Roughly three days passed before Aisrin regained his conciousness. By that time, Bloodrend soldiers had taken to the city along with many laborers paid to rebuild. There was also soldiers from Fargas and laborers paid on their end to rebuild. Though they had only just arrived and were cleaning up.
Aisrin was in a room inside the cathedral. Servants were attending to his needs. They were bustling about in and out of his room. replacing towels and such.
"Oh! You woke up!" A familiar voice rejoiced.
"So it was you... father. I'm not even going to ask what happened." Aisrin sighed. Itsysu was dressed in his Adventurers attire, consisting of light steel armor and a blood red cloak. His broadsword was leaning against the wall.
"Awe, don't be like that! Besides, it was nice for a change. Not having to do anything. I was hired to find out about the missing travelers, merchants and immigrants. But who would have thought my son would be here! Ah! I just cant believe my luck!" Itsysu exclaimed happily.
'Over bearing father award goes to...'
"I'm on my way to Fargo. The king sent me to enroll in their Adventurers guild. He said this kingdoms Adventurers guild couldnt support my Job." Aisrin told him.
"Oh, and what's your job?" Itsysu asked with a smile.
"Hero." Aisrin responded embarrassingly. Itsysu sat, smiling blankly.
"Ahahaha... A HERO!" Itsysu jumped up and exclaimed incredulously.
"Yeah." Aisrin sat up and got up, immediately finding his boots and putting them on.
"Hmm. A Hero... Listen son... whatever you did with the Alpha... never do it again." Itsysu sat back down and got serious.
"Why?" Aisrin asked curiously, finally slipping both boots on.
"Just don't. Anyway, your friend... uh... Blacksock...? Blackbawk...? Uh... anyway he told me to pass along a message to you. He said 'I have some things to do. See ya whenever.' Odd named fellow." Itsysu relayed.
"Hah. His name is Blackhawk, and that's just great." Aisrin sighed and opened the door to his room. He slammed it behind him and found his way out of the Cathedral.
Upon stepping outside, Aisrin noticed the abundance of soldier and laborers. There were also the citizens whom Aisrin saved roaming the streets. All activity stopped once Aisrin stepped onto the street. Aisrin looked at them, sighed and went to go on a stroll when cheering erupted.
"Its the hero!" People began to shout.
"Eh?" Aisrin was caught off guard. A child approached Aisrin and hugged him. Aisrin was further confused.
"Thank you!" The little girl smiled and then she ran back to her mother.
"Sure..." Aisrin said quietly after her. Aisrin once again went to go on a walk, but a woman with a bushy tail and beast ears stopped him. He immediately recognized the woman as the former Alpha who was strung up. Aisrin no longer felt much hatred for the Lycans, but he still harbored a bit.
"Can I help you?" Aisrin scowled. The woman was dressed a bit proactively in short leather armor, showing much of her abdomen and making her breast pop up above. She wore short shorts and leather boots. The color of her hair/fur was a deep purple color. Her eyes were the same bright yellow almost golden.
"I only wish to thank you, and apologize for what happened. I never wanted that. I tried very hard to make sure it never did. Unfortunately I failed miserably. And you suffered for it." She kneeled down and apologized. She looked up at Aisrin for a moment, turned red and looked back down.
"Hah. Its whatever now. I've already claimed my vengeance." Aisrin dismissed with a sigh.
"Uhm, d-do you normally walk around... shirtless?" She asked. Aisrin looked at her in confusion, then upon realizing why she looked red, he looked down to see his bare torso. He was exceptionally toned and chiseled from his years of training. He had scars scattered over his body from his encounters with magical beasts. Now it was Aisrins turn to be embarrassed. He had forgotten his shirt and cloak.
"Uh, no... today's a special occasion..." Aisrin replied turning bright red from embarrassment.
"I see. Well that's all I wanted to say. Uhm, good luck to you." She hurriedly rushed off after that. She looked only around two to three years older than Aisrin.
"Guess you can be an Alpha at any age..." Aisrin muttered as he shot back inside the cathedral and hurriedly put his clothes on.
"Took you long enough." Itsysu chuckled.
"Its really not funny. Hah. So... what's next for you?" Aisrin sighed.
"Hmm. Well, I have to go back to Bloodrend City to report. But after that... back home." Itsysu replied.
"That's good. I'm sure Hari and Adue need you." Aisrin smiled.
"...Aisrin... You look really handsome when you smile." Itsysu commented.
*Later at the gates to Fargas*
Aisrin, James, and Gwen were gathered at the final checkpoint into Fargas.
"Too much happened before we got here..." James rubbed between his eyes tiredly.
"Gwen just wants to get to Fargo before anything else exciting hapoens." Gwen yawned.
"You two sound too lazy." Aisrin commented.
"Hey! Wait!" A woman called out to the group. Aisrin turned to look at the source, and immediately turned back and began rushing the two past the gate. It was the former Alpha Lycan.
"Hey, wait a moment!" James protested.
"If we do, then I have to deal with-"
"Jeez, i thought you were leaving without me." The woman caught up and leaned on Aisrin before he could finish his sentence.
"-her." Aisrin finished. He looked behind at the woman. She was panting, and still leaning on him
"I thought you were going back to your pack." Aisrin comnented.
"Huh? Why would I do that? It seems like more fun to tag along with your party." The woman replied.
"Observe." Aisrin actuvated his skill.
(Name: Mina Violetfang
Lv 34
STR: 128 VIT: 125
AGT: 151 INT: 137
SEN: 144)
Aisrin compared her stats to his.
(Name: Aisrin Age: 16
Job: Hero Lv 6 Title: Lycan Slayer
Lv: 23 EXP to next Lv up: 2382
HP: 335/335 MP: 420/420
STR: 69 VIT: 62
AGT: 88 INT: 69
SEN: 78
Pre-Existing Skills:
Magic Swordsman Lv 20
Mage Lv 23
Swordsman Lv 21
Updated Skills:
Dagger wielding Lv 10
Silent Strike Lv 4
Aquired Skills:
Fire Bolt Lv 5: Charged Fire magic compounded into a ball and shot like a bolt. AOE- 45m
Limit Break Lv 1: Double all stats for three minutes. Awakens all primal instincts for increased reaction time. Use- once every week.
Takeover Lv 2: Become the Shadow Lord for five minutes. Use- Once a month.
Lightning Clad Lv 7: Don the lightning spirits cloak for high speed and impenetrable defense. AGT +14.
Wind Blade Lv 3: With mana gathered in the user's weapon strike with a Sprites breath to slice the enemy. Distance effective up to 30 feet. Width 5 feet.
Sneak Lv 8: Become the background, 40% harder to detect.
Observe Lv 4: See the Name and stats of opponents and objects.)
Observe had leveled up a bit, before he could only see stats, now he could see names. Still, Mina had quite the bit of power.
"Sounds great! You'd be a welcome addition!" James decided on his own as he pulled her along past the gate and started talking about his roll in the Bordertown liberation plan. Gwen just shrugged and just followed the two of them.
"Hah. I want to argue, but I'm too tired to care. And all you did was sit by the entrance..." Aisrin sighed as he quit comparing and just followed his party. His peaceful life getting further and further behind him.