Chronos was furious at Estrawr who got rid of every chance he had to kill Vax’s child, Chronos had always hated Vax but knew that he was no match for him in combat, so he was constantly looking for ways to hurt him and at first he didn’t care what became of Damai but he wanted the kid dead when he saw how much Vax loved him. Chronos then remembered something,  Damai had saved some humans but there were another 2 that ran away, interested in what happened to them, he searched and what he found made him smile with glee, since the 2 humans who had run away were in fact back at the spot where they left the others looking for their dead bodies, their plan had been to lure the group into a dangerous area wait to be attacked then leave the group to die, they came back later to collect the equipment so they could sell it.

The 2 of them were visibly angry at the fact they could not find the bodies, when all of a sudden they heard a deep, wild sounding voice “hehehe your actions have amused me humans, the people you tried to kill are in fact still alive, thanks to someone who I happen to want dead, kill him for me and I Chronos, the god of chaos shall reward you” the 2 of them were shocked since a god was speaking to them, but they soon became overcome with greed and left, but not before a rockhide boar attacked them and the man instantly killed it with his sword, they came up with plans on how to kill their target and walked down the mountain laughing evilly.

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Adventurers CardNameDamai MonkeyAge16RaceHumanAssociate GuildN/ARankF RankTitles earnedN/A

Damai just stared at his new Adventurers card with confusion and asked Kaya some questions “What is an associate guild? What does it mean by Titles earned? And do I have to get a new card whenever I rank up?” he asked in one breath eager to find out more about the card and Kaya laughing at the bumpkins extreme lack of knowledge replied “An associate guild is a place where you can train, based on your style of fighting you can go to different guilds, Ben who is a mage goes to the magic guild and I prefer the front lines but am not very calm, so I go to the warriors guild, you should go to the monks guild if you want to see what they are like” Damai nodded and she carried on “Titles earned is exactly like it say’s, titles that people give, and know you by sometimes they can be as simple as ‘silver flash’ whereas others can be something like ‘skull crusher’ usually they depend on your actions” and Damai noted that he should try to not do anything embarrassing “and finally, no you do not need a new card each time, it will now update automatically” she said causing Damai to sigh in relief as he remembered how tedious it was.

The two of them met up with Ben and Freya who had disappeared earlier and they suddenly grabbed Damai and took him to an inn, they shoved him inside and before he knew it a large group of women had stripped him and thrown him into a bath, they washed him even though he continuously said he could do it himself and after 45 minutes of embarrassment they finally let him out, he dried and covered himself with the towel, the women then came back, they pinned him on a chair and gave him a haircut and when they were finally done he was left with brand new clothes neatly folded up next to him. He put them on since he had no choice and walked out to find the two who had orchestrated this event and was frozen stiff when a lot of eyes were focused on him. All three of his companions were slack jawed, who could’ve known that a messy dirt covered boy with long, unruly hair could turn out so handsome when it was all gone, Damai nervously walked towards his friends since he had never experienced this kind of attention before and it only subsided when everybody else saw that he already had companions.

“Looking good” Freya complimented and Damai just replied with a cold tone “was it really necessary to hire a bunch of women to wash me, I could’ve done it myself you know” to which Ben replied confused “what…. All we did was hire the bath for you, we didn’t hire anybody to wash you….. I don’t even think that’s possible” and then the barkeep, who was nearby and overheard them, said “hahaha well my girls have a good sense for men and could tell you were gonna be handsome so they kind of got a little bit excited….. I’m really sorry I should have controlled them, they even cut your hair for you” Damai just internally screamed, it wasn’t the hair he was bothered about. The group then noticed that the waitresses in the inn were all stealing glances at Damai and giggling with each other, everybody’s reaction was different, Ben and Freya were laughing, Kaya seemed angry and Damai had shivers going down his spine, he urged the others to leave so he could get away from this place. The others eventually agreed since they were starting to attract the attention of the other patrons and they left while discussing what to do next “how about we all go to the monks guild and help Damai get set up, he has no idea of what to do so we should help him” Kaya said to which Ben and Freya agreed, so the group left for the monks guild.

They entered into one of the larger buildings and walked to the receptionist “hello and welcome to the monks guild, what can I do for you” sad the receptionist when he noticed the group “Hi my friend here would like to join the guild please” said Freya as she nodded to Damai, who in turn smiled at the receptionist “okay no problem, just show me your Adventurers card and I’ll get you all signed up, just so you know if the guild needs your help at all we can ask of your help whenever we want, we will of course make sure your available but you cannot refuse our requests, don’t worry though it’s fairly rare this actually happens” Damai nodded and handed the card over “hmm F Rank huh, in that case see that woman over there, go and ask her for the basic monk techniques and show her you’re A card (shortening it) Damai nodded and thanked the receptionist, he then walked over to the woman “excuse me, the receptionist said you could teach me the basics” he said as he held his A card out, the woman glanced at it and then started speaking “okay it’s really easy all you have to do is wrap your Mana around the outside of your body , this will act as reinforcement and has slight defensive capabilities” Damai then replied with a question that made everybody who heard it fall over “uummmm I’ve been hearing the word being used every now and then, but what is Mana exactly” and after everybody was on their feet again the four people in his immediate surroundings shouted at him “HOW CAN YOU NOT KNOW ABOUT MANA!!!???” the stunned Damai barely answered “Wha- what?, I was never taught how to use it in the village, they didn’t even mention it” “Then what is that small white glow you give off when you’re in a fight?” asked Kaya “small glow? AH you mean my KI” an answer he regretted giving “WWHHHAAATTTT!!!!!???” both Kaya and the monk woman screamed in unison “It takes a warrior or monk years to learn how to FIND the KI in their body let alone use it in combat, the people who manage it have spent most of their life trying to master it, HOW CAN YOU USE IT!!!!!?????” Damai was fairly scared that the two woman were going to attack him but he managed to answer “ev-everybody in the village begins to learn when they are twelve, it’s a tradition” the monk woman, not knowing Damai’s origins continued to scream, while Kaya had calmed down “WHAT SORT OF VILLAGE IS THIS!!!!????” she screamed and by now a crowd had formed around the group, then Damai’s salvation came in from the crowd “What is all this racket about, wha-  Issi? You’re not usually one to cause a commotion” and the monk woman’s (Issi) face paled “Forgive me master, but this child here has no knowledge whatsoever about Mana and yet he claims to use KI in battle” she replied to the man “is that so? Okay then how about a test? Boy use your KI and attack me, let me see what your capable of” and at this, all the monks in the room gasped. The man started to give off pressure and Damai could tell he was strong, he wasn’t going to let go of such an opportunity, he nodded in reply and let his KI flow through his body. Seeing this the man was already impressed and then Damai attacked and showed the monk the power his body held, but the monk easily blocked it using his own KI and body strength. The monks KI was actually not as far along as Damai’s, but thanks to his years of training, his body held a lot more strength than Damai’s.

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After 5 minutes of Damai continuously surprising the monk and everybody else around him with his abilities the monk ended the battle, he stared at Damai “boy, you said it was a village tradition to learn to use KI, that would explain why your better at it than me, but in all my years I have never heard of such a village, just where are you from” Damai who was frustrated that none of his attacks worked took some time to answer “I grew up in the Ape beastman village, the leader raised me” and the monk was shocked “well….. I guess that explains the tail, I thought the Ape beastmen were only legends, but apparently the martial arts experts of the beastmen races do exist” he thought for a moment and then carried on “Alright boy, learn how to use Mana from Issi there, she’s a good teacher and after a month, I want you to enter the city’s battle tournament, don’t worry nobody above C Rank can enter, I will be watching and if you manage to impress me in the tournament, then I will give you an item that will greatly benefit your body’s physical training, now everybody off with you, the boy’s got work to do” and with that the crowd started to disperse, all of them whispering about Damai. The original group of four was dumfounded since one of the master monks had said he would reward Damai, and Issi was extremely intrigued about the Ape beastmen, Damai wanted to start training right away, but he needed new Training/Battle clothes, the ones he had right now were not suitable for any physical activity, so the group of three left and Ben made Damai check his A card before leaving to make sure it wasn’t faulty.

Adventurers CardNameDamai MonkeyAge16RaceHumanAssociate GuildMonks GuildRankF RankTitles earnedMartial arts prodigy

The group was surprised at first, but all except Damai thought that it was to be expected with the large crowd they gathered, word travels fast after all and a certain two people found out the whereabouts of their target a few days later, and they planned for the tournament 1 month away.