In the next 2 months, i traveled around the continent with Aisha towards our journey in becoming strong enough to fend off the Demon lord.
*A Month Ago *
As we traveled in a wagon, we decided to visit Aisha's parent's graves. Along the way we encountered minotaurs that threatened our safety but with our levels raised up it wasn't a very difficult thing to accomplish.
"Oh elements of the hidden light, guide me through my darkest fight. Give me the strength to overcome, the enemies that's about to come.. Doom Vortex Arrow." i chanted as i shot the minotaurs that attacked us.
"I hereby release the seal of the broken curse that may heal, i ordered upon the heavens to strengthen my sword with flames. Blade of the Crimson Lion! " Aisha chanted to strengthen her sword to cut through the hard muscles of the minotaurs.
"Clear everything for me, sacred treasure, awaken! Roar of the crying God!" As i used my skill, it wiped out a large amount of minotaurs. It took a tremendous amount of mana but it was worth it.
After dealing with minotaurs, i acquired an accessory item.
" A ring? It has stats boosts. " I said to myself.
[Ring of the Minotaur Chief]
Rate: S
Info:
This item gives the wearer an additional 7+ in all stats regardless of the level.
Oh, what a good item. I'll put it to good use later.
"If only i was this strong back then.. i would've prevented the death of our parents.." Aisha said this while slowly shedding tears.
"Not possible, because if it was at that time, you'd still be a little kid who knows nothing than to walk, speak, sleep and eat. " I said to her while looking at the sky. Oh crap, i made her cry more.
I approached and comforted her because i was aware of what she's feeling, as she hugged me really tightly, my eyes widened out of surprise. Throughout the past weeks, our bond had deepened and i started to understood more of her feelings.
When we arrived at the graveyards, a heavy feeling overwhelmed my chest. It's as if there's a ton of pressure in this particular area, but Aisha doesn't seem to notice it.
[Eye of Lucifer: Activated.]
I gained this skill quite a while ago while fighting some phantoms inside a labyrinth. It's a skill that let's me see through the space of everything that matters. In short, it's an all seeing eye.
I was shocked to see that Aisha was surrounded by shadow like creatures, However, i can only see these creatures through the Eye of Lucifer. Are these... the ghosts of the dead?
"Mom, Dad, I'm here again. I miss you both, how are you guys doing up there?.." Aisha said this while crying. It made me realize that she's really a soft girl who cries a lot despite her scary attitude.
Aisha came to me and hugged me again for the second time, why was she hugging me? i was surprised by this development in her actions, she began to lean on me more so i hugged her back and told her that her parents would be proud of her for being strong despite everything she had been through.
I approached the grave of her parents and swore to them that i will protect their daughter with all my life. I bowed down to their graves and payed my respect by offering a flower.
"Aisha, give me your hand." I said to Aisha.
"Oh, okay sir Yashiro, but why?" She gave me her hand and i put the ring in her finger.
She was shocked by what i gave her, an item so precious and beautiful that it made her eyes shine like diamonds.
"S-sir Yashiro, why are you giving it to me? and.. is this a proposal?! " She said.
Crap.. i didn't think about that, i forgot that offering a ring to a woman would indicate that you want to be engaged with her. I thought it would be different since this is another realm. Despite that, i confronted her and said
"So what if it is?" i slowly closed the gap between our faces. I could see the redness of her cheeks indicating that she is indeed blushing.
Aisha took her book out and covered her face out of embarrassment and i found it very cute so i laughed so much.
"W-why are you laughing?? This isn't funnyyy!!" She said while still covering her face but she suddenly slaps me with the same book that was 3 inches thick. It hurts like hell despite being a Hero.
A month went by and it had been 2 months since I've been summoned to this world. I've developed many skills and increased my stats tremendously alongside Aisha.
[Status Open]
Lvl.127
HP:1268890/1268890
MP:319773/419553
Occupation: Bow Hero
Passive Skills: 3x Exp, God's Blessing, Eye of Lucifer, Wind Movement, Four Leaf, Endless Variety, Morningstar Charm.
Title: One who received the Gods blessing. Bow hero. Magic Archer. Demon Slayer.
Strength: 322
Vitality: 198
Sense: 345
Agility: 517
Mana: 363
[Leveled Up!]
"With this, I'm level 128" I stated after seeing my stats.
"I'm at level 108 now, sir Yashiro. It's impressive how you gained that much in just 2 months to be honest" Aisha stated.
"Hmm, probably due to this passive skill i have where i earn thrice more experience points when killing monsters"
"T-Thrice?? Twice is already impressive but Thrice?? just how powerful are heroes?" Aisha said in a shocked tone.
I laughed hard because of her reaction and i noticed that I'm laughing more and more these days. I placed my hand on the front of my face and asked myself, since when have i been able to laugh so genuinely? Since when did these emotions surfaced within me?. I have no clue.
"Aisha, it's time for us to meet with other heroes, the demon frenzy is becoming more and more dangerous. We need to layout a plan in order to end it all." I said to Aisha while packing my stuffs
"Ah yes! the Queen of Gorgon also requested us to come to the celebration ceremony held by the Queen herself to congratulate the three heroes in creating a good progress in oppressing the Demon lord's force." she answered in a cheerful manner.
"Alright then, let's get ready to leave so we won't be left out in the celebration." I said with a smile on my face.
We went back to the Kingdom of Gorgon and entered the castle. Greeted with the shouts and cheers of the residents, it was a very good sight to see. I went to the throne room of the Queen and kneeled infront of her.
" Your majesty, i am glad to see you in good health." I said to the Queen while offering my respect.
"Raise your head sir Hero, I am eternally grateful to you too for taking back the lands we had lost due to the Demon lord's army." She is the Queen of Gorgon. A dark blue haired woman that has a body of a coca cola bottle and has a seducing look in her eyes all the time. But you'll know her immediately when she starts licking her lips like how she did while looking at me right now... I don't know why she does that but it's like her habit and also weird...
It was rather a very uncomfortable and weird situation for me... but the thing i noticed the most was how Aisha reacted to the Queen's expression while looking at me, she seemed quite upset and bothered.
" Yo, Bow hero guy." said by a random guy dressed in black.
i turned my head and immediately felt an unusual aura.
"Are you.. the sword hero?" i asked the guy.
"Oh, you're quite sharp. That's right, i am the Sword Hero" I immediately knew that he was indeed a sword hero because who in the world would dress in all black while carrying a sword on his back none other than a sword hero?
"My name is Edward Klaudia, Pleasure to meet you kid." Said by the sword hero.
[Status Information]
Name: Edward Klaudia
Lvl: 154
HP:8493290/8493290
MP:3734530/3734530
Occupation: Sword Hero
Title: Dragon Slayer, Sword Hero, Wolf tamer, Leader of Swordsmen.
Passive Skills: Unknown
Strength: 565
Vitality: 516
Sense: 218
Agility: 365
Mana: 287
Hmm, he's a couple of inches taller than me and probably weighs 65kg, a black haired guy in his early twenties, a guy dressed in all black...and a sword on his back.. This is like any other anime main character clichés where the main character is overpowered lol.. so anyway, the sword hero focuses more in strength, it's so high up, mine was like only 300+ but i guess i only specialize in agility. And it seems like i can't see his skills through his stats... Not that i care though.
"Oh and this guy is the spear hero" Said by Edward after dragging a guy wearing all red towards me.
"Hello." The red guy said.
[Status Information]
Name: Kuichi Hanashi
Lvl: 146
HP: 6367600/6367600
MP: 2567889/2567889
Occupation: Spear Hero
Title: Spear Hero, One who defeated the King of Giants, Barbecue Maker, Plant Consumer.
Passive Skills: Unknown
Strength: 427
Vitality: 346
Sense: 230
Agility: 287
Mana: 400
Oh boy.. first a guy covered in black and now a guy covered in red? what kind of edgy shit is this? Although This guy is quite something, he's an inch taller than me, he has a long white snow like hair, he's also wearing a red Kimono like outfit. But what's up with barbecue maker? is it because he stabs everyone with a spear? Pretty good stats so far. However the thing that bothered me wasn't their stats... I was the shortest in the 3 Heroes.. This sucks.
"Hi, i am the bow hero, my name is Yashiro Kanemi." I introduced myself very confidently.
"You must be Japanese" Said by the spear hero.
"Ah, i am a half Japanese and a half filipino, and you're Japanese yourself right? because of your name." I replied to him.
"You.. How did you know my name? I haven't introduced myself yet." The spear hero asked as he starts to point his spear at me.
"Wait, calm down" Edward said to him.
I was dumbfounded of what i heard him say.
"What do you mean? I can access your information right here using the system." I stated while confused.
"System? what the hell are you talking about?" Said by Edward.
Don't tell me... I'm the only one who could use the system? should i tell them?.. Maybe i shouldn't for now.
"Oh nothing, never mind HAHA, i must be wrong" I laughed awkwardly.
It never occurred to me that I'll have the ability to see information in other things like how i do with the Eye of Lucifer. Looking back, i noticed that in their titles, they don't have the title of [One Who Received the Gods Blessing]... Is it perhaps through this title, i was able to gain this access? I have more skills that i am not aware of. It'd be interesting to find out about a lot more of these.
After a while the other two heroes left because they had more things to do. I figured that it's only a one time celebration so I partied with Aisha to our heart's content. Aisha was.. pretty drunk, i didn't know she was such a light drinker.
"Jeez Aisha, you drank too much HAHAHA" I laughed while looking at Aisha's legs wobble around like a rubber, she was indeed really cute.
"Yashirwooo, once we defweat the dewmon lord, i will offer you mwy wholeee liifeee" I was surprised to hear her say this but it's even funnier when her tongue bends the words because of how drunk she is. I lay her down on her bed and let her sleep. I looked at her face and fixed her hair towards the back of her ears, I couldn't take my eyes off of her as i am stunned by her outmost beauty. She started to move so i gave a gap between us and stood up.
"Hurry up and go sleep little missy HAHAHAHA you're talking nonsense now" I said to her while I'm slightly blushing from her words and the atmosphere that was overwhelming us.
"Yashiro, don't ever leave me, kay?" I looked back at her when she said this but her eyes were closed. Was she perhaps sleep talking? After pausing for a few seconds, i saw that she's starting to shed tears.
"Mom.. Dad.. Please don't leave us all alone..." She was dreaming about her parents. I was adored by the sight of her crying, how can a woman be this beautiful even when crying? I woke her up
"Aisha! Calm down Aisha!" i grabbed her shoulders and started lightly shaking her for her to wake up.
"Yashiro..." she called my name and cried even more "Yashirooo" her screams and her cries was heard so well by my heart, at that moment i had an impulse.
I kissed her lips.
"Hmmff" Aisha's voice started to calm down while i slowly sinked my lips on her lips while wiping her tears.
"It's okay now Aisha, don't worry, I'm here for you" I hugged her tightly and caressed her hair til she falls asleep again.
The next day, i woke up and realizing what i just did, i went crazy, embarrassed of what i just did last night. I went to the kitchen to start making breakfast for us two. I woke up Aisha and saw her vomiting so much. I laughed to the sight of her getting weak from vomiting.
"You fucker, don't laugh at me you Hero bastardd!" after saying this, she quickly summoned her sword and initiated an attack on me. I quickly tried to dodge because if i get hit by her sword without any gear, I'm good as dead. The whole place became a mess because of us two chasing and running around like a bunch of kids. She was extremely pissed off while i continue to laugh because she was constantly vomiting while running around.
"Aisha, do you know what happened last night? I asked her.
" No? what happened last night? i can't really remember" she replied. I felt the relief in my chest knowing that she doesn't remember that i kissed her that night. Or so i thought.
"Damn you Hero Yashiro!! kissing a girl while breaking down, how bold of youuu!!" Aisha said this in her mind while blushing, turns out, Aisha really remembered everything that happened due to her impressive memory despite being drunk, but Yashiro ended up not knowing because she kept her mouth shut due to embarrassment.
In the next few months, the two of us traveled more and helped countless people. We leveled up quite well in our travels. In those months, we fought demon chiefs and retook some lands that have been overrun by the demon army. I've felt more attached to Aisha in these few months and whenever i see her i feel at ease and happy. It makes me look forward for tomorrow. I started to see her in a different angle. Is this what they call love?
We encountered a lot of disastrous events during our travel like the zombie apocalypse that happened in Hartz Kingdom due to an epidemic. Or like the sudden appearance of dungeons in Gorgon. We dealt with a lot of them and managed to get some good items that will help us stop the Demon lord's movement.
[Status Open]
"Hmm, I'm now level 653, I've also maxed out all my skills, how about you, Aisha?" I stated while drinking water.
"Hmmm, I'm now lvl 549, I've gained a lot because of you Yashiro, i was influenced by your experience bonus HAHAHA" she replied to me with a bright smile on her face.
The smile lit up something inside of me.
"Then that's good, we're probably in a good shape now to attack the Demon lord before he does any more damage." I said to her.
"I shall inform the Queen to gather the other heroes" Aisha said in a formal and respectful tone. Was she serious with this one?
I nodded. But there was something else i wanted to talk to her about.
"Aisha" i called out her name and stopped her by grabbing her hand.
"Y-yes.. Yashiro?" she asked.
"After all this is over... I'll marry you, Aisha" I replied.
I was so nervous at this time but very confident in the times we've spent together, i realized that i do love her and i do not plan on denying it. They say that a person when inlove develops new personalities and emotions that will reshape his/her entire life. I guess it's because of her that i was able to feel all these genuine emotions. I've decided. I want to spend the remaining time i have in this world with her.
" Hmm F-fine, I'll marry you, Yashiro. " She replied While hiding her face again using her book.
I jumped around in joy hearing her agreement on our engagement. I was overwhelmed with happiness and couldn't help but lift her up and spin her around.
"Y-Yashirooo, stopppp. you idiott! I'm gonna get dizzyyy!!" She said while looking at me with an angry face. I just laughed it off and continued spinning her around.
"I'll protect you for the rest of my life Aishaa! " And so i hugged her after spinning her around and she hugged me back but smacked me after.
*A week after preparation*
We've prepared the three Kingdoms to fight off the Demon lord's army while Aisha and I and the other two heroes face off with the Demon Lord.
The trumpets was heard, indicating that we'll attack now.
We rushed towards the Demon lord's castle.
"Oh light guide me through this dark night, i hereby release the seal upon my sacred treasure. Spirit Bow." I chanted as i charged towards the demons and wipes them all out.
"Kings of Kings, Rulers of Rulers, He who tramples in everything shall bow down to the great sword of Alfheim. Sandata, Eat them all up! " Chant by the Sword hero as he cleared the way for me and Aisha to be able to enter the gates.
I shot and cleared the path with my Blizzard arrow: Avalanche skill.
"Let's go, Aisha!"
"Yes! Yashiro!"
We hurried to the Demon Lord's throne to claim his head. The spear hero guarded the gate in order for us to not be followed by the Demon force.
"Blazing Sun!" The spear hero chanted as he summoned a giant ball of fire towards the enemy.
Sitting in the throne with the source of light only comes from the blue flames of the torch. An intimidating pressure that makes my entire body shudder.
"It's him, Yashiro.." Aisha said while also feeling the heavy pressure that the Demon lord emits.
[The Demon Lord had Appeared]
"You, the kid with a bow. What's with your aura? Are you perhaps a hero?" The Demon lord said to me.
"Demon lord, I am the bow hero and I have come to stop you, this is an order by the Gods!" I shouted at him as he looks at me with a murdering expression .
"Foolishness, the Gods? Do not be fooled by the likes of them, child. And you said Bow Hero?..So they summoned another one after all these years." Said by the Demon Lord as he stood up and raises his hand and shoots us with Dark magic.
So this is the Demon lord.. White hair with a sharp body that looked as if been trained for a thousand years. Two horns that stands out. A being with black armor wrapped in darkness and a metallic gauntlet that has a sharp fingertips like the claws of a dragon. A fierce gaze that seems to trap you in the endless abyss and eyes that is full of what seemed to be hatred.
"Yashiro, I'm ready!" Said by Aisha while positioning herself towards an opening within the Demon lord's stance.
The Demon lord looked at Aisha for a brief moment and he had a look on his face that i couldn't explain. It was a mixed of emotions and grief. But i don't understand, why would the Demon lord who claimed countless lives have those emotions?
For many hours, we've fought the Demon Lord.
"Arrow of Vengeance!" I shot the demon lords legs to immobilize his movement but it didn't work, his resistance was too high.
"Light upon light, i request the divine sword to give me a strength of a hundred storm. Light Sword: Ending Darkness" Aisha chanted as she charged towards the Demon lord and successfully landing a slice on his arm.
Her divine sword is amazing, it was worth it going through the troubles in clearing a labyrinth.
"Aisha! it seems like his weakness is light magic! I shouted at Aisha to inform her that her attack worked.
"Tsk. Enough with this nonsense!" Said by the demon lord as he slowly chants a spell.
"Darkness in the light, consume me if i might. I bring death to the light, and create destruction that will end everything in sight. Dark Magic: Whale of Void" The Demon lord chanted as his magic accumulated like a hurricane.
He fired it towards us eating away everything around us. From the pillars to the walls and the ground, it was all destroyed by a large creature he called "Whale of void".
We barely managed to avoid it with just a few wounds.
"Demon lord, do not continue your movement with your army!" I shouted at the Demon lord.
"Demon army? What the hell are you talking about." Said by the Demon lord while enhancing his gauntlet with a spell.
Huh..? Is this guy pretending..? What does he mean by that? I was stunned by what i heard
"What do you mean? your army, the demon army, I want you to make them all retreat." I said to him while confused.
"What?..." In the demon lord's silence, he realized something even bigger.
"Those fuckers." the Demon lord cussed.
"You've been deceived this whole time you idiots. You'll soon realize that not everything you heard are true."
The demon lord said while having a serious expression on his face.
Is he lying to me? What the hell is happening.
He came flying to me and punched me with his fist that was equipped with gauntlets.
"What is this feeling.. " I felt a familiar feeling while exchanging attacks with the Demon lord.
"Does it come from his weapon..?" I had suspicions.
"Hey, Why do i sense a familiar feeling from your gauntlet..?" I asked the Demon lord.
"So you've realized. I was once deemed as the Fist Hero." The demon lord said to me.
Fist Hero..? What the hell? There were other heroes even before us three?? I was dumbfounded by the Demon lord's words. But then a light suddenly shined above my head.
" Do Not be swayed by his Lies, he is but a Demon Lord of Deceit" A voice spoke to me, i immediately knew that it was the voice of the Gods but after all these time they haven't spoken to me until now.
"Do not listen to their words, hero." Said by the Demon lord.
A light appeared on the gem of my bow. Now that this happened, i didn't pay attention on the design of my bow all these time. But something popped up in my head and i knew i had to say it.
[Spirit Bow, Ascend.] As i said this, my bow consumed the mana particles left out by the attacks of the Demon lord.
"What a horrifying weapon but it does not matter. I will destroy the Gods and I'll do everything in my power in order to do so, even if i have to dispose a hero like you." The Demon lord said as he prepares himself to block my attack.
The white color of my bow turned into a mixture of red, blue and yellow along with its form and shape. What is this occurrence?..
" Stars above, lend your grace,
To this arrow, find its place.
A beam of light, pure and keen,
To pierce the darkness, unseen." As i chanted, the Demon lord charged towards me in hopes of killing me off before i set off my spell.
" Fly, Starlight Whisper. " As i complete my chant the space around me bent, time stopped and everything went bright. I watched as the Starlight arrow pierced the Demon lord's chest ending him in an instant.
I thought to myself, what is this power... was this from the Gods? It was very powerful and overwhelming that the entire Demon lord's castle began to collapse.
As i grabbed Aisha out of the place, a voice talked to my head. Was it telepathy?...
"He who believes in Gods will find nothing but despair."
I shrugged it off and ran outside carrying Aisha's unconscious body. It turns out that after i set off the spell, her body suddenly entered a sleep. Was it the effect of the Starlight Whisper? Either way we've successfully defeated the Demon lord. As i run as fast i could towards the Human armies, i noticed that the demons had slowly weakened. Was it because their Lord is dead? It was beneficial for us in order to finally wiping them out.
But what i couldn't get out of my head was the conversation i had with the Demon lord. What was all that? I couldn't process the thing i had learned so i ended up sealing it away in my memories.