Well Well Well, Look who has returned from the Depth's of Hell itself! it is i! sorry i couldn't help myself it has been far FAR too long since my last chapter, and for that i am very sorry but i must admit even though it's been quite a few months i am surprised to see that you all still read this throughout this month, i was quite sick i'm afraid and had to help some family member's with stuff but here is my Early Christmas gift to you all! and without further ado let's get back into The Tale of the Ginger Witcher! oh right and by the way when you see the Song i do not Own it and Credit goes to the Netflix Adaption of The Witcher!
Chapter 9: Thank You
Well Shit, i wasn't expecting to find out that Dandelion himself had planned out a Heist for some fucking reason, and not only that Geralt look's like he's about to give himself a Facepalm as he turn's to look at me.
"Leon, i'm sorry for involving you in this but if there's Anyone who Ciri would go to besides Me and Yen, it's Dandelion..the two of them were very good friend's so i know your doing this for Ciri but do this one for me as well please?" I looked over at Geralt while the two of us continued to walk to this Sigi Reuven's Bathhouse
"Sure thing Geralt, You, Vesemir, Eskel Hell even Lambert, i'd help you guy's out in a Pinch! Beside's if this Dandelion can really help Point the way to where Ciri is then say no more i'm in, So How much do we know about Sigi?"
Geralt gave a small smile i knew was rare especially from someone like him after hearing i was ready to help out not only for him but also for Ciri. "Other then what Zoltan and Priscilla told us? not much i've been out of the loop for a bit as well, Been Chasing Yen for a few month's until i found myself in Novigrad before Emhyr Var Emeris himself, Told me in a Polite yet Threatening manner to Bring Ciri to him."
I looked over at Geralt with a hard Glare on my face, i knew for a fact he wouldn't dare give up Ciri to Emhyr but i just wanted to make sure "And you told him to go fuck a Goat right?" Geralt then let out a almost Quiet Laugh at my response to that before he shook his Head "Oh i wish Leon, i wish i did but no.. i didn't say that but i never said i would bring him Ciri, we both know he only want's her for Political Reason's when all we want is to have her be happy."
Amen to that Geralt. As we finally Reached the Bathhouse with the Directions Zoltan and Priscilla gave us, it was Surprising to notice there wasn't any Guards at the door but when i went to open the door it was just Locked. "Hey what the fuck? it's locked!" After that i began to pound on the door, i knew there was someone in there considering i could hear the Laughter of Men and Women "HEY OPEN UP!"
After a few minutes i heard the Shuffling of footstep's getting closer to the door Before i heard a Voice, "don't you know? the Bathhouse is Open to a PRIVATE Selection, is your name on the List?" I turned to look at a Gearlt with a "Is he for real?" Face while Geralt just shrugged his Shoulder's before Trying instead "Open up i know your Boss is in there and we want to speak to him, Tell him Geralt of Rivia is here along with a Friend and we will wait as long as it take's until he let's us in"
Solid Point's for sounding Threatening and Polite at the Same time, i guess Geralt's gotten used to guys like this as it seemed to work considering the Footstep's began to shuffle away and we waited for nearly 25 minute's until the footstep's came back and this time the Door actually opened up, to Reveal a Meek Bald Looking Man who smiled up at us before giving a Polite bow to the two of us
"Master Reuven welcome's Geralt of Rivia and his..." He Slowly looked over at me as if assessing me by my Appearance. "...his Friend, Please come in!" With that we began to follow the Man into what appeared to be a Changing room as he looked at the two of us "Please Sir's go Ahead and Change i will Personally make sure your Weapons and...Clothes are given a Proper Wash"
I felt a little insulted at that Remark, Although to be fair i was out like a light for 5 year's and technically i guess that meant i never washed up so i guess my clothes could use a Wash "Alright fine, let's Change Leon." Nodding my head at Geralt i began to take off my Clothes and Weapons but Keeping my Medallion on as i wrapped a Towel Around my waist but my eye's widened when i looked upon Geralt, His Entire Back was covered in Scar's that weren't there the last time i saw him, was this when he thought i was gone? i felt my heart Sink for a few minutes at imagining Eskel and the other's face's when they found out from Ciri that i had Left.
"Leon? is something the matter?" I was cut short of my thought's when i saw Geralt looking back at me with a Worried look in his eye's, i slowly shook my head in Silence as we began to follow after the Bald Man through the Bathhouse and there quite a bit of Women there But none of them Could ever Compare to the Beauty of Ciri, I had to Agree with myself on that. they were Beautiful but yeah...not as Beautiful as Ciri now.
After a minute or two of walking through the Bathhouse, Me Geralt and the Bald Man Stopped at what appeared to be a Separate Part of the Bathhouse Behind a Seethrough Door after which we Opened it up to where two Human Men and a Dwarf Male were Conversing and they all stopped to look over at us, one of them a Fat Looking Man Stepped forward and seemed to be Smirking over at Geralt and i could feel Geralt's Posture hold a little more Tension then i thought as he seemed to be glaring right at the Fat Man
"Ahhh! Happen thank you Kindly for Delivering my Guest to me, and his friend of course." He Said when looked over at me as i saw the Dwarf Male look me up and down "Well i don't know who he is but he look's like a Skinny fuck, he his Son?... Nah don't even have the Same Hair Colour on 'im, Why the Fuck you let them in Sigi?" i could see the Dwarf Looking over at the Fat Man, if it wasn't obvious when he talked to Geralt then the Dwarf just gave it away that this Man was none other then Sigi Reuven
"Because i want to talk to him Cleaver, this is Geralt of Rivia...and his friend who i will admit i don't even know who he is" The Other Man who while not as fat as Reuven nodded his head at Geralt "Good to see you again Master Witcher" i looked over at the two of them wondering if they met before i arrived in Novigrad, as i was thinking this i could see the Dwarf now named Cleaver looking at Geralt
"As Always i'm out of the fucking Loop. Who the fuck are you two?" I looked over at Geralt wondering if i should Respond to that but he shook his head which meant he would be talking for us it seem's "Got something to talk to with Dijkstra...i mean Sigi Reuven about..." While he said that immediately both me and Geralt turned to the Door, it sounded like Men had Snuck in and Geralt pointed that out immediately "Never mind that will wait for now. Got Intruders. Someone just Snuck inside the Bathhouse. Several Men at least."
Cleaver just looked at the two of us "What the fuck's he on about? Ploughin' Fortuneteller.." Before anyone could talk we suddenly heard a Woman Scream before all hell broke loose as i peeked through the door to see a Man Chopping off a Women's Head before i looked at Geralt "look's like they aren't the Kind to take Prisoners Geralt, fuck our weapon's are with our clothes!" Oh this is going to be a Fun Fight if we have to fight with just our Hands~ As fun as that sound's i don't think we can take on that many. Last time we had Hara but that was Different.
While i was conversing with myself once again i saw Sigi heading to the Back of the Room where we all followed and saw some Weapons Stashed away. nowhere near the Quality of me and Geralt's but they will do as i saw Geralt nodding a little in Approval before picking up a Club as i picked up a Sword before smirking over at him "Time to show you that while i've been asleep Geralt i've only gotten Better."
With that Me Geralt, Cleaver, Sigi and the other Unnamed Man Charged out of the room To Assault those Fool's as We Charged right at one of the Foe's with our Incredible Speed Thrusting our Sword Straight into his Heart before Borrowing his Sword and Tossing it at Geralt's foe Impaling it right into his Skull, as me and Geralt Moved with the Grace of two Dancer's with our Pirouette's upon our Next Foe who luckily hit me with a Crossbow bolt in my Shoulder before Geralt took the Opportunity to Relieve him of his Head.
"Not Bad Old Man Seem's you still got what it take's. He Just got Lucky!" With that i ripped the Bolt out of my Shoulder letting out a Grunt of Pain before tossing it away, but much to my Displeasure it seemed Geralt and the other 3 had managed to get rid of the other foe's before i could show off a little more Well that's good at the very Least.
As i was allowing myself to heal up from that fight i saw Cleaver walking up to one of the dead Foe's before spitting into their face and kicking it a few times before turning to look over at me and Geralt "Well Shite these fuck's are Junior's men!. We need to get back at that little fuck and make sure he know's not to mess with the Big Four!" and just like that he walked right off and as he did so I Looked over at Geralt a little Nervous as the way Cleaver was saying it, he wanted to burn all of Novigrad just to get to Whoreson Junior
"Well now i have to find Whoreson before Cleaver does as well" Before i could even speak up i saw Sigi Talk to Geralt almost Immediately "Cleaver won't find Junior Easily he's got how you say...Peasant Smarts he'll go to ground after pulling a stunt like that when he find's out we Survived" With that the other Man who still didn't introduce himself just Left "Look at the time i best be going back to my People, we shall Continue this soon Sigi, Witcher, and whoever you are. Goodbye Lad's" I'm starting to get the idea it's a good thing to actually not be known in a Place Like Novigrad
"Well with that out of the way shall we go off?. i'd much like to discuss this in private, Plus i really would like to find out who your Ginger Friend is Geralt." Almost 10 minute's later after getting dressed Geralt Pulled me Aside to give me the Quick Version on who Sigi Reuven Really was Sigismund Djikstra Who was the Head of Redanian Intelligence and not a Friendly Person despite the fact Geralt may or may not have Broken his Ankle for some reason.
"Well then care to Explain what the fuck your doing in my city Geralt and who's the Kid?. Don't tell me you and Triss finally had a Child?" I looked over at Sigi...no Djikstra with a glare on my face as the man just looked at me with a smirk on his face "Oh my The Kid's got a Fire in his eye's as well. actually speaking of which he's got the same eye's as you, he a Witcher?" Geralt looked over at Djikstra before sighing "Yes he is now will you tell us where the fuck Junior is Djikstra or do we need to make sure your other Ankle is Broken this time?"
"Alright i see your point there Mister sour face, in which case i've got three place's he could go to or where you might get information, Junior's Stupid but he's obviously collecting income. he's got a Casino and a Arena. my money's on the Arena because it's the most Likeliest Place you will find the Slippery Bastard, now technically he has a House but i won't lie you won't find him there, he's fucking stupid but not THAT stupid"
"Alright Geralt so i guess the Arena is where we should start first so then Djikstra where is it?" The Fat Man Looked at me as if surprised i actually spoke since the Bathhouse fight "the Sewer's beneath Gildorf, but you'll need to enter through the Bit's and endure the Stench of Poverty on the way there, Junior love's a good fight and i bet people would spend plenty of Coin if they Saw two Witcher's fighting each other, i know i damn well would especially to see you against Geralt"
Before i could head on out i heard Geralt talk to Djikstra again as i turned to look at them both "Listen Dandelion's... he's Missing. Any idea what might have happened to him?" "Geralt. Same thing that happens to anyone who steps in Junior's Toe's, he's Doubtless Enjoying the Endless Virgins who ply him with Sparkling Wine and Pastries stuffed with Nightingales' Tongues. What the fuck do you think? he's most likely hanging by his own Entrails somewhere in the City."
"Well Shit you seem so Chipper today what's up your ass Djikstra?" Geralt must have touched a Nerve from the way Djikstra was glaring at him "I know you don't give a Shit about my Problems Geralt now what the fuck Brought this on?" Geralt just Shrugged as i felt a little Nervous from how this would play out "You got me, the Kid's out of Practice and i want to get some Work under his belt and some Coin while i'm at it" After saying that i felt Djikstra looking at me, no Doubt using his Eye's to Assess me after Geralt talked about me, to him i was a Unknown Variable. Now Geralt was someone he seemed to know but me? i didn't know if he would take the chance.
"hmm...the Kid seem's alright but it's on your head anyway but yeah, i should have something for you. Something...Personal to me and who knows? if you and your Boy finished it, i might be bothered to ask around about Dandelion and see what happened to him, of course you will be rewarded but NOT in Advance. do we have a Deal Witchers?"
I looked over at Geralt. i knew for a fact we needed to find Dandelion to Find Ciri but now we had to work for Someone like Djikstra while finding Whoreson Juinor?. Fuck is this always what it's like with him, after a few minutes i Slowly Nodded my head "Alright fine we will do it what is it?" "I'd Rather Show then Tell, they say a Picture's worth a thousand word's and all that Shite, oh and i hope you know if you tell ANYONE about what you find here you will end up with a Razor between your rib's?"
I looked at Geralt with a "Is he Serious?" Face and all he could offer was a Shrug "Alright fine Djikstra just get on with it" Much to my Surprise we headed back to the very room where we Met him and he pulled out a Key to slot it into a Section of a Pillar and twisted it only for the Water in the Pool begin to Drain enough to reveal a Hidden Ladder and as he went down we began to follow after him.
Nearly 3 minute's we found ourselves in what seemed to be a Vault room, but there was pretty much nothing there until much to my surprise and apparently Djikstra's look of Exasperation, a Rock Troll bashing it's head against a section of wall right next to a Section that looked like it was either Blown Apart or Taken Down.
"Bart what the Fuck are you are doing!" "Bart Hurt, Bart less Thinky. Bart Less Thinky, Bart Sadless" I looked over at the two of them, before shaking my head and looking at the Wall and yet something seemed off now that i looked at it, it's been Blown apart but not from the Outside. i saw Bit's of the Wall on the Outside next to the Sewer's rather then all across the Vault, so someone Broke in from the Inside?
"take a note of that Hole, we will come back to it later. See that Door? Vault Behind it was Stuffed to the brim with Novigrad crowns and countless Valuables!" "Bart Guard, then BOOM Chorfun Gone." "Let me translate into Common, Someone fucking made off with twenty tons of my gold and all the Lighter Stuff, and you two are going to get it Back for me"
"Alright Fine me and the Kid will help you Djikstra, i take it the hole is how the Thieve's got in?" Djikstra looked at Geralt with a sarcastic smirk on his face "Oh your a Regular Master Fucking Sleuth there Geralt, Care to tell me the year? o-o-or the Name of Redania's fucking King?" "No. but i am Wondering how the hole got there"
"Hole no. BOOM! Hole. Bart Look want Go...Bart Look no, only sleep Bad 'shrooms, Head Foooz" I looked over at Bart the troll and i crouched to him "Bad Mushroom's?" Before Bart could Speak Djikstra spoke up "Pop's Mold. the Spores are Highly Toxic. One Whiff of those and your dead, unless your a Troll at least, they cover the walls of the Sewer's on the other side of the Vault, Actually thought it was a good thing...you know a extra bit of Protection, unfortunately the fucking Thieves got through it somehow"
"So then how the hell did the Wall's come down. an Explosion?" "Quite Possibly but i found no evidence on my side of such a Explosion so Perhaps it was on their Side?" Geralt obviously had the same idea i did "not Possible. the Wall Fragments are on the OUTSIDE so they dumped it in here somehow maybe there's some evidence down there"
"Careful remember what i said about the Pop's Mold? i got a few vial's of the Antidote left and the Formula so take them, i had some Men go down there to check it out but they never came back so they must be dead, watch out the Vials taste like shit but they will save your life, Listen i'll be upstairs the Sight of this Empty Vault's giving me an Ulcer good luck to you both!" and with that he headed off as i looked over at Geralt
"Well Shit. we better down these Antidotes so we can go explore and see what happened out there" I Nodded with Geralt's Suggestion as he tossed me one of the Vial as i then opened it up, it Smelled Disgusting but i downed it in one gulp and almost threw it right back up as i looked at Geralt who seemed like he was fine with it. "i'll help where i can Leon but i want to see if your Witcher Senses work 5 years later" Fair enough i suppose.
After that i immediately took note of a Pipe that's edges were Curled out...it seemed something inside it blew it wide open and the wall with it, it would make sense to assume the Explosion was in there, after moving further into the Sewer's i found the Pipe's Grate. the Explosion Crumpled it like a Damn Piece of Paper and there was a bit of Mortar on the Bar's which meant it was in place at the time of the Explosion...the Blast Tore it from the wall
"Ok there's absolutely no trace's of Magic here Geralt, so it wasn't a spell it was just a Bomb, but the bigger question is why the fuck am i not finding any pieces' of it?. hmm maybe the Current Swept it away further into the Sewer's i guess we gotta go Searching" seeing a slight nod from Geralt's Head Made me Believe he came to the same Conclusion i did as we began to follow the Water Current further into the Sewer.
Along the way we encountered a Thug that Djikstra must have Hired, and we also seemed to be finding trinket's along the way. Perhaps the Thieves were accidentally dropping Loot, Although a sudden Screech caught my Attention.. Drowner's ok that made more sense they wanted to get the loot out as fast as possible to escape the Drowner's.
After slaughtering quite a number of Drowner's and taking some of their Monster part's for Alchemy i stumbled upon what i hoped to be a Piece of the Bomb as i leaned down and examined it before sniffing it "hmm bottom of a Cylinder, most likely a Silver Cylinder, there's rune's etched into the Bottom. it's warped, probably by the Explosion, Geralt i think i found a Piece of the Bomb!...it smell's like Wyvern oil and...wait is that Caramel?" i Tossed the Piece to him before heading further in until i found the exit to the Sewer's considering i don't see a trail of Gold or trinket's up the Stair's Dandelion must have gotten the rest onto a Boat.
After that we decided to return to Djikstra as we Showed him the Piece of the Bomb "What the fuck is that?" He looked right up at me with Annoyance "It's a piece of a Bomb. No Magic blew open your Vault it was just this. Seem's the Bomb Went off in your Drainage Pipe embedded into the Vault's Wall but get this, the grate at the end of the Pipe was in Place when the Bomb went off and that means..." I Could See Djikstra putting the Piece's together in his mind at this point "The Bomb must have found it's way into the pipe from INSIDE the Bathhouse FUCK!"
"Exactly, Might have gone like this: the Perpetrator started to empty one of the Pool's then Dropped the Bomb down the drain". "The Bomb then flowed down with the Run off came to rest at the end of the Grate and to Quote Bart BIG BOOM" I Slowly nodded my head looking at Djikstra "Yeah the Drain Pipe's our only Promising Lead, we need to find out which Pool it's connected to then."
After heading back into the Bathhouse with our Clothes on this time Me Geralt and Djikstra began to search the room's one by one until i heard Geralt Call out for us in a Room as i began to make my way over them just in time to hear Djikstra "Happen Drain Pool four and get me the Guest Book Chop Chop!" I looked over at Geralt while Happen went off to get the Guest Book "Find something?" He nodded then held out a Silver Lid "Yeah. Bomb Part. now let's see what's down here" After a minute the Pool Began to drain and much to our Satisfaction the Grate's been Removed.
"Yep Grate's been removed from the Drain which means they Flushed the Bomb from this room's pool" Happen arrived at that exact moment as Djikstra looked at him "Happen who used this Room the Day of the Break in?" After Searching through a few Pages of the Book Happen Spoke back "Let's see...Berthold Heintz a Town Councilman, Josef Schevik a Brewer, and of course Margrave Henckel Sir"
By that Last Name Henckel i saw Djikstra's eyes narrow in Suspicion "Henckel? that's fucking impossible! the old coot's been eating Dirt since Last Winter, he CAN'T have been here during the Break in he was already dead" "he's dead Sir? i'd not heard that" Djikstra just scoffed a bit at Happen "not Surpisin' the Honorable Margrave croaked in a Brothel decked out in leather Lingerie, the Family had a Hush Hush Funeral but i have my Sources"
"b-but i swear Sir i saw him that fateful day" Djikstra slowly walked to Happen with a Glare on his face "Did you truly see him? get a good Look at his face or even fucking talk to him?" "N...No he merely Passed by on his way in Sir" Djikstra just sighed heavily "So you didn't see him, you saw an Impersonator. Think for Once Happen they scooped out your ball's not your Brain! and you Geralt and the Kid! i want you two to look into this right away! Henckel's Home is a Derelict Townhouse south of the main Square if your lucky you might find a trace of the bastard who did this now be off with you!"
With that me and Geralt Left the Bathhouse before i turned to look over at my fellow Witcher "Hey Geralt you wouldn't happen to know where i could get some new Weapon's and Armour, what you see is what i wore when i left Kaer Morhen all those years ago. and i could use some new steel sword and silver swords and some good armour" He nodded his head "I know a Elven Swordsman here let me mark it on your Map...there he goes by Hattori and i helped him out so tell him Geralt Sent you." I clapped him on the shoulder with a smile "Thanks, if i don't meet you by the house in 20 minute's just continue on without me you need to save Dandelion. we need to find Ciri above all else so don't wait for me Promise me this Geralt."
"Leon? is something wrong?." I could see Geralt's look of worry in his eye's despite his face not showing it...this was the moment i feared but now it came... "Geralt. it's not just Ciri Who has the Blood of Lara Dorren in her...i have it as well i'm.. I'm Eredin's Son, i'm sorry i couldn't tell you this. i wanted to tell you i swear i DID!, but i was scared you would think because i'm Eredin's Son" I looked slowly down at the ground scared of wondering what Geralt would think of me now that he found out i'm his worst enemy's son, Before he could answer...i Ran i just Ran as i heard Geralt Call out my name i didn't stop not even to catch my breath until i found myself outside of Novigrad on it's outskirt's before i fell to my knee's in exhaustion before slamming my fist's into the ground Screaming out in Anger earning a few Looks from other people.
You Didn't have to run you Know? Geralt is the Understanding Sort of Man, i'm sure he can Accept us even if we are Eredin's Son No...i can't take that Risk in case he hate's us now that i revealed the truth to him But Still we can Help him out!...No no no no no! don't even think about it! Yes...you know exactly what i'm going to do and if it mean's we Die to keep the Wild Hunt off of Geralt and Ciri then i will do it Eredin will kill us!? we aren't strong enough to fight him and even then he has an ARMY of Elves against us, do you truly think you can win against that Many?!
...No i don't but i have to try God Fucking Damn it Leon YOU. WILL. DIE!?. If you Die then i Die, and even though i would love nothing more then to go down fighting we can't win Against Eredin at our Level of Skill! Before i could literally Argue with myself i felt the Power Channelling through my Body Before much to the Onlooker's Disbelief i was Gone.
When a humble bard Graced a ride along With Geralt of Rivia Along came this song
From when the White Wolf fought A silver-tongued devil His army of elves At his hooves did they revel
With that i found myself Walking right through Tir Nia Lia with my Steel Sword Unsheathed and in my hand as i noticed all the Aen Elle Civilian's watching me Walk Casually through their Home as i began to head toward's the Palace of Awakening as much to my Surprise i saw even the Soldier's not attempting to Stop me as i began to walk up the Long Step's to the Beautiful Palace before me
They came after me With masterful deceit Broke down my lute And they kicked in my teeth
While the devil's horns Minced our tender meat And so cried the Witcher He can't be bleat
This is a Bad Idea you know that right?, Your Not Listening now are you? God Damn it Alright then fine let's go Try and Kill our Father! For that we will Agree on, after nearly 20 long Agonising Minutes of walking up those fucking Step's i found myself in the Palace's Front Door's and i knew that Behind that Door was Our Father
Toss a coin to your Witcher O' Valley of Plenty O' Valley of Plenty O'
Toss a coin to Your Witcher O' Valley of Plenty
Sighing Heavily and Resigning myself to this Fate i chose for myself I didn't choose this you know? I Slowly Opened the Door and Upon seeing that Fucking Smirk Belonging to Him on that Throne i Immediately Charged right at him as Eredin stood up Gripping his Sword and Doing the same, with the Two of us Teleporting into a Clash Between our Sword's before i kicked him in his Chest Plate back, it hurt like fuck but i didn't care now "DIE FATHER!?"
At the edge of the world Fight the mighty horde That bashes and breaks you And brings you the morn'
He thrust every elf Far back on the shelf High up on the mountain From whence it came
Pirouette Parry PARRY LEON NOW! Taking my own Advice i Parried Eredin's Strike's that almost seemed too fast to even be real but i managed to parry them in the Nick of Time Each time he attempted to hit me "Come now Leon is that Truly all you have to offer me? and here i think the Blood of Lara Dorren Coursing through your Vein's make's you weaker then i thought Perhaps the Girl will Prove more of a Challenge~?" At that Moment both of us Agreed that he wouldn't lay a Finger on Ciri so to Stop Leon from Doing something Rash i Took Control of his Body.
He wiped out your pest Got kicked in his chest He's a friend of humanity So give him the rest
That's my epic tale A champion prevailed Defeated the villain Now pour him some ale
And with that i continued to Parry Eredin's Strikes but this time i actually managed to Graze his Cheek intending on Gouging out one of his Eye's But Failing to do so "AHHHHH There's my Son indeed, too bad you awake at the wrong time, i would have Loved to see what your Human Counterpart would have done when i Mentioned the Girl Cirilla" "You Won't Touch her Father, i Swear it! I Lo...WE Love Ciri and we won't let you Endanger her Life!" Seeing the Smirk Grow even Bigger on his Fucking Face i Charged towards him until suddenly i was Clothesline by a Hulking Man in Armour before falling Unconscious.
Toss a coin to your Witcher O' Valley of Plenty O' Valley of Plenty O'
Toss a coin to your Witcher And friend of humanity
Uuuuuurrrgghhh what happened? i slowly began to wake up to see a Foot on my Chest and Eredin Fighting off against someone "Don't fight me Citel! you were the one who Brought him into this world and you can Bring the other's as well! with time they will all learn to Obey!" CITEL!? What was SHE Doing here!? I looked in Horror before Quickly Teleporting away from the Hulking Man in Armour as i looked over at Citel fighting Eredin but because of that Split Second Look the Man in Armour just like Eredin Teleported in front of me with a Gigantic Mace ready to Smash my head in.
Toss a coin to your Witcher O' Valley of Plenty O' Valley of Plenty O' And friend of humanity
Toss a coin to your Witcher O' Valley of Plenty O' Valley of Plenty O'
But in that Very Instant he was Sent Flying back by some form of Magic, i was Saved by Citel! as i Turned to look at her my Smile clearly on my face But in that Very Moment our Heart Broke seeing Eredin's Sword Plunged through her Stomach, Citel Staring at us with the Kindest Smile we've ever seen her and in that Very Moment Time itself Began to Slow Down as Eredin Yanked his Sword out of her Stomach as she Slowly Fell to the Ground, I Couldn't believe it. She was an Amazing Woman who Helped Bring me Into this World and now i was witnessing Her Death? By Eredin? "NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!/NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Our Scream's of Agony must have Triggered something for a Vortex of Power Spilled out of us Like a Spectral Hand and Slammed into Eredin as we Rushed toward's Citel and Immediately Teleporting Back to the Continent.
Toss a coin to your Witcher A friend of humanity
We must have Been running for Hour's after Arriving in Velen of all Place's in our Anguish with Citel in our Arm's Bleeding to Death as we finally managed to get to Dandelion's Inn or whatever as i Slammed the Door open and much to our Surprise it was full of actual People including Zoltan and Priscilla who saw Citel in my Arm's "Leon Laddie is that you?!. what the hell! who's the Lass!" "Never Mind that Zoltan WHERE IS TRISS AND GERALT I NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR HER NOW?!" I didn't want to scream at the Dwarf he was very Friendly but we had to Save Citel or she would...No she wouldn't!.
"Alright Laddie Calm Down Geralt's upstairs with Dandelion he managed to save him, but i'll run and Get Triss i swear! these Old Leg's will get me there in time See if Geralt and Dandelion can...!" Before he could finish i was already half way upstairs slamming each door open not even caring if someone was Fucking in there or Sleeping until finally i found the Ruby Room which had Dandelion and Geralt there who both looked Shocked at me
"Leon! Where the hell, who is that?" "It Doesn't Matter Geralt Please help me Save her she was Attacked by Eredin! i need her alive please!" "Alright alright But i need you out of this room after putting her down on the bed i can't have you hovering over me and her to distract me." Doing what he asked i very gently laid her down on the Bed not even caring if it would get Bloody as i left the room, 5 minutes Later Triss Ran past into the room then Closed the door and mere Minutes later i winched as i heard Scream's of Pain coming from there and it broke my heart to hear it coming from Citel Why...Why Did she do that for me? For fuck's sake i should have teleported out of the way but i was too busy worrying about her to notice that fucker Teleport to me! It's my fault Citel's like this!?
After around 10 minutes Later, there was Pure Silence and it was almost Literally Killing me to wonder what the hell was going on in there until the door Opened up to reveal Triss and Geralt Along with Dandelion. they Didn't even say anything or looked at me until Triss Spoke up "I'm...i'm Sorry Leon her body it's. i...i can't explain it but her Body was Rejecting any magic i was using on her, it caused immense amounts of pain to her System hence the Screaming you no doubt heard, she...has a little bit of time and she want's to talk to you...we will give you privacy."
Slowly Standing up i entered the room to see Citel's Pale Smile directly aimed at me as i knelled down next to the Bed to gently hold her hand "You...wanted to talk to me Citel?" Still giving me that Damn Smile she winched a bit as she moved closer to me "Yes...i wanted to thank you Leon" Thank Me?... "When you were Born i genuinely was planning on giving you to Eredin to be his Weapon, after all when you were the first of 379 other failed Attempt's i felt like i discarded my Morality after seeing so many Deformed or Destroyed Baby's being Created then Deposed of, but my mind changed when i heard your cry...the Cry of a Baby and i felt...Maybe my Instinct's as your Technical Mother for Delivering you Awakened, Eredin...Used Many Women to try and incubate them with the Egg's to make them pregnant but all the other's were failed as you now...but you? you were Born from me? i Delivered you myself and i just, i couldn't do that to you. my Own Baby Boy i had to Protect you, so i hid you away with me in other realm's at first but Eredin Kept Tracking me so after a few years of running i had no choice, i had heard tale's of the White Wolf and his Child of Destiny and knew you would be Safe in Kaer Morhen so...i left you there to be found by the Witcher's."
So...Citel is our mother, and she left us in Kaer Morhen for our Own Protection? "Ci...Mother i'm sorry...i'm so sorry i did this to you, if...if i knew this would have happened i wouldn't have wanted to fight Eredin i swear! i just wanted to Protect Ciri, i...i love her so much!" Feeling her hand gently caress my cheek and wipe a single tear off of it i could feel the Coldness of her Hand and i knew she didn't have Long left "This isn't your fault Leon, your a Very Kind Young Man and i am so proud of you. you live in a World where Neither human's nor Elve's will truly accept you but you found a family in Geralt and a Lover in Cirilla, i wish that you would treasure moment's with them my dear" i...i will Mother i Swear it And so do i Mother, than...thank you for this Gift of Life you gave us "i...i Swear it Mother i'll treasure all the Moment's with them s...so please...go in peace" As if she was just waiting for that Promise, i saw her Smile one final Time before her eye's closed as she exhaled her final Breath.
After nearly 5 minutes, i finally let the Tear's flood down my cheek's as i Weep openly as i clutched her hand close to my face hoping my warmth would revive her, before i felt a hand on my shoulder and i slowly turned to see Geralt "we will give her a Proper Funeral...go on and get some Rest Dandelion's kicking someone out and getting a room ready Leon, me and the other's will Bury her i swear.." Nodding my head i began to slowly make my way down a floor to see a Man i assumed to be Dandelion who slowly opened up a door and as i began to make my way in he gently clapped my shoulder "I'm...Sure she was a very Beautiful and Kind Woman Leon, i'm sorry for your loss."
After taking off my Weapons and most of my Armour i gently sat down on the bed but not even bothering to sleep for i knew i wouldn't be able to. She was a very Kind Woman, it was sad to see her go. but it's not your fault Leon it was just...it's not your fault is what i'm trying to say, do...you want to go to the Funeral? Yeah...i want to be there but i don't want to see the Body Fair Enough let's wait then.
After around 15 minutes later i heard them taking Citel's Body out Gently and Quietly but i just dressed myself and put my armour back on before sheathing my weapon's as i followed them, the only one who noticed immediately was Geralt but he didn't say anything as they headed out of Novigrad to a Gentle Stream in the Nearby Forests after Putting her in a Coffin before Digging a Grave nearby for Citel as they Lowered the Coffin before filling it up with the Dirt as i looked down at it as Geralt Looked at me "Do you want to say a Few Word's Leon?"
I Slowly Shook my head at the Question "No...but can you all go back and leave me alone for a few minutes please? I'll be By Shortly i promise. i won't run again" Knowing i was Being Truthful Geralt nodded and gestured for the other's to follow him and it left me and Citel's...my Mother's Grave All by ourselves.
You know. i didn't think we would find our mother in Citel, don't get me wrong she was an Amazing Woman but let's do what we promised her in her final Moment's, Once we get Ciri Back we will tell her how we will feel and spend every damn moment possible with her and everyone, we will laugh. we will cry. we will be happy. we will be mad. but most Importantly we will be a Family and no one. not even Eredin will take that from us.
Slowly Nodding my head i let out a Sorrowful sigh before a slow smile appeared on my face "Yeah your right. Mother wouldn't want us to be Sad in this Moment so let's go ahead and Head back to the other's and find Ciri, and god damn it when i find her i'm going to give her a kiss and tell her how i feel about how i love her, and i WILL Treasure every moment with the Women i love and friend's i've made Let's go."
As i Began to Make my way over to Novigrad unbeknown to me a Figure would appear from the Tree's Looking down at Citel's Grave's before Slowly Sitting down Nearby as it Stared at my Back as i made my way back to Novigrad "Protect...Friend's Mother Grave...I Promise" the Figure would seem to almost pull off a Smile Despite it's Wooden Appearance as it Gently Rubbed it's Claw against The Sword Slash's on it's Chest, Remembering when it First met Me all those year's Ago.
And that was Chapter 9 Dear god it has been a very long time and i am sooooooooooooooooo sorry it took me so long to get back to you but i hope this will be a Christmas Miracle to all of us! Even though it isn't Christmas yet but Detail's Detail's!, Also Please give me a Review and let me know what you thought of this Please!