CH 12: Aftermath && Additions
ENJOY!...
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War game, an event taking place after decades came to a surprising end. Last such event had taken place about 20 years ago between two strongest familia at the time and that too ended in an astounding manner.
This war game had entire city and even beyond looking over, excitingly since there was hardly any other form of entertainment. That said, the intensity of this war game was faar from being comparable to the ones from olden times, but the stakes were as high if not more so. On top of that, it was an impossible victory scenario, one no one expected to take place. After all the power difference was just two high between both sides but that ended up heightening Hestia Familia's fame to next levels.
Perhaps their impact wouldn't be so high if not for this despairing contrast in power but since it was the way it was, their battle became a legend. Their victory became a myth.
The fights that took place became a common point of discussion among everyone since hardly anyone especially normal civilians had seen such battles. These fights gave birth to raging flames in young hearts, motivating them to risk it. If they too could become part of such struggles and leave their names behind, what else was needed?
On top of that, huge amount of money had flowed in Orario on this day, changing their destinations. There were those who danced in excitement and those who drowned in their sorrows. Some daredevils got rich overnight while those sensible once were left broke. Those with good heads managed to mitigate the initial damage with later events while others just stared dazingly in empty air.
Regardless, Hestia Familia became a renowned name both inside and outside Orario with them becoming the centre of attention while Apollo Familia was for the most part forgotten by everyone.
A day after the war game, Apollo could be seen leaving Orario with few of his subordinates. It was true that even members of the familia didn't like each other and some even hated Apollo for what he had done over time. He was like a tyrant using any means necessary to get what he wanted and so his image couldn't be any worse inside his own group. BUT there were also those who truly were close to him. Who truly loved and respected him and who truly didn't wish to be separated from him. And so, they broke the rules and left alongside their patron from Orario.
"Where did it all go wrong?" Apollo whispered to himself after going a distance. He turned around, looking behind at the city walls and that behemoth gate from where they made their exit. He remembered his familia, his wealth, his actions and so much more. He remembered the mansion he had personally decorated.
How long had it taken for him to establish his own place? The kind of hardships they had to go through and deal with to make end meets. He remembered his feelings from when he just came down. He was so excited and headstrong back then. What had it felt to have first member? The kind of glee looking at their progress and staying positive all over.
"Haah…!" his hunger destroyed everything. How good would it have been to stay the same, optimistic but happy. Now he was left with nothing except for the first members who joined. These were his familia, his true family who wouldn't abandon him, he was certain.
"Let's go" giving city one last look, he turned on his heels. Leaving behind all of these emotions. Now he had to begin from the very beginning but this time he wouldn't make the same mistakes. Atleast he would try not to.
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The effect of this Wargame could be felt all over Orario even after a week had passed. Of the two hundred, about twenty had ended up perishing on the spot while around ten succumbed to their injuries while being treated. Number of deaths was higher than anticipated so a council had been setup to decide the aftermath.
Whether or not Zoro should be punished since it was forbidden to kill others during a war game unless decided otherwise from the beginning. While many voted with the notion of him getting punished, there were some who voted against said punishment. In the end though, he was left free due to a simple notion presented by Hestia, 'swords do not have eyes'. Since it was a war game, even if it was forbidden to kill, accidents were bound to happen, and it could be seen in the recorded clip that his killings weren't intentional. In fact, many deaths occurred due to their own hit and miss among themselves. Even if all that happened due to him, he just had to do so. There was no other choice and so he was left unpunished.
Other than deaths, over fifty were left paralyzed or handicaped. A dozen or so followed Apollo leaving the city while the remaining either went back to their old familias they used to be part of or joined new ones bolstering other familias. There were also those who were traumatized by these events and had shut themselves up away from everyone while there were some others who didn't really care and changed their career.
Speaking of which, there was a group which gained especially high attention from all over. It was 'Orion'. They had just become part of Apollo Familia and thus had no emotional attachments with it. They stayed inside the city giving performances all over while being free. Many familias sent personal invitations to them due to not just their impressive showing but also their willingness to give everything even though they were just new in the familia especially when contrasted with an old member who had committed betrayal. That said, all these invitations were sent back, rejected. It seemed they had their own plans and thus stayed away from everyone, lost in their own world.
And then the perceived traitor. Even though Luan was innocent, but that fact was known to very few while for everyone else he was a traitor, so no one accepted him. He was despised everywhere he went to especially among his own people. He couldn't be more miserable and was forced to circle around looking for a place to belong to.
Hestia familia on the other hand was in festive mood. There were some problems regarding punishment etc but had been dealt with. They had gained a lot of name and notoriety among some whilst were seen as heroes by others. Their fame although not as high as those top familias but at least everyone now knew of their full prowess at present along with potential they represented for the future. They became a prime target for new ones who wanted to join a familia. Everyone was waiting for them to open their gates to accept new recruits.
Everyday someone could be seen moving about in front of 'previous' Apollo familia mansion which was now held by Hestia Familia. It had been named 'Hearth mansion' and many changes were made to its interior.
Apollo was a bit too flashy which didn't suit Hestia's taste, so she used a lot of sums from 'their' treasury to make changes to overall structure along with adding some new things.
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Hearth mansion after changes made was consisted of a massive garden surrounded by two meters high stone wall with metal railings on top. The wall itself was decorated by tall trees on either side with one large main metal gate serving as the entrance. A small forge could be seen located over on the side and a large exercise area adjacent to it filled with weights and other machines used for full body workouts.
The housing was situated right in the centre of this land and after renovations had turned out to be a classically beautiful red brick Tudor building. The front door could be approached by using a red lane extending from the main gate to house entrance shaded by trees alongside said solid road. The sides and back of the main housing structure was a mini sized forest filled to the brim with trees while front was an open space with a lot of sun light.
The house was consisted of a massive hall in the centre with several facilities like baths, kitchens and rest areas surrounding it with wooden coloured stone doors leading to them followed by curved stairs on either side giving access to upper floors. Over on the opposite end from the main entrance was a huge hearth personally designed by Hestia herself. The hall had three storey-high ceiling with massive bright chandeliers hanging upside from the roof.
The stairs were linked to a circular gallery serving as the first floor and extending above to the second gallery serving as the second floor. Each floor except for ground had ten rooms in total with each room except the master having three attached small baths. Each room could approximately hold ten people while avoiding congestion. Other than all that, right below the stairs was a secret way down to the basement which served as a store house for various items.
All in all, ignoring basement it was a three-storey expansive building which could only be described by one word, 'rich & lavish' and was designed to house hundreds which was normal considering the amount of flow Apollo Familia had.
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Hestia Familia stood with blank expressions in front of the main gate. It was hard for them to believe that this belonged to them. Hestia on the other hand couldn't help grinning. She spread her arms apart and shouted in excited tone, "All righty! This is our new home. I've used up a lot of money, but all your preferences have been added!" the changes made weren't too significant. She herself installed that massive hearth, Welf hoped for a forge and Zoro only wanted an exercise place. Bell and Lili didn't have any requirements except for large hot baths which had been installed in-doors separated by distance for men and woman.
Other than these, some few minor changes had been made but nothing too significant from old style
The one most marvelled by this sight was definitely Bell. "Can't believe we got something like this for free" he was a countryside kid who had lived with his grandpa in a small hut and after coming over had stayed in that broken down church. Now suddenly he was presented with this wonder so was confused and lost for a bit.
Looking at him muttering to himself, Welf couldn't help but intercede "Not exactly. I mean we did fight for it" and that was all. Since they had put everything on the line, it was only natural to be rewarded for all those efforts
"Lily agrees" Lily too nodded her head "But… how much will it take to keep it in order?" that was her concern. Forget about everything, just the fact that there were only five in this familia spelled doom for them. This place was absolutely huge, but they didn't have enough manpower to keep it clean and deal with other matters which were bound to arise from time to time. The only way would be to hire some outside agents but that was dangerous and also expensive. Sure, they had a lot of money now but still. How long would it last?
Hestia: "Oh! You don't have to worry about that. Soon we'll have a lot"
Welf: "That so! When are we gonna open up?"
Zoro: "Next week"
Hestia: "Yeah. Next week so in the meanwhile go ahead and make yourself comfortable and adjust to this new environment"
Bell: "Next week… how many will we accept"
Hestia: "I don't know. Ten or so maybe"
Bell/Lily/Welf: "So few!?"
"Fewer is better than a lot" Zoro used to be part of the strongest pirate group back in the day. They didn't have many in the main crew but each one was a specialist in their own field.
Lily with a thoughtful look, "So, quality over quantity"
For him, few good ones were much batter than many bad ones, "Something like that"
"But would that be enough?" Bell had his own concern. He wanted new members to join, perhaps more than anyone. If it was up to him, he would accept all who came since he too used to circle around looking for a place to belong.
Hestia also understood, "Don't worry. That's only for now", you can't really know what someone is capable of just by looking. Bell was the best example, but he could be considered an exception. Then again who was to say there wouldn't be more exceptions so they will wait and see how things go.
Lily: "That'll need a lot of preparations"
Hestia: "It sure will and so…" with a glint in her eyes "let us work together to come up with what we'll be doing"
"LET'S GO!"
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Time went by and soon another week passed. During this time, Zoro, Bell and Welf spent most of their time in dungeon, grinding, while Lily and Hestia spent theirs planning the occasion taking place today.
A huge crowed had gathered in the front garden taking a lot of space. There were at least 300 gathered here looking up front with many familiar faces. Front garden was divided into two by the central red lane. One side was composed of forge and training area while the other side was completely open and free. This open side was where everyone gathered today. Right in front was stage Hestia stood on. It seemed as if she was preparing for some speech or perhaps an announcement. Zoro and others stood right behind her, waiting. What she was going to talk about would pretty much cut down these numbers or perhaps none would be here after she was done.
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Bell was the most tensed up here and for a good reason. He had just found out about the price of his Hestia Knife, and it was worth a whopping two billion valis. Just hearing that number almost gave him a heart attack. He had no idea of how much wealth he was casually carrying around, fighting and cutting monsters with. By contrast even the best weapons made out of best admantite found in the deep floors costed only about 100 million Valis.
Back then when Hestia told them, Lily was the first to come forward, "Why is it so high?" she asked.
Hestia just shrugged her shoulders looking at their agape mouths, "Well first, it's not 'almost', it literally is indestructible. As long as I'm alive that is and that alone makes it close to a first-class weapon. Then there's also a fact that it can actually grow with user, ofcourse with only limitation being the user has to be from Hestia Familia but still… it can grow. In that way, it possesses the 'potential' to become top class" top class items. They were a myth and currently the only ones who could make them were celestials.
According to what Zoro knew from his talks with Hephaistos right after the war game ended…
Soma Wine made by soma himself, potions made by Dian Cecht himself and weapons and armours made by either Hephaestus or Goinbu themselves could be considered first or top class depending upon raw materials and effort being put in. Now ofcourse those like Miach could also make top class items but only 'if' they had required raw materials. According to rule, each celestial was allowed to only make one top class item and three first class items during their stay and for a good reason.
They came here to help the races grow not have them overly reliant on Celestials. So, just like how getting severely injured or using large amount of arcanum was enough to send you back, same was true for those who violated this rule. Top class items were just that powerful.
A top-class potion could literally regenerate everything except for brain, it could heal all diseases and curses. Some could even permanently increase the amount of magic power one wielded by a large amount.
A first-class wine was something which even Zoro almost succumbed to despite possessing ridiculously high will power and a skill to utilize that will power. Let alone 'top-class'
And finally, a top-class armour could only be damaged by someone possessing power equal to peak lvl 10. Said armours also possessed special abilities and skills imbued into them. Same went for weapons and in this case, they could damage anyone at the peak of lvl 10 along with other skills.
That said, there were limitations which only applied from first-class onward. A first-class armour and weapons possessed a will of their own and could only be wielded by those who passed their test. A top class on the other hand could only be wielded by lvl 10 and had its own set of tests.
Hestia knife on the other hand was even more special since it started from bottoms up thus possessed much more potential. Usually, first class equipment could grow but only till limit of first class. Same went for top class but Hestia Knife was one of a kind. It didn't start off strong but could grow alongside it's user. In a hindsight, that meant it had as much potential as the user itself and thus the only weapon made by Hephaistos in last thousands of years which possessed the potential to reach 'destiny class' depending upon the user/user(s). In that way, the price was 'insignificant' since a destiny class was something even celestials feared and could be killed by.
Swords possessed by Zoro were 'similar' but not 'same'. They were different in that they could 'only' be wielded by Zoro and grow alongside him but only till top-class. The only way for them to surpass top-class would-be Haki but by themselves they would never. Then there was also a fact that these swords would 'never' be permanent. If in case Zoro perished, then their ranks would once again fall to the bottom requiring someone else to wield and this notion will keep on going.
In that way, there was no comparison between them Hestia Knife but from another perspective they were same since both needed someone else to grow. The difference being, one would be permanent while the other would be temporary.
Anyway, it was Zoro who had told her to announce this debt as he didn't want any trouble in the future and also only wanted genuine ones who would join even after knowing no matter how small the chances and number might be.
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Everyone gathered here turned their attention towards Hestia seeing as she was about to speak. Each of them listened carefully to the content
"Aahm… hhnh...so…" Hestia was nervous standing here. She wanted many to join but what would happen next? She didn't know and could only hope for the best, "So…, as I was saying… you are listening right?!" crowed too tensed up. They could tell she was hesitating about something but what would that 'something' be?
"First of all, I appreciate your presence here. It makes me happy seeing so many hopefuls wanting to join our little family. Now as you know every family has some troubles, right? Same goes for us and before anything I would like to inform you about it. Make your decisions after hearing me out and I won't blame you for whatever you might decide to do. So… so… I would like for my captain to come and inform you all" and she took her leave. The original plan was for her to do the informing, but she chickened out and passed her baton to Zoro who after hearing her came forward.
Seeing him coming over had everyone to quieten down. Even those with sloppy postures corrected themselves, standing up straight. They all both feared and respected this guy who would be their captain if they could make it.
Zoro came over, looking about and with a loud noise "There's a debt of 2 billion valis on our heads" and he went back after saying that. It seemed he came over just to blow their minds away and yes. They were blown so much so that most took a step back and left without saying anything. It didn't take long for venue which seemed full to empty up.
2 billion. That wasn't something anyone could just afford. Perhaps even this mansion in its entirety could barely reach 1 billion valis mark and so they went faster than they came in.
Just as expected, the venue was 'almost' empty with just few left behind. In total there were eight, four males and four females among whom five were relatively known to Hestia Familia as well as whole of Orario. They were the five who fought Zoro till almost defeating him, the orchestra known as 'Orion'. They had made a name for themselves not just by fighting prowess but also due to pure musical skills. They were considered to be the best band in Orario at the moment.
Seeing them here wasn't that much of a surprise for Zoro or the others. It could even be said to be expected seeing how they interacted with everyone. They wanted to join a growing familia or a familia they themselves would grow and no doubt Hestia Familia was the best choice in either case. What was surprising were the other three, two females and one male, all humans who seemed like melee fighters.
"So just to confirm but you are willing to join us despite knowing that huge debt?"
"Yes" It was carl who answered, and his group nodded. They had already decided to join and even though the debt reveal was huge they were certain it could be made up, especially with this line up. Although perhaps it would take decades to do so but whatever. They had made up their minds and weren't going to back down
"I don't have a problem" boy replied. He looked to be around same Bells with light blue hairs and yellow eyes wearing a dark coloured shirt with a short, long sleeved brown jacket over it, black pants, brown pouches around his waist, and leg guards. Perhaps the most stood out thing about him was his weapon. He was carrying a great sword in the sheath on his back the size of which was equal to his own height. It looked disproportional since he himself was short and didn't seem to be build for something that big.
"And I appreciate you sharing with us beforehand" the girl with long pink hairs and eyes replied. She was wearing a red and pink top, a red skirt along with red and pinks socks. Then there was a red, pink belt tied around her waist holding two pink sheaths for short swords whose handles were also pink. It seemed this cheerful looking girl really liked pink colour
The last one didn't reply and only came forward. She had purple eyes and short reddish-brown hair wearing a white and orange top, teal pants which were torn from beyond her knees, a white headband, a brown belt, orange and white gloves, and elbow and knuckle protectors. She seemed like a hand-to-hand fighter with wild temperament.
Coming forward, she looked towards Zoro "I challenge you to a duel!?" and declared with loud voice. She had just reached Orario and had heard a lot about him. Of how a swordsman of highest calibre appeared and how he fought and much more. She liked to fight especially against opponents who were either as strong or stronger than herself. She herself was lvl 2 and had defeated all of the same lvl(s) she came across and thus thought of herself as strongest within said level. Same was true even in Orario. There had yet to be anyone on the same level who could defeat her in combat and so once hearing about him made her crave a fight.
Zoro looked at this girl who seemed to be about 17 years old challenging him. "Sure. Let's begin right away" He had no problem accepting such challenge. In fact, he wanted to know all of their abilities himself so came forward only to be stopped by Bell
"Let me do it" Bell had his own pride and looking at her ignoring his very existence didn't sit right with him. The main reason he came over though was due to the fact that Zoro was their captain. For him, someone who couldn't even defeat himself had no business fighting Zoro and so he stood up to take that challenge
Looking at his calm expression, Zoro stepped aside allowing Bell to step forward "If you want to fight the captain, defeat me first" that was a declaration from his part.
"Fine by me" She had heard about Bell as well but from where she stood, it seemed the boy first launched a sneak attack injuring his opponent and then fought him only to win due to a miracle. These were some of the rumours she had heard. Naturally no one who watched that battle believed it to be a flook but there were always going to be bad eggs mixed everywhere. Since she was new here and heard them right after, believed them so didn't think Bell could defeat her. Perhaps he could put up a fight but so what? She would win and with that determination she took her stance.
Bell came to a stop about five meters across her readying his weapons. She sprinted towards him launching barrage of attacks. He saw multiple fist shadows coming over and calmly replied to each of them. No matter how fast or powerful her attacks were, none could reach him. After few exchanges, she jumped back readying her stance once more. Bell didn't move an inch just waiting for her next move.
She jumped forward and Bell barely dodged 'Kick…!?' her style had suddenly changed. If previously she was using fists, then this attack was a kick. There was a big difference in range between fists and kicks, so he was caught off-guard for a moment, something she didn't miss and attacked once more.
Now her attacks came from many different angles, one moment it would be aimed at the head while the second moment on legs. Her flexibility was amazing since her attacks came in many patterns each one connecting with the next in fluid manner and she made use of any and all openings in his defences. She threw some feints from time to time as well to have him attack.
Their battle kept on going, one attacking with other defending 'How is this…! He's getting accustomed!?' she found to her amazement of him getting better and better in defence. Her kicks were now stopped every time by his own legs and her fists regardless of where she attacked from would be blocked. Without even knowing, his knife would be there right in front of her fists path blocking everything.
Most terrifying of all was that he wasn't getting pushed back despite her attacks becoming heavier with each hit. It was as if his feet had been attached to the ground. 'I'll lose like this', a notion she never even considered especially against anyone of same level.
"Yahhhh…!" she at least wanted to throw him off his ground but, "wha...!?" this time her attack wasn't blocked, it was parried, and she lost her balance due to her own power. She looked up while falling to the ground, at his face, in his eyes. There was no emotion as if this was just natural and the next moment,
(Wham…!?)
she lost consciousness due to sudden assault of pain in stomach. His feet had dug deep into her waist sending her flying through air.
"It's over" Zoro came forward catching her unconscious body before it hit the group. Their battle was over with an overwhelming victory for Bell.
Bell on the other hand stood there looking at his hands. He had definitely gotten stronger. In this battle, he didn't rely much on stats and only reactions. This battle could have ended fast if and only if he used speed to overwhelm her, but he didn't do so. He wanted to see and feel his own progress, not just towards stats or levels but more importantly his techniques and reactions. He was satisfied and looked forward to new challenges.
Others standing around looked at him, but they weren't surprised by this win. They had personally seen Bell fight Hyakinthos or at least had heard of his battle in more detail than her so knew of his abilities.
It didn't take long for her to wake up and suffice to say, she was a bit embarrassed for ignoring him like that. Now she knew why not to blindly trust the rumours spread by others.
Hestia Familia didn't mind. Even though she was a bit wild but from what they observed, she was honest and that's all that mattered. Hestia once again came forward.
"Introduce yourselves along with some backgrounds if you don't mind"
By now their inclusion had already been decided and there wasn't really a need for some physical or physiological tests. Hestia could tell any lies from truths and even if someone spoke half-truth, she could sense that. As for physical, even less was needed to be said about that. So long as they were healthy and could fight, that's all that mattered. No tests were needed since they were going to be trained either way in what they preferred and were best at.
Hearing her, boy came forward first,
"My name is Leo Diaz and I originate from west in a small kingdom known as Calbia. I have a dream which I think can only be fulfilled in Orario, so I came over"
Followed by pink haired girl,
"I am known as Emma Flores, and I come from faar east looking for my younger sister which I think might be here"
And lastly the purple eyed girl,
"I'm Suu Lotti and don't really belong anywhere. My late father was a mercenary, so I started to train at an early age to become stronger and follow in his footsteps. I've travelled to a lot of places around the world and only wish to become stronger. I don't have any other dreams for now"
After they were done with their introductions, it was Orchestras turn next. They too introduced themselves and became part of Hestia Familia. With this, Hestia Familia now had 12 members in total excluding Hestia herself and these twelve along with one other would become the main force and backbone for familia in times to come.
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"This is going to be a lot of work" now that introductions were over, it was the time for Hestia to give these new members their falna along with updating others.
"Anyway, come over one by one to my room" Hestia lived in the master room, the sole exception from all others. The door to this room was situated on the second floor and this room was the biggest in terms of size and height. Possessing two-story high ceiling, this was the only room other than the main hall where a hearth was located.
The three new members were most astonished looking at this lavish lifestyle. Although they didn't say anything but the way they looked around was similar to children visiting a new place. They were naturally excited to be able to live here. They were in fact the first ones to go in one by one to get 'hearth' falna inscribed on their backs followed by everyone else.
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RORONOA ZORO (Lvl 2)
Human/Male/19
Stats:
Strength: S931
Endurance: SS1142
Dexterity: B703
Agility: SS1198
Skill(s):
The Conquerors Will
Those with weak wills are not permitted. Those with weak strengths are not permitted. The limits matter not, nothing can limit a conqueror, nothing can supress a conqueror.
Voice of All Things
Ability to sense and trace the breathing and the rhythm of everything. Ability to understand all languages. Nothing is hidden neither can it be hidden.
Full Counter
Resistance to all sorts of magics and phenomenon. Ability to survive in any environment. Full immunity to all sorts of harmful substances and poisons
Armament Haki
Armor, taking properties of whatever, it's applied on, enhancing them in return
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BELL CRANEL (level 2)
Human/Male/15
Stats:
Strength: S999
Endurance: S999
Dexterity: A802
Agility: SS1043
Magic: S999
Luck: I
Skill(s):
Liaris Freese (Hidden)
Fast growth as long as a desire lasts. Stronger the desire, the faster the growth. Extremely Intense desires could help break past certain limits.
Argonaut
A chance at victory
Magic:
Firebolt
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LILILUKA ARDE (level 2)
Pallum/Female/16
Stats:
Strength: I0
Endurance: I0
Dexterity: I0
Agility: I0
Magic: I0
Abnormal Resistance: I
Skill(s):
Artel Asist
Compensation in ability when carrying a weight. Rate of compensation depends on weight being carried.
Magic:
Cinder Ella
Transformation in physical appearance
'Your wound is mine
My wound is mine
Echoing message of midnight'
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WELF CROZZO (level 2)
Human/Male/18
Stats:
Strength: G276
Endurance: F332
Dexterity: C634
Agility: H101
Magic: I62
Black Smith: H
Skill(s):
Crozzo Blood
Creation of Magic Swords with two times amplified power than normal. Increase in success when making magic swords
Veritas Burn
High fire resistance and increase in attack power when using fire element
Magic:
Will-o-Wisp
Disruption in others magic.
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EMMA FLORES (lvl 1)
Human/Female/17
Stats:
Strength: I0
Endurance: I0
Dexterity: I0
Agility: I0
Magic: I0
Skill(s):
Rein Amur
Rhapsodia among those with the same falna. Ability to borrow stats from others of same falna within limitation
Magic:
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LEO DIAZ (lvl 1)
Human/Male/15
Stats:
Strength: I0
Endurance: I0
Dexterity: I0
Agility: I0
Magic: I0
Skill(s):
Magic:
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SUU LOTTI (lvl 2)
Human/Female/18
Stats:
Strength: B754
Endurance: C618
Dexterity: F314
Agility: C654
Magic: D581
Fist Strike: H
Skill(s):
Punisher
Temporary increase in strength with every consecutive hit made on opponent
Magic:
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ORCHESTRA
KARL ABEL (lvl 3)
Human/Male/27
Stats:
Strength: I0
Endurance: I0
Dexterity: I0
Agility: I0
Magic: I0
Sonic: H
Combine: I
Skill(s):
Right of Conductor
Passively increasing the effects of all music and music related skills and abilities along with controlling the flow of sound waves
Music Creation
Increase in probability of creating songs which are amazing and strong
Magic:
Projection
Projecting sound in physical format. Giving it dimensions, shape increasing overall output
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LYRA SOLAC (lvl 2)
Cat/Female/16
Stats:
Strength: I93
Endurance: H189
Dexterity: C631
Agility: G257
Magic: A805
Sonic: I
Skill(s):
Sonic Parade
Ability to attack or defend using sound waves
Magic:
Somnolent
Hypnotic music. Manipulating at subconscious level
Flute of deception
Creating lifelike illusions in mind through music
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JARA HAYES (Lvl 2)
Were-Wolf/Male/19
Stats:
Strength: H121
Endurance: G299
Dexterity: B701
Agility: F357
Magic: A831
Sonic: I
Skill(s):
Úlfheðinn
Beast Transformation
Sonic Parade
Ability to attack or defend using sound waves
Magic:
Slit
Blades of sound
Shadow Resonant
Homing sound waves
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CELESTE RAVEN (Lvl 3)
Elf/Female/42
Stats:
Strength: I0
Endurance: I0
Dexterity: I0
Agility: I0
Magic: I0
Sonic: H
Silence: I
Skill(s):
Sonic Parade
Ability to attack or defend using sound waves
Alea
Increase in magic power for certain duration
Magic:
Clavier
Silent sonic attacks. Can ignore all physical defences
Con-Destro
Gather all the sound waves within certain area and explode
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OCTAVE GATLIN (Lvl 2)
Boaz/Male/21
Stats:
Strength: D571
Endurance: E409
Dexterity: F311
Agility: I27
Magic: A898
Sonic: H
Skill(s):
Sonic Parade
Ability to attack or defend using sound waves
Magic:
Percussion
Powerful Sonic vibrations for wide area annihilation
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Their stats especially Zoro and Bells were as ridiculous as ever. Their battle in Wargame and those accomplishments could be seen on these papers. Other than that, Lily too had levelled up. She could do so even before but decided not to and wait till the end of wargame. She wanted to become as good as possible and have her stats as high as possible before hitting that landmark and now she did. She chose abnormal resistance for development ability which wasn't surprising since she always did prioritize survival above all else.
But Lily wasn't the only one who levelled up. Two of the oldest members of 'Orion' too had levelled up. In fact, every member of Orio could level up to lvl3 at any time but they couldn't due to a certain limitation set up by Zoro.
One needs to have at least all stats at 'D' with one 'B' to be allowed to level up
In case one stat is 'A' while all others are 'E' or above, then that too is acceptable
If all the stats are below 'E' then either one of the stats is required to be at 'S' or at least two stats at 'A' to be acceptable
In case none of the above conditions apply, one is not allowed to level up even if they could
These were the limitations and conditions Zoro had put forward. He wanted a small BUT elite force and something like this was a must. If one couldn't meet these requirements, then they wouldn't level up and this especially applied to 'Orion'. Each of them possessed amazing magic stat but all other stats were trash except for maybe 'Dexterity' but even that was low.
Lily had managed to satisfy second condition, so she levelled up. Karl and Celeste on the other hand managed to satisfy the third condition so they too were allowed to level up. This system might seem cruel and grindy, but it was crucial at least when it came to Hestia Familia. These rules had been told to these members and would be told to all members who were hopeful.
Anyway, Hestia sat on her chair examining all of these stat sheets. She was in quite a good mood since she had managed to get some good recruits. Among those three, the skill possessed by Emma was truly rare even though she was only beginning her journey. Perhaps she was one of those born geniuses or something. Other children were also very good especially 'Orion'. Each member was unique in their own way, from personalities to powers. Their combination was truly terrifying.
"With this we now have twelve members with two lvl 3's, eight lvl 2's and two lvl 1's" she was analysing their current combat prowess. Said members had gone outside to the training area specially to test out their new skills with Emma being most enthusiastic. She had just gotten a falna but already possessed a strong skill. Naturally that skill had its limitations but even within those limitations, it was strong and one of a kind. Hestia herself was very hopeful of her familia like always but now she could be considered to have entered mid ranks.
"Perhaps I should invite them over for a party… NO! I definitely should invite them over" she was talking to herself. The ones she wanted to invite were Miach, Takemikazuchi and Hephaistos familias. They were her close friends and she wanted to celebrate this moment with them.
(Knock… Knock…) she awoke from her inner thoughts after hearing knocks on the door. She immediately straightened herself and "Come in" replied with dignified voice. There were new members in the familia, and she wanted to present her best self to them but, "Oh! It's just you" she slumped back in her chair. The one who came wasn't a new member, it was Zoro and she didn't feel the need to act out of character in his presence.
"What is it?" she was intrigued. Zoro was someone who for the most part, spent his time either training himself or others in the familia and now that they had so many new members, shouldn't he be there training with them?
Zoro looked around in her room before coming over sitting in front of her desk. He adorned lost expression as if was remembering some old memories. Hestia didn't disturb him giving him time to get together. After some time of reminiscing, he looked straight into her sky-blue eyes
"Let's go to sea"
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AND END!
I've taken quite a long amount of time and all I can really say is that thankyou for staying aboard. I'm quite busy these days so yeah. These long absences even though I don't want to would continue but so will the story I've started.
I was thinking of adding some new characters and went ahead to the wiki o Danmachi and found these three. There were others but I decided to go with these three since I believe I'll be able to write them better then maybe others
Anyway, please enjoy the content and in case any discrepancy is found, do inform me. So, next three chapters maybe would be covered around melen and the saga into red light district would also begin there so in total I think five chapters and I'll cover that whole plot line of red-light district. Honestly, I just love Haruhime and want to introduce her into the story and in Hestia Familia as soon as possible.
If you didn't know then my first pick for Bell is Haruhime, followed by Ryuu, followed by Aiz and nothing else. I believe I've made clear of Eina's plot and that's the direction I'll be going with moving forward.
Do tell me if you think I should pair Zoro up with someone for later chapters. My personal pick for him is Reveria but not sure. I'm not even sure if romance sub-plot should be added for Zoro to begin with. If you have your own picks, then go ahead and tell me.
Anyway, I'll see you next time on the shores
REGARDS!