The Dark Hero Momon

Darkness. It's a concept some fear out of irrationality, not being able to see what lies within. Most grow up learning that there's nothing to worry about, that the fear you feel isn't really there. While others learn to use that fear to gain strength from it.

In a world filled with monsters that can move at night and attack the masses, people tend to fear those with the power to end someone's life. Others praise those with the same power but are on the same side, the side of humanity. Those people are named "Adventurers", ranked in accordance with different ranks. From the bottom to the top those are : Copper/ Iron/ Silver/ Gold/ Platinum/ Mythril/ Orichalum/ Adamantite. In order for someone to be an Adventurer all one needs to do is fill out some paperwork. Granted all that gives them is a Copper plate. A plate is a proof of ones ranked within the Adventurers' Guild. Like a military dog tag it shows "name' and "rank" and what branch said Adventurer belongs to. Not easy to counterfeit due to the use of magic in the manufacturing process.

Inorder for said Adventurer to climb the ranks they do missions or requests at the behest of the Guild. A request can be as dull as requiring the Adventurer to deliver a package to someone else in the same city/ town/ or as far as the next country over. The harder the request the higher the rank required in order to complete said request. Missions with hard requirements and or long completion times tend to get posted on the mission board. While day to day requests can be handed out by the receptionists at the front counter. Adventurers are allowed to handle lower ranked requests and are able to pick higher ranked ones with permission from the guild.

One said Adventurer is known as far North as the Agrand Council Alliance as far west as the Roble Holy Kingdom and as far south as the Slane Theocracy and as far east as the Dragonic Kingdom. Beyond those lands controlled by those states there's the beastman kingdoms and nations all who know the name of The Dark Hero. He has been a key figure in many if not all disasters that shook these nations for the past years. Based in the Re-Estize Kingdom he has worked as a solo Adventurer for the past 5 years. In a manner some may call bizarre, he showed up at the Adventurer's Guild in the city of E-Rantel. Without papers or any kind of identification yet he was clad from head to toe in a full suit of armor jet black like the night sky. Some say you can see stars within his armor when the light hits it just right. On his back are two twin Greatswords of a similar color. If one had the coin you could buy land equal to a small country if you sold one of these Greatswords. You may ask how? The answer is simple, the metal to craft such a weapon is none-other than Adamantite, the hardest in the known world. Yet he had two on display. To top it all off he had a cloak of crimson that some heads of state could only dream of owning.

Momon. A trivial name if one doesn't know the feats completed by such a person. In the first week of him becoming an Adventurer he escorted the famed "talent" holder Nfirea Bareare known as a skilled alchemist second only to his grandmother. A simple request of all things to escort him to the border town of Carne next to the Great Forest of Tob in order to gather herbs for his alchemist creations. He was to guard Nfirea along with The Sword of Darkness. Along the way to the town they came across a hoard of Ogres and Goblins, numbering in the hundreds. A task far outside the ranks such as The Swords of Darkness who were only Silver ranked. They thought all they could do was to hold back the horde and send their fastest person to alert the city as well as the guild. With such bravery in front of a foe one should in all counts flee from, Momon stood tall. A feat that would start the story of The Dark Hero. Powerful swings with such precision one could only stop and fathom how many years were spent practicing one swing, yet he had multiple of such caliber. Footwork one could call graceful, he moved with speed yet not one movement of the body was wasted. In a matter of moments the battle was over. At that very moment The Sword of Darkness knew they had just witnessed a person that could topple the definition of what is an Adamantite Adventurer.

They would end up learning when they arrived at the town of Carne that Momon was already known there as well. A week before he was a defender of the town when a band of knights thought to be from the neighboring Baharuth Empire attacked. With much of the same skill shown with the Ogres and Goblins he had slain 50 knights. Soon thereafter the Warrior Captain Gazef Stronoff arrived to help with his band of warriors. Trouble seems to be drawn to The Dark Hero, cause not soon after the entire town was enclosed by magic casters. They were later identified by the Head Warrior as the Sunlight Scripture of the Slane Theocracy. With the aid of Momon the Head warrior was able to defeat the entire group of casters. The town folk described the battle with such fervor one could almost see it if they closed their eyes to picture it. It was said that Momon alone tanked magic attacks from the entire Scripture. He was also said to be able to cast magic as well.

That shocked all that were with him at the time. A warrior with such skill with the blade to be able to take a horde of Ogres in the hundreds was one thing, but to be able to cast magic on par if not higher than a Scripture of the Slane Theocracy was another. When asked how or why Momon was using magic while he was a warrior. The Dark Hero said this in turn. "Why only limit oneself to a role where you have the ability to excel in multiple". He was later asked what level of magic he can cast up to. He then went and destroyed the concept of what is strong on its head. In the known world it is said that mankind could only reach the tier of 6 by oneself. Tier 7 as a ritual grade magic with aid of similar strength magic casters. The Dark Hero said plainly as if talking about the weather that he could cast up to tier 12. The Gods of old could only dream of casting such magic. The highest The 6 Great Gods were able to cast was tier 8. This man was spitting in the face of all who believed in the 6 Great Gods. Momon, not understanding why he was giving looks as if he killed their mothers, asked in turn why he was giving such looks. The Swords of Darkness explained to Momon that his statement was affront to The 6 Great Gods. It was explained most people could only cast tier 3 or 4 if they were skilled and studied for a long time, tier 5 and 6 was the realm of heroes. In turn, Momon said that magic of that caliber was really nothing where he came from. He even went out of his way to ask if they wanted to see his skill with magic. The Swords of Darkness along with the entire town requested him to do so.

In that very town an old man known for his "talent" to be able to see the tier of magic that is being used by a magic caster. The alchemist asked that old man to be the judge of Momon and a few others that were able to use magic. Nfirea was known to be able to cast tier 3 magic and the old man stated as well. Ninya went next and used a tier 2 spell, same with Dyne Woodwonder of The Swords of Darkness. Both were stated to be able to cast those spells. Then the moment of truth. Momon was getting ready to start casting when an idea came to his mind. He took out a crystal orb from a pouch, he then gave it to Ninya and stated it was an "Omnisphere". A magic orb capable of recording all the user sees and hears.

He asked the tests to be done again to cast a spell and let the old "talent" holder state out loud what tier of magic was used. With awe on everyone's face they knew almost out of instinct they would be witness to something grand.

The Dark Hero stood a few paces from the crowd and with a voice that could be heard all the way in the back of the crowd he stated that he would start at the 1st tier of magic. A simple "Magic Arrow". Now anyone else using said magic would only bring out an arrow made up of magic to stun people or animals. No not Momon's "Magic Arrow" his was strong enough to destroy a small boulder. Then tier 2 magic. Another simple "Shock Wave" is a spell that allows the user to emit an invisible shock wave that can distort the air and can crush weaker metal. Then tier 3, a "Fireball" which could fly to a target and engulf said target in fire. Tier 4 was next, "Grand Fireball" a ball of flame that could easily be called a mid sized bomb. All these spells were verified by the old "talent" holder. The crowd was already filled with excitement learning Momon could cast up to tier 4. Next came tier 5, a tier only a handful of magic casters in the known world said to be able to cast. "Dragon Lighting" a spell that shoots out a lightning bolt in the form of a dragon. Now tier 6, "Control Weather" is a spell that allows the user to manipulate the weather. The clouds moved away from above the town making it warm with that very spell. The old "talent" holder said out loud that Momon indeed used a tier 6 spell. A tier said only to be reached by the strongest Spell Caster in the Bathruth Empire Fluder Paradyne.

After doing so Momon said out loud that he would use a lower tier of magic in order to demonstrate the next tier of magic. Said spell was a "create undead", a tier 3 spell that allows a user to spawn a low tier undead minion. With white magic runes on Momon's hand he stated "Holy Smite '' a tier 7 spell. The undead creation was enveloped by a column of pure white light decimating it. All who saw the column of light descend from the sky were in awe of Momon's might. He once more stated he would use a lower tier spell in order to show the higher tier one. With a "Summon Undead" a 6th tier spell came out a soul eater. A monster once said to be able to destroy a country if not stopped by the strongest of warriors and spellcasters. One could feel the evil radiating from the creature, and with a "Astral Smite" an 8th tier spell it was gone. A foe that could bring a country to its knees was defeated just like that. Already those in the crowd were on their knees looking up at Momon. A man just showed a power that was said only to be used by the 6 Great Gods. Momon didn't even look back at the crowd; he just kept going. "Call Greater Thunder" in a matter of moments the sky was filled with dark clouds and a Thunderstorm was present with multiple strands of lightning hitting a spot far away from the crowd. One could feel the power in that spell, even if they couldn't use magic. "Create Fortress" is a 10th tier spell that summons forth a mighty fortress. Said fortress was created around the town. Walls and a gate that could fend off any attack in this world was seen to be created in a manner of moments. The town folk were already praising The Dark Hero Momon. With a raise of both arms he stated once more "All Greater Heal" a magic of the 11th tier that heals all from any and all injuries and ailments.

Soon the whole town was healed. People felt as if they were brought back to the peak of their youth. Youngins felt they were filled with more energy, the old felt the lack of pain that was brought onto them from a lifetime of hard work. The sick were no longer ill. Truly one can say that was a 11th tier spell. The old "talent" holder confirmed as well now feeling as if he was 20 again. The entire town of people were now waiting to see what kind of magic the 12th tier of magic holds. They didn't hear Momon speak a phrase this time, he held his hands to the sky as if he was asking the Gods for the power to cast such a spell. Soon after a dome of light and rings of blue magic power engulfed the Dark Hero. He stayed like that for a moment. All could tell one needed concentration that not a mere human could ever think of obtaining. The sheer amount of power you could feel entering your body straight into your soul. You could see the magic being so chaotic yet it was all under control of one man. Then with a voice that demanded respect not from the people around him, but the world itself. "Creation" in an instant the fields surrounding the town were filled with crops ready to be harvested. The adjacent forest was pushed back creating more land to build upon. A river could be seen coming through said forest. And the dirt road that was used to travel to and fro was turned to a paved road as far as the eye could see. Houses were erected where damage or burnt ones once stood. You could no longer call it the border town of Carne; it was now a Fortress City. All were in awe of the power that was displayed by one man. That man looking back now asked the old "talent" holder what tier was that. With a dumbfounded look on his face he just said "unbelievable" he told the crowd around him that spell was far past what his "talent" could tell him. With that being said the crowd cheered out the name of The Dark Warrior.

In a small span of time Momon was able to show that there were higher tiers of magic, as well as healing all in attendance. To helping the farmers with the crops, to rebuilding the town into a city. You could no longer tell that this border town was attacked not a week ago. With that done the "Omnisphere" stopped recording. This was used later to show all who heard the tale of The Dark Hero Momon. Soon thereafter Momon was given the title "The Dark Hero" as well as the "Adamantite of Adamantite". He Went to town after town helping all in need. Country after country helping those in power with issues once thought impossible. He laid the groundwork of what later became the Adventurers Creed of Thought. If one has the drive and determination to better oneself for others why stop. Mankind has the ability to push forward.

In the years after the visit to Carne, Momon stopped the madness of the Slane Theocracy which was to have control of the known world. Same with the Baharuth Empire, he stopped the "Blood Emperor" from trying to take over the surrounding kingdoms. The Re-Estaize Kingdom was no different. Slavey was stopped, the drug trade all but eliminated. Nobles outsided for extoring the masses. United the Roble Holy Kingdom under one ruler instead of the noble fight for power. Truly a hero for the people. Ended the tyranny of the mad Elf king and gave back power to the elves. Helped in subjugating the beastman from attacking the Draconic Kingdom. Helped stabilize the Demi-human nations as well as the beastmen that wanted peace.

He didn't stop just at helping people, he continued to explore the unknown world with many asking why explore what's out there. In turn he said "I would not want to be a frog stuck at the bottom of a well but to know the ocean that is the world beyond".