After coming over to see the guys who had watched me spear right through the body of the Infant Dragon using a bullet jump upwards while using Rhino Charge, which thankfully wasn't bound by game logic and allowed me to charge straight upwards instead of forwards, I helped them get out of the dungeon along with giving me some clothe to wipe off the blood from my Warframe.
So we began to ascend from the dungeon and meeting monsters along the way but with the use my Ankyros I easily dealt with the few that got in my way and if their was to many I would pull out my Boltor and shoot them down much to the surprise of the adventurers following me as it was a weapon they had never seen before that hit so fast and hard that it pinned monster bodies to the very walls of the dungeon.
As we had to move I would simply reach in and crush the magic stones which surprised the others, but what surprised them more as the magic power in the crushed stones would enter me.
Seeing their looks I just said, "Magic Armor, that's all you need to know." I said as that was the easiest thing to possibly explain what I was doing with the magic stones.
While it made sense in their minds it was still shocking to know the armor I was wearing was magic armor, but then it also gave them ideas about the various powers I had shown off to deal with the Infant Dragon.
But it only took around 2 hours of nonstop running and killing for all the monsters that got in our way, any adventure or party or saw us would make way as while they won't go out of their way to help they also won't go out of their way to hinder those retreating unless they were enemy familias.
I had no idea what familia they were apart of, or even their names since I didn't bother to ask, but nobody stopped us and soon enough they made it back to the surface.
"Well you can handle the rest from here right? And best you get that arm of yours checked out, at least you were able to keep what was cut off." I say to the fighter who only had the stump of an upper arm who in their equipment bag was his wrapped up cut off arm was inside of.
"Yeah…. Will see if we can get this healed, otherwise my days as an adventurer are over." He couldn't help but say, but I couldn't do anything to help him unfortunately as I have neither Trinity, Oberon or even Nidus who all have the power to heal other people with their powers.
But they tthanked me before they began to leave, but the mage stopped to look back at me, "Wait, we never asked for your name!" She said as she watched me begin to descend back into the dungeon making me stop as I look over my shoulder at her.
"Hayden." Is all I say to her before heading back down into the dungeon as she looked on in my direction even after I was out of sight before turning away and following her familia members.
"…. We have to repay this kindness some day." The one armed fighter said, who was none other than the Captain of this newly formed familia.
"Yes, let us tell Týr-sama as to what happened to us and the hero that saved us." The mage said with a smile as they made their way towards their small familia home on the city outskirts.
Who would have known that one simple act of kindness would save the destruction of an entire familia on this day, and one that would have faded into obscurity as a result.
And one that would have a role in future events, but that's for another time.
"Hmm, it was surprising to see that everyone in that group could wield a Warframe." I mutter to myself as I return to my hunt in the dungeon.
Not everyone is suited to use Warframes as the humans of this world need to resonate with the Warframe to use it and most didn't or at the bare minimum were only Suited for Excalibur alone with varying degrees of efficiency to use.
"But not like it matters, I doubt I will see them again anytime soon." I mutter to myself as the walls began to crack while Kolbolds and goblins began to come on out.
I reached behind my back to grab my Boltor as I slide a fresh magazine in before lifting the bars on the side as the Bolts are loaded into the gun before I pushed back down to finish my reload, "Time for another hunt!"
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"Whoa, can you believe it?"
"It only took her a little over a year to become a level 2? That's insane."
"Man…. She's only 11 and she's a level 2 while I've been a adventurer for three years and I'm still only a level 1!"
Multiple voices could be heard from multiple Adventurers as they over looked the bulletin board in the guild.
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Hera Familia Member Alifa has set a new record for reaching Level 2!
1 year, 1 month and 15 days
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It was short, sweet and too the point but it shocked many adventurers, both level ones and the higher level adventurers as well.
She was only 11 meaning she became an adventurer at the age of 10, the absolute youngest age one can become an adventurer, and became a level 2 after only a year showing that her potential for growth was immense.
Meanwhile up in the upper levels of the Tower of Babel, two gods were sitting together discussing things.
"Are you sure your familia aren't just over exaggerating what they saw when they were saved Týr?" The Goddess, who was none other than Hephaestus, couldn't ask incredulously as she looked over at Týr, one of the few male gods who didn't look at her with lust or with disgust at her disfigurement.
"I had the same thoughts, but they weren't lying to me about they saw, a single man in a full suit of 'Magic Armor' as he called it that seemed to be empowered by taking in the magic power from magic stones, along with a strangely shaped ranged weapon that shot bolts at such speed and precision to pin monsters to walls or even tear off skulls alone? It sounds fantastical to me, but such a weapon and set of armor sounded intriguing so I thought you knew what they were, but seeing how your looking at me tells me that these weren't made by you." He said before he drank from his tankard of mead while she enjoyed some scotch.
"No, but you have my attention, did your children learn anything of our mystery man?" She asked with a raised brow.
"Not much, all they got was a name, Hayden, and that he lives somewhere from the northern side of Orario, they don't dare to follow him as he seems to be very sensitive to being watched." Is all Týr said about it while shaking his head while Hephaestus pondered on it.
"Well thank you Týr, this is something I will definitely look into." To which Týr began to laugh.
"BWAHAHA! Don't mention that! I should be thanking you more than anything! If you weren't willing to foot the bill then my boy would have to give up being an Adventurer!" He said with a big grin on his face.
"You know that wasn't for free." She said as Týr just nodded before handing her a vial of his blood, something gods don't do unless it is for their children and especially not to other gods as a gods blood can be used to empower people, weapons and armor, but doing so is forbidden unless approved by Ouranos, to which She had gotten permission for what she was trying to make.
"You sure this Blade will be used to cut down one of those three?" Týr couldn't help but ask as he knew his blood was to be used to forge a massive great sword meant for slaying the Great Three Monsters.
"I am, only the Zeus and Hera Familia have a chance at completing those feats and while most of the lower ranked members use their Familias status for misdeeds, the upper ranks truly wish to defeat the great three in the near future, and the Blood of a War God is needed to make a blade like this, and with Ares being, well himself, you were the only person that I could ask for to build this." She said to the short statured War God who just smiled.
"Then it is all worth it then, though deep down you know, I wish I could fight alongside my Familia to guide them and keep them safe…. So thank you Hephaestus, my Familia wouldn't be able to keep going without your help." He said seriously while she put away the vial of blood as she stood up and stretched.
"Don't mention it, now I need to go back to work, but as for this mysterious Hayden, I'll have one of my Familia members approach him to see if he's willing to allow me to look at his weapons and armor." She said before waving Týr off and heading back to her forge.
Without noticing it, I had gotten the attention of a few gods for things I've done and the things I have on me.
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