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[Resko's past
Find out what happened to the old Village of Resko 2/?
* The Southern Wall corps used to have a strong influence in these lands, however, due to fear and the ambition of man, they were betrayed by the people they protected, and eventually, their flames were extinguished.
Find out what happened to them 1/1
* The village of Resko is built on top of the Catacombs of the group known as the Southern Wall corps, its leader once slew a powerful creature but was unable to completely stop its resurrection, dying before doing so.
* It still lies within the deepest point of the catacombs…
* A powerful creature is sealed within the depths of Resko, even now, its power is slowly recovering…
Stop 'it' from manifesting 1/?
Time until 'it' awakens ???
??? 0/1
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"What…"
'Too much is happening at once, I'm getting lost…'
"Everyone… Can you please raise your heads first?…" He said awkwardly
The elders and the Village head all raised their heads accordingly.
Edimund smiled and said:
"Now that this was resolved, it's time for us to take care of the rest…" He said as he looked at Testros again
The man dropped his head but soon raised it again.
"It's only a matter of time until what lies down there awakens, so we need to prepare for it."
Dale asked:
"How?"
"... To be honest with you… I can't reply to that… It's impossible to raise a warrior that can take on something even he couldn't take."
"And we need to consider our time. How long do we have? Days? Weeks? Months? Years?..."
Edimund said:
"It's true it's unlikely… But it isn't impossible…"
"Isn't it better to leave this place?" Asked Dale
Everyone looked at him with pitiful expressions.
"I would like that to be an option… But we are literally between a rock and a hard place. So we can only move forward." Said Hina
"We are too old to leave, and the others aren't strong enough to do so..."
"Anyway, leave that to us kid…" Said Edimund
But Dale interrupted.
"I refuse. Since I am living here, I have no intention of leaving this place anytime soon… So I would like to join."
'This is my chance... If this is a quest, then I need to get it… Even if it isn't, this is my greatest chance to become stronger fast! Each of these people are definitely filled with quests for me to do!'
Hearing him, the elders' eyes opened slightly. Some just smiled while some others shook their heads with thin smiles.
"Kid… No, Dale. There is no need for…" Said Edimund
But Dale interrupted him once again.
"Look, I am not the kind of person to cause a problem and leave it to a bunch of old men to solve on their own…"
Misgurd protested:
"Who are you calling old, kid? I'll beat your ass!"
But he had a wide smile on his face as he complained.
"I don't want to get ahead of myself… I was lucky in the previous encounter… To be honest, as long as there was a warrior strong enough to resist the Miasma, it would've been enough to do what I did."
Dale bowed toward these old masters.
"So please, teach me!"
'Let's go! Persuasion check!!!!'
"..."
"..."
They looked at each other before Tina got up from her chair and said:
"Isn't this perfect Edimund? You wanted to reward the kid, and here is your chance… Now if you excuse me, I need my beauty sleep…"
"Beauty sleep? Tina, your chest isn't getting any less soggy…" Said Barme
/BOOM!/
The old lady suddenly exploded with energy, almost blasting poor Dale flying out of the room.
Thankfully, Misgurd was there to grab him.
Tina looked at Barme and just as she did so, the energy disappeared as if it never existed.
All of this happened within the span of a fraction of a second…
"Ara?... I think I heard something just now?... I guess it was my imagination…"
She looked at Dale and said:
"Come visit me anytime little Dale, I'll make you some delicious apple pies as a reward for what you did fufufufu…"
And just like that, she left…
Everyone apart from Testros, Misgurd, and Edimund was sweating heavily.
Dale slowly recovered his bearings, shaking his head slightly as he looked at Barme.
He was impressed, he thought only a few of them were combatants, but it seemed everyone was rather strong… Otherwise, considering how much it affected him, a normal old man might just die.
In fact, everyone in this village seemed strong… Well, he only knew these old people personally so it might've been a wrong impression…
"Sigh, Barme, why do you want to die so badly?" Asked Misgurd
"H-Humph!"
He opened his mouth to say more but he quickly shut it as he looked around the place, letting out a sigh of relief when he didn't notice Tina.
"Urg… This was too much for me already…" Said Adamante as she got up and left the Guild
Soon after, Ophelia, Jyter, and Barme left, leaving Misgurd, Edimund, Testros, and Dale behind.
"Kid, your determination has been heard, so I'll make sure to help you." Said Misgurd as he tapped his back
"I would give you a Rank Up, but what you did today isn't on the papers and I doubt they would allow me to give you the rank I wanted… So let's go small for now."
"I'll continue to support you in your quests and information, my muscles may be weakening but my mind remains strong, I know a lot about all sorts of monsters and creatures around the village, I'll make sure to keep you occupied bwahaha!"
Edimund got up from his chair and patted Dale's shoulder as well.
"There isn't much I can do, although I may be the head, it's not like I have any sort of secret plans or things of the sort…"
"There are some things I could have a younger person such as yourself do… But not now, get used to things and come visit me in a few days, Resko has many things buried beneath it, we may need to dig some of these up."
He looked at Testros and nodded slightly before leaving.
Misgurd also left with him, leaving Dale alone with Testros.
"Kid. Once again, thank you. A weight that had been on my shoulders for years has lessened considerably… Nevertheless, our problems are far from over."
"Be it our village's worsening conditions, and now this… We can only try our best."
"I don't really have the authority to do it, but since I am the last one of the Southern Wall corps, through military law, I am the commander in charge…"
He let out a dry laugh.
"I can't imagine I am saying this… Haha…"
He smiled and tapped Dale's shoulders one more time.
"For your contributions to our cause, I, Testros Palinar, Commander of the Southern Corps, am promoting you from civilian to 1-Star cadet. Welcome to the Corps! From now on, be prepared for Hell!"
[DING!]
[Chain Quest Activated, Rise of the Southern Wall Corps]
[Restore the Southern Wall Corps to its former glory 0/?]
[Your Rank is currently: 1-Star Cadet]
"We'll see how long you can persist… Expect heavy training and daily torture."
"I expect discipline and determination, with these two you will go far… Hahaha, I always wanted to say these."
He tapped Dale's shoulder one more time before he said:
"Meet me at the training arena in the morning at 6 Am… Don't worry, I won't take all of your time. But training is only effective when done every day…"
"I'll train you in everything I know, it isn't much since I left the Corps as a Low ranking soldier, but I have sharpened what I knew for 5 decades… It's more than enough for now…"
"It's better if I show it to you tomorrow."
And with no extra words, he left.
"..."
'...'
Dale stayed there, standing alone in the dark room illuminated by a few candles…
"I did it…"
'It was much better than I expected… But everything went smoothly in the end…'
Dale remembered that there was a legendary sword outside and he had a silly smile on his face.
But he soon shook that off, he had things to do, and ASAP!
"... It's almost time for the auctions!"
'Time to go…'
Dale ran out of the Guild and saw the pathetic guys on the ground, trying to raise the sword.
He let out a sigh and grabbed the sword, his muscles tensed as he raised it to his shoulder and started to run, ignoring the gazes of the people behind him…
[Resko Reputation +1*2=2]
"Eh? Why?"
But how could the focused Dale notice the eyes of the girls as he ran into the church?
Without a doubt, this was only the start of his troubles…
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