Grand Mission
*Loki POV*
I viewed the battle between Finn and Reza with little amusement as I already knew that although Reza was strong, he should only be as strong as a level 4 adventurer at best.
'Oh, looks like Finn is going for the final blow.'
As though I already knew the end result, I turned my back on the battle between the two as I asked my familia about Reza.
"So, you guys think he's strong enough for our familia?"
Sure enough, they all seemed to be impressed by the fact that he held his ground against Finn, one of our best combatants.
"Hmph! Although he's weaker than me, I guess he's good enough."
"Truly a master with the longsword. He would be a nice addition to our familia."
"Of course no one could beat the captain! He's the man whom one my heart after all! However, since he was able to stand against captain for quite a while, I guess that's good enough."
Everyone in the familia had different things to say about him but they all accepted his abolity. With that, my mind was at peace knowing that my famila gained yet another strong combatant.
After hearing their reactions, I looked back at the battle and saw that Finn broke through Reza's sword and armor as he was slashed. He now had quite a large chest wound which made me furrow my brows a bit.
'Maybe Finn went a little too far this time...;
I thought to myself as I was about to announce Reza's defeat and Finn's victory. However, what happened next surprised all of us and made us look towards the battle between the two once more, as we all felt an even more horrifying aura erupt from Reza.
'What the hell!?'
What I saw next made me widen my small eyes as I saw that all the blood that was bleeding from Reza's chest seemingly retreat back into his body from the wound as it began to close and heal up. Not only that, even his armor began to heal itself and another sword, made of gold and steel, appeared in his hands. Then, with all of us having our eyes glued towards the battle between the two once more, we waited in anticipation for someone to make a move.
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After being ejected from the space with the Warden, I found myself back at my own body with a large wound on my chest that, although hurt quite a bit, was healing itself at a quick and visible pace. I then instinctively took out a sword from seemingly nowhere and used it as support as I called the system to check out my situation.
'System, display UI.'
I gave the order to the system in my head as to avoid any of them possibly catching a glimpse of my words.
[FOR HONOR SYSTEM]
[Armory]
Host: Reza (Half-Angel)
Equipment:
(Armor)
Helm: Helm of Dullahan
Arms: Arms of Dullahan
Chest: Chest of Dullahan
Legs: Legs of Dullahan
(Ambrosia)
Blade: Blade of Golden Aleister
Hilt: Hilt of Golden Aleister
Guard: Guard of Golden Aleister
Status:
Level: 1 (100/100)
Power: 1199 SSS (2398)
Endurance: 1199 SSS (2398)
Dexterity: 1199 SSS (2398)
Agility: 1199 SSS (2398)
Magic: 0 I (0)
Abilities:
[The Rogue Warden] >>> [Warden of the Fallen]
Rank: SSS Rank: ???
[Parry]
Rank: S
[Swordsmanship] >>> [Divine Swordsmanship]
Rank: A Rank: SSS+
[Slash]
Rank: S
[Pierce]
Rank: S
[Shoulder Bash]
Rank: A
[Execution] >>> [Devour]
Rank: SSS Rank: ???
[Phantom]
Rank: SSS+
[Bloodlust]
Rank: SSS+
[Blood of the Primordial]
Rank: ???
[Angel Wings]
Rank: ???
I looked on in amazement as the buff given to me by the warden was truly amazing.
'System, display the information of my new abilities'
[FOR HONOR SYSTEM]
Abilities
[Warden of the Fallen]
Rank: ???
Warden of the fallen order betrayed by the Gods. Immensely increases the user's understanding of the longsword and the potential of the user's physique at the cost of the user's magical prowess.
[Divine Swordsmanship]
Rank: SSS+
With a sword in hand, all is understood. Immensely enhances user's understanding and execution of sword techniques.
[Devour]
Rank: ???
I am he who devours all. When the aggressor has been defeated by the user, the user can choose to devour their soul. When devoured, the stats of the user will increase in proportion to the strength of their souls.
[Blood of the Primordial]
Rank: ???
Blood born of the Chaos. Immensely increases user's strength and regeneration.
[Angel Wings]
Rank: ???
Wings gifted by the Gods. Allows the user to release their wings from their body or retract their wings into their body. Gives user the ability to fly while also increasing the user's agility.
'Ho... A very amazing boost in both stats and skills. Thank you, sir Warden. Also, system, please level me up. No need to show me the UI afterwards too.'
[It shall be done, my liege...]
I was a bit shocked by the change of tone by the system but just attributed it to something that sir Warden did.
As I thanked the warden in my mind as, I finally began to awaken from my thoughts and saw Finn ready to attack me once more. I unequipped all my armor and smiled to him.
"I admit defeat. The strength of the Loki Familia's captain is truly one of a kind."
I said while deactivating my skills and unequipped my equipment admitting my defeat while complimenting the Loki Familia. Finn furrowed his brows as he was not convinced at my act of surrendering.
"Are you sure? Even I'm feeling quite a bit pressured from the strength you're exuding right now."
As Finn said those words, the already shocked audience were even more shocked to hear that their one and only captain was uncertain of his victory against an opponent. I merely smiled and shook my head in response.
"Yeah, I am. Plus, it was only thanks to you that I was able to improve this much."
I went and tapped him on the shoulder while giving my thanks which made him confused. I didn't explain anything to him and went towards Loki who was currently in a daze alongside with all the other members of her familia.
"So, shouldn't we sign the contract now?"
When I spoke to her, she finally snapped out of it.
"Ah, yes!"
She answered in a manner kind of unfitting for a God. We then finally finished up everything and I was even already arranged a room to stay in for the Twilight Manor. Although it was still around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, I gave my farewells to the members of the familia after introducing my self to them individually and retired to my room to take a nap. Even though I was physically brimming with power, my mental state was exhausted and I wanted to take a break to ponder about the things that the Warden entrusted me with.
'A war against the Gods, huh?'
I thought to myself while looking at the ceiling of my room and grinned viciously.
'How exciting!'
With that thought crossing my mind, I fell asleep and entered the wonderful realm of dreams once more.