Shield of Destiny ch2

I don't own Destiny 1 or 2

I also don't own rising of the shield hero

Guardian/organic "hello"

Ghost "hello"

Boss "hello"

Shout "HELLO"

Mental conversation'hello'

Emphasis 'hello'

Grammarly is my Beta reader

Big thanks to reddit user dwntwn_dine_ent_dist

Check out article at . platform/amp/2015/1/20/7862009/destiny-tower-last-city-location-science-sun

Which reveals last cities location

Also, does anyone have any information on Rino, she is a member of the spear heroes party and I'm trying to find some information about her with no luck. All I know is that she was sold by Malty. Just so you know, because of this Malty will not be having a good life, if I don't have her killed it will only be due to the plot and Rino will be joining the party.

"I guess you get special treatment when you are heroes of legend, the girl who showed us here was a cutie too." said Motoyasu

"Our dinner was delicious, even though it had an unusual taste." said Itsuka

"It's quite amazing, this place is exactly like Emerald online." said Motoyasu

"What are you talking about? This isn't some online game, it's a world out of a console game called dimension web." said Itsuka

"Your both wrong it's clearly a VRMMO, it's pretty much like Brave Star Online." argued Ren

Getting to his feet Motoyasu says "Let's sort out the information we have. Ren can we take 'VRMMO' literally?" Asked Motoyasu

"Yeah" replied Ren

"You guys get what that means too right?"Motoyasu asked

"I think a sci-fi game I played explored the concept." said Itsuka

"To be sure we should check our general knowledge. Who is the person on the thousand yen bill?" Asked Motoyasu "three, two, one" sweeping his spear forward at the one. Ren, Itsuka and Motoyasu all shout out and answer and they are all different answers, more questions followed. Who won Buzzword of the Year last year, your favourite voice actors, what countries won World War Two? Who's the Prime minister?

"It seems that we are all from different versions of japan." said Itsuka

"Looks like it, they sound nothing alike. By the way Callum I notice you didn't answer many of the questions" said Ren

"That's because I didn't live in Japan but near Chile near the Andres mountains." I said

"That's odd, why aren't you from Japan and why do you not know anything about the game?"Motoyasu

"I-l think it might be because you're the Shield hero." Said Itsuka nervously

"Oh you too." said Motoyasu

"It's only natural." said Ren

"What do you mean!" I ask getting annoyed at this treatment

"Alright let Motoyasu get you up to speed on the basics. As far as I know, the shielder" he says walking towards me before suddenly getting in my face "is for losers. No high-level gamers actually play with it"

Motoyasu, Ren and Itsuka were probably expecting a lot of responses. What they weren't expecting was for me and Ar'na to burst out laughing. Causing Motoyasu to jump back in shock "hey wants so funny" he demands

"You are" I chuckle "tell me, do any of you know of a single civilisation that did not invent the shield?" At everyone's confused look Ar'na decides to chime in "what he means to say is that a shield can block an arrow, a sword and a spear when you guys will be forced to either dodge or put your weapon in 'exactly' the right spot or be injured"

"Yeah but if he can only defend?" Probes Ren

"That's why we have teammates, it wouldn't surprise me if each wave requires us to work together, I mean look at our weapons- a bow for distance, a spear for med, a sword for close and a shield to protect and cover." I said

"You make it sound like the shield is the most important weapon" said Itsuka

" it's more like each weapon is a key, that when all used together unlocks the door of victory." I say

"I'm getting confused here." said Motoyasu

"Another way of thinking is that without the archer your enemies are free to attack you from a distance, without the spear your weak at medium, if you lack the sword - your defeated as soon as they get close" said Ar'na seeing Motoyasu look she adds "you may be able to use your weapon at close range but it's the most effective when your enemies are near the spears edge, any closer and instead of a blade they get a pole which is where the sword comes in. Finally, the shield will stop you from getting injured unnecessarily which is important as you never know until it's too late whether an injury is going to be an inconvenience, crippling or even deadly" finished Ar'na

"By the way, how are you here?" Asked Itsuka

"He is right, the rest of are cardinal heroes so how are you here." asked Ren

"If I had to guess its because she is my apprentice and because of that she was brought along." I said

"Apprentice. An apprentice of what?" questioned Motoyasu

"A guardian, a defender of the last remnants of humanity" said Ar'na

"You sound like your from a post-apocalyptic world?" Asked Itsuka

"We are, in a single moment most of humanity died in an event we call the collapse, to this day we have still not recovered." I said

"The ancestors of my people tried fleeing to the stars for safety, the darkness there changed us." said Ar'na

"What do you mean?" Asked Ren

Pulling down her fully and removing her helmet they saw her face for the first time, her blue face and glowing blue eyes

As a whole they were all stunned

"Wait if that's true you should know a lot more about combat than us!" said Ren

"You want to take advice from a shielder?" Asks Motoyasu with disbelief

"No Ren is right, they could have a lot of advice for us." said Itsuka

"Since we have an early morning I'll be quick. The first thing is don't overspecialise, some of you, especially you Itsuka might be tempted to focus on having only distance fighters so make sure that you have a least two party members that can fight up close. Remember a shield and sword is a classic for a reason. Ren make sure you have a sniper or someone that can take out or negate a sniper, these guys seem to have magic if the ritual is anything to go by so there might be a spell to stop or slow ranged attacks. Finally Motoyasu, you have the most difficult weapon"

At this Motoyasu retorted" says you, the spear is a great weapon, at least you can attack with it"

"Well for one Motoyasu you are wrong if you are fighting someone with a sword and shield they are just as likely to slam you with the shield as they are to cut you with the sword. Besides the fact that the spear is a great weapon is my point" at Motoyasu confused look I continue "the sword and bow are easy weapons learn, hard to master but easy to learn, with a sword the entire edge is dangerous and with a bow, anything in front of you is in trouble. But with a spear it is different, you only have a certain portion of the weapon that is dangerous, if your enemy is in that portion your weapon is more deadly then a sword but if an enemy is closer then that then you can't get the proper power to your swings or if they are too far you'll overextend yourself. If possible I'd find something that can return the spear to your hand so you can throw it at your enemies

But remember without a weapon in your hand you can only defend yourself so much. Anyway it's time that we get some sleep so good night everyone"

With that Ar'na and I retire to our room which has a nice view of the moon

"It really is a different world, just look at the moon." said Ar'na

The night quickly passes and the next day we gather in the throne room to form our party, we arrive to see that a crowd of combatants has already gathered.

"While you were sleeping we assembled some of the finest adventurers around to fight alongside you" Spoke the king

Seeing the assorted adventures from burly men with axes to slim mages I realise that they must have planned for this to happen at least a week ago

"Now heroes, it is time for your journey to begin." spoke the king

With that said the assorted adventures moved towards us 'So its the adventurers that choose the hero, not the other way around. It does make sense in a way though'

Soon the adventures had made their choice and I immediately noticed that not a single adventure had chosen to journey with me or my apprentice.

"Hmm...I was not expecting that" Spoke the King

A man with a bowl cut lent down and whispered into the ear of the king

"It seems that there is a rumour going around that the Shield hero is ignorant of the world around him"

'So there is a rumour about me not knowing anything about this world while there isn't any rumour about the other heroes knowing nothing about combat, seems suspicious' I thought to myself

"The legends say that the heroes are given a strong understanding of how our world works, but it seems that this isn't the case with the shield hero. Because of this, it seems that people have preferred to choose the other heroes" said the king

"Its fine, Ar'na and I will be able to look after our selves"

Before things could continue one of the adventurers from Motoyasu spoke up

"Sir hero, would you allow me to join the shield hero?"

"Uhh, are you sure?" Asked Asked Motoyasu

"That won't be necessary, Ar'na and I will more than capable of looking after ourselves. The rest of you should remember that there is strength in numbers."

"Are you sure, as a party of two you will be at a disadvantage."

"I'm sure"

"In that case, you will have to find any more party members on your own. Every month we will provide each hero with the funds that they need, this time and only this time the shield hero Callum will have a higher pay than the rest of you. These are your chests, please accept them. Callum will get 800 coins, while the others will get only 600"

"Make that 300, divide the rest between the others." I said

"Really?" asked Itsuka

"Yes, unlike your groups we already have most of what we need and we can handle ourselves. So it would be fairer if you got the money you need."

"Very well, now use this money to procure everything that you need to in order to set forth on your journey" finished the king

With that we all said our goodbyes

"So, Callum what will you be doing?" Asked Ren

"Since neither Ar'na or I know much about this world we will be leaving the city tonight to find out more about the place we are at and explore the surrounding area."

A few hours later, after Ar'na and I had finished exploring the city and had started to move towards the city gate.

"STOP HER" shouted out a voice followed by the sound of running feet

Then...out of nowhere a small figure runs into me and falls to the ground revealing it to be a small girl with triangle ears and a bushy tail. Who them proceeds to hide behind me.

"I need you to hand over my property."

Looking up in the direction of the voice I see a small man wearing clothes that the owner of a circus

"I'm sorry did you say 'property'" I said in a steeling voice

He must have heard the threat in my voice because he quickly responded with

"Slavery is quite legal here however protecting a runaway slave isn't, you wouldn't want to caught up in anything illegal now would you." Said the now known slave merchant

Feeling the terrified girl shivering behind me I come to a decision

"How much?" I ask

"Master?" questions a shocked Ar'na

"How much to free her?" I continue

"It will be 30 silvers for her plus the 100 silver for the egg she stole."

"Very well, here." I said as I pass him the required amount

"Now to switch the control of the slave seal over to you."

"Just remove it entirely." I said angrily

"If you insist." said the smirking merchant

"I do insist, and if I ever see you near her again...I will rip out your beating heart and show it to you." I threatened

Paling rapidly the merchant did as told and quickly left.

Turning to the little girl who was now coughing harshly I summon a healing rift to help her, it quickly takes effect and her coughing stops.

"Callum, I hate the idea of slavery as much as you do. But we cannot simply take her with us."

"We don't have much choice, if we leave her here they will turn her into a slave again. It is either bring her along with us until she is strong enough to make her own decisions and protect herself or find someone trustworthy enough."

Kneeling down to the girl in question

"Hey, my name is Callum...what's your name?" I ask kindly

"Raphtalia." the girl says nervously

"Well Raphtalia, how would you like to come with us?" I ask

"I-I would like that"

ALERT - New party member added

"Well, it looks like your one of our party now Raph, let's get you some food and then we will be leaving this place."