It was a deep night; you could barely see anything on the horizon with all the fog around. The wind was calm yet my entire body felt cold; what could it be?

Maybe I was just nervous, or maybe I was just scared, I couldn't take my eyes off the bonfire. That bright fire, It somehow made me calm. I could feel everything from within; my heart pumping, my lungs breathing... Immersing in that feeling, I was suddenly bothered by a nearby voice.

"Axel... Axel! Are you with us Axel? "

That voice kept calling my name but I didn't want to answer. I was calmy collecting my thoughts, but after a long while, I felt forced to answer.

"What do you want Luxor? " I asked in an annoyed tone. I was in no mood to talk.

"Come on Axel, don't ruin the fun, we're having a nice conversation here. " Fun? That's the last word that would ever cross my mind. When was the last time I actually had fun? I barely remembered how to put on a smile, not even mention laughing.

"Hey Axel, what's your deal? Tomorrow we have a tough day ahead of us, let's enjoy the night. No one knows if we will live to see a new one." Even though I had no mood for fun, Luxor was right. Tomorrow would be hard to handle. My first dungeon exploration; only God knew which one of us would be alive to see it ending.

"I guess you're right Luxor. " I finally decided to join in since none of us could stop thinking about tomorrow. "Ho... Ho... Seems like our party newbie finally decided to speak. Good! "

As a newbie adventurer, I was forced to enter the Guild Center of Emerald City and join a party to go on my first dungeon exploration. Of course, no one wanted to take me with them, a newbie adventurer like me except Luxor's party, The Unbreakable Swords.

"Okay so... Axel, we would like to know a bit more about you. Why did you become an adventurer little brat? "

The words were like breaking a seal for me; remembering why I became an adventurer only filled my mind about bad memories.

"It's okay, you've just met us today, let's make a deal. We'll tell you about us then you will tell us your story, deal? "

I felt like I was forced to speak about my past, but Luxor, Clyde and Asfi were awaiting my answer eagerly. "Deal. " I felt like my own body forced me to say these words, like there was something inside me that wanted to speak about my past.

"Yeah!! " Everyone screamed that. Deep inside me, I was feeling happy, someone was asking about me.

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"Then, ladies first. " Asfi was the first one to speak; she had a beautiful voice and her face was really pretty. Looking at her I couldn't understand how a girl like her could be here, about to risk her life in a dungeon.

"My story is simple; I was born an orphan and taken to a slave seller. As a woman I should have been taken as a slave or work as a prostitute, but since I was little I knew I was born to fight. There was something strong inside I couldn't quite explain. Seeing this, the slave seller decided to bring me to Emerald City Guild Center, they were always looking for people; especially kids who they train into skilled adventurers and brawlers. "

After Asfi told her story, Clyde decided to take the speech and be the second.

"In my case, the reason to become an adventurer was to bring some degree of security for my family. You know, I have two brothers and one sister. I don't want them to live in a world like this... Where you can't sleep without thinking that this could be your last night. I want a bright future for them, I want them to live free and unfettered."

Instantly after he was over, Luxor and his deep voice jumped into the conversation.

"I guess It's my turn now, I used to live in a small village far away from Virinium, yes... The first ones that suffered the first Crimson Night, I had a beautiful wife named Laura, she was all I needed in life. She couldn't have kids, but still, we had a happy marriage. when the monsters suddenly appeared, of course, no one was expecting them,

They appeared out of nowhere but fortunately, there was a neighboring town next to us so we could react before having all the monsters on us.

My wife and I were planning to take horses and leave the town once we could evacuate

The first several groups of houses in town were already burning and assaulted by goblins but we managed to evacuate a lot of people.

Everything was going as planned so I decided to pick up the horses and leave with my wife but when I turned back, she was running into the village searching for someone. I panicked as I followed her inside of town, but everything was burning around. I had to face some small goblins but they weren't a threat in small groups. I was screaming, searching for Laura, after reaching the houses. I found my wife with two little brats, a pink haired girl and a silver-haired boy. My wife used to be the town's doctor, so I assumed she met these two kids due to her work. I scolded her for leaving like that and we were about to bounce as fast possible but one of the kids, the silver-haired boy left running back to his house claiming he was going to save his parents.

My wife followed him without hesitating but then I witnessed a gigantic goblin coming out from an alley between houses, smashing the body of my wife with his club.

The silver-haired boy ran to the forest and I, with tears in my eyes, could do nothing but leave my beloved town Tyr with anger and sadness... Saving the little girl pink haired girl. "

After hearing Luxor I was shocked; my body was shaking. I couldn't believe what my ears were hearing. But suddenly I could hear Luxor's voice asking me a question.

"Come on Axel... Don't be shy now, It's your turn; I'm sure you have a story you want to share as well, you silver-haired little brat. "

I was really afraid to speak, but I made a deal, they would tell me everything about them and I promised to do the same in exchange. I wasn't a little kid anymore, I would tell them everything.

"Sure...I'll tell everything from the beginning."