Shield of Destiny ch7
I don't own Destiny 1 or 2
I also don't own rising of the shield hero
Guardian/organic "hello"h
Ghost "hello"
Boss "hello"
Shout "HELLO"
Mental conversation'hello'
Emphasis 'hello'
Story Start
With that we were once again on the road travelling and while Raph had her turn driving the carriage I started to work on the some gifts for Raph and Filo as well as preparing the materials for Rino's new staff.
"Hey Callum, you better look at this."
"What is it?" I ask
"There is a man running in front of us."
"HEY YOU whats the rush?"
"It's my mother she is very sick so I bought some medicine but it took longer than I'd hoped, so I beg you please let me ride with you."
"I have a better idea, I''ll take you there on my sparrow and we will be there in about 20 minutes."
"But Daaaddd I want to take him, I want to show you how fast I am!" groaned Filo
"But if you did that, who would drive the carriage? Besides I'll give you a race when you get there, there should be just enough time for one before we make camp."
"You promise?"
"Yep."
"Yay, your the best dad ever!"
"Alright now lets get your mother that medicine, so hop on and hold on." I said as summon my sparrow
The man gingerly hops on "Are you sure this is saaaaaffffffffeeeee!" he screams as I take off.
(Ps the way I see it sparrows should be able to fly a lot higher, but they don't in the game because that makes them an easy target and it would use more power that could be going towards speed.)
Soon enough we were outside the man's house and giving his mother the medicine. Thanks to the perks from the shield his mother recovered quite quickly and while I was waiting for the carriage I finished working on the gifts and Rino's staff. For Rino's staff I've used a combination of steel, vex fibres, phaseglass needles all soaked in ether and to top it of a enhancement prism in the top of the staff with the metal woven over it (think Gandalf the whites staff but silver and a enhancement prism at the centre and ends in a spike like point.
As for Raph I made a gold bracelet with a green jewel that was surrounded by enhancement cores. While Filo got a hair band modelled after her feathers with the same jewels at the tip and an enhancement core underneath. While I was working on them the man from before came over "Excuse me but I have gathered some food and some spare clothes as a thank you."
"Thank you, and I was wondering since by the time the rest arrive here it will be too late to move on if it would be okay to camp in the front of the yard?"
"It would be our honor."
By the time I had finished Filo was arriving at the front yard.
"DDAAD you promised that we would have a race!"
"Indeed I did, so how does three laps around the village sound?"
"That sounds wonderful!"
And with that we raced around the village, but all too soon the race was finished.
"Yay I won!" cheered Filo
"That you did, now lets get back to camp."
"Aww but I want to race again."
"But I won't be able to give you the gift I made you."
"You made me a gift?"
"Yes, now lets go and get them."
Later at the camp site "Ok for Filo I have made a hair band modelled after her feathers that will increase her speed, for Raph I made a bracelet that will increase your agility. I've also added enhancement cores that you can use to focus your power or use to store energy until you need it. For Rino I made this staff, notice the gem on the top of the staff, its an enhancement prism that hopefully enhance your magic. If it doesn't I'll swap out the gem for something else. Now how about you give it a go...by the way what type is your magic anyway?"
"Fire and wind, I am able use both to make some impressive sized fires...I was why I was chosen for the spear heros party."
"Wait, I thought you got to choose which party you went to?" asked Ar'na
"No it was decided for us."
"Then why did Malty try to join my party?"
"If I had to guess she was intending on robbing you, I found out the hard way what kind of person she really is."
"Speaking about that, how would you feel if we call you by a nicname in public so that she doesn't know you are with us? I'm thinking Ino because it would be easy to remember as its just short a letter."
"Ino...it sounds ok and it won't be forever so I guess it would be ok." said Rino/Ino
"Okay now that thats sorted try making a small flame come out of the staff."
"Sure thing." pointing the staff at the sky she murmured a few words and out of the end came a great torrent of fire about 10 meters long. Turning to a shocked Rino/Ino I ask
"Didn't you expect that?"
"No the spell and mana I used were for a small fire, the result is as if I'd used a higher class spell with a lot more mana." Rino/Ino answered with confusion
"It's because of the enhancement prism, now before everyone goes off to play with there new toy I've also made this bangle for Ino, I know that if a mage loses their staff they are venerable so simply apply mana to this and your staff will appear. Now go try them out."
After Raph, Filo and Rino/Ino had left Ar'na approached me "What nothing for me?"
"We don't really need anything as we haven't been using our supers, though eventually I will get around to making something for the both of us."
"I thought the reason we haven't been using our supers is because of our watchers."
"Speaking of them, have you gotten a good look at them?"
"Yes, there are the same people that appeared in Lute in front of that bitch. They may have stealthy enough to sneak up on a titan, but for a hunter it was child's play to find them without being seen. But I have to ask why did you use a enhancement prism, its not something we have a lot of and aren't you afraid she will run away with it? Not that I have I have a problem with Rino, or Ino I should say but can we trust her?"
"The fact I have only a few prisms is my point, I don't enough to full upgrade our gear and besides each of the items have a beacon in them so that I can transmit to their location or transmit to ours."
"But why not tell them?"
"Easy, if Rino plans to rob us blind she will take the staff with her, she wouldn't do that if she realised we could track it. As for why I didn't tell them, besides for tipping off Rino is because I don't want them thinking I will bail them out of any situation they get themselves into."
That night while Ar'na was keeping watch she hears someone approaching her
"Excuse me, Ar'na can I ask you something?"
"Sure thing...Ino? What is it?"
"Callum has been awfully nice to me, usually I ask this but?" asked Rino/Ino
"Your afraid that Callum has some plans attached to the gift?"
"Yes, I'm sorry but since Malty...I can't trust as much as I used to."
"If you decide to leave you can take the staff with you but you have to return it first so that Callum can swap out the gem."
"Really? The gem is that important, what about the rest of the staff?"
"While we would rather not loose the materials used for the staff we will be able to handle it, but the enhancement prism is extremely valuable."
"Why is it so important?"
"Let me explain, enhancement cores that were used in the gifts for Raph and Filo are used to improve the armour or weapon it is used on. First they will make it like it was just made yesterday, then they will turn it into the best version it could ever be. Depending on the items determines how many cores are needed, after that you apply the prism to break through the limits of the item. Once again depending on the item results in how many prisms are needed, then finally you use ascendant shard to finish making it better than the weapon naturally be."
"They can really do that?"
"Yes, while I am unhappy that he used it so freely, since it was his prism its his choice. And from the results I can readily say that he made the correct choice."
For the next week we visited town after town, healing, trading medicines, food and gems as well as transporting people and goods...which brings us to our current situation. Though one a side topic I have noticed that Raph and Filo have been having problems getting along.
"I can't believe that I get to ride with our savour of the heavenly fowl."
Ignoring the loud snort from Ar'na I ask "Our saviour of the heavenly fowl?"
"You have become quite famous! Traveling in a carriage drawn by the god of domesticated birds our hero travels along with a demi, a mage wielding a manificent staff and a blue lady our savour crosses the land to heal the sick with his medicine." said the merchant
"Am I a god?" asked Filo
"She can talk too? She really is the god of domesticated birds!"
"Please don't make her ego any bigger. Its hard enough as is."
"Hey Callum, we have a lot of people blocking our path." said Raph from her seat
"Whoa stop right there! Wow that is a strange bird you have...Anyway we heard that an accessary seller is travelling with you, so why don't you hand him over?" said a bandit with a bald head
Another bandit spoke up "Hand him over then at least you can leave hear with your lives."
The first bandit spoke up again "Hey the demi-human looks quite cute, how about we bring her back for some fun? And don't try anything we have a class upgraded body guard!"
"You threaten me and you threaten my party with rape and you think I won't kill you?" I said angrily
"We're not going to rape anyone." said a third bandit from the back
"Damn it Kiel I told you before be dark and terrifying and this goes a lot easier!"
"Wait...is this all an act?"
"See what you did Kiel...you ruined everything."
"Yeah fuck you Kiel!" said a fourth bandit
"Yeah, since Kiel ruined the effect we can tell you that we found that if we grievously threaten before hand people things go a lot easier." drawing his sword "That said we do need to hand everything over."
"Yeah, no that's not happening. Filo and Raph take them out but don't kill them, at least until we find out if they are telling the truth."
"As source of thy power, I order thee.. Decipher the laws of nature and conceal me in a haze. Hide mirage!" before vanishing from site
"Fast tornado!" cried Filo
A short fight later all the bandits were tied up
"So you'd like to believe that you are a friendly band of bandits that merely threaten to get money for travellers?"
"Yeah just ask Georgina!"
"FOR FUCKS SAKE SHUT UP KIEL!"
"Ok, this how this is going to work. You will take us to your camp, if we find any evidence of you raping and killing people I will kill you in a very painful manor. If there isn't I'll let you go."
After that we travelled to the bandits camp only to find a group of men, women and children "What is going on here?"
One of the women after hearing my question decides to come over "I'm sorry but who are you and why are they tied up?"
One story later
"They said Jo was a class upgraded bodyguard?" she asked with mirth
"You saying he isn't?"
"No, when he was the towns florist, and Rilo- the bald one was the hair dresser!" she answered while laughing
"So what is really happening here?"
"Ahhh, long story short, during the first wave our village was completely wiped out and we had to become bandits to survive...despite how much some of us are against it." she said sadly
"Okay in that case you guys are free to go but I'd suggest you stop with this fake bandit nonsense. If your interested I'd check out the Lute village they owe me a favour and they might have some room for you, just say that Callum sent you."
After that we once again left for the road
"Oh by the way, merchant I'm expecting compensation for this extra work!"
