Ouranus sat on his throne doing nothing but keeping the dungeon sealed. Fels entered the room.
"Fels," He greeted. "Anything new other than Hestia?"
Fels responded. "Goddess Hestia has not showed herself at the guild. But instead a few more of our employees resigned."
Ouranus sighed, things at the guild hasn't been ever since the Ishtar Familia Fiasco. But a new troubling time for the Guild now worse than the last has occured.
"Any news on Cranel's missing corpse?" Ouranus asked.
"Non so far," Fels admitted. "Who ever took Bell Cranel body covers his tracks are good... too good perhaps."
"I still can't understand why his body was taken."
"The guards wouldn't be disrespectful enough even to the dead," Fels said. "But it can't be the Evilius."
"Maybe but even if it's true," Ouranus shooked his head "The Familias of other Gods and Goddess would never listen to us."
"And will let them bring the Guild's downfall and send you back to heaven."
He nodded to Fels and had a thought of realization. "How looking at somewhere else."
"My Lord?"
Ouranus clarified. "If his corpse isn't Orario. Why not another place an Evilius base, Rakia or even Melen."
"That might explain alot of things," Fels stroke his chin. "I should begin my search right way and we could finally have the answers."
Fels disappeared leaving the God alone in his throne room. Ouranus reflected deeply on the past events. He regreted for trusting Royman and leaving the responsibilites to him in managing the Guild.
But perhaps find Bell's body would set things right well some of it at least.
Nordheim, Bearwood village
Ais has been bearwood for few days now and she already earned some recognition by the people and to other mercenaries. All of it wasn't surprising to her, She kept her real name and instead took her mother's. They given her name "False wind spirit" or "Maiden of Air".
She walked passed by some of the villagers and headed torward to a shop. Ais entered the building and aproached the shopkeeper.
"Let me guess," The shopkeeper greeted. "The usual?"
Ais nodded and watched as the man grabbed a few things such as torches, flamable liquid, and finally some healing potions.
"Here's your-"
A man crashed through the window. Ais checked if he was okay. But luckily he is, a pouch of valis landed next to him. Indicating for the window's insurance.
Ais saw a hooded figure fighting umarmed against a group of men with some of the members had black eyes, bruises and were unconsiously laying onto the ground. She was about rushed in to help but the shopkeeper stopped her.
"Don't get involved lass," He warned. "Not when it's Thunderborn's business."
"Thunderborn?"
"A powerful and dangerous mercenary," He revealed. "Probably the stongest through out all of Nordheim and the reason why they call him Thunderborn because he has his ways with lightning magic."
"Where did he came from?" Ais asked as she watched Thunderborn grabbed a spear from another man and knocked him out by hitting him to the head with the shaft breaking the spear into two.
"No one knows where he came from," He answered. "He just came into the village and became a mercenary. He's not some jerk who would trample on the weak. But a good person, willing to lend a helping a hand to anyone even when it's not his business although a few of his methods can be... somewhat barbaric."
"A helping hand," She repeated and thought of Bell. And again saddness swelled in her heart at the thought. of him. "Does he have any weaknesses? Any Familia he is apart of?"
"Well he does have a father who came with him when they came here," The shopkeeper stroked his beard. "But that only bring you to his bad side if you would do such a thing so it's best that you should avoid it at all cost. As for the Familia part, It's a secret that no one knows except him and his father."
Everyone watched as Thunderborn dropped the broken spear. He walked over the unconsious men he defeated and approached the leader who has shaking to his boots. He grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up off from the ground.
"This is the fourth time you and your gang bother me Francis." He growled.
"C-come on man, we were just messing around." He stammered.
"Yeah, brandishing your weapons while I was going home from my exploration would be a funny joke," Bell rolled his eyes. "You're just mad that I bested you guys the first time we met."
"Well fuck you!" He exclaimed. "Everything was great until you and your secret familia came along! Everyone praised us as the strongest mercenary team our familia ever had! Because of you no one takes us seriously now! Not even our God or our fellow mates do!"
"Well if you only start respecting the non-blessed and other mercenaries in the first place," He said. "They will surely take you serouisly. But I can't understand why Odin has you and your boys kept you in his Familia. If my dad was Odin he will have no hesitation to kick you out."
"Oh you sure love your daddy huh," Francis mocked. "Maybe we shoud've payed him a visit instead."
Bell kept silent and tightned his grip. Everyone noticed a storm cloud hovering the village. It produced thunder and lightning scaring the children and making them hide behind their parents. Ais felt a powerful force deep with in him causing her to take few steps back.
Francis realized that he made a terrible mistake. "H-Hey come on know let's just-"
Bell threw down to the ground with thunder crack above them. Francis tried to crawl away but Bell casted a magnetic force lifting him up to the ground. The wind knocked back his hood revealing his face
"BELL! PLEASE! I'M SORRY SPARE ME !" He begged.
The demigod stood their and looked at him. The storm cloud began to disperse and Bell dropped him to the ground. He groaned and looked up to him with fear in his eyes.
"If you ever get my father involved," Bell threatened. "I will rip of your clothes and drag you to the woods and leave you to the monsters."
He nodded and ran off with his lackeys. Among the witnesses who watched awe at Bell's power, Ais was in total shock. She was speechless and not believing her eyes.
She began to question herself if she wasn't hallucinating or just another dream. But she has a clear look that he is alive and breathing all. Ais instinctively hid under the window to avoid being seen by Bell as he scanned the witnesses.
Bell left to go to his house and put his hood back on. Unknown to him, Ais stood up and looked at him. Never in a billion years, Ais never thought that she gets to see him again.
If another a person that Bell knew saw him that he was alive. That person would question if he was him. But Ais knew that this was him the actual him and a spark of hope swirled in her heart.
Thoughts and question swirled around her mind.
'Bell is alive!'
'How did he come back?'
'Has he been hiding here all this time?'
'Will he forgive me?'
The last question made her hopes drop down. Ais was one of the people that had no hesitation to abandoned him for his false crimes. But at a young age, she was persistent and determined.
She was going to set things right with him. Even if she would go through hell, sell her soul to the devil, or even get killed. Ais has left him once, she was never gonna leave him again.
I just wanna mention something for those who don't know. I realeased my potential story ideas were I share my ideas of potential future stories and if I remember correctly. I made a voting on which spirit that suits Bell. (PS- I cant make a poll because of my freezing laptop so you guys will have to do it in the reviews)
If you guys are curious here is the link.
https/m./s/13539766/1/AsulAgila-s-potential-story-ideas
