Third POV
~ Location - Abandon Church ~
"Here we are!" Said Hestia
Hestia led Evan and Bell to their new home, as they entered their new home, inside was very lackluster one can say. Evan can't help but ask.
"Hestia, on a scale of one to ten, how poor are you?"
Hestia began fiddling with her fingers nervously.
"Uhhhh, a one…" She said honestly.
Evan sighs but he won't blame her, considering that everyone starts small like he once did.
'I guess I'll do something about the church and its condition later.' He told himself. "Anyway it's time for me to check your status and engrave my familia emblem. Bell, you'll be first." Said Hestia.
"Ok, what do I need to do?" Asked Bell. "First, take off your shirt and show me your back." Said the Goddess.
Bell starts to blush at Hestia's instruction.
"W-what!?" Cried Bell. "Don't worry Bell! It's not like I'll devour you or anything!" Said Hestia.
"O-okay if you say so." Bell said nervously.
Bell takes off his shirt and shows his back to Hestia as he lays down on his front. Evan observes the process with curiosity. Hestia uses a needle to poke one of her fingers and let a drop of blood fall onto Bell's back. Then Bell's back began to show sigils. Once it was finished, Hestia wrote down Bell's status and showed it to Bell and Evan.
Bell Cranel
Alias: None
Lvl: 1
STR - I 82
END - I 13
DEX - H 172
AGI - I 92
MAG - I 0
Magic
None
Skills
None
"Wow...my stats are not impressive…" Bell said dishearteningly.
Bell hunches down but Evan encourages him.
"Don't worry about it so much. Everyone starts small, even heroes don't start out strong at first." Said Evan.
Bell perks up at the word "hero" and says.
"Yeah! Everything is still early! I can still become stronger!" Said Bell.
Evan smiles at Bell's change in attitude and turns to Hestia.
"Now it's my turn." Said Evan.
Evan took off his shirt, revealing his lean and somewhat toned body. Hestia blushes a bit at his body while Bell is amazed a bit. However both of them took notice of the big scar running down diagonally from Evan's left shoulder all the way to his abdominal. Evan laid in his front, showing his back to Hestia and Bell who noticed his scar not only ran in the front but also the back, the implication that someone or something did this to him. They can't help but think.
'Evan...What happened to you?'
'Such a big scar….'
"Hestia, I'm ready." Said Evan.
Hestia snaps out of her daze and quickly hops on his back and does the proceedings. What she saw put her into another daze. In her daze, Bell can't help but ask.
"Hestia, what's wrong?" Asked Bell.
Bell's word snaps Hestia out of her daze again. Then she wrote down Evan's stats onto a paper and showed it to Bell and him. Bell was shocked, while Evan was surprised for a bit due to a few abilities he did not know would be there.
Evan Ashen
Alias: None
Lvl: ø (Null)
STR - D 563
END - B 751
DEX - C 676
AGI - D 563
MAG - G 281
Magic
Grand Slave - A slashing magical projectile that can be used for ranged attack or a powerful magic slash in close combat. Considerably boost one's self STR and MAG for some time after its use.
Skills
Valiant Slash - An arcing slash that boosts one's self STR when used.
Brave Swords's Courage - Boost one's self STR when engaging in combat against a stronger enemy.
Brave Spirit - Restores little amounts of mind when taking damage from enemies and boost one's self MAG when engaging in combat against a stronger enemy.
Warrior's Heartbeat - Boost one's self STR and DEX when injured.
Hero's Pulse - Restore's little amounts of mind on each hit.
Evil Authority - An aura that pressures enemies and increases one's self MAG upon successful suppression.
Brave Fighting Spirit - Considerably boost one's self STR, DEX, and AGI when critically injured.
Divine Aurora - An aura that boosts one's self and allies MAG within close proximity and enhances Grand Slave attack when activated.
Goddess of the Gate's Blessing - This blessing allow's Y/N to use any elemental abilities.
Iridescent Hope - A symbol of eternal love and friendship bestowed upon Y/N allowing him to surpass limits and increasing his growth rate. This blessing protects Y/N from a lethal blow and heals the lethal wound.
Giselle's Kiss - A kiss of affection, this blessing hugely boosts one's self mind efficiency, slowly regenerates one's mind and health.
Developmental Abilities
Abnormal Resistance - I
Magic Resistance - E
Mental Resistance - C
Luck - G
Mind Efficiency - D
Swordsmanship - G
Craftsmanship - F
Synthesis - F
"Amazing….." Said Bell.
Hestia approaches Evan with a pouting face and is filled with jealousy.
"Hestia….?" Evan asked confusedly, "Evan...you better tell me who is this Giselle and who is this Goddess." Hestia said with a slight anger to her voice.
Evan coughs.
"Uhhh, they are both important friends of mine." Answered Evan. "Really?" Hestia says that with a twitching smile
"What can you say about that skill of yours?" Said Hestia. "Uhhhh, to be honest I don't have any recollection of such a kiss." Evan said honestly.
'I don't even know how such a kiss went off without me knowing.' Evan said internally.
After a few moments of silence, Hestia sighs as what he said was true.
"Fine, I'll let it go for now but we have to make sure to keep your stats and abilities a secret. You too Bell." Said Hestia.
Bell nods.
"Now with that done, the both of you should go to the guild to register tomorrow." Said Hestia. "Now, then who will sleep where….?" Said Hestia as she slowly realized another problem.
- Tomorrow -
"Don't get in any trouble okay." Said Hestia.
Both Evan and Bell nods and Hestia sees the duo off to the guild. As Bell and Evan travel to the guild, Bell asks.
"Evan, who is Giselle and the Goddess, Hestia is asking you about?"
Evan looks at Bell before saying.
"Giselle is an important friend of mine, a mischievous one in fact, but she is very cheerful, outgoing, and informative. She has long red hair and tends to tease people a lot, myself included." Said Evan.
"I see, so how did you make her fall for you?" Bell drops the big question.
Evan coughs at Bell's question.
"To be honest, since she was the type of person who likes to tease people a lot, I never really thought she had feelings for anyone that goes any deeper. So to answer your question, no I have no idea how I made her fall for me, sorry if you're looking for some love advice." Said Evan. "I-I wasn't asking for l-love advice." Bell flushes and stutters.
"Anyway, what brings you here in Orario?" Evan asks. "I came here so that I can become a hero that can pick up girls!" Said Bell as he throws up a fist to the sky.
Evan gave Bell a weird look but still gave a reply.
"Nice goal, I guess." Said Evan.
Then it was Bell's turn to ask.
"So Evan what brings you here too?"
"I came here because of a promise I made to someone and secondly, I also came here looking for answers." Answered Evan.
"A promise made and answers…" Bell said quietly. "Seems like we're here." Said Evan.
Bell stops to see a big building with many people entering and leaving at the same time. Upon entering the guild and moving to the register, Bell and Evan sees a beautiful Elf with brown hair and emerald colored eyes.
"Hello, welcome to the Guild. I assume both of you are here to register as adventurers." Said the Elf.
"Yeah, we are." Said Bell
"Very well, let me introduce myself. My name is Eina Tulle." Said Eina. "Hi Eina, I'm Bell Cranel and my friend here is Evan Ashen."
Evan waves at her.
"I see, then Bell and Evan all you need is to sign here, that includes your level, abilities, and so on." Said Eina.
Eina brought out a piece of paper for the two to sign and both Evan and Bell signed their respective paper. Once that was done, each gave their paper back to Eina.
"Since you both are starting out we'll provide you some equipment, although your friend there seems well equipped." Said Eina.
Eina points at Evan.
"Yeah, I'm the only person who'll need that equipment." Bell said while scratching the back of his head. "Very well, the equipment should be over there in that room. Here."
Eina hands Bell a paper that seems to be some kind of permission sheet that allows people to get their starter equipment.
"I'll wait here for you Bell." Said Evan.
Bell nods and leaves to get his starter equipment.
"So, uhhh should I wait here or wait somewhere else?" Asked Evan. "Oh, you can wait here if you want to, otherwise you can wait over there at the lobby." Said Eina.
He nods but can't but notice something about Eina's gaze.
"Something wrong?" Evan ask.
Eina seemed surprised that Evan noticed her staring at Bell.
"Oh, sorry….I didn't mean to stare." Eina apologizes. "No, no it's okay but it seems that Bell reminds you of something or someone does he?" Said Evan.
Eian said nothing and it was all what he needed to know.
"I see, my condolences and sorry for prying." Evan apologizes.
"I'm back!" Said Bell.
Bell noticed the silence.
"Something wrong?" He asked.
Evan shook his head.
"Bell and I are going to go now. Take care Eina." Said Evan. "Bye Eina!" Said Bell.
Eina waves them goodbye and silently watches Bell and Evan depart from the guild.
"Should we start?" Evan asked. "Yeah! Let's go!" Bell said with excitement while Evan smiled at Bell's positive attitude.
'I wonder how long it's going to take for me to get back home...hopefully not too long.' Evan thought to himself as he looked up to the sky.
Bell then snaps him out of his thoughts.
"Hey! Evan come on!" Said Bell. "Coming!" Yelled Evan.
Author's Note
Alright, here's some explanation related to Evan's status, much of his current stats and skills is related to his current form/equipment which is the Brave Sword. All will change once he changes his weapon and etc. His mental resistance is related to his interaction with the void and his sanity would be attacked because of it due to the eldritch touch the void has. As for his synthesis and craftsmanship skills is due to him technically crafting lots of stuff and synthesizing lots of potions of all kind. I would like to explain more but these two skill are high because of with what and how those items were created. If you guys think that it is a bit too much or so, I wouldn't mind shaving off a couple of skills or simplifying them or so on but do take note that as said earlier these abilities are related to what he has on right now.