A small recap Aziel was cursed to never be a hero to the eyes of others. So, he got helped from a lizard that become a wizard that he defeated.

When Wilizard was only given an hour to find someone who know where to find the guy, he acted fast but an hour later he couldn’t find anyone at all, so he just bailed. Aziel waited and waited. People at the enigma keep staring at Aziel, one of them said that Aziel keep standing there for hours and when will he figure out that the lizard guy bailed on him. A guy floating in a dark crystal ball named Weird Kaelen, heard it, so he went to Aziel.

Weird Kaelen: Hey kid! What the heck you keep standing there for?

Aziel: just waiting for this lizard wizard guy.

Weird Kaelen: you do know he bailed on you?

Aziel: nah, he wouldn’t do that, and he promised he will come back.

Weird Kaelen: and, you hear him saying that?

Aziel: (proudly saying the word) Nope!

Weird Kaelen: sigh, you’re weird, kid.

Weird kaelen ask Aziel why is he standing there for hours. Aziel told him everything starting the day he became a hero. Weird kaelen understand everything and told him there is only one old guy who deal with that kind of curse. He instructed that the place where the old guy lives is not worth going to. It’s a place called Rosepeak a mountain full of roses! Dan Dan Dan (dramatic sound)

Aziel: you sure it's a dangerous place? A mountain full of roses?

Weird Kaelen: the mountain isn't really that dangerous, idiot. It’s the old guy! And Besides you deserve that cur…

Aziel: (shouting loudly) OK THEN I KNOW WHAT I MUST DO, CHARGE INTO THAT MOUNTAIN AND BRAVELY ASK FOR FORGIVENESS LIKE A TRUE HERO!

Weird kaelen has seen the bravery of Aziel charging into that mountain hoping to be forgiven, but this started the flame of weird kaelen to become somebody in this world.

Weird Kaelen: wait? What in the world is a glimpse doing here? That darn kid infected me with one!

Glimpse: keeh? Nyah!

Aziel started his journey. The treacherous journey to the Mountain of Roses was whispered about in hushed tones, a perilous expedition said to test the limits of human endurance and bravery—though in reality, it only took Aziel five minutes to walk there from enigma.

Aziel: Hello? Anybody home!

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The old guy was relaxing in a hummock swing while listening to the beautiful song the birds are creating, the cloud creating beautiful images. While roses bloom beautiful under the sun, and a giant who destroyed his beloved gift is asking of there is someone home.

Old guy: what the? Youuuuu! (his eyes instensely looking to aziel, like staring at someone soul)

Aziel sees the old guy relaxing in a hummock. So, he waves his hand to him and greet him with a happy face like seeing an old friend and not the person who help a guy robbed an old guy and destroying someone beloved wife last gift. The old guy opened his arms and chanted an incantation, creating red thunderbolts out of nothing, hoping to blast Aziel. The sky turned dark, and thunder rumbled from the clouds, echoing his words. With a deafening roar, the crimson lightning was about to form when suddenly the whole mountain hears a loud Crack!

Old guy: oh, my back!

The pain was so painful he tried to lie down, but he slips because of a stone hitting his head on the ground causing him to passed out. The last thing he sees is Aziel looking down on him when his eyes fully closed.

Aziel: hey old guy, you ok?

Aziel carry the old guy into the hummock. One hour have passed, when suddenly the old guy wakes up, the first thing he sees is Aziel sitting in an Asian squat while looking at the old guy. The old guy tried to create red thunderbolt again but due to the fall and because of old age he just gave up.

Old guy: (angry) what the heck do you want kid?

Aziel hearing this, happily beg the old man to lift the curse, while laughing. The old guy heard this and told Aziel why would he do that? Aziel replied because he helps him from the pit. Where the old guy angrily replied his the one who put him there!

Aziel: Oh, yeah! Hahahahaha sorry

Old guy: listen kid, I could forgive you for helping my robber, slapping me into a pi...

Aziel: so? You will lift the curse. (he happily replied)

Old guy: let me finish! I could forgive you, but you, destroying the last gift my beloved deceased wife gave to me, there is nothing in this world will ever let me forgive you for what you have done!

Aziel feeling guilty ask a question to the old guy, how did his wife die?

Old guy: it happens 8 years ago before you destroyed the staff. My beloved wife was warrior of thorshell. It alll started when I was fishing near the lake when suddenly, I see these shadow, it was her my beloved Ragna, she was hurt during a battle, and she passed out after seeking for my help, it took her 2 weeks to wake up, and suddenly she doesn’t remember who she was, and I just couldn’t leave her, when the only thing she knew is her name. So, I take care of her, she was this fierce, rough and brave girl. For 40 years we were in love. But one day she had this feeling of loss, it is like she knows there is something missing to her life. I always know about it, but couldn’t live without her, so I tried my best to keep it a secret that she was a Thorshell, but nothing last forever. One night, someone attack this mountain, they cast some weird artifact unabling me to use magic, so the both of us run. We were badly hurt when suddenly she fell and hit her head in a stone, I tried to help her stand up, but we were now surrounded, I tried to beg them to let my beloved live, but they didn’t listen they hit me in the head causing me to past out, the last thing I see was my beloved standing up. When I woke up she was there, holding me. She was bleeding, a sword was stuck in her back, 3 of her fingers was cut off, and you what she said, remember my help.

Aziel: I’m sorry, I didn’t know.

The gentle creak of the ropes of the hummock barely audible over the hauntingly empty silence. The once vibrant song of the birds now seemed empty and distant, their melodies lost in the heavy, oppressive stillness. The clouds drifted lazily across the sky, their shapes unremarkable and lacking the joy they once held. Below, the roses bloomed in brilliant colors, their beauty now a cruel reminder of what had been lost.

Chapter 3 end