Born of New Hero
All the magic knights in the Neutral Zone were on full alert. all areas within a radius of 1 Kilometer from the hero summoning location were emptied. A 3 layered magic barrier was also created so that not a single demon could approach the hero summoning location while the ritual was in progress. The five holy women were also already underground where the hero summoning magic circle was located. in that place filled with the energy of the god of light, holy women sat praying. They sit in predetermined positions.
"Today… we will be conducting the 8th hero summoning ceremony in the World of Argaz… oh great God of Light... grant us your blessings... and let your holy hero come to save the human race…"
*stab…*
The woman who was in the center of the magic circle stabbed herself to the point of making her whole body melt. Her body turned into blood which flowed throughout the magic circle. The magic circle surrounded by the five holy women turned red. The red light of blood-dimmed until it changed to a golden light.
Then all the light grew brighter until it rose up and pierced the roof. The golden light rose up to the sky like a gigantic pillar of light. The sign of the birth of a new hero to the World of Argaz was noticed by people with high status. Novar and the Demon King also felt it, a discomfiting sensation coming from the direction of the pillar of light.
"What an unpleasant appearance... what kind of hero did they summon to make my instincts scream like this...?"
Novar kept staring out the window of his workspace when he felt an unpleasant sensation. He also looked back at a paper containing a request for cooperation with the Beast Kingdom.
"it looks like cooperating with the Beast Kingdom is the best way for now... moreover I'm a bit interested in their special abilities… [Beastification]..."
As Novar placed the signed paper on the table, the hero-summoning ritual was completed. In an underground room filled with crystal light, 5 figures appeared that the human race had been waiting for for a long time. The five people who were summoned looked confused because they were summoned by force.
"what place is this...? As I remember, we were still at the tourist site…"
"Rian… where are we…? This is not a tourist area…?"
"I don't know... maybe it's because of that strange light…"
"You mean that strange light that appeared suddenly where we were…?"
Two people who looked like a couple immediately spoke when they looked around the area. While a woman seen wearing a tracksuit is inspecting the body of one of the holy women.
"Huh...? this woman is still breathing... but they are not aware even though I have given pain to their body parts… so strange…"
"hey you geeky woman... what do you mean by what you just said...?"
"What I mean is... they look like they're alive... but they also look like they're dead... because I tried some nerve points that could make a person faint instantly wake up from the shock of pain... but they don't respond at all like corpses... even so they still breathe and their heartbeats are also normal… oh yeah... one more thing... I'm not a geeky girl... just because I wear glasses like this... doesn't mean I'm a geek... moreover I'm pretty sure I can beat someone like you in 3 moves…"
A woman wearing a tracksuit with round glasses also looks very serious. It certainly makes a tattooed man who looks thin offended.
"What did you say...? wanna try to fight...?"
"STOP…! please ease your anger heroes..."
The attention of the five people who were forcibly summoned was diverted by a man's voice. They turned and saw the figure of a man in iron armor coming with several people who looked like soldiers.
"Now we even have people wearing iron armor... exactly where are we now...?"
The tattooed man looks really annoyed because all the strange things he's never seen are just popping up.
"Calm down sir hero... I will explain on the way to the break room to you all… so please follow me..."
"But what about these women...? they look weird even though they are still breathing…"
The woman wearing the tracksuit also commented on the five holy women who were still unconscious. The knight wearing iron armor also smiled because he saw the kindness of one of the heroes.
"We will give them the best care... and they will also become bodyguards for heroes like you... it will be a hassle if their bodies are injured before carrying out their duties."
The woman who was wearing a blazer and looking like an office worker was glaring at the knight. But She still followed the knight's instructions to follow him to a room with 4 other people. The 5 summoned heroes consist of 3 women and 2 men. Rian Faliza and Amuran Koranda are two men who are summoned in a hero-summoning ritual. Rian comes from a university, he happens to be enjoying a vacation on a nature tour. It's the same with Amuran who is enjoying a holiday gift from his boss for being the best member.
Meanwhile, there are 3 women who are also summoned as heroes. Carissa Maulan is Rian's girlfriend and classmate. Then there is Genisa Aliata, an athlete and sports teacher at a high school. Genisa wore big round glasses when she was a teacher. The glasses were to cover her face, because she didn't want anyone to know about his profession as an athlete. A woman who is very quiet and uses a blazer like an office worker is Salita Karan. Salita has been very quiet since she was forcibly summoned to another world, she also continues to follow the foreign knight's directions without arguing or asking the slightest question.
"Rian... will everything be okay...? what's with all these weird places...? why there is no electricity or internet signal in this place...?"
"Calm down... everything will definitely be fine... whatever happens... I will still be with you so there's no need to be afraid..."
Rian tried to calm Carissa so she wouldn't panic too much when she was already in the big room with 3 other people. Amuran was very annoyed to see Rian and Carissa who looked like they were making out in the room without thinking about other people.
"Tch… if you want to be intimate do it somewhere else... I'm already quite dizzy with all this weirdness...!"
"Sorry, we'll be quiet... Carissa is just a little scared because of all this weird stuff... I'll keep her calm... so I'm sorry for bothering you…"
"Haaa... alright... as long as she's not too noisy I won't mind it…"
Amuran was surprised to see Rian who immediately apologized, he could not continue his anger. Previously, the knight told them about the hero summoning ritual. In essence, the five of them were selected as potential heroes who would save the human race from the cruelty of the demon race. they would also undergo a year's worth of training in order to kill a demon lord.
The main prize for killing the Demon King, there will be two reward options. First, they could return to their old world without spending a single second in the old world. Or they could choose to stay and be given a life of luxury in the Argaz World as the heroes of the human race.
"The prizes they offer are too good for foreigners like us...and more...fighting like a hero in a game or comic… all of that is not something easy to do…"
"I hate to say this... but the tattoo guy is right... I agree with him... we might be facing a training that could cost our lives…"
Genisa looks very serious when expressing the same opinion as Amuran. They fell silent again and thought about their fate as heroes who were summoned to another world. Not long after that, the knight who had previously ushered them into the room to rest came.
"Everything is ready... we will check the special abilities you get when you come to this world…"
'S-special ability…!'
Curiosity pushed the five of them to follow the knight's directions for the second time. They wanted to know what special abilities the knight was referring to and what their benefits were.
"Special abilities will help you in doing many things... everyone must have special abilities... but the levels are different… usually heroes like you will get special abilities that are very unique or strong... but all of that cannot be predicted until you check it out for yourself…"
"Then how to check it...?"
"There are two ways... first you can go to the church and check your skills using a special magic crystal... or... come to the holy place to learn it in person."
The knight explained as he opened the large door which was a shrine to check the special abilities of the heroes.
To be continue~