The dungeon. That's where most people die, & I came close once. If it wasn't for the sword princess… Well, let's just say I'd be minotaur dinner. Why was I in the dungeon in the first place? To get crystals, you see. Us adventurers trade those crystals in for money. You get one for every monster you kill. Oh, my name is Bell. I'm from the Hestia familia. In case you didn't know, a familia is like a family, where everyone is related but not by blood. It's when a god or goddess invites you to be a part of their family. It's just me and Hestia in this familia. When Hestia goes around asking if anyone would like to be part of her familia, no one even believes she's a goddess (then again, she isn't really famous for anything). Her familia is completely unlike, let's say, Hephaestus's familia. Point one: everyone knows Hephaestus. If you don't know her, you're either dumb or young. Point two: she has enough people in her familia in the first place. Point three: people are begging to get into her familia all the time. But then the entrance door bursts open with a loud thunk.
"Bell-kun! Get me a treat or something yummy, 'cuz its Friday!" a high pitched voice shouts.
"I'll be right there goddess!" I loudly reply from in my room. My room isn't really all that big, but I chose it because of the historic looking old bricks it's made of. My room never got a paint job, but I like it that way. Hestia doesn't know how I fit all my favourite furniture in here, but I just told her I'm a minimalist. I'm not really, but I can't change it now because she actually believed me. I start walking out into the entrance hallway. Hestia isn't there, so she must've already gone into her room.
"I'm gonna go to Syl's for that treat of yours. That alright Hestia?" I yell out to her.
"Yeah, its fine where you get it, just make it yummy!" she shouts back.
"Okay, just checking. I'll be back in a while!" I tell her. I slam the door shut and run up the stairs to outside. From the outside, our house looks like a ruined cathedral, along with all the ruin and debris around it. But if you know which column to push, then you find the little secret passage that leads to our underground rooms. I look at myself in some cracked glass on the wall. I ruffle my hair a little, make sure I've got all my armour on, and check I have my knife. Hestia gave me this knife when I first joined her familia. It's got some hieroglyphics on a side of the blade, but I don't know what it means. I remember so clearly what Hestia said when she gave it to me.
'You are such a cute little boy! As thanks for joining my familia, have this knife. It's a special knife from me that you won't get anywhere else. I hope you use it well!' back then, her black hair was always out, but now it's always in two ponytails, one each side. I remember how she always commented about my white hair and red eyes, and it reminds me of my parents. If only they were here- SMASH! Holy crap! What was that?
"Who's there?" I loudly ask. There isnt a reply, so I start to get my knife out.
"Who, me?" a voice replies. "But I don't want to tell you my name. I want to fight you in a battle." then out of nowhere a man in a black coat and hood appears. He then throws me a knife with writing inscribed onto it.
"I want to fight you at 3 tomorrow at main square in town. If you forget, its on that knife. Be there with all your strength. See you then, Bell-kun." he snickers. Then he gets out a whip and whips up a storm of dust and he's gone.
"What the..?" I mumble. Then I think to myself. Yeah, I might piss some people off, and annoy them, but I haven't gotten anyone so annoyed as to make them wanna fight me. Who was that? I pick up the knife and put it in my backpack.
"Well, time to go to the market." I say to myself. I walk out of the rubble, and to the market.
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