Aiden Ashwell finally reached the entrance of the cave; his previous adventure was total disaster at best that almost led to his death. Celli looked at him with curiosity, as from her perspective he was in hurry state.
"So, you want to tell me what you had encountered down there, I heard your voice loud and clear saying run for your life and the cave is so dangerous." :(Celli asked while having her hands crossed as well having her bright blue eyes star down Aiden Ashwell's soul)
"I encountered something I don't want to describe, but it was scary for me to understand it." :(Aiden Ashwell replied while catching his breath as he ran, climbed and squeezed through the cave to reach Celli)
"You're saying that you won't share what had actually scared you, since you did not bring it back here, I am guessing it gave up." :(Celli said in tone that was a bit serious)
"That last part remains mysterious to me, I don't know why it stopped chasing me, I am guessing it was too fat to fit through the corners." :(Aiden. Ashwell responded as he joked about the monster's waist and weight)
"If that monster hears us, it would not be happy with your joke, your stupidity sometimes kills me." :(Celli stated as a warning to him about his jokes and stupidity)
"We better get a move on, as this cave is dangerous than what we expected before." :(Aiden Ashwell said as he walked towards the exit, he noticed it was dark outside)
[I must grow stronger if I want to survive in this world.] :(Aiden Ashwell thought to himself as he walked outside the cave entrance)
[I wonder what this object is.] :(Aiden Ashwell had another thought compared to the previous one while moving the star shaped object he has been carrying towards his face, to his surprise it glowed like a Christmas tree)
[Is it an elemental vision from Genshin perhaps it houses great amount of power, every time I hold it in my hand it always glows?] :(Aiden Ashwell thought he was confused what he was carrying and try to understand)
[I should put it back in my pocket.] :(Aiden Ashwell thought as he gently put the star shaped object only halfway through, it rapidly got flung in air and hurling towards his sword on his right hand)
*Aiden Ashwell had to close his eyes so quick as the sword and star shaped object shined light a new star and shook violently with tense energy. He accidentally dropped the sword on sand as he tried to shield his eyes from the tense light, few minutes had passed he reopened his eyes what he could see is his sword changed colour from grey to gold. He decided to inspect the sword, it felt lighter than what it was previously.*
"What did you do this time, Aiden?" :(Celli asked as she was briefly blinded by the tense light from Aiden's sword)
"Well, I placed in star shaped object into the slot on my sword, I never guessed it would be that bright or tense." :(Aiden Ashwell responded with clarification and honesty)
"Your sword you have stolen seems different from what it was before?" :(Celli asked and floated towards the Aiden's sword, she was complexed about its material and colour)
"Is that a Luxnite elemental holder gem those things are very rare around Chonituary, it said in the legends there was no single one given out since 50 thousand years ago." :(Celli stated as she was very much surprised what was in the sword)
"Is that what you call the star shaped object, I was luckily to find it in the cave back we came." :(Aiden Ashwell explained, as he's been thinking while walking)
"You seem to have luck and disaster at the same time." :(Celli responded with her hand crossed)
"I think that is the way the gods designed me." :(Aiden Ashwell replied, as he kept on walking)
"Well, I am not a god, and I am not the one who designs your life or future." :(Celli retorted with a serious tone)
"There is a town up ahead." :(Aiden Ashwell said, as he pointed out)
"Finally, I was going insane, where do people live these days. We have been walking for hours without seeing anyone." :(Celli ranted as she felt relived)
"That is the village we're heading towards, and the place where we should be." :(Aiden Ashwell said, while his pointing finger got closer to the village)
As the pair walked into the town, they noticed something that it's lifeless, it felt abandoned some hundred years ago. They wandered around town finding remnants of a thriving community, Aiden Ashwell decided to adventure in middle town, where he discovered a statue depicting a goddess that held her blade so high in the sky. Aiden Ashwell walked towards the statue and had quick touch which seems to waken the statue as it glows with the same energy that happened to his sword. He felt no difference when touching it, when Aiden. Ashwell turned around he heard a projectile being released as it crackled through the wind, soon followed a loud clang as something hit the stone path right in front him.
"WHO IS THERE!" :(Aiden Ashwell shouted as he began searching for the assumed attacker and taking up a defensive posture ready to fight)
"HEY, YOU STOP RIGHT THERE!" :(Mysterious voice echoed through the wind, it sounded like female)
*Aiden Ashwell looked up only to see a girl in midair. She was wearing a leather vest, baggy pants with belt, red cloak and boots to finish it off with red hood covering her head, she landed right in front of Aiden Ashwell.*
"May the Light Goddess protect you strangers, but my guts don't you must explain yourself why you are in my home town before I put an arrow between your eyes." :(Mysterious Girl said with a threatening tone while pulling back the bow string of her bow with one arrow ready)
"Says to the one that acts like a stalker in the shadow." :(Aiden Ashwell replied as he raised his sword ready to strike)
"AIDEN, what did you get yourself into this time!" :(Voice of Celli shouted, it was heard by Aiden and The Mysterious Girl)
"Finally, an alive person decided to show themselves after I lost my mind seeing a dead one." :(Celli stated as she does not want to remember what she saw back in the cave)
"Listen here we are only here to find supplies right after we escaped from a dangerous cave, we have not eaten food or had a cup of water." :(Celli stated as honest question and reason, she floated in the gap between Aiden and The Mysterious Girl)
"So that is why you both are here, if you want to know me you have to earn it, just call me Aurelia you both don't look like citizens of Chonituary are you travellers from other realm." :(The Mysterious Girl named Aurelia stated, but she started a bit confused where did Aiden and Celli came from based on their clothing)
"Yeah, we are travellers from a land a far anyway I am Celli and this is my travelling partner Aiden." :(Celli simply stated, but it was complete lie)
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"I, the Ranger of Olisville tasked to protect people within or out of Olisville with vision brought to me by the Light Goddess. You two came here when everybody either fled or died in Olisville during an event called The Despoiling of Olisville." :(Aurelia the Ranger stated with serious tone and a bit of sadness)
"The Despoiling, when did that happened and what is it." :(Celli asked as she never knew of that event and was a bit confused)
"The Despoiling of Olisville was a terrible calamity that ever fell on this town. The calamity takes 6 years ago in the past, a rift between this world and a dimension called the void, whatever that is. Demons and creatures of all shape and sizes started pouring in this poor town, they slaughtered half of the population with fury of their lord. This town was only saved by 5 heroes who came all over Chonituary their combined effort and bravery pushed back the monsters back where they came from. It once said they fought the Abyssal Lord of Disease with the very heart of the cave, which has chamber with ancient text. Afterwards the 5 heroes went on their very ways, but one of those heroes was only known as the Outlander seems different everywhere she goes the monsters seem to follow. It has only taken 5 weeks before the Outlander departed the town that where the Demons and creatures of the void seem to strike and slaughtered as well burned what left of Olisville. I was the only survivor of Olisville thank to me fleeing Olisville during the calamity, I have only known this event by returning after it happened, I was only twenty four when the Despoiling of Olisville happened." :(Aurelia the Ranger explained in full detail what had happened in Olisville)
[Wait, that cave I was in, was it the one that Aurelia mentioned?] :(Aiden Ashwell talked into his mind, as what happened yesterday matches the description Aurelia is saying)
"Oh, my that sounds terrible, is there any information what you call the Outlander." :(Celli replied with sadness, but also wants to know about The Outlander)
"Well, that is incomplete as nothing is known about her, but she had eyes of grey with blue taint along with blond hair. That all I know about her, if you find her again, make sure she stays dead as where ever she goes she just brings despair and destruction." :(Aurelia the Ranger responded with what information she knows about The Outlander)
[Did she mentioned my twin sister Laura, that can't be right.] :(Aiden Ashwell talked into his mind as he remembers that his twin sister has same eye colour but with taint of blue and blond hair)
"It seems you really don't like the Outlander huh, Aurelia." :(Celli replied in a confusing but gentle tone)
"I never trust the Outlander for the very first my eyes had laid on." :(Aurelia the Ranger simply responded with serious tone)
|Is it possible that my twin sister came back to is in this cruel world?| :(Aiden Ashwell tried to connect the dots in his mind)
"Since you are here in Olisville gather what supplies you can carry with you, that where my generosity ends as anything more have to be earned." :(Aurelia the Ranger stated as she looked towards a house and began walk towards it)
"You have our gratitude, Aurelia." :(Celli said as she turned her head towards Aiden)
Celli and Aiden Ashwell started searching for supplies for their next adventure which is not decided yet after countless of searches they founded no supplies which felt like a hit to the gut. They had to resorted to talk with the Ranger of Olisville for supplies as they sat on the other side of the table in Aurelia's Home.
"Ha, seems your search was fruitless." :(Aurelia the Ranger said while she was laughing so hard it hurt her throat)
"DON'T YOU BLOODY LAUGH AT US!" :(Celli yelled out like her head was about explode into immense rage)
"Aurelia we really need supplies; what could we do to earn your favour." :(Aiden Ashwell spoke out as he and Celli were desperate for food and water)
"Right my apologies, there been monsters around here very recently I feel like it's a raiding or search party; they might come from the cave you two had retreated from. I am no expert in this field but they been looting Olisville ever since it was abandoned, it would be grateful that you clear them out." :(Aurelia the Ranger shared her concern of what she been observing so far)
"They might not have come from the cave we been through it might be other nearby." :(Celli commented on Aurelia's question)
"Perhaps your right, but their looting cannot continue as it's nightmare for me grow my own food or kill beasts with their interference. While you are at it find their base of operations and destroy it or even better slaughter them all, when you done that return back here for your reward." :(Aurelia the Ranger stated as she asked a quest for Celli and Aiden for their reward, she placed a tied bundle when she untied it what seems be serval coins poured out)
"Could you have done this by yourself." :(Celli called out with her arms crossed as always)
"I have tried that but they seem to spawn from the very ground they lurk from, I am always afraid of caves most importantly I am unable fit through the very tight corners that makes up majority caves I had found. I always fear the worse would come if their looting is not stop." :(Aurelia the Ranger replied with clear but serious tone when she finished talking, she placed a map on table)
"We will try make your situation much better Aurelia." :(Aiden Ashwell said with confidence as he stood up from the chair he was sitting on)
"Thanks Aiden may the Light Goddess protect you." :(Aurelia the Ranger commented)
*Aurelia The Ranger gave Celli and Aiden Ashwell a breakfast which they gladly eaten it all up and drank what water she could spare. Aiden Ashwell and Celli walked out of Aurelia's house to do the quest what Aurelia had given them. They walked through desert to the first cave marked on the map, after 30 minutes the arrived at very first cave marked on the map. Aiden Ashwell started to proceed into cave through climbing and squeezing through the tight gaps and high walls while Celli waited outside for his return. As Aiden Ashwell adventured deep into the cave, he encountered monsters alike with giant spiders almost tall as him, goblins and skeletons he had not difficulty dealing with them as the sword slashed and cut through them like butter. With all monsters delt with he just adventured deeper until he stumbled across the very end of cave which just rocky chamber filled with guess what monsters, as he hack and slashed the monsters to pieces, he picked up the loot they dropped. He looked around to see anything left standing only find it's empty he decided to climb his way back to entrance it toke an hour as he had climb tall walls and squeeze through tight corners. Once he reaches the entrance, he was covered in blood of his slayed foes and carrying large bag with him filled with materials he had innocently looted the way back.*
"Ah gross look all that blood staining your cloths." :(Celli said as she pointed out of all the blood that tainted his blue cotton filled t-shirt which and black pants)
"It just other day of work, we got two more caves to do." :(Aiden Ashwell pointed out as he looked on the map)
"One down, two more to do then after that I hope Aurelia's reward is good." :(Celli said in a cheerful tone as she floated ahead of Aiden)
"Very cheerful you are today, Celli." :(Aiden Ashwell commented)
*Aiden Ashwell and Celli walked back towards the town and decided to stop at Aurelia's House for a break from the quest Aurelia the Ranger was quite surprised how fast Aiden and Celli completed the first cave of the quest as she was about prepare launch for them. Aiden Ashwell and Celli eaten the launch that Aurelia prepared and water that was given.*
"That was fast no wonder you retreated from a cave earlier." :(Aurelia the Ranger stated as she was quite surprised how fast Aiden and Celli made progress the quest)
"Those circumstances were quite different from earlier; I was facing a 105 feet giant named Achlion way earlier." :(Aiden Ashwell replied as he looked at Aurelia)
"Achlion that name brought me terrible memories, it was he forced me to flee in fear away from my beloved town, I saw my mother and father killed beneath his scythe. No one had ever survived the greater demon named Achlion." :(Aurelia the Ranger stated as painful memory was played in her head with small tears coming from her eyes)
"If you ever see Achlion again I don't know what going to happen but nothing good, he claims he is doing this in name of Abyssal Lord of Disease vengeance, I am no expert in ancient texts or legends." :(Aurelia the Ranger stated as she wiped her tears from her eyes)
"Aiden that monster named Achlion had brought suffering to Aurelia, no wonder she can't recover from it." :(Celli said to Aiden as she hearing what Aurelia was saying)
"If I encounter Achlion again I will kill him, it was he I had to run in fear I will not let anyone suffer what you had go through." :(Aiden Ashwell proclaimed as he tried to calm Aurelia down from her tears)
"That is suicide no one had ever bested Achlion before he cut down countless of people, if you are that brave, I would not stop you." :(Aurelia the Ranger said as she recovered from her crying but progress into a worried period)
"Do you have any location of Achlion." :(Celli asked Aurelia for confirmation of his location)
"Sadly no, Achlion is difficult to track as he does not have fixed location, he just appears randomly from the void he came from. You might find him back when you ran from the cave in a hurry, what I know is he confirmed to be drawn to site of extreme power." :(Aurelia the Ranger stated as she remembered something while researching about Achlion)
"Aiden the cave we ran from is there any chance that Achlion would reappear in there." :(Celli pointed out like she had good idea)
"Perhaps Celli I will hunt for Achlion and hopefully he shows up." :(Aiden Ashwell stated as he walked out the front door of Aurelia's house)
To be continued...