The meeting lasted quite a while and by the time Rhaen was heading home the caravan was arriving at the gates. Rhaen decided to wait for Rahz and Elune so they could all head home together and give Etta a big surprise.
It was a long trip and everyone wanted to see their families so it was tradition for the trainees to help unload and do inventory while the travelers visit their homes. The group of three made their way home but before they could arrived at the entrance of the house they saw that Elune stop in her tracks and didn't dare to move one step closer.
Father and Son turned to look at their traveling companion and couldn't help but say, " Is everything OK?"
"I thought we were going to your house, why is there such a holy aura surrounding this place".
"HoH!! looks like your mother just level up!!".
"Oh... you guys are back, I wasn't expecting you until next week"
Rahz had never seen his mother in holy armor before but it was like seeing an angel, the afterglow of the holy light match perfectly with her temperament as a High Elf.
"WOAH! What level are you mom?Can you beat dad in a fight?"
Etta just smile and said, " Who is your friend?"
"Her name is Elune and is my companion for when I go traveling the realm, we met her in Willowdale and she is an excellent alchemist. I hope is OK for her to join us".
"Of course it is, why don't you go inside and put your stuff away and let me take a look at her for a minute".
Rahz and his Father went inside the house while Etta came closer to Elune who didn't dare to move a muscle.
" You don't have to be afraid, if I wanted to exorcist you, I would have done it the moment you step into the holy domain"
"I thank madam for her mercy, I am but an old soul paying the price for staying in the realm, my name is Gilgamesh Level 48 Ritualist of the Witch Doctor path"
"You can see Him?"
"I can destroy him too.." Etta smiled deviously.
"Please don't!! He is my alchemy teacher and had already been punish by her majesty Louxx. He was a Witch Doctor from the era of the shattering, he is very knowledgeable Ma'am."
"Is alright Elu I just wanted to make sure no harm could come to my family. Welcome!! please come in, I'll have Rahz help you build a wing to the house you can call your own".
Elune relax and said, " Thank you"
During dinner Rahz didn't stopped talking about all his adventures. Rahz showed Riddick to his mother and talked about how they have bought him at the tamer shop and how he had become a Dreadnought instead of a Berserker and could use chaos energy.
Rahz put his egg down and showed his mom how his Chaos Runes glowed with power and all the new stuff he could do.
Etta look at Rhaen with a bit of concerned as even his new Best friend seem to incline to the Evil side and she didn't want her son to lose sight of all the values they tried to install in him.
Rhaen held his wife's hand to give her some reassurance that it was going to be alright.
Next day Rahz build Elune her humble abode and then drag her to Bhirl's house to introduce his other teammates. Rahz also carried the 2 eggs to distribute to his friends but when he arrived at Bhirl's, he found out that Bhirl had to leave to also complete his evolution task.
The second stop was a dramatic one as Blaire was a follower of the Mystic path and was predispose to oppose anything that resemble a Witch Doctor. Rahz and Elune arrived outside of Elder Bear's house and saw Blaire hard at work looking over some herbs and separating them for later use.
The moment they arrived at the door Elune couldn't help snorting as she could feel The spirit of the Guardians of Nature already gathering around Blaire waiting for her evolution to make a pact. As soon as the pair arrived at the door Blaire looked up and said, " Something stinks Rahz, did you not take a shower today? Oh wait it must be that disgusting thing beside you"
Elune made a face like she had eaten something really sour and rebutted, " I thought you said your friend knew a little bit about alchemy but all I see is a novice playing with low level herbs. I feel sorry for the Herbs, they died already there is no need to kill them again"
"Like a stinky defiler would know anything about creating, all you know how to do is to pollute everything you touch"
"Ignorant people shouldn't talk about things they don't understand and saved themselves looking like a fool".
The temperature in the room dropped 15 degrees and Blaire look like she was about to pounce.
Rahz knew Blaire was no match so he step in the middle of the two and try to make peace.
"Stop being childish both of you, aren't both your paths from the Shamanic ways. Shouldn't you learn from each other instead?"
Both girls look the other way and Rahz couldn't help but scratch his head. "Here Blaire I brought you a present, is your new best friend."
Blaire was a little confused about what Rahz was saying and when she looked at the egg on Rahz hand she couldn't help but ask, " What is it?"
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Rahz thought 'didn't I say it was her new best friend'. "Is an egg, we don't know if it is a pet or a mount or maybe both but it can be of great help in the future. All you have to do, is have it with you while you cultivate and it will absorb your rune energy and create a bond between you two. I got one for Bhirl too but he wasn't home"
The moment Blaire took the egg out the case and held it, she felt all the avatar spirits cheer in joy. This caused her to like the egg even more, " Thank you Rahz!!"
"You are welcome!! Anyways Elune is now part of my family so you should at least give her a chance, she is an expert alchemist even more knowledgeable than Elder Bear so it would be beneficial for the village if you learn some techniques"
After exchanging a few more words with Blaire they left towards the training grounds, it was time to show the newbies from the village he was back and stronger than ever. Since he had already evolve he couldn't terrorize his fellow awakened anymore and need it to step up his game against the evolve classes.
It was still early in the morning and the majority of the trainees were doing their morning exercises and wouldn't spar until the afternoon so Rahz continued to show the rest of the village to his guest.
A few hours passed and it was finally the time Rahz was waiting for. Before the Elder could ask, who wants to step up, Rahz appear on top of the ring and said " What's up plebs, who wants to take me on"
Elune place her hand to her face and shook her head in embarrassment while the trainees look to the ring and quietly waited to see if somebody went up.
"Same rules as always, I won't use any weapons and even full groups can come up".
The moment Rahz utter those words a full group of four came up and their momentum said it all, they were pretty good. Rahz still thought he could take them on but what happened next brought him back to earth, it was a new realm and he was too green to dominate.
After he was slowed down by the healer and bash into the ground by the guardian, Rahz was beat up relentlessly by the four but thanks to his fur armor the damage was minimal.
Rahz surrender and came back down the ring with a smile on his face before saying" Just you wait plebs, enjoy your little moment while you can, I'll be back tomorrow and we will see".
"Any time... any place Rahz "
Before Rahz could leave the training grounds Aya appeared out of nowhere and led him to the meeting hall where all the elders were discussing the upcoming war. Rahz thought that the elders wanted to meet the alchemist they had brought back but the news actually surprised him.
"Rahz, we call you here for a very important task. Bhirl is not here and you have become a First Evolution fighter so it is now time for you to lead a team that would have a special mission. The Village is going to war with the Frostwolf clan and the Kobolds are also threatening to invade".
Rahz was unaware of the situation the village was in and now that he was being included as a leader his expression became serious. " I will make Helgahvall proud"
All the leaders smile at Rahz statement and didn't doubt him for a second. "Good!! your team task is an important one, during the winter months the most important thing for us is to gather information as well as to stop our enemies from gathering any information on us. You will lead a Special Ops team with the mission to clear some of the Kobold groups that stray far from their pack as well as to discover and if possible destroy the enemy's intelligence teams".
"Thank you for the confidence Chief I won't let you down"