The Keepers of Chaos: A Vault of Hell

Asher Exitium: XXVIII

"Shut up Markos, we can't have an insane cultist right now." Riu bit back bitterly, he could tell she was desperate to control the situation, afterall she was the one overruled in letting the drow go. Asher sighed, Riu was well intentioned but somewhat of a ditz in his mind.

"Hey, you talk to god, they call you religious. God talks to you and suddenly you're psychotic." Asher replied to Riu in stride. "I mean aren't you a cleric? Who's your celestial sugar daddy?" He saw Riu's piercing blue eyes look over at him, her face flustered and her expression definitely not happy.

"Look you can expect about.." Jalester seemed to ponder as Asher looked around Riu's head to meet the gaze of the guard leader. Though her glare didn't stop. "Since you brought him back alive.. And we need to know what hell is going on. We'll give you three hundred gold pieces." His mind lit up, three hundred gold pieces? Hell yeah. Jalester motioned to one of the guards to bring over the gold. "I hope this will suffice the great service you have down the city. If I could further extend a branch of gratitude.." Jalester paused as he approached them, finally snapping Riu out of her seemingly blood lust.

"Yes Comrade.. What is it?" Alekzandr asked from behind Asher. Asher pulled out his knife as he began to clean his nails. So.. that was roughly over five hundred on his part.. Just a little bit more, then it would all be good.

"We.. well we would like to offer each of you an opportunity to join the city guard." Jalester began as Asher continued to just clean his damn nails. "Since you've done so much work for us so far I think it's only fitting to offer you-"

"Nah we're good." Asher interrupted. "Unless of course I can get a home ballista." He started happily. 'Do they.. Give out home balista's? Apollo would be jealous.' He thought. Riu cleared her throat, 'this is gonna be good'

"The invitation was for all of us, Asher, the team? Not just you." Riu fumed. "And I think we should all be given proper time to.." Riu stopped as he cleared his thumb.

"Do you really have to do that right now?" One of the guards shrieked irritatingly at his nail cleaning. The blonde girl sighed, taking a deep breath.

"I like to keep my nails clean." Asher replied happily. "And last I checked while there is no I in the team, there is certainly a me if you jumble it up a bit." Asher added before he reached out accepting the gold. "If any of us want to join the guard we'll let you know." Asher concluded actually being serious for a moment.

"Thank you." Jalester added. "Come with us you filth!" Jalester's guards grabbed the drow by the arms as they led him away.

"That went well." He said finally. "I think it's time to head back to the tavern. We got some drinks to make! As for one being led to Tarturus." he grabbed Markos by the arm and Herod quickly followed suit.

"They're all insufferable." Riu was clearly upset as she walked with Alekzandr and Adleth. Asher took a moment to take in the surroundings. Nice calming water at his back, yet another humanoid woman pissed at his comment's a cultist who could start the apocalypse at any second. And three hundred fucking gold pieces! He giddly rushed them to the tavern ready to split the gold, hell amongst six people fifty gold pieces each was pretty freaking nice. The outside of the tavern while still covered in literal decayed wood and dirt, started feeling like home. Well that was probably because his closest thing to a home was thousands of miles away and an orphanage.. Though did his wife's house count? Did his old one? Asher didn't really care.

"Hey! Lif we're back!" Asher announced loudly as they opened the door. "Lets clear the tablessss" He led Herod and Markos inside.

"So, what's your plan with extra coins?" Herod asked as he approached the bar. Asher grinned, dumping the bag on the bar counter.