Pardon ?"

"Uhh.... well we're going to Franza, so would you please to change your clothes ?" asked Mordred. "It's to avoid your identity as a soldier. Don't worry, I won't peek"

Mordred threw some clothes to Morgause and left her. He proceed to the deck. When he walked out of the deck, he saw the wondrous view of the Dieppeir harbor. Fishermen pulling out their net which is full of fish,and seagulls singing known that they will be a feast.

"Welcome to Franza my friend, may yourself find what did you seek ." said Anne in a calm and demeaning tone. "And by the way, your girlfriend has changed her clothes. Go take a look. "

Mordred glanced back to look upon Morgause, she's now wearing a long-sleeve dress with an apron, removing her military image. Mordred can't help but keep staring at her until Setanta tapped his shoulder.

"Hey, are you alright ? did you got a seasickness ?" asked Setanta

"No .. ugh ... nothing ." answered Mordred. "Let's check the location of the pieces instead ." Mordred drew his sword and thrust it into the sky. Beams of light scattered again, but nearer, and the nearest is located in a pub.

"Pub ? Alright then. " said Mordred "Hey Setanta, please watch your eye on that girl."

"Well then, but watch out. Mugging are usually happened on pub." said Setanta

Entered the pub, Mordred whispered to Setanta "Hey, where's your rifle ?". Setanta replied "I didn't bring it. Instead, I bring a pistol, for compatibility reason of course ."

"Man, next time bring a rifle, or a shotgun, or at least a sawed version of it. Where's that girl by the way ?" whispered Mordred

"I cuffed her hand with me, where's that sword's piece by the way ?" whispered Setanta

Mordred shook his head, searching the location of the piece and he founded it. It's located behind the bartender. 

"Jackpot, comrade." said Mordred who then dragged Setanta's arm towards the bartender, while Morgause is dragged because her hand is cuffed with Setanta's.

"Welcome, what can I do for you ?" asked the bartender. Mordred answered "Well can you please give me that jade ?", he pointed to the glass box where the sword's piece is being put

"Hmm ..... why did you want it ?" asked the bartender "Is there any special property ? "

Mordred felt that his intention was known by the bartender, he then answered "Uhhhh... it's for collection, you know."

The bartender said "Look, I still have some customers here to served, so if you just here for a nonsense talk, then get out."

"But, hey, wait a sec "

"Joan, open the door !!! " shouted the bartender. The maid then opened the door as wide as possible. Mordred was startled a bit and suddenly he felt a strong force pushed him and his friends outside. 

"Damn, Hey !!! I just want to ask more !!" shouted Mordred while knocking the door

"It's useless ,Mord. " said Setanta "You will be knocked out again like before "

"Geez, another 'victim' of Cendrillon. " said a young man who wield a scythe-ax hybrid.

"And who are you, sir ?" asked Morgause

"Oh yeah, my bad. Well my name is Durante degli Alighieri, or you can call me Durant or Dante if you want. " said the young man

"So Mr. Durant ... " asked Morgause "What are you doing in this dawn ?"

"Well, I'm going to carry some fishes from fishermen to the depot. " said Dante

"And what has it to do with that scythe then ?"

"Oh, this scythe ? well actually my job is like 'take everyone problem, solve it and gain cash' thing, so if I get a job like exterminate demons while go fishing, I gonna need this thing ."

"Man, he's a weirdo ." murmured Mordred

"Anyway, it's a mistakes to enter that pub for bargaining on the weekend, since it would be so crowded. I suggest that you should wait until noon. Well gotta fetch the fishes, Ciao ."

"Alright then ." said Setanta "Let's find some inn. I got a feeling that we're going to stay here for a long time ."

"Okay, so now we've rented a room, now what ?" asked Mordred now with his shotguns on his back. "Are we gonna rob that Cendrillon guy ?"

"You want to pushed away like before ?" asked Morgause "I suggest that we should ask Mr. Durant for guidance ."

"Well, unless you wanna to spend more money here, I think we jus-"

"He's got the point, Mordred ." cut Setanta "We have no clue about this place, nor the people so I think a guide would be helpful."

Feeling defeated, Mordred exclaimed "Fine, just don't spend too much money please. I haven't tasted Europan cuishine yet ."

"We can buy it later. Let's go meet Mr. Durant, he must be at the harbor now ." said Morgause who then opened the inn's door

Arriving at the harbor, they saw Dante seated, counting his earnings. Mordred greeted him saying "Heya, how's going ?".

"Well, so far so good ." said Dante "But still, it's not enough to cover my father's medical cost.... so anyway, I think that the pub is quiet now. If you want to go, then go before the pub gets crowded like before again ."

"Right, let's go." said Mordred in a rush. They once again entered the pub, and Dante was right. The pub is quite .... quiet with only the squeak of a glasses cleaned by Cendrillon while his maid was reading a book.

"So you came...." said Cendrillon "If you talk about that jade piece again, I'll knock you back to Anglos straight from this place. " 

"Hey, easy now bartender." said Mordred "It's true that I want that jade, but I know the information about that jade. Well, not really but at least...." Mordred then showed his sword " I've got 2 of 'em."

Cendrillon still moping his glasses, then he leaned towards Mordred, and continue moping again. "Did you really want that jade so bad ?"

Suddenly, the bar's door are opened and 3 bandits armed with assault rifles are walking towards Cendrillon. "May I help you, sir ?" asked Cendrillon gently. "Well punk, we're here to get your tax." answered one of the guy who then pointing his rifle to Cendrillon

"Sorry, this bar doesn't serving dead meats like you ." answered Cendrillon

"What did you said !!? You lit-" before the gang member finished his sentenced, he felt that something was pierced on his back. It was some kitchen knives. "Wha-What have you done !?" scream the bandit in fury and pain. "Don't blame me sir, it was for self-defense" said Cendrillon.

The other two gang member opened fire towards Cendrillon, but suddenly they're dropped dead with gunshot at their temple. Cendrillon then took off the knives and said to the last bandit "Run. " The bandit then run away carrying the corpses of his friends while Cendrillon moping the knives that used to stabbed the bandit.

"What a mess... I'm sorry but, did you really want that jade so bad ? " asked Cendrillon again. 

"Well of course I am ." answered Mordred

"For what reason ?" 

"For uh.... for collection of course " 

"Different person yield different answer, mister " said Setanta "I want to present it to my homeland's druid while he want to sold it for money ."

"Oh dammit Setanta !!" shouted Mordred because his disguise has been blown by Setanta. "Did you think that I would let you sell that wonderful artifact ? not a change ." said Setanta 

"Alright then" said Cendrillon, "If you want it, then come get it ."

Mordred immediately rush towards the sword's piece casket, but suddenly magical swords rained towards him, scratching Mordred's arms.

"Man, Are you trying to kill me !?" shouted Mordred

"Do you think that I'll giving you for free ? "

"Tch, bring it on ."

While Cendrillon and Mordred are trying to get the casket and Setanta tried to settle their problem, Morgause and watches the fights with bored eyes as they are destroying the bar. Suddenly, the maid stand up, sat near her and chatted with Morgause

"Hey, I need you to stop this ." 

"But how ?"

"Here's how.." the maid whispered to Morgause's ear. "So.. will you cooperate ?" asked the maid again. Morgause agreed, "It's for this place's sake, by the way."

The pub is now destroyed internally thanks to the Mordred's persistence, Cendrillon's swords throwing and Setanta vain effort to stopped them. Morgause suddenly ran towards Mordred, grabbed his arm and slam him, while the maid cast a magic which weakened Cendrillon.

"What the hell Morgause !?" asked Mordred in fury

"Do you want to destroy this pub ?" asked Morgause "And by the way, that's for what have you done to me back in Anglos."

"Fair enough .. " answered Mordred with a faint smile

Cendrillon stood up while he's shocked a bit due the damage they both cause. The maid whispered to his ear. Cendrillon nodded and walked towards Mordred.

"I'll give this piece to you .... if you clean this mess !!! " shouted Cendrillon. 

"Wait, you're the one who started the fight !? " denied Mordred.

"You want the piece or not !?"

Feeling defeated, Mordred exclaimed "Arhgg...okay, okay... Setanta, Morgause, let's go ."

Morgause asked flatly "What go ?"

Setanta added "Yeah, all of this was your doing right ?"

"Wait, but,but,but..agh...okay, okay then... " answered Mordred in frustation. "Hey, where's the broom now !?"