The Legend

Year 9988, Day 25 of the Month of the Rain.

In the evening, Luciel was with Don Armando, taking care of him, in case something happened, or he needed something. His family, like Luciel, were worried, because Don Armando still did not improve at all, and, on the contrary, he seemed to get worse day after day, which made Luciel's patience decrease day after day when he saw Don Armando get worse.

"Don't worry Luciel, you know, miracles really do happen." - Don Armando said. - "You see, I'll tell you the story when I met the Old Hermit."

"Old Hermit?"

"Yes, the most powerful person I have ever met."

"Really?" Luciel asked.

"Yes, that person was amazing." - said Don Armando, who began to tell the story.

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(POV # 4: Don Armando.)

It had been a couple of years since I had become an adventurer, at that time I was the leader of the Adventurer Team - Five Losers, a team that I formed with Clinton and three other adventurer friends we met on some adventure.

The five of us were very promising adventurers, we were not as strong as such, but we were good at working as a team and hunting monsters somewhat stronger than us.

With the fame we had, we decided to take a trip to the Great Dark Forest, so we agreed to hunt down a D-rank monster that was there.

We knew how dangerous it was to enter the Great Dark Forest, because adventurers with more years of experience and much stronger than us had perished in that place, after all it was one of the five forbidden zones of the continent, a totally hostile place for humans. .

But, after dozens of successful missions, we felt a little arrogant, and we thought that nothing would happen to us, in addition, we would only go to the outer areas of the forest, we would not go very far, because the monster we had to hunt was not very far according to the latest reports.

So, the five members of the team decided to carry out the mission, believing that everything would go well, we had already prepared enough, and after all, we trusted our teamwork.

The first days were not so bad, on the contrary, it was something incredible, we were in one of the five forbidden areas, one of the most dangerous places for humans, and we had already been in one of those places for a couple of days .

We believed ourselves at that time as the best adventurers in the world, we scoffed at how easy it was, but soon, that perception would change. Well, from one day on, monster so monster attacked us, soon, our supplies would run out, and we were lost.

Not knowing in which direction, the exit was facing, facing too many monsters that were getting stronger, and with our supplies close to running out, we finally understood how wrong we were.

The Great Dark Forest really was an extremely dangerous place.

I tried to calm my companions, to find a solution, but then that creature appeared. In front of us, an Emperor Gorilla stood.

The Emperor Gorilla was not a monster, but was a powerful Magic Beast, so it was intelligent. Being a magical beast, we thought that if we did nothing to it, we would be fine, but then We saw a small animal next to the beast, it was its baby, and it turned out that the day before we attacked its baby thinking it was a monster.

Sure, being the calf of an Emperor Gorilla, it managed to escape, but who would say that the next day it would bring its father. We were finished, the Emperor Gorilla was furious, and it was a B rank magical beast, it would be impossible for us who barely managed to defeat D rank monsters alone with our excellent teamwork, we would not be able to defeat a magical beast of that rank. rank, which also had intelligence and adaptability in combat.

We tried to escape, but it was impossible, that beast was immensely powerful. Not even Clinton, who was the strongest of us, could face the beast for a few seconds, being seriously wounded. Seeing my best friend on the brink of death, I clearly set out to fight, and I was not alone, the other three joined me, we were a united team of true friends.

But, one thing was friendship, and another vastly different to be able to defeat a Magical Beast much more powerful than us.

We were all completely wounded, and, when everything seemed to be the end ... it was at that moment that a hooded person appeared, with only his mere presence the Gorilla Emperor stopped, and not only that, I saw it in the face of the beast, I was afraid , but the hooded person did not do anything to them, he only ordered them to leave, the Gorilla Emperor then took his young and left the place.

Then that person came to see us, and it was when he approached that I could feel it for an instant, an enormous power like no other, the power of someone above anyone who has ever felt, after all, I am one of the few people capable of feeling the World Energy very well, and it was thanks to that that I could feel for a moment a living legend, someone with unparalleled power, I could feel the power of the Old Hermit.

Although of course, at that moment he did not know who the hooded man was. I fainted. And when I woke up, I was in the bed of a village doctor's clinic, he told me that the Old Hermit brought me and my friends to this place.

From that moment on I wanted to know more about the Old Hermit, who sometimes appeared in different towns, and who was known to rescue people in need sometimes.

There is even a legend about him, which says that the Old Hermit is the most powerful person in the world, and that he lives in a cave in the Ganbus White Mountain Range.

But no matter what, I never saw him again, I was only left with that little experience of feeling his immense power.

And, from that moment on, we became more careful when carrying out missions, not going to one of the Five Forbidden Zones again, as returning would only lead to death.

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"Whoa ..." - exclaimed Luciel. - "And does he really live in Ganbus?"

"I don't know, many bards and travelers say that yes, he cares for us from his legendary cave."

"Look after? Of what?"

"Who knows, I only know that he owed him my life, and thanks to him, I am still here, chatting with you. From that moment I believe in miracles, and that is why he told you not to worry, I'll be fine ... "