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Duncan shrugged. "Never hurts to try."

Clarke thought for a few seconds and threw 1gp into the fountain. Soon a bald man in a olive green shirt and dark green pants walked by, noticed the lone coin in the fountain and grabbed it before walking off. "Hey that guy just walked off with my wishing coin."

"Free money mate." Was all Duncan could say.

"But it was just one gold piece..." Clarke replied.

"Free. Money. Mate." Duncan reiterated.

Clarke was flabbergasted. "Well okay then."

"So what did you wish for anyway?" Duncan asked as they stared at the fountain.

"That a portal would open up right here and I could go back home." Clarke said.

"And how did that work out for you?" Duncan inquired.

"Just like in my world, wishing fountains are scams." Clarke said.

Duncan chuckled and they both left towards the west district.

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Varrock - West District
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They arrived at the west district and stood in front of the bank.

"Wow this bank is bigger than the one in Draynor." Clarke said.

"Welcome to Varrock, where everything is bigger." Duncan replied. "The alley is where we need to go. Behind us."

Clarke just stared at him. "Yeah...In my world we usually don't go into random alleys. Good chance to get mugged or murdered."

"Well good thing you got your old pal Duncan to protect you!" Duncan said.

Clarke rolled his eyes and followed Duncan into the alley next to the smithy.

"Right here. This house next to the abandoned one." Duncan knocked on the door and the small rectangular window slid open before a pair of eyes appeared.

"Password?" The person at the door asked.

"Mace. Like the weapon." Duncan said.

"All you had to do was say Mace. Come in." The person unlocked the door and opened it.

Duncan and Clarke went inside the small house and were greeted by tough looking people. Male and female alike.

07-Jul-2020 18:08:17

Mr_Debu

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An average sized long blue haired man with a medium length blue beard stood up from his chair. He crossed his arms and stared at Duncan. "What are you doing back here?"

Clarke looked at Duncan nervously. "Seems like they don't want you here."

Duncan put his hand up to Clarke as a sign to tell him 'let me handle this' "Oh it's so good to see you again Duncan! My how we all missed you!" Is what you meant to say.

The man chuckled. "Then I would be a liar...Wouldn't I?" He turned his attention towards Clarke and eyed him up and down. "Well hello there."

"Hi." Was all Clarke could say.

"This is my new friend Clarke. News flash; he's the so called 'World-Guardian'." Duncan told the man.

"Is that so? Everyone seems to be the world guardian these days. Everyone wanting a piece of the fame. How do I know you aren't bullshitting me Duncan?"

"Go on, tell them." Duncan said to Clarke.

Clarke stepped foward and cleared his throat. "I come from another world. Here, let me show you." He said pulling out his cellphone which surprisingly still had some battery left.

The man grabbed it and took a look. He turned it over and looked at the back. "Is it something you eat? It shows an apple with a bite taken out of it on the back."

"No...No. That's just the symbol of the people who made it. They're called Apple." Clarke said.

"Why the hell would you make a clan named after a fruit? What is this anyway?" The man asked.

"It's a device used for fun and business. You click this button here and it turns it on...There you go. Now you just swipe left and right on the screen to move around. Those little squares are called apps." Clarke told the man.

The man fiddled with the phone for a bit before stopping. "What's a FaceBook?"

"Um...Well that is an app where you socialize with friends and random people. It's called Social Media. It's pretty neat." Clarke said.

07-Jul-2020 18:17:43

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"I think it's stupid and never want to touch your inedible Apple again." The man said handing Clarke back the phone. "Obviously this isn't from our world so I believe you for now. My name is Fan. Welcome to The Crossfire."

"Why is your name Fan?" Clarke asked.

"I don't answer that question. Not to anyone. I'm not trying to be rude but it's a long story." Fan said.

Clarke nodded. "Duncan said you could help me on my journey? I'm trying to get the skills to wield Iron weapons."

"Hmm...I suppose. We are always looking for new members...But do you have what it takes to join our ranks?" Fan asked.

"You aren't still doing that bloody stupid test are you Fan? Duncan asked.

Fan shot a glare at Duncan. "As a matter of fact we are. No one can simply join The Crossfire. You have to prove yourself. Go to the Draynor Sewers and slay some zombies. I'll accompany you as support...But you have to do most of the work."

Clarke nodded. "Alright you ready Duncan?"

Fan shook his head. "Duncan stays. It's not that I don't trust him, but this test is only for two people. The recruit and the headmaster."

"I'll be fine mate. Just make it back in one piece and don't let those zombies bite you." Duncan said.

"I know, I'll turn into one of them. Zombies are a big trope in my world." Clarke said.

"What? No. It'll just bloody hurt." Duncan said.

"Oh." Clarke replied.

Clarke and Fan left towards Draynor Village.

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Draynor Village
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The two.arrived at Draynor and Clarke held onto a tree while catching his breath.

Fan rolled his eyes. "You okay?" He asked.

"How-how the hell do you people walk back and forth to different places all the time without any problems?" Clarke asked.

"We usually use horses but I'm used to walking everywhere. Could do you some good!" Fan said.

"You calling me fat?" Clarke asked.

07-Jul-2020 18:19:09

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"No. Just saying that the sights are beautiful. A walk through Gielinor is relaxing. Take the time to enjoy the sights it has to offer because we're about to go into a literal shithole." Fan replied.

Clarke nodded and regained his stamina. "Alright onwards towards the sewer! I hope I never have to say that again."

They entered the village and Ned greeted them. "Haven't seen you by here in a while Fan! Good to see you!" Ned said.

"Good to see you as well old-timer." Fan said. He shook Neds hand.

"I see you've met Fan." Ned told Clarke.

"Oh so you two know eachother already?" Fan asked.

"Oh yeah, rescued him and some other fellow named Duncan. They were on a raft in the middle of the ocean. Brought them back here." Ned said.

"Always a saint huh Ned?" Fan asked.

"Not as much of a saint as Clarke. He rescued one of the local bankers kid from Draynor Manor. Even slayed the vampire in there." Ned said.

"I see you've already made a name for yourself in Draynor. That's a good start." Fan said. "Well it was good seeing you Ned, until next time."

Ned nodded to Fan and Clarke and walked back inside his house.

"This way." Fan said walking to the sewer entrance.

Clarke followed him and they both stopped.

"This is where The Crossfire began. I was just coming out from this very sewer and encountered a man in front of it. His name was Henry Cooke, we chatted for a bit and easily became friends. Turns out he wanted to start a clan of his own. Said I can be the co-founder. I agreed and we both looked for a base immediately and started recruiting." Fan said opening up the sewer entrance.

"What happened to Henry? Is he still part of the group?" Clarke asked intrigued.

07-Jul-2020 18:20:17

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Fan shook his head. "No...About 20 years ago Henry disappeared without a trace. No goodbyes or nothing. At the time we were dealing with an old enemy of Henry's. This man had a faction of his own but for all the wrong reasons. His name was Victor Odd...I feel like he had something to do with Henry's disappearance. We better get to work."

Clarke nodded and descended down the ladder along with Fan. They both immediately gagged at the smell.

"Never get used to this." Fan said. He lit a fire spell to light up the area. A horde of zombies appeared from the darkness. "Ready your blade, don't fight them all at once, and remember to always know your limits."

Clarke nodded and readied his bronze sword. A zombie charged at him and Clarke sliced its head off. He turned to Fan and gave a him a thumbs up but soon felt the cold hands of another zombie. He quickly turned around and backed away before jabbing it in the face with his sword. "So why are there zombies in the Draynor sewer?"

"They like it here. The smell attracts them. It's not just this sewer where you'll find them. It's any sewer. The sewers are very dangerous places to be." Fan replied.

"Oh...Okay." Clarke said. Two more zombies charged at him but he swung his blade and luckily sliced both of their heads off with one powerful swing. The horde was getting thinner by the minute.

"You're doing good. Keep it up." Fan said.

Clarke killed four more zombies and there was only one more left. He was about to kill it but Fan stopped him. "What's wrong?"

"It isn't responding to you. Look at it." Fan told him.

The lone zombie looked around as if looking for something. It quickly turned its head towards the northern part of the sewer before running off.

"That isn't normal, we're done here. If there's something down here that made the zombie do that then it's not something you want to trifle with." Fan said. They both left the sewer left back towards the south district of Varrock.

07-Jul-2020 18:21:56

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They arrived at the sheep pen near the gates of Varrock. "Why did we stop?" Clarke asked him.

"See that ruined house over there? That was our first base. As you can tell we didn't stay there. It was supposed to be a temporary one until we found a permanent one." Fan said.

"Like the one in the alley in the west district right?" Clarke asked.

"Right. That isn't our only base though. Follow me and I'll show you." Fan said.

Clarke followed him but was soon stopped by a bandit.

"Give me all your money or else." The bandit said.

"All I got is 9 gold pieces." Clarke replied.

"Not if you're with this wanker." The bandit pointed at Fan. "Now hand over the bleeding money or else!" He shoved his blade inches in front of Clarkes face.

Clarke slowly backed away as Fan just sighed.

"Clarke just kill him." Fan said.

Clarke readied his blade. He was nervous. "I...I..I usually arrest criminals in my world."

The bandit stepped closer towards Clarke before stopping. "Wait 'your world?'"

Clarke didn't think. He sliced the mans throat as blood sputtered from the open wound as he slowly went to the ground. He died. A beep came from Clarkes pocket. He pulled out the progression device and looked at it. "I did it! I progressed to the Iron Tier!"

"Well I'll be damned." Fan said.

"Heh. That's cute." A dark mage said.

Clarke turned towards the mages. "Quiet or I shall smite you with my Iron!"

"Aaaand that's our que. Come on." Fan said as they both left towards the south district.

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Varrock - South District
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Fan stopped in front of The Blue Moon Inn. "Through there."

Clarke walked into the bar along with Fan.

Fan walked over to the bartender and shook his hand.

"Good to see you again Fan! Oh, I see you're recruiting. Well down to business then. Here you go." The bartender said. He handed Fan a fancy looking key with a dragon as the topper.

07-Jul-2020 18:23:19

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Fan nodded and walked to the stairs to the Inn itself and unlocked the doors. "Up here."

"What?..." Clarke asked confused. He followed Fan up the stairs.

"This is the second base." Fan said.

"The whole inn?" Clarke asked.

Fan nodded. "Yep. The bartender is part of the faction...Nobody used it sadly so he let us use it as our secondary base of operations. You handled those zombies and that bandit pretty well. Even achieved your goal. You seem like a good man Clarke, it would be a big advantage to have someone like you on our side."

"So does that mean I'm in?" Clarke asked.

"Before I answer that, what does your inedible apple do?" Fan asked.

"It's actually called an iPhone but to me it's just a smart phone. It does a whole lot...Why?" Clarke asked.

"Show me please." Fan inquired.

Clarke pulled out his half dead phone and turned the screen on. "It has a journal, a camera, music player, and other stuff."

"You have a journal on there? You can use that to research and keep track of discoveries you run into and report them back to The Crossfire. What do the others do?" Fan asked.

"Uh, the camera takes pictures. Like this." Clarke took a selfie with Fan and saved the image. He then showed him the picture.

"Incredible! It's like a painting but instant! Use this to take pictures of the beasts you see and show it to a member of ours named Samson. He knows every beast in this world and if you show him a picture of one he will give you the complete record of it, names, weaknesses, all." Fan said.

"Alright. I got you." Clarke smiled.

"What is the music player?" Fan asked.

"Well it's called an MP3 player but lets just stick with the simple term. I have a lot of music from my world and when I get bored or I need to concentrate I listen to music on it. Here's a good one." Clarke said turning on Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Fan nodded and listened to the music. They got halfway through it. "Who made this song?"

07-Jul-2020 18:24:21

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"Lynyrd Skynyrd. Very famous in my world." Clarke said.

"I like Lynyrd Skynyrd." Fan replied. "Good music for killing."

"Yeah well this isn't his only song. This one's called Freebird. I can show you more if you like." Clarke told him.

Fan shook his head. "In due time. We best get back to the main base."

They both left the bar towards the west district.

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Varrock - West District
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They both went down the alley and Fan knocked on the door. "Mace." He said as the guard opened the door and they both went inside.

A cloaked person watched them near the south end of the alley. They stood there for a good minute before retreating.

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The Crossfire HQ
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"So mate, how did it go?" Duncan asked.

"It went well. I got in. I also advanced to Iron." Clarke said.

Duncan laughed. "That's great! I knew you could do it! Let's go buy you some Iron gear."

"Be safe out there Clarke. Avoid the sewers for now until we figure out what caused that zombie to run away." Fan said.

Clarke nodded. He and Duncan left towards The Grand Exchange.

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Varrock - Grand Exchange
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"Oh...It's you two again." The exchange clerk said unenthusiasticly. "What will it be?"

"Iron armor and an iron sword please." Clarke said.

"Looks like you finally progressed." The clerk said as Duncan paid for the stuff.

Clarke held the iron blade in his hands. "I could get used to this." He said. He slipped into the iron armor. "Feels heavy...But it does offer good protection."

Well at least you got your stuff. Lets head back to Draynor for now and rest.

They both left towards Draynor but took a shortcut near the barbarian village.

07-Jul-2020 18:32:23

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Open Field - Towards Draynor Village
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A group of Black Knights were circled around a restrained blindfolded man.

One Black Knight had a red trim around his armor. He must have been the captain. "You failed to make your payment Mr. Evans." The captain said.

"P-please...It isn't my fault! The Grand Exchange is taking away my customers...No one really buys from market stalls anymore." Evans said.

The captain sharply breathed through his nose and slowly exhaled. "Now come on, that's hardly an excuse...Don't blame it on The Grand Exchange. I told you what would happen if you didn't pay us Mr. Evans. Do you remember our agreement?"

Evans voice broke into sobs. "Please...I want you to leave my family out of this. They have nothing to do with this mess!"

"Maybe you shouldn't have come to us for help then. You needed help with the market stall permits and we delivered. Now why can't you?"

Clarke slowly opened his bag and pulled his gun out of the holster.

Duncan stared at him in shock. "Put that away!" He aggressively whispered.

"It's very powerful and gets the job done when it needs to be done." Clarke replied.

"Exactly. If that falls into the wrong hands it will be very bad." Duncan said.

Clarke sighed and slipped his gun back inside the holster. He put it back in the bag forgetting to zip it back up.

The captain sighed. "Listen. I'm a man with a busy schedule so I'm just going to get this over with."

"N-no please!" Evans said as the captain pulled out a dagger and swiftly sliced Evans throat open watching him die.

Once Evans was dead the knights looted his body. "For no good business you sure keep your pockets lined." The captain said. He quickly drew his dragon sword when he heard a twig snap. "Show yourself!"

Duncan sighed and they both stepped out from the bushes.

"Were you watching us?" The captain asked.

07-Jul-2020 18:35:30

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