Well, some reviews I've read have improved, and old ones from both this one and another fic has considered me to make a confession. This is a sequel fic. This story is a sequel to the unfinished story that I also update called Cypher Extra (Fate/Extra-Naruto crossover) which serves as Hakuno's origin story. FYI, I'm also considering doing the CCC route with Gilgamesh as a separate story in the future. With that out of the way let's go!
Bell felt is body sore all over when he woke up. He heard crying, voices of concern and even soft apologies as he looked around. Apart from Hakuno who was away, the rest of the Familia was with him in a hospital as everyone gathered around when he awoke. He smiled, even when his Goddess chided him for being so reckless, when his other Familia members expressing their concerns for him. He did it, he went on an adventure. His stats were being updated and it was confirmed, he leveled up.
He did it, he was closer to Hakuno and catching up to Ais, the two women who stole his heart in a second. Bell was getting closer to the dream of becoming a hero. The horn of the minotaur he slew glowed red, it was a drop item of unusual rarity for it came from an enhanced species so the properties were even stronger than the original. For now, he rested, awaiting the excitement that was flowing through his very soul.
Freya looked down from her seat in Babel, admiring the glow of Bell's soul as it shone so beautiful and pure. He was chasing a wish, a simple but beautiful wish free of any dark desire. She wished she had known of the fight earlier and seen it shine in combat, but she noticed something different about his soul. The same strange circuit patterns on his soul were the same as Hakuno's. The pure white patterns contrast the black ones Hakuno had.
The girl did something and it made Bell's soul look even more wonderous than before. She'll have to thank the Holy Witch for that in some way…a pity she was out of Orario now unless-
"Dear, I'd like you to look in on something for me." She spoke up to a member of her Familia with a smile that can capture one's heart in an instant.
*Next Day*
Word had gotten out. Within roughly two months Bell Cranel had leveled up, and before that, Hakuno leveled up in three months. It caused quite a stir with the fact that two members of Hestia's Familia leveled up for a recently formed Familia as it overshadowed Ais' own news of leveling up. Record Holder and Runner Up in one Familia caused cases of envy and fear at the same time.
But as of now, the Hestia Familia was staying home under their Goddess's orders to help them recuperate after that ordeal. Primo had Ais escort her to the Twilight Mansion to converse with her godmother Riveria about the incident, Welf was going to craft Bell a new knife by using a small piece of the Minotaur Horn Bell got (he won't use the rest of the horn until he got his Blacksmith Development ability to forge a truly good weapon out of it), Lili left to the Soma Familia home, saying she was finishing up something important with her god.
Haruhime was busy writing everything Bell recalled from his side of the story. This was Haruhime's side hobby that Hakuno thought would be fun for her. What the Renard was doing was recording the tales and deeds of their entire Familia Myth from when it was founded to current events. It was a record of everyone's thoughts and feelings that was going to be passed down to future chroniclers of the Hestia Familia so they may remember their roots.
In the many years after even Primo had lived, the recorded Familia Myth continued to grow with new pages.
/Denatus\
Every few months, the gods gather in Orario to share any important information and gossip. And as of now, the incident with the Dungeon shifting and the Enhanced Minotaur sent alarms through everyone. The news shared from all reports say the same thing. The Dungeon was mutating as the floors were being expanded and new subspecies of monsters were spawning now. It had proven to give veteran adventurers a run for their money as even worse of something called a Creature appeared.
A humanoid being that was a hybrid of mortal and monster that ate magic stones to get stronger. One was recorded by the Loki Familia that went by the name Revis, and a term that caught their attention.
Avalon le Fae
The Creature Revis was seeking something or rather someone called Avalon le Fae and it drew warning bells in every god's head. They had never heard of that term before and then there was Hestia with a rather uneasy feeling at the pit of her stomach. Hestia knew that term anywhere, Bell had recited a tale involving one such being and instantly knew something bad was happening.
"Oi Chibi, happen to know what Avalon le Fae is?" Loki asked while each god was asking each other for even the smallest hints of what Avalon le Fae was.
"…Bell-kun told me of one tale about it." Hestia admitted, gaining the attention of other gods as she tried to keep calm in this storm of madness. "Avalon le Fae is a type of fairy, if a high elf was royalty to the elves as a whole, Avalon le Fae is the equivalent for the fairies." She explained as the room when quiet. She closed her eyes and let the words Bell told her escape her lips.
"Long ago, before the rise of the Radiant Dawn when the Dungeon spawned monsters freely. A single fairy led its kin from a place called the Inner Sea to aid mortal races against this unrelenting swarm of nightmares. Pacts with them were made and people were capable of wielding miracles before the Falna came when we gods descended. This fairy was one whose duty was to preserve balance in the world. A fairy of paradise, Avalon le Fae-the strongest of fairykind." She recited from memory as she opened her eyes. There was confusion, doubt, worry, fear, and caution in the eyes of her fellow deities as they looked at her with alarm.
"Where did your brat hear this from?" Loki asked while Hestia sighed. "His grandfather, who is unfortunately deceased." She answered.
Their only lead on Avalon le Fae was from a tale an old man shared with his grandson. But the strongest fairy? Suddenly the gods felt alarmed at the notion someone was after such a being.
"…Evilus."
The name was taboo, a faction of Evil Gods and their followers seeking to destroy Orario and liberate the Dungeon so the old times of Argonaut could return. With Avalon le Fae, the strongest fairy, they can guess by using their power, the secret spell known as Door of Heaven by themselves.
Door of Heaven, a spell utilized by six Great Spirits (another term for powerful fairies) to use an attack that rivaled Arcanum in power. It was priority number one to find this Avalon le Fae and ensure they never fall into the hands of Evilus' remnants. Using that power for evil would bring catastrophic damage on a scale they never wanted to predict. Then, an old voice they never thought to hear spoke to them from afar.
"The three Great Quests." Spoke the voice of Ouranos from the Chamber of Prayers with his power that was not Arcanum. "I sent someone to investigate them had found ties to this change to the Dungeon, and why I speculate that this is the reason why fairy you speak of has appeared after all this time." He told them as a new goddess walked in, blue hair, green eyes, carrying a bow as Hestia's eyes widen in surprise.
"Artemis is that you?!" Hestia exclaimed as the Goddess of the Moon smiled and waved to her friend.
"I heard you descended and have your own Familia Hestia, congratulations." She said with a fond smile before getting serious. "I have a letter from Hakuno, containing a cryptic warning as she was investigating ruins in the Black Desert. A temple lost to time and a truth only she could decipher." The goddess explained while everyone blinked at the notion of the Holy Witch discovering something important like that. Artemis ripped open the letter and then a cloud filled the air above them.
"I'm not sure what she found, but this…Temple of Behemoth calls it holds an archeological value and needs others to investigate while she finds a place called Leviathan's Trench. I have sent a few of my Familia with her to aid in the investigation." She told them. Hestia raised a brow at that, sending a few of her children to aid Hakuno when she has her two companions that look capable enough…what was she planning?
"Forgive us, forgive us. Let our sins be forgiven."
That once wonderful voice of Hakuno sounded sad, a deep depression inside of it as she spoke in the message.
"To the gods who love joy."
"The gods that care for their children…"
"Your world will truly prosper."
"While piling upon the deaths of others forever and ever…"
"But please remember that the newer the world becomes, the deeper the roots become."
"Without thinking of the consequences, or even noticing it, it will end up like this."
"It will all fall apart, undone by the poisonous bite of a viper."
"Forgive us, forgive us. Let our sins be forgiven."
That cryptic message caused a chill down everyone's spine. What was it that Hakuno discovered that caused her to speak like that? What sin was she talking about when she spoke about the gods? What viper was she referring to?
"When the Holy Witch returns from her quest in a few weeks' time, will we find our answer." Ouranos spoke with finality.
A/N: Ominous much?
