Marked

Swift spikes were flying downwards through the air,they were approximating their target when a Blueish white barrier found itself in their way,The man who casted said barrier,Azel,spoke:

"One shield down, I have 12 more left,make it count."

"Yes sir." Jokingly replied a young woman with brown hair dressed in red.

"Tsk...Naki,you better take things seriously,this mission is of utmost importance"

"Father's right,depending on our performance we might get our freedeom,maybe you're fine with remaining a prisoner but we certainly aren't,so would you please not ruin things for us?"

"Aye aye,just watch me boy."

'This girl,even though she's younger than I am.'

The girl,Naki separated herself from the group and started circling the bird in direction of its back.

The bird spotted her and immediately went down to eliminate her quickly,however once it arrived it did not find her alone.

The spear piercing at its wing clearly showcased that,however it still couldn't spot any other attackers.At least,not with its senses,but by using the spear's position it could deduce the attackers location.

The bird used two other wings to strike in direction of of the hidden attacker,in this case being Anya.

Or one of them being Anya,the other being Faye who had attacked in a subtle manner with a sleep spell right at the moment Anya penetrated her spear in the creature's wing.

Said sleep spell being responsible for it falling lightly onto the ground and its slow reaction when it was double tagged by Zagreb,the shifty man and Hoyeon,the old man wearing a strawhat.

Zagreb casted "vulcrim" and released a Blueish white ray of light aimed at a golden eye while Hoyeon casted "Valeeyn" summoning a pattern in the ground below the creature.

The bird attempted to avoid the ray of light however found itself unable to move...

The sound of flesh being pierced resounded across the battlefield.

Streaks of blood were sliding down on pure white feathers and a pained shriek was heard by the warriors,The now blinded bird still made attempts to attack the warriors at the vanguard but it's attempts proved futile.

While the creature desperately made its last stand a massive spear like golden ray of light which seemed to have solidified came down from above and struck it right at the head, killing it.

The man who delivered the attack,Gavian took slow and steady steps in direction of the corpse,his sharp green colored eyes locked onto the corpse of the bird.After a few seconds he addressed the 12 man squad, Specifically a woman with green hair,

"It's soul is not corrupted,Faye you can extract it's essence and divide amongst the group according to contribution."

"Understood."

"Tsk,I didn't even get to do anything."

"You should be happy that our companions are strong enough to get the job done by themselves,Naki."

"Huhh?not everyone is a spineless coward like you,fatty.Using Vankeesh to hide in every battle,and you still call yourself a warrior."

"Mind being more respectful?Olaf's Ability was a huge help in this battle,not every enlightened one has to be a Combatant,Fautores are a essential part of every Cohors."

Spoke a red haired woman with a cold expression.

Naki made a slight movement with her mouth indicating she was about to retort before relenting,"ahh whatever."

"Everyone,I have extracted the essence and will now distribute it, gather together."

The group of warriors did as she said and gathered together around a fire.

"Well now that we're done absorbing the essence,how about I tell a story."

"No one wants to hear your bunch of lies old man."

"Tsk, brat how would you even know whether they are truthful or not?most of them happened way before you were born.

In fact I have a few stories about your ancestors,Those ghosts gave me a lot of trouble when I was younger.

I thought I had freed myself from their curse but It seems they still managed to send a descendant to haunt me."

"Hahaha,now that you mention it,he does look like a ghost with that pale skin."

"Ghosts don't even have skin you crazy woman."

"An undead then?"

"Then how about you,with those canines and all red clothes you look like a vampir."

"Really, I'm honored,Vampirs are known for their beauty after all."

"They're quite the noise bunch aren't they?"

"Let them be, it's not good to be very tense on a mission."

"Quite ironic coming from you."

"Do I look tense?"

"You're not?"

"No."

" I don't believe you."

"Tsk,No ever does."

"Well anyways I'm really not tense,as the captain I try to be In the best mental condition to lead the group,and that includes relaxing from time to time."

"Well then captain,would you like to "relax" with me some time?"

"Don't jest Faye,You know I took a vow of celebacy."

"And I vowed to be a nun."

"Well,the offer still stands if you want to take it sometime."

After his slightly awkward conversation with Faye,Gavien started reminiscing about the past.

He was raised by a Knight of the Sacred order,as a young boy growing up hearing stories about the legendary order he couldn't help but hold tremendous admiration towards his father.

He would always brag in school to the other kids, leaving them in awe of the stories his father had told him.

He was determined to be a part of the order when he grew up even though his father insisted he didn't and thanks to his great talent he succeeded.

However the order was not what he had expected,they were for the most part a bunch of hypocritical extremists who looked down on commoners like him and his father.

They broke most of their vows and held no regards for honor.

Decimated by this,Gavian was lost for a long time,until he met a certain group...

The Black order,they were a group of so called terrorists hated and feared by the people.

But to him,they represented everything he once tought the sacred order stood for.

Gavien left the Sacred order and joined hands with the warriors of the Black order and vowed to return humanity to its golden age.

Unfortunately Gavien was captured by the sacred order and thrown in prison.

He tought his fate would be to rott in there forever but one day he was taken out of his cell and offered a deal...

To become a marked one by receiving the "Iter Herois" Insignia and go on a mission to claim the eye of Bahamuth for Humanity.

Gavin was unsure of whether to accept this mission,after all "humanity" in this case meant the nobiles.Ultimately he accept it and here he is,In one of the most dangerous territories of the human continent, alongside other marked ones and going after a supposed "Demon" who would bring the apocalypse...

'Ahhh,I wonder what miss Seria would say think about this..."