Here's chapter 2.
A little shorter chapter. In my opinion, my writing has worsened
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Chapter 2- Two truths, One lie
The first thoughts that ran through Ais's mind at that moment were confusing and sadness. Though, most of those were sadness, due to believing that her rabbit wasn't so pure as she thought. But much more different, a rabbit that wouldn't care what it needed to do to survive. To kill and deceive.
Ais could only stare at him running away. With a frown and a single tear down her cheeks.
Miles from Orario
"Hey, Aisu, you seem down. You alright?" Tiona asked out of the blue, halfway through to the nearest village. "Huh? I'm alright. Just think about something" Ais answered, not really paying attention to her surroundings. But she could see, everyone she was traveling with, The Hiryute Twins, Lefiya, Riveria, and Alicia all had worried looks on them.
"Are you sure?, Ais-San, are you still think about that traitor, Bell Cranel?" Lefiya asked, breaking the silence. Of course, Lefiya knew about how much of a prick, Bell Cranel was, she disliked him for getting close to Ais. Yet, when he was announced as a traitor, she of course felt a sense of Happiness, happiness for know how Bell Cranel was a bad person. But after this train of thought. She felt a deep kind of sadness wash over her. He was her rival, a rival to show who was worth of Ais Wallenstein's admiration.
Ais could only look at Lefiya and the others with a look of sadness. "Yeah," Ais said meekly. "I was think about him." The others could only look at her with same look as Ais, sadness. They all thought of him as a pure and kind person. Yet, the news shook their understandings of Him, of Bell Cranel.
"If we find him, then we can Bering him back and question Bell, can't we?" Lefiya asked, trying to brighten up the mood. "But the chances are slim, really slim, they'll just kill him when we reach Orario." Lefiya thought.
Suddenly, Tiona yelled out loud that there was a village up ahead. "The last village we saw was 5 days ago." Tione said, hitting Tiona on the head for being too loud. They began to run towards the village. Along the way, they saw a lonely house on top of a little hill. Looking sad. Almost abandoned.
Orario: 3 years ago
"Kami-Miach, what should we do about this news about Bell Cranel?" Nazzaasked with bits of sadness in her once emotionless face. "Stall the Hestia and Loki Familiaplease, Nazza" Miach spoke with some hardness in us voice. As Nazza left, Daphne and Cassandra came in. "Are you sure this is wise, Kami-Miach?" Daphne asked, still wonder about how weird this all seemed. There was a long silence between the three. Until Cassandra spoke up meekly. "I-I had a dream. A dream about a young boy, a boy broken beyond repair, and yet, his eyes shown with determination and also different emotions, dark emotions. Until he, the boy spoke, "why did you all abandon me like that, why..." the dream finally ending with him standing there, revenge within his sad, glaring eyes. All while it rained and continued to rain." The monster there could only look at her with some disbelief hi their eyes.
"Oh cut it out Cassandra, it must have been one of your nightmares again." Daphne spoke out. Only half of her thoughts wanted to try and believe her dreams. Yet, Daphne couldn't. "You two should go catch and interrogate him." Miach said. Both girls nodded and grabbed their weapons. Hoping to see Bell along the way.
They heard a explosion and saw Bell running in the opposite direction of the explosion. "Did he cause that?" Daphne asked Cassandra. But no answer came. They ran towards Bell Cranel. The two began to hear voices, a woman's and Bell's voice. "What are they talking about over there?" Daphne thought. They then saw that the Lady, who Both could assume was a goddess due to her aura. Both girls began to walk towards Bell Cranel.
When they finally reached him. He only turned towards them. Red eyes bleak, white hair messy and Disheveled, his clothes were all torn and they could see the amount of bruises and damage he had taken during his chase across Orario. There was also some salty tears flowing down his cheek. "Why are you two here? Trying to catch me like those bastards as well." Bell spoke bitterly. Daphne and Cassandra both had the same thought. "This is the first time I've heard him use those words" but before they before they could answer him. He spoke once again. "Oh well, not that it matters. Just don't get in my way." He began to walk towards where the goddess had went.
"Hey, wait a minute. We just want to talk for a second." Daphne yelled out. But Bell carried on walking away. Cassandra began to run towards him. When they heard it. Bell Cranel's spell that beat the Apollo Familia in their war game. "Firebolt" they were pushed back. Across of the debris and ruble. They saw Bell Glaring at them. "Didn't I fucking tell you to get the hell out of my way." Bell spat out. "Just go and do your own useless shit with Miach. Fucking dumbasses." Daphne looked over to Cassandra. Crying, balling her eyes out. Of course, who wouldn't. She knew, Daphne knew that Cassandra had loved Bell. "This city. What changed him?" She looked around and saw it. Bell Cranel's discarded weapons. Daphne went to pick it up but was stopped by Cassandra. "We should leave it somewhere else. So that someone else, someone trustworthy can find it." Daphne only sighed a reply out. "You do you, I guess."
As they got closer to the tiny village. Most of the villagers started to look at them, while the children started to wave. "Hey look, why's does that house look so lonely?" Tiona asked, when they reached the villages entrance. "Don't know, but let's asked the village chief after we start to unpack and rest."
After finding a empty room for the 6 of them. They went to go meet the chief. "Well, we don't really get that much visitors that often. What brings you adventurers here?" The village chief asked. "We're on a quest to find someone." Tiona answered honestly. "Ah, well, enjoy your stay here then."
As the Chief started to leave. Tiona asked another question. "Who's the house that's over at that tiny mountain?" The chief stopped and turned around. "Oh, that house. Why it's Little Bell-Kun and his grandfathers house. Bell Cranel was really popular here and was really cheerful. Playing and acting as a hero." The chief smiled as he spoke outloud. "But, after his grandfathers death, he looked sad and went to Oriaro. Were you people friends of his?" The chief asked suddenly. The 6 of them, only stared down a little, and nodded a tiny smile. "O-Of course we are. He's a strong adventurer." Lefiya answered out of the blue. "Oh, then I'm really glad." The chief answered and left.
"Should we investigate Bell's former house." Tione tried to ask, but most of them were deep in thought. As they left, some children ran up to them. "People look like hero's." One of them yelled out. A older child, ran up to them. "So you people know Bell-San?" His face. Had a glowing smile. "Of course we do." Riveria said with a stained smile. "That's great, I guess he can finally be a hero worthy of his grandpa's admiration." The boy said, sighing out relief.
Top of the mountain
When the six of the them got to the top of the tiny mountain. They all saw how lonely the house seemed. "Should we really be doing this, Tiona-San?" Lefiya asked. "Of course, I want to see what Bell Cranel's childhood was like. Aren't you also curious?" Tiona answered with a straight face.
When they opened the door, they pushed light into the dark room and saw how dusty, yet tidy the place was. Against one wall was a fireplace, and some tables for what they could see as a dinner table. "Hmm, seems empty and not that impressive." Tione sighed out.
They entered deeper into the room and saw the massive bookshelf full of books. Some old, while some new. Tiona grabbed one off the shelf and read the title. A smile growing and growing bigger as she read outloud. "Argonaut. Version Written by Zeus." Tiona said. The other 5, became surprised at what they just heard. "Tiona, what did you just say?" Riveria asked, not hearing her right. "What, I said that itwas written by Zeus." Tiona said bluntly. "Hey, Tione, can we bring some of these back home?" Tiona asked. "Of course not. This is all private property and plus, I believe that Mr. Cranel treasured these." Tione scolded Tiona for the thought.
They began to go and search the other two rooms that this house had. Splitting into teams of two. Ais, Lefiya, and Riveria went to search the room on the left. While Tione, Tiona, and Alice and to search the other room on the right. As the trio got closer to the room, they saw photos hanging on the wall. Photos of Bell and His grandpa, Zeus playing around, fishing, and just... relaxing around like a happy family. Another photo showed the once powerful Zeus and Hera Famila's together for a photo. "So Zeus still has a photo of his familia. I can see Zard and Alfia there as well, while Zard was laughing and smiling, Alfia was only frowning. Though, who's that other white haired woman that was in the photo in a wheel chair next to goddess Hera?" Riveria thought.
When the three of them reached the room. Ais slowly opens the door. Revealing a pretty empty room. There was only a small desk, a small bookshelf holding once again, Hero stories, and finally a chest full of toys and a bed. "So this is where he grew up huh, a child so pure and happy that he should have stayed here." Ais said outloud. Catching bothe of the elves attention. But before the two can say anything else. They then heard a crash and some yelling from the right. The three could only guess that something happened with Tiona.
"W-What happened Tiona-San, Tione-San?" Lefiya asked with a almost frightened tone. But no answer came. When they reached the room. They all stared in confusion at the scene. The two Amazon's and one Elf were reading a book, a book that Riveria could only assume was Zeus's. "What are you three reading?" Riveria asked the three. "Ah, well this book seems to be Zeus's diary, Riveria-Sama." Alicia spoke out.
The three started to walk towards the two Amazon's. They caught glimpses of some of the pages. One page read "little Bell has began to enjoy the food that I cook. Plus, he looks so much like his mother. So much like Meteria. It's just the eyes, they reminds me of Jackson. Oh, his eyes burn bright with joy. When I read him a Hero tale. It makes me happy." While another page read "I just want Bell to grow up to be just a simple farm boy, and yet. There's something nagging me at the back of my mind. A thought that I want him to be a Hero, a hero that can carry this era's weight."
All of them can only stare at what Zeus has wrote in each page. Some, wanting him to become a hero like his favorite tales. While other pages only wanted Bell to be a ordinary person. To not become a Adventurer that could lose his life at anytime. But there was one page. A page filled with Zeus's thoughts on the Familia's that kicked him out, the death of al of his and Hera's Familia members, and lastly, of what he wrote about Erebus's plan to find hero's. "Why... why the hell would Erebus even tell me about his plan's to create and find worthy hero's in Oriaro. Even having asked Alfia and Zard to help with his plan. But I couldn't stop them. Even when I asked Alfia to help take care of Bell. She only turned around and told Me that she wasn't worthy of taking care of him." "Wow, there seems to be a lot about Bell's Childhood in here. But the thing about The Zeus and Hera Familia's and Erebus. Do you know anything Riveria?, Ais?" Tiona suddenly asked. But Riveria and Ais didn't answer her. Only remaining silent.
As the group got ready to leave, they saw the village chief talking with an old man. "Well...here's the funds for the next few months." the old man spoke out. The old man then began to walk away, back into a carriage.
Riveria's eyes shot out. She took a second glance and finally saw who this old man was. It was Zeus. "Hey!" Riveria yelled out to the old man, catching the groups attention.
The old man turned around, allowing Riveria to get a clear view of his face.
It was him...
Sorry if I was gone for a long time. About 4-6 months to be exact.
There are multiple reasons
1. Lost motivation and didn't know what to write during the first 2 months.
2.school started for me.
3. Had drive practices during the night which almost fucked my sleep schedule.
4. Had a lot of ideas for a alternate version of this story.
But I'll try to write these stories again. Plus, I'll be changing bits of the side story that I wrote and making it a separate story for better reading
(I'll also be busy with editing and modifying some of the stories I've already wrote so stay tuned)
Until next time