Author Note :
You can skip this chapter!
After I reread this chapter for rewriting, I come to realization that this chapter doesn't really add anything to the story. I probably write this because in the past I can't be sure where I will take this story, and wanted to have all option. But after writing for the other chapter, I finally found how I want to end the story and these guys not really matters (Though they are important for the story progression, but not on this chapter).
BUT, since this has been written I won't delete it. It could be a nice reminder for me ... I think. That's why I won't rewrite this chapter too.
Hope you enjoy the chapter. after this I'm going back writing the main chapter again.
Another Town Adventurer Guild
"Sigh" said by a young looking man in one of the building's corner.
"What's with that face, it doesn't match you, after all Eric the light bringer will always bring happiness to this world whenever he goes" said by the man beside him jokingly.
"Oh, Shut up Willes. You know that's title is very embarrassing for me" Eric said.
"You should be proud, after all only a few C-rank adventurers have a title." Willes said.
"I know, but I don't think I deserved that I mean my Light magic skill is not high compare to the hero of light." Eric said.
"This again, I have told you before don't compare yourself to him. He was an S-Rank, everyone who has reached that rank is not someone you should compare." Willes said.
"But ..." before Eric can say completed his sentence Willes interrupted.
"Ahhhhah, Let's just stop discussing about it. So why do you look dejected?" Willes said.
"Well, you know about my rank-up right? I need to got approval from 2 guild master and completed 5 C-rank or higher quest in 3 different guild branch. The only branch that near this area are located in Wryin kingdom and I heard a bad rumor about that branch" Eric said.
"What's the bad rumor that you had heard?" Willes said. His cheerful face now are now looks serious.
Feeling a little nervous by the change of expression Eric said "Uhh, I heard in that branch there's not a lot of C-Rank or higher."
"Oh, that rumor. Well I can vouch for that rumor, there's not much high rank quest in that branch" Eric said now looks cheerful again.
Feel relaxed after Willes expression back to normal Eric said "What rumor do you think I was going to tell you?"
"Well" While looking left or right and moving his hand up and down to tell me to get closer. "I thought you going to say about the rumor that country recruiting adventurer forcefully" Willes whispery said to my ear. "If you heard about the rumor you better stay away, OK?"
"Well now, you make me curious. But I guess I will stay away from that rumor when I will go there" Eric said.
"So you still want to go there, Why not go to another branch in the next kingdom?" Willes said.
"I don't have enough money to travel to next kingdom. If only I wasn't lost and ended up here I probably going to Windell kingdom and then Barnd kingdom branch for my rank-up" Eric respond.
"For you it was unfortunate to be lost your way. But for me it was fortunate since that make you save me. Well, how about I party with you? So I can repay you of saving us. And I know a merchant that will go to that kingdom that way you will save your money and gaining money too." Willes said.
"Really!" Eric exclaimed in delight.
"Yeah, let's meet up early tomorrow morning in front of guild" Willes said.
Early Morning in the next day
In front of the adventurer guild's building stand a woman waiting for someone. She was standing there before the building near her is opened. She looks very excited even when she was standing there for awhile.
Then someone come and her expression becomes more excited than before. The one who come are someone who is very handsome, powerful and brave than anyone else. The plate armor that he was wearing are looks pure white in her eyes. The man is none other than Eric, someone who has save her party from death.
At one point her party come across a vampire, they managed to hurt the vampire but the vampire transform and become more powerful. Her friend are in bad condition and she can't heal them anymore. Then he was arrive like miracle very bravely and shouting cool words and make him more like a knight in her dreams.
"Oh, Jamilla you have arrived" Eric said.
"After all he said to come early in the morning. But he still not comes." Jamilla response.
"Yeah, but I think we got too early. So probably we just need to wait a little while" Eric said.
"Okay" Jamilla said.
After Awhile
Eric POV
"Ugh, this got a little awkward I can talk too much. I hope he come soon." Eric said in his mind.
"GEH, you guys have arrived. Really you guys are diligent." Willes said in surprised tone. "By the way Jamilla where is Regnis".
"She said, she was depressed because our last incident so she going to train more and go to knight training ground."Jamilla said
"That's unfortunate, even thought we going partying up with someone who has save us" Willes said.
"Oh, she didn't have to be depressed thought you guys are all B-rank and just happen had a bad compatibility against a vampire." Eric responds. "After all the vampire is weakened when I'm arrived".
"NO!" Jamilla shouted. "I mean you should be more proud of what you have done even thought you are C-Ranked adventurer. Light magic are hard to learn and your magic are strong enough to damage the vampire. On top of that you got that title too"
I got a little bit embarrassed after she said that but Willes said something before I can even talk back.
"Well, let's stop talking the merchant I know have preparing to leave the kingdom. Let's go to the south gate".
The road to Wrying Kingdom
Eric's POV
"Are you sure it's okay for us not working that much?" I said to Willes while looks worried.
"Relax, we escorting them after all. We probably not that much working since the bandit not attacking but its show the road are safe" Willes said.
"I beg to differ about that" the merchants that sit in the same carriage with us said."The bandits around here are very powerful you know. There even a recent story about one of the noble getting attacked by them and lose, even thought that noble bring 5 elite knight with him. That's why don't feel bad about it and I feel reassured that I got the Light bringer and 2 B-Rank adventurer escorting me."
"The situation is that bad? What is the king are doing?" Jamilla said.
"Nothing, that king.." the carriage stop before the merchant can finish his word. "What happen? Are bandits are attacking?"
"No, there's a darkness near the road" the rider said.
Sit in the open area near the road a round dark ball is spotted.
"Is that a monster?" I said. "I never heard a monster that makes a dark ball in the middle of day."
After I said that I appraise the dark ball. I got surprised by the result and said
"Huh, weird my appraisal are saying it just darkness and no further explanation".
"What if inside it is a trap by the bandits?" while said it the merchant looks worried. "How about you use your light magic to illuminate that darkness?"
"Okay, Light ray" I said then a bright light coming from my hand are aimed to the darkness and illuminate it or I thought the light will do that but instead the darkness still there.
"What!" I was surprised by the event. "The light didn't even penetrate it?"
"WOW, a darkness that can even be illuminated by your light." Willes said "Hey how about you use the same magic that you used to killed the vampire" His face look tense when he said that.
"Yeah, how about you use it" Jamilla said excitedly.
"It seems she was stronger mentally than Willes" I said in my mind.
"I need to make sure that thing isn't moving if I use that. So I think I will use this instead. Light wrath" After I enchanting a magic formation shows up on top of the dark ball in the middle of it come a blinding light that enveloping the dark ball.
The result are surprised me. The dark ball is still there and not even illuminated a little bit even when the light touch it.
"WHAATT!" I screamed.
"Hey are you sure you get the title 'He Who bring the light to the darkness'" the merchant said that while casting a doubtful look.
"No, wait let me use my strongest light magic" I become agitated and start casting my magic. "O, light that will illuminated the dark night. Punish the sinner in front of me. Light Judgment" while I said that a magic formation that bigger than the last one are forming in the sky and when I reach the last word the magic formation are done and glowing up, after that a blinding light enveloping the darkness and the surrounding. We can't see for a moment.
"WHATT KIND OF DARKNESS IS THAT" after the light subsided I screamed because the dark ball is still there unaffected by magic. While I exhausted after cast the magic.
"WOW, that very bright now I don't doubt you deserved that title" the merchant said excitedly "But still what you said is right what kind of darkness is it".
"How about I try it now" Willes said."Stone Bullet (Large)" after said that a magic formation larger than the carriage shows up and then a large boulder push the darkness away. After that he running very fast to same direction where the dark ball thrown away. He gets inside it and I don't know what happen but it his balance got broken. After that the dark ball seems like trying to floating Willes jump higher than the dark ball floating and does a downward slash. But he looks like the one who lost in the exchange after that the darkness stop moving a little at the tree. Willes cast the same rock magic and the dark ball got thrown away along with the tree. But the darkness floats even higher and moving. After landing Willes didn't try to chase it.
"So is there anything inside the darkness?" I asked him.
"there is something but the thing inside it is very hard, it feel like the metal turtle shell that I once fight" Willes said. "Anyway are you okay after using that kind of magic?"
"I just got a little bit exhausted, I almost depleting all of my mana to cast that magic" I said. "But really I never thought there's a darkness monster that is unaffected by my light magic. I guess the world is big."
"You right because of that monster I can be a little relaxed against dark monster and if next time I meet that monster I will cut what inside it." Willes said.
"Your motivation is very extreme. Then again it's not that much different than me next time I will make sure my light magic will illuminate what inside of it" I said with full confidence.
"We need to report this to the guilds, After all that monster could be dangerous since even our hardest hitter can harm it at all and maybe they have info about that monster" Jamilla joining our conversation.
"Yeah, for now let's continue escorting the merchant" Willes said.
After that event our trip to the kingdom is not disturbed anymore.