In the vast longing Hira desert, the sun shone brightly as ever and a cup of tea could be prepared just by placing the pot in the hot sand. Not just the heat but it is said that the desert devours everything as if it's alive. When no one would dare to step foot in this desert as it would be considered madness, 3 young girls carrying a certain man did it.
"Ahhh Rui! Are you sure we're going to the right direction?" Among the girls, Sera, A girl with gray hair in black clothing asked as they had been walking for days without any rest and only had some rations.
Just keep moving straight" Rui answered and she was the one who was carrying the man in a doko (Doko is a kind of basket made from bamboo. They are hand-woven in a conical or "V" shape.)
He had long black silky hair, His hands were wrapped with bandages and his eyes looked lifeless with little scars and scrapes around his face. He could only speak out few words like 'gkk' 'ah-ah' 'shh' and his neck was covered with a dark blue scarf.
"You sure this is going to work?" The last member from the girls, Yuna asked.
...
"We serve our master and will continue to do it till eternity so, it is not for us to decide but our master and right now... he wants us to try everything we can"
Amara a magician with his 3 beautiful disciples stepped foot on the Adventurer guild for the very first time.
The atmosphere was like a bar on a Friday night. Some were fully drunk to the point where they couldn't even move, while some were busy forming teams.
As soon as they entered, the atmosphere took a turn.
The people around the guild wondered who was with the 3 girls who were on par with goddesses charm. Stillness fell over the place as all eyes were on them, some created a tsk sound, some had enviousness in their eyes while others admired their beauty.
Their outfits were out of the ordinary.
Rui, the first girl had bandages covering her eyes. Even the bandages were half covered with her Snow like hair long enough to touch her waist. She wore a black skirt with plain white shirt and a bent sword in her hips.
Yuna, the second girl had the most charming Red eyes with an uninterested look which looked like it could hypnotize anyone and the white top. Her snow like hair matching perfectly with Rui and white boots she wore matched perfectly with her appearance making her look like a royalty.
Sera, the last girl in black outfit had a bun top knot grey hair and a needle piercing through the bun. Her violet eyes reflected everyone surrounding her clearly.
Their hair as white as snow and even if one's hair was greyish, it flickered and gleamed as they entered the guild. One of the girls eyes had been covered with a piece of black cloth but other's eyes were naked to the public eye but so elegant that many couldn't see them directly without dimming their eyes. The blindfolded girl carried a bent sword which had a chain with a lock on it attached to her hips while the others were empty handed.
"A-Angel! Fallen Angel" cried a drunkard as he fell to the ground kneeling and begging for forgiveness for the sins he had committed.
While others were into thier beauty,
The middle man in between the 3 girls, A young man with a bland face and black hair with a dark blue scarf tried introducing himself.
"hello"
"hi"
"yo"
but everybody made an eerie face.
After getting ignored by the people, he went to the counter and asked the receptionist.
"hey missy, how can I register?" he had a rosรฉ in his mouth and flirted just like a player.
"Master, please stop it"
"Uhmm" the receptionist stuttered
Unlike what they had expected like measuring mana and stuff like that, all they had to do was enchant the card provided by the guild and placing a drop of their blood which then automatically started showing their information on it.
โข๐น๐๐๐ - ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐ธ๐๐๐
๐ฝ๐๐๐ - ๐ณ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฌ๐๐ - 18
๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ - ๐น๐๐๐, ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐ - 1650/1650
๐ท๐๐ - 69, ๐ฝ๐๐๐ - ๐ญ๐๐๐๐
๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ - ๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐๐๐
โข ๐น๐๐๐ - ๐ฝ๐๐, ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฝ๐๐๐ - ๐ณ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฌ๐๐ - 18
๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ - ๐น๐๐๐, ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐ - 2002/2002
๐ท๐๐ - 87, ๐ฝ๐๐๐ - ๐ญ๐๐๐๐
๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ - ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
โข ๐น๐๐๐ - ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฝ๐๐๐ - ๐ณ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฌ๐๐ - 17
๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ - ๐น๐๐๐, ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐ - 1800/1800
๐ท๐๐ - 74, ๐ฝ๐๐๐ - ๐ญ๐๐๐๐
๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ - ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐
โข ๐น๐๐๐ - ๐พ๐๐๐, ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฝ๐๐๐ - ๐ณ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฌ๐๐ - 18
๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ - ๐น๐๐๐, ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐ - 1910/1910
๐ท๐๐ - 76, ๐ฝ๐๐๐ - ๐ญ๐๐๐๐
๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ - ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐
"You guys are now officially licensed adventurers" The receptionist congratulated them started bringing out the things related to it.
Adventurers may rank up after completing the given quests by the guild and for their safety, they will only be given quests befitting their lvl and ranks. If the quest is half complete, then the adventurer will only receive half the payment. Registering also means that the adventurer have agreed that when they perish in a battle or while doing side quests, the guild won't be held accountable and instead they will give compensation to the dearest family or relatives of the perished one. Their guild cards included their info, a map, limited dimensional storage and an Encyclopedia. If the guild card is lost then the they have to pay 20 gold coins as a fine but if stolen, the guild will personally help them recover it.
Also, they were labelled as Black ranked adventurer meaning Beginner level adventurer. The ranks had been classified into 7 colours.
Black - Beginner (generally includes jobs like defeating low-class monsters, delivery, gathering herbs, babysitting or manual labour)
Purple - Adventurer-in-training (they are usually appointed in helping the injured and evacuation during combat)
Green - Adventurer
Blue - Veteran Adventurer
Red - A-1 Adventurer (specialized in taking care of a herd of monsters and demons alone)
Silver - Elite Adventurer (adventurer's of this rank are appointed to defeat mid-boss level monsters and Elite demons)
Gold - Hero (they are appointed to defeat bosses and mid-bosses, especially if other Silver Rank adventurers fails to get the job done)
The first quest they chose was delivering 3 boxes to the Elven Kingdom, The land of the Elves. A typical quest as it sounds, the land of elves were known for something in the past. Before leaving for the small voyage ahead, Amara nodded at Rui signalling her when she too nodded him back and went a separate path from them.
"Tsk, why do only losers get the hottest chicks? And the coldness from that bitch's blindfolded eyes!~Ahm~ just thinking about her moaning is giving me half the satisfaction already" The unknown man glimpsed through the alleyway jerking off to his content, his eyes had dark circles underneath and was almost on the verge of collapse and beside him were his two minions who were just watching him confusedly.
Rui had finally found the inn she was looking for but she was suddenly hit by a roadblock.
"Hey, why don't you join us, you're fairly good looking and look physically fit for a lvl 87 and if you keep sticking with that guy whose lvl is even lower than yours then you're definitely gonna die, that's a total waste for a beauty like you" The unknown man with his two minions asked.
No response from her like a statue, the group stumbled an awkward moment.
"... You in the right, you in the left and I'll tie her up"
5 minutes later,
Rui came across the long-awaited Amara and his disciples and headed towards the Elven Kingdom with no further delay.
โขThe tale of a knight whose promise still stays strongโข
"Mother, why do the people of Elven love 'The Fallen Knight', even though he's a human?" The naรฏve child asked to his mother. The mother could see her child's curious face.
"Well, still not many from the Elven knows the story" the mother replied.
"Who was he?"
"They called him a hero."
"Why was that?"
"Because he did good deeds."
"What was the deed?"
"They say he was a kind-hearted person and was kind to everyone even though they despised him and he would give shelter and food to the poor and innocent people"
The child's face grew more of curiosity with his jaw-dropping slowly.
"And...?"
"And... They say he kept a promise and held to it till his dying breath"
"Did it change much?"
"Well not entirely... but a deed needn't do much to make a great change."
...
"Will he be remembered?"
"Perhaps not by the whole world, but the citizens of Elven surely will remember him forever. After all...
His actions have echoed long even after he's gone, contributing to a legacy that will one day touch the stars."
ยฐElvinia, Capital city of the Elven Kingdom
Known for both beauty and grace, the elves of both gender had charming eyes and a figure that everyone would dream of.
The city was filled with happiness which could be seen through people's joyous faces and smiles.
It was a busy city filled with busy people, the road was bustling with people as they went about their daily lives. As Amara and his disciples walked through the street, they were greeted by many Elves, both old and young.
Suddenly the ground rumbled, A group of Knights halting towards Amara welcomed them and gave an invitation to the Royal Palace. "It is an order from her Majesty".
They had a fine walk with the Knights. The slow walk made it possible for them to witness eye-catching views. Every house was made with fine arts and architecture, walls made of crystal, the face of old ones with appreciation and the face of young ones with curiosity. Poor and rich, tall and short, no one cared for they were just enjoying their time together. The Royal Palace they entered was truly art with amazing paintings hanging in the walls of the hallway of a certain Knight.
"Thank you adventurer's for visiting our small Kingdom, once I heard that humans were coming here, I couldn't help but be filled with joy. Oh! Please come inside the dining hall, we've been preparing for you and excuse my rudeness for talking frequently" said an elf with pointy ears which slowly turned red. It was Queen Elvinia welcoming Amara and his disciples.
"But your Majesty, you shouldn't exc-" her tutor got silenced in just a second only by her gaze
"Please don't mind him" So young yet so old with a charismatic smile. Her eyes shimmering just like a glitter, the blue dress she wore and the snow hair with white eyebrows, everything was flawless. The excitement level of Elvinia was comparable to that of a child.
After that, they entered the palace and were introduced by different kinds of the delicious smell. The dining hall was very spacious and in the middle was a large table filled with different kinds of food with different flavours which was new to Amara and his disciples. It was truly a new experience for them.
Amara then took out the boxes from his dimensional storage.
"Ohh the boxes, thank you adventurers and may I please get to know your names," asked the curious Elf queen by putting up a gentle smile.
"Amara" he replied with a smile back at her
"Rui" said the first
"Yuna" said the second
"Sera" said the third
"Such interesting na-" Woosh, In an instant, the walls of the dining room came flying in pieces towards them but before it could hit any of them, Rui sliced every pieces into little pebbles.
"Who is it!" Elvinia shouted fiercely with an intimidating look.
"You needn't worry your Majesty, It is I 'Rรกundolrph' ". A slithering voice came from a raven figure. Its wings made from bones reached every part of the room and scratched the walls leaving a temporary mark.
"Even you made a pact with the demons, didn't you?" uttered Elvinia, clearly disappointed in him. Her tutor tried his best to convince her to get to safety but she just refused over and over.
"You see, what I'm here for is not you but rather the boxes you're holding"
Rui ordered by her master stepped in the frontline but Elvinia, she stopped her and said that she'd solve her problem by herself and ordered them to get into safety.
But before she could even use any magical or physical attack, she felt down in her knee, breathing constantly every second.
"Your Majest-"
"I'm fi-"
Elvinia had been working 24/7 for her kingdom and she had only gotten rest for 2 hours approximately and Amara could point it out just by looking at her.
Slowly sipping the tea in a proper manner, Amara snapped his fingers which put both Elvinia and her tutor to temporary sleep.
"heh? what are you trying to do young man?" Rรกundolrph asked with interest.
...
There was no answer to his question rather just a whistle from Amara. It appeared that he had signalled one of his disciples, Yuna to step in the frontline.
A black mist slowly arose and through it a spear with a layout of a dragon materialized.
"I'm one of the ELITE demons and you think you can defeat me with just a mere spear"
Engraved with rage, he charged in with an intense bloodlust. While charging he faded away in thin air with no trace whatsoever.
...
For a moment it was quiet until Yuna shoved her spear in thin air of nothingness. From it, slowly a raven figure which seemed to be struggling to set himself free appeared and then again, she shoved it but this time even harder and rolled her spear from the inside frequently, turning the inside bones of Rรกundolrph to meat.
His black blood slowly dripped from Yuna's spear but then
"you're quite strong for a female" Rรกundolrph appeared from the corner as he clapped his hands. The body which Yuna had stabbed was gone and he said "letting my clone go first was a good move by me and If you're that good at fighting, maybe you should've thought about your surroundings too" Multiple threads connected to the walls and pillars which was impossible to see through the naked eyes shredded Yuna to pieces.
...
"Huh!?"
The threads which were as hard as steel and as fast as speed of sound couldn't even penetrate Yuna's skin.
"Th-that scale! yo-" before he could even finish his sentences, Amara shot a coffee bean with his fingers which blew the upper body of Rรกundolrph.
"blah blah blah, you talk too much for a side character" Amara said with a straight face.
This time his body wasn't bleeding or releasing any sort of liquid.
"... So, he was already dead before showing up here..."
After that, Amara burned his body to ashes with black flame and Sera repaired the damaged walls with her restoration magic and everything was back to normal.
Shortly after Elvinia woke up and found herself sleeping lazily in the dining table.
*Slurp* The sound of someone slurping something came from the dining table.
It was Amara casually savouring another cup of tea.
Elvinia hadn't a single clue on what had happened, she only recalled up to taking the boxes from Amara. She also felt a lot of stress release from her body and her mana had been restored to the normal amount. Beside her was her tutor sleeping like a sleepy queen.
"You suddenly collapsed from mana deficiency and after seeing you collapse, your tutor had also unexpectedly collapsed" was what Amara said.
She apologized for her act and sincerely expressed her gratitude for having a visit in their kingdom as Amara and his disciples were ready to set out but before going so, he felt the cool breeze coming through the balcony which caught his attention.
while he was enjoying the view, A girl who looked like a mini version of Elvinia, came through the door belonging to her room.
Elvinia's daughter, Snow who was around 70 years of age, who would be around 14 years of human age appeared out of the room and drove towards the balcony where Amara was standing, enjoying the sunset view.
She just stared at him with a curious expression without changing her neutral face.
"Hey there" he said but her eyes were fixated towards a certain pendant hanging around his neck.
He kneeled, "You want this pendant?" he asked and she bobbed.
"What is the thing that you're willing to give me in exchange for this pendant?" he asked while accommodating a smile.
Her head tilted with a mystified and confused look which made Amara chuckle a bit.
"I'm joking, here you can take it but be sure to never loose it okay? It's a special charm which keeps you protected"
She couldn't even speak but put up a curious and delighted face.
Her curious look couldn't be unnoticed even by her own mother Elvinia who hasn't seen her outside of the room for ages and was stunned to suddenly see her come outside. Snow was known for not being tempted in the princess work and rather just spending her time alone in the room. So, it was quite a shock for her mother.
Snow slowly gathering her courage, she said "thank you" in a very low voice only audible within earshot.
She then directly ran towards her room and shut the door.
Amara and his disciples finally finished their small journey and steered their way home.
On the other side, Elvinia with her tutor entered a spacious room with windows opened from every. They opened each of the boxes which contained a diamond, emerald, and a ruby. "Your Majesty, why did you entrust these boxes to those greedy humans, what if they had stolen it after knowing it had valuable gems." said her tutor.
"Knowing humans are stupid, greedy, full of pride... Still, the words he said, I- I... I wanted to try it out and If the adventures had stolen the gems, the box would swallow them up alive"
She pulled down the sheets which were covering a figure. It was a statue of a knight. His hands grabbing the sword spread long in the air with the cape moving mildly by the wind. The crown he wore had 3 small spaces for something to be fit. The gems from her hands flew and was a perfect fit in the missing spaces. It wasn't like something miracle would happen after the missing spaces were filled, it just stayed there but even just that made Elvinia's heart warm.
"But those adventurers today... they felt so mysterious" said her tutor and she replied the same
"Yeah... Yeah, they were."