I planned on posting this Sunday but I passed out in the middle of editing it lol..
Now this chapter is just a chapter about Sivert's truth behind his 'special soul'.
Also the beginning of his new training.
Enjoy!
Chapter 14, A Trip Down Memory Lane
A Vision From the Traveler
It floated over a large city, a small white moon that radiated with Light.
Then they came.. Many all black Pyramids came for it.
Surrounding it…
But it was saved.
A rope made out of light was wrapped around it and pulled away leaving those in the city forever…
The Small moon traveled through the stars at unbelievable speeds and arrived at its savior.
She saw a man standing there, the man was enveloped in all white. Like he was an entire light..
He wore a long cape that blew violently with the wind.
Behind the man was the large, small white moon floating behind him.
The man carried a sword that burned bright with light that could slash through anything.
This man.. was the defender of the moon.
He was its guardian.
His job was to protect it.
But to also enjoy his endless life for he is immortal.
Enjoy his long life to the fullest, for the moon could now rest under his protection as he enjoyed life.
The moon shrunk into small particles of light and flew into the man.
As many years passed the man's duty as it's protector would soon end.
The particles would come back out and form into that same moon.
Then.. it would fly high into the sky and never come back.
For it had a mission.
Help Life Grow and Evolve.
Kingdom of Ingrassia, Light Estate
It was a beautiful afternoon for Sivert and It's also been a month since the Demon Lord Guy Crimson's appearance.
Oh how he could remember the headache he got.. it even intensified when Guy kissed him.
The Hunter would make sure to never let his guard down on that again.
While the month was peaceful and Sivert continued his adventure work. After a week since Guy left, someone has been leaving picnic baskets with nice hot meals inside at his front door.
One notable meal was a black tiger stew, it was super delicious! Probably the best meal Sivert has ever ate. He also knew it couldn't be an ordinary person, because they were sneaking past his senses and they knew his entire schedule of when he'd leave and get back.
Aria said it was a women who had a large crush on Sivert that she started making meals for him.
He was slowly starting to believe her…
Sivert was currently sitting down on a wooden chair and eating a nice apple. The apple was tasty, the sun shined down on him. The Hunter didn't need to put a shade up.
He loved the sun, and beautiful afternoon's like this.
"Sivert!" He took a bite out of his apple as his partner shouted for him from within his home.
Sivert turned his head slightly to the right and spotted Aria fly out an open window and towards him. She flew fast, so it probably meant something happened.
She stopped full speed right in front of his face, "I had a vision!" The Hunter took another bite out of his apple.
"I think it was about you as well! I mean the man kind of looked like you." Aria's blue eye studied Sivert for some sort of reaction. She only got a curious expression from him as he continued to eat his apple.
"Look, I know it sounds crazy but hear me out.. Sivert. I think the Traveler is inside of you right now." His jaw stopped before he could take another bite out of his apple.
Of course it'd stop. Those words were just too much for him that he couldn't continue eating his apple.
"Heh.. Aria, you're a joker." He tried to brush it off and continue eating his apple. "I'm serious!" his ghost shouted.
Sivert didn't want to believe it.
"Back at the dwelling of the spirits. When you prayed I think you threw a rope through time and space that wrapped around the traveler and pulled it here. Saving it!" she said in a serious tone.
The Hunter placed the half-eaten apple on the table next to him. "I didn't tell you but before you contracted with that Light Spirit. I saw the Traveler floating over you, it was smaller to! Then it turned into small particles of light and went inside you."
He took a deep breath.. Aria was no liar that was for sure.
"The vision, It showed you protecting the traveler. Sivert I think you were chosen! But.. I don't know about the rest of humanity."
Her blue eye looked down at the green grass below her. "So what your saying is that it left humanity for me?" Sivert finally spoke. Aria looked back up at him.
"Yes.." The Hunter sighed after hearing her answer, he leaned back on his chair and crossed his arms. He didn't know what to feel or how to feel. He wasn't angry just confused.
Why leave a whole army of light bearers for him?! They would surely be a much better choice of prot-
Sivert's thoughts stopped.. no. He knew why, he remembered words the Darkness told him after he fought Rhulk a second time.
'The Light sent you here to get stronger so you may protect it.'
He didn't believe it at first but if what Aria said is true then… His world was done for, there was no saving it! Those words were true, if anything. Sivert could wipe out the last city within seconds just with his new strength.
The Hunter was getting to powerful.
As much as Sivert wanted to go back! He couldn't! With his new strength he could help a lot more.
But it was already over.
"You chose me.. and sacrificed my world to help me get here." He whispered, his words confusing Aria.
"I can't say I understand why.. but I will do what you hoped, if it wasn't for you I wouldn't be here right now. So I will protect you with my life until the time is ready for you to leave me. Sleep well.." Sivert said, he placed his right hand on his chest.
Aria could feel his light pulse after he said those words. It's as if.. it thanked him in some way.
The Hunter took a deep breath and stood up. "Alright.. time to go on another adventure." He said with a big bright smile.
His real Life would start now!
"Heh.. you carefree bastard." Aria whispered, but her guardian didn't hear her. "Let's go then."
While it may seem that Sivert is still a happy young man.
He wasn't.. deep down he was still depressed that he couldn't go back and help his world and the people he swore to protect.
A Few Hours Later
The Hunter stood on top of a large cliff, he looked down at his prey. His pupils narrowed as he focused on the large red flying Lizard sleeping on the ground below him. Or what others would call it.. a dragon sleeping on the ground.
Sivert gripped his glaive tightly and leaped off the cliff he stood on. He dove straight down, his black scarf blew violently with the wind.
His glaive glowed with orange resonance energy as he raised it high with both hands. He swung down and hit his prey. He landed silently on the ground in front of the sleeping dragon.
There was a trail of resonance energy and a little blood on his glaive. The Large Lizard's head fell from it's body and landed next to Sivert's foot.
"Show off." He heard his comrade Aria tell him.
The Hunter smiled from underneath his scarf. The Glaive in his hands disappeared and he crouched down, picking up the large head with both hands.
"Smells bad.." Sivert whispered with a look of disgust under his scarf. He quickly used spatial magic and left the scene with the head in tow.
Sivert appeared in the middle of a small town which sat in between The Kingdom of Falmuth and Dragons Peak. The towns chief requested for A+ rank adventurers to take out a rampaging Fire Dragon.
Which was the one Sivert just slayed.
As soon as he appeared in the town, he was greeted with many villagers. Once they saw the Dragons head in his hands they cheered his name.
"Sivert!" "Sivert! "Sivert!"
It was nonstop which made Sivert get a little flustered.
He handed the head to the crowding villagers and they all ran away with it.
"They're going to cook it.." he whispered in disgust as he saw them preparing a fire.
"Hero Sivert. Thank you for saving this small town, here is the payment we promised." An old man walked with a wooden staff handed Sivert a small brown box.
"?" the Hunter opened the box, inside were hundreds of silver coins. Sivert smiled and looked up at the old man. "There's no need for this. I'm just glad I was able to help."
He handed the box back to the old man. "Oh! Such a wonderful young man you are. This village will never forget you." The old man began to shed small tears.
After being thanked many more times Sivert was back on the road. He could just teleport back to Ingrassia but decided not to since he wanted to enjoy the forest around him.
Who wouldn't?!
It's beautiful..
He closed his eyes and smiled.
But once he opened them.
He was no longer in the forest, but in an Icy Throne room filled with powerful demons. Sivert grumbled and looked at the one sitting on the Ice throne a few feet away from him.
"You weren't answering my calls." The one sitting on the throne was his 'friend' the Demon Lord Guy Crimson.
"Because I was busy." Sivert said with a little anger in his voice. His anger could be sensed from the many Greater and Arch Demons surrounding him. His tone angered them.
But their two masters, Misery and Rain were not angered.
For they know Sivert's strength, he was able to do what no one could do for centuries.
Harm their Master.
Now that's he became a full Fledged Saint. One that the two have never seen before.
He was too powerful to mess with.
It's why their master was deeply interested in him.
"Oh well I got a little impatient and summoned you here using the spell I put in your ring." Guy stood from his throne while smiling at the Hunter.
Sivert sighed and rolled his eyes. "What is it you want?" he casually asked the Lord of Darkness. For he did not fear Guy..
If anything..
Sivert hasn't felt fear in ages, only on certain matters like.. fear of Shizue scolding him. He hated when she pulled on his ear, it was the worst pain ever. Even with pain nullification there was no countering that!
"I want to help you, but also a friend of mine wants to meet you." Guy said, still smiling. His friend only stared at him, his dark eyes were beautiful..
They were the eyes of a powerful warrior, one who managed to harm him!
"Come on, let's talk somewhere else."
A Few Minutes Later
Sivert sat down on the large chair made out of Ice. Misery placed a glass of wine on the table in front of him. For some reason she had a small smile on her face but he chose to ignore it.
On the other side of the table was Guy. Also sitting on a large chair made out of Ice. The two demon maids walked over to the exit of the room and stood guard.
"I know you have two powerful spirits, a Light and Dark. Which means you have a Hero's egg. Am I right?" Guy asked.
Sivert sighed and only responded with a light nod.
"So what you would say if I were to help you. Hatch it?" The Demon Lord's words were unbelievable.
"I'd say you were trying to manipulate me." Sivert quickly answered. His words made Guy chuckle and shake his head.
"No, I'd never do such a thing. I just want to help my friend get stronger. Isn't that what your trying to do?" The Hunter leaned back on the Ice chair.
He stared into Guy's crimson eyes, not answering. He knew the Demon Lord was going to speak before he could.
"You have great potential, so I will allow you to copy some of my abilities when you hatch your egg. In return…" Guy smirked, causing Sivert to become suspicious..
"You become a playmate for someone and satisfy their lust for battle whenever they want." Those Crimson eyes shined as they eyed the black ones.
"That's not all isn't it?" Sivert asked, he tried to analyze Guy and copy him but he was blocked.
"Your smart.." Guy licked his lips and chuckled once again.
"If you accept and copy my abilities once your training is done. I ask that you keep your True Power hidden from the humans. After all, the second you become as strong as me. The balance of the world will cripple."
Sivert's eyes widened in confusion.
"Oh right.. I never told you. Well, sit back and listen for I have a long story for you.."
For Half an Hour, Sivert realized he was wrong about this world. No.. not just him, everyone he's met was wrong about the world.
The Demon Lord Guy Crimson maintains the power balance of the world. It was a task given to him by the creator of the world.
The Star King Dragon Veldanava..
There was also a system to this world..
That once existed.
The Demon Lords were created to keep the humans in check from thriving too far in technology for the Creator of the world knew they'd destroy themselves along with the world.
The Chosen Heroes were born to keep an eye on the Demon Lord's. To make sure they do not go too far in their tyranny over Humanity.
However after the mysterious disappearance of Veldanava, that system crashed. The Chosen Heroes were no more.
The Demon Lord's grew in power after more were selected.
With that system gone, a new one was established.
In secret of course..
The system being a board game. The world was the board while Guy and an Old friend of his played on it.
The game had one rule, neither of the players could see each other on the battlefield. That is why they used pawns, such as the True Dragons and humans.
Guy's pawns were the Ten Great Demon Lords along with the Western Nations.
His opponents pawns was none other than the Nasca Namrium Ulmeria United Eastern Empire.
Known to be the most powerful nation in the world and a Waring Nation. They conquer everything in their path.
Guy however wanted a new Hero.
A True Hero..
To help him keep the balance of the World. In a different way of course.
The plan was thrown away though once the Demon Lord couldn't find a potential candidate.
Then Sivert came..
Nothing more than a mere Human Saint yet he managed to Harm Guy.
Once the Demon Lord felt the pain from his staff he knew immediately this was the one.
The plan he created years ago was picked back up.
Guy wanted Sivert to get strong, so nothing could stand in his way. Then he would keep that true power a secret only revealing it unless necessary.
Sivert's job would be to keep the Demon Lord's in check just how Veldanava wanted but Guy also had other reasons.
He wanted to assess their strengths, so Sivert can do that for him by giving him reports.
While the True Demons Lord's were not as active as before. The Demon Lord seeds such as Sky Queen Frey or Beast Master Carrion were seen to get active. Seeking territory whenever they could.
There was a twist to this job though..
He would remain an ally to Guy and act as one of his pawns in the game he played with the Emperor of the Empire.
Along with Sivert severing all ties with his comrades. Guy did not want anyone else knowing about this job or Sivert's role.
So the Hunter would have to move in secret…
Aria immediately disagreed and even materialized in front of Guy. Shouting at him for such a task.
However, Sivert shut her up because Guy wasn't done.
Sivert can still live his normal life, only keeping distance from the rest of humanity. He could still live in his home or even continue as an adventurer but he could not interact with those close to him as much as he used to before.
That was the offer.. become stronger and protect humanity but sacrifice his relationships with those close to him.
Aria knew her guardian wouldn't accept this though. He was Humanities Hero, he would never take a job as cruel as this!
"No. Let's do it my way." Her guardian gave his answer. Guy's smile slowly vanished. Misery and Rain were shocked…
"I'll accept your offer and keep my true power a secret from humanity. But I'll do this Hero's thing my way. I'll keep my relationships with my friends as they were before but keep this entire thing a secret from them just like the rest of humanity."
Sivert's words made Guy twitch a little.. he was making the shots?! In front of him!
It made the Demon Lord chuckle in amusement as his heart raced in joy. "Very well.." Guy stood up from his seat and walked over to Sivert.
The Hunter stood up and walked over to him. Guy held out his hand and Sivert looked down at it.
"Make sure to give the Demon Lord's a spanking. In secret though alright? I don't want you making us look bad." Sivert sighed and rolled his eyes.
He shook Guy's hand and the contract was initiated.
Thus.. a deal was made in secret with the Human Saint Sivert and the True Demon Lord Guy Crimson.
However there was one last thing..
"Who's the person I have to be a playmate for?" Sivert asked, couldn't Guy just do it?
The Demon Lord only smiled.
A blue portal suddenly opened behind Guy and out came a short, beautiful women with lustrous soft pearl white hair that refracted the Light in the room like a sparkling lake. Her seductive diamond blue eyes captured Sivert's mind in an instant.
Truly.. a stunning beauty.
"Sivert, meet Velzard the White Ice Dragon. And your playmate." The Hunter's eyes widened at Guy's words.. He deeply regretted accepting this deal now.. This was crazy! Not even Sivert wanted to fight a True Dragon!
Oh.. he could hear Aria quietly planning on how to yell at him later.
"She's also the one who wanted to meet you." Guy said with a grin on his face.
Velzard walked up next to Guy and looked up at Sivert. She smiled softly at him. From a different perspective she looked like a child but this was no child.
She was a women.. in Sivert's eyes at least.
And a women not to be messed with. She could probably level this place with just the snap of a finger.
"Greetings, Hero Sivert. I've been wanting to meet you since Guy couldn't stop talking about you." Her voice was so beautiful..
It'd make any man fall for her.
"I must say I'm quite jealous.. I hope you have a way of getting rid of this feeling." Velzard walked up closer to Sivert to assess his traits.
She looked down and stared at his chest with a curious expression.
Her eyes glowed gold and immediately widened.
His soul..
Beautiful! But it was recognizable!
The smile on her face widened not in an evil manner but an excited one.
"Guy. May I speak with him alone?" Velzard asked her partner. Guy became a little suspicious but he wasn't against the two getting to know each other.
"Alright.." The Demon Lord turned around and walked away. He walked out the room with Rain and Misery in tow.
"Now.. let's talk." She looked up at Sivert. Her golden eyes were poisonous but he kept his composure.
"About what?" Sivert asked, managing to squeeze those words out.
"About you. I want to explore your memories." Velzard placed a finger on his chest and immediately he collapsed on the ground.
He felt weak! Cold! Sivert slowly sat up and crawled away from her, leaning his back on an icy wall "Wha-" He couldn't even fully speak! His skills weren't working! What did she do to him!?
The Hunter's right arm was enveloped in resonance energy as he was summoning his glaive.
"Oh..? You have a very strong will. I guess I'll have to do this."
She crouched down and pushed his right arm against the wall behind him rendering him immobile.
Velzard placed her left hand on his head while staring into his eyes. Sivert felt a lot weaker but still had conscious!
Velzard's eyes widened in surprise.
His mind was strong!
"I must say.. you really are something special. Making me have to go all out on this. I'm going to be all flustered now." She leaned down closer and captured his mouth in a sweet kiss.
That was all it took! Being kissed by such a beauty felt amazing but his vision went black as their lips collided.
His eyes were still opened wide but he felt as if fell asleep.
Aria watched in horror as this women had her way with his mouth! Kissing him passionately and rough at the same time with both her hands cupping his cheeks. And what's worse! He didn't even try to push her off!?
Was he really enjoying it?!
Sivert's eyes opened, he was standing in.. space?! "Aria?!" he shouted her name while looking around.
"If you mean your little friend. She's not here." He turned around after hearing Velzard's voice.
She stood there, smiling softly at him. Sivert would come out and say she looked adorable like that but right now was not the time to compliment a women who just kissed him and weakened him.
"Where are we..?" he asked her with a little anger in his voice. Velzard giggled a little, Sivert looked cute when he was angry. At least to her, now she knew why Guy was so interested in him.
"This is a dimension that I created so I could look through people's memories. Usually I could just look into your memories but since you were to strong mentally at least. It was hard so I had to make extreme physical contact and bring you here." Velzard placed a finger on her lips.
"You taste sweet." She said while licking her lips. Sivert immediately became a blushing mess.
"Are you still..?" he didn't even have to finish his question. Velzard walked up to him.
"Still kissing you? Oh yes it's so I can maintain the connection through our minds. I must say.. I never thought making lip contact could feel so good." Sivert could imagine what Aria was thinking. He was ready for her scolding later..
"Now, as of why I'm doing this. It's really simple.. at least for me. Your soul is special, did you know that?" Velzard placed her hands behind her back and asked Sivert.
He shook his head slowly.
"Well, I'll tell you why. It took some investigating but I figured it out." The Hunter only nodded, preparing on what she had to say.
"Long ago, my older brother Veldanava would watch the stars. He would sometimes look at the other universes he's created if he was bored of his original one. One day, he found a hole in dimensional space and saw a universe that he became deeply interested in. One he did not create as well. A universe with two powerful entities that wielded immeasurable power. I'm not sure what he called them since I paid little attention."
Sivert's eyes widened..
Velzard smirked, noticing this. "I don't know the full story but I do know that he became to obsessed with that universe. To the point that he even risked his very existence." A small frown replaced the smirk on her face.
"Brother Veldanava split his soul in half, weakening and almost killing him. He sent that other half of the soul out to that dimensional hole. Hoping if he'd ever die, he'd be reborn in that universe to experience the many unknown things it had in store for him."
The Icy beauty slowly shook her head.
"It didn't work. He luckily managed to repair his part of the split soul after losing track of the other half. Of course he couldn't go and look for it, he had a world to look after." Velzard removed her right hand from behind her back and pointed at Sivert.
"But it seems it did.. in a way. Your soul is that other half, but it managed to repair itself somehow. Making it stronger.. stronger then my older brothers." Sivert slowly looked down at himself.
"That is why I would like to take a trip through your memories to find out how. Let's begin." Velzard snapped her fingers, the two were suddenly transported in a large, populated city.
Sivert looked around in shock, then he spotted someone. No, not just someone.
Him!
He looked exactly like him, walking down the sidewalk was a young man in a school uniform with a backpack on. He had the same black hair as Sivert, he had the same features and body type.
He had a small smile while he was walking a dog. Sivert couldn't believe it..
It was actually him!
"Oh.. to far back." Velzard snapped her fingers once again. The beautiful, populated city was replaced with a wasteland.
There were destroyed cars and dead plants everywhere.
It was the cosmodrome, where Sivert was revived.
The two looked down at remains of a human. A pure skeleton..
"Come on.." there was mumbling. A feminine robotic voice was heard. Behind the two was a ghost with an all-white shell. Common for most of them.
The ghost was scanning destroyed cars and other skeletons until she flew by Sivert and Velzard.
The ghost scanned the human skeleton in front of them.
"I can't believe it.. I found you!" the ghost shouted in excitement. Sivert watched himself be brought back to life once again..
"That wasn't it either huh?" Velzard crossed her arms and sighed in frustration.
The area around them changed once again, the two were standing in the middle of the old tower..
They looked up at the Traveler.
Velzard couldn't help but giggle in amusement. "Your foreign power comes from a big ball? Hahaha!" she pointed at Sivert while laughing.
He rolled his eyes and ignored her.
"Just find what your looking for already and get out of my memories." Sivert told her while crossing his arms.
Velzard giggled a little longer before snapping her fingers.
The area changed once again. It was replaced with a large dark room with a bright green light shining on them.
"!" the two watched as a lone warrior with a cape carry a large sword and swing it down. Killing the one responsible for taking away his first Fireteam.
Crota.
"Now were getting somewhere." Velzard's expression turned serious. Her eyes glowed gold as she examined the Sivert that killed Crota.
His soul began to repair itself absorbing the powerful oversoul of Crota. Thus Sivert's soul repaired partially of itself.
However, that was not all and Velzard knew it.
She snapped her fingers once again and they were brought before another large room. Only this time, Sivert's opponent was much stronger and bigger.
The Hunter immediately recognized the familiar foe..
Oryx, The Taken King.
He still won though, defeating the powerful Hive God. Velzard watched once again as Sivert's soul used Oryx's oversoul to repair itself. The Light within him cleansed the soul before his soul repaired itself, Making it much stronger than before.
"Again.. You really are something special, you faced something greater then yourself and still won. Becoming greater then it."
Sivert didn't reply, only staring himself himself kneel next to the dead bodies of his Fireteam. Mourning them..
Velzard snapped her fingers once again.
The two went through many memories of Sivert. Velzard watched in amazement as his soul continued to repair itself slowly as he continued to get stronger and stronger.
Then, there was Rhulk..
His most strongest foe yet.
And he still won..
The replays of the memories were over and Velzard had all the information she needed.
She now knew why his soul was so special.
Velzard let out a small sigh. "Your amazing! A mere human with no fear of death and has felt more pain then me! I'll gladly enjoy fighting you!"
She couldn't wait to fight Sivert.. she hasn't tasted defeat yet. Only from her older brother.
The Icy beauty couldn't help but fall for Sivert a little..
A True Warrior. A True Hero.
She wanted to fight him.. to experience his power.
It'd make her whole world to finally taste defeat from someone else other than her older brother.
Sivert's vision returned to normal. "!" he forgot Velzard was kissing him. It was sweet.. passionate.
It made his heart flutter to be kissed by such a beauty.
Velzard parted her lips from his and licked them.
"I hoped you enjoyed your make out session!" Sivert was pulled from his thoughts as Aria materialized next to him and shouted in his face.
"I-" before he could speak Velzard placed her finger on his lips, interrupting him. "Not a word. To anyone." She said, in a serious tone. Her eyes glowed as she stared into his.
Sivert only answered with a nod.
Velzard's eyes returned to the beautiful diamond blue ones, the Icy beauty slowly stood up from his lap and backed away.
"I hope you can satisfy me Sivert. We'll be getting closer as the days pass. Perhaps.. to close." she gave him a wink before turning around and walking away. Velzard entered a blue portal and disappeared..
The Hunter slowly stood up. "Well?" Aria floated closer, wanting answers. "Nothing, she just saw me as cute and wanted to kiss me." Sivert scratched his cheek while lying to his companion.
Aria's blue eye studied him..
"Fine, I guess you won't tell me the truth and I can understand why. Let's just get you stronger and get away from these people who kiss others without permission."
Sivert sighed.. he wasn't a good liar.
End!
Alright, that was pretty much it.
Now Let me explain a little how the soul repaired itself. Honestly I just got lazy and couldn't create a good enough reason other then that it was Veldanava's influence.
I also wouldn't call Sivert a reincarnate of Veldanava as the soul became something new and greater.
Now, I hope you enjoyed!
Next Chapter will be Time Skip City along with a training Arc.
Enjoy!