Chapter 8

Sorry for not updating, I am away from home and on a trip, I'm using my free time to write, also mistakes and wrong grammars are not intentional, please don't be shy to point it out, Thanks <3

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October 7, 345, August was sitting on the bed while Elaine was sitting on his lap while Arthur was sitting in front of him listening carefully.

"... They say there's a place where the wind is singing

A place where light is shining like gold

A place that evil is never reaching

A place where time never makes you old

They say there is a place where our dreams are alive

A place where the clouds rain fire and stones

A place where the stars are by your command

A place where our souls are not bound to our bones

And angels are flying all throughout this place

They named it their kingdom, their home, and their shield

They welcome all those who wish to seek wisdom

But hunt and destroy all those who won't yield

Can you find this place? I cannot assure you

It's not around here, or somewhere at all

They closed down the gates and vanished from eyesight

And their Empire of Angels can now never fall "

August said as he told stories to his children 3 months had passed, due to the intense training that Arthur was having, he had grown looking more mature and he also made August cut his hair too short one, making him look more handsome.

It was already night time and Elaine will turn 1 year old tomorrow, Kyle made her birthday to be October 8, she could already crawl and was very energetic, August loved spending his days with her and Arthur. today August and was bugged by Arthur to tell stories, he was always fascinated by the stories August was telling him.

"Father, have you known heroes?" Arthur asked excited.

"Yeah, they are righteous people, they save people and do many good deeds" August said, not saying the dark side of it.

"I also wanted to be a hero! Can I be a hero?" Arthur said as he raised his wooden sword.

"Calm down, Put the sword down" August said as he sighed, Arthur then put his wooden sword down and sat back.

"Father could you tell me about heroes?" Arthur said, August thought for a while then told him.

"Everyone can be a hero, Heroes represent the best of ourselves, respecting that we are human beings. A hero can be anyone from Gandhi to your classroom teacher, anyone who can show courage when faced with a problem. A hero is someone who is willing to help others in his or her best capacity." August said.

"Its hard to understand father" Arthur said, August then looked at him and remembered none of the people in the village were educated, they only knew the basics, they didn't know how to do multiplication nor division, In his past world, the otherworlders taught and established education, he also went and graduated, he also became qualified to become the principal but he rejected that.

"Then let's say, the word 'Hero' is nothing more than a title, a true hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway." August said with a slow voice, Arthur eyes glowed, yes, a hero must overcome everything! he thought.

"Okay, that's it for today, Go to sleep Arthur" August said as he patted Arthur's head, Arthur nodded and went into his bed and slept, August then went outside and looked up in the sky where he could see countless of stars, it was a beautiful sky indeed, 'A hero huh?' he thought, he had met many people who became one, just then he remembered a young man said to him.

"There is a saying among the people... That those who are praised as Heroes... eventually live long enough to see themselves become the Villain they fought to destroy.... "

"For Villains it is the opposite for they eventually find themselves becoming the unsung Hero who the people never asked for but desperately needed..."

"I came into this world covered in someone else's blood, and I'll go out the same way"

That was the last thing he heard from the young man before he died in war, August sighed as he remembered these things, he then went back inside and slept.

August woke up early in the morning and carried the sleeping Elaine on his arms, Arthur had also woke up early, with the 3 months training he now wakes up the same time as August, they then left Elaine to the babysitter and they started hunting.

"Father! i'll defeat you today!" Arthur said then went to the north, August smiled and went to the east, he and Arthur had been doing a bet, who ever got the most hunts wins, of course, August didn't go easy on him, just as he was running he saw a monster, he then turned to it.

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Meanwhile Arthur was fighting a wild boar, he could already kill some monsters but he rarely founds one, the wild boar charged at Arthur in a very fast speed, Arthur then jumped into the air and twisted his body, and sent a slash to the boars back, he then rolled on the ground and stood up on his feet, the boar got furious and charged at Arthur again, Arthur then side stepped to avoid the attack of the boar.

Arthur saw an opening and stabbed the boars eye which pierced through the boars head, Arthur sighed then took the boar into his bag, he then continued hunting, while looking around, he saw a silhouette of a kid in one of the trees.

"Hey!" Arthur shouted, the silhouette was startled and ran away, Arthur dropped his bag and immediately followed the silhouette just then.

"Roaaaaaaar!" a loud roar was heard, Arthur followed the sound and a few seconds later he found where it came from, he then saw a young man man in front of a very big monster that he had not seen before.