Hestia POV
It's been a little over 5 days and Xeos still hasn't woken up. I'm really worried about him but everyone says he's stable and is just recuperating. Afton woke up 2 days ago and has been taking it easy until Xeos wakes up.
I laid my head down on Xeos's chest slowly and gently and listened to his heart beating. It brought me comfort that Everything will be alright. His injuries are almost fully healed now thanks to the potions we bought and the healers. So now it's just the waiting game.
Xeos POV
I Woke up with a weight on my chest. The first thing I see is a wooden ceiling and the smell of medicine. Indicating that I'm in the Medical building. Makes sense my injury was severe after all. I tried getting up slowly but I can still feel pain in my lower abdomen. It's not too bad but it will hinder me for a couple days.
I noticed that Hestia was once again by my side and I realized that I must of made her very worried. I felt guilty about that but it's not like it was my fault, it was the soma familias fault and you can bet I won't forget about this incident. Sensing my movement must have alerted Hestia because before I knew it she was on top of me crying while calling my name and asking me if I'm ok.
I just petted the top of her head and rub circles on her back to calm her and let her know I'm fine now. She asked for my side of the story and I explained everything in detail. She was very upset but was also happy about the fact that we made it out alive. I stretched my body out gently as not to aggravate my wound. I took off the wrapping and was too busy looking at the left over scar that I didn't see Hestia blushing while looking at me.
I got up slowly and went to the bathroom to take care of business. After that I sat down and relaxed for a bit and wait for the medics to say I'm good to go. A few hours later after some tests, I was finally cleared to be released but was heavily warned to take it easy for the next 2 weeks. Which I'll spend 1 week recuperating and the next training with Afton to keep our senses sharp.
Just like he said, he spent the week getting along with Hestia and deepening their relationship little by little. The whole last week he practiced fighting blind and unlock a new skill called "Beyond The Depths" which allows him to see things without seeing giving him echolocation and radar sense like daredevil.
Now here is his stats
STR: B-750
END: B-715
DEX: B-745
AGI: C-695
MAG: B-779
He was happy about the improvement but with a bitter expression due to the cause of it. He went to the back of the church to continue practicing. Several hours passed and we see an exhausted Xeos laying on the ground, relaxing at practicing. Then he got up and decided to head out to eat.
He left the church and was now walking around town, looking for a new place to eat. He came across a pub called "The hostess of Fertility". He smiled when he saw it and decided to head in. As soon as he entered, he was greeted by a greenish blond hair elf who led him to a table to sit at. "Hello, my name is Ryuu and I'll be serving you today. What would you like to drink and eat today".
Xeos looked at the menu for 2 minutes before saying "I would like today's special with Ale as my drink please". Ryuu wrote down and his order told him it would take a few minutes and left to give his order to the chef. Xeos looked around the area and noticed several adventurers sneaking looks at him once in a while.
He ignored them for now as it was quite usual to him since he got the title "The Deathly Duo" it isn't an official title just something the adventurers called him and his friend. He found it amusing at first but now it's kinda annoying. He continued to wait for his food which arrived in 10 minutes. He thanked Ryuu and went to eat his meal. It was delicious as expected from the pubs reputation.
He left a large tip for Ryuu and left the establishment before she could say anything. Ryuu saw the large tip and was surprised. She tried finding the adventurer who left her this tio but had no luck. She reluctantly accepted it while mana mia smirked in the background with a playful expression.
Xeos continued to wander around the area looking for the soma familia headquarters. He eventually found it though it took a few hours. He hopped onto a roof and observed the building that they were in. Plans upon plans formed in his mind how to infiltrate and slaughter the ones responsible for his near death. After watching the guards shift patterns until morning. He now knew how to infiltrate their perimeters easily and decided to do so another time when it's dark out.
He left and went back to the church and started to clean the place up a bit. He removed all the broken and unusable benches and reorganize the ok ones. Then he removed all the weeds and swept the entire floor. At this point Hestia woke up and was confused than worried that she didn't see Xeos until she heard humming coming from above. She immediately raced upwards and saw Xeos there finishing dusting the area while humming a fine tune that she fell into a trance watching him.
Xeos noticed Hestia was watching him but he didn't mind and finished organizing and cleaning the church. He would repair the floor and walls plus roof later on when he got the materials for it. Hestia snapped out of her trance and hugged Xeos tightly thanking him and asking him where he'd been last night. Xeos calmly explained everything to his goddess as usual and she was more at ease knowing he was safe. The two went downstairs and went to bed again with Hestia sneaking into Xeos's bed again.
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