Honor and Glory

Atalan wasn't sure how long, but he was unconscious, Artemis was reading a book as some of the kids just as old or close to his age were near and some adult members were their as well in a Kitsune hospital, as Artemis looked up, she saw as Atalan's eye's were twitching and he was getting up, Atalan than hear's a voice.

Artemis:" (Muffle) Ata-... (Muffle)-lan, Atalan"

opening his eyes as he felt sore all over, he was awake now, but hurting almost everywhere, everyone was overjoyed to see him up.

Artemis:" Atalan, are you alright"

Atalan:" I am Goddess"

Artemis:" THEN WHY WOULD YOU DO SOMETHING AS STUPID AND RECKLESS AS TAKING ON A MONSTER REX ON YOUR OWN"

the warmness of Artemis turned into a chilling cold as she went from happy he was alive to divine rage he did something like this again, the member's also felt this cold as they shivered at the sound of Artemis's rage.

Atalan:" it was so sudden, and nobody was nearby so-"

Artemis:" YOU THOUGHT PUT AS MANY EXPLOSIVE'S ON AND BOOM, it's smart but that's not the point, the point is, this is just like with what happened with the army fighting off the slaves, did you not learn your lesson"

Atalan was in tears as Artemis backed off knowing how hurt he was, so instead of punishing his good nature, she would try and make him aware that his action's do have consequences since he nearly died this time.

Artemis:"... despite that though, I'm not saying you didn't do good, you did save a lot of people from what could have been a big disaster, in fact, I won't punish you again since you didn't disobey me this time, I'm just saying you need to be more aware that you are only one child, and you can't possibly do everything on your own, there will be thing's to thought for you to do alone, so ask for help when you can, can you at least do that so we don't have a heart attack every time this stuff happens"

Atalan:" I'll tr-"

Artemis:" you're not going to say try are you"

Artemis had a very scary look as she popped her knuckles as Atalan swore to her good name he WILL no matter what, seeing as there were some Kitsune outside, they wanted to know if the kid who prevented this endeavor was okay and he was praised much more than Rieka as she felt jealous now that she was second best.

Rieka:" and the worst part is, he did that without a Dunamis, so in a sense, he outdid me in every way including a Monster Rex kill"

Artemis:" well there's always next time, so, as we need to leave soon anyway, let's get going now, and Atalan, take it easy since you're still hurt"

Atalan:" of course goddess"

seeing as he was able to do this, she was wondering, what future await's him, after some month's of traveling, Atalan has improved so much from how he was, and everyone else was as well, with this level of progression and ability, it seemed like nothing can stop them, and then it happened, around the ruins of an old civilization where they set up camp for the night, Atalan got up in the middle of the night and walked to a certain direction, noticing this, Rieka tries to stop him, but then sees his eye's, they were blank as if he wasn't even their, then she went to Artemis who was woken up from her hangover as she was snappy.

Artemis:" it's the middle of the night, this better be good"

Rieka:" it's Atalan, he's... in some trance, look"

Artemis then sees he's walking sluggishly as if he had a hangover, Artemis than counted her bottle's to make sure she didn't accidentally give him alcholol again, as it happens every so often.

Rieka:" also, why do you drink so much"

Artemis:"... depression, I drink because I'm depressed... do as I say, not as I do, now let's help Atalan"

Kame:"... do I help as well"

Kame appeared out of nowhere and startled the 2, she was so quiet and steps so softly when she walks, it's almost like she teleports places, so even a werewolf like Rieka or huntress of Artemis's level and skill couldn't detect her moving near them.

Artemis:" Kame... we need to put a bell on you, you're so quiet it's like you're a ghost"

Rieka:" wait, where is Atalan going"

Artemis:" oh nut's, he slipped from my mind for a moment, let's go"

rather than wake him from the trance, they try and find the source, Atalan first has his hand's move a set of stone's while dodging spike's coming to impale him into a picture of the Babylon symbol from ancient times from Gilgamesh's rule, and this catches Artemis off guard.

Artemis:" that's impossible, that symbol has been lost for year's, forgotten in book's and legend, and I never got him any book's of ancient Uruk, their's no way Atalan should know what it is or what it looks like"

Kame:" so then... how did he piece it together so naturally then"

Artemis:" his trance may be more than we thought, come on"

having Rieka break the spikes, they follow as more traps are laid out, though, like before, Atalan is able to dodge and pass each trap with ease, almost as if by heart, and after nearly 2 hour's, they reach a big area where there is an item that is shimmering slightly as Artemis recognizes it as what Gilgamesh called Bab-ilu, the key that Gilgamesh had in his lifetime in order to use his ultimate magic spell, what he named the Babylonian Treasury, though she recognized something about the key that was off.

Artemis:" it's broken, I don't know how, but it's cracked and pretty much ready to break, and as a result, it's stopped moving"

Rieka:" wait, I thought it was a key that always changes shape though, but it's not moving or changing shape at all"

Kame:" could it be... it's broken, it is old, and in a place like this for who knows how long, it doesn't seem far off"

the place they were in was deep underground, far from any light, in fact, the only light were some small glowing crystal's found in dug's and dungeon's, and the key itself, it was nearly flooded with a smelly green liquid that somehow gave off no smell, and the place is about falling apart, the key itself was also in a place that was somewhat underneath a broken pillar, what Artemis assumed didn't help in it's broken state.

Artemis:" I got it, Nerojas Cutterfinn"

Kame:" you mean the mad elf who stole the key from the trusted holder's in ancient times, then this place must be WAY older than we thought"

Artemis:" yes, he went mad and tried to crack the secret's of the key to use the key to unlock the treasury for himself, but failed, he then created 15 item's items off of what he was able to get, but after he completed them, and hid them away, his son killed him and hid his father's creation's and the key, to make sure no one ever finds them and to make sure his plan's never get found out, the son also took his life by drinking an entire bottle of liquid Heudious to ensure his death"

Rieka:" it was a sad story, but what's that got to do with Atalan, why's he like this"

Artemis's thought's:" it could be that since he's a direct descendant fro Gilgamesh, the key is calling to him, that would explain it, the key is becoming its original bloodline to claim it again, however, if I admit that to them, it will cause suspicion, so I'll have to play this right, it's still to early for people to know of him yet"

Artemis:" girl's, go get some of our best healer's, I'll see if Atalan can snap out of it"

as the 2 left, she instead let this happen as this could be helpful, ever since losing the key, the royal family of the human kingdom lost their most trusted magic and if Atalan could get it, he can prove himself as a proper king when returning and take command, thinking I'd help to have someone like him as a king in the world, as he approached, the key shined and floated, then it went into grabbing distance where Atalan then reaches for it and grabs it, then, it glows and shots a beam of light to the heaven's as the key's glow then dull's down and is no longer in sight and Atalan fall's into the water as he floats to Artemis who carries him, back in camp, the healer's say he has no physical injuries, and in the morning, some of the member's are near him as he asks what this was about before getting a server splitting headache.

Zoe:" oh no he's not hurt anyone, Artemis just gave him booze by accident again"

Artemis:" I DID NOT... this time, I swear"

Atalan then opened his eye's fully and then they saw something different in them, there was a black vertical split in his pupal and asked what they were looking at before getting a closer look, testing his eyesight, after the test, it was unchanged, however, they gave him a mirror and he panicked.

Atalan:" WHAT HAPPENED TO MY EYE'S, THEIR'S A BLACK SLIT IN THEM, goddess, what happened, what's wrong with me"

Artemis's thought's:" same as Gilgamesh, well... better he doesn't find out... for now at least"

Artemis:" if your eyesight is unchanged, then it's fine, it's only a slit, if there is anything wrong with you afterwards, tell us and we'll address it, unless you want us to remove your eye's now to avoid any risk"

Artemis has always been known for her poor taste in making jokes, and they either go to far or are way to soon and serious to make fun of, so she takes back about every joke she makes, and this was no different, traveling, Atalan couldn't help but feel some tingle in his body, almost like something was different, he informs Artemis and all she say's to do is see if he can read a book to calm down since there is nothing abnormal about him aside from his eyes since he might still be in shock and need's to calm down and see if he still feels weird to then worry, reading the Iliad imagining the spear Achilles must have used, and suddenly out of nowhere, a spear, not as he imagined, but a basic spear came out from nowhere from what looked like ripples in thin air that were almost like heatwaves from a distance as the spear than disappeared.

Atalan:" it... what... how-"

Artemis:" relax Atalan, just tell us what happened and we'll discuss it, now what happened"

rather than explaining, he did it again, though the spear they found was flabby, it fell apart as the spear didn't have any part's attacked, then, Artemis had an idea.

Artemis:" okay, do this again, but this time, imagine the spear in detail, the part's in it like what is attached and such, what it's made of, and how you want it constructed, or in short, Disassembly of the materials used, synthesis of what you want, and reconstruction of how you want it to end up looking"

doing this, he made a more successful weapon, however, it was still somewhat lax as it wasn't to good, using Iron and oak wood, the spear was now stable, however, when Artemis threw the spear, once it hit the tree near, it shattered and broke, but the tree was completely broken as it blew apart when it hit, it then dematerialized into a vaporizing cloud of golden dust as it vanished, he then asked what happened and Artemis had a theory.

Artemis:" I think you can now use a special magic Atalan, however, as I see it, you need to be able to construct and manipulate the weapon in your mind before anything for it to work, so you'll have to train with it till you can get used to it"

Rieka and Kame then ask what happened as Atalan when he went down, all Artemis said was that the key acted on him and that's all they needed to know for now, she did ly by saying she took the key and placed it in a safer spot that nobody could see that could be confused with rubble so nobody gets any idea's about it as well as put a rune on it so it doesn't put people in a trance again to make them have a false idea about what happened, while at one of their set stops, Atalan is now trying to master this new power of his as Artemis is now wondering how this will end up since this scream's his identity to the world should it be revealed, she now needed to warn him, not to reveal the origin of his power and say he stores thing's if he is to show anyone.