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Vale's eyes narrowed and he clasped his blade tightly as Jenso ran off. The silhouette of Jenso's figure paired with his claim for vengeance did little to sway Vale into rooting for the golden idiot. He bit into his lip furiously and sheathed his Yyiang with an unsatisfied clank.

"It should have been you," Vale hissed angrily, under his breath, "It should have been you..."

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"If I could find that filthy fortress, I wouldn't be standing here," Vale barked, "Jenso, turn that off!"

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"Nifty," Vale chirped, lowering his blade to the ground, "Yvengarde is it? The golden city? Bah. Shouldn't you be headed for the Tower of Chaos?" Vale paused and sighed. "Not that you, or anyone else know where that fortress of chaos stands."

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"Feh, I've little heed for your fickle words," Vale spat, following Pij with his eyes. He cringed constantly and spat on the floor. "An abomination, you and everything you've done. I told Lark that with proper planning, sifting silently like a mouse, this whole chaos business could be avoided without lifting a finger, much less a sword. Too late now, bang bang! The fireworks resound, set off by a playful little boy and his childish desires!" Vale paused and dropped his usual shtick for a moment.

"Where are you headed now?"

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"Chirpity Chirp chirp, A phoenix was it? How brash, an itsy bit astounding, Equally infuriating, Lark wasn't wrong about you after all!" Vale sung, circling Jenso with a wide smile, "Don't you enjoy our heart-to-hearts? Pleasantly weaving through your stupidity like seventeen guppies escaping the fisher's net, water like sands that sink below into the abyss of eternity's bottom I'd say, a little relief!" Vale chuckled and stopped, before drawing his blade and holding it up to the sun.

"Yin!"

"Yang"

"I've been bamboozled once again by fate's many streams, Lark did not have to die. It should have been you. You should have been dead since the beginning."

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~ Chapter 84 ~

_{Oh For The Love Of...}

The road out of Tech-Mo lead into the plains north of Feralda. Jenso could see the edge of the white castle clearly over the horizon, less than an hour away by foot. To his left, another walled of castle using black bricks instead of white bricks was on the horizon. To his right, a golden wall stood. Tech-Mo's wall was silver, to compare. It seemed there was an alliance of sorts.

"Peekaboo!" Vale shouted, popping up behind Jenso without a sound, "All done in the Tech-Mo are we?"

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~ Chapter 83 ~

_Ordo-Tech-Mo

Jenso and Jeff were brought before Counsellor Dina, and spoken to over the next few days. The two of them were given a place to stay, fresh food, and access to all of Tech-Mo's entertainment-based technology. Jeff was offered the position of head Machinist, and the opportunity to help rebuild Tech-Mo Castle.

The ordo-Tech-Mo decreed a state of emergency, and put the entire city on lock-down for the next couple of months, disallowing Jenso to leave its walls, but due to his part in defeating Lord Sera, he was treated as a hero, praised by the people of Tech-Mo wide and far. The word spread quickly, and even though the city was disallowing anyone to leave its borders, a few were able to slip by without issue, carrying the news of Jenso's heroism beyond the gates, and across the continent. It didn't take long for Jenso to become known as the Golden Hero. Jeff on the other hand, quickly rose through the ranks, and although his popularity did not extend beyond Tech-Mo, it wasn't long before he found himself a spot in the counsel that ran the city.

Jeff, in agreement with head Counsellor Dina, and the rest of the counsel, put a new defense measure into effect, known at the 'Heroic Gathering' Act. Within a week, the Tech-Mo Hero Guild was established, with Jeff overlooking all enrollment and procedures for recruiting new heroic individuals, and defending Tech-Mo from future threats. Mikey himself took the roll of co-founder, and helped manage the guild when Jeff was busy elsewhere. Once the state of emergency was cleared, Tech-Mo sent out a memo calling all strong individuals to their city, not for a tournament, but for a job offer.

Jenso himself was offered a position in the guild, to stay in Tech-Mo City by Jeff himself, And that brings us up until now...

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Jeff and Jenso stood across from each other on the edge of Tech-Mo city, near the main gates. Jeff had just offered Jenso the chance to co-lead the guild with Mikey and himself before Jenso was about to head out of Tech-Mo towards his next adventure, seeking out the Order of Chaos.

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"They have all the survivors from the castle incident rounded up in the market district, on the edge of the ruins, Jeff. She would be there," The elven woman claimed, "We will bring you two there now, to speak with the Ordo-Tech-Mo." She paused and looked to the other elf. "Ah, and before I forget, I am Searif. This is my brother, Lear," She said, pointing to the male elf. He pulled back his hood and bowed gently.

"We hope to keep our relations strong for the future of Feralda, and the elves of Tech-Mo, Jenso, Jeff."

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~ End Of Chapter 82 ~