364Danmachi: Heroic Will
Rated; M (Blood/Gore)
Disclaimer; I do not own Danmachi or anything created by the author Fujino Ōmori, all rights go to him
Summary: 8 Years after Bell Cranel becomes an adventurer, everything he has built as well as love has fallen after the mysterious awakening across the globe. As a final resort he managed to travel back in time to right before he started his march to the great city of Orario to become an adventurer. Follow Bell Cranel as he fights for a future where everything that he holds dear may survive and faces supposedly impossible odds to achieve his goals.
A/N: School has started up hence the long wait time for this chapter, unfortunately, chapters will take around this amount of time or longer depending on the intensity of the studies at that time. I am terribly sorry for this but it is what it is. It's my hobby vs my future :(
38: Reunion of Two Lost Souls
Ryuu's POV
=Hearth Mansion=
We entered through the gates of Cranel-san's Familia's home. I believe it was called the Hearth Mansion, taken as a prize for winning the war game.
Cranel-san looked behind him and smiled at me the moment I felt my Falna react to the goddess that bestowed it. I could feel that she was close. I looked around for a second, before my eyes landed on the entrance to the mansion.
There stood the goddess that I have both been aching and frightened to see again. Her ocean blue eyes were teary as a magnificent smile brightened her features.
The next moment, she ran down the short steps before running straight into me, giving me a giant bear hug.
"Ryuu…!" Her voice was loud, yet soft, sending chills down my spine. My eyes started to soften more and more before my vision started to blur.
"Astraea…" I muttered as I wrapped my arms around her body, locking us in the position even more as we both sank to the ground. I could feel her shaking as my heart started beating faster and faster.
The fear of meeting her again had evaporated entirely as unconditional joy seeped into every fibre of my body. I started to shake as well, before we both started to sniffle, which soon broke out in wails.
It was embarrassing, but I couldn't bring myself to care. All that mattered to me at that moment was the fact that Astraea was here, right in front of me, safe and happy to see me. I am unsure for how long that was going to last, but at least I got to see her again.
Both of us stayed in that position for so long that I couldn't estimate an accurate time. Eventually, we both calmed down and let each other go to look into each other's eyes.
I swiped tears off of Astraea's face before she looked up mouthed a 'thank you'
I suddenly remembered that Cranel-san was still here. I looked behind me to see him looking at us with admiring eyes. His smile showed what he was feeling. He was clearly touched by the interaction that just occurred.
I stood up and bowed to him
"Thank you, Cranel-san. I don't know how to repay you for this" I said. He will most likely ask me to join his familia once again, once that happens, I'm goi-
"You can repay me by calling me Bell. The formality is kind of weird for friends" I looked up with shocked eyes. This was not what I expected at all.
"As you wish, Bell… I was also wondering how you found her" I had tried to find Astraea for years, searching for any clue, but nothing popped up.
"Don't ask me. I just asked another god to look into her whereabouts and to give her a letter" I nodded at him
"Now, I have taken up too much of your valuable time which could have been spent catching up, so please. Make yourselves comfortable in the mansion, you have quite a while to catch up" I smiled at Cran- Bell before nodding. I turned around and took Astraea's hand, leading her inside excitedly
We went upstairs and eventually ended up in a kind of living room. We sat down next to each other, getting ourselves comfortable. Astraea had walked to get some pillows before she threw one at me.
I grinned at her before happily snuggling into the pillow. She sat down and everything went quiet.
"...so… where do we start?" Astraea began
"I don't know, how about you tell me what you've done for the last 5 years?" I proposed
"That's reasonable. It's not really interesting, I have mostly just traveled from town to town. Working jobs here and there and simply living as a mortal would. It wasn't until I arrived in Melopi that I met Travis, a member of the Njord familia. He notified me that a Bell Cranel was looking for me in Orario and that the matter included my old familia. I came as fast as I could, and that puts us to where we are. How about you"
I smiled, knowing that Astraea hadn't been stuck in the past, she clearly still remembered and cared for us, but she didn't let it weigh her down.
"What I have done, huh?" I muttered as I closed my eyes
"ALISEEEEEE!"
"It's Gale Wind! RUN!"
"Is she a monster?"
"I'm going to kill you, you despicable elf!"
"YOU KILLED EVERYONE!"
I squeezed my eyes as memories haunted me, killing… no slaughtering people, walking a path so far from justice, it's inconceivable.
"Astraea, I'm sorry" My mouth uttered without my consent.
"Why would you need to apologise, Ryuu?" I looked down, trying to get my emotions in control.
"I strayed from our vision… so far so… that I don't even think I deserve to utter the word justice" I didn't know what kind of facial features she had on her face, but before I knew it, I was enveloped within her arms.
"It's alright Ryuu… I already know, I don't think there is a person in Gendalia that hasn't heard about the tale of the Gale Wind" My eyes widened, was what happened that far spread?
"You killed everyone that was involved in the deaths of everyone…" I felt the pain in her voice.
"Gosh, I miss them all. Kaguya, Lyra, Iska, Maryuu, Noin, Neze, Asta, Ryana, Celty and Alise…" She continued as my voice hitched
"If only they could have been here…" I nodded against her shoulder, remembering them
"Lyra's constant mischievous smirk, Kaguya's disrespectful mouth, hehe… and Alise's constant confident and mischievous personality" Astraea leaned back and looked me in the eyes
"You seem to remember them well, Ryuu" Me and Astraea turned to the hallway, seeing Bell, leaning on the wall, smiling at us.
"Bell-san, how long have you been there?" I asked as Bell looked up, humming to himself in thought.
"Around 5 minutes now, but I couldn't bring myself to split you two apart" I smiled at him.
"But as I meant to say, you clearly remember them well, which shows the strength of the bond you had. Don't let that go, it is the proof that you're still alive, not only in the physical sense" He walked forward and put his hand in front of my chest
"But also in the spiritual sense. They continue to live in your soul, their influence shows upon who you are today. Wouldn't you agree, Astraea?" I looked to the side, seeing Astraea nod.
I chuckled before smiling at Bell "When did you get so wise?" I surprisingly said in a joking manner.
"Oh, only after I met you, your awe inspiring knowledge enlightened me" I snorted at him slightly
"You're a sly one" Bell hit me lightly on the shoulder as Astrea seemed to be grinning at us.
"Seems you two get along well, but there is one thing that has yet to be answered" I looked at her, cocking my head to the side
"Will you accept the offer to join his familia" I looked at Bell before looking to the side. He may have cleared my debt to Mia… but…
"Bell-san… you know that I'm blacklisted at the guild, right?" Bell shrugged in response
"Not a big deal, I can just ask Ouranos to clear your name, his word is like the law here in Orario. Either way, Ouranos owes me a favor" Astraea looked quizzically at Bell.
"What did you do to get Ouranos of all people to owe you a favor?" Bell smirked
"Oh, I just solved a big itch that had been plaguing him" I thought about it. Did it have anything to do with that Black Bull?
"Dear lord, I won't ask. Anyway, what's your answer, Ryuu?" Astraea asked
"... I don't really want to have someone else's blessing… it feels… wrong" I said, feeling conflicted at the predicament.
"You know that Astraea will be living here right? I did mention it earlier. You can still have her blessing, we could even change the name of the familia if we wanted to since it would have 2 goddesses" I gasped. A familia with 2 gods? I can't recall anything like that. The closest thing that has happened is an alliance.
"Or simply revive the Astraea familia, but work together as one familia, renaming the mansion into something like… Justitia Domum, which translates into, Law's Home" Astraea looked up before nodding slowly
"It sounds… quite good for something you threw out of the blue" I smiled at her
"How about I get Hestia over here so that we can decide on it if you're interested. She most likely will be ecstatic at the possibility" Bell said
I smiled as the conversation went on, I felt like something big was happening, like I was witnessing the birth of something extraordinary
"KAMI-SAMA!"
*Swosh*
"Yes, Bell-Kun!" I was shocked at the speed the tiny goddess moved at, it was as if she was an adventurer herself
"What do you think of the possibility of you and Astraea leading a type of duo familia from this mansion? Hestia Familia and Astraea familia working as one?" Hestia smiled at Bell as well as me and Astraea
"It sounds pretty good Bell-kun, but could you elaborate?"
"There will still be two different familias, but both of them will live in this manor, we will both share finances, food, problems etc. and act like one big family" Hestia nodded, seemingly understanding the concept
"So you mean like a combined familia that can split at any time?" Bell nodded
"It's just a possibility, I have no idea if it would work, but if it did, it would be incredible!" Hestia looked at Astraea. The two gods seemed to do some kind of silent talk between their gazes. Meanwhile, Bell had turned his focus on me.
"What do you think of it, Ryuu? "I thought about it, it was certainly not a bad idea. It would give incentive to create close bonds between familias, and in this way, also giving the bonds a chance to become unbreakable. It would also make the familia's more flexible by not only being restricted by their numbers and strength, they would also have each other to lean on at any moment since they share everything.
"I think it's… a magnificent Idea Bell-san. I would be happy to be a part of that" Bell nodded at me as the goddesses turned to us, Hestia and Astraea with a paper in their hands.
"Let's write a divine contract then" I cocked my head
"A divine contract?" I had never heard of the term, the only thing that came to mind when hearing it was the contract on my back, or better known as the Falna.
"It's a contract that once signed, cannot ever be retracted unless all parties agree. It uses a part of our arcanum to sign it. It's one among a handful of powers us gods are allowed to use here on Gekai" That made sense, their power was sealed for the most part except for some miniature abilities such as divine mirror, the falna, lie detection etc.
"I understand, so how do we do this?" The two goddesses let the paper go as it floated in between us in a bright light.
"This is a contract between two familias and their respective captain's" My eyes widened, I was… a captain? But I am not even an adventurer at this point…
"I, Astrea, goddess of Justice hereby give the laws bestowed by this contract" She started with a pause as everyone copied her by putting our hands up above the paper
"If one falls, our familias will help them get back up and grow even more. If one requires assistance, our familias will give aid in any way possible. If one is being targeted, our familias will hunt down those that dare hunt one of us. If one is killed, we will strive to serve them justice. If any of these laws are broken, or anyone within either familia intentionally hurts one another, those are to be punished by banishment from their familia unless it's decreed as deserved. Do you all agree to these terms?"
"I, Hestia, The goddess of the Heath Fire, agree to these terms"
"I, Bell Cranel, Argo Dawn, agree to these terms"
"I, Ryuu Lion, The Gale Wind, agree to these terms"
"Every single one of the two familia's possessions will be shared whether it is finances, food, weapons etc. Both Familias will work together as one, going on expeditions together, fighting for each other. Do you all agree to these terms?
"I, Hestia, The goddess of the Heath Fire, agree to these terms"
"I, Bell Cranel, Argo Dawn, agree to these terms"
"I, Ryuu Lion, The Gale Wind, agree to these terms"
"I, the issuer of this contract, Astrea, accept all the terms above alongside the other members"
A bright light came front and he contracted as my hand stung. I squinted my eyes, spotting blood being sucked from our hands and onto the paper.
Once the light faded, the paper fell into Astraea's hands.
"It's done, this paper is divine material now, it can't be destroyed by any mortal or divine means. It may only be destroyed by the founding members of the contract, if they agree to do so" I nodded as I took the piece of paper.
I read it from top to bottom
Contract of Justice's Flame
Members:
*Astrea, The Goddess of Justice, Contract Issuer
*Hestia, The goddess of the Heath Fire, Goddess of the Hestia Familia
*Bell Cranel, Argo Dawn, Captain of the Hestia Familia
*Ryuu Lion, The Gale Wind, Captain of the Astraea Familia
Terms:
*If one member falls, both familias will help him/her to get back up and grow even stronger
*If any assistance from either familia is required, they will be there if at all possible
*If anyone in either familia is targeted by anyone, they will be there to protect them
*If anyone is killed, either familia will strive to give justice to the fallen
*All possessions except for personal possessions is shared between familias
*All members of each familia is recognized as being one big family, any expeditions is treated as an expedition for both familias
Punishment:
*If any of these terms are broken, the members are banished from the familia and may never return again except if their actions are deemed justifiable
Contract length: Indefinite
I smiled as I finished reading, we were all linked together by the divine power of Astraea and Hestia, but what happens if one of us breaks the contract?
"Astraea, what happens if one of us four break the contract?" she smiled at me
"We will just die an excruciating death, as justice demands" I smiled at that, knowing that we were locked until all of us decided to break the contract.
"I guess that makes us all one big family?" Bell said with a sly smile. I looked at him, smiling lightly before nodding
"It seems so" I replied as everything went quiet, before-
"Come on! Let's meet everyone else!" Hestia pulled on mine and Astraea's hand, dragging us along as Bell followed us.
Normal POV
Ryuu and Astraea were introduced to everyone as they all seemed to happily welcome the new addition to their life.
Welf was excited at the idea of the contract, knowing that it would benefit both familias in the end. Lili was looking forward to how much two familias as one could earn. While everyone else was excited at knowing that their family would only grow from that point onwards.
All was not sunshine and daisies though. Bell told Astraea and Ryuu the truth about him and the events he had lived, honoring his promise to always keep his familia in the loop. He told them that the expedition was coming up in 5 days time.
Astraea seemed to take that news quiet hard since she still had a soft spot for her children entering the dungeon from the last time it happened. In the end, she was convinced of the necessity of the situation.
"So, Ryuu, Astraea. Which wing of the mansion do you want to live in? Do you want to split up our familias or put them together?" Bell asked
"Oh, I would rather have everyone together, we all agreed to the contract that officially says we are all a big family" Astraea responded. Ryuu nodded in response
"I agree, Bell-san" Bell nodded as he motioned them to follow him. He led them through the mansion to give them a tour.
"Here is the bath, it is of course split between men and women, but I warn you, Mikoto can be kind of crazy when it comes to baths" Astraea looked at Ryuu and chuckled awkwardly at the warning.
They continued through the mansion, Bell showing them both the east and west wings. They had started with the east wing before going to the west wing where everyone else slept.
"This is where everyone sleeps. You can simply choose a room without a name on the door. Also, if you two want to be close, then at the end of the hallway, across from my room to the left there are two empty rooms" Bell pointed down the hallway as the two continued down.
Eventually, they found the rooms, entering them and being greeted to a finley furnished room with exquisite features.
"Bell-san! When did you buy this?" Bell chuckled
"Oh, we as a familia bought it in case more people joined, guess it came in handy huh?" Astraea laughed as Ryuu shook her head.
"By the way Bell-san, I heard you reached level 5 recently" Bell looked up, suddenly remembering something he forgot to mention about himself earlier.
"Yeah, and that reminds me. There is a reason I grow a lot faster than everyone else" Ryuu and Astraea tilted their heads.
"I have a unique skill that increases my growth depending on my feelings" Ryuu's eyes widened
"That kind of skill exists?" she asked. Bell nodded
"Indeed, from what I can tell, it's not a part of my connection to the Argonaut, but it seems like only a person that has spirit blood like me can have it" Ryuu nodded before Astraea rose up
"Could you show me your back Bell?" She asked, Bell shrugged and lifted his shirt and turned around.
Astraea hunched over and started reading
Name: Bell Cranel
Lv 5
Status:
{STR} H-198
{VIT} H-112
{DEX} G-206
{AGI} G-265
{MAG} I-0
Magic:
Heat Tempest
Gloria Obumbratio
Skills:
Liaris Freeze: Precocious maturation. The effect is maintained so long as he maintains his feelings, and the effect is heightened depending on how strong these feelings are. Bonus effect: Unlocks the true potential of the Falna, removing all flaws as well as allowing the user to update the Falna on their own as long as the god/goddess allows it / Requirement Passed
Argonaut: Heroic strike, the possibility of turning any situation around with an overwhelming amount of force
Ox Slayer: Dramatically increases all stats (up to +750 points) while fighting raging bull type monsters, potentially allowing him to tap into the power of the next level.
Aero Mana: Increases attack power the faster the user is moving
Spiritus Venatores: Every defeated opponent improves the users reaction time for as long as the battle lasts
Blood of Jupiter: Allows the user to cast any thunder type magic with minimal mind usage. While using this Skill, the development ability, Mage is temporarily gained.
Focus: The more focused the user is, the faster they move.
Secunda Opportunitas: The more pain the adventurer is in, the stronger he gets (Has no limit) Bonus Effect: Olim user perit, et fortiter falna resuscitanda ad user. Cooldown: 1 day
Development Abilities:
Mystery: F
Luck: E
Universal Resistance: F
Regenerate: H
Sixth Sense: I
"This status… it's not normal, and your arms. Isn't that the true potency of the Falna? Is this the effect of this 'Liaris Freeze' skill?" Bell looked over his shoulder and nodded
"I have thought about it quite hard, and the prospects of it are incredible. I have never in my life studied Hieroglyphs but once I reached the requirement for the true falna, I just understood everything, I can even update my own status with my own blood" Ryuu knew that was something that would be invaluable in the dungeon. Imagine if you're stuck down on a deep floor, unable to return. With that ability, you would constantly get stronger and the floor would get easier and easier to survive. It would increase one's survival chances by leaps and bounds.
"By the way, Astraea, I have a theory I want to test. Could I borrow a drop of blood from you?" She tilted her head but obliged. She bit her finger until she bled and poured one drop on Bell's finger before he turned to Ryuu
"Ryuu, turn around and sit on that chair" She nodded and did as he asked
"Could you pull up your shirt so that I can see your back?" Once again she obliged, getting an idea of what his theory was about.
"Astraea, since i only have one drop, could you unseal the seal?" Astraea nodded and unsealed Ryuu's status.
Bell read it, memorising it so that he could tell any differences in it if he could pull any out. After he was done, he let the drop drip to her back. Once that was done, much to everyone's surprise, the falna came out.
Normally, if one takes the blood of a deity and tries to modify their childrens status, the status won't respond. This is because only someone with divine blood can edit the Falna.
The fact that the falna was reacting shook the very foundations that ones falna can never be tampered with to the core.
"Well this is an interesting development…" Bell muttered as he got to work. He might as well update her status while he's at it. As he went on, his eyes kept getting wider, but he couldn't be surprised. Ryuu has been through a lot of shit, and it's not surprising to Bell as to how much her status is growing.
That was until a certain slot changed digit, one that only does so in very special times.
Bell laughed before finishing his work. Once he pushed the falna back, he tried to copy it, but to no avail.
"Guess only gods can do that…" he said as Astraea came forwards and drew a circle on the parchment, copying the information without knowing what it said.
Bell picked up the parchment and read it silently, smiling to himself before giving it to Ryuu.
"Congrats on your level up!" Ryuu's eyes widened as she looked at the parchment
Name: Ryuu Lion
Lv 4 - 5
Status:
{STR} E-488 - A-899 - I-0
{VIT} F-352 - A-821 - I-0
{DEX} A-888 - S-999 - I-0
{AGI} A-889 - S-999 - I-0
{MAG} B-717 - S-998 - I-0
Magic:
Luminous Wind
Noah Heal
Skills:
Fairy Serenade: Increases the effects of magic, with the effect being more powerful at night
Mind Load: Increases the users strength stat
Aero Mana: Increases attack power the faster the user is moving
Development Abilities:
Hunter: G - F
Abnormal Resistance: G - F
Magic Resistance: I - H
Regenerate: I
"Ryuu, it seems like you now have a rare development ability, the same one as me in fact. Guess that at least confirms that the requirement must be something like heavily straining one's body and mind to the limit continuously" Ryuu smiled and nodded as Astraea hugged her
"Congrats, Ryuu! You finally reached level 5!"
"Indeed, and not only that, look at my stats… I'm just speechless" Ryuu said in a shocked voice
"You basically maxed out everything for a normal adventurer. This will give you an edge compared to other level 5's… well except for me, but that's for obvious reasons" Ryuu sent a mocking glare at him while Astraea snickered.
"Anyway, I'm going to leave you guys to get ready for bed, it's getting kind of late and we need to get to the guild tomorrow to get your familia up and going again" They both nodded
"By the way, toothbrushes and toothpaste are in the bedside drawer in both your respective rooms" Bell said while smiling before leaving.
Eventually, Astraea left for her room as well, leaving Ryuu there to ponder at how much things have changed within a couple of hours.
She was free from her debt, she will most likely be able to adventure again, leveled up, got a new home and lastly and most importantly… she got a new family alongside a member of her old one
Normal POV
=Ouranos' Lair, Morning after=
"Bell Cranel, to what do I owe the visit?" Ouranos said calmly as Fels came out of the shadows, nodding at Bell.
Bell nodded back before addressing Ouranos again "I would like to ask for a favor" Ouranos nodded and motioned for Bell to continue
"Last night, Astraea returned to Orario and was reunited with Ryuu Lion, the Gale Wind. I would like for you to clear her name, or at the very least, send and order that she was innocent" Ouranos put his fist on his cheek
"That is not an easy task. She slaughtered an entire familia"
"A familia of Evilus members may I add"
"Precisely the reason we only blacklisted her and didn't hunt her down. The bounty on her head was privately paid by Familias that were afraid of her" Bell smiled
"Well there is one thing that you haven't done" Ouranos titled his head quizzically
"Give the truth that the familia she slaughtered was a part of Evilus and that they were the causal factor for her familias death" Ouranos eyes bulged for a second
"Causal?" Bell nodded
"I know about the Juggernaut, the being that was spawned because of the damage to the dungeon the evils did" Ouranos sighed
"I won't ask how you know, but I do owe you one, Bell Cranel. I shall comply and announce to guild staff of the now whitelisted Gale Wind, and of the information that is to be published" Bell bowed in response
"Thank you, Ouranos. It would also be ideal for me to tell you that in 4 days, My familia, Astraea familia and Loki familia are diving into the dungeon on a large scale expedition in response to the death of Takemikazucki. Don't ask for the reason, I will fill you in with a letter since I don't have the time right now to explain. I have somewhere to be" Ouranos nodded and bid him goodbye.
Bell smiled as he walked up the stairs to the guild and felt kind of awkward once the stars started coming in. It was after all unusual for a non guildworked to be this deep in the guild headquarters.
Once he was outside, he headed towards the guild office to meet up with Astraea, Ryuu and Hestia. To get there quicker, Bell started jogging… while jogging in his standards. For anyone else, it looked like a full on sprint of a level 3.
Once he reached the guild office, it didn't take long to spot the two near the entrance. He waved to them before trotting towards them.
"Bell, you finally made it. How did it go?" Astraea asked right off the bat
"It went well. Ouranos has most likely already whitelisted Ryuu. He probably used the oculus… a kind of long distance communications that is made from the mystery development ability" Bell explained at the confused faces of Ryuu and Astraea.
"Anyway, shall we go inside and pull your familia from the inactive section?" Ryuu and Astraea nodded as they walked inside.
Once they got into the guild, their eyes fell on the huge crowd at the announcement board
"No way! Rudra Familia was a part of Evilus and Gale Wind killed them because they killed her familia? Does that make her innocent? It even says she's whitelisted!"
"Yeah, Why did they announce this all of a sudden, it's not like she's coming back or anything"
Everyone just ignored them as they headed towards the front desk. Once they got there, Bell smiled at the half elf that just noticed him.
Eina walked forwards and greeted Bell
"Bell-kun, you brought guests. Who might these people be?"
"Oh, You know my goddess of course, but this is Astraea and Ryuu Lion" The pen Eina was holding dropped from her hand as it clicked on the ground.
"Wait! Gale Wind!" Ryuu nodded at Eina
"S-sorry, What can I help you with" Bell stepped to the side as Astraea and Ryuu walked forwards
"We would like to reinstate our familia, or in other words, set us as active" Astraea said
Eina nodded as she grabbed a paper from under the desk and started writing down information
"Astreas Familia… one member, Ryuu Lion… Alright, give me one moment, I need to go and get the file to update it" The two nodded as the half-elf disappeared behind the counter.
Within a minute, she returned with the file and opened it, readying her pen for any alterations she was going to make"
"Are you staying as a Dungeon Exploration familia?" Eina asked as Ryuu and Astraea nodded
"Alright, where will you reside?"
"The Hearth Mansion, or as we have decided to rename it to Justitia Domum" Eina nodded
"Interesting name… wait what? You're staying with the Hestia Familia?" Bell walked forward
"They are since we have decided to do something new. We have decided to create a new kind of a familia where we share everything like one giant familia, but with two gods"
"That's… Interesting, I will have to get Hestia and Astraea to explain it later" They all nodded as they continued to update the information. Ryuu announced her level up, getting it published immediately alongside some formal matters to ease her return from blacklisting.
Within the hour, the announcement that the Astraea Familia had returned was put out, putting smiles on some, and bitter tastes for others.
Finn's POV
=Twilight Manor=
Things had gotten considerably more complicated. With the Astraea Familia returning as well as merging with Hestia familia in a sense, makes the planning for the coming expedition longer and more tedious.
I sighed as I threw myself back at my work, mentaly preparing myself for some sleepless nights than I had originally anticipated.
I picked up my pen and started writing down the information that I had just read in the letter from Bell. This included that he would wish for Ryuu, the gale wind to participate in this expedition.
His reasoning was more than solid. He saw it as a prime opportunity to give her name some good merit to it as well as her new status as a level 5 and experience on a battlefield makes her invaluable.
After all, she had alone annihilated the entire Rudra Familia who had been a part of Evilus but Ouranos had withheld that information until now. My intuition tells me that Bell was the main causal factor for his change in mind since he has allied with them.
In truth, even though I míght sound bitter at the Astraea familias return, it does make me feel both relief and a bit of happiness. Their familia had been valuable allies in the past and have proven to be trustworthy.
Ryuu Lion especially had proven her resilience not only in the dark age, but also after her familias demise. She had prevailed against impossible odds, destroying a familia who's strongest adventurers were level 5.
Some other pieces of information that Bell had given was an accurate description of what the floors beyond the 59th looks like. From his information, the Demi spirit had only managed to terraform floors 59 to 65th floor into a jungle like structure. Beyond that is what the Zeus and Hera familia had described as the Glacier territory. His description had included a strong recommendation of us buying enough salamander wool to cover our entire bodies.
He also recommended us to send the supplies to his familia so that Welf could stitch them into thick coats, pants and boots to trap body heat so that we won't get cold. He also asked us to do the same for the Undine cloth since the outer layer is supposed to have that to protect the Salamander wool from the freezing cold.
On the topic of Salamander wool and undine cloth, he also recommended to buy the same amount of both because the floors below the Glacial territory is called the Burning Desert because of it's harsh heat and no water supplies, which Hestia Familia are supposed to handle.
I continued to read through the information, planning the purchasing list and memorizing the information.
*Knock* *Knock*
I peeked up before giving the person permission to enter. The door opened as Riveria entered the room.
"You wanted to speak to me Finn?" I nodded, and smiled. I stood up and walked to the other side of the table before sitting on it to match Riverias Height as best as I could.
"Yes, I wanted to discuss something Bell requested of you specifically" Riveria cocked her head to the side
"Remember the skill Bell has, Blood of Jupiter" She nodded as I continued
"Well, it is a powerful skill, but the issue lies in his knowledge of spells that use the thunder attribute. You've studied thunder attributed magic to the point of knowing nearly every single one of them that exist" Riveria nodded before sighing
"That might be true, but I don't know how to use them, or more like I can't. You need a trigger for a spell to activate, or rather either a clear image of what the spell would do or the essence of gods to act as that trigger"
"You're right, but remember the description of the skill? He can use any thunder type magic with ease. It's better if we try to teach him. It might come in handy somewhere on the expedition" Riveria nodded
"Alright, so how should we do this?" I thought about it for a minute before forming a good schedule
"You're currently training Lefiya from 7 in the morning to midday right?" She nodded
"Then how about you train Bell from 3PM to 7PM?" Riveria made a thinking face before nodding
"It does seem to add up with my schedule perfectly so we can go with that" I nodded
"Good, then how about you go to them now? It's almost half past 2 in the afternoon" Riveria nodded and bid her goodbyes.
"I sure hope that goes well… for all our sake" I muttered as I looked down at Bell's letter, as well as his warning
A bit of a shorter chapter this time around, but I don't really want to rush anything so I end it where I feel like it's a good spot.
I hope you all enjoyed it and if you have any complaints or suggestions for future stories (This one is getting closer to the finishing line after all), please share them and it would be much appreciated :)
Now for the reviews
OverlordRevan: what's this info you mentioned on bells parent in a/n2?
great chapter
Author: The information is from the Astraea records event in Danmemo. It talks about Bell's parents in the extra story. Just type 'Astraea records part 3 extra story' into youtube and you should find it.
I love Rieri takahashi: can we get more of aki? and also you're damn one hell of a writer... I totally forgot to sleep because of this
Author: Please don't forget to sleep! It's pivotal for your health after all ;)
UnityorUnkit:Story has a good concept, but the grammar structure and out of character bell including the un interesting dialogue is bad. improve your story. note :rewrite your story to make it interesting pls
Author: I am sorry to hear that since I try to improve as I go, but I can't grant your wish for a rewrite. Frankly speaking, you're the only person that has told me to rewrite this story and I can't do that because of a singular opinion
I mostly get positive feedback as well that also helps me fix mistakes and improve how I write. If you want to help that way too, it might be better to give more constructive feedback like telling me what makes the dialogue boring or what more that bugged you.
Anyway, I hope you find another story out there that can match your expectations! :)
Dylandidi10: -
Author: I'm not even going to bother to paste that review in, so i'm just going to respond to it.
If you go back to 'The Argonaut Bloodline' chapter and read the A/N, It clearly says that I remade it for this story. Yes, in canon, Argonaut was a hero of old before the age of gods, but that's not the case here.
The idea you have about the pact doesn't align with that chapter either. Jupiter's power and blood was transferred to Argonaut, giving him all his capabilities and sealing Jupiter in the form of a sword. This means that anyone from his bloodline would be able to use his power as long as they knew that they were part of Argonauts bloodline.
The thing you also wanted me to explain about Ais and Bell supposedly taking on the Kyros alone is completely false. I don't want to spoil anything, but I can say that they will definitely need help from every single one of the people down at that floor, alongside some other allies :)
Also on the topic of Liaris Freeze. The thing about Spirit blooded people only being able to have it doesn't explain the reason for it to manifest. Ais hasn't gotten the skill, even though her drive to get stronger is ridiculously high, perhaps even higher than Bell's.
Phew… that was all I believe, damn that was quite a long read for a review!
Thank you all for your feedback and I hope to see you next time!
