CHAPTER FORTY TWO

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They landed in the capital with a resounding bang

The shock of their landing was such that nearby bells all rang

No castle guards were brave enough to stop them at the door

Warned by old guards who had seen the couple before

They came before the king who looked at them with greedy eyes

A look which came to neither of the pair as a surprise

“Tell us what you want your royal pain in our asses

Is the empire back or maybe monsters in masses?”

~ Name: Hawk ~

Title: All Seeing

Class: Mage [lv149]

HP

[167]

MANA

[210]

ATK

[197]

INT

[185]

DEF

[161]

SPD

[86]

To anyone who dares appraise the status of this mage

Be careful that you don’t attract her interest or her rage

She’s proven time and time again that she won’t be outclassed

Disregard whatever levels you may have amassed

Such words from any other woman in the king’s throne room

Would have led their speaker to their short and timely doom

But Hawk unleashed an aura that spoke to her awesome strength

And few desired the meeting to extend to a great length

~ Name: King Beam ~

Title: King of Stromland

Class: Heroic Leader [lv225]

HP

[213]

MANA

[183]

ATK

[387]

INT

[197]

DEF

[232]

SPD

[79]

The king of a great kingdom with a future long and bright

Worried for his people and prepared to go and fight

Willing to do anything to keep stability

Unsettled by the fact that there’s a fate that gods can’t see

“I’ve summoned you because there is a peace we must deserve

And peace in this great kingdom is the purpose which you serve

You may have been in hiding, but you best make no mistake

You were raised to such great heights for this great kingdom’s sake”

~ Name: Oak ~

Title: Ghostly Archer

Class: Sorcerer [lv103]

HP

[103]

MANA

[262]

ATK

[95]

INT

[184]

DEF

[75]

SPD

[96]

Those who haven’t heard of Oak have heard of what he’s done

With his arcane arrows he could blacken out the sun

Just be thankful he’s polite enough to give warning

But be cautioned, he has had a quite stressful morning

The air was tense as Oak began to radiate contempt

A pressure from which not even the great king was exempt

“We know you’ve heard the gods are nervous of what is to come

If you want advice then we’ll be glad to give you some

But we are not obliged to be your personal heroes

This is just a freelance job, and we’ll see how it goes

Mightn’t it be prudent that you tell us what you know?

If you’ve nothing you can offer, we may as well go”

Oak and Hawk began to turn their backs upon the king

The king was so enraged that both his ears began to ring

“Stop you fools, I know the power balance of this land

I hesitated calling you, but you must understand

Things are not like in the past when monsters made us strong

Now it seems the world as been at peace for far to long

The empire and the southern tribes are in a restless state

Our kingdom could erode if all we do is sit and wait”

Hawk turned round and laughed with a tone sinister and cold

“Isn’t that the finest fairy tale that you have told

You would have us go and conquer foreign lands for you

But having done that once, it isn’t some that we’ll do”

“I assure you, this is not about launching a war

This world’s threats are not the only problem anymore

Lend us both your wisdom in determining the cause

Help us once again to unravel natural laws”

Oak’s face suddenly brightened when he heard what he said

“You’re saying that the library is where we’ll fight instead?

Why didn’t you say so, we’ll get to it right away!

Take us to the ancient tomes, we mustn’t waste the day!”

Achievement: Scary Scholar

Oak, I’m glad you settled for the royal library

The empire isn’t ready for a mage so scholarly

To think you likely planned this situation from your start

Were you born with reading glasses in place of your heart?

The king hunched over in his chair relieved the deal was made

He knew that the monsters before him could not be paid

They had helped secure his power before they vanished

But he had no choice to leave them alone as they wished

“Tell me one thing before you get lost in some old book

Do you know about the boy who caught the System’s look?”

The king and everyone immediately felt a chill

And Hawk’s expression look like it had the power to kill

“Best you don’t go chasing rumours of the System child

You know it is dangerous when such rumours run wild

We’ll see what we find that could explain the gods’ worries

But we cannot protect you from that child’s mother with ease”

Oak and Hawk were led to the library right away

The throne room and its occupants then found the strength to say

“Did you say that there’s a village full of folks like that?”

“Heroes like those should be serving our king in combat!”

“Hush you fools, they’re far away for good reasons and such

That village is full of people who break the things they touch”

“Yes, I’ve heard that they alone protect the west frontier

Taking care of more than half the portals that appear”

“All of them were simply to strong for us to control

You young folks might not know, but they could eat this kingdom whole”

“Indeed, best leave them to their own devices while there’s peace

Though I fear we’ll need them if the portals do increase”

The king was just about to speak while straightening his back

When suddenly he heard the bell that signalled an attack

A guard ran in to report, on his face was shock and fright

“I must report, the sky suddenly turned as black as night!”

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