Grid, Vers, Myr and Njuko walk into the Hall of the Hunter. The people are moving about the only thing now is that their are only Aardelings and their are guards everywhere. The air in the place has changed too. The receptionist are behind the counters with the bars. No one is walking freely chatting like before.
Grid walks past the office counters, not even the guards dared stopped him. He goes up stairs and Njuko asks Myr.
"What is he going to do up there?" Myr looks at him, she has change into a short skirt with light armor pieces on the waist breast and neck. Her weapon looks like a mace.
"That's the where the leaders of the parties can meet with seniors officials of the Hall." Myr says confidently.
"Yeah okay, but what is he going to do there, you can registrar a party at the counters here on the first floor. So he isn't doing that and he did hand over our documents at our floor too so it's not about our forms. I wonder why he went up there." Myr blushes a little without directly calling out, which she appreciated. Njuko has basically said she doesn't why Grid has gone upstairs.
"It can be for any number reasons by ti think maybe its because the boss man, wants some info. After all we are going to after the people that attacked so anyone with a clue would be useful." says Vers. Thinking out loud more anything. These two young in his party are pretty strong but not very experienced. Out of all of them Vers is probably the weakest her has been try to absorb a element for over ten years and has barely managed half of it. If Grid is to be believed Njuko is a super rare talent for the elements and Myr has all but stabilized hers in three years which is maddening as his efforts still have not sprouted yet after so many years of effort.
"Okay, so then there are Halls all over the world with information to share?" Njuko asks Vers as he seems a bit knowledgeable even Myr has turned to him. Her glowing cheeks wonderfully plump.
"No Dont be silly, we haven't been able to explore even half the continent in a thousand years. We have been slowly pushed out by the monsters they are just too strong." Vers says while lamenting the failures of his people.
Myr jumps and says, "Yeah I have heard the stories of how we all the races used found in every corner of the continent now thou its just the few cities and a lot of small villages."
Vers nods and Njuko opens his wondering how difficult the world must be if they don't even rule the entire continent. Njuko plays with his bracers the conversation is falling into a lull and he would much prefer talking than waiting in silence.
What agitating him more is that Bilat and Mduju are not answering his messages. He thought maybe his device is broken but the message definitely sent.
Grid comes down his rendezvous with the information brokers upstairs. He hands out three rings.
"These are you three, they allow you hold items in a pocket space depending on how much strength you have." When Njuko takes his
"Device deteced incorporating." his bracer voiced and absorbed the ring. He can see and feel a space open that he can control and out things. His inventory already automatically emptied into it besides a scraps their is nothing of value. Just the orb he found i the Temple that he used to open the door. To the treasure room.
"Thank you Master." Says Myr who puts hers on her left hand thumb.
"Indeed thanks Boss man!" Says Commander Vers.
Njuko is still not sure what to call Grid so he goes with, "Thanks boss." Grid nods and takes another look at his bracer and carries on.
"At the counter over their, the lady with black hair will give you, a tent a bed and some rope. Put I them in your inventory space." They all go one by one, since multiple hunters can't be at one counter anymore.
The woman with black hair smiled at Njuko and even said" Good luck to you hunter. " He thanked her and moves back to his table. He is the last so now they awaiting the order of the mission.
" Since I will be training all of while we adventure, a few ground rules need to be established. You will always do as I say always. The world is dangerous and sometimes people die or get left behind if I say leave someone you will leave. Secondly rlteainingnis twice a day make sure to have a big meal every morning if you plan on living through ordeal. " they each nodded its a bit late to pull out now so they agree but Myr seems a bit troubled by the leaving behind some one part.
"The mission for now is that you guys are going to find the enemy that attacked us, along the way we trying to capture and find out where their main base. We will be also training so expect a lot of pitstops." Grid says to them.
Njuko says, "wouldnt it be easier to only focus on the enemy rather mess around with the random village quests?" Grid rubs his bald chin. He starts to smile.
Then he says, "normally I would agree with but we have no idea what kind of force the enemy has or hove far they could. If allowed you all to go directly to the enemy as is I'm pretty suelre you would all die. The point of the pit stops is get a lay of the land and understand the situation fully. Imagine we somehow kill the enemy only to find that they are fighting an even worse on the otherside who will now invade us. Yes I know its improbably but it's not impossible. The point is that there are lot of moving parts and want to get to understand them all. Plus a little adventure is a great way to bond with one another. "
Njuko, Myr and Vers all nod acepting the reasonable explanation. Grid stands signaling the rest to follow him. They leave the Hall and go out toward the main gate. Which has opened as the clean up is already under way. At the main gate Myr asks.
"Are we not taking any horses?" Njuko and Vers look around there are no stabled horses around for them at the gate.
Grid says, "No! Think of it as building stamina we will only everyday after walking fifty kilometers a day at least that should be enough with your training to keep your minds off doing anything stupid."
They all moan. Njuko knows its not easy to walk large distances and fight. Thou at least they don't have to carry any burden so it should be a bit easier.
The walk over the bridge is pleasant most of the houses outside have been completely destroyed including Njuko's house which is a pill of rubble right now. It looks like a huge bouldet hit the entire area. The river is massive being a kilometer wide the water is very deep and fast moving. One can easily get swept away.
Grid says "We going to the small village of Loria. There is someone there who might have some information on the enemy. Plus it's a good place to start your training in the mean time keep an eye out for small monsters. Vers this is for you. Njuko I need you this metal and Myr her is another wind element rock for you to absorb it should be easier since you ha e completed one already. "
Grid hands these items Njuko has to expell as much of his spell as he can then constantly into the metal. Its cool to his touch and wen he zaps it his lightning is consumed. After thirty mintues everyone is sweating.
Grid is making fast pace under normal circumstances Njuko sure he can keep up but using his lightning also zaps his stamina. Grisd gives tips as they moving tellinng Vers to" Focus on getting a lot a little waves instead of on big, like throwing rock into a pond. "
When Myr is catching her breath he makes sure she stands up straight and breathes through her nose." Take your time we are not in a rush we still have a lot of foundation to lay."
Njuko keeps letting loose, Grid does come over and says," Push harder you must exhaust yourself you body is strong which makes it much harder to train so please a little more effort.
Njuko earnestly starts to push, the rush of power at the dispelled lightning is cool. They come across a sign that puts the village of Loria only a few more miles away. They push on each sun will not be up forever.