| 1 | The Guild is in Danger

Real Name: Rhel Tamaharu

Codename: Razen

Position: Guild Leader/Founder

Class: Fighter

Level: 120

Weapon: Flaming Swords

Razen is the leader and the founder of the Black Crow's guild. He has a blondie curly hair and deep yellowish eyes hidden behind his eyeglasses. You can see him always wearing his red scarf on his neck, brown t-shirt, protective gear on his both elbow and rugged brown pants. He has a childish personality and likes to discover new things and he is always complaining about being a guild leader but can't voice it out because he was scared of Grunter. He has a strong affection with his guild members that he is willing to do everything to help them. His sword, Flaming Sword, is one of the rarest items in Green World. He obtained it after he cleared the Underground Cave and slay the boss, Flaming Phoenix.

Chapter One

The Guild is in Danger

Green World is the newest, exciting, popular adventure RPG game. Played by millions of players worldwide.

Among them, the young, high school student, Rhel Tamaharu. The screen flashed with bright light when he entered the game and find himself right in the front of their guild. Their guild located not so far away from the capital, surrounded by the vast grasslands and tall trees, the fresh air coming from the trees gives a relaxing feeling. It's been two years since he started playing this game but every time he logged in, he still captivated by this realistic view.

He looked at their guild while rubbing the back of his head. Their guild needs more improvement, from the outside to the inside of the guild building.

Their guild was long and narrow, perhaps only twelve feet wide at the front but it stretched some thirty feet back like a giant shoebox. It was two stories high with four small windows near each corner and constructed of the same red bricks, looked dirty and old. You can tell from the glances that their guild is impoverished. You can't blame him, their guild house is an abandoned building and they don't have enough money to renovate the guild or rebuild it.

WELCOME TO BLACK CROW'S GUILD.

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The Guild is in danger.

The system keeps sending him that message.

The words pop up on his screen as he opened the door and a warning tone coming out of nowhere when he stepped onto the wooden floorboards. He roamed his eyes inside, from the musty brown long table, a wooden chair that is almost broken, small stairs on the left corner which leads to the second floor and an obsolete small bar counter on the corner which is almost empty.

How dangerous it is! Razen mumbled as he climbed in the stairs where their guildhall is found. Though their exterior of the building is dilapidated, the old wooden floor has been sheltered inside. He knocked first before entering and found all of his members waiting for him.

Grunter, Astary, and Kyuri are sitting on their allotted chair. They seem serious that he wondered what happened.

" Hey, guys. What is the news?" He greeted and went straight to the center and sit on his chair as guild leader, in his small table made of wood, the small rectangular carved bronzed metal stand where his name engraved on it in calligraphy. 

Grunter who is seating on his left, leaned over as he seriously looked at him. He gulped, Razen knew that look. He is mad.

"Razen, I think we need to accept the Guild Association request. "  The red-haired guy, wearing thick black eyeglasses hiding his green eyes,  Grunter, said in a calm manner. His face is serious and his lips are in a thin line. He sighed when he saw Razen avoiding his gaze, feeling guilty because he was late, again.

" The Azure Dragon Quest?" A girl with long red hair with the shades of black asked, her name is Kyuri.

" Yes," Grunter answered and throws a glance at her. " If not. The guild will be disbanded. "

He already knew. The Guild Association sent him a notice through private message.

They became silent. It's been two years since the guild was formed after he reached the 100 level along with Grunter who was with him since he started playing the games. But unfortunately, the guild isn't popular enough to attract strong or new players. Just recently, they were able to recruit the two girls to join them. It's because they were new and weren't on the guild, the girls agreed to join. He and Grunter helped the two girls to clear the easiest dungeon to level up and now they already on the level wherein they can participate in the higher level dungeon or quest.

Last week, the Guild Association of the Hunters and Guild sent them a notice if they didn't recruit seven up to ten members or cleared high-level quest, two weeks from now, the guild will be disbanded and the Association will force them to join any stable guild in the town. They failed to recruit more members and the only option they have is to take the quest.

Razen sighs. He didn't want the guild he formed to disband. He worked hard, spent a lot of blood and sweat to this guild. But if he accepts the Quest, he will risk the lives of his party members. Only if they have more high-level members or more Rank A players.

"Guild master, I don't want the guild to disappear. I will do everything I can to help." Euphonious sounds of a voice coming from the girl who has a blinding aura.

Razen looked at the owner of the voice, her name is Astary, an Angel in class. She has long shiny ebony hair reaching her knees, her white porcelain skin gleamed on the hall, her golden-brown eyes sparkled as the sun and pink thin lips that are always smiling.

Razen faces flushed, then looked away. He doesn't understand why he is always uncomfortable when Ashtry is so close to him. And, why is she always cute? He whispered.

He cleared his throat, trying to avoid her gaze. "I don't want it, too." He said as he shifted on his chair, while he is playing his pen on his left hand. To sum it all, they have no choice but to take the quest. He researched the Azure Dragon last night and he discovered that no one in Green World ever defeated the dragon. He wondered what the hell the Guild Association's thinking in giving them this kind of quest. It's a damn suicide. They give him a headache.

Ahhhhhhhhh! I wanna quit! He shouted on his mind but never dared to speak it out loud.

Then, he leaned over on his chair and asked, "Is there anything you want to say or suggestions?" I want to over this quickly. He has another plan today. It's not that he wasn't concerned about the guild being. Among them, he is the most affected. Man, he was the one who founded it.

Grunter opens his mouth to speak what on his mind. He thinks about it in a while now. The guild has nothing to lose if they will try it.

" We already failed at recruiting more members and the only choice we have left is to take the Quest which is very risky for the condition of our guild. Only 0.00001% will be the successful rate that we can clear the dungeon without us getting killed. The Azure Dragon is one of the World bosses and one of the Guardians of the four countries. Only the high-level players or S rankers players can defeat it. In our guild,  Razen and I are only at a higher level and we are only an A ranker.  We are disadvantaged. "

" So, what are you trying to say?" Kyuri looked at Grunter,  shifting uneasily to her chair, her gun holster rubbing against her chair. Her raven eyes reflect how worried she was for the guild. She was anxious about how to help to save the guild. 

Grunter fixes his glasses. "There is someone that might be willing to help us. " Grunter finally said it. She is the only one who can help them. Her name is famous in the Gangsha Kingdom in helping another guild to clear a difficult quest or dungeons.

" You mean?" Razen stands from his chair, then go back again. Why he didn't think about it in the first place. She was famous in the Green World.  " You're right, but-- well it's not easy. She might willing to help but how can we convince her?" He brushes the back of his head. He heard some rumors about her in the capital and some of them are awful. And they said that girl is hard to please.

Astary clasped her hands. "Guild leader, why don't we try and push our luck. We might convince her. " she shimmered. Her eyes sparkled with new hope that they are able to save the guild.

Razen thinks carefully and nodded after he saw their faces. They are very determined to save the guild. As a founder and a leader, he didn't have a choice but to try the impossible.

"Okay, okay. Let's try it. So, you guys have an idea where is she right now?" Razen asked them and they just shrugged their shoulders.

Grunter who already has started searching for the whole town, using Astary's book. His hands move in a synchronized pace in the virtual map coming from the book. Striving to find the place where she can be.

Kyuri also stands and shuffles into him and help to find her. Their only hope to save the guild.

To be continued!