Bell was being slowly consumed by his curiosity, he just couldn't hold it in any longer.
"Okay, what the hell happened?!"
"Hmm? Ooh, you mean the Guild?"
"Yes! Why did the old man freak out like that?"
"Well... Here, I've got a copy of said papers on me. Best see for yourself. If you don't believe me, ask Hestia."
As Bell looked at the sheet, he paled.
He now understood why the old man paled.
But what he still DIDN'T understand was...
HOW THE HELL DOES HE HAVE SUCH HIGH STATS?!
After voicing his opinion on their way home (the WHOLE way, mind you) Bell felt exhausted. Even more so than the time he was chased by a minotaur!
Although, after calming down, he realised that his Goddess practically hit the gold mine when recruiting this guy. So of course, he had to ask...
"Goddess! How did you meet this guy?!"
"Oh, I met him at my croquet stand. He really liked my croquets."
Needless to say, the sheer dumb luck of the situation hit Bell like a truck, and he blacked out,... again...
( OK SERIOUSLY NO MORE ENDING CHAPTERS WITH PALE PEOPLE OR BLACKING OUT. I'M GONNA CONTINUE WRITING TILL I HIT A NORMAL MARK TO END THE CHAPTER!)
"Huh? Lady Hestia, what was that voi-"
"Best not think about it, Ethan" Hestia rudely interrupted.
"If you say so... Anyway, since Bell is out cold again, I'll go to the Dungeon. May haps I find some good loot, no?"
And with that, Ethan just... left. No armor, weapon, ANYTHING.
"Ethan, wait! Are you crazy?! You'll get yourself ki... killed..."
As Hestia ran out after Ethan, it was not the sight of Ethan that she saw. Instead, there was a man fully clad in knight armor, with a longsword and a shield on his back and a regular sword in his hand, turning around to face Hestia. His tattered blue cape fluttered in the wind, and it felt strangely... wrong to Hestia.
"W-who are you, and what did you do to Ethan?!"
The other figure sighed and sead:
"My, oh my, to think that my Lady Hestia would forget me so soon! Why, I simply changed my robes and you already see me as another? Such a shame, truly..." the figure sead, shaking his head, though heavy traces of sarcasm and mirth could be found in his voice.
Hestia seemed to connect the dots pretty well, though. Her face turned red from embarrassment, and she stuttered out: "E-e-ethan?! Oh, I'm so sorry! But, how did you change so quickly?"
The figure removed his helmet, revealing it to truly be Ethan, and sead; "Well my Lady, I can only say it's a trade secret, hehehe..." he laughed.
And so with marry farewells and a "good luck" wish upon his quest, Ethan departs to the Dungeon. He lifts his right hand outwards and gives a thumbs up, while glancing back. This seems to satisfy Hestias worries, and she retreats back into the church.
Ethan, meanwhile, offers a small prayer to his Gods, not to the ones who left him, but to the two sisters who decided to stay, even while their kingdom fell apart. He offered prayers to the Queen of Sunlight and to the Dark Sun...
The Hestia Familia would be just a stepping stone, naturally. After all, he had to re-unite with his TRUE Goddesses. Nothing personal, of course. So at least he would better their state of life. And train Bell. That one, is a MUST.
AN:Yeah, in the end, I realise I have minimal amount of info on both danmachi and ds, at least to write a good fic without fucking something up real bad. if anyone would like it, they can take up the rest. Unless you people think I can actually write a damn. Then I might continue a bit... maybe...But anyway, yeah. Plot twist, wooo.So fu*king cliche.Man I'm depressed.Anyway thanks to all the favs and follows, they mean a LOT!