In The Beginning

by Ca1piggy

Follow the origins of the first elite team that saved civilization from the Black Dragon to learn how they are reconstituted 1000 years later to save civilization again. The story is told from multiple perspectives. A couple knowledgeable members of the Wiki provided a lot of feedback while Chapter 1 was developed.

4. Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Unfortunately, the Black Dragon was reborn shortly after the birth of Leifya. The dragon took control of two powerful monsters, Behemoth and Leviathan, and initiated its attack. At that time, the Zeus familia and the Hera familia, were able to defeat the Behemoth and the Leviathan. The Black Dragon was also stopped but again at a horrific cost - the destruction of the Zeus familia and the Hera familia.

Furthermore, the Black Dragon was only stopped but not destroyed. The gods knew that it escaped and was slowly regenerating. It was also scheming a new plan while gathering strength for its revenge. Due to the urgency, even more effort was undertaken to reconstitute Albert's soul. At the same time, even more resources were also devoted to free Ais from suspended animation.

One year later, King Albert's soul finally reconstituted. The soul was reincarnated as Bell, the son of the former leader of the Zeus Familia. With some new magic knowledge, the gods were able to endow Bell with a missing element in order to address the original team's biggest shortcomings. It was also decided that Bell should receive more private and in-depth nurturing than possible in the large and busy Loki familia. Thus, Bell was brought up by Zeus himself as Bell's grandfather. Afterwards, Bell was guided to Hestia as her only familia member. Under Hestia, Bell received the non-stop, in-depth private nurturing needed to help him fully reach his potential.

A few years later, Ais, the new Great Wind Spirit was finally safely brought out of suspended animation. A special circumstance helped bring Ais to the Loki familia, thereby completing the painstaking effort to reunite the old team. Under the guidance and protection of Riveria, Finn and Loki, Ais developed quickly and also mastered her Great wind spirit powers. She became the record holder as she advanced to level 2 after only 1 year as a level 1 adventurer. Her rapid advance was due to her strong drive to improve as well as the undeniable innate talent.

As the key members progressed, the Loki familia started becoming extremely powerful. They were one of the elite groups with the skill and firepower needed adventure deeply into the dungeon.

Shortly after Bell joined Hestia, Ais met Bell. Ais was able to triggered Bell's special gift to activate, though with some unintended assistance from Bete. Surprisingly, neither Bell nor Ais understood what happened except they both felt feelings that they have not experienced before. Furthermore, with some telepathic nudging from Zeus and advice from Riveria, Ais and Bell developed a special relationship around a ritual practiced by older adventurers. This relationship was important for their seamless teamwork later on, as well as providing special nourishment for Bell's special abilities.