The Pirate King Odin and his crew
"Shoot! They manage to get away. How can I face his grandfather in heaven like this"
Odin put the short broadsword on his back and runs towards the direction that the Blonde bandana man runs to.
After five minutes of running, Odin caught up to them. Seeing the blonde bandana man and Shou safe, He nods to him.
'I manage to save at least one of them, and it's their son. Maybe your lineage is not yet finished, Meta.' He thinks to himself and releases a sigh of relief.
Shou is awake when all of this is happening. it is only that, he can't move and he can't speak. But when Odin's eye meets his eye, He releases a thankful look wanting to say that he is very grateful. Not long after, He losses consciousness.
Odin and Carolt (The blonde bandana man) immediately leave the vicinity of Roahk Village. They take Shou to an empty open field far away from the village or anyone. A Pirate Ship on the back of a dragon appears and takes the three of them before disappearing again in the sky.
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One Burst later (3 months)
"Will he ever wake up?" A little girl with a whip on her waist asked.
"I heard from Brother Vistus that when he examines him, The boy's Meng was forcefully drained." A fat bald man carrying a morning star on his waist said.
"How does even one forcefully drained Meng?"
A man around 20 exs Old with a katana on his waist entered the room.
"Brother Carolt's theory is The boy never learned Meng control but he already accumulates Meng Energy on his body, although it is not enough to be rank at Red Mortal. After that, a force pushes him to use all of his Meng Energy in one go, causing him to drain it. In regards to what force is that. even the Genius Carolt can't explain." The katana man explained.
The little girl then looks close to the boy with a curious eye.
"Kaine, do you like him? after all he is quite good looking." The Katana man teases.
"NO! Brother Vistus! I'm going to make him my slave when he wakes up, I've been the youngest in the Ship for too long. It is rare for someone younger than me comes here." Kaine said while her face is red.
"Okay Okay, but he is not part of our crew. Once he wakes up we will let him go. We cannot take an outsider to our missions." Vistus explained to Kaine. Then, Kaine simply nods with a sad face while looking at the sleeping Shou.
However, Not a minute has passed. Shou slowly opens his eye.
Kaine seeing this, Quickly shouts "Brother Vistus!Brother Dante! H-his e-eyes. His eyes! opened!"
"Dante, Get Boss and Brother Carolt here, Quickly!" Vistus ordered the fat man with a morning star.
"Okay, Brother Vistus!" Dante quickly answered and runs outside.
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'Where am I? A beautiful little girl?' Shou thinks to himself while trying to open his eye and looks around. He grabs the little girl's hand and quickly stands up. "Sister Angel! Where I am? I'm not dead am I?"
"A-Angel?" The little girl's face is now red as a tomato. She quickly removes his hand and reaches for her whip.
"Calm down Kaine, you will kill him if you attacked him" Vistus stopped Kaine and looks the boy from head to toes and nods approvingly before saying "You are now on the ship of The Pirate King Odin and I'm his First mate, Vistus Moonlight"
Shou looks at Vistus with an eye of confusion. 'The Pirate King Odin? I don't know anyone who goes by that name.' He thinks to himself.
"You are bought here by The Pirate King himself and one of my brother, Carolt. It seems that they rescue you from your village, Roahk" Vistus explained further.
Then suddenly, all of the events that happened rush into Shou's brain. He failed to control his emotion and tears started to fall on his face.
Seeing this, Kaine feels the pain on her heart. As like Shou, She also losses her parents before coming here. It is also why he is always looking out for Shou after hearing his story from Carolt.
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Odin and Carolt rush down the room. And the moment that Carolt sees Shou, A tongue of blue flames appear on his forehead and examines Shou. after that, he nods approvingly.
"Welcome to my ship, Little one. What is your name?" Odin asked.
"My name is Shou Airos, I sincerely thank both of you sir for saving me and providing shelter until I recover." Shou gets down on his knee and bows.
'He is really mature for his age.' All of them thinks to themselves.
"Airos? I am Odin Selion. I am deeply indebted to your GrandFather, Meta Arens. I was looking for your father and mother for a long time. Unfortunately, I didn't seem to make it on time. However, It is an honor for me to save you. I'm guessing that your family name isn't really Airos but Arens."
Shou thinks back on the event and it is likely that whats Odin saying is true. His father is not really who he thinks he is.
"Arens? Is my other family member still exist?"
"Hmm. The Arens Clan still exists. However, it is led by the branch family since the Main Family, your family is wiped by "The Blacks" in the Great Black Invasion. Your father and mother are the sole survivors of your family. However, The black still hunts the Main Arens Family even after the Great Black Invasion. That is also the reason that your parents failed to return to their clan even after all this year. The people who killed your family is also from The Blacks. it seems they found them at the same time as I did" Odin explained.
"Is my family powerful? why are we being targeted?" Shou additionally asked. His father and mother never had the chance to explained his birthright to him.
"The Arens Clan is one of the seven most powerful clan that leads the Mortal Empire. you might not know this since you are born from a remote village and never gets out since birth. The Arens clan is a powerful Magician clan that keeps "The Blacks" from invading the Mortal Empire for thousands of Explosion. That's why to reduce the threat, they gather their forces and take a surgical strike to the heart of the Arens Clan. In return, The Blacks lost half of the frontline castle in the other places. Even with that sacrifice, The blacks are still determined to execute its plan on killing the current King of Arens Clan back then. My friend, Meta Arens. They succeeded in their plan as you know it now and it happens without my knowledge. I am deeply indebted to Meta, your grandfather. That's is also the reason why I seek your family. To protect them and pay my debt to him. although in the end I still failed."
Shou takes some time to process all of the information that he receives. Odin and his crew leave the room to give him some space.
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3 days have passed and Shou didn't even leave his room once. In these three days, He grieves the loss of his family and solidifies his resolves to avenge his parents and get back to his clan and wipe out The Blacks. First, He will need Odin's help to get stronger. He then goes out of his room to find Odin.
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He found Odin in one of the resting places of the ship.
"Sir Odin, Can you help me get stronger?" Shou asked boldly without mincing his words.
"Shou, I'll be honest. I can't help you to be stronger as I also have things to do and bringing you along will only cause your premature death. Although, I can take you to a training ground that will help you get stronger. Only that, you will have to rely on yourself to get stronger." Odin replied with a serious face.
Shou pounded for a minute then agrees with Odin's offer. It is the best he can wish for. Odin already did a lot for him and receiving babysitting from him will be too much.
"Sir Odin, I won't forget this kindness that you give me. May I be of help to you someday"
Then the Pirate Ship of the Pirate King shifted its direction to the Diotre Forest in Sheden clan territory.
The Diotre forest is so big that it can rival a whole province. it will be an ideal training ground for starting fighters. The outer part of the Diotre forest contains stronger monsters than its inner part. so if Odin drops Shou in the center of the forest which the weakest monster live. Shou won't be able to go out unless he can kill the outer monsters.
The trip to Diotre forest only lasted another three days.
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Diotre Forest center region, Sheden Clan Territory
Shou and Odin get down from the ship and lands at the center region of the forest.
"Shou, I can only offer you two help from now on. One is this [Ancient Summon Ring](1st tier item), I don't know what kind of creature will come out of it. even though it is only a 1st tier item, I got this at a Hidden Dimension our crew had found. So, It will be high quality at least. Second is a piece of advice, This forest's center region contains the weakest monster in the forest. as you go outside, they will get stronger. Don't attempt to go outside when you don't have even power. And one more additional thing, Go to the Lower Academy after getting out of the forest. Good Luck Shou"
Afterward, Odin got back on his ship and sailed far away from where He drops Shou before disappearing in the horizon.
end.
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CHARACTER STATUS:
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Shou Airos
Normal Villager
Unranked
Inventory:
[Lizarus Spear](2nd tier item)
[Ancient Summon Ring](1st tier item)
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