In a four story building within Metro Manila,the Makisig Guild, lead by the Light Speed Hero, Makoy Dela Cruz, situated an unawakened Man, in an age of 45, having a phone call to his relatives in the province.
The man sigh in as he ended the call. A certain women entered the room, she notice him and speak.
"What's going on? You don't look cheerful like the usual." Mrs. Dela Cruz said as she take a seat to her desk.
She is the mother of Makoy Dela Cruz and currently she is the Financial Manager of his son's guild. After being healed by Archie and have been told about everything, she decided to help his son on handling his guild Financial Matters since she is good at such thing.
"You see, my siblings back at Visayas were recruiting me to become a member of a some cult." He started.
Mrs. Dela Cruz attention was fully triggered upon hearing him. She is quite intrigue about the new cult. Thinking about how the world change, it's not impossible for people to create and follow a new religion.
"Tell me more about it."
"You see, a cult called Light Reformation which is slowly growing it's influence manage to reach out to my siblings and they want me to join as well in a hopes that maybe I can be awakened by the spirits of nature considering that I don't believe in the existence of God." The man reveals which makes Mrs. Dela Cruz confuse, since every religion is build up by a belief that God exist. She never heard anyone in this day and age, worshipping to the spirits of nature.
Mrs. Dela Cruz didn't reply as she was thinking, making the man added more to his story.
"I told them that awakening happen at random but they didn't believe me. They said that they saw the leader of the cult ask the nature spirits to awaken someone and miracle happen. The normal person really did become an awaken."
Upon hearing this Mrs. Dela Cruz sigh in relief. She knows that it is impossible for an awaken to awaken a normal person, as stated by his son. If truly such ability exist, the awaken who can do it will probably be given a special treatment in Hunter Association without a doubt.
"It's probably a lie or some kind of trick, the person they claim to be a normal one, probably is an awaken from the start. Only another awaken can detect another awaken, it's impossible for normal person to tell that the person they were facing with is an awaken or not unless they have mana measuring device with them all the time or the other reveal their skills."
Mrs. Dela Cruz explained.
The man simply nodded at her and finally stood up to his seat and pick up the documents that he was suppose to be working on at Mrs. Dela Cruz desk.
"I already told them about that but they only get mad at me for thinking that they were stupid. They even suggested that i should take a better look at it first before judging it. Anyways I will go to the Arch Enterprise now. I heard that they are willing to pay huge amount of money for the monster corpses. I'll confirm it myself and report it to you."
The man was about to leave but Mrs. Dela Cruz stop him.
"Wait, I heard that they are selling magic items and other magic stuffs. If they have a brochure or list of what they were selling, bring it here as well. If they have an item that is on pre-sell, please take a picture of it as well. I don't think that they have their own website right now, since their business is totally new."
"Ok, I gotta go now." The man reply before exiting the door.
Mrs. Dela Cruz continued her work and calculated the guild expenses so far when suddenly the door open again and two people enter the room.
One of it is his son Makoy, and the other one is her secretary.
"Hi mom, is everything fine? Don't over work yourself, you just returned to your health a few days ago." Makoy said and he take a seat to his desk.
"Please prepare us some coffee and buy some snacks thanks." Makoy told her secretary which she happily obey and leave the room.
"I told you, I am really fine. My condition is better than even before. The elixir that Archie gave me really did some miracle at me."
Makoy nodded at her mother while looking at his computer.
"Archie has a very unique set of skills aside from having an abundant mana. He use his knowledge about magic to create an elixir to cure you. I don't know if there are others out there who can do the same but I am lucky to know that Archie can and he is willing to trade it to me for something cheap despite having only 2 elixirs with him at hand since creating it requires certain type of monsters according to him."
Mrs. Dela Cruz has gotten curious. She knows that Archie ask for something to his son in return for giving her the elixir, but he didn't disclose what is it. She ask Makoy before as well but their conversation that time was interrupted, leaving her unable to know the truth.
"Archie said that what he's asking for you is something expensive. He even told me that you are a good child for being selfless towards me. But you said it was something cheap. It made me confuse, can you tell me what you traded him for the elixir? I don't want to burden you so I'll carry half of what your having."
Mrs. Dela Cruz was proud and happy that his son is willing to sacrifice himself for her, his mother. But she knows that she shouldn't let his son be burden with her, she shouldn't be a liability to him. He was already starting his life and he needs everything he has right now to start the next chapter of his life which is marriage.
Although she was not talking about marriage to his son, but she knows that her son will certainly marry someone any moment because of his age. So he should be better prepared for it.
"He told me not to share the existence of elixir to anyone mom but I guess I can talk to you about it since he made you aware. The only thing that he ask for me in return for the elixir is to help him when he really needs my support. That's all."
Mrs. Dela Cruz couldn't help herself but stand up in shock.
"What? What's so expensive about it? He is basically giving you the elixir for free. It's impossible for him to ask you for any help since he has almost everything right now."
Makoy look at her mother and nodded.
"I also told him about it but he insisted that it's fine. I even prepare my self to go against David and Marry him if he asks me to in exchange for the elixir but it didn't happen. Now that we are talking about it, I still haven't properly thank him. He's always out of reach recently, I wonder when will his free time be."
"You make it sound that you like him. Although I don't mind if you turn out to be like that. But you must properly thank him later and find a time to do it. It's the most appropriate thing to do."
"I just find him interesting mom, that's all. But he already has David with him and they both seem happy together, so I'll just forget about it. Don't worry mom I'll properly thank him later when he's available already."
Mrs. Dela Cruz nodded and she suddenly remember what her co-worker told her so he face his son up again and ask about it.
"Makoy, are you really sure that no awaken can awaken others?" She asks.
"Hmmm? Do you want to be awaken as well mom? Like I said before, awakening is a random thing. No one so far has been reported to be able to awaken someone using their skills, even internationally. But I cannot dismiss the idea that someone might be capable of such a thing. The other day, the Saintess came here and revive the fallen people who died during the first opening of the dungeon gates. So if someone can do that, we cannot dismiss the possibility that someone might able to awaken people."
"You know Mr. Antarez? The person you assign to me to help me lessen my work load? He received a call from his siblings earlier and they keep telling him to join the Light Reformation cult. They keep saying that the priest there has the power to awaken someone as long as they believe in the power of the nature spirits or something along the line, anyway I forgot the exact terms he used but that's the main thought. We both believe that his siblings where just seeing some fake stunts, but now that you mention it, I cannot dismiss the idea that maybe what Mr.Antarez siblings told, might be an awaken that has the power to awaken others as well. What do you think?"
"Wait mom, you mentioned Light Reformation cult didn't you? Do you know where this cult base is?"
Mrs. Dela Cruz become worried to his son sudden interest in the topic. She feels like there is something wrong.
Makoy on the other hand, remember that the Hunter Association captured someone who keeps uttering Light Reformation and they have been investigating what is it ever since then.
Makoy feels like something big is about to come up.
"Mr. Antarez only told me that they reach visayas already. But he didn't mention where they were having their base. Do you know anything about it?"
Makoy ignore his mother and think. He remembers that before the Hunter Association ask him on what he knows about 'Light Reformation', a rouge awaken was reported going insane and flooded an entire farm on Davao City.
If Makoy's guess is correct then the insane awaken is probably the one that the Hunter Association where talking. And the Light Reformation that it keeps repeating is probably the cult that his employee and his mother where talking about.
"There is someone who were under investigation because it keeps talking about Light Reformation. I think the Hunter Association should knew about this."
Mrs. Dela Cruz agreed despite not understanding the whole situation.
Makoy immediately grab his phone and called the Hunter Association, the other side didn't take long to answer.
"Hello, I want to report something."